西双版纳区域气候变化对植物生长趋势的影响

目前全球变暖已经致使地球上生物群系的格局发生了显著的变化。高纬度地区的植物生长由此变得更加活跃,而热带地区植物生长的趋势仍然是一个具有争论的问题。西双版纳热带植物园地处中国西南地区,20世纪70年代以来,这里气候发生了显著的变化,其气温以每10年0.18℃的速度上升。本研究利用西双版纳热带植物园中的48种热带植物（28科）的株高生长数据（1974～2003年）来分析其对西双版纳区域气候变化的长期变化响应,通过对株高与气候因子的相关分析选出对植物株高生长影响最大的气候因子。结果表明,植物在研究期间的株高生长年间波动比较强烈,但没有表现出明显的趋势;植物的株高生长主要受到干热季（3、4月份）的日照时数（负）与月均最低气温（正）所影响,而干热季正是这些植物每年开始萌叶的时期;另外,降雨并没有对引种植物株高生长产生显著的影响;从2个关键因子的长期变化趋势来看,西双版纳气候变化将有利于保护植物的生长,进而将有利于植物园内热带植物的保护与保存。     

引种保护植物对西双版纳极端冷年的春季物候响应

气温被普遍认为是春季物候期最主要的控制因子之一,然而低温对植物物候的影响效应一直都存在不同的观点。西双版纳由于地处热带地区的北缘,其气温相对于赤道附近的热带地区较低。自1959年以来,西双版纳热带植物园引入了来自世界各个热带地区的4万余种植物进行保护,之前的研究证明西双版纳的低温对这些引种植物的生长有很大影响。因此,1974年西双版纳出现的极端低温势必对引种植物造成极大威胁,同时也是对这些植物低温适应能力的一个考验。通过对比43种引种植物物候期（生长抽梢期与开花期）在1974年与常年的差异情况,分析不同来源（热带亚洲、热带美洲与热带非洲）引种植物对西双版纳低温的适应性。结果表明,经历西双版纳1974年初的极端低温之后,使81%的引种植物生长抽梢期提前,同时也造成35%的引种植物在该年没有开花;而植物生长抽梢提前的主要原因则是极端低温以及低温过后气温迅速回升。引种植物均能顺利度过1974年的最冷时期,并出现生长抽梢物候,这意味着引种植物在经历极端低温之后都能够进行正常的生长活动,但极端低温对引种植物繁殖活动的不利影响大于其对生长活动的影响;引种植物对西双版纳极端低温的适应能力由大到小顺序依次为：亚洲来源植物〉美洲来源植物〉非洲来源植物。因此在迁地保护植物的选择过程中,应多选择亚洲热带植物,其次为美洲热带植物,而对非洲热带植物的引入则需谨慎考察。     

引种保护植物对西双版纳极端冷年的春季物候响应

气温被普遍认为是春季物候期最主要的控制因子之一, 然而低温对植物物候的影响效应一直都存在不同的观点。西双版纳由于地处热带地区的北缘, 其气温相对于赤道附近的热带地区较低。自1959年以来, 西双版纳热带植物园引入了来自世界各个热带地区的4万余种植物进行保护, 之前的研究证明西双版纳的低温对这些引种植物的生长有很大影响。因此,1974年西双版纳出现的极端低温势必对引种植物造成极大威胁, 同时也是对这些植物低温适应能力的一个考验。通过对比43种引种植物物候期(生长抽梢期与开花期)在1974年与常年的差异情况, 分析不同来源(热带亚洲、热带美洲与热带非洲)引种植物对西双版纳低温的适应性。结果表明, 经历西双版纳1974年初的极端低温之后, 使81%的引种植物生长抽梢期提前, 同时也造成35%的引种植物在该年没有开花; 而植物生长抽梢提前的主要原因则是极端低温以及低温过后气温迅速回升。引种植物均能顺利度过1974年的最冷时期, 并出现生长抽梢物候, 这意味着引种植物在经历极端低温之后都能够进行正常的生长活动, 但极端低温对引种植物繁殖活动的不利影响大于其对生长活动的影响; 引种植物对西双版纳极端低温的适应能力由大到小顺序依次为: 亚洲来源植物>美洲来源植物>非洲来源植物。因此在迁地保护植物的选择过程中, 应多选择亚洲热带植物, 其次为美洲热带植物, 而对非洲热带植物的引入则需谨慎考察。     

