太行山东坡不同林龄杏树林碳储量及其分配特征

在生物量调查的基础上,对太行山东坡4、8、12年生和16年生杏树林生态系统碳储量及其分配特征进行了研究。结果表明:杏树各器官碳含量在447.3—488.1 g/kg;树干碳含量随林龄的增长而显著降低(P0.05),不同林龄间树根、树枝和树叶碳含量无显著差异;土壤层(0—100 cm)碳含量随林龄的增长而增大;随土层深度的增加而降低。林龄对杏树林乔木层、土壤层和生态系统碳储量均有显著影响。4、8、12年生和16年生杏树林生态系统碳储量分别为27.810、72.647、82.450 Mg/hm2和102.336Mg/hm2;土壤层碳储量占总碳储量的90.1%—99.6%,且主要集中于0—40 cm。乔木层碳储量分配随着林龄的增长而增加,土壤碳储量分配则减小。结果揭示了土壤层是杏树林生态系统的主要碳库;杏树人工林生态系统在生长过程中能显著地积累有机碳。研究结果可为经济林经营管理及碳汇功能评价提供参考。     

桃江县毛竹林生态系统碳储量及其空间分布

采用标准地调查和生物量实测方法,研究了湖南省桃江县毛竹林生态系统生物量、碳含量、碳储量及空间分布格局。结果表明,不同年龄毛竹林生态系统总生物量分别为:28.147、30.889 t/hm~2和57.763 t/hm~2,其中竹林层生物量为20.254、25.036、55.685 t/hm~2,各器官生物量均以竹竿最高,占器官生物量的63.0%以上。不同年龄毛竹各器官碳平均含量为0.466—0.483 g C/g;灌木层碳含量为0.474—0.489 g C/g;草本层为0.472—0.490 g C/g;死地被物层为0.213—0.276 g C/g;土壤层有机碳含量为14.790—34.503 g C/g。各年龄毛竹林生态系统总碳储量分别为131.273、139.089 t/hm~2和167.817 t/hm~2,其中植被层碳储量为13.627—28.419 t/hm~2,占系统总碳储量的9.935%—16.935%;死地被物为0.307—0.420 t/hm~2,占0.234%—0.265%;土壤层为117.339—138.978 t/hm~2,占82.815%—89.799%。毛竹林生态系统碳储量分布格局为:土壤层植被层死地被物层。研究结果可为深入研究毛竹林的碳平衡提供基础数据。     

贵阳市区灌木林生态系统生物量及碳储量

采用直接收获法和实测数据,以贵州省贵阳市区天然灌木林内木本和草本植物、凋落物及土壤为研究对象,研究了灌木林生态系统的生物量、碳含量及碳储量。结果表明:灌木林植被层生物量为23.16 t/hm2,其中木本植物层生物量为12.46 t/hm2;草本植物层为3.74 t/hm2;凋落物层为6.96 t/hm2,分别占植被层生物量的53.08%、16.15%、30.05%。木本植物25种的碳含量范围为445.91—603.46 g/kg;草本植物6种的碳含量为408.48—523.04 g/kg;凋落物层碳含量为341.01—392.81 g/kg;土壤层碳含量为5.73—26.68 g/kg。生态系统总碳储量为88.34 t/hm2,其中植被层为8.10 t/hm2;凋落物层为2.56 t/hm2;土壤层为77.68 t/hm2,分别占系统总碳储量的9.17%、2.89%、87.94%。灌木林生态系统碳储量的空间分布格局为:土壤层植被层凋落物层。研究结果,可为喀斯特城市估算森林生态系统碳储量和碳平衡提供科学依据。     

