安徽鹞落坪国家级自然保护区落叶阔叶林树种多样性、种间联结及群落稳定性变化

基于样方法的种间联结性研究多集中于群落不同层次联结性与相关性,群落内主要物种的生态位与种间联结特征,但对群落内物种的种间联结及群落稳定性变化系统性研究不足。研究利用鹞落坪落叶阔叶林11.56 hm²森林动态监测样地间隔5年(2016—2021年)的2次群落调查数据,采用α多样性指数、方差比率法(VR)、χ²检验、Pearson相关检验、Spearman秩相关检验和M. Godron稳定性等方法,对鹞落坪落叶阔叶林群落树种多样性、种间联结及群落稳定性变化进行分析。2021年与2016年比较结果表明：(1)群落优势种重要值增加,其中杜鹃、大果山胡椒和垂枝泡花树等灌木或小乔木数量急增导致累积重要值增加。(2)方差比率从1.35提升为2.87,总体正联结有了显著提高;χ²检验结果显示主要物种间正负关联种对比值由0.97提升为1.25,正关联种对开始占据优势。(3)Pearson相关检验和Spearman秩相关检验显示极显著和显著相关种对分别由132对和160对增加到152对和226对,种间相关性增强。(4)M. Godron稳定...     

大丰麋鹿保护区不同生境梯度下滩涂湿地植被的群落特征

以江苏大丰麋鹿国家级自然保护区第三核心区内的滩涂湿地植被为对象,采用样线法结合样方法进行野外调查,并采用等级聚类分析、主成分分析(PCA)和Shannon-Wiener物种多样性、Simpson生态优势度、Pielou群落均匀度等指数分析群落特征。结果表明,34个样地共有植物5科11属11种,划分为5种群落类型,群落优势种明显,伴生种较少,种类组成单调,均为草本植物;从近海至近岸滩涂湿地植被的分布呈现出较为明显的规律性变化:互花米草群落→碱蓬群落→大穗结缕草群落→芦苇群落→白茅群落,其物种多样性、生态优势度和群落均匀度均较低,物种丰富度呈现出由低到高再降低的趋势;PCA和植物生理特性分析结果暗示,土壤盐分梯度是影响植物群落分布的主要因素。     

海南岛甘什岭无翼坡垒林群落结构与物种多样性

根据样方调查,对海南岛甘什岭无翼坡垒(Hopea reticulata)林群落的物种组成与物种多样性进行了分析。结果表明:(1)海南甘什岭无翼坡垒林群落有维管植物163种,隶属于64科128属,其中DBH≥1 cm的乔木有90种,隶属于40科66属;灌木有29种,隶属于17科24属;草本有21种,隶属于14科20属;DBH≥1 cm的木质藤本有25种,隶属于18科23属。(2)由物种分布频度分析可知,群落的建群种和优势种比例最低。(3)群落的Margalef丰富度指数为27.038,Shannon指数为3.647,Simpson指数为0.944,Pielou均匀度指数为0.716,生态优势度为0.054,与其他热带群落相比,该群落各项多样性指数均较低。(4)群落各层次的Margalef丰富度指数和Shannon指数表现为乔木层灌木层层间植物草本层,Simpson指数和Pielou均匀度指数均表现为乔木层层间植物灌木层草本层,生态优势度表现为草本层灌木层层间植物乔木层。     