卡西亚松家系幼林的生长节律

为了解卡西亚松(Pinus kesiya)生长与气象因子间的关系,对17个卡西亚松家系幼林的周年生长性状进行研究。结果表明,17个卡西亚松家系的胸径、树高和抽梢次数存在显著差异(P0.05),可分为速生型(Ⅰ)和慢生型(Ⅱ),其中7、25、61、104、41家系属于速生型,其胸径和树高年均生长量分别为2.03 cm和1.46 m。两类型家系的生长趋势一致,胸径一年内出现2次生长高峰(2和8月),树高出现3次生长高峰(2-3、6和8-10月)。有3次抽梢高峰,分别在5月(春梢)、8-9月(夏梢)和11月(秋梢),一年抽1～4次新梢,以抽2次新梢的植株最多(47%),且在春(71.78%)夏(77.33%)两季抽梢的比例较高。月平均气温对卡西亚松树高的生长影响最大,在1月出现短暂的生长停滞。因此,卡西亚松幼林抚育管理宜在胸径和树高生长高峰之前进行,即5-6和12-翌年1月,1月进行幼林修枝抚育。     

珍稀濒危保护植物蒙古扁桃的生长特性研究

通过连续9 a定株观测方法,研究了蒙古扁桃物候期对应气候因子指标、年株高变化、地径生长、冠幅变化及根系变化规律,结果表明:物候期与气温、地表温度、地温(15 cm)、空气湿度和水汽压等因子关系密切,而与蒸腾量和日照时数关系较疏;年株高变化符合直线方程:y=18.91 8x-0.780 6(R2=0.991 5);年地径变化符合直线方程:y=0.275 6x 0.348 6(R2=0.999 2);年冠幅变化符合指数方程:y=50.371e0.2527x(R2=0.989 9);根系纵向和横向生长趋势分别符合指数函数方程:y=12.914e0.7358x(R2=0.971 5)和y=17.126e0.6918x(R2=0.965 4),但纵向生长落后于横向生长,即侧根生长优于主根。     

黄连木雌雄植株径向生长的影响因子

采用树木年轮学方法,研究了性别、树木大小及气候因子(温度和降水)对雌雄异株树种黄连木径向生长的影响。结果表明:性别对黄连木径向生长无显著影响(P0.05),树木大小对黄连木径向生长影响显著(P0.05),且不同径级黄连木雌雄植株径向生长速率不同,径级10～15cm黄连木雌树径向生长速率显著大于雄树。与气候因子的相关分析表明,黄连木雌雄植株径向生长与气候因子的关系有一定共性,即均与当年3月的月均最低温度,当年11月的平均温度、月均最高温度和当年5月的月降水量呈显著正相关,而与当年5月的平均温度、月均最高温呈显著负相关;黄连木雌雄植株径向生长对气候因子的响应也存在一定的差异性,其中,雌株径向生长与当年1月平均温度呈显著负相关;黄连木雄树径向生长与当年4月的月均最低温度呈显著正相关,与当年7月的平均温度、月均最高温度呈显著负相关。     

雌雄异株植物山杨的气候响应差异

本文通过建立长白山阔叶红松林内雌雄异株植物山杨树轮宽度序列及标准化年表,分析不同气候条件下的生长差异及其与气候因子的关系,以期揭示性别因素对植株径向生长 气候因子关系的影响.结果表明： 不同气候条件下雌雄植株年径向生长速率存在显著差异,对气候因子的响应也有所不同.1980年以前,山杨雌株年均生长速率显著高于雄株,雌株与生长季末低温、上年生长季末和当年生长季降水量呈显著负相关,山杨雄株则与当年生长季温度呈显著正相关.1980年（含）以后,温度明显上升,尤其是最低温度,植株生长速率出现下降趋势,雌株生长速率显著低于雄株;雌株对低温变化更敏感,与上年生长季末低温呈显著负相关、与春季低温呈显著正相关,雄株与低温的相关关系均未达到显著水平.低温对长白山地区山杨雌株生长具有重要影响,在降水基本保持不变的条件下,低温的上升将明显抑制山杨雌株的生长,而对雄株影响不显著.     

