泉州常绿阔叶林的特征与分布

泉州的常绿阔叶林包括南亚热带雨林和南亚热带山地照叶林。通过对这两种植被类型的区分成分、生活型、叶的性质以及群落的结构与分布的分析,说明海拔450m以下具有较明显的以厚壳桂、红楠等为优势种的南亚热带雨林的特征和景观;海拔450～900m主要以米槠等拷类为优势种的群落,但仍有南亚热带雨林的某些特征;海拔900～1400m以甜槠为主要建群种的群落,属于中亚热带照叶林的群落特征。     

无量山半湿润常绿阔叶林的区系特征及保护生物学意义

无量山半湿润常绿阔叶林是其垂直带上重要的植被类型,目前面临被彻底毁灭的危险,从这类森林及相应地段的177种优势和常见植物的种类结构分析看,只有热带亚洲的成分,东亚中的中国－喜马拉雅成分和中国特有成分贯穿乔木A,B,C层,灌木层,草本和层外植物几大类中,而中国特有种的进一步分析表明了它的区系成分的亚热带性质,温带性质不是很显著,在无量半山湿润常绿阔叶林地段,还存在一些原生植被破坏后产生的次生落叶阔叶加以保护,因之有这么多的特点,加之其为重要特有类群和保护种类聚集的场所,该类植被明显具有不同层次的保护生物学意义。     

粤北山地常绿阔叶林自然干扰后冠层结构空间异质性动态

以受2008年冰灾破坏的广东始兴车八岭山地常绿阔叶林为研究对象,采用半球面影像技术、地统计学的空间异质性和空间自相关分析方法,连续3年(2008-2010年)对林冠结构空间异质性动态进行了检测研究.结果表明:(1)从2008到2010年,林冠开度的平均值、标准差、变异系数、最大值、最大值和最小值的差值以及林冠结构的空间异质性均在逐渐减小,且后两年较为接近;(2)受灾当年冠层结构由随机因素造成,其半方差拟合函数属纯块金模型,后两年冠层结构则由结构性因素引起,其半方差拟合函数属球状模型;(3)受灾当年冠层结构不存在空间自相关;随着时间推移其空间自相关越来越强.说明冰灾后常绿阔叶林冠层结构在没有人为干预的情况下会逐渐恢复到灾前水平,体现出天然的空间分布状况.     

Effect of Purine Analogs and Their Interactions with Benzyladenine on Bud Burst and Shoot Growth in Apple Bud Explants

The purine analogs 8-azaadenine, 8-azaguanine, 4-aminopyrazolo [3,4-d] pyrimidine, 2-fluoroadenine and 6-methylpurine inhibited bud burst in non-dormant vegetative axillary bud explants obtained from apple (Malus domestica Borkh.) seedlings. The reversal of inhibition was attempted by incorporating increasing concentrations of benzyladenine (BA) in the culture medium. The inhibition caused by 8-azaadenine and 8-azaguanine was reduced especially when BA was added to the media at equimolar ratios along with the inhibitors. The inhibition due to 4-aminopyrazolo [3,4-d] pyridine was reduced only with equimolar BA, BA was ineffective or only minimally effective in reducing inhibition due to 2-fluoroadenine and 6-methypurine. Short pretreatment with 8-azaadenine and 8-azaguinine failed to cause any inhibition when explants were subsequently transferred to BA -containing medium. The effectiveness of 2-fluoroadenine and 6-methylpurine was maintained or only slightly reduced, indicating their long-term inhibitory action.     

