植物生态学报 ›› 2025, Vol. 49 ›› Issue (9): 1410-1423.DOI: 10.17521/cjpe.2024.0467  cstr: 32100.14.cjpe.2024.0467

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梵净山天然林菌根植物功能多样性与群落构建沿海拔梯度的变化

郭志红1(), 杨妮4,5, 张涛4,5, 李海波4,5, 田太安4,5, 黄小波1,2,3, 李聪1, 马驷驹1, 苏建荣1,2,3, 李帅锋1,2,3,*()()   

  1. 1中国林业科学研究院高原林业研究所, 昆明 650224
    2国家林业与草原局云南普洱森林生态系统国家定位观测研究站, 昆明 650224
    3普洱森林生态系统云南省野外科学观测研究站, 昆明 650224
    4贵州梵净山国家级自然保护区管理局, 贵州铜仁 554300
    5贵州梵净山森林生态系统国家定位观测研究站, 贵州铜仁 554300
  • 收稿日期:2024-12-24 接受日期:2025-04-08 出版日期:2025-09-20 发布日期:2025-04-09
  • 通讯作者: *李帅锋: ORCID: 0000-0002-2555-1808 (shuaifengli@163.com)
  • 基金资助:
    中央级公益性科研院所基本科研业务费专项资金(CAFYBB2021ZA002);云南省中青年学术与技术后备人才计划(202105AC160036);云南省基础研究计划重点项目(202401AS070016)

Change of functional diversity and community assembly of mycorrhizal plant along an altitudinal gradient in primary forests of Fanjing Mountain, Guizhou, China

GUO Zhi-Hong1(), YANG Ni4,5, ZHANG Tao4,5, LI Hai-Bo4,5, TIAN Tai-An4,5, HUANG Xiao-Bo1,2,3, LI Cong1, MA Si-Ju1, SU Jian-Rong1,2,3, LI Shuai-Feng1,2,3,*()()   

  1. 1Institute of Highland Forest Science, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Kunming 650224, China
    2Pu’er Forest Ecosystem Research Station, National Forestry and Grassland Administration of China, Kunming 650224, China
    3Pu’er Forest Ecosystem Observation and Research Station of Yunnan Province, Kunming 650224, China
    4Guizhou Fanjing Mountain National Nature Reserve Administration, Tongren, Guizhou 554300, China
    5Guizhou Fanjing Mountain Forest Ecosystem National Observation and Research Station, Tongren, Guizhou 554300, China
  • Received:2024-12-24 Accepted:2025-04-08 Online:2025-09-20 Published:2025-04-09
  • Supported by:
    Fundamental Research Funds of the Chinese Academy of Forestry(CAFYBB2021ZA002);Yunnan Provincial Program for Young and Middle-aged Academic and Technical Reserve Talents(202105AC160036);Key Project of Yunnan Provincial Basic Research Programme(202401AS070016)

摘要: 生态位理论和中性理论所阐释的群落构建过程对生物多样性维持机制至关重要, 是森林生态学研究热点, 山地具有丰富的生物多样性, 而沿海拔梯度上菌根植物功能多样性与群落构建过程变化格局的研究仍相对较少。该研究基于梵净山国家级自然保护区海拔600-2 100 m建立的8个1 hm2动态监测样地, 将胸径≥1 cm的261种木本植物分为3个功能群: 丛枝菌根(AM)植物、外生菌根(EcM)植物和杜鹃花类菌根(ErM)植物, 分析其群落构建过程与功能多样性沿海拔梯度的变化格局, 揭示构建过程在维持功能多样性中的潜在作用。结果表明: 不同菌根植物功能多样性随海拔变化差异显著, AM和EcM植物功能丰富度与功能分散度随海拔升高呈现显著下降趋势, AM和EcM植物的叶面积和比叶面积功能性状加权平均值随海拔升高呈减小趋势, EcM植物叶干物质含量、叶片氮含量和磷含量随海拔升高呈增加趋势, ErM植物的叶面积、叶干物质含量、叶片磷含量随海拔升高呈增加趋势。3种菌根植物群落构建均由随机性过程主导, 其中ErM植物的漂变过程对群落构建的贡献均比AM和EcM植物大。β最近亲缘指数(βNTI)对AM植物的功能多样性没有显著影响, 而对EcM和ErM植物的功能性状加权平均值影响显著, βNTI对EcM和ErM植物功能多样性具有显著正效应, 维持了其功能多样性。此外, 土壤养分(土壤有机碳、全氮和水解性氮)含量对AM和EcM植物的功能多样性具有显著正效应, 而对ErM植物功能多样性具有显著负效应; 海拔对AM和ErM植物具有显著负效应, 而对EcM植物具有显著正效应。研究结果为揭示西南山地生物多样性维持机制提供科学依据, 对于中亚热带天然林保护与修复具有重要意义。

关键词: 杜鹃花类菌根植物, 丛枝菌根植物, 外生菌根植物, 随机性过程, 确定性过程, 群落加权平均值

Abstract:

Aims Community assembly processes based on the ecological niche theory and neutral theory is crucial to the biodiversity maintenance mechanism, which is one of the hotspots in forest ecology research. Mountainous areas are rich in biodiversity, yet relatively few studies have explored the patterns of functional diversity and community assembly of mycorrhizal plants along altitudinal gradients.
Methods In this study, based on eight 1 hm2 dynamic monitoring plots established at an altitude of 600-2 100 m in Fanjing Mountain National Nature Reserve, we divided 261 woody plants with diameter at breast height (DBH) of ≥1 cm into three functional groups: arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) plants, ectomycorrhizal (EcM) plants, and ericoid mycorrhizal (ErM) plants. The change patterns of their community assembly process and functional diversity along the altitude gradients were analyzed, and the potential role of the assembly process in maintaining functional diversity was revealed.
Important findings The study showed that the functional diversity of the different mycorrhizal plants varied significantly with altitude, among which, the functional richness and functional dispersion of AM and EcM plants showed a significant decreasing trend with altitude, the community weighted means of leaf area and specific leaf area of AM and EcM plants showed a decreasing trend with altitude. The leaf dry matter content, leaf nitrogen and phosphorus content of EcM plants showed an increasing trend with altitude, while the leaf area, leaf dry matter and phosphorus content of ErM plants showed an increasing trend with altitude. The community assembly of three mycorrhizal plants were dominated by stochastic processes, in which the drift of ErM plants contributed more to community assembly than AM and EcM. The βNTI (beta nearest taxon index) of AM plants had no significant effect on the functional diversity, whereas it had a significant effect on the community weighted mean of functional traits of EcM and ErM plants. The βNTI had a significant positive effect on functional diversity of EcM and ErM plants, which maintained their functional diversity. In addition, soil nutrients (soil organic carbon, total nitrogen and hydrolysable nitrogen) content had a significant positive effect on the functional diversity of AM and EcM plants, but had a significant negative effect on the functional diversity of ErM plants. Altitude had a significant negative effect on AM and ErM plants, and a significant positive effect on EcM plants. The results of the study provide scientific basis for revealing the mechanism of biodiversity maintenance in the southwestern mountain ecosystems, which is of great significance for the protection and restoration of natural forests in the central subtropics.

Key words: ericoid mycorrhizal plants, arbuscular mycorrhizal plants, ectomycorrhizal plants, stochastic process, deterministic process, community weighted mean