黄山松年轮生长和气候的关系

对黄山山顶面区黄山松林分中个体年轮生长规律进行了研究,分析了黄山松年轮生长的特点．求算不同年龄阶段的个体年轮生长的时间模型,建立年轮指数,通过与各相关气候因子的逐步回归,最终获得黄山松年轮指数与气候因子的相关方程,为研究黄山松的生长及建立黄山地区气候的历史变化提供了基础资料．分析表明,黄山地区黄山松具有较宽范围的年轮敏感度（ＭＳ）．其年轮生长模型揭示,影响直径生长主要因子是生长当年＞１０℃积温期间的太阳辐射,其次为积温,与降水量无显著相关性;当年４月份的气候因子与年轮生长有显著相关关系．年轮生长与当年４、７月的辐射呈正相关,与当年４月平均气温呈负相关．当年４月降水与年轮生长有一定关系,但其相关性不十分显著．     

东北红豆杉雌雄植株径向生长对邻体竞争和气候因子的响应

通过树木年轮学方法, 研究了树木性别、大小、邻体竞争和气候因子(温度和降水)对东北红豆杉(Taxus cuspidata)径向生长的影响。研究表明, 性别和树木大小对东北红豆杉径向生长影响显著, 雄株的径向生长速率显著大于雌株(p=0.023)。东北红豆杉雌、雄植株径向生长速率均与邻体竞争强度显著负相关(p<0.05), 并且邻体竞争对雌株径向生长的负效应更大。树木气候学分析表明, 东北红豆杉雌、雄植株径向生长对气候因子的响应不同。雌株径向生长量与前一年8月、前一年10月平均温度显著负相关, 雄株径向生长量与月平均温度不显著相关。雌株径向生长量与当年1月的降水量显著负相关, 而雄株径向生长量与当年8月的降水显著负相关。     

栽培条件下三叶木通茎藤生长与主要气候因子的关系研究

用11个不同产地的野生三叶木通(Akebia trifoliate)自然单株进行栽培试验,对其5个茎藤生长性状与5个气候因子进行了典型相关分析。结果表明:温度是影响三叶木通茎藤生长的第一要素,月平均气温和月有效积温与小区总茎藤总长度、单株主茎长度和小区茎藤材积相关性最强;月平均相对湿度和月日照是影响三叶木通茎藤生长的第二要素,表现出高湿少光有利于茎藤生长,低湿足光有利于茎藤萌梢。     

Climatic correlates of phylogenetic relatedness of woody angiosperms in forest communities along a tropical elevational gradient in South America

Aims This study assesses the relationship between phylogenetic relatedness of angiosperm tree species and climatic variables in local forests distributed along a tropical elevational gradient in South America. In particular, this paper addresses two questions: Is phylogenetic relatedness of plant species in communities related to temperature variables more strongly than to water variables for tropical elevational gradients? Is phylogenetic relatedness of plant species in communities driven by extreme climatic conditions (e.g. minimum temperature (MT) and water deficit) more strongly than by climatic seasonal variability (e.g. temperature seasonality and precipitation seasonality)?Methods I used a set of 34 angiosperm woody plant assemblages along an elevational gradient in the Andes within less than 5 degrees of the equator. Phylogenetic relatedness was quantified as net relatedness index (NRI) and nearest taxon index (NTI) and was related to major climatic variables. Correlation analysis and structure equation modeling approach were used to assess the relationships between phylogenetic relatedness and climatic variables.Important findings Phylogenetic relatedness of angiosperm woody species in the local forest communities is more strongly associated with temperature-related variables than with water-related variables, is positively correlated with mean annual temperature (MAT) and MT, and is related with extreme cold temperature more strongly than with seasonal temperature variability. NTI was related with elevation, MAT and MT more strongly than was NRI. Niche convergence, rather than niche conservatism, has played a primary role in driving community assembly in local forests along the tropical elevational gradient examined. Negative correlations of phylogenetic relatedness with elevation and higher correlations of phylogenetic relatedness with elevation and temperature for NTI than for NRI indicate that evolution of cold tolerance at high elevations in tropical regions primarily occurred at recent (terminal) phylogenetic nodes widely distributed among major clades.     

