植物生态学报 ›› 2025, Vol. 49 ›› Issue (11): 1878-1889.DOI: 10.17521/cjpe.2025.0084  cstr: 32100.14.cjpe.2025.0084

• 研究论文 • 上一篇    下一篇

祁连山祁连圆柏年内径向生长对水热因素的响应

张乐, 焦亮*(), 薛儒鸿, 张鹏, 王旭鸽, 秦亚蓉, 后赛鹏, 马媛媛   

  1. 西北师范大学地理与环境科学学院, 甘肃省绿洲资源与可持续发展重点实验室, 兰州 730070
  • 收稿日期:2025-03-07 接受日期:2025-05-28 出版日期:2025-11-20 发布日期:2025-12-09
  • 通讯作者: *焦亮(jiaoliang@nwnu.edu.cn)
  • 基金资助:
    国家自然科学基金(42371038);甘肃省基础研究创新群体项目(22JR5RA129)

Response of intra-annual radial growth of Juniperus przewalskii in the Qilian Mountains to hydrothermal factors

ZHANG Le, JIAO Liang*(), XUE Ru-Hong, ZHANG Peng, WANG Xu-Ge, QIN Ya-Rong, HOU Sai-Peng, MA Yuan-Yuan   

  1. College of Geography and Environment Sciences, Northwest Normal University, Key Laboratory of Resource Environment and Sustainable Development of Oasis, Gansu Province, Lanzhou 730070, China
  • Received:2025-03-07 Accepted:2025-05-28 Online:2025-11-20 Published:2025-12-09
  • Supported by:
    National Natural Science Foundation of China(42371038);Basic Research Innovation Group Project of Gansu Province(22JR5RA129)

摘要: 树木生长依赖于外界环境水热组合的变化, 祁连圆柏(Juniperus przewalskii)作为祁连山的优势针叶树种, 了解其生长动态对水热变化的响应情况对祁连山森林生态系统的发展至关重要。该研究利用微树芯法对祁连圆柏的年内径向生长动态进行监测, 分析了木质部形成的季节模式和年内径向生长速率对水热变化的响应特征。结果表明: (1)祁连圆柏于5月10日左右(年序日(DOY) 131 ± 3)生长开始, 8月10日(DOY 223 ± 3)左右生长结束, 生长季共(92 ± 2)天; (2)木质部细胞数量动态呈现“S”形的年内变化趋势, 而生长速率表现出“钟”形的年内变化趋势, 最大生长速率是每列每天0.32个, 最大生长速率比夏至日提前12天; (3)水热变化是影响树木年内径向生长的主要因素, 表现为温度和降水对祁连圆柏的生长速率有显著正向影响, 且降水对祁连圆柏生长影响的滞后效应更明显。研究结果也有助于预测未来祁连圆柏的生长趋势变化, 为理解和保护祁连山森林生态系统的可持续发展提供理论支持。

关键词: 木质部分化, 水热变化, 微树芯, 径向生长, 祁连山

Abstract:

Aims The growth of trees is highly dependent on variations in the combination of external environmental factors such as precipitation and temperature. As a dominant coniferous species in the Qilian Mountains, Juniperus przewalskii’s growth dynamics in response to temperature and precipitation changes is crucial for the development of the forest ecosystem in the Qilian Mountains. Our objective is to identify the seasonal patterns of xylem formation of J. przewalskii and to clarify the characteristics of its intra-annual radial growth rate in response to variations in precipitation and temperature.

Methods This study selected five trees at altitude 3 000 m in the Qilian Mountains, collecting microcores from each tree every five days, and employed the microcoring method to complete laboratory experiments.

Important findings The results showed that: (1) The growth of J. przewalskii began around May 10 (day of the year (DOY) 131 ± 3) and ended around August 10 (DOY 223 ± 3), with a total growing season of (92 ± 2) d. (2) The dynamics of xylem cell number exhibited an S-shaped intra-annual trend, while the growth rate showed a Bell-shaped intra-annual trend, with a maximum growth rate of 0.32 units·column-1·d-1. The maximum growth rate occurred 12 d earlier than the summer solstice. (3) Hydrothermal variations emerge as primary drivers of intra-annual radial growth, with both temperature and precipitation demonstrating significant positive effects on growth rates. Notably, precipitation shows a more pronounced lagged effect on the growth of J. przewalskii. The findings of this study contribute to predicting future growth trends of J. przewalskii and provide theoretical support for understanding and protecting the sustainable development of the Qilian Mountains forest ecosystem.

Key words: xylem differentiation, hydrothermal variations, microcoring, radial growth, the Qilian Mountains