Genetic diversity in micronesian island populations of the tropical tree campnosperma brevipetiolata (anacardiaceae)

Tropical plant species have been the focus of considerable attention in regard to their potential economic and social importance in the face of rapidly diminishing biodiversity in the tropics. Pacific Island species represent an even more fragile resource because different island populations are widely scattered and overall population sizes are small. We examined the distribution of genetic variation in Campnosperma brevipetiolata (Anacardiaceae), an upland rainforest tree species that is of potential use for both lumber and reforestation efforts in the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM). Seeds were collected from multiple populations on four island groups in the Caroline Islands (Kosrae, Pohnpei, and Yap in the FSM; and the Republic of Palau) and subjected to an electrophoretic analysis involving four polymorphic genetic loci. We hypothesized that variation on these islands would decrease with increasing distance from the presumed Indo-Malayan source of these island floras. Indeed, we found a trend of decreasing variation from west to east indicated by the mean number of alleles per locus (A = 1.50-1.33), effective number of alleles per locus (A_e = 1.14-1.12) and mean genetic diversity (H_e = 0.123-0.107). We also found little genetic differentiation among the islands (F_pt = 0.174) and among subpopulations within islands (F_sp = 0.047), indicating that either there are high levels of gene flow among the islands by seed dispersal or that these populations have not been established long enough for divergence to have occurred. The lack of divergence among islands observed for Campnosperma brevipetiolata suggests that germplasm sampled from any one island population would be a suitable starting point for plant breeding or reforestation efforts.     

佛坪国家级自然保护区短柄木包栎林初步研究

对佛坪国家级自然保护区短柄木包栎林进行了初步研究 ,结果表明 :佛坪自然保护区是目前秦岭中短柄木包栎林分布比较集中的地区 ,短柄木包栎林在该地区主要分布于海拔 1 30 0～ 1 70 0 m,处在锐齿槲栎林带中偏干暖条件下 ,与锐齿槲栎林分别占据着不同的生境 ;其物种组成及其生活型谱、种群结构、物种多样性特征等都表明短柄木包栎林在本区是一稳定的群落。     

湖北宜昌大老岭桦、栎、栗林优势种群的分布格局动态研究

运用方差与平均密度的比值、以Ｌｌｏｙｄ的平均拥挤度为指标、Ｍｏｒｉｓｉｔａ的两个个体落入同一样方的概率与随机分布的比值等多种格局的分析方法,研究了位于湖北宜昌大老岭的桦、栎、栗林演替过程中,优势种群格局的动态过程。结果表明,在植物群落演替过程中的各个时期,无主化是先锋种还是顶级种,都是以群集分布主侵样地,然后向均匀分布格局方向发展。     

短柄袍种群遗传多样性的ISSR分析

利用ISSR分子标记方法对分布在浙江省境内的7个短柄袍种群的遗传多样性和遗传分化进行了分析。从100个引物中筛选出12个用于正式扩增的ISSR引物,在7个种群140个个体中共检测到132个位点,其中多态位点118个,多态位点百分率（P）为89．39％,各种群P平均为58．87％。短柄袍总的Shannon信息指数（I）为0．4933、Nei指数（h）为0．3347,各种群,平均为0．3362、h平均为0．2291。P、I,h均显示云峰种群最高,天台山种群最低。AMOVA分子差异分析表明,67．97％的变异存在于种群内,32．03％的变异存在于种群间,种群间的基因分化系数（GST）为0．3154。短柄袍种群间的基因流为（Nm）为1．0853。7个种群的平均遗传距离为0．1739。利用UPGMA法对7个种群进行聚类,结果显示天台山和雪窦山种群聚成一类,其它5个种群聚成另一类。     

贵州石楠属三个种的补记

根据原产地模式标本 ,对贵州石楠、短柄石楠和巴铃石楠 3种进行补充描述 ,澄清对其认识的模糊与混淆