北部湾不同龄期无瓣海桑植株根系时空分布特征

无瓣海桑(Sonneratia apetala Buch.Ham)是中国沿海地区常用的红树林造林树种。然而,目前对其根系的空间分布特征仍知之甚少,以下基础性问题仍急待回答:无瓣海桑地表根系和地下根系的空间分布特征如何?这些特征随林龄如何变化?这些根系空间分布特征能为理解无瓣海桑促淤保滩、防风消浪等功能提供哪些启示?选择北部湾13 a、8 a、5 a、3 a 4种龄期的无瓣海桑人工纯林,采用地表根系网格法和壕沟挖掘法,调查了4种林龄下无瓣海桑的水平根系分布幅度、根系深度、地表根密度、高度与基径、地下根系的垂直分布,研究了无瓣海桑植株根系空间分布特征及随树龄的变化规律。研究结果表明:(1)无瓣海桑植株地表根系水平分布范围随树龄增加而不断扩大,13 a、8 a、5 a、3 a无瓣海桑植株地表根系水平分布范围分别是79.20、45.80、18.40、14.64 m,分别是其冠幅的14.46、8.90、5.62、5.52倍;(2)4种林龄的无瓣海桑植株地表呼吸根系的密度、高度、基径在水平方向上由冠幅向外逐渐减小;(3)无瓣海桑植株地下垂直根系分布的深度十分有限,13 a与8 a无瓣海桑根系垂直分布深度为0~60 cm,5 a和3 a为0~40 cm;另外0~20 cm土壤深度为根系主要分布深度,13 a、8 a、5 a、3 a无瓣海桑在0~20 cm分别分布着79.3%、87.6%、93.0%、94.1%的根系。研究结果不仅有助于加强对无瓣海桑根系时空分布特性的理解,而且能从根系角度为进一步理解无瓣海桑促淤保滩、防风消浪等功能提供新解释。     

无瓣海桑和互花米草群落土壤化感作用比较

为揭示不同植物群落土壤在无瓣海桑(Sonneratia apetala)控制互花米草(Spartina alterniflora)中的作用,利用化感生物测定的方法,选用黑麦草(Lolium perenne)为受体,对比分析红树林无瓣海桑群落、互花米草群落以及无瓣海桑+互花米草群落土壤水提液的化感作用大小。结果表明3,种植物群落土壤水提液对黑麦草具有化感作用,无瓣海桑群落土壤和无瓣海桑+互花米草群落土壤水提液对黑麦草根长和苗高的影响表现出低促高抑的现象;ρ为0.25 g·mL-1的土壤水提液对黑麦草种子发芽和幼苗生长影响不大,1.0 g·mL-1土壤水提液对黑麦草根长和苗高产生显著影响,加入活性碳之后能减弱水提液的化感作用。ρ为0.25或0.5 g·mL-1条件下3,种土壤浸提液对黑麦草发芽率的影响无显著差异;ρ为1.0 g·mL-1的3种水提液都显著抑制黑麦草根长,而无瓣海桑群落土壤水提液表现出更强的化感作用,ρ为1.0 g·mL-1的土壤水提液显著抑制黑麦草苗高,无瓣海桑群落土壤对苗高的抑制作用显著强于互花米草群落土壤(P<0.01)。以黑麦草为受体,无瓣海桑群落土壤化感作用强于互花米草群落土壤,通过根系分...     

