An investigation was conducted to quantify fine roots and roots nodules over the four seasons in forestry and agroforestry alder （Alnus rubra） stands in North Wales. Soil samples collected in each season were excava...An investigation was conducted to quantify fine roots and roots nodules over the four seasons in forestry and agroforestry alder （Alnus rubra） stands in North Wales. Soil samples collected in each season were excavated at three sampling points （0.30 m, 0.57 m and 1.00 m distance from the base of each tree） from nine trees of the agroforestry and forestry plots. Result showed that the density of live fine root had significant differences in between seasons and treatments （P 〈 0.001）. The mean weight density of live fine root over the four seasons in agroforestry and forestry was 0.27±0.01 kg·m^-3 and 0.54±0.03 kg·m^-3, respectively. Weight density of dead root in each system remained constant throughout the year. The mean weight density of dead root was also significantly different （P 〈 0.01） between forestry and agroforestry systems. Weight density of live and dead root nodule was both constant throughout the year and between the different sampling distances. The mean weight densities of live and dead root nodule over the four seasons were 0.09±0.03 kg·m^-3 and 0.05±0.03 kg·m^-3 in agroforestry and 0.08±0.02 kg·m^-3 and 0.03±0.01 kg·m^-3 in the forestry plots, respectively.展开更多
The study was conducted to develop height-diameter at breast height(HT-DBH) models for Alnus japonica in La Trinidad, Benguet,Philippines and evaluate their predictive capability.The six widely used nonlinear growth m...The study was conducted to develop height-diameter at breast height(HT-DBH) models for Alnus japonica in La Trinidad, Benguet,Philippines and evaluate their predictive capability.The six widely used nonlinear growth models that were selected in this study were the ChapmanRichards, Schnute, Modified logistic, Korf/Lundqvist,Weibull and Exponential. A total of 208 Alnus japonica trees were measured using standard diameter tape for DBH(1.3 m above the ground) and Vertex and transponder was used for the total height measurement. The performance of the developed models were evaluated using the fit statistics including coefficient of determination(R^2), root mean square error(RMSE), mean bias(ē), absolute mean difference(AMD), and Akaike Information Criterion(AIC). The lack-of-fit statistics was also performed for further evaluation of the performance of the models.Based on the evaluation criteria, all six models were able to determine the DBH-height relationships and fitted the data well. Using the rank analysis, the Weibull HT-DBH model had the best performance among the six commonly used nonlinear growth models. The results of this study will help forest managers especially in La Trinidad, Benguet to easily predict the total height using the Weibull model for Alnus japonica utilizing the DBH as the predicting variable.展开更多
We investigated the chemical properties of stemflow of Picea glehnii,Abies sachalinensis and Alnus japonica as well as peat pore water chemistry,including the distance and depth profiles of pore water chemistry,in an ...We investigated the chemical properties of stemflow of Picea glehnii,Abies sachalinensis and Alnus japonica as well as peat pore water chemistry,including the distance and depth profiles of pore water chemistry,in an ombrogenous mire.The effect of stemflow on the peat pore water chemistry was clear at the stem base in the peat forest in the mire,and the peat pore water around the stem base of a tree had its own chemical properties specific to each species.P.glehnii showed the highest concentration of salts both in stemflow and peat-pore water,whereas A.japonica showed the lowest concentrations;however,the gradient of the chemical environment from the stem base to outside of the canopy is formed.The peat pore water chemistry under the canopy was mainly controlled by the chemical processes diluted by the abundant peat pore water;the stemflow movement in the high water content of the peat was more slowly because of the flat topography（〈 1o）.This would be due to the fact that the chemicals in stemflow would be diluted by the abundant peat pore water.The spatial heterogeneity of chemical environment between microsites within forested peatland would be also contributed indirectly through the control of microorganism activity,and nutrient regeneration mediated the surface water and the stemflow of the dominant canopy trees.展开更多
