Study on the Carbon Cycle of Leymus chinensis Steppe in the Xilin River Basin

Based on the past researches, an initial study on the carbon cycle of Leymus chinensis (Trin.) Tzvel. steppe in the Xilin river basin of Neimenggu (Inner Mongolia) was conducted by combining field surveys and the CENTURY model simulation. The major results were summarized as follows: 1) Observed annual amount of carbon fixation via primary production for a L. chinensis community on a fenced site in the basin averaged (231.25 + 74.41 ) g C·m-2·a-1, average annual carbon input into soil was about 220.75 g C· m- 2· a- 1, while carbon output from the community via soil respiration was estimated to be (181.03 + 46.32) g C· m-2· a-1 by CENTURY model simulation; 2) The community had a simulated net carbon gain of about 19.88 g C·m-2·a-1 and an observed carbon gain of 39.72 g C·m-2·a-1; 3) About 12.4% of carbon originally stored in soil had been lost due to over-grazing over the recent 40-year period in Leymus chinensis steppe in the Xilin river basin.     

A mid-Holocene vegetational and anthropogenic record in the Guanabara Bay region,Rio de Janeiro State,SE Brazil,assessed by palynological and charcoal data

Palynological and charcoal fragment analyses of Guanabara Bay sediments, as well as radiocarbon dating, were carried out on one 220 cm long sedimentary core collected from the northeast sector of the bay, near the São Gonçalo coast. This study aims at recognising and explaining the environmental history of this region during the mid-Holocene, and to identify the anthropogenic influences on it. The palynological data indicate the predominance of ombrophilous forest vegetation in the Guanabara Bay Hydrographic Basin at c. 6500 calendar years bp. During this period (pollen zone 1), the concentrations of pollen grains and spores may still have been controlled by the Holocene Maximum Transgressive Event. After a phase of low concentrations of palynomorphs, there was a considerable increase in the accumulation patterns of pollen and spore grains (pollen zone 2). This increase can probably be related to the retreat of the sea level event after the Holocene Maximum Transgressive Event. The 75 cm of the core top (pollen zone 3) provide clear evidence of human influence in the area, which is inferred from the significant reduction in ombrophilous forest pollen grains, the significant increase in herbaceous pollen grains, the presence of exotic pollen types (Eucalyptus and Pinus), and high concentration of carbonaceous particles.     

21世纪上半叶内蒙古草地植被净初级生产力变化趋势

基于中国气象局国家气候中心新发布的中短期适应气候变化的新情景(RCP4.5)和极端情景(RCP8.5)下的气候预估数据,采用空间化后的CENTURY模型模拟探讨2011－2050年内蒙古草地植被净初级生产力(NPP)的时空变化特征.结果表明: 区域尺度上,未来气候变化情景下内蒙古草地NPP年下降速率分别为0.57 g C·m^-2·a^-1(RCP4.5)、0.89 g C·m^-2·a^-1(RCP8.5);相对于基准时段,RCP4.5情景下内蒙古草地NPP在2020s、2030s、2040s分别下降11.6%、12.0%、18.0%,而RCP8.5情景下降幅分别为23.8%、21.2%、30.1%.不同气候情景下内蒙古草地NPP时空变化特征差异较大,但即使在RCP4.5下未来40年绝大部分草地NPP也将呈现下降趋势,15.6%的草地减产超过20%.这表明未来气候变化情景下内蒙古草地降水略增的态势不足以补偿因温度升高对草地植被初级生产力所产生的负面作用,草地资源的可持续发展将面临更大挑战.     

