苦草属植物雄花果实种子显微结构的研究

苦草属植物体外部形态相似,叶线行或带形,野外难以直接鉴定到种,而雄花雄蕊数目、果实和种子的显微结构是苦草属(Vallisneria)植物物种的鉴别性特征之一。苦草属物种的雄花小,仅有1.5 mm,人工解剖雄花观察方法难以实现雄花雄蕊数目的识别;本研究采用雄株雄佛焰苞水培预培养技术获取自然开放的雄花并利用解剖学显微镜对3种苦草属植物雄花、果实和种子进行了解剖观察和研究。显微结构观察表明,苦草(V. natans)雄蕊1枚,果实圆柱形,表面光滑,种子无翅,具纵条纹;刺苦草(V. spinulosa)雄蕊2枚,果实三棱形,棱上具刺,种子具翅;密刺苦草(V. denseserrulata)雄蕊2枚,果实三棱圆柱形,表面光滑,种子无翅。依据文献,密刺苦草、刺苦草、长梗苦草(V. longipedunculata)和安徽苦草(V. anhuiensis)是安徽苦草属新分布记录种,其中长梗苦草和安徽苦草是分布于安徽的新种。     

中国苦草属(Vallisneria)植物命名考及区分要点

由于苦草属（Vallisneria L.）植物的繁殖器官微小,营养器官相似且变异较大,使该属植物的鉴定和命名较混乱。笔者通过对有关文献的考证和长期跟踪观察,对我国记载的苦草属3种植物——苦草（Vallisneria natans（Lour.）Hara）、刺苦草（V.spinulosa Yan）、密刺苦草（V.denseserrulata Makino）的命名历史进行了梳理,并对这3种植物的形态特征进行了详细描述。根据种间形态差异,可为苦草属植物的分类鉴定和相关研究提供一定的参考。     

我国苦草属(Vallisneria L.)植物的生态学研究

苦草是水鳖科(Hydrocharitaceae)苦草属(Vallisneria)沉水草本植物,无直立茎,叶基生,线形或带形,常被称为扁担草、蓼萍草、水韭菜、面条草、扁子草和鸭舌条等,广泛分布于世界各地。本属植物有6～10种〔1,2〕,我国的苦草属植物依《中国植物志》第8卷有3种——苦草(V.natansHara)、刺苦草(V.spinulosaYan)和密刺苦草(V.denseserrulataMakino),而没有V.spiralisL.,VasiaticaMiki和V.giganteaGraebner等种〔1〕。本文苦草属植物的命名以《中国植物志》第8卷为准,引用文献一般尊重原作者的意见。下文中,无具体说明,苦草均为苦草属植物的通…     

我国三种苦草的比较形态观察

苦草属(Vallisneria)在我国分布广,蕴藏量大,目前已发表的种类有苦草(V.spiralis L.)密齿苦草(V.denseserrulata(Makino)Makino)刺苦草(V.spinulosa Yan),亚洲苦草(V.asiatica Miki),大苦草(V.gigantea Gtaco.)(产台湾),但对这5种植物仅在宏观的形态特征方面作一般描述,微观方面的资料尚感欠缺。本文特对密齿苦草、刺苦草和亚洲苦草作较详细论述。为了核实野外所采标术雌雄株配对是否正确和进一步深入研究,我们对每种苦草只用同一果实的种子在室内进行播种培植,以观察比较它们之间各个发育阶段的形态特征。此外,还利用扫描电子显微镜对其雄花、花粉粒和种子进行了观察研究。结果表明:亚洲苦草的雄花仅有1枚发育雄蕊;花中无退化雄蕊和退化花瓣;果实长园柱形,光滑无刺;种子倒卵状长棒形。种皮上有许多腺毛,而密齿苦草和刺苦草的雄花均具2枚发育雄蕊,花中各有1枚退化雄蕊和退化花瓣。但前者的果实是三棱状长柱形,光滑无刺;种子倒卵状长棒形,无毛状或翅状突起物。而后者的果实虽仍为长柱状三棱形,但各条棱上有小刺状突起;种子倒卵形,有5—2翅。     

