全球气候变化情景下,植物功能属性对于揭示植物对环境变化的响应和适应规律至关重要。本研究以内蒙古典型草原优势种羊草(Leymus chinensis)为研究对象,通过开顶式生长室(open top chamber,OTC)人工模拟增温和降雨,量化分析了羊草植物...全球气候变化情景下,植物功能属性对于揭示植物对环境变化的响应和适应规律至关重要。本研究以内蒙古典型草原优势种羊草(Leymus chinensis)为研究对象,通过开顶式生长室(open top chamber,OTC)人工模拟增温和降雨,量化分析了羊草植物功能性状对增温和增雨处理的响应。得到以下结果:1)单因素方差分析表明,增温增水和增温处理都显著增加了羊草植物株高、茎鲜质量和茎干质量,对其余指标没有显著影响;增水处理对羊草所有指标都没有显著影响(P>0.05)。2)双因素方差分析结果显示,增温增水对植物的功能性状不存在明显的交互作用(P>0.05)。3)各处理下,叶片干物质含量与比叶面积呈负相关关系。在内蒙古典型草原,未来气候暖湿化对羊草的生长在一定程度上起促进作用。展开更多
Maintenance of ecosystem health is the primary focus of a sound ecological restoration.Yet methods in-volved in quantifying and assessing the health level remain a challenge to the ecological community.In this study,w...Maintenance of ecosystem health is the primary focus of a sound ecological restoration.Yet methods in-volved in quantifying and assessing the health level remain a challenge to the ecological community.In this study,we selected the hill and gully area of Loess Plateau,Inner Mongolia,China,as our study area.The soil and water ero-sions in this area continue to be responsible for many environmental problems in northern China because of its fragility and long disturbance history.In this study,we de-veloped an assessment method of indicator system(AMIS)based on analytical hierarchy process(AHP),fuzzy mathe-matics,and the theory of net-hierarchy.At ecosystem or catchment scale,three sample areas,that is(1)intact vege-tation(i.e.,Aguimiao Natural Reserve,110°45′E,39°28′N),(2)reconstructed vegetation(Wufendigou Soil and Water Conservation Experimental Area,111°07′E,39°45′N),and(3)severely degraded vegetation(Yangquangou Catchment,111°06′E,39°45′N)in the hill and gully area of Loess Pla-teau in Inner Mongolia,China,were selected to examine ecosystem vigor,organizational structure,service function,and soil health.We applied the AMIS for all three land-scapes by categorizing each ecosystem into five health levels.We found that the health index for reconstructed vegetation were at levels of IV,II,IV,and III,while those of degraded vegetation were ranked at V,IV,V,and IV.Overall,the comprehensive ecosystem health index of re-constructed vegetation was lower than that of intact vegetation but higher than that of degraded vegetation.The health index for reconstructed vegetation was at level III,and that of degraded vegetation was still at level IV.The contributing values were:organization structure>soil health>vigor>service function.Based on our results and assessments,we proposed several management recommen-dations and methods for restoring the regional ecosystems.展开更多
文摘全球气候变化情景下,植物功能属性对于揭示植物对环境变化的响应和适应规律至关重要。本研究以内蒙古典型草原优势种羊草(Leymus chinensis)为研究对象,通过开顶式生长室(open top chamber,OTC)人工模拟增温和降雨,量化分析了羊草植物功能性状对增温和增雨处理的响应。得到以下结果:1)单因素方差分析表明,增温增水和增温处理都显著增加了羊草植物株高、茎鲜质量和茎干质量,对其余指标没有显著影响;增水处理对羊草所有指标都没有显著影响(P>0.05)。2)双因素方差分析结果显示,增温增水对植物的功能性状不存在明显的交互作用(P>0.05)。3)各处理下,叶片干物质含量与比叶面积呈负相关关系。在内蒙古典型草原,未来气候暖湿化对羊草的生长在一定程度上起促进作用。
基金supported by the Development Plan of the State Key Fundamental Research of China (No.G2000018604)the Natural Science Foundation of China (No.30060018)the Key Scientific and Researching Program of Educational Agency of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region (No.ZD9903).
文摘Maintenance of ecosystem health is the primary focus of a sound ecological restoration.Yet methods in-volved in quantifying and assessing the health level remain a challenge to the ecological community.In this study,we selected the hill and gully area of Loess Plateau,Inner Mongolia,China,as our study area.The soil and water ero-sions in this area continue to be responsible for many environmental problems in northern China because of its fragility and long disturbance history.In this study,we de-veloped an assessment method of indicator system(AMIS)based on analytical hierarchy process(AHP),fuzzy mathe-matics,and the theory of net-hierarchy.At ecosystem or catchment scale,three sample areas,that is(1)intact vege-tation(i.e.,Aguimiao Natural Reserve,110°45′E,39°28′N),(2)reconstructed vegetation(Wufendigou Soil and Water Conservation Experimental Area,111°07′E,39°45′N),and(3)severely degraded vegetation(Yangquangou Catchment,111°06′E,39°45′N)in the hill and gully area of Loess Pla-teau in Inner Mongolia,China,were selected to examine ecosystem vigor,organizational structure,service function,and soil health.We applied the AMIS for all three land-scapes by categorizing each ecosystem into five health levels.We found that the health index for reconstructed vegetation were at levels of IV,II,IV,and III,while those of degraded vegetation were ranked at V,IV,V,and IV.Overall,the comprehensive ecosystem health index of re-constructed vegetation was lower than that of intact vegetation but higher than that of degraded vegetation.The health index for reconstructed vegetation was at level III,and that of degraded vegetation was still at level IV.The contributing values were:organization structure>soil health>vigor>service function.Based on our results and assessments,we proposed several management recommen-dations and methods for restoring the regional ecosystems.
