观光木人工林生态系统碳储量及其分布格局

在生物量调查的基础上,对南亚热带27年生观光木(Tsoongiodendron odorum)人工林生态系统的碳储量及分配格局进行了研究.结果表明:观光木人工林生态系统植被层生物量为101.26 t · hm-2,乔木层生物量占86.90％;观光木的各器官碳素含量在426.5～496.9 g·kg-1,大小排序为:树干＞枝条＞枯枝＞根兜＞粗根＞树叶＞中根＞树皮＞细根.观光木人工林生态系统总碳储量为180.49 t·hm-2,其中0～80 cm土壤层碳储量是植被层的2.67倍;乔木层年净固碳量为3.07 t·hm-2·a-1,并主要以地上部分为主.     

长白落叶松人工林乔木层生物量分布特征及其固碳能力研究

基于8~56 a长白落叶松人工林样地生物量调查数据,建立了长白落叶松林各器官生物量模型,探讨了不同林龄长白落叶松人工林干材、树皮、树枝、树叶、树根的生物量分布与变化规律及单木与林分乔木层的固碳能力。结果表明:随着林龄的增大,长白落叶松人工林林木及各器官生物量均呈现不同程度的增加趋势,单株木生物量由8 a时的0.174 kg增加至56 a时的328.196 kg,林分乔木层生物量由8 a时的0.519 t·hm-2增加至56 a时的251.39 t·hm-2,其中树干所占比例最大,且增幅最大。长白落叶松人工林单木平均碳储量为74.822 kg,56 a林分乔木层碳密度为130.455 t·hm-2,平均碳密度达63.113 t·hm-2,各器官碳储量变化规律明显。长白落叶松人工林幼龄林、中龄林、近熟林、成熟林林分乔木层的年平均固碳量分别为0.087、1.193、1.703、2.124 t·hm-2,固碳量年平均增长率排序为中龄林幼龄林成熟林近熟林。研究认为,长白落叶松人工林单株木及林分各器官生物量随林龄增加具有明显的变化规律,成熟林分固碳水平最高,中龄林分后期固碳潜力最大。     

上海外环林带女贞人工林生态系统碳储量

提高林分碳储量估测精度,对于研究区域尺度上森林固碳功能具有重要的意义。本文以上海外环林带女贞(Ligustrum lucidum)人工林为研究对象,构建了女贞立木及各器官(根、干、皮、枝、叶)生物量方程,并对9年生女贞人工林乔木层、地表枯落物层和土壤层(0~100 cm)碳储量进行了估测。结果表明,女贞立木及各器官生物量方程拟合效果较好(R20.9,P0.01)。女贞人工林生态系统总碳储量为169.89 t·hm-2,其中林分乔木层碳储量为10.48 t·hm-2,地表枯落物层碳储量为1.54 t·hm-2,林分土壤(0~100 cm)碳储量所占比例最大,为157.7 t·hm-2。在女贞人工林乔木层生物量中,树干占林木生物量的比例最大(40%),其次分别为枝(20%)、根(15%)、叶(11%)和皮(4%)。     

东灵山暖温带落叶阔叶林生物量和能量密度研究

研究了辽东栎 (Quercusliaotungensis)林生物量、能量分配和能量密度过程 ,结果表明 ,辽东栎林的生物量在60～ 2 0 0t·hm- 2 之间 ,乔木层的生物量在 50～ 1 60t·hm- 2 之间 ,在林分中所占比例为 80 %～ 98% ,辽东栎生物量在林分中所占比例从 40 %到 1 0 0 % ,净初级生产力从 5t·hm- 2 ·a- 1 到 2 4t·hm- 2 ·a- 1 。辽东栎群落能量现存密度为 830 0 0kcal·m- 2 ,其中乔木层占 96 .65 %、灌木层占 3 .1 2 %、草本层占 0 .2 3 %。乔木层中各器官能量密度排列顺序是树干 >树根 >树枝 >树叶 ,比例是 4 :3 :2 :1 ,灌木层中 ,各器官能量密度顺序是干 >枝 >根 >叶。最后给出了该类森林生态系统变化的生物量和能量概念模式 ,为下一步建立抽象的数学模型 ,建立可操作能实用的计算机模拟模型打下了基础。     

