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<title xmlns:cf="http://www.microsoft.com/schemas/rss/core/2005" cf:type="text"><![CDATA[Plant community characteristics and the enrichment of heavy 
metals copper, lead and cadmium in the dominant plant 
species grown in the wetland of Lean River and Poyang Lake]]></title>
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<description xmlns:cf="http://www.microsoft.com/schemas/rss/core/2005" cf:type="html"><![CDATA[An investigation was conducted on the typical plant community and collected the soil and plant samples in different sampling sites in the wetland of Poyang Lake and Lean River. Plant community characteristics and the dominant plant community in different regions of Lean River were evaluated by using important value method. The contents of the heavy metals copper,lead and cadmium in the dominant plants in different habitats and the root zone soils were determined in the laboratory by using physical and chemical analysis methods, and the enrichment characteristics of heavy metals included copper,lead and cadmium in the dominant plants were evaluated by using bio-concentration factor(BCF)method. The results indicated that the main wetland plants were dominated by herbaceous plants in the sampling sites and 124 species in total were found in the different sampling sites, including 2 families, 2 genera and 2 species of ferns, and 40 families, 97 genera and 122 species of seed plants. In the survey sampling sites, <i>Rumex japonicus</i>, <i>Polygonum orientale</i>, <i>Gnaphalium affine</i>, <i>Astragalus sinicus</i> and <i>Boehmeria nivea </i>were the typical dominant plants which had strong enrichment ability of heavy metals. The heavy metals determined results indicated that the contents of copper and cadmium in some dominant plants' root zone soils exceeded the third class of the soil environmental quality standards. The highest content of copper in plant root zone soils was 824.03 mg·kg<sup>-1</sup> and the highest content of cadmium in plant root zone soils was 5.03 mg·kg<sup>-1</sup>. And the five dominant species showed hyperaccumulation ability to one or two kinds of the heavy metal pollutants including copper, lead and cadmium. For example, <i>Polygonum orientale</i> had strong accumulation ability on copper and the highest content in <i>P. orientale</i> reached to 148.80 mg·kg<sup>-1</sup>; another kind of dominant plant is <i>Gnaphalium affine</i>,the bio-concentration factor values of the three heavy metal elements were much more than those of other plants; the maximum cadmium content in <i>G. affine</i> was 15.17 mg·kg<sup>-1</sup> and the maximal value of bio-concentration factor value was 19.14,which was more than 10 times higher than those of other plants,which showed that <i>G. affine </i>possessed basic characteristics of accumulation on cadmium,and which also showed that <i>G. affine </i>had the characteristics of co-accumulation on copper and cadmium with higher tolerance, <i>Astragalus sinicus </i>and <i>Rumex japonicus</i> also possessed copper and cadmium co-accumulation characteristics. The five dominant plant species had certain reference values on the ecological restoration of heavy metals copper, lead and cadmium pollution on the wetland of Poyang Lake and Lean River.]]></description>
<pubDate>2015/12/14 17:02:49</pubDate>
<category><![CDATA[Ecology]]></category>
<author><![CDATA[JIAN Min-Fei<sup>1,2*</sup>, ZHOU Xue-Ling<sup>1</sup>, YU Hou-Ping<sup>1</sup>, ZHU Yong-Mei<sup>3</sup>]]></author>
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<atom:name>JIAN Min-Fei<sup>1,2*</sup>, ZHOU Xue-Ling<sup>1</sup>, YU Hou-Ping<sup>1</sup>, ZHU Yong-Mei<sup>3</sup></atom:name>
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<title xmlns:cf="http://www.microsoft.com/schemas/rss/core/2005" cf:type="text"><![CDATA[Growth stress of <i>Scirpus tabernaemontani</i> of dominant 
plant in plateau wetland lakeshore to water level fluctuating]]></title>
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<description xmlns:cf="http://www.microsoft.com/schemas/rss/core/2005" cf:type="html"><![CDATA[Drought result in water level fluctuating led to large area lakeshore of wetland degenerate and disappear, the effects on wetland plants and communities had become one of the research hotspot in recent years, but the study on the growth(heights, relative growth rate, diameter, branches, relative moisture content)and resistance(the contents of MDA and proline)of <i>Scirpus tabernaemontani</i> that came from ground water level was zero(experimental group), compared with the <i>S. tabernaemontani</i> grew in normal water environment(control group, flooding about 20 cm), so as to reveal the impacts of <i>S. tabernaemontani</i> growth to zero ground water level(drought). The relative growth rate of <i>S. tabernaemontani</i> varied