Najas marina in Israel: It is a halophyte or a glycophyte?

In Israel Najas marina L. grows mainly in fresh water habitats. The halophytic nature of a population from one such habitat was investigated. NaCl had a positive effect on the growth of Najas , with an optimal concentration of 37–55 μ M . Germination percentage was only slightly reduced by NaCl up to a concentration of 74 μ M . It is thus concluded that the populations of Najas in Israel retain their halophytic nature. In fresh water habitats, Najas grows under suboptimal NaCl concentrations.     

武汉东湖大茨藻群落的研究

本文总结了1962—1964年和1972—1982年对东湖大茨藻群落的研究工作。研究的主要内容有:群落面积和生物量的逐年变化,物候相和种子发芽率,植物的光合作用和呼吸作用,以及植物群落对太阳能量的利用效率。最后提出了对大茨藻群落的改造问题。       

Plant remains from the Kreftenheye Formation (Eemian) at Raalte,The Netherlands

The Kreftenheye Formation is a fluviatile deposit occurring in the central part of the Netherlands. The present study deals with the plant remains found in suction-dredged bulk samples from its largely Eemian Zutphen Member, a clayey sediment formerly known as the clay–peat bed or the Salvinia bed. It reports the discovery of a large number of galls induced by the asexual generation of the currently southeast European oak gall wasp Andricus hungaricus. The associated plant remains include seeds, fruits, conifer cones, wood, spines, leaf fragments, buds, bud scales, stem fragments, bryophytes, sporangia, oospores, palynomorphs, galls, jet and amber. The palynomorph samples indicate the Late Eemian pollen zone E5b of the Carpinus phase as the origin of the galls, but the other macrofossils may have a wider stratigraphic range, including possibly also material from (a part) of the zones E3–E5a. Several elements, such as Celtis, Chamaecyparis, Juglans, Magnolia and Pterocarya, date almost certainly from earlier interglacials. The list of plant remains is dominated by fresh water plants, riparian elements and ancient woodland taxa, which reflects the ecological range of the IJssel valley and adjacent ice-pushed ridges very well. Thermophilous elements include Brasenia schreberi, Buxus sempervirens, Cornus mas, Najas minor, Salvinia natans, Trapa natans and possibly also Andricus hungaricus. Quercus cerris, the probable host of the sexual generation of A. hungaricus was not found.     

The position of Najas within the subclass Alismatidae (Monocotyledones) in the light of new evidence from seed coat structures in the Hydrocharitoideae (Hydrocharitales)

SHAFFER-FEHRE, M., 1991. The position of Najas within the Alismatidae (Monocotyledones) in the light of new evidence from seed coat structures in the Hydrocharitoideae (Hydrocharitaceae). This paper gives details of seed coat structure in several genera of the Hydrocharitoideae (Hydrocharitaceae) and of Najas (Najadaceae). The taxonomic position of Najas L., as a genus or as the basis of a higher taxonomic category, has changed with the publication of every new system of classification in which it was considered. In the light of evidence derived from seed coat anatomy, particularly that of the testa, and from the presence of endotegmen tuberculae, Najas is placed in the enlarged tribe Stratioteae in the subfamily Hydrocharitoideae (Hydrocharitaceae).     

Evidence for a steeper Eemian than Holocene sea surface temperature gradient between Arctic and sub-Arctic regions

Sediment proxy data from the Norwegian, Greenland, and Iceland seas (Nordic seas) are presented to evaluate surface water temperature (SST) differences between Holocene and Eemian times and to deduce from these data the particular mode of surface water circulation. Records from planktic foraminiferal assemblages, CaCO₃ content, oxygen isotopes of foraminifera, and iceberg-rafted debris form the main basis of interpretation. All results indicate for the Eemian comparatively cooler northern Nordic seas than for the Holocene due to a reduction in the northwardly flow of Atlantic surface water towards Fram Strait and the Arctic Ocean. Therefore, the cold polar water flow from the Arctic Ocean was less influencial in the southwestern Nordic seas during this time. As can be further deduced from the Eemian data, slightly higher Eemian SSTs are interpreted for the western Iceland Sea compared to the Norwegian Sea (ca. south of 70°N). This Eemian situation is in contrast to the Holocene when the main mass of warmest Atlantic surface water flows along the Norwegian continental margin northwards and into the Arctic Ocean. Thus, a moderate northwardly decrease in SST is observed in the eastern Nordic seas for this time, causing a meridional transfer in ocean heat. Due to this distribution in SSTs the Holocene is dominated by a meridional circulation pattern. The interpretation of the Eemian data imply a dominantly zonal surface water circulation with a steep meridional gradient in SSTs.     

