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The quantification of carbon storage in vegetation biomass is a crucial factor in the estimation and mitigation of CO2 emissions. Globally, arid and semi-arid regions are considered an important carbon sink. However, they have received limited attention and, therefore, it should be a priority to develop tools to quantify biomass at the local and regional scales. Individual plant variables, such as stem diameter and crown area, were reported to be good predictors of individual plant weight. Stand-level variables, such as plant cover and mean height, are also easy-to-measure estimators of above-ground biomass (AGB) in dry regions. In this study, we estimated the AGB in semi-arid woody vegetation in Northeast Patagonia, Argentina. We evaluated whether the AGB at the stand level can be estimated based on plant cover and to what extent the estimation accuracy can be improved by the inclusion of other field-measured structure variables. We also evaluated whether remote sensing technologies can be used to reliably estimate and map the regional mean biomass. For this purpose, we analyzed the relationships between field-measured woody vegetation structure variables and AGB as well as LANDSAT TM-derived variables. We obtained a model-based ratio estimate of regional mean AGB and its standard error. Total plant cover allowed us to obtain a reliable estimation of local AGB, and no better fit was attained by the inclusion of other structure variables. The stand-level plant cover ranged between 18.7% and 95.2% and AGB between about 2.0 and 70.8 Mg/hm2. AGB based on total plant cover was well estimated from LANDSAT TM bands 2 and 3, which facilitated a model-based ratio estimate of the regional mean AGB (approximately 12.0 Mg/hm2) and its sampling error (about 30.0%). The mean AGB of woody vegetation can greatly contribute to carbon storage in semi-arid lands. Thus, plant cover estimation by remote sensing images could be used to obtain regional estimates and map biomass, as well as to assess and monitor the impact of land-use change on the carbon balance, for arid and semi-arid regions.  相似文献   

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A combination of dune-scale observation to distinguish psammophyte distribution, field experiments to determine gradients of soil moisture and physicochemical properties, and controlled quantitative manipulation for psammophytes water use traits was employed to study an arid desert margin area in China. This study aims to: (1) interpret the survival mechanisms of plants in arid desert ecosystems, especially for pioneer species; (2) interpret the links among distribution pattern, stress-gradients, and water use traits; (3) discuss the mechanisms and probable succession processes under natural fixation for artificial ecosystem rehabilitation; and (4) discuss the possibility of recognizing quantified water use traits as a predictor to compare the variations in adaptability among different species. We classified seven psammophytes into three major types in terms of water use: prodigal, moderate, and frugal plants. Results showed that vegetation cover of all the dominant species, including shrubs and herbs, was negatively correlated with diurnal transpiration at rhizosphere moisture (P < 0.01, R2 = 0.94). Herbaceous pioneer species (e.g., Agriophyllum squarrosum) survive harsh environments (shifting, hot and arid surface of dunes) by prodigal water use (high transpiration rate), low species cover, and fast production (high water use efficiency, which peaks at low soil moisture). By contrast, intrusive species (e.g., Eragrostis poaeoides) behaved as frugal plants to survive drought, thereby maintaining high vegetation cover and biomass, as well as soil water equilibration.  相似文献   

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In the alpine region of the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau four indigenous perennial grass species Bromus inermis (BI), Elymus sibiricus (ES), Elymus nutans (EN) and Agropyron cristatum (AC) were cultivated as three mixtures with different compositions and seeding rates, BI + EN, BI + ES + AC and BI + ES + EN + AC. From 1998 to 2001 there were three different weeding treatments: never weeded (CK); weeded on three occasions in the first year (1-y) and weeded on three occasions in both the first and second year (2-y) and their effect of grass combination and interactions on sward productivity and persistence was measured. Intense competitive interference by weedy annuals reduced dry matter (DM) yield of the swards. Grass combination significantly affected sward DM yields, leaf area index (LAI) and foliar canopy cover and also species composition DM and LAI, and species plant cover. Interaction between weeding treatments and grass combination was significant for sward DM yield, LAI and canopy cover, but not on species composition for DM, LAI or species plant cover. Grass mixture BI + ES + EN + AC gave the highest sward DM yield and LAI for both weeding and non-weeding treatments. Species ES and EN were competitively superior to the others. Annual weedy forbs must be controlled to obtain productive and stable mixtures of perennial grasses, and germination/emergence is the most important time for removal. Weeding three times (late May, late June and mid-July) in the establishment year is enough to maintain the production and persistence of perennial grass mixtures in the following growing seasons. Extra weeding three times in the second growing year makes only a slight improvement in productivity.  相似文献   