Pollen dispersion, pollen viability and pistil receptivity in Leymus chinensis

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Leymus chinensis is an economically and ecologically important grass that is widely distributed across eastern areas of the Eurasian steppe. A major problem facing its propagation by man is its low sexual reproductivity. The causes of low fecundity are uncertain, largely because many aspects of the reproductive biology of this species remained unknown or incomplete. This study aims to address some of these issues. METHODS: Pollen dispersion, pollen viability, pollen longevity and pistil receptivity were studied in a representative, natural population of L. chinensis growing in Inner Mongolia. KEY RESULTS: Flowering of L. chinensis occurred at the end of June and lasted for 5 d. Pollination peaked between 1600 h and 1700 h, and about 56.1 % of the total pollen grains were released at this time. Pollen density was highest towards the middle of flowering spikes and lowest at the bottom over the 5 d measurement period. Pollen viability (62.4 %) assessed using TTC was more accurate than using IKI (85.6 %); 50 % of pollen arriving on stigmas germinated. Pollen remained viable for only 3 h and the pollen : ovule ratio was 79 333 : 1. Pistil receptivity lasted for only 3 h and, overall, 86.7 % of pistils were pollinated. Within the spike, the relative fecundity of different positions was middle > lower > upper throughout the period of pollination; daily variation of fecundity was similar to that of the pollen flow. The spikes that opened on the day of highest pollen density exhibited the highest fecundity (36.0 %). No seeds were produced by self-pollination. CONCLUSIONS: The data suggest that low pollen viability, short pollen longevity and short pistil receptivity all appear to contribute to the low seed production typical of this important forage crop.     

半日花花粉形态种内变异及其花粉地理研究

用扫描电镜在个体水平上研究了产自两个地区的半日花花粉,并首次发现花粉种内变异与其地理分布之间的显著相关,半日花花粉形态在种内个体之间存在差异,以餐壁纹饰明显分为穿孔型和条纹型花粉;按形状和大小又可分为近球形较小和长球形较大花粉。外壁纹饰与形状、大小所得类型基本吻合。本种花粉,因所处地理环境的不同而外壁纹饰也有明显差异,条纹型花粉分布于新疆天山地区,而穿孔型花粉出现在内蒙古伊盟桌子山,并认为花粉外壁     

Late Quaternary pollen records from the middle Caquetá river basin in central Colombian Amazon

Three pollen records are presented from the Pantano de Monica region (0°42′S, 72°04′W, 160 m elevation) on the lower terrace of Rio Caquetá of the central Colombian Amazonas. Ten radiocarbon dates from three cores indicate that the deposits are of Holocene age, but the pollen data suggest that the record may also contain the Late Glacial. The core Pantano de Monica 1 covers the time interval from 11,150 BP (extrapolated) to 4730 BP. During the Late Glacial and early Holocene this swamp was smaller in size and waters were more shallow than today, with abundant Mauritia palm trees. This indicates that the lower terrace of the Caquetá River was better drained than today, which might be related to changes in the drainage system and/or drier conditions during that time. Late Glacial and early Holocene vegetational changes in the rain forests surrounding the swamp Pantano de Monica indicate successional stages, probably related to changes in the drainage system and/or climate changes. Presence of Podocarpus pollen grains up to 2.6% of the total sum (and influx of 78 grains cm⁻² yr⁻¹) point to the regional presence of Podocarpus at the beginning of the Holocene. Evidence of Podocarpus during glacial times in other pollen records from the Amazon basin has been taken as indicative of cooling. Core Pantano de Monica 2 was taken in a small swamp (1000 m distance to Pantano de Monica 1) and starts at 4000 BP when this location was well drained. Several changes in the composition of the rain forest are documented, such as increase in disturbance (increase of Cecropia) followed by a quick recovery (increase of Psychotria). Protium and Caryocar tree taxa were frequent, suggesting that the lower terrace area was well drained until 3080 BP, after which small swamps developed. Core Pantano de Monica 3 is from the wet forest in between the two swamps and represents the period since 3260 BP. Pollen data show a continuously increasing presence of palms, probably Euterpe, suggesting either a transition from well-drained to less drained conditions in the lower terrace during the late Holocene, and/or a more intensive human impact of the rain forest on the lower terraces of Rio Caquetá. The three records from the lower terrace of Rio Caquetá show different forest compositions in the past and indicate that the rain forest environments were not stable during Late Glacial and Holocene times. Comparison with other data from lowland records of northwestern South America suggest that climate change is a major factor for environmental change in central Colombian Amazon.     

Sculpture of pollen grains of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Quercus</Emphasis> L. from the holocene of the south of the Sea of Japan

Fossil pollen grains of Quercus L. were studied with application of an EVO 40 scanning electron microscope. The material came from Holocene core samples from deep water zone of the south of the Sea of Japan and shelf zone of East Korea Bay. The pollen grains were obtained from three radiocarbon-dated palynological assemblages. Six types of fossil pollen grains were revealed: four of them were assigned to deciduous oaks and two were assigned to evergreen oaks.     