汉中地区汉水流域水生维管植物种类及地理分布

经野外调查,采集标本与鉴定分析,汉中地区汉水流域共有水生维管植物69种,包括蕨类植物3种,种子植物66种,分别隶属于32科48属。其中挺水植物41种,浮水及浮叶植物11种,沉水植物17种。66种种子植物分别隶属于46属,有7种地理分布类型,其中以世界分布类型成分居多,共21属,占本地区水生种子植物总属数的45．7％;热带分布类型成分13属,占28．3％,温带分布类型12属,占26．0％。调查分析发现8种6该区域的新分布种,即：竹叶眼子菜,南方眼子菜,小茨藻,大茨藻,水毛花,穗花狐尾藻,有梗石龙尾的狸藻;新记录属4个,即：茨藻属,狐尾藻属,石龙尾属和狸藻属;新记录科2个,即;茨藻科和小二仙草科。     

Synthesis and release of cyclic adenosine 3':5'-monophospliate by aquatic macrophytes

Tissues from the aquatic macrophyte species Scirpus subterminalis, Najas flexilis, Ceratophyllum demcrsum, Potamogeton zosteriformis, and Nuphar advena contain cAMP in quantities similar to those reported in algae. Scirpus, Najas , and Ceratophyllum released cAMP into the extracellular media in quantities which varied interspecifically and intraspecifically in differing media. Macrophytic release of cAMP may be an important source of dissolved cAMP in lakewater.     

Feeding behaviour of underyearling hybrids of the grass carp, Ctenopharyngodon idella♀ and the bighead, Hypophthalmicthys nobilis♂ on selected species of aquatic plants

Underyearling hybrids of the cross Ctenopharyngodon idella ♀ (grass carp) and Hypophthalmichthys nobilis ♂ (bighead), averaging 104.8 mm total length were stocked for two weeks in cement tanks holding 605 1 of water with various combinations of submersed or floating aquatic plants. The submersed species most preferred were Ceratophyllum demersum, Chara sp. and Najas guadalupensis. Hydrilla verticillata, Hygrophila polysperma, Myriophyllum pinnatum and Utricularia foliosa were fed on from a minor to moderate extent. No feeding damage was observed on Egeria densa and Potamogeton illinoensis. Azolla caroliniana, Lemna sp. and Wolffia columbiana were readily consumed while Salvinia rotundifolia was not preferred when in combination with these floating plant species. Feeding damage to the submersed roots of Eichhornia crassipes and Pistia stratiotes was minor during a 30 day period. Hybrid fingerlings readily fed on mosquito larvae and small leeches when offered to them in an aquarium on one occasion.     

Digestion of an aquatic macrophyte by Tilapia zillii (Gervais)

The digestive efficiency of Tilapia zillii fed Najas guadalupensis was studied in the laboratory. Digestion was dependent on the ability of the fish to triturate the plant tissues. Based on a dietary reference, cellulose, the total digestibility of Najas was 29.3%. Digestive efficiency of the fish for non-cellulose organic matter, protein and fat was 55.7%, 75.1% and 75.9%, respectively. Of the total caloric content of the plant, 45.4% was assimilated. An estimate was made of the amount of Najas necessary to satisfy the caloric expenditure of the fish.     