中国苦草属(Vallisneria)植物命名考及区分要点

由于苦草属(Vallisneria L.)植物的繁殖器官微小,营养器官相似且变异较大,使该属植物的鉴定和命名较混乱。笔者通过对有关文献的考证和长期跟踪观察,对我国记载的苦草属3种植物——苦草(Vallisneria natans (Lour.) Hara)、刺苦草(V. spinulosa Yan)、密刺苦草(V. denseserrulata Makino)的命名历史进行了梳理,并对这3种植物的形态特征进行了详细描述。根据种间形态差异,可为苦草属植物的分类鉴定和相关研究提供一定的参考。     

不同光照强度下物种组合对沉水植物苦草种间关系的影响

为了解种间关系对沉水植物群落结构的影响，在不同光照(20%自然光和50%自然光)和不同物种组合下，研究了长江中下游常见优势沉水植物苦草(Vallisneria natans)与黑藻(Hydrilla verticillata)和穗状狐尾藻(Myriophyllum spicatum)的相互作用。结果表明，在低光下，苦草与穗状狐尾藻混种时，苦草生物量、株高和叶数均没有明显变化，当穗状狐尾藻的比例较高时，苦草根长生长受到抑制，根叶比呈下降趋势；在高光下，穗状狐尾藻比例的增加会促进苦草单株生物量和叶生物量的增加，而对苦草株高、根长和叶数无显著影响；与黑藻混种相比，苦草与穗状狐尾藻混种时，苦草的株高、根长和叶数均无显著差异，而苦草的单株生物量和叶生物量均呈降低趋势。因此，物种组合和混种比例均会影响苦草与其他物种的相互作用关系，进而影响沉水植被的群落动态。     

亚洲苦草与刺苦草的染色体数目和核型

本文以亚洲苦草和刺苦草根尖为实验材料,对其染色体数目及核型进行了研究,结果表明,两个种均为2n=20,同属Stebbins的不对称核型,亚洲苦草为“3B”,刺苦草为“2B”。核型公式分别为:K(2n)=20=2m+12sm+6st,K(2n)=20=2M+2m+14sm+2st。     

樟子松（Pinus svlvestris var. mongolica）人工群落生活史型谱

以东北林业大学植物园内的樟子松人工群落为研究对象,应用主成分分析方法在对群落内不同种的生活史型进行划分的基础上,对松科樟子松和白扦、槭树科糖槭、豆科紫穗槐、木犀科暴马丁香、蔷薇科毛果绣线菊和托盘、红豆杉科东北红豆杉、菊科飞廉和线叶旋覆花、禾本科扁穗草、罂粟科白屈菜、唇形科夏至草、十字花科荠菜14种植物生活史型及谱特征进行了定量化分析,以此为依据对群落演替和健康水平进行评价的可行性进行了探讨。结果发现此群落中主林层植物(樟子松和白扦)营养生长(Vegetationgrowth,V)达到46%,有性生长(Sexualgrowth,S)在35%,无性生长(Clonegrowth,C)约为19%;演替层植物(糖槭、紫穗槐、暴马丁香、毛果绣线菊、托盘和东北红豆杉)营养生长超过50%,无性生长略高于有性生长;草本层植物(飞廉、扁穗草、线叶旋覆花、白屈菜、夏至草和荠菜)营养生长接近于47%,有性生长只比营养生长少了4%,无性生长只占到11%。这些发现说明了主林层的生活史型是以营养生长为主的VS过渡生活史型,演替层植物应为V生活史型而草本植物为VS过渡类型。群落的生活史型是V0.49S0.33C0.18,属于VS过渡生活史型,在样地调查的14种植物中,生活史型大部分以营养为主,综合评价此群落处于以营养生长为主(49%)的健康群落水平,此群落中有性生长占总生活史型得分的33%,有向有性生长发展的趋势,但在一段时间内该群落应为稳定群落。     

