入侵植物薇甘菊新枝在海南的月生长动态

【背景】薇甘菊是入侵性和危害性极强的外来入侵植物,对生物多样性和农林业生产造成严重影响。观测薇甘菊新枝的月生长动态,了解薇甘菊快速生长扩散的原因,能够为薇甘菊的合理防治提供参考。【方法】采用定点定时观测法,历时2年对海南7个市县薇甘菊新枝的月生长量进行测定。【结果】薇甘菊在海南全年可生长,一新枝月平均生长66 cm,全年累计平均生长795 cm。薇甘菊生长高峰期在6月和8月,其中6月平均生长120 cm,8月平均生长106 cm。薇甘菊最小生长量在1月和12月,平均生长量均为21 cm。薇甘菊在6—10月生长较快,一新枝累计平均生长489 cm,占全年生长量的61.5%;在4—5月和11月生长次之,一新枝累计平均生长196 cm,占全年生长量的24.7%;在1—3月和12月生长缓慢,一新枝累计平均生长110 cm,占全年生长量的13.8%。薇甘菊的花果期在10月至次年3月,一些种群在1—3月再次开花或在3—5月开花。薇甘菊的生长量与温度呈极显著正相关,相关系数为0.91;与降雨量呈显著正相关,相关系数0.56。【结论与意义】薇甘菊是多分枝植物,一新枝年生长量可达795 cm,能迅速生长形成种群。温度是薇甘菊生长的主要因素,降雨在一定程度促进了薇甘菊的生长。     

不同光照和水分条件对土著灾变种金钟藤形态性状和化感作用的影响

金钟藤为海南原产,近20年来种群数量迅速增多,并对许多次生林、人工林和灌木林造成严重危害。金钟藤种群成灾的生境或区域有不同的光照和水分条件,而灾变种往往通过较高的表型可塑性来适应多样的生境条件。为揭示土著灾变种金钟藤适应多样生境条件的生理生态机制,本文通过温室盆栽试验研究了不同光照和水分条件对金钟藤生长、形态性状及其可塑性、化感作用的影响。结果表明,高光干旱条件下金钟藤生物量有所降低。在低光下,金钟藤增加了茎总长度、比茎长、比叶面积,降低了根冠比。这些形态性状的表型可塑性指数平均为0.36。高光干旱生长条件下,金钟藤叶片水浸液对生菜种子萌发和芽长生长的抑制作用较低,可能是因为在这种胁迫条件下,金钟藤降低了对竞争(化感)的资源投入。形态性状的可塑性可能促进了金钟藤在林下低光环境下更好的捕获光能和快速生长至冠层,而化感作用的可塑性说明金钟藤可能通过调节对竞争(化感)的资源投入来适应多样的水分条件。金钟藤在形态性状和化感作用方面的可塑性可能是其适应多样生境条件并爆发成灾的生理生态机制之一。     

金钟藤种子低萌发率原因探讨

金钟藤种子在室内萌发率很低,为进一步探讨金钟藤种子的特性,阐明其种子萌发率低的主要原因,对金钟藤种皮的透水性、种子解剖结构、种子活力和种子内源抑制物的生物测定进行了研究。结果表明:金钟藤种皮透水性较差,完整种子比破皮种子吸水达到最高水平慢38h;种子空瘪粒多,占所有种子的30%;种子活力较低,平均活力仅为35%;金钟藤种子甲醇粗提液对白菜种子萌发率、根长和芽长均有较强的抑制作用,其浸提液浓度在25mg/mL时,严重抑制白菜种子萌发和生长,即金钟藤种子内部含有较高的内源抑制物质。金钟藤种子萌发率低,表明其近年来突发性蔓延成灾主要不是由种子生成新个体造成的,导致其蔓延成灾的关键因素还需要进一步深入研究。     