酸雨对外来植物入侵的影响

酸雨和外来种入侵都是全球关注的问题。结合外来入侵植物的生态适应特性以及酸雨的危害特征,系统分析了酸雨对外来植物入侵产生的影响。酸雨对外来植物入侵的影响是复杂多样的。酸雨导致群落冠层稀疏,群落透光率增加,加之氮沉降后土壤、水体氮素的增加,有利于生长力强的外来喜阳植物入侵;酸雨加速土壤酸化,促使基本离子淋失以及A1毒等危害植物的生长发育,植物的内源激素以及化感作用发生改变,适应力和耐受力强的外来植物在与本地植物竞争中处于相对优势而成为入侵种;酸雨以及外来植物入侵改变了土壤微生物群落结构,影响本地植物的生长而促使外来植物的入侵。     

南沙湿地公园红树林物种多样性与空间分布格局

红树林是海岸的特有植被类型,研究其物种多样性与空间分布,对红树林的恢复与保护具有重要意义。本文以南沙湿地公园红树林为典型案例,采用遥感影像解译和样方调查的方法,对红树林物种多样性、群落特征与空间分布格局进行研究。结果表明:(1)南沙湿地公园红树林物种多样性指数高于其他与之纬度相近的红树林群落;(2)以无瓣海桑Sonneratia apetala Buch-Ham.、桐花树Aegiceras corniculatum(L.)Blanco.、黄槿Hibiscus tiliaceus L.和芦苇Phragmites australis(Cav.)Trin.ex Steud.为优势种;(3)主要的群落类型为无瓣海桑群落、黄槿群落和芦苇群落等3种,总面积百分比达86.72%,无瓣海桑群落和黄槿群落面积占比分别为41.13%和36.44%,成为红树林的绝对优势群落;(4)红树林群落在空间上呈聚集态分布,聚集度最高的是无瓣海桑群落,其次是黄槿群落,面积占比最低的是木榄群落;(5)引进种无瓣海桑,发展态势好,抑制了乡土种红树植物生长。建议扩种白骨壤Avicennia marina(Forsk.)Vierh.、桐花树和秋茄Kandelia candel(L.)Druce.,扩大其斑块面积,以提升乡土红树植物群落的稳定性,达到有效保护红树林的目的。     

广东省雷州附城主要红树林群落碳储量及其影响因子

红树林生态系统具有碳储量高、碳汇潜力强的特点,选择碳密度高的红树林树种和最佳的碳汇环境有利于实现碳储量的最大化。以广东省雷州半岛附城沿海红树林为研究对象,通过比较不同林龄、不同潮位、不同树种栽种模式红树林群落碳储量,深入研究不同生物因素和环境因素对红树林碳储量的影响。该研究中,红树林碳储量包括植物碳储量和土壤碳储量两部分,植物碳储量通过地上植物、地下植物和凋落物的生物量的测定进行计算,通过测定土壤有机碳来计算土壤碳储量。结果表明,红树林群落碳储量一般具有随树龄增加而持续增大的趋势,主要原因为土壤碳储量不断增加。高潮位红树林碳储量高于低潮位的,潮位因素与树种因素对碳储量的影响具有交互作用,潮位因素对不同树种的影响程度不同。在研究区域内,20年生各群落碳储量排序为:无瓣海桑(S.apetala)-桐花树(A.corniculatum)桐花树(A.corniculatum)+秋茄(K.obovata)无瓣海桑(S.apetala)桐花树(A.corniculatum)无瓣海桑(S.apetala)-白骨壤(A.marina)秋茄(K.obovata)白骨壤(A.marina),碳储量分别为305.52、236.26、178.15、172.96、145.99、136.98、97.42 t·hm~(-2)。本研究可为合理制定红树林碳汇造林方案提供科学依据。     

外来物种风险评估指标体系和评估方法

外来物种风险评估是防止外来物种入侵的最有效手段之一。在识别外来物种风险基础上,遵循重要性、系统性、实用性和灵活性原则,建立了由目标层、准则层、指标层和指标层参数构成的外来物种风险评估指标体系。提出了指标量化、权重设置、综合模型建立和风险等级划分的方法。     

我国土壤环境的风险评估技术分析与展望

随着我国工业化、城镇化及农业高度集约化的快速发展,耕地和场地土壤复合污染问题日益突出,土壤污染的风险日趋显现.本文在总结国内外土壤污染健康风险评估技术发展历程的基础上,探讨我国国内建设用地健康风险评估技术导则的异同点,分析目前国内外有关土壤环境风险评估技术研究的热点与不足,重点介绍了蒸气入侵模型的发展、土壤中有机污染物和重金属健康风险评估方面的研究工作.最后,本文提出根据场地利用场景并结合考虑生物可给性的模型校正开展精细化的土壤环境人体健康风险评估,同时也要加强土壤环境的生态风险评估以及地质高背景区的风险管控.本文为未来场地土壤环境的分级分类管理提供了前瞻性建议.     

