武夷山甜槠林细根生物量和生长量研究

对武夷山甜槠林细根生物量和生长量的季节动态及其在不同群落发育阶段下的变化进行了初步研究,并对细根在养分归还中的作用进行了分析．结果表明,甜槠成熟林细根生物量为１０．６４５ｔ·ｈｍ－２,生长量为７．３７１５ｔ·ｈｍ－２·ａ－１,分解量为４．６７７５ｔ·ｈｍ－２·ａ－１,年周转率０．６９次;细根生物量和生长量随林龄增长的变化模式为单峰型曲线,生物量至３４龄时达到最大值,生长量至群落郁闭阶段（５８龄）达到最大值;甜槠成熟林中,通过细根死亡的Ｎ素归还量占群落年归还总量的４９．５％,多于凋落物途径,Ｐ、Ｍｇ归还量所占比例为４２．３％和２８．９％,略低于凋落物途径;Ｋ、Ｃａ归还以降水淋溶为主,其次是凋落物途径,而细根途径仅占总归还量的１９．３％和９．２％．     

武夷山甜槠林生态系统的养分平衡研究(英文)

本文通过比较大气降水的养分输入与由地表径流与地下渗流的养分输出,对武夷册甜槠林生态系统的养分平衡进行了研究。结果表明,在１９９３年４月至１９９４年４月期间,通过大气降水进入甜槠林的养分元素以Ｎ最高,为３４．２０７ｋｇ．ｍ＾２,其余依次为Ｃａ,Ｓ,Ｎａ,Ｋ和Ｍｇ,以Ｐ的输入最低,仅１．７７９ｋｇ．ｈｍ２;由地表径流和地下渗流的养分输出总量Ｎ,Ｐ,Ｋ,Ｃａ,Ｍｇ,Ｓ,Ｎａ分别为５．６８,１０１６,７．     

福建武夷山甜槠群落能量的研究

在生物量、生产力研究基础上,对武夷山甜槠（Ｃａｓｔａｎｏｐｓｉｓ ｅｙｒｅｉ（Ｃｈａｍ ｐ．ｅｘ Ｂｅｎｔｈ．） Ｔｕｔｃｈ．）群落各组分的热值、群落能量现存量、能量年净固定量以及太阳能转化效率进行了研究。结果表明：（１）甜槠群落各组分样品的干重热值具有一定的差异,树皮热值最高,细根热值最低。（２）甜槠群落的能量现存量达７８０５８４．１ ｋＪ·ｍ － ２,其中地上部分为６７８９１３．８ ｋＪ·ｍ － ２,占总量的８６．９８％ ;地下部分为１０１６７０．３ ｋＪ·ｍ － ２,占１３．０２％ 。（３）甜槠群落的能量年净固定量（１９９２年）为２６８５６．２ ｋＪ·ｍ － ２·ａ－ １,林地太阳光合有效辐射能的转化效率为１．２９６％ 。     

福建九龙江口秋茄红树林铜铅锌锰元素的累积及动态

探讨福建九龙江口秋茄（Ｋａｎｄｅｌｉａ ｃａｎｄｅｌ （Ｌ．） Ｄｒｕｃｅ）红树林Ｃｕ、Ｐｂ、Ｚｎ、Ｍｎ 元素的累积和生物循环。结果表明：该林地表层土壤（０～３０ ｃｍ 深）Ｃｕ、Ｐｂ、Ｚｎ、Ｍｎ 元素的储量分别为６．８６、４．２３、２５．６４和１３４．６７ ｇ／ｍ ２;植物体不同部位相应元素的含量范围分别为１．８５～６．９７、０．３７～３．７４、１６．０～２５．２和１４０～１４０５ μｇ／ｇ。群落Ｃｕ、Ｐｂ、Ｚｎ、Ｍｎ 元素的现存储量分别为８７．９８、４０．３４、３３５．３４和８００６．９９ ｍ ｇ／ｍ ２;林地残留物中相应元素的储量分别为５９３．０６、４９．２７、２４５０．７９和４３４８６．７０ μｇ／ｍ ２。群落Ｃｕ、Ｐｂ、Ｚｎ、Ｍｎ 元素的生物循环为：年吸收量分别为１０．１７、４．３２、４９．１４和２２６８．１６ ｍ ｇ／ｍ ２;年归还量分别为２．２１、０．７０、１８．６３和１５７４．９８ ｍ ｇ／ｍ ２;年存留量分别为７．９６、３．６２、３０．５１和６９３．１８ ｍ ｇ／ｍ ２;周转期分别为４０、５８、１８和５年。吸收系数、利用系数和循环系数均为Ｍｎ＞ Ｚｎ＞ Ｃｕ＞ Ｐｂ     

