The 16 tree species on Northeast China Transect (NECT) were analyzed from the change of geographical distribution, frequency and dominance pattern and the spatial correlation at landscape scale in 1986 and 1994. Pin...The 16 tree species on Northeast China Transect (NECT) were analyzed from the change of geographical distribution, frequency and dominance pattern and the spatial correlation at landscape scale in 1986 and 1994. Pinus koraiensis Sieb. et Zucc. and Fraxinus rhynchophylla Hemsl. had spread rapidly towards west and east, respectively. The frontier form of species had close relation with its movement. The patch size of Pinus koraiensis , Populus davidiana Dode., Phellodendron amurense Rupr., Juglans mandshurica Maxim., Fraxinus mandshurica Rupr., Betula dahurica Pall., Picea koraiensis Nakai, Abies nephrolepis Maxim. and Larix olgeusis var. koreana Nakai decreased, however, Quercus mongolica Fisch., Betula costata Trautv., Acer mono Maxim., Tilia spp., Ulmus spp., Betula platyphylla Suk. and Fraxinus rhynchophylla increased. The frequency pattern of Populus davidiana , Betula platyphylla , Fraxinus rhynchophylla and Betula dahurica changed significantly. The dominance pattern of Populus davidiana , Tilia spp., Juglans mandshurica , Betula platyphylla , Betula dahurica and Abies nephrolepis changed significantly. The spatial correlation between Quercus mongolica and Betula dahurica , Betula costata and Picea spp., Betula costata and Abies nephrolepis , Picea spp. and Abies nephrolepis declined, however, the spatial correlation between Larix spp. and Betula platyphylla , Acer mono and Ulmus spp. increased.展开更多
Net photosynthesis ( P n ), transpiration ( E ), stomatal conductance ( g s) and water use efficiency (WUE) of more than 218 species belonging to two different reproductive functional types, i.e. clonal (115 ...Net photosynthesis ( P n ), transpiration ( E ), stomatal conductance ( g s) and water use efficiency (WUE) of more than 218 species belonging to two different reproductive functional types, i.e. clonal (115 species) and non_clonal species (103 species), along the 1 670 km Northeast China Transect (NECT) were analyzed. The results showed that P n and WUE appeared to be lower in the east and west ends of NECT, with peaks in the middle. Transpiration was found to be higher in the west end, where most temperate desert species were distributed. On the same site, most clonal species showed higher P n and related physiological variables than non_clonal species. For different growth forms over NECT, e.g. forest trees, shrubs and grasses, meadow steppe shrubs and grasses, typical steppe shrubs and grasses, the meadow steppe and typical steppe grasses, showed higher values of physiological variables than the forest or the desert species. But for the two reproductive plant functional types (PFTs), clonal species had higher physiological variables, with averages of 22%, 15%, 23% and 14% higher than the non_clonal ones for P n , E, g s, and WUE, respectively. Such differences indicated that clonal species might have advantages over non_clonal species in utilizing environmental resources such as light, CO 2, and especially water.展开更多
Plant life form diversity and its direct gradient analysis on a larger scale climate change gradient were tested, based on the data from Northeast China Transect platform. The results showed that the species numbers, ...Plant life form diversity and its direct gradient analysis on a larger scale climate change gradient were tested, based on the data from Northeast China Transect platform. The results showed that the species numbers, life form richness and life form diversity were relative higher at the eastern forests and the ecotone between typical vegetation, while those on the meadow grasslands and typical steppes were lower. Although plant life forms can reflect the climate variations, life form diversity is not consistent with the major global gradient along the NECT.展开更多
The distribution of C<sub>4</sub> plants and the C<sub>4</sub>/C<sub>3</sub> ratio along Northeast China transect （NECT） have been studied. A model to quantify their relation with...The distribution of C<sub>4</sub> plants and the C<sub>4</sub>/C<sub>3</sub> ratio along Northeast China transect （NECT） have been studied. A model to quantify their relation with environmental factors has been set up. The ratio of the number of C<sub>4</sub> plants to that of C<sub>3</sub> plants along NECT shows two low and two high trends from east to west, and their distribution is mainly decided by annual average temperature and precipitation.展开更多
Aims Monitoring and assessing diversity change at a large scale is important for any meaningful biodiversity conservation and management.Spatial analysis techniques can provide information about different aspects of d...Aims Monitoring and assessing diversity change at a large scale is important for any meaningful biodiversity conservation and management.Spatial analysis techniques can provide information about different aspects of diversity distribution including change.We applied some common spatial analysis methods and additive partitioning of species diversity in the Northeast China Transect as a case study to show how to characterize the distribution and change of tree diversity in this area from different perspectives.Methods The field data were collected from the permanent plots conducted every 4 km.The additive partitioning of species diversity was used to characterize the diversity of tree species at different scales.Moran’s I was used for identifying the spatial scale of autocorrelation,lacunarity was studied for diversity patch contagion and dispersion and spectral entropy was used for assessing the overall spatial distribution.Important findings Datacollectedfrom 1986 to 1994 indicate that the change of adiversity was not significant in the study area,but the change of b diversity was significant.The percentage of a diversity in total diversity(c)increased from 14.2 to 17.2%,and the percentage of b diversity decreased from 85.8 to 82.8%.For both a and b diversities,the scale of spatial autocorrelation decreased at the scale of 25–40 km and increased around 15–20 and 200 km.The lacunarity of a diversity decreased significantly and there wasasuddenchangeat the scale of 56–68km,butthelacunarity of b diversity increased across scales.The spectral entropy decreased slightlyina diversityandremainedsimilarforb diversity.Byusingspatial analysis,we can monitor the diversity change over a large area and also assess the effectiveness of the current conservation strategies.展开更多