Biomass Allocation in the Dioecious Tropical Palm Chamaedorea tepejilote and Its Life History Consequences

Abstract The patterns of resource allocation are described for a dioecious tropical palm, Chamaedorea tepejilote. Resource allocation was measured by harvesting fifteen plants of C. tepejilote. The relative allocation of biomass in the stem increased with the size of the plant; that in the leaves decreased and that in the other structures remained roughly constant. Female plants showed a greater total reproductive effort, though male plants produced more inflorescences during the flowering season. Both male and female plants allocated more resources to prop root than to hypogeal roots. The annual productivity of reproductive and vegetative parts of C. tepejilote was estimated using allometric relationships for different plant structures and from demographic data obtained from the field. Annually, female plants allocated significantly more resources to leaves than male plants. Yearly productivity of inflorescences was higher for male plants, while female plants had greater total reproductive productivity (inflorescences and fruits). Correlation analysis showed an increase in reproductive effort with plant size, and an inverse relationship between fecundity and probability of survival, fecundity and residual reproductive value, and reproductive effort and life expectancy; these relationships suggested a cost in reproduction. Additionally, mature plants with different growth rates exhibited differences in fecundity: tall plants (>2.5m height) that grew more than 40 cm in height in four years had lower values of fecundity in comparison to plants of slower growth. These data were discussed in the context of the implications in the life history of a dioecious tropical plant.     

Stoichiometry of leaf carbon,nitrogen, and phosphorus along a geographic,climatic, and soil gradients in temperate desert of Hexi Corridor,northwest China

理解叶片化学计量的区域模式及其贡献变量对于预测植物对全球变化的反应以及对生态系统的生产力和养分通量建模具有重要意义。在本研究中,我们调查了在中国典型干旱地区河西走廊采样的植物叶片化学计量,并试图探究沿地理、气候和土壤梯度对叶片化学计量的贡献变量。2012年8月,对河西走廊的70个站点进行调查。在每个站点的五个等效样地中,对植物叶片和土壤进行采样。测定叶片和土壤的C、N和P含量。与区域和全球尺度上的叶片N和P含量相比,河西走廊的叶片N含量与之接近,为20.19 mg g-1,而叶片P含量则低于其值,为1.33 mg g-1。对于所有样本,河西走廊叶片N:P比值为15.70。就个体分组而言,灌木和草本的叶片N:P比值分别为16.81和14.80。河西走廊所有样本叶片和灌木叶片N:P的比例指数为1.29,高于草本叶片的比例指数（1.08）。灌木和草本的叶化学计量没有显著的纬度和经度格局。同时,其与年均降水量(MAP),年均温(MAT)和土壤元素也没有显著的相关性。但是,草本的叶片化学计量与海拔高度和干旱程度有显著的相关性。这些结果表明,河西走廊的植物可能受N和P的共同限制,灌木主要受土壤P的限制,而草本主要受土壤N的限制。比例指数关系表明,叶片的N:P比值变化是等距的。随海拔的升高,草本叶片C和N含量的二次回归以及叶片P含量的线性回归反映出三种元素对MAT随海拔高度变化的不同响应,可以用植物生理假说和生物地球化学假说解释。随着干旱程度的降低,草本叶片的N和N:P比值显着增加,这表明,草本植物生长受到的P限制逐渐增加,并且随着MAP的增加而增大N有效性。综上所述,不同海拔和干旱模式下的草本和灌木叶片化学计量揭示了河西走廊不同旱生植物的可塑性生存策略。此外,河西走廊中草本叶片的化学计量指标可以作为由干旱引起的环境变化的指标。     

Cedrela nebulosa: A novel species for dendroclimatological studies in the montane tropics of South America