福建秋茄红树林碳氢氮素的动态研究

本文主要探讨了福建九龙江口２０ａ生人工秋茄红树群落Ｃ、Ｈ、Ｎ素的含量、贮备及年动态。结果表明：（１）秋茄植物体不同组分Ｃ、Ｈ、Ｎ素含量有一定差异,含量范围分别为：Ｃ４３．８１％─５１．２２％、Ｈ４．５０％─５．６８％、Ｎ０．２３％─１．８０％,组分间差异程度顺序为Ｃ＜Ｈ＜Ｎ。原子数率为Ｃ（１）Ｈ（１．１１─１．４８）Ｎ（０．００４─０．０３４）。（２）群落Ｃ、Ｈ、Ｎ素现存总库量分别为７４５７．５３ｇ／ｍ￣２、８３７．４８ｇ／ｍ￣２和７３．６１ｇ／ｍ￣２,其中地上部分别占５９．３１％、５８．４０％和５９．５４％,地下部分别占４０．６９％、４１．６０％和４０．４６％。（３）群落年净固定Ｃ素、结合Ｈ素和吸收Ｎ素分别为１１１３．４１ｇ／ｍ￣２、１２４．３７ｇ／ｍ￣２和１６．８３ｇ／ｍ￣２,其中用于群落自身增长而存留的分别为６８４．８８ｇ／ｍ￣２、７７．１５ｇ／ｍ￣２和６．６５ｇ／ｍ￣２,经凋落物年输出的分别为４２８．５３ｇ／ｍ￣２、４７．２２ｇ／ｍ￣２和１０．１８ｇ／ｍ￣２。（４）群落年能量净固定量为４３５４４ｋＪ／ｍ￣２,年Ｏ＿２净释放量为２９６９ｇ／ｍ￣２。     

福建和溪亚热带雨林凋落物营养元素动态

探讨了福建和溪亚热带雨林主要营养元素通过凋落物的归还动态．结果表明,该森林一年中凋落物不同组分各元素的含量具有波动性,加权平均含量为Ｎ＞Ｋ＞Ｃａ＞Ｍｇ＞Ｐ（落果Ｃａ＝Ｍｇ、落枝Ｃａ＞Ｋ）。通过凋落物归还Ｎ、Ｐ、Ｋ、Ｃａ、Ｍｇ元素的年库流量,分别为８７．４１、３．８２、４０．８０、２８．８１和１５．３２ｋｇｈｍ（－２）,灰分量为２８４．５７ｋｇｈｍ（－２）,其中以落叶形式居最大,分别各占总量的７３．４％、６８．１％、．７７．２％、７２．９％、７４．５％和７９．９％;各元素的年库流量与年凋落物量的月分布相一致,有明显的季节性．森林地表残留物Ｎ、Ｐ、Ｋ、Ｃａ、Ｍｇ元素的累积储量．分别为５４．８３、２．４５、９．６９、１７．０和９．２５ｋｇｈｍ（－２）．五种元素在林下地表的滞留时间,分别为Ｎ０．６１、Ｐ０．６１、Ｋ０．２３、Ｃａ０．５６和Ｍｇ０．５３年．     

