In this paper,the quantitative relationship between the wild fruit communities and direct environmental factors is discussed on the basis of detailed data on landscape scale habitats obtained through field vegetation ...In this paper,the quantitative relationship between the wild fruit communities and direct environmental factors is discussed on the basis of detailed data on landscape scale habitats obtained through field vegetation investigation.The results from TWINSPAN and DCCA showed that:1) In the distribution sections of the wild fruit forest in the Keguqin Mountain region,the basic patterns characteristic of the different habitats are due to topographic factors,nutrients and moisture conditions;2) The elevation affected the most basic differentiation of plant communities in the study area,indicating that the elevation condition was the most important factor restricting the distribution of the wild fruit communities in the study area;3) The close relationship between the moisture content in the upper soil layer and the elevation reflected the influence of moisture conditions on both wild fruit and herb-layer communities;4) Nutrient differences not only indicated that the habitat conditions were different in themselves but also showed that the present nutrient conditions of the habitats were seriously affected by human activities.In summary,under complicated mountainous topographic conditions,the habitat conditions for the communities differed very significantly,and the combination of elevation,soil moisture content,total nitrogen,slope aspect,and pH value influenced and controlled the formation of community distribution patterns in the study area.展开更多
Many studies have observed that leaf wax δDn-alkane values differed significantly between woods and grasses in modern plants, with grasses D-depleted by 40 %0-70 ‰. The reasons for the differences in leaf wax δDn-a...Many studies have observed that leaf wax δDn-alkane values differed significantly between woods and grasses in modern plants, with grasses D-depleted by 40 %0-70 ‰. The reasons for the differences in leaf wax δDn-alkane values between woods and grasses, however, remain unclear. In this study, we measured the δD values of soil water （δDsw）, leaf water （δDlw）, and leaf wax n-alkane （δDn-alkane） for woods and grasses. We found no significant differences in the δD values of soil water （P = 0.82） and leaf water （P= 0.74） between the two life forms of plants. Therefore, the differences in leaf wax δDn-alkane values between woods and grasses may correlate with inherent properties of different plant life forms, such as leaf structures, biosynthetic processes, and leaf morphologies. Moreover, it is also possible that soil water with different 6Dsw at different depths utilized by woods and grasses may be responsible for some of the differences in leaf wax δDn-alkane values between the two life forms of plants, if woods mainly use soil water from the 〉100 cm depth, whereas grasses mainly use soil water from the 〈100 cm depth. The results of this work allow us to better understand the leaf wax δDn-alkane values of different plant life forms in a region.展开更多
基金National Technology Support Program (Grant Nos. 2007BAC17B06,2007BAC16B06,2006BAD26B0901)National Natural Science Foundation(Grant Nos. 31060062,110140101)
文摘In this paper,the quantitative relationship between the wild fruit communities and direct environmental factors is discussed on the basis of detailed data on landscape scale habitats obtained through field vegetation investigation.The results from TWINSPAN and DCCA showed that:1) In the distribution sections of the wild fruit forest in the Keguqin Mountain region,the basic patterns characteristic of the different habitats are due to topographic factors,nutrients and moisture conditions;2) The elevation affected the most basic differentiation of plant communities in the study area,indicating that the elevation condition was the most important factor restricting the distribution of the wild fruit communities in the study area;3) The close relationship between the moisture content in the upper soil layer and the elevation reflected the influence of moisture conditions on both wild fruit and herb-layer communities;4) Nutrient differences not only indicated that the habitat conditions were different in themselves but also showed that the present nutrient conditions of the habitats were seriously affected by human activities.In summary,under complicated mountainous topographic conditions,the habitat conditions for the communities differed very significantly,and the combination of elevation,soil moisture content,total nitrogen,slope aspect,and pH value influenced and controlled the formation of community distribution patterns in the study area.
文摘Many studies have observed that leaf wax δDn-alkane values differed significantly between woods and grasses in modern plants, with grasses D-depleted by 40 %0-70 ‰. The reasons for the differences in leaf wax δDn-alkane values between woods and grasses, however, remain unclear. In this study, we measured the δD values of soil water （δDsw）, leaf water （δDlw）, and leaf wax n-alkane （δDn-alkane） for woods and grasses. We found no significant differences in the δD values of soil water （P = 0.82） and leaf water （P= 0.74） between the two life forms of plants. Therefore, the differences in leaf wax δDn-alkane values between woods and grasses may correlate with inherent properties of different plant life forms, such as leaf structures, biosynthetic processes, and leaf morphologies. Moreover, it is also possible that soil water with different 6Dsw at different depths utilized by woods and grasses may be responsible for some of the differences in leaf wax δDn-alkane values between the two life forms of plants, if woods mainly use soil water from the 〉100 cm depth, whereas grasses mainly use soil water from the 〈100 cm depth. The results of this work allow us to better understand the leaf wax δDn-alkane values of different plant life forms in a region.
