利用线性混合效应模型模拟杉木人工林枝条生物量

基于福建省将乐林场45株人工杉木解析木的572组枝条生物量数据,采用线性混合效应模型方法,建立杉木人工林枝条总生物量和枝、叶生物量的预测模型,并利用独立样本数据对模型进行检验.结果表明： 线性混合效应模型比传统多元线性回归模型的拟合精度高.不同随机效应参数的组合,其混合模型的精度不同.考虑异方差结构的混合模型能够消除数据间的异方差性,其精度更高,其中,对于枝条总生物量和叶生物量模型,以指数函数作为异方差结构时的模型精度最高;对于枝生物量模型,以常数加幂函数作为异方差结构时的模型精度最高.模型检验结果表明：对于杉木人工林枝条生物量预测模型,考虑随机效应和异方差结构的线性混合模型的检验精度比传统多元线性回归模型的精度有明显提高.     

The community-wide and guild-specific effects of pubescence on the folivorous insects of manzanitas Arctostaphylos spp.

Abstract.  1. Insect communities on 26 species of manzanita Arctostaphylos spp. (Ericaceae) were sampled in order to examine the effects of variation in foliar pubescence traits on a community of folivorous insects. Manzanitas vary widely in pubescence density, length, and glandularity both within and between species.
2. Linear models were fitted and evaluated to determine whether pubescence traits are associated with the species richness and abundance of folivorous insects after accounting for the effects of other relevant habitat and host-plant related characteristics.
3. Pubescence traits were clearly associated with both community-wide and guild-specific variation in the structure of the folivorous insect community of manzanitas, however the effects of pubescence were manifested primarily as effects on the abundance of folivores not on species richness. The species richness of folivorous insects on manzanitas was not associated with pubescence density or length but was associated positively with glandularity.
4. The abundance of all guilds except leaf-mining insects was lower on manzanitas having longer pubescence. In contrast, the abundance of external-chewing insects was higher on plants having denser pubescence and on plants having glandular pubescence.
5. Overall, the results suggest that both longer pubescence and the amount of contact between an insect and pubescence act quantitatively to decrease the abundance of external-feeding guilds of folivorous insects. The abundance of species in internal-feeding guilds that oviposit directly on leaves is unrelated to foliar pubescence traits in the host plant.     

Response of Picea rubens seedlings to intermittent mist varying in acidity, and in concentrations of sulfur-, and nitrogen-containing pollutants

Two-year-old red spruce seedlings ( Picea rubens Sarg .) growing in. field chambers were repeatedly exposed to acidic mist with a factorial combination of 3 fluctuating levels of acidity: median pH values of 3.0 (range of 2.5 to 3.5), 3.5 (range of 3.0 to 4.0), and 4.0 (range of 3.5 to 4.5). and 3 ion compositions: sulfate. nitrate and ammonium, and a combination of all 3 ions. The experiment was performed during the growing season over a period of 3.5 months. Mist exposures were intermittent with 5 wet-dry cycles for each 16-h overnight exposure period, Foliar necrosis occurred on seedlings treated with the most acidic mist and was most severe when the mist contained sulfate. At a median pH of 3.5, a value close to that of cloud water occurring in the eastern United States, injury developed with sulfuric acid mist, but not. when the mist contained nitric acid. The combination of high acidity and sulfate significantly decreased volume of aboveground tissues, while high acidity and nitrate increased volume. Root and needle dry weights were not affected. However, high acidity of mist was associated with increased leader shoot length. These results indicate, that there is a risk of foliar injury and changes in growth of red spruce with cloud water at a median acidity of pH 3.5 or below, especially when there are high concentrations of sulfate and low concentrations of nitrate.     

The insecticidal activity of foliage from New Zealand conifers

When incorporated into artificial diets, the milled foliages of many New Zealand conifers are toxic to larvae of housefly (Musca domestica), codling moth (Laspeyresia pomonella) and light-brown apple moth (Epiphyas postvittana). The most toxic foliages are those of Podocarpus nivalis which contains diterpene lactones, and Dacrydium laxifolium, which has a high concentration (1%) of phytoecdysones. The insecticidal activities of the plants are discussed in relation to their insect associations, chemistry and taxonomy.     

Structure and species richness in wetland continua on sandy soils in subtropical and tropical Australia

Net photosynthetic fixation of wetland plant communities is confined to the period of the year when the surface soil is not waterlogged and is thus well aerated. In the open‐structured vegetation continuum across freshwater wetlands on sandy soils in subtropical and tropical Australia, the sum of the foliage projective covers (FPCs) of the overstorey and understorey strata remains constant, while that of the overstorey decreases to zero as seasonal waterlogging (and anaerobic conditions) in the surface root systems increases. Density and height of the overstorey trees – of only one or two species – and species richness (number of species per hectare) in the understorey decreases along this waterlogging gradient. Melaleuca paperbark trees, possessing surface roots with cortical aerenchyma, may form a closed‐forest at the edge of the wetland continuum wherever there is a continuous flow of aerated water. As global warming progresses, an increase in air temperature in the atmosphere flowing over and through the wetland continuum during the short period of annual foliage‐growth will affect the combined FPCs of overstorey and understorey strata, as well as the leaf‐specific weights of all leaves throughout the plant community. With a reduction in net photosynthetic fixation, species richness of the plant community will slowly decline.     

Influence of plant structural complexity on the foraging success of Trichogramma minutum: a comparison of search on artificial and foliage models

The influence of structural complexity on the foraging success for host eggs (Ephestia kuehniella Zeller) by Trichogramma minutum Riley was investigated in the laