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    18 December 2024, Volume 35 Issue 12
    Academician’s Viewpoint
    Progress in bioremediation of organic contaminated soil based on microbiome
    GAO Yanzheng, WU Yiming, TANG Lei, HU Xiaojie, WANG Jian
    2024, 35(12):  3225-3234.  doi:10.13287/j.1001-9332.202412.029
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    There are a variety of toxic and widely distributed organic contaminants in soils, threatening ecological safety and human health. Bioremediation technology primarily addresses soil pollutants through enzymatic reactions of microorganisms. Nevertheless, the effectiveness of bioremediation technology is much lower when treating contaminated soils with multiple organic pollutants. The combination between microbiome technology and bioremedia-tion is one of the hot topics in the research area of soil remediation. In recent years, there are rapid progresses in bioremediation research based on genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics and metabolomics. Based on technology of genomics, the composition of soil microorganisms could be analyzed, identified, eliminated, and finally functional microbiome can be screened. Consequently, functional microbiome could be constructed and targeted according to the characteristics of organic pollutants. Transcriptomics could help discover unknown functional genes, and explore new pathways for organic pollutant degradation. Proteomics and metabolomics would help improve the degradation efficiency of organic pollutants. We reviewed the challenges in bioremediation of organic-contaminated soil, analyzed microbiome methods being used in bioremediation, and examined the principles and effectiveness of microbiome-based bioremediation with empirical studies. Currently, omics technology is still at its early stage in the field of organic soil contamination bioremediation, with more crucial data being needed. Utilizing microbiome methods for molecular operations, innovating organic-contaminated soil bioremediation systems and elucidating the restoration mechanisms will be the key for efficient application of bioremediation technologies.
    Special Features of the Ecosystem Services and Regional Sustainability (Special Feature Organizer: SUN Xiao, FENG Zhe, TAO Yu, LI Chunlin, LIN Jinyao)
    Impacts of human activities and vegetation cover on key ecosystem services in the Loess Hilly-Gully region of Northern Shaanxi, China
    YUAN Xuefeng, SHI Lintong, YANG Yue, AN Qimin
    2024, 35(12):  3235-3246.  doi:10.13287/j.1001-9332.202412.019
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    Clarifying the impacts of human activities and vegetation cover on key ecosystem services (ESs) is of significance for promoting ecological management and achieving sustainable development in ecologically fragile areas. We quantified four key ESs (net primary production, water yield, habitat quality, soil conversation) of the Loess Hilly-Gully region of Northern Shaanxi. We analyzed the spatial and temporal variations of human activities, vegetation cover, and ESs, as well as the impacts of human activities and vegetation cover on ESs by using correlation analyses and segmented linear regressions. Human activities were quantified based on night-time lighting index, population density, and land use data. Results showed that soil conservation, water yield, habitat quality, and total ecosystem service (TES) of the study area had shown a fluctuating upward trend from 2000 to 2020, and that net primary productivity showed a significant increase. The human activity index (HAI) firstly declined and then increased, with an overall downward trend, and the average annual value declined by 17.1%. The fractional vegetation coverage (FVC) first increased and then declined, with an overall rising trend, and the average annual value rose by 9.2%. There was a negative correlation between human activities and ESs, and synergistic relationships between vegetation cover and key ESs, except water production. HAI on ESs firstly decreased and then increased. The impact of FVC on ESs was constantly increasing, and the adaptability of ecosystem services to vegetation changes was gradually strengthening. Our results could provide a reference for the formulation of ecological restoration strategies in ecologically fragile areas.
    Spatio-temporal variation and multi-scenario simulation of ecosystem carbon storage in Hebei Province, China
    LI Linyun, CHEN Lu, HAN Mengjuan, HOU Jie
    2024, 35(12):  3247-3256.  doi:10.13287/j.1001-9332.202412.020
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    Land use change drives carbon storage in terrestrial ecosystems. Understanding the spatio-temporal varia-tion of land use and carbon storage is important for improving carbon sink capacity and achieving the carbon neutrality goal. With InVEST-PLUS model, we evaluated spatio-temporal variation of land use change and ecosystem carbon storage in Hebei Province, explored their variations from 2000 to 2020, and predicted land use changes and carbon storage in 2040. The results showed that cultivated land, forest, and grassland were dominant vegetation types from 2000 to 2020. The area of cultivated land decreased by 7011.1 km2, and the construction land increased by 7479.6 km2. The conversion of cultivated land to construction land was the predominant form of land transfer. Carbon storage in Hebei decreased by 3.6×107 t from 2000 to 2020, with the conversion of cultivated land and grassland to construction land being the main reason for such rapid decline of carbon storage. Carbon storage was higher in the northwest and lower in the southeast. From 2020 to 2040, under natural development scenario, ecological protection scenario, and economic development scenario, the carbon storage of Hebei Province would increase by 4.0×107, 5.1×107, and 5.9×107 t, respectively. The main carbon pools will still be cultivated land, forest, and grassland. In the future, it would be necessary to protect carbon sequestration resources such as forest and grassland, optimize land use pattern with the goal of reducing carbon emissions, and protect areas with high carbon density to further enhance their carbon sequestration capacity.
    Carbon sequestration management zoning and optimization strategies of Loess Plateau, Northwest China
    JIA Lei, LAN Jing, LIU Zhen, YAO Shunbo, DING Zhenmin, WANG Kexin
    2024, 35(12):  3257-3266.  doi:10.13287/j.1001-9332.202412.026
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    The “dual carbon” goal of China is a major strategic decision for solving critical resource and environmental constraints and fulfilling the inherent requirement for harmonious coexistence between human society and nature. Enhancing vegetation carbon sequestration is a crucial pathway to achieving the “dual carbon” goal. Quantitative simulation of regional vegetation carbon sequestration potential is vital for optimizing land use patterns and securing the smooth achievement of the “dual carbon” goal. In this context, we used a similar habitat method to simu-late vegetation carbon sequestration potential under natural conditions on Loess Plateau. Through potential classification-demand categorization-management zoning, we delineated carbon sequestration management zones for Loess Plateau and proposed specific strategies. The results showed that total vegetation carbon sequestration of Loess Plateau increased from 214.32 million t to 354.92 million t from 2000 to 2020, representing a growth of 65.6%. Spatially, a gradual increase was found from northwest to southeast, with high-value areas distributed in mountainous regions, such as the Qinling Mountains, Lyuliang Mountains, Ziwuling, and Zhongtiao Mountains. Urban areas with relatively advanced urbanization and their surrounding zones were characterized by low values. Under natural conditions, the average vegetation carbon sequestration potential on Loess Plateau was 832.71 g·m-2, representing an increase of 52.3% compared to the 2020 baseline, resulting in an additional carbon sequestration of 185.76 million t. Based on the remaining carbon sequestration potential and the distribution pattern of the production-living-ecology space, the Loess Plateau could be classified into nine categories, including important carbon sink enhancement area, ecological carbon sink restoration area, urban green space development area, ecological carbon sink conservation area, agricultural carbon sink enhancement area, urban carbon sink consolidation area, ecological carbon sink control area, green agricultural development area, and economic development carbon control area. Carbon sequestration enhancement and management strategies specifically tailored to each zone were proposed. The findings would provide valuable support for regional low-carbon development and landscape management under the “dual carbon” goal.
