封面植物简介——庙台槭

庙台槭（Acer miaotaiense Tsoong）属槭树科槭属,是我国植物学家钟补求先生1954年发现并命名的,模式产地在陕西省留坝县庙台子,故命名为庙台槭。该种为落叶乔木,高10～20（25）m;树皮深灰色,纵裂或片状剥落;幼枝红褐色或紫褐色,老枝灰色,深纵裂。叶对生,纸质,常3～5裂;轮廓近阔卵形或卵状三角形,长（4～）7～9cm,宽6～8cm;上面深绿色,无毛;下面淡绿色,     

濒危树种庙台槭种群数量特征及动态分析

庙台槭(Acer miaotaiense Tsoong)为我国三级保护植物,是秦岭特有的濒危树种,具有重要的经济价值和观赏价值。通过对庙台槭主要分布区野生资源进行调查,研究其种群的年龄结构、静态生命表、存活曲线和死亡曲线,用动态指数(Vpi、Vpi')和时间序列模型预测其种群发展趋势。结果显示,庙台槭种群幼龄个体多,中龄和老龄个体少,其生存曲线呈Deevey-Ⅲ型;静态生命表及相关曲线分析显示,庙台槭种群的存活率与径级表现出显著负相关,而种群死亡率曲线总体呈先下降后增加的趋势;种群数量动态分析显示,庙台槭种群整体结构处于增长型,在缺乏成年个体的情况下,种群对外部环境的抗干扰能力下降;时间序列预测发现,经过幼苗、幼树阶段,同一时间曲线的庙台槭种群数量在高径级所占比例略有增加,但高龄级个体相对较少;庙台槭分布地区的主要植被类型为落叶阔叶林和常绿阔叶林,但庙台槭个体受保护较少,人为活动及病虫害影响较大,天然更新困难,生存和保护状况不容乐观。     

封面植物简介——庙台槭

庙台槭（AcermiaotaienseTsoong）属槭树科槭属,是我国植物学家钟补求先生1954年发现并命名的,模式产地在陕西省留坝县庙台子,故命名为庙台槭。该种为落叶乔木,高10～20（25）m;树皮深灰色,纵裂或片状剥落;幼枝红褐色或紫褐色,老枝灰色,深纵裂。叶对生,纸质,常3～5裂;轮廓近阔卵形或卵状三角形,长（4～）7～9cin,宽6～8cm;上面深绿色,无毛;下面淡绿色,被褐色短柔毛,沿脉较密;叶柄长6～7m。     

神农架极小种群植物庙台槭群落特征及种群动态

种群和群落特征分析是揭示物种濒危处境最有效的途径之一。庙台槭(Acermiaotaiense)是极小种群野生植物,被列为国家二级保护植物。然而,由于对神农架地区庙台槭资源状况和群落特征不清楚,严重制约该物种的保护成效。该研究对神农架地区庙台槭种群及其所在的群落开展调查,揭示群落的物种组成和群落结构;通过分析庙台槭种群的径级结构,绘制静态生命表和存活曲线,并分析种群动态变化指数,揭示庙台槭的种群动态。结果表明:(1)群落内共有木本植物33种,隶属于15科20属,群落内优势种为胡桃楸(Juglansmandshurica)、千金榆(Carpinuscordata)、金钱槭(Dipteroniasinensis)和华榛(Coryluschinensis);(2)庙台槭的相对优势度为2.23%,非群落内优势种;(3)神农架庙台槭分布范围十分狭窄(面积约1.7hm2),种群规模小(79株);(4)庙台槭种群内幼龄个体占比较高(79.75%),更新较好;(5)物种存活曲线属Deevey-II型,种群各龄级的死亡率基本相同,但在幼树阶段死亡率增高,在大树阶段(12.5cm≤胸径<17.5cm)...     

