湖北星斗山自然保护区国家重点保护野生植物调查研究

据调查统计,湖北星斗山自然保护区共有国家级保护植物33种,其中I级保护植物8种,Ⅱ级保护植物25种。本文分析这些植物的分布现状及特点,提出相应的保护对策。     

植物的交配系统与濒危植物的保护繁育策略

植物的交配系统在理论上被视为影响种群遗传结构最为显著的因素之一。在具体实践中,指导着遗传育种和濒危植物的保护。本文首先剖析了交配系统及其相关的概念,并简要回顾交配系统研究的历史、重要的理论模型和方法。然后说明交配系统与种群遗传结构的具体关系,进而讨论交配系统在濒危植物进化与适应中的作用。最后说明交配系统的信息在就地与迁地保护中的重要性。     

湖南省小溪国家级自然保护区杀虫植物资源调查研究

实地调查了小溪国家级自然保护区内的杀虫植物资源的种类、生境、利用价值及现状。结果表明,小溪自然保护区的杀虫植物资源十分丰富,有87科171属242种及变种。菊科等11科植物含有6种以上的植物,为该区的优势类群。简要介绍了保护区内重要的杀虫植物28科40种的杀虫作用及部位、植物类型、繁殖方式和药用部位。针对保护区内的杀虫植物资源的开发利用现状提出了建议。     

广西国家级珍稀濒危保护植物种质资源调查研究

本文报道广西国家级珍稀濒危保护植物的种质资源及其地理分布。通过重点分布区的实地考察和资料研究整理,广西有分布的第一批国家保护植物共１２３种,占该批保护植物总数的３１．６２％,仅次于云南,居全国的第二位。     

中国国家重点保护野生植物的就地保护现状

就地保护即建立自然保护区是保护珍稀濒危野生植物的最佳手段。本研究以文献资料为基础, 分析了截至2008年我国建立的国家级自然保护区对已正式颁布的《国家重点保护野生植物名录(第一批)》中所列物种的就地保护状况。在全国尺度上, 国家级自然保护区共保护国家重点保护野生植物237种(含变种), 占总数的80.07%。其中I级保护植物56种。在省级尺度上, 云南、广西、四川、贵州、湖南5省区国家级自然保护区内分布的国家重点保护野生植物数量最多。通过分析各省区未受到国家级自然保护区保护的重点保护野生植物分布状况, 提出了国家重点保护野生植物就地保护的热点地区。     

华中地区国家级自然保护区对药用维管植物的就地保护现状

药用植物野生资源的保护正受到学界乃至全社会的广泛关注。本研究通过收集华中地区(包括湖南、湖北和河南三省)的49个国家级自然保护区的科学考察报告、多样性研究报告以及其他相关文献资料, 结合第四次全国中药资源普查数据, 建立了华中地区国家级自然保护区内药用维管植物数据库, 并评估了这些保护区对华中地区药用维管植物的保护成效。研究发现: 华中地区国家级自然保护区内分布有6,071种药用维管植物, 就地保护比例为81.93%; 其中特有、受威胁和常用药用植物物种数分别为1,479种、224种和448种, 三者受保护比例分别为87.98%、78.87%和91.80%。有32.16%的药用维管植物(2,383种, 特有、受威胁和常用药用植物物种数分别为644种、119种和69种)仅分布于1-5个自然保护区中。森林生态系统类型的自然保护区对不同类群药用植物的保护效果均最好。神农架、金童山、莽山、星斗山及湖南舜皇山5个保护区是所有、特有以及受威胁药用植物物种多样性的热点地区, 是华中地区药用植物保护的重要区域。总体上, 华中地区现有国家级自然保护区较好地覆盖了该地区的药用维管植物, 但药用维管植物的就地保护仍不容懈怠。建议加强对该区域保护空缺物种的野外动态监测和保护。     

