Assessing the frequency and drivers of early‐greening in broad‐leaved woodlands along a latitudinal gradient in southern Africa

Savannas are the only deciduous system where new leaf flush pre‐empts the onset of suitable conditions for growth, a phenological phenomenon known as early‐greening. Limited understanding of the frequency and drivers of the occurrence of early‐greening in southern African savanna trees exists. We aimed to estimate the frequency of early‐greening events across southern Africa and investigated potential environmental drivers of green‐up. We selected and compared seven broad‐leaved woodland sites where Burkea africana was a dominant species using remotely sensed data along a latitudinal gradient from South Africa to Zambia. Normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) values were extracted from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) satellite imagery at each site from January 2002 to June 2014. Using an austral year (July 1st–June 30th), early‐greening was recorded if the green‐up start date occurred prior to the onset date of seasonal rainfall. A latitudinal gradient of early‐green‐up was detected across southern Africa (R² = 0.74) with the two most northerly (Zambian) sites showing the earliest and most consistent green‐up start dates (3 October ± 5.34 days). A strong latitudinal gradient was observed between the variability in the amount of rainfall in the first 6 months of green‐up and the green‐up start dates across southern Africa (R² = 0.92). Photoperiod appeared to play a role in areas where the onset of rainfall commenced late into the austral year. Mean maximum temperatures recorded 10 days prior to green‐up start dates suggested a potential threshold of about 35°C, which could drive early‐greening in the absence of rainfall. Correlations between the proportion of early‐greening years and the above mentioned environmental factors indicated that rainfall variability had the strongest influence over the observed phenological gradient (R² = 0.96). Understanding early‐greening in complex savanna systems is a vital step in furthering predictive phenological models under changing climatic conditions.     

浙江天台山常绿阔叶林优势种群结构及种间联结性研究

以浙江天台山常绿阔叶林为研究对象 ,用“空间序列代替时间变化”的方法 ,对该群落优势种群的结构和动态进行了分析 ,结果是 :甜槠、木荷、东南石栎种群的存活曲线均表现为极显著的线性关系 ,种群的年龄结构为稳定型或增长型 ,马尾松、短柄种群的年龄结构为衰退型 ,小叶青冈种群的年龄结构由稳定型趋向衰退型。用方差比率 (VR)和通过 2× 2联列表进行 X2 检验的方法 ,检验了常绿阔叶林乔木层 2 0个主要树种、灌木层 2 2个主要种类的总体相关性和各种对间的联结性。结果是乔木层、灌木层主要种类间在总体上均呈显著的正相关 ,正联结的种对多于负联结的种对。     

长白山阔叶红松林蒸散量的测算

2001年7－9月应用水量平衡法对长白山阔叶红松林蒸散量进行了测定,同时应用波文比（BREB）法对其蒸散量进行了估算,两种方法得到的总蒸散量分别为288.18mm和214.94mm,均小于该时段的降雨量301.9mm。通过两种方法分别得出了各月平均日蒸散量,并通过第二种方法计算出每日的蒸散量及每日不同时刻的蒸散速率,从而对水量平衡法和BREB方法测算阔叶红松林蒸散量的可行性及其精度进行了验证。     

鼎湖山顶级森林生态系统水文要素时空规律

运用连续7a(1993～1999)的水文观测资料,对南亚热带顶级生态系统鼎湖山季风常绿阔叶林集水区水文要素时空规律进行分析,得到如下一些主要结论：(1)鼎湖山多年平均降水量为1910mm,湿季降水量占年降水量80％,干季仅占20％。6月份的降水量最大,1月份最小。(2)季风常绿阔叶林冠层截留率为31．8％,湿季的截留量占全年截留量的66．7％,截留量最大值和最小值所在的月份分别为7和1月份。各月的截留率差异很大,截留量大的月份,截留率较低;截留量小的月份,截留率较高。(3)季风常绿阔叶林集水区多年平均总径流量953．0mm,总径流系数49．9％,其中地表径流量为252．3mm,地表径流系数13．2％;地表径流与降水量之间存在二次抛物线型回归关系,与降水强度的关系不大,这说明季风常绿阔叶林的产流形式是是蓄满产流。(4)季风常绿阔叶林多年平均蒸散948．2mm,占同期降水量的49．7％;蒸散力1031．4mm,年蒸散系数为0．92,蒸散月变化规律较降水量的月变化规律有所滞后。(5)系统贮水量的月变化很大,2～8月份,系统处于蓄水阶段;9月份至翌年1月份,系统处于失水阶段。蓄水和失水的最大值分别出现在湿季和干季的第一个月,即4月份和10月份。(6)集水区多年平均水量总输入2129．9mm,实际输入1910mm(降水量),其中219．9mm的水量输入是由系统贮水量变化而产生。支出的总水量2129．9mm,实际支出1901．3mm(径流和蒸散量),其中228．6mm的水量支出是由系统贮水量变化引起的。     

植物抗病反应的信号传导网络

植物由抗病基因介导的防卫过程存在一系列生理生化和分子生物学反应,这些反应从病原菌侵染点开始的超敏反应(HR)并延伸到远处组织的系统抗性或获得性抗性(SAR),受制于一种信号传导网络的调控。这个信号系统由抗病蛋白和病原菌非毒性蛋白在一种配体-受体的互作模式下激发,并由信号分子H2O2,NO和系统信号分子SA,JA和乙烯和通过关键调控基因传递和放大,最终诱导一系列防卫反应基因的表达和代谢的变化而产生抗性。植物防卫信号的产生有类似于动物免疫系统因子的介导,并可由非寄主病原菌或诱导子诱发。这些信号途径所产生的广谱抗性为植物抗病基因工程的应用奠定了基础。     

