Toward a better understanding of the "Transverse Range break": lineage diversification in southern California

The Transverse Ranges in southern California have been identified as having a prominent phylogeographic role. Numerous studies have identified distinct north-south and/or east-west lineage breaks involving the Transverse Ranges. However, in evaluating their findings, most authors have regarded this complex system somewhat simplistically. In this study we more deeply investigate these breaks using two approaches: first we examine the phylogeographic history of Sepedophilus castaneus (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) and then implement a comparative phylogeography approach applying Brooks parsimony analysis to the topologies of nine additional taxa. Phylogenetic analysis, nested clade analysis, and AMOVAs for S. castaneus agree that there is a major lineage break between the eastern and western Transverse Ranges, localized between the Sierra Pelona and the San Gabriel Mountains. The comparative phylogeographic analysis supports a generally strong concordance of area relationships with geographic proximity. It is notable, however, that the Transverse Ranges as a group do not show phylogenetic cohesion, but rather they are split into three main regions: an eastern region (San Gabriel, San Bernardino, and San Jacinto Mountains), a central region (central Transverse Ranges and Sierra Pelona) that is often grouped with the Tehachapi and Sierra Nevada populations, and a western region (northwestern Transverse Ranges and Santa Ynez Mountains) that is consistently grouped with coast range areas to the north. The lineage break between east and west Transverse Ranges is attributable to the presence of a marine embayment in what is now the Santa Clara River valley 5-2.5 million years ago.     

Correlation between the animal community structure and environmental factors in Jialiang and Boduo caves of Guizhou Province, China

1045 samples collected in Boduo cave belong to 3 phyla, 6 classes, 13 orders, 27 families and 45 species or groups. 469 samples collected in Jialiang cave were subordinated to 3 phyla, 6 classes, 9 orders, 24 families and 52 species or groups. According to the analysis of the community diversity, the communities that have the highest values of richness, diversity, maximum diversity, evenness, dominance and community similarity are D (8.3223), D (3.4677), D (3.8286), D (0.9057), C (0.0404) and D-E (0.6611), respectively. According to the analysis of Pearson correlation, the content of organic matter in soil is strongly positively related to species number, species richness, community diversity and maximum community diversity, and is significantly positively related to the evenness. The content of CO2 in air is opposite to the above result and is negatively related to species number, species richness, community diversity, maximum community diversity and evenness. The results indicate that the contents of organic matter and CO2 are the important factors influencing the community structure of cave animals.     

Diversity of tropical forest landscape types in Hainan Island, China

A novel landscape classification system was proposed in this study based on landscape ecological theory and the differentiation in climate, topography, soil, vegetation and land use mode. Five basic units (zone, tract, province, region and type) and two assistant units (sub and group) were used in this system. The tropical forest landscape in Hainan Island was regarded as a landscape province, belonging to global tropical forest landscape zone, Asiatic (oriental) tropical forest landscape tract and Chinese tropical forest landscape subtract. Based on the grade system of region, sub-region, type-group and type, this landscape province (Hainan Island) is divided into 6 landscape regions (east moist forest landscape, west semi-arid forest landscape, central-south mountainous forest landscape, tropical evergreen needle-leaved forest landscape, tropical bamboo landscape and tropical plantation landscape), 11 tropical forest landscape sub-regions represented by tropical lowland valley rain forest landscape, 26 tropical forest landscape-type groups represented by tropical lowland valley Dipterocarpaceae forest landscape, and 54 forest landscape types (FLT) represented by lowland valley Vatica mangachapoi forest. Generally, this classification system represents the landscape diversity of the tropical forest in Hainan Island. Further studies are needed to better understand the landscape diversity of Hainan Island.     

海南岛青冈属（壳斗科）一新种

描述海南岛青冈属一新种—燕千青冈。     

The Shanita fauna (Permian foraminifera) from Baoshan area, western Yunnan Province, China

Studies in the past decade have proven the Shanita fauna to be an excellent marker of the northern peri-Gondwana tectonic blocks.Thus,a study of the Shanita fauna from the Baoshan area in western Yunnan Province,China,could provide pivotal paleontological evidence for the paleogeographic reconstruction of the Baoshan block.We systematically analyzed the composition and the age of the Shanita fauna from the Permian Da'aozi Formation in Woniusi Section of the Baoshan area.Results suggested that the characteristic genera Shanita and Hemigordiopsis in this fauna comprised eight species (including two new species),and ten genera of other nonfusulinid foraminifera were also recognized from this fauna.Further comparative study showed that the Shanita fauna from the Baoshan area were probably late Maokouan (Lengwuan)to Wuchiapingian in age.In general composition,this fauna is comparable to those Shanita faunas from Shan State of Burma,Peninsular Thailand,and Nagri of Tibet,China.However,the relatively low generic diversity and occurrence of some endemic species,as well as the absence of fusulinids,indicate certain regional features of the Shanita fauna from the Baoshan area.     