我国国家级自然保护区主要外来入侵植物分布格局及成因

自然保护区在生物多样性保护中起着关键作用,然而也面临外来物种入侵等诸多压力。基于72个已调查国家级自然保护区外来入侵植物数据,重点分析生态环境部发布的四批外来入侵物种名单中已有分布的35种外来入侵植物分布格局及其影响因素。研究发现72个国家级自然保护区平均记录有（7.78±0.47）种外来入侵植物,MaxEnt模型预测结果表明98.69%的国家级自然保护区面临外来植物入侵风险。低纬度地区（8.07±0.73）和中纬度地区（9.64±0.56）国家级自然保护区外来入侵植物数量显著高于高纬度地区（4.53±0.88）,且不同类型国家级自然保护区外来入侵植物差异不显著。温度和降雨量是影响外来入侵植物在自然保护区分布的关键因素,且影响不同生活型外来入侵植物分布格局的关键因素不同：温度对一年生草本、藤本和灌木的分布解释量极为显著,保护区建立时间、温度、降雨量和海拔共同影响多年生草本植物在国家级自然保护区的分布。研究结果表明国家级自然保护区外来入侵植物调查与监测还存在很大的空白,未来需要进一步加强自然保护区外来入侵植物研究,并提升外来入侵植物的监管能力。     

我国东北三省自然保护区物种保护价值评估

自然保护区作为保护生物多样性最主要的手段之一,得到了世界各国的重视。如何科学客观地评价自然保护区的保护价值,并依据保护价值对其进行分类管理是当前我国自然保护区建设与管理的重要课题之一。以我国东北地区40个国家级自然保护区为研究对象,分别对其物种多样性保护价值和遗传种质资源保护价值进行了评估。通过选取物种的濒危性、特有性和保护等级等指标来计算野生动植物的多样性保护价值;选取分类独特性、近缘程度和濒危性等指标来计算遗传种质资源保护价值,进而计算出各自然保护区的综合物种保护价值。研究结果显示:该评价方法能够很好的反映自然保护区生物多样性及其各个层次和类群的保护价值,能够较准确地识别其物种保护优先性。不同自然保护区其保护价值存在一定差异;同一自然保护区中野生动物与植物之间的物种多样性保护价值没有显著差异,但其野生动物与植物之间的遗传种质资源保护价值存在一定差异性;绝大多数自然保护区其植物遗传种质资源保护价值大于动物遗传种质资源保护价值;虽同为国家级自然保护区,其综合物种多样性保护价值差异很大。吉林长白山国家级自然保护区、吉林珲春东北虎国家级自然保护区、吉林松花江三湖国家级自然保护区的综合保护价值显著高于同类型的其他自然保护区,而辽宁章古台国家级自然保护区、黑龙江双河国家级自然保护区和黑龙江三环泡国家级自然保护区的综合物种保护价值较低,不同类型自然保护区之间其综合保护价值则没有明显差异。该评价方法能较好地进行自然保护区物种保护价值评价,并用于进行自然保护区之间的比较,并不会因自然保护区所处生境、所分布物种不同而产生评价结果上的偏差;该方法在对自然保护区遗传种质资源部分的计算方面需要进一步完善;总体上来说该评价方法不会因自然保护区类型的不同产生差异;今后在对东北地区自然保护区管理分类研究中可将此评价结果作为参考,并作为评价该地区自然保护区能否晋升为国家级自然保护区的辅助工具。这在一定程度上减少了人为主观性,具有较大可行性。     

华北地区国家级自然保护区对药用维管植物的保护状况

开展已有就地保护体系对生物多样性的保护现状评估有利于科学指导下一步保护规划工作.本研究收集华北地区46个国家级自然保护区的科学考察报告、多样性研究报告及其他相关文献资料,整理构建了华北地区药用维管植物保护名录数据库,并利用此数据库分析了该地区药用维管植物的就地保护状况.结果发现:华北地区国家级自然保护区不同程度保护了2 364种药用维管植物,隶属于165科800属;其中,1710个物种(占总数的72.34％)受保护程度一般,分布的保护区数量少于10个,仅62个物种(占总数的2.62％)受到有效保护,分布的保护区数量大于30个;不同保护类型的保护区对药用维管植物所发挥的保护作用不同,森林生态类型保护区发挥的保护作用最大,保护了华北地区89.04％(2 105/2 364种)的药用维管植物.研究认为华北地区国家级自然保护区对该地区药用维管植物的就地保护发挥了重要作用,但现有保护状况可进一步完善,尤其应该重视森林生态类型保护区的建设工作以及珍稀濒危药用植物的保护规划.     

