腐烂等级、径级对典型阔叶红松林红松倒木物理化学性质的影响

倒木是森林生态系统的重要组成部分, 在地力维护、生物多样性保持以及碳(C)和养分循环等方面具有重要意义, 但倒木物理化学性质随其腐烂等级和径级而变化。为了深入理解腐烂等级和径级对倒木物理化学性质的影响, 该研究以典型阔叶红松林的建群种——红松(Pinus koraiensis)的倒木为研究对象, 将其每个腐烂等级(I-V)下的倒木分为4个径级(径级i ≤ 10.0 cm、径级ii 10.1-30.0 cm、径级iii 30.1-50.0 cm、径级iv >50.0 cm), 研究了不同腐烂等级、径级及两者交互作用对倒木心材和边材物理化学性质的影响。结果表明: 心材和边材具有相似的变化规律。倒木心材和边材含水率随着腐烂等级增加而增加, 而木材密度随腐烂等级和径级的增加均呈下降趋势; 边材C含量以及心材和边材的氮(N)、磷(P)含量随腐烂等级增加呈上升趋势, 心材N、P含量随径级增加呈先增加后减少的趋势; 纤维素含量随腐烂等级增加呈下降趋势, 而木质素含量呈上升趋势, 纤维素和木质素含量随径级增加没有明显变化规律。倒木含水率与C、N、P、木质素含量(除心材P含量)显著正相关, 与纤维素含量显著负相关; 木材密度与C、N、P、木质素含量显著负相关, 与纤维素含量显著正相关。由此可见, 倒木物理化学性质受不同腐烂等级和径级的影响有各自的变化规律, 且倒木的物理性质(含水率和木材密度)是影响化学含量变化的重要因素。     

Relative Selection Strength: Quantifying effect size in habitat‐ and step‐selection inference

Habitat‐selection analysis lacks an appropriate measure of the ecological significance of the statistical estimates—a practical interpretation of the magnitude of the selection coefficients. There is a need for a standard approach that allows relating the strength of selection to a change in habitat conditions across space, a quantification of the estimated effect size that can be compared both within and across studies. We offer a solution, based on the epidemiological risk ratio, which we term the relative selection strength (RSS ). For a “used‐available” design with an exponential selection function, the RSS provides an appropriate interpretation of the magnitude of the estimated selection coefficients, conditional on all other covariates being fixed. This is similar to the interpretation of the regression coefficients in any multivariable regression analysis. Although technically correct, the conditional interpretation may be inappropriate when attempting to predict habitat use across a given landscape. Hence, we also provide a simple graphical tool that communicates both the conditional and average effect of the change in one covariate. The average‐effect plot answers the question: What is the average change in the space use probability as we change the covariate of interest, while averaging over possible values of other covariates? We illustrate an application of the average‐effect plot for the average effect of distance to road on space use for elk (Cervus elaphus ) during the hunting season. We provide a list of potentially useful RSS expressions and discuss the utility of the RSS in the context of common ecological applications.     

Comprehensive gene expression analysis of the response to straight-chain alcohols in Saccharomyces cerevisiae using cDNA microarray

AIMS: The purpose of this study was to examine the gene expression profiles of yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae subjected to straight-chain alcohols. METHODS AND RESULTS: Lipophilic alcohols with high log Pow values were more toxic to yeast than those with low log Pow values. Morphological changes after exposure to ethanol, 1-pentanol, 1-octanol were observed, whereas n-pentane as a model hydrocarbon affected the surface of the outer membrane, with little change in organelles. Using cDNA microarrays, quite a few up-regulated gene categories were classified into the category 'cell rescue, defence and virulence' by ethanol, and the category 'energy' and 'metabolism' by 1-pentanol. Meanwhile, the characteristic genes up-regulated by n-pentane were not observed, and the expression profile was distantly related to ethanol, 1-pentanol and 1-octanol. CONCLUSIONS: This study suggests that gene expression profiles at the whole genome level were intimately associated with the cell growth inhibition and morphological changes by straight-chain alcohols with differing log Pow values. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY: The study of comprehensive gene expression profiles by cDNA microarrays elucidates the straight-chain alcohol adaptation mechanisms.     

A note on simplifying likelihoods for site occupancy models

We show how a simple reparameterization can reduce the number of parameters that need to be estimated by numerical maximum likelihood in site occupancy models. Three examples are provided.     

Changes in log quality at different decay stages in an alpine forest

倒木是高寒森林生态系统重要的碳(C)库和养分库,其不同分解阶段的质量变化,是认识倒木分解过程中C和养分释放的重要基础。以一个分解序列的岷江冷杉(Abies faxoniana)倒木为研究对象,研究了心材、边材和树皮在5个分解阶段的C:N:P化学计量特征,以及木质素和纤维素含量动态。结果显示:I至III分解阶段,随着分解程度加深,树皮C含量升高,而心材和边材C含量降低,从IV分解阶段开始倒木各组分C含量均开始显著降低。除III分解阶段的心材外,倒木各组分N含量总体表现为随着分解程度加深而增加的趋势,除边材N含量在V分解阶段时显著升高外,其余组分均未达到显著性水平。心材和树皮P含量表现为先降后升的变化趋势,最小值分别出现在III和II分解阶段;边材P含量表现为随着分解程度加深而增加。在同一分解阶段,树皮相对于边材和心材均具有最低的C:N:P化学计量比,易分解比例Fm也表明树皮更易于分解。边材在I和II分解阶段的C:N:P化学计量比最高,心材在III到V分解阶段C:N:P化学计量比最高。心材C:P、树皮和边材的C:N和C:P临界值与N和P的初始值成反比。纤维素含量随着倒木分解而降低,不同分解阶段的纤维素含量表现为:心材>边材>树皮;但木质素含量随着分解程度加深而增加,表现为:树皮>边材>心材;倒木3个组分纤维素含量下降均快于木质素,此外,IV和V分解阶段的树皮木质素与纤维素比值显著增高,且一直处于较高水平。统计分析结果表明:倒木N含量显著影响不同分解阶段木质素和纤维素分解。由生态化学计量学理论推测:树皮分解前期易受N限制,整个分解阶段均易受P限制,心材和边材在整个分解阶段均易受N和P限制。     