濒危植物云南金钱械对光、水环境的适应性

以云南金钱槭（Dipteronia dyerana）扦插苗为材料进行温室不同光照、水分供应分组试验,结果表明：高水和强光环境均导致云南金钱槭总叶绿素含量减少,Chla／b增加;强光下通过叶面积和比叶质量的增加弥补捕光色素复合体Ⅱ（LHCⅡ）活性的降低,避免强光损害;干旱和弱光环境导致PSⅡ最大光化学量子效率下降,干旱时单叶面积显著减少,弱光下则比叶面积下降。认为干旱是云南金钱槭分布的主要限制因素,不适应弱光进一步导致云南金钱槭濒危。保护时应注意对生境的适度干扰,减缓群落自然演替。     

血皮槭种子休眠机制研究

利用抑制物生物测定法和酸蚀技术研究了血皮槭种子休眠的原因。血皮槭种子吸水是一个非常缓慢的过程,在140 h以后种子含水量才能达到68%左右。酸蚀处理种子3 h,虽然没有加快种子的吸水速率,但能较好得使果皮变薄,也不影响种子的生活力。种子的各部位（果皮、种皮、子叶、胚根）均含有抑制物质,对小白菜种子的发芽率及胚根生长有很强的抑制作用,子叶各种处理水浸提液的抑制作用最强,果皮和种皮次之。血皮槭种子休眠主要由种壳机械障碍和种胚生理休眠两重因素导致,因此如何克服致密果壳而使激素能接触生理休眠的种胚是打破其种子休眠的关键技术。     

完达山地区槲寄生（Viscum coloratum）种群特征研究

于2012年4-11月对老平岗林场6个群落中7种寄主上的槲寄生（Viscum coloratum）种群进行了研究,结果表明：以寄主为单位,槲寄生的最终分布格局取决于寄主的格局;而在每个寄主上则呈聚集性分布。从数量上看,寄生强度为：山杨＂白桦＂辽东桤木＂黑桦＂紫椴=青楷槭＂色木槭;各寄主上单株槲寄生平均结果量为：山杨＂白桦＂辽东桤木＂青楷槭＂紫椴＂色木槭＂黑桦;红黄两种果实型植株的比例近于1∶1。从遗传上看,槲寄生表现出过量繁殖特征;其种子传播与太平鸟存在密切联系,经鸟类粪便排出的种子82%落在地面,15%黏附在下层灌木上,3%附着在寄主树干上。本研究认为：寄主的分布格局,寄主所在群落的组成及发育,传播者的生活习性和槲寄生自身的繁殖策略是影响其种群的主要因素。     

濒危植物水青树种子的生物学特性

通过连续三年（2006～2008）对水青树种子（Tetracentron sinense）的形态特征和生理特性等指标进行检测,探讨了不同储藏温度、时间和不同基质对水青树种子萌发的影响,分析了与种子生物学特性相关的濒危机制。水青树种子很小,其形态特征、千粒重、含水量和饱满度在不同年限间差异不显著,而吸水速率却差异显著,其中2007年种子的吸水速率最快。TTC染色测得3年水青树种子的活力几乎为0,但其活力指数分别为0、0.41和0.27,表明TTC染色法不适于水青树种子活力的估算。低温储藏后,3年种子的萌发率分别为1.25%、96.5%、70.8%,发芽势分别为1%、59.8%、41.8%。随储藏时间的增加,2007年种子活力降低的速度都慢于其它2年,低温储藏的种子活力降低速度慢于常温储藏的种子。不同基质对水青树种子的萌发和幼苗的生长有一定影响。结果表明,大年水青树种子的活力明显强于小年,随储藏时间的增加其活力的丧失速度也慢于小年;低温储藏有利于种子活力的保持。种子生物学特性方面导致水青树更新困难的原因可能有以下几点：（1）长期进化形成的小种子虽有利于传播和散布,但不利于种子和幼苗的存活;（2）长期低温不适于种子萌发,难以形成应有的幼苗格局;（3）长期湿润环境不适于种子安全度过寒冷期。     

