红海榄木材结构的生态解剖

红树林是海岸重要生态关键区, 在维护生物多样性和沿海地区生态安全等方面发挥着重要作用。红海榄(Rhizophora stylosa)是我国红树林生态系统的建群种之一。为了揭示红海榄次生木质部解剖特征可塑性的生态适应意义, 该文测定了海南省东寨港红树林自然保护区6个红海榄种群18个采样点的土壤理化性质, 应用显微镜和电镜详细观测了各采样点生长的18株红海榄植株次生木质部的形态解剖特征, 并测量了红海榄次生木质部的数量解剖特征。不同样地的红海榄次生木质部都具有纤维状导管和环管管胞、螺旋雕纹和附物、生长轮、薄壁细胞(含淀粉粒)等结构。这些特化结构具有生态适应意义, 在潮间带高盐生境中能促进水分输导的安全性。不同生境中红海榄次生木质部数量解剖特征可塑性大, 利用逐步回归分析方法分析了土壤理化因子与红海榄次生木质部数量特征的关系。结果表明: 土壤全盐含量、土壤Mn²⁺含量、土壤Na⁺含量、土壤Cl^-含量、土壤Ca²⁺含量、土壤有机质含量、土壤全磷含量和土壤pH值对次生木质部数量特征的影响达到极显著水平, 不同样地红海榄次生木质部数量特征的变化是红海榄适应异质生境的结果。     

白骨壤次生木质部生态解剖学研究

测量了深圳红树林鸟类自然保护区8个不同白骨壤(Avicennia marina)种群采样点土壤的盐分、p H值和养分,应用生物显微技术和电镜技术观察了白骨壤次生木质部的结构形态,不同样地白骨壤次生木质部均具有:(1)纤维状导管;(2)螺旋雕纹和附物;(3)薄壁细胞含淀粉粒;(4)内含韧皮部。依据结构-功能解剖学的研究结果,这些特化结构均有利于提高白骨壤在"生理干旱"生境下栓塞修复能力,增进水分输导的安全性。对白骨壤次生木质部数量特征和土壤理化因子作逐步回归分析,结果表明:随土壤盐度和土壤有机质含量增大,在遭受"生理干旱"越来越严重的情况下,白骨壤能形成更高的复孔率,相邻两导管接触壁平均厚度增加,这可能是适应异质生境的结果。     

海桑属红树植物次生木质部解剖特征极其对潮间带生境的适应

通过光学显微镜和扫描电子显微镜详细观察了相似生境条件下生长的海桑属(Sonneratia)植物以及低、高潮位生长的海桑(S. caseolaris)和杯萼海桑(S. alba)次生木质部的形态特征,应用Lasersharp软件测量了其次生木质部的数量特征.结果表明:海桑属植物次生木质部形态特征的特化是与潮间带生境相适应的,能在水分胁迫的生境中,有效地协调水分输导的有效性和安全性.其特化结构主要包括:1)宽、窄导管并存,2)管孔密度较大,复孔率高,3)存在纤维状导管、形状不规则的导管和少量环管管胞,4)螺旋雕纹、附物纹孔、管壁具疣等许多导管壁的微观结构,有利于水分输导的安全性,5)射线细胞和分隔木纤维内的淀粉粒是渗透调节的物质基础,有利于促进水分上升,6)薄的纤维壁厚和宽的纤维腔径有利于水分的贮存,7)具胶质纤维.相似生境条件下生长的海桑属植物次生木质部数量特征的测量结果表明海桑和拟海桑水分输导效率高,但水分输导安全性差,而杯萼海桑水分输导效率低,但其输导安全性高.与高潮位生长的海桑和杯萼海桑相比,低潮位生长的海桑和杯萼海桑次生木质部导管分子更加"小型化"(有更小的导管分子长度、管孔弦向直径、管孔面积),有更高的导管聚合度和管孔密度,数量特征随生境不同的种内变动有利于海桑和杯萼海桑提高水分输导的安全性,但海桑和杯萼海桑输导安全性的获得是以牺牲水分输导的有效性为前提的.与生长在高潮位生境的海桑和杯萼海桑相比,低潮位生境生长的海桑和杯萼海桑的木材结构有更小的管孔面积,更厚的纤维壁,更低的导管比率和射线比率,更高的纤维比率,胶质纤维分布均匀且数量增加,这些特征有利于低潮位生境生长的海桑和杯萼海桑提高木材的韧性和强度,增强抗风浪冲击的能力.     

