The aboveground biomass allocation and water relations in alpine shrubs can provide useful information on analyzing their ecological and hydrological functions in alpine regions. The objectives of this study were to c...The aboveground biomass allocation and water relations in alpine shrubs can provide useful information on analyzing their ecological and hydrological functions in alpine regions. The objectives of this study were to compare the aboveground biomass allocation, water storage ratio and distribution between foliage/woody components,and to investigate factors affecting aboveground biomass allocation and water storage ratio in alpine willow shrubs in the Qilian Mountains, China. Three experimental sites were selected along distance gradients from the riverside in the Hulu watershed in the Qilian Mountains. The foliage, woody component biomass, and water allocation of Salix cupularis Rehd.and Salix oritrepha Schneid. shrubs were measured using the selective destructive method. The results indicated that the foliage component had higher relative water and biomass storage than the woody component in the upper part of the crown in individual shrubs. However, the woody component was the major biomass and water storage component in the whole shrub level for S. cupularis and S.oritrepha. Moreover, the foliage/woody component biomass ratio decreased from the top to the basal level of shrubs. The relative water storage allocation was significantly affected by species types, but was not affected by sites and interaction between species and sites. Meanwhile, relative water storage was affectedby sites as well as by interaction between sites and species type.展开更多
On the basis of the 1992-2003 flow of funds accounts for China released by the National Statistics Bureau, this article conducts a comparative analysis of the saving rates of the household, corporate and government se...On the basis of the 1992-2003 flow of funds accounts for China released by the National Statistics Bureau, this article conducts a comparative analysis of the saving rates of the household, corporate and government sectors from the perspective of income distribution and saving propensity. We found that although the household sector had the highest saving rate, it had actually trended downwards since 1992, as a result of falling labor compensation, property income and income from redistribution. Over this period, the corporate saving rate rose slowly, mainly because of a prolonged period of relatively low wage and interest costs rather than increased profitability. The government saving rate, which remained low in the last century, rose dramatically after 2000. The main reasons for this were the ever- increasing share of government disposable revenue in national income distribution via primary distribution and redistribution and the sector's increased saving propensity. Our policy recommendations suggest that in order to implement an economic development strategy centered on boosting domestic consumption, China should shift its economic focus to improving the income distribution structure and increasing household income. For this purpose, fiscal policies should be oriented toward increased public financing, public expenditure and social security expenditure and toward higher labor compensation based on increased productivity in the corporate sector. These aims should be taken as the objectives of national c regulation.展开更多
Ecosystem carbon allocation can indicate ecosystem carbon cycling visually through its quantification within different carbon pools and carbon exchange.Using the ecological inventory and eddy covariance measurement ap...Ecosystem carbon allocation can indicate ecosystem carbon cycling visually through its quantification within different carbon pools and carbon exchange.Using the ecological inventory and eddy covariance measurement applied to both a mature temperate mixed forest in Changbai Mountain (CBM)and a mature subtropical evergreen forest in Dinghu Mountain (DHM),we partitioned the ecosystem carbon pool and carbon exchange into different components,determined the allocation and analyzed relationships within those components.Generally, the total carbon stock of CBM was slightly higher than that of DHM due to a higher carbon stock in the arbor layer at CBM.It was interesting that the proportions of carbon stock in vegetation,soil and litter were similar for the two mature forests.The ratio of vegetation carbon pool to soil carbon stock was 1.5 at CBM and 1.3 at DHM.However, more carbon was allocated to the trunk and root from the vegetation carbon pool at CBM,while more carbon was allocated to foliage and branches at DHM.Moreover,77% of soil carbon storage was limited to the surface soil layer (0-20cm),while there was still plentiful carbon stored in the deeper soil layers at DHM.The root/shoot ratios were 0.30 and 0.25 for CBM and DHM,respectively.The rates of net ecosystem productivity (NPP)to gross ecosystem productivity (GPP)were 0.76 and 0.58,and the ratios of ecosystem respiration (Re)to GPP were 0.98and 0.87for CBM and DHM,respectively.The net ecosystem carbon exchange/productivity (NEP)was 0.24t C ha^-1 yr^-1 for CBM and 3.38t C ha^-1 yr^-1 for DHM.Due to the common seasonal and inter-annual variations of ecosystem carbon exchange resulting from the influence of environmental factors,it was necessary to use the long record dataset to evaluate the ecosystem sink capacity.展开更多