晋西北黄土区幼龄柠条细根的净生长速率

以晋西北黄土区5年生柠条(Caragana korshinskii)人工林为研究对象,使用微根管技术对林地100cm土层深度的柠条细根生长动态进行观测。以根长密度(RLD,mm.cm-3)为基本参数,以净生长量(RLDnet,mm.mm-3)和净生长速率(RLDNGR,mm.cm-.3d-1)为相应导出参数,对2007年生长季(4-9月份)柠条细根的RLDNGR及其与环境因子气温、降雨量、土壤温度、土壤水分的关系进行了探讨。结果表明:柠条细根的RLDnet为(2.923±1.767)mm.cm-3;RLDNGR为(0.113±0.069)mm.cm-.3d-1。50-100cm土层是柠条细根生长的活跃区,其细根RLDNGR是0-50cm土层细根的1.5倍。柠条细根生长的季节变化趋势呈单峰型,4月初至8月初RLDNGR逐渐增大,8月中旬RLDNGR达到最大,之后逐渐减小,9月下旬RLDNGR出现负值。统计分析表明,柠条细根的RLDNGR与气温呈显著正相关。年生长季柠条细根的累计净生长量为14.613mm.cm-3;累计净生产力为1.461×108m.hm-2。     

六盘山南坡华北落叶松(Larix principis-rupprechtii)树干直径生长及其对气象因子的响应

2005年6～9月份在宁夏六盘山南侧的西峡林场,应用带状树木径向变化记录仪（Dendrometer）研究了5株华北落叶松树干的直径生长过程,结果表明,在无雨或小雨（日降雨量＜10mm）天气下,树干直径变化呈现出明显的日周期性,可将其划分为3个阶段：收缩阶段、膨胀阶段和生长阶段;在连续降雨（日降雨量≥10mm）及随后的几个晴天中,树干直径变化并不表现出完整的日周期性。基于Deslauriers等人的方法,提出了树干直径日生长量估计的修正公式,并计算了华北落叶松树干直径日生长量和累积生长量,结果表明,各样木树干直径日生长量的季节变化趋势一致,即表现为前快后慢的季节变化格局,6～7月份为快速生长期,其日均生长量在27.0～44.2μm之间;8～9月份为缓慢生长期,其日均生长量在10μm以下;各测定样木的树干直径日生长量具有明显的个体差异,这主要与林木个体大小及其所处林分中的微环境条件差异有关;整个观测期内的树干直径累积生长过程可以较好地用幂函数描述。主分量分析和偏相关分析表明,影响树干径向生长的气象因子可划分为3类,其中日降雨量、日最低气温、日平均太阳辐射和日平均空气饱和差是影响树干径向生长的主要因子。     

六盘山南坡华北落叶松(Larix principis-rupprechtii)树干直径生长及其对气象因子的响应

2005年6-9月份在宁夏六盘山南侧的西峡林场,应用带状树木径向变化记录仪（Dendrometer）研究了5株华北落叶松树干的直径生长过程,结果表明,在无雨或小雨（日降雨量〈10mm）天气下,树干直径变化呈现出明显的日周期性,可将其划分为3个阶段：收缩阶段、膨胀阶段和生长阶段;在连续降雨（日降雨量≥10mm）及随后的几个晴天中,树干直径变化并不表现出完整的日周期性。基于Deslauriers等人的方法,提出了树干直径日生长量估计的修正公式,并计算了华北落叶松树干直径日生长量和累积生长量,结果表明,各样木树干直径日生长量的季节变化趋势一致,即表现为前快后慢的季节变化格局,6～7月份为快速生长期,其日均生长量在27．0～44．21μm之间;8～9月份为缓慢生长期,其日均生长量在10μm以下;各测定样木的树干直径日生长量具有明显的个体差异,这主要与林木个体大小及其所处林分中的微环境条件差异有关;整个观测期内的树干直径累积生长过程可以较好地用幂函数描述。主分量分析和偏相关分析表明,影响树干径向生长的气象因子可划分为3类,其中日降雨量、日最低气温、日平均太阳辐射和日平均空气饱和差是影响树干径向生长的主要因子。     

