向小黑杨转化蜘蛛杀虫毒素基因（英文）

近年来,危害小黑杨Populus simonii×Ｐ.nigra的害虫发生严重,给林业生产造成很大损失。为了提高小黑杨的抗虫能力,避免使用杀虫剂带来的污染,用农杆菌介导法将澳大利亚漏斗蛛Atrax robustus的毒蛋白基因和苏云金芽孢杆菌CryⅠA（b）基因C末端的融合基因BGT转化入小黑杨。PCR 和Southern印记分析转基因植株,结果表明,BGT杀虫基因已经整合在小黑杨基因组上。活性实验表明,取食转基因杨树6天和9天后,舞毒蛾Lymantria dispar 2龄幼虫的校正死亡率分别是37.0%和92.6%。方差分析表明取食转基因和对照杨树的舞毒蛾幼虫体重差异显著。这些结果显示转基因杨树上的舞毒蛾的发育速率受到影响。     

西北干旱荒漠区种子植物科的区系分析

西北干旱荒漠区分布有种子植物82科、484属、1704种,优势现象明显,优势科11个,它们是菊科、豆科、禾本科、藜科,十字花科、蓼科,莎草科、毛莨科、蔷薇科、唇形科和百合科;表征科8个,它们是香蒲科,麻黄科,柽柳科、蒺藜科,胡颓子科、藜科、眼子菜科和蓼科。地理成分多样,其中以世界广布成分为主,共37科,占总科数的45.12%,其次为温带成分（包括热带至温带,亚热带至温带,温带,温带至寒带）,共有31科,占总科数的37.80%,热带成分,热带致亚热带成分较少,共14科,占总科数的17.07%。这些反映出植物的分布与本地区气候相适应的特点。     

鄂尔多斯高原地区昆虫物种多样性研究

鄂尔多斯高原有特殊生境类型,本文研究了该地区的昆虫物种多样性变化及影响因素,得到以下结果：（1）利用巴氏罐诱法得到昆虫标本约5159号,其他无脊椎动物标本291号,鞘翅目为优势昆虫类群,其数量占昆虫标本总数的45．8％,其中拟步甲和步甲个体数量较多,占所有甲虫总数92．8％;（2）根据甲虫的物种多样性和丰富度的特点将4个调查地点分为两组：一组为以荒漠灌丛为主的杭锦旗和植被类型多样化的石灰庙,物种多样性指数,丰富度和个体数量较高;另一组为以人工植被区为主的石龙庙和新街镇,物种均匀度指数较高;（3）主成分排序（PCA）可以将该地区的甲虫群落分为人工植被区和荒漠植被区2种类型,反映降水和植被类型是决定甲虫群落组成的关键因素;（4）降水梯度对甲虫物种多样性有很大影响,物种多样性指数,均匀度指数与降水梯度呈显著的正相关关系;个体数量与降水梯度呈显著的负相关关系;物种的丰富度与降水梯度没有相关关系。以上结果表明,在鄂尔多斯高原地区,只有减少人为干扰,加强保护脆弱的原有植被,才能保护特有的昆虫种类;只有大力开展固沙造林植草,才能改善环境,提高该地区的昆虫物种多样性。     

额济纳荒漠绿洲植物群落的数量分类及其与地下水环境的关系分析

为了科学地评价和预测生态输水对额济纳荒漠绿洲天然植被的影响, 亟需掌握额济纳荒漠绿洲的植物群落类型, 建立植被-环境因子的响应关系。该研究对额济纳荒漠绿洲的植物群落展开调查, 获取植物群落特征、分布状况及地下水环境数据, 应用双向指示种分析方法(TWINSPAN)对群落进行分类, 采用无偏对应分析(DCA)、无偏典范对应分析(DCCA)方法对群落进行排序, 得出额济纳荒漠绿洲主要植物群落类型, 以及影响植被类型变化和分布的地下水环境因子。研究结果表明: (1)采用TWINSPAN数量分类方法, 将植被划分为芦苇+杂类草(Ass. Phragmites australis + herbs)、胡杨-红柳+杂类草(Ass. Populus euphratica-Tamarix ramosissima + herbs)、沙枣-红柳+杂类草(Ass. Elaeagnus angustifolia-Tamarix ramosissima + herbs)、红柳-杂类草(Ass. Tamarix ramosissima-herbs)、花花柴-白刺+沙蒿+沙拐枣(Ass. Karelinia caspica-Nitraria tangutorum + Artemisia sp. + Calligonum sp.)、麻黄-红砂+白刺+骆驼刺(Ephedra przewalskii-Reaumuria soongorica + Nitraria tangutorum + Alhagi sparsifolia)等6个主要植物群丛; (2)对于额济纳荒漠绿洲这一特定的研究区域, 制约群落类型、植被分布格局的主要地下水因子为地下水埋深; (3)对群落产生显著影响的地下水环境因子主要有地下水埋深、pH、盐分、矿化度、电导率、HCO₃^-等6个变量。DCCA排序图明显反映出排序轴的生态意义, 第1轴突出反映了群落所在环境的地下水埋深, 沿第1轴从右到左, 地下水埋深逐渐增大, 群落的盐分及矿化度亦呈明显的增加趋势, 群丛依次从类型I到VI逐渐演变。额济纳三角洲作为干旱区的荒漠绿洲, 有着明显的特点: 植物群落组成的生物多样性趋于贫乏化和单一化, 生态结构简单, 植被稀疏, 种类单一, 群落覆盖度较低, 群落格局分异明显。地下水埋深变化是群落物种及类型变化的主要原因。     

