植物生态学报 ›› 2022, Vol. 46 ›› Issue (5): 539-551.DOI: 10.17521/cjpe.2021.0237

• 研究论文 • 上一篇    下一篇

西南干旱河谷植物群落组分生物量的纬度格局及其影响因素

王子龙1,2, 胡斌1, 包维楷1, 李芳兰1,*(), 胡慧1,2, 韦丹丹1,2, 杨婷惠1,2, 黎小娟1,2   

  1. 1中国科学院山地生态恢复与生物资源利用重点实验室, 生态恢复与生物多样性保育四川省重点实验室, 中国科学院成都生物研究所, 成都 610041
    2中国科学院大学, 北京 100049
  • 收稿日期:2021-06-26 接受日期:2021-10-13 出版日期:2022-05-20 发布日期:2021-12-16
  • 通讯作者: 李芳兰
  • 作者简介:* (lifl@cib.ac.cn)
  • 基金资助:
    国家重点研发计划(2017YFC0505105);国家科技基础资源调查专项(2019FY202300)

Latitudinal patterns and underlying factors of component biomass in plant communities in the arid valley of southwest China

WANG Zi-Long1,2, HU Bin1, BAO Wei-Kai1, LI Fang-Lan1,*(), HU Hui1,2, WEI Dan-Dan1,2, YANG Ting-Hui1,2, LI Xiao-Juan1,2   

  1. 1CAS Key Laboratory of Mountain Ecological Restoration and Bioresource Utilization, Ecological Restoration and Biodiversity, Conservation Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610041, China
    2University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
  • Received:2021-06-26 Accepted:2021-10-13 Online:2022-05-20 Published:2021-12-16
  • Contact: LI Fang-Lan
  • Supported by:
    National Key R&D Program of China(2017YFC0505105);Special Foundation for National Science and Technology Basic Resources Investigation of China(2019FY202300)

摘要:

研究植物群落不同组分生物量的纬度格局及其与生物、非生物因子的定量关系有助于揭示植物对环境的适应性, 能够解释生态系统结构和功能的空间差异性及其成因。该研究在西南干旱河谷跨越9个纬度(23.23°-32.26° N), 布置101个群落 样方(4 m × 6 m)。采用收割法测定群落及组分生物量, 分析生物量在纬度梯度上的变化规律及其影响因子。结果显示, 干旱河谷群落平均生物量为(17.05 ± 1.09) t·hm-2, 其中, 灌木平均生物量为(11.51 ± 1.03) t·hm-2, 占60.2%; 草本平均生物量为(2.11 ± 0.21) t·hm-2, 占15.6%; 凋落物平均生物量为(3.41 ± 0.34) t·hm-2, 占24.1%。群落生物量和灌木生物量随纬度升高而显著增加, 草本生物量随纬度升高无明显变化, 凋落物生物量随纬度的升高而显著降低。随着纬度增加, 灌木生物量的比例明显增大, 草本生物量的比例无明显变化, 凋落物生物量的比例明显降低。灌木优势度及丰富度的变化是驱动干旱河谷植被生物量在纬度梯度上变化的主要内在因子, 而外在因子中, 气候因子对群落及组分生物量的影响显著高于土壤因子。

关键词: 生物量, 纬度, 群落, 环境因子, 干旱河谷

Abstract:

Aims The study of the pattern of biomass variations and their drivers along environmental gradients commonly contributes to the understanding of plant’s adaptability to environmental changes, further explains the spatial differences in vegetation and ecosystem processes. We investigated the biomass latitudinal patterns of plant communities and its components and revealed the quantitative relationships of biomass with climatic, soil and community structure as well as species diversity.

Methods In order to analyze the variation patterns of biomass along the latitude gradient and the drivers, we set up a total of 101 plots (4 m × 6 m) across nine region along latitude in the arid valley of southwest China (23.23°-32.26° N), to investigate biomass and species composition of plant communities and its components.

Important findings In the arid valley, the average biomass of community was (17.05 ± 1.09) t·hm-2, of which the average biomass of shrub, herb and litter were (11.51 ± 1.03), (2.11 ± 0.21) and (3.41 ± 0.34) t·hm-2, respectively, with each of them accounting for 60.2%, 15.6%, and 24.1% of the community biomass. With the increase of latitude, community biomass increased significantly. Shrub biomass and their proportion also increased significantly, herb biomass and their proportion remained consistent, whereas litter biomass decreased significantly. The changes of shrub dominance and abundance were the main internal factor for vegetation biomass variation along the latitude gradient. Additionally, compared with soil factors, climatic factors had a more significant impact on the biomass changes of communities and its components.

Key words: biomass, latitude, community, environment factor, arid valley