浙江天目山孑遗落叶阔叶树种的种群结构及更新策略

通过对浙江天目山国家级自然保护区内6个孑遗落叶阔叶树种进行群落学调查,分析了不同微地形单元上种群结构、更新途径及更新个体的空间关联性,探讨了不同干扰体系下孑遗落叶阔叶树种的更新策略.结果表明:孑遗落叶阔叶树种具有较强的萌枝能力,种群结构以间歇型为主,部分种类选择长距离扩散,在适宜生境中间歇型更新,如青钱柳、缺萼枫香等;部分种类因生境限制,在不断的地表冲刷干扰下,选择在母树周围进行间歇型更新,如领春木、香果树.在相对稳定的顶坡和坡地上,青钱柳、缺萼枫香、蓝果树、枫香等树种以种子更新占据一次干扰后形成的林窗生境,并通过其固有的萌枝能力增殖树干,形成径级大小相似的多主干植株,迅速占据优势地位.在不稳定的谷床、谷坡和谷头凹地中,香果树、领春木、枫香等树种因频繁干扰导致种子更新受限、植株损伤并常有个体枯死,通过其极强的萌枝能力补充零星更新的幼苗以及干扰造成的个体损伤.基于生境适应、种群更新和竞争策略,将孑遗落叶阔叶树种大致划分为“林窗修复种”和“生境填充种”两个类型,并提出应加强对其特殊生境的保护.     

残存银杏群落的结构及种群更新特征

银杏是现存裸子植物中最古老的孑遗植物,也是银杏纲植物现存的唯一种,但其自然群落和种群生态学特征至今尚未明晰。对分布于贵州省和重庆市交界的大娄山区7个地点的残存银杏群落的物种组成、垂直结构、主要组成种的种群大小级结构等群落结构特征以及银杏种群更新特征进行了研究。林木层共记录到82个种,其中常绿针叶树3种,常绿阔叶树和落叶阔叶树分别为37种和42种;各群落中相对优势度均以落叶阔叶树为高,银杏在7个样方中为顶极优势种,其中在6个样方中为单优势种。银杏群落林木层在垂直结构上一般可分为3层,银杏为乔木层的主要成分。各个群落中银杏种群的大小级结构均为逆-J型或多峰型,更新连续,而其余种类多为单峰型。不同微地形单元上银杏具有不同的萌枝特性,沟谷生境中银杏的萌枝率显著高于下部边坡和崖锥,有萌个体率的差异是主要的贡献因子,而银杏的萌枝能力与主干的胸径无显著关联。残存银杏群落为典型的发育在不稳定立地上的落叶阔叶林地形顶级群落,银杏通过萌枝维系种群的长期存留和群落的相对稳定。群落中银杏、红豆杉(Taxus chinensis)、红椿(Toona ciliata)和川黄檗(Phellodendron chinense)等多种珍稀濒危植物共存,有必要从群落层次上加强对残存银杏群落的保护。     

亚热带山地森林珍稀植物群落的结构与动态

为探讨亚热带山地常绿落叶阔叶混交林中珍稀植物群落的性质和特征,调查了长江三峡大老岭地区６类珍稀树种占优势的森林群落,分析它们植物区系与物种多样性、群落结构、种间关系及其空间格局、珍稀树种的种群结构。结果表明：①这些珍稀植物群落的区系构成中,东亚、东亚－北美和中国特有成份的比例更高;②群落内物种非常丰富,乔木层和草本层多样性尤高;③各珍稀植物群落的生活型谱相似,却与亚热带常绿阔叶林和退化次生的混交林     

云南哀牢山常绿阔叶林的空间分异及其影响因素

理解物种丰富度在空间上的变化,阐明植物群落组成对生境异质性的响应是群落生态学研究的核心议题之一。与生境异质性有关的生态位分化对植物群落的多样性格局和物种分布具有重要影响。本文以分布在云南哀牢山的4种常绿阔叶林为研究对象,通过对42个森林样地的调查取样,探讨了常绿阔叶林的群落分布和树种丰富度在地形和土壤环境梯度上的变异。结果表明:4种常绿阔叶林的树种组成有显著的差异。季风常绿阔叶林的树种丰富度极显著地高于其他3种类型;中山湿性常绿阔叶林极显著地高于半湿润常绿阔叶林;其他类型之间的差异不显著。非度量多维尺度分析显示,海拔、坡度、土壤含水率及有机质等9个环境梯度是控制森林群落结构和树种分布的主要因素。土壤有效硼、海拔、全钾和凹凸度为树种丰富度的最佳预测变量,累积解释了树种丰富度63.2%的变异。地形和土壤因子一起能够解释哀牢山常绿阔叶林的群落组成和树种丰富度的大部分变异。     

浙江仙居俞坑森林群落研究

浙江仙居俞坑森林群落植物种类丰富, 优势种不明显, 群落中植物种类以常绿阔叶树种为主, 落叶阔叶成分也有一定比例。各样地植物种类相似性很低, 组成很不一致。群落垂直结构复杂, 地上成层明显。群落乔木层物种多样性指数较高, 各样地间多样性指数测值变幅较大。样地内的优势种群中常绿阔叶树种的年龄结构呈稳定型或增长型、而落叶树种的年龄结构呈衰退型。乔木层各优势种群的分布格局多呈随机分布或均匀分布。     