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In this paper, we attempted to determine the most stable or unstable regions of vegetation cover in Mongolia and their spatio-temporal dynamics using Terra/MODIS Normalized Difference Vegetation Index(NDVI) dataset, which had a 250-m spatial resolution and comprised 6 periods of 16-day composited temporal resolution data(from 10 June to 13 September) for summer seasons from 2000 to 2012. We also used precipitation data as well as biomass data from 12 meteorological stations located in 4 largest natural zones of Mongolia. Our study showed that taiga and forest steppe zones had relatively stable vegetation cover because of forest characteristics and relatively high precipitation. The highest coefficient of variation(CV) of vegetation cover occurred frequently in the steppe and desert steppe zones, mainly depending on variation of precipitation. Our results showed that spatial and temporal variability in vegetation cover(NDVI or plant biomass) of Mongolia was highly dependent on the amount, distribution and CV of precipitation. This suggests that the lowest inter-annual CV of NDVI can occur during wet periods of growing season or in high precipitation regions, while the highest inter-annual CV of NDVI can occur during dry periods and in low precipitation regions. Although the desert zone received less precipitation than other natural zones of the country, it had relatively low variation compared to the steppe and desert steppe, which could be attributed to the very sparse vegetation in the desert.  相似文献   

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受全球变化及人类利用方式强度影响,草地灌丛化已成为干旱半干旱地区草原生态系统最为突出问题之一。准确掌握大尺度草地灌丛化信息,对草地可持续利用管理及气候变化响应分析具有重要的意义。极化合成孔径雷达在地表粗糙度、灌木生物量等估算上已经展现出了一定潜力,其与多光谱光学影像的结合从理论上来说具备开展草原灌丛化监测的可能,然而目前严重缺乏这方面的研究。本研究选择锡林郭勒草原为研究区,以欧空局Sentinel-1与Sentinel-2时间序列影像及地面草原灌丛化样地观测数据为数据源,通过相关性分析及随机森林等模型方法,开展了锡林郭勒草原的灌丛覆盖度估算研究。研究结果表明:(1)光学数据与草地总覆盖度显著相关,但对草地灌丛化特性不敏感,相对来说3月份的红边植被指数与6月份的光学植被指数与灌丛覆盖度相关性略高。(2)极化合成孔径雷达数据对于灌丛覆盖度有较强敏感性(VH极化好于VV极化),且高相关性贯穿了整个生长期,其中6月份的VH极化数据与灌丛覆盖度相关性可达0.64。(3)联合光学与雷达数据的随机森林模型可以实现较高精度草地灌丛覆盖度估算(R2=0.76,RMSE=0.05),其中雷达数据Sentinel-1的贡献度为71.54%,光学数据Sentinel-2的贡献度为28.47%。  相似文献   

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The study of the heterogeneity of soil enzyme activities at different sampling locations in canopy gaps will help understand the influence mechanism of canopy gaps on soil ecological processes. In this paper, we analyzed the spatiotemporal variation of soil enzyme activities and soil physicochemical properties at different sampling locations (closed canopy, expanded edge, canopy edge, gap center) in different sampling time (December, February, April, June, August, and October) on the northern slope of the Tianshan Mountains, Northwest China. The results showed that soil catalase, cellulase, sucrase, and acid phosphatase activities were relatively high from June to October and low from December to April, and most of soil enzyme activities were higher at closed canopy than at gap center. Soil urease activity was high during December-February. The soil temperature reached the highest value during June-August and was relatively high at gap center in October, December, and February. Soil water content was significantly higher in December and April than in other months. Soil bulk density was higher at gap center than at closed canopy in December. Soil pH and soil electrical conductivity in most months were higher at closed canopy than at gap center. Soil organic carbon, soil total nitrogen, and soil total phosphorus were generally higher at gap center than at closed canopy. Furthermore, sampling time played a leading role in the dynamic change of soil enzyme activity. The key factors affecting soil enzyme activity were soil temperature and soil water content, which were governed by canopy gaps. These results provide important support for further understanding the influence mechanism of forest ecosystem management and conservation on the Tianshan Mountains.  相似文献   