内蒙古居群抗寒西伯利亚杏繁殖生态学研究

对内蒙古居群抗寒西伯利亚杏的12个种源同一树龄的102株进行雌蕊败育率、花粉量、花粉活力、柱头可授性及自交不亲和性进行研究,以明确西伯利亚杏主产地资源的花期生物学特性和繁殖特性,为杏杂交育种和资源利用提供理论依据。结果表明:(1)有86.27%的西伯利亚杏雌蕊败育率低于90%;73.53%的西伯利亚杏单朵花花粉量在1×104～5×104之间;86.27%的西伯利亚杏花粉活力低于50%,且寿命较短。(2)花苞在将开未开时,柱头已经具备一定的可授性,开花后1～4d内柱头可授性保持较高水平,第5天开始有下降趋势。(3)荧光显微观察结果显示,授粉后16h时,96.08%的杏花花粉管在花柱上部;授粉后24h时,74.51%的杏花花粉管仍在花柱上部;授粉后48h时,35.29%的杏花花粉管到达花柱中部;授粉后80h时,花粉管到达花柱下部的杏花约50%,但受精胚珠数为0。研究认为,西伯利亚杏基本为自交不亲和。     

Effect of Water Loss on Germination Ability of Maize (Zea mays L.) Pollen

The correlation between water content and viability of maizepollen grains was studied on the basis of the germination abilityof pollen from a single cross hybrid. There was found to beclose correlation between viability of the grains and theirtolerance to desiccation. Most of the pollen grains in the hybridexamined survived a reduction by almost 50 per cent of the originalwater content without loss of normal function. With water lossgreater than this, less vigorous pollen grains died or losttheir ability to form pollen tubes. Consequently, when pollinationwas carried out using pollen with a water content reduced bymore than 50 per cent, only the most tolerant pollen grainssurvived to take part in the competition which precedes fertilization.Dry pollen grains required a longer period to establish adhesionto the stigma surface and to initiate pollen tubes than pollengrains with higher water content, but otherwise their behaviourwas normal. If more than 80 per cent of the original water contentwas lost, disturbances occurred in the physiology of the grainssurviving the treatment. This was exhibited as death or a reductionin rate of pollen tube growth. Drying of pollen by an amount which does not irreversibly damagethe more tolerant grains could possibly be used as a means ofpollen selection. Zea mays L., maize, pollen viability, pollen treatment, dehydration, pollen tube     

内蒙古典型草原主要土壤类型和植物硫状况的研究（英文）

通过对内蒙古典型草原4种主要土壤类型及122种主要植物硫含量的分析,并与主要放牧家畜的营养需要相结合,综合评价了内蒙古典型草原硫的营养状况.研究表明4种主要土壤类型不同层次(0.2～0.4m,0.1～0.2m和0～0.1m)的土壤中有机硫的含量变化很大,为17～397μg*g-1,有机硫的含量与土壤中有机碳和全氮含量呈高度正相关.土壤中平均无机硫含量低于10μg*g-1,但黑钙土土壤中无机硫的含量较高,达20μg*g-1左右.土壤中微生物硫含量占土壤中全硫含量的1.78%～2.80%.所测定的122种主要植物中有75%的植物体内硫含量低于0.16%,氮/硫比大于14∶1;与主要放牧家畜的营养需要相比,有约80%的植物缺硫.植物体中硫的含量与土壤中有效硫的含量显著正相关.     

