色木槭天然次生林种群竞争关系研究

运用Hegyi单木竞争指数定量分析了色木槭（Acer mono）种内和种间竞争强度。结果表明,色木槭的种内竞争强度较大,占总竞争的26.1%,在早期阶段,色木槭的种内竞争强度随着径级的增加而增大,胸径大于30 cm后,其竞争强度又逐渐降低;色木槭的种间竞争强度（89.061）大于种内（31.487）,色木槭种内和种间竞争强度的顺序为：色木槭>糠椴>蒙古栎>黄菠萝>胡桃楸>紫椴;随着色木槭胸径的增大,所受到的竞争压力逐渐减小,胸径在15 cm以前所受到的竞争压力最大,竞争强度与对象木的胸径大小之间的关系近似服从指数函数关系。在自然条件下,当色木槭胸径达到15 cm前时,应对其进行抚育管理以提高木材利用率。     

红花尔基自然保护区天然樟子松林种内种间竞争分析

运用Hegyi单木竞争指数分析了内蒙古红花尔基自然保护区天然樟子松（Pinus sylvestris var．mongolica Litv．）林内所有胸径大于2cm的樟子松、山杨（Populus davidiana Dode．）、白桦（Betula platyphylla Suk．）和山荆子（Malus baccata L．）的种内和种间竞争强度。结果表明,样地中主要的竞争木和对象木均为樟子松和白桦;樟子松的种内竞争强度（0．534）远大于种间竞争强度。随径级的增大,樟子松的种内竞争强度逐渐减小,且与胸径存在幂函数关系CI=A·D^-B。胸径达到30cm后,樟子松种内竞争强度变化不明显。作为竞争木,樟子松对其他树种产生了较大的竞争压力。     

蒙古栎林种内和种间竞争研究

蒙古栎（Quercus mongolica Fischer ex Ledebour）林是东北地区常见的典型森林类型之一。以黑龙江中央站黑嘴松鸡国家级自然保护区面积为1 hm²的蒙古栎林固定样地为研究对象，采用固定样圆法确定了竞争范围，并利用Hegyi竞争指数分析了蒙古栎林的种内和种间竞争状态。研究结果表明：蒙古栎的种内和种间竞争强度分别占总竞争强度的28.08%和71.92%，说明了蒙古栎的种内竞争强度小，竞争压力主要来自于种间。白桦（Betula platyphylla Suk.）、黑桦（Betula dahurica Pall.）、兴安落叶松（Larix gmelinii（Ruprecht）Kuzeneva）数量较多，个体高大，对蒙古栎的竞争压力较大。蒙古栎种内和种间竞争强度的顺序为：白桦 > 蒙古栎 > 黑桦 > 兴安落叶松 > 山杨（Populus davidiana Dode） > 紫椴（Tilia amurensis Rupr.） > 大黄柳（Salix raddeana Laksch.）。蒙古栎的胸径与整个林分、伴生树种以及蒙古栎种内的竞争强度成幂函数关系，随着对象木胸径增大，3种竞争强度均减小。当蒙古栎胸径小于20 cm时，竞争强度较大；当胸径大于20 cm时，蒙古栎所受的竞争压力较小，并趋于稳定，通过所得的模型可以很好地预测出蒙古栎种内和种间的竞争强度。     

沙地云杉种内、种间竞争的研究

根据调查资料,采用Ｈｅｇｙｉ提出的单木竞争指数模型ＣＩ＝∑Ｎｊ＝１（Ｄｊ／Ｄｉ）１Ｌｉｊ对内蒙古白音敖包自然保护区的沙地云杉种内、种间的竞争强度进行定量分析。结果表明：沙地云杉种内竞争强度随着林木径级的增大而逐渐减小;种内竞争和种间竞争的强度顺序为：山杨＞沙地云杉种内＞白桦＞家榆。竞争强度与对象木的胸高直径服从幂函数关系ＣＩ＝ＡＤ－Ｂ,当沙地云杉胸高直径达到４０ｃｍ以上时,竞争强度变化很小。利用模型预测了沙地云杉种内、种间的竞争强度。说明Ｈｅｇｙｉ的单木竞争模型可为种内、种间竞争指数的研究提供可适用的数量指标。     

杉木-观光木人工混交林林木竞争效应研究

将人工混交林中林木竞争影响空间划分为内、外两圈,采用Hegyi提出的单木竞争指数模型对福建省建瓯东安林场杉木（Cunninghamia lanceolata）一观光木（Tsoongi odenodrum）混交林中林木的种内、种间竞争强度进行分析。结果表明,无论是内圈还是外圈,杉木种内、种间竞争强度均随林木径级的增大而减小;竞争强度顺序为：内圈杉木种内竞争〉内圈杉木观光木种间竞争〉外圈杉木种内竞争〉外圈杉木观光木种间竞争。用模型拟合预测杉木种内、种间的竞争强度,认为杉木在胸径达到36cm之前应采取适当的控制措施。     