亚热带常绿阔叶林冠层附生植物叶片形态结构及生理功能特征的适应性研究

以南亚热带常绿阔叶林林冠层不同部位的4种附生植物:瓜子金(Dischidia chinensis Champ.ex Benth.)、蔓九节(Psychotria serpens L.)、白背瓜馥木(Fissistigma glaucescens (Hance) Merr.)和山萎(Piper hancei Maxim.)为研究对象,比较其叶片解剖结构和光合、蒸腾等生理特性,探讨附生植物叶片形态结构、生理生态功能对冠层不同部位水、热和光资源的适应以及叶片形态结构与生理生态功能的联系.结果表明:着生在冠层上部的两种附生植物瓜子金和蔓九节叶片小而厚(厚度分别为3558±63 μm和217.1±33.1 μm),气孔面积小(分别为185.7±3.7 μm2和225 4±5.2 μm2)且覆盖角质膜,有利于降低蒸腾速率(两者分别为0.17±0.02 mmol H2O和0.34±0.05 mmol H2O),提高水分利用效率WUE(分别为11.35±0.87 μmol CO2/mmolH2O和7.88±1.31 μmol COJmmol H2O),更适应冠层顶部高温、低湿、强光照的生境.这些结构特征却不利于气体交换,会致使瓜子金和蔓九节的光合作用降低(二者最大净光合速率Pmax分别为2.2±0.1 μmol CO2 ·m-2·s-1和3.2±0 4 μmol CO2·m-2·s-1).冠层中下部的白背瓜馥木和山蒌叶片相对较薄(厚度分别为90.8±9.9 μm和114 9±18.2 μm),气孔面积较大(分别为260.6±6.3 μm2和362.5±8.7 μm2),叶肉细胞分化明显,海绵组织排列松散,有利于提高对弱光的利用,增强光合能力(二者Pmax分别为9.5±1.3 μmol CO2·m-2·s-1和7.1±0.8 μmol CO2·m-2·s-1,是瓜子金和蔓九节Pmax的3～4倍),更适应冠层中下部低温、高湿、弱光照环境.这些结构同时会导致白背瓜馥木和山蒌蒸腾速率提高(两者分别为0.67±0.10 mmol H2O和0.74 +0.13 mmol H2O),WUE下降(分别为4.4±1.01μmol CO2/mmol H2O和3.4±0.9 μmol CO2/mmol H2O,仅为瓜子金和蔓九节WUE的30％ -48％).这表明着生在林冠层不同部位的附生植物叶片形态结构特征随着光合有效辐射、温度、湿度等微环境因子的变化表现出显著的差异,并致使各自的生理生态功能发生了相应的适应,是植物适应环境条件的重要表现.     

八大公山中亚热带山地常绿落叶阔叶混交林物种组成与结构

山地常绿落叶阔叶混交林在我国主要分布在中亚热带1000～2000 m中山地带。八大公山位于武陵山系北端,中亚热带北缘,具有保护较好的典型山地常绿落叶阔叶混交林。为了研究常绿落叶阔叶混交林动态和川东-鄂西植物多样性形成及维持机制,按照CTFS（Center for Tropical Forest Science）样地建设标准,中国科学院武汉植物园于2010-2011年在湖南八大公山（Badagongshan,BDGS）国家级自然保护区建立了一个25 hm2（500 m×500 m）中亚热带山地常绿落叶阔叶混交林动态监测样地（Forest Dynamic Plot）。本研究以样地内所有胸径（DBH）≥1 cm的木本植物（不含竹藤）为研究对象,分析该样地区系成分、群落组成、垂直结构、径级结构和空间分布。结果表明：八大公山样地属于典型的山地常绿落叶阔叶混交林,植物以泛热带分布科（24.50%）和北温带分布属（24.56%）占优势,包括9种珍稀濒危植物。样地内木本植物合计53科、114属、238种（含种下分类单位）,186556株存活个体。落叶树144种,常绿树94种。壳斗科（Fagaceae）、杜鹃花科（Ericaceae）、樟科（Lauraceae）和山茶科（Theaceae）占据优势;个体数超过1000的有38个物种,以常绿树种（63.16%）为主;稀有种（〈25株）103个（占样地物种总数43.28%）。群落垂直结构可分为乔木层（优势树种多脉青冈Cyclobalanopsis multinervis和亮叶水青冈Fagus lucida）、亚乔木层（优势种长蕊杜鹃Rhododendron stamineum和黄丹木姜子Litsea elongata）和灌木层（优势种短柱柃Eurya brevistyla和薄叶山矾Symplocos anomala）。个体数超过1000的树种和稀有种主要来自灌木层。由于生长型限制,样地内树种平均胸径较小（5.41 cm）,DBH〈5 cm的个体占优势（68.40%）。主要优势树种的径级结构呈现倒J型。     

Species Composition,Physiognomy and Plant Diversity of the Tropical Montane Evergreen Broad-leaved Forest in Southern Yunnan

