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土壤种子库对互花米草入侵的滨海湿地生态廊道连通性保护和修复的意义

The significance of soil seed bank for the protection and ecological restoration of coastal wetland ecological corridor invaded by Spartina alterniflora

  • 摘要: 滨海湿地是位于水陆相接的特殊生态系统,易被互花米草(Spartina alterniflora)入侵而导致生态廊道的破碎化。土壤种子库是蕴含本地种质资源的重要载体,有助于恢复生态廊道的连续性并通过种间竞争逐步消除互花米草的威胁。本文从滨海湿地生态廊道被破坏的过程及原因,互花米草入侵对土壤种子库的结构和物种组成的影响及与环境条件之间的关系,阐述了滨海湿地土壤种子库在生态廊道构建及恢复的重要优势及地位。建议结合滨海湿地植物群落的自然更新和土壤种子库的潜在更新能力,预测互花米草的入侵程度,通过滨海湿地各自然斑块之间的连接度评估其结构和功能,并以土壤种子库为载体,结合滨海湿地的现状进行生态廊道修复,为植物入侵背景下破碎化生境之间的连通性恢复及生物多样性的保护提供科学依据。

     

    Abstract: Coastal wetlands, situated at the land-sea interface, are critical ecosystems that provide essential services including carbon sequestration and biodiversity maintenance. However, they are highly susceptible to invasion by Spartina alterniflora which disrupts ecological corridor continuity and leads to habitat fragmentation. The soil seed bank, as a reservoir of native germplasm resources, offers significant potential for restoring corridor connectivity and suppressing S. alterniflora through interspecific competition. This paper synthesizes the processes and underlying causes of ecological corridor degradation in coastal wetlands, examines the impacts of S. alterniflora invasion on the structure and composition dynamics of soil seed banks, and explores the relationships between these changes and key environmental factors. The invasion of S. alterniflora is characterized by its superior height and biomass, which confer spatial dominance that not only reduces the distribution of native plant communities but also simplifies soil seed bank composition by filtering seeds from phylogenetically related species. Traditional removal methods, including physical, chemical and biological approaches, have demonstrated limitations such as high costs, environmental pollution and the potential for secondary invasion. In contrast, utilizing native soil seed banks provides a cost-effective and ecologically compatible strategy to restore fragmented habitats, enhance biodiversity, and improve ecosystem stability. The persistence of dormant native seeds in the soil is helpful for post-invasion restoration and supports the re-establishment of continuous ecological corridors. To effectively apply soil seed bank to wetland restoration, it is essential to evaluate invasion intensity, assess landscape connectivity among habitat patches, and consider soil and hydrological conditions. Establishing appropriately ecological corridors based on shoreline characteristics and integrating seed bank transplantation with adaptive environment management. It could facilitate the formation of resilient native plant communities that resist second invasion. It is suggested that the invasion degree of S. alterniflora should be predicted by combining the plant community natural regeneration in coastal wetlands and the soil seed bank potential regeneration ability, and its structure and function should be evaluated by the connectivity between natural patches in coastal wetlands, and the corridor restoration should be carried out with soil seed bank as the carrier combined with the current situation of coastal wetlands, so as to provide scientific basis for restoring the connectivity between fragmented habitats and protecting biodiversity under the background of plant invasion.

     

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