甲壳动物精氨酸激酶的结构与功能

精氨酸激酶（Arginine kinase）是调节无脊椎动物能量代谢的重要酶,在调节无脊椎动物体内磷酸精氨酸与ATP之间的能量平衡过程中具有重要作用。甲壳动物是节肢动物门内最重要的类群之一,并具有重要的经济价值。本文综述了甲壳动物体内精氨酸激酶的分子构象、表达变化及生理功能等方面的研究进展,为深入研究甲壳动物的能量代谢调控机制提供必要的参考。另外,文中对甲壳动物精氨酸激酶的重要性和研究中存在的问题进行了讨论。     

湿热河谷芭蕉群落优势物种空间分布格局与竞争对称性研究

竞争关系的对称性是塑造植物物种空间分布格局和影响物种共存重要机制之一,对其开展研究不仅对于揭示植物群落构建机制具有重要意义,也有助于解析群落演替的驱动力。在贵州赤水湿热河谷内的芭蕉群落中建设固定样地,对1989棵植物个体进行空间定位和物种识别并记录胸径等个体属性。采用对数相关函数和标记变异系数分析（marked variogram）等空间统计方法检测优势种的空间分布格局和竞争对称性,结果如下：（1）芭蕉（Musa sp.）,粗糠柴（M.philippensis）,粗叶木（L.chinensis）,川钓樟（L.pulcherrima）,红果黄肉楠（A.cupularis）等5种优势种均表现为小尺度下的种内聚集分布,其中芭蕉主要采用克隆繁殖,其重要值达33.6%,且种内聚集度最大。（2）芭蕉种群在5 m尺度下呈现出显著的种内对称性竞争,这一竞争过程减少了种群自疏作用并推动种内聚集分布格局的形成,增加了该种群在森林中的生存力。（3）芭蕉与其余4种优势种之间的不对称竞争过程导致了种间负关联。结果表明,不同优势种在种间竞争对称性上的差异说明了植物种群繁殖和扩散方式是群落构建的重要影响因素之一,相比于有性繁殖过程,采用无性克隆繁殖的植物个体可通过种内对称竞争机制来减少自疏以增加种群生存力,并通过与相邻异种个体的不对称竞争过程来提升种群获取有限资源的能力,进而成为演替中的优势个体。研究结果可为今后制定植物物种多样性保护政策提供科学参考。     

天然东北红豆杉(Taxus cuspidata)种内和种间竞争

竞争是植物种内和种间关系的主要形式之一。通过对黑龙江穆棱东北红豆杉自然保护区的95株东北红豆杉对象木及980株竞争木的调查,运用Hegyi的单木竞争指数计算分析了东北红豆杉的种内和种间竞争强度。东北红豆杉的种内竞争强度不大,占总竞争的4%。竞争压力更多的来自于种间竞争,占总竞争的96%。与东北红豆杉竞争激烈的树种主要是冷杉、紫椴、色木槭和红松等地带性植被的优势种。随着东北红豆杉胸径的增大,所受到的竞争压力逐渐减小,胸径在20cm以前所受到的竞争压力最大,竞争强度与对象木胸径符合幂函数（CI=AD^-B）关系。     

子午岭天然油松林乔木层种内与种间竞争关系研究

采用改进的竞争指数模型研究了甘肃省子午岭天然油松林乔木层种内和种间竞争强度。结果发现:(1)随对象木胸径的增大,油松种群因自疏作用使植株距离增加,种内竞争强度降低。(2)油松群落内其它物种虽较多,但个体普遍较小,种间竞争相对较弱,种内与种间竞争关系顺序为:油松种内>辽东栎>漆树>春榆。(3)竞争强度与对象木胸径的关系服从幂函数关系,当油松胸径达25cm以上时,竞争强度变化不大,所得的预测模型能很好地预测油松种内和种间的竞争强度。(4)改进的竞争指数模型能很好地度量油松的种内和种间竞争强度。     

