不同生长年限巨尾桉叶挥发性成分GC-MS分析

为了分析不同年限巨尾桉叶挥发油的化学成分及生长年限对化学成分组成的影响,采用水蒸气蒸馏法,分别提取2006～2010年种植的巨尾桉叶片中的挥发性成分,并用气相色谱质谱联用技术分析鉴定其化学成分。结果表明:不同生长年限的巨尾桉叶片挥发油产量在0.55%～1.35%之间,随生长年限的增加而升高。利用GC-MS共鉴定出63个化合物,占总挥发油的93.00%～97.07%。其中相对含量较高的物质为:1,8-桉叶油素(55.72%～63.47%)、α-松油醇(9.78%～14.15%)、乙酸松油酯(4.96%～7.06%)、α-蒎烯(0.99%～4.31%)、龙脑(2.40%～4.89%)。由于生长年限的不同,挥发油中物质的组成及相对含量均存在差异。     

巨尾桉叶中皂苷的提取分离及其抗氧化活性研究

开展了从巨尾桉叶中提取皂苷的工艺优化研究.考察了温度、时间,溶剂用量对皂苷得率的影响,并对粗提物进行纯化.结果表明,巨尾桉叶皂苷的优化条件是:提取温度61.8℃,提取时间5.02h,溶剂与巨尾桉叶的液料比为20.09∶1,皂苷的提取得率(g/g)为5.51％.提取物经大孔树脂-丙酮沉淀联用分离法纯化后皂苷含量由16.22％提高到50.35％.对粗提物、大孔树脂纯化物和大孔树脂吸附-丙酮沉淀纯化物进行抗氧化活性研究.结果表明,它们对DPPH自由基的最大清除率分别为83.02％、84.20％和85.62％,对过氧化氢的最大清除率分别为80.10％、55.02％和48.21％,对超氧阴离子自由基的最大清除率分别为16.62％、13.43％和10.01％.     

Long-term impact of exotic ants on the native ants of Madeira

Abstract.  1. The earliest exotic records for two notorious invasive ants, the big-headed ant ( Pheidole megacephala ) and the Argentine ant ( Linepithema humile ), both come from the Atlantic islands of Madeira, where the two species underwent population explosions in the 1850s and 1890s respectively. Researchers have long assumed that these invaders spread across all of Madeira and exterminated most or all native ants, despite no research actually documenting such impact.
2. Re-examination of first-hand nineteenth century accounts suggest that P. megacephala and L. humile may never have spread beyond coastal lowland areas, representing < 10% of Madeira's land area. In 2002, native ants dominated most of Madeira; P. megacephala and L. humile were restricted to ≈ 0.3% and ≈ 6% of Madeira's land area respectively.
3. Of the 10 native ant species known from Madeira, only one ( Temnothorax wollastoni ) was not present in 1999–2002 surveys. Although exotic ants may have exterminated T. wollastoni , it seems likely that this species still survives.
4. Thus, even after 150 or more years of residence, P. megacephala and L. humile have come to occupy only a small part of Madeira, and appear to have had little impact.
5. Most of Madeira may be too cool for P. megacephala and perhaps too moist for L. humile to dominate. Also, Madeira's vast natural areas may generally lack weedy vegetation that can support high densities of plant-feeding Hemiptera critical for the ecological dominance of invasive ants. Finally, a dominant native ant, Lasius grandis , inhabiting ≈ 84% of Madeira, may actively exclude P. megacephala and L. humile .     

The accumulation of genetic diversity within a canopy‐stored seed bank

Many plants regenerate after fire from a canopy‐stored seed bank, in which seed are housed in fire resistant confructescences (cones) that remain on maternal plants. This strategy would be favoured if plants accumulate a sufficiently large and genetically diverse seed bank during interfire intervals. We use a 16‐year demographic study and surveys of microsatellite variation to quantify and explain the rate of accumulation of genetic diversity within the canopy seed bank of the shrub Banksia spinulosa. Flowering and fruit set were highly variable. An initial sample in 1991 of 354 reproductively mature plants generated 426 cones over 16 years, of which only 55 cones from 40 maternal plants persisted until 2005. By genotyping seed from these 55 cones we demonstrated that genetic diversity accumulated rapidly within the seed bank. Resampling revealed that diversity was determined by the number, not the age, of cones. Cones were widely distributed among plants, outcrossing rates were high (mean t_m = 1.00 ± 0.04) and biparental inbreeding low. Adults displayed little evidence of isolation by distance and the genotypic diversity of seed cohorts was independent of the density of neighbouring potential sires. We therefore estimate that within at least 13 individual years the number of cones produced per year (14–63) would have contained 100% of the adult genetic diversity. We conclude that a highly outcrossed mating system and relatively widespread pollen dispersal ensure the rapid development of a genetically diverse and spatially and temporally homogeneous seed bank.     