扁担木叶片和次生木质部解剖和水分生理特征的可塑性

基于叶片和次生木质部解剖特征及水分生理指标观测,研究了淮北相山不同群落中扁担木的表型可塑性.结果表明,扁担木叶片结构表现出中生特点：叶为异面叶,较薄,角质层不甚发达,气孔密度较小.次生木质部表现出旱生特点：导管频率和复孔率较高,导管分子短而窄,纤维很短,射线很低.扁担木叶片、次生木质部的解剖和水分生理特征均表现出一定的可塑性,其可塑性指数高低顺序为次生木质部解剖特征（0.24）＞水分生理特征（0.19）＞叶片解剖特征（0.18）.与侧柏林和混交林相比,灌丛中扁担木个体对干旱生境有一定的适应能力,表现在次生木质部导管分子短,导管频率高,单孔率低,木纤维短,射线矮小,具有较大的相对输导率和较小的脆性指数;叶片水势、组织含水量、自由水含量较低,叶面积、比叶面积较小,而束缚水含量、束缚水自由水比值较高.扁担木的解剖和生理可塑性,使之能忍受群落演替早期的干旱生境,更好地适应演替后期的中生环境,从而成为广布种和混交林中的优势种.     

海桑次生木质部导管解剖特征与土壤理化因子年内动态变化的关系研究

为揭示海桑次生木质部导管解剖特征随土壤理化因子年内动态变动而变化的适应机制,该研究利用海桑具有生长轮的特点,通过显微技术界定了海桑采样枝条一年内10个不同连续时间段形成的新"生长层"(新形成的次生木质部),观测了10个不同连续时间段新"生长层"的导管解剖特征,并对10个新"生长层"形成阶段所对应的土壤理化因子数量特征进行了测定,用逐步回归法分析了10个不同连续时间段海桑新"生长层"管孔数量解剖特征与对应土壤理化因子数量特征之间的关系。结果显示:(1)10个不同连续时间段海桑形成新"生长层"管孔数量特征指标,除相邻管孔间接触壁长占比无显著差异外,其他8项指标包括管孔径向直径、管孔弦向直径、导管壁厚、导管长度、管孔密度、单孔率、导管聚合度和相邻管孔间接触壁长等均具有显著差异(P0.05);多重比较显示,10个不同连续时间段海桑形成新"生长层"管孔数量特征8项指标具不同程度的变动。(2)海桑新"生长层"形成阶段(10个不同连续时间段)土壤理化因子,包括土壤有机质含量、土壤全氮含量、土壤全磷含量、土壤pH值和土壤全盐量等5项指标均具有显著差异(P0.05);多重比较显示,海桑新"生长层"形成阶段(10个不同连续时间段)土壤理化因子指标均具有不同程度变动。(3)10个不同连续时间段海桑形成新"生长层"的管孔数量解剖特征,与所对应新"生长层"形成阶段土壤理化因子数量特征的逐步回归分析表明,随着土壤全盐含量的升高,海桑导管弦向直径和导管聚合度同时呈显著增大趋势(P0.05)。研究表明,海桑在一年内不同连续时间段,随土壤全盐量增加,土壤渗透势将增大,水分在次生木质部导管中输导的安全性将下降,而海桑导管分子随一年内不同连续时间段土壤全盐量的增加呈增大趋势,根据木材生态解剖学的观点,水分输导的安全性将进一步降低,但导管聚合度随一年内不同连续时间段土壤全盐量的增加而增大,具有增进水分输导安全性的作用,这可能是海桑对土壤盐含量变化的生态适应策略。     

