Prevalence and Multilocus Genotyping of Giardia lamblia in Cattle in Jiangxi Province,China: Novel Assemblage E Subtypes Identified

Giardia lamblia is a common enteric pathogen associated with diarrheal diseases. There are some reports of G. lamblia infection among different breeds of cattle in recent years worldwide. However, it is yet to know whether cattle in Jiangxi province, southeastern China is infected with G. lamblia. The objectives of the present study were to investigate the prevalence and examine the multilocus genotypes of G. lamblia in cattle in Jiangxi province. A total of 556 fecal samples were collected from 3 cattle breeds (dairy cattle, beef cattle, and buffalo) in Jiangxi province, and the prevalence and genotypes of G. lamblia were determined by the nested PCR amplification of the beta-giardin (bg) gene. A total of 52 samples (9.2%) were positive for G. lamblia. The highest prevalence of G. lamblia was detected in dairy cattle (20.0%), followed by that in beef cattle (6.4%), and meat buffalo (0.9%). Multilocus sequence typing of G. lamblia was performed based on sequences of the bg, triose phosphate isomerase and glutamate dehydrogenase loci, and 22, 42, and 52 samples were amplifiable, respectively, forming 15 MLGs. Moreover, one mixed G. lamblia infection (assemblages A and E) was found in the present study. Altogether, 6 novel assemblage E subtypes (E41*–E46*) were identified for the first time. These results not only provided baseline data for the control of G. lamblia infection in cattle in this southeastern province of China, but also enriched the molecular epidemiological data and genetic diversity of G. lamblia in cattle.     

Forest net primary productivity dynamics and driving forces in Jiangxi Province,China

Aims Subtropical forest ecosystem has great carbon sequestration capacity. Net primary productivity (NPP) plays a critical role in forest carbon cycle and is affected by a number of factors, including climate change, atmospheric composition, forest disturbance intensity and frequency, and forest age, etc. However, the contribution of these factors to the temporal-spatial dynamics of NPP is still not clear. Quantifying the main driving forces on the temporal-spatial dynamics of NPP for subtropical forest ecosystems is a critical foundation for understanding their carbon cycle.
Methods We utilized multi-sources dataset, including observed meteorological data, inversed annual maximum leaf area index (LAI), referenced NPP (simulated by Boreal Ecosystem Productivity Simulator (BEPS) model), forest age and forest types, land cover, digital elevation model (DEM), soil texture, CO₂ concentration and nitrogen deposition. We used the InTEC (integrated terrestrial ecosystem carbon-budget) model to simulate the NPP dynamics for forest ecosystems in Jiangxi Province during the period of 1901-2010. The effects of climate change, forest age, CO₂ concentration and nitrogen (N) deposition on forest NPP from 1970 to 2010 were discussed through designed scenarios.
Important findings (1) Validations by flux measurements and forest inventory data indicated that the InTEC model was able to capture the interannual and spatial variations of forest NPP. (2) The average forest NPP was 47.7 Tg C·a^-1 (± 4.2 Tg C·a^-1) during 1901-2010. The NPP in the 1970s, 1980s, 1990s and 2000s was 50.7, 48.8, 45.4, and 55.2 Tg C·a^-1, respectively. As forest regrows, NPP significantly increased for forests in Jiangxi Province in the 2000s, and exceed that in the 1970s for more than 60% of the forest area. (3) During 1970-2010, under the scenarios of disturbance and non-disturbance, the forest NPP were underestimated by 7.3 Tg C·a^-1 (14.5%) and overestimated by 3.6 Tg C·a^-1 (7.1%) compared to the scenarios of all disturbance and non-disturbance factors, respectively. Compared to the average NPP during 1970-2010, climate change decreased NPP by -2.0 Tg C·a^-1 (-4.7%), N deposition increased NPP by 4.5 Tg C·a^-1 (10.4%), CO₂ concentration change, and the integrated fertilization of CO₂ and N deposition increased NPP by 4.4 Tg C·a^-1 (10.3%) and 9.4 Tg C·a^-1 (21.8%), respectively.     