鄂尔多斯高原特有种四合木生长和繁殖的种群间变异与濒危机制

四合木为中国特有种,其分布区局限于鄂尔多斯高原的西部。为了认识四合木濒危的机制并为其保护提供理论依据。对四合木生活史的关键阶段－－繁殖进行了野外研究,由于分布区内存在较大的生境异质性,并受到了不同强度的人类干扰,所以不同生境条件下的6个群进行了取样,通过对四合木的营养生长和繁殖的比较分析。得出如下结论：（1）四合木植要朱的基径和冠幅和高度与年龄显著相关,但是与其茎和冠幅相关性更大,冠幅可作为个体大小的测度估计种群的大小结构;（2）冠幅大小呈负偏斜分布,通过不同种群冠幅与年龄的相关分析,得出冠幅的增长速率随种群的衰老耐减缓;（3）四合木的冠幅与其果实量和种子量相关关系显著,随着冠幅的增大,四合木植株的果实产量和种子产量也相应增加,但是这种关系存在种群间差异;（4）四合木的大部分群都处于衰老期,种群内个体的大小变异性很小,对于种群的生存有不利影响;（5）由于空间上四合木的大小结构以及反映四合木繁殖状况的植株果实产量,种子产量等参数在不同种群之间存在显著差异（P＜0．001）,因此应对不同的种群采取相应的管理措施以促进种群的更新和续存。     

槭树科花粉形态及其系统学意义

报道了槭树科(Aceraceae)槭属21组33种和金钱槭属2种植物的花粉形态。本科花粉近球形至长球形,极面观为三裂圆形。从花粉萌发孔类型看,金钱槭属Dipteronia具三孔沟,槭属（Acer)除4组具三孔沟外,其余均为三沟。从花粉外壁纹饰看,金钱槭属2个种和槭属的大多数种为条纹状,罕为细条纹－拟网状和皱波状。通过花粉形态分析,并结合其它方向的证据,我们认为：（1）Sect.Palmata,Sect.Spicata和Sect.Microcarpa可能是槭属中与金钱槭属关系最密切的类群;（2）A.distalum和A.nipponicum代表了近缘的两个单种组;（3）A.pseudoplatanus不同于Sect.Acer的其它4个种而与A.saccharum可能存在更为密切的关系;（4）Sect.Carpinifolia(细条纹－拟网状外壁纹饰）和Sect.Negundo(皱波状外壁纹饰）则可能代表了槭属中最特化的类群;（5）按槭树科花粉三孔沟到三沟的演化规律,Dipteronia较Acer原始。     

Generation of monoclonal antibodies against plant cell-wall polysaccharides. I. Characterization of a monoclonal antibody to a terminal alpha-(1-->2)-linked fucosyl-containing epitope.

Monoclonal antibodies (McAbs) generated against rhamnogalacturonan I (RG-I) purified from suspension-cultured sycamore maple (Acer pseudoplatanus) cells fall into three recognition groups. Four McAbs (group I) recognize an epitope that appears to be immunodominant and is present on RG-I from maize and sycamore maple, pectin and polygalacturonic acid from citrus, gum tragacanth, and membrane glycoproteins from suspension-cultured cells of maize, tobacco, parsley, bean, and sycamore maple. A second set of McAbs (group II) recognizes an epitope present in sycamore maple RG-I but does not bind to any of the other polysaccharides or glycoproteins recognized by group I. Lastly, one McAb, CCRC-M1 (group III), binds to RG-I and more strongly to xyloglucan (XG) from sycamore maple but not to maize RG-I, citrus polygalacturonic acid, or to the plant membrane glycoproteins recognized by group I. The epitope to which CCRC-M1 binds has been examined in detail. Ligand competition assays using a series of oligosaccharides derived from or related to sycamore maple XG demonstrated that a terminal alpha-(1-->2)-linked fucosyl residue constitutes an essential part of the epitope recognized by CCRC-M1. Oligosaccharides containing this structural motif compete with intact sycamore maple XG for binding to the antibody, whereas structurally related oligosaccharides, which do not contain terminal fucosyl residues or in which the terminal fucosyl residue is linked alpha-(1-->3) to the adjacent glycosyl residue, do not compete for the antibody binding site. The ligand binding assays also indicate that CCRC-M1 binds to a conformationally dependent structure of the polysaccharide. Other results of this study establish that some of the carbohydrate epitopes of the plant extracellular matrix are shared among different macromolecules.     