梣属11种植物次生木质部附物纹孔的电镜观测

应用扫描电镜对梣属11种植物次生木质部导管附物纹孔的分布和形态进行了详细的观察,应用Carnoy2.0软件和扫描电子显微镜采集的照片,测定了附物纹孔丰富度指标和纹孔数量特征指标。电镜观察表明,梣属11种研究植物次生木质部导管分子侧壁附物纹孔的分布和形态变化较大,附物纹孔丰富度指标的统计描述进一步证实附物纹孔的分布变化大;3个附物纹孔丰富度指标分别与管间具缘纹孔数量特征指标的逐步回归分析表明,导管侧壁附物纹孔丰富度2个指标,即导管外纹孔口附物频率与导管纹孔腔附物频率随纹孔口面积百分比的增大而增大,推测梣属植物附物纹孔丰富度与纹孔几何构造及数量特征有关。研究认为,附物纹孔在梣属植物稳定存在,是可界定梣属植物的木材解剖性状。     

红树族植物次生木质部附物纹孔的电镜观测

应用扫描电子显微镜详细观察了红树族4属、10种、1变种植物次生木质部管状分子附物纹孔的分布和形态, 应用Carnoy 2.0软件和扫描电镜下采集的照片, 测定了管间梯状附物纹孔丰富度指标和管间梯状纹孔数量特征指标。结果显示, 红树族植物次生木质部管状分子侧壁具附物纹孔。所观察的植物附物纹孔的分布和形态变化大。附物纹孔丰富度指标与管间梯状纹孔数量特征指标的逐步回归分析表明, 导管侧壁附物纹孔丰富度随纹孔口面积百分比的增大而增大。据此推测, 红树族植物附物纹孔丰富度与纹孔几何构造及数量特征有关。附物纹孔是红树族植物稳定存在的一个木材解剖性状。综合生态-系统演化的观点, 红树族植物具附物纹孔可能是受系统演化关系控制的生态适应结果。     

淮北相山三种群落中优势树种次生木质部的解剖学特征

对淮北相山侧柏、构树混交林6个优势树种次生木质部的观察表明,其结构表现出一定的旱生特征：高的复孔率和导管分布频率,窄导管,木纤维短,射线低。利用相对输导率和脆性指数对导管水分输导的有效性和安全性进行了评估,结果表明6个优势树种的相对输导率依次为：牡荆〉酸枣〉扁担木〉构树〉柘树〉小叶鼠李,脆性指数依次为：构树〉牡荆〉扁担木〉酸枣〉小叶鼠李〉柘树,植物水分输导的有效性和安全性与其在相山的自然分布相一致。作为广布优势树种,牡荆、酸枣和扁担木的次生木质部在导管分子长度、单孔率、导管频率、相对输导率、脆性指数、多列射线高度、多列射线宽度和单列射线高度等性状上均表现出一定的可塑性。与混交林和人工侧柏林相比,灌丛中植物导管分子短,单孔率低,导管频率大,射线低,相对输导率大,脆性指数小,更倾向于旱生特点。逐步多重回归分析表明,随着郁闭度的增加,导管分子长度和单孔率增加。随着风速的增加,导管频率增加。随着土壤含水量的增加,多列射线变宽。     

