气候变化对内蒙古中东部沙地-湿地镶嵌景观的影响

利用小波分析和遥感技术相结合的方法,研究了气候变化对1961—2005年内蒙古中东部沙地-湿地镶嵌景观的影响.结果表明：1961—2005年,研究区年均气温呈直线上升趋势,增温率为0.32 ℃·（10 a）^-1,年降水量变化呈现30 a的长周期和15 a的短周期,年均风速呈下降趋势,10 a的风速减小率为0.26 m·s^-1;研究区东南部存在一个气候变化恒定区域,由此恒定区向西北进入浑善达克沙地腹地,向东逐步进入科尔沁沙地腹地;2010年以前,研究区仍将维持气温升高、降水偏少、风速减小的趋势;受气候暖干化的影响,浑善达克沙地及其周围湿地的总面积呈逐年缩小趋势,随着沙地内部植被的退化,流动沙地不断扩大、湿地萎缩、湖泊干涸,而相应的固定和半固定沙地面积则明显减少.     

电场对油葵种子苗期干旱胁迫后生长的影响

用不同电场强度处理油葵种子,在田间和实验室测定电场处理种子对苗期干旱胁迫后生长的影响。研究结果表明,种子经电场处理,可明显提高油葵生长的抗旱能力。在０．５ｋＶ／ｃｍ－６．０ｋＶ／ｃｍ场强范围内,不同电场强度对其生长的影响程序不同。与对照组相比,田间出苗率提高４．１１％￣２８．０％,根冠比提高６．６０％￣３８．７％,植株萎蔫程度降低５．０％￣９５％,产量提高３．４０％￣１７．９％,含油率提高１．０３     

云南草蔻和长柄山姜挥发油的化学成分分析

云南草蔻（Alpinia blepharocalyx K．Schum．）和长柄山姜（A．kwangsiensis T．L．Wu et Senjen）均为姜科山姜属多年生草本植物。云南草蔻,又名小草蔻,产自云南南部及西部,生于海拔100～1000m的疏林中;长柄山姜主要分布在广东、广西、贵州和云南,生于山谷中林下阴湿处,海拔580～680m。云南草蔻是傣药品种之一,种子以草豆蔻之名入药,根茎则用于治疗腹胀、腹部冷痛;长柄山姜根茎可治脘腹冷痛、胃寒呕吐。到目前为止,有关云南草蔻和长柄山姜根茎挥发油成分的研究尚未见报道。     

Systematic implications of seed coat diversity in Gaultherieae (Ericaceae)

The seed morphology of 90 samples from 83 species of tribe Gaultherieae (Chamaedaphne, Diplycosia, Eubotryoides, Eubotrys, Gaultheria and Leucothoe) and relatives in tribes Andromedeae (Andromeda and Zenobia) and Vaccinieae (Satyria) was investigated with stereoscopic and scanning electron microscopy. Seeds exhibit variation in shape, colour, size, wing, hilum region, primary ornamentation and epidermal cells. Non‐metric multidimensional scaling (NMDS) analysis based on selected seed characters supports the affinities of some groups within Gaultherieae at various taxonomic levels. Seed characters corroborate the delimitation of Andromeda, Chamaedaphne, Leucothoe, Satyria and Zenobia and Gaultheria series Trichophyllae, series Hispidulae, section Amblyandra and section Brossaeopsis. Parsimony optimization of seed characters onto a previously published phylogenetic estimate of Gaultherieae reveals that small seeds have evolved from larger seeds and an areolate seed coat has evolved from a reticulate seed coat. Optimization also suggests that several seed character states are synapomorphies or potential synapomorphies for some major clades of Gaultherieae. Seeds of Gaultherieae from East Asia, temperate North America and the Pacific are more diverse than those from tropical America. Samples from the eastern Himalaya possess the highest variation in seed morphology. The wing and bulging edge cells observed in seeds of Leucothoe suggest dispersal by wind. © 2010 The Linnean Society of London, Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, 2010, 162 , 477–495.     

蟋蟀脑的解剖结构与生理机能

蟋蟀脑由前脑、中脑和后脑三部分组成。前脑由1对蕈形体、中央复合体和视叶构成;每个蕈形体由2个冠、柄及与柄相连的α叶和β叶组成,是信息联络整合部位;中央复合体由中央体和脑桥组成,主要参与感觉信息的加工过程;视叶由神经节层、外髓和内髓组成,是视觉系统的中心。中脑由主要组成成分为嗅觉纤维球的嗅叶组成,是嗅觉系统的中心。后脑向后与食道下神经节相连。     

Triggers of phytoplankton bloom dynamics in permanently eutrophic waters of a South African estuary

The permanently eutrophic Sundays Estuary experiences recurrent harmful algal blooms (HABs) of Heterosigma akashiwo (Raphidophyceae). This study aimed to identify the environmental variables shaping phytoplankton community composition and succession patterns during a typical spring/summer harmful algal bloom (HAB) period. Monitoring of abiotic and phytoplankton variables was undertaken over the period of a month in 2016. Surface water salinity corresponding to mesohaline conditions (9 to 12) was a prerequisite for site selection. During the study, two HABs (>550 µg Chl a l^?1) of H. akashiwo occurred, each lasting for approximately a week in duration. Analyses highlighted nutrient depletion (i.e. nitrate and phosphate concentrations) as the key constraint on bloom duration. When the density of H. akashiwo decreased, the community composition became more diverse with species belonging to Bacillariophyceae and Dinophyceae becoming more abundant; albeit to a lesser degree (<180 µg Chl a l^?1). Dissolved oxygen shifted from super-saturated conditions (>14 mg l^?1) during peak HAB conditions, to instances of bottom water oxygen depletion (2–4 mg l^?1) during the decay phase. These findings highlight the potential severity of transforming a catchment from natural to one that is highly regulated by agricultural practices, while also emphasising the need for management intervention.     