不同国家基于生态风险的土壤筛选值研究及启示

本文介绍了土壤生态筛选值的定义以及国外一些国家在污染土壤生态风险评估领域的相关土壤筛选值。由于地理生态、社会文化、行政法规以及标准制定的科学基础等差异使各国基于生态风险的土壤筛选值的制定方法各有特色,导致各国基于生态风险的土壤筛选值名称和筛选值之间存在较大差异。我国的生态风险评价研究起步较晚,目前还没有国家权威机构发布的诸如土壤生态筛选值、生态风险评价技术导则等文件。本文就目前国外一些权威机构推出的并得到广泛认可的相关标准、方法做简要介绍,就国际上不同国家的土壤生态筛选值的制定方法、理论体系、使用策略等进行详细描述,为我国制定相关筛选值的方法体系提供参考,旨在推动我国基于生态风险的污染土壤筛选值的建立和生态风险评估研究。     

外来鱼类入侵风险评估体系及方法

根据中国外来鱼类的入侵现状,分析了建立外来鱼类入侵风险评估体系的蕈要性、必要性和应用前景.在现状调查、文献分析和专家咨询的基础上,构建了一套包含5个一级指标、12个二级指标、44个三级指标的可定量化的外来鱼类入侵风险评估指标体系,确定了各指标权重,并举例说明了该评估体系的应用.     

杂草五爪金龙对入侵地植物群落和土壤肥力的影响

五爪金龙（Ipomoeacairica）是粤东地区入侵性极强的外来杂草。在野外调查的基础上,选取5个被五爪金龙种群重度入侵地作为样地,并以5个相邻的无五爪金龙和其他外来植物入侵的地段作为对照,采用样方法对样地内的植物进行群落学调查并计算多样性指数,采集样地内的土壤样品进行土壤酶活性与理化指标测定,探讨五爪金龙入侵地生态因子间的相互作用关系,评价五爪金龙入侵对入侵地生态系统的影响。结果表明,与未入侵对照样地比较,五爪金龙入侵导致入侵地植物丰富度和多样性显著或极显著下降（P〈0．05或P〈0．01）,对本土植物的排斥效应明显;除森林公园样地外,其余样地与土壤肥力密切相关的土壤蔗糖酶、脲酶、磷酸酶及硝酸还原酶4种酶活性均明显升高,增幅为26．91％～55．52％;五爪金龙种群的入侵明显提高了其入侵地土壤全氮、碱解氮、全钾及有效钾含量,降低了全磷、有效磷及有机质含量,且与对照样地间差异均达显著或极显著水平（P〈0．05或P〈0．01）。推测五爪金龙可能通过改变其入侵地的植物群落结构,改善土壤酶活性及养分水平,从而形成对自身生长发育和种群扩张有利的微生态环境。     

互花米草防治研究进展

互花米草因其在全球范围内日渐增长的负面影响而受到了极大的关注。对互花米草的入侵性以及防治与控制方面的研究已经成为近年来的一大热点,但始终没有找到彻底有效地控制互花米草扩散的途径。文章对互花米草自身的生物学特性所引起的入侵性以及其目前在世界范围内所带来的危害性进行了概述,从物理法、化学法、生物防治法等方面总结了国内外已有的关于互花米草防治技术的研究,对近期防治研究新成果——特别是利用无瓣海桑对互花米草进行植物替代的方法进行了介绍。进一步提出了现有技术的不足之处,并对如何加强防治互花米草的研究提出了一些建议。     