Mechanisms affecting biomass and distribution of charophytes and <Emphasis Type="Italic">Najas marina</Emphasis> in Myall Lake,New South Wales,Australia

Two years of measurements are explored with a view to formulating an ecosystem model for Myall Lake. Stable physical characteristics, low catchment loads, low light attenuation, flat-bottomed hypsometry, and soft gyttja substrate allow stable charophyte biomass throughout the year in Myall Lake. Chara fibrosa dominates the total biomass and is abundant over the depth range 0.5–4 m. Nitella hyalina is found over the same depth range but has diminished biomass at depths greater than 2 m due to increased incidence of zero-biomass samples at depths greater than 1.5 m. Upper bounds for biomass densities were estimated for charophytes. Najas marina has great seasonal variability and meadows can have very high biomass in waters 1.5–2.7 m deep. High biomass of Najas marina is associated with low biomass of Nitella hyalina and may be a factor determining how the biomass of Nitella hyalina is distributed with respect to depth. Patchiness of Najas marina is particularly high. Temperature and light can support two growing seasons for Najas marina but mechanical disturbance is often high in spring and high biomass was only observed in late autumn during the present study. Less than 5% of the present-day production of submerged macrophytes would have been required to produce organic material of the gyttja over a 1,000-year period. The spatial distributions of gyttja and the dominant macrophytes are consistent with wind patterns. Down-lake limits on the distributions of charophytes and Najas marina are related to a gradient in the coefficient of light attenuation that is, in turn, related to proximity to the bulk of the catchment load.     

黄河三角洲湿地水生植物组成及生态位

通过大范围的野外调查和室内测定,运用Levins及Pianka公式,对近代黄河三角洲湿地水生植物的构成及主要物种的生态位进行了研究.结果表明:调查样方内共有水生植物34 种,隶属于16科26属;各调查区域间物种组成和群落类型具有一定的差异性.区域形成的年份越久,其物种数和群落类型就越丰富;挺水植物中以芦苇的生态位宽度最大,为0.905,藨草的最低,为0.127; 沉水植物中轮藻、穗花狐尾藻、川蔓藻及小茨藻的生态位宽度较大,分别为0.783、0.673、0.669和0.640,金鱼藻的最低,仅为0.100.龙须眼子菜、大茨藻和苦草间,马来眼子菜和菹草间生态位重叠值较大,说明这几种植物具有相似的环境适应能力.物种的生态位宽度与该物种的分布范围及耐盐区间的大小存在显著的相关性,由此可以断定土壤和水体盐度是导致黄河三角洲湿地水生植物生态位分化的关键因子.     

Eemian and Early Weichselian vegetation and climate history in Central Europe: A case study from the Klinge section (Lusatia, eastern Germany)

The paper presents vegetation and climate reconstructions for Eemian and Early Weichselian in Central Europe based on detailed pollen data of the Klinge section. The sediments exposed in this profile were accumulated from the Saalian termination up to the Early Weichselian glaciation. A succession of forest communities, typical for the Eemian interglacial has been recorded. Pollen data indicate some oscillations during the very end of the Eemian (biozone E7). The climatic reconstructions show the heat supply rising gradually from the beginning of the interglacial to its middle part. A long-term cooling trend in January temperature was reconstructed for the second half of the interglacial. The difference between the optimum (zone E4b) and Pinus-Picea-Abies zone (E6) amounts to 4 °C, during the Pinus zone (E7) the temperature further decreased by 8 °C. The changes in July temperature were not so dramatic (about 3 °C).     

武汉东湖水生植物群落演替的研究

 本文根据1992～1993年调查结果并结合前人研究资料,讨论了东湖水生植物群落30多年来的动态变化及其与富营养化和渔业养殖等因素的关系,提出了东湖水生植物群落的演替系列是从微齿眼子菜阶段→微齿眼子菜+大茨藻+金鱼藻+狐尾藻阶段→微齿眼子菜消失阶段→大茨藻阶段→大茨藻+狐尾藻+苦草阶段。同时,还从物种生理生态、补偿和再生能力、生活史及生殖对策、种间关系等方面探讨了水生植物群落演替的物种替代机制及其演替模式,为湖泊水生植被恢复、人工调控和优化提供理论依据。     

