Observations on vertical distribution of fungi associated with standing senescent Acanthus ilicifolius stems at Mai Po Mangrove,Hong Kong

The present study was carried out to investigate the higher fungi colonizing the herbaceous mangrove associate Acanthus ilicifolius. This paper reports part of an investigation to determine if there is vertical distribution of fungi on the standing plant.The Mai Po Mangrove, Hong Kong is estuarine with great variations in salinity mainly due to the influence of the Pearl River. Senescent and dead stems of standing Acanthus ilicifolius were collected from mangroves in Mai Po from April to December 1992. The maximum tidal range observed was 2.6 m. A stratified sampling strategy was employed to assess the vertical distribution on the standing plant. A total of 44 fungi were collected: 32 Deuteromycotina, 11 Ascomycotina and 1 Basidiomycotina. Very frequent species were Acremonium sp.(55%), Colletotrichum gloesporioides cf.(42.5%), Phoma sp. (42.5%) Fusarium sp.,(25%), Tubercularia sp. (24.2%) and Phialophora sp. cf. (19.2%). Agerita sp., Corynespora cassiicola, Stachybotrys chartarum, Trichoderma sp. and D82 were frequent, while the remaining species were recorded at less than 10%. Vertical zonation of fungi colonizing the standing stems was observed. The apical portions were colonized by typical terrestrial fungi and the basal portions by marine species. This can be attributed to both the nature of the substratum and the degree of exposure due to tidal inundation.     

Lower marine fungi (labyrinthulomycetes) and the decay of mangrove leaf litter

This paper deals with the association of members of the Labyrinthulomycetes (Thraustochytriales and Labyrinthulales) with decaying or decayed leaves at an intertidal mangrove at Morib, Malaysia. Representatives of both orders of these obligately marine unicellular eukaryotes of unresolved taxonomic affinities (Chamberlain & Moss, 1998) were consistently isolated from leaves at all stages of decay from the recently fallen to those in an advanced stage of decay, but not from either green or senescent yellow leaves attached to trees. Baiting experiments using -irradiated leaf discs of Sonneratia and Rhizophora spp. immersed in the aquatic environment of the mangrove, revealed that leaf material was colonised by both labyrinthulids and thraustochytrids within 24 hours of immersion at the test site and these organisms were isolated from the leaf material throughout the 14 day study period. In vitro experiments using axenic cultures of three thraustochytrid genera inoculated onto sterile discs of Sonneratia leaves and incubated for 14 days caused loss of both biomass and structural integrity of the leaf material. Freeze fracture, followed by scanning electron microscopy of leaves inoculated with a thraustochytrid and a strain of Labyrinthula, revealed that penetration of the leaf occured after 4 days and that the thraustochytrid was associated with localised degradation of internal leaf tissues. Cellulase production by an isolate of Schizochytrium aggregatum was detected. The results of all the above investigations are discussed with reference to the role of members of the Labyrinthulomycetes in nutrient cycling in the mangrove.     

Ecology of mangrove fungi and their role in nutrient cycling: what gaps occur in our knowledge?

Recent investigations have increased our knowledge of the ecology of mangrove fungi. In this paper this information is reviewed with emphasis on biogeography, biodiversity, differences in the tropical and subtropical mycoflora, fungal distribution on mangroves trees, host specificity, vertical zonation and distribution with salinity. Gaps in our knowledge are discussed. There is little knowledge of the role of mangrove fungi in nutrient cycling which is also reviewed. Areas in which knowledge is deficient include quantification techniques for fungal abundance, the nature and activities of fungal extracellular enzymes and fungal modification of mangrove detritus matter, especially the dissolved form.     

Ecology of tropical marine fungi

Lignicolous material was collected from 5 marine locations in Brunei: a rocky headland, a sandy beach, a man-made brackish lake, a healthy mangrove and an oil polluted mangrove. Higher marine fungi present were identified and their percentage occurrence noted. The common marine fungi varied from habitat to habitat. Antennospora quadricornuta was most common at the rocky headland, Corollospora pulchella at the sandy beach and Halosarpheia marina at the brackish lake. In the mangroves the most common species were Halocyphina villosa (healthy) and Cirrenalia pygmea and Lulworthia grandispora (oil polluted). Differences in species composition from one habitat to the next were observed, although some fungi occurred throughout. There were significantly less diversity and numbers of fungi in the oil polluted mangrove when compared to the healthy mangrove. Observations concerning the ecology of tropical marine fungi are made.     

