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This study was conducted in the Swedish sub-Arctic, near Abisko, in order to assess the direction and scale of possible vegetation
changes in the alpine–birch forest ecotone. We have re-surveyed shrub, tree and vegetation data at 549 plots grouped into
61 clusters. The plots were originally surveyed in 1997 and re-surveyed in 2010. Our study is unique for the area as we have
quantitatively estimated a 19% increase in tree biomass mainly within the existing birch forest. We also found significant
increases in the cover of two vegetation types—“birch forest-heath with mosses” and “meadow with low herbs”, while the cover
of snowbed vegetation decreased significantly. The vegetation changes might be caused by climate, herbivory and past human
impact but irrespective of the causes, the observed transition of the vegetation will have substantial effects on the mountain
ecosystems. 相似文献
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Models to Assess the Risk of Snow and Wind Damage in Pine, Spruce, and Birch Forests in Sweden 总被引:2,自引:0,他引:2
3 are damaged annually by snow and wind, roughly corresponding to a value of US$150 million, and in Europe, the damage amounts
to hundreds of millions of US dollars each year. To help to reduce these losses, tools for risk assessment within forest management
have been developed. Predictions were developed of the risk of damage from snow and wind to Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.), Norway spruce [Picea abies (L.) Karst.] and Birch (Betula spp. L.) plots using tree, stand, and site characteristics. The data were obtained from 6756 permanent sample plots within
the Swedish National Forest Inventory, which were inventoried twice at five-year intervals between 1983 and 1992. Input data
for model development used measurements from the first inventory of tree characteristics for the largest sample tree, stand,
and site data, and records of snow and wind damage from the second inventory. Models were developed for three different regions
for pine- and spruce-dominated sites, while models for the whole country were developed for birch sites. In general the estimated
proportion of damaged plots was highly overestimated (31.7%–56.2%), compared with the observed proportion of 3.4%–11.9%. The
models for Norway spruce comprising tree, stand, and site data show the best predictability of damaged plots, with 60.6%–67.6%
of plots correctly classified. It is concluded that the models developed can be used to detect sites with a high probability
of damage from snow and wind, and thus be used as tools to reduce future damage and costs in practical forestry. 相似文献
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Summary. The effects of artificially added flavonoid aglycones to birch leaf surfaces on the larval performance of six species of leaf-chewing
sawflies were investigated. Significantly negative effects of increased contents of both total flavonoid and individually
fed flavonoid compounds were found for the larval performance of certain mid to late and late, but not early season, sawfly
species. Species-specific variations in the quantity of faecal flavonoid glycosides, which were examined to investigate whether
effective glycosylation of foliar flavonoid aglycones in larvae correlated with varying tolerance to these compounds, also
yielded significant species-specific differences between early and late season species. The results suggest seasonal adaptations
in host plant use by sawflies feeding on mountain birch, such that phenologically earlier species are better adapted to coping
with leaf surface flavonoid aglycones, which occur in the highest concentrations in young leaves. 相似文献
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冀北山地山杨桦木林生态系统水化学特征研究 总被引:4,自引:0,他引:4
降水是森林生态系统的一个主要的养分输入源,观测并分析降水化学对于准确地估算森林生态系统养分循环的养分元素浓度与量显得极为重要。对冀北山地山杨桦木林穿透雨、树干茎流和枯透水中的Ca、Fe、K、Mg、Mn、Zn共6种养分元素进行了测定。结果表明:(1)大气降水经过林冠层后其水化学特征明显发生了变化,化学元素含量均有不同程度增加,化学元素含量排序为Ca〉K〉Mg〉Fe〉Mn〉Zn,其中Mn元素的增长倍数最多。树干径流各项指标均增长很多,化学元素含量排序为K〉Ca〉Mg〉Fe〉Mn〉Zn。枯落物水中K和Ca元素浓度增加最大。(2)大气降雨中Zn的变异系数最大,达2.853;K和Ca元素的变异系数最小,为0.158、0.163。穿透雨、树干茎流和枯透水中最大变异系数分别为Mn元素0.717、Zn元素为1.588、Fe元素为0.553。(3)经过淋洗后水样中各元素的浓度均有所增加,穿透水、树干径流和枯透水中K、Ca增加较多,Fe、Zn的淋溶量较少。 相似文献
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Joseph N.T. Darbah Thomas D. Sharkey David F. Karnosky 《Environmental pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987)》2010,158(4):1008-1014
The effect of high temperature on photosynthesis of isoprene-emitting (aspen) and non-isoprene-emitting (birch) trees were measured under elevated CO2 and ambient conditions. Aspen trees tolerated heat better than birch trees and elevated CO2 protected photosynthesis of both species against moderate heat stress. Elevated CO2 increased carboxylation capacity, photosynthetic electron transport capacity, and triose phosphate use in both birch and aspen trees. High temperature (36-39 °C) decreased all of these parameters in birch regardless of CO2 treatment, but only photosynthetic electron transport and triose phosphate use at ambient CO2 were reduced in aspen. Among the two aspen clones tested, 271 showed higher thermotolerance than 42E possibly because of the higher isoprene-emission, especially under elevated CO2. Our results indicate that isoprene-emitting trees may have a competitive advantage over non-isoprene emitting ones as temperatures rise, indicating that biological diversity may be affected in some ecosystems because of heat tolerance mechanisms. 相似文献
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Tervahauta AI Fortelius C Tuomainen M Akerman ML Rantalainen K Sipilä T Lehesranta SJ Koistinen KM Kärenlampi S Yrjälä K 《Environmental pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987)》2009,157(1):341-346
Two birch clones originating from metal-contaminated sites were exposed for 3 months to soils (sand-peat ratio 1:1 or 4:1) spiked with a mixture of polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs; anthracene, fluoranthene, phenanthrene, pyrene). PAH degradation differed between the two birch clones and also by the soil type. The statistically most significant elimination (p ≤ 0.01), i.e. 88% of total PAHs, was observed in the more sandy soil planted with birch, the clearest positive effect being found with Betula pubescens clone on phenanthrene. PAHs and soil composition had rather small effects on birch protein complement. Three proteins with clonal differences were identified: ferritin-like protein, auxin-induced protein and peroxidase. Differences in planted and non-planted soils were detected in bacterial communities by 16S rRNA T-RFLP, and the overall bacterial community structures were diverse. Even though both represent complex systems, trees and rhizoidal microbes in combination can provide interesting possibilities for bioremediation of PAH-polluted soils. 相似文献
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At the mid-twentieth century the pace of the transformation of the Swedish forest increased. New methods; large-scale clearcutting, mechanization of logging and planting of seedlings were developed. Chemicals were used to control insects and unwanted tree species. The aims of this study were to elucidate the timing, chain of events and the spatial extent of the large-scale spraying of phenoxy acids in Swedish forests and the drivers for this practice. More than 700 000 hectares of productive forest land was sprayed and the main driving force was a strong will to transform the forest into high-yield coniferous forest plantations. We conclude that; (1) the use of herbicides in forestry in Sweden was done on a very large scale in the period 1948–1984, (2) the ecosystem legacy of herbicide spraying must be investigated and (3) a homogenous cadre of like-minded professionals working across commercial companies, state agencies and universities is dangerous.Supplementary InformationThe online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s13280-021-01660-5. 相似文献
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