芦苇耐脱水能力的生理生态学分析

甘肃省河西走廊分布有不同生态环境的芦苇,包括沼泽芦苇、盐化草甸芦苇和沙丘芦苇。盐化草甸芦苇和沙丘芦苇表观出很强的耐脱水能力。 测定与植物耐脱水能力相关的SOD、CAT和POD活力,表现为SOD活力以沙丘芦苇最高,盐化草甸芦苇次之,沼泽芦苇最低,但CAT和POD则以沼泽芦苇高于其它生境芦苇。用聚丙烯酰胺垂直板电泳方法分析这3种酶同工酶谱,结果表明,3种不同生境芦苇的SOD同工酶谱基本相同,均有9条酶带,但沙丘芦苇和盐化草甸芦苇的CAT和POD同工酶带数比沼泽芦苇分别增多3条和2条。这些结果证明,芦苇在自然选择压力下形成的耐脱水能力与基因调控的酶多型性相关。     

Charting the course of reed‐warblers across the Pacific islands

Aim Deciphering the complex colonization history of island archipelagos is greatly facilitated by comprehensive phylogenies. In this study we investigate the phylogeny and biogeography of the insular reed‐warblers (genus Acrocephalus) of the tropical Pacific Ocean, from Australia to eastern Polynesia. Location Oceania. Methods We used sequences of mitochondrial DNA (cytochrome b, ND2 and ATP8 genes) to infer the colonization patterns of reed‐warblers endemic to Pacific islands and Australia. We sampled all known taxa of Acrocephalus in the Pacific except A. luscinius nijoi, for which no sample was available. Most taxa were represented by toe‐pad samples from museum specimens collected in the 19th and 20th centuries. With a few exceptions, several specimens per taxon were sequenced independently in two institutions (Smithsonian Institution and Natural History Museum of Geneva). Results Our data indicate that Pacific reed‐warblers do not form a monophyletic group, because A. luscinius luscinius from Guam falls outside the main Pacific radiation. The remaining Pacific taxa are divided into two clades: one clade includes all the reed‐warblers from Micronesia (except Guam) and Australia, and two Polynesian taxa from the Line Islands and the southern Marquesas; the other clade includes all remaining Polynesian taxa. The taxa endemic to three archipelagos (Mariana, Marquesas and Society islands) are polyphyletic, suggesting several independent colonizations. Main conclusions Our results provide evidence for a complex pattern of colonization of the Pacific by reed‐warblers. Calibration analyses suggest that reed‐warbler lineages are much younger than the ages of the islands they occupy. Several remote archipelagos were colonized independently more than once. Consequently, we infer that the colonization of reed‐warblers in the Pacific did not follow a regular, stepping‐stone‐like pattern. The phylogeny also suggests a previously undetected case of reverse colonization (from island to continent) for the Australian lineage and indicates that A. luscinius, as currently defined, is not monophyletic. We discuss the supertramp strategy of reed‐warblers in the Pacific and show that, although Pacific reed‐warblers meet some of the supertramp criteria in their aptitude for colonizing remote archipelagos, their life history characteristics do not fit the model.     

Impact of the biological control agent Tetramesa romana (Hymenoptera: Eurytomidae) on Arundo donax (Poaceae: Arundinoideae) along the Rio Grande River in Texas

Five years post-release of the arundo gall wasp, Tetramesa romana, into the riparian habitats of the lower Rio Grande River, changes in the health of the invasive weed, Arundo donax, or giant reed, have been documented. These changes in plant attributes are fairly consistent along the study area of 558 river miles between Del Rio and Brownsville, TX, and support the hypothesis that the arundo wasp has had a significant impact as a biological control agent. Plant attributes were measured prior to release in 10 quadrats at each of 10 field sites in 2007, and measured again at the same undisturbed sites, 5 years after the release of T. romana, in 2014. Above ground biomass of A. donax decreased on average by 22% across the 10 sites. This decline in biomass was negatively correlated to increased total numbers of T. romana exit holes in main and lateral shoots per site in 2014 compared to 2007. Changes in biomass, live shoot density and shoot lengths, especially the positive effect of galling on main and lateral shoot mortality, appear to be leading to a consistent decline of A. donax. Economically, this reduction in A. donax biomass is estimated to be saving 4.4 million dollars per year in agricultural water. Additional impacts are expected as populations of the wasp increase and as other biological control agents such as the arundo scale, Rhizaspidiotus donacis, become more widespread.     

Ash as a phosphorus fertilizer to reed canary grass: effects of nutrient and heavy metal composition on plant and soil

Fertilization effects and risks of heavy metal enrichment were studied in a field experiment, in which plots of reed canary grass (RCG) were treated annually with three different fertilizers: Ash from co‐combustion of RCG and municipal wastes (mixed ash), pure RCG ash, and commercial fertilizer (control). RCG ash is a waste product that is currently expensive to dispose of. The amounts of nutrients applied annually were 100 kg ha^?1 N, 15 kg ha^?1 P, and 80 kg ha^?1 K in all treatments. In the ash treatments, all P derived from ash, whereas N and part of the K were supplemented by fertilizers. The amount of heavy metals exceeded the limits set by the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency for all elements analyzed in the mixed ash and for Ni and Cr in the RCG ash. There were no significant differences between treatments in terms of RCG dry matter yield obtained at harvest in spring, or in heavy metal concentrations in the biomass. Soil samples from 0–5 cm, 5–10 cm, and 10–20 cm below the surface showed significant differences between treatments for the concentration of Cd, Cr, Cu, Pb, and Zn, with higher concentrations in plots fertilized with mixed ash than in the control. Neither spring yield nor soil available P was reduced by using ash instead of mineral P fertilizer, suggesting that pure RCG ash can be used to complement commercial fertilizer, albeit less frequently than here. However, ash derived from co‐combusting RCG with different waste materials (mixed ash treatment) should not be used in RCG production due to the high heavy metal content.     

