围栏禁牧对羊草草原和大针茅草原蝗虫丰富度的影响

报道了围栏封育后羊草草原和大针茅草原蝗虫丰富度的变化,比较了蝗虫在羊 草草原和大针茅草原的发生特点．结果表明,以毛足棒角蝗为主导种的大针茅草原蝗虫生 物量是以小翅雏蝗为主导种的羊草草原蝗虫生物量的４～５倍;围栏封育后,羊草草原蝗 虫的生物量增加 ２４％,而大针茅蝗虫的生物量略有减少;围栏措施改变蝗虫的结构组成, 使毛足棒角蝗、鼓翅皱膝蝗、宽须蚁蝗、亚洲小车蝗等旱生和中旱生的地栖或兼栖偏地栖 种类的发生减少,条纹鸣蝗、小翅雏蝗、红腹牧草蝗等中生的植栖或兼栖偏植栖种类增加, 短星翅蝗及狭翅雏蝗的生物量在大针茅草原增加而在羊草草原减少．     

福建九龙江口秋茄红树林凋落物年际动态及其能流量的研究

福建九龙江口红树林生态系统研究的一个主要部分。通过对秋茄红树群落凋落物进行为期１１ａ（１９８２～１９９２年）逐月连续测定。结果表明：凋落物产量年际波动在６５１．２～１１０８．６ｇ／ｍ２ａ,１１ａ平均为８６２．９ｇ／ｍ２ａ,其中,叶占总量的６３．３％,枝１５．９％,果１５．３％,花５．５％。不同年份凋落物量变化率（Ｒ）为１．７。１年中凋落物量以夏季＞秋季＞春季＞冬季。凋落物能流量达１２７０２～２１６６４ｋＪ／ｍ２ａ,年际均值为１６８３２ｋＪ／ｍ２ａ,其中春季３８４７,夏季６５５７,秋季４２１４,冬季２２１４（ｋＪ／ｍ２）。各组分能流量分别为：落叶１０７５６,落枝２６８３,落花９３０,落果２４５３（ｋＪ／ｍ２ａ）。大量凋落物可为近海河口海洋生物提供可持续利用的有机物质和能量来源。     

虾池生态系能量收支和流动的初步分析

根据日本刺沙蚕作为动物性活饵在虾池食物链中的作用,对虾池生态系中的有机质收支,生物能量流动及其转化效率进行了分析。结果表明,虾池在养殖期间输入和合成的有机质能量为１３７２５．１４ｋＪ／ｍ＾２,其中,初级产量为７５２３．８２ｋＪ／ｍ＾２,约占总输入的５５％。有机质在养殖期间的支出量平均１０３５９．３８ｋＪ／ｍ＾２,其中,生物呼吸７９８８．４９ｋＪ／ｍ＾２,占总支出的７７％;对虾产量平均８７４．４８ｋ     

广东黑石顶自然保护区南亚热带常绿阔叶林凋落物能流的研究

分析了广东处黑石顶自然保护区南亚热带常绿阔叶林凋落物流的年际变化和季节变化。结果表明凋落物有明显的年限和季节变化。４年间平均凋落物流为９．３６３ＭＪ．ｍ＾－２．ａ＾－１,其中凋落叶占８１．９５％,１９９４年凋落物能流为７．３５７ＭＪ．ｍ＾－２．ｓ＾－１,低于平均值２１．４％。说明了影响我国常地林凋落物形成的主要环境因素是水分条件的年限和季节变化。     

松嫩平原两种碱蓬群落土壤种子库通量及幼苗死亡的分析

角碱蓬和翅碱蓬都是１ａ生耐碱性较强的藜科植物。在松嫩平原碱化草甸２个固定的单优碱蓬群落土壤中有活力种子的数量动态和种群动态的研究结果表明：土壤种子库存量在尚未萌发输出以前为最大,角碱蓬群落为２２２６０粒／ｍ＾２,翅碱蓬群落为３７２３０粒／ｍ＾２。整个生长季均有种子输出,２群落的种子库存率随着时间呈渐近形式规律地下降。现存植株数量角碱蓬种群以５月上旬最大,为１９４８０株／ｍ＾２,翅碱蓬则在４月上旬最     

