锡林浩特多年生草本根部导管性状与植株生态策略的相关特征

干旱半干旱区植物的木质部输水系统对维持植物生长发育有重要作用。以中国干旱半干旱区的草本植物为研究对象,旨在探究草本物种根系导管解剖结构与植物生长之间的关系。用石蜡切片法,将在锡林浩特草原采集的草本物种的主根样品制作成切片,得到固定面积内导管解剖结构参量(导管数量、导管分数、平均导管面积、平均水力传导率和水力直径),然后用逐步回归法和Pearson相关分析各导管解剖性状与植物生长特征(年龄、生长速率和平均高度)之间的关系。结果发现(1)生长速率与导管数量(R=-0.494,P<0.01)和导管分数(R=-0.255,P<0.05)显著负相关,与平均导管面积(R=0.274,P<0.05)、平均水力传导率(R=0.263,P<0.05)和水力直径(R=0.245,P<0.05)显著正相关,表明生长快的草本具有大而少的导管,需要较高的水分传输能力,而生长慢的草本具有小而多的导管,水力安全性较高;(2)植株的高度与导管数量(R=-0.354,P<0.01)显著负相关,与平均导管面积(R=0.293,P<0.05)、平均水力传导率(R=0.289,P&l...     

Influence of plant developmental stage on microbial community structure and activity in the rhizosphere of three field crops

Seasonal shifts in rhizosphere microbial populations were investigated to follow the influence of plant developmental stage. A field study of indigenous microbial rhizosphere communities was undertaken on pea (Pisum satvium var. quincy), wheat (Triticum aestivum var. pena wawa) and sugar beet (Beta vulgaris var. amythyst). Rhizosphere community diversity and substrate utilization patterns were followed throughout a growing season, by culturing, rRNA gene density gradient gel electrophoresis and BIOLOG. Culturable bacterial and fungal rhizosphere community densities were stable in pea and wheat rhizospheres, with dynamic shifts observed in the sugar beet rhizosphere. Successional shifts in bacterial and fungal diversity as plants mature demonstrated that different plants select and define their own functional rhizosphere communities. Assessment of metabolic activity and resource utilization by bacterial community-level physiological profiling demonstrated greater similarities between different plant species rhizosphere communities at the same than at different developmental stages. Marked temporal shifts in diversity and relative activity were observed in rhizosphere bacterial communities with developmental stage for all plant species studied. Shifts in the diversity of fungal and bacterial communities were more pronounced in maturing pea and sugar beet plants. This detailed study demonstrates that plant species select for specialized microbial communities that change in response to plant growth and plant inputs.     

Integral projection models perform better for small demographic data sets than matrix population models: a case study of two perennial herbs

1. Matrix population models are widely used to describe population dynamics, conduct population viability analyses and derive management recommendations for plant populations. For endangered or invasive species, management decisions are often based on small demographic data sets. Hence, there is a need for population models which accurately assess population performance from such small data sets.
2. We used demographic data on two perennial herbs with different life histories to compare the accuracy and precision of the traditional matrix population model and the recently developed integral projection model (IPM) in relation to the amount of data.
3. For large data sets both matrix models and IPMs produced identical estimates of population growth rate (λ). However, for small data sets containing fewer than 300 individuals, IPMs often produced smaller bias and variance for λ than matrix models despite different matrix structures and sampling techniques used to construct the matrix population models.
4. Synthesis and applications . Our results suggest that the smaller bias and variance of λ estimates make IPMs preferable to matrix population models for small demographic data sets with a few hundred individuals. These results are likely to be applicable to a wide range of herbaceous, perennial plant species where demographic fate can be modelled as a function of a continuous state variable such as size. We recommend the use of IPMs to assess population performance and management strategies particularly for endangered or invasive perennial herbs where little demographic data are available.     

A population dynamics model for annual plants subject to inbreeding depression

Summary We present a population dynamics model for annual plants subject to density dependent competition and a decline in mean individual fitness with inbreeding. An analysis of this model provides three distinct sets of parameter values that define the relative influence of inbreeding depression and density on population growth. First, a population with a relatively high finite rate of increase and a relatively small environmental carrying capacity can persist in spite of low levels of inbreeding depression. These types of population may occur during a bottleneck event that is caused by pure predation (or collecting) pressure rather than loss of habitat. Second, there can exist a minimum viable population size when the finite rate of increase is relatively low and the population is also affected by density: the growth or decline of the population will depend on the initial population size. Third, when the population is small enough to be simultaneously effected by density and by inbreeding depression, there can be no viable population.     