基金funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 91025011, 91125013)National Science Fund for the Excellent Youth Scholars of China (Grant No. 41222001)
文摘The aboveground biomass allocation and water relations in alpine shrubs can provide useful information on analyzing their ecological and hydrological functions in alpine regions. The objectives of this study were to compare the aboveground biomass allocation, water storage ratio and distribution between foliage/woody components,and to investigate factors affecting aboveground biomass allocation and water storage ratio in alpine willow shrubs in the Qilian Mountains, China. Three experimental sites were selected along distance gradients from the riverside in the Hulu watershed in the Qilian Mountains. The foliage, woody component biomass, and water allocation of Salix cupularis Rehd.and Salix oritrepha Schneid. shrubs were measured using the selective destructive method. The results indicated that the foliage component had higher relative water and biomass storage than the woody component in the upper part of the crown in individual shrubs. However, the woody component was the major biomass and water storage component in the whole shrub level for S. cupularis and S.oritrepha. Moreover, the foliage/woody component biomass ratio decreased from the top to the basal level of shrubs. The relative water storage allocation was significantly affected by species types, but was not affected by sites and interaction between species and sites. Meanwhile, relative water storage was affectedby sites as well as by interaction between sites and species type.
文摘On the basis of the 1992-2003 flow of funds accounts for China released by the National Statistics Bureau, this article conducts a comparative analysis of the saving rates of the household, corporate and government sectors from the perspective of income distribution and saving propensity. We found that although the household sector had the highest saving rate, it had actually trended downwards since 1992, as a result of falling labor compensation, property income and income from redistribution. Over this period, the corporate saving rate rose slowly, mainly because of a prolonged period of relatively low wage and interest costs rather than increased profitability. The government saving rate, which remained low in the last century, rose dramatically after 2000. The main reasons for this were the ever- increasing share of government disposable revenue in national income distribution via primary distribution and redistribution and the sector's increased saving propensity. Our policy recommendations suggest that in order to implement an economic development strategy centered on boosting domestic consumption, China should shift its economic focus to improving the income distribution structure and increasing household income. For this purpose, fiscal policies should be oriented toward increased public financing, public expenditure and social security expenditure and toward higher labor compensation based on increased productivity in the corporate sector. These aims should be taken as the objectives of national c regulation.
基金National Key Research and Development Program of China(2017YFC0503801,2016YFC0500202)National Natural Science Foundation of China(31570446)Science and Technology Service Network Initiative(KFJ-SW-STS-169)
文摘Ecosystem carbon allocation can indicate ecosystem carbon cycling visually through its quantification within different carbon pools and carbon exchange.Using the ecological inventory and eddy covariance measurement applied to both a mature temperate mixed forest in Changbai Mountain (CBM)and a mature subtropical evergreen forest in Dinghu Mountain (DHM),we partitioned the ecosystem carbon pool and carbon exchange into different components,determined the allocation and analyzed relationships within those components.Generally, the total carbon stock of CBM was slightly higher than that of DHM due to a higher carbon stock in the arbor layer at CBM.It was interesting that the proportions of carbon stock in vegetation,soil and litter were similar for the two mature forests.The ratio of vegetation carbon pool to soil carbon stock was 1.5 at CBM and 1.3 at DHM.However, more carbon was allocated to the trunk and root from the vegetation carbon pool at CBM,while more carbon was allocated to foliage and branches at DHM.Moreover,77% of soil carbon storage was limited to the surface soil layer (0-20cm),while there was still plentiful carbon stored in the deeper soil layers at DHM.The root/shoot ratios were 0.30 and 0.25 for CBM and DHM,respectively.The rates of net ecosystem productivity (NPP)to gross ecosystem productivity (GPP)were 0.76 and 0.58,and the ratios of ecosystem respiration (Re)to GPP were 0.98and 0.87for CBM and DHM,respectively.The net ecosystem carbon exchange/productivity (NEP)was 0.24t C ha^-1 yr^-1 for CBM and 3.38t C ha^-1 yr^-1 for DHM.Due to the common seasonal and inter-annual variations of ecosystem carbon exchange resulting from the influence of environmental factors,it was necessary to use the long record dataset to evaluate the ecosystem sink capacity.