Substrate type and microbial interactions as factors affecting ascocarp formation by mangrove fungi

The growth and ascocarp formation of Aigialus parvus, Lignincola laevis and Verruculina enalia in single and mixed cultures on wood of Avicennia alba, Bruguiera cylindrica and Rhizophora apiculata was studied. In pure cultures, these fungi grew well on all three species of wood. Except for Aigialus parvus on B. cylindrica, all three fungi also formed abundant ascocarps. The time needed for ascocarp formation after inoculation ranged from six to eight weeks for L. laevis on all wood species, and for V. enalia on Avicennia alba; to ten weeks for V. enalia on B. cylindrica and R. apiculata; and 12 weeks for Aigialus parvus on Avicennia alba and R. apiculata.Mixed cultures involving two or three of the test fungi delayed the onset of sporulation and affected the abundance of ascocarps formed. Sporulation by Aigialus parvus on Avicennia alba and R. apiculata was markedly reduced by L. laevis alone or in combination with V. enalia. Likewise, sporulation by L. laevis was suppressed by Aigialus parvus and/or V. enalia. In contrast, the presence of L. laevis enhanced ascocarp formation by V. enalia on all types of wood. These observations suggest the presence of interference competition among the test fungi.     

海南两种红树林植物内生真菌的多样性分析

以海南红树林植物红海榄和秋茄为对象,研究了两种植物的内生真菌的多样性。结果表明:红海榄和秋茄的枝、叶中分别分离到内生真菌30株和27株,内生真菌的优势属分别是茎点霉属和拟盘多毛孢属;同种植物的枝和叶中内生真菌的定殖率差异显著;红海榄和秋茄内生真菌的多样性指数分别为1.7890和1.7473,均匀度指数分别为0.5260和0.5302。两种红树林植物的内生真菌显示出丰富的多样性。     

Factors affecting the distribution of lignicolous marine fungi in Hong Kong

An investigation into the effect of environmental factors on the general distribution and occurrence of lignicolous marine fungi using submerged blocks of pine (Pinus massoniana Lamb.) and teak (Tectona grandis L.) was carried out for 18 months in the coastal waters of Hong Kong. Five test sites, with environmental conditions varying from estuarine to oceanic, and from polluted to non-polluted, were selected. During each collection, salinity, temperature, pH, dissolved oxygen, biochemical oxygen demand, nitrate-nitrogen, inorganic phosphate-phosphorus and light transmission were measured. A total of 51 species of fungi were recorded among which only 28 were either obligate or facultative marine forms. Neither the general distribution pattern nor the distribution of the more frequent fungi could be solely accounted for by differences in salinity at the test sites and it is suggested that other ecological factors such as heavy sediments in the waters, low pH, and the presence of an abundant source of inocula may be important.     

钦州湾红树林丛枝菌根初步研究

海漆 (Excoecaria agallocha)、桐花树 (Aegiceras corniculatum)、秋茄 (Kandlia candel)、白骨壤 (Avi-cennia marina)是钦州湾分布广、生长量大的 4种红树植物 ,该项研究初步调查了丛枝菌根真菌在这四种植物根系的定居情况。在这四种植物的根际土壤均分离到丛枝菌根真菌孢子 ,其孢子密度以海漆根际的最高 ,其次为桐花树、秋茄、白骨壤。同时 ,海漆根系的侵染率和物种丰富度也最高 ,但在所取的白骨壤根样中没有观察到丛枝菌根的侵染。菌根侵染主要是以根内菌丝、胞内菌丝膨大扭曲、泡囊等形态出现。海水和土壤质地是影响菌根侵染率的主要因素。在所采土样中仅发现球囊霉属 (Glomus)、无梗囊霉属 (Acaulospora)丛枝菌根真菌 ,计有 1 7种和多个未确定种。     