    Terrain effects on the value of grassland ecosystem services in Luoshan, Ningxia, China
    ZHU Qingqing, LIU Chao, SHEN Yan, MA Hongbin, TAN Songwei, WANG Guohui, LI Yan, LI Qianfei, LI Guoqiang
    2024, 35(12):  3267-3274.  doi:10.13287/j.1001-9332.202412.027
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    Luoshan is the most important ecological barrier and water conservation land in the central arid zone of Ningxia. To explore the impact of terrain factors on the ecosystem service value (ESV) of Luoshan grassland, we used the revised ecosystem service value equivalent to estimate ESV based on remote sensing images in 2021, and analyzed its spatial distribution characteristics and terrain gradient effects. The results showed that the total ESV of Luoshan grassland was 34.18×107 yuan, with desert steppe accounting for the highest proportion (50.7%). Among all the service types, the ESV of regulation service was the largest, which was 22.11×107 yuan. The ESV was higher in the south region and lower in the north region, higher in the west region and lower in the east region. There was a strong spatial dependence of ESV, forming a spatial pattern of two poles gathering. The ESV of grassland showed topographic differentiation, which decreased first and then increased with the increases of elevation. The ESV increased with slope and terrain index, with the lowest ESV on the north slope and the highest ESV on the northeast slope. The results can provide scientific basis for the optimization of ecosystem pattern and grassland management in Luoshan.
    Identification and influencing factors of cultural ecosystem service bundle in Wuyishan National Park (Fujian region), Southeast China
    GAO Yangyi, ZHU Liying, ZHUANG Yingxin, ZHANG Litian, YAN Minlong, GUO Minghuang, GONG Xiaoling, LIAO Lingyun
    2024, 35(12):  3275-3284.  doi:10.13287/j.1001-9332.202412.024
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    Clarifying the potential spatial correlation characteristics of different cultural ecosystem service (CES) types and their influencing factors is a prerequisite for effective management of spatial resources. However, the quantification and spatialization of CES are great challenges in CES research. Taking Wuyishan National Park (Fujian region) as an example, we constructed a PPGIS-MaxEnt-SOM model to identify and quantify CES points with the assistance of a public participation geographic information system, expanded the point data into area partitions by using the maximum entropy modeling and realized the identification of a cultural ecosystem service bundle (CESB) with multi-type CES combinations through a self-organizing feature map network, and explored the influencing factors of these CES and CESB. The results showed that the six types of CES (aesthetic, cultural and educational, entertainment, health, inspiration, and local identity services) were mainly distributed in the eastern scenic spots and sporadically distributed in the central and western regions. The location of recreation resources in the CES hotspot area was similar to that on the tour route of the eastern scenic spots, showing a distribution pattern of one belt and two cores. CESB could be divided into four types: aesthetic-health service bundle, entertainment-aesthetic service bundle, culture-inspiration service bundle, and multi-functional service bundle, which presented the spatial pattern of outward classification and divergence with multi-functional service bundle as the center. Natural factors such as landscape pavilion and water attraction were the key factors influencing aesthetic service, entertainment service, local identity service, aesthetic-health services bundle, entertainment-aesthetic service bundle, and multi-functional service bundle. Health service, inspiration service, cultural and educational service, and culture-inspiration service bundle were mainly affected by factors such as historical and cultural sites, and distance from road. Overall, the PPGIS-MaxEnt-SOM model can map CES geospatially to realize the spatial identification of CESB and provide a new perspective and method for quantifying CES spatial problems.
    Ecological compensation standard of cultivated land in Jiangxi Province from the perspective of food supply service flow
    WEN Yinjiao, ZOU Fu, DING Mingjun, ZHANG Tianzhen, XIONG Haitang
    2024, 35(12):  3285-3294.  doi:10.13287/j.1001-9332.202412.021
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    Mismatch between supply and demand of ecosystem services will affect regional equity and restrict regional sustainable development. The formulation of reasonable ecological compensation standards can effectively coordinate regional environmental protection and economic development. At present, the ecological compensation mechanism of cultivated land is rarely adressed, which is in the conceptual analysis stage and lacks quantitative evaluation. Based on the supply and demand pattern of food supply services in Jiangxi Province from 2000 to 2020, we identified the supply and demand areas of food supply services, introduced comparative ecological radiant force model to quantify the flow of food supply services, and quantitatively assessed the ecological compensation standard of cultivated land. The results showed that there was a mismatch between supply and demand of food supply services in Jiangxi. The regional supply and demand relationship changed from deficit to surplus but the difference decreased. The degree of coupling coordination was relatively low. The food supply service flow changed from rapid rise to slow rise, flowing from the central part of Jiangxi to the surrounding areas. The total amount of ecological compensation for cultivated land continues to rise, from 2.214 billion yuan in 2000 to 12.638 billion yuan in 2020. The payment direction of cultivated land ecological compensation in Jiangxi was mainly characterized by the compensation of cultivated land from economically developed districts and counties of prefecture-level cities to the surrounding areas with rich cultivated land resources. This study provided theoretical support for regional sustainable development and some reference for cultivated land ecological compensation.
    Urban-rural difference and scale effect of ecosystem services of blue-green infrastructure
    SUN Miaomiao, LYU Jiangtao, LI Xiaowen, LI Peng, XIAO Zhiyan, HAO Jiayuan, ZHI Liehui
    2024, 35(12):  3295-3303.  doi:10.13287/j.1001-9332.202412.023
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    Blue-green infrastructure (BGI) constitutes the mainstay of urban ecological infrastructure and is a vital element in shaping urban ecological security patterns. Current research on urban BGI primarily focuses on spatio-temporal variations, driving mechanisms, connectivity, and planning management. Less attention has been paid to the spatio-temporal dynamics, coordination, and trade-off mechanisms of BGI ecosystem services (ES) under the background of rapid urbanization. We explored the spatio-temporal variations, urban-rural disparities, and trade-off and synergy effects across different scales of six ES types provided by BGI (climate regulation, air purification, flood regulation and storage, carbon sequestration, landscape culture, and habitat providing) in Wuhan from 1980 to 2020 based on the InVEST model, Getis-Ord Gi* spatial hotspot analysis, and spatial correlation analysis. The results showed that the ES provided by BGI generally exhibited a spatial distribution pattern of low levels in the central urban area and high levels in the periphery, with large areas of cold spots or insignificant regions. There were significant differences in the contribution rates of BGI to different ES, with more contribution from blue infrastructure and less from green infrastructure. The urban-rural gradient impacted fluctuations in ES, with decreasing amplitude as the distance from the city center increased. Furthermore, there were scale effects for trade-offs and synergies among ES. Trade-offs and synergies among ES coexisted at the watershed unit scale, whereas a synergistic relationship prevailed at the township and administrative district scales. Our results could offer valuable insights for the coordinated optimization and hierarchical, categorized, and zoned management of BGI’s ES functions amidst urbanization.
