植物功能型及其研究方法

Plant functional types and research methods

植物功能型被广泛应用于植被生态学研究领域。通过植物功能型的研究有利于阐述干旱区植被与干扰的关系和分析生物多样性丧失和杂草入侵的机制。本文对植物功能型的概念、应用、研究方法及研究趋势进行了综述 ,并介绍了植物功能型模型的建立及其在植被预测和管理中的运用 。

Plant functional types were applied widespreadly to research fields of plant ecology. Studies of PFTs is benefit to expatiate relation of vegetation and disturbance and to analyse losing of biodisversity and invasion of ruderal in arid region. We summarized the conception, application, methods and trend of plant functional types and introduced model structure of PFTs and application of the model in prediction and management of vegetation. The objective of the summary described in this paper is to promote the management and study of plant of arid regions in China.