陕南地区油橄榄生长发育与生态条件关系的研究

根据定位观测和实地调查资料研究了油橄榄在陕南地区的生长发育和环境条件的关系,油橄榄树的枝条日高生长量为昼夜生长类型。夜间生长高于昼间的１２１％－１６０％;６、７、８、９月的生长量占全年生长量的７６％。油橄榄树的年生长量和产量状况与土壤含水量和土壤质地性质有密切关系;油橄榄树为阳性树种,在增加光照的环境条件下生长和结实良好,反之较差。     

2004—2008年落叶松人工林细根生产和死亡的季节动态

2004—2008年,采用微根管(minirhizotron)技术,对落叶松人工林细根生产和死亡进行连续动态观测,同时测定了温度(大气温度和土壤10 cm温度)和水分(降雨量和土壤10 cm深处含水量)的变化,研究细根生产、死亡的动态及其与温度和水分的关系.结果表明:落叶松细根年根长生产量在0.20～0.78 mm.cm-2,死亡量在0.26～0.72 mm.cm-2;2004—2006年细根年根长平均生产量(0.67 mm.cm-2)和死亡量(0.59 mm.cm-2)均高于2007—2008年细根年根长平均生产量和死亡量(0.37和0.39 mm.cm-2);在生长季内(5—10月),落叶松春末至夏季(6—7月)的细根生产量占全年产量的51%～68%,秋末(10月)仅占全年的1%～4%;而夏末(8月)和秋季(9—10月)细根死亡量占全年的59%～70%,早春(5月)占全年的1%～5%.相关分析表明,大气温度变化可以解释细根生产量66%的变异,而土壤10 cm深处温度解释24%,降雨量解释27%.细根的死亡量与土壤10 cm深处温度呈指数正相关.     

吉林蛟河针阔混交林树木生长的空间关联格局

以吉林蛟河21.12hm2(660m×320m)针阔混交林样地为对象,利用2009年和2014年森林生长观测数据,研究树木生长的空间自相关格局及其生境影响机制。在样地生境型划分结果的基础上,采用Ripley's L(r)函数分析不同生境型中树木种群空间分布特征;利用标记相关函数分析不同生境型中树木生长特征的空间关联格局。研究结果表明:(1)红松(生境型3:1—5m)、蒙古栎(生境型3:1—3m)、胡桃楸(生境型2:1—2m;生境型3:1—7m)、黄檗(生境型2:1—3m;生境型4:1—5m)、水曲柳(生境型3:1—2m;生境型4:1—2m)、瘤枝卫矛(生境型2:1—15m)在特定生境和空间尺度上呈随机分布,但空间格局仍以聚集性分布为主;其余10个物种则在全部0—30m尺度上呈聚集分布。(2)标记相关函数分析显示春榆、毛榛、色木槭、瘤枝卫矛和千金榆的径向生长至少在一个生境中表现出正相关格局;暴马丁香、胡桃楸、裂叶榆、瘤枝卫矛、水曲柳、紫椴、糠椴、毛榛、色木槭和白牛槭的径向生长至少在一个生境中表现出负相关格局;红松、黄檗、蒙古栎和簇毛槭的径向生长在全部尺度上均未检测到显著的空间关联格局。因此,不同树种径向生长的空间自相关特征不同,树种生长特征的空间关联格局具有明显的生境依赖性。     