    Original Articles
    Alternating light-induced stomatal characteristics and their effects on photosynthetic carbon assimilation and water use efficiency among 15 Cycad species
    LIU Xiaomei, ZHU Junjie, YANG Quanguang, WU Zhonghua
    2024, 35(12):  3304-3314.  doi:10.13287/j.1001-9332.202412.002
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    To analyze the stomatal response of Cycad species during dynamic light induction and their effects on photosynthetic carbon assimilation and water use efficiency, we examined the stomatal dynamics and structural cha-racteristics of their pinnae in 15 Cycad species from Qingxiu Mountain Homogeneous Garden during continuous weak-strong-weak alternating light induction. The results showed that, from low to high light intensity, the duration for the photosynthetic rate (A) to reach 95% of its maximum value (A95t) ranged from 14 minutes (Cycas pachypoda) to 38 minutes (Macrozamia moorei). The ascending rate of stomatal conductance (gs) was slightly slower than that of A. After continuous strong light exposure, the A value of Cycas panzhihuaensis was the highest and that of Cycas bifida was the lowest. During the light transition from strong to weak, A dropped sharply, and then decreased slowly to the lowest value. Across the 15 examined cycad species, the decline rate of gs during the decreasing light intensity stage was less steep than the rise in gs during the intensifying light stage. For stomatal traits, the maximum gs under normal condition was positively correlated with gs decline rate (Slmax, d) during the decreasing light intensity stage, and the constant characterizing gs increasing rate during the weak to strong light treatment was positively correlated with A95t. The stomatal opening duration (λi) was negatively correlated with the stomatal closing duration. The time constant of gs descending to steady state was negatively correlated with Slmax,d. Under the stomatal conductance, there was a significant positive correlation between stomatal length and λi. Results of principal component analysis showed that maximum photosynthetic rate, A95t, stomatal limit value and stomatal length contributed the most to the variations in stomatal and photosynthetic traits of Cycads. Our results suggested that the photosynthetic potential of Cycad species was lower, but was sensitive to dynamic light resources, through efficient stomatal regulation. Cycad species could optimize CO2 acquisition and maintain high water use efficiency, which is commonly observed in understory plants.
    Seasonal variation in the economic strategy of typical ferns in mixed broadleaved Korean pine forest
    ZHAO Mengjuan, JIN Guangze, LIU Zhili
    2024, 35(12):  3315-3322.  doi:10.13287/j.1001-9332.202412.008
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    We measured the whole-plant traits (12 traits from leaves and roots) of three common fern species in the mixed broadleaved Korean pine forest, Dryopteris crassirhizoma, Athyrium brevifrons, and Matteuccia struthiopteris, during spring, summer, and autumn, and analyzed the variations of traits and economic strategies across different seasons. The results showed that interspecific differences were the primary factor influencing the variation in the whole plant traits of ferns, with an explanation rate of 37.2%. For leaf traits (including specific leaf area, leaf dry mass content, net photosynthetic rate, instantaneous water use efficiency, leaf nitrogen content, and leaf phosphorus content), seasonal variation contributed 42.7% of the total variation, while interspecific variation contributed 30.9%, and individual difference contributed 21.4%. For root traits (including root diameter, specific root length, root dry matter content, root tissue density, root nitrogen content, and root phosphorus content), individual variation accounted for 47.8% of the variance, interspecific variation contributed 43.5%, and seasonal variation accounted for only 5.3%. D. crassirhizoma exhibited a more conservative resource-use strategy compared to the other two fern species, while M. struthiopteris displayed a more acquisitive strategy. Leaf, root, and whole-plant traits of all the three species conformed to the one-dimensional economic spectrum, except for specific root length, which was independent of the root economic spectrum. From spring to autumn, the whole plant of fern shifted from an acquisitive strategy to a conservative strategy.
    Effects of phenological changes on non-structural carbohydrates in leaves of dominant species in the cold temperate forest
    NIU Yuetong, MAN Xiuling
    2024, 35(12):  3323-3328.  doi:10.13287/j.1001-9332.202412.005
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    To investigate the impacts of phenological changes in cold-temperate zones on the concentrations of non-structural carbohydrates (NSCs) and their components in leaves, we selected dominant tree species from different forest communities (Larix gmelinii forest, Betula platyphylla forest, and Populus davidiana forest). Leaf samples were collected based on phenological rhythms to explore the influence of phenological changes on leaf NSCs. The results showed that the contents of soluble sugar, starch, and NSC in the leaves of the three tree species exhibited significant phenological changes. Soluble sugar content was significantly higher than starch content, accounting for 73.7% to 96.3% of leaf NSCs. As phenological rhythms changed, foliar NSC and soluble sugar contents in the three tree species showed a unimodal pattern, while starch content fluctuated. Foliar NSC content of the three tree species was the lowest at the early stage of leaf expansion. The NSC content of P. davidiana was the lowest among the three tree species. From full leaf expansion to the leaf discoloration phase, the NSC content in the leaves of B. platyphylla and P. davidiana was higher than that of L. gmelinii. The peak NSC content occurred during the leaf discoloration phase, with P. davidiana (151.36 g·kg-1) > B. platyphylla (146.64 g·kg-1) > L. gmelinii (132.20 g·kg-1). During the leaf-fall period, the NSC content in the leaves decreased, with P. davidiana showing the largest decrease at 61.8%. Redundancy analysis indicated that soil temperature and available nitrogen content had significant effects on the NSC and its components. There were certain time differences in the phenological periods of the dominant species in the cold-temperate forest. The impact of phenological changes on leaf NSC content showed similar trends among different species, with the effect being more pronounced in B. platyphylla and P. davidiana than in L. gmelinii. Such a result indicated that different tree species in cold-temperate zones respond differently to climate change.
    Elevational pattern of species range size of vascular plants in Changbai Mountain, China:A test of Rapo-port’s rule
    LI Manshu, WU Xiaoqing, ZHOU Yinjia, LONG Shiyi, ZHANG Meihui, GU Hanwei, SI Xingfeng, YAN Enrong, ZHANG Jian
    2024, 35(12):  3329-3338.  doi:10.13287/j.1001-9332.202412.001
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    Species range size is closely related to its ability to migrate and adapt to environmental change. Rapoport’s rule predicts that species range size would become larger with increasing latitude or elevation. Empirical evidence for Rapoport’s rule are controversial, and the comparisons among different groups and families are lacking. We analyzed the elevational patterns of species range size with a dataset of 1505 vascular plant species in Changbai Mountain of Northern China, including 249 woody species, 1168 herbaceous species, and 88 fern species. We used four methods (Stevens method, mid-point method, Pagel method and cross-species method) to test the effectiveness of Rapoport’s rule for all plant species, among two growth forms, among ferns, and among 19 families. The results showed that richness of two growth forms and ferns all monotonically decreased along the elevation, but for three groups of range size, richness and its proportion had various patterns along the elevation: narrow-range species had the highest proportion in low elevation, medium-range species had two peaks at low and high elevations respectively, and the proportion of wide-range species increased first and then decreased with elevation. The results for Rapoport’s rule varied among different methods. Range size patterns of all plants generally support Rapoport’s rule expect for the mid-point method. Woody plants showed stronger evidence than herbaceous plants, while the support of ferns was the weakest and Stevens method did not support the rule. Eight out of the 19 families with no less than 20 species had the support from at least three methods, while four families had only one method to support. Species range size patterns along elevations and the support of Rapoport’s rule were inconsistent among two growth forms, ferns and 19 families of vascular plants in Changbai Mountain, suggesting the dramatic differences in their evolutionary history and the abilities to response and adapt environment changes.
