广西英罗湾红海榄群落凋落物研究

本文主要研究广西合浦山口英罗湾红树林保护区红海榄群落的凋落物,结果表明:(1)红海榄群落1989年凋落物量为631.26 g/m~2,其中落叶561.50 g/m~2,说明落叶在红海榄群落物质归还中起着关键性作用。(2)年凋落物中各组分占总量的比例分别为叶88.95％、花3.68％、果(含胚轴)3.0％和枝4.26％。(3)月凋落物量(Y_1,g/m~2)与月平均气温(X_1,℃)呈线性正相关,其回归公式为Y_1=3.071 x_1-16.804(r=0.77,df=14),相关极显著;月凋落物量(Y_1)与月降水量(X_2,mm)的回归公式为Y_1=0.116 x_2+34.381(r=0.62,df=14),相关极显著。高温高湿季节的凋落物量明显高于低温干燥季节的凋落物量。     

广西红海榄红树群落的氯钠动态

本文主要探讨了广西英罗湾64年生红海榄(Rhizophora stylosa)红树群落对Cl、Na的吸收分布和生物循环。结果表明:该群落现存生物量中.库存Cl、Na总量分别为349.39g/m~2和279.8 5g/m (g·Cl/g·Na=1.25,mol·Cl/mol.Na=0.81),其中地上部分别占60.4%和5 6.9%,地下部分别占39.6%和4 3.1%。群落Cl、Na的生物循环为:年吸收量分别为40.18g/m~2和26.56g/m~2;年存留量分别为11.40g/m~2和9.15g/m~2;年归还量分别为28.78g/m~2和17.41g/m ~2;循环系数分别为0.72和0.66。周转期Cl(12年)快于Na(16年)。群落对Cl、Na的富集率分别为2.18和1.8.     

中国西南季风常绿阔叶林不同恢复阶段凋落物动态分析

为探索季风常绿阔叶林不同恢复阶段群落凋落物产量及其动态变化规律,于云南普洱地区通过设置凋落物承接网并定期收集网内的凋落物,对中国西南季风常绿阔叶林区不同恢复阶段群落凋落物产量及其动态变化进行研究。结果表明:(1)不同恢复阶段季风常绿阔叶林年凋落物总量在8 133.1~8 798.3kg/hm2之间,年凋落物总量大小关系为恢复30年群落老龄林群落恢复40年群落。其中叶凋落量最高,其次为枝凋落量,两者贡献量超过总凋落量的3/4。(2)季风常绿阔叶林不同恢复阶段群落中凋落物随时间的动态变化趋势大致相同,2月份达到高峰值,随后逐渐减少,在9月份降至最低,随后又有所升高,为单峰或多峰曲线;在不同凋落物组分凋落量时间动态上,不同恢复阶段群落叶凋落量随月份变化均为单峰曲线;枝凋落量在恢复群落中为单峰曲线,而在老龄林中则为多峰曲线;皮凋落量随月份的变化在恢复30年及老龄林群落间均为单峰曲线,但在恢复40年群落中为平缓曲线,月份间变化不大;繁殖体凋落物在恢复30年及老龄林群落间均为多峰曲线,但在恢复40年群落中为单峰曲线;半分解物凋落量在恢复30年及老龄林群落中随月份呈单峰曲线,在恢复40年群落中则为多峰曲线。(3)在短刺栲、刺栲和红木荷3种优势物种中,短刺栲叶片年凋落量在所有群落中均最大(分别占恢复30年群落的53.93%、恢复40年群落的47.83%、老龄林的28.32%),红木荷次之(分别占恢复30年群落的8.45%、恢复40年群落的10.71%、老龄林的31.69%),刺栲最少(分别占恢复30年群落的6.1%、恢复40年群落的7.53%、老龄林的6.36%)。短刺栲叶凋落量随月份的变化在恢复群落中呈单峰曲线,而在老龄林中则呈现多峰曲线;红木荷在3种群落中则均为单峰曲线;刺栲则是在恢复30年及老龄林中呈单峰曲线,而在恢复40年群落中呈多峰曲线。     