米老排人工林碳素积累特征及其分配格局

在生物量调查的基础上,对桂西南地区28年生米老排人工林生态系统的碳素积累特征及分配格局进行了研究.结果表明:米老排各器官碳含量在522.8～560.2 g·kg-1,大小排序为:树叶(560.2 g·kg-1)＞树干(542.8 g·kg-1)＞树根(530.9 g·kg-1)＞树皮(530.8 g·kg-1)＞树枝(522.8 g·kg-1);土壤碳含量以表土层最高,且随土层深度的增加而降低;米老排人工林乔木层碳贮量为147.90 t·hm-2,其中,树干占乔木层碳贮量的63.72％;米老排人工林生态系统碳贮量为285.36 t·hm-2,各组分的分配顺序为乔木层＞土壤层＞凋落物层＞灌木层＞草本层;植被层碳贮量为土壤层(0～100 cm)的1.1倍.     

云南松林的根系生物量及其分布规律的研究

利用平均标准木机械布点法测定了云南省永仁林业局云南松不同龄组林分的根系生物量及其沿土壤剖面深度的分布规律.结果表明,林分根系总生物量随林龄而增加,幼龄林(15～17年)的根系生物量为8.50 t·hm^-2,中龄林(30～32年)为11.70 t·hm^-2,成熟林为(＞62年)18.91 t·hm^-2.在不同龄组林分中,粗根(＞10mm)生物量差异最大(1.5～12.3 t·hm^-2),而中根(5～10 mm)(1.4～1.6 t·hm^-2)及小根(＜5 mm)(5.3～6.2 t·hm^-2)的生物量差异最小.根系生物量沿土壤深度迅速减少,约93%的根系生物量集中分布在0～30 cm土层中,深土层(30～115 cm)的根系生物量仅占7%左右.     

桂西南28年生米老排人工林生物量及其分配特征

应用相对生长法对桂西南28年生米老排人工林生物量及其分配特征进行了研究。结果表明:28年生米老排人工林生物量为281.47t·hm-2,生态系统生物量分配格局为乔木层(97.89%)>凋落物层(1.87%)>灌木层(0.16%)>草本层(0.08%);其中,乔木层生物量为275.54t·hm-2,其生物量在各器官的分配规律为树干(63.01%)>树根(21.01%)>树枝(9.64%)>树皮(4.38%)>树叶(1.72%)>果实(0.25%);乔木生物量的径级分布接近正态分布,生物量主要集中在径级为25～29cm的林木,占乔木层生物量总量的48.15%;28年生米老排人工林林分年均净生产力为15.61t·hm-2·a-1,各组分净生产力大小顺序为乔木层(81.50%)>凋落物层(16.82%)>灌木层(0.98%)>草本层(0.70%);乔木层年均净生产力为12.72t·hm-2·a-1,各器官净生产力大小顺序为树干(48.76%)>树叶(18.64%)>树根(16.26%)>树枝(7.46%)>果实(5.50%)>树皮(3.39%)。     

山西油松人工林生态系统生物量、碳积累及其分布

油松是我国北方主要的造林树种之一,准确估计油松人工林生态系统的生物量及碳储存对研究区域人工林的碳储功能具有重要意义。本研究采用固定样地方法对38年生油松人工林的生物量、碳贮量及其空间分布进行测定,并估算了其净生产力与年净碳固定量。结果表明:(1)油松单木生物量与胸径和树高之间均存在着紧密的相关关系。林分平均生物量为145.35t.hm-2,其中乔木层为123.98t.hm-2,占林分生物量的85.30%。(2)油松人工林生态系统各组分碳含量为:树干0.5032gC.g-1,树皮0.4887gC.g-1,树枝0.5414gC.g-1,树叶0.4774gC.g-1,树根0.4862gC.g-1;灌木层0.4468gC.g-1;草本层0.4417gC.g-1;枯落物层0.4112gC.g-1;土壤层(0～100cm)0.0090gC.g-1,随土层深度增加各层次土壤碳含量逐渐减少。(3)油松人工林生态系统总碳贮量为172.95t.hm-2,各层碳贮量的大小顺序为土壤(0～100cm)(102.07t.hm-2)>乔木层(62.08t.hm-2)>枯落物层(7.75t.hm-2)>灌木层(0.58t.hm-2)>草本层(0.47t.hm-2)。油松各器官的碳贮量与其生物量呈正比,树干的生物量最大,其碳贮量也最大,占乔木层碳贮量的58.80%。(4)油松人工林年净生产力为10.19t.hm-2.a-1,有机碳年固定量为5.03tC.hm-2.a-1。     