A new diarylheptanoid glycoside, 1,7-bis-（3,4-dihydroxyphenyl）-5-hydroxyheptane- 3-O-β-D-xylopyranoside （1）, together with nine known diarylheptanoids （2-10） were isolated from the fresh bark of Alnus japonica ...A new diarylheptanoid glycoside, 1,7-bis-（3,4-dihydroxyphenyl）-5-hydroxyheptane- 3-O-β-D-xylopyranoside （1）, together with nine known diarylheptanoids （2-10） were isolated from the fresh bark of Alnus japonica which is a species of the genus Alnus species, growing throughout Korea.展开更多
To investigate plant biomass and nutrient distribution and accumulation in organs of Alnus cremastogyne at different ages from 1 to 4 years, the biomass, N, P, K, Ca, Mg, Fe and Zn were tested. The results showed that...To investigate plant biomass and nutrient distribution and accumulation in organs of Alnus cremastogyne at different ages from 1 to 4 years, the biomass, N, P, K, Ca, Mg, Fe and Zn were tested. The results showed that the average biomass of the whole tree and the biomass of leaf, branch, stem, and root were in positive correlation with tree age, but the growth rate of biomass had a decreasing trend with the tree age increasing, and only the biomass proportion of the trunk in the whole individual plant showed an increasing trend with age. The contents of nutrient elements in organs showed an order of N 〉 Ca 〉 K 〉 Mg 〉 P 〉 Fe 〉 Zn ; and the contents of N, P and K were higher in the leaf than in other organs, and the contents of Ca, Mg and Fe in the root were higher than in other organs. The accumulations of N, P, K, Ca, Mg and Zn were the highest in the trunk, and that of Fe was the highest in the root. The annual net accumulations of N, P, K, Ca and Mg in the average trees from 1 to 4 years old were 17.07, 40.79, 95.82 and 106.71 g, respectively, and the annual net accumulations of microelements （Fe and Zn） were 335.04, 577.26, 1267 and 1525.27 mg, respectively.展开更多
The root of Alnus sibirica is rich in tissue type. Phloem fibers are obvious and Plasmodesmas are well developed. The number of primary xylem bunches are not stable, there are triarch, tetrarch and pentarch types. Th...The root of Alnus sibirica is rich in tissue type. Phloem fibers are obvious and Plasmodesmas are well developed. The number of primary xylem bunches are not stable, there are triarch, tetrarch and pentarch types. The perforation plate of vessel is scalariform. The rays types are radial in shape and unicellular in structure. In root nodule, cortex is the best developed structure, the stele is small. The root nodule is branched. In root nodule tissues, actinomyces proliferate luxuriently, the actinomyces body is in different shapes.展开更多
Nodule samples were collected from four alder species: Alnus nepalensis, A. sibirica, A. tinctoria and A. mandshurica growing in different environments on Gaoligong Mountains,Yunnan Province of Southwest China and on ...Nodule samples were collected from four alder species: Alnus nepalensis, A. sibirica, A. tinctoria and A. mandshurica growing in different environments on Gaoligong Mountains,Yunnan Province of Southwest China and on Changbai Mountains, Jilin Province of Northeast China. PCR-RFLP analysis of the IGS between nifD and nifK genes was directly applied to uncultured Frankia strains in the nodules. A total of 21 restriction patterns were obtained. The Frankia population in the nodules of A. nepalensis had the highest genetic diversity among all four Frankia populations; by contrast, the population in the nodules of A. mandshurica had the lowest degree of divergence; the ones in the nodules of A. sibirica and A. tinctoria were intermediate. A dendrogram, which was constructed based on the genetic distance between the restriction patterns, indicated that Frankia strains from A. sibirica and A. tinctoria had a close genetic relationship. Frankia strains from A. nepalensis might be the ancestor of Frankia strains infecting other Alnus species. From these results and the inference of the ages of Alnus host species, it is deduced that there was a co-evolution between Alnus and its microsymbiont Frankia in China.展开更多