金佛山药用植物资源调查

经调查重庆金佛山国家级自然保护区共有药用植物211科1001属2 896种.其中蕨类植物30科70属165种,裸子植物10科23属42种,双子叶植物148科802属2 308种,单子叶植物23科106属381种,.对其中珍稀和资源多的以及地方常用的一些药材作了重点介绍,并提出合理开发利用和保护建议.     

Endogenous opiates: 1995

This article is the eighteenth installment of our annual review of research concerning the opiate system. It includes articles published during 1995 reporting the behavioral effects of the opiate peptides and antagonists, excluding the purely analgesic effects. The specific topics covered this year include stress; tolerance and dependence; eating; drinking; gastrointestinal, renal, and hepatic function; mental illness and mood; learning, memory, and reward; cardiovascular responses; respiration and thermoregulation; seizures and other neurological disorders; electrical-related activity; general activity and locomotion; sex, pregnancy, and development; immunological responses; and other behaviors.     

The Role of Uncomposted Materials,Composts, Manures,and Compost Extracts in Reducing Pest and Disease Incidence and Severity in Sustainable Temperate Agricultural and Horticultural Crop Production—A Review

This review evaluates evidence of the impactof uncomposted plant residues, composts, manures, and liquid preparations made from composts (compost extracts and teas) on pest and disease incidence and severity in agricultural and horticultural crop production. Most reports on pest control using such organic amendments relate to tropical or arid climates. The majority of recent work on the use of organic amendments for prevention and control of diseases relates to container-produced plants, particularly ornamentals. However, there is growing interest in the potential for using composts to prevent and control diseases in temperate agricultural and horticultural field crops and information concerning their use and effectiveness is slowly increasing. The impact of uncomposted plant residues, composts, manures, and compost extracts/teas on pests and diseases is discussed in relation to sustainable temperate field and protected cropping systems. The factors affecting efficacy of such organic amendments in preventing and controlling pests and disease are examined and the mechanisms through which control is achieved are described.     

Carboxylesterases in lipid metabolism: from mouse to human

Mammalian carboxylesterases hydrolyze a wide range of xenobiotic and endogenous compounds, including lipid esters. Physiological functions of carboxylesterases in lipid metabolism and energy homeostasis in vivo have been demonstrated by genetic manipulations and chemical inhibition in mice, and in vitro through (over)expression, knockdown of expression, and chemical inhibition in a variety of cells. Recent research advances have revealed the relevance of carboxylesterases to metabolic diseases such as obesity and fatty liver disease, suggesting these enzymes might be potential targets for treatment of metabolic disorders. In order to translate pre-clinical studies in cellular and mouse models to humans, differences and similarities of carboxylesterases between mice and human need to be elucidated. This review presents and discusses the research progress in structure and function of mouse and human carboxylesterases, and the role of these enzymes in lipid metabolism and metabolic disorders.     

Endogenous opiates: 1988

This paper is the eleventh installment in our annual review of the research during the past year involving the endogenous opiate system. It is concerned with nonanalgesic and behavioral studies of the opiate peptides that were published during 1988. The specific topics this year include stress; tolerance and dependence; eating; drinking; gastrointestinal, renal, and hepatic functions; mental illness; learning, memory, and reward; cardiovascular responses; respiration and thermoregulation; seizures and other neurological disorders; electrical activity; locomotor activity; sex, pregnancy, and development; immunology and cancer; and other behavior.     

Detrital nutrient content and leaf species differentially affect growth and nutritional regulation of detritivores

Resource nutrient content and identity are common bottom–up controls on organismal growth and nutritional regulation. One framework to study these factors, ecological stoichiometry theory, predicts that elevated resource nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) contents enhance organism growth by alleviating constraints on N and P acquisition. However, the regulatory mechanisms underlying this response – including whether responses depend on resource identity – remain poorly understood. In this study, we tested roles of detrital N and P contents and identity (leaf species) in constraining growth of aquatic invertebrate detritivores. We synthesized results from seven detritivore species fed wide nutrient gradients of oak and maple detritus in the laboratory. Across detritivore taxa, we used a meta‐analytic approach quantifying effects of detrital leaf species and N and P contents on growth, consumption, and N‐ and P‐specific assimilation and growth efficiencies. Detritivore growth rates increased on higher‐N and P detritus and on oak compared to maple detritus. Notably, the mechanisms of improved growth differed between the responses to detrital nutrients versus leaf species, with the former driven by greater consumption rates despite lower assimilation efficiencies on higher‐nutrient detritus, and the latter driven by improved N and P assimilation and N growth efficiencies on oak detritus. These findings suggest animal nutrient acquisition changes flexibly in response to resource changes, altering the fate of detrital N and P throughout regulation. We affirm resource identity and nutrients as important bottom–up controls, but suggest these factors act through separate pathways to affect organism growth and thereby change detrital ecosystems under anthropogenic forest compositional change and nutrient enrichment.     