金钟藤入侵群落的种间联结及生态位特征

金钟藤(Decalobanthus boisianus)是林业有害植物, 其暴发生长和扩散对森林生态系统造成了严重破坏。本文以海南岛48个金钟藤典型分布群落为研究对象, 用方差比率法和贡献定律法探究群落的稳定性; 用χ ²统计量、联结系数(AC)、共同出现百分率(PC)、Ochiai指数和Dice指数分析金钟藤与伴生物种的种间联结关系; 用生态位宽度、生态位相似性系数和生态位重叠指数研究群落中各物种的生态位特征, 以期为金钟藤生物防治的植物物种筛选提供借鉴。结果表明: (1)金钟藤所在48个群落共有156种伴生植物, 其中大戟科、茜草科、桑科、无患子科和樟科植物占优势; (2)群落中优势物种呈正联结关系, 植物种类累积倒数百分比与累积相对频度交点坐标为(44.53, 55.47), 远离稳定交点坐标(20, 80), 说明群落处于不稳定状态; (3)金钟藤与芳槁润楠(Machilus suaveolens)、黄椿木姜子(Litsea variabilis)、岭南山竹子(Garcinia oblongifolia)、显脉杜英(Elaeocarpus dubius)、鸭脚木(Schefflera octophylla)和银柴(Aporusa dioica)都紧密关联, 说明金钟藤与这些物种的资源利用方式较相似; (4)金钟藤的生态位宽度最大, 与伴生物种间的生态位重叠度较高, 但伴生物种间的生态位重叠度较低。金钟藤的入侵导致群落处于不稳定状态, 并与伴生物种间存在激烈的竞争关系。因此, 建议在金钟藤已入侵的群落中大量栽种芳槁润楠、黄椿木姜子、显脉杜英、鸭脚木和银柴, 以遏制其蔓延; 大量栽种翻白叶树(Pterospermum heterophyllum)、海南菜豆树(Radermachera hainanensis)、九节(Psychotria rubra)和肉实树(Sarcosperma laurinum)用于金钟藤入侵群落的植被恢复。     

Estimating position-time relationships in steady-state,one-dimensional growth zones

Two methods are described for estimating position-time relationships (pathlines) in steady, one-dimensional growth zones. Pathlines can be used to provide a time base for spatial data in developmental studies. The methods apply within extension-only zones (zones of growth without cell division) and require data for cell-number densities, or cumulative cell numbers, or mean cell lengths, and for the overall elongation rate of an organ. The first method (continuous-pathline method) can be used to estimate spatial velocity fields within extension-only zones and pathlines can then be obtained by integration of the velocity data. This method is based on the continuity equation for cell-number densities. Pathlines can also be estimated using a simple graphical version of this method. The second method (pathline-coordinate method) is based on the approximation that a cell of mean length remains of mean length as it moves through the extension-only zone, and can be used to estimate the coordinates of wall pathlines at discrete intervals. The methods are illustrated using published data from studies of apical growth in Zea mays L. roots and of intercalary growth in Triticum aestivum L. leaves.     

Studies on the age and growth of the bata,Labeo bata (Ham.) (Cyprinidae,Teleostei) from the river Kali,India

Age and growth of Labeo bata (Ham.) was studied by the analysis of annuli found on the scale and by length-frequency distribution. The fish attained lengths of 131, 194, 236, 277, 314, 341 and 364 mm at the end of the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th years of life respectively. The increase in length of scale bears a constant relationship with the increase in length of fish, and regression analysis yielded a straight line between scale and body length. Calculated values could be expressed as: Y = –2.534 + 0.064 XThe growth rate of the fish was found high during the 1st and 2nd years and decreased gradually afterwards till the 7th year. Both sexes showed more a or less similar growth rate and attained a similar longevity. Growth trend of the fish confirmed the von Bertalanffy growth equation: Lt = 450(l–e^{–0.2165(t+0.5963))} The seasonal growth curve was chiefly influenced by feeding intensity in fishes of 1st year class while in adults it was affected by feeding intensity as well as by maturation of the gonads.     

The settlement and growth of Sertularia cupressina (Hydrozoa,Sertulariidae) in Langstone Harbour,Hampshire, UK

Aspects of the life cycle of the hydroid Sertularia cupressina were monitored over a period of 2 y using settlement panels. The reproductive period, determined by the presence of acrocysts and larval settlement, was November to January. Recently settled hydroids were more abundant on horizontal upward facing surfaces than on horizontal downward facing or vertical surfaces. The spatial dispersal of settlers was random. S. cupressina was a conspicuous and persistent component of fouling communities developing on both upward facing and vertical panels over 2 y. Following settlement in winter 1979–80, hydrocauli reached their greatest height between November 1980 and April 1981, but fouling and breakage of stems occurred during spring 1981. Regeneration from the tips of broken stems and from hydrorhizae occurred in June and July 1981.     