On the earth surface,there is a me-dium latitudinal zone in which the evapo-ration per year is greater than the precipita-tion per year.in China,the northern tem-perate belt and cold temperate belt arc lo-cated in the...On the earth surface,there is a me-dium latitudinal zone in which the evapo-ration per year is greater than the precipita-tion per year.in China,the northern tem-perate belt and cold temperate belt arc lo-cated in the latitudal zone,the northcrnChina and northeast China are all展开更多
There is an abrupt boundary between two well-developed wetland forests, a stand consisting of a broad-leaved, nitrogen-fixer Alnus japonica and a stand of the needle-leaved Picea glehnii Masters, in eastern Hokkaido, ...There is an abrupt boundary between two well-developed wetland forests, a stand consisting of a broad-leaved, nitrogen-fixer Alnus japonica and a stand of the needle-leaved Picea glehnii Masters, in eastern Hokkaido, Japan.To clarify maintenance mechanisms, we studied the forest profile, water level, groundwater and precipitation chemistry, seedling establishment patterns in relation to microhabitats, and seed migration.The profile of groundwater level insufficiently explained the abrupt boundary formation, while the groundwater che-mistry differed significantly between the two forests;i.e., EC, Na+, K+, Mg2+, Ca2+ and Cl-were higher in P.glehnii forest and pH was lower.Precipitation in P.glehnii forest contained richer Na+, Ca2+ and Cl-, indicating that the differences in surface-water chemistry were mostly derived from precipitation.Solar radiation was less than 2.2 MJ·m-2·d-1 on P.glehnii forest in late June, while that was patchily distributed in A.japonica forest with a range from 1.0 to 3.7 MJ·m-2·d-1.Moss cover on the soil surface, most of which were made of Sphagnum spp., was 60% in P.glehnii forest, but was 10% in A.japonica forest.Surface water chemistry represented by pH was considered to determine the development of Sphagnum moss.About 70% of P.glehnii seedlings < 1.3 m in height established on moss cover.Seed-sowing experiments suggested that seed germination and seedling survival for both species were significantly higher in P.glehnii forest.Therefore, the regeneration of P.glehnii in A.japonica forest was negligible, owing to the paucity of favorable microhabitats and low seedling establishment.A.japonica regenerated only by resprouting, and the seedlings were few in both forests.In addition, A.japonica seed migration into the P.glehnii forests was greatly restricted, and low solar radiation in the P.glehnii forest contributed to low seedling survival.Based on those results, we concluded that Picea glehnii and Alnus japonica could develop distinct and selfish environments being unsuitable for the other species and inhibit natural afforestation of another species each other by excluding invasion.展开更多
The aim of this research was to identify species suitable for plantation. We first identified species for potentially suitable for plantation based on ecological capabilities regarding soil properties. We determined t...The aim of this research was to identify species suitable for plantation. We first identified species for potentially suitable for plantation based on ecological capabilities regarding soil properties. We determined the area of plantation for different species based on ecological capabilities. Then, we collected relevant data such as growth patterns of different species, labor requirements for plantation and plantation cost. A linear programming model and two integer linear programming models were used for optimization. The appropriate species based on ecological capabilities were ash, elm, maple, oak and bald cypress. A linear programming model was used based on ecological capabilities classification to determine the land area of different species for plantation. Then, two integer linear programming models were employed to select the species for plantation. We set ecological properties unequal for all of the species in the first run of the integer programming model. Two groups were classified： group one included maple and ash; group two included bald cypress,oak and elm. The second integer programming model assumed equal ecological properties for all the species.Results of linear programming showed that maple and bald cypress were appropriate for plantation at the site and their plantation areas should be 151.3 and 355.3 ha, respectively. Results of the first integer linear programming model showed that maple and bald cypress would be economically profitable for plantation. The results of the second integer linear programming model showed that only bald cypress would be appropriate for plantation.展开更多
