秋茄次生木质部的生态解剖学研究

为了探讨秋茄(Kandelia obovata Sheue et al.)次生木质部的形态解剖和数量解剖特征变化对不同红树林生境的生态适应意义,采用光学显微镜(LM)、扫描电镜(SEM)、透射电镜(TEM)和激光共聚焦显微镜(LSCM)对深圳福田红树林自然保护区内7个秋茄种群的次生木质部解剖特征进行观测,并对种群样地的土壤盐分含量、pH值和土壤养分含量进行测定。结果显示,(1)7个秋茄种群的次生木质部具有一些共同形态解剖特征:具纤维状导管和环管管胞;许多导管壁的微观结构(如管壁附物、穿孔板附物和螺旋雕纹等)有利于提高水分输导的高效性和安全性,以适应潮间带生境;(2)应用逐步回归分析法对秋茄次生木质部数量解剖特征和土壤理化因子的关系进行分析发现,随着土壤Na+、土壤全盐量增高,秋茄次生木质部导管分子趋向于"大型化"。"大型化"导管有利于水分输导,但降低了安全性。在土壤盐离子含量越高、秋茄导管分子越大其水分输导安全性越低的情况下,推测可能有其它机制保证秋茄导管水分输导的安全性。     

海桑次生木质部导管解剖特征与土壤理化因子年内动态变化的关系研究

为揭示海桑次生木质部导管解剖特征随土壤理化因子年内动态变动而变化的适应机制,该研究利用海桑具有生长轮的特点,通过显微技术界定了海桑采样枝条一年内10个不同连续时间段形成的新"生长层"(新形成的次生木质部),观测了10个不同连续时间段新"生长层"的导管解剖特征,并对10个新"生长层"形成阶段所对应的土壤理化因子数量特征进行了测定,用逐步回归法分析了10个不同连续时间段海桑新"生长层"管孔数量解剖特征与对应土壤理化因子数量特征之间的关系。结果显示:(1)10个不同连续时间段海桑形成新"生长层"管孔数量特征指标,除相邻管孔间接触壁长占比无显著差异外,其他8项指标包括管孔径向直径、管孔弦向直径、导管壁厚、导管长度、管孔密度、单孔率、导管聚合度和相邻管孔间接触壁长等均具有显著差异(P0.05);多重比较显示,10个不同连续时间段海桑形成新"生长层"管孔数量特征8项指标具不同程度的变动。(2)海桑新"生长层"形成阶段(10个不同连续时间段)土壤理化因子,包括土壤有机质含量、土壤全氮含量、土壤全磷含量、土壤pH值和土壤全盐量等5项指标均具有显著差异(P0.05);多重比较显示,海桑新"生长层"形成阶段(10个不同连续时间段)土壤理化因子指标均具有不同程度变动。(3)10个不同连续时间段海桑形成新"生长层"的管孔数量解剖特征,与所对应新"生长层"形成阶段土壤理化因子数量特征的逐步回归分析表明,随着土壤全盐含量的升高,海桑导管弦向直径和导管聚合度同时呈显著增大趋势(P0.05)。研究表明,海桑在一年内不同连续时间段,随土壤全盐量增加,土壤渗透势将增大,水分在次生木质部导管中输导的安全性将下降,而海桑导管分子随一年内不同连续时间段土壤全盐量的增加呈增大趋势,根据木材生态解剖学的观点,水分输导的安全性将进一步降低,但导管聚合度随一年内不同连续时间段土壤全盐量的增加而增大,具有增进水分输导安全性的作用,这可能是海桑对土壤盐含量变化的生态适应策略。     

Relationship of Salt Marsh Vegetation Zonation to Spatial Patterns in Soil Moisture, Salinity, and Topography

