Advances in studies on the structure of farmland shelterbelt ecosystem

Abstract

Abstract: The ecological function of farmland shelterbelt system is determined by its structure. The spatio-temporal structure is a key aspect in related researches, which is very necessary to study the integrity, stability and durability of shelterbelt modules. In this article, the researches on the structure of farmland shelterbelt ecosystem were reviewed from the four scales of tree structure, shelterbelt structure, shelterbelts network and landscape structure. The principles, methods and productions of each scale were summarized, and the prospects were also discussed. Dynamic simulation of tree growth process in shelterbelts could be conducted by the theory of form and quality structure of tree and by fractal graphics, which were helpful to study the mechanism of individual trees and belts based on photosynthetic and transpiration mechanism of individual trees.The mechanism model of shelterbelt porosity should be conducted,so that,the sustainable yield model of shelterbelt management could be established, and the optimized model of shelterbelt networks with multi-special and multi-hierarchical structure could also be formed. Evaluating the reasonability, stability and durability of shelterbelt landscape based on the theories and methods of landscape ecology was an important task in the future studies.

Key words: Farmland shelterbelt, Tree structure, Shelterbelt structure, Shelterbelts network, Landscape structure

CLC Number:

S727.2

LI Chunping, GUAN Wenbin, FAN Zhiping, SU Fanxin, WANG Xilin . Advances in studies on the structure of farmland shelterbelt ecosystem[J]. Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology, 2003, (11): 2037-2043.

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