Long-Term Ecological Monitoring and Modeling in the Wulin Area

One of the missions of Shei-Pa National Park is to conserve the natural resources, especially the Formosan landlocked salmon in the Chichiawan stream basin of Wulin area. In order to understand the dynamics of the Formosan salmon, it is necessary to construct a trophic model and to examine the interaction with other biota. However, as many other basins, the basin of the Wulin area is exploited intensively for agricultural activities. The aim of this project is to relate observed food web dynamics (structure, function, diversity and stability) in the streams and the riparian systems back to basin activities. This ecosystem-scaled and intergrated project is proposed for a period of three years to construct the first stream ecosystem model in Taiwan and to address the following issues in the basin of the Wulin area: 1. To establish the relationship between environmental changes and trends of changes in physical habitats and biota. 2. Longterm ecological monitoring on riparian plants, organic matter, algae, insects, other invertebrates, amphibians, reptiles, fish and bird. 3. To understand the relationship between environmental factors and changes in abundance and composition of biota. 4. To construct middle scaled trophic models by quantifying material flow within food webs of the streams and riparian zone. 5. To simulate the effects of flood events on the food web dynamics and the habitats. 6. To examine the impacts of agricultural activities on food web dynamics in these linked ecosystems. 7. To suggest the items for ecological monitoring and sustainable management in the future.雪霸國家公園最重要的功能是自然資源與生物物種的保育，重點之一便是分布只侷限於大甲溪上游武陵地區七家灣溪流域，但數量已稀少到瀕臨絕種程度的陸封型櫻花鉤吻鮭。保育工作需以宏觀的角度來管理自然資源或棲地，也就是生態系管理，其基礎建立在園區內各項資源的瞭解與掌握。然而人為活動產生的干擾常因生態系錯綜複雜的關係與作用而使得後果變得無法預測，而生態系模式已成為一個最好的工具來預測與了解生態系受干擾的後果。大量遊客與農業開墾對整體溪流與溪岸生態系的影響很少加以研究與評估，因此有必要以整合計畫的方式，資料整合分析並藉由生態系模式的建構，了解該生態系之食物來源、結構與功能。本計畫擬以3年時間，以武陵地區溪流為研究地點，設立永久樣區，跨校際且跨學門整合相關研究，除了建構國內第一個不同尺度之溪流生態系模式，並具體完成下列目標：1. 建立溪流物理與化學環境的改變，包括地質、底質、沉積物、棲地形態與水質之變化趨勢與河岸崩塌對河道物理棲地之影響；2. 長期生態監測主要溪流與溪岸生物，包括植被、藻類、有機碎屑、陸棲與水生昆蟲、其它無脊椎動物、兩生爬蟲類、魚類與鳥類等之時空分布變化；3. 了解不同類別生物彼此間以及溪流物理與化學環境因子間之互動關係；4. 分析武陵地區自然與人為干擾對生態系的影響；5. 探討小尺度與中尺度之溪流水域與溪岸植被之水陸域生態系之交互作用；6. 建議未來長期生態監測項目與經營管理方案

