水土保持林恢复土壤可溶性碳氮组分动态与三维荧光特征分析

为探究水土保持林恢复过程中土壤可溶性碳氮含量变化及其有机组成特性,揭示水保林土壤固存可溶性有机质的效应及机制。选取了黄土丘陵区恢复12-45a的人工柠条、刺槐林以及撂荒地,分析了土壤可溶性碳氮含量及其三维荧光光谱特征与特性参数的动态变化。结果表明：随恢复年限的增加,3种植被土壤可溶性有机碳（DOC）、有机氮（DON）、无机氮（DIN）的含量均呈增加趋势,并且相同恢复年限下DOC、DON、DIN含量总体表现为撂荒 < 柠条 < 刺槐;但柠条和刺槐林土壤DOC：DON及二者占总有机碳、全氮比例并未持续增加,到恢复45a时DOC占总有机碳比例以及DOC：DON均以撂荒地最高,刺槐林最低,DON占全氮比例则表现相反。三维荧光结合平行因子分析得出所有样地土壤可溶性有机质（DOM）主要有大分子腐殖物质（C1）、低分子量类富里酸（C2）、类色氨酸（C3）及农业措施输入的腐殖物质（C4）4个组分,并且以C1组分占比最大,平均达37.4%。随恢复年限增加,3种植被土壤DOM中C3组分占比升高,C2和C4组分占比降低,C1组分占比在柠条和刺槐林中升高,在撂荒地中则降低。不同植被土壤可溶性有机质荧光指数（FI）、新鲜度指数（β：α）及自生源指数（BIX）差异不显著,分别为1.63、0.58、0.59;不同恢复年限撂荒地腐殖化指数（HIX）没有差异,但柠条和刺槐林显著高于撂荒且随恢复年限增加先增大后稳定。综上,水保林持续恢复可以显著提升土壤可溶性碳氮含量,也使土壤可溶有机质组成趋向复杂和相对稳定,利于累积固持,特别以刺槐林效应最明显。     

不同生态条件下油松(Pinus tabulaeformis)菌根根际土壤微生物群落

利用BIOLOG代谢指纹方法分析了陕南商南和陕北安塞不同生态条件下油松菌根根际土壤微生物群落。结果表明,安塞油松和商南油松菌根根际微生物对糖类和氨基酸类碳源较易利用,商南油松菌根根际微生物总体上代谢碳源的种类和活性远大于安塞油松,而且对同类碳源的代谢商南油松的AWCD比安塞油松均高出2倍多。安塞油松菌根根际微生物以氨基酸类代谢群为优势类群,商南油松以糖类代谢群为优势类群。微生物群落多样性指数和微生物群落主成分分析（PCA）指标均表明商南油松和安塞油松菌根根际土壤微生物群落有明显不同,起分异作用的碳源主要为糖类,其次是羧酸类和氨基酸类。商南油松菌根根际土壤微生物群落AWCD极显著高于安塞油松（P<0.01）,细菌数量显著高于安塞油松（P<0.05）,Shannon指数和丰富度指数达极显著性差异（P<0.01）,商南油松和安塞油松菌根侵染率差异不显著,但菌根生物量差异达极显著水平（P<001）。相关性分析表明,菌根生物量与丰富度指数、AWCD呈极显著正相关,与Shannon指数呈显著正相关,但是与菌根侵染率相关性不显著。在商南温暖潮湿丘陵区油松菌根根际微生物活性、群落大小和多样性高于安塞油松,在安塞黄土高原干旱区微生物群落稳定性强于商南油松。     