鼎湖山马尾松林营养元素的分布和生物循环特征

较系统地研究了鼎湖山马尾松林营养元素的分布和生物循环情况。马尾松林内各组分营养元素浓度总的规律为：针叶－细根－林下层植物－凋落物－树皮－树干;在树皮,树干和凋落物组分中各营养元素的排序为：Ｎ－Ｃａ－Ｋ－Ｍｇ－Ｐ,其它组分中则为：Ｎ－Ｋ－Ｃａ－Ｐ－Ｍｇ。马尾松林各营养元素的总贮量（ｋｇ／ｈｍ＾２）为：２２７８．５１（Ｎ＊）,２８０．０１（Ｐ）,５６７．９０（Ｋ）,４５６．８４（Ｃａ）,１４４．７６（     

内蒙古锡林河流域羊草草原生态系统碳素循环研究

采用野外调查和模型预测方法相结合,对内蒙古锡林河流域一个永久试验样地内的羊草（Ｌｅｙｍｕｓｃｈｉｎｅｎｓｉｓ（Ｔｒｉｎ．）Ｔｚｖｅｌ．）草原群落的碳素贮量、主要流量和周转速度等进行了初步估计,研究了长期过度放牧对整个流域羊草草原土壤有机碳贮量的影响。结果表明：１）羊草群落净初级生产固碳量的多年实测平均值为（２３１．２５±７４．４１）ｇＣ·ｍ－２·ａ－１,向土壤中的碳素输入量为２２０．７５ｇＣ·ｍ－２·ａ－１,土壤呼吸量的模型预测值为（１８１．０３±４６．３２）ｇＣ·ｍ－２·ａ－１;２）该群落碳素输入略大于输出,其理论积累率为１９．８８ｇＣ·ｍ－２·ａ－１,实测积累率为３９．７２ｇＣ·ｍ－２·ａ－１;３）近４０年来,过度放牧致使锡林河流域羊草草原表层（０～２０ｃｍ）土壤的有机碳贮量下降了约１２．４％。     

新疆呼图壁绿洲外缘的盐节木（Halocnemum strobilaceum）及其群落的生物生态学特征

盐节木株丛矮小,高约２０－４０ｃｍ;５月底至８月底净生长高度约３ｃｍ。侧根发达,主要分布在土壤由表层往下水分含量急增、多数情况下盐分逐步降低的２０－４０ｃｍ的土层内,几乎与地表平行伸展,有的长达３ｍ以上。盐节木群落为多汁盐柴类半灌木荒漠中的一个群系。本区记载有８个群丛,分布在地下水位１．０－１．７ｍ、表土层含盐量为４％－８％的盐土上。种类组成贫乏,群落结构简单,总覆盖度３０％－５０％,生物量１０００－２０００ｋｇ／ｈｍ￣２。群落中盐节木、有叶盐爪爪（Ｋａｌｉｄｉｕｍｆｏｌｉａｔｕｍ）具有很高的Ｎａ、Ｓ含量,分别在５００００ｍｇ／ｋｇ、１００００ｍｇ／ｋｇ以上;Ｎａ／Ｋ、Ｎａ／Ｃａ、Ｓ／Ｐ比值为８．５－２６．０,其它植物为１左右;植物中的Ｃａ／Ｍｇ比值为１．０－１．６。盐节木６种元素含量的季节变化,Ｎａ呈增高趋势;其变化曲线与Ｃａ、Ｍｇ相反;Ｎａ、Ｓ曲线相似。盐节木水提取液中具有高的Ｃｌ￣－、含量,ｐＨ为６．６６－６．８４。盐节木群落广泛分布在绿洲外缘的盐碱地上。在盐碱地改良、防止风沙、保护绿洲、牲畜冬春放牧等方面,具有重要的生态经济意义。     

