民勤绿洲荒漠过渡带植物白刺和梭梭光合特性

研究了民勤绿洲荒漠过渡带两种优势植物白刺(Nitrariatangutorum)和梭梭(Haloxylonammodendron)气体交换特征参数和叶绿素荧光参数的日变化,结果表明:梭梭同化枝日均净光合速率(Pn)、蒸腾速率(E)、水分利用效率(WUE)和早晨PSII最大光化学效率(Fv/Fm)明显低于白刺叶片;同时它们在中午都呈现明显的光合“午休”现象。通过气孔限制值(Ls)、胞间二氧化碳浓度(Ci)和叶绿素荧光参数(Fv/Fm)变化趋势分析表明:梭梭同化枝净光合速率的下降在9:00~12:00主要是由于气孔关闭引起的,而在12:00~15:00主要是非气孔因素光抑制的影响;而白刺叶片光合速率的下降主要是气孔关闭引起的。同时,梭梭在一天中其同化枝的温度(Tleaf)高于大气温度尤其在中午差值更大,而白刺叶片的温度却低于大气温度,因此说明梭梭同化枝在中午不仅遭受着干旱和强光的胁迫而且面临严酷的高温胁迫。总之,在绿洲荒漠过渡带生境中白刺比梭梭具有更好的适应性,这可能是民勤绿洲荒漠过渡带人工梭梭林衰退的重要原因之一。     

地下水埋深对幼龄梭梭功能性状的影响

地下水是干旱荒漠区潜水灌丛植物的重要水分来源,为认识地下水埋深对潜水植物功能性状的影响,利用蒸渗仪群配备的全自动补水仪设置两组地下水埋深(2和3.5 m),测定幼龄梭梭生长季同化枝水力性状、气体交换特征和根系形态参数.结果表明:与地下水埋深2 m相比,地下水埋深3.5 m处理幼龄梭梭黎明前同化枝水势、饱和膨压渗透势和根...     

塔克拉玛干沙漠南缘防护林和自然群落中多枝柽柳的光合特征及水分利用效率

干旱区植物的生长和生存主要受水分限制,采用滴灌方式对防护林植物进行水分补给是维持人工生态屏障稳定性的重要手段.本研究通过测定塔克拉玛干沙漠南缘防护林和自然群落多枝柽柳的气体交换参数和稳定性碳同位素值,研究不同水分来源多枝柽柳的光合特征和水分利用效率.结果表明: 滴灌群落多枝柽柳受灌溉和土壤盐分的影响水势普遍较低;自然群落多枝柽柳清晨和正午水势较其他植物低,表明其遭受到严重的水分胁迫;滴灌群落多枝柽柳叶片净光合速率(P_n)、气孔导度(g_s)、胞间CO₂浓度(C_i)和最大光合速率(P_{n max})均明显低于自然群落多枝柽柳,表明滴灌群落多枝柽柳光合能力弱于自然群落多枝柽柳;灌溉造成的盐分胁迫导致滴灌群落多枝柽柳比自然群落拥有较高的长期水分利用效率.总之,现行的灌溉模式虽能提供防护林植物生长所需水分,但技术的缺陷和土壤盐分的积累可能会影响防护林体系的长期稳定性.     

塔克拉玛干沙漠南缘人工防护林和自然群落多枝柽柳叶片养分特征与水分利用策略

干旱区人工防护林植物采用滴灌的方式补给水分以促进人工生态屏障的建成和稳定性维持,然而持续滴灌导致表层土壤盐分累积,最终威胁人工防护林的生长和生态功能。本研究通过测定塔克拉玛干沙漠南缘防护林和自然群落多枝柽柳(Tamarix ramosissima)的茎水、各潜在水源(土壤水和地下水)的稳定氢(δD)氧(δ~(18)O)同位素值,以及叶片氮(N)、磷(P)含量和稳定碳同位素(δ~(13)C)值,探究滴灌补水对多枝柽柳叶片养分特征和水分利用策略的影响。结果表明:滴灌群落多枝柽柳对中层土壤水(40～100 cm)的利用率高于自然群落,但其主要水分来源仍然是地下水,说明其根系已经深达地下水层;滴灌群落多枝柽柳叶片N、P含量显著高于自然群落,表明水分的补给影响了植物对养分元素的吸收和转移;滴灌群落多枝柽柳长期水分利用效率显著高于自然群落,可能与灌溉造成的盐分胁迫或其叶片N、P含量较高有关,但盐分胁迫尚未对多枝柽柳造成毒害。防护林建成后可以减少灌溉用水量或停止滴灌,从而节约防护林长期建设的用水量和维护防护林生态屏障的稳定性。     