南亚热带森林不同林型功能性状分布格局及其驱动机制

植物功能性状能反映植物对环境变化的响应,研究植物功能性状的分布格局有助于揭示群落的构建过程及其内在作用机制。该研究以鼎湖山南亚热带山地常绿阔叶林和沟谷雨林为研究对象,采集并测量了样地中木本植物的12种不同的功能性状,分别以5 m×5 m、10 m×10 m、20 m×20 m的样方为尺度单元,通过计算平均成对性状距离指数来探讨群落中功能性状的分布格局及其驱动机制。结果表明,两个林型的群落中12个功能性状均存在不同程度变异,但功能性状在群落间的差异不显著(P>0.05)。两个林型的群落中功能性状空间分布格局均具有尺度依赖性,但不同尺度的驱动机制有差异,随着空间尺度的增大,山地常绿阔叶林的功能性状空间分布格局主要驱动机制由环境过滤转为扩散限制;沟谷雨林的由环境过滤和相似性限制转为扩散限制,两个林型在20m×20m空间尺度上都是扩散限制。生态位分化和扩散限制综合作用于鼎湖山南亚热带山地常绿阔叶林和沟谷雨林的群落功能性状分布格局的产生及其群落构建过程,二者的贡献作用会随空间尺度发生变化。坡度是影响山地常绿阔叶林功能性状分布格局的最关键地形因子,海拔是影响沟谷雨林的最关键地形因子。     

湖北星斗山地形变化对不同生活型植物叶功能性状的影响

探究地形变化对不同生活型植物叶功能性状的影响有助于深入理解森林群落物种组成的维持特征。该研究以湖北星斗山常绿落叶阔叶混交林为研究对象, 测量了50个样地中224种木本植物的叶面积、叶厚度、叶干质量、叶干物质含量和比叶面积, 运用单因素方差分析揭示了乔木、灌木和木质藤本的叶功能性状变异特征, 并采用偏曼特尔检验分别从群落水平和物种水平分析了地形变化对不同生活型木本植物叶功能性状的影响。研究发现: 不同生活型植物叶性状变异系数分布范围为23.42%-110.45%; 不同生活型之间的植物叶功能性状差异明显。群落水平上, 海拔与乔木叶干质量、灌木叶面积和木质藤本叶厚度显著正相关, 坡度仅对灌木和木质藤本比叶面积具有显著影响, 坡向与灌木叶厚度、叶干质量和比叶面积显著正相关。物种水平上, 海拔比坡度和坡向对植物叶功能性状影响更为显著, 且不同物种对地形变化的敏感度不一致; 在控制空间结构影响后, 地形因子对植物叶功能性状的影响降低。该研究结果表明, 不同生活型植物的叶功能性状对地形变化的响应格局不同, 这可能是星斗山常绿落叶阔叶混交林植物多样性的主要维持机制。     

拉萨河谷植物群落分类与排序及物种丰富度与环境的关系

以拉萨河谷区域的植物群落为研究对象,设置30个样地、90个植物样方,运用双向指示种分析法(TWINSPAN)进行群落的分类分析,运用除趋势对应分析法(DCA)进行群落的排序分析,运用广义可加模型(GAM)进行转换后的物种丰富度(TSR)与海拔、覆盖度、纬度、经度的关系分析。TWINSPAN分类将拉萨河谷的植物群落分为8组,即落叶阔叶林、落叶阔叶灌丛、根茎苔草草甸和丛生嵩草草甸、常绿针叶灌丛草甸和落叶阔叶灌丛草甸、落叶阔叶灌丛草原、丛生禾草荒漠、落叶阔叶灌丛荒漠、小半灌木荒漠,很好地反映了群落的间断性;DCA排序的样方排序结果与TWINSPAN数量分类结果基本一致,很好地反映了群落的连续性及其生境的异质性,DCA排序结果表明,湿度是拉萨河谷植物分布的主导因素;GAM拟合模型显示,TSR沿海拔梯度的分布格局为低-高-低-高-低的双峰格局。     

湖北星斗山地形变化对不同生活型植物叶功能性状的影响

探究地形变化对不同生活型植物叶功能性状的影响有助于深入理解森林群落物种组成的维持特征。该研究以湖北星斗山常绿落叶阔叶混交林为研究对象,测量了50个样地中224种木本植物的叶面积、叶厚度、叶干质量、叶干物质含量和比叶面积,运用单因素方差分析揭示了乔木、灌木和木质藤本的叶功能性状变异特征,并采用偏曼特尔检验分别从群落水平和物种水平分析了地形变化对不同生活型木本植物叶功能性状的影响。研究发现:不同生活型植物叶性状变异系数分布范围为23.42%–110.45%;不同生活型之间的植物叶功能性状差异明显。群落水平上,海拔与乔木叶干质量、灌木叶面积和木质藤本叶厚度显著正相关,坡度仅对灌木和木质藤本比叶面积具有显著影响,坡向与灌木叶厚度、叶干质量和比叶面积显著正相关。物种水平上,海拔比坡度和坡向对植物叶功能性状影响更为显著,且不同物种对地形变化的敏感度不一致;在控制空间结构影响后,地形因子对植物叶功能性状的影响降低。该研究结果表明,不同生活型植物的叶功能性状对地形变化的响应格局不同,这可能是星斗山常绿落叶阔叶混交林植物多样性的主要维持机制。     

三峡大老岭地区主要木本植物分布的地形格局

基于对三峡大老岭地区山地森林群落的深入调查,选择样方乔本层重要值大于１．００的１９０种木本植物,依次根据生活型和植物在群落中的地位分成常绿针叶树种,常绿阔叶树种、落叶阔叶的建群树种、伴生种和珍稀树种共６组,采用ＤＣＣＡ排序分析各组植物种在复合地形梯度上的空间格局特征;然后分别统计常绿或落叶的乔木或藻木４组物种沿具体海拔高度的整体分布特征,研究反映了６个生态种组之间在山地地形上鲜明的格局差异,并显示     

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.