Stand history is more important than climate in controlling red maple (Acer rubrum L.) growth at its northern distribution limit in western Quebec,Canada

Aims We examined growth of red maple (Acer rubrum L.) to evaluate environmental controls of its northern distributional limit in Eastern North America and its potential response to future climate change.Methods We collected growth data from nine sites located along a 300-km transect (47–49°N), which included frontier population of red maple and covered three bioclimatic domains in western Quebec. We analyzed three growth variables: growth rates during the first 30 years of maple lifespan, cumulative basal area increment (BAI) over the most recent decade (2000–2009) and annual growth rate over the whole tree lifespan ranging from 58 to 112 years. We also examined growth sensitivity to climate by using response function analysis.Important findings Three different proxies of maple absolute growth (initial growth rate, BAI during 2000–09 and mean diameter growth rate) indicated a better growth with an increase in latitude. We speculate that stand history effectively overrode the direct effects of colder climate on maple growth along the S-N gradient. Regeneration of maple in the southern sites likely occurred in canopy gaps, whereas in the north it was contingent upon large disturbances such as stand-replacing fires, which apparently provided more favorable light environment for maple growth than canopy gaps. The annual growth variability, which reflects effects of annual weather on growth and is largely independent from the absolute growth rate, was significantly affected by monthly climate, suggesting a positive effect of higher summer temperature in the northern part of the transect (48–49°N) and a negative effect of summer drought in the south (47–48°N). In the future, the natural and human disturbance regimes will be dominant controls of the actual biomass productivity of red maple at the northern limit of its present distribution range. Direct effects of climate on maple growth would likely be less important in this context, and will likely entail negative effect of increased summer drought in the southern part of the study area and positive effects of increased temperatures in the north.     

Base-cation Cycling by Individual Tree Species in Old-growth Forests of Upper Michigan,USA

The influence of individual tree species on base-cation (Ca, Mg, K, Na) distribution and cycling was examined in sugar maple (Acer saccharum Marsh.), basswood (Tilia americana L.), and hemlock (Tsuga canadensis L.) in old-growth northern hardwood – hemlock forests on a sandy, mixed, frigid, Typic Haplorthod over two growing seasons in northwestern Michigan. Base cations in biomass, forest floor, and mineral soil (0–15 cm and 15–40 cm) pools were estimated for five replicated trees of each species; measured fluxes included bulk precipitation, throughfall, stemflow, litterfall, forest-floor leachate, mineralization + weathering, shallow-soil leachate, and deep-soil leachate. The three species differed in where base cations had accumulated within the single-tree ecosystems. Within these three single-tree ecosystems, the greatest quantity of base cations in woody biomass was found in sugar maple, whereas hemlock and basswood displayed the greatest amount in the upper 40 cm of mineral soil. Base-cation pools were ranked: sugar maple > basswood, hemlock in woody biomass; sugar maple, basswood > hemlock in foliage; hemlock > sugar maple, basswood in the forest floor, and basswood > sugar maple, hemlock in the mineral soil. Base-cation fluxes in throughfall, stemflow, the forest-floor leachate, and the deep-soil leachate (2000 only) were ranked: basswood > sugar maple > hemlock. Our measurements suggest that species-related differences in nutrient cycling are sufficient to produce significant differences in base-cation contents of the soil over short time intervals (<65 years). Moreover, these species-mediated differences may be important controls over the spatial pattern and edaphic processes of northern hardwood-hemlock ecosystems in the upper Great Lakes region.     

Dendroecology of Montpellier maple’s population (Acer monspessulanum) from the North Africa region: Analysis of maple stations characteristics and natural habitat

Acer monspessulanum (maple) is an endemic endangered tree with a wide but fragmented distribution in the Mediterranean mountains. The persistence of its small populations depends often on few adults, which makes it is highly vulnerable to limiting recruitment factors. In this paper, we examined the regeneration status of this maple in three populations through its geographical distribution in the mountain range of the Tunisian dorsal (Jbel Srerej national park and sacred site). Morphological parameters, genetic variability, and diversity were analyzed as species viability indicators. The ecological site of maple was studied based on the soil texture and structure under the population, additionally to the role of shrubs as nurse plants in maple regeneration dynamic. Here, the maple population in Tunisia was investigated for the first time. The results show that Acer monspessulanum population has a variation terms of height, stem diameter and crown diameter, it also shows that there is a good natural regeneration. Analysis of the soil’s physicochemical parameters showed that the species grows on sandy loam and clay loam soil, shallow and slightly alkaline pH. This study contributes to better characterization of the Tunisian maple population and its ecological niche from the standpoint of soil and vegetation.     