文摘The 16 tree species on Northeast China Transect (NECT) were analyzed from the change of geographical distribution, frequency and dominance pattern and the spatial correlation at landscape scale in 1986 and 1994. Pinus koraiensis Sieb. et Zucc. and Fraxinus rhynchophylla Hemsl. had spread rapidly towards west and east, respectively. The frontier form of species had close relation with its movement. The patch size of Pinus koraiensis , Populus davidiana Dode., Phellodendron amurense Rupr., Juglans mandshurica Maxim., Fraxinus mandshurica Rupr., Betula dahurica Pall., Picea koraiensis Nakai, Abies nephrolepis Maxim. and Larix olgeusis var. koreana Nakai decreased, however, Quercus mongolica Fisch., Betula costata Trautv., Acer mono Maxim., Tilia spp., Ulmus spp., Betula platyphylla Suk. and Fraxinus rhynchophylla increased. The frequency pattern of Populus davidiana , Betula platyphylla , Fraxinus rhynchophylla and Betula dahurica changed significantly. The dominance pattern of Populus davidiana , Tilia spp., Juglans mandshurica , Betula platyphylla , Betula dahurica and Abies nephrolepis changed significantly. The spatial correlation between Quercus mongolica and Betula dahurica , Betula costata and Picea spp., Betula costata and Abies nephrolepis , Picea spp. and Abies nephrolepis declined, however, the spatial correlation between Larix spp. and Betula platyphylla , Acer mono and Ulmus spp. increased.
文摘Net photosynthesis ( P n ), transpiration ( E ), stomatal conductance ( g s) and water use efficiency (WUE) of more than 218 species belonging to two different reproductive functional types, i.e. clonal (115 species) and non_clonal species (103 species), along the 1 670 km Northeast China Transect (NECT) were analyzed. The results showed that P n and WUE appeared to be lower in the east and west ends of NECT, with peaks in the middle. Transpiration was found to be higher in the west end, where most temperate desert species were distributed. On the same site, most clonal species showed higher P n and related physiological variables than non_clonal species. For different growth forms over NECT, e.g. forest trees, shrubs and grasses, meadow steppe shrubs and grasses, typical steppe shrubs and grasses, the meadow steppe and typical steppe grasses, showed higher values of physiological variables than the forest or the desert species. But for the two reproductive plant functional types (PFTs), clonal species had higher physiological variables, with averages of 22%, 15%, 23% and 14% higher than the non_clonal ones for P n , E, g s, and WUE, respectively. Such differences indicated that clonal species might have advantages over non_clonal species in utilizing environmental resources such as light, CO 2, and especially water.
文摘Plant life form diversity and its direct gradient analysis on a larger scale climate change gradient were tested, based on the data from Northeast China Transect platform. The results showed that the species numbers, life form richness and life form diversity were relative higher at the eastern forests and the ecotone between typical vegetation, while those on the meadow grasslands and typical steppes were lower. Although plant life forms can reflect the climate variations, life form diversity is not consistent with the major global gradient along the NECT.
文摘The distribution of C<sub>4</sub> plants and the C<sub>4</sub>/C<sub>3</sub> ratio along Northeast China transect （NECT） have been studied. A model to quantify their relation with environmental factors has been set up. The ratio of the number of C<sub>4</sub> plants to that of C<sub>3</sub> plants along NECT shows two low and two high trends from east to west, and their distribution is mainly decided by annual average temperature and precipitation.
基金supported by the University of California Agricultural Experimental Station and School of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences in Alabama A&M University.
文摘Aims Monitoring and assessing diversity change at a large scale is important for any meaningful biodiversity conservation and management.Spatial analysis techniques can provide information about different aspects of diversity distribution including change.We applied some common spatial analysis methods and additive partitioning of species diversity in the Northeast China Transect as a case study to show how to characterize the distribution and change of tree diversity in this area from different perspectives.Methods The field data were collected from the permanent plots conducted every 4 km.The additive partitioning of species diversity was used to characterize the diversity of tree species at different scales.Moran’s I was used for identifying the spatial scale of autocorrelation,lacunarity was studied for diversity patch contagion and dispersion and spectral entropy was used for assessing the overall spatial distribution.Important findings Datacollectedfrom 1986 to 1994 indicate that the change of adiversity was not significant in the study area,but the change of b diversity was significant.The percentage of a diversity in total diversity(c)increased from 14.2 to 17.2%,and the percentage of b diversity decreased from 85.8 to 82.8%.For both a and b diversities,the scale of spatial autocorrelation decreased at the scale of 25–40 km and increased around 15–20 and 200 km.The lacunarity of a diversity decreased significantly and there wasasuddenchangeat the scale of 56–68km,butthelacunarity of b diversity increased across scales.The spectral entropy decreased slightlyina diversityandremainedsimilarforb diversity.Byusingspatial analysis,we can monitor the diversity change over a large area and also assess the effectiveness of the current conservation strategies.