5种沉水植物无性繁殖和定居能力的比较研究

 竹叶眼子菜(Potamogeton malaianus)、微齿眼子菜(Potamogeton maackianus)、苦草(Vallisneria spiralis)、穗花狐尾藻(Myriophyllum spicatum)、黑藻(Hydrilla verticillata)是长江中下游湖泊主要的沉水植物。在栽培条件下,它们的无性繁殖速率(单位时间内新增个体数)大小顺序为黑藻>微齿眼子菜>竹叶眼子菜>苦草>穗花狐尾藻。同时采用抛掷实验的方法观察研究了这5种沉水植物及其无性繁殖体的存活和生根情况;完整植株存活率为黑藻>穗花狐尾藻>微齿眼子菜>竹叶眼子菜>苦草,无性繁殖体部分存活率为黑藻>苦草>穗花狐尾藻>微齿眼子菜>竹叶眼子菜。生根能力和其存活时间长短相关,而且生根能力与存活率大小基本一致。在实验中,只有穗花狐尾藻的断枝存活率和生根能力存在差异,故无性繁殖体生根能力为黑藻>苦草>微齿眼子菜>竹叶眼子菜>穗花狐尾藻。     

苏北海滨湿地互花米草种群繁殖方式

在江苏盐城新洋港滩涂由海向陆建立样地:光滩(Mudflat)、零星米草斑块(SAP)、稳定米草滩下边缘(SAFI)、2003年米草定居处(SAF03)、1989年米草定居处(SAF89)、碱蓬滩(SS)及禾草滩(Grass flat),在每个样地分别建立6个样方,构建原地栽培系统(长1 m×宽1 m×深0.7 m),其中3个用于无性繁殖体栽培,3个用于有性繁殖体栽培,对互花米草的种子萌发、无性分株及实生苗的定居、生长、繁殖进行了研究。结果表明:(1)受海浪物理冲刷、淹水胁迫、受潮浸频率及土壤水分的影响,实验系统各样地种子萌发率均较低,只有样地SAFI处互花米草种子萌发率为17.8%,显著高于其他样地(P0.01)。SAP、SAFI、SAF03、SAF89和Grass flat处实验最初栽培的互花米草无性分株植株存活率较高(大于60.0%)且样地间差异性不显著(P0.05);Mudflat处无性分株存活率极低(7.8±2.2)%,SS处无性分株全部死亡(0.0%)。无性分株和实生苗相比较,除Mudflat和SS样地二者存活率接近,其余样地的无性分株成活率均远高于有性分株。(2)互花米草无性分株在SAP、SAFI和SAF89样地中的株高、叶长、叶数、叶宽和叶厚均较高;实生苗在SAFI处长势较好,其他样地植株矮小、基径细或者死亡。无性分株生长指标显著高于实生苗。(3)各样地成功定居的无性分株均有结实植株,而实生苗只有Mudflat和SAFI处结实。样地Mudflat、SAP、SAFI、SAF03、SAF89和Grass flat无性分株分蘖数分别为21.7、23.0、25.5、6.8、9.0和4.1,实生苗的分蘖数除在Mudflat处达到14.0外,在其他样地均未分蘖。(4)各样地互花米草的无性分株单株生物量显著大于实生苗。两种繁殖方式地上生物量分配都呈现出向海陆两边递减的趋势,而地下生物量分配表现出相反的情况。综合对比各项指标,可以看出,在研究区内互花米草无性繁殖方式的定居成功率、生长、繁殖等指标均优于有性繁殖方式。研究区内互花米草种群的维持和扩张以无性繁殖方式为主。     

几种水生植物种子萌发的聚集效应研究

以10种常见水生植物的种子为材料,研究了种子聚集对其萌发的影响。结果表明,水鳖科植物种子萌发对聚集的响应多为正效应：海菜花（Ottelia acuminata）、出水水菜花（O.emersa）、密刺苦草（Vallisneria denseser-rulata）、水鳖（Hydrocharis dubia）和无尾水筛（Blyxa aubertii）种子聚集后其最终萌发率显著提高;苦草（V.na-tans）和刺苦草（V.spinulosa）种子聚集后最终萌发率虽然没有显著提高,但是其萌发速率得到显著提高。种子聚集对穗花狐尾藻（Myriophyllum spicatum）的种子萌发有显著的抑制作用,而对穿叶眼子菜（Potamogeton perfo-liatus）和水麦冬（Triglochin palustre）的种子萌发无显著作用。水生植物的种子聚集萌发特性可能与其繁殖策略有关。水鳖科植物多进行有性繁殖或者有性繁殖比例较大,其种子也由于粘性物质的包裹为聚集分布,在野外聚集萌发的大量植株形成一个单一物种的斑块,这有利于迅速占领新生境。而穗花狐尾藻、穿叶眼子菜和水麦冬种群维持和扩张基本依靠克隆繁殖。     