深圳福田白骨壤群落Cr,Ni,Mn的累积及分布

探讨了深圳福田自然保护区白骨壤红树林对Ｃｒ、Ｎｉ、Ｍｎ的吸收、累积及分布．结果表明,该林地土壤Ｃｒ、Ｎｉ、Ｍｎ含量从底层至表层逐步提高;表层（０～３０ｃｍ深）３种元素含量分别为７．９７、２５．０和５３７μｇ·ｇ－１,贮量分别为１０９９．８６、３４５０．００和７４１０６．００ｍｇ·ｍ－２．白骨壤植物各部位Ｃｒ、Ｎｉ、Ｍｎ含量范围分别为０．２８～０．７５、０．４３～７．６５和２５～１５５２μｇ·ｇ－１;植物对表层土壤加权平均富集系数为Ｍｎ＞Ｎｉ≈Ｃｒ．该群落Ｃｒ、Ｎｉ、Ｍｎ的现存累积量分别为６．０６、２０．７６和１６３１．１７ｍｇ·ｍ－２,年净存留累积量分别为０．４３、１．４３和１０７．９８ｍｇ·ｍ－２;林地残留物相应元素储量分别为Ｃｒ７８．００μｇ·ｍ－２、Ｎｉ１５３６．３３μｇ·ｍ－２和Ｍｎ４０５．５４ｍｇ·ｍ－２．该林区３种不同类型群落叶层Ｃｒ、Ｎｉ现存累积量为白骨壤林＞桐花树林＞秋茄林,Ｍｎ为秋茄林＞白骨壤林＞桐花树林．     

Race and Racism in America and in Anthropology

Race in North America: Origin and Evolution of a Worldview . Audrey Smedley
Anthropology and Race . Eugenia Shanklin     

Degradation and conversion of somatostatin in normal and diabetic rats in vivo and in vitro

Plasma somatostatin-like immunoreactivity in the portal and jugular veins of streptozotocin diabetic rats was compared with that in normal control rats. In the diabetic group, somatostatin levels in the portal (p less than 0.05) and jugular (p less than 0.01) veins were both elevated compared with those in the control group. Moreover, the degree of elevation was greater in the jugular vein than in the portal vein. To further investigate the role of the liver in the clearance of somatostatin-28 in vivo, 2 micrograms of somatostatin-28 was administered as a bolus into the external jugular vein of intact and functionally hepatectomized rats. The mean half-time of somatostatin-28 was significantly longer in intact diabetic rats than in controls (p less than 0.05). The functional hepatectomy did not cause a significant difference in the half-time in diabetic rats but made it longer in control rats. These results suggest that the longer half-time of somatostatin-28 in diabetic rats in vivo is due to its slower hepatic clearance. The hepatic clearance of somatostatin-28 and somatostatin-14 was further studied in vitro using a recirculating liver perfusion method. The hepatic clearance of 1.2 nM of either somatostatin-28 or somatostatin-14 was significantly lower in diabetic rats than in controls (p less than 0.01). This indicates that elevated plasma somatostatin levels in diabetic rats are caused at least in part by decreased hepatic clearance of somatostatin.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)     

Variation in infectivity and aggressiveness in space and time in wild host-pathogen systems: causes and consequences

Variation in host resistance and in the ability of pathogens to infect and grow (i.e. pathogenicity) is important as it provides the raw material for antagonistic (co)evolution and therefore underlies risks of disease spread, disease evolution and host shifts. Moreover, the distribution of this variation in space and time may inform us about the mode of coevolutionary selection (arms race vs. fluctuating selection dynamics) and the relative roles of G × G interactions, gene flow, selection and genetic drift in shaping coevolutionary processes. Although variation in host resistance has recently been reviewed, little is known about overall patterns in the frequency and scale of variation in pathogenicity, particularly in natural systems. Using 48 studies from 30 distinct host–pathogen systems, this review demonstrates that variation in pathogenicity is ubiquitous across multiple spatial and temporal scales. Quantitative analysis of a subset of extensively studied plant–pathogen systems shows that the magnitude of within‐population variation in pathogenicity is large relative to among‐population variation and that the distribution of pathogenicity partly mirrors the distribution of host resistance. At least part of the variation in pathogenicity found at a given spatial scale is adaptive, as evidenced by studies that have examined local adaptation at scales ranging from single hosts through metapopulations to entire continents and – to a lesser extent – by comparisons of pathogenicity with neutral genetic variation. Together, these results support coevolutionary selection through fluctuating selection dynamics. We end by outlining several promising directions for future research.     

