Essential oil variation within and among natural populations of Lavandula latifolia and its relation to their ecological areas

Essential oil yield and composition in seven natural populations of Lavandula latifolia from the eastern Iberian Peninsula were determined by GC/MS. Twenty-eight constituents were identified, accounting for 92.0–95.4% of the total oils. These oils were dominated by the monoterpene fraction and three of them (linalool, cineole and camphor) constituted 79.5–86.9% of the oil from flowers. Essential oil yield in leaves and flowers varied among and within populations, but hierarchic analyses of variance showed that the proportion of variation attributable to individuals was significantly higher than that attributable to population differences. Principal component and cluster analyses allowed three groups of flower essential oils to be distinguished according to their high, intermediate and low proportion of linalool. These essential oil types are respectively correlated to the Supra-, Meso- and Thermo-Mediterranean bioclimatic belts where the populations are located. A genetic analysis based on those terpenes that showed a trimodal distribution roughly corroborated the relationships between the seven populations obtained from the ordination analyses and emphasizes the distinctiveness of some of the populations.     

渤海湾大型底栖动物调查及与环境因子的相关性

对渤海湾大型底栖动物和环境因子进行调查,利用多元分析技术对大型底栖动物与环境因子之间的关系进行研究。调查期间共发现大型底栖动物45种,平均密度为406个/m2。大型底栖动物数量空间变化明显,呈现从近岸到外海降低的变化特征。运用典范对应分析(CCA)探讨大型底栖动物与环境因子之间的关系,并采用向前引入法对环境因子进行逐步筛选,Monte Carlo置换检验结果显示,水深、无机氮和溶解氧是影响渤海湾大型底栖动物空间分布的关键环境因子。     

Comparative Study of Chemical Composition,Cholinesterase Inhibition and Antioxidant Potential of Mentha pulegium L. Essential Oil

Perennial plant Mentha pulegium L. (pennyroyal, Lamiaceae) can be found in Europe and Mediterranean. In areas where it thrives, M. pulegium is used in nutrition and as medicinal plant. Essential oil of M. pulegium is also a frequent constituent of foods and fragrances, because of mint-like odor. Regarding the use of M. pulegium in traditional medicine and nutrition, as well as fact that essential oils are potential sources of bioactive components, this study was conducted to examine the chemical composition of essential oil of M. pulegium wild growing in Bosnia and Herzegovina and its biological activity. The chemical profile testing was made using GC/MS and GC/FID technique. Potential of cholinesterase inhibition was tested by Ellman's assay. The antioxidant activity was tested by DPPH and FRAP assay. The dominant components in analyzed oil were pulegone 54.4 %, p-menthone 14.0 % and piperitenone 12.8 %. Good antioxidant activity and moderate cholinesterase inhibition potential of tested essential oil indicates to possibility of its use in treatment of diseases related to free radicals, Alzheimer disease and as lipid protecting antioxidant.     

武汉市城区苔藓植物多样性和分布及与环境因子的关系

对武汉市7个中心城区和部分远郊城区共26个样点73个样地的苔藓群落进行调查,采集苔藓植物样本共431份。经鉴定调查区内共有苔藓植物20科35属91种,其中狭叶小羽藓（Haplocladium angustifolium（Hampe et C.Muell.）Broth.）和钝叶绢藓（Entodon obtusatus Broth.）等为优势种,分布于其中的24个样点。多样性指数分析结果显示,位于青龙山国家森林公园的α多样性Patrick和Shannon-Wiener指数最高,说明该样点苔藓植物群落的复杂程度高,群落所含信息量大。Patrick指数与环境因子的Pearson相关性分析结果显示,土壤含水率和与主要干道距离是显著影响地面生苔藓植物多样性的环境因子,而显著影响树附生苔藓植物多样性的环境因子仅与距主要干道距离相关。用典范对应分析法（CCA）研究26个样点中苔藓植物的盖度与主要环境因子的关系,结果发现人为干扰程度、草本盖度、与城市主要干道的距离等对地面生和树附生苔藓植物的分布都有显著影响。其中地面生苔藓植物的分布受人为干扰和草本盖度影响最为显著;而树附生苔藓植物的分布受附生树干胸径及与主要干道距离影响最为显著。研究结果表明武汉市区苔藓植物的多样性和分布受人为干扰较大,树附生苔藓对汽车尾气等因素更为敏感。     