Effects of four generations of density-dependent selection on life history traits and their plasticity in a clonally propagated plant

Life history evolution of many clonal plants takes place with long periods of exclusively clonal reproduction and under largely varying ramet densities resulting from clonal reproduction. We asked whether life history traits of the clonal herb Ranunculus reptans respond to density-dependent selection, and whether plasticity in these traits is adaptive. After four generations of exclusively clonal propagation of 16 low and 16 high ramet-density lines, we studied life history traits and their plasticities at two test ramet-densities. Plastic responses to higher test-density consisted of a shift from sexual to vegetative reproduction, and reduced flower production, plant size, branching frequency, and lengths of leaves and internodes. Plants of high-density lines tended to have longer leaves, and under high test-density branched less frequently than those of low-density lines. Directions of these selection responses indicate that the observed plastic branching response is adaptive, whereas the plastic leaf length response is not. The reverse branching frequency pattern at low test-density, where plants of high-density lines branched more frequently than those of low-density lines, indicates evolution of plasticity in branching. Moreover, when grown under less stressful low test-density, plants of high-density lines tended to grow larger than the ones of low-density lines. We conclude that ramet density affects clonal life-history evolution and that under exclusively clonal propagation clonal life-history traits and their plasticities evolve differently at different ramet densities.     

六种沉水植物的克隆生长特征

为构建种群动态模型以指导沉水植被修复工程实践, 研究采用同质园实验方法对6种常见沉水植物(竹叶眼子菜(Potamogeton wrightii)、眼子菜(P. distinctus)、光叶眼子菜(P. lucens)、穿叶眼子菜(P. perfoliatus)、扭叶眼子菜(P. intortifolius)和苦草(Vallisneria natans)的克隆生长模式进行了连续观测研究, 获取了分株形成速率、空间扩张速率、株高增加速率等种群扩张动态参数,及分株数、间隔子长度、分株高度等克隆构件特征参数。结果表明, 6种沉水植物的分株数从28d开始增长, 其中苦草的分株形成速率最高, 平均为1.09株/d, 分株形成最大速率出现在55d之后; 穿叶眼子菜和扭叶眼子菜的分株形成速率低于苦草, 但是高于竹叶眼子菜、眼子菜和光叶眼子菜, 最大速率出现在41d之后。虽然苦草的分株最多, 但是分株的株高最低, 其株高增长速率均值为0.2 cm/d。眼子菜属物种中竹叶眼子菜和眼子菜株高增长速率最高, 光叶眼子菜的株高增长速率和分株形成速率都最低。克隆系占据面积随时间的扩张速率为穿叶眼子菜(113.22 cm2/d)>扭叶眼子菜(71.70 cm2/d)>苦草(35.48 cm2/d)>竹叶眼子菜(12.09 cm2/d)>眼子菜(3.07 cm2/d)>光叶眼子菜(0.53 cm2/d)。此外, 研究还发现眼子菜属植物普遍表现出匍匐茎上“节”的形成, 而苦草则不具备这种特性, 匍匐茎“节”的形成及随之形成的不定根在眼子菜属植物空间扩张过程中具有重要的生态功能, 并在种群构建方面与苦草等其他物种发生分异。基于眼子菜属植物匍匐茎上的“节”可以形成跳跃性的分株, 在种群面积扩张方面更具优势; 而苦草形成分株的数量更多、速度更快, 在提高种群密度保障种群稳定方面更有优势。     

LIFE-HISTORY VARIATION WITHIN A POPULATION OF THE COLONIAL ASCIDIAN BOTRYLLUS SCHLOSSERI. I. THE GENETIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL OF SEASONAL VARIATION