    Spatio-temporal variation of climate productivity of vegetation and its responses to climate change in three provinces of Northeast China
    CHEN Bo, LI Liguang, CHEN Zhenju
    2024, 35(12):  3339-3348.  doi:10.13287/j.1001-9332.202412.035
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    Climate productivity is a key indicator reflecting carbon exchange of plant communities. Clarifying changes in climate productivity is of great significance for assessing the carbon sink function of ecosystems. We used the Miami and Thornthwaite-Memorial models to simulate temperature-, precipitation- and evapotranspiration-producti-vity in the three northeastern provinces based on temperature and precipitation data from 1971 to 2020. We used trend analysis, wavelet analysis, M-K test and regression analysis to explicitly analyze the spatial and temporal variations of climate productivity, and model the changing characteristics of evapotranspiration productivity under future climate change scenarios. We further explored the accuracy of the test for climate productivity in conjunction with data from Pinus sylvestris var. mongolica tree-ring data at 11 sampling sites in the three northeastern provinces. Results showed that the annual averages of temperature productivity (YT), precipitation productivity (YP) and evapotranspiration productivity (YE) in the three northeastern provinces during 1971-2020 were 777.84, 946.08, and 930.4 g·m-2·a-1, respectively. All the three types of climate productivity generally showed increasing trends. The increasing trend of temperature productivity was the most significant, increasing at a rate of 1.91 g·m-2·a-1, existence of 6, 10, 22 years major periodic, and had abrupt change in 1988. There were significant differences in the spatial distribution of climate productivity. Temperature productivity decreased from south to north, with overall increasing trend in climate tendency rates. Precipitation productivity and evapotranspiration productivity decreased from southeast to northwest, which was higher in the east than in the west. Their climate tendency rates showed a decreasing trend in most areas, with an increasing trend occurred in western Heilongjiang and northwestern Jilin. The water-heat ratios of climate productivity in the three northeastern provinces were generally banded with significant spatial variations, with the ratios ranging from 0.58 to 2.42. From north to south, it could be divided into areas that were more affected by precipitation (YP/YT>1.2), water-heat balance (YP/YT≈1), and more affected by temperature (YP/YT<0.8), respectively. The three climate productivities were generally consistent with change in the mean annual tree-ring width index of P. sylvestris var. mongolica at the 11 sampling sites, which was positively correlated, indicating that the modelled climate productivity was reliable. The correlation coefficients between temperature productivity and the width of the annual tree-ring of P. sylvestris var. mongolica decreased significantly with increasing latitude. Our results could improve the understanding of carbon sequestration capacity of vegetation associated with climate productivity in the three northeastern provinces, which would provide a scientific basis for the adaptation of vegetation to climate change and the prediction of future vegetation dynamics.
    Spatial-temporal variation and driving mechanism of vegetation carbon and water use efficiency in Heilongjiang Province, China
    LI Yulu, WU Xueqing, YUAN Ye, DONG Lingbo
    2024, 35(12):  3349-3358.  doi:10.13287/j.1001-9332.202412.006
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    Carbon use efficiency (CUE) can reflect carbon assimilation capacity and carbon sequestration potential of organisms. Water use efficiency (WUE) can reflect the energy conversion efficiency during plant growth. Both indices can represent the carbon and water cycle mechanism of terrestrial ecosystems. Based on MODIS data pro-ducts, we calculated the annual CUE and WUE of vegetation in Heilongjiang Province from 2001 to 2020, and analyzed the variations and driving mechanism of carbon and water use efficiency in cropland, woodland, shrubland and grassland by using Sen-MK method, Hurst index analysis, partial correlation analysis and residual analysis. The results showed that the mean value of CUE and WUE in Heilongjiang Province was 0.550 and 0.869 g C·m-2·mm-1, respectively, with high values in north and south and low values in east and west. During 2001-2020, 54.8% of vegetation CUE in the study area showed an increasing trend, and 59.6% of vegetation WUE showed an increasing trend. The increases of both CUE and WUE were highest in woodland and lowest in cropland. Vegetation CUE and WUE were negatively correlated with temperature and positively correlated with precipitation. The contribution rates of climate change and human activities to vegetation CUE were 46.6% and 53.4%, and the contribution rates to vegetation WUE were 42.3% and 57.7%, respectively.
    Relationship between surface pollen and their vegetation in Hupingshan National Nature Reserve, Hunan Province, China
    LI Yongfei, XIANG Jianjun, LI Beibei, LI Xinyi, XIA Shirong, LIAO Boru, YE Liangtao
    2024, 35(12):  3359-3368.  doi:10.13287/j.1001-9332.202412.004
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    Hupingshan National Nature Reserve, located in Hunan Province, South Central China, is characterized by rich biodiversity, complex floral composition, pronounced human perturbation, dominant secondary vegetation, low dominance of constructive species, and complex and diverse pollen assemblage characteristics. We explored the relationship between surface pollen assemblages and vegetation characteristics using 34 samples. The results showed that arboreal pollen accounted for 84.4% of the total. The AP/NAP (AP: arboreal pollen, NAP: nonarboreal pollen) ratio was roughly 5.4. The pollen concentration was 149157 grains·g-1. Evergreen broadleaved pollen assemblages did not reflect the local vegetational community. Pollen assemblages of deciduous broadleaf forest were partly consistent with plant community composition. Deciduous-evergreen broadleaf mixed forest, shrub-meadow and corn field pollen assemblages corresponded well with their local vegetational community. Local dominant species and constructive species abundances were well represented in pollen assemblages. Castanopsis/Lithocarpus, Fagus, Toxicodendron, Carpinus/Corylus, Ericaceae, and Symplocos were under-represented, whereas Pinus, Betula and Cyclobalanopsis were over-represented pollen taxa. Based on cluster analysis and detrended correspondence analysis (DCA), the shrub-meadow, evergreen broadleaf forest and deciduous broadleaf forest could be well distinguished by pollen spectra, except deciduous-evergreen broadleaf mixed forest, or evergreen broadleaved forest and deciduous broadleaved forest. The significant discrepancy in consistency between pollen assemblages and vegetation community was chiefly impacted by pollen representativeness, vegetation patchy characteristics, topography, local climate, and human activities.
    A survey of the introduction of Rhododendron from China to the United States during 1898-2023
    XIANG Zhoubing, WU Renwu, HUANG Ruozhi, YAN Hai, LIAO Shuai, BAO Zhiyi
    2024, 35(12):  3369-3376.  doi:10.13287/j.1001-9332.202412.007
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    The United States has conducted extensive plant introduction activities worldwide since the 19th century. Rhododendron species received particular attention due to their high ornamental value. In the 20th century, the United States focused particularly on Rhododendron resources in China. To clarify the history of the introduction of Rhododendron from China to the United States, we compiled historical records to trace the history of American Rhododendron introductions from China between 1898 and 2023, and verified the botanical names, introduction times, locations, and collectors. The results showed that a total of 1406 records of American Rhododendron introductions from China were compiled, including 215 species (including 27 varieties and 12 subspecies), which accounted for 29.5% of the total number of Rhododendron species in China. The introduction activities covered 20 provincial administrative regions, and 10 collectors were involved, with Wilson and Rock standing out for their significant contributions. The American introductions of Rhododendron from China enriched the diversity of Rhododendron species in the United States and enhancing their application in American gardens.