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红砂(Reaumuria soongorica)是我国北方温带荒漠的主要先锋植物,也是一种潜力巨大的水土保持和荒山绿化物种,但是该乡土物种是否具有保育植物的特征,目前尚未有这方面的研究。文中通过研究生长于半干旱区的荒漠植物红砂群落不同分布格局和群落特征,分析红砂盖度变化对群落多样性的影响,探究保育效应的发生条件及其对群落物种多样性影响机理。研究结果表明:群落的植物物种多样性随着红砂植被盖度和地上生物量增大而逐渐增大,然而,当红砂总盖度超过48.73%(地上生物量为35.62g/m2)时,虽植被盖度和地上生物量继续增大,目标物种碱蓬(Suaeda glauca),蓍状亚菊(Ajania achilleoides)多度明显增加,但植物物种多样性并没有显著的变化。这些说明在干旱区,当红砂的盖度增加到一定程度之后,才能通过冠层遮阴产生保育效应。因此,在植被稀疏、物种多样性较低的干旱地区,可以充分利用红砂物种的保育效应,促进和加快植被自然恢复进程,调控物种多样性和群落结构。  相似文献   

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为了探索干旱胁迫下不同抗旱性油菜品种的地上、地下部生长特征与抗旱性的关系，通过土柱栽培试验，对油菜品种DR1、DR2和DR3在不同水分处理条件下不同土层根量、地上部生物量、冠层覆盖面积及抗旱性之间的关系进行研究。结果表明：3个品种在水分胁迫和正常供水条件下产量和根系生物量在品种间均达到显著性差异，3个品种的抗旱能力大小依次为：DR1>DR3>DR2；不同水分处理下油菜的根系主要分布于0~30 cm土层，占根系总量的70%以上；在干旱胁迫下，3个品种DR1、DR2和DR3的总根量分别减少了22.53%、24.17%和24.53%，但仍表现出抗旱性强的品种DR1的根系总量最大,达到12.07 g，其次为品种DR3和DR2；在大于30cm的土层中，DR1的根系量占到总根量的31.5%，这表明根系垂直分布量的多少对抗旱性的影响较大，同时植株冠层面积、总生物量、根系干重与抗旱性的直接通径系数分别为0.5861、0.4514、0.5715，说明除了根系外，大的冠层面积可减少地表蒸发有利于作物抗旱。  相似文献   

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为研究内蒙古典型草原不同放牧强度植被反射光谱与植被参数和蝗虫密度的关系,使用地物波谱仪于2015年和2016年对5个放牧梯度,共20hm~2样地进行调查研究。结果表明,不同放牧强度植被地上总生物量与归一化植被指数(NDVI)关系为y=0.034 8+0.002 9x(R~2=0.645 5,P=0.000 2),蝗虫密度与NDVI线性关系为y=0.067+0.013x(R~2=0.415,P=0.006)。对其进行冗余分析(RDA)发现,植被地上总生物量、植物高度、糙隐子草生物量是蝗虫数量和NDVI变化的主要影响因子,其中植被地上总生物量是显著性影响因子(P=0.001)。在不同放牧强度下蝗虫密度与草地NDVI显著相关(P0.05),随NDVI增大而增多。本文研究结果为进一步开展放牧区蝗灾遥感监测和科学合理地利用草地资源奠定了基础。  相似文献   