广西不同林龄硬阔林生态系统碳储量及其分配格局

在生物量调查的基础上,对广西硬阔林幼龄林、中龄林、近熟林、成熟林和过熟林5个不同林龄阶段碳储量及其分配特征进行了研究。结果表明:硬阔林生态系统总碳储量表现为过熟林(514.44 t·hm~(-2))成熟林(439.92 t·hm~(-2))幼龄林(325.29 t·hm~(-2))中龄林(315.27 t·hm~(-2))近熟林(214.64 t·hm~(-2)),不同林龄碳储量分布格局均为土壤层植被层凋落物层,地下部分地上部分;其中植被层为79.12~179.17 t·hm~(-2),占总碳储量的23.09%~43.84%,随林龄的增长不断增加。凋落物层为0.91~2.32 t·hm~(-2),占总碳储量的0.21%~0.76%,随林龄的增长呈"W"型变化趋势。土壤层为120.55~335.27 t·hm~(-2),占总碳储量的56.16%~76.91%,随林龄的增长呈先降后升的变化趋势。植被层碳储量以乔木层最大(72.35~173.07 t·hm~(-2)),占植被层碳储量的28.92%~76.58%,随林龄的增长而增加,其中乔木层碳储量以树干为最大,为44.99~110.87 t·hm~(-2),占植被层碳储量的17.98%~47.77%,随林龄的增长而增加;根、枝、叶所占比例分别为4.46%~11.82%、4.52%~11.90%、1.95%~5.09%,随林龄的增长而增加。     

广西不同林龄软阔林碳储量及其分配格局

在生物量调查的基础上,对广西软阔林幼龄林、中龄林、近熟林、成熟林、过熟林5个不同林龄阶段的42个1000 m2样地进行调查,研究各林龄阶段碳储量及其分配格局。结果表明:软阔林生态系统总碳储量表现为成熟林(421.98 t·hm~(-2))过熟林(405.23 t·hm~(-2))近熟林(218.74 t·hm~(-2))中龄林(172.94 t·hm~(-2))幼龄林(164.20 t·hm~(-2))。不同林龄碳储量分布除过熟林阶段植被层土壤层外,均为土壤层植被层凋落物;除成熟林阶段地上部分地下部分,其余阶段均为地下部分地上部分;其中植被层为32.03~222.43t·hm~(-2),占总碳储量的30.03%~55.28%,随林龄的增长不断增加。凋落物层为1.51~3.58t·hm~(-2),占总碳储量的0.69%~1.56%,随林龄的增长呈"M"型变化趋势。土壤层为117.33~294.54 t·hm~(-2),占总碳储量的44.06%~75.69%,随林龄的增长总体上呈上升的趋势。植被层碳储量以乔木层最大(27.53~220.50 t·hm~(-2)),占植被层碳储量的16.77%~54.41%,随林龄的增长而增加,其中乔木层碳储量以树干为最大,为16.99~167.91 t·hm~(-2),占乔木层碳储量的61.70%~76.15%,随林龄的增长而增加;根、叶所占比例分别为9.07%~18.60%、1.59%~6.62%,随林龄的增长而减少;枝的碳储量占3.08%~13.41%,随林龄的增长呈缓慢增加的趋势,在过熟林阶段有小幅度的下降。     

中国寒温带不同林龄白桦林碳储量及分配特征

为了解中国寒温带地区不同林龄白桦林生态系统碳储量及固碳能力, 在样地调查基础上, 以大兴安岭地区25、40与61年白桦(Betula platyphylla)林生态系统为研究对象, 对其乔木层、林下地被物层(灌木层、草本层、凋落物层)、土壤层(0-100 cm)碳储量与分配特征进行调查研究。结果表明白桦林乔木层各器官碳含量在440.7-506.7 g·kg ^-1之间, 各器官碳含量随着林龄的增长而降低; 灌木层、草本层碳含量随林龄的增加呈先降后升的变化趋势; 凋落物层碳含量随林龄增加而降低; 土壤层(0-100 cm)碳含量随林龄增加而显著升高, 随着土层深度的增加而降低。白桦林生态系统各层次碳储量均随林龄的增加而明显升高。25、40与61年白桦林乔木层碳储量分别为11.9、19.1和34.2 t·hm ^-2, 各器官碳储量大小顺序表现为树干>树根>树枝>树叶, 树干碳储量分配比例随林龄增加而升高。25、40与61年白桦林生态系统碳储量分别为77.4、180.9和271.4 t·hm ^-2, 其中土壤层占生态系统总碳储量的81.6%、87.7%和85.9%, 是白桦林生态系统的主要碳库。随林龄增加, 白桦林年净生产力(2.0-4.4 t·hm ^-2·a ^-1)、年净固碳量(1.0-2.1 t·hm ^-2·a ^-1)均出现增长, 老龄白桦林仍具有较强的碳汇作用。     