江西武夷山-黄岗山西北坡森林繁殖鸟类多样性调查

研究区属于江西武夷山国家级自然保护区范围,为中国亚热带东部最高的山地,森林原生性保存较为完好。2004—2012年,在研究区海拔300—2160 m范围,布设了穿越所有代表性生境的1条主样线和6条辅助样线,共记录有森林繁殖鸟188种,占中国东部丘陵平原亚区繁殖鸟种数的71.76%。在这些繁殖鸟中,物种数在10种及以上的优势科有鸫科(Turdidae)13种、鹟科(Muscicapidae)10种、画眉科(Timaliidae)21种、莺科(Sylviidae)22种,占研究区森林繁殖鸟种数的35.1%、雀形目(PASSERIFORMES)的51.2%。将研究区按海拔高度、植被类型和人类干扰程度分为4类生境进行分析,结果显示:物种数以次生林恢复区最多(138种)原生性森林区(127种)农林营作干扰区(119种)中山灌丛草甸区(51种),其中中山灌丛草甸区由于生境条件因素各项指标数值均最小,其余3类生境分区,无论是总鸟种数、雀形目鸟种数,还是优势科鸟种数,均支持中间膨胀效应(Mid-domain effect)。G-F指数由低海拔向高海拔依次降低,即:农林营作干扰区(DG-F=0.775)次生林恢复区(DG-F=0.772)原生性森林区(DG-F=0.760)中山灌丛草甸区(DG-F=0.603);雀形目鸟种G-F指数分析,原生性森林区(DG-F=0.650)则略大于次生林恢复区(DG-F=0.633),提示顶级植物群落更大的森林内部空间和多样的内部层次结构,对雀形目鸟种多样性具有积极意义。分析显示次生林恢复区与原生性森林区相似性系数最高,表明经过30a左右自然演替恢复的次生林,对于森林繁殖鸟来说其生态功能已接近顶级群落,而农林营作干扰区和中山灌丛草甸区相似性系数最低。同时,研究区鸡形目(GALLIFORMES)鸟类生态位分异表现最为典型。     

不同干扰强度下江西武夷山河岸带阔叶林群落的结构与数量特征

为揭示中亚热带典型河岸带阔叶林群落的结构特征、数量特征和干扰强度的耦合关系,根据干扰强度的不同,在江西武夷山保护区内选取3条主要水系进行阔叶林群落调查,共统计到河岸带维管束植物93科174属304种,分别占保护区维管束植物总数的41.5%、18.0%、11.9%。物种组成以壳斗科（6属22种）、山茶科（7属22种）、樟科（6属16种）、蔷薇科（8属16种）为主。不同干扰强度下的河岸带植被群落相似性Jaccard系数均在0.2-0.3之间,各群落优势种完全不同,且存在特有分布的物种,但群落乔木层优势种优势度（重要值）差异不显著（P〉0.05）。不同干扰强度下,物种数量、群落Jaccard系数、丰富度指数、多样性指数、均匀度指数总体上为：轻微干扰〉中等干扰〉无干扰;而乔木的平均高度和平均胸径却为：无干扰〉中等干扰〉轻微干扰。研究结果表明,江西武夷山河岸带阔叶林以常绿阔叶树种为主,但不同干扰梯度下群落的结构和数量特征差异性较大。     

江西武功山两栖爬行动物资源调查及评价

2001年7月中旬～8月上旬,对江西武功山国家森林公园进行了20多天的野生动植物资源野外考察.公园内现已记录两栖类2目7科25种和爬行类3目9科37种,本次调查增加安福县爬行动物新记录7种：多疣壁虎、中国石龙子、黑背白环蛇、铅色水蛇、灰鼠蛇、乌梢蛇、银环蛇;增加武功山爬行动物新记录23种.动物地理区划属东洋界华中区东部丘陵平原亚区,动物区系组成以东洋界华中区与华南区共有种为主.两栖类东洋界种类占92.00%;生态类型以流水型9种和陆栖-静水型7种占优势.数量优势种为黑斑蛙、中华蟾蜍、黑斑肥螈、泽蛙、棘胸蛙、花臭蛙、华南湍蛙、三港树蟾、镇海林蛙和饰纹姬蛙.爬行类东洋界种类占75.68%,广布种占24.32%.数量优势种有石龙子、蓝尾石龙子、铜蜓蜥、赤链华游蛇、王锦蛇、虎斑颈槽蛇、赤链蛇、红点锦蛇、乌梢蛇、灰鼠蛇、尖吻蝮、竹叶青蛇等.公园内野生动物及其生境受人类干扰破坏大,当地群众保护意识有待增强,就此提出了保护对策.     