磨盘山天然次生林凋落物数量及动态

以磨盘山5.76hm2天然次生林群落固定监测样地为平台,均匀布设144个凋落物收集器,于2006年每月末(4—11月)连续收集其凋落物,用以分析群落尺度上的凋落物产量、组成及时空变化。结果表明,天然次生林年凋落量为3039.6 kg/hm2,以凋落叶(2499.2 kg/hm2)所占的比例最大,占年凋落量的82.22%,而凋落枝仅占年凋落量的9.92%,花果皮等所占比例更小,占总量的5%以下。1a内,凋落物收集器内共收集到42种树木的凋落叶,占样地内树种总数(46种)的91.30%,其中花曲柳(Fraxinus rhynchophylla)、核桃楸(Juglans mandshurica)和蒙古栎(Quercus mongolica)3个树种的凋落叶占落叶总量的82.97%,为叶凋落量的主要来源。不同收集器之间凋落量存在较大差异,99个收集器的年凋落量在200—400 g,2个收集器超过600 g;单个收集器全年最多可收集到19种树种的凋落叶,收集到凋落叶种数12种的收集器最多(29个)。凋落量月动态呈单峰型,69.78%的凋落量产生于9—10月份,叶凋落量月动态与凋落总量变化相同。落叶以秋季为主,但树种间叶凋落节律存在差异,其中核桃楸叶的凋落高峰集中在8—9月,花曲柳和春榆(Ulmus japonica)集中在9—10月,色木槭(Acer mono)为10月,蒙古栎叶为10—11月。     

海南三亚河红树凋落物产量与季节变化研究

在海南三亚河红树 (Rhizophora apiculata)纯林区设置 4个 1 m2 凋落物收集网于 1 999年全年逐旬收集 ,4个网的平均年凋落物总产量为 1 388.2 4 g/ (m2· a) ,其中叶 79.9% ,枝 8.8% ,花 6.4% ,果 4.9%。与国内外有关资料对比 ,三亚河红树纯林凋落物产量是很高的 ,主要与树较高、低纬度、河流型和林带窄有关。凋落物总产量有多峰值的季节变化 ,峰月依次为 1 0～ 1 1月份、4月份和 8月份 ,谷月依次为 1 2月份、5月份和 9月份。叶的产量的峰谷变化与总产量相一致。枝的产量 77%的网次为 0 ,仅 2、8、9、1 0、1 1月份形成 5个峰值 ,其中后两个最大的峰值对总产量峰值的贡献达占 31 .7%和 31 .2 %。花的产量在 3～ 5月份略显平坦的峰值 ,8～ 1 2月份维持较低的产量。果的产量在 6～ 7月份有一个较宽的峰 ,1 0和 1 1月份有两个窄峰 ,1 2月份至来年 4月份基本上没有产量。花和果的凋落物产量变化明显与植物物候期有关。取 1 999年逐旬平均气温、降水量和平均风速资料与相应的凋落物产量进行相关分析显示 ,平均气温宏观控制叶凋落物产量和凋落物总产量 ,枝凋落物产量主要受平均风速影响。估算整个三亚河 1 4 hm2 红树林区可年产凋落物1 9 4t,大部分输送到三亚湾并成为三亚湾海洋生物资源有机碎屑食物链的物质和     

