人工同龄纯林冠层辐射场模拟模型Ⅰ理论计算

充分考虑坡地人工林冠层结构特征和叶面积空间分布的异质性,分别相邻树冠遮荫和目的树冠遮荫对树冠内辐射场的影响,建立的人工林冠层辐射场模型,可模拟树冠内任意点,在一年内任一时刻的辐射及其直接和散射分量,以及以1h为步长的日总辐射等,为人工林可持续经营和冠层光合生产力模拟奠定基础。     

HERMAPHRODITIC FLOWERING IN GAMBEL OAK

Gambel oak (Quercus gambelii Nutt.) is normally monoecious, flowering once a year in spring. In Utah, August 1978, several individuals were observed producing hermaphroditic flowers in riparian habitats. This unusual event was preceded by a general freeze of male catkins in May which resulted in low acorn production. In 1979 the same individuals flowered normally, with no evidence of freeze damage or hermaphroditic flowers being observed. Acorns were produced on these individuals in both years. It is suggested that hermaphroditic flowering in the Fagaceae is an ancestral condition, still present in the genome, but normally suppressed, which may be evoked by unusual environmental conditions.     

STUDIES IN THE PHYSIOLOGY OF FOREST TREES. IV. MOISTURE MOVEMENT IN DECAPITATED STEMS

Greenidge , K. N. H. (Dalhousie U., Halifax, Nova Scotia.) Studies in the physiology of forest trees. IV. Moisture movement in decapitated stems. Amer. Jour. Bot. 47(10) : 816–819. Illus. 1960.—The rates and patterns of moisture movement in large, decapitated ring-porous stems have been investigated with the aid of water-soluble dyes injected into the lower boles of standing trees. A few observations have been made also in diffuse-porous trees treated in the same manner. Movement has been found to continue to the very apices of the stubs of oak and elm stems in the complete absence of foliar surfaces. Similar results were obtained in untouched stubs, and in stubs, the sawn surfaces of which were shellacked following decapitation and prior to injection. In oak and elm thus treated, maximum rates of movement approached 1/2 the velocities characteristic of entire stems. In shellacked and unshellacked stubs injected 20–24 hr. after decapitation, rates of movement, although commensurable, were further decreased. The relative distance moved by the stain varied on occasion in ash, and rates of movement dropped markedly in this species following decapitation. Similarly, speeds of travel were much reduced in diffuse-porous species following detopping.     

THERMOREGULATORY EFFECT IN HUMANS OF SUPPRESSED ENDOGENOUS MELATONIN BY PRE-SLEEP BRIGHT-LIGHT EXPOSURE IN A COLD ENVIRONMENT

This study investigated the physiological function of suppressed melatonin through thermoregulation in a cold environment. Interactions between thermoregulation directly affected by exposure to a cold environment and indirectly affected by endogenous melatonin suppression by bright-light exposure were examined. Ten male subjects were exposed to two different illumination intensities (30 and 5000 lux) for 4.5?h, and two different ambient temperatures (15 and 27°C) for 2?h before sleep under dark and thermoneutral conditions. Salivary melatonin level was suppressed by bright light (p?<?0.001), although the ambient temperature condition had no significant effect on melatonin. During sleep, significant effects of pre-sleep exposure to a cold ambient temperature (p?<?0.001) and bright light (p?<?0.01) on rectal temperature (T_re) were observed. Pre-sleep, bright-light exposure led to an attenuated fall in T_re during sleep. Moreover, T_re dropped more precipitously after cold exposure than thermoneutral conditions (cold: ?0.54?±?0.07°C/h; thermoneutral: ?0.16?±?0.03°C/h; p?<?0.001). Pre-sleep, bright-light exposure delayed the nadir time of T_re under thermoneutral conditions (p?<?0.05), while cold exposure masked the circadian rhythm with a precipitous decrease in T_re. A significant correlation between the T_re nadir and melatonin level (r?=??0.774, p?<?0.05) indicated that inter-individual differences with higher melatonin levels lead to a reduction in T_re after cold exposure. These results suggest that suppressed endogenous melatonin inhibits the downregulation of the body temperature set-point during sleep. (Author correspondence: ishibasi@design.kyushu-u.ac.jp)     