长白山北坡静水水体中水甲虫分布与环境关系的典范对应分析

应用典范对应分析（CCA）对长白山北坡静水水体12个样点中28种水甲虫与环境关系的研究表明,长白山5种环境因子中水底腐殖化程度和海拔对水甲虫的分布起主要作用,与排序轴的相关系灵敏分别高达0.8371和0.7206,而水温和植被密度也有较大的影响,在环境因子的影响下不同生境中水甲虫分布的种群不同,深刻斜凹龙虱,端钩切眼龙虱,布朗沟牙甲,沼梭科水甲虫等主要分布在深水区,与水温没有关系。而异毛龙虱和舟型牙甲等与海拔和水泡子的腐殖化程度呈正相关。     

寄生植物的生物学特性及生态学效应

寄生植物是陆地生态系统的重要组成部分,在多数生态系统中均有分布.寄生植物完全或部分依赖于寄主植物获取有机养分、无机养分和水分等,以满足自身生长发育需求.在生态学效应方面,寄生植物不但直接影响寄主植物的生长发育,也会通过改变寄主植物的竞争力而影响植物群落组成.寄生植物对寄主植物个体水平的影响多是消极的,并能给人类的生产活动造成直接经济损失,故对寄生植物的防治一直是人们关注的热点问题;在群落水平上,寄生植物对促进植物群落的物种多样性有积极的意义,基于此,寄生植物有潜在利用价值.深入了解寄生植物的生理生态学特性,对有害寄生植物的防除和有益寄生植物的利用有重要价值.本文对寄生植物的生物学特性,包括其寄生类型、寄主范围及偏好、寄主识别和吸器的形成与功能,进行了阐述,并就寄生植物对寄主植物和群落结构的影响进行了探讨,对相关研究前景进行了展望.     

The influence of biological and environmental factors on metallothionein concentration in the blood

The concentration of metallothionein (MT), a low-molecular-weight protein, is regulated by many factors, primarily metals (zinc, cadmium, copper), cytokines, glucocorticoides and free radicals. These factors are determined by such aspects of human biology as gender, pregnancy and age, as well as by environmental factors including the use of oral contraceptives and cigarette smoking, all which may affect MT levels in the body.The aim of this study was to investigate the influence of these biological and environmental factors on MT concentrations in erythrocyte lysate and in plasma.MT concentrations were determined by a two-step direct enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Evaluation of exposure to cigarette smoking was performed by checking cotinine levels in the plasma of subjects.The studies showed higher MT concentrations in both the erythrocyte lysate and plasma of women when compared to men. Furthermore, pregnancy causes an increase of MT concentration in plasma, while oral contraceptives cause an elevated concentration of MT in erythrocyte lysate. Age impacts plasma MT concentrations in men, whereas it does not affect concentrations of MT in erythrocyte lysate.     

剪形臂尾轮虫形态的时空变化及其与生态因子间的关系

对芜湖市镜湖和汀棠湖中剪形臂尾轮虫(Brachionus forficula)的发生及其形态特征进行了一年的观察,并分析了其与环境因子间的关系。结果表明,镜湖中,剪形臂尾轮虫出现于7月至10月,且仅存在短后棘刺型个体;2样点内,除了前外棘刺长以外,轮虫的其他各形态参数均随季节显著变化,形态参数的样点间差异也因季节的不同而异;轮虫的各形态参数均随pH的升高而延长,随过滤水体中叶绿素a含量和水体中总叶绿素a含量的升高而缩短;体长和体宽均随晶囊轮虫密度的升高而增大。汀棠湖中,短后棘刺型个体出现于6月至10月,而长后棘刺型个体仅出现于6月至8月;2种形态型个体同时存在时,长后棘刺型个体在种群中所占比例始终高于短后棘刺型个体,并与水温、水体中总叶绿素a含量以及枝角类、桡足类和晶囊轮虫的密度均呈显著的正相关;2样点轮虫短后棘刺型个体各形态参数均随季节显著变化;长后棘刺型个体在1号样点内仅前外棘刺和后棘刺长有显著变化,而2号样点内仅体长、体宽和后棘刺长有显著变化;2样点内长后棘刺型个体的体长、体宽以及前外棘刺和后棘刺均显著长于短后棘刺型个体;同一形态型个体形态参数的样点间差异因季节的不同而异;短后棘刺型个体的前外棘刺和后棘刺长均与水体中总叶绿素a含量呈显著的正相关,后者与过滤水体中叶绿素a含量和枝角类密度也呈显著的正相关;长后棘刺型个体的后棘刺长与桡足类密度呈显著正相关,前内棘刺长与水温、溶氧量和晶囊轮虫密度呈显著负相关。两湖泊内剪形臂尾轮虫的后棘刺长和体长之间均呈显著的正相关,提示其后棘刺的延长并不是对体长的异速增长。     

