糙隐子草功能性状对氮添加和干旱的响应

植物功能性状被广泛地用于研究植物对环境变化的响应。糙隐子草(Cleistogenes squarrosa)是内蒙古草原重要的C₄物种, 其功能性状是如何对水氮环境的变化做出响应的, 还不十分清楚。该文采用盆栽实验的方法, 进行氮添加(0, 10.5, 35.0和56.0 g·m^-2·a^-1)和降水(自然降水和70%平均月降水量)处理, 研究糙隐子草整株性状、叶形态性状和叶生理性状对氮添加和干旱的响应。结果表明, 氮添加显著影响了糙隐子草的整株性状, 氮、水处理及它们的交互作用显著影响了糙隐子草的叶形态性状和叶生理性状。各功能性状对氮添加的响应格局在自然降水和干旱处理下是不同的。根深、茎生物量和茎叶比在干旱条件下低和中氮添加处理中较高, 而在自然降水下无明显变化; 比叶面积在干旱条件下随氮添加量的增加而增加, 而在自然降水下无增加趋势; 自然降水下, 高氮添加显著刺激了光合速率和蒸腾速率, 增加了水分利用效率, 而在干旱条件下氮添加对它们没有显著影响; 叶片单位面积的氮含量在自然降水下随氮添加量的增加有增加趋势, 而在干旱条件下显著降低。在自然降水下, 氮添加主要影响糙隐子草的叶形态和生理性状, 而在干旱条件下, 氮添加主要影响糙隐子草的整株性状和形态性状。总之, 糙隐子草的功能性状对氮添加表现出明显的响应, 响应格局在不同的水分条件下不同, 反映了其对氮水环境变化的弹性适应。     

祁连山高寒草地甘肃臭草叶性状与坡向间的关系

植物功能性状可反映植物对环境的适应。在祁连山高寒退化草地, 利用ArcGIS建立研究区域的数字高程模型, 提取坡向数据, 采用标准化主轴估计方法(standardized major axis estimation, SMA), 研究了不同坡向甘肃臭草(Melica przewalskyi)叶性状间的关系。结果表明: 1)甘肃臭草叶面积和叶体积在北坡最大, 东坡、西坡、南坡逐渐减小, 叶干质量无显著变化; 2)叶面积与叶干质量在北坡、东坡和西坡呈等速生长关系, 在南坡呈异速生长关系, 且叶干质量的增长速度大于叶面积的增长速度; 3)叶体积与叶干质量在4个坡向上呈异速生长关系, 且叶干质量的增长速度均小于叶体积的增长速度。甘肃臭草叶性状关系随坡向的变化反映了该物种在异质生境中具有较强的叶片形态可塑性, 从而有利于其适应和占据高寒退化生境。     

城隍竹——福建竹亚科一新种

报道了竹亚科（Bambusoideae）少穗竹属（Oligostachyum Z.P.Wang et G.H.Ye）一新种——城隍竹（O. heterophyllum M.M.Lin）。该新种分布于我国福建西部,它与糙花少穗竹[O.scabriflorum（McClure） Z.P.Wang et G.H.Ye]相似或近缘,但秆小,直径不超过1.5 cm;秆箨淡紫绿色,背面具有瘤基刺毛,无斑点,无白粉,亦无焦边,基部密被细刚毛;箨片直立,基部不收缩;箨舌淡禾秆色;叶鞘被细微柔毛而与后者相区别。     

Biomass estimation models and allocation patterns of 14 shrub species in Mountain Luya,Shanxi, China

Aims Shrub species have evolved specific strategies to regulate biomass allocation among various organs or between above- and belowground biomass and shrub biomass model is an important approach to estimate biomass allocation among different shrub species. This study was designed to establish the optimal estimation models for each organ (leaf, stem, and root), aboveground and total biomass of 14 common shrub species in Mountain Luya, Shanxi Province, China. Furthermore, we explored biomass allocation characteristics of these shrub species by using the index of leaf biomass fraction (leaf to total biomass), stem biomass fraction (stem to total biomass), root biomass fraction (root to total biomass), and root to shoot mass ratio (R/S) (belowground to aboveground biomass).
Methods We used plant height, basal diameter, canopy diameter and their combination as variables to establish the optimal biomass estimation models for each shrub species. In addition, we used the ratios of leaf, stem, root to total biomass, and belowground to aboveground biomass to explore the difference of biomass allocation patterns of 14 shrub species.
Important findings Most of biomass estimation models could be well expressed by the exponential and linear functions. Biomass for shorter shrub species with more stems could be better estimated by canopy area; biomass for taller shrub species with less stems could be better estimated by the sum of the square of total base diameter multiply stem height; and biomass for the rest shrub species could be better estimated by canopy volume. The averaged value for these shrub species was 0.61, 0.17, 0.48, and 0.35 for R/S, leaf biomass fraction, stem biomass fraction, and root biomass fraction, respectively. Except for leaf biomass fraction, R/S, stem biomass fraction, and root biomass fraction for shrubs with thorn was significantly greater than that for shrubs without thorn.     

