The present study was conducted in the alpine pastures of Tungnath （30° 14＇ N and 79° 13＇ E） to observe life-form and growth-form patterns of alpine plant species under grazed and ungrazed conditions and...The present study was conducted in the alpine pastures of Tungnath （30° 14＇ N and 79° 13＇ E） to observe life-form and growth-form patterns of alpine plant species under grazed and ungrazed conditions and to work out the plant life form spectrum. Species were categorized as plant habit, height and length of growth-cycle and life-form classes according to Raunkiaer＇s system. The results show that in total of 68 species at grazed site, hemicryptophytes （He） accounted for 50.00% species, followed by cryptophytes （26.47%）, chamaephytes （16.18%）, phanemphytes （4.41%） and therophytes （2.94%）. At the ungrazed site in 65 plant species, hemicryptophytes （He） accounted fo＇r 49.23% species, cryptophytes （26.15%）, chamaephytes （15.38%）, phanerophytes （6.15%） and ther6phytes （3.08 % species）. In general, hemicrptophyte are dominant^in both sites i.e. graged and ungrazed. Growth form categories were classified as forbs, shrubs, grasses and sedges＇and undershrubs, according to plant habit and height. On the basis of length of the growth cycle, species were categorized as plant species of short growth cycle, intermediate growth cycle and long growth cycle. The short forbs of plant habit and height, had the highest emergence, and grasses and sedges had the lowest emergence in representative species. Percentage of species with long growth cycle was highest in both sites.展开更多
According to the classification system of life\|form provided by Raunkiaer,the life\|forms of 290 vascular plants of 10 Quercus mongolica communities in north\|east China were analyzed.The results showed that the hemi...According to the classification system of life\|form provided by Raunkiaer,the life\|forms of 290 vascular plants of 10 Quercus mongolica communities in north\|east China were analyzed.The results showed that the hemicryptophytes were the dominant life\|forms,accounted for 32.4% of all the forest vascular plants,followed by geocryptophytes,accounted for 23.1%,mesophanerophytes and nanophanerophytes were about 14.6% and 13.9% separately.Altitude and latitude could affect the ratio of geocryptophytes.With the increasing of altitude and latitude,the ratio of geocryptophytes had a trend to develop.The regression analysis among geocryptophytes,hemicryptophytes,altitude and latitude were done.The water content in soil could affect the ratio of therophytes.The ratio of mesophanerophytes,nanophanerophytes,hemicryptophytes and chamaephytes didn’t change significantly with the increasing of altitude and latitude.展开更多
文摘The present study was conducted in the alpine pastures of Tungnath （30° 14＇ N and 79° 13＇ E） to observe life-form and growth-form patterns of alpine plant species under grazed and ungrazed conditions and to work out the plant life form spectrum. Species were categorized as plant habit, height and length of growth-cycle and life-form classes according to Raunkiaer＇s system. The results show that in total of 68 species at grazed site, hemicryptophytes （He） accounted for 50.00% species, followed by cryptophytes （26.47%）, chamaephytes （16.18%）, phanemphytes （4.41%） and therophytes （2.94%）. At the ungrazed site in 65 plant species, hemicryptophytes （He） accounted fo＇r 49.23% species, cryptophytes （26.15%）, chamaephytes （15.38%）, phanerophytes （6.15%） and ther6phytes （3.08 % species）. In general, hemicrptophyte are dominant^in both sites i.e. graged and ungrazed. Growth form categories were classified as forbs, shrubs, grasses and sedges＇and undershrubs, according to plant habit and height. On the basis of length of the growth cycle, species were categorized as plant species of short growth cycle, intermediate growth cycle and long growth cycle. The short forbs of plant habit and height, had the highest emergence, and grasses and sedges had the lowest emergence in representative species. Percentage of species with long growth cycle was highest in both sites.
文摘According to the classification system of life\|form provided by Raunkiaer,the life\|forms of 290 vascular plants of 10 Quercus mongolica communities in north\|east China were analyzed.The results showed that the hemicryptophytes were the dominant life\|forms,accounted for 32.4% of all the forest vascular plants,followed by geocryptophytes,accounted for 23.1%,mesophanerophytes and nanophanerophytes were about 14.6% and 13.9% separately.Altitude and latitude could affect the ratio of geocryptophytes.With the increasing of altitude and latitude,the ratio of geocryptophytes had a trend to develop.The regression analysis among geocryptophytes,hemicryptophytes,altitude and latitude were done.The water content in soil could affect the ratio of therophytes.The ratio of mesophanerophytes,nanophanerophytes,hemicryptophytes and chamaephytes didn’t change significantly with the increasing of altitude and latitude.