Host plant phenology affects performance of an invasive weevil, Phyllobius oblongus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), in a northern hardwood forest

We investigated how host plant phenology and plant species affected longevity, reproduction, and feeding behavior of an invasive weevil. Phyllobius oblongus L. (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) is common in northern hardwood forests of the Great Lakes Region. Adults emerge in spring, feed on foliage of woody understory plants, and oviposit in the soil. Preliminary data indicate that adults often feed on sugar maple, Acer saccharum Marshall, foliage early in the season, then feed on other species such as raspberry, Rubus spp. Whether this behavior reflects temporal changes in the quality of A. saccharum tissue or merely subsequent availability of later-season plants is unknown. We tested adult P. oblongus in laboratory assays using young (newly flushed) sugar maple foliage, old (2-3 wk postflush) sugar maple foliage, and raspberry foliage. Raspberry has indeterminate growth, thus always has young foliage available for herbivores. Survival, oviposition, and leaf consumption were recorded. In performance assays under no-choice conditions, mated pairs were provided one type of host foliage for the duration of their lives. In behavioral choice tests, all three host plants were provided simultaneously and leaf area consumption was compared. Adults survived longer on and consumed greater amounts of young maple and raspberry foliage than old maple foliage. P. oblongus preferred young maple foliage to old maple foliage early in the season, however, later in the growing season weevils showed less pronounced feeding preferences. These results suggest how leaf phenology, plant species composition, and feeding plasticity in host utilization may interact to affect P. oblongus population dynamics.     

Increasing Red Maple Leaf Litter Alters Decomposition Rates and Nitrogen Cycling in Historically Oak-Dominated Forests of the Eastern U.S.

Without canopy-opening fire disturbances, shade-tolerant, fire-sensitive species like red maple (Acer rubrum L.) proliferate in many historically oak-dominated forests of the eastern U.S. Here, we evaluate potential implications of increased red maple dominance in upland oak forests of Kentucky on rates of leaf litter decomposition and nitrogen (N) cycling. Over 5 years, we evaluated mass loss of leaf litter and changes in total N and carbon (C) within six leaf litter treatments comprised of scarlet oak, chestnut oak, and red maple, and three mixed treatments of increasing red maple contribution to the leaf litter pool (25, 50, and 75% red maple). Over a 1.5-year period, we conducted a plot-level leaf litter manipulation study using the same treatments plus a control and assessed changes in net nitrification, ammonification, and N mineralization within leaf litter and upper (0–5 cm depth) mineral soil horizons. Red maple leaf litter contained more “fast” decomposing material and initially lost mass faster than either oak species. All litter treatments immobilized N during initial stages of decomposition, but the degree of immobilization decreased with decreasing red maple contribution. The leaf litter plot-level experiment confirmed slower N mineralization rates for red maple only plots compared to chestnut oak plots. As red maple increases, initial leaf litter decomposition rates will increase, leading to lower fuel loads and more N immobilization from the surrounding environment. These changes may reduce forest flammability and resource availability and promote red maple expansion and thereby the “mesophication” of eastern forests of the U.S.     