Knop's Solution What It Seems

Biology and World Health (Revised Edition) by Madeleine P. Grant. Abelard-Schuman, 257 Park Avenue South, New York, N.Y. 10010. 1970. 241 pp. Indexed and Bibliography. $5.95. Reviewed by Robert C. Hayden.

The Scientific American Book of Projects for The Amateur Scientist by C. L. Strong. Simon and Schuster, Rockefeller Center, 630 Fifth Ave., New York, N. Y. 10020. 1970. 584 pp., Indexed. $3.95 paperback. Reviewed by Robert C. Hayden.

From One Drop of Water by Clifford R. Nelson. Julian Messner, 1 West 39 Street, New York, N.Y. 10018. 1970. 30 pp. $3.50. Reviewed by Robert C. Hayden.

Animal Feet by George F. Mason. William Morrow and Co., Inc., 105 Madison Ave., New York, N.Y. 10016. 1970. 95 pp., Indexed. $3.95. Reviewed by Robert C. Hayden.

What We Find When We Look at Maps by John Oliver. McGraw-Hill Book Co., 330 West 42nd St., New York, N.Y. 10036. 1970. 39 pp., $4.72 lib. edn. Reviewed by Robert C. Hayden.

The Secret Life of the Forest by Richard Ketchum. American Heritage Press, New York, N.Y. 1970. 111 pp., $7.95. Reviewed by Robert C. Hayden.     

小麦根系特征对干旱胁迫的响应

干旱胁迫时, 小麦(Triticum aestivum)根系率先产生应激响应, 同时向地上部发出信号, 诱导地上部发生生理反应, 从而提高植株抗旱能力。根系构型包括平面几何性状和立体几何结构(即拓扑构型), 具有遗传稳定性和可塑性。干旱胁迫影响根系理化特性, 如根源化学信号、根系细胞酶类和根系渗透作用的响应。根系通过调整其解剖学结构和水分吸收动力等来适应干旱胁迫。该文从根系构型、理化特性和解剖学结构3个方面, 系统阐述了小麦根系特征对干旱胁迫的响应, 并探讨了其与干旱胁迫的关系和当前研究中存在的问题, 以期为相关研究提供参考。     

Predator–vole interactions in northern Europe: the role of small mustelids revised

The cyclic population dynamics of vole and predator communities is a key phenomenon in northern ecosystems, and it appears to be influenced by climate change. Reports of collapsing rodent cycles have attributed the changes to warmer winters, which weaken the interaction between voles and their specialist subnivean predators. Using population data collected throughout Finland during 1986–2011, we analyse the spatio-temporal variation in the interactions between populations of voles and specialist, generalist and avian predators, and investigate by simulations the roles of the different predators in the vole cycle. We test the hypothesis that vole population cyclicity is dependent on predator–prey interactions during winter. Our results support the importance of the small mustelids for the vole cycle. However, weakening specialist predation during winters, or an increase in generalist predation, was not associated with the loss of cyclicity. Strengthening of delayed density dependence coincided with strengthening small mustelid influence on the summer population growth rates of voles. In conclusion, a strong impact of small mustelids during summers appears highly influential to vole population dynamics, and deteriorating winter conditions are not a viable explanation for collapsing small mammal population cycles.     

两种植物生长调节剂浸种对大豆根系解剖结构的影响

在砂培框栽条件下,研究植物生长调节剂2-N,N-二乙胺基乙基己酸酯（DTA-6）和烯效唑（S3307）浸种对大豆‘垦农4号’根系生长的调控效应,并比较不同浓度条件下2种植物生长调节剂对大豆根系的显微结构及超微结构的影响。结果表明,50mg·L-1DTA-6和0.4mg·L-1S3307浸种后中柱鞘直径、根系木质部及韧皮部截面积均增加,线粒体及淀粉质体等结构清晰,线粒体、淀粉质体、质体数量丰富;而其他浸种处理对根细胞发育的上述指标的调控效果不显著。综合分析表明,50mg·L-1DTA-6和0.4mg·L-1S3307浸种有利于大豆根系的生长发育。     