m~*-v幂模型在检验昆虫种群空间分布中的应用

近年来,不少学者提出了各种检验昆虫种群空间分布的模型．本文提出一种新的模型：m~*-v幂模型──m~*＝avb,m~*与v呈幂关系．实例研究验证表明该模型具有适用范围更广和可行性大的优点．同时,根据m~*-v幂模型,推导出与其相配套的序贯抽样方程、最大抽样数量公式和最适抽样单元大小等公式．     

昆虫神经肽研究进展

近年来鉴定了化学结构的昆虫神经肽数目呈快速上升趋势, 家蚕滞育激素和性信息素合成激活肽被分离纯化.三种近年出现的研究方法对寻找新型昆虫神经肽起到重要作用,已经成功地鉴定了数个新型神经肽.昆虫神经肽cDNA或基因组DNA克隆显示了新的结构信息和神经肽间的相互关系.     

The relationship between the reduction of nonstructural carbohydrate induced by defoliator and the growth and mortality of trees

Large scale herbivorous insect outbreaks can cause death of regional forests, and the events are expected to be exacerbated with climate change. Mortality of forest and woodland plants would cause a series of serious consequences, such as decrease in vegetation production, shifts in ecosystem structure and function, and transformation of forest function from a net carbon sink into a net carbon source. There is thus a need to better understand the impact of insects on trees. Defoliation by insect pests mainly reduces photosynthesis (source decrease) and increases carbon consumption (sink increase), and hence causes reduction of nonstructural carbohydrate (NSC). When the reduction in NSC reaches to a certain level, trees would die of carbon starvation. External environment and internal compensatory mechanisms can also positively or negatively influence the process of tree death. At present, the research of carbon starvation is a hotspot because the increase of tree mortality globally with climate change, and carbon starvation is considered as one of the dominating physiological mechanisms for explaining tree death. In this study, we reviewed the definition of carbon starvation, and the relationships between the reduction of NSC induced by defoliation and the growth and death of trees, and the relationships among insect outbreaks, leaf loss and climate change. We also presented the potential directions of future studies on insect-caused defoliation and tree mortality.     

四平转山湖水库地区昆虫多样性的初步研究

昆虫个体虽小 ,但种类繁多 ,全世界约有 140万种生物 ,而昆虫约占 5 3.5 7%。昆虫与人类有着极为密切的关系 ,如害虫对人类健康和国民经济有着重要影响 ,但绝大多数种类的昆虫对人类是有益或中性的 ,有的是显花植物的传粉者 ;有的是害虫的天敌 ;生活在土壤内的昆虫能促进腐殖质形成与土壤通气 ,提高土地的肥力 ;而有些昆虫的产物 ,如蜂蜜、丝、白蜡等是食品、医药及工业原料 ;还有许多昆虫用于环境净化和科学研究等多个领域[1] 。因此对昆虫研究愈来愈引起人们的重视[14～ 17] ,我国许多昆虫工作者在不同地区对不同昆虫类群进行了调查研究 ,…     

昆虫神经生物学研究技术:触角电位图记录

触角电位图记录是昆虫神经生物学中用于昆虫嗅觉、信息素生物测定研究的重要技术之一。该技术具有敏感性、选择性高及操作简单易行等优点。该文以荷兰Syntech公司的产品为例详细介绍了此技术原理、装置、操作及应用     

Interactions between spatially separated herbivores indirectly alter plant diversity

Above‐ and belowground herbivores promote plant diversity when selectively feeding on dominant plant species, but little is known about their combined effects. Using a model system, we show that neutral effects of an aboveground herbivore and positive effects of a belowground herbivore on plant diversity became profoundly negative when adding these herbivores in combination. The non‐additive effects were explained by differences in plant preference between the aboveground‐ and the belowground herbivores and their consequences for indirect interactions among plant species. Simultaneous exposure to aboveground‐ and belowground herbivores led to plant communities being dominated by a few highly abundant species. As above‐ and belowground invertebrate herbivores generally differ in their mobility and local distribution patterns, our results strongly suggest that aboveground–belowground interactions contribute to local spatial heterogeneity of diversity patterns within plant communities.