氮添加对中亚热带杜鹃灌丛凋落物生产和叶分解的影响

凋落物的生产和分解是生态系统养分循环的重要过程,受到大气氮沉降的深刻影响。但目前相关研究主要集中于森林和草地生态系统,氮沉降对灌丛生态系统凋落物养分归还的影响规律尚不清楚。因此选择亚热带分布广泛的杜鹃灌丛为研究对象,进行了为期两年的模拟氮沉降试验。试验设置4个处理:对照(CK, 0 g m-2 a-1)、低氮(LN, 2 g m-2 a-1)、中氮(MN, 5 g m-2 a-1)和高氮(HN, 10 g m-2 a-1)。结果显示:CK、LN、MN和HN 4种处理下,群落年平均凋落物量分别为(1936.54±358.9)、(2541.89±112.5)、(2342.97±519.8)、(2087.22±391.8) kg/hm²,LN、MN和HN处理样地的凋落量分别比对照样地高出32.68%、21.16%和7.93%;凋落叶、花果、凋落枝和其他组分占总凋落量的比例分别为75.75%、15.09%、7.70%和1.45%,不同浓度氮处理下各组分的凋落量均高于对照样地;凋落物组分表现出明显的季节动态:凋落叶在10—11月份达到峰值,凋落枝在10月份达到峰值,花果凋落物则在5月份凋落量最高,不同氮处理下凋落物的季节动态基本一致;白檀凋落叶分解速率显著高于杜鹃,二者分解95%所需时间分别为5.08—11.11 a和7.69—17.65 a,施氮使白檀凋落叶分解周期比对照样地缩短18.18%—54.28%;凋落叶分解过程中,N元素表现为富集-释放模式,P元素表现为富集模式。研究表明,氮添加能够促进群落中白檀凋落叶分解及N、P元素的释放,说明施氮可以调节凋落叶养分释放模式,对灌丛生态系统的养分循环具有调控作用。     

古田山常绿阔叶林凋落量时间动态及冰雪灾害的影响

2006年10月至2009年12月期间,我们通过对古田山24 ha常绿阔叶林动态样地169个种子雨收集器的凋落物进行烘干、分类、称量和数据分析,研究了凋落量的组成特征和时间动态,以及受2008年2月特大冰雪灾害的影响.2007年和2009年凋落量分别为532.05 g/m2和375.17 g/m2,年际变化显著,这与2008年的冰雪灾害有关.2007年古田山常绿阔叶林各组分在凋落量中所占比例依次为:叶(78.99%)>枝(14.69%)>皮(3-33%)>其他(2.99%);叶凋落量中各组分所占比例依次为:常绿阔叶树种叶(78.70%)>落叶阔叶树种叶(12.37%)>针叶树种叶(8.92%),其中甜槠(Castanopsis eyrei)、木荷(Schima superba)、马尾松(Pinus massoniana)和短柄袍(Quercus serrata vat.brevipetiolata)4个优势种年凋落量合计占叶凋落总量的71.36%,它们的动态直接影响着凋落总量的变化格局.凋落量高峰发生在春季(4月)和秋冬季(10月末至12月初),其中总凋落量、叶凋落量动态呈双峰型,枝条凋落量和树皮凋落量动态为不规则峰型,其他凋落量动态为单峰型.冰雪灾害后总凋落量、叶凋落量、枝条凋落量显著减少(P<0.05),其中甜槠、杨梅叶蚊母树(Distylium myricoides)叶凋落最显著减少(P<0.05)、木荷叶凋落量减少达到边缘显著水平(P<0.1),这也反映了冰亏灾害期间森林群落的受损情况.其他凋落量(主要成分为虫粪)在4B份增加极其显著(P<0.01),说明灾后植物的枝叶出现了补偿性生长.     

