Climate Influences on the Radial Growth of Centrolobium microchaete,a Valuable Timber Species from the Tropical Dry Forests in Bolivia

In this study, we use tree‐ring records to determine the climate factors controlling the growth of Centrolobium microchaete, a high‐value timber species from the tropical dry Chiquitano forest in Bolivia. We present the first tree‐ring chronologies from C. microchaete for Concepción and Santa Mónica, Bolivia. Statistical analyses show that the chronologies are of good quality and have a significant common signal between trees. The growth of C. microchaete is strongly influenced by climatic conditions during late spring–early summer. Abundant precipitations concurrent with below‐average temperatures during this period of the year favor tree growth. Climate variations in late spring–early summer explain >40 percent of the total variance in C. microchaete tree growth during the interval 1943–2005. Minor differences in tree responses to climate recorded between the two stands may reflect differences in the extent of the dry season and in soil water capacity between sites. Although the chronologies cover the past 180 yr, adding samples from older individuals would permit the extension of these records further back in time. The strong climate dependency of tree growth suggests that predicted future climate changes in the region could have a significant influence on C. microchaete tree growth during the 21st century.     

A reconstruction of Palaeo‐Macaronesia,with particular reference to the long‐term biogeography of the Atlantic island laurel forests

Macaronesia is a biogeographical region comprising five Atlantic Oceanic archipelagos: the Azores, Madeira, Selvagen (Savage Islands), Canaries and Cape Verde. It has strong affinities with the Atlantic coast of the Iberian Peninsula and the north‐western fringes of Africa. This paper re‐evaluates the biogeographical history and relationships of Macaronesia in the light of geological evidence, which suggests that large and high islands may have been continuously available in the region for very much longer than is indicated by the maximum surface area of the oldest current island (27 Ma) – possibly for as long as 60 million years. We review this literature, attempting a sequential reconstruction of Palaeo‐Macaronesia from 60 Ma to the present. We consider the implications of these geological dynamics for our understanding of the history of colonization of the present islands of Macaronesia. We also evaluate the role of these archipelagos as stepping stones and as both repositories of palaeo‐endemic forms and crucibles of neo‐endemic radiations of plant and animal groups. Our principal focus is on the laurel forest communities, long considered impoverished relicts of the Palaeotropical Tethyan flora. This account is therefore contextualized by reference to the long‐term climatic and biogeographical history of Southern Europe and North Africa and by consideration of the implications of changes in land–sea configuration, climate and ocean circulation for Macaronesian biogeography. We go on to provide a synthesis of the more recent history of Macaronesian forests, which has involved a process of impoverishment of the native elements of the biota that has accelerated since human conquest of the islands. We comment briefly on these processes and on the contemporary status and varied conservation opportunities and threats facing these forests across the Macaronesian biogeographical region.     

山东平邑盆地晚白垩世介形类

山东平邑盆地固城组、卞桥组共发现介形类化石21属21种4比较种13未定种,本文记述了其中的17属16种4比较种9未定种。卞桥组一段下部的介形类可称为Talicypridea reticulata-Mongolocypris longa-Frambocythere fangjiaheensis介形类动物群,含化石地层的时代被确认为晚白垩世最晚期,即马斯特里赫特期的晚期。该动物群的发现,为平邑盆地白垩系/古近系界线的确定提供了十分重要的依据。     

河北省冬小麦品种SSR标记遗传多样性分析

利用79对多态性较高的SSR引物,对河北省1997-2007年间审定的冬小麦品种及国家小麦区试抗旱对照品种晋麦47和洛旱2号,共计87个冬小麦品种进行遗传多样性分析。79对SSR引物共检测出175个等位变异位点,每对引物可产生1~6条等位变异位点,平均2.215条。标记位点多态性信息含量(PIC)变幅为0.824~0.998,平均为0.941;有效等位基因数(Ne)变幅为1.644~20.333,平均4.708;香农指数(H’)变幅为0.148~1.102,平均为0.544,说明河北省冬小麦品种SSR遗传多样性较低。品种间遗传相似系数(GS)变幅为0.184~0.899,平均为0.418,其中河农826与石家庄8号间的遗传相似性最高,GS高达0.899,71-3与藁优9618间的遗传相似性最低,GS为0.184。不同育种单位培育的小麦品种平均遗传相似系数存在较大差异。UPGMA遗传相似性聚类表明,石家庄市小麦新品种新技术研究所培育的小麦品种与其他单位品种存在较大的遗传差异。     

辽宁省8个伞菌新记录种

报道了采自辽宁省浑河源自然保护区和海棠山国家级自然保护区的8个辽宁省新记录伞菌,分别是红鳞环柄菇(Lepiota squamulosa T.Bau&Yu Li)、红鳞白环菇[Leucoagaricus rubrotinctus(Peck)Singer]、天鹅色环柄菇[Leucocoprinus cygneus(J.E.Lange)Bon]、银丝包脚菇[Volvariella bombycina(Schaeff.)Singer]、二孢蜡蘑[Laccaria tortilis(Bolton)Cooke]、黑毛桩菇[Tapinella atrotomentosa(Batsch)utara]、酒红褐鳞伞(Pholiota vinaceobrunnea A.H.Sm.&Hesler)、赭红方孢粉褶蕈[Entoloma quadratum(Berk.&M.A.Curtis)E.Horak]。文中描述了这些种的宏观和微观特征。     

江西省山茶科富油植物的开发利用评价

山茶科许多种类既是重要的食用油脂原料,也是重要的工业用油脂以及化妆品或医药原料。通过野外考察、文献查阅以及山茶科种子含油量的实际测定,结果表明:江西省山茶科植物有10属75种;其中含油率在50%以上的有9种,如油茶、浙江红山茶、短柱茶、细叶短柱茶、钝叶短柱茶、糙果茶、全缘红山茶、粗毛石笔木和石笔木;含油率为30%~50%的有13种,含油率为10%~30%的约16种。本文对江西省山茶科含油植物及其生态习性、潜在的开发利用价值进行了研究,并对富油种进行了重点评价,认为油茶、浙江红山茶、粗毛石笔木、全缘红山茶、短柱茶可作为重点开发对象。     

海南省昌江发现旧石器

2006年6月,在海南省大广坝水利工程的文物调查中,笔者等在昌江黎族自治县七差乡南阳溪第2级阶地里发现石制品。石制品共计4件;其中,3件出自阶地上部的黄色黏土层中,包括1件石核和2件砍砸器;另1件石核,采集于地表。根据阶地堆积物和器物类型初步判断,石制品的时代为旧石器时代晚期。     

浙江菌类药资源调查及利用研究初报

本文较全面地了浙江菌类药中药资源。其内容包括开展本项目的方法,研究结果。分别对本省自然环境、野生菌类药中药资源的分布进行了重点论述,简要介绍了菌类药调查结果,重点研究种类,并对本省的菌类药现状和展望作了评述;文后列有本项目研究中公开发表的文献,使本方基本能反映本专题的研究内容。     

安徽珍稀濒危植物区系探讨

在深入调查的基础上,对安徽珍稀濒危植物区系组成和地理成分进行了详细的统计分析,探讨了该区系的组成特点及地理分布特征。结果表明,该区系属温带亚热带性植物区系,具有珍稀濒危物种丰富,古老、孑遗植物众多;地理成分复杂,区系联系广泛;过渡性质明显,温带亚热带成分占优;特有现象显著,华东区系特征典型等基本特征。在植物区系亲缘上,该区系隶属东亚植物区、中国-日本森林植物亚区、华东地区,与华中植物区系关系密切,受西南植物区系影响深刻。