Diversity, density and species composition of naturally regenerated woody plants under Eucalyptus grandis plantation and the adjacent natural forest were investigated and compared. Twenty plots, with an area of 20 m &...Diversity, density and species composition of naturally regenerated woody plants under Eucalyptus grandis plantation and the adjacent natural forest were investigated and compared. Twenty plots, with an area of 20 m × 20 m for each, were established in both of E. grand& plantation and adjacent natural forest, independently. In each plot, species name, abundance, diameter and height were recorded. Numbers of seedling were collected in five sub-plots (4 m2) within each major plot. A total of 46 species in the plantation, and 52 species in the natural forest, which belongs to 36 families were recorded. The diversity of species (H') is 2.19 in the plantation and 2.74 in the natural forest. The density of understory woody plant was 3842 stems/ha in the plantation and 4122 stems/ha in the natural forest. The densities of seedlings in the natural forest and the plantation were 8101 stems/ha and 4151 stems/ha, respectively. High similarity of woody species composition was found between the natural forest and the plantation. The E. grand& plantation was found favoring the regeneration and growth of Millitiaferruginia and Coffea arabica in a much better way than other underneath woody species.展开更多
By comparing and analyzing the growth period,agronomic traits and yield results of the four exotic soybean varieties planted in Hengyang from 2017 to 2018,it is concluded that the growth period of the four varieties i...By comparing and analyzing the growth period,agronomic traits and yield results of the four exotic soybean varieties planted in Hengyang from 2017 to 2018,it is concluded that the growth period of the four varieties in Hengyang is 92.5~95.5 d which belong to mid-mature varieties and is not much different from the original places’growth period.The yield and agronomic traits of Gandou 10 is the highest among the four varieties.The average yield of Gandou 10 is 2833.5 kg/hm2 with an increase of 10.7%compared to the local main variety Xiangchundou 24,and an increase of 9.6%compared to the original place Nanchang,Jiangxi Province.The number of effective pods per plant,grain number per plant,grain weight per plant,and 100-grain weight of Gandou 10 are higher than that of Nanchang,Jiangxi Province.展开更多
While recent studies have shown the importance of intraspecific trait variation in the processes of community assembly,we still know little about the contributions of intraspecific trait variability to ecosystem funct...While recent studies have shown the importance of intraspecific trait variation in the processes of community assembly,we still know little about the contributions of intraspecific trait variability to ecosystem functions.Here,we conducted a functional group removal experiment in an alpine meadow in Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau over 4 years to investigate the relative importance of inter-and intraspecific variability in plant height for productivity.We split total variability in plant height within each of 75 manipulated communities into interspecific variability(TV_(inter))and intraspecific variability within a community(ITV_(within)).Community-weighted mean height among communities was decomposed into fixed community-weighted mean(CWM_(fixed))and intraspecific variability among communities(ITV_(among)).We constructed a series of generalized additive mixed models and piecewise structural equation modeling to determine how trait variability(i.e.TV_(inter),ITV_(within),CWM_(fixed) and ITV_(among))indirectly mediated the changes in productivity in response to functional group removal.Community productivity was not only affected directly by treatment manipulations,but also increased with both inter-and intraspecific variability(i.e.CWM_(fixed) and ITV_(among))in plant height indirectly.This suggests that both the‘selection effect’and a‘shade-avoidance syndrome’can incur higher CWM_(fixed) and ITV_(among),and may simultaneously operate to regulate productivity.Our findings provide new evidence that,besides interspecific variability,intraspecific trait variability in plant height also plays a role in maintaining net primary productivity.展开更多
基金provided by the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA)
文摘Diversity, density and species composition of naturally regenerated woody plants under Eucalyptus grandis plantation and the adjacent natural forest were investigated and compared. Twenty plots, with an area of 20 m × 20 m for each, were established in both of E. grand& plantation and adjacent natural forest, independently. In each plot, species name, abundance, diameter and height were recorded. Numbers of seedling were collected in five sub-plots (4 m2) within each major plot. A total of 46 species in the plantation, and 52 species in the natural forest, which belongs to 36 families were recorded. The diversity of species (H') is 2.19 in the plantation and 2.74 in the natural forest. The density of understory woody plant was 3842 stems/ha in the plantation and 4122 stems/ha in the natural forest. The densities of seedlings in the natural forest and the plantation were 8101 stems/ha and 4151 stems/ha, respectively. High similarity of woody species composition was found between the natural forest and the plantation. The E. grand& plantation was found favoring the regeneration and growth of Millitiaferruginia and Coffea arabica in a much better way than other underneath woody species.
文摘By comparing and analyzing the growth period,agronomic traits and yield results of the four exotic soybean varieties planted in Hengyang from 2017 to 2018,it is concluded that the growth period of the four varieties in Hengyang is 92.5~95.5 d which belong to mid-mature varieties and is not much different from the original places’growth period.The yield and agronomic traits of Gandou 10 is the highest among the four varieties.The average yield of Gandou 10 is 2833.5 kg/hm2 with an increase of 10.7%compared to the local main variety Xiangchundou 24,and an increase of 9.6%compared to the original place Nanchang,Jiangxi Province.The number of effective pods per plant,grain number per plant,grain weight per plant,and 100-grain weight of Gandou 10 are higher than that of Nanchang,Jiangxi Province.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(31770518,31830009)Hainan University(RZ2000009932)to Shurong Zhou,Anhui Agricultural University(rc522108)and a China Scholarship Council scholarship to Li Zhang.
文摘While recent studies have shown the importance of intraspecific trait variation in the processes of community assembly,we still know little about the contributions of intraspecific trait variability to ecosystem functions.Here,we conducted a functional group removal experiment in an alpine meadow in Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau over 4 years to investigate the relative importance of inter-and intraspecific variability in plant height for productivity.We split total variability in plant height within each of 75 manipulated communities into interspecific variability(TV_(inter))and intraspecific variability within a community(ITV_(within)).Community-weighted mean height among communities was decomposed into fixed community-weighted mean(CWM_(fixed))and intraspecific variability among communities(ITV_(among)).We constructed a series of generalized additive mixed models and piecewise structural equation modeling to determine how trait variability(i.e.TV_(inter),ITV_(within),CWM_(fixed) and ITV_(among))indirectly mediated the changes in productivity in response to functional group removal.Community productivity was not only affected directly by treatment manipulations,but also increased with both inter-and intraspecific variability(i.e.CWM_(fixed) and ITV_(among))in plant height indirectly.This suggests that both the‘selection effect’and a‘shade-avoidance syndrome’can incur higher CWM_(fixed) and ITV_(among),and may simultaneously operate to regulate productivity.Our findings provide new evidence that,besides interspecific variability,intraspecific trait variability in plant height also plays a role in maintaining net primary productivity.