Development of macrophytic vegetation in the Agmon Wetland of Israel by spontaneous colonization and reintroduction

The draining of the Lake Hula and swamps, northern Israel, during the late 1950s resulted in the loss of a very diverse and rare ecosystem. Oxidation of the peat soil resulted in ground surface subsidence, while heavy autumn winds have eroded the dry peat. Moreover, agriculture on the peat soils is restricted, because of a nitrate surplus. Predictions that the sinking would continue and that more areas would go out of agricultural production led authorities to re-flood a portion of the Hula Valley in 1994. The aim of the present study was to monitor the spontaneous establishment of vegetation in the re-flooded area, the Agmon wetlands, and to reestablish some of the major plant species lost from the valley when Lake Hula was drained. Within the first two years, 74 plant species colonized the wetland spontaneously. Five out of 11 species designated for reintroduction were successfully established. Cyperus papyrus and Cynodon dactylon demonstrated sustainable potential for lake-shore stabilization. Cyperus papyrus was reintroduced from seedlings and rapidly became the dominant riparian species, while Cynodon dactylon established spontaneously. Re-introduced Nymphaea alba clones were established only in enclosures protected from grazing by the semi-aquatic mammal Myocastor coypu. Nuphar lutea and Iris pseudacorus showed better resistance to grazing. These results demonstrate a high potential for successful re-establishment of much of the original Hula swamp macrophytic vegetation by either spontaneous colonization by extant species from the surrounding areas or by introduction of locally extinct species. As such, there is a good chance that the associated faunal components of the former Lake Hula and swamps that have returned to the region since the Hula rehabilitation project commenced will continue to flourish.     

刈割对人工湿地风车草生长及污水净化效果的影响

刈割对人工湿地植物的生长和净化作用的影响,国内外学者的意见存在分歧。实验于2010年7月至2011年1月在华南师范大学生物园进行。利用水池(2m×2m×0.6m)构建风车草人工湿地生活污水处理系统,研究了刈割对人工湿地风车草生长和污水净化效果的影响。结果表明,刈割组风车草在整个实验过程中均保持着良好的生长态势,而对照组在11月以后生长减缓。刈割组风车草2010年7月至2011年1月的累积地上生物量、累积地上氮磷含量以及新增分蘖数均大于对照组,表现为超补偿生长。刈割组风车草的叶绿素含量、净光合速率、蒸腾速率和气孔传导率均显著高于对照组。刈割组和对照组的TN、TP、NH4-N和NO3-N的平均去除率分别为77%、84%、64%、72%和65%、67%、55%、63%,前者显著大于后者。刈割组和对照组的CODcr和BOD5平均去除率分别为58%、79%和54%、76%,两者差异不显著。总之,刈割对人工湿地风车草的生长和污水净化效果有明显的促进作用,这可为风车草人工湿地的科学管理提供参考。     

海南莎草属植物叶下表皮微形态的研究

利用光学显微镜对海南莎草属(Cyperus Linnaeus)15个种1个变种的叶下表皮微形态进行了研究。结果显示:(1)该属叶下表皮微形态基本特征如下:长细胞为长筒形、短筒形,少数为近方形,边缘波状、深波状;无短细胞的存在;副卫细胞为高圆屋顶形、圆屋顶形、圆屋顶至三角形或三角形;(2)根据保卫细胞的形态将海南莎草属分为两大类型即保卫细胞两端明显加厚型和保卫细胞两端不明显加厚型;(3)海南莎草属叶下表皮微形态一致,表明莎草属是一个自然类群,但在莎草属种间叶下表皮的长细胞形态、保卫细胞及副卫细胞形态、气孔长宽等存在一定的差异,可作为本属种间分类鉴别的参考依据。     

Peroxidase and polyphenol oxidase activities in Cyperus esculentus leaves following glyphosate applications

Following a 2-week treatment with glyphosate [N-(phosphonomethyl)glycine] changes in peroxidase (EC 1.11.1.7) and polyphenol oxidase (PPO; EC 1.14.18.1) activities of yellow nutsedge ( Cyperus esculentus L.) plants, were determined. Glyphosate caused significant increases of both activities. Isoelectric focusing gave 3 species (F₁, F₂ and F₃) of peroxidase activity, at pl 3.8, 4.4 and 4.8, and 4 species (F_a, F_b, F_c and F_d) of PPO activity at pl 7.0, 7.5, 7.8 and 9.5. The activity of the 4 active forms of PPO increased with increasing glyphosate dose up to 10⁻² M . The effect of the herbicide on the 3 fractions with peroxidase activity was to change their relative activities. Highest F₁ activity was found in control plants whereas the F₂ fraction was the predominant form in the plants treated with glyphosate at 10⁻² M and the highest F₃ activity occurred in plants treated with 5 × 10⁻³ M glyphosate. The increased PPO activity could produce phytotoxic o -quinones, and variations in peroxidase isoenzymes activity could enhance isoperoxidases with lignin biosynthetic activity.     