长沙市区马尾松人工林生态系统碳储量及其空间分布

采用样方法和取样法,研究了长沙市区13年生马尾松林生态系统碳含量、碳储量及其空间分布特征。结果表明:马尾松林木各器官平均碳含量为511.17 g/kg,从高到低排列顺序为叶>干>根>皮>枝;林下灌木层、草本层、枯落物层的平均碳含量分别为531.66、465.53、393.92g/kg。林地土壤层有机碳含量为9.40—24.73 g/kg,各层次碳素含量分布不均,表层(0—15cm)土壤碳素含量较高,并随土壤深度的增加而逐渐下降。生态系统碳库的空间分布序列为土壤层>植被层>枯落物层。植被层的碳储量为34.50t/hm2,占整个生态系统碳总储量的21.57%;乔木层碳储量占整个生态系统的20.27%,占植被层碳储量的93.97%。乔木层碳储量中,树干的碳储量最高,占乔木层碳储量的65.52%,其次为根,占乔木层碳储量的19.15%,树皮最少,仅占2.10%;枯落物层碳储量为3.81 t/hm2,仅占整个生态系统碳储量的2.38%;林地土壤层(0—60cm)碳储量相当可观,为121.62 t/hm2,占系统碳储量的76.05%。马尾松林年净生产力为4.88 t.hm-.2a-1,有机碳年净固定量为2.50 t.hm-.2a-1,折合成CO2的量为9.16 t.hm-.2a-1。     

长沙市4种人工林生态系统碳储量与分布特征

采用标准地调查和生物量实测方法,研究了长沙市区4种人工林生态系统生物量、碳储量及其分布特征。结果表明:马尾松林、杉木林、毛竹林和杨树林生态系统生物量分别为135.390、100.578、64.497、63.381 t/hm~2;林下植被及死地被物层分别为18.374、22.321、1.847 t/hm~2和2.602 t/hm~2。乔木层林木各器官含碳率为0.405—0.551 g C/g,林下植被层为0.421—0.518 g C/g,死地被物层为0.230—0.545 g C/g,土壤层有机碳含量为15.669—19.163 g C/kg。4种人工林生态系统总碳储量为208.671、176.723、149.168 t/hm~2和164.735 t/hm~2,其中植被层为32.789—67.8661 t/hm~2;死地被物层为0.394—6.163 t/hm~2;土壤层为134.642、116.911、115.985 t/hm~2和126.860 t/hm~2。4种森林年净固碳量为15.167 t hm-2a-1,固定CO_2量55.602 t hm-2a-1。研究结果可为深入研究城市森林碳平衡提供基础数据。     