Holocene Palynological Records in Lake Selincuo,Northern Xizang

Selincuo (31°34′–31°57′N, 88°31′–89°21′E)is one of the great lakes in northern Xizang surrounded by alpine grassland, composed mainly of Stipa purpurea, S, subssessifolia var. bassipulomosa. A 3.08 m long core has been taken from a water depth of 27 m, 3 km to the north from the lake. Palynological records of the core combined with surface sample results have revealed from the regional as well as local vegetational and environmental history since the last 12 000 a BP, a very low pollen concentration (19–209 grains/g), mainly of airborne pollen, which indicated a treeless alpine sparse vegetation. A great vegetation change took place at Ca. 9 600 a BP when alpine sparse vegetation was replaced by alpine grassland lasting until Ca. 6 000 a BP. Quite a number of tree pollen grains found in this time interval might be explained as a result of expansion of forests somewhere around the Xizang Plateau. These changes must have caused by climatic warming during the Early Holocene. During the last 6 000 years the vegetation had remained as the alpine grassland, although probably more luxurouste than before, but their was an obvious increase of arboreal pollen, such as the increase of Abies during Ca. 6 000–4 000 a BP, Picea 4 000–2 200 a BP, Pinus 2 200–1 000 a BP which indicated continuous expansion of forests growing around the plateaus. During the last 1 000 years both the concentration and proportion of the arboreal pollen decreased and those of Cypraceae pollen increased sharply. This might mean a reduction of the forests around the plateau and an expansion of swamps around the lake.     

Pollen limitation and variation in floral longevity in gynodioecious Potentilla tanacetifolia

Pollination limitation is common in flowering plants and is thought to be a factor driving the evolution of floral traits.The plasticity of floral longevity to pollination may be an adaptation of plants to pollen limitation.However,this adaptation is less critical in short-lived flowers.To evaluate pollen limitation and the plasticity of floral longevity to pollination in Potentilla tanacetifolia,a gynodioecious herb with short-lived flowers,we analyzed its breeding system,tested sex-differential pollen limitation,and compared variations in floral display size in natural populations in Duolun County,Inner Mongolia,China.Hand pollination experiments and pollinator exclusion treatments revealed that P tanacetifolia is self-compatible and non-autonomously apomictic and shows sex-differential pollen limitation.The plasticity of floral longevity to pollination was observed; the floral duration of female plants was prolonged by approximately 3-4 hours with pollination exclusion treatment.Moreover,the percentage of flowers displayed on female plants during pollination exclusion treatment was significantly higher than that during natural pollination.Under natural pollination conditions,the percentage of flowers displayed on female plants was significantly higher than on hermaphrodite plants.Furthermore,approximately 50％ of the pollen grains spread out of the anthers of hermaphrodite flowers within 2 h of anthesis; the number of pollen grains adhering to the stigmas of hermaphrodite flowers was significantly higher than that adhering to female flowers when flowers shed their petals.These results indicate that variation in floral longevity may be an adaptive strategy to pollination conditions for gynodioecious P tanacetifolia.     

基于MaxEnt模型的中国白杄分布格局及未来变化

白杄(Picea meyeri)1989年被评为内蒙古自治区Ⅱ级保护珍稀濒危植物。该研究基于白杄在中国地区的50条有效分布点记录和12个环境因子变量,利用MaxEnt模型和ArcGIS软件分析全新世中期、现代、2050年和2070年四个时期白杄在中国的潜在地理分布,通过环境因子的贡献率和刀切法检验确定限制现代潜在地理分布的主导因子,并利用响应曲线确定环境因子变量的适宜区间,以明确不同时期白杄潜在地理分布区域和面积,为白杄的引种以及保护管理提供依据。结果显示:(1)MaxEnt模型预测受试者工作曲线面积(AUC)为0.979,说明该模型预测的潜在分布精度准确,预测结果的可信度高。(2)影响白杄潜在分布的主要气候因子及其适宜生长范围为:海拔(1200~2300 m)、昼夜温差与年温差比值(25%~28%)、最湿月降雨量(90~145 mm)和年平均温度(0~5℃)。(3)现代白杄在中国的潜在地理分布总面积为103.56万km²,主要位于内蒙古中西部地区(九峰山、正蓝旗、多伦县)、山西省大部分地区(大石洞、五台山)以及河北省部分地区(雾灵山、塞罕坝)。(4)从全新世中期到现代气候条件下,白杄在内蒙古北部高纬度地区的潜在分布区面积减少,生存适宜度降低,内蒙古中部大部分最适生区丧失;2070年RCP2.6排放情景下,白杄在山西省、河北省等低纬度地区的适生区也基本丧失,与现代分布区相比,白杄在未来气候条件下的适生区缩小,并且向内蒙古东北方向迁移。研究表明,从全新世中期到2070年,白杄的潜在分布区面积逐渐缩小,且有向高纬度、高海拔地区迁移的趋势,其最适生区范围也向内蒙古东北地区移动。     