Variability in Chemical Composition and Antimicrobial Activity of Mentha pulegium L. Essential Oil,Cultivated under Different Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria

The aim of present work was to study the essential oil chemical composition and antimicrobial activity of cultivated Mentha pulegium L. under different plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (Pseudomonas fluorescens, Bradyrhizobium sp. and Sinorhizobium meliloti) individually and in consortium. Yield, in plants inoculated with Bradyrhizobium sp. and S. meliloti in consortium, increase significantly relative to control plants. GC and GC/MS analyses pointed to a qualitative and quantitative variability of components. The investigated essential oils were clustered into three chemotypes: piperitenone/1,8-cineol (40.9/29.4 %) chemotype in plants inoculated with Bradyrhizobium sp. individually, S. meliloti individually, and Bradyrhizobium sp. and S. meliloti in consortium, piperitone/menthone (41.8/33.8 %) chemotype in plants inoculated with P. fluorescens individually, P. fluorescens and Bradyrhizobium sp. in consortium, and P. fluorescens and S. meliloti in consortium and pulegone/menthol (47.9/31.5 %) chemotype in control plants. The antimicrobial activity, carried out by the disc diffusion method and the determination of the Minimum Inhibitory Concentration (MIC) against ten microorganisms, varied significantly according to the tested microorganism and the rhizobacterial species used individually or in consortium (inhibition zone: 8.5–33.5 mm; MIC: 0.25–2.5 μL/mL). Our findings provided useful indications to select interesting chemotype within M. pulegium, especially in perspective of its cultivation.     

Morphological variations of Caragana microphylla populations in the Xilingol steppe and their relationship with environmental factors

The morphological variations of branches, leaves, flowers, fruits and seeds of Caragana microphylla and their correlations with environmental factors were analyzed based on five natural populations in the Xilingol steppe, Inner Mongolia, China. Nested variation analysis showed that there were significant differences in all of the 28 morphological characters within and among populations in 16 morphological characters, and the variations within populations were much greater than those among populations in most morphological characters. Cluster analysis showed that the five populations of C. microphylla could be divided into two groups in morphological characters, and there was significant positive correlation between the divergence of morphological characters matrix and geographical distance matrix. Principal component analysis showed that leaflet length, area of a compound leaf, fresh-mass of a compound leaf, and shoot fresh-mass were main morphological characters that varied among C. microphylla populations. Spearman correlation analysis showed that there were significant correlations between some morphological characters and soil factors. Soil N:P ratio, available N content, total N content, organic matter content and soil water content were main factors that were associated with morphological characters of C. microphylla.     

土壤水分时空变异及其与环境因子的关系

土壤水分的时空变异是指在一定的景观内,不同时间、地点和土层的土壤水分特征存在明显的差异性和多样性。土壤水分时空变异是由多重尺度上的土地利用（植被）、气象（降雨）、地形、土壤、人为活动等诸因子综合作用的结果,但就其某一具体地区而言存在着重点尺度和主控因子,土壤水分时空变异的重点尺度与主控因子的时空关系因时间、空间和尺度而异。本文综述了土壤水分（尤其是黄土高原地区）的时空变异与其环境因子时空关系的研究进展,并提出了广眨开展多重时空尺度上土壤水分的时空变异与其诸因素的时空关系,研究土壤水分时空变异性的尺度转换规律,确定重点尺度及其相应的主控因子。     