in different periods, the experimental group and control group were 2.00 cm·d<sup>-1</sup> and 3.18 cm·d<sup>-1</sup> in May, 2.35 cm·d<sup>-1</sup> and 2.44 cm·d<sup>-1</sup> in early June, 0.95 cm·d<sup>-1</sup> and 0.99 cm·d<sup>-1</sup> in late June, 0.02 cm·d<sup>-1 </sup>and 0.05 cm·d<sup>-1</sup> after July respectively. The average number of branches of experimental group was 2.94 branches per plexus and control group was 4.86 branches per plexus. The diameter of experimental group was 5.15 mm and the control group was 7.33 mm. The relative moisture content of <i>S. Tabernaemontani</i> was 73.28% in experimental group and 75.28% in control group. The average content of MDA in the experimental group was 10.27 μg·kg<sup>-1 </sup>and the control group was 6.46 μg·kg<sup>-1</sup>. The average value of proline content was 9.44 μmol·kg<sup>-1</sup> in experimental group and the control group was 6.40 μmol·kg<sup>-1</sup>. These indexes differences were all significant except for relative moisture content between experimental group and control group(The control group was better than that of the experimental group),which showed that zero ground water level was not conducive to <i>S. tabernaemontani</i>'s growth, would decrease the productivity of wetland ecosystem that was mainly <i>S. tabernaemontani</i>, and would accelerate this wetland ecosystem degradation succession. This article would provide scientific basis for revealing the serious effects on the growth of wetland aquatic plants and plateau wetland ecosystem result from climate chang(drought).]]></description>
<pubDate>2015/12/14 17:02:51</pubDate>
<category><![CDATA[Ecology]]></category>
<author><![CDATA[ZHAO Xiang-Jiang<sup>1</sup>, TIAN Kun<sup>2,3*</sup>, YUE Hai-Tao<sup>2</sup>]]></author>
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<atom:name>ZHAO Xiang-Jiang<sup>1</sup>, TIAN Kun<sup>2,3*</sup>, YUE Hai-Tao<sup>2</sup></atom:name>
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<title xmlns:cf="http://www.microsoft.com/schemas/rss/core/2005" cf:type="text"><![CDATA[Sample effects on species-area relationships of typical 
forests in karst and non-karst mixing distribution areas]]></title>
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<description xmlns:cf="http://www.microsoft.com/schemas/rss/core/2005" cf:type="html"><![CDATA[The species-area relationship(SARs)is a fundamental pattern in ecological research. It is also a common tool in predicting species extinction and assessing species diversity. The species-area relationships curves describe the increase of species number with increasing scales. Various factors affect the shape of species-area curves at different scales. However,it is still not clear in selecting the best SARs model for a certain area and insufficient attention has been paid to the effects of sample methods and standards on SARs. The region in north tropics of Guangxi,where the karst area and non-karst area are mixing distributed,supports very high level of biodiversity. In this region,the Nonggang National Natural Reserve is located in the typical tropical karst terrain where forests are less disturbed and conserve hyper diverse endemic species. The forests in the Nonggang National Natural Reserve are typical karst forests which are shaped by the distinctive geological environments. In contrast,the terrain in the Shiwandashan National Natural Reserve is non-karst forests where are mainly shaped by climatic conditions. A contrastive study of species-area relationships between the karst forests and non-karst forests in the same climatic zone and elucidate the difference of species diversity may provide insight into the conservation of biodiversity in the karst area and non-karst area mixing distributed region. In this study,we established 14 plots of 400-600  in Nonggang and 15 plots in Shiwandashan. These plots contain representative forests communities in the study area,for example,including <i>Excentrodendron tonkinense</i>,<i>Cephalomappa</i> <i>sinensis</i>,<i>Deutzianthus</i> tonkinensis,<i> Litsea</i> <i>dilleniifolia</i> in Nonggang and <i>Eberhardtia aurata</i>,<i>Madhuca</i> <i>pasquieri</i>,<i>Lithocarpus</i> <i>pseudovestitus</i>,<i>Hopea</i> <i>chinensis</i> in Shiwandashan. All individuals of tree species with DBH(Diameter at breast height)greater than 2 cm were recorded and identified to species. Based on the sample data of 10 m&#215;10 m subplots,species number was counted by a series continuous sample area. In order to determine the optimal SARs models and sample effects on SARs models,we constructed three SARs models(Logarithm model,Logistic model,and power model)from noncontiguous grid combinations design based on survey data of typical forest communities. To assess the effects of minimum measured DBH on SARs,species numbers of individuals with DBH≥2 cm,DBH≥4 