Deep placement of Mn fertiliser on a sandy soil increased grain yield and reduced split seed in Lupinus angustifolius

Experiments were conducted over two years with Lupinus angustifolius L. on a site with acid sandy soil near Esperance, Western Australia to determine if deep placed manganese fertilizer increases lupin grain yield. Manganese at 4 and 8 kg ha⁻¹ was placed below the surface immediately before sowing at 4, 20 and 30 cm and 4, 8, 12, 16 and 20 cm in 1987 and 1988 respectively. Foliar Mn applied at 1 kg ha⁻¹ when the first order laterals were in mid-flowering stage, was also compared. Increasing the depth of Mn placement increased grain yield in both years. The deepest placed Mn increased grain yields by 255 kg ha⁻¹ (10%) and 430 kg ha⁻¹ (106%) in year 1 and year 2 over the shallow (4 cm) placed Mn. The higher responses to deep placed Mn occurred in year 2, the year with the driest spring and most intense aphid infestations. Foliar applied Mn was as effective as most deep placed Mn treatments, except for the highest rate (8 kg ha⁻¹) at the greatest depth (20 cm) in year 2. The higher rate of applied Mn gave the best grain yields. This revised version was published online in June 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

短期增温和降水减少对半干旱沙质草地群落特征的影响

【目的】为探究短期增温和降水减少对沙质草地植物群落物种多样性、功能性状及生产力的影响,进一步揭示沙质草地植物群落特征对气候变化的响应。【方法】以科尔沁沙质草地植物群落为研究对象,利用开顶式生长室(OTC)模拟增温,研究降水减少0%、20%、40%和60%与增温的交互作用对沙质草地群落组成、物种多样性和功能性状的影响及群落特征与环境因子关系。【结果】结果显示:（1）短期增温和降水减少使沙质草地植物群落组成和物种优势度发生变化,其中优势物种猪毛蒿和达乌里胡枝子在短期增温和降水减少处理下均明显降低,短期增温和降水减少均显著降低了植物群落盖度和地上生物量。（2）短期增温显著降低了Margalef丰富度指数、Simpson指数、Shannon多样性指数和Pielou均匀度指数,短期降水减少对沙质草地供试4种物种多样性指标均无显著影响。（3）短期增温显著提高了植物群落高度和叶干物质含量,显著降低叶厚度,短期降水减少显著提高了叶干物质含量和叶厚度,显著降低了植株高度和比叶面积。（4）短期增温是影响沙质草地物种多样性和功能性状的主要环境因素。【结论】综上可知,短期增温和降水减少改变了沙质草地群落特征,温度是影响沙质草地群落特征的主要环境因子。     

The effect of deposition of organic matter on phosphorus dynamics in experimental marine sediment systems

The effect of deposition of organic matter on phosphorus dynamics in sandy marine sediments was evaluated using an experimental system (boxcosms) and three different strategies: (1) no supply (2) one single addition (3) weekly additions of a suspension of algal cells (Phaeocystis spec.). Macrofauna (3 species, 6 individuals of each) were added to half of the boxes. Both in the case of the single and weekly additions a clear effect of increased organic matter loading on phosphorus dynamics was found. Following the organic matter addition, porewater phosphate concentrations in the upper sediment layer increased, phosphate release rates from the sediment increased by a factor 3–5 and in the boxes to which a single addition was applied NaOH-extractable phosphorus increased substantially. The increase in phosphate release rates from the sediment was attributed to mineralization of the added material and to direct release from the algal cells. No clear effect of the presence of macrofauna on sediment-water exchange of phosphate could be discovered. The macrofauna were very effective at reworking the sediment, however, as illustrated by the organic carbon profiles. It is hypothesized that the sediment-water exchange rates of phosphate were regulated by the layer of algal material which was present on the sediment surface in the fed boxes. In the boxes to which the single addition was applied porewater phosphate concentrations were lower and NaOH-extractable phosphorus was higher in the presence of macrofauna, suggesting that macrofauna can stimulate phosphate binding in the sediment.Publication no. 40 of the project Applied Scientific Research Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (BEWON)     

沙地樟子松幼苗干旱致死过程中非结构性碳水化合物的变化

以2年生沙地樟子松幼苗为对象,通过持续自然干旱处理,研究当土壤含水量下降到田间持水量的60%、40%、30%、20%和15%时幼苗叶片水势及不同器官(一年生叶、当年生叶、茎、粗根和细根)的可溶性糖、淀粉和非结构性碳水化合物(NSC)的含量,分析沙地樟子松幼苗在干旱致死过程中各器官NSC的分配规律及其适应机制.结果表明: 土壤含水量从田间持水量的40%下降到15%,幼苗叶片凌晨及正午水势无显著变化.当土壤含水量从田间持水量的60%下降到30%,各器官可溶性糖、淀粉、NSC含量和可溶性糖/淀粉先下降后上升.从30%下降到20%,当年生叶、一年生叶、茎和细根可溶性糖、淀粉和NSC含量降低,而粗根可溶性糖含量增加,淀粉和NSC含量减少.从20%下降到15%,当年生叶、一年生叶和茎可溶性糖、淀粉和NSC含量降低,粗根可溶性糖和NSC含量下降,淀粉含量上升,细根可溶性糖含量减少,淀粉和NSC含量增加.沙地樟子松幼苗通过不断调整各器官NSC及其组分含量变化以适应不同干旱环境,土壤含水量下降到田间持水量的30%后,幼苗可溶性糖和NSC含量总体呈下降趋势,淀粉在粗根和细根中积累,幼苗可能因碳耗竭而死亡.     