Differences in the success of sugar maple and red maple seedlings on acid soils are influenced by nutrient dynamics and light environment

Variation in tolerance to nutrient limitations may contribute to the differential success of sugar maple ( Acer saccharum Marsh.) and red maple ( Acer rubrum L.) on acid soils. The objectives of this study were to examine these relationships as influenced by light environment and test whether sensitivity to nutrient stress is mediated by oxidative stress. First-year sugar maple and red seedlings were grown on forest soil cores contrasting in nutrient availability under high or low light intensity. Foliar nutrition, photosynthesis, growth and antioxidant enzyme activity were assessed. Photosynthesis and growth of sugar maple were significantly lower on nutrient-poor soils and were correlated with leaf nutrient status with Ca and P having the strongest influence. For red maple, only chlorophyll content showed sensitivity to the nutrient-poor soils. High light exacerbated the negative effects of nutrient imbalances on photosynthesis and growth in sugar maple. Antioxidant enzyme activity in sugar maple was highest in seedlings growing on nutrient-poor soils and was inversely correlated with photosynthesis, Ca, P, and Mg concentrations. These results suggest that: (1) sugar maple is more sensitive to nutrient stresses associated with low pH soils than red maple; (2) high light increases sugar maple sensitivity to nutrient stress; (3) the negative effects of nutrient imbalances on sugar maple may be mediated by oxidative stress.     

Production of microbial protein from tree bark by Phanerochaete chrysosporium

Phanerochaete chrysosporium was grown in fermentors on NaOH-extracted maple, pine, and cedar barks at the optimum substrate concentration of 1% (w/v). The yields (mg protein/liter) on maple, pine, and cedar were 1500, 1200, and 880, respectively, which are probably due to the different lignin contents of the barks. Lignin is not utilized. The productivities at 30°C obtained for pine (4.07 × 10^?2 g protein/liter hr) and cedar (2.63 × 10^?2 g protein/liter hr) barks were greater than for maple (2.63 × 10^?2 g protein/liter hr). The substrate (bark) was the limiting component of the fermentation. Over the 26–38°C temperature range protein productivity increased by a factor of three (1.55 × 10^?2 vs. 4.61 × 10^?2 g protein/liter hr) for maple bark. Low agitation rates resulted in an overproduction of cellulase and reduced levels of microbial protein.     

Purification and characterization of an anionic peroxidase from sycamore maple (Acer pseudoplatanus) cell suspension cultures

A 42 kDa anionic peroxidase (EC 1.11.1.7) having a pl of 3.6 was purified from suspension cultures of cells of sycamore maple ( Acer pseudoplatanus L.) grown in the dark by a combination of lectin-affinity, anion-exchange and gel permeation chromatography. The enzyme had an amino acid composition similar to that found for other anionic plant peroxidases, but the protein was blocked to amino-terminal protein sequencing. Commercially available antibodies against horseradish peroxidase were shown to cross-react with the sycamore maple enzyme on immunoblots. The purified peroxidase displayed differences in its affinity for each of the three monolignols, and these differences were compared to those found for a commercial preparation of horseradish peroxidase, as well as a laccase ( p -diphenol:O₂ oxidoreductase: EC 1.10.3.1) purified from sycamore maple cell suspension cultures. These results are discussed with respect to the role played by peroxidases in lignin deposition and host-pathogen response.     

Base cation stimulation of mycorrhization and photosynthesis of sugar maple on acid soils are coupled by foliar nutrient dynamics

The nutritional benefits that mycorrhizal associations provide to plants may be constrained by acidic soil conditions resulting in decreased photosynthetic function. Sugar maple (Acer saccharum) and red maple (Acer rubrum) seedlings were grown on a native acidic (pH 4.1) soil both unamended and amended with base cations (pH 6.2). In a second study a fungicide treatment was included. Foliar nutrition, mycorrhizal colonization, photosynthesis and their relationships were assessed. On the native soil, red maple maintained higher levels of mycorrhizal colonization and photosynthesis than sugar maple but showed little response to base cation amendments. Mycorrhizal colonization and photosynthesis of sugar maple increased significantly in response to base cation amendments. Correlations were observed among mycorrhizal colonization, foliar nutrition and photosynthesis. The fungicide treatment indicated that 50% of the base cation-induced increase in sugar maple photosynthesis was mycorrhiza related. The results suggest that base cation stimulation of mycorrhization and photosynthesis of sugar maple on acid soils are coupled by foliar nutrient dynamics. Red maple exhibits much less sensitivity to these same edaphic conditions.