广西不同林龄喀斯特森林生态系统碳储量及其分配格局

基于广西喀斯特地区45块1000 m²样地的调查,研究幼龄林、中龄林、近熟林、成熟林、过熟林5个林龄阶段喀斯特森林植被与土壤碳储量的分配格局.结果表明: 广西不同林龄喀斯特森林总碳储量表现为幼龄林(86.03 t·hm^-2)＜近熟林(110.63 t·hm^-2)＜中龄林(112.11 t·hm^-2)＜成熟林(149.1 t·hm^-2)＜过熟林(244.38 t·hm^-2);各林龄阶段植被不同层碳储量分配均不同,乔木层所占比例占绝对优势,达到92.3%～98.7%,随林龄的增加而增长,灌木层、草本层、凋落物层所占比例分别为0.3%～1.9%、0.3%～1.2%和0.3%～2.5%,细根所占比例为0.3%～3.3%.土壤有机碳密度随土层深度的增加而递减,土壤层碳储量为51.75～81.21 t·hm^-2,所占生态系统比例为33.2%～66.2%,其随林龄的增大呈减小趋势.生态系统地上、地下部分碳储量分别为22.80～141.72和62.30～102.66 t·hm^-2,除过熟林外均为地下部分＞地上部分,地上碳储量随林龄的增大呈逐渐增加的趋势,地下碳储量的变化规律与土壤碳储量变化趋势一致.土壤层和乔木层为生态系统的主要碳库,二者所占比例达到了96%以上.     

不同林龄麻栎林地下部分生物量与碳储量研究

探讨不同林龄麻栎林地下部分根系的生物量与碳储量,为麻栎林的经营管理及碳汇管理等提供科学依据。以江苏省句容市不同林龄(幼龄林、中龄林、近熟林、成熟林)的麻栎林为研究对象,采用全根挖掘法获取麻栎各级根系及灌草层根系,并测定其生物量、碳含量,构建麻栎根系生物量模型,估算麻栎林地下部分根系碳储量及麻栎林群落碳储量。通过11种数学回归模型的比较,构建麻栎各级根系生物量幂回归模型,计算得到幼龄林、中龄林、近熟林、成熟林麻栎根系生物量分别为14.81t/hm~2、41.15t/hm~2、50.36t/hm~2、53.75t/hm~2,各级根系生物量大小顺序是:根桩粗根大根细根;灌木与草本植物根系生物量分别为0.48—1.71t/hm~2、0.13—0.60t/hm~2;不同林龄麻栎林群落根系生物量为15.42—56.06t/hm~2,且随林龄的增大而增大。麻栎根系碳含量大小顺序为:根桩粗根大根细根,且碳含量差异显著;灌木与草本植物根系碳含量分别为41.84%—43.79%、34.03%—38.48%,随林龄变化均无明显变化规律。麻栎林乔木根系碳储量随林龄增大而增大,幼龄林、中龄林、近熟林、成熟林根系碳储量分别为6.01t/hm~2、17.41t/hm~2、21.79t/hm~2、21.99t/hm~2;灌木与草本植物根系碳储量均随林龄增大而增大;幼龄林、中龄林、近熟林、成熟林群落根系碳储量分别为6.26t/hm~2、17.74t/hm~2、22.37t/hm~2、22.94t/hm~2,且乔木层灌木层草本层。麻栎林地下部分根系生物量与碳储量随林龄的增大而增大,幼龄林到近熟林生长过程中生物量与碳储量增加快速,近熟林后生物量与碳素积累缓慢,且与成熟林接近。     

Plant-Parasitic Nematodes of South Viet Nam

Between 1974 and 1978, 2,842 identifications of plant-parasitic nematodes were made from more than 1,700 soil and plant samples collected in eight provinces of South Viet Nam. Species in nine genera—Helicotylenchus, Criconemoides, Meloidogyne, Pratylenchus, Tylenchorhynchus, Hoplolaimus, Hirschmanniella, Xiphinema, and Rotylenchulus—comprised 96.1% of the identifications; the remaining 3.9% were species of 11 genera. Fourteen genera were associated with rice which was grown on about 2,500,000 ha in 1970. Of these, Ditylenchus, Hirschmanniella, and Meloidogyne were most important. Ditylenchus angustus caused severe damage to about 50,000 ha of flooded rice in the Mekong Delta in 1976. Hirschmanniella spp. were found in all samples examined from flooded rice fields. Meloidogyne spp. were common in rice seedbeds, upland rice, and rice not kept flooded continuously. Meloidogyne and Pratylenchus spp. were found in roots of 22 of the 32 crop plants sampled. Little or no attempt was made in South Viet Nam to control nematodes.     