Osmotic and ionic effects of NaCl and Na2SO4 salinity on Phragmites australis

Osmotic and ion-specific effects of NaCl and Na₂SO₄ on Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin ex. Steud. were investigated in a laboratory experiment by examining effects of iso-osmotic solutions of NaCl and Na₂SO₄ on growth, osmolality of cell sap, proline content, elemental composition and gas exchange. Plants were supplied with a control standard nutrient solution (Ψ = −0.09 MPa) or solutions of NaCl or Na₂SO₄ at water potentials of −0.50, −1.09 or −1.74 MPa. Salt treatments increased root concentrations of Na and S or Cl, whereas P. australis had efficient mechanisms for exclusion of Na and S and partly Cl ions from the leaves. Incomplete exclusion of Cl from the leaves may affect aboveground biomass production, which was significantly more reduced by NaCl than Na₂SO₄. Stomatal conductance was negatively influenced by decreasing water potentials caused by NaCl or Na₂SO₄, implying that a non-significant photosynthetic depression observed in plants grown at −1.74 MPa was mainly due to osmotically induced stomatal closure. This was supported by decreasing internal CO₂ concentrations. Saline conditions increased the intrinsic water use efficiency and did not alter photosynthetic parameters derived from light response curves, supporting the assumption of a well-functioning CO₂ utilization in salt stressed plants. The leaf proline concentration increased equally in NaCl and Na₂SO₄-treated plants, and may play an important role as a compatible organic solute. P. australis possesses a range of mechanisms conferring tolerance to both NaCl and Na₂SO₄ stress and except in terms of growth the phytotoxicity of NaCl and Na₂SO₄ are comparable.     

Copper tolerance of the biomass crops Elephant grass (Pennisetum purpureum Schumach), Vetiver grass (Vetiveria zizanioides) and the upland reed (Phragmites australis) in soil culture

Pot trials were conducted to study the influence of copper (Cu) on the growth and biomass of Elephant grass (EG, Pennisetum purpureum Schumach), Vetiver grass (VG, Vetiveria zizanioides) and the upland reed (UR, Phragmites australis). Cu toxicity in EG, VG and UR was positively correlated with the total and bioavailable Cu concentrations in the soil. Based on the EC₅₀, dry weights, Cu contents, chlorophyll contents and photosynthesis rates, the Cu tolerance of the three species followed the trend EG > VG > UR. There were no significant differences in the unit calorific values among the different plants, though the total calorific values of EG were higher than those of VG and UR due to its higher biomass. The addition of KH₂PO₄ to the soil decreased the bioavailability of Cu and the Cu uptake by plants. EG could therefore be a good candidate for growth on Cu-contaminated soils, especially those improved by phosphate.     

离子树脂法测定森林穿透雨氮素湿沉降通量——以千烟洲人工针叶林为例

穿透雨是大气氮素输入森林生态系统的重要途径之一,穿透雨中氮素含量的定量评估在森林生态系统氮素循环研究中的作用不可忽视。穿透雨中氮沉降通量的空间异质性很强,传统降水收集法工作量大,且容易带来测定误差。分析了国产离子树脂测定大气氮素湿沉降的可行性,并以千烟洲人工针叶林为例探讨离子树脂法测定森林穿透雨的适用性。结果表明,离子交换树脂法和传统降水收集法测定值之间的相关性显著,离子交换树脂法可以很好的反映大气氮沉降通量和季节变化特征,并且在采样周期较长时也能准确测定氮沉降组分,是适用于野外站点林内穿透雨氮沉降通量的观测方法。千烟洲人工针叶林穿透雨的氮沉降通量为9.19 kgN?hm-2?a-1,夏季的5—7月份和冬季的1—2月份出现氮沉降通量高峰。夏季穿透雨氮沉降以铵态氮为主,而冬季以硝态氮为主。千烟洲人工针叶林的氮沉降通量与附近地区针叶林穿透雨氮沉降通量近似,低于临近区域阔叶林穿透雨的氮沉降通量水平,但已可能接近森林生态系统氮输出出现强烈反应的氮沉降临界值。     

人工灌丛化对荒漠草原生态系统碳储量的影响

宁夏盐池县从20世纪70年代开始在荒漠草原上人工种植柠条灌木用以防风固沙和生态恢复,这一人为措施极大地改变了区域生态系统的植被结构和碳循环,而定量评估人工灌丛化对荒漠草原生态系统碳储量的影响,不仅能够揭示人类活动的碳循环反馈机制,而且可为地方政府生态治理提供理论指导。结合Biome-BGC模型和Logistics生长模型模拟了1958—2017年间荒漠草原人工灌丛化前后的碳储量变化,定量分析了人工灌丛化对生态系统碳储量和组分的影响。结果表明:(1)结合Biome-BGC模型和Logistics生长模型可以较准确地模拟出荒漠草原人工灌丛化过程中生态系统碳储量的变化。(2)人工灌丛化会快速改变荒漠草原的碳储量累积特征,柠条灌木种植后的快速生长阶段极大增强了生态系统的总碳储量,导致生态系统的碳储量特征由草地型向灌木型转变。(3)人工灌丛化改变了生态系统各类型碳储量的组分结构,其对地上植被和枯落物碳储量的影响非常明显,灌丛化后生态系统的植被和枯落物碳分别增加了6倍和1.76倍;因植被碳向土壤碳转化过程较慢,故人工灌丛化对地下土壤碳储量的影响在短期内较为微弱。以上结果显示,荒漠草原人工灌丛化能显...