植物生态学报 ›› 2014, Vol. 38 ›› Issue (11): 1194-1204.DOI: 10.3724/SP.J.1258.2014.00115

• 研究论文 • 上一篇    下一篇

冬季火如何影响川西亚高山草地植物群落?

王谢1,向成华1,2,李贤伟1,*(),文冬菊1   

  1. 1 四川农业大学林学院, 四川雅安 625014
    2 四川省林业科学研究院森林生态与资源环境研究所, 成都 610081
  • 收稿日期:2014-04-08 接受日期:2014-09-07 出版日期:2014-04-08 发布日期:2014-11-17
  • 通讯作者: 李贤伟
  • 基金资助:
    “十二五”农村领域国家科技计划子课题(2011BAD38B0204);“十二五”科技支撑项目(2011BAC09B05)

How a winter wildfire affect plant community in subalpine grassland of western Sichuan, China?

WANG Xie1,XIANG Cheng-Hua1,2,LI Xian-Wei1,*(),WEN Dong-Ju1   

  1. 1 College of Forestry, Sichuan Agricultural University, Ya’an, Sichuan 625014, China;
    2 Institute of Forest Ecology and Resource Environment, Sichuan Academy of Forestry, Chengdu 610081, China
  • Received:2014-04-08 Accepted:2014-09-07 Online:2014-04-08 Published:2014-11-17
  • Contact: LI Xian-Wei

摘要:

虽然火后土壤理化性质、微生物特性与植物群落结构之间的关系已经被大量报道, 但迄今为止, 火影响植物群落结构的具体途径依然存在较大争议。该文以可持续管理草地生态系统为目的, 试图揭示冬季火影响川西亚高山草地生态系统的植物群落结构的具体途径, 提出了“火通过改造土壤环境来影响植物群落结构和多样性”的假设。在对比火烧区域和未火烧区域土壤的理化性质、微生物特性和植物群落结构的基础上, 联合非度量多维尺度分析和结构方程模型, 模拟了5种可能改变植物群落的主要途径。结果表明, 相对于冬季火的直接作用而言, 川西亚高山草地火后植物群落结构的塑造主要依赖于火对土壤微生物特性的改变, 且该假设途径具有最佳的模拟效果。这暗示了土壤微生物的死亡和繁殖是改变火后土壤理化性质和植物群落结构的重要途径。土壤作为一个整体环境, 其微生物生命代谢活动在调控火后土壤生物化学循环(特别是氮循环过程)中所扮演的角色有待进一步的研究。

关键词: 地上-地下交互, 氮循环, 土壤微生物活性, 结构方程模型, 亚高山草地, 冬季火烧

Abstract: Aims It had been reported that there are relationships among soil physiochemical properties, soil microbial characteristics, and plant community structures. However, there is still a dispute about the best path of shaping plant community structure by fire. To assist with sustainably managing grassland ecosystem, a hypothesis was put forward on shaping of the plant community structure by winter wildfire in a subalpine grassland of western Sichuan, in which the effects of fire on soil environment (soil physiochemical properties and soil microbial characteristics) could explain the changes of post-fire plant community structure and diversity.Methods To test the abovementioned hypothesis, variables of soil physiochemical properties, soil microbial properties, and plant community structure in naturally burned and unburned areas at different locations were studied. For determination of the direct and indirect effects of fire on plant community structure and diversity, we simulated five paths that fire shapes the plant community structure and diversity by using structural equation modelling according to the result of non-metric multidimensional scaling analysis. Important findings The winter fire had little direct effects on plant community. The best-fit value was given by the path model in which winter fire changed soil microbial properties, which in turn affected plant community structure directly or indirectly by modifying soil physiochemical properties. The results suggested that the effects of the low-intensity fire on soil physiochemical properties and plant community structure may be achieved through mortality and reproduction of soil microbes. However, as the soil is a whole environment, it needs to be studied further to explore the roles of microbial activities in regulating soil biochemical cycle after fire, especially the nitrogen cycle.

Key words: above-belowground interactions, nitrogen cycle, soil microorganism activities, structural equation modeling, subalpine grassland, winter wildfire