Growth,mortality and reproduction of Sargochromis codringtonii in Lake Kariba,Zimbabwe

Age determination of Sargochromis codringtonii was undertaken using scalimetry. Marginal scale analysis, used for age validation, indicated that annulus formation occurred in October and November. The possible reasons for this are discussed. S. codringtonii is relatively long-lived, surviving up to 8 years. It is sexually dimorphic with males growing at a faster rate and attaining a larger size than females. It is suggested that the mouth brooding habits of the female fish is one possible reason for sexual dimorphism. A higher total mortality rate (Z) was recorded for females as compared to males. S. codringtonii reproduces throughout the year, but with a peak during the hot wet months. The right ovary is atrophied and the possible significance of this is discussed.     

The establishment,growth, phenology and longevity of two species of Helianthemum in the Negev Desert Highlands,Israel

Summary The hills of the Negev highlands, west of Sede Boqer, are typically covered by various half-shrub communities, including the deciduous species of Helianthemum vesicarium Boiss., an Irano-Turanian element that grows only on north facing slopes, and H. ventosum Boiss., a Saharo-Arabian element which grows on both slopes but mainly on those facing south. Upon irrigation, plants of H. vesicarium preserve their natural rhythm of activity during winter and remain deciduous throughout the summer. On the other hand, under a similar irrigation treatment, the growth and flowering season of H. ventosum is modified and is extended well into the summer. Thus, H. ventosum shows a high phenological plasticity, while H. vesicarium seems to be very conservative. The different response of the two species to an improved water regime may partly explain the differences in their natural habitats: H. vesicarium on the more humid north facing slopes and H. ventosum mostly on the more arid and extreme south facing ones. Plants of both species which grow near boulders attain larger sizes and denser stands than those on the slopes.Age analysis based on xylem ring counts of 859 plants of the two natural populations showed that the plants did not exceed 14 years and most of them reached the age of some 5 years only. In general more seedlings are established during rainy year-clusters than during dry ones. However, no direct correlation between seedling establishment and the annual rainfall of specific years could be found.The rapid turnover of plants in the stands of both species of Helianthemum resembles the behavior of desert annuals rather than that of most desert shrubs.     

Patterns of growth,reproduction, defense,and herbivory in the dioecious shrub Baccharis halimifolia (Compositae)

Summary Patterns of growth, reproduction, defense (leaf resin) and herbivory were compared between the sexes of the dioecious shrub Baccharis halimifolia (Compositae). Male plants possessed longer shoots and more tender leaves, grew faster, and flowered and senesced earlier than female plants. Levels of leaf nitrogen, water content, and acetone-soluble resin (shown to deter feeding by polyphagous insect herbivores) did not differ between male and female plants. When offered a choice between leaves from male and female plants, adults of two leaf beetles (Chrysomelidae), the monophagous Trirhabda bacharidis and the polyphagous Paria thoracica, both preferred to feed on male leaves. Similarly, the daily fecundity of older females of T. bacharidis was higher when they were fed leaves from male compared to female plants. However, adult survivorship and total fecundity of T. baccharidis did not differ between male and female leaf treatments. We attribute the feeding preference for and slight increase in fecundity on male plants to the tenderness of male leaves. Larvae of the fly Tephritis subpura (Tephritidae) fed exclusively in the sterile receptacle of male flower heads (85% infested), but the phenology was such that pollen production was not adversely affected. Larvae of two other flies Dasineura sp. and Contarinia sp. (Cecidomyiidae) occupied >95% of only female flower heads where they fed among and on the developing seeds. We conclude that foliage-feeding herbivores are unlikely candidates to explain the female-biased sex ratio (59% female) of B. halimifolia plants in the field, and that their preference for male plants is a result of plant characteristics (e.g. rapid growth) that have been selected by some other factor. However, our data on selective floral herbivory in B. halimifolia are in accord with the argument that dioecy reduces the inadvertent loss of flower parts of one sex when herbivores feed on flower parts of the opposite sex.     