Up to now, the development of dendrochronological records from tropical regions in South America has been limited to the lowlands with emphasis in the Amazon basin. In this contribution, we present the first chronology of Cedrela nebulosa, a species that develops in the tropical mountainous regions of South America. We collected samples from trees in Monobamba district in Peru, analysed the anatomical features that determine the growth rings, and processed following the methods commonly used in dendrochronology. The 133-years chronology covering the 1883–2015 period, showed large correlation between series. In order to determine the climatic variables that control tree growth, we performed correlation analyses between tree-growth and local and regional precipitation and temperature records. We found that precipitation triggers tree growth at the beginning of the spring season but temperature seems to be the main control in annual growth. Also, C. nebulosa chronology present coherent variations with Multivariate Enso Index (MEI) and Pacific Ocean sea surface temperatures during summer months. This climate-sensitive tree-ring record indicates good potential for dendroclimatic studies and provides an opportunity to reconstruct climatic variations in montane forests of the tropical Andes.     

Improved water retention links high species richness with increased productivity in arctic tundra moss communities

A positive relationship between plant species richness and ecosystem functioning has been found in a number of experimental studies. Positive species interactions at high species numbers have been suggested as a cause, but mechanisms driving positive interactions have not often been tested. In this experiment we asked three questions: (1) What is the relationship between species richness and productivity in experimentally constructed moss communities? (2) Is this relationship affected by plant density? and (3) Can changes in moisture absorption and retention explain observed relationships? To answer these questions we exposed arctic tundra moss communities of different species richness levels (1–11 species) and two different densities in the greenhouse to two levels of drought (short and long). Biomass (by the community and individual species), height and community moisture absorption and retention were measured as response variables. High species diversity increased productivity (more so in low-density plots than in high-density plots), but only when plots were watered regularly. Plot moisture retention was improved at high species richness as well, and plant height and variation in height was increased compared to plants in monoculture. Under high-density and short-drought conditions 10 out of 12 species grew better in mixture than in monoculture, but under the long drought treatment only six species did. A positive feedback loop between biomass and improved humidity under high diversity was supported by path analysis. We conclude that in this community the relationship between species richness and productivity depends on moisture availability and density, with improved water absorption and retention likely to be the mechanism for increased plant growth when drought periods are short. Furthermore, since this is the opposite of what has been found for temperate moss communities, conclusions from one system cannot automatically be extrapolated to other systems.     

Plant quality and predation risk mediated by plant ontogeny: consequences for herbivores and plants

Bottom‐up and top‐down impacts on herbivores can be influenced by plant productivity, structural complexity, vigor and size. Although these traits are likely to vary with plant development, the influence of plant ontogeny on the relative importance of plant quality (i.e. bottom‐up forces) and predation risk (i.e. top‐down forces) has been the focus of little previous investigation. We evaluated the role of plant ontogeny for the relative importance of bottom‐up and top‐down forces on insect herbivore abundance, species richness, and species diversity attacking the tropical tree Casearia nitida. We also quantified the cascading effects on herbivory, growth and reproduction of this plant species. Plant quality traits (nitrogen and phenolic compounds) were assessed in saplings and reproductive trees. Bottom‐up forces were manipulated by fertilizing plants from both ontogenetic stages. Top‐down forces were manipulated by excluding insectivorous birds from saplings and reproductive trees. Plant ontogeny influenced foliage quality in terms of total phenolics, which were in greater concentration in reproductive trees than in saplings; however, it did not influence bottom‐up forces as modified by fertilization. Bird exclusion increased herbivore density with the same magnitude on both stages. Ontogeny influenced species diversity, which was greater in reproductive trees than in saplings, and also influenced treatment impacts on species richness and diversity. Although top‐down forces increased herbivory equally on plants of each ontogenetic stage, the two stages showed different overcompensation responses to increased damage: caged saplings produced greater leaf biomass than non‐caged saplings, whereas caged trees increased in height proportionally more than non‐caged trees. In sum, plant ontogeny influenced the impact of bird predation on herbivore density, species richness, and species diversity, and the growth variables affected by increased damage in caged plants. We suggest that plant ontogeny can contribute to some extent to the influence of plant quality and the third trophic level on herbivores in this system.     