红树植物对根域真菌生态的影响

植物根系具有丰富的微生物种类和生物量,为了掌握红树植物根系真菌的生态状况,在广东湛江红树林国家级自然保护区内6种红树植物群落中采集样品分离根际与非根际真菌,分析红树植物对根域真菌生态的影响以及根域真菌与环境因子的关系。从分离培养的6种红树植物的根域样本中,鉴定出5属11种真菌。桐花树、木榄、无瓣海桑和秋茄根际真菌的丰度与种类均高于非根际真菌,说明这4种红树植物对根际真菌生长有促进作用,而红海榄与白骨壤则相反,说明其对根际真菌有抑制作用。总体上,红树林林内真菌种类数远高于林外,表明红树植物覆盖对促进真菌物种多样性有积极作用。根际真菌丰度与总有机碳(TOC)呈显著负性相关关系,非根际真菌种类数与硝态氮(NO3-N)呈显著正相关关关系,说明根际TOC中可能含有抑制真菌生长作用的物质,而在非根际,红树植物根系分泌物影响较小。红树植物根系分泌物对根际微生物数量和种类数有一定的影响。     

汕头红树林湿地沉积物多环芳烃垂直分布特征

采集了汕头国际湿地核心区红树林表层沉积物上层(0～10 cm)和下层(10～20cm)样品,用超声溶剂萃取和GC-MS法分析了沉积物中的多环芳烃(polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons,PAHs)、有机碳、黑碳和粒径的组成.结果显示,沉积物上、下层均以4环PAHs的含量最高,不同环数PAHs表现为中环数含量较高,低环和高环含量较低;上层∑PAHs含量明显大于下层,同时沉积物上层∑PAHs含量、有机碳和黑碳及粘粒、粉砂的质量分数均高于下层;pH没有变化.相关性分析显示,沉积物上、下层中的有机碳与∑PAHs含量无相关关系,黑碳、PAHs含量和粉砂表现为两两显著相关,表明沉积物中粉砂是影响PAHs在沉积物中行为和归宿的重要因素,而黑碳是形成分层效应的根本影响因素.     

1960-2010年广西红树林空间分布演变机制

为全面摸清1960—2010年广西红树林空间分布及其演变机制,采用多源遥感数据提取不同年度的红树林空间分布信息,分析了广西红树林空间分布动态特点,采用基于斑块的红树林空间演变机理分析方法,研究了1960/1976—2010年广西红树林空间演变机制。结果表明:1960/1976年、1990s年、2001年、2007年和2010年广西红树林斑块数量分别为1020、829、1094、1718个和1712个,面积分别为9062.5、7430.1、7015.4、6743.2、7054.3 hm2,近50年间红树林面积减少了22.16%,年均减少0.53%,斑块数量增加了67.8%;斑块平均面积由1960/1976年的8.9 hm2减小至2010年的4.1 hm2,大斑块数量显著减少,斑块破碎化严重;不同时期、不同区域和海湾,红树林面积和斑块数量的变化量、变化速率均不同;1960/1976年的斑块中,只有24个斑块至2010年时尚保持稳定,占2.4%,绝大部分斑块都发生了某种程度的变化。进一步分析结果表明:1960/1976—2010年,斑块消失(46.1%)、碎化(40.4%)、萎缩(13.5%)是面积减少的主要途径,新增(70.0%)和碎化(29.9%)是斑块数量增加的主要途径,但在不同时期,斑块数量和面积在各个途径上发生的变化量不尽相同;养殖塘和盐田建设(80.0%)、工程建设(10.9%)和围垦(9.1%)是面积净减少的驱动因子,自然过程(92.6%)和人工造林(7.4%)是斑块数量净增加的驱动因子,不同驱动因子在不同时期对斑块数量和面积变化的影响程度不同;斑块数量变化主要由自然过程作用下通过新增(39.6%)、消失(-9.1%)两个途径,以及养殖塘和盐田作用下通过消失(-15.3%)、碎化(14.5%)两个途径发生,斑块面积变化主要由自然过程影响下通过新增(17.5%)、扩张(12.6%)、消失(-6.1%),以及养殖塘和盐田建设驱动下通过斑块消失(-14.8%)、碎化(-13.9%)、萎缩(-6.6%)3个途径发生。     