    Inhibition of Microcystis aeruginosa by submerged macrophytes and epiphytic biofilms
    WEI Ying, GAO Yunni, LI Longfei, ZHAO Jiannan, ZENG Dahai, ZHANG Li, LI Mingjie, LI Xuejun
    2024, 35(12):  3377-3385.  doi:10.13287/j.1001-9332.202412.003
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    To investigate the potential role of epiphytic biofilms in the inhibition of submerged macrophytes on Microcystis aeruginosa, we compared the effect of crude extracts from Myriophyllum spicatum on the growth and photosynthesis pigments of M. aeruginosa under conditions of retaining and removing biofilms. The results showed that there was a significant enhancement in inhibitory effects of plant extracts against M. aeruginosa when retaining epiphytic biofilms. By the end of the experiment, the inhibition rate reached up to 85.6% for the extract equivalent to a plant fresh weight of 10.0 g·L-1 within groups containing biofilms, whereas the value was 6.6% within group lacking the biofilms. Non-targeted metabolomics analysis revealed significant difference in the metabolite composition between extract with and without biofilms. The group containing biofilms exhibited the presence of multiple metabolites known for their algicidal activity. Moreover, the epiphytic biofilms of M. spicatum hosted a diverse array of bacteria and eukaryotes that had been recorded with algicidal effects, as evidenced by high-throughput sequencing of 16S rRNA and 18S rRNA. These microorganims primarily belonged to the phyla of Proteobacteria, Actinobacteriota, Firmicutes, Bacteroidota, Chytridiomycota, and Ciliophora. In conclusion, epiphytic biofilm harbors diverse algicidal microorganisms and cyanobacterial inhibitory metabolites, which could be invovled in the host plant’s inhibition of M. aeruginosa.
    The effects of Typhoon Doksuri on soil respiration in a subtropical forest
    SONG Jiayu, CHEN Xiang-biao, CHEN Shidong, XIONG Decheng, YANG Zhijie
    2024, 35(12):  3386-3392.  doi:10.13287/j.1001-9332.202412.014
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    Typhoons would alter soil respiration by altering forest structure and tree growth. However, there is limi-ted information on how typhoon will alter soil respiration under global warming with increasing intensity and frequency of typhoons in the future. We examined the effects of Typhoon Doksuri and soil warming (+4 ℃ via cable warming) on soil respiration in a subtropical broadleaf evergreen forest in 2023 by measuring soil respiration and environmental factors using a high time-resolution automated monitoring system. The results showed that the Typhoon Doksuri did not affect soil respiration in the control, but reduced it by 25.7% in warming treatment. Soil respiration in the warming treatment declined by 22.5% after Typhoon Doksuri’s landfall. Furthermore, soil respiration in the warming treatment did not recover to pre-typhoon level after Doksuri’s landfall. Typhoon Doksuri increased the temperature sensitivity of soil respiration in the warming treatment. The typhoon altered the daily dynamics of soil respiration, delayed the daily maximum by about 12 hours and advanced the minimum by about 9 hours in the warming treatment compared to the control. The typhoon affected both the magnitude and resilience of soil respiration in a subtropical forest under warming, altered its dynamics and temperature sensitivity. These findings were significant for understanding the impact of extreme climate events on forest soil respiration under global warming.
    Dynamics of carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus wet deposition fluxes in the karst forest of Lijiang River basin, Southwest China
    LI Jie, LIU Jiaqi, QI Bingyu, HUANG Ping, LIANG Yan, ZHU Yu, LIU Zhenxi, LI Yu, XIAO Fan, DUAN Min
    2024, 35(12):  3393-3400.  doi:10.13287/j.1001-9332.202412.032
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    Monitoring wet deposition fluxes of carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus in the karst forest of Lijiang River basin is helpful for accurately assessing the impact of environmental changes on carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus pools of forests, and providing scientific reference for the management of nutrient resources. We collected rainwater of karst forest in the downstream of Lijiang River basin in Guilin, Guangxi from March 2022 to February 2024. We measured concentrations of dissolved organic carbon (DOC), dissolved nitrogen (DN), dissolved organic nitrogen (DON), NH4+-N, NO3--N, and dissolved phosphorus (DP) in rainwater. Combining with the rainwater volume, we estimated wet deposition fluxes of carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus and analyzed their seasonal patterns. The results showed that the total rainfall in 2022 (1860.0 mm) was higher than that in 2023 (1469.3 mm). The ave-rage concentration of rainwater DOC was 3.03 and 5.76 mg·L-1, DN was 2.34 and 3.52 mg·L-1, DP was 0.05 and 0.07 mg·L-1 in 2022 and 2023, respectively. There were great fluctuations in rainwater DN, NH4+-N, NO3--N, and DP concentrations. The total carbon wet deposition flux was 43.0 and 41.3 kg·hm-2, total nitrogen wet deposition was 33.89 and 39.98 kg·hm-2, and total phosphorus wet deposition was 0.43 and 0.85 kg·hm-2 in 2022 and 2023, respectively. There was no significant difference in the total carbon or nitrogen wet deposition flux between the two years, while there was significant difference in the total phosphorus wet deposition flux. The wet deposition fluxes of carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus were greater in spring and summer than in autumn and winter. The carbon wet deposition flux was significantly positively correlated with the nitrogen wet deposition flux, while there was no significant correlation between carbon and phosphorus wet deposition fluxes or between nitrogen and phosphorus wet deposition fluxes. In conclusion, the wet deposition fluxes of carbon and nitrogen in karst forest of Lijiang River basin are relatively high and stable, while the wet deposition flux of phosphorus is relatively low but fluctuates greatly. High amount of nitrogen deposition is conducive to the alteration of soil nitrogen deficiency in the karst forest of the Lijiang River basin, and the contribution of organic nitrogen to the nitrogen wet deposition should not be neglected.
    Selection of irrigation regime for seed production of native plant Lespedeza potaninii in desert steppe
    MA Tingting, GAO Fujie, HAN Bingfang, PENG Wendong, LIU Dingxin, LIU Chao, SHEN Yan, MA Hongbin
    2024, 35(12):  3401-3408.  doi:10.13287/j.1001-9332.202412.011
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    It is of great significance to establish a suitable irrigation regime for the artificial propagation of native plant Lespedeza potaninii in arid areas. Taking the wild excellent herbage L. potaninii from desert steppe of Ningxia as test material, we set up an experiment with nine irrigation regimes (three irrigation times of 2, 3, and 4 times, crossed with three irrigation quotas of 150, 250, and 350 m3·hm-2) to select the best regime by investigating the effects of different irrigation regimes on the agronomic characteristics related to seed production, seed yield and quality, as well as water use efficiency. We found that the irrigation time and quota had significant effect on plant height, branch number, reproductive branch number, inflorescence number, pod number, pod seed number, and the thousand-seed weight. The highest seed yield was obtained in the T3 treatment (irrigating 2 times, 350 m3·hm-2 for each time), which was 49.4% higher than that of the T8 treatment (irrigating 4 times, 250 m3·hm-2 for each time). The T4 treatment (irrigating 3 times, each time 150 m3·hm-2) had the highest water use efficiency. The germination rate and the germination potential of seeds under the T3 treatment were the highest, reaching 88.0% and 84.7%, respectively. The T3 treatment was the suitable irrigation regime for the artificial propagation of L. potaninii seeds based on a comprehensive evaluation using the entropy weight-TOPSIS method.