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采用美国ASD公司Fieldspec3光谱仪,在内蒙古呼伦贝尔草原区进行了高光谱遥感地面观测与地上干物质量测定,并获取与试验同期的Terra/MODIS遥感数据。运用回归分析方法,构建实测归一化植被指数(ASD NDVI)与地上干物质量(ANPP)之间的地面光谱模型,分析ASD NDVI与Modis NDVI相关关系,建立基于Modis NDVI预测地上干物质量的Modis光谱模型。研究表明:呼伦贝尔草原的区域最优地面光谱模型为指数函数(n=49,R2=0.7496,P<0.001),ASD NDVI与Modis NDVI为线性相关关系(n=49,R2=0.7939,P<0.001),所建立Modis光谱模型的标准误差SE=62g/m2,平均预测精度为68.86%,该模型为呼伦贝尔草原区区域产草量测定提供了新方法。  相似文献   

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Snowfall is one of the dominant water resources in the mountainous regions and is closely related to the development of the local ecosystem and economy. Snowfall predication plays a critical role in understanding hydrological processes and forecasting natural disasters in the Tianshan Mountains, where meteorological stations are limited. Based on climatic, geographical and topographic variables at 27 meteorological stations during the cold season(October to April) from 1980 to 2015 in the Tianshan Mountains located in Xinjiang of Northwest China, we explored the potential influence of these variables on snowfall and predicted snowfall using two methods: multiple linear regression(MLR) model(a conventional measuring method) and random forest(RF) model(a non-parametric and non-linear machine learning algorithm). We identified the primary influencing factors of snowfall by ranking the importance of eight selected predictor variables based on the relative contribution of each variable in the two models. Model simulations were compared using different performance indices and the results showed that the RF model performed better than the MLR model, with a much higher R~2 value(R~2=0.74; R~2, coefficient of determination) and a lower bias error(RSR=0.51; RSR, the ratio of root mean square error to standard deviation of observed dataset). This indicates that the non-linear trend is more applicable for explaining the relationship between the selected predictor variables and snowfall. Relative humidity, temperature and longitude were identified as three of the most important variables influencing snowfall and snowfall prediction in both models, while elevation, aspect and latitude were of secondary importance, followed by slope and wind speed. These results will be beneficial to understand hydrological modeling and improve management and prediction of water resources in the Tianshan Mountains.  相似文献   

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In arid and semi-arid lands using industrial wastewater for irrigating tree plantations offers a great opportunity to fulfill the purpose of Clean Development Mechanism by sequestering carbon in living tissues as well as in soil. Selection of tree for plantation has a great effect on the goal achievements, especially when the managers deal with afforestation projects rather than reforestation projects. The objective of this study was to quantify the above- and below-ground biomass accumulation and carbon storages of the 17-year-old monoculture plantations of mulberry(Morus alba L.), black locust(Robinia pseudoacacia L.), Eldar pine(Pinus eldarica Medw.) and Arizona cypress(Cupressus arizonica Greene) planted in central Iran. To assess the potential carbon storage, we destructively measured individual above- and below-ground tree biomass and developed and scaled models at stand level. Furthermore, carbon content at three soil depths(0–15, 15–30, 30–45 cm), the litter and the understory were assessed in sample plots. The results showed that the total amount of carbon stored by Eldar pine(36.8 Mg/hm2) was higher than those stored by the trees in the other three plantations, which were 23.7, 10.0, and 9.6 Mg/hm2 for Arizona cypress, mulberry and black locust plantations, respectively. For all the species, the above-ground biomass accumulations were higher than those of the below-ground. The root mass fractions of the deciduous were larger than those of the coniferous. Accordingly, the results indicate that the potential carbon storages of the coniferous were higher than those of the deciduous in arid regions.  相似文献   