珙桐群落种内与种间竞争研究

采用Hegyi的单木竞争指数模型对卧龙自然保护区的珙桐群落种内与种间竞争强度进行定量分析,并讨论了不同竞争强度下珙桐的形态变化。结果表明：珙桐受到的竞争强度随着林木径级的增大而逐渐减小,珙桐种内竞争较之与其伴生树种间的竞争剧烈;在群体水平上,珙桐种内与种间竞争强度顺序为：珙桐种内〉汶川钓樟〉野核桃〉灯台树〉光叶珙桐〉白楠〉总状山矾〉五裂槭〉稠李〉蛮青冈;竞争强度和对象木胸径的关系服从幂函数关系（CI=AD^-B）,当珙桐的胸径达到30cm以上时,竞争强度变化很小,所得的模型能很好的预测珙桐种内与种间的竞争强度;不同竞争强度下,珙桐主干各层的逐级分枝率（R1：2）、分枝角度、平均枝长和当年生枝条长都有一定的差异,其中下层的分枝角度、平均枝长和当年生枝条长对邻体竞争表现出极强的可塑性。说明珙桐通过自身形态变化,提高了对资源的利用能力,增强了对不同生境的适应性。     

The role of fire in structuring trait variability in Neotropical savannas

Intraspecific trait variability plays a fundamental role in community structure and dynamics; however, few studies have evaluated its relative importance to the overall response of communities to environmental pressures. Since fire is considered a key factor in Neotropical savannas, we investigated to what extent the functional effects of fire in a Brazilian savanna occurs via intra- or interspecific trait variability. We sampled 12 traits in communities subjected to three fire regimes in the last 12 years: annual, biennial, and protected. To evaluate fire’s relative effects, we fitted a general linear mixed models with species as random and fire as fixed factors, using: (1) all species in the communities (i.e., considering intra- and interspecific variabilities); (2) 18 species common to all fire regimes (i.e., intraspecific variability only); and (3) all species with their overall average trait values (i.e., interspecific variability only). We assessed the relative role of intra- or interspecific variability by comparing the significance of each trait in the three analyses. We also compared the within and between fire variabilities with a variance component analysis. Five traits presented larger intraspecific than interspecific variability, and the main effect of fire occurred at the intraspecific level. These results confirm that it is important to consider intraspecific variability to fully understand fire-prone communities. Moreover, trait variability was larger within than among fire regimes. Thus, fire may act more as an external filter, preventing some of the species from the regional pool from colonizing the cerrado, than as an internal factor structuring the already filtered cerrado communities.     

The anatomy of the interspecific abundance–range size relationship for the British avifauna: II. Temporal dynamics

In a companion paper, we started an examination of the anatomy of the interspecific relationship between local abundance and geographical range size in the British avifauna by analysing its spatial dynamics. Here, we use the same data to extend this study to a consideration of the temporal dynamics of the relationship. Most species of British breeding bird show a positive intraspecific abundance–range size relationship through time: i.e. in years when a species is locally more abundant it also occupies a higher proportion of census sites. However, the majority of such relationships are not statistically significant, and other relationships that are statistically significant are negative. Therefore, intraspecific abundance–range size relationships do not simply mirror the relationship across species. Where they do arise, positive relationships are more likely to be associated with positive intraspecific relationships between range size and maximum rather than minimum abundance. The interspecific abundance–range size relationship is remarkably consistent across years, and is always significantly positive. The relationships for woodland and farmland census sites show correlated variation, so that in years when the linear regression slope and coefficient of determination are high across species on farmland plots, they also tend to be high across species on woodland plots. Common species tend to be common on both farmland and woodland plots, and tend to be common in all years. Likewise, rare species tend to be rare in all habitats and years. This concordance means that the positive interspecific abundance–range size relationship can be viewed as occurring largely independently of intraspecific relationships. It follows from the above that developing an understanding of intraspecific abundance–range size relationships may be of only limited value in ascertaining the determinants of positive interspecific abundance–range size relationships. We conclude that for interspecific relationships, it will be important to know why some species are consistently common and others rare, whereas for intraspecific relationships it will be important to understand the dynamic links between local abundances across sites.     

Competition and coexistence in plant communities: intraspecific competition is stronger than interspecific competition

Theory predicts that intraspecific competition should be stronger than interspecific competition for any pair of stably coexisting species, yet previous literature reviews found little support for this pattern. We screened over 5400 publications and identified 39 studies that quantified phenomenological intraspecific and interspecific interactions in terrestrial plant communities. Of the 67% of species pairs in which both intra‐ and interspecific effects were negative (competitive), intraspecific competition was, on average, four to five‐fold stronger than interspecific competition. Of the remaining pairs, 93% featured intraspecific competition and interspecific facilitation, a situation that stabilises coexistence. The difference between intra‐ and interspecific effects tended to be larger in observational than experimental data sets, in field than greenhouse studies, and in studies that quantified population growth over the full life cycle rather than single fitness components. Our results imply that processes promoting stable coexistence at local scales are common and consequential across terrestrial plant communities.     