cm,DBH≥6 cm,DBH≥8 cm,DBH≥10 cm were counted separately. We used least square method and Gauss-Newton method to estimate the parameters of SARs models. Akaike Information Criterion(AIC)was used to compare the goodness-of-fit of each model. Spearman rank correlation was used to assess the effect of base sample unit and minimum measured DBH on SARs. The results showed that logistic model was the best among the three SARs models both in karst area and non-karst area. Base sample unit and minimum measured DBH both had significant effects on SARs,but the effect varied among the SARs models. We argue that logistic model is a robust model to describe SARs of tree species in karst and non-karst forests in north tropics Guangxi. The results also suggest that special attention must be paid to the influence of sample methods as applying SARs models to protection practices.]]></description>
<pubDate>2015/12/14 17:02:52</pubDate>
<category><![CDATA[Ecology]]></category>
<author><![CDATA[XIANG Wu-Sheng<sup>1,2</sup>, LU Shu-Hua<sup>1,2</sup>, WEN Shu-Jun<sup>1,2</sup>, DING Tao<sup>1,2</sup>, 
WANG Bin<sup>1,2</sup>, ZHOU Ai-Ping<sup>1,2</sup>, HUANG Fu-Zhao<sup>1,2</sup>, LI Xian-Kun<sup>1,2*</sup>]]></author>
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<atom:name>XIANG Wu-Sheng<sup>1,2</sup>, LU Shu-Hua<sup>1,2</sup>, WEN Shu-Jun<sup>1,2</sup>, DING Tao<sup>1,2</sup>, 
WANG Bin<sup>1,2</sup>, ZHOU Ai-Ping<sup>1,2</sup>, HUANG Fu-Zhao<sup>1,2</sup>, LI Xian-Kun<sup>1,2*</sup></atom:name>
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<title xmlns:cf="http://www.microsoft.com/schemas/rss/core/2005" cf:type="text"><![CDATA[Effects of biochar on the properties of limestone 
soil in karst area and crop growth]]></title>
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<description xmlns:cf="http://www.microsoft.com/schemas/rss/core/2005" cf:type="html"><![CDATA[A field pot experiment was conducted to study the effects of biochar on the properties of karst limestone soil and crop growth with the plants of maize and soybean planted respectively,five mass percentage levels of biochar from sugarcane bagasse were divided and added into limestone soil,which were no biochar(CK),0.5%(T1),1%(T2),2%(T3)and 5%(T4). The results showed that biochar did not have significant effects on soil pH and available N. However,the soil bulk density was reduced significantly,and the SOC,total N,available P and available K were increased because of the biochar. As compared to the control,the contents of TOC after the treatments of T2,T3 and T4 in maize and soybean group increased by 53.01%,96.77%,237.03% and 32.66%,107.84%,256.46%,respectively,available P significantly increased by 32.26%,34.78%,85.37% and 34.85%,35.60%,81.71%,available K significantly increased by 41.93%,82.49%,155.15% and 69.77%,116.58%,206.91%,respectively. The soil total N after treatments of T3 and T4 in maize and soybean group significantly increased by 5.68%,25.57% and 9.04%,19.77%,respectively. The dry weight of maize cob after treatments of T3 and T4 significantly increased by 11.51%,16.41%,respectively. However,soybean significantly increased 11.07%,11.24%,35.14%,24.89% in T1,T2,T3 and T4 treatments,respectively. Therefore,biochar from bagasse as soil amendment,improved soil properties and nutrients to some extent,accelerate maize and soybean growth.]]></description>
<pubDate>2015/12/14 17:02:53</pubDate>
<category><![CDATA[Ecology]]></category>
<author><![CDATA[FANG Pei-Jie<sup>1,2</sup>, LI Qing-Fang<sup>2,3</sup>, ZHANG Chao-Lan<sup>1</sup>, ZHANG Chun-Lai<sup>2</sup>, 
BU Qiao-Zhen<sup>2,3</sup>,CAO Jian-Hua<sup>2*</sup>]]></author>
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<atom:name>FANG Pei-Jie<sup>1,2</sup>, LI Qing-Fang<sup>2,3</sup>, ZHANG Chao-Lan<sup>1</sup>, ZHANG Chun-Lai<sup>2</sup>, 
BU Qiao-Zhen<sup>2,3</sup>,CAO Jian-Hua<sup>2*</sup></atom:name>
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<title xmlns:cf="http://www.microsoft.com/schemas/rss/core/2005" cf:type="text"><![CDATA[Application of MaxEnt ecology model in near-nature forestry 
plant introduction regionalization with <i>Hedychium 
coccineum </i>as an example]]></title>