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Very little research has been done on weed seedbank communities in the northern Great Plains region of the USA. The objectives of this study were to evaluate the effects of management systems on the weed seed banks and to assess the relationship between the weed seed banks and the above-ground weed communities. The seed banks were sampled along a range of areas of above-ground weed diversity in organic and conventional spring wheat production fields near Big Sandy, Montana, over 2 years. Eight 1 m × 0.33 m areas were selected in each field to encompass a wide range of above-ground weed diversity and soil cores were taken in each area to a depth of 20 cm and split in half at 10 cm. The number of seeds recovered from the top 10 cm of soil and the 10–20 cm depth were significantly affected by the sampling year and an interaction between the cropping system and the sampling year. The year was the only significant predictor affecting the weed seedbank diversity at both depths. A significant interaction between the management system and the year observed at the 10–20 cm sampling depth reflected the higher rate of decrease in diversity occurring between 2005 and 2006 in the conventionally managed fields compared with the organic fields. A multivariate ordination indicated that, although the year played a significant role in determining the weed seedbank communities, the management system had a role only during 2006. We failed to detect strong correlations between the above-ground and underground weed communities. The results of this study suggest that, in the studied region, yearly fluctuations in environmental factors have significant impacts on the weed seed banks.  相似文献   

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为探明不同冬小麦品种混种对产量和水分利用效率的影响。选用冬小麦西农979、小偃22、矮抗58和西农889,于2013—2014和2014—2015两年在西北农林科技大学斗口试验站开展田间试验,设置4个水平:单播(1L)、2个品种混种(2L)、3个品种混种(3L)和4个品种混种(4L),系统测定并比较不同混种水平群体生物量、子粒产量和农田土壤水分利用效率等。结果表明,灌浆期的混种群体光截获率、旗叶SPAD值、净光合速率和瞬时水分利用效率均显著大于单作群体。混种群体子粒产量和地上生物量均高于单作群体,子粒产量增幅随混种品种数量的增加逐渐降低,两年平均增幅为7.92%(2L)、7.15%(3L)和2.73%(4L),其中2L和3L达显著水平,地上生物量增幅随混种品种数量的增加逐渐升高,两年平均增幅为1.08%(2L)、4.78%(3L)和7.24%(4L),3L和4L达显著水平,通径分析表明混播下子粒产量的增加得益于单位面积穗数和穗粒数增加。混种增加了群体浅层土壤含水量和深层土壤中的根系分布,显著降低群体耗水量,并显著提高群体水分利用效率(WUE),子粒WUE两年平均提高11.93%(2L)、12.39%(3L)和8.72%(4L),地上干物质WUE两年平均提高3.3%(2L)、8.66%(3L)和11.75%(4L)。不同品种冬小麦混种可以提高水分利用效率,增加子粒产量。  相似文献   

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Hairy vetch ( Vicia villosa ), as a winter cover crop, can be used to suppress weeds in subtropical regions, as well as temperate regions. Information on the potential biomass growth of hairy vetch for weed control and nutrient accumulation is not available in subtropical regions. Hairy vetch was sown in November 2004, and October, November, and December 2005. The wide-ranging cultivation period of hairy vetch indicated that it could be used in various cropping systems. It showed a higher biomass and nutrient accumulation when grown in subtropical Okinawa, Japan. Moreover, the biomass, and fixed carbon and magnesium (Mg) uptake in the above-ground parts of hairy vetch were found to be the highest in late May, with the highest nitrogen (N), potassium, and calcium uptake in mid-April and phosphorus (P) uptake in late March. Meanwhile, in the underground parts of the plant, they were highest in early May, except for the P and Mg uptake, which were highest in mid-April. According to the sowing date, the biomass and nutrient uptake of hairy vetch that was harvested in February were higher when sown in October. Similarly, when harvested in March, the biomass and nutrient uptake were higher when sown in October or November. In April, they were higher when sown in November or December. Hairy vetch has the potential to effectively suppress weeds in the winter and the spring seasons related to its sufficient biomass during the growing seasons. However, both the sowing and harvesting times of hairy vetch should be considered with reference to the cropping system; the subsequent crop will be sown to meet the N requirement.  相似文献   