Relationships of water temperature and aquatic macroinvertebrate community structure with non-native riparian plant densities in the southern Cape,South Africa

Non-native vegetation in the riparian zone impacts on water temperatures, flow patterns, degree of shading, channel modification, and changes to natural sediment loads. Freshwater ecosystems in the Garden Route Initiative planning domain are of particular conservation value, because of the rich Gondwanaland relict aquatic macroinvertebrate fauna found in the rivers there, which are vulnerable to thermal changes. Data were collected during 2013 and 2014 at 19 sites on seven river systems between George and Knysna in the southern Cape, South Africa. These included 12 months of hourly water temperatures at all sites, and quantitative sampling of aquatic macroinvertebrates at ten sites. Each site was characterised in terms of water quality (pH, conductivity and turbidity) and general characteristics, including impacts such as density of non-native riparian trees. At the family level, aquatic macroinvertebrate communities showed variation between sites and seasons. Differences were more pronounced on the basis of natural land cover type (fynbos versus indigenous forest) than densities of non-native invasive riparian vegetation. Conservation of these river systems will depend on maintaining a mosaic of natural vegetation types.     

Natural variation of salinity response,population structure and candidate genes associated with salinity tolerance in perennial ryegrass accessions

Natural variation in salinity response, effects of population structure on growth and physiological traits and gene–trait association were examined in 56 global collections of diverse perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.) accessions. Three population structure groups were identified with 66 simple sequence repeat markers, which on average accounted for 9 and 11% of phenotypic variation for the control and salinity treatment at 300 mm NaCl. Group 1 (10 accessions) had greater plant height, leaf dry weight and water content, chlorophyll index, K⁺ concentration and K⁺/Na⁺ than group 2 (39 accessions) and group 3 (7 accessions) under salinity stress, while group 3 had higher Na⁺ than groups 1 and 2. Eighty‐seven single nucleotide polymorphisms were detected from four partial candidate genes encoding aquaporin and Na⁺/H⁺ antiporter in both plasma and tonoplast membranes. Overall, rapid decay of linkage disequilibrium was observed within 500 bp. Significant associations were found between the putative LpTIP1 and Na⁺ for the control and between the putative LpNHX1 and K⁺/Na⁺ under the control and salinity treatments after controlling population structure. These results indicate that population structure influenced phenotypic traits, and allelic variation in LpNHX1 may affect salinity tolerance of perennial ryegrass.     

光受体UVR8对UV-B响应机制研究进展

来自太阳光谱中的UV-B辐射被认为是一种重要的环境信号,可以被植物感受并诱导植物调整自身生长和发育状态以适应环境。人们对植物中光敏色素、隐花色素和蓝光受体向光素的研究已非常深入,但对植物响应UV-B的机制仅在最近才取得一些突破性进展。这些研究发现,植物中存在着UV-B受体UVR8(UV Resistance Locus 8)。目前认为,UVR8二聚体感应UV-B后瞬间解聚为单体,并与E3泛素连接酶COP1(constitutively photomorphogenic 1)相互作用,从而激活UV-B响应基因的表达。该文从UVR8的发现、UVR8的结构和感受UV-B机制、UVR8二聚体重新形成以及UV-B信号传导与可见光信号传导途径间的差异等方面综述了关于UV-B受体UVR8的最新研究成果。     

干旱胁迫对茉莉3个品种叶片光合特性和超微结构的影响

以茉莉3品种为试材,分析干旱胁迫对光合作用相关生理指标和叶肉细胞超微结构的影响。结果表明,在轻度干旱胁迫下, 单瓣茉莉和多瓣茉莉净光合速率（Pn）、蒸腾速率（Tr）、气孔导度（Gs）和胞间 CO2浓度（Ci）呈下降趋势,但叶肉细胞超微结构仅受轻微影响。在中度干旱胁迫下,多瓣茉莉Pn、Tr、Gs持续降低,而Ci 随干旱胁迫的增加反而上升,单瓣茉莉Pn、Tr、Gs和Ci继续呈下降趋势,两品种叶绿体超微结构发生明显变化并出现伤害症状。在重度干旱胁迫下,Pn、Tr、Gs降幅明显,与对照组相比达极显著差异(P<0.01),Ci 持续上升,叶绿体超微结构发生巨大变化,特别是叶绿体发生严重损伤。双瓣茉莉Pn、Tr、Gs、Ci随干旱胁迫的加重也呈现逐渐下降的趋势,但降幅较小,叶肉细胞超微结构无明显变化。因此,与单瓣茉莉和多瓣茉莉相比较,双瓣茉莉对干旱胁迫的耐受力较强。