An intertidal San Francisco Bay salt marsh was used to study the spatial relationships between vegetation patterns and hydrologic and edaphic variables. Multiple abiotic variables were represented by six metrics: elevation, distance to major tidal channels and to the nearest channel of any size, edaphic conditions during dry and wet circumstances, and the magnitude of tidally induced changes in soil saturation and salinity. A new approach, quantitative differential electromagnetic induction (Q-DEMI), was developed to obtain the last metric. The approach converts the difference in soil electrical conductivity (ECa) between dry and wet conditions to quantitative maps of tidally induced changes in root zone soil water content and salinity. The result is a spatially exhaustive map of edaphic changes throughout the mapped area of the ecosystem. Spatially distributed data on the six metrics were used to explore two hypotheses: (1) multiple abiotic variables relevant to vegetation zonation each exhibit different, uncorrelated, spatial patterns throughout an intertidal salt marsh; (2) vegetation zones and habitats of individual plant species are uniquely characterized by different combinations of key metrics. The first hypothesis was supported by observed, uncorrelated spatial variability in the metrics. The second hypothesis was supported by binary logistic regression models that identified key vegetation zone and species habitat characteristics from among the six metrics. Based on results from 108 models, the Q-DEMI map of saturation and salinity change was the most useful metric of those tested for distinguishing different vegetation zones and plant species habitats in the salt marsh.     

Comparative anatomy of intervessel pits in two mangrove species growing along a natural salinity gradient in Gazi bay, Kenya

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: According to the air-seeding hypothesis, embolism vulnerability in xylem elements is linked directly to bordered pit structure and functioning. To elucidate the adaptive potential of intervessel pits towards fluctuating environmental conditions, two mangrove species with a distinct ecological distribution growing along a natural salinity gradient were investigated. METHODS: Scanning and transmission electron microscopic observations were conducted to obtain qualitative and quantitative characteristics of alternate intervessel pits in A. marina and scalariform intervessel pits in Rhizophora mucronata. Wood samples from three to six trees were collected at seven and five sites for A. marina and R. mucronata, respectively, with considerable differences between sites in soil water salinity. KEY RESULTS: Vestured pits without visible pores in the pit membrane were observed in A. marina, the mangrove species with the widest geographical distribution on global as well as local scale. Their thick pit membranes (on average 370 nm) and minute pit apertures may contribute to reduced vulnerability to cavitation of this highly salt-tolerant species. The smaller ecological distribution of R. mucronata was in accordance with wide pit apertures and a slightly higher pitfield fraction (67 % vs. 60 % in A. marina). Nonetheless, its outer pit apertures were observed to be funnel-shaped shielding non-porous pit membranes. No trends in intervessel pit size were observed with increasing soil water salinity of the site. CONCLUSIONS: The contrasting ecological distribution of two mangrove species was reflected in the geometry and pit membrane characteristics of their intervessel pits. Within species, intervessel pit size seemed to be independent of spatial variations in environmental conditions and was only weakly correlated with vessel diameter. Further research on pit formation and function has to clarify the large variations in intervessel pit size within trees and even within single vessels.     

Influence of a salinity gradient on the vessel characters of the mangrove species Rhizophora mucronata

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Although mangroves have been extensively studied, little is known about their ecological wood anatomy. This investigation examined the potential use of vessel density as a proxy for soil water salinity in the mangrove species Rhizophora mucronata (Rhizophoraceae) from Kenya. METHODS: In a time-standardized approach, 50 wood discs from trees growing in six salinity categories were investigated. Vessel densities, and tangential and radial diameters of rainy and dry season wood of one distinct year, at three positions on the stem discs, were measured. A repeated-measures ANOVA with the prevailing salinity was performed. KEY RESULTS: Vessel density showed a significant increase with salinity, supporting its use as a prospective measure of salinity. Interestingly, the negative salinity response of the radial diameter of vessels was less striking, and tangential diameter was constant under the varying environmental conditions. An effect of age or growth rate or the presence of vessel dimorphism could be excluded as the cause of the absence of any ecological trend. CONCLUSIONS: The clear trend in vessel density with salinity, together with the absence of a growth rate and age effect, validates the potential of vessel density as an environmental proxy. However, it can only be used as a relative measure of salinity given that other environmental variables such as inundation frequency have an additional influence on vessel density. With view to a reliable, absolute proxy, future research should focus on finding wood anatomical features correlated exclusively with soil water salinity or inundation frequency. The plasticity in vessel density with differing salinity suggests a role in the establishment of a safe water transport system. To confirm this hypothesis, the role of inter-vessel pits, their relationship to the rather constant vessel diameter and the underlying physiology and cell biology needs to be examined.     