苏北潮滩群落交错带互花米草斑块与土著种竞争关系研究

选取盐城滨海湿地典型滩地（互花米草与碱蓬交错区、碱蓬滩）互花米草斑块,研究互花米草和本地种的生长特征、斑块微生境变化和互花米草与本地种的相对竞争力。结果表明：①和本地土著种碱蓬Suaeda salsa、芦苇Phragmites australis相比,入侵种互花米草Spartina alterniflora能更有效地改善微生境,其发达根系能够提高土壤含水量,互花米草的耐盐特性和泌盐作用能够使得互花米草在高盐度环境中生存,并有效的降低土壤盐度;②在互花米草与碱蓬交错区,从互花米草斑块边缘到中心,碱蓬的长势显著变弱,互花米草的长势显著增强,互花米草与碱蓬的相对竞争力为1.94±0.94,互花米草的竞争能力明显强于碱蓬;③在碱蓬滩,从互花米草斑块边缘到中心,碱蓬、芦苇的长势显著变弱,互花米草的长势显著增强,互花米草与碱蓬的相对竞争力为0.87±0.30,互花米草与碱蓬之间的竞争相对平衡;④因此,互花米草可能通过种间竞争不断侵蚀碱蓬生境,从而取代当地土著植被碱蓬和芦苇。     

异质环境下入侵植物薇甘菊的适应性与繁殖特性

薇甘菊（Mikaniamicrantha H.B.Kunth）为世界上最具有入侵性和危害性的外来入侵物种之一,对其控制与管理已成为长期以来世界性难题。了解入侵植物薇甘菊在异质环境下的适应性与繁殖特性对安全有效预警、监测和防治该入侵物种具有重要意义。本文于薇甘菊盛花期,根据薇甘菊入侵生境的光照条件、群落结构和生长方式差异,在薇甘菊常见的4种入侵生境（林地、荒地、农田和和河边）选取10个样地,调查研究了不同生境条件下薇甘菊的开花结实和繁殖分配,并运用植物叶片功能性状的研究方法研究了不同生境条件下薇甘菊的比叶面积（SLA）、叶干物质比例（LMF）和茎干物质比例（SMF）的3种叶片功能性状。研究结果表明,生境条件对薇甘菊的开花结实和繁殖分配具有显著影响。其中抛荒农田（样地Ⅷ）和河流边缘（样地Ⅸ和Ⅹ）薇甘菊的总花数、种子量、生殖枝茎生物量分配和花生物量分配均显著大于其他生境,显示在有利于其生长的条件下,薇甘菊种群倾向于有性繁殖;而在不利于薇甘菊生长的低光照林地（样地Ⅰ）和种间竞争强的农田红薯地（样地Ⅵ）生境条件下,薇甘菊的总花数和种子量明显小于其他生境,但营养枝叶生物量分配显著大于其他样地,而茎生物量分配值则处于中间值,表明在不利于其生长的生境条件下,薇甘菊通过提高营养枝茎的生物量分配和叶的生物量分配来适应,其种群则更倾向于克隆繁殖。通过分析不同生境条件下薇甘菊的叶片功能性状,结果表明,在不利于薇甘菊生长的低光照林地（样地Ⅰ）和种间竞争强的农田红薯地（样地Ⅵ）生境条件下,薇甘菊的叶面积和茎干物质比例（SMF）显著小于其他样地,且彼此差异不显著;但比叶面积（SLA）和叶干物质比例（LMF）则显著大于其他样地,显示薇甘?     