Predicting and quantifying the structure of tropical dry forests in South Florida and the Neotropics using spaceborne imagery

Aim This research examines environmental theories and remote sensing methods that have been hypothesized to be associated with tropical dry forest structure. Location Tropical dry forests of South Florida and the Neotropics. Methods Field measurements of stand density, basal area and tree height were collected from 22 stands in South Florida and 30 stands in the Neotropics. In South Florida, field measurements were compared to climatic (temperature, precipitation, hurricane disturbance) and edaphic (rockiness, soil depth) variables, spectral indices (NDVI, IRI, MIRI) from Landsat 7 ETM+, and estimates of tree height from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) and the National Elevation Dataset (NED). Environmental variables associated with tropical dry forest structure in South Florida were compared to tropical dry forest in other Neotropical sites. Results There were significant correlations among temperature and precipitation, and stand density and tree height in South Florida. There were significant correlations between (i) stand density and mean NDVI and standard deviation of NDVI, (ii) MIRI and stand density, basal area and mean tree height, and (iii) estimates of tree height from SRTM with maximum tree height. In the Neotropics, there were no relationships between temperature or precipitation and tropical dry forest structure, however, Neotropical sites that experience hurricane disturbance had significantly shorter tree heights and higher stand densities. Main conclusions It is possible to predict and quantify the forest structure characteristics of tropical dry forests using climatic data, Landsat 7 ETM+ imagery and SRTM data in South Florida. However, results based on climatic data are region‐specific and not necessarily transferable between tropical dry forests at a continental spatial scale. Spectral indices from Landsat 7 ETM+ can be used to quantify forest structure characteristics, but SRTM data are currently not transferable to other regions. Hurricane disturbance has a significant impact on forest structure in the Neotropics.     

北亚热带马尾松净生产力对气候变化的响应

掌握马尾松生产力与气候变化的关系,特别是在马尾松自然分布的北界研究生产力对气候变化的响应具有重要意义,以马尾松自然分布北界的河南鸡公山国家级自然保护区内的老龄马尾松林作为研究对象,根据河南信阳的马尾松生物量与树高胸径的关系,利用样地调查和年轮宽度推算出过去的30a中的生物量和生产力动态,并用当地的温度、湿度、降水、光照以及帕尔默干旱度指数5项气候因子与生产力做相关分析,在此基础上用多元逐步回归得到了气候因子与生产力的回归方程。结果显示:鸡公山马尾松林生物量从1980年的59.00 t/hm²逐步增加到2009年的254.75 t/hm²,30a中平均年净生产力为6.64 t/hm²;气候分析表明年净生产力与气候因子关系较为密切:上年8月降水、当年2月温度、3月湿度以及10月的光照和温度与生产力正相关,当年5月光照、10月的降水和湿度与生产力负相关,当年2月到9月的PDSI都与生产力正相关,并且在6月的相关系数最高。研究表明,北亚热带的马尾松生产力的年际变化主要是气候因素引起的,受当年生长季的长短和生长季的土壤水分可用性限制,在未来该地区升温增湿的条件下马尾松林的生产力可能会升高。     

Seedling growth declines in warmed tropical forest soils

The response of plants to a warming climate could have a large feedback on further climatic change. This feedback is especially important for tropical forests, where the global peak in plant productivity and biodiversity occurs. Here we test the response of tropical forest tree seedling growth, photosynthesis and herbivory to 3 years of in situ full-soil profile warming. We studied six species, three of which are known nitrogen-fixers and we hypothesized that the warming response of growth will be mediated by nutrient availability to plants. Across species, growth was significantly lower in warmed soil compared to soil at ambient temperature, and the same pattern was observed for light-saturated photosynthesis, pointing toward a growth decline associated with decreased C fixation. Within species, the relative growth decline was significant for two species, Inga laurina and Tachigali versicolor, both of which are N-fixers. Together our results suggest a growth decline may have resulted from a negative effect of warming on N-fixation, rather than via changes in nutrient mineralization from soil organic matter, which was unchanged for N and increased for P during the dry-to-wet season transition. Overall, our study demonstrates that belowground warming causes species-specific declines in the growth and photosynthesis of seedlings, with a suggestion—requiring further investigation—that this growth decline is larger in N-fixing species.