江西省野生维管植物名录

为了全面了解江西省野生维管植物资源的现状并为开展相应的生物多样性保护实践提供基础资料, 本文在前人的基础上, 通过进一步的文献收集、标本考证、数据分析, 并结合作者的野外调查结果, 按照维管植物最新的分类系统整理出江西省野生维管植物名录, 并根据标本信息核实了每个物种县市级的分布信息。结果显示, 江西省共有野生维管植物214科1,253属4,761种(含种下等级), 其中石松类与蕨类植物35科103属444种, 裸子植物5科21属36种, 被子植物174科1,129属4,281种。石松类与蕨类植物中, 物种数最多的前5个科为鳞毛蕨科(84种)、水龙骨科(55种)、凤尾蕨科(49种)、蹄盖蕨科(47种)和金星蕨科(47种), 最多的属是鳞毛蕨属(Dryopteris, 40种); 裸子植物中物种数最多的科和属为松科(7属12种)和松属(Pinus, 5种); 被子植物是江西省野生维管植物的最主要组成部分, 分别占科、属、种总数的81.3%、90.1%和89.9%, 其中种数最多的前5个科分别是禾本科(315种)、菊科(241种)、蔷薇科(228种)、唇形科(200种)和豆科(197种), 前6个属依次是薹草属(Carex, 71种)、悬钩子属(Rubus, 66种)、冬青属(Ilex, 56种)、蓼属(Persicaria, 40种)、珍珠菜属(Lysimachia, 37种)和杜鹃花属(Rhododendron, 37种)。江西省维管植物调查呈现出地区不均衡性, 建议增加后续调查工作的广度和深度, 尤其在武夷山脉、赣南山区、鄱阳湖湿地等生物多样性较高或较特殊的地区进行补充采集。同时, 本文呼吁加强专科专属的分类学研究, 为后续名录的修订与完善奠定基础。     

贵州省野生苦苣苔科物种多样性与地理分布（附录）

该研究在建立贵州省野生苦苣苔科植物名录和地理分布数据库的基础上,对其物种多样性及地理分布格局进行研究。通过文献资料结合实地调查,从物种组成、特有性、水平分布、垂直分布和相似性等方面进行分析,并采用筛除算法确定贵州苦苣苔科植物分布的热点地区。结果表明:(1)贵州省苦苣苔科植物共计2族8亚族28属153种(含种下等级),分布在75个县级行政区,有128/45个中国/贵州特有种,垂直分布以900~1300 m海拔段最为丰富。(2)通过计算省级相似性系数,发现贵州与广西的相似程度最高,最后筛选得到10个热点县,共代表了75%的苦苣苔科植物。(3)贵州省为典型的喀斯特高原山地,苦苣苔科植物种类丰富,尤其是广义马铃苣苔属、广义报春苣苔属、广义石山苣苔属和蛛毛苣苔属等,有着较高的物种多样性和区域特有性。该研究可以为贵州省苦苣苔科植物资源保护和持续利用提供理论参考。     

木麻黄原生境种子萌发及幼苗存活的影响因素分析

木麻黄无法天然更新已严重影响了海南岛木麻黄海防林发挥其永续的防护效能。该文以海口木麻黄海防林为原生境试验基地,采用5因素2水平的因子试验设计方法,共设计36个处理组合,探究木麻黄种子萌发及幼苗存活的影响因素及障碍因子。结果表明:(1)木麻黄种子发芽率最高的处理组合为林窗-不浇水-沙土-保水-盖土(GJ0SBM),发芽率为37.33%,显著高于其他处理组合(P<0.05); 平均株高最高的处理组合为林窗-浇水-红土-不保水-不盖土(GJRB0M0),平均株高为6.43 cm/53 d,显著高于其他处理组合(P<0.05); 存活率最高的组合为林窗-浇水-沙土-保水-盖土(GJSBM),存活率为79.00%/73 d,显著高于其他处理组合(P<0.05)。(2)林分光照条件和盖土方式是木麻黄种子发芽率及发芽势的影响因素,保水方式对种子发芽速度有显著影响。(3)林分光照条件是影响木麻黄幼苗株高的影响因素。(4)浇水方式是影响木麻黄幼苗存活率的主要影响因素。综上所述,木麻黄自身无法天然更新的障碍机制不在于种子萌发,而是因为木麻黄幼苗在海南旱季因缺乏必要的水分而无法存活,从而导致其自身无法天然更新。     

中国植物标本馆数字化发展的缩影——江苏省中国科学院植物研究所标本馆(NAS)

江苏省中国科学院植物研究所标本馆(NAS)是中国最早的植物标本馆之一,也是国内最早开展植物标本数字化的标本馆,其标本数字化发展经历了4个阶段: 20世纪80年代后期尝试的标本文字信息数字化的起步阶段; 20世纪90年代末的标本图像数字化和文字信息数字化规范阶段; 2004年以后的标本批量数字化与信息网络共享快速发展阶段; 2018年后的标本数字化信息维护与优化阶段。这一过程集中代表和反映了中国植物标本数字化的发展历程。此外,近年来开始了发掘和利用江苏植物标本的数字化信息工作,包括建设江苏省级数字植物标本馆、开发江苏省维管植物标本时空分布可视化系统、开展标本采集-入库过程数字化等。今后,将不断深化标本数字化的工作,以期形成有NAS特色的数字化植物标本馆。     

广东省苔藓植物分布新记录

对车八岭国家级自然保护区苔藓植物进行全面的标本采集并鉴定,发现6个广东新记录物种,分别为拟网藓[Syrrhopodon parasiticus (Sw. ex Brid.) Besch.]、拟透明凤尾藓(Fissidens bogoriensis M. Fleisch.)、微形凤尾藓东亚亚种[Fissidens closteri?subsp.?kiusiuensis (Sakurai) Z. Iwats.]、无边匐灯藓[Plagiomnium elimbatum?(M. Fleisch.) T. Kop.]、异叶小羽藓[Haplocladium larminatii (Broth. et Par.) Broth.]和东亚小羽藓[Haplocladium strictulum (Card.) Reim.]。