Palynology of a Holocene marine transgressive sequence,lower Mulgrave River valley,north-east Queensland

A sediment core from the lower Mulgrave River flood plain in north-east Queensland was examined using standard pollen analysis techniques to investigate vegetation and sea level changes during and since the Holocene marine transgression. Saltwater penetrated the Mulgrave River to the core site in the early Holocene, with the consequent development of riverside mangrove forests dominated by Sonneratia lanceolata, a community not previously recorded in Australian pollen sequences. From about 7000 to 6000 years ago, Rhizophora forest was the dominant vegetation community around the site. During this period, vertical sedimentation kept pace with, or at times exceeded, the rate of sea level rise. As sea level stabilized, about 6000 years ago, continued sediment accumulation led to the development of upper-intertidal Ceriops/Bruguiera forest and then freshwater swamp forest. The vegetation changes in this latter part of the sequence reflect the present seaward to landward vegetation zonation in the area.     

Trends and threshold exceedances analysis of airborne pollen concentrations in Metropolitan Santiago Chile

Pollen is one of the primary causes of allergic rhinoconjunctivitis in urban centers. In the present study, the concentrations of 39 different pollens in the Santiago de Chile metropolitan area over the period 2009–2013 are characterized. The pollen was monitored daily using Burkard volumetric equipment. The contribution of each type of pollen and the corresponding time trends are evaluated. The concentrations of the pollens are compared with the established threshold levels for the protection of human health. The results show that the total amount of pollen grains originating from trees, grasses, weeds and indeterminate sources throughout the period of the study was 258,496 grains m-3, with an annual average of 51,699 ± 3,906 grains m-3 year-1. The primary source of pollen is Platanus orientalis, which produces 61.8% of the analyzed pollen. Grass pollen is the third primary component of the analyzed pollen, with a contribution of 5.82%. Among the weeds, the presence of Urticacea (3.74%) is remarkable. The pollination pattern of the trees is monophasic, and the grasses have a biphasic pattern. The trends indicate that the total pollen and tree pollen do not present a time trend that is statistically significant throughout the period of the study, whereas the grass pollen and weed pollen concentrations in the environment present a statistically significant decreasing trend. The cause of this decrease is unclear. The pollen load has doubled over the past decade. When the observed concentrations of the pollens were compared with the corresponding threshold levels, the results indicated that over the period of the study, the pollen concentrations were at moderate, high and very high levels for an average of 293 days per year. Systematic counts of the pollen grains are an essential method for diagnosing and treating patients with pollinosis and for developing forestation and urban planning strategies.     

锡林河流域一个原生草原群落的碳素平衡研究

野外调查与历史资料相结合,对内蒙古锡林河流域一个永久试验样地内的羊草( Leymus chinensis (Trin.) Tzvel.)草原群落(原生草原群落)的碳素贮量、主要流量和周转速度等进行了估计.结果表明:1)该群落中地上部净初级生产的碳素固定量的多年平均值为79.8 g C*m-2*a-1,根系碳素输入量的多年平均值为311.9 g C*m-2*a-1,碳素输入总量为391.7 g C*m-2*a-1; 2)土壤净呼吸量为346.9 g C*m-2*a-1,动物(昆虫)采食量14.7 g C*m-2*a-1,地上立枯阶段的淋溶与光化学分解损失为3.2 g C*m-2*a-1,碳素输出总量为364.8 g C*m-2*a-1; 3)该群落中碳素输入略大于输出,净积累速率为26.9 g C*m-2*a-1,0-30 cm土壤中的碳素周转速率为6.2%,周转时间为16年.     