武夷山大安源甜槠常绿阔叶林群落物种组成及多样性分析

采用相邻格子样方法对武夷山大安源甜槠〔Castanopsis eyrei(Champ.ex Benth.)Tutch.〕常绿阔叶林群落的物种组成及物种多样性进行了研究,并分析了群落的种-面积曲线以及样方面积与物种多样性的关系。结果表明:在面积4 800 m2的样方中共记录维管植物31科57属97种,其中乔木78种、灌木8种、草本植物5种、藤本植物6种;乔木主要为常绿树种,落叶树种仅10种;优势科为壳斗科(Fagaceae)、杜鹃花科(Ericaceae)、杜英科(Elaeocarpaceae)和山茶科(Theaceae)等,优势属为栲属〔Castanopsis(D.Don)Spach〕、杜鹃属(Rhododendron Linn.)和杜英属(Elaeocarpus Linn.);优势树种为甜槠、马银花〔Rhododendron ovatum(Lindl.)Planch.〕、鹿角杜鹃(R.latoucheae Franch.)和薯豆(Elaeocarpus japonicus Sieb.et Zucc.)等,其中甜槠的相对胸高断面积达64.93%,重要值也最高(25.70%),在群落中具有明显的优势地位。群落中胸径小于5 cm的乔木个体数量占76.88%,径级越高个体数量越少。南坡样方的Simpson指数和Shannon-Wiener指数均高于北坡,显示该群落南坡的物种多样性高于北坡。该群落的种-面积曲线拟合方程为y=21.836ln(x)-87.287(R2=0.990 2),且随样方面积的增加,物种数量、Shannon-Wiener指数和Pielou指数呈增加且趋于稳定的趋势,总体上调查样方面积应设置在2 000 m2以上。综合分析结果说明:武夷山大安源甜槠常绿阔叶林的物种组成较丰富、物种多样性水平较高;光照条件是导致该群落南坡多样性大于北坡的主要环境因素。     

黄河中下游典型河岸带植物物种多样性及其对环境的响应

为维持河岸带生态系统的完整,对河岸带的物种多样性研究十分必要。本研究采用Braun-Blanquet多度等级划分标准结合样方法调查了黄河中下游典型河段河岸带植物群落物种多样性特征,并探讨其与环境因子的关系。结果表明:黄河中下游典型河段河岸带调查的52个群落样方中,共有36科78属86种植物,群落物种组成较为丰富,但优势种并不明显。单一群落样方中,物种组成简单,不同样方之间物种组成与多样性存在明显差异,其中,受干扰较重的样方物种多样性较低,表明研究区河岸带植物物种多样性深受人为干扰所造成的生境破碎的影响。冗余分析表明,海拔和至河流距离是黄河中下游河岸带植物多样性的重要影响因子。     

鹞落坪国家级自然保护区草本植物多样性及空间分布

鹞落坪国家级自然保护区森林群落研究主要集中于乔木层生物多样性、群落组成与结构及其维持机制,但对保护区林下草本层植物多样性及空间结构缺乏研究。以鹞落坪国家级自然保护区内落叶阔叶林11.56 km²永久大样地（以下简称大样地）林下草本植物为研究对象,探讨草本层植物多样性、空间分布格局及优势种的种间联结性和相关性。结果表明：（1）大样地内的草本植物共有52科134属195种,其中百合科、唇形科、堇菜科、菊科与毛茛科草本植物占主导作用。（2）大样地内草本植物优势种明显,多样性指数较高且整体分布较为均匀,其中北部阳坡物种多样性较低,南部阴坡、中部半阳坡的物种多样性较高。（3）七种空间格局分析方法均表明大样地内草本植物优势种呈现聚集分布。（4）大样地内10个草本优势种45个优势种对的χ²检验、联结系数AC检验、Pearson相关系数检验和Spearman秩相关系数检验结果显示,种对间正联结、正相关的数量多于负联结、负相关的数量;Spearman秩相关系数检验更具灵敏性;种间联结强度与相关度较弱,说明林下草本植物种间及与环境之间关系尚未达到相对稳定状态。对鹞落坪落叶阔叶林下草本植物调查与长期监测,为深入研究林下草本植物的生态功能、对林下草本植物资源的保护利用及自然保护区管理提供理论依据。     

