基于不同研究方法的高山植物海拔适应性机制研究概述

在山地生态系统中,较小的海拔梯度差异会引起诸如土壤湿度、环境温度和辐射强度等环境因素及自然景观的显著差异。在全球气候变化的大背景下,高山植物栖息地极易受到气候变化的影响。研究高山植物海拔适应性机制和生态平衡有助于为生物多样性保护策略制定、引种栽培和全球气候变化应对策略等提供思路。植物海拔适应性机制是一个精密而复杂的调控体系,但随着生命科学的发展和研究技术的日益革新,可以从不同技术层面根据研究者的实际需求和研究目的提供研究路线。因此,该综述希望基于不同研究方法或技术路线(形态特征和性状、生理生化指标、代谢途径和产物、基因组学和蛋白质组学)的视角简要概述前人针对高山植物海拔适应性机制研究成果。利用不同研究方法进行分类概述,从不同层面反映出高山植物适应性机制的一般规律;同时利用不同研究结果进行相互印证或更深层次剖析其适应性机制。最后,基于以上概述展望未来可能的研究方向,为后续研究在不同研究层面和视角上提供参考。     

Projected range contractions of montane biodiversity under global warming

Mountains, especially in the tropics, harbour a unique and large portion of the world''s biodiversity. Their geographical isolation, limited range size and unique environmental adaptations make montane species potentially the most threatened under impeding climate change. Here, we provide a global baseline assessment of geographical range contractions and extinction risk of high-elevation specialists in a future warmer world. We consider three dispersal scenarios for simulated species and for the world''s 1009 montane bird species. Under constrained vertical dispersal (VD), species with narrow vertical distributions are strongly impacted; at least a third of montane bird diversity is severely threatened. In a scenario of unconstrained VD, the location and structure of mountain systems emerge as a strong driver of extinction risk. Even unconstrained lateral movements offer little improvement to the fate of montane species in the Afrotropics, Australasia and Nearctic. Our results demonstrate the particular roles that the geography of species richness, the spatial structure of lateral and particularly vertical range extents and the specific geography of mountain systems have in determining the vulnerability of montane biodiversity to climate change. Our findings confirm the outstanding levels of biotic perturbation and extinction risk that mountain systems are likely to experience under global warming and highlight the need for additional knowledge on species'' vertical distributions, dispersal and adaptive capacities.     

Temperature gradient chambers for research on global environment change. I. Portable chambers for research on short-stature vegetation

Field temperature gradient chambers designed for experiments on short-stature plants such as wheat are deseribed. The chambers are portable, easily erected and dismantled, and are self-contained for control and measuring equipment. The design is modular, the modules being bolted together longitudinally although separated by slotted transparent septa which divide the chamber into zones of different temperature. Fresh air, which is blown in horizontally into one end of the chamber by two fans and extracted by a fan mounted vertically at the other end, passes sequentially through the modules. The air stream progressively heats when the sun is shining. Fans are automatically speed-controlled in 100 steps between 20 and 100% of full output to keep the end-to-end temperature difference to within 5°C. During darkness, when the fans are running at minimum speed, heaters mounted in the outlet module are turned on. The chambers in the configuration described enclose 6 × 8m rows of crop, are l-25m high and have side walls which are entirely composed of rigid, vertically sliding doors for crop access.     

《生物多样性公约》下的气候变化问题：谈判与焦点

近年来,生物多样性与气候变化的关系逐渐成为《生物多样性公约》下的焦点议题,各缔约方就此问题展开了激烈的多边谈判.本文梳理了《生物多样性公约》下气候变化问题谈判的发展历程,探讨了其中的焦点问题及各方的主要立场,指出以欧盟为代表的发达国家和以巴西、哥伦比亚、中国为代表的发展中生物多样性大国是针锋相对的两大主要谈判集团.谈判...     

Temperature gradient chambers for research on global environment change. II. A twin-wall tunnel system for low-stature, field-grown crops using a split heat pump

A temperature gradient chamber (TGC) is described which enables elevated CO₂ concentrations and a dynamic temperature gradient to be imposed on field crops throughout their life cycle under standard husbandry. Air is circulated through two double-walled polyethylene-covered tunnels connected to a split heat pump system to give a near-linear temperature gradient along each tunnel. Solar energy gain along each tunnel and exchange with outer tunnel air flow contribute to the temperature gradient and also produce diurnal and seasonal temperature fluctuations corresponding to ambient conditions. Mean temperature gradients of between 3 and 5°C have been recorded throughout the growing seasons of crops of lettuce, carrot, cauliflower and winter wheat. Elevated or present CO₂ concentrations are maintained in each of two pairs of tunnels throughout the cropping season using pure CO₂ injected through motorized needle valves. This system can realistically simulate aspects of the effects of projected future environmental change on crop growth, development and yield, and in particular tin-possible interaction of the effects of increased CO₂ and temperature.     

北京城区自生植物分布格局及其影响因素

了解城市自生植物的空间分布格局有助于城市植物景观的规划和管理。基于北京城区的252个自生植物样地调查数据,使用指示克里金法和地理探测器模型展示了北京城区自生植物的空间分布格局并揭示其形成原因。结果显示：北京城区共记录自生植物173种,其中草本植物144种,木本植物29种。草本和木本自生植物的空间分布格局存在显著差异,草本自生植物多样性沿城市中心-城郊梯度增加;木本自生植物多样性在空间上没有明显的城乡梯度,在城区多数区域的多样性较低。人为干扰对城市生态系统的自生植物空间分布格局产生了巨大的影响,草本自生植物主要受到距市中心距离、社会经济因素和绿地管理强度的影响,而木本自生植物则受到距城市中心距离、绿地管理强度、房价等因子交互作用的影响。研究结果有助于确定北京城区将来迫切需要保护或增强物种多样性的区域,为北京城市绿地管理提供参考。