中国3个主要梨砧木资源木质部导管分子结构及分布比较

采用组织离析法、石蜡切片法和显微照相技术, 观测了山梨(Pyrus ussuriensis)、杜梨(P. betuleafolia)和豆梨(P. calleryana)3种我国最主要梨属砧木茎干部位导管分子结构及分布。结果表明, 3种梨砧木导管分子结构在侧壁次生增厚和木质化的方式、纹孔式、主要穿孔板类型, 以及端壁倾斜、尾有无、尾长短分布趋势基本一致, 但山梨、杜梨复穿孔板比例、两端端壁倾斜比例高于豆梨。豆梨导管分子直径显著高于山梨和杜梨; 山梨和杜梨导管频率显著高于豆梨。木质部比导率测定结果显示, 豆梨显著高于山梨和杜梨, 山梨与杜梨间无显著差异。因此, 不同生境下的梨属植物木质部导管分子形态及分布与其生态适应性之间有较强的相关性, 表现为南方温暖潮湿环境起源的梨砧木导管较短, 直径较宽, 直接影响木质部导水率, 从而适于水分高效输导; 北方寒冷干旱环境起源的梨砧木导管较长, 直径较小, 导水能力低, 但木质部导管分布密度高, 利于水分安全输导。     

酸枣茎导管对自然梯度干旱生境响应的结构特征

近期因全球变暖高温干旱事件频发,严重影响植物的生长发育。逆境中植物的形态结构必定发生改变而得以生存。然而关于不同自然梯度干旱生境中植物导管形态特征变化及其规律方面的研究较少。以采自烟台、石家庄、银川和吐鲁番地区形成的自然梯度干旱条件下生长的酸枣植株为试验材料,离析观察酸枣茎次生木质部导管,研究比较不同干旱条件下酸枣茎中次生木质部导管的结构及适应特征。结果表明:酸枣茎中次生木质部导管有多种类型,不同生境中同种导管的比例不同。根据管尾情况可将导管分为三类:无尾型、一端有尾型和两端有尾型导管,且在结构上表现出特定的适应特征及规律。从烟台到新疆自然梯度干旱条件下,茎中环纹导管和螺纹导管的长度、宽度和管径总体呈减小的趋势,管壁逐渐增厚;网纹导管的宽度和直径逐渐增大;梯纹导管的长度总体呈增大的趋势,管径以宁夏的最大,新疆的最小;木纤维的宽度、管径和管壁的厚度逐渐增大。生长在不同自然梯度干旱生境中的酸枣,其导管结构的变化,提高了水分和无机盐的输导效率,可以快速补充酸枣在干旱环境中蒸腾散失的水分,抵御适应逆境,保证植株正常生长。     

Ecological Wood Anatomy of Avicennia marina

The soil physicochemical indexes including edaphic pH values, edaphic salinity and soil nutrient indexes were determined in 8 Avicennia marina populations located in national nature reserve of Shenzhen of Guangzhou Province. The morphological characters in secondary xylem of Amarina populations corresponding to soil sampling which represented different habitats were surveyed by means of light microscopy and electronic microscopy. Some common specialized wood structures in Amarina growing in different habitais can be observed which suggest they function as safely conducting water under high negative pressure and are thus adaptive to intertidal habitats．These characteristics include the occurrence of: (1) some fibriform vessel elements; (2) vessel vestures and helical structures on vessel walls; (3) parenchyma cells contain lots of starch grains;(4) included phloem. Soil organic matter and soil total salt have significant effect on quantitative wood anatomical features by the stepwise regression analysis.With the increase of soil salinity and soil organic matter content which suggest occurrence of more and more serious “physiological drought”, Amarina is characterized by a higher porosity.and double thickness of vessel wall making contact with an adjacent vessel. The trends inferred that variations in the quantitative wood anatomical features of Amarina growing at different sites are adaptive to heterogenous habitats in the intertidal areas.     

Comparative wood anatomy of epacrids (Styphelioideae,Ericaceae s.L.)