Endogenous Opiates: 1996

Olson, G. A., R. D. Olson and A. J. Kastin. Endogenous opiates: 1996. Peptides 18(10) 1651–1688, 1997.—This paper is the nineteenth installment of our annual review of research concerning the opiate system. It summarizes papers published during 1996 reporting the behavioral effects of the opiate peptides and antagonists, excluding the purely analgesic effects, although stress-induced analgesia is included. The specific topics covered this year include stress, tolerance and dependence; eating; drinking; gastrointestinal, renal, and hepatic function; mental illness and mood; learning, memory, and reward; cardiovascular responses; respiration and thermoregulation; seizures and other neurological disorders; electrical-related activity; general activity and locomotion; sex, pregnancy, and development; immunological responses; and other behaviors.     

Variation in rates of activity and inhibition of serum cholinesterase among anthropoid primates

Cholinesterase activity in the plasma of five hominoid and five cercopithecoid species was measured and characterized by profiles of inhibition by dibucaine and sodium fluoride. Chimpanzees and gorillas strongly resemble humans, and differ from other hominoids and cercopithecoids, in patterns of dibucaine and fluoride resistance and relative activity toward various thio esters. “Silent” cholinesterase phenotypes of probable veterinary significance, and analogous to a rare human variant, are apparently normal in some catarrhine species and are present as a polymorphism among orangutans and lion-tailed macaques.     

Estrogen-regulated development and differentiation of the prostate

Abstract Both androgens and estrogens play a significant role in the prostate and are critical for normal prostate growth and development, as well as the maintenance of adult prostatic homeostasis throughout life. It is the balance of these two hormones, rather than each individually, that is important for prostatic development and differentiation. Estrogen action is mediated by the estrogen receptors, ERα and ERβ. ERα is expressed throughout the prostatic tissue during fetal and early neonatal life, and if activated inappropriately, produces late-life disease, including inflammation and emergence of pre-malignant pathologies. In contrast, ERβ expression is initiated after ERα, is localized primarily to the epithelium, and appears to be important during later periods of development such as puberty and adulthood, acting to regulate cellular proliferation and differentiation in the adult tissue. Therefore, there is also a spatial and temporal balance between ERα and ERβ that is critical for development. Together with the shifting balance between androgens and estrogens themselves, the subtle, yet critical, balance between the activity of ERα and ERβ is what ultimately determines the response of the prostate to estrogen, and is crucial for prostate health.     

Dual actions of nitric oxide on angiogenesis: possible roles of PKC, ERK, and AP-1

Regulation of angiogenesis by nitric oxide (NO) is controversial since NO has been shown to have both pro- and anti-angiogenic effects. In this study, we examined the effect of the NO donor, S-nitro-N-acetyl-penicillamine (SNAP), on in vitro angiogenesis, and the mechanisms involved: PKC activity, ERK and c-Jun phosphorylation, and AP-1 DNA binding activity, in microvascular endothelial cells. SNAP, at 0.5-4 mM, significantly and dose-dependently inhibited angiogenesis, PKC activity, and ERK and c-Jun phosphorylation up to 80%, 83%, and 63% and 73%, respectively. SNAP at concentrations > 2mM also abolished AP-1 binding activity. Lower concentrations of SNAP (0.1-0.3 mM) significantly increased angiogenesis, PKC activity, and ERK and c-Jun phosphorylation up to 46%, 60%, and 61% and 180%, respectively. These findings indicate that the dual pro- and anti-angiogenic actions of NO are dose-dependent and suggest that they are mediated by PKC and ERK acting on AP-1.