绿洲前沿地区多枝柽柳水分关系的特征及灌溉的影响

 对塔克拉玛干沙漠南缘策勒绿洲前沿地区多枝柽柳（Tamarix ramosissima）进行了研究,生长季节和灌溉前后水分关系的特征表明：多枝柽柳在生长季节保持了较高较稳定的清晨水势,植物能够平衡白天水分损失造成的水分亏缺,水分恢复状况良好。环境气候变化对渗透势等水分参数的影响不及植物水分恢复状况对它们的影响。除了个别数据,多枝柽柳水势和渗透势的降低幅度很小,更像是生长过程的结果,植物水分胁迫的特征并不明显。对比水分生理上对干旱胁迫的适应——渗透势的迅速降低和质外体水含量的增加,膨压消失点相对含水量(RWCp)和渗透势差值(ΔΠ)等参数显示的生理特征表明,植物更加依靠稳定充足的水分供应来适应生长环境中极端的高水压差和与此相应的高大气蒸发要求。与此适应,植物和地下水发生了联系,并且一次性灌溉对植物水分状况的恢复基本没有帮助,保持地下水位稳定在根系的可吸收范围内成为保护绿洲前沿多枝柽柳长期存在的关键。多枝柽柳的水分特征属于中生植物的范畴,对极端环境的适应属于躲避的类型。     

黑河中游荒漠绿洲过渡带多枝柽柳对地下水位变化的生理生态响应与适应

以黑河中游荒漠绿洲过渡带主要建群种多枝柽柳成年体为研究对象,对野外不同地下水埋深处柽柳叶片生理生态特性进行观测和分析,评价分析多枝柽柳对地下水埋深差异和地下水位季节变化的响应过程和适应机制.结果显示:在相似大气环境条件下,不同地下水埋深之间,多枝柽柳叶片的生理生态指标没有明显差异,但对于地下水位的季节波动,则表现出较为明显的变化和响应;柽柳通过气孔的调节,在更深地下水埋深下,水分条件更差时,保持了稳定的气孔导度和较高的叶片胞间二氧化碳浓度,从而维持相对稳定的碳同化能力及较高水分利用效率,表现出较好的适应能力;在不同地下水埋深下,叶片生理生态指标随地下水位下降的响应特征呈现出明显差异,这种差异暗示了黑河中游荒漠绿洲过渡带多枝柽柳的适宜地下水位在3 m左右.     

新疆古尔班通古特沙漠南缘多枝柽柳光合作用及水分利用的生态适应性

光合作用和水分利用是陆地生态系统中限制植物光合同化和个体生长发育的重要因素。为了从根本上认识到荒漠绿洲过渡带植物对特殊生境和气候变化的响应和适应机制,有必要深入的了解植被对不同环境因子适应过程的协调性。本文以新疆古尔班通古特沙漠南缘荒漠绿洲过渡带的建群种多枝柽柳（Tamarix ramosissima）为研究对象,分别在自然状态,模拟降水、遮光处理以及降水和遮光双因子处理下,利用LI-6400光合作用系统和Model 3500植物水分压力室分别测定光合作用和枝条水势,研究多枝柽柳枝条水势对浅层土壤水分和光照变化的响应,以及在不同条件下的水分利用效率（WUE）和光能利用效率（LUE）的日进程。结果表明：这四种处理方式下,枝条水势随土壤水分的变化没有明显的差异,趋势表现为黎明前枝条水势最高（-1.2 MPa）,正午枝条水势最低（-3.2 MPa）,太阳落山后枝条水势逐渐升高的趋势;WUE和LUE日变化呈现出近似双峰型抛物线,WUE日变化曲线在11:00和16:00有两个不明显的波峰,LUE日变化曲线在10:00和16:00出现两个明显波峰。当光照发生变化时,遮光处理下的WUE和LUE日变化都较自然状态下的日变化低,分别降低了1.5 ?mol CO2?mmol-1 H2O的WUE和0.20*10-2 ?mol CO2??mol-1APAR的LUE。研究表明,作为深根系植物的多枝柽柳,生存主要依靠地下水来补给水分,所以浅层土壤水分条件变化没有明显引起光合和蒸腾的响应。而午间光强、高温是构成多枝柽柳光抑制现象的主要原因,这是多枝柽柳长期在荒漠绿洲过渡带形成的对抗环境胁迫的一种表现。     