重金属污染对红壤旱地小节肢类土壤动物群落结构的影响

土壤重金属污染对农田土壤节肢动物的影响是其环境风险评价和监测的重要方面。基于现有国家土壤环境质量二级标准(GB 15618—1995),设计2个浓度重金属Cd(0.3 mg/kg,0.6 mg/kg)、Pb(125 mg/kg,250 mg/kg)和As(30 mg/kg,60 mg/kg)污染的田间试验,分别研究Cd、Pb和As对红壤旱地小节肢类土壤动物群落组成和多样性的影响。结果表明,试验土壤小节肢类动物共11类群,其中符跳属、棘跳属、蜱螨目为本地区红壤旱地的主要类群,占全部捕获小节肢类土壤动物总数的78%。重金属Pb、As高浓度污染分别显著降低了土壤弹尾目的个体密度73.5%、55.2%,而Cd高浓度污染对其无显著影响,仅降低15.9%;As和Cd高浓度污染分别显著降低了土壤蜱螨目的个体密度74.3%、36.4%,而Pb高浓度污染对其无显著影响。Pb、As和Cd污染对小节肢类土壤动物群落多样性指数均无明显影响。因此,与丰度相比,多样性指数对重金属污染反应的灵敏度较差。主成分分析表明,前气门亚目、符跳属和棘跳属的得分值较高,为小节肢类土壤动物群落中的主导因子,可作为未来该地区重金属污染环境影响监测的重要指标生物和重金属污染阈值研究的重要生态受体。     

四川邛崃山脉雪豹与赤狐时空生态位关系

食肉动物是生态系统中关键的功能类群,探究顶级捕食者和次级捕食者的种间作用和共存机制有助于我们深入理解生态系统变化和物种种群动态变化的驱动机制,是目前全球大型兽类种群衰退背景下的重要议题.在动物物种生态位的诸多维度中,空间与时间生态位是其中最为关键的两个维度,了解同域分布物种之间在时、空生态位上的相互关系是探究物种共存机...     

敦煌阳关湿地芦苇克隆构件空间拓展策略及其对土壤环境因子的响应

空间拓展是克隆植物响应环境的生态适应和权衡维度,以内陆盐沼湿地典型代表敦煌阳关国家级自然保护区内的芦苇(Phragmites australis)为研究对象,基于水库距离远近和芦苇种群的密度与盖度,设置了近水区(500 m)、过渡区(1500 m)、荒漠区(2500 m)3个不同的采样梯度,研究了环境异质条件下芦苇克隆构件空间拓展策略及其对土壤环境因子的响应。结果表明:(1)芦苇克隆构件在异质环境条件下差异显著,初级根茎条数、根茎节间长、间隔子长、分枝角度呈现"同增同涨"的协同进化关系(P0.01),而与分株数呈现"此消彼长"的权衡关系(P0.01)。(2)且随着种群的密度降低,芦苇在空间拓展过程中呈现从"密集型"转"游击型"的生存策略。(3)冗余分析显示土壤水分、pH值、盐分是克隆构件空间拓展的主要驱动力,其中各层土壤水分、深层土壤pH值和盐分是芦苇空间拓展最重要的环境因子。明晰内陆河湿地芦苇克隆构件空间拓展策略及主要的环境驱动力,能为干旱脆弱敏感区湿地保护和生态恢复提供借鉴意义。     

“在哪里”和“有多少”? 中国雪豹调查与空缺

雪豹(Panthera uncia)分布广泛且调查难度较大, 全世界的雪豹研究面临的首要问题是雪豹基础数据的缺乏。本文通过检索1980至2018年已发表的含有中国境内雪豹分布和密度信息的中英文文章共35篇, 从中提取出雪豹的分布与密度信息, 其中含有密度估计的文献18篇。同时, 来自雪豹调查的15位一线成员通过填写表格和问卷的形式提供了28个地块上未发表的雪豹密度调查信息。基于此, 我们逐一分析了各省份已有的雪豹调查现状和存在的调查空缺, 发现雪豹分布调查的两大空白区域主要存在于与吉尔吉斯斯坦接壤的西天山地区和西藏南部的冈底斯-念青唐古拉山山脉和喜马拉雅山脉。相对我国雪豹栖息地总面积, 有过密度估算的面积仅占1.7%, 仍然处于刚刚起步的阶段, 并且已有的密度调查几乎都是在质量较好的雪豹栖息地内进行的。今后除了需要继续努力收集汇总已有的调查结果, 仍然需要在雪豹分布区(特别是空缺区域)内增加调查。     