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Cover crops and under-sown crops have often been reported to have a positive impact on soil structure, soil living organisms and soil fertility. In many studies it was shown that they suppress weed populations. However, the percentage of winter annual cereals in European cropping system has strongly increased, which consequently reduced the time for growing cover crops. In this study, it was investigated if cover crops and under-sown have the capacity to reduce weed infestations also in rotations with a high percentage of winter annual cereals. Three field trials were conducted using at the University of Hohenheim from 2008 until 2010. Trifolium repens and Lolium perenne reduced weed density and weed biomass in Triticum aestivum and Triticum spelta, when they were sown as under-sown crops. Both under-sown crops had no negative effect on grain yield. Until 14 days after harvest, the under-sown crops developed a dense plant canopy. In the third experiment, Sinapis alba, Phacelia tanacetifolia, Avena strigosa and a mixture of Trifolium alexandrinum, Vicia sativa, Fagopyrum tataricum and Guizotia abyssinica were sown directly after harvest of winter wheat. Most of the cover crops emerged after few days and significantly reduced the density and biomass of emerging weeds. Sinapis alba resulted in a 93% reduction of above-ground weed biomass. Avena strigosa reduced root-biomass of weed by 97% and weed density by 90%. In order to achieve a significant weed suppression, cover crops need to emerged quickly and grow rapidly until the soil has been covered. The results of this study underline the potential of under-sown crops and cover-crops to support a sustainable and environmental friendly cropping system.  相似文献   

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Hui RAN 《干旱区科学》2017,9(4):504-514
Water and nitrogen(N) are generally two of the most important factors in determining the crop productivity. Proper water and N managements are prerequisites for agriculture sustainable development in arid areas. Field experiments were conducted to study the responses of water productivity for crop yield(WP_(Y-ET)) and final biomass(WP_(B-ET)) of film-mulched hybrid maize seed production to different irrigation and N treatments in the Hexi Corridor, Northwest China during April to September in 2013 and also during April to September in 2014. Three irrigation levels(70%–65%, 60%–55%, and 50%–45% of the field capacity) combined with three N rates(500, 400, and 300 kg N/hm~2) were tested in 2013. The N treatments were adjusted to 500, 300, and 100 kg N/hm~2 in 2014. Results showed that the responses of WP_(Y-ET) and WP_(B-ET) to different irrigation amounts were different. WP_(Y-ET) was significantly reduced by lowering irrigation amounts while WP_(B-ET) stayed relatively insensitive to irrigation amounts. However, WP_(Y-ET) and WP_(B-ET) behaved consistently when subjected to different N treatments. There was a slight effect of reducing N input from 500 to 300 kg/hm~2 on the WP_(Y-ET) and WP_(B-ET), however, when reducing N input to 100 kg/hm~2, the values of WP_(Y-ET) and WP_(B-ET) were significantly reduced. Water is the primary factor and N is the secondary factor in determining both yield(Y) and final biomass(B). Partial factor productivity from applied N(PFP_N) was the maximum under the higher irrigation level and in lower N rate(100–300 kg N/hm~2) in both years(2013 and 2014). Lowering the irrigation amount significantly reduced evapotranspiration(ET), but ET did not vary with different N rates(100–500 kg N/hm~2). Both Y and B had robust linear relationships with ET, but the correlation between B and ET(R~2=0.8588) was much better than that between Y and ET(R~2=0.6062). When ET increased, WP_(Y-ET) linearly increased and WP_(B-ET) decreased. Taking the indices of Y, B, WP_(Y-ET), WP_(B-ET) and PFP_N into account, a higher irrigation level(70%–65% of the field capacity) and a lower N rate(100–300 kg N/hm~2) are recommended to be a proper irrigation and N application strategy for plastic film-mulched hybrid maize seed production in arid Northwest China.  相似文献   

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Dew is an important supplement water source in arid and semi-arid areas. In order to determine the dew formation on different kinds of soils associated with various shrub species and microhabitats, we performed measurement of accumulated dew formation amount and duration in October 2009 in a revegetation-stabilized arid desert ecosystem in Shapotou area, northern China. The results indicated that the accumulated dew formation amount was four times larger at open spaces as compared to under the canopy, and it was nearly twice as much under living Artemisia ordosica plants（L.A.） as compared to under living Caragana korshinskii plants（L.C.）. The opposite characteristics were found for dew duration between different microhabitats. Dew amounts at different vertical heights around the shrub stands were in the order of 50 cm above the canopy〉the canopy edge〉under the canopy. Dew amount continued to increase after dawn, and the proportion of average accumulated dew amount after dawn accounting for the average maximum amount increased from above the canopy to under the canopy. Dew formation duration after sunrise accounted for more than 50% of the total formation duration during the day time. Contrary to the distribution characteristics of dew amount, dew duration after dawn and total dew formation duration during the day time were both highest under the canopy, followed by at the canopy edge and then at 50 cm above the canopy. The portion of dew duration after dawn accounting for the total dew duration during the day time increased from above the canopy to under the canopy. From these results, we may conclude that dew availability as a supplemental water resource for improving the microhabitats in water-limited arid ecosystems is position dependent especially for the plant microhabitats at different stands layers.  相似文献   

