摘要
根据野外调查和文献资料研究了浑善达克沙化草地 C4 植物的种类组成及其与沙化草地植被演替的关系。浑善达克沙化草地共有野生 C4 植物 2 7种 ,分属于 7科、2 2个属 ,其中以禾本科最多 ,有 16种 ,藜科次之 ,有 6种。该区域的 C4植物中 1年生植物约占 6 3% ,且多为沙化演替的先锋物种。C4 植物数量和 C4 / C3比基本随沙化演替的进行而增加 ,尤其在弃耕地和流动沙丘阶段 C4 / C3比均在 2 0 %以上 ,体现了 C4
World wide, more than 1700 C_4 plant species have been identified since the work of Downton and Tregunna (1968) and Black (1971). Most of these studies focused on the classification of plant species as to their photosynthetic pathway types (C_3, C_4 and CAM), geographic distribution of C_4 plants and their relationships with climatic patterns. But very few have looked at the relations between C_4 species and vegetation dynamics, especially in deserts and dry regions. C_4 plants and their relations with desertification in Hunshandake desertification grassland were studied based on field survey and references. Of the total 169 species, in 98 genera and 30 families, identified in the region, only 27 species, in 7 families and 22 genera, were found with C_4 photosynthetic pathway. This indicated that the C_4 species mainly occurred in a few families in the region, but most of these species were common species and related with vegetation dynamics. More Gramineae (16 species) and Chenopodiaceae species (6 species) were identified as C_4 species (16 species) in the desertification grassland, this suggests that Gramineae is the leading family with C_4 photosynthesis, followed by Chenopodiaceae. Of the 27 C_4 species, 63 % were in therophyte and most of these therophyte C_4 species occur in early succession stages because they could use the limited water resource in the growing season and survive the dry season in the form of dormant seeds. The number of C_4 species and proportion of C_4/C_3 increase with desertification indicated that C4 species might have higher tolerance to environmental stresses (e.g. dry and poor soil) and could make greater contribution to sand land restoration in Hunshandake desert.
出处
《生态学报》
CAS
CSCD
北大核心
2004年第10期2225-2229,共5页
Acta Ecologica Sinica
基金
中国科学院知识创新工程重大资助项目 ( KSCX1-0 8-0 3
KSCX2 -SW-10 7)~~
关键词
C4植物
C4/C3比
沙化草地
植被演替
C_4 species
C_4/C_3
desertification grassland
vegetation succession