Mitochondrial DNA associations with East Asian metabolic syndrome

Mitochondrial dysfunction has repeatedly been reported associated with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and metabolic syndrome (MS), as have mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) tRNA and duplication mutations and mtDNA haplogroup lineages. We identified 19 Taiwanese T2DM and MS pedigrees from Taiwan, with putative matrilineal transmission, one of which harbored the pathogenic mtDNA tRNA^Leu(UUR) nucleotide (nt) 3243A>G mutation on the N9a3 haplogroup background. We then recruited three independent Taiwanese cohorts, two from Taipei (N?=?498, mean age 52 and N?=?1002, mean age 44) and one from a non-urban environment (N?=?501, mean age 57). All three cohorts were assessed for an array of metabolic parameters, their mtDNA haplogroups determined, and the haplogroups correlated with T2DM/MS phenotypes. Logistic regression analysis revealed that mtDNA haplogroups D5, F4, and N9a conferred T2DM protection, while haplogroups F4 and N9a were risk factors for hypertension (HTN), and F4 was a risk factor for obesity (OB). Additionally, the 5263C>T (ND2 A165V) variant commonly associated with F4 was associated with hypertension (HTN). Cybrids were prepared with macro-haplogroup N (defined by variants m.ND3 10398A (114T) and m.ATP6 8701A (59T)) haplogroups B4 and F1 mtDNAs and from macro-haplogroup M (variants m.ND3 10398G (114A) and m.ATP6 8701G (59A)) haplogroup M9 mtDNAs. Additionally, haplogroup B4 and F1 cybrids were prepared with and without the mtDNA variant in ND1 3394T>C (Y30H) reported to be associated with T2DM. Assay of mitochondria complex I in these cybrids revealed that macro-haplogroup N cybrids had lower activity than M cybrids, that haplogroup F cybrids had lower activity than B4 cybrids, and that the ND1 3394T>C (Y30H) variant reduced complex I on both the B4 and F1 background but with very different cumulative effects. These data support the hypothesis that functional mtDNA variants may contribute to the risk of developing T2DM and MS.     

Backbone resonance assignments of the 42 kDa enzyme arginine kinase in the transition state analogue form

Nearly complete backbone resonance assignments for the 357 residue, 42 kDa enzyme arginine kinase in a transition state analogue (TSA) complex are presented. The TSA is a quaternary complex of arginine kinase, MgADP, arginine, and nitrate. About 93 % (320 of 344) of the non-proline backbone amides were assigned using an enzyme enriched with ²H, ¹³C, and ¹⁵N in combination with three enzyme samples prepared with a single ¹⁵N-labeled amino acid (K, L, and R). The amide assignments will provide the foundation for investigating the dynamics of arginine kinase when in a TSA complex.     

Tn-seq identifies Ralstonia solanacearum genes required for tolerance of plant immunity induced by exogenous salicylic acid

Ralstonia solanacearum, the causal agent of the devastating bacterial wilt disease, is of particular interest to the scientific community. The repertoire of type III effectors plays an important role in the evasion of plant immunity, but tolerance to plant immunity is also crucial for the survival and virulence of R. solanacearum. Nevertheless, a systematic study of R. solanacearum tolerance to plant immunity is lacking. In this study, we used exogenous salicylic acid (SA) to improve the immunity of tomato plants, followed by transposon insertion sequencing (Tn-seq) analysis and the identification of R. solanacearum genes associated with tolerance to plant immunity. Target gene deletion revealed that the lipopolysaccharide (LPS) production genes RS_RS02830, RS_RS03460, and RS_RS03465 are essential for R. solanacearum tolerance to plant immunity, and their expression is induced by plant immunity, thereby expanding our knowledge of the pathogenic function of R. solanacearum LPS. SA treatment increased the relative abundance of transposon insertion mutants of four genes, including two genes with unknown function, RS_RS11975 and RS_RS07760. Further verification revealed that deletion of RS_RS11975 or RS_RS07760 resulted in reduced in vivo competitive indexes but increased tolerance to plant immunity induced by SA treatment, suggesting that these two genes contribute to the trade-off between tolerance to plant immunity and fitness cost. In conclusion, this work identified and validated R. solanacearum genes required for tolerance to plant immunity and provided essential information for a more complete view of the interaction between R. solanacearum and the host plant.