Molecular Genetic Variation in a Clonal Plant Population of Leymus chinensis （Trin.） Tzvel.

Randomly amplified polymorphic DNA （RAPD） analysis was used to investigate the genetic variation among populations, between populations, and within populations, relationships between genetic distance and geographic distance, and the molecular variation and population size. The effects of geographic and genetic distances, as well as of genetic differentiation and population size, on genetic variations of Leymus chinensis （Trin.） Tzvel. are discussed. The present study showed that there was significant RAPD variation between the Baicheng region population and the Daqing region population, with a molecular variance of 6.35% （P 〈 0.04）, and for differentiation among area populations of the Daqing region, with a molecular variance of 8.78% （P 〈 0.002）. A 21.06% RAPD variation among all 16 populations among two regions was found （P 〈 0.001）, as well as 72.59% variation within populations （P 〈 0.001）. Molecular variation within populations was significantly different among 16 populations.     

The response of soil respiration to different N compounds addition in a saline–alkaline grassland of northern China

不同形态氮化合物添加对中国北方盐渍化草地土壤呼吸的影响持续增加的氮沉降在提高陆地生态系统生产力的同时也会对土壤微生物产生显著影响;土壤呼吸由植物根系呼吸和土壤微生物呼吸组成,因此影响植物生产力和微生物的因子都会影响到土壤呼吸。以往氮富集对土壤呼吸的研究主要在土壤中性的草地生态系统开展,而对于盐渍化草地土壤呼吸是如何响应氮沉降的研究尚不多见,这限制了全球变化陆地生态系统土壤呼吸模型预测的准确性和完整性。本研究以中国北方农牧交错带盐渍化草地为研究对象,通过3年(2017–2019年)野外监测土壤呼吸及相关生物和非生物因子的变化,探讨了不同形态氮化合物添加(NH₄NO₃、(NH₄)₂SO₄和NH₄HCO₃)对盐渍化草地土壤呼吸的影响及其调控机制。结果表明：(i)土壤呼吸受大气温度、土壤温度及降水的调控,呈现双峰的季节动态变化趋势和显著的年际差异。(ii)与对照相比,经过3年的处理,土壤呼吸在NH₄NO₃、(NH₄)₂SO₄和NH₄HCO₃添加处理下分别提高了19.9%、13.0%和16.6%。(iii)NH₄NO₃添加对土壤呼吸较高的促进作用与较高的地上生物量、地下生物量以及土壤NO₃⁻含量有关。(iv)在NH₄HCO₃ 添加处理下,土壤碳排放(土壤呼吸)显著增加而碳输入(净生产力)无显著改变,表明NH₄HCO₃添加会降低土壤碳的固持。(v)净地下生产力(BNPP)是盐渍化草地土壤呼吸的最主要调控因子,并且土壤阳离子浓度和pH值通过影响土壤微生物间接影响土壤呼吸。上述研究结果表明,草地添加NH₄NO₃的研究高估了氮沉降对土壤呼吸的影响,并且在碳循环预测模型中应充分考虑盐渍化草地土壤碳动态。     

The Seasonal Acclimatisation of Locomotion in a Terrestrial Reptile,Plestiodon chinensis （Scincidae）

Studies of the seasonal acclimatisation of behavioural and physiological processes usually focus on aquatic or semi-aquatic ectotherms and focus less effort on terrestrial ectotherms that experience more thermally heterogeneous environments. We conducted comparative studies and thermal acclimation experiments on the locomotion of the Chinese skink （Plestiodon chinensis） to test whether seasonal acclimatisation in locomotion exists in these terrestrial ectothermic vertebrates, and whether seasonal acclimatisation is predominantly induced by thermal environments. In natural populations, skinks ran faster during the summer season than during the spring season at high-test temperatures ranging from 27℃ to 36℃ but not at low-test temperatures ranging from 18℃ to 24℃. In contrast, the thermal acclimation experiments showed that the cold-acclimated skinks ran faster than the warm-acclimated skinks at the low- test temperatures but not at high-test temperatures. Therefore, the seasonal acclimatisation occurs to P chinensis, and may be induced by temperature as well as other factors like food availability, as indicated by the seasonal variation in the thermal dependence of locomotion, and the discrepancy between seasonal acclimatisation and thermal acclimation on locomotion.     