POLLINATION SYSTEMS IN PASPALUM DILATATUM POIR. (POACEAE): AN EXAMPLE OF INSECT POLLINATION IN A TEMPERATE GRASS

The pollination of Paspalum dilatatum was studied in south-central Oklahoma during the summer of 1979. Pollen was liberated between 0700–0900 hr except on humid mornings (RH ≤ 80%), when there was a delay of 2–3 hr and a reduction in the total air-borne pollen concentration. A rapid decrease in air-borne pollen concentration with distance from the source results from: 1) individual pollen grains larger (50–70 μ in diam) than typical wind-pollinated plants, and 2) some pollen dispersed as clusters of grains. Several floral characters of P. dilatatum led to a hypothesis that this perennial grass may be entomophilous as well as anemophilous. Not only were the pollen grains larger than most other wind-pollinated taxa but the species produced fewer than 2,500 pollen grains per ovule. Three additional observations corroborate this view: 1) solitary bees (Halictidae) actively collect pollen during the morning, 2) the number of pollen grains per stigma was significantly (P < 0.001) greater on racemes exposed to both wind and bees than on racemes exposed only to wind, and 3) the combination of bees and wind as pollinators significantly (P < 0.001) increased seed set compared to wind alone.     

13. Lake Saloio (Nazaré, western Portugal)

The possible impact of altitude and the related microclimatic conditions on the total production of fruiting branches, inflorescences, flowers and pollen grains of olive trees Olea europaea was analysed. A total of 90 Picual cultivar trees, the most extensive olive cultivar in the Iberian Peninsula, were studied for a three-year period (2007–2009). The study shows that production of flowers and pollen grains in a cultivar of the olive tree varies according to the microclimate. Our study also indicates that the olive trees frequently can have up to half a million flowers per tree. Moreover, the total flower production differs between years and study areas. In the Picual cultivar, the average production of pollen grains per anther is usually more than 60?000 grains. The total production of pollen per tree is around 72?000 million on average. The most favourable microclimatic conditions for reproduction in olive trees are found in years and olive growing areas with low temperature and high precipitation records during the months prior to flowering of the olive trees. We hypothesise that olive trees tend to increase their pollen production rate as altitude increases, which can be interpreted as a reproductive strategy to ensure fertilisation.     

贝加尔湖-钻孔(BDP 96-1)的孢粉分析

贝加尔钻探计划（BDP）中的96－1井位于贝加尔湖中央的科学湖脊,1996年冬从位于332m水深以下的钻井采样,钻孔从湖底向下深2000m,根据古地磁资料,钻孔年代推测为5．1Ma,Tsuga,Lepidobalanus,Ulmaceae,Tilia和Corylus发现于钻孔的下部约60m,因为这些化石花粉目前在贝加尔湖地区已经消失,说明该钻孔上部的气候比下部的冷,因此,第四纪的气候比晚第三纪的更为干冷。在亚北极的西伯利亚,冰期时期以草本植物花粉占统治地位,花粉浓度较低,而在间冰期时期以木本花粉为主,花粉浓度较高,在间冰期时期硅藻及有机物总量增加,潮湿度（wet density)及氧同位素比率都降低,相反,在冰期时期硅藻含量及有机物总量降低,而潮湿度（wet dendity)和氧同位素比率都增加。     

橡胶人工林养分循环通量及特征

对不同树龄的PR107无性系橡胶人工林N、P、K 3种元素的养分循环通量及特征进行了研究.结果表明:(1)橡胶林生态系统养分循环通量中养分总吸收量为315.28～949.13 kg/hm2,总存留量为282.78～714.51 kg/hm2,总归还量为32.50～205.74 kg/hm2,胶乳总损失量为10.18～37.73 kg/hm2,土壤中养分总输入量为111.73～652.79 kg/hm2,总输出量为315.28～949.13 kg/hm2,平均亏损量为-249.94 kg/hm2,各循环通量都随着树龄的增加而增大,其中3种养分元素的大小顺序均为N>K>P;(2)胶林生态系统养分循环特征参数中吸收系数随林分生长呈凸抛物线变化(先增大后减小),归还系数逐渐上升,存留系数不断下降,周转时间加快,而6a后,胶林的枯落物养分平衡指数与土壤养分平衡指数开始下降,胶园土壤养分收支失衡,另外,产胶对养分的利用效率在14a前后表现为先升高后降低;(3)不同元素循环特征参数有差异.吸收系数、归还系数中的大小顺序为N>P>K,存留系数为K>P>N,枯落物养分平衡指数为K>N>P,土壤养分平衡指数为P>N>K,养分利用率为P>K>N,表明N的流动性大,故循环速率最快,循环水平最高,其次是K,而P的循环速率最慢,水平最低.