KE Shi-zhen
Key lab of Urbanization and Ecological Restoration of Shanghai; National Field Observation and Research Station in Tiantong Forest Ecosystem of Zhejiang; Department of Environmental Science, East China Normal University, 3663, Zhongshan Rd (N). Shanghai, China 200062LI De-zhi
Key Lab. of Urbanization and Ecological Restoration of Shanghai; National Field Observation and Research Station in Tiantong Forest Ecosystem of Zhejiang; Department of Environmental Science, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200062, ChinaFAN Xu-li
Key Lab. of Urbanization and Ecological Restoration of Shanghai; National Field Observation and Research Station in Tiantong Forest Ecosystem of Zhejiang; Department of Environmental Science, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200062, ChinaWANG Chao-hua
Key Lab. of Urbanization and Ecological Restoration of Shanghai; National Field Observation and Research Station in Tiantong Forest Ecosystem of Zhejiang; Department of Environmental Science, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200062, ChinaZHOU Yan
Key Lab. of Urbanization and Ecological Restoration of Shanghai; National Field Observation and Research Station in Tiantong Forest Ecosystem of Zhejiang; Department of Environmental Science, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200062, ChinaLI Hong
Key Lab. of Urbanization and Ecological Restoration of Shanghai; National Field Observation and Research Station in Tiantong Forest Ecosystem of Zhejiang; Department of Environmental Science, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200062, ChinaSONG Yun
Key Lab. of Urbanization and Ecological Restoration of Shanghai; National Field Observation and Research Station in Tiantong Forest Ecosystem of Zhejiang; Department of Environmental Science, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200062, ChinaWANG Chun-ye
Key Lab. of Urbanization and Ecological Restoration of Shanghai; National Field Observation and Research Station in Tiantong Forest Ecosystem of Zhejiang; Department of Environmental Science, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200062, ChinaSUN Yu-bing
Key Lab. of Urbanization and Ecological Restoration of Shanghai; National Field Observation and Research Station in Tiantong Forest Ecosystem of Zhejiang; Department of Environmental Science, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200062, ChinaDivision of labor is an engine of economic progress. A similar phenomenon also exists in clonal plants. The basic conditions for the division of labor in clonal plants includes: environmental heterogeneity, specialization, cooperation, and the potential independence of ramets. According to these conditions, division of labor in clonal plants could be classified into two types, i.e., environmentally induced and developmentally programmed division of labor. Clonal plants can efficiently utilize the heterogeneous resources by means of physiological integration and morphological or physiological plasticity. Division of labor in clonal plants could raise the acquisition efficiency of the local resources, overcome the local resource limitation and enhance the biomass and fitness. These effects could be explained by the theory of marginal cost and scale reward in economics. Division of labor in clonal plants can also enhance the competitive capacity of inter-specific competition, reinforce the efficiency of foraging behavior, and weaken the effects of self-thinning. The risks of division of labor in unstable habitats also exist. The application of the methods of modern biology, the studies on the division of labor in clonal plants will be promoted.
柯世朕,李德志,范旭丽,王超华,周 燕,李 红,宋 云,王春叶,孙玉冰.克隆植物中的劳动分工及其生态学效应[J].热带亚热带植物学报,2008,16(6):586~594
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