Growth,maturation and survival in a laboratory-reared Rhabdocoelid Turbellarian,Macrostomum orthostylum (BRAUN 1885)

Growth, maturation and survival of a free living turbellarian Macrostomum orthostylum (BRAUN), from a brackish water fish-farm, were studied in the laboratory under a constant temperature of 24 °C. The worms tolerated a wide range of salinity (1 to 30‰). Maximum growth (total length) of 1000 μm was attained in 56 days with a mean growth rate of 15.7 μm d^-1. Minimum maturation time (7 days) and highest longevity (112 days) were recorded in 9%. salinity. Survival period was considerably longer at lower salinities (1 to 10‰) and showed negative relationship with higher salinities (11 to 30‰).     

Effect of pH on survival,reproduction, egg viability and growth rate of five closely related rotifer species

In the laboratory we examined the effect of pH (5–10 with one interval) on survival, reproduction, egg viability and growth rate (intrinsic growth rate—r _m and population growth rate—r) of five Brachionus rotifer species (B. calyciflorus, B. quadridentatus, B. urceolaris, B. patulus and B. angularis). The pH was shown to exert a major influence on egg viability and growth rate (r _m and r) for each species. The age-specific survivorship curves within a species were not significantly different at pH 6–10. The optimal pH for each species is near-neutral pH (pH 6–8), and the fecundity decreased as the pH deviated from these values. For each Brachionus species, there was no significant difference between age-specific fecundity curves at pH 7 and 8. At acid pH (pH 5 or 6) higher egg mortality was observed for each species. The r _m and population r of the five Brachionus species incubated at different pHs were significantly influenced by pH. The pH supporting the highest r _m or r was obtained at pH 6–8, but varied due to species. In this study B. urceolaris and B. patulus could tolerate a broad range of pH, while the populations of B. calyciflorus, B. quadridentatus and B. angulari declined at acid conditions.     

Age and growth of the ajime-loach,niwaella delicata, in the yura river, kyoto, japan

The age of the Ajime-loach,Niwaella delicata (a species endemic to Japan), was determined from the number of concentric rings appearing on the cross-sectional surface of the erectile spine (peculiar to Cobitidae). The ages of loaches caught in the Yura River, Kyoto, were determined and growth rates for each sex estimated. It was found that size dimorphism in this species was due to different growth patterns between the sexes, 2.5 years old males being larger than females and usually sexually mature, unlike the latter. Females older than 3.5 years were sexually mature and larger than males of equivalent age.     

Food,growth, habitat,and community interactions of young-of-the-year burbot,Lota lota L., in a Precambrian Shield lake

The burbot, Lota lota, is a widely distributed gadid of the northern circumpolar regions of North America and Eurasia. Despite its near ubiquity over much of its range, relatively little is known about its biology during the first year of life.Burbot sac-fry of 3 mm total length, hatched under the ice in early May in Shebandowan Lake. Their first foods following atrophy of the yolk-sac were copepods and cladocerans which they captured pelagically. At first the fry swam in small schools, high in the water column of the near-shore littoral, and fed during the daytime. Upon reaching 30 mm in total length, the burbot fingerlings became solitary and benthic, and fed primarily at night, almost exclusively on the amphipod, Hyalella azteca. Amphipods constituted about 75 per cent by number of all the food consumed by burbot fingerlings in their first year of life. Growth was rapid from May to the end of July, tapered off during August to October, and effectively stopped by November at freeze-up. The principal habitat of burbot fingerlings during the benthic stages of their life was the near-shore littoral, in depths ranging from 0.5 m to 4.0 m. There, they were sheltered by boulder shoals, sunken trees or other debris, or beds of quillworts (Isoetes sp.). The principal ichthyofauna that cohabited with the burbot included the sculpin (Cottus cognatus), the smallmouth bass (Micropterus dolomieui), two etheostomatines (Etheostoma nigrum) and (E. exile) and the yellow perch (Perca flavescens). Burbot fingerlings were subjected to low levels of predation from the nocturnal foraging of walleyes (Stizostedion vitreum).