Indigenous agroforestry systems have been practiced for centuries in the Himalaya Mountains and adjoining regions.With the increase of climate change associated risks,enhanced understanding of the impact of climate ch...Indigenous agroforestry systems have been practiced for centuries in the Himalaya Mountains and adjoining regions.With the increase of climate change associated risks,enhanced understanding of the impact of climate change and related phenomena on the potential distribution of agroforestry is increasingly useful and necessary,for both maintaining and improving yield and ecosystem function.In particular,展开更多
Since actinorhizal endophyte was first successfully isolated in 1978, various strains of Frankia have been isolated from nodules of Comptonia, Alnus, Elaeagnus, Hippophae, Myrica, etc. by using different techniques. B...Since actinorhizal endophyte was first successfully isolated in 1978, various strains of Frankia have been isolated from nodules of Comptonia, Alnus, Elaeagnus, Hippophae, Myrica, etc. by using different techniques. But still many other attempts to isolate Fran-展开更多
文摘An investigation was conducted to quantify fine roots and roots nodules over the four seasons in forestry and agroforestry alder （Alnus rubra） stands in North Wales. Soil samples collected in each season were excavated at three sampling points （0.30 m, 0.57 m and 1.00 m distance from the base of each tree） from nine trees of the agroforestry and forestry plots. Result showed that the density of live fine root had significant differences in between seasons and treatments （P 〈 0.001）. The mean weight density of live fine root over the four seasons in agroforestry and forestry was 0.27±0.01 kg·m^-3 and 0.54±0.03 kg·m^-3, respectively. Weight density of dead root in each system remained constant throughout the year. The mean weight density of dead root was also significantly different （P 〈 0.01） between forestry and agroforestry systems. Weight density of live and dead root nodule was both constant throughout the year and between the different sampling distances. The mean weight densities of live and dead root nodule over the four seasons were 0.09±0.03 kg·m^-3 and 0.05±0.03 kg·m^-3 in agroforestry and 0.08±0.02 kg·m^-3 and 0.03±0.01 kg·m^-3 in the forestry plots, respectively.
基金support of the Forest Science and Technology Projects [Project Nos. 2013069D10-1819-AA03 and 2014068E10-1819-AA03] provided by the Korea Forest Service
文摘The study was conducted to develop height-diameter at breast height(HT-DBH) models for Alnus japonica in La Trinidad, Benguet,Philippines and evaluate their predictive capability.The six widely used nonlinear growth models that were selected in this study were the ChapmanRichards, Schnute, Modified logistic, Korf/Lundqvist,Weibull and Exponential. A total of 208 Alnus japonica trees were measured using standard diameter tape for DBH(1.3 m above the ground) and Vertex and transponder was used for the total height measurement. The performance of the developed models were evaluated using the fit statistics including coefficient of determination(R^2), root mean square error(RMSE), mean bias(ē), absolute mean difference(AMD), and Akaike Information Criterion(AIC). The lack-of-fit statistics was also performed for further evaluation of the performance of the models.Based on the evaluation criteria, all six models were able to determine the DBH-height relationships and fitted the data well. Using the rank analysis, the Weibull HT-DBH model had the best performance among the six commonly used nonlinear growth models. The results of this study will help forest managers especially in La Trinidad, Benguet to easily predict the total height using the Weibull model for Alnus japonica utilizing the DBH as the predicting variable.