三工河流域琵琶柴群落凋落物对土壤有机碳固定的影响

土壤有机碳是土壤碳库的重要组成部分,对生态系统生产力和全球碳循环有着重要作用。采用凋落物收集器和DIRT法(添加和去除凋落物法)研究三工河流域两处不同琵琶柴群落凋落物的产量、现存量、凋落物处理对土壤有机碳的影响。结果表明:群落1和群落2的凋落物产量季节变化趋势相同,均呈"N"型变化,在10月份达到最大值,7月或8月份达到次大值。凋落物现存量随季节均呈现"W"型变化,在10月份达到最大值,最大值分别为30.65 g/m~2和57.87 g/m~2。土壤有机碳随土壤深度的增加均逐渐降低,群落1和群落2分别下降了61.73%—62.39%和18.24%—25.84%。与对照处理相比,去除凋落物处理(NL)的群落1和群落2土壤有机碳分别降低了6.97%和18.38%;添加凋落物处理(DL)的土壤有机碳分别增加了19.64%和13.66%;去除凋落物处理(NL)的群落1和群落2土壤有机碳储量分别为1007.36 kg/hm~2和709.30 kg/hm~2,添加凋落物处理(DL)的土壤有机碳储量分别为1197.88 kg/hm~2和1010.78 kg/hm~2。双因素方差分析表明群落1的土层深度和三种处理对土壤有机碳的交互作用不显著,群落2的交互作用显著。回归分析显示:土壤水分、电导率、pH、容重和温度是导致两琵琶柴群落土壤有机碳不同的主要生态因子。相对较高的土壤pH和盐分含量抑制了凋落物的分解,导致凋落物现存量较高、土壤有机碳含量低;相对较高的土壤含水量和较小的容重,有利于土壤生物的活性和土壤有机碳的矿化,导致土壤有机碳含量降低。     

海莲、秋茄两种红树群落能量的研究

 本文应用热值测定,对中国两种典型红树群落,即海南岛的海莲群落及福建九龙江口的秋茄群落样品热值、群落能量现存量、能量固定量以及太阳能转化效率进行了测定和分析．结果表明：(1)红树群落各组分样品之间热值有一定的差异;一般叶、花的热值较高,而根、树皮的热值较低。(2)群落能量现存量海莲群落(1984年1月)高达178,627kcal／m2,秋茄群落为70,547kcal／m2,群落能量在不同组分以及不同高度层次上均有不同的分配比。(3)海莲群落(1983)、秋茄群落(1982)能量年净固定量分别为15,772kcal／m2和10,456kcal/m2,相应地对林地太阳光合有效辐射能的转化效率依次为3.01％和2.01％;红树群落比其他植物群落具有较高的能量固定能力及太阳能转化效率。     

围封条件下荒漠草原4种典型植物群落枯落物枯落量及其蓄积动态

以荒漠草原4种典型植物群落为研究对象,通过枯落物枯落量、组分及其影响因子的研究,探讨围封条件下荒漠草原枯落物枯落量及其蓄积动态。结果表明:围封内4种植物群落枯落物枯落量为:蒙古冰草群落(116.8g/m2)>甘草群落(101.6g/m2)>赖草群落(97.8g/m2)>沙蒿群落(88.1g/m2),分别是围封外的5.0、4.8、5.3和1.6倍;枯落物枯落动态具有一定的节律性,枯落物从6月开始出现,10月达到最大值,枯落量与降雨量、气温均呈对数负相关;枯落物的组分为:叶(59.25%)>枝(30.75%)>杂物(10.00%),其中立枯体占枯落物总量的60%以上;通过Birk模型对蓄积动态拟合以及与实测值比较分析,荒漠草原枯落物蓄积量随着蓄积年限的增加而增加,围封7—10a时,枯落物的蓄积量基本达到稳定状态,即输入量与输出量达到平衡。     

Litter fall beneath Rhizophora stylosa griff., Vaitupu,Tuvalu, South Pacific

A total dry weight of litter fall of 2423 g was collected beneath a restricted stand of the mangrove, Rhizophora stylosa Griff., 4–6 m tall, on Vaitupu, Tuvalu, over a period of 64 weeks. Leaves comprised 84% of this total, stipules 13% and reproductive parts and twigs 2 and 1%, respectively. The average annual litter fall rate was 777 ± 93 g dry wt./m²/year, which is similar to rates observed in mangroves elsewhere. Litter fall rates were lowest in July and August, but seasonal trends were not pronounced. In terms of litter production, inland mangrove stands of low stature on Pacific Islands can be as productive per unit area as mangrove communities in more diverse and more extensive swamplands.     