Biological activity of vegetalizing and neuralizing inducing factors after binding to BAC-cellulose and CNBr-sepharose

Summary Covalent binding to bromoacetyl-cellulose inactivates the vegetalizing factor. The bound factor is however still able to form a complex with an inhibitor for the factor. Covalent binding to CNBr-Sepharose likewise inactivates the vegetalizing factor. The neuralizing factor on the other hand is not inactivated when covalently bound to CNBr-Sepharose. When a crude fraction which contains the neuralizng factor as well as the vegetalizing factor is bound to CNBr-Sepharose the vegetalizing activity is greatly decreased whereas the neuralizing activity is not reduced. This suggests that the mechanisms of action of the two factors are quite different. Whereas the vegetalizing factor must be incorporated into the cells, the neuralizing factor interacts with the plasma membrane of competent ectoderm cells.     

Morphological variations of Caragana microphylla populations in the Xilingol steppe and their relationship with environmental factors

The morphological variations of branches, leaves, flowers, fruits and seeds of Caragana microphylla and their correlations with environmental factors were analyzed based on five natural populations in the Xilingol steppe, Inner Mongolia, China. Nested variation analysis showed that there were significant differences in all of the 28 morphological characters within and among populations in 16 morphological characters, and the variations within populations were much greater than those among populations in most morphological characters. Cluster analysis showed that the five populations of C. microphylla could be divided into two groups in morphological characters, and there was significant positive correlation between the divergence of morphological characters matrix and geographical distance matrix. Principal component analysis showed that leaflet length, area of a compound leaf, fresh-mass of a compound leaf, and shoot fresh-mass were main morphological characters that varied among C. microphylla populations. Spearman correlation analysis showed that there were significant correlations between some morphological characters and soil factors. Soil N:P ratio, available N content, total N content, organic matter content and soil water content were main factors that were associated with morphological characters of C. microphylla.     

北京地区黄檗分布与环境因子的关系

黄檗（Phellodendron amurense Rupr.）为我国二级重点保护野生植物,在北京地区黄檗多散生于阔叶林中,数量稀少。为了解北京地区黄檗分布与环境因子的关系,促进种群扩繁,在北京百花山、松山和雾灵山自然保护区共设置了12个20 m×20 m的样地,利用CCA分析方法对不同地点黄檗的生长分布状况与海拔、坡度、坡向、郁闭度、土壤pH值、碱解氮和土壤有机质等11个环境因子的关系进行了分析。结果显示,CCA排序第一轴主要反映了海拔、郁闭度和坡度的变化,第二轴主要反映了有机质含量、碱解氮含量、pH值和坡向的变化,其中海拔、碱解氮和土壤有机质是影响黄檗生长分布的重要环境因子,低海拔、低碱解氮含量以及土壤有机质高的地段适宜黄檗分布。对影响黄檗分布的环境因子进行定量分离,结果发现环境因子对黄檗样地物种分布的解释能力为84.5%,显示出较好的排序效果,黄檗分布点受人为干扰较少,其所在植物群落与环境保持了良好的对应关系;环境因子与物种分布呈显著相关（P=0.03）,表明CCA排序结果可以解释环境因子对物种分布的影响程度。     

柘林湾骨条藻的数量变动及其与环境因子的关系

2000年5月～2002年6月对粤东柘林湾进行的骨条藻数量及各环境要素的调查表明,骨条藻细胞数的平面分布表现为湾内低于湾外的基本格局,而季节波动模式为单峰型。以相关分析该海域骨条藻数量与环境因子的关系,结果表明柘林湾氮和磷都可能成为骨条藻的限制因子,而磷限制更容易发生。     