Distribution of ground-dwelling beetles （Coleoptera） across a forest-clearcut ecotone in Wolong Natural Reserve, southwestern China

Abstract The influence of edge effect on ground-dwelling beetles (Coleoptera) across a forest-clearcut ecotone was studied in Wolong Natural Reserve, southwestern China. During the field research, a total of 30 739 beetles were collected with pitfall traps along transects, which extending 100 m from the edge into the forest interior and 100 m into the clearcut. Of the collection, Carabidae comprised 92%, Staphylinidae 3%, Curculionidae 2%, and Tenebrionidae 2%, and these four families can be considered as abundant groups. Family richness, Shannon diversity and equitability display a significant decrease from forest interior, edge to clearcut. Based on the family composition and abundance, ground-dwelling beetles of the forest interior can be separated from those in the clearcut by Principal coordinate analysis ordination, and beetle assemblages in the forest edge were more similar to forest assemblages than to those found in the clearcut by cluster analysis. Seasonal dynamics of family richness showed a monotone peak in the middle season, with a highest value in the forest interior and a lowest value in the clearcut. Family abundance showed two peaks in the middle season, always with more individuals in the clearcut than in the forest interior or in the edge. Multiple linear regression analyses showed that the cover of shrub and litter were the two most important factors in determining family richness, Shannon diversity, equitability and abundance. Our results show that the forest edge and clearcut have obviously different composition and diversity of ground-dwelling beetles from forest interior at the family level. However, more edges have been formed due to increasing forest fragmentation (clearcutting or logging), so it is necessary to preserve large and intact forest to protect the diversity of ground-dwelling beetles in Wolong Natural Reserve.     

Reappraisal of Microtropis macrocarpa C.Y. Cheng ＆ T.C. Kao （Celastraceae）, a critically endangered species endemic to Yunnan,China

Microtropis macrocarpa C.Y. Cheng ＆ T.C. Kao has been treated as a synonym of Microtropis macrophylla Merr. ＆ Freeman in most taxonomic reports in China. According to our study, M. macrocarpa is an independent species endemic to Yunnan, China. Microtropis macrophylla and Microtropis pachyphylla Merr. ＆ Freeman should be treated as synonyms of Microtropis longifolia Wall. ex Kurz. M. macrocarpa is also identified as a critically endangered species, CR B lab （i,ii,iii,v）, based on the IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria. The foliar surface, anther and pollen structures were also observed with a scanning electron microscope.     

Seed Dynamics in Relation to Gaps in a Tropical Montane Rainforest of Hainan Island, South China： （I） Seed Rain

Seed dynamics is an important part of stand dynamics in forest ecosystems. In this paper, 26 gaps were randomly selected to study the influence of gaps on the spatial and temporal patterns of seed rains in a tropical montane rainforest of Hainan Island, South China. Three zones for each gap, including outside gap zone （Non-gap）, transitional gap zone （EG-CG）, and central gap zone （CG）, were designed, and fourseed traps （each lm x lm in size） were placed in each zone. Seed rains were collected by these traps every 10 days from June 2001 to May 2002. Seed rain varied greatly with season and generally exhibited a pattern of unimodal change during the study period： seed abundance and species richness were both greater in the wet season than in the dry season. Gaps significantly influenced the temporal patterns of both species richness and density of seed rains. Gaps had no significant influences on the spatial distribution patterns of seed rain species richness, but significantly affected the spatial distribution pattern of seed rain densities. Among the three different zones of gaps, the outside gap zone generally received more seeds inputs than the two other gap zones.     