破罡湖通江前后湖滨带夏季水生植物对比研究

对破罡湖通江前后相隔一年的湖滨带夏季水生植物种类组成及生物量进行的测量及对比研究表明：（1）通江一年并未造成该湖水生植物物种组成变化,该湖仍然延续了以往11属12种的种群格局,且挺水植物群落几乎不受影响;（2）通江引起了沉水植物群落优势种的变化,马来眼子菜、穗花狐尾藻和菹草出现较大幅度的衰退,玻璃藻赢得了竞争优势;（3）江湖对流打散了浮萍＋紫萍群落,金鱼藻生物量得以增加;（4）通江一年后,该湖平均生物量更为接近同类湖泊最佳保有生物量。     

A Late-Pleistocene pollen sequence from the Jammertal, south-western Germany with particular reference to location and altitude as factors determining Eemian forest composition

Pollen analytical data from a 23-m core taken in the Jammertal subglacial basin, near Biberach an der Riss, has given a continuous sequence from the Rissian late-glacial to the beginning of the Mid-Würmian. The Eemian interglacial is completely preserved and with a high temporal resolution. Two interstadials, Stafflangen I and II, are recognised in the Lower Würmian. These two woodlands were dominant byPinus andPicea and there was a small but significant (up to 12%) component of thermophilous deciduous tree pollen. Stafflangen I and II are correlated with St. Germain I and II as known from Grande Pile. The north-eastern areal boundary of thermophilous deciduous trees lies between Jammertal and Grande Pile. Furthermore, it was possible for the first time to define and describe altitudinal zonation in Eemian vegetation. During the Eemian, the altitudinal boundary of shade-tolerant deciduous trees (Carpinus, Abies andPicea) lay at ca. 625 m in Upper Swabia and the Swiss Alpine foreland, and at ca. 560 m in Upper Bavaria to the east. The sites, which were dominated byCarpinus occur below this limit whereasAbies orPicea show a preference for habitats at higher altitudes.     

Competitive relationships between two water plant species: Najas marina L. and Myriophyllum spicatum L.

The interrelationships between two submerged macrophytes, Najas marina and Myriophyllum spicatum, were investigated. Double-reciprocal analysis was used to distinguish between the possible types of negative relationships. Results have demonstrated that interspecific inhibition was more severe than the intraspecific one. The intensity of inhibition was negatively correlated with the density of the examined species. The mutual inhibitory effect and the pattern of the obtained results suggest that competitive relationships exist between Najas marina and Myriophyllum spicatum.     

A Preliminary Study on the Polyploid Series and Cytogeography of Najas graminea

Najas graminea is first reported to have a population of 2n = 12. A cytogeographic survey of this species reveals that the diploid (2n= 12) population is so far only found in Yunnan (You Jun 8804, in Herb. WH) and its adaptive radiation has probably resulted in the distribution pattern of N. graminea today in Asia. The polyploids are more widely distributed than the diploid, but no correlation was found between polyploids and geographic distribution, soil or climate types. The comparison of the karyotypes between diploid and hexaploid, lack of inter-specific hybridization in nature, and the occurrence of semi-cryptic polyploids in the populations suggest that polyploids of N. graminea are the result of autopolyploidy (at least in China). The highest polyploidy (almost 17X), the most asymmetrical karyotype, and the most reduced floral structure (the spathe is absent) support the suggestion that theN. graminea be the most advanced taxon in Najas.     

Allelopathic activity of Ceratophyllum demersum L. and Najas marina ssp. intermedia (Wolfgang) Casper

Hydrobiologia - We investigated the allelopathic activity of two submersed macrophytes with different growth forms and nutrient uptake modes, Ceratophyllum demersum and Najas marina ssp....     

A new species of Najas (Najadaceae) from the southeastern U.S.A.

A new species,Najas filifolia, is described and compared to its nearest relative. A lectotype ofN. ancistrocarpa is designated herein.