Species composition, physiognomy and plant diversity of the less known tropical montane forests in southern Yunnan were studied based on the data from 15 sampling plots in three sites. These forests are mainly dominated by the families Theaceae, Fagaceae, Lauraceae and Euphorbiaceae in floristic composition, and dominated by evergreen phanerophytes with mesophyllous leaves. These forests are similar to lower montane rain forests in equatorial southeastern Asia in floristic composition and altitudinal distributions, but differ in physiognomy by having few epiphytes, but more lianas and more plants with compound leaves. These differences could be due to strongly seasonal climate and so-called mass elevation effect in southern Yunnan. They also differ from the tropical seasonal rain forests at lower altitudes in southern Yunnan by having conspicuously lower species richness, few epiphytes, fewer mega-mesophanerophytes, more abundant micro-nanophanerophytes and hemicryptophytes and more plants with microphyllous leaves. It is suggested that these forests could be termed tropical montane evergreen broad-leaved forests, and be a vegetation type from the northern margin of mainland southeastern Asia controlled by a strongly seasonal climate.     

福建梅花山常绿阔叶林植物物种多样性及其海拔梯度格局

常绿阔叶林是福建梅花山国家级自然保护区地带性植被。采用样带与典型群落调查法对区内的常绿阔叶林14400m2样地展开调查,并对植物多样性海拔梯度格局进行分析,结果表明：（1） 群落植物物种丰富度、Gleason丰富度指数、Simpson指数、Shannon Wiener指数和Pielou均匀度指数的均值分别为64.42、10.75、5.75、3.50、0.58,且这5种指数在各样带间差异极为显著,并随海拔的升高均呈单峰曲线变化,峰值出现在海拔700m~900m。（2） 群落各层次的植物物种丰富度、Shannon Wiener指数均呈现灌木层（包括幼树和层间植物）〉乔木层〉草本层的特征。乔木、灌木层物种丰富度与乔木层Shannon Wiener指数在海拔梯度上的样带间差异极显著,变化趋势与群落相似;灌木层与草本层Shannon Wiener指数以及草本层物种丰富度随海拔梯度变化不明显。因此,梅花山自然保护区常绿阔叶林植物物种多样性的海拔梯度格局呈现单峰分布,并支持中间高度膨胀模式（mid domain model）。     

Community Dynamics of Seed Rain in Mixed Evergreen Broad-leaved and Deciduous Forests in a Subtropical Mountain of Central China

Seed dispersal is a key process within community dynamics.The spatial and temporal variations of seed dispersal andthe interspecific differences are crucial for understanding species coexistence and community dynamics.This might alsohold for the mixed evergreen broadleaved and deciduous forests in the mountains of subtropical China,but until now littleexisting knowledge is available for this question.In 2001,we chose to monitor the seed rain process of our mixed evergreenbroad-leaved and deciduous forest communities in Mount Dalaoling National Forest Park,Yichang,Hubei Province,China.The preliminary analyses show obvious variations in seed rain density,species compositions and timing of seed rain amongfour communities.The average seed rain densities of the four communities are 2.43±5.15,54.13±182.75,10.05±19.30and 24.91±58.86 inds./m~2,respectively;about one tenth the values in other studies in subtropical forests of China.In eachcommunity,the seed production is dominated by a limited number of species,and the contributions from the others aregenerally minor.Fecundity of evergreen broadleaved tree species is weaker than deciduous species.The seed rain of fourcommunities begins earlier than September,and stops before December,peaking from early September to late October.The beginning date,ending date and peak times of seed rain are extensively varied among the species,indicating differenttypes of dispersal strategies.According to the existing data,the timing of seed rain is not determined by the climateconditions in the same period,while the density of seed rain may be affected by the disturbances of weather variations ata finer temporal resolution.     