Reproductive Ecology of Rhynchanthus beesianus W. W. Smith （Zingiberaceae）in South Yunnan, China： A Ginger with Bird Pollination Syndrome

Rhynchanthus beesianus W. W. Smith （Zlnglberaceae） Is an eplphytlc tropical ginger with a very conspicuous floral display, but almost no fruit set under field conditions. The reproductive ecology encompassing phenology, floral biology, and pollination and breeding systems was Investigated In an evergreen broadleaved forest In Yunnan Province, Southwest China. The flowers possess a typical bird pollination syndrome, but no effective pollinators were observed during 138 h of observation. Female Black-breasted Sunbird （Aethopyga saturata） and bumblebees visited R. beesianus regularly, but they all played roles as nectar robbers. No fruit was found In the bagging treatment, and fruit set following manual self-pollination （（57.55 ± 4.08）%） was comparable with cross-pollination （（64.32 ± 4.42）%）, suggesting that R. beeslanus is self-compatible but spontaneous self-pollination In this species does not occur. Seed set of open-pollination （（26.42 ± 3.11）%） was significantly lower than manual self-pollination （（73.41± 4.16）%） and cross-pollination （（75.56 ± 4.52）%）, confirming that R. beeslanus was dependent on animals for fertilization and suffered a serious pollinator-limitation.     

Invasion history of Solenopsis invicta （Hymenoptera： Formicidae） in Fujian,China based on mitochondrial DNA and its implications in development of a control strategy

One of the most invasive species worldwide, Solenopsis invicta Buren, has been described in China since 2003. Recent studies have suggested that China populations are the result of introductions from the USA; however, detailed molecular studies need to be performed in order to understand the expansion and potential multiple introductions from other countries into China. As there were populations of red imported fire ant, S. invicta in different areas and with different methods of introduction, mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase Ⅰ gene was used as a marker from 12 populations in four cities in Fujian Province, China, to determine the relationship of invasion among these populations. The three most common haplotypes previously describe in invasive populations of S. invicta： H5, H22 and H36, were found in Fujian. However, frequencies in each city were different. For instance, three populations from Longyan city which invaded with waste plastics, shared haplotype H5. Populations from Xiamen city and Jinjiang city which dispersed with nursery stock, sward and scrap leather, shared haplotype H22. The population from Nanyan village of Xinluo district, Longyan city, bore haplotype H36. Mitochondrial data reveals that the invasion history of S. invicta in Fujian Province is complex, including multiple invasions probably from other provinces within China. Security measures to prevent S. invicta spreading within China are as important as from overseas.     

Phylogenetic Relationships of the Genus Paramesotriton （Caudata： Salamandridae） with the Description of a New Species from Qixiling Nature Reserve,Jiangxi, Southeastern China and a Key to the species

The matrilineal genealogy of the genus Paramesotriton is hypothesized based on DNA sequences from mitochondrial NADH subunit two （ND2） and its flanking tRNAs （tRN^Arp and a partial tRNA^Ala）. The genealogy identifies a highly divergent, unnamed lineage from Qixiling Nature Reserve, Jiangxi, China and places it as the sister taxon of P. chinensis. The newly discovered population differs from other congeners by several features of external morphology including having large clusters of dark brown conical warts on the dorsum of the head, lateral surface of the body and dorsolateral ridges. Its intermittent dorsal vertebral ridge is the same color as other parts of the dorsum and tail narrows gradually from the base to the tip. Further, the new population differs from all congeners by an uncorrected P-distance of more than 9.38% in ND2. Consequently, we describe the new species of Asian warty newt （Salamandridae） as Paramesotriton qixilingensis sp. nov.     

锡林河流域两类植物群落土壤呼吸特征的比较

采用碱液吸收法对锡林河流域一个半干旱典型草原群落的土壤呼吸进行了5个月的野外测定,并对其与气候因子和生物量之间的关系进行了分析.另选择了锡林河岸边的一个沼泽化草甸群落作为对比来研究土壤湿度和植被类型对土壤呼吸的影响.主要结果包括:1)两个群落土壤呼吸的季节动态基本一致,均出现了两个峰值,其中草原群落和草甸群落土壤呼吸速率的变化范围分别为312.8～1 738.9mgC@m-2@d-1和354.6～2 235.6 mg C@m -2@d-1.草甸群落的土壤呼吸速率明显高于草原群落,它们的日平均土壤呼吸速率分别为1 349.6 mg C@m-2@d-1和785.9mg C@m-2@d1;2)在草原群落中,土壤呼吸速率与土壤湿度的相关性比其与温度的关系更加显著,而在草甸群落正好相反,反映出这两种气候因子在不同生境中起着不同的作用.根据土壤呼吸与气温之间的同归关系外推出2001年生长季草原群落和草甸群落的土壤呼吸量分别为142.4 g C/m2和236.1 g C/m2;3)在草甸群落中,地上总生物量与土壤呼吸速率之间没有显著的相关关系,而地上部活体生物量与土壤呼吸速率之间则存有很显著的幂函数关系.在草原群落中,土壤呼吸速率与地上活体生物量或地上总生物量的相关性均很弱.     