干旱叠加海平面上升、氮负荷增加对河口潮汐沼泽生态系统净CO2交换的影响

河口潮汐沼泽湿地是全球重要的蓝碳生态系统之一。海平面上升和氮负荷增加是入海河流河口湿地面临的两个主要环境问题。近年来,干旱事件频发,干旱及其与海平面上升、氮负荷增加的叠加将如何影响河口潮汐沼泽湿地生态系统净CO₂交换,目前还未见报道。2020年夏秋,福建沿海经历了数月严重的气象干旱,这为揭示干旱对河口潮汐沼泽湿地生态系统净CO₂交换量(NEE)和生态系统呼吸(ER)的影响提供了一个契机。分别于2019年8—10月(正常天气)和2020年8—10月(干旱天气),在闽江河口微咸水短叶茳芏沼泽湿地运用光合作用测定仪+箱法测定不同处理(对照、模拟海平面上升、模拟氮负荷增加、模拟海平面上升+模拟氮负荷增加)短叶茳芏湿地生态系统NEE和ER,以期揭示气象干旱与海平面上升、氮负荷增加的叠加对河口沼泽湿地生态系统净CO₂交换的影响。与正常天气相比,干旱天气下各处理(包含对照)的NEE均显著降低(P<0.05);对照、海平面上升以及氮负荷增加处理样地的ER显著减少(P<0.05),海平面上升+氮负荷增加处理ER显著增加(P&l...     

油莎豆快速繁殖体系的研究

为建立油莎豆(Cyperus esculentus)的快繁体系,以茎尖为外植体,MS为基本培养基,采用正交设计法研究了6-BA、KT和NAA组合对丛生芽增殖和生根的影响。结果表明,3种生长调节剂对油莎豆丛生芽增殖的影响为6-BA NAA KT,最佳生长调节剂组合为1.0 mg L~(-1) 6-BA+0.2 mg L~(-1) KT,培养4周的增殖系数为7.58。MS培养基为最优生根培养基,生根率可达88.10%,平均生根数为2.04条。这为高效繁育油莎豆优质种苗和种质资源优化奠定基础。     

Effect of Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate on D-Glucose-isomerizing Enzyme from Bacillus coagulans,Strain HN-68

Crystalline D-glucose-isomerizing enzyme from Bacillus coagulans, strain NH–68 has been shown to consist of subunits by the method of electrophoresis on sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) polyacrylamide gels.

The dissociation behavior of the enzyme has been characterized. The enzyme dissociates into inactive subunits by the preincubation with 0.05% SDS in the presence of 5 × 10^?3M MnCl₂ or CoCl₂, but not in the absence of these metal salts. In 8 м urea, however, the enzyme does not dissociate into subunits and the activity is completely recovered by dilution of the urea. Metal salts, such as MnCl₂ and CoCl₂, also do not affect activity in the presence of urea.     

香附子块茎试管苗繁殖

以香附子块茎为材料,用组织培养的方法,进行试管苗繁殖研究。结果表明,1/3MS+炉灰渣培养基是块茎生长芽培养的适宜培养基;1/2MS+ZT 0.6 mg/L+NAA 0.1 mg/L是生长芽分化和继代分化繁殖培养的适宜培养基;1/2MS+ABT 2号6 mg/L+IAA 0.4 mg/L是生根和试管苗微型块茎培养的适宜培养基。培养30 d试管苗移栽成活率96%;培养60 d试管苗移栽成活率89.7%;种植的块茎发芽率99.8%;试管苗和微型块茎定植的成活率在99%以上;定植试管苗保持了香附子的植物学特征。     

云南莎草属一新种

根状茎短, 具许多须根。秆丛生, 粗壮, 高70~130cm, 钝三棱形, 平滑, 下面为叶鞘所包, 具3~5叶。叶短于秆, 宽8~12mm, 基部折合, 上部平张;叶鞘长10~35cm, 红褐色, 基部深褐色。     

A molecular survey concerning the origin of Cyperus esculentus (Cyperaceae,Poales): two sides of the same coin (weed vs. crop)

Background and Aims Cyperus esculentus is widespread in tropical and temperate zones and is also present in cooler regions. It is used as a crop plant, but it also occurs in the wild and as a weed. As a consequence of its ecological plasticity, C. esculentus has remarkable variability, with several morphotypes. Four wild-type varieties are presently recognized, in addition to the cultivated form. This study investigates the phylogenetic position and biogeography of C. esculentus with the objective of contributing new data to increase the understanding of its evolutionary history.Methods Genealogical relationships among genotypes were inferred by using plastid DNA haplotype and nuclear ribosomal (nr) DNA ribotype sequences for 70 specimens either collected in the field or obtained from herbaria. Statistical dispersal–vicariance (S-DIVA) and Bayesian binary method (BBM) analyses were used to reconstruct the possible ancestral ranges of C. esculentus. In order to determine the age of C. esculentus, a time-measured phylogenetic analysis was performed.Key Results Considerable variation between the chosen nuclear and plastid markers was detected (27 ribotypes vs. six haplotypes). No geographical structure was displayed among the haplotypes, but information on the dispersal pattern may be deduced. Two types of ribotypes were detected in nrDNA, with an evident geographical segregation into an Old World group and a polymorphic New World group. Both S-DIVA and BBM analyses suggested a biogeographical history in which dispersal from the African region has been crucial in shaping the current distribution pattern of C. esculentus. The most recent common ancestor between C. esculentus races has an age of 5.1 million years (95 % highest posterior density 2.5–10.2).Conclusions The molecular analysis provides novel insights into the evolutionary history of C. esculentus. The results have various taxonomic and phylogenetic implications, including a hypothesis on the origin and phylogeography of this species, which probably originated in the late Cenozoic in Africa, and reached the Americas repeatedly, independently of Columbian exchanges.