Effect of Gap Size on Seedling Establishment of Tsuga longibracteata

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摘要 Effectsofthreegapswhicharelarge(118m2),medium(86m2)andsmall(20m2),respectively,andundercanopyofTsugalongibracteataforestontheseedlingestablishmentofT.longibracteatawerestudiedthroughseedburialexperimentsfromDecember2003toJanuary2005inTianbaoyanNationalNatureReserveofFujian,China.TheresultsshowedthattheareaofgaphadanevidenteffectontheseedlingestablishmentofT.longibracteata.TheseedlingemergenceratesofT.longibracteatainplotsoflargegap,mediumgap,smallgapandundercanopywere10%,10%,4%and6%,representinganincreasingtrendalongwiththegapsizeincreasingwithoutasignificantdifference.Rainerodingandinsectsfeedingweretwomainfactorsleadingtoseedlingdeath.Thelargerthegapsizewas,themoreseedlingswerekilledbyrainerosionandthefewerseedlingswerekilledbyinsectsfeeding.Theemergencetimeofseedlingswasalmostsameinallplotswhiletheirdeathtimewasdifferentrespectively.Thegapsizehadasignificantimpactonseedlingsurvivalrate.Theseedlingsurvivalratewashighestinthemediumgapplot(27.0%)andnexttothehighestinlargegapplot(7.3%),andseedlinginsmallgapplotandundercanopyplotdiedoutafteronegrowingseason.Increasedlightsupplyingapswasfavorablefortheseedlingsgrowthandsurvival.IncreasedlightsupplyinthelargegapcouldenhancethegrowthofseedlingleafandrootofT.longibracteata,andtheseedlinginturnallocatedmoredrymasstorootandleaf,butithaslittleimpactonthegrowthofstem.ThisresearchindicatesthatT.longibracteataisapioneerspeciesanditsseedlingestablishmentneedamediumorlargegap(>50m2).
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出版日期 2007年03月13日(中国期刊网平台首次上网日期,不代表论文的发表时间)
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