文摘We investigated the chemical properties of stemflow of Picea glehnii,Abies sachalinensis and Alnus japonica as well as peat pore water chemistry,including the distance and depth profiles of pore water chemistry,in an ombrogenous mire.The effect of stemflow on the peat pore water chemistry was clear at the stem base in the peat forest in the mire,and the peat pore water around the stem base of a tree had its own chemical properties specific to each species.P.glehnii showed the highest concentration of salts both in stemflow and peat-pore water,whereas A.japonica showed the lowest concentrations;however,the gradient of the chemical environment from the stem base to outside of the canopy is formed.The peat pore water chemistry under the canopy was mainly controlled by the chemical processes diluted by the abundant peat pore water;the stemflow movement in the high water content of the peat was more slowly because of the flat topography（〈 1o）.This would be due to the fact that the chemicals in stemflow would be diluted by the abundant peat pore water.The spatial heterogeneity of chemical environment between microsites within forested peatland would be also contributed indirectly through the control of microorganism activity,and nutrient regeneration mediated the surface water and the stemflow of the dominant canopy trees.
文摘A new diarylheptanoid glycoside, 1,7-bis-（3,4-dihydroxyphenyl）-5-hydroxyheptane- 3-O-β-D-xylopyranoside （1）, together with nine known diarylheptanoids （2-10） were isolated from the fresh bark of Alnus japonica which is a species of the genus Alnus species, growing throughout Korea.
基金Supported by Project of Science and Technology Department in Sichuan Province(2016NZ0043)
文摘To investigate plant biomass and nutrient distribution and accumulation in organs of Alnus cremastogyne at different ages from 1 to 4 years, the biomass, N, P, K, Ca, Mg, Fe and Zn were tested. The results showed that the average biomass of the whole tree and the biomass of leaf, branch, stem, and root were in positive correlation with tree age, but the growth rate of biomass had a decreasing trend with the tree age increasing, and only the biomass proportion of the trunk in the whole individual plant showed an increasing trend with age. The contents of nutrient elements in organs showed an order of N 〉 Ca 〉 K 〉 Mg 〉 P 〉 Fe 〉 Zn ; and the contents of N, P and K were higher in the leaf than in other organs, and the contents of Ca, Mg and Fe in the root were higher than in other organs. The accumulations of N, P, K, Ca, Mg and Zn were the highest in the trunk, and that of Fe was the highest in the root. The annual net accumulations of N, P, K, Ca and Mg in the average trees from 1 to 4 years old were 17.07, 40.79, 95.82 and 106.71 g, respectively, and the annual net accumulations of microelements （Fe and Zn） were 335.04, 577.26, 1267 and 1525.27 mg, respectively.
文摘The root of Alnus sibirica is rich in tissue type. Phloem fibers are obvious and Plasmodesmas are well developed. The number of primary xylem bunches are not stable, there are triarch, tetrarch and pentarch types. The perforation plate of vessel is scalariform. The rays types are radial in shape and unicellular in structure. In root nodule, cortex is the best developed structure, the stele is small. The root nodule is branched. In root nodule tissues, actinomyces proliferate luxuriently, the actinomyces body is in different shapes.
文摘Nodule samples were collected from four alder species: Alnus nepalensis, A. sibirica, A. tinctoria and A. mandshurica growing in different environments on Gaoligong Mountains,Yunnan Province of Southwest China and on Changbai Mountains, Jilin Province of Northeast China. PCR-RFLP analysis of the IGS between nifD and nifK genes was directly applied to uncultured Frankia strains in the nodules. A total of 21 restriction patterns were obtained. The Frankia population in the nodules of A. nepalensis had the highest genetic diversity among all four Frankia populations; by contrast, the population in the nodules of A. mandshurica had the lowest degree of divergence; the ones in the nodules of A. sibirica and A. tinctoria were intermediate. A dendrogram, which was constructed based on the genetic distance between the restriction patterns, indicated that Frankia strains from A. sibirica and A. tinctoria had a close genetic relationship. Frankia strains from A. nepalensis might be the ancestor of Frankia strains infecting other Alnus species. From these results and the inference of the ages of Alnus host species, it is deduced that there was a co-evolution between Alnus and its microsymbiont Frankia in China.