福建九龙江口秋茄红树林凋落物年际动态及其能流量的研究

福建九龙江口红树林生态系统研究的一个主要部分。通过对秋茄红树群落凋落物进行为期１１ａ（１９８２～１９９２年）逐月连续测定。结果表明：凋落物产量年际波动在６５１．２～１１０８．６ｇ／ｍ２ａ,１１ａ平均为８６２．９ｇ／ｍ２ａ,其中,叶占总量的６３．３％,枝１５．９％,果１５．３％,花５．５％。不同年份凋落物量变化率（Ｒ）为１．７。１年中凋落物量以夏季＞秋季＞春季＞冬季。凋落物能流量达１２７０２～２１６６４ｋＪ／ｍ２ａ,年际均值为１６８３２ｋＪ／ｍ２ａ,其中春季３８４７,夏季６５５７,秋季４２１４,冬季２２１４（ｋＪ／ｍ２）。各组分能流量分别为：落叶１０７５６,落枝２６８３,落花９３０,落果２４５３（ｋＪ／ｍ２ａ）。大量凋落物可为近海河口海洋生物提供可持续利用的有机物质和能量来源。     

Vegetative and reproductive phenology of the mangrove Kandelia obovata

Mangroves in the subtropical area of Japan are growing to their northern limits, yet little is known of their phenology. The aim of the present study was to understand both vegetative and reproductive phenology patterns, such as leaf emergence, leaf fall, bud setting, flowering, fruiting and propagule setting, in the mangrove Kandelia obovata. The phenology of this species was assessed using litter‐fall data for 5 years. Leaf and stipule litter‐falls continued with a clear monthly pattern throughout the years. New leaf production and leaf fall peaked in summer, immediately after the propagules fell. Leaf and stipule litter‐falls were linked to monthly sunshine hour, and monthly mean air temperature and monthly mean air relative humidity, respectively. Kandelia obovata had a distinct flowering period, with the flowering phenophase starting in spring and continuing into summer. Fruit initiation started at the end of summer and continued into autumn, whereas propagule production occurred during winter and spring. Flowering of K. obovata was influenced by monthly sunshine hour and monthly mean air temperature, whereas fruit and propagule litter‐falls were not linked to any climatic factors. The present results showed that a small portion (4.4%) of flowers developed into propagules. The average development period from flower buds to mature propagules was approximately 11 months. Kendall's consistency coefficient suggested that the monthly trends in vegetative and reproductive litter‐fall components, except for branches, did not change significantly among years.     

Young Mangrove Stands Produce a Large and High Quality Litter Input to Aquatic Systems

Mangrove swamps are key ecosystems along the Vietnam coast. Although mangrove litter is thought to represent an important input of organic matter and nutrients to the coastal aquatic systems, the factors determining the quality and size of this litter flux have not been studied so far. We monitored leaf, stipule, twig, and reproductive litter monthly in monocultures of Rhizophora apiculata mangrove forests of 7, 11, 17 and 24 years old in the Camau province, Mekong Delta, Vietnam. Litter traps were used to measure litter fall production from June 2001 till May 2002. Total litter fall was in the range of 8.86–14.16 t DW ha⁻¹ year⁻¹. Leaves were the main component, and represented 70% of litter fall production in all stands. Total litter fall was lower in the older stands but the amount of reproductive litter was significantly higher in these stands (17 and 24 years). Biomass of leaf litter was highest between the end of the wet season and the beginning of the dry season. Phosphorus and nitrogen levels in leaf litter were significantly higher in younger than in older stands. Overall, our study indicated that young stands produced the highest input of litter and particularly of nitrogen and phosphorus to the surrounding aquatic system. Consequently, these stands contribute significantly to the fisheries.     