Bud Content and its Relation to Shoot Size and Structure in Nothofagus pumilio(Poepp. et Endl.) Krasser (Nothofagaceae)

Buds of shoots from the trunk, main branches, secondary branchesand short branches of 10–21 year-old Nothofagus pumiliotrees were dissected and their contents recorded. The numberof differentiated nodes in buds was compared with the numberof nodes of sibling shoots developed at equivalent positionsduring the following growing season. Axillary buds generallyhad four cataphylls, irrespective of bud position in the tree,whereas terminal buds had up to two cataphylls. There were morenodes in terminal buds, and the most distal axillary buds, oftrunk shoots than in more proximal buds of trunk shoots, andin all buds of shoots at all other positions. The highest numberof nodes in the embryonic shoot of a bud varied between 15 and20. All shoots had proximal lateral buds containing an embryonicshoot with seven nodes, four with cataphylls and three withgreen leaf primordia. The largest trunk, and main branch, shootswere made up of a preformed portion and a neoformed portion;all other shoots were entirely preformed. In N. pumilio, theacropetally-increasing size of the sibling shoots derived froma particular parent shoot resulted from differences in: (1)the number of differentiated organs in the buds; (2) the probabilityof differentiation of additional organs during sibling shootextension; (3) sibling shoot length; (4) sibling shoot diameter;and (5) the death of the apex and the most distal leaves ofeach sibling shoot. Copyright 2000 Annals of Botany Company Axis differentiation, branching, bud structure, leaf primordia, neoformation, Nothofagus pumilio, preformation, size gradient     

哀牢山中山湿性常绿阔叶林不同生长基质苔藓植物的组成与分布特征

苔藓植物是构成山地原生常绿阔叶林结构及景观的重要组分之一,在生态系统生物多样性的维系等方面发挥重要的生态功能。本研究以云南哀牢山中山湿性常绿阔叶林为对象,对林冠树干和林下木质残体、林地及岩石表面四类不同生长基质上苔藓植物的物种分布特征进行了调查研究,并运用Kendall一致性指数计算了各生长基质上苔藓植物物种之间的相关联程度,用聚类的方法对不同生长基质上苔藓植物物种进行了分类。研究结果表明：本区山地森林具有丰富的苔藓植物,共记录141种,分属38科69属,其中林冠树干上分布的苔藓植物的物种数量最多,为94种,林地上最少,仅29种;有27种苔藓植物同时分布在这3种以上的生长基质上。通过对不同类型生长基质之间苔藓植物种间关联程度的分析,发现在微生境的尺度上,随着优势苔藓植物种类间的关联程度的增加,苔藓植物多样性呈现出逐渐减少的趋势。     

Microclimate, Canopy Structure and Photosynthesis in Canopies of Three Contrasting Temperate Forage Grasses: I. Canopy Structure and Growth

The crop growth rates and structures of three temperate foragegrasses Lolium perenne cv. S24, L. perenne cv. Reveille andFestuca arundinacea cv. S170, were examined in the field duringa summer growth period. The growth rates of the varieties wereremarkably similar at 7 g DM m^–2 day^–1. The angularstructures of the varieties were different and they varied duringthe experiment. However, these differences did not seem to affectcrop growth rates. Nevertheless, a decrease in the efficiencyof light energy conversion of approximately 24 per cent wasobserved after a change to a more prostrate form of canopy dueto lodging. There appeared to be an inverse relationship betweenthe number of tillers per unit ground area and the weight ofan individual stem. There were large numbers of relatively lighttillers in S24 whereas S1 70 had fewer but heavier tillers.Furthermore, S24 had many small leaves per unit ground areacompared with SI70 which had fewer longer leaves per groundarea and a slower rate of leaf appearance. There were diurnalchanges in the rates of leaf extension for all the varieties.The mean daily extension rates declined as the canopies developed.     

Microclimate, Canopy Structure and Photosynthesis in Canopies of Three Contrasting Temperate Forage Grasses: II. Microclimate and Canopy Structure

Profiles of shortwave radiation, net radiation and temperaturewere measured in swards of three grasses of contrasting structureLolium perenne cv. S24, L. perenne cv. Reveille and Festucaarundinacea cv. S170. Measurements were also made of the reflectionof shortwave radiation, leaf water potential and stomatal resistance.Differences in canopy structure influenced the absorption andreflection of radiation by the varieties. The absorption ofnet radiation and its influence on air temperature inside thecanopy was shown to vary with canopy structure. Calculationsshowed that diurnal changes in the reflection and transmissionof light (400–700 nm) would have little effect on canopyphotosynthesis. No clear relationship between leaf extensionrate, temperature and leaf water potential could be established,although decreases in water potential did appear to reduce thepotential response of leaf extension rate to temperature.     