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<description xmlns:cf="http://www.microsoft.com/schemas/rss/core/2005" cf:type="html"><![CDATA[The near-nature forestry construction is an important direction for landscape development in future. As species with potential landscape value in a large number but short of introduction practice, it has important significance to carry out introduction regionalization in only wild distribution data condition. The principle of MaxEnt ecological model is predicting potential distribution rang of species based on the wild species distribution data together with wild species distribution and climate adaptation on the premise, which is consistent with the need for identifying the introduction regionalization of potential landscape plants in near-nature forestry. In the study, <i>Hedychium coccineum </i>was used to be an example to evaluate the valid of introduction regionalization conducted by MaxEnt modeling framework according to the theoretical method together with introduction practice. Temperature,rainfall and altitude environmental factors were selected to be analyzed on the basis of collection for geography distribution data. And 75% data were used to construct model while the remaining were used to evaluate the valid of model by drawing receiver operating characteristic(ROC)plot. At last, suitable categories were determined by comparing the cultivated data with prediction map. The results showed that the area under the curve(AUC)was 0.991 diagnosed as excellent, which indicated that the model was highly reliable. Meanwhile, all the data were used to make a predicition map in MaxEnt. Further, categories were divided by comparing the location of introduction data with the map. The results indicated that <i>H. coccineum</i> could be cultivated successfully in the area where the above 0.01 when the suitability degrees between 0 and 1 were divided into eleven categories. In all, if the wild plant to be introduced in near-nature forestry, the highly reliable introduction regionization map could be made in MaxEnt.]]></description>
<pubDate>2015/12/14 17:02:53</pubDate>
<category><![CDATA[Ecology]]></category>
<author><![CDATA[HU Xiu<sup>1</sup>, GUO Wei<sup>1</sup>, WU Fu-Chuan<sup>2</sup>, LIU Nian<sup>1*</sup>]]></author>
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<atom:name>HU Xiu<sup>1</sup>, GUO Wei<sup>1</sup>, WU Fu-Chuan<sup>2</sup>, LIU Nian<sup>1*</sup></atom:name>
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<title xmlns:cf="http://www.microsoft.com/schemas/rss/core/2005" cf:type="text"><![CDATA[Division of labor in <i>Alternanthera philoxeroides</i> 
based root morphological plasticity]]></title>
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<description xmlns:cf="http://www.microsoft.com/schemas/rss/core/2005" cf:type="html"><![CDATA[The distribution of resources is uneven over space and time, which always leads to heterogeneous patches. Clonal plants usually occupy wider habitats because of powerful clonal growth and the physical connection between ramets promotes the adaptation to heterogeneous habitats. Clonal ramets can improve resource capture capacity in nutrient-rich patches by the functional specializing of resource acquisition organs, then share these resources with the ramets in low nutrient patches through clonal integration, this pattern is called ‘division of labor'. Our study selected <i>Alternanthera philoxeroides</i>, an invasive clonal weed, as the objective and studied on the morphological plasticity of roots in the heterogeneous patches of resources. Ramets were planted in the patches with heterogeneous distribution of light and soil nutrient and there were four treatments, e.g. ①two ramets experienced high light and low nutrient treatment(HL-HL); ②two ramets experienced low light intensity and high nutrient treatment(LH-LH); ③proximal ramets experienced high light and low nutrient treatment, distal ramets experienced low light and high nutrient treatment(HL-LH); ④proximal ramets experienced low light and high nutrient treatment, distal ramets experienced high light low nutrient treatment(LH-HL). Parameters of roots were analyzed with WinRHIZO Pro software and the effect of treatment on these parameters of proximal ramets, distal ramets and whole ramet pairs was tested with one-way ANOVA(SPSS 18.0). Our results were as follows: Ramets in high light and low nutrient patch allocated more biomass to aboveground parts, while ramets experienced low light and high nutrient allocated more biomass to the underground parts. <i>A. philoxeroides</i> ramets showed the division of labor by changing the root-shoot ratio of biomass. In heterogeneous environments, the root of <i>A. philoxeroides</i> ramets in the eutrophic patches had higher root biomass, root length, root surface area, root volume and branch coefficient, etc. <i>A. philoxeroides</i> increased nutrient uptake capacity through the form of root morphological plasticity in heterogeneity habitats. Thus, <i>A. philoxeroides</i> improved resource absorption capacity by specializing resource acquisition organs, which may play an important role in its successful invasion.]]></description>
<pubDate>2015/12/14 17:02:54</pubDate>
<category><![CDATA[Ecology]]></category>
<author><![CDATA[ZHENG Peng-Qin, HUANG Si-Qian, SONG Hui-Xing<sup>*</sup>]]></author>
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<atom:name>ZHENG Peng-Qin, HUANG Si-Qian, SONG Hui-Xing<sup>*</sup></atom:name>
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