The seedling population structure of Pteleopsis suberosa and their regeneration mechanisms were investigated in four roadside environments （graded, adjacent, intermediate and ungraded areas） along paved and unpaved ...The seedling population structure of Pteleopsis suberosa and their regeneration mechanisms were investigated in four roadside environments （graded, adjacent, intermediate and ungraded areas） along paved and unpaved roads in West Africa. A total of 203 quadrats of 2 m × 5 m in size were surveyed and placed along transects parallel to the roads. Within each quadrat, the total number of seedlings and the number of living shoots per seedling base were recorded. Regeneration mechanisms were determined by assessing basal and aerial sprouts and excavating the root systems below ground level. The results show that the total seedling density and the densities of single- and multi-stemmed individuals varied significantly （p 〈 0.05） among the four roadside environments. However, all seedlings were produced asexually; root suckers were predominant （98%） compared to water sprout （1%） and coppices （less than 1%）. This study demonstrates that an intermediate level of soil disturbance from grading along paved and unpaved roads may stimulate P. suberosa regeneration by root suck- ering. Road type （paved and unpaved） did not affect seedling density, but was a highly significant variable in relation to the coppicing ability of P. suberosa populations in roadside sites. In conclusion, P. suberosa is a disturbance-tolerant species which can proliferate mainly by root suckering after roadwork disturbance.展开更多
文摘【目的】揭示中国沙棘根蘖能力及非结构性碳水化合物(NSC)积累特征对平茬高度的响应规律,确定最有利于根蘖及NSC积累潜力发挥的平茬高度,探讨根蘖能力调控的NSC积累与分配策略。【方法】以15 a中国沙棘人工林为研究对象,设置不平茬(对照)和平茬高度0,10,20 cm 3个处理,采用回归分析探究根蘖能力(根蘖植株数量和生长量、根系延伸能力和分枝强度)、各构件(叶片、枝条、树干、伐桩、垂直根、水平根)非结构性碳水化合物的积累能力(含量、储量)和分配格局与平茬高度的关系,采用相关性分析和通径分析探究非结构性碳水化合物积累能力与根蘖能力的因果关系及其作用途径。【结果】①随着平茬高度的增大,中国沙棘根蘖能力和NSC积累能力先升后降,最有利于根蘖能力和NSC积累潜力发挥的适宜平茬高度为10~13 cm。②平茬后,中国沙棘各个构件NSC含量以及叶片、垂直根、水平根NSC储量与其分配比例大多大于或显著大于对照。③中国沙棘根蘖能力与NSC积累能力呈正相关,根蘖植株数量、生长量与根系延伸能力、分枝强度呈正相关。其中,树干和水平根的NSC储量对根蘖植株数量起主导作用,叶片和垂直根的NSC储量对根蘖植株生长量起主导作用。【结论】中国沙棘通过NSC含量、储量及其分配格局调节对平茬高度做出响应,从而决定根蘖潜力的发挥程度。由于NSC积累能力随沙棘平茬高度的增大先升后降,因此根蘖能力亦呈先升后降趋势。在此调节过程中,沙棘叶片、水平根、垂直根NSC积累能力与分配比例的提高对其根蘖潜力发挥起着关键作用。
基金Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida).
文摘The seedling population structure of Pteleopsis suberosa and their regeneration mechanisms were investigated in four roadside environments （graded, adjacent, intermediate and ungraded areas） along paved and unpaved roads in West Africa. A total of 203 quadrats of 2 m × 5 m in size were surveyed and placed along transects parallel to the roads. Within each quadrat, the total number of seedlings and the number of living shoots per seedling base were recorded. Regeneration mechanisms were determined by assessing basal and aerial sprouts and excavating the root systems below ground level. The results show that the total seedling density and the densities of single- and multi-stemmed individuals varied significantly （p 〈 0.05） among the four roadside environments. However, all seedlings were produced asexually; root suckers were predominant （98%） compared to water sprout （1%） and coppices （less than 1%）. This study demonstrates that an intermediate level of soil disturbance from grading along paved and unpaved roads may stimulate P. suberosa regeneration by root suck- ering. Road type （paved and unpaved） did not affect seedling density, but was a highly significant variable in relation to the coppicing ability of P. suberosa populations in roadside sites. In conclusion, P. suberosa is a disturbance-tolerant species which can proliferate mainly by root suckering after roadwork disturbance.