Factors Associated with Alien Plants Transitioning from Casual, to Naturalized, to Invasive

Abstract:  To explain current plant invasions, or predict future ones, more knowledge on which factors increase the probability of alien species becoming naturalized and subsequently invasive is needed. We created a database of the alien plants in seminatural habitats in Ireland that included data on taxonomy, invasive status, invasion history, distribution, and biological and ecological plant characteristics. We used information from this database to determine the importance of these factors in increasing the ability of species to become naturalized and invasive. More specifically, we used two multiple logistic regressions to identify factors that distinguish naturalized from casual alien plant species and invasive from noninvasive, naturalized alien species. Clonal growth, moisture-indicator value, nitrogen-indicator value, native range, and date of first record affected (in order of decreasing importance) the probability of naturalization. Factors that distinguished invasive from noninvasive species were ornamental introduction, hermaphrodite flowers, pollination mode, being invasive elsewhere, onset of flowering season, moisture-indicator value, native range, and date of first record. Incorporation of phylogenetic information had little influence on the results, suggesting that the capacity of alien species to naturalize and become invasive evolved largely independently in several phylogenetic lineages. Whereas some of the variables were important for both transitions, others were only important for naturalization or for invasion. This emphasizes the importance of studying different stages of the invasion process when looking for mechanisms of becoming a successful invasive plant, instead of simply comparing invasive with noninvasive alien species. Our results also suggest that a combination of species traits and other variables is likely to produce the most accurate prediction of invasions.     

Interactions between mangroves and exotic Spartina in an anthropogenically disturbed estuary in southern China

Cordgrass (Spartina alterniflora) was introduced to China in 1979 from the United States for reducing coastal erosion. It grows vigorously in China and has spread over much of the Chinese coast, from Leizhou Peninsula to Liaoning, a range of more than 19 degrees of latitude. On the southern coast of China, S. alterniflora has invaded mangrove-dominated habitats during the last two decades, but little is known about interactions between native mangroves and invasive S. alterniflora. We studied the distribution and competitive interactions between native mangroves and S. alterniflora in the Zhangjiang Estuary at four tidal sites along a salinity gradient: oligohaline upstream, mesohaline, polyhaline, and euhaline downstream. S. alterniflora occurred at all four sites, and several mangrove species occurred at all but the downstream euhaline site. S. alterniflora has invaded the estuary widely and has spread to the lower tidal margins of mangroves. It has not invaded mangrove areas with a closed canopy but has established in the mangrove zone where the canopy was opened by human disturbance. Ramets of S. alterniflora transplanted into the understory of mangrove stands with closed canopies died within 10 weeks, but 37.5% survived and grew well on open mud flats. S. alterniflora had virtually no competitive effect on mangrove seedlings planted at the upstream oligohaline site. However, S. alterniflora competitively reduced biomass of mangrove seedlings to 33% over a period of 14 weeks at the mesohaline and polyhaline sites where human disturbance has opened the mangrove canopy. In contrast, S. alterniflora marginally facilitated growth and survival of experimental seedlings at the downstream euhaline site. In China, mangroves occur along the coastline south of Whenzhou, but they have been severely disturbed and removed widely, mainly by mariculture activities. Natural vegetation patterns and our experimental results suggest that, without intervention, S. alterniflora could gradually replace these mangroves in mid-salinity regions of Chinese estuaries.     

Geographic variation in resource dominance-discovery in Brazilian ant communities