盐胁迫对杨树形成层过氧化物酶活性及其效应的影响

研究了盐胁迫对杨树形成层中过氧化物酶(POD)活性和杨树次生木质部解剖特征的影响,结果表明,POD活性受盐胁迫影响在休眠期和生长期有不同的表现．处于休眠期的杨树,在较低的土壤含盐量下,随着含盐量的升高,POD活性呈现出先升高后降低的趋势,即含盐量0．024％→0．094％→0．145％,POD活性的变化83．7→132．1-63．2units·min^-1·g^-1FW;而生长期的杨树,POD活性受到盐胁迫的抑制而降低,当含盐量0．036％→0．289％逐步升高时,POD活性405．2→107．2units·min^-1·g^-1FW逐步降低．盐胁迫下杨树的解剖特征呈现规律性变化,当含盐量0．036％→0．125％→0．289％升高,早材和晚材导管直径变化分别为41．8→56．6→43．4μm和29．1→33．1→33．1μm;早材和晚材导管频率的变化分别为141．8→113．8→144．2个·mm^-2和160．0→134．8→206．7个·mm^-2．含盐量0．0365→0．289％升高,纤维长度和宽度的变化分别为693．8→570．4μm和14．9→13．5μm．     

盐胁迫对不同生境盐地碱蓬光合及离子积累的影响

为了探讨盐地碱蓬(Suaeda salsa)适应不同生境的生理机制, 研究了盐处理(1、200和600 mmol·L^-1 NaCl)对盐碱地和潮间带两种生境盐地碱蓬地上部分及根系有机干重、叶片叶绿素含量及光合放氧速率、叶片和根中离子积累的影响。结果表明: 200 mmol·L^-1 NaCl对两种生境盐地碱蓬地上部分及根系的有机干重无显著影响, 说明两种生境盐地碱蓬均具有较强的抗盐性; NaCl处理显著降低了两种生境盐地碱蓬叶片的光合放氧速率; 各浓度NaCl处理下, 盐碱地生境盐地碱蓬叶片的光合放氧速率均高于潮间带生境的, 潮间带生境盐地碱蓬叶片中叶绿素a与叶绿素b的比值均高于盐碱地生境的; 各浓度NaCl处理下, 潮间带生境盐地碱蓬叶片中的Cl^-含量均低于盐碱地生境的; 与叶片中情况相反, 高盐处理下, 潮间带生境盐地碱蓬根中的Cl^-含量均高于盐碱地生境的。说明与盐碱地生境盐地碱蓬相比, 潮间带生境盐地碱蓬的根系可能对Cl^-具有较强的积累或限制其向地上部分运输的能力, 这些特征可能是盐地碱蓬适应不同生境的结果。     

上海崇明东滩两种典型湿地土壤有机碳汇聚能力差异及成因

通过分析上海崇明东滩南部冲刷带芦苇型砂壤土(A区)和东北部淤涨带芦苇/米草型粘土(B区)的有机碳含量和植被输入量,研究了异质性湿地土壤的有机碳汇聚能力,并从异质型土壤的微生物活性和理化性质的差异角度分析了造成土壤有机碳汇聚能力差异的主要原因.结果表明：A区土壤平均总有机碳含量仅为B区的46.10%(P<0.05),而A区地上部分的年均植物量仅比B区低9.16%,说明A区湿地土壤有机碳的输出量大于B区.A区细菌总数比B区高3.82倍(P<005),过氧化氢酶和转化酶活性分别比B区高4681%和3433%(P<0 05),且土壤微生物呼吸强度也高于B区.说明A区土壤的微生物碳代谢能力较强是导致其土 壤有机碳保留能力较弱的重要原因.A区砂壤土粒间孔隙较大、土壤通气透水性较好、含水 率与含盐量较低,有利于微生物生长,促进了土壤有机碳的分解;而B区的芦苇/米草型粘 土的含水量和含盐量高、微生物活性弱,有机碳氧化分解能力较低,具有较高的有机碳汇聚 能力.     