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Xiang ZHAO 《干旱区科学》2019,11(2):267-279
The aboveground primary production is a major source of carbon(C) and nitrogen(N) pool and plays an important role in regulating the response of ecosystem and nutrient cycling to natural and anthropogenic disturbances. To explore the mechanisms underlying the effect of spring fire and topography on the aboveground biomass(AGB) and the soil C and N pool, we conducted a field experiment between April 2014 and August 2016 in a semi-arid grassland of northern China to examine the effects of slope and spring fire, and their potential interactions on the AGB and organic C and total N contents in different plant functional groups(C_3 grasses, C_4 grasses, forbs, Artemisia frigida plants, total grasses and total plants).The dynamics of AGB and the contents of organic C and N in the plants were examined in the burned and unburned plots on different slope positions(upper and lower). There were differences in the total AGB of all plants between the two slope positions. The AGB of grasses was higher on the lower slope than on the upper slope in July. On the lower slope, spring fire marginally or significantly increased the AGB of C_3 grasses, forbs, total grasses and total plants in June and August, but decreased the AGB of C_4 grasses and A.frigida plants from June to August. On the upper slope, however, spring fire significantly increased the AGB of forbs in June, the AGB of C_3 grasses and total grasses in July, and the AGB of forbs and C_4 grasses in August. Spring fire exhibited no significant effect on the total AGB of all plants on the lower and upper slopes in 2014 and 2015. In 2016, the total AGB in the burned plots showed a decreasing trend after fire burning compared with the unburned plots. The different plant functional groups had different responses to slope positions in terms of organic C and N contents in the plants. The lower and upper slopes differed with respect to the organic C and N contents of C_3 grasses, C_4 grasses, total grasses, forbs, A. frigida plants and total plants in different growing months. Slope position and spring fire significantly interacted to affect the AGB and organic C and N contents of C_4 grasses and A. frigida plants. We observed the AGB and organic C and N contents in the plants in a temporal synchronized pattern. Spring fire affected the functional AGB on different slope positions, likely by altering the organic C and N contents and, therefore,it is an important process for C and N cycling in the semi-arid natural grasslands. The findings of this study would facilitate the simulation of ecosystem C and N cycling in the semi-arid grasslands in northern China.  相似文献   

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祁连山区沙棘人工林生态经济效益分析   总被引：4，自引：2，他引：2  
通过对沙棘人工造林效果的调查,分析总结出了沙棘人工林的生长规律;沙棘地上生物量随年龄增长之间有Y=0. 0002X5 -0. 0658X4 +0. 686X3 -2. 5659X2 +2. 2501X+3.3027(R=0. 96)的规律;沙棘产果量与地上生物量之间有Y=-0. 0819+0. 2299X-0. 0018X2(R=0. 99)的规律;沙棘结实和经济系数有随着树龄的增大而增大,石砾河滩至生长10年以后开始逐渐下降的规律;进一步分析了沙棘人工林对改善土壤物理性质的作用和生态水文功能。结果表明:沙棘林可降低土壤容重,增加土壤含水量; 10年生沙棘林枯落物厚度平均在1~3cm,枯落物重22t/hm2,水容量为绝干重的2. 12 ~4. 25倍;蓄水量达13. 65 ~23. 37t/hm2;林冠郁闭度在0. 7~0. 8时,林冠对降雨的截留量为39. 3%;林地0 ~20cm土壤的初渗率为16. 165#/min是对照区的8. 7倍;稳渗率为2. 4#/min是对照区的2. 53倍。  相似文献   

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