Ecogeographical rules: elements of a synthesis

The development of a more synthetic approach to understanding spatial patterns in biogeography, particularly of the way in which these patterns interact, constitutes a major challenge for the field. Here we propose some key elements of such a synthesis for what can broadly be termed 'ecogeographical rules', that is spatial patterns in biological traits. These include understanding: (1) the different kinds of patterns (intraspecific, interspecific and assemblage), and the distinctions between them; (2) the unifying role that geographical ranges play in linking the patterns together; (3) that this unification can be obscured by the methodological assumptions made in documenting some patterns (e.g. assuming that intraspecific variation does not significantly influence interspecific and assemblage patterns in traits); (4) the implications of other methodological issues for the nature of observed patterns (e.g. how ranges are located on positional or environmental axes for interspecific patterns); (5) the need for further development of models linking different types of traits; (6) the nature of the generality of documented patterns at all levels, and particularly the difference between the frequency with which patterns are documented in the literature and the variety of extant species; and (7) the constraints that the form of intraspecific patterns place on interspecific and assemblage patterns, and that interspecific patterns place on assemblage patterns.     

An abundance–occupancy time-lag during the decline of an arctiid tiger moth

The positive interspecific abundance–occupancy relationship is one of the most general patterns in ecology. Positive intra specific relationships should also exist within species over time, and so a species should occupy more sites in years when it is more abundant. However, positive intraspecific relationships are not as ubiquitous as their interspecific counterparts. It has been hypothesized that low levels of temporal variation and time-lags between changes of abundance and occupancy within species make positive intraspecific relationships difficult to detect. We analyse 31 years of U.K.-wide data on the decline of an arctiid moth, Arctia caja , which provides the first empirical demonstration of an abundance–occupancy time-lag for any species. Such time-lags are probably common and we discuss their impact on the intraspecific abundance–occupancy relationship and their implications for conservation management. In A. caja , the time-lag indicates that the decline of the species is probably not driven by habitat loss.     

Aggregation and species coexistence of ectoparasites of marine fishes.

Interspecific interaction may lead to species exclusion but there are several ways in which species can coexist. One way is by reducing the overall intensity of competition via aggregated utilisation of fragmented resources. Known as the 'aggregation model of coexistence', this system assumes saturation and an equilibrium number of species per community. In this study we tested the effects of interspecific aggregation on the level of intraspecific aggregation among ectoparasites of marine fishes (36 communities of gill and head ectoparasite species). If parasite species are distributed in a way that interspecific aggregation is reduced relative to intraspecific aggregation then species coexistence is facilitated. We found a positive relationship between parasite species richness and fish body size, controlling for host phylogeny. A positive relationship between infracommunity species richness and total parasite species richness was also found, providing no evidence for saturation. This result supports the view that infracommunities of parasites are not saturated by local parasite residents. The observed lack of saturation implies that we are far from a full exploitation of the fish resource by parasites. Ectoparasites were aggregated at both population and species levels. However, only half of the ectoparasite communities were dominated by negative interspecific aggregation. We found that infracommunity parasite species richness was positively correlated with the level of intraspecific aggregation versus interspecific aggregation. This means that intraspecific aggregation increases compared with interspecific aggregation when total parasite species richness increases, controlling fish size and phylogeny. This supports one assumption of the 'aggregation model of coexistence', which predicts that interspecific interactions are reduced relative to intraspecific interactions, facilitating species coexistence.     

濒危植物七子花种内与种间竞争的数量关系

七子花为国家2 级重点保护植物, 现野生资源极少。利用Hegyi 单木竞争指数模型对分布在浙江天台山的七子花种群的种内、种间竞争关系进行定量分析。结果表明:七子花种内竞争强度随着林木径级的增大而逐渐减小, 种内竞争较之与其伴生树种间的竞争剧烈。七子花种内、种间竞争强度大小顺序为:种内 > 苦枥木 > 红脉钓樟 > 青钱柳 > 青榨槭 > 暖木 > 细齿绸李 > 柳杉 > 赤杨叶。竞争强度与对象木的胸径大小服从幂函数关系, 利用模型可预测七子花种内、种间的竞争强度, 从预测结果可知当七子花的胸径达到20 cm 后, 竞争强度变得很小, 且变化幅度不大。     