黄土区小流域植被类型对沟坡地土壤水分循环的影响

沟坡作为黄土丘陵区小流域水土流失最为活跃的区域,探究不同下垫面植被类型下的土壤水分循环特征对于沟坡地植被恢复具有重要意义。基于氢氧同位素示踪技术,通过野外水样采集和室内同位素分析旨在揭示植被类型对沟坡地土壤水分循环的影响机制。结果表明:(1)各水体氢氧同位素均遵循:降水刺槐林地土壤水草地土壤水地表水地下水,降水的变异系数最大,地表水和地下水的变异系数较小。(2)草地土壤水主要以降水补给为主,所占比例为59.12%,刺槐林地土壤水则以深层土壤水的上升补给为主,所占比例为60.97%。短阵性暴雨条件下,草地土壤水运移速率较刺槐林地高约1 cm/d,且主要发生在0—50 cm土层。(3)土壤水的垂向运移为地下水的主要补给形式,草地土壤水对地下水的补给比例为51.64%,约比刺槐林地高0.52%。表明植被类型对土壤水分循环特征具有一定的影响,刺槐林对深层土壤水分利用强度较大,可能加剧深层土壤干层化,而草地更有利于降水入渗以及地下水补给,该研究可为小流域沟坡的生态修复和综合治理提供科学依据。     

沙漠腹地天然绿洲不同林龄胡杨水分利用来源

了解干旱荒漠绿洲区主要植被的水分利用来源,能为该区域植被保护和水资源的合理分配提供科学依据.本研究以达里雅布依天然绿洲胡杨幼龄木(胸径DBH≤10 cm)、成熟木(10 cm＜DBH≤40 cm)和过熟木(DBH＞40 cm)为对象,测定不同林龄胡杨木质部水和潜在水源(地表水、0～3m土层土壤水、地下水)的氧同位素,运...     

额济纳三角洲胡杨和多枝柽柳水分来源解析

为研究黑河下游额济纳三角洲典型河岸带植物胡杨(Populus euphratica)和多枝柽柳(Tamarix ramosissima)的水分来源及其时空变化特征,于2015–2016年植物生长期在额济纳东、西河沿岸选取8处样点,分别采集胡杨和多枝柽柳木质部、土壤以及降水、河水、地下水样品,分析测试获取各样品的氧稳定同位素比率(δ18O),并利用氧同位素直接对比法确定植物主要吸水层位,利用Iso Source线性混合模型确定胡杨和多枝柽柳水分来源构成及比例。研究表明:河水和地下水为胡杨和多枝柽柳的主要补给水源,降水补给因雨水少且入渗浅可忽略不计;胡杨和多枝柽柳吸收土壤水的层位因地下水位波动、土壤物理特性、河水对土壤水的侧向补给及漫溢补给等存在较大的空间差异,但其利用河水和地下水的比例未见明显空间差异;胡杨更多地利用河水(68%),而多枝柽柳更多地利用地下水(65%);植物水分来源对生态输水工程响应敏感,河水贡献率在输水期增大至84%和48%,非输水期下降至63%和30%,地下水贡献率在输水期下降至16%和52%,非输水期增大至37%和70%。值得指出的是,河岸带地下水与河水交互作用强烈,导致地下水与河水的δ18O较为接近,使得源分解析定量具有不确定性。     

Characteristics of the membranes of the pellicle of the ciliatePseudomicrothorax dubius