The wood anatomy of 16 of the 37 genera within the epacrids (Styphelioideae, Ericaceae s.l.) is investigated by light and scanning electron microscopy. Several features in the secondary xylem occur consistently at the tribal level: arrangement of vessel-ray pits, distribution of axial parenchyma, ray width, and the presence and location of crystals. The primitive nature of Prionoteae and Archerieae is supported by the presence of scalariform perforation plates with many bars and scalariform to opposite vessel pitting. The wood structure of Oligarrheneae is similar to that of Styphelieae, but the very narrow vessel elements, exclusively uniseriate rays and the lack of prismatic crystals in Oligarrheneae distinguish these two tribes. The secondary xylem of Monotoca tamariscina indicates that it does not fit in Styphelieae; a position within Oligarrheneae is possible. Like most Cosmelieae, all Richeeae are characterized by exclusively scalariform perforation plates with many bars, a very high vessel density and paratracheal parenchyma, although they clearly differ in ray width (exclusively uniseriate rays in Cosmelieae vs. uniseriate and wide multiseriate rays in Richeeae). Several wood anatomical features confirm the inclusion of epacrids in Ericaceae s.l. Furthermore, there are significant ecological implications. The small vessel diameter and high vessel frequency in many epacrids are indicative of a high conductive safety to avoid embolism caused by freeze-thaw cycles, while the replacement of scalariform by simple vessel perforation plates and an increase in vessel diameter would suggest an increased conductive efficiency, which is especially found in mesic temperate or tropical Styphelieae.     

不同生境下蓝桉的木材解剖研究

用光镜及扫描电镜对不同生境下的蓝桉（Ｅｕｃａｌｙｐｔｕｓｇｌｏｂｕｌｕｓ Ｌａｂｉｌｌ．）木材结构进行了解剖学观察,描述了木材结构特征。以蓝桉木材的１１ 个主要特征——导管频率、单孔率、导管直径、导管分子长度、管胞长度和直径、纤维管胞长度和直径、纤维长度、射线频率和高度为指标,对生长在不同生境下的蓝桉进行比较发现：随着纬度的增加,生长轮变化不明显;木材中大部分组成分子的数量特征,除导管频率有降低趋势外均与纬度成正相关。评述了年降雨量对蓝桉木材结构的影响     

Studies on Wood Anatomy of Eucalyptus globulus Under Different Habitats

Wood anatomy of Eucalyptus globulus Labill. under different habitats was comparatively studied under light and scanning electron microscope. According to the eleven major quantitative perimeters of wood characteristics of E. globulus viz: vessel frequency, percentage of solitary vessels, vessel diameter, vessel member length; tracheid length and diameter; fibre tracheid length and diameter; libriform fibre length; ray frequency and ray height, the plants under different habitats have been made a comparison. The results showed that growth ring was indistinct, and there was a positive correlation between the quantitative characters of most wood constituent members were positively correlated with the latitude except for some of vessel frequency decreased. The decrease in effects of annual rainfall on the structure of the wood of E. glotrulus were evaluated.     

四合木属四合木(蒺藜科)的木材解剖学研究

在光学显微镜和扫描电子显微镜下观察了蒺藜科四合木属四合木(Tetraena mongolica Maim.)木材结构.其导管分子直径小,管壁厚,分布密度高,分子短,端壁几乎水平,具单穿孔;管间纹孔为对列或互列的具缘纹孔;韧性纤维短、壁厚、壁上有较少的单纹孔;同型单列射线、分布密度高;轴向薄壁组织散生或傍导管生.这些表明四合木的木材解剖特征是与干旱环境条件是相适应的.     

Variations in the Lengths of Fusiform Cambial Cells and Vessel Elements in Kalopanax pictus