毛乌素沙地流动沙丘不同深度土壤渗漏特征

沙地的土壤深漏是沙地水分循环及水量平衡中的重要环节,对这一分量的准确测算,能够增进对沙地降雨的分配、转移及运输过程规律的认识。利用土壤深层水量渗漏测试记录仪(YWB-01),对毛乌素沙地典型的流动沙丘50、100 cm和200 cm的3个层次的土壤渗漏水量进行定点实时监测,定量分析降雨条件下沙地土壤渗漏特征,得出以下结论:(1)在降雨条件下,2016年4—6月3个沙层的渗漏过程都不明显,从7月开始,渗漏过程与降雨过程的一致性随沙层的增加而逐渐减弱;(2)随沙层深度的增加,累计渗漏天数以及连续渗漏天数在增加,累计渗漏水量、最大日渗漏水量逐渐减小,渗漏水量的波动也逐渐减小;渗漏水量10 mm的天数和渗漏水量所占的比例明显减少;(3)对降雨量和各沙层渗漏水量日、周、半月、月累积量之间进行相关分析和线性拟合后发现,越往深处渗漏水量对降雨的响应越弱,月渗漏水量与月降雨量的关系更密切。     

基于土壤水分平衡的沙地草地最优植被覆盖率的研究

本文从土壤水分平衡出发,用动态仿真模型方法研究我国北方干旱半干旱沙地草地土壤不分平衡与立地条件,如坡度、坡向、土壤物理性状及植被覆盖率之间的关系。有如下初步结论和论点产生：（１）地表因植被的存在而形成的结皮对降水入渗到土壤中的阻滞作用几乎可以忽略。只有在坡度很大,瞬间降水强度很大时,结皮表面才可形成较大的迳流;（２）土壤水分的平衡随植被的覆盖率变化的情况取决于立地条件的差异,笼统地讲“植被覆盖率越     

Stability and acceleration of phenotypic evolution in spiny rats (Trinomys,Echimyidae) across different environments

Trinomys is a very diverse mammalian genus of eastern Brazil, comprising ten species. Eight of them have remained in their original biome, the Atlantic Forest, while two others occupy the semi‐arid Caatinga. One of the species from the Atlantic Forest, T. eliasi, also inhabits adjacent restingas, an open vegetation ecosystem on sandy sediments of marine origin. Here we assess the impact of colonization of very different environments on the rates of phenotypic change in Trinomys. Multivariate analyses showed that species that had remained in the Atlantic Forest maintained a strong cohesion in skull shape and size. By contrast, colonization of the Caatinga was associated with remarkable differentiation and a strong increase in the rates of phenotypic change, 7–17 times higher than in the Atlantic Forest. Trinomys eliasi from restinga differed from forest samples and other species by a recent change in morphology. Our findings showed that occupation of remarkably different ecosystems had a significant impact in the phenotypic evolution of Trinomys.     

泗礁沙滩碎波带仔稚鱼群落结构的时空变化

2010年8月—2011年8月每月大潮期间,在泗礁沙滩8个站位点水深0.5—1.5 m处,沿海岸平行拖曳小型拖网(1m×4m,网目1 mm)采集仔稚鱼样本。共采集仔稚鱼1718尾(隶属于28科46种)。仔稚鱼群落的季节变化显示,根据种类生活史及其对沙滩碎波带利用模式的差异,主要优势种鲻Mugil cephalus、中国花鲈Lateolabrax maculatus、鳀Engraulis japonicus、相模虾虎鱼Sagamia geneionema、细鳞鯻Terapon jarbua、鮻Liza haematocheila及中华侧带小公鱼Stolephorus chinensis分别在3月、5月、6月与8月进入碎波带,栖息时间在1—4个月不等;月份聚类和排序将8个月份(渔获物稀少甚至无渔获月份舍弃)分为2011年3—5月与2010年8—9月、2011年6—8月2个群组。群落的空间结构显示,St.5与St.7分别具有最多的种类数和个体数,说明仔稚鱼偏好栖息于内湾浅滩;但各主要优势种对内湾沙滩的选择有一定的种类特异性,其具体原因有待进一步完调查完善与分析;站点聚类和排序将8个站位分为4组:Sts.1—Sts.2与Sts.7—Sts.8聚为1组,St.5与St.6聚为1组,St.3、St.4分别为1组。各主要优势种对碎波带的利用时间、方式及对沙滩生境的选择均具有一定的种类特异性,其对沙滩生境选择的影响因子有待进一步研究。