A predictive framework for the ecology of species invasions requires that we learn what limits successful invaders in their native range. The red imported fire ant (Solenopsis invicta) is invasive in the United States, Puerto Rico, Australia, New Zealand, and China. Solenopsis invicta appears to be a superior competitor in its introduced range, where it can cause the local extirpation of native species, but little is known about its competitive ability in its native range in South America. Here we examine the competitive ability of S. invicta for food resources in three widely separated Brazilian ant communities. Each of these communities contains 20-40 ant species, 8-10 of which were common and frequently interacted with S. invicta. S. invicta at all three sites was attacked by several species-specific phorid parasitoids, and at one site, two other species were attacked by their own specialized parasitoids. We examined interactions in these local communities for evidence that trade-offs among ant species between resource dominance and resource discovery, and between resource dominance and parasitoid vulnerability facilitate local coexistence. The trade-off between resource dominance and resource discovery was strong and significant only at Santa Genebra, where parasitoids had no effect on the outcome of confrontations at resources. At Bonito, parasitoids significantly reduced the ability of S. invicta, which was the top-ranked behavioral dominant, from defending and usurping food resources from subordinate species. In the Pantanal, S. invicta ranked behind three other ant species in a linear hierarchy of behavioral dominance, and lost the majority of its interactions with a fourth more subordinate species, Paratrechina fulva, another invasive species. Parasitoids of S. invicta were uncommon in the Pantanal, and did not affect its low position in the hierarchy relative to the other two sites. Parasitoids, however, did affect the ability of Linepithema angulatum, the top-ranked behavioral dominant in this community, from defending and usurping resources from behavioral subordinates. These results indicate that both interspecific competition and trait-mediated indirect effects of phorid parasitoids affect the ecological success of the red imported fire ant in its native range, but that the relative importance of these factors varies geographically.     

飞机草的繁殖能力与种子的萌发特性

飞机草（Chromolaena odorata）是一种入侵性极强的外来杂草,现正在我国南部地区迅速传播,其繁殖特性与种子萌发对环境条件的适应能力是成功入侵扩散的前提。采用野外调查与室内试验相结合的方法,研究了飞机草的繁殖能力与种子的萌发特性。结果表明,飞机草能够进行无性繁殖,但其有性生殖能力更强,成熟植株的种子生产量高,种子质量轻,并且具有冠毛等附属结构。环境因子能够影响飞机草种子的萌发,其萌发的最适温度约为28℃,萌发过程中不需要特别的养分供应,并且能够忍耐一定程度的干旱胁迫。酸性环境能够促进飞机草种子的萌发,但当pH降至2.0时,其发芽率显著降低。掩埋处理能够抑制飞机草种子的萌发,当埋藏深度达3.0 cm时,所有的种子均不能正常萌发与出苗。     

上海崇明东滩互花米草种子产量与活性对刈割的响应

有性繁殖与种子扩散是互花米草（Spartina alterniflora）侵入新生境的重要途径,抑制有性繁殖是有效控制互花米草进一步扩散与二次入侵的关键。文章研究了刈割对互花米草种子产量及其活性的影响,结果表明：四月（生长初期）1次刈割在一定程度上促进了互花米草的有性繁殖,其每穗种子数（481.3粒）、种子平均生活力（36.7%）与对照每穗种子数（425.5粒）和种子平均生活力（41.3%）间不存在显著差异,表现出超量补偿现象。四月和七月（扬花期）2次刈割与扬花期1次刈割能有效抑制互花米草的有性繁殖,其种子的生产量（每穗种子数分别为186.3和173.6粒）与活性（分别为18.0%和17.3%）较对照显著降低,表现出不足补偿现象。四月和七月2次刈割与七月扬花期1次刈割对互花米草有性繁殖的控制效果较好。在互花米草管理与控制实践中,扬花期刈割是有效控制互花米草有性繁殖与扩散的重要途径。     

Predicting the economic impact of an invasive species on an ecosystem service.

Quantifying the impact of alien invasive species on ecosystem services is an essential step in developing effective practices and policy for invasive species management. Here we develop a stochastic bioeconomic model that enables the economic impact of an invasive pest to be estimated before its arrival, based on relatively poorly specified ecological and economic parameters. We developed the model by using a hypothetical invasion of the varroa bee mite (Varroa destructor) into Australia and the negative flow-on effects that it would have on pollination by reducing honey bee populations, giving rise to a loss of pollination services, reduced crop yields, and additional production costs. If the mite were to continue to be prevented from entering the country over the next 30 years, we estimate that the economic costs avoided would be U.S. $16.4-38.8 million (Aus $21.3-50.5 million) per year. We suggest that current invasion response funding arrangements in Australia, which do not acknowledge these avoided damages, require amendment.