不同年龄阶段马占相思( Acacia mangium)人工林营养元素的生物循环

对马占相思人工林6种营养元素(N、P、K、Ca、Mg、S)的含量、积累、分布和生物循环特点以及随林分年龄的变化趋势进行了研究.结果表明(1)林木不同组分营养元素含量的大小次序为树叶＞干皮＞活枝＞枯枝或树根＞干材;各组分和凋落物中营养元素含量以N最高,其次是Ca或K,然后是S和Mg,P最低;林地土壤中,以K的含量最高,其次是Ca、Mg、N和P,S最低;随林龄的增加,0～40cm土壤N、P和S含量呈增加趋势;(2)4年、7年生和11年生林分营养元素总积累量分别为1022.08、1997.08和2633.45 kg·hm-2,其中乔木层营养元素贮存量依次占73.64%、82.39% 和83.65%,林下植被层依次占13.74%、8.74%和6.20%,地表现存凋落物层依次占12.62%、8.87%和10.16%;乔木层以N积累量最大,占总贮存量的53.90%～60.07%,P最小,仅占0.90%～1.23%;(3)马占相思林中不同组分营养元素积累量的分配随林龄的增长发生变化,由4年生以树叶和树枝占主导,逐渐转移到7年生和11年生以干材和树皮为主导;(4)林分营养元素年积累量依次为7年生(235.06 kg·hm-2·a-1)＞11年生(200.26 kg·hm-2·a-1)＞4年生(188.16kg·hm-2·a-1);林木各组分营养元素年积累量总的变化趋势为树干＞树叶＞树枝＞根系＞树皮,同一组分各营养元素年积累量与各组分营养元素积累量变化顺序一致,即为N＞Ca＞K＞S＞M＞P;(5)林分营养元素年吸收量分别为382.35、432.04 kg·hm-2·a-1和403.15 kg·hm-2·a-1,年归还量分别为194.19、196.98 kg·hm-2·a-1和202.89 kg·hm-2·a-1,营养元素的循环系数分别为0.51、0.46和0.50,利用系数为0.51、0.26和0.18,周转期为3.88、8.35和10.86.可见,马占相思人工林早期营养元素利用率低,归还速率较快,林分生长到近熟期(11a)时营养元素的周转期较长,但其归还速率仍然较快,有利于林地地力的恢复、维持和提高.     

黄浦江中上游杨树人工林生态系统碳储量研究

以上海地区黄浦江中上游杨树人工林为研究对象,构建了杨树立木及各器官(根、干、皮、枝、叶)生物量方程,并对杨树人工林林分生物量(乔木层、地表枯落物层)、碳储量和土壤碳储量进行了估测。结果表明:杨树立木及各器官的生物量方程拟合效果较好(R2=0.96～0.99,P0.001)。9年生杨树人工林生态系统碳储量为90.9 t·hm-2。其中乔木层碳储量所占比例为36.6%,乔木层各组分碳储量大小排序为树干树根树枝树皮树叶;地表枯落物层碳储量所占比例仅为1.7%。土壤碳储量(0～50 cm)所占比例最大,为61.6%。这些杨树人工幼龄林正处于快速生长阶段,对上海地区人工林碳汇经营具有重要意义。     

Recent advances in the study of Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus replication and pathogenesis

It has now been over twenty years since a novel herpesviral genome was identified in Kaposi's sarcoma biopsies. Since then, the cumulative research effort by molecular biologists, virologists, clinicians, and epidemiologists alike has led to the extensive characterization of this tumor virus, Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus(KSHV; also known as human herpesvirus 8(HHV-8)), and its associated diseases. Here we review the current knowledge of KSHV biology and pathogenesis, with a particular emphasis on new and exciting advances in the field of epigenetics. We also discuss the development and practicality of various cell culture and animal model systems to study KSHV replication and pathogenesis.     