Samples of a mature specimen of Kalopanax pictus, a ring-poroushardwood, were studied to compare the respective lengths offusiform cambial cells and vessel elements in the stem. Thelengths of dormant and reactivated fusiform cambial cells weremeasured with a confocal laser scanning microscope in tissuethat had been macerated by digestion with pectinase and in thicktangential sections. The lengths of early wood and late woodvessel elements were measured in tissues that had been maceratedby Franklin's method. The vessel elements and fusiform cambialcells varied considerably in length within individual samples.The mean length of early wood vessel elements corresponded tothat of fusiform cells in the dormant cambium but not in thereactivated cambium. Significant differences were observed betweenthe mean lengths of dormant and reactivated fusiform cambialcells, between those of reactivated fusiform cambial cells andearly wood vessel elements, between those of reactivated fusiformcambial cells and late wood vessel elements, and between thoseof early wood and late wood vessel elements. The frequency distributionsof lengths of cambial cells were bimodal and differed from thoseof vessel elements, which more closely resembled a normal distribution.The proportion of shorter lengths was higher in the reactivatedcambium than in the dormant cambium, the early wood and thelate wood vessel elements. Our results do not suppot the hypothesisthat the lengths of early wood vessel elements in ring-poroushardwoods change during differentiation. The similar rangesof recorded lengths suggest that short and long vessel elementsmight be derived directly from short and long cambial cells,respectively. Copyright 1999 Annals of Botany Company Kalopanax pictus, cambium, vessel element, confocal laser scanning microscopy, maceration, cell length.     

Life-span growth dynamics and xylem anatomical patterns of diffuse-porous Afzelia africana Sm. (Fabaceae) in different ecological zones in Burkina Faso

Tropical West African savannas are exposed to high climatic variability with potential impacts on tree growth, forest dynamics and ecosystem productivity. In such context, understanding the long-term ecological responses of savanna trees to changing environmental conditions is of great relevance for taking appropriate conservation actions. We conducted the first study on tree-ring analysis and quantitative wood anatomy on Afzelia africana Sm. in Burkina Faso, to investigate the life-span growth trajectories and wood anatomical adjustment to site and to climate variations. A total of 24 stem discs was collected in four protected forests along the Sudano-sahelian and the Sudanian climatic zones. Wood samples were analyzed using standard dendrochronological methods and quantitative wood anatomy. The mean annual growth rates varied from 1.002 (± 0.249) mm. year⁻¹ in the Sudanian zone to 1.128 (± 0.436) mm. year⁻¹ in the Sudano-sahelian zone. Analysis of growth trajectories showed high variations within sites and between climatic zones. Wood anatomical traits significantly varied between sites. Principal Component Analysis revealed strong relationships between ring width, wood density and vessel traits, with 82.81 % of the total variance explained. Vessel size significantly increased from the pith to the bark, highlighting the ontogenetic effects on xylem anatomical variations. Inverse relationships were found between vessel size and vessel density across the driest site and the wettest site, suggesting that the higher the rainfall, the taller the tree, the larger vessel size, but the lower vessel density. By contrast, more arid conditions and high evapotranspiration lead to smaller vessel sizes and higher vessel density. Such anatomical adjustments highlight the trade-offs between water conductance efficiency and hydraulic safety, and emphasize physiological responses to climate variability. These variations on the long-term dynamics and xylem anatomical patterns underline complex interactions between ontogenetic effects and contrasting environmental factors that affect the eco-physiological functioning of A. africana throughout the Sudanian region.     

Pit membrane remnants in perforation plates and other vessel details of Cornales

Perforation plates and other vessel details as studied with scanning electron microscopy (SEM) have been reported for four species of Cornaceae (s.l.): similar features are shown by the four, suggesting that a more extensive sampling of the family might reveal similar phenomena. Perforation plates contain pit membrane remnants in the form of threads or, less commonly, laminar portions perforated by pores. When least well-represented, the pit membrane remnants are restricted to lateral ends of perforations and to the perforations transitional to lateral wall pitting. Perforations are all clearly bordered. Helical thickenings that do not form a continuous gyre are reported for the vessel walls ofAucuba. The presence of pit membrane remnants in vessel elements of Cornaceae correlates with the mesic habitats occupied by species in this family. The presence and type of pit membrane remnants reported by us in the three genera is very similar, although pit membrane remnants are doubtless a symplesiomorphy and thus not an indicator of relationships. The presence of pit membrane remnants in the three genera, however, does attest to the primitiveness of wood and other features of Cornaceae s.l.