Electroejaculation in chimpanzees and gorillas and artificial insemination in chimpanzees

Electroejaculation was performed in 3 chimpanzees, 1 pygmy chimpanzee, and 2 gorillas with an instrument that delivers a modified sine wave current with a frequency of 24 Hz. The current stimuli were applied by a rectal probe with longitudinal electrodes. The electrical parameters varied from 6 to 12 V and from 30 to 40 mA for response of erection and lay between 8 and 18 V and between 40 and 145 mA during semen emission. Eleven chimpanzee semen samples showed the following data (x ± SD): total volume 1.9 ± 1.3 ml, volume of the liquid fraction 0.3 ± 0.2 ml, spermatozoa per ejaculate 743 ± 376 × 10⁶, sperm motility 52.7 ± 9.6%, morphologically abnormal spermatozoa 12.2 ± 7.5%. From an adult gorilla, three semen samples were collected, in each case without spermatozoa. The electrostimulation of a 6-year-old gorilla led to an erection, but not to semen emission. Three female chimpanzees were inseminated with fresh or frozen semen, each of them within three different estrous cycles. None of these inseminations led to a pregnancy.     

Aminoacylation in Sulfolobus acidocaldarius and in methanogenic and halophilic archaebacteria

Abstract Phenylalanyl-tRNA synthetase (PRS) from the sulphur-metabolizing thermoacidophilic archaebacterium Sulfolobus acidocaldarius has been purified 150-fold using different chromatographic steps. The enzyme has a M _r of 270 000 and exhibits considerable thermostability in a temperature range up to 90°C with optimal activity at 70°C. Conservation of antigenic determinants could not be detected by antibodies against various PRS of all primary kingdoms. As a further means to detect traits of phylogenetic relationship, the cross-species reactivity between PRS and tRNAs of organisms from the three branches of archaebacteria and from all primary kingdoms reveals the group character of all 3 branches of the archaebacterial domain, the sulphur-metabolizing, methanogenic and halophilic archaebacteria.     

Advances in purine and pyrimidine metabolism in health and diseases

ABSTRACT

In June, 2015, the Purine and Pyrimidine Society organized the 16th biennial symposium on Purine and Pyrimidine metabolism at the Faculty House of Columbia University, New York City. This exciting meeting focused on these important molecules, new developments in inborn errors of metabolism; therapeutic analogs. In addition, the biochemistry of mammalian and non-mammalian systems were discussed. Due to significant advances in molecular medicine, the boundaries between clinical and basic sciences have merged into exciting translational research, of which a small portion was highlighted in the presymposium.     

MPD and DNA Bending in Crystals and in Solution

Bending of 15 to 24° is observed within crystal structures ofB-DNA duplexes, is strongly sequence-dependent, and exhibits no correlation with the concentration of MPD (2-methyl-2,4-pentanediol) in the crystallizing solution. Two types of bends are observed: facultative bends or flexible hinges at junctions between regions of G·C and A·T base-pairs, and a persistent and almost obligatory bend at the center of the sequence R-G-C-Y. Only A-tracts are characteristically straight and unbent in every crystal structure examined to date. A detailed examination of normal vector plots for individual strands of a double helix provides an explanation, in terms of the stacking properties of guanine and adenine bases. The effect of high MPD concentrations, in both solution and crystal, is to decrease local bending somewhat without removing it altogether. MPD gel retardation experiments provide no basis for choosing among the three models that seek to explain macroscopic curvature of DNA by means of microscopic bending: junction bending, bent A-tracts, or bent general- sequence DNA. Crystallographic data on the straightness of A-tracts, the bendability of non-A sequences, and the identity of inclination angles in A-tract and non-A-tractB-DNA support only the general-sequence bending model. The pre-melting transition observed in A-tract DNA probably represents a relaxation of stiff adenine stacks to a flexible conformation more typical of general-sequence DNA.