    Responses of the contents and stoichiometry of soil carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus to elevated atmospheric CO2 concentration and warming in paddy field
    FAN Yaran, YU Bingbing, XIA Shaopan, ZHU Ziqi, FAN Yuchuan, LIU Xiaoyu, ZHANG Xuhui, ZHENG Jufeng
    2024, 35(12):  3409-3418.  doi:10.13287/j.1001-9332.202412.013
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    To study the effects of elevated atmospheric CO2 concentration and warming on the contents and stoichio-metry of soil organic carbon (SOC), total nitrogen (TN), total phosphorus (TP) in paddy field is of great significance for understanding the functions of paddy ecosystem under climate change. Based on the T-FACE platform, we conducted an experiment with four treatments: ambient conditions (CK); elevated atmospheric CO2 concentration up to 600 μmol·mol-1; warming of canopy air by 2 ℃ over ambient; elevated atmospheric CO2 concentration up to 600 μmol·mol-1 combined with warming of canopy air by 2 ℃ over ambient. The contents of SOC, TN, TP, soil organic carbon composition, soil bulk density (BD), soil water content (SWC) and particle size composition were measured. Using variance analysis and Pearson correlation analysis, we explored the influencing mechanisms of climate change and soil physicochemical properties on the contents and stoichiometry of SOC, TN, and TP. The results showed that elevated atmospheric CO2 concentration increased the accumulation of SOC, TN, and TP. Warming caused the loss of SOC accumulation, promoted TN accumulation, with limited effect on TP accumulation. The effects of combined elevated atmospheric CO2 concentration and warming on SOC, TN, and TP were in line with the effects of single warming treatment, indicating that warming had greater impacts on SOC, TN and TP than elevated atmospheric CO2 concentration. Elevated atmospheric CO2 concentration and warming overall decreased soil C/N, C/P and C/N/P values in the 0-100 cm layer, indicating that climate change was not conducive to the stability and burial potential of SOC. The contents and stoichiometry of SOC, TN, and TP were positively correlated with organic carbon components and soil water content, negatively correlated with bulk density, and not correlated with particle size composition. The relationships between soil stoichiometry characteristics (e.g., SOC, TN, and C/P) in the 0-30 cm layer and elevated atmospheric CO2 concentration were relatively close, while that between soil stoichiometry characteristics (e.g., SOC, TP, C/N, and C/P) in the 30-100 cm layer and warming were relatively close, indicating that the response mechanisms of soil stoichiometry to climate change differed for topsoil and subsoil in paddy field.
    Microbial mechanism underlying the effect of nitrogen fertilizer reduction in combination with straw addition on nitrous oxide emission of paddy soil
    MENG Hanyu, WEN Yang, EYSA Alkut, WEI Zhanbo, ZHANG Bin
    2024, 35(12):  3419-3426.  doi:10.13287/j.1001-9332.202412.010
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    Nitrogen fertilization is the primary cause of nitrous oxide (N2O) emission from cropland soils. Straw returning may further accelerate the emission. However, the combined effect of these two factors on N2O emission from paddy soils and the microbial mechanisms remain unclear. We conducted a pot experiment on typical paddy soil with three treatments: rice straw + no nitrogen application (SF0), rice straw + reduced nitrogen application (SF70, 70% of conventional nitrogen fertilizer application), and rice straw + conventional nitrogen application (SF100), to analyze soil N2O flux during the growth period of rice and the functional genes (amoA, nirS, nirK, and nosZ). The yield of rice was measured after harvest. The results showed that: 1) The cumulative N2O emissions during the rice growth period were 67.77, 92.91, and 130.43 mg·m-2 for SF0, SF70, and SF100 treatments, respectively. 2) The effect of different treatments on cumulative N2O emissions varied at different growth stages of rice. Compared to SF0, the SF70 treatment had no significant effect on cumulative N2O emission during tillering and heading stages but significantly increased the emission during jointing and mature stages; the SF100 treatment significantly increased the cumulative N2O emission throughout the whole growth period. 3) At the tillering and heading stages, the copy abundance of amoA gene for ammonia-oxidizing bacteria, nirK, and nosZ genes significantly increased after nitrogen application, and the increase was relatively consistent between SF70 and SF100 in most cases. At the jointing and mature stages, the copy abundance of amoA gene for ammonia-oxidizing bacteria in the SF70 and SF100 treatments increased, while that of amoA gene for ammonia-oxidizing archaea significantly increased with the amount of nitrogen application. There was no significant difference in the copy numbers of nirK gene among different treatments at these two growth stages. The abundance of nirS gene in the SF100 treatment was significantly higher than that in the SF0 treatment. The abundance of nosZ gene in the SF70 and SF100 treatments were significantly higher than in the SF0 treatment during the jointing stage. 4) Compared to SF0, rice yields under SF70 and SF100 treatments increased by 49.2% and 57.8%, respectively, without significant difference between them. Our results indicated that reduced nitrogen application under straw return conditions has a smaller impact on rice yield compared to conventional nitrogen application but can significantly reduce cumulative N2O emissions, with ammonia-oxidizing archaea being the main contributors to such changes.
    Effects of green manure mulching on soil aggregates and organic carbon fractions in orchards
    YAN Guiwan, DONG Wenbin, LI Zhongyi, WEI Caihui, TANG Hongqin, DENG Yusong, ZHANG Yuting, HE Tieguang
    2024, 35(12):  3427-3434.  doi:10.13287/j.1001-9332.202412.012
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    Green manure mulching is a sustainable soil management model for orchards. We conducted an experiment with four different green manure treatments, Vicia villosa (T1), Arachis pintoi (T2), Raphanus sativus (T3), and a mixed sowing of V. villosa, R. sativus and P. wetsfeteinii (T4), with clear tillage as control, to investigate the effects of green manure mulching on soil aggregates and organic carbon fractions in a citrus orchard. The results showed that: 1) Green manure mulching significantly enhanced the distribution and stability of soil aggregates. The proportion of large aggregates (>2 mm) increased by 10.7%, 6.6%, 11.1%, and 9.3% for the T1-T4 treatments, respectively, while the mean weight diameter of the aggregates increased by 1.1 to 1.3 times. 2) Mulching significantly improved total organic carbon (TOC) content and its fractions. TOC was increased by 2.5% to 31.7%, while dissolved organic carbon, particulate organic carbon, mineral-bound organic carbon, and easily oxidizable organic carbon was increased by 23.7%-97.9%, 38.2%-118.3%, 2.8%-35.5%, and 8.6%-49.5%, respectively. 3) The proportion of aggregates of each particle size correlated with its contribution to the organic carbon fractions. Aggregates greater than 2 mm were the primary carriers of TOC and its fractions. Additionally, the stability of these aggregates was significantly correlated with TOC. In summary, green manure mulching markedly increased the content of large aggregates, enhanced the stability of soil aggregates, improved granular soil structure, and increased organic carbon content in citrus orchard soil. Notably, the effects varied among treatments, with V. villosa and A. pintoi having the most effective amelioration.
    Effects of fertilizer reduction on yield and nitrogen utilization in maize-soybean intercropping system
    JIA Wenjing, WANG Chenyu, WANG Shijie, XING Yanjie, ZHAO Liangru, REN Guangxin
    2024, 35(12):  3435-3443.  doi:10.13287/j.1001-9332.202412.016
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    To investigate the characteristics of nitrogen utilization in maize-soybean intercropping system under reduced fertilization, we conducted a spilt-plot experiment, with maize monoculture, soybean monoculture and maize-soybean intercropping as the main plot, and no fertilization, reduced fertilization (by 20%) and conventional fertilization as the sub-plot. We examined the effects of different cropping patterns and fertilization rates on crop nitrogen accumulation, nitrogen translocation, soil nitrogen content and yield. The results showed that nitrogen accumulation of intercropped maize and soybean under reduced fertilization was reduced at different growing stages. The total nitrogen accumulation in intercropping pattern was higher than the monoculture patterns, and nitrogen use efficiency was significantly increased by 13.6% and 129.1%, respectively. In the maize-soybean intercropping system, nitrogen accumulation of maize and soybean under reduced fertilization significantly increased by 5.8%-42.7% and 31.8%-35.4% at different growing stages except soybean at flowering stage, nitrogen translocation amount significantly increased by 114.8% and 40.7%, the nitrogen utilization efficiency significantly increased by 38.0% and 46.6%, the nitrate content in the 0-40 cm soil layer significantly increased by 4.5%-20.1% and 21.0%-52.7%, but without any significant changes in yield. The land equivalent ratio of intercropping pattern ranged from 1.14 to 1.50, which had yield advantage. In conclusion, reduced fertilization in maize-soybean intercropping system achieved efficient nitrogen utilization by enhancing accumulation and translocation of nitrogen and maintaining crop yield.