Variations and interrelationships of foliar hydraulic and photosynthetic traits for Larix gmelinii

Aims Variations and potential trade-offs of leaf hydraulic and photosynthetic traits are essential for assessing and predicting the effect of climate change on tree survival, growth and distribution. Our aims were to examine variations and interrelationships of leaf hydraulic and photosynthetic traits in response to changes in site conditions for Dahurian larch (Larix gmelinii)—a dominant tree species in Chinese boreal forests.Methods This study was conducted at the Maoershan Forest Ecosystem Research Station. A transect of 27 year-old Dahurian larch plantation was established that consisted of five plots extending from the valley to the ridge of a slope. The predawn leaf water potential (Ψ_pre), area- and mass-based leaf hydraulic conductance (K_area and K_mass, respectively), resistance to embolism capacity (P₅₀), leaf mass per area (LMA), net photosynthetic rate (A), and leaf nitrogen content (N) were measured in August 2016.Important findings The Ψ_pre, K_area, K_mass, P₅₀, A, LMA, and N all varied significantly among the plots (p < 0.05), indicating significant intra-specific variations in these traits in response to the changes in site conditions. The P₅₀ was significantly (p < 0.05) correlated with Ψ_pre, K_area or K_mass, suggesting that a trade-off between hydraulic efficiency and safety exist within the species to some degree. There were significant (p < 0.05) pairwise correlations between A, LMA, and N. Nevertheless, there was no significant (p < 0.05) correlation between the measured photosynthetic traits and hydraulic traits. We concluded that the intra-specific variations and multiple interrelationships of the leaf hydraulic and photosynthetic traits for the larch reflect the plasticity of its leaf traits and strategies of its survival and growth as a result of its acclimation to diverse site conditions.     

Soil water use strategy of dominant species in typical natural and planted shrubs in loess hilly region

Aims Artemisia gmelinii is a dominant specie naturally established after abandonment of cultivated lands in the Loess Plateau, and Caragana korshinskii is one of the main planted shrub species to control soil erosion. Improved understanding of water use strategies of these two species is of great significance to evaluate the sustainable development of the Loess Plateau under the trend of climate warming and increasing drought events.
Methods Stable oxygen-18 isotope was used to determine seasonal variations in the water sources of native A. gmelinii communities established after abandonment of cultivated lands for 7 and 30 years and planted C. korshinskii after 30 years. The contributions of soil water from different depths to water uptake were estimated by the MixSIR Bayesian mixing model. The geometric mean regression method was used to fit the line of precipitation to get the local meteoric water line (LWML).
Important findings The stable hydrogen isotope rate (δD) and stable oxygen isotope rate (δ¹⁸O) of soil water and xylem water plotted to the right side of the LWML, indicating that the isotopic compositions of soil water were enriched due to evaporation. The native A. gmelinii communities established after abandonment of cultivated lands for 7 years and planted C. korshinskii after 30 years showed plasticity in switching water sources from different soil layers, extracting water from shallow soil (0-40 cm) when soil water was available, but deeper soil (40-80 cm) when shallow soil water was dry. In contrast, A. gmelinii growing in site after cultivation abandonment for 30 years mainly relied on water from the surface soil (0-10 cm) throughout the growing season. Our results suggest that the ability of A. gmelinii to compete for soil water reduces with aging of the community while the planted C. korshinskii will have competitive advantage under the condition of increasing frequency of drought events in the future.     

