第十二届全军眼科学术会议.pptVIP

2008 BNZ LTER Symposium LTER Core DatasetAnnual Seed Rain Current Lead: Jill Johnstone with contributions from Janet Pritchard, Joy Clein, and Brian Charlton Data Scope Availability 1957-1982: Early measurements UP1A (white spruce); lots of issues Burned in 1983 1983-1989: Additional sites added BNZ Sites: 5 Floodplain + 3 Upland approx. 20 year record 2004: New site added at CPCRW Data available up to 2007 on website (but hard to find – poor keyword control) Some missing data – even in recent years Methods Seeds collected in lined litter traps (n=1-6) Trap size now standardized to 50x50 cm Collected in spring or early summer All tree/shrub seeds sorted by species counted Pool related species within a genus (i.e. Alnus, Picea) Germination trials for viability Averaged traps annually to provide Total seeds/species/m2 Viable seeds/species/m2 Species: Alnus incana, Alnus viridis, Betula neoalaskana, Picea glauca, Picea mariana, Larix laricina A look at the data Upland Sites Upland Sites Floodplain Sites Current Assessment Seed trap data are suitable for evaluating: Temporal synchronicity in seed production between species and sites Relation between seed production and climate Do we have a priori hypotheses? These data are not suitable to evaluate: Changes in seed production over succession Lack of replication among succession stages However, can relate seed production to basal area Changes in seed production over time Time series too short relative to large annual variability Possible exception with earliest succession stages Recommendations Seed trap data are very time-consuming to collect Need a strong rationale for continued sampling High within-site variability Should not reduce trap samples Poor ability to detect successional effects Remove sampling from low-interest sites Possible sites to keep: Early succession stages to identify initiation of reproductive maturity? UP1a – white spruce FP1a – alder (documented) FP2a – white spruce Maintain longest dat