福州鼓山季风常绿阔叶林及其林缘几种植物叶热值和营养成分

研究了福州鼓山次生的南亚热带季风常绿阔叶要及其林缘不同层次１３种植物叶热值、灰分含是及营养成分。结果表明：群落的不同层次平均灰分含量从低到高依次是乔木层（６．８％）,草本层（８．５％）、灌木层（１０％）;平均含灰分热值（ＧＣＶ）从低到高低次是草本层（１６．８９ＫＪ／ｇ）、灌木层（１７．７５ＫＪ／ｇ）、乔木层（１９．７９ＫＪ／ｇ）;平均不含灰分热值（ＡＦＣＶ）从低到高依次是草本层（１８．５５ＫＪ／ｇ     

浙江天童植物群落次生演替与土壤肥力的关系

从土壤物质、化学和生物因子等方面出发,建立了土壤和综合评价指标体系,并利用多元统计方法,对浙江天植物群落次生演替过程土壤肥力的变化特征进行综合评价。结果表明,裸地、藻丛、马尾松林、马尾松木荷林、木荷 林、栲树木荷林和栲树林的土壤肥力综合指标值分别为０．０４８、０．３２４、０．４７４、０．５１４、０．６５７、０．９０５和０．９２４。可见,随着进展演替,土壤肥力呈增长趋势,并且由于群落类型,尤其是建群     

鼎湖山南亚热带森林细根生产力与周转

 报道了鼎湖山季风常绿阔叶林和针阔叶混交林群落0～40cm土层中细根(≤2mm和2～5mm)的现存量、死亡量、生产力和周转率,并比较了用“连续钻取土芯法”和“埋无根土柱法”来估算表层土(0～20cm)细根生产力的差异。结果表明：在0～40cm土层中,季风常绿阔叶林≤2mm和2～5mm细根现存量分别为6.59t·hm-2和4.81t·hm-2,死根比率各为29.9％和22.9％;针阔叶混交林≤2mm和2～5mm细根现存量分别为5.35t·hm-2和4.24t·hm-2,死根比率各为34.4％和24.0％。细根现存量的季节性变化不显著。季风常绿阔叶林细根年分解量、年死亡量和年净生产力分别为0.90,1.59,2.65t·hm-2·a-1 (≤2mm)和0.41,0.63,1.25t·hm-2·a-1(2～5mm),针阔叶混交林的相应数值各为0.80,1.4l,2.42t·hm-2·a-1(≤2mm)和0.37,0.62,1.21t·hm-2·a-1(2～5mm)。季风常绿阔叶林细根年周转率为0.57 (≤2mm)和0.34次·a-1(2～5mm),针阔叶混交林分别为0.69(≤2mm)和0.38次·a-1(2～5mm)。     

不同季节亚热带常绿阔叶林6个树种凋落叶钙、镁、锰的释放特征

采用凋落物分解袋法,研究了亚热带常绿阔叶林区马尾松、柳杉、杉木、香樟、红椿、麻栎6个典型树种凋落叶的Ca、Mg、Mn在第一个分解年不同雨热季节的释放特征.结果表明：经历1年的分解,6种凋落叶Ca、Mg、Mn释放率分别为-13.8%～92.3%、4.0%～64.8%和41.6%～81.1%.马尾松和香樟凋落叶Ca释放动态呈现富集-释放模式,其余4种凋落叶整体上呈现释放的模式;香樟凋落叶Mg释放动态呈现富集-释放模式,其余5种凋落叶呈现直接释放模式;柳杉和红椿凋落叶Mn释放动态呈现富集-释放模式,其余4种凋落叶呈现直接释放模式.凋落叶Ca、Mg、Mn的释放明显受到季节性降雨的影响,且因凋落叶种类不同而有差异.Ca、Mg、Mn在雨季的释放率和释放量均高于旱季.初始养分含量和降雨量是影响凋落物分解过程元素释放的重要因子.     

Broad host range, regulated expression system utilizing bacteriophage T7 RNA polymerase and promoter

An IPTF-regulated broad host range expression system was constructed using compatible broad host range plasmids, the T7 RNA polymerase, and T7 promoter sequences. The system is implemented by the coexistence of two plasmids. The first contains the T7 RNA polymerase gene under the control of lacl or lacl(q) genes and lacUV5 promoter. The second encodes the T7 promoter upstream of a multicloning site. IncP1 or IncP4 T7 promoter plasmids, and IncP1, IncP4 or IncW T7 RNA polymerase plasmids were constructed. The expression from the IncP1 promoter plasmids in the presence of the IncP4 polymerase plasmids was tested by in vivo lacZ fusions and vivo labeling of proteins. In this combination, the use of lac(q) improves the regulation levels in Escherichia coli, whereas, in Pseudomonas phaseolicola, a 28.5-fold regulation was obtained with lacl, Although the level of lacZ expression from the T7 promoter in P. phaseolicola is low compared with E. coli, it is similar to levels obtained with the pm promoter in Pseudomonas putida when the differences in the copy number of the expression vectors are taken into consideration (c) 1993 Wiley & Sons, Inc.