Assessment of ecological restoration function of the Coriaria nepalensis-Erianthus rufipilus community in the phosphorus-enriched degraded mountain area in the Lake Dianchi Watershed, Southwestern China

doi:10.3724/SP.J.1258.2013.00032

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Aims Understanding the ecological restoration functions of the Coriaria nepalensis-Erianthus rufipilus community in phosphorus-enriched degraded mountain areas can guide ecological restoration and community assembly in degraded mountain areas. Our aim was to assess the degree of ecological restoration of the Coriaria nepalensis- Erianthus rufipilus community in three aspects: community assembly process and non-point source pollution control of dominant species and the community.
Methods We conducted a point pattern analysis of three dominant species (Coriaria nepalensis, Erianthus rufipilus and Eupatorium adenophorum) in a plot located on a degraded mountain of the phosphorus-enriched area in the Lake Dianchi Watershed in Kunming, Yunnan Province, China. The effects of dominant species and the reconstructive community on surface runoff and soil nutrient loss were monitored using runoff plots in the wet season. We compared surface runoff and nitrogen and phosphorus loss in these plots under natural rainfall conditions with reference plots.
Important findings Coriaria nepalensis, Erianthus rufipilus and the reconstructive community of these two species effectively decreased surface runoff, soil loss and nutrients loss. The individual number of dominant species was low, and no significant associations were found in species pairs, which suggest each species’ distribution patterns may be associated with specific habitats. These results indicate that the reconstructive community of C. nepalensis and Erianthus rufipilus could lead to effective ecological restoration in the phosphorus-enriched degraded mountain area of the Lake Dianchi watershed, but individual numbers of dominant species should be increased in this reconstructive community in order to develop community structure and control non-point source pollution loss.

Key words: ecological restoration function assessment, interspecific interaction, non-point source pollution, phosphorus-enriched degraded mountain area, plant community construction

FU Deng-Gao, HE Feng, GUO Zhen, YAN Kai, WU Xiao-Ni, DUAN Chang-Qun. Assessment of ecological restoration function of the Coriaria nepalensis-Erianthus rufipilus community in the phosphorus-enriched degraded mountain area in the Lake Dianchi Watershed, Southwestern China[J]. Chin J Plant Ecol, 2013, 37(4): 326-334.

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参数 Parameter	蔗茅 Erianthus rufipilus	马桑 Coriaria nepalensis	刺芒野古草 Arundinella setosa
高度 Height (m)	1.43 ± 0.19^a	1.15 ± 0.42^b	-
盖度 Coverage (%)	0.52 ± 0.12^a	0.58 ± 0.10^a	-
比叶面积 Specific leaf area (m²·kg^-1)	11.90 ± 3.61^a	10.50 ± 2.65^a	-
叶干物质含量 Leaf dry matter content (mg·g^-1)	371.3 ± 42.6^a	316.2 ± 26.3^b	-
径流系数 Runoff coefficient	0.03 ± 0.01^b	0.04 ± 0.01^b	0.17 ± 0.06^a
总氮浓度 Total nitrogen concentration (mg·L^-1)	1.42 ± 1.34^a	2.68 ± 2.27^a	0.46 ± 0.24^a
总磷浓度 Total phosphorus concentration (mg·L^-1)	2.35 ± 1.59^b	3.43 ± 2.64^b	28.61 ± 26.53^a
悬浮颗粒浓度 Suspended solid concentration (g·L^-1)	0.81 ± 0.43^b	0.50 ± 0.42^b	2.10 ± 0.84^a

参数 Parameter	蔗茅 Erianthus rufipilus	马桑 Coriaria nepalensis	刺芒野古草 Arundinella setosa
高度 Height (m)	1.43 ± 0.19^a	1.15 ± 0.42^b	-
盖度 Coverage (%)	0.52 ± 0.12^a	0.58 ± 0.10^a	-
比叶面积 Specific leaf area (m²·kg^-1)	11.90 ± 3.61^a	10.50 ± 2.65^a	-
叶干物质含量 Leaf dry matter content (mg·g^-1)	371.3 ± 42.6^a	316.2 ± 26.3^b	-
径流系数 Runoff coefficient	0.03 ± 0.01^b	0.04 ± 0.01^b	0.17 ± 0.06^a
总氮浓度 Total nitrogen concentration (mg·L^-1)	1.42 ± 1.34^a	2.68 ± 2.27^a	0.46 ± 0.24^a
总磷浓度 Total phosphorus concentration (mg·L^-1)	2.35 ± 1.59^b	3.43 ± 2.64^b	28.61 ± 26.53^a
悬浮颗粒浓度 Suspended solid concentration (g·L^-1)	0.81 ± 0.43^b	0.50 ± 0.42^b	2.10 ± 0.84^a

参数 Parameter	刺芒野古草群落 Arundinella setosa community	云南松群落 Pinus yunnanensis community	马桑-蔗茅群落 Coriaria nepalensis- Erianthus rufipilus community
盖度 Coverage (%)	95	85	90
物种丰富度 Species richness	13	16	10
凋落物生物量 Litter biomass (g·m^-2)	5.8	77.3	14.0
地表径流量 Surface runoff (m³)	2.21	1.90	1.74
化学需氧量输出量 Chemical oxygen demand output (kg·hm^-2·a^-1)	27.09	34.88	7.37
总氮输出量 Total nitrogen output (kg·hm^-2·a^-1)	0.87	0.96	0.32
总磷输出量 Total phosphorus output (kg·hm^-2·a^-1)	4.21	3.40	1.56
溶解态磷输出量 Dissolved phosphorus output (kg·hm^-2·a^-1)	0.15	0.20	0.14
颗粒态磷输出量 Particulate phosphorus output (kg·hm^-2·a^-1)	4.06	3.19	1.42
悬浮颗粒输出量 Suspended solid output (kg·hm^-2·a^-1)	248.8	197.1	123.7

参数 Parameter	刺芒野古草群落 Arundinella setosa community	云南松群落 Pinus yunnanensis community	马桑-蔗茅群落 Coriaria nepalensis- Erianthus rufipilus community
盖度 Coverage (%)	95	85	90
物种丰富度 Species richness	13	16	10
凋落物生物量 Litter biomass (g·m^-2)	5.8	77.3	14.0
地表径流量 Surface runoff (m³)	2.21	1.90	1.74
化学需氧量输出量 Chemical oxygen demand output (kg·hm^-2·a^-1)	27.09	34.88	7.37
总氮输出量 Total nitrogen output (kg·hm^-2·a^-1)	0.87	0.96	0.32
总磷输出量 Total phosphorus output (kg·hm^-2·a^-1)	4.21	3.40	1.56
溶解态磷输出量 Dissolved phosphorus output (kg·hm^-2·a^-1)	0.15	0.20	0.14
颗粒态磷输出量 Particulate phosphorus output (kg·hm^-2·a^-1)	4.06	3.19	1.42
悬浮颗粒输出量 Suspended solid output (kg·hm^-2·a^-1)	248.8	197.1	123.7

参数 Parameter	刺芒野古草群落 Arundinella setosa community	马桑-蔗茅群落 Coriaria nepalensis-Erianthus rufipilus community
群落的面源污染防控效能 Control capability of community in non-point source pollutions	0.496	0
马桑种群的面源污染防控能力 Control capability of Coriaria nepalensis in non-point source pollutions	0.602	0.207
蔗茅种群的面源污染防控能力 Control capability of Erianthus rufipilus in non-point source pollutions	0.589	0.169
种间空间关联性 Interspecific spatial associations	-	-0.173^§