A Unique Protease Cleavage Site Predicted in the Spike Protein of the Novel Pneumonia Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Potentially Related to Viral Transmissibility

正Dear Editor,In December 2019, a novel human coronavirus caused an epidemic of severe pneumonia(Coronavirus Disease 2019,COVID-19) in Wuhan, Hubei, China(Wu et al. 2020; Zhu et al. 2020). So far, this virus has spread to all areas of China and even to other countries. The epidemic has caused 67,102 confirmed infections with 1526 fatal cases     

Curcuminoids as inhibitors of thioredoxin reductase: A receptor based pharmacophore study with distance mapping of the active site

Curcumin is the yellow pigment of turmeric that interacts irreversibly forming an adduct with thioredoxin reductase (TrxR), an enzyme responsible for redox control of cell and defence against oxidative stress. Docking at both the active sites of TrxR was performed to compare the potency of three naturally occurring curcuminoids, namely curcumin, demethoxy curcumin and bis-demethoxy curcumin. Results show that active sites of TrxR occur at the junction of E and F chains. Volume and area of both cavities is predicted. It has been concluded by distance mapping of the most active conformations that Se atom of catalytic residue SeCYS498, is at a distance of 3.56 from C13 of demethoxy curcumin at the E chain active site, whereas C13 carbon atom forms adduct with Se atom of SeCys 498. We report that at least one methoxy group in curcuminoids is necessary for interation with catalytic residues of thioredoxin. Pharmacophore of both active sites of the TrxR receptor for curcumin and demethoxy curcumin molecules has been drawn and proposed for design and synthesis of most probable potent antiproliferative synthetic drugs.     

The structure, reproduction and taxonomy of Vidalia and Osmundaria (Rhodophyta, Rhodomelaceae)

Comprises species occurring mostly in subtidal habitats in tropical, subtropical and warm-temperate areas of the world. An analysis of the type species, V. spiralis (Sonder) Lamouroux ex J. Agardh, a species from Australia, establishes basic characters for distinguishing species in the genus. These characters are (1) branching patterns of thalli, (2) flat blades that may be spiralled on their axis, (3) width of the blade, (4) primary or secondary derivation of sterile and fertile branchlets and (5) position of sterile and fertile branchlets on the thalli. Application of the latter two characters provides an important basic method for separation of species into three major groups. Osmundaria , a genus known only in southern Australia, was studied in relation to Vidalia , and its separation from the Vidalia assemblage is not accepted. Species of Vidalia therefore are transferred to the older genus name, Osmundaria. Two new species, Osmundaria papenfussii and Osmundaria oliveae are described from Natal. Confusion in the usage of the epithet, Vidalia fimbriala Brown ex Turner has been clarified, and Vidalia gregaria Falkenberg, described as an epiphyte on Osmundaria pro/ifera Lamouroux, is revealed to be young branches of the host, Osmundaria prolifera.     

New or rare chromosome counts in Artemisia L. (Asteraceae, Anthemideae) and related genera from Kazakhstan

Fifteen chromosome counts of six Artemisia taxa and one species of each of the genera Brachanthemum, Hippolytia, Kaschgaria, Lepidolopsis and Turaniphytum are reported from Kazakhstan. Three of them are new reports, two are not consistent with previous counts and the remainder are confirmations of very scarce (one to four) earlier records. All the populations studied have the same basic chromosome number, x = 9, with ploidy levels ranging from 2x to 6x. Some correlations between ploidy level, morphological characters and distribution are noted.