Tree invasion of a montane meadow complex: temporal trends,spatial patterns,and biotic interactions

Questions: Do spatial and temporal patterns of encroachment of Pinus contorta and Abies grandis in a montane meadow suggest strong biotic controls on the invasion process? Location: Forest–meadow mosaic, 1350 m a.s.l., Cascade Range, Oregon, US. Methods: We combined spatial point pattern analysis, population age structures, and a time‐series of stem maps to quantify spatial and temporal patterns of conifer invasion over a 200‐yr period in three plots totaling 4 ha. Results: Trees established during two broad, but distinct periods (late 1800s, then at much greater density in the mid‐1900s). Recent invasion was not correlated with climatic variation. Abies grandis dominated both periods; P. contorta established at lower density, peaking before A. grandis. Spatially, older (≥90 yr) P. contorta were randomly distributed, but older A. grandis were strongly clumped (0.2‐20 m). Younger (<90 yr) stems were positively associated at small distances (both within and between species), but were spatially displaced from older A. grandis, suggesting a temporal shift from facilitation to competition. Establishment during the 1800s resulted in widely scattered P. contorta and clumps of A. grandis that placed most areas of meadow close to seed sources permitting more rapid invasion during the mid‐1900s. Rapid conversion to forest occurred via colonization of larger meadow openings – first by shade‐intolerant P. contorta, then by shade‐tolerant A. grandis– and by direct infilling of smaller openings by A. grandis. Conclusions: In combination, spatial and temporal patterns of establishment suggest an invasion process shaped by biotic interactions, with facilitation promoting expansion of trees into meadows and competition influencing subsequent forest development. Once invasion is initiated, tree species with different life histories and functional traits can interact synergistically to promote rapid conversion of meadow to forest under a broad range of climatic conditions.     

Effects of an introduced piscivorous fish on native benthic fishes in a coastal river

1. We used field surveys to compare the density and mesohabitat-scale distribution of the native coastrange sculpin ( Cottus aleuticus ) and the prickly sculpin ( C. asper ) in coastal rivers in north-western California, U.S.A., with and without an introduced piscivorous fish, the Sacramento pikeminnow, Ptychocheilus grandis . We also measured mortality of tethered prickly sculpin in a field experiment including river, habitat type (pools versus riffles) and cover as factors.
2. Average sculpin density ( C. aleuticus and C. asper combined) in two rivers without pikeminnow was 21 times higher than the average density in two rivers in a drainage with introduced pikeminnow. In riffles, differences in the density of sculpins among rivers could be linked to differences in cover. However, riffles in rivers without pikeminnow had an average sculpin density 77 times higher than rivers with pikeminnow, yet only nine times more cover. In pools, cover availability did not differ among rivers, but the density of sculpins in rivers without pikeminnow was 11 times higher than rivers with pikeminnow.
3. In the field experiment, mortality of tethered sculpin varied substantially among treatments and ANOVA indicated a significant River × Habitat × Cover interaction ( P  < 0.001). Overall, tethered prickly sculpin suffered 40% mortality over 24 h in rivers with pikeminnow and 2% mortality in rivers without pikeminnow, suggesting that predation is the mechanism by which the pikeminnow affects sculpins.
4. The apparent reduction in sculpin abundance by introduced pikeminnow has probably significantly altered food webs and nutrient transport processes, and increased the probability of extinction of coastrange and prickly sculpins in the Eel River drainage.     

The use of principal component analysis (PCA) for pattern recognition in Eucalyptus grandis wood biodegradation experiments

Eucalyptus grandis wood was biodegraded by eight basidiomycetes and two ascomycetes. Four groups of decayed wood samples were recognized based on the principal component analysis (PCA) of weight and component loss data. Among the 10 fungal species studied, no selective lignin biodegradation was achieved. PCA was very efficient in recognizing wood decay patterns and seems to be a useful tool to analyse large group of weight- and component-loss data.     

松嫩平原大针茅群落种子雨动态的研究

1982—1988年连续7年野外定位观测资料,定量分析了大针茅群落的种子雨动态及其与水、热气候因子的关系。在大针茅群落的种子雨中,总共出现了46种植物,其中有9种为恒有种。优势种大针茅的种子雨密度仅占各年度种子雨总密度的0.3—1.3%。双子叶植物类群的种子雨密度比单子叶类群普遍高1.5—13.5倍;多年生植物类群1985年以前比一年生类群高0.2—7.4倍,1986年以后则低0.4—1倍。在种子雨的植物生活型谱中,各年度多以地面芽植物的比率最大。一些植物类群和恒有种群的种子雨密度与生长季前、中期的日照时间、积温、降水量及前一年度生长季不同时期的降水量呈不同程度的正相关。