植物生态学报 ›› 2025, Vol. 49 ›› Issue (6): 897-910.DOI: 10.17521/cjpe.2025.0069  cstr: 32100.14.cjpe.2025.0069

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植被科学画符号系统设计和标准化绘图范式——以森林群落剖面图为例

李家湘1,*(), 刘文倩1,2, 蒋国平1, 赵丽娟3, 徐永福1, 吴磊1, 喻勋林1   

  1. 1中南林业科技大学林学院, 长沙 410004
    2招远市森林资源监测保护服务中心, 山东招远 265400
    3中南林业科技大学生命科学与技术学院, 长沙 410004
  • 收稿日期:2025-02-25 接受日期:2025-05-01 出版日期:2025-06-20 发布日期:2025-06-19
  • 通讯作者: *李家湘, E-mail: csfuljx@163.com
  • 基金资助:
    湖南省自然科学基金(2023JJ30995);国家科技基础资源调查专项(2019FY202300)

Symbol system design and standardized drawing paradigm for vegetation scientific illustrations—A case of the vertical structure illustration of forest community

LI Jia-Xiang1,*(), LIU Wen-Qian1,2, JIANG Guo-Ping1, ZHAO Li-Juan3, XU Yong-Fu1, WU Lei1, YU Xun-Lin1   

  1. 1College of Forestry, Central South University of Forestry & Technology, Changsha, 410004, China
    2The Forest Resources Monitoring and Protection Service Center of Zhaoyuan City, Zhaoyuan, Shandong 265400, China
    3College of Life Science and Technology, Central South University of Forestry & Technology, Changsha 410004, China
  • Received:2025-02-25 Accepted:2025-05-01 Online:2025-06-20 Published:2025-06-19
  • Supported by:
    Hunan Provincial Natural Science Foundation(2023JJ30995);Special Foundation for National Science and Technology Basic Resources Investigation of China(2019FY202300)

摘要:

群落剖面图是综合表达植物群落结构、生境特征与生态关系的植被科学画, 其信息容纳量、可视化效率和传播效率高, 在植被研究中具有不可替代性。然而, 传统群落剖面图受限于符号系统缺失、绘制主观性强及信息表达不完整等问题, 阻碍了其有效实践及科学价值的深度挖掘。该研究以森林群落为对象, 提出一套融合植被生态学、艺术设计与数字技术的植被科学画符号系统与标准化绘图范式, 旨在实现群落结构与生境时空属性的精准可视化。基于亚热带典型植被类型的样方调查, 结合正坡位与顺坡位双窄带绘制法, 构建多层级符号体系(6大元素模块、21类图形符号), 并创新性地引入中国画写实技法与数字绘图工具协同工作流, 形成从现场草图到数字成图的标准化流程。该研究提出了一套森林群落剖面图符号系统、组成参数和绘图技法, 包含地形、植被、土壤三大类符号库, 实现群落垂直分层(乔木层、灌木层、草本层)、个体形态(胸径、冠幅、分枝角度)与生境因子(坡度、土壤质地、凋落物厚度)的定量化表达, 清晰展现了群落的空间(植物个体的垂直分层和相对位置)和非空间(物种组成、个体大小和密度等)结构、种间关系和群落生境信息。通过11个群丛33幅分图的绘制实践, 验证了其跨植被类型的普适性。该研究从元素组成和设计入手, 规范森林群落剖面图构图、符号组成和表现技法, 突破传统示意图范式, 将群落剖面图升维为兼具科学精准性与艺术表现力的植被科学画, 为《中国植被志》编研提供标准化制图工具。

关键词: 科学画, 植被生态学, 群落剖面图, 群落结构, 生境特征, 表现技法

Abstract:

Aims The vertical structure illustration can comprehensively express the structure, habitat characteristics and ecological relationships of plant communities. It is irreplaceable in vegetation research because of its high information capacity, and the efficiency of visualization and communication. However, previous vertical structure illustrations of community are short of symbol systems, and bear strong subjectivity in drawing and incomplete information expression, which hinders their effective utilization and in-depth exploration of the scientific value. Here, we propose a set of symbol systems and standardized drawing paradigms for the vegetation scientific illustrations based on the forest communities, which integrates vegetation ecology, art design and digital technology. It aims to precisely visualize the spatio-temporal characteristics of community structure and habitats.

Methods Based on the quadrat survey of typical subtropical vegetation types and the double narrow-band drawing method of facing and parallel slope surfaces, a multi-level symbol system, including six major element modules and 21 types of graphic symbols, was designed and innovatively introduced the workflow of Chinese painting realistic techniques and digital drawing tools to form a standardized process from field sketches to digital drawings.

Important findings A set of symbol systems, composition parameters and drawing techniques of the vertical structure illustration for forest community profiles was proposed, including three major symbol libraries of terrain, vegetation and soil. It brings about the quantitative expression of community vertical stratification (trees, shrubs, herbs), individual morphology (diameter at breast height, crown width, branching angle) and habitat factors (slope, soil texture, litter thickness), and clearly shows the spatial (vertical stratification and relative position of plant individuals) and non-spatial (species composition, individual size and density, etc.) structures, interspecific relationships and habitat information of the community. The universality across vegetation types has been verified through the drawing practices of 11 associations and 33 sub-graphs. This study begins at the composition and design of elements, standardizing the composition, symbol and expression techniques of the vertical structure illustration of forest community, optimizes the traditional schematic paradigm, and promotes the vertical structure illustration of community to bear both scientific accuracy and artistic expression, which provides standardized drawing tools for the compilation of Vegetation of China.

Key words: scientific illustration, vegetation ecology, community profile, community structure, habitat characteristics, expression techniques