Identification key for European strand-forming house-rot fungi

An identification key for 20 common strand-forming indoor wood decay fungi is given. The key is based on observations of material from affected buildings and on wood samples that have been incubated in the laboratory. The key is with macro- and microscopic photographs.     

Parasites, emerging disease and wildlife conservation

In this review some emerging issues of parasite infections in wildlife, particularly in Australia, are considered. We discuss the importance of understanding parasite biodiversity in wildlife in terms of conservation, the role of wildlife as reservoirs of parasite infection, and the role of parasites within the broader context of the ecosystem. Using a number of parasite species, the value of undertaking longitudinal surveillance in natural systems using non-invasive sampling and molecular tools to characterise infectious agents is illustrated in terms of wildlife health, parasite biodiversity and ecology.     

Phylogenetic relationships among Southeast Asian climbing bamboos (Poaceae: Bambusoideae) and the Bambusa complex

A phylogenetic analysis of Bambusa and allies based on the plastid DNA non-coding regions rps16-trnQ, trnC-rpoB, trnH-psbA and trnD-T, and a partial nuclear GBSSI gene, was carried out. This included representatives from all four Bambusa subgenera (including type species), a group of segregate Southeast Asian genera distinctive by their climbing–scrambling culms (Dinochloa, Holttumochloa, Kinabaluchloa, Maclurochloa, Soejatmia, Sphaerobambos), and two other Bambusinae genera (Dendrocalamus, Gigantochloa). The results do not support the present subgeneric classification of Bambusa. The climbing Southeast Asian genera, all of which include species previously placed in Bambusa, are distinct from the “core Bambusa group” (type species and alliance) and the Bambusa complex generally.     

The identification of microRNAs in the whitespotted bamboo shark (Chiloscyllium plagiosum) liver by Illumina sequencing

MicroRNAs are indispensable players in the regulation of a broad range of biological processes. Here, we report the first deep sequencing of the whitespotted bamboo shark (Chiloscyllium plagiosum) liver. We mapped 91 miRNAs in the Callorhinchus milii genome that have previously been described in the Danio rerio, Fugu rubripes, Oryzias latipes, Xenopus laevis, Xenopus tropicalis, Homo sapiens, and Mus musculus. In addition, 156 new putative candidate (PC) C. plagiosum miRNAs were identified. From these 247 miRNAs, 39 miRNA clusters were identified, and the expression of these clustered miRNAs was observed to vary significantly. A total of 7 candidate miRNAs were selected for expression confirmation by stem-loop RT-PCR. This study resulted in the addition of a significant number of novel miRNA sequences to GenBank and laid the foundation for further understanding of the function of miRNAs in the regulation of C. plagiosum liver development.     

Multilocus phylogenetic analysis of the genus Aeromonas

A broad multilocus phylogenetic analysis (MLPA) of the representative diversity of a genus offers the opportunity to incorporate concatenated inter-species phylogenies into bacterial systematics. Recent analyses based on single housekeeping genes have provided coherent phylogenies of Aeromonas. However, to date, a multi-gene phylogenetic analysis has never been tackled. In the present study, the intra- and inter-species phylogenetic relationships of 115 strains representing all Aeromonas species described to date were investigated by MLPA. The study included the independent analysis of seven single gene fragments (gyrB, rpoD, recA, dnaJ, gyrA, dnaX, and atpD), and the tree resulting from the concatenated 4705 bp sequence. The phylogenies obtained were consistent with each other, and clustering agreed with the Aeromonas taxonomy recognized to date. The highest clustering robustness was found for the concatenated tree (i.e. all Aeromonas species split into 100% bootstrap clusters). Both possible chronometric distortions and poor resolution encountered when using single-gene analysis were buffered in the concatenated MLPA tree. However, reliable phylogenetic species delineation required an MLPA including several “bona fide” strains representing all described species.