内蒙古退化荒漠草原土壤有机碳和微生物生物量碳含量的季节变化

为探明荒漠草原土壤有机碳（SOC）和微生物生物量碳（MBC）含量特征,分别在内蒙古达茂旗、四子王旗和苏尼特右旗设置样地,依次代表轻度、中度和重度退化草地,分析了不同样地表层土壤(0～20 cm)SOC和MBC含量变化及季节动态.结果表明：退化草地SOC和MBC含量均随草地退化程度增加而减小;除2006年夏季外,轻度、中度退化荒漠草地的土壤可培养微生物总数都高于重度退化荒漠草地;MBC含量和土壤可培养微生物总数均在夏秋季较高,春冬季较低.相关分析结果显示,SOC含量与MBC含量之间呈极显著正相关（P<0.01）,说明两者均可作为评价荒漠草原草地退化的敏感指标.     

黄土旱塬区冬小麦不同施肥处理的土壤呼吸及土壤碳动态

依据黄土旱塬区黑垆土上中国科学院长武站长期定位试验 (始于1984年),于2008年3月到6月,测定了冬小麦连作系统中返青期、拔节期、抽穗期、灌浆期和收获期土壤呼吸日变化、生育期变化以及土壤可溶性有机碳(Dissolved organic C, DOC)和微生物量碳(Soil microbial biomass C, MBC),研究了施肥措施对土壤呼吸、DOC和MBC的影响以及土壤呼吸与碳组分之间的关系.研究涉及6个处理:休闲地(F)、不施肥(CK)、有机肥(M)、氮肥(N)、氮磷肥(NP)和氮磷有机肥(NPM).结果表明,冬小麦连作系统中土壤呼吸的日变化格局呈单峰曲线,最高值出现在12:00左右(拔节期)和14:30左右(成熟期),最小值出现在0:00～3:00之间或6:00左右;冬小麦土壤呼吸速率拔节期最高,其次是灌浆后期,抽穗期最低;不同施肥条件下,各生育期土壤呼吸速率大小顺序:NPM＞M＞NP＞N＞CK＞F.土壤水分亏缺是导致抽穗期和灌浆期土壤呼吸速率降低的重要原因.各施肥处理DOC含量高低顺序为灌浆期＞抽穗期＞成熟期＞返青期＞拔节期;除M,NPM处理MBC含量拔节期＞灌浆期外,各施肥处理MBC含量高低顺序为成熟期＞抽穗期＞灌浆期＞拔节期＞返青期.同一处理不同生育期土壤呼吸速率与DOC,MBC的相关性较低,但同生育期不同施肥处理土壤呼吸与土壤有机碳组分间存在显著的相关性.以F处理土壤呼吸为基础,估算CK、N和NP处理生育期根系对土壤呼吸的平均贡献率依次为36%、45%和54%.     

呼伦贝尔地区贝加尔针茅草甸草原土壤CO2排放特征

采用Li-8150多通道土壤碳通量自动观测系统,于2009年6月—2010年6月对呼伦贝尔地区贝加尔针茅草甸草原土壤呼吸进行连续野外观测,分析该地区土壤CO₂通量排放特征.结果表明: 生长季内贝加尔针茅草甸草原土壤呼吸日动态呈单峰曲线,最高值出现在13:00—15:00,最低值出现在5:00—6:00,土壤呼吸呈明显的季节变化,与土壤温度和土壤含水量季节动态相吻合.土壤呼吸与各层土壤温度和土壤含水量关系可以用线性模型和指数-乘幂模型来表示;土壤呼吸与各层土壤温度呈显著的指数回归关系,Q₁₀变化范围分别为1.68～2.14和3.03～3.60,非生长季土壤温度对土壤呼吸的影响更为显著;生长季内土壤呼吸与10 cm土壤含水量呈显著正相关.2009和2010年土壤CO₂年排放量分别为488.47和507.20 g C·m^-2·a^-1,生长季排放量约占年排放量的90%.     