三种植物生长物质对大豆叶茎解剖结构的影响

在大田栽培条件下,大豆‘垦农4号’于开花始期叶面喷施植物生长物质2-N,N-二乙氨基乙基己酸酯（DTA）、氯化胆碱（CC）和SOD模拟物（SODM）,并比较不同植物生长物质影响大豆叶片、叶柄和茎的解剖结构。结果表明,喷施植物生长物质后30d,叶中栅栏组织厚度及栅海比均增加;喷施SODM、DTA的叶中主脉维管束横截面积和木质部导管数目增加,CC对主脉维管柬横截面积和木质部导管数目的影响不明显;喷施3种植物生长物质的叶柄表皮细胞厚度、叶柄维管束横截面积和导管数量增加,茎部薄壁组织、韧皮部和木质部厚度增加,茎的直径也增加。     

陕西不同地区栓皮栎种群年龄结构动态模型的研究

栓皮栎种群动态模型能阐明其自然种群动态的规律,揭示种群的内在机制和对种群行为进行预测。矩阵模型是一种i状态分布方法,依靠矩阵形式来处理种群的特征分布,可以模拟和预测种群中各个年龄组的数量动态和年龄结构的变化,它能够从目前已知的年龄结构及种群的生存率和生育率,来推测种群的未来年龄结构。在研究栓皮栎种群动态时,也借用该模型对栓皮栎种群各年龄组的结构和数量动态作出预测。Leslie矩阵模型就是该模型中的一种,利用该模型的理论和方法,对栓皮栎种群的自然变化过程进行了模拟和预测。结果发现,从分布中心到分布边缘,随着生境的差异,栓皮栎种群产生幼苗的年龄级、内禀增长率、生育力和幼苗的数量都发生变化,预测结果与实际反映的情况基本一致,表明Leslie矩阵模型是一种较为理想的反映种群动态的模型。模型表达形式简单,参数生态学意义确切,应用精度高,从而达到准确预测栓皮栎种群动态的目的。     

小麦根系特征对干旱胁迫的响应

干旱胁迫时, 小麦(Triticum aestivum)根系率先产生应激响应, 同时向地上部发出信号, 诱导地上部发生生理反应, 从而提高植株抗旱能力。根系构型包括平面几何性状和立体几何结构(即拓扑构型), 具有遗传稳定性和可塑性。干旱胁迫影响根系理化特性, 如根源化学信号、根系细胞酶类和根系渗透作用的响应。根系通过调整其解剖学结构和水分吸收动力等来适应干旱胁迫。该文从根系构型、理化特性和解剖学结构3个方面, 系统阐述了小麦根系特征对干旱胁迫的响应, 并探讨了其与干旱胁迫的关系和当前研究中存在的问题, 以期为相关研究提供参考。     

中国维管植物生长型和生活型数据集

植物生长型和生活型是理解植物响应和适应环境变化的重要形态性状, 对研究植物与环境和生态系统功能的关系, 理解植物地理分布格局和生物多样性形成与维持机制具有重要意义。《中国植物志》和Flora of China中有关植物生长型和生活型的描述存在分类标准不统一, 部分信息缺失、错误或模糊不清等问题。本文基于全国和地方植物志书及野外调查的植物性状信息, 订正了中英文版维管植物的生长型和生活型性状, 建立了中国维管植物生长型和生活型数据集。该数据集包含35,329种维管植物, 内容包括植物名称、生长型和生活型性状及其数据来源, 其中植物名称包括来自《中国植物志》、Flora of China和来自《中国生物物种名录(2023版)》的两个分类系统版本, 以便读者相互对照不同分类系统的差异。依据茎木质化程度分为木本植物和草本植物两类, 木本植物有12,600种, 占35.7%; 草本植物为22,729种, 占64.3%。木本植物以中灌木生长型(2,917种, 占23.2%)和常绿生活型(7,107种, 占56.4%)为主, 草本植物以杂类草生长型(19,900种, 占87.6%)和多年生生活型(19,554种, 占86.0%)为主。木本生长型中乔木物种以樟科和壳斗科占比较大, 灌木物种以杜鹃花科、蔷薇科和豆科占比较大; 常绿生活型以杜鹃花科占比较大, 落叶生活型以蔷薇科占比较大。草本生长型中杂类草以菊科占比较大, 禾草以禾本科占比较大; 生活型中一年生、二年生和多年生分别以禾本科、紫草科和菊科占优势。本数据集涵盖了目前中国所有维管植物物种的生长型和生活型信息, 可为植物性状研究提供数据基础。