桂林岩溶石山青冈群落主要乔木树种的种间关联

分析桂林岩溶石山青冈群落主要种群的种间关联性,揭示其种群间的共生关系,可为桂林岩溶石山植被的修复与重建、经营管理和生物多样性保护提供理论依据.基于样方调查,采用χ²检验、联结系数(AC)、共同出现百分率(PC)、Ochiai指数(OI)、Dice指数(DI)和主成分分析(PCA)等方法,对桂林岩溶石山青冈群落中重要值前22位的乔木物种进行种间关联测定和生态种组划分.结果表明: 研究区22个主要乔木物种总体呈显著正联结,表明该地区青冈群落处于较稳定的顶极阶段;χ²检验结果显示,231个种对中有108个种对呈正联结,115个种对呈负联结,8个种对无联结,正负联结比为93.9%,绝大多数种对呈不显著联结,种对间的独立性较强,主要原因可能在于桂林岩溶石山较高的生境异质性导致物种间的生态位产生分化;AC、PC、OI和DI与χ²检验结果基本一致,种间关联性分析应以χ²检验为基础,辅以AC、PC、OI和DI等指数进行综合研究;根据PCA排序和种间关联关系,将22个主要乔木种群划分为3个生态种组,组内物种对生境具有趋同适应性,组间物种具有不同的生态要求.     

祁连山东段干旱草原2种群落物种构成及稳定性研究

芨芨草作为干旱、半干旱草原建群种,其群落植被构成和稳定性影响草原荒漠化程度,研究其群落物种构成及稳定性,可表征草原演替动态和发展方向。该研究以甘肃天祝松山滩干旱草原芨芨草群落和针茅群落为对象,定量分析其群落物种组成和多样性、功能群生物量构成、Raunkiaer频度和种间Spearman秩相关,探究物种构成和种间关联与群落稳定性的关系。结果表明:(1)针茅群落物种多样性较芨芨草群落丰富,其物种更替程度相近。(2)2个群落均处于退化状态,随退化程度加剧,丛生禾草和杂类草分别占据芨芨草群落和针茅群落主要地位。(3)2个群落主要植物种对的正负关联比皆小于1,其植物种间联结性松散,群落稳定性较低。(4)高物种多样性不利于针茅群落稳定。研究认为,群落功能群构成及其均匀度和干旱扰动比多样性对群落稳定性影响更大。     

合肥市不同类型湿地植物群落的物种多样性及群落特征研究

运用样地和样方相结合的调查方法,对合肥市不同演替进程的湿地类型进行调查研究,通过计算湿地植物的重要值与群落植物的α多样性与β多样性的相关指标分析了其群落多样性与群落特征.结果表明:合肥市典型的人工型湿地共有植物22科41属47种;半人工半自然型湿地共有植物10科21属21种;自然型湿地共有植物37科65属70种.湿地植物的多样性以及其群落特征与其人工性和自然性有关;在不同的外界干扰下,湿地的类型也不同,湿地处于不断的演替过程中.其群落的稳定性与物种多样性之间关系复杂,两者之间并非简单的正相关关系.在进行湿地群落和生态研究时,不仅要考虑其群落物种的多样性,也要考虑群落优势物种的组成,优势物种的优势度以及群落的演替趋势等因素.     

广西大石围天坑群天坑森林主要木本植物种间关联性研究

为了解大石围天坑群天坑森林植物群落的种间联结特征,该文以大石围天坑群中7个典型天坑森林为研究区建立18个样地,取其中重要值大于1的木本植物为研究对象,采用方差比例、χ2检验、Pearson相关系数检验、Spearman秩相关系数检验及PCA排序方法,对天坑森林内的主要木本植物种间关联性和生态种组进行定量分析。结果表明:(1)乔木层总体联结性呈现显著正联结,灌木层总体联结性呈现不显著正联结,群落总体关联性呈现显著正联结,表明天坑森林植物群落处于稳定的阶段。(2)χ2检验、Pearson相关系数检验和Spearman秩相关系数检验发现,乔木层正联结种对多于负联结种对且显著联结种对占多数,灌木层负联结种对多于正联结种对,且显著联结种对占多数,表明乔木层群落稳定性高于灌木层,乔木层种间竞争合作强,灌木层种间竞争排斥性强,群落主要木本植物之间联结性强,种间保持紧密联结的联结特征。(3) PCA排序将天坑森林植物分为四大生态种组,物种分布由天坑底部至顶部呈现圈层分布方式,且物种分布方式总体受生境差异和物种自身特性影响。可见,植物紧密的联结关系是天坑森林多样性维持机制之一,而群落内部种间关联性的自我调控及物种对生境异质性的趋同适应是群落维持稳定的基础。     

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.     