江西齐云山自然保护区苔藓植物研究

通过野外考察和标本鉴定,江西齐云山自然保护区共有苔藓植物52科98属191种(包括2亚种和3变种),其中苔类植物22科27属46种1亚种,藓类植物30科71属140种1亚种3变种.报道江西新记录科3科:裸蒴苔科(Haplomitriaceae)、南溪苔科(Makinoaceae)和带叶苔科(Pallaviciniaceae);江西新记录属5属:裸蒴苔属(Haplomitrium)、南溪苔属(Makinoa)、带叶苔属(Pallavicinia)、黄角苔属(Phaeoceros)和细指苔属(Kurzia),以及24种苔类植物为江西新记录.     

脐橙果园土壤养分动态与酶活性的季节变化

土壤酶活性可用于衡量土壤养分供应能力及土壤质量,而其季节变化可反映养分供应与植物需求的耦合关系。在赣南地区选取施肥模式类似,种植年限分别为9、20和31年的脐橙果园为研究对象,测定土壤养分含量,监测土壤酶活性的季节变化。结果表明:土壤有机碳(C)、全氮(N)和全磷(P)均表现为随种植年限延长逐渐提高;土壤蔗糖酶活性表现为20年高于9年和31年,脲酶为9年和21年高于31年,而酸性磷酸酶不同种植年限之间差异不显著。土壤C、N、P的转化和供应速率与养分含量提高的变化趋势不一致,种植年限至31年,土壤C和N供应速率均表现出下降的趋势;且土壤蔗糖酶、脲酶和酸性磷酸酶活性的季节变化与脐橙初冬C贮存、春夏N需求和夏末秋初P转移更明显的节律不吻合。因此推断,随着种植年限增加,土壤养分转化和供应速率下降,N和P供应失衡、养分供应的季节变化与果树需求不协调可能是导致赣南高龄果园土壤质量及脐橙产量和品质下降的重要原因。     

江西东北部兔儿风属一新种(菊科)

该文描述了江西东北部菊科兔儿风属一新种——婺源兔儿风(Ainsliaea wuyuanensis Z.H.Chen,Y.L.Xu et X.F.Jin),并附有线描图和彩色照片。婺源兔儿风是密聚组(Sect.Aggregatae Beauv.)一个非常特殊的种,与本组的其他种类区别很大。从叶脉类型来看与粗齿兔儿风(A.grossedentata Franch.)比较接近,区别在于其叶片较大,菱形或菱状卵形,长11～17 cm,顶端渐尖,基部楔形,叶缘中上部具1～2对裂片状粗大锯齿,两面无毛;叶柄长2～14 cm;总苞片顶端锐尖;瘦果较长,密被污黄色糙毛。     

江西萍乡地区晚白垩世副蜂窝蛋类一新蛋种

依据采自江西省萍乡地区上白垩统周田组的恐龙蛋化石,记述了蜂窝蛋科(Faveoloolithidae)副蜂窝蛋属(Parafaveoloolithus)一新蛋种。材料包括一枚较完整的蛋和若干破碎蛋壳。根据蛋壳弦切面呈蜂窝状结构,径切面蛋壳中、上部蛋壳局部呈现由6~10个以上壳单元成群聚集一起等特征,将其订为一新蛋种——萍乡副蜂窝蛋(Parafaveoloolithus pingxiangensis oosp.nov.)。     

1985-2030年江西泰和县森林植被碳储量的时空动态

根据第6次森林清查小班数据,运用生物量转换因子法和平均生物量法估算了2003年江西省泰和县森林植被的生物量和碳储量,采用空间替代时间的方法,利用Logistic方程拟合了泰和主要森林类型年龄与碳密度的曲线关系,并结合小班轮伐信息,估算了全县1985—2003年的植被生物量和碳储量,分析了期间的时空动态特征,并以2003年为基准年,假定到2020、2030年泰和县森林植被面积保持稳定、且不考虑轮伐期,推算了此情景下2020、2030年泰和县植被碳储量.结果表明：2003年,泰和县森林林分总面积15.74×10⁴ hm²,总生物量6.71 Tg,植被碳储量4.14 Tg C,平均碳密度26.31 t C·hm^{- 2}. 1985、1994、2003、2020、2030年泰和县森林植被碳储量分别为1.06、2.83、4.14、5.65和6.35Tg C,森林植被碳密度的空间分布由东西部向中部递减.人工造林使泰和县林分面积大幅增加,全县森林植被的固碳能力明显增强.