为了研究在干旱半干旱地区植物叶片是否能利用发生频率较高而又无法被植物根系吸收利用的小量级降雨,以宁夏中部干旱半干旱地区50种植物为研究对象,测定叶片的单位面积吸水量(leaf water uptake content,LWUC)、含水量增加率(percentage...为了研究在干旱半干旱地区植物叶片是否能利用发生频率较高而又无法被植物根系吸收利用的小量级降雨,以宁夏中部干旱半干旱地区50种植物为研究对象,测定叶片的单位面积吸水量(leaf water uptake content,LWUC)、含水量增加率(percentage increase in leaf water content,RW)、水分饱和亏(leaf water saturation deficit,WSD)、叶绿素含量(chlorophyll content,ChlC)、比叶面积(specific leaf area,SLA)和叶片干物质含量(leaf dry material content,LDMC),分析植物各叶片性状的分布规律及其相互间的关系,并比较不同功能群植物叶片吸水性状的变异特征.模拟结果表明:叶片可以吸收水分,具有利用小量级降水的能力;与其他区域的研究结果相比,研究区50种植物叶片性状值偏小,说明该区域植物能较好地适应贫瘠的环境;叶片性状存在较大的种间差异;不同叶片质地植物的LWUC、RW存在差异,肉质多汁和叶片退化显著高于草质、革质、膜质和纸质者(P<0.05),与WSD相比差异无统计学意义(P>0.05);不同植物生活型相比,地下芽植物的LWUC、RW和WSD均显著高于地上芽植物(P<0.05);不同植物生长型物种的LWUC和RW存在显著差异,半灌木植物的LWUC和RW显著高于乔木/小乔木和1年生/2年生草本(P<0.05),而与WSD相比差异无统计学意义(P>0.05);且不同叶面性状植物的LWUC和RW也有所不同,周身覆毛大于双面覆毛(P>0.05)、单面覆毛(P<0.05)和背被白粉(P<0.05),而与WSD相比差异无统计学意义(P>0.05).总之,叶片吸水对于干旱半干旱地区植物最大限度地利用有限的水资源具有重要的意义.展开更多
For sustainable water resource management,it is important to determine the relationship between streamfl ow and other variables that infl uence availability of water resources.However,many catchments do not have suffi...For sustainable water resource management,it is important to determine the relationship between streamfl ow and other variables that infl uence availability of water resources.However,many catchments do not have suffi cient data to allow for a more detailed study of these relationships.We faced a similar challenge in the Chengcun Basin(limited historical data: from 1986–1999); and therefore we used a new approach to overcome this.We found that,using nonparametric trend methods in conjunction with the climate elasticity analyses and the 2D visualization of hydrologic data,it is possible to assess the relationships between streamfl ow and other hydro-climatic variables.In the past,streamfl ow trends in the basin were more correlated with precipitation than with potential evapotranspiration(PET).In addition,there is a gradual shift in the hydrological regime of the catchment,which may affect the occurrence of available water resources and activities that depend on them.In addition,based on our climate sensitivity analyses,the streamfl ow is dependent and more sensitive to variations in precipitation than to PET(δQ=0.79δP+0.42δE; precipitation elasticity,ε P=1.32; PET elasticity,ε E=-2.10).Therefore pending more detailed studies,the use of our approach will provide a rapid means to assess the variation of water resources(streamfl ow)in a watershed.In the future,we hope to carry out related research in other watersheds and also perform a more detailed studies to improve upon the results of this study.展开更多
文摘为了研究在干旱半干旱地区植物叶片是否能利用发生频率较高而又无法被植物根系吸收利用的小量级降雨,以宁夏中部干旱半干旱地区50种植物为研究对象,测定叶片的单位面积吸水量(leaf water uptake content,LWUC)、含水量增加率(percentage increase in leaf water content,RW)、水分饱和亏(leaf water saturation deficit,WSD)、叶绿素含量(chlorophyll content,ChlC)、比叶面积(specific leaf area,SLA)和叶片干物质含量(leaf dry material content,LDMC),分析植物各叶片性状的分布规律及其相互间的关系,并比较不同功能群植物叶片吸水性状的变异特征.模拟结果表明:叶片可以吸收水分,具有利用小量级降水的能力;与其他区域的研究结果相比,研究区50种植物叶片性状值偏小,说明该区域植物能较好地适应贫瘠的环境;叶片性状存在较大的种间差异;不同叶片质地植物的LWUC、RW存在差异,肉质多汁和叶片退化显著高于草质、革质、膜质和纸质者(P<0.05),与WSD相比差异无统计学意义(P>0.05);不同植物生活型相比,地下芽植物的LWUC、RW和WSD均显著高于地上芽植物(P<0.05);不同植物生长型物种的LWUC和RW存在显著差异,半灌木植物的LWUC和RW显著高于乔木/小乔木和1年生/2年生草本(P<0.05),而与WSD相比差异无统计学意义(P>0.05);且不同叶面性状植物的LWUC和RW也有所不同,周身覆毛大于双面覆毛(P>0.05)、单面覆毛(P<0.05)和背被白粉(P<0.05),而与WSD相比差异无统计学意义(P>0.05).总之,叶片吸水对于干旱半干旱地区植物最大限度地利用有限的水资源具有重要的意义.
基金Supported by the Hohai University Scholarship Schemethe National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.41130639,51179045,41101017,412010208)the Innovation Program for Graduates in Jiangsu Province,China(No.CXZZ13_02)
文摘For sustainable water resource management,it is important to determine the relationship between streamfl ow and other variables that infl uence availability of water resources.However,many catchments do not have suffi cient data to allow for a more detailed study of these relationships.We faced a similar challenge in the Chengcun Basin(limited historical data: from 1986–1999); and therefore we used a new approach to overcome this.We found that,using nonparametric trend methods in conjunction with the climate elasticity analyses and the 2D visualization of hydrologic data,it is possible to assess the relationships between streamfl ow and other hydro-climatic variables.In the past,streamfl ow trends in the basin were more correlated with precipitation than with potential evapotranspiration(PET).In addition,there is a gradual shift in the hydrological regime of the catchment,which may affect the occurrence of available water resources and activities that depend on them.In addition,based on our climate sensitivity analyses,the streamfl ow is dependent and more sensitive to variations in precipitation than to PET(δQ=0.79δP+0.42δE; precipitation elasticity,ε P=1.32; PET elasticity,ε E=-2.10).Therefore pending more detailed studies,the use of our approach will provide a rapid means to assess the variation of water resources(streamfl ow)in a watershed.In the future,we hope to carry out related research in other watersheds and also perform a more detailed studies to improve upon the results of this study.