THE UTILIZATION OF GUM TREES BY BIRDS IN AFRICA

The changes brought about by the introduction of Eucalyptus into Africa on the ecology of birds are outlined, in so far as its contribution as a habitat, as a food-source, and for other uses is concerned. Species known to breed in gums are listed, together with notes on habitat preference, and its limitations in comparison with the indigenous resources are discussed.     

ACUTE DIE-BACK OF CLOVE TREES IN THE ZANZIBAR PROTECTORATE

The most widespread die-back of clove trees ( Eugenia aromatica) in the Zanzibar Protectorate is caused by Cryptosporella eugeniae sp.nov. The most noticeable symptom is the death of a branch or a portion of a branch, or, in young saplings, of the entire tree; in mature trees infection eventually leads to the semi-moribund trees now common in almost every clove plantation. The fungus invariably enters through a wound, most often one resulting from harvest damage. Pycnidia, and later perithecia, develop near the point of entry. Internally the infected wood is clearly distinguishable from the healthy by a dark red-brown stain.
Experimental infections that reproduce typical symptoms can rarely be caused in plants aged 18 to 36 months, and not at all in young seedlings. Experimental infection of older plants becomes more certain with increasing age, and with saplings of 7–10 years old failure is rare.
The prevalence of Cryptosporella die-back is almost entirely attributable to the destructive methods of harvesting now practised, combined with the presence of much infected material present in the plantations. Suggested control measures are based on the removal of old sources of infection and prevention of future damage, combined with remedial treatment where possible.     

EXPERIMENTS ON THE MOVEMENT OF STREPTOMYCIN IN CHERRY TREES

Systemic activity of streptomycin in cherry trees was investigated by studying the penetration of the antibiotic into leaves and its subsequent translocation.
Antibiotic penetration appreciably suppressed infection with Pseudomonas morsprunorum. In detached leaves the uptake of the antibiotic was progressive with time.
Widespread and rapid distribution of the antibiotic in the transpiration stream resulted from petiolar injection. Immersion of the laminae of intact leaves in the antibiotic resulted in a much slower translocation, possibly occurring in the transpiration stream.
Evidence suggests that the antibacterial activity detected in fruiting spurs after field spraying is not dependent on the presence of leaves, but results from direct penetration of the antibiotic through the dermal tissues of the spur.
It was concluded that foliar sprays at field concentrations were unlikely to result in significant systemic distribution of the antibiotic, but that localized activity might be an important factor in the control of bacterial canker.     

暖温带落叶阔叶林辽东栎枝条分解过程中有机物质的变化

应用网袋法对暖温带地区广泛分布的乔木树种辽东栎（ＱｕｅｒｃｕｓｌｉａｏｔｕｎｇｅｎｓｉｓＫｏｉｄｚ．）枝条分解进行了连续５年时间的观察,并测定了凋落物在分解过程中有机质（纤维素、木质素、蛋白质）的变化。用Ｏｌｓｏｎ的指数方程对分解枝条重量的减少进行了模拟,并预测暖温带地区辽东栎枝条完全（９５％）分解需要约２１年的时间。在各有机成分含量的变化上,表现出明显不同的分异。蛋白质的含量随着分解过程的不断进行,从３．５％增加至５．５％,半纤维素则从１６．０％下降至８．０％,而粗纤维和木质素的含量出现了上下波动的情形。经过拟合,凋落物的丢失速率符合Ｏｌｓｏｎ的指数降解曲线,含量较大的粗纤维和木质素的减少也较好地符合Ｏｌｓｏｎ的指数降解曲线,半纤维素也可以用Ｏｌｓｏｎ指数方程拟合,但蛋白质的拟合效果较差。