Variation in wood density and anatomy in a widespread mangrove species

Wood density is an important plant trait that influences a range of ecological processes, including resistance to damage and growth rates. Wood density is highly dependent on anatomical characteristics associated with the conductive tissue of trees (xylem and phloem) and the fibre matrix in which they occur. Here, we investigated variation in the wood density of the widespread mangrove species Avicennia marina in the Exmouth Gulf in Western Australia and in the Firth of Thames in New Zealand. We assessed how variation in xylem vessel size, fibre wall thickness and proportion of phloem within the wood contributed to variation in wood density and how these characteristics were linked to growth rates. We found the wood density of A. marina to be higher in Western Australia than in New Zealand and to be higher in taller seaward fringing trees than in scrub trees growing high in the intertidal. At the cellular level, high wood density was associated with large xylem vessels and thick fibre walls. Additionally, wood density increased with decreasing proportions of phloem per growth layer of wood. Tree growth rates were positively correlated with xylem vessel size and wood density. We conclude that A. marina can have large xylem vessel sizes and high growth rates while still maintaining high wood density because of the abundance and thickness of fibres in which vessels are found.     

The vegetation of the Farasān Islands,Red Sea,Saudi Arabia

Abstract. Classification of the vegetation of the Farasān Islands using TWINSPAN technique resulted in the recognition of seven community types associated with seven different habitat types: silty runnels, palm orchards, rocky plains, rocky plateau crevices, coastal sand dunes, sand plains, and mangroves. These communities were dominated or co-dominated by 13 perennial species; 87 associate species were recorded in the study area with chamaephytes dominating the life-form spectrum. Canonical Correspondence Analysis (CCA) indicated that organic carbon, soil moisture, silt, electrical conductivity and calcium carbonate were the major edaphic gradients controlling the distribution of the plant communities on the Farasān Islands. Higher species richness was recorded in the plant communities inhabiting the palm orchards, the crevices of the rocky plateau, silty runnels, rocky plains and rocky plateau, while those of the mangrove and sand formations (dunes and plains) showed a lower species richness. Soil texture and organic matter are the main factors promoting species diversity in the more diversified habitats, while high salinity and calcium carbonate are the main factors associated with lower species diversity in the less diversified habitats of the study area.     

Morpho-anatomical and physiological attributes for salt tolerance in sewan grass (Lasiurus scindicus Henr.) from Cholistan Desert,Pakistan

Three differently adapted populations of sewan grass (Lasiurus scindicus Henr.) were evaluated for structural and functional adaptations to high salinity. The habitats were Derawar Fort (DF, least saline, ECe 15.21), Bailahwala Dahar (BD, moderately saline, ECe 27.56 dS m^?1) and Ladam Sir (LS, highly saline, ECe 39.18 dS m^?1) from within the Cholistan Desert. The adaptive components of salt tolerance in sewan grass were assessed by determining various morpho–anatomical and physiological attributes. The degree of salt tolerance of all three ecotypes of L. scindicus from the saline habitats was compared in a controlled hydroponic system to evaluate the adaptive components that are expected to be genetically fixed during a long evolutionary process. Salinity tolerance in the most tolerant LS population relied on increased root length and total leaf area, restricted uptake of toxic Cl^?, increased uptake of Ca²⁺, high excretion of Na⁺, accumulation of organic osmolytes, high water use efficiency, increased root, thicker leaf and cortical region, intensive sclerification, large metaxylem vessels, and dense pubescence on abaxial leaf surface. The BD population (from moderately saline soil) relied on high Ca²⁺ uptake, Na⁺ excretion, epidermal thickness, large cortical cells, thick endodermis and large vascular tissue. The DF population (from less saline soil) showed a significant decrease in all morphological characteristics; however, it accumulated organic osmolytes for its survival under high salinities. Structural modifications in all three populations were crucial for checking undue water loss under physiological stress that is caused by high amounts of soluble salts in the soil.     