The Role of Gravity in Apical Dominance : Effects of Clinostating on Shoot Inversion-Induced Ethylene Production, Shoot Elongation, and Lateral Bud Growth

Shoot inversion-induced release of apical dominance in Pharbitis nil is inhibited by rotating the plant at 0.42 revolutions per minute in a vertical plane perpendicular to the axis of rotation of a horizontal clinostat. Clinostating prevented lateral bud outgrowth, apparently by negating the restriction of the shoot elongation via reduction of ethylene production in the inverted shoot. Radial stem expansion was also decreased. Data from experiments with intact tissue and isolated segments indicated that shoot-inversion stimulates ethylene production by increasing the activity of 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid synthase. The results support the hypothesis that shoot inversion-induced release of apical dominance in Pharbitis nil is due to gravity stress and is mediated by ethylene-induced retardation of the elongation of the inverted shoot.     

Chromosomal polymorphism in species of the Drosophila nasuta complex in East and South East Asia

This paper is presented as a review of ten years collection of the D. nasuta complex from the Asian region by Dr. Wharton B. Mather. It incorporates the analysis of chromosomal polymorphisms with regard to their geographical distribution and then uses the polymorphisms to establish phylogenetic relationships between D. sulfurigaster albostrigata, D. albomicans and D. kohkoa.     

Habitat Selection and Reproductive Success of Lewis's Woodpecker (Melanerpes lewis) at Its Northern Limit

Lewis''s Woodpecker (Melanerpes lewis) has experienced population declines in both Canada and the United States and in 2010 was assigned a national listing of threatened in Canada. We conducted a two-year study (2004–2005) of this species at its northern range limit, the South Okanagan Valley in British Columbia, Canada. Our main objective was to determine whether the habitat features that influenced nest-site selection also predicted nest success, or whether other factors (e.g. cavity dimensions, clutch initiation date or time of season) were more important. Nest tree decay class, density of suitable cavities and total basal area of large trees were the best predictors of nest-site selection, but these factors were unrelated to nesting success. Estimates of demographic parameters (mean ± SE) included daily nest survival rate (0.988±0.003, years combined), nest success (0.52±0.08), clutch size (5.00±0.14 eggs), female fledglings per successful nest (1.31±0.11), and annual productivity (0.68±0.12 female fledglings per nest per year). Although higher nest survival was associated with both early and late initiated clutches, early-initiated clutches allowed birds to gain the highest annual productivity as early clutches were larger. Nests in deep cavities with small entrances experienced lower predation risk especially during the peak period of nest predation. We concluded that nest-site selection can be predicted by a number of easily measured habitat variables, whereas nest success depended on complicated ecological interactions among nest predators, breeding behaviors, and cavity features. Thus, habitat-based conservation strategies should also consider ecological factors that may not be well predicted by habitat.     

Human population history at the crossroads of East and Southeast Asia since 11,000 years ago

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Structure and diversity of the Mesozoic wood genus Xenoxylon in Far East Asia: implications for terrestrial palaeoclimates

Although the faunal elements of Far East Asian Mesozoic terrestrial biota have attracted much attention in recent years, their palaeoecology remains poorly known. In particular, features of the palaeoclimate are highly controversial. To address this point we used the Mesozoic fossil wood Xenoxylon , a genus recognized as an indicator of wet temperate biotopes and which is common in the area during the Carnian–Maastrichtian interval. We re-appraised bibliographic data and gathered new data for Xenoxylon in the Mesozoic of Far East Asia. This demonstrated that previous taxonomic approaches to the genus have been so far idiosyncratic. We examined the anatomical diversity of morphogenus Xenoxylon in Far East Asia and compared it to that of samples from Europe. This indicates that in an area centred on north-eastern China, Xenoxylon reached a level of anatomical diversity unmatched elsewhere in the world. We hypothesize that this diversity witnesses the persistence of palaeoecological conditions particularly suitable for Xenoxylon and that a wet temperate climate prevailed over most of the area throughout the Carnian–Maastrichtian interval. It is in this setting that the famous Jehol Biota probably evolved.