东北东部山区11种温带树种粗木质残体分解与碳氮释放

采用长期定位跟踪实测方法,比较分析了我国东北温带森林4个水热状况不同的立地条件(红松(Pinus koraiensis)人工林、硬阔叶林、蒙古栎(Quercus mongolica)林和林外空旷地)下11个温带树种粗木质残体(CWD)分解初期3年中的碳氮动态及其影响因子。测定树种包括:白桦(Betula platyphylla)、山杨(Populus davidiana)、紫椴(Tilia amurensis)、胡桃楸(Juglans mandshurica)、蒙古栎、色木槭(Acer mono)、春榆(Ulmus japonica)、红松、黄檗(Phellodendron amurense)、兴安落叶松(Larix gmelinii)和水曲柳(Fraxinus mandshurica)。结果表明:在分解过程中,所有树种CWD的碳浓度没有明显变化(p0.05),但其干重、碳密度、氮浓度和氮密度均随分解进程不同程度地减小,碳氮比(C/N)则增大,而且树种间差异显著(p0.001)。针叶树种的CWD分解速率显著地低于阔叶树种,其中白桦的3年CWD干重损失率(65%)约为兴安落叶松(22%)的3倍。径级大的CWD分解较慢。CWD分解与碳氮释放均与CWD的初始N含量呈正相关,而与初始C/N呈负相关。4个立地条件下CWD的干重和碳氮含量的变化差异不显著,均表现出一致的变化趋势。该研究指出,在分解初期的前3年中,CWD基本上是一个碳源和氮源。     

Advances in membrane receptor screening and analysis

During the last decade there has been significant progress in the development of analytical techniques for the screening of ligand binding to membranes and membrane receptors. This review focuses on developments using label-free assays that facilitate ligand-membrane-receptor screening without the need for chemical-, biological- or radiological-labelled reagents. These assays include acoustic, optical surface plasmon resonance biosensing, sedimentation (analytical ultracentrifugation), chromatographic assays, isothermal titration calorimetry and differential scanning calorimetry. The merits and applications of cell-based screening systems and of different model membrane systems, including planar supported lipid layers, bead-supported membranes and lipid micro-arrays, are discussed. Recent advances involving more established techniques including intrinsic fluorescence, FRET spectroscopy, scintillation proximity assays and automated patch clamping are presented along with applications to peripheral membrane proteins, ion channels and G protein-coupled receptors. Novel high-throughput assays for determination of drug- and protein-partitioning in membranes are also highlighted. To aid the experimenter, a brief synopsis of the techniques commonly employed to purify and reconstitute membranes and membrane receptors is included.     

高山森林林窗位置和附生植物去除对倒木总酚和缩合单宁含量的影响

倒木分解是森林生态系统中重要的养分循环过程,倒木中的难分解物质对土壤有机质积累具有积极作用。但关于森林林窗和附生植物对倒木难分解物质含量的影响还不清晰。为了理解林窗更新及附生植物生长对倒木总酚和缩合单宁含量的影响,2013年8月在川西高山原始森林进行样地布置,在进行3年附生植物去除处理后,2016年8月在不同林窗位置（林窗、林缘和林下）下两种处理（附生植物去除和保留）不同腐解等级（I-V）进行岷江冷杉（Abies faxoniana）倒木不同结构（心材、边材和树皮）样品采集,分析其总酚和缩合单宁含量。结果表明：树皮总酚和缩合单宁含量显著高于心材和边材,树皮总酚和缩合单宁含量随腐解等级变化差异不显著;森林林窗对Ⅲ-V腐解等级心材和边材总酚含量具有显著影响,但对心材和边材缩合单宁影响差异不显著,林窗对倒木树皮总酚和缩合单宁含量影响差异极显著且两者含量特征均表现为林窗 > 林缘 > 林下;附生植物去除处理降低了心材缩合单宁和边材总酚含量,增加了倒木边材缩合单宁含量。附生植物去除处理对树皮影响和林窗位置存在交互作用,林缘和林下的倒木附生植物去除显著降低了树皮总酚和缩合单宁含量。此外,不同林窗位置的温度差异是导致树皮总酚和缩合单宁含量变化的主要原因,附生植物去除对倒木pH的影响也可能是影响倒木总酚和缩合单宁含量的原因之一。由此可见,高山森林林窗更新及附生植物生长会显著影响倒木难分解物质含量变化特征,为进一步了解倒木分解过程在养分循环及对环境的响应提供了新的角度。     

Modeling zero‐inflated count data when exposure varies: With an application to tumor counts

This paper is concerned with the analysis of zero‐inflated count data when time of exposure varies. It proposes a modified zero‐inflated count data model where the probability of an extra zero is derived from an underlying duration model with Weibull hazard rate. The new model is compared to the standard Poisson model with logit zero inflation in an application to the effect of treatment with thiotepa on the number of new bladder tumors.