Fractal root system of Melica przewalskyi along different aspect in degraded grassland

Aims Fractal root system is phenotypic plasticity result of plant root architecture to respond to environmental heterogeneity, may reflect the growth strategy of plants to adapt to environmental conditions. Our objective was to explore the relationship between root fractal dimension and fractal abundance of fractal root system of Melica przewalskyi population in response to aspect variation in the northwest of China. Methods The study site was located in a degraded alpine grassland on the northern slope in Qilian Mountains, Gansu Province, China. Survey and sampling were carried out at 40 plots which were set up along four slope aspects transects with 20 m distance between adjacent plots. Handheld GPS was used to determine the elevation, longitude and latitude of each plot. ArcGIS was used to set up digital elevation model (DEM). Community traits were investigated and six individuals roots of M. przewalskyi were collected randomly at each plot. The samples were cleaned and divided into different organs, then scanning the root with the Win-RHIZO for measurements of fractal dimension and fractal abundance in laboratory, and their biomass were then measured after being dried at 80 °C in an oven. Important findings With the slope aspect turned from north to east, west, and south, the density, height and soil moisture content of the plant community displayed a pattern of initial decline, the height, density, root fractal abundance of M. przewalskyi increased and the root fractal dimension decreased. The root fractal dimension was negatively associated with the fractal abundance in all aspects, but the relationship varied along the slope aspects gradient; there was a highly significant negative correlation (p < 0.01) between the root fractal dimension and fractal abundance at north slope and south slope aspect, whereas the correlation only reached a significant level (p < 0.05) at the east slope aspect and west slope aspect; indicating that there is a trade-off between the root fractal dimension and fractal abundance. In addition, when the slope aspect changed from north to east, west and south, the standardized major axis (SMA) slope of the regression equation in the scaling relationships between root fractal dimension and fractal abundance increased (p < 0.05), indicating that the roots of M. przewalskyi at the droughty southern slope have less branch and more sparse in the same soil volume of root exploitation and utilization. Consequently, the resource allocation pattern on reasonable trade-off between root fractal dimension and fractal abundance in different slope aspect of M. przewalskyi, reflects the relationship between the income and the cost of construction of plant root architecture.     

黄山贝母和天目贝母的核型研究

本文首次报道了产于江西的黄山贝母(F.huangshanensis Y. K. Yanget C. J. Wu)和浙江的天目贝母(F. monantha Migo)的核型:前者为2n=24=2m 2sm 6st(4sc) 14t;后者为2n=24=2m 2sm 6st(4sc) 14t(2sc)。此外,与国内报道的其它贝母属植物的核型进行了比较和讨论。     

泽蛙雌核单倍体几种用工酶基因表达的研究

本研究用聚丙烯酰胺凝胶垂直平板电泳,比较泽蛙雌核生殖单倍体和泽蛙二倍体在鳃盖闭合期的乳酸脱氢酶同工酶（LDH）、苹果酸脱氢酶同工酶（MDH）、葡萄糖-6-磷酸脱氢酶同工酶（G-6-PDH）和酯酶同工酶（EST）的表型。实验表明,单倍体的上述同工酶区带数和活力与同胚期的二倍体比较,差异甚大。由此,作者认为,泽蛙单倍体同工酶基因的表达异常是由于缺少另一套染色体基因的相互作用。     

辽宁蛙科一新种：无尾目

１９８６－１９８７年４月在辽宁省桓仁县采到２５只成蛙。其鉴别特征为,头宽大于头长;鼓膜约为眼径的１／２;背侧褶细而折曲;胫长于足;趾间全蹼,缺刻浅;雄性无声囊,无雄性线。此蛙与林蛙其它种均有明显区别,故定为新种,桓仁林蛙Ｒａｎａ ｈｕａｎｒｅｎｅｎｓｉｓ ｓｐ．ｎｏｖ．     

十年奋斗结硕果

天目山自然保护区位于浙江省临安县境内,东经119°24′11″～119°27′11″,北纬30°18′30″～30°21′37″,面积4300公顷。地处中亚热带北缘和北亚热带过渡地带,森林覆盖率95％,以“大树华盖”驰名天下。植物区系古老,植被类型复杂,亚热带东亚成分显著,国际公认为亚热带典型植被。在保护区中的1.57万亩生态环境中,保存着中国特有的古老孑遗植物银杏的野生种和天目铁木、天目紫茎、天目杜鹃等植物2139种和动物2160余种。列为国家保护的动植物各为35种,以“天目”命名的植物38种,动物54种。采自天目山的模式标本,植物71种,动物177种。在国     

当归属二新种及一新记录

1 天目当归 新种 图1 Angelica tianmuensis Z. H. Pan et T. D. Zhuang, sp. nov. Species affinis A. polymorphae Maxim., sed segmentis ultimis basi valde obliquis, in-volucelli phyllis margine albo-membranaceis, fructibus angusto-oblongis, Jugorum lateraliumalis crassis et angustis differt. Perennis, 1—2 m alta. Caulis solitarius, cylindricus, striatus, supra medium pubescensad nodos. Folia basalia et caulina inferiora longe petiolata, petiolis 15—25 cm longis, laminisambitu ovatis vel late ovatis, 20—30 cm longis, 15—30 cm latis, 2-3-ternato-pinnatisectis,rhachidibus et pinnae petiolulis geniculatis, segmentis ultimis longe ovatis, 3—6 cm longis,