    Effects of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi inoculation and phosphorus application on maize growth under vanadium stress
    QIU Lang, WANG Zhigang, YU Longsheng, ZHANG Yunyun, YU Hao, ZHANG Yanxu
    2024, 35(12):  3444-3452.  doi:10.13287/j.1001-9332.202412.030
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    Vanadium (V) and phosphorus (P) are similar in chemical structure. Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) have high affinity for P. To investigate the effects of AMF inoculation and P application on maize growth under V stress, we investigated the effects of AMF inoculation and P application (0, 20 and 50 mg·kg-1 P2O5) on maize growth, P and V uptake, and V speciation in the soil amended with four levels of V addition (0, 100, 200, and 400 mg·kg-1 V). The results showed that V stress (100, 200 and 400 mg·kg-1) significantly decreased root mycorrhizal colonization and plant biomass. The 200 and 400 mg·kg-1 V stress treatments significantly decreased root mycorrhizal colonization by 14.9%-28.0% and 29.5%-31.9%, and reduced plant biomass by 41.4%-42.2% and 54.3%-55.3%, respectively. V stress significantly decreased P concentration and uptake of maize shoot and increased V concentration and uptake of maize shoot and root. AMF inoculation and P application could alleviate the inhibition effect of V on maize growth, which significantly decreased bioconcentration factor of V by 23.3%-47.7% and translocation factor of V by 13.1%-27.9%, as well as V concentration and uptake of maize shoot, but improved plant biomass and P uptake of maize shoot and root. The factor of AMF inoculation and P application had interaction on root mycorrhizal colonization and plant biomass, as well as P and V uptake of maize shoot. AMF inoculation promoted the reduction of VV into VIV in plant tissues. AMF inoculation could alleviate V stress by promoting maize growth and P uptake and inhibiting V translocation, with synergistic effects from P application.
    Response of soil chemical properties and microbial community characteristics in Lycium barbarum orchard to planting years
    WU Jiawei, GUO Hao, ZHENG Jie, ZHANG Qiang, LUO Zhuzhu, HE Yuzhao, LU Yongli
    2024, 35(12):  3453-3460.  doi:10.13287/j.1001-9332.202412.018
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    With the extension of Lycium barbarum planting years, there would be significant changes in the chemical properties and microbial community distribution of rhizosphere soil, which limits the sustainable management and production of L. barbarum. Using high-throughput sequencing technology, we analyzed the chemical properties, diversity indices and relative abundance of bacterial and fungal community in rhizosphere soil in L. barbarum orchards planted for 3, 5, and 10 years. The results showed that, with the increases of planting years, soil pH significantly increased, and soil total nitrogen, total organic carbon, available phosphorus, available potassium, mineral nitrogen, and electrical conductivity all showed a trend of first increasing and then decreasing. The highest levels occurred in the 5-year planting. The α-diversity of soil bacterial community did not vary among different planting years, but the diversity of fungal communities first decreased and then increased. Principal coordinate analysis revealed that the structure of bacterial and fungal communities in the rhizosphere soil of L. barbarum were significantly different in 5-year-old plants from that under 3-year-old and 10-year-old plants. However, the dominant bacterial phyla in the root zone at different planting years were Proteobacteria, Acidobacteria, Chloroflexi, Actinobacteria, and Gemmatimonadetes, accounting for 76.0% to 82.0% of the total abundance. The dominant fungal phylum was Ascomycota, accounting for 75.3% to 80.7% of the total abundance. Compared with the 3-year planting period, the relative abundance of Gemmatimonadetes decreased significantly by 40.6% and the relative abundance of Bacteroidetes increased significantly by 63.2% after 5 years of planting. Compared with the 5-year planting period, the relative abundance of Acidobacteria, Planctomycetes, Chloroflexi, RB41, Roseiflexus in bacteria, and the Fusarium in fungal increased significantly by 48.7%, 125.5%, 28.2%, 60.1%, 84.6%, and 260.9%, respectively, after 10 years of planting, while the relative abundance of Firmicutes and Bacteroidetes decreased significantly by 61.6% and 56.3%, respectively. The Mantel-test results indicated that available potassium was the most significant factor affecting both bacterial and fungal community structure in the root zone. In conclusion, after 5 years of planting, there were significant changes in the chemical properties of rhizosphere soils, with a decrease in the abundance of beneficial bacteria and an increase in the abundance of pathogenic fungi, leading to a deteriorated microecological environment and adverse effects on the sustainable management and production of Lycium barbarum orchards.
    Prediction of nature reserves and identification of vacancy areas in Poyang Lake Basin based on ecological resilience evaluation
    LAI Sasa, CHEN Wenbo, WEI Xiaojian, CHENG Yuying
    2024, 35(12):  3461-3468.  doi:10.13287/j.1001-9332.202412.025
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    The prediction of nature reserve distribution and identification of vacant areas have become a key research focus in ecology, particularly in macro-ecology. We established an ecological resilience evaluation system involving three dimensions “stress risk-ecosystem connectivity-recovery potential”, and then analyzed the spatio-temporal evolution characteristics of ecological resilience in the Poyang Lake Basin. Based on the ecological resilience evaluation results, we used the random forest model to predict the distribution probability of nature reserves. By comparing these predictions with the current status of nature reserves, we identified vacant areas for potential reserves, and proposed suggestions for optimization. The results showed that the overall average ecological resilience index of the Poyang Lake Basin increased steadily from 2000 to 2020, but low-value ecological resilience areas exhibited an expanding trend. Using 3 km×3 km grid as the evaluation unit, the random forest model identified 3599 suitable units for nature reserves, accounting for 20.0% of the total grid area. The existing nature reserves covered 62.7% of the suitable units, with significant vacancies. The vacant protection areas were mainly concentrated in the following five regions: the Jiujiang-Yichun vacant area, the Shangrao-Jingdezhen vacant area, the Shangrao-Yingtan-Fuzhou vacant area, the Ji’an-Ganzhou-Fuzhou vacant area, and the southern Ganzhou vacant area. This study would provide theoretical and practical insights for improving and optimizing the spatial distribution of nature reserves.
    Activity patterns and suitable habitat distribution of Gazella subgutturosa in Zhongwei Shapotou National Nature Reserve, Ningxia, China
    ZHANG Yu, ZHANG Bo, CHANG Qing, MA Xin, GAO Shuaishuai, LI Jia
    2024, 35(12):  3469-3476.  doi:10.13287/j.1001-9332.202412.028
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    Understanding the activity pattern and distribution of suitable habitats of Gazella subgutturosa can help reveal its survival strategy under changing environments, and provide a scientific basis for formulating the conservation countermeasures. In this study, we used infrared camera technology and species distribution model to analyze the activity pattern and distribution of suitable habitats of G. subgutturosa in Zhongwei Shapotou National Nature Reserve and its surroundings, aiming to assess the conservation gaps. The results showed that, from October 2022 to May 2024, the 136 infrared cameras installed in the Shapotou Reserve worked for a total of 67456 camera days and recorded a total of 5520 independent photographs of G. subgutturosa. Among them, 1154 photographs were taken in spring, 712 in summer, 1343 in fall, and 2311 in winter. The daily activity of G. subgutturosa in the Shapotou Reserve showed a diurnal pattern, with activity peaks in morning and evening. Out of the six models from BIOMOD2 platform, the maxent simulation performed the best and the surface distribution differentiation chamber model performed the worst. The model provided satisfactory results, with the TSS value of 0.996, and the AUC value of 0.940. The model results showed that the total area of suitable habitat for G. subgutturosa was 47493 hm2 in the Shapotou, of which 35751 hm2 was highly suitable habitat and 11742 hm2 was moderately suitable habitat. Shapotou Nature Reserve had protected 15.8% of the suitable habitat for G. subgutturosa, and the value would increase to 43.3% after Changliushui area being included into the reserve. This study grasped the activity pattern and distribution of suitable habitats of G. subgutturosa in Shapotou area, enriched the knowledge of its behavioral ecology, which would provide scientific basis for the formulation of G. subgutturosa conservation strategies and the adjustment of the protected area boundary in Shapotou Nature Reserve.