Comparative morphology of the carpel in the Liliaceae: Hewardieae, Petrosavieae, and Tricyrteae

The young pistils in the melanthioid tribes, Hewardieae, Petrosavieae and Tricyrteae, are uniformly tricarpellate and syncarpous. They lack raphide idioblasts. All are multiovulate, with bitegmic ovules. The Petrosavieae are marked by the presence of septal glands and incomplete syncarpy. Tepals and stamens adhere to the ovary in the Hewardieae and the Petrosavieae but not in the Tricyrteae. Two vascular bundles occur in the stamens of the Hewartlieae and Tricyrtis latifolia. Ventral bundles in the upper part of the ovary of the Hewardieae are continuous with compound septal bundles and placental bundles in the lower part. Putative ventral bundles occur in the alternate position in the Tricyrteae and putative placental bundles in the opposite. position in the Petrosavieae. The dichtomously branched stigma in each carpel of the Tricyrteae is supplied by a bifurcated dorsal bundle.     

Enterovirus 71 3C proteolytically processes the histone H3 N-terminal tail during infection

Highlights
1. The N-terminal tail of histone H3 is specifically cleaved during EV71 infection.
2. Viral protease 3C is identified as a protease responsible for proteolytically processing the N-terminal H3 tail.
3. Our finding reveals a new epigenetic regulatory mechanism for Enterovirus 71 in virus-host interactions.     

Detection of EBV and HHV6 in the Brain Tissue of Patients with Rasmussen’s Encephalitis

Rasmussen’s encephalitis (RE) is a rare pediatric neurological disorder, and the exact etiology is not clear. Viral infection may be involved in the pathogenesis of RE, but conflicting results have reported. In this study, we evaluated the expression of both Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) and human herpes virus (HHV) 6 antigens in brain sections from 30 patients with RE and 16 control individuals by immunohistochemistry. In the RE group, EBV and HHV6 antigens were detected in 56.7% (17/30) and 50% (15/30) of individuals, respectively. In contrast, no detectable EBV and HHV6 antigen expression was found in brain tissues of the control group. The co-expression of EBV and HHV6 was detected in 20.0% (6/30) of individuals. In particular, a 4-year-old boy had a typical clinical course, including a medical history of viral encephalitis, intractable epilepsy, and hemispheric atrophy. The co-expression of EBV and HHV6 was detected in neurons and astrocytes in the brain tissue, accompanied by a high frequency of CD8⁺ T cells. Our results suggest that EBV and HHV6 infection and the activation of CD8⁺ T cells are involved in the pathogenesis of RE.     

Perinatal Vertical Transmission of Chikungunya Virus in Ruili,a Town on the Border between China and Myanmar

正Dear Editor,Chikungunya virus (CHIKV), an arbovirus in the family of Togaviridae, genus Alphavirus, is transmitted by the A.aegyptii or A. albopictus mosquito, and causes disease in humans characterized by fever, rash, and arthralgia (Silva and Dermody 2017; Suhrbier 2019). It was first reported in 1953 in Tanzania, and caused only a few outbreaks and sporadic cases in Africa and Asia in last century. However, in the epidemic in 2004, CHIKV acquired mutations that conferred enhanced transmission by the A. albopictus mosquito(Schuffenecker et al. 2006). Since then, it has successively caused outbreaks in Africa, the Indian Ocean, South East Asia, the South America, and Europe (Zeller et al. 2016).     

Development of a Novel Reverse Transcription Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification Method for Rapid Detection of SARS-CoV-2

In conclusion, the novel visual RT-LAMP assay is a simple, rapid, and sensitive approach for detection of SARS-CoV-2, and it is ready for application in primary care and community hospitals or health care centers, and even patients' own houses in response to the current SARS-CoV-2 epidemic because the assay does not require sophisticated equipment and skilled personnel. Furthermore, it is also ready to be used in fields for screening samples from wild animals and environments to facilitate the identification of potential intermediate hosts that mediate the cross-species transmission of SARS-CoV-2 from bats to humans.