内蒙古草原主要蝗虫的防治经济阈值

通过取样调查确定内蒙古草原的优势蝗虫种类;根据5种优势蝗虫自然种群的结构和数量,计算了其蝗蝻和成虫的平均寿命;在半自然条件下测定了这5种蝗虫在不同发育阶段的日食量。根据这5种蝗虫蝗蝻和成虫平均寿命及其日食量数据,估算了不同蝗虫造成的牧草损失,提出了其防治经济阈值(3龄蝻,头/m²), 其中：毛足棒角蝗Dasyhippus barbipes为22.7,小蛛蝗Aeropedellus variegates minutus为37.4,亚洲小车蝗 Oedaleus asiaticus为16.9,宽须蚁蝗 Myrmeleotettix palpalis为34.3,狭翅雏蝗Chorthippus dubius为36.7。     

草原蝗灾的"元凶"

其实每次草原蝗灾暴发,造成严重危害,都不是一种蝗虫引起的,而是几种模样迥异,习性不同的蝗虫共同泛滥为害的结果。在内蒙古草原可引起蝗灾的蝗虫包括有毛足棒角蝗、褐色雏蝗、宽须蚁蝗、皱膝蝗、白边痂蝗、小翅雏蝗、宽翅曲背蝗、红腹牧草蝗、条纹鸣蝗、异爪蝗、狭翅雏蝗等等。本文中的所有图片都是中国科学院康乐研究员所拍摄,这是他在草原上十多年研究期间积累下来的,是研究草原蝗虫珍贵的第一手资料,本刊为首发。     

武夷山黄山松群落能量的研究

在生物量,生产力研究的基础上,通过干重热值测定,对黄山松（Ｐｉｎｕｓｔａｉｗａｎｅｎｓｉｓ）群落的能量现存量,能量净固定量及太阳能转化效率进行分析讨论,测定结果表明,（１）黄山松群各组分样品的干重热值具有一定的差异,树皮的干重热值最高,为２２．１４ｋＪ／ｇ,枯根的干重热最低,为１６．２７ｋＪ／ｇ。（２）黄山松群落的能量现存量为３７９８３２．３ｋＪ／ｍ＾２,其中地上部分为２７５４８８．０ｋＪ／ｍ＾２     

冶勒自然保护区大熊猫和小熊猫种群能流分析

在冕宁县冶勒自然保护区设站,从各水平对同域分布、以同种竹子为食的大熊猫和小熊猫种群能流进行了研究。结果表明：通过大熊猫种群的能流（１．８６＊１０＾６ｋＪ／ｋｍ＾２．ｙｒ．）多于小熊猫种群（６．３４＊１０＾５ｋＪ／ｋｍ＾２．ｙｒ．）,前者大约是后者的２．９倍,说明大熊猫在群落中可能处于优势地位。虽然两种熊猫可利用食物资源占地面生物量的比例很大（大、小熊猫分别为１２．７９％和３．９２％）,但是其每年摄     

光周期对内蒙古三种草原蝗虫高龄若虫发育、存活、羽化、生殖的影响

研究不同光周期(L8∶D16、L12∶D12及L16∶D8)对毛足棒角蝗Dasyhippus barbipes(F.-W.),亚洲小车蝗Oedaleus decorus asiaticus B.-Bidenko,小翅雏蝗Chorthippus fallax(Zub.)3种草原蝗虫高龄若虫的发育、存活、羽化、生殖的影响。结果表明:在白天温度(28±1)℃,黑夜温度(23±1)℃的恒定温度下,不同光周期对毛足棒角蝗和亚洲小车蝗高龄若虫的发育、羽化、产卵影响不大,但是对其存活率有极显著的影响:毛足棒角蝗和亚洲小车蝗高龄若虫到成虫的发育速度在中光照下(L12∶D12)最快。而在短光照(L8∶D16)下更有利于小翅雏蝗若虫发育,其次是中光照;毛足棒角蝗的羽化在中光照条件下最适宜,而长光照时数(L16∶D8)更有利于亚洲小车蝗和小翅雏蝗的羽化;光周期对亚洲小车蝗产卵影响最为明显,毛足棒角蝗和亚洲小车蝗在中光照和长光照时数条件下有利于它们产卵,而小翅雏蝗在短光照和中光照时数下有利于产卵。     