Summary The membranes of the pellicle of the ciliatePseudomicrothorax dubius are investigated using thin section electron microscopy and freeze-fracture replicas. The plasma membrane is covered by a surface coat and is connected to the outer alveolar membrane by short, sometimes branched, bridges. The inner alveolar membrane is coated on both sides. The epiplasm lies in intimate contact with the cytoplasmic surface of this membrane, and there is a corresponding deposit on the other surface. This deposit is regularly striated.The epiplasmic layer and the alveoli are interrupted at sites of cytotic activity,e.g., the attachment sites of trichocysts, the cytoproct, and the parasomal sacs. The striated deposit ends where the epiplasm ends, indicating a direct relationship between these two epimembranous layers.There is a deposit along the sides of the first part of the tip of the trichocysts, and in this region the trichocyst membrane is free of intramembranous particles.The membrane of the parasomal sacs has a coat on both surfaces. That on the extraplasmic surface is similar to the surface coat of the plasma membrane. The origin of the cytoplasmic coat is unknown. The cytotic activity of these sacs is indicated by their highly irregular profiles.     

The early development of the tail and the transformation of the shape of the nucleus of the spermatid of the domestic fowl,Gallus gallus

Summary The differentiation of the spermatid, especially in reference to the formation of the flagellum, and transformation of the shape of the nucleus was investigated in the domestic fowl.In the early stage of the spermatid, a prominent Golgi apparatus appears around the centrioles. The Golgi vesicles then surround the axial-filament complex which develops from the distal centriole. These vesicles fuse to form continuous membrane at the earliest stage of flagellar formation, and in the succeeding stage Golgi lamellae are attached to the plasma membrane of the developing flagellum. From these observations, it is assumed that Golgi apparatus may be a source of the membrane system of the flagellum.The microtubules distributed around the nucleus form the circular manchette. The anterior region of the nucleus with the manchette is cylindrical in shape and the posterior region without it remains irregular in shape. When the circular manchette has been completed, the whole nucleus acquires a slender cylindrical shape. The circular manchette then changes into the longitudinal manchette. The nuclei of spermatids without a longitudinal manchette are abnormal in shape. In view of these observations it is assumed that the nuclear shaping of the spermatid may be accomplished by circular manchette and the maintenance of shape of the elongated nucleus by longitudinal manchette.The authors wish to thank Mr. Takayuki Mori for his helpful suggestions and technical advices     

Characterization of the composition of the aqueous humor and the vitreous body of the eye of the frog Rana temporaria L

This study aimed to analyze the aqueous humor (AH) and the vitreous body (VB) of the eye of the adult frog Rana temporaria L. as a representative species of amphibians, which lead a semi-terrestrial life. The presence of collagen, albumin, uric acid and electron donors was shown in both media; however, there are slight differences in their concentrations. To determine collagen, a spectral-fluorescent probe, cyanine dye, was used. The presence of collagen in AH of the frog was found at the first time. The total content of electron donors (ascorbic and uric acids, tryptophan, and tyrosine) in VB and HA was roughly estimated at ~ 1.5 × 10^− 4 mol/L. Both VB and AH absorb light in similar UV regions. The total protein and albumin contents in AH were found to be somewhat higher than those in VB. The uric acid content was at an equally low level in both intraocular media. It is supposed that the similarity of VB and AH compositions shown in this work is due to some exchange between VB and AH contents in the course of accommodation. The role of intraocular fluids in physiological functions of the eye and in protecting the retina against UV light is discussed.     

Observations on the permeability of the choriocapillaris of the eye

Summary The choriocapillaris is a fenestrated capillary bed located posterior to the retinal pigment epithelium. It serves as the main source of supply to the photoreceptors, retinal pigment epithelium, and other cells of the outer retina. The permeability of these capillaries to intravenously injected ferritin (MW — approx. 480,000; mol. diam. 11 nm) was examined in the mouse, rabbit, and guinea pig, each of which is characterized by a different type of retinal vascularization. In all three species, the bulk of the ferritin remained in the capillary lumina, where it appeared to be blocked at the level of the diaphragmed fenestrae. Some ferritin was present in endothelial cell vacuoles. The results confirm previous work on the rat choriocapillaris and indicate that the barrier function of the choriocapillary endothelium is present even among species in which the retinal circulation differs significantly.Supported by NIH grant EY03418