Aggregation and species coexistence in fleas parasitic on small mammals

The aggregation model of coexistence states that species coexistence is facilitated if interspecific aggregation is reduced relative to intraspecific aggregation. We investigated the relationship between intraspecific and interspecific aggregation in 17 component communities (the flea assemblage of a host population) of fleas parasitic on small mammals and hypothesized that interspecific interactions should be reduced relative to intraspecific interactions, facilitating species coexistence. We predicted that the reduction of the level of interspecific aggregation in relation to the level of intraspecific aggregation would be positively correlated with total flea abundance and species richness of flea assemblages. We also expected that the higher degree of facilitation of flea coexistence would be affected by host parameters such as body mass, basal metabolic rate (BMR) and depth and complexity of burrows. Results of this study supported the aggregation model of coexistence and demonstrated that, in general, a) conspecific fleas were aggregated across their hosts; b) flea assemblages were not dominated by negative interspecific interactions; and c) the level of interspecific aggregation in flea assemblages was reduced in relation to the level of intraspecific aggregation. Intraspecific aggregation tended to be correlated positively to body mass, burrow complexity and mass-independent BMR of a host. Positive interspecific associations of fleas tended to occur more frequently in species-rich flea assemblages and/or in larger hosts possessing deep complex burrows. Intraspecific aggregation increased relative to interspecific aggregation when species richness of flea infracommunities (the flea assemblage of a host individual) and component communities increased. We conclude that the pattern of flea coexistence is related both to the structure of flea communities and affinities of host species.     

临安区不同森林类型竞争指数比较研究

竞争对树木生长有重要影响,通常用竞争指数定量描述树木之间的竞争关系。以浙江省杭州市临安区的乔木林为对象,利用2004年临安区森林资源监测数据,基于Voronoi图的Hegyi竞争指数,在区域尺度上对临安区多种森林类型的竞争关系进行分析。结果表明：在单木水平上,不同森林类型单木的总竞争指数、种内竞争指数、种间竞争指数在胸径5-10 cm最大;单木平均竞争指数随着胸径的增大而降低,胸径 > 30 cm的竞争压力得以缓解;临安区林木的竞争主要来源于种内竞争,天然林的种内竞争占总竞争指数的比例 > 50%,人工林的种内竞争占总竞争指数的比例 > 60%。径级平均总竞争指数、种内竞争指数、种间竞争指数与胸径的关系均服从对数函数关系。在林分水平上,不同森林类型的林分总竞争指数、种内竞争指数、种间竞争指数存在显著差异。平均总竞争顺序为：天然阔叶林 > 天然针阔混交林 > 人工针叶林 > 天然针叶林 > 人工针阔混交林 > 人工阔叶林。种内平均竞争顺序为：人工针叶林 > 天然阔叶林 > 天然针叶林 > 天然针阔混交林 > 人工针阔混交林 > 人工阔叶林。种间平均竞争顺序为：天然针阔混交林 > 人工针阔混交林 > 天然阔叶林 > 天然针叶林 > 人工针叶林 > 人工阔叶林。人工阔叶林的平均总竞争指数、种内竞争指数和种间竞争指数均为最小,该森林类型以山核桃经济树种为优势树种,说明为提高山核桃产量,人为控制低种植密度的经营措施有效降低了林分竞争强度。     

Variation in the relative magnitude of intraspecific and interspecific competitive effects in novel versus familiar environments in two<Emphasis Type="Italic">Drosophila</Emphasis> species

Models of competitor coevolution, especially the genetic feedback hypothesis, suggest that a negative correlation between intraspecific and interspecific competitive effects may be important in sustaining competitor coexistence, and can give rise to oscillatory dynamics with repeated reversals of competitive superiority. I reanalyzed previously published census data from an experiment in which populationsof Drosophila melanogaster andD. simulans underwent competitive coevolution in one familiar and two novel environments, to specifically look for any evidence of a negative relationship between intraspecific and interspecific competitive effects on population growth rates, and for any indication of short period cycling in the relative magnitude of intraspecific and interspecific competitive effects. While there was considerable variation in the relative magnitude of intraspecific and interspecific competitive effects over generations, among both populations and environments, there was no clear evidence supporting the genetic feedback hypothesis. Intraspecific and interspecific competitive effects on population growth rates were strongly positively correlated in novel environments, and uncorrelated in the familiar environment. Data from the familiar environment indicated that indices of competition of populations of the initially superior competitor,D. melanogaster, might be showing some cyclic behaviour, but I argue that this is likely to be transient, and not suggestive of sustained oscillatory dynamics predicted by the genetic feedback model. I discuss the results in the context of the importance of the genetic architecture of intraspecific and interspecific competitive abilities in determining the coevolutionary trajectory of competitive interactions.