Mangrove litter dynamics in La Mancha Lagoon,Veracruz, Mexico

In the mangrove surrounding the coastal lagoon of La Mancha, Veracruz, Mexico, we studied litter fall, litter standing crop, and turnover rates in four different mangrove settings, based on the ecological classification of Lugo and Snedaker (1974). We studied those three prominent ecological processes at the basin, fringe and riverine mangrove settings, being the last one a relict riverine stand. The aim was to describe and compare litter dynamics among mangrove types in a lagoon with an ephemeral inlet, as a way of understanding functional heterogeneity within this coastal ecosystem. The daily average values of litter fall were different (P < 0.01) among mangrove site basin I, formed by Avicennia germinans and Rhizophora mangle (2.35 g/m²/day); basin II, formed by Laguncularia racemosa, Avicennia germinans, and Rhizophora mangle (2.93 g/m²/day); fringe with Rhizophora mangle (2.13 g/m²/day); and relic riverine, also with R. mangle (4.70 g/m²/day). The amount of litter standing crop was different among sites (P < 0.001), and also between the dry and rainy season, for each mangrove type (P < 0.001). Turnover ratios were higher in basin I and basin II sites (6.34 and 7.44 times per year) than in relic riverine and fringe mangroves (1.49 and 2.39 times per year). Interstitial salinity and sediment nutrients varied among mangrove types and could influence litter production. Since this lagoon has an ephemeral inlet, continuous inundation throughout 7–8 months per year has an important effect on litter dynamics.     

Respiration and annual fungal production associated with decomposing leaf litter in two streams

1. We compared fungal biomass, production and microbial respiration associated with decomposing leaves in one softwater stream (Payne Creek) and one hardwater stream (Lindsey Spring Branch). 2. Both streams received similar annual leaf litter fall (478–492 g m^?2), but Lindsey Spring Branch had higher average monthly standing crop of leaf litter (69 ± 24 g m^?2; mean ± SE) than Payne Creek (39 ± 9 g m^?2). 3. Leaves sampled from Lindsey Spring Branch contained a higher mean concentration of fungal biomass (71 ± 11 mg g^?1) than those from Payne Creek (54 ± 8 mg g^?1). Maximum spore concentrations in the water of Lindsay Spring Branch were also higher than those in Payne Creek. These results agreed with litterbag studies of red maple (Acer rubrum) leaves, which decomposed faster (decay rate of 0.014 versus 0.004 day^?1), exhibited higher maximum fungal biomass and had higher rates of fungal sporulation in Lindsey Spring Branch than in Payne Creek. 4. Rates of fungal production and respiration per g leaf were similar in the two streams, although rates of fungal production and respiration per square metre were higher in Lindsey Spring Branch than in Payne Creek because of the differences in leaf litter standing crop. 5. Annual fungal production was 16 ± 6 g m^?2 (mean ± 95% CI) in Payne Creek and 46 ± 25 g m^?2 in Lindsey Spring Branch. Measurements were taken through the autumn of 2 years to obtain an indication of inter‐year variability. Fungal production during October to January of the 2 years varied between 3 and 6 g m^?2 in Payne Creek and 7–27 g m^?2 in Lindsey Spring Branch. 6. Partial organic matter budgets constructed for both streams indicated that 3 ± 1% of leaf litter fall went into fungal production and 7 ± 2% was lost as respiration in Payne Creek. In Lindsey Spring Branch, fungal production accounted for 10 ± 5% of leaf litter fall and microbial respiration for 13 ± 9%.     

Pattern of wood litter fall in five forests located along an altitudinal gradient in Central Himalaya

Wood and total litter fall were measured in five forests of the Kumaun Himalaya situated along an altitudinal gradient from 329 m to 1850 m. Total annual wood litter fall, which ranged from 93 to 197 g m², was inversely related with altitude and positively related with forest basal cover. Total litter fall ranged from 405 to 839 g m² yr¹ and was positively related with forest basal cover. Wood litter fall was highest in the rainy season and that of total litter in the summer season. Abscissed litter accounted for a maximum proportion of seasonal wood fall in summer. Monthly non-abscissed wood fall was positively related to the monthly rainfall on each site. The fractions in lower diameter classes (0–5 to 5–10 mm) dominated the annual wood fall in all forests and accounted for 59 to 78% of the total. Fractions in >10 mm size class fall maximally during the rainy months.Nomenclature follows Kanjilal & Gupta (1969) unless otherwise stated.The authors are thankful to Dr Uma Pandey for helpful suggestions and to the Department of Science and Technology, New Delhi for financial support.