东莨菪内酯对朱砂叶螨实验种群的亚致死效应

为明确东莨菪内酯对朱砂叶螨Tetranychus cinnabarinus (Boisduval) 实验种群的亚致死效应, 为其作为植物源杀螨剂的进一步开发及应用提供理论依据, 在室内采用叶碟饲养的方法, 并利用生命表技术研究了东莨菪内酯亚致死剂量对朱砂叶螨F₀代和F₁代种群生长发育和繁殖的影响。结果表明： 东莨菪内酯LC₄₀, LC₃₀和LC₂₀剂量处理朱砂叶螨雌成螨后, 可刺激F₀代雌成螨产卵, 使产卵量分别增加了73.82%, 186.97%和70.18%, 而对成螨寿命、 产卵期和雌雄性比没有影响; F₁代的卵期、 幼螨期和若螨期与对照没有显著性差异 (P>0.05), 而成螨期和雌成螨寿命均低于对照; 对F₁代繁殖力的影响主要表现为产卵期缩短、 产卵量减少和雌性比下降; 子代种群的净生殖率(R₀)由50.5976最低降至33.9910, 世代平均历期(T)和种群倍增时间(Dt)均低于对照, 各处理后的朱砂叶螨种群均存在适合度缺陷。这些结果表明, 在亚致死剂量下, 东莨菪内酯能够降低朱砂叶螨种群的发育和繁殖速率, 这对东莨菪内酯在有害生物防治上的应用具有积极意义。     

两种野生灌木幼苗对干旱和盐交叉胁迫的生理响应

长枝木蓼(Ateaphaxis viegata)和刺叶锦鸡儿(Caragana acanthophulla)是乌鲁木齐周边植被组成的重要种,在植被恢复中具有潜在价值。该文通过盆栽控水控盐法研究两种野生灌木幼苗在不同程度的干旱和盐交叉胁迫下的生理反应。结果表明,干旱和盐交叉胁迫下,长枝木蓼可溶性糖增幅较刺叶锦鸡儿大;轻度交叉胁迫时,两种灌木的可溶性糖含量高于仅干旱胁迫或盐胁迫下的。中度和重度交叉胁迫下,长枝木蓼叶片丙二醛含量增幅高于刺叶锦鸡儿。交叉胁迫下,两种灌木叶片叶绿素含量下降,且长枝木蓼叶片的叶绿素含量降幅大于刺叶锦鸡儿。因膜系统的过氧化作用,使MDA含量升高。轻度干旱胁迫提高了两种野生灌木对盐胁迫的耐受能力。两种灌木能很好地适应中度交叉胁迫,重度交叉胁迫对两种灌木的伤害很大,但也能生存。综合比较各参数发现,刺叶锦鸡儿更耐早,而长枝木蓼更耐盐;综合比较各生理参数发现,刺叶锦鸡儿对干旱和盐胁迫的耐受能力较长枝木蓼强。     

舌鳎亚科鱼类单系起源和同种异名的线粒体DNA证据

舌鳎亚科鱼类因形态特征的特殊性, 其分类及系统发育关系一直存在争议。本研究测定了中国沿海14种舌鳎亚科鱼类线粒体DNA的16S rRNA和Cyt b基因的部分片段。两个基因构建的舌鳎亚科系统发育树结果显示, 中国沿海舌鳎亚科鱼类为明显的单系群, 但舌鳎亚科鱼类内部的系统发育关系与形态分类划分的亚属并不完全一致, 日本须鳎(Paraplagusis japonica)与其他舌鳎属(Cynoglossus)种类并未形成不同的分支。虽然舌鳎属内的舌鳎亚属(Cynoglossus)、拟舌鳎亚属(Cynoglossoides)和三线舌鳎亚属(Areliscus)均可以聚为独立分支, 但长吻红舌鳎(C. lighti)与短吻红舌鳎(C. joyneri)、短吻三线舌鳎(C. abbreviatus)与紫斑舌鳎(C. purpureomaculatus)、半滑舌鳎(C. semilaevis)与窄体舌鳎(C. gracilis)及褐斑三线舌鳎(C. trigrammus)这三组物种可能存在同种异名现象。这一结果提示, 基于形态学对舌鳎亚科的种属分类鉴定尚存在不足, 线粒体DNA的系统发育关系可为其分类的修订提供有意义的参考和佐证。     

闽南地区常见彩叶植物的色彩分类及应用初探

本文从色彩的角度把闽南地区123种常见彩叶植物分为红色、黄色和银色三个系列。红色系列有36种,占29%;黄色系列有45种,占37%;银色系列有42种,占34%。本分类法简单易操作,便于选择与应用。文中还探讨彩叶植物的主要特征及其在园林设计和园林绿化中的应用,并提出合理化建议。