藏北高寒草甸根系生物量与碳氮分布格局及关联特征

根系生物量的分布格局及其与土壤环境因子的关系对草地保护与退化草地恢复研究有重要意义。以藏北当雄县的高寒草甸为研究对象,在三个海拔上（4300、4500、4700 m）对2011年0-50 cm的群落根系生物量、根碳氮含量、土壤碳含量（SOC、DOC、MBC）、氮含量（DTN、MBN、TN）、碳氮比（MBC/MBN、SOC/TN）、pH、电导率进行了测定,以期探讨藏北高寒草甸根系生物量与碳氮的分布格局及其关联特征。结果表明：（1）土壤中所测量的各种形式的碳氮含量均随着土壤深度的增大呈下降趋势,0-50 cm的DOC和SOC都随海拔的升高呈上升趋势。（2）随土壤深度的增加,根系生物量呈指数下降。随海拔的增加,根系生物量越集中分布于上层土壤,下层土壤根系生物量分布越少且变化趋于平缓。（3）根系生物量与所测的碳氮指标、电导率呈正相关关系,与pH呈负相关关系。根系氮库是影响根系生物量分布格局的主要因素,而pH值、电导率及土壤碳氮指标是影响根系生物量分布格局的重要因素。     

中国北方草地土壤呼吸的空间变异及成因

土壤呼吸是陆地生态系统碳循环的关键指标,决定了土壤源二氧化碳(CO₂)进入大气的通量,对预测全球气候变化背景下区域乃至全球碳循环变化具有重要意义.本文通过室内短期培养试验测定了中国北方草地样带土壤样品的呼吸速率,研究了北方草地土壤呼吸的区域尺度格局及其与主要调控因子的关系.结果表明：土壤呼吸速率自西向东随年均降水量(MAP)增加呈逐渐增加的趋势,变化范围为0.35～2.09 μg CO₂C·g^-1·h^-1.其中,MAP<100 mm时,土壤呼吸速率为0.35～0.73 μg CO₂C·g^-1·h^-1;100 mm 2C·g^-1·h^-1;MAP>300 mm时,土壤呼吸速率为0.83～2.10 μg CO₂ C·g^-1·h^-1.土壤呼吸速率与年均降水量、地上生物量、土壤有机碳氮含量呈显著正相关,而与年均温和pH值呈显著负相关.增强回归树分析显示,年均降水量、地上生物量、土壤有机碳含量和土壤有机氮含量分别解释了土壤呼吸总变异的25.5%、23.6%、18.3%和12.5%,而土壤pH和年均温仅解释了10.8%和9.2%.     

祁连山中部四种典型生态系统土壤有机碳矿化及其影响因素

以正交试验培养土壤探讨了祁连山4种典型生态系统土壤有机碳矿化及其与温湿度的关系。结果表明:温度对土壤有机碳累积矿化量及其比例影响显著(P<0.05)。就土壤有机碳累积矿化量,35℃和25℃比5℃下高(P<0.05);土壤培养14d,10%含水量下为最低,山地森林土壤比荒漠草原和干草原高,高寒草甸比荒漠草原高(P<0.05)。就土壤有机碳矿化比例,35℃和25℃比5℃下高,35℃比15℃下高(P<0.05);荒漠草原和干草原比山地森林和高寒草甸低(P<0.05)。土壤有机碳矿化速率及其比例随培养时间延长而递减。温度和生态系统类型对土壤有机碳矿化速率及比例影响显著(P<0.05)。就土壤有机碳矿化速率,25℃和35℃比5℃下高(P<0.05);土壤培养0～4d和6～10d,10%含水量下最低,高寒草甸和山地森林比荒漠草原高(P<0.05)。就土壤有机碳矿化速率比例,25℃和35℃比5℃下高,35℃比15℃下高;山地森林和高寒草甸比荒漠草原和干草原中高(P<0.05)。一阶动态方程拟合土壤有机碳矿化动态效果较好(R2>0.95)。表明祁连山4种典型生态系统土壤有机碳分解受温度变化影响较大。