    Short-term responses of epigeic soil arthropod communities to seasonal asymmetric warming in an alpine meadow
    ZHANG Shu, WU Pengfei, MA Jinhao, WANG Yuying, REN Xiao, WEI Xue
    2024, 35(12):  3477-3487.  doi:10.13287/j.1001-9332.202412.031
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    The impact of climate warming on ecosystem structure and function is one of the hotspots in global change research. Soil fauna play an important role in maintaining ecosystem stability. However, the response of the epigeic soil arthropod communities to seasonal asymmetric warming is still unclear. We set up a field experiment with using open-top chambers in an alpine meadow on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. There were four treatments, including control, growing season warming, non-growing season warming and year-round warming. We investigated soil arthropod communities using the motor-sucking method in October 2022 and May 2023. We collected a total of 6654 individuals of epigeic soil arthropod, belonging to 4 classes, 21 orders, 96 families and 144 taxa. The results showed that warming treatment did not affect community composition of soil arthropod, and significantly altered the dominant taxa as well as the trophic composition. The growing season warming significantly reduced the diversity index of the epigeic soil arthropod communities, but had no significant effect on density and taxonomic richness. It also significantly reduced the taxonomic richness of Collembola community (mainly fungal-feeding Collembola). The density of mite community was increased by 128.2%, while predatory mites were increased by 127.8%. How-ever, it decreased the diversity index of the mite community. The non-growing season warming did not affect the density and diversity of the arthropod community. Warming indirectly affected the density and diversity of the Collembola and mite communities by altering plant community, soil nutrients, and soil water content. Our results highlight that the diversity of the epigeic soil arthropod community is highly sensitive to climate warming. Changes in the epigeic soil arthropod communities caused by climate warming, especially growing season warming, may lead to changes in the structure and function of soil food webs in alpine meadows.
    Distribution characteristics of soil iron-bound organic carbon in profiles along the elevation in Poyang Lake wetland
    XU Chenying, HU Qiwu, ZHANG Guihua, LIANG Jinfeng, XUE Wenjing, YE Yuxin, CHEN Ke, WU Han, YAO Bo
    2024, 35(12):  3488-3496.  doi:10.13287/j.1001-9332.202412.017
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    The mineral protection of iron oxides is considered as one of the key mechanisms for the long-term stability of soil organic carbon. To investigate the distribution patterns and regulatory mechanisms of soil iron-bound organic carbon (Fe-OC) at the soil profile scale, we collected soil samples of high beach, middle beach, low beach and mud flat along the elevation gradient in Nanji Wetland National Nature Reserve of Poyang Lake, and measured soil basic physicochemical properties, the different soil iron fractions, and the Fe-OC content in the 0-100 cm profiles. The results showed that the average contents of Fe-OC at different elevations was (0.9±0.1) g·kg-1,accounting for 11.6%±1.4% of total soil organic carbon (fFe-OC). Along the elevation gradient, both Fe-OC at depths of 0-10 cm and 50-00 cm, as well as fFe-OC across the entire 0-100 cm depth, showed a trend of first increase and then decline. However, there was no significant difference in Fe-OC content at depths of 10-50 cm across different elevations. The average soil carbon-iron molar ratio (OC/Fe) in the 0-100 cm profiles at different elevations was 0.1±0.0, and the OC/Fe in all soil layers was less than 1, indicating that adsorption was the primary mode of iron-carbon coupling. Fe-OC was significantly positively correlated with ferrous iron, amorphous iron oxide, complexed iron, soil organic carbon, total nitrogen, total phosphorus, soil moisture, ammonium nitrogen, nitrate nitrogen, and available phosphorus, but negatively correlated with soil bulk density and soil pH. The structural equation modelling showed that elevation regulates Fe-OC by driving the transformation between soil redox state and iron oxides morphology via changing soil moisture, pH, and soil organic carbon.
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    Soil biological health assessment based on exploratory factor analysis
    DU Xiaofang, LI Yingbin, BAI Yang, LIU Xiaotong, ZHANG Xiaoke, LIANG Wenju, LI Qi
    2024, 35(12):  3497-3506.  doi:10.13287/j.1001-9332.202411.032
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    Soil biological health assessment is an integral component of soil health evaluation, providing crucial insights into soil processes from a biological perspective. However, current soil health assessments primarily rely on soil physical and chemical indicators, lacking standardized methods and framework for incorporating soil biological indicators. We reviewed the development of soil health assessment and proposed a method, which incorporates the ‘dimension reduction’ of soil health index evaluation system using exploratory factor analysis and the ‘scoring’ based on cumulative normal distribution function into the soil biological health assessment. We further used this method to analyze soil biological health status of upland in black soil region at field and regional scales. The results showed that the use of exploratory factors could reflect soil biological health status in multiple dimensions, which was more conducive to formulating soil health conservation policies or measures according to local conditions. Our results highlighted the critical role of soil biota and their interaction networks in soil health assessment, which would provide necessary technical support for soil health assessment using soil biological indicators.
    Research advance on vegetable growth models in China
    WU Yuanquan, ZHAO Chuang, WANG Ruoshi, WANG Xi, CONG Jiahui, YANG Xiaoguang, FENG Liping
    2024, 35(12):  3507-3517.  doi:10.13287/j.1001-9332.202412.015
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    Vegetable growth models are crucial tools for predicting crop productivity under various environments. They could dynamically simulate the basic processes of vegetable growth and development, and also reflects the impact of different environmental factors and management practices on these processes. Foreign scholars have constructed vegetable growth models since the 1980s, including models of greenhouse cucumbers, tomatoes, bell peppers, onions, and other major vegetable crops. However, the history and progress of domestic vegetable model development in China are not yet clear. We reviewed the history of vegetable model research development in China, which started relatively late but had developed rapidly in recent years. It has evolved from initially verifying and expanding available foreign models to essentially achieving localization, process-oriented, and integration of vegetable models. Nevertheless, domestic models still face problems such as poor universality, insufficient simulation performance in facility environments, lack of unified standards for model development, limited consideration of simulation for vegetable cultivation management practices, and weak mechanistic simulation of vegetable quality. Future research needs to balance complexity with high accuracy, universality, and mechanistic understanding.
    Feature Article for Celebrating the Institute 70 Anniversary
    Seventy-years brief history and near-future prospectives of the Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
    ZHU Jiaojun, JIN Changjie, ZONG Wenjun, HU Zhibin
    2024, 35(12):  3518-3522.  doi:10.13287/j.1001-9332.202412.033
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