雪山地區高山生態系整合研究

高山生態系是近年來研究全球氣候變遷的重要區域，高山地區的生物種類、族群結構與微環境變化所呈現之綜合反映，提供了全球氣候變遷直接或間接的證據。雪山地區是臺灣頗具代表性的高山生態系，至今仍保存著極為完整之自然資源，在嚴苛氣候條件下孕育著不同的植物社會，動、植物資源迥異於其它生態系，是極需長期進行調查及監測的區域。雪霸國家公園管理處於民國98年起即進行雪山地區整合研究先期調查，初步設立高山微氣象站、長期監測測站及樣線，逐步收集各項生物及非生物因子資料。本計畫為持續調查雪山地區各項生物因子及非生物因子，針對共同測站進行長期監測工作，以提供雪霸國家公園經營管理之參考依據。本計畫調查及研究項目有：1) 高山微氣象與熱量收支研究；2) 集水區環境資料之建置與應用研究；3) 高山地區土壤性質與共生菌根調查研究；4) 維管束植物相研究；5) 苔蘚植物相調查研究；6) 昆蟲多樣性及功能群研究；7) 鳥類群聚與生態研究；8) 哺乳類；9) 高山生態系火燒與植群動態研究；10) 雪山生態系資料庫建置等共計10項。各子計畫除能詳盡調查、研究本區之相關基礎資料，亦加強各計畫間橫向聯繫之配合，以期能初步建構出高山生態系模式之指標。The alpine ecosystem is an important area where study the global climate change in recent year. In the alpine ecosystem, the biological species, population structure and microenvironment changes have provided the indirect and/or direct evidence regarding the global climate change. Syue Mountain area is quite representative of Taiwan's mountain ecosystems, still holds a very full of natural resources. In the harsh climatic conditions many different plant society, animal resources from other ecosystems, is in great need of a long-term investigation and monitoring of the area.Since 2009, the Shei-Pa National Park has planning the pre-investigation project and setting up the mountain micro-meteorological station, long-term investigation monitoring station and-like line, to collect various biological and non-biological factor data. Based on these reasons, these can apply for the national park management strategic decision. The surveys and studies projects: 1) alpine micrometeorology and heat budget research; 2) the environment data establish and applying in the watershed; 3) soil characteristic and symbiosis mycorrhiza investigation; 4) vascular flora investigation; 5) bryophytes flora investigation; 6) entomology diversity and function; 7) avifauna investigation and community ecology; 8) mammalian; 9) fire and vegetation dynamic research; 10) Syue Mountain ecosystem database set up and so on-a total of 10 items. Each subplan in addition to the detailed investigation, research their own local related to the underlying data, also strengthens the various transverse contact works, with a view to the initial structure of the alpine ecosystem model

雪山地區高山生態系長期監測研究

高山生態系是近年來研究全球氣候變遷的重要區域，高山地區的生物種類、族群結構與微環境變化所呈現之綜合反映，提供了全球氣候變遷直接或間接的證據。雪山地區是臺灣頗具代表性的高山生態系，至今仍保存著極為完整之自然資源，在嚴苛氣候條件下孕育著不同的植物社會，動、植物資源迥異於其它生態系，是極需長期進行調查及監測的區域。雪霸國家公園管理處於民國98年起即進行雪山地區整合研究先期調查，初步設立高山微氣象站、長期監測測站及樣線，逐步收集各項生物及非生物因子資料。本計畫為持續調查雪山地區各項生物因子及非生物因子，針對共同測站進行長期監測工作，以提供雪霸國家公園經營管理之參考依據。本計畫調查及研究項目有：1) 高山微氣象與熱量收支之研究；2) 集水區環境資料之建置與應用研究；3) 雪山地區主要林型菌根共生關係之研究；4) 雪山地區苔蘚植物相調查與長期監測研究；5) 雪山地區植物物候調查；6) 雪山高山植群生態研究；7) 高山昆蟲棲群動態及功能群研究；8) 雪山地區高山兩生類與爬蟲類族群生態及分布；9) 雪山地區鳥類群聚與生態研究；10) 雪山地區哺乳類動物及其棲地調查；11) 建置雪山生態系資料庫等共計11項。各子計畫除能詳盡調查、研究本區之相關基礎資料，亦加強各計畫間橫向聯繫之配合，以期能初步建構出高山生態系模式之指標。The alpine ecosystem is an important area where study the global climate change in recent year. In the alpine ecosystem, the biological species, population structure and microenvironment changes have provided the indirect and/or direct evidence regarding the global climate change. Syue Mountain area is quite representative of Taiwan's mountain ecosystems, still holds a very full of natural resources. In the harsh climatic conditions many different plant society, animal resources from other ecosystems, is in great need of a long-term investigation and monitoring of the area.Since 2009, the Shei-Pa National Park has planning the pre-investigation project and setting up the mountain micro-meteorological station, long-term investigation monitoring station and-like line, to collect various biological and non-biological factor data. Based on these reasons, these can apply for the national park management strategic decision. The surveys and studies projects: 1) alpine micrometeorology and heat budget research; 2) the environment data establish and applying in the watershed; 3) soil characteristic and symbiosis mycorrhiza investigation; 4) bryophytes flora investigation; 5) vascular flora phenolgy; 6) alpine ecosystem vegetation; 7) alpine insect dynamics and functional group; 8) herpetofauna 9)avifauna investigation and community ecology; 10) mammalian fauna; 11) Syue Mountain ecosystem database set up; Total of 11 items. Each subplan in addition to the detailed investigation, research their own local related to the underlying data, also strengthens the various transverse contact works, with a view to the initial structure of the alpine ecosystem model