Many empirical analyses of life-history tactics are based on the assumption that demographic variation ought to be greatest among populations or species living in different environments. However, in a single population of the sessile colonial sea squirt Botryllus schlosseri, there are two discrete life-history morphs. Semelparous colonies are characterized by a) death immediately following the production of a single clutch, b) early age at first reproduction, c) rapid growth to first reproduction, and d) high reproductive effort. In contrast, iteroparous colonies a) produce at least three clutches before dying, b) postpone sexual reproduction until they are nearly twice the age of semelparous colonies, c) grow at about half the rate of semelparous colonies, and d) invest roughly 75% less in reproductive effort than semelparous colonies. Semelparous colonies numerically dominate the population through midsummer; later in the summer, iteroparous colonies are most numerous. Field and laboratory common-garden experiments, along with breeding studies, indicate that the demographic differences between the morphs are genetically determined. Consequently, the seasonal switch from dominance by semelparous colonies to dominance by iteroparous colonies may be an evolved response to a seasonally changing environment. On theoretical grounds, temporal variation in selection is thought to play a relatively unimportant role in maintaining genetic polymorphism; nonetheless, the seasonally recurrent life-history polymorphism shown in this study indicates that temporal variation in selection can lead to the maintenance of genetic polymorphism for traits strongly affecting fitness.     

When can a clonal organism escape senescence?

Abstract Some clonal organisms may live for thousands of years and show no signs of senescence, while others consistently die after finite life spans. Using two models, we examined how stage-specific life-history rates of a clone's modules determine whether a genetic individual escapes senescence by replacing old modules with new ones. When the rates of clonal or sexual reproduction and survival of individual modules decline with age, clones are more likely to experience senescence. In addition, the models predict that there is a greater tendency to find senescence in terms of a decline in the rate of sexual reproduction with clone age than in terms of an increase in the probability of clone mortality, unless rates of sexual reproduction increase dramatically with module stage. Using a matrix model modified to represent the clonal lifestyle, we show how a trade-off between sexual and clonal reproduction could result in selection for or against clonal senescence. We also show that, in contrast to unitary organisms, the strength of selection on life-history traits can increase with the age of a clone even in a growing population, countering the evolution of senescence.     

甘南亚高山草甸群落的物候谱研究──兼论群落种多样性维持的机制

本文研究了亚高山草甸群落中常见的４２种植物的物候期。研究结果表明,此４２种植物在返青时间顺序、进入生殖生长的个体数量比例和进入生殖生长阶段的起始时间、历期上各不相同。根据返青顺序可将４２种植物分为三类。以单子叶禾莎草的返青时间为最早,多年生双子叶植物的返育时间较晚。根据进入生殖生长的个体占种群总个体数量的比例可分为：（１）生殖生长的个体比例在２０％以下,主要靠营养繁殖的种类;（２）具有双重繁殖特性的种类;（３）生殖个体占５０％以上的种类和（４）完全依靠有性繁殖的种类共四类。根据进入生殖生长的起始时间可分为三类。以上结果在一定程度上说明了植物种间由于在生长发育时间上的错位,减缓了种间对资源（如土壤矿物质营养）的竞争,使得群落中有多个种共存。     

Strategy Space and the Disturbance Spectrum: A Life-History Model for Tree Species Coexistence

The disturbance spectrum consists of disturbance patterns differing in type, size, intensity, and frequency. It is proposed that tree life-history traits are adaptations to particular disturbance regimes. Four independent axes are proposed to define the dominant dimensions of tree strategy space: shade tolerance, tree height, capacity for vegetative reproduction, and seed dispersal distance. A fitness model was developed to elucidate interactions between the proposed life-history traits. The model shows how alternate life-history sets can coexist when disturbance patterns fluctuate in space and time. Variable disturbance regimes were shown, based on data and simulation results, to enhance species coexistence, as predicted. The strategy space model accurately predicts the number of common tree species for the eastern United States, boreal Canada, and southwestern pi?on-juniper woodlands. The model also provides an explanation for latitudinal gradients in tree species richness in North America and Europe. The proposed model predicts a relationship between disturbance characteristics and the species composition of a forest that allows for the coexistence of large numbers of species. The life-history traits of size, growth rate, life span, shade tolerance, age of reproduction, seed dispersal distance, and vegetative reproduction are all incorporated into the model.