文摘On the earth surface,there is a me-dium latitudinal zone in which the evapo-ration per year is greater than the precipita-tion per year.in China,the northern tem-perate belt and cold temperate belt arc lo-cated in the latitudal zone,the northcrnChina and northeast China are all
基金supported by the grants from Ministry of Education, Science, and Culture of Japan.
文摘There is an abrupt boundary between two well-developed wetland forests, a stand consisting of a broad-leaved, nitrogen-fixer Alnus japonica and a stand of the needle-leaved Picea glehnii Masters, in eastern Hokkaido, Japan.To clarify maintenance mechanisms, we studied the forest profile, water level, groundwater and precipitation chemistry, seedling establishment patterns in relation to microhabitats, and seed migration.The profile of groundwater level insufficiently explained the abrupt boundary formation, while the groundwater che-mistry differed significantly between the two forests;i.e., EC, Na+, K+, Mg2+, Ca2+ and Cl-were higher in P.glehnii forest and pH was lower.Precipitation in P.glehnii forest contained richer Na+, Ca2+ and Cl-, indicating that the differences in surface-water chemistry were mostly derived from precipitation.Solar radiation was less than 2.2 MJ·m-2·d-1 on P.glehnii forest in late June, while that was patchily distributed in A.japonica forest with a range from 1.0 to 3.7 MJ·m-2·d-1.Moss cover on the soil surface, most of which were made of Sphagnum spp., was 60% in P.glehnii forest, but was 10% in A.japonica forest.Surface water chemistry represented by pH was considered to determine the development of Sphagnum moss.About 70% of P.glehnii seedlings < 1.3 m in height established on moss cover.Seed-sowing experiments suggested that seed germination and seedling survival for both species were significantly higher in P.glehnii forest.Therefore, the regeneration of P.glehnii in A.japonica forest was negligible, owing to the paucity of favorable microhabitats and low seedling establishment.A.japonica regenerated only by resprouting, and the seedlings were few in both forests.In addition, A.japonica seed migration into the P.glehnii forests was greatly restricted, and low solar radiation in the P.glehnii forest contributed to low seedling survival.Based on those results, we concluded that Picea glehnii and Alnus japonica could develop distinct and selfish environments being unsuitable for the other species and inhibit natural afforestation of another species each other by excluding invasion.
文摘The aim of this research was to identify species suitable for plantation. We first identified species for potentially suitable for plantation based on ecological capabilities regarding soil properties. We determined the area of plantation for different species based on ecological capabilities. Then, we collected relevant data such as growth patterns of different species, labor requirements for plantation and plantation cost. A linear programming model and two integer linear programming models were used for optimization. The appropriate species based on ecological capabilities were ash, elm, maple, oak and bald cypress. A linear programming model was used based on ecological capabilities classification to determine the land area of different species for plantation. Then, two integer linear programming models were employed to select the species for plantation. We set ecological properties unequal for all of the species in the first run of the integer programming model. Two groups were classified： group one included maple and ash; group two included bald cypress,oak and elm. The second integer programming model assumed equal ecological properties for all the species.Results of linear programming showed that maple and bald cypress were appropriate for plantation at the site and their plantation areas should be 151.3 and 355.3 ha, respectively. Results of the first integer linear programming model showed that maple and bald cypress would be economically profitable for plantation. The results of the second integer linear programming model showed that only bald cypress would be appropriate for plantation.
文摘Indigenous agroforestry systems have been practiced for centuries in the Himalaya Mountains and adjoining regions.With the increase of climate change associated risks,enhanced understanding of the impact of climate change and related phenomena on the potential distribution of agroforestry is increasingly useful and necessary,for both maintaining and improving yield and ecosystem function.In particular,
文摘Since actinorhizal endophyte was first successfully isolated in 1978, various strains of Frankia have been isolated from nodules of Comptonia, Alnus, Elaeagnus, Hippophae, Myrica, etc. by using different techniques. But still many other attempts to isolate Fran-