Effects of flooding on wood and bark anatomy of four species in a mangrove forest community

Variation in the wood and bark anatomy of the dominant species of a mangrove forest community in Mexico was evaluated in relation to some environmental factors, and their physiological adaptations to salinity and flooding period are discussed. The forest is characterized by three zones according to the presence of dominant tree species and flooding periodicity. Vessel arrangement and wood and bark ray height are strongly associated with flooding zones where trees are growing. Variance analyses revealed significant differences among zones for these anatomical characteristics. Soil texture and water salinity were the most useful parameters for the prediction of values of anatomical characteristics. More abundant vessels in radial multiples in a shorter flooding period suggest a functional advantage of multiple vessel groups. Taller wood and bark rays in response to prolonged flooding period can be attributed to anoxic conditions. Among zones, significant differences in the vulnerability index of the species were detected, but not with respect to relative conductivity. Significant differences among zones exist for wood and bark characteristics involved in vertical and horizontal water transport, photosynthates and gas exchange.     

Soil salinity as a selection pressure is a key determinant for the evolution of salt tolerance in Blue Panicgrass (Panicum antidotale Retz.)

To assess the role of selection pressure in plant adaptation to saline environment, a hydroponic experiment was conducted on six Panicum antidotale Retz. populations collected from a wide range of habitats with varying selection pressure in the form of soil salinity. The soil electrical conductivity of six different habitats ranged from 3.39 to 19.23 dS m⁻¹ and pH from 5.86 to 7.65. Plants of all populations collected from varying habitats were established in pots containing normal soil and allowed to grow for 6 months. Newly grown tillers from each plant were separated and 10 of them each formed a composite sample for a particular population. They were then transplanted in plastic containers each containing 10 l of half strength Hoagland's nutrient solution alone or with 150 mol m⁻³ NaCl. After 42 days growth in salt treatment, the populations collected form highly saline habitats proved to be more salt-tolerant compared with those from mild or non-saline habitats in terms of growth performance. The populations adapted to high salinity showed less decrease in leaf K⁺/Na⁺ and Ca²⁺/Na⁺ ratios under salinity stress. Moreover, under stress the salt-tolerant populations showed less reduction in photosynthetic capacity than the salt-sensitive populations. In addition, hyper-accumulation of organic solutes such as glycinebetaine and proline and thereby higher osmotic adjustment seemed to be associated with the higher degree of adaptability of the salt-tolerant populations to salt stress. From the data presented, it is plausible to conclude that selection pressure (soil salinity) must have been one of the important determinants bringing about the evolution of salt-tolerance trait in Blue Panic grass.     

Distribution and habitat preferences of two grapsid crab species in Mar Chiquita Lagoon (Province of Buenos Aires,Argentina)