福建沿岸红树林湿地多毛类生态分布

根据2009年至2012年在福建沿岸5块典型红树林湿地所作的调查资料,分析了福建沿岸红树林湿地多毛类的物种多样性、生态分布特点以及与环境因子的关系。研究区域春、秋两季共记录多毛类动物45种,其中沙蚕科、海稚虫科和小头虫科3个科种类最为丰富,种类属性为低盐或广盐性种类。多毛类平均密度和生物量分别为190个/m2和2.17 g/m2,样地×季节双因素方差分析表明,密度在不同样地间差异显著,密度和生物量的季节变化均为春季显著高于秋季。此外,林外光滩的多毛类数量要高于林内,不同样地的摄食群组成各异。红树林断面的平均种类数和多样性指数H'与沉积物粘土含量呈显著负相关,与多毛类类群的大尺度空间分布特征关联最为紧密的因子为地理纬度。     

Structure and species distribution in Coringa mangrove forest,Godavari Delta,Andhra Pradesh,India

Coringa mangrove forest is located in the Godavari delta, Andhra Pradesh, India. The mangrove community consisted of more than 13 species of mangrove and other plants in the present study area. The following three dominant mangrove plants,Avicennia marina, Excoecaria agallocha andSonneratia apetala were found to be present on the banks of a major channel of the Godavari river running through the forest. The structure and species distribution of mangrove, in the Channel Nagathana Kalaya has been described. The area behind the belt consisting ofAcanthus ilicifolius andMyriostachya wightiana is generally colonized byE. agallocha andA. marina. The zone has been called theAvicennia andExcoecaria zone. Adjacent to this zone species likeAegiceras corniculatum andA. officinalis were the common species. In the flat clayey soil,Suaeda maritima was found to grow. In areas of high elevation, devoid of inundation of tidal seawater during the high tidal period, species such asM. wightiana andAcanthus were found to colonize both the banks of the channels.An analysis of species diversity, indicated a definite trend in the distribution of mangrove from the mouth of the estuarine region to the inland waters.The levels of atmospheric pollutants such as sulphur dioxide (SO₂), oxides of nitrogen (NO_x), ammonia (NH₃) and suspended particle matter (SPM) were within the legal limits.     

红树林内生真菌研究进展

红树林作为一种特殊的植物群落具有丰富的内生真菌资源,目前已分离鉴定的红树林真菌超过200种,成为海洋真菌的第二大类群,已报道的红树林内生真菌主要类群是链格孢霉(Alternaria)、曲霉(Aspergillus)、芽枝霉(Cladosporium)、炭疽菌(Colletotrichum)、镰孢霉(Fusarium)、拟青霉(Paecilomyces)、拟盘多毛孢(Pestalotiopsis)、青霉(Penicillium)、茎点霉(Phoma)、拟茎点霉(Phomopsis)、叶点霉(Phyllosticta)和木霉(Trichoderma)等.大部分红树林内生真菌具有较宽的宿主范围,极少数只有单一的宿主,不同红树林植物的内生真菌区系及优势种群有很大差异.红树林内生真菌的定殖因宿主植物不同部位、植株的年龄及季节和环境的变化明显不同.红树林内生真菌能产生多种代谢产物,具有抗菌、抗肿瘤等药用价值.红树林植物内生真菌的研究和开发具有重要意义.本文综述了红树林内生真菌的生物多样性及其分布、生物学功能和次生代谢产物等方面的研究进展.     

The community structure of macroalgae in a low shore mangrove forest in Selangor,Malaysia

The macroalgal communities associated with pneumatophores, basal area of tree trunks and sediment surface in the mangrove forest at Sementa, Selangor consisted of nine main species. Biomass, frequency of occurrence and relative cover of the species along a belt transect, showed two major trends, a decrease in these parameters in the landward direction for Colpomenia sp. Gracilaria blodgettii and Gracilaria crassa and an increase in the landward direction for Dictyota dichotoma, Catenella nipae, Rhizoclonium sp. and Bostrichia radicans. Algal dominance varied with substratum. Pneumatophores were dominated by Caloglossa lepreurii and sediment surface by D. dichotoma. The 40 cm zone at the base of tree trunks was dominated by two algal species. The 0–20 cm region above the sediment surface was colonized by C. nipae, while the 20–40 cm region was dominated by Rhizoclonium sp. The study identified the importance of substrate in macroalgal colonization.     