连作障碍与根际微生态研究 Ⅰ. 根系分泌物及其生态效应

作物、蔬菜、果树以及苗木长期连作后,皆出现生长衰退和产量降低。许多研究结果表明,连作条件下土壤生态环境对植物生长有很大的影响,尤以植物残体与病原微生物的分解产物,对植物有致毒作用,并影响植物根系分泌物正常代谢,以致于发生自毒作用。本文围绕根系分泌物与根际微生态的相互关系,系统地介绍连作障碍条件下,影响根系分泌物的环境因素(土壤空气、湿度、养分与微生物)、活性物质(自身毒素、残体分解物、微生物产生毒素)、土壤病原菌等的根际效应,为深入研究根系分泌物与连作障碍的相互作用机制提供启示。     

机械作业下土壤理化性质和生态因子的变化

通过 3年对黄淮海农业机械化推广的研究 ,探讨了机械综合作业对旱作农业的影响 .结果表明 ,机械化秸秆还田、化肥深施、土壤深松和免耕覆盖等综合技术的合理配套实施 ,可以改善土壤理化性状 ,具有明显的生物学效应 .与传统作业相比 ,机械综合作业使土壤容重减少 0 .0 8g·cm-3 ,有机质含量增加12 % ,水分利用率提高 10 .1%～ 13.6 % ,小麦玉米产量增加 12 18kg·hm-2 .     

广州珠江口海域中肋骨条藻的周年变化及其与环境因子的关系

2004年3月至2005年3月对广州海域(22°33′～22°41′N,113°37′～113°42′E)进行了调查研究,分析结果表明,广州海域中肋骨条藻数量的空间平面分布不均匀,分布格局呈内河口向外河口递增的趋势;中肋骨条藻数量的季节波动模式为单峰型;中肋骨条藻的密度与活性磷酸盐含量存在显著的负相关关系,与硅酸盐含量存在显著的正相关关系;与温度、盐度、亚硝酸盐、铵盐、透明度、硝酸盐、COD及pH的相关性不显著,但与DO存在一定的正相关性,但相关性均不显著;活性磷酸盐和硅酸盐是广州海域中肋骨条藻的主要影响因素。     

苦橙不同部位挥发油成分及抗氧化与抗菌活性分析

为较全面地研究苦橙(Citrus aurantium var. amara)全植株挥发油成分及抗氧化与抗菌活性,该研究以其叶、花、幼果为材料,采用水蒸气蒸馏法(SD)结合气相色谱-质谱(GC-MS)联用技术分析其成分,并利用体外测试方法比较了三者的抗氧化与抗菌活性。结果表明:(1)从苦橙叶、花及其幼果挥发油中共分离鉴定出94种成分,3个部位的挥发油成分种类及含量存在一定差异,其中13种为共有成分。从叶中鉴定出34种成分,含量较高的有芳樟醇(30.51%)、α-松油醇(14.78%); 从花中鉴定出32种成分,主要成分有芳樟醇(57.59%)和d-柠檬烯(16.15%); 从幼果中鉴定出69种挥发性成分,主要含有d-柠檬烯(25.55%)和γ-萜品烯(10.48%)。(2)苦橙3个部位挥发油表现出不同程度的抗氧化活性,其中苦橙幼果、叶及花的挥发油对ABTS自由基的IC₅₀值分别为2.6、5.1、8.2 mg·mL^-1,对DPPH自由基的IC₅₀值分别为2.7、4.3、5.0 mg·mL^-1,幼果挥发油的抗氧化活性最好。(3)苦橙幼果挥发油对大肠杆菌、金黄色葡萄球菌和铜绿假单胞菌表现出的抗菌活性也强于叶和花。该研究结果为苦橙叶、花及其幼果中挥发油的提取利用提供了理论依据。     

连作障碍与根际微生态研究Ⅰ.根系分泌物及其生态效应

作物、蔬菜、果树以及苗木长期连作后,皆出现生长衰退和产量降低．许多研究结果表明,连作条件下土壤生态环境对植物生长有很大的影响,尤以植物残体与病原微生物的分解产物,对植物有致毒作用,并影响植物根系分泌物正常代谢,以致于发生自毒作用．本文围绕根系分泌物与根际微生态的相互关系,系统地介绍连作障碍条件下,影响根系分泌物的环境因素（土壤空气、湿度、养分与微生物）、活性物质（自身毒素、残体分解物、微生物产生毒素）、土壤病原菌等的根际效应,为深入研究根系分泌物与连作障碍的相互作用机制提供启示．