乡土引鸟植物铁冬青Ilex rotunda在华南地区的生态景观营造初探

Ecological Landscape Construction of the Native Bird-attractive Plant Ilex rotunda in South China

铁冬青Ilex rotunda是华南和华中地区优良红色类观果植物。据调查其能有效吸引17种具有生态价值的野生鸟类。结合铁冬青花期吸引传粉昆虫及果期引鸟的效果,通过孤植、列植、群植模式,将其与25种其他引鸟植物合理配置,进行园林景观营造、声景观构建与鸟类栖息地水景营造。结果表明铁冬青是优良的乡土引鸟植物,在生态引鸟的同时,丰富了植物景观群落,增强了景观的空间层次,营造了支撑复杂食物链的动植物栖息地。

Ilex rotunda is a great red ornamental fruit plant in south and central China.According to the investigation,it can effectively attract 17 species of wild birds with ecological value.Based on the effect of attracting pollinating insects in flowering period and attracting birds in fruit period,Ilex rotunda is rationally arranged with 25 other species of bird-attracting plant through specimen planting,linear planting,and mass planting,to construct garden landscape,sound landscape and water landscape of bird habitat.The results show that Ilex rotunda is an excellent native bird-attracting plant.While attracting birds ecologically,it enriches the plant landscape community,enhances the spatial hierarchy of landscape,and creates an animal and plant habitat that supports a complex food chain.