Cyrtograpsus angulatus andChasmagnathus granulata (Grapsidae) are the two dominant decapod crustacean species in the outer parts of Mar Chiquita Lagoon, the southernmost in a series of coastal lagoons that occur along the temperate Atlantic coasts of South America. Distribution and habitat preferences (water and sediment type) in these crab species were studied in late spring. There is evidence of ontogenetic changes in habitat selection of both species. Recruitment ofC. angulatus takes place mainly in crevices of tube-building polychaete (Ficopomatus enigmaticus) “reefs” and, to a lesser extent, also in other protected microhabitats (under stones). In the latter, mostly somewhat larger juveniles were found, suggesting that these are used as a refuge for growing individuals. Adults are most frequently found on unprotected muddy and sandy beaches.C. angulatus was found in all parts of Mar Chiquita Lagoon, including freshwater, brackish, and marine habitats.C. granulata, in contrast, was restricted to the lower parts of the lagoon, where brackish water predominates and freshwater or marine conditions occur only exceptionally. It showed highest population density on “dry mud” flats and inSpartina densiflora grassland, where it can build stable burrows and where high contents of organic matter occur in the sediment. Such habitats are characterized by mixed populations of juveniles (including newly settled recruits) and adults, males and females (including a high percentage of ovigerous). Unstable “wet mud” as well as stony sand were found to be inhabited by chiefly adult populations, with only few ovigerous females. In “dry mud” flats, the proportion of males increased vertically with increasing level in the intertidal zone, showing a significantly increasing trend also in their average body size. These observations may be explained by higher resistance of males, in particular of large individuals, to desiccation, salinity, and temperature stress occurring in the upper intertidal. However, an opposite, or no such, tendency was found in the distribution of ovigerous and non-ovigerous females, respectively. With increasing distance from the water edge, salinity increased and pH decreased significantly inC. granulata burrows, whereas temperature showed no consistent tendency within the intertidal gradient. A highly significant linear relationship (r=−0.794; P<0.001) between salinity and pH in water from crab burrows is described. This regression line is significantly different from one that had been observed in water from the lagoon, indicating consistently lower pH values at any salinity level in burrow water. This is interpreted as a result of crab and/or microbial respiration.     

不同生境下蓝桉的木材解剖研究

用光镜及扫描电镜对不同生境下的蓝桉（Ｅｕｃａｌｙｐｔｕｓｇｌｏｂｕｌｕｓ Ｌａｂｉｌｌ．）木材结构进行了解剖学观察,描述了木材结构特征。以蓝桉木材的１１ 个主要特征——导管频率、单孔率、导管直径、导管分子长度、管胞长度和直径、纤维管胞长度和直径、纤维长度、射线频率和高度为指标,对生长在不同生境下的蓝桉进行比较发现：随着纬度的增加,生长轮变化不明显;木材中大部分组成分子的数量特征,除导管频率有降低趋势外均与纬度成正相关。评述了年降雨量对蓝桉木材结构的影响     

Studies on Wood Anatomy of Eucalyptus globulus Under Different Habitats

Wood anatomy of Eucalyptus globulus Labill. under different habitats was comparatively studied under light and scanning electron microscope. According to the eleven major quantitative perimeters of wood characteristics of E. globulus viz: vessel frequency, percentage of solitary vessels, vessel diameter, vessel member length; tracheid length and diameter; fibre tracheid length and diameter; libriform fibre length; ray frequency and ray height, the plants under different habitats have been made a comparison. The results showed that growth ring was indistinct, and there was a positive correlation between the quantitative characters of most wood constituent members were positively correlated with the latitude except for some of vessel frequency decreased. The decrease in effects of annual rainfall on the structure of the wood of E. glotrulus were evaluated.     

福建漳江口红树林和盐沼湿地的多毛类动物群落

为了比较漳江口4种植物生境之间多毛类动物群落的差异性,2010年对漳江口潮间带秋茄、桐花树、白骨壤和互花米草4种植物生境的多毛类动物进行4个季度的定量取样.共获得15种多毛类动物,4个季度在4种植物生境中均出现三角洲双须虫、溪沙蚕、拟突齿沙蚕、凿贝才女虫、小头虫和加州中蚓虫.多毛类动物栖息密度、生物量、丰度指数、均匀度指数和多样性指数的季节变化不明显;但4种植物生境之间多毛类动物栖息密度、生物量、丰度指数、均匀度指数和多样性指数有显著差异,且互花米草生境与3种红树林生境之间多毛类动物优势种不同.Pearson相关分析表明,漳江口红树林和盐沼湿地除了多毛类物种数与泥温显著相关外,多毛类动物栖息密度、生物量、丰度指数、均匀度指数和多样性指数均与泥温、盐度、总有机碳、总氮无显著相关关系,其原因是漳江口4种植物生境多毛类动物常见种小头虫、加州中蚓虫和溪沙蚕均是广温、广盐及耐高有机质含量的种类.