Recent advances in the study of Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus replication and pathogenesis

It has now been over twenty years since a novel herpesviral genome was identified in Kaposi's sarcoma biopsies. Since then, the cumulative research effort by molecular biologists, virologists, clinicians, and epidemiologists alike has led to the extensive characterization of this tumor virus, Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus(KSHV; also known as human herpesvirus 8(HHV-8)), and its associated diseases. Here we review the current knowledge of KSHV biology and pathogenesis, with a particular emphasis on new and exciting advances in the field of epigenetics. We also discuss the development and practicality of various cell culture and animal model systems to study KSHV replication and pathogenesis.     

A Unique Protease Cleavage Site Predicted in the Spike Protein of the Novel Pneumonia Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Potentially Related to Viral Transmissibility

正Dear Editor,In December 2019, a novel human coronavirus caused an epidemic of severe pneumonia(Coronavirus Disease 2019,COVID-19) in Wuhan, Hubei, China(Wu et al. 2020; Zhu et al. 2020). So far, this virus has spread to all areas of China and even to other countries. The epidemic has caused 67,102 confirmed infections with 1526 fatal cases     

Curcuminoids as inhibitors of thioredoxin reductase: A receptor based pharmacophore study with distance mapping of the active site

Curcumin is the yellow pigment of turmeric that interacts irreversibly forming an adduct with thioredoxin reductase (TrxR), an enzyme responsible for redox control of cell and defence against oxidative stress. Docking at both the active sites of TrxR was performed to compare the potency of three naturally occurring curcuminoids, namely curcumin, demethoxy curcumin and bis-demethoxy curcumin. Results show that active sites of TrxR occur at the junction of E and F chains. Volume and area of both cavities is predicted. It has been concluded by distance mapping of the most active conformations that Se atom of catalytic residue SeCYS498, is at a distance of 3.56 from C13 of demethoxy curcumin at the E chain active site, whereas C13 carbon atom forms adduct with Se atom of SeCys 498. We report that at least one methoxy group in curcuminoids is necessary for interation with catalytic residues of thioredoxin. Pharmacophore of both active sites of the TrxR receptor for curcumin and demethoxy curcumin molecules has been drawn and proposed for design and synthesis of most probable potent antiproliferative synthetic drugs.     

The structure, reproduction and taxonomy of Vidalia and Osmundaria (Rhodophyta, Rhodomelaceae)

Comprises species occurring mostly in subtidal habitats in tropical, subtropical and warm-temperate areas of the world. An analysis of the type species, V. spiralis (Sonder) Lamouroux ex J. Agardh, a species from Australia, establishes basic characters for distinguishing species in the genus. These characters are (1) branching patterns of thalli, (2) flat blades that may be spiralled on their axis, (3) width of the blade, (4) primary or secondary derivation of sterile and fertile branchlets and (5) position of sterile and fertile branchlets on the thalli. Application of the latter two characters provides an important basic method for separation of species into three major groups. Osmundaria , a genus known only in southern Australia, was studied in relation to Vidalia , and its separation from the Vidalia assemblage is not accepted. Species of Vidalia therefore are transferred to the older genus name, Osmundaria. Two new species, Osmundaria papenfussii and Osmundaria oliveae are described from Natal. Confusion in the usage of the epithet, Vidalia fimbriala Brown ex Turner has been clarified, and Vidalia gregaria Falkenberg, described as an epiphyte on Osmundaria pro/ifera Lamouroux, is revealed to be young branches of the host, Osmundaria prolifera.     

New or rare chromosome counts in Artemisia L. (Asteraceae, Anthemideae) and related genera from Kazakhstan

Fifteen chromosome counts of six Artemisia taxa and one species of each of the genera Brachanthemum, Hippolytia, Kaschgaria, Lepidolopsis and Turaniphytum are reported from Kazakhstan. Three of them are new reports, two are not consistent with previous counts and the remainder are confirmations of very scarce (one to four) earlier records. All the populations studied have the same basic chromosome number, x = 9, with ploidy levels ranging from 2x to 6x. Some correlations between ploidy level, morphological characters and distribution are noted.