铁皮石斛内生真菌分布

本研究从铁皮石斛(Dendrobium officinale)根、茎和叶中分离得到内生真菌67株,经形态学和分子生物学鉴定分别归属于16个属,Fusarium和Alternaria为铁皮石斛内生真菌的优势种群。研究发现,铁皮石斛根、茎、叶中内生真菌分布存在较大差别,具有一定的组织差异性,不同石斛植物中内生真菌的存在情况差别较大,具有一定的宿主差异性。本研究丰富了真菌资源,为石斛属药用植物内生真菌资源的开发利用提供了基础理论依据。     

模拟酸雨对红树林底泥中营养元素及Cu、Zn分布的影响

采用柱状试验,研究不同pH值酸雨对红树林底泥中营养元素(N、P及有机碳)和重金属(Cu、Zn)空间分布的影响。结果表明,不同pH值的酸雨对底泥化学性状指标Eh、pH及盐度影响不显著(P0.05),对底泥不同层次TN、TOC及Cu的分布具有极显著影响(P0.01)。酸雨对底泥上层的氮及有机碳的淋溶具有显著促进作用(P0.05)。在酸雨作用下,营养元素及Cu、Zn含量分布具有随底泥深度增加而减小的趋势。TN、TOC与Cu、Zn的分布均呈极显著正相关关系(P0.01),TP与Cu、Zn的分布均呈正相关关系(P0.05),表明营养元素N、P和有机碳对重金属的淋溶、沉积具有显著促进作用。底泥中的TN是影响营养元素及重金属特别是Cu分布最重要因子。     

An annotated checklist of mangrove brachyuran crabs from Malaysia and Singapore

The mangrove brachyuran fauna of Singapore and Malaysia is generally regarded as well studied. This is not the case. Over a hundred brachyuran species are now known from mangroves in Peninsular and East Malaysia, a substantial part of the known fauna in these waters. In Singapore, for example, of the approximately 350 brachyurans known, 76 (i.e. ca 22%) are mangal species. The systematics of several groups remain very unsatisfactory. The taxonomy of the Sesarminae, the largest subfamily of the Grapsidae and the dominant group in most mangroves, is still very unstable, with the identities of many ecologically important genera and species still unclear. A revision is still unavailable. Until recently, representatives of the families Hymenosomatidae and Leucosiidae were unknown from mangroves. Detailed collections and studies have resulted in the discovery of new genera and species from areas as purportedly well explored as Singapore. The Sarawak mangrove brachyuran crab fauna is based almost entirely on one paper written 40 years ago whilst that of Sabah is almost unknown. Although the state of mangal brachyuran systematics in Malaysia and Singapore is still in an exploratory phase, the mangroves in these two countries are relatively well-known compared to those of the surrounding regions. The present annotated checklist of mangal brachyuran species is intended to guide future systematic work in these countries, as well as to assist ecologists and other mangrove biologists. This is especially in view of the important role of crabs in mangroves.     

Occurrence,distribution and seasonal periodicity of some aquatic fungi of Sat-Tal (Nainital), India

The occurrence of 23 species of aquatic fungi belonging to Blastocladiales, Saprolegniales, Lagenidiales and Peronosporales in three lakes and their surrounding cultivated and non-cultivated soils of Sat-Tal area have been studied. The species were found to be different in their habitat and temperature range.     

不同树龄橡胶(Hevea brasiliensis)林细根生物量的垂直分布和年内动态

用根钻法对幼树期(5a)、初产期(9a)和旺产期(16a)3个树龄橡胶树细根( <2 mm)生物量变化、垂直分布及动态变化进行研究.结果表明:5、9、16a橡胶林0～60cm土层内细根总生物量分别为2056.18、1557.42、1174.90kg · hm-2.细根的生物量与橡胶树不同生长或生产期有密切的关系,但幼龄橡胶树细根生物量还容易受环境的影响而改变.橡胶树细根总生物量80%左右分布在0～40cm土层,细根生物量随着土层深度的增加而减少,回归模型分析以指数方程y＝a · ebx(a、b均为常数)拟合效果较好.通过不同月份细根生物量比较,发现橡胶树细根生物量年动态变化呈"双峰型",5a、9a橡胶树峰值分别出现在4月份和8月份;16a橡胶树则出现在6月份和10月份,对环境因子的响应具有一定的滞后性.不同树龄橡胶树表层细根生物量年内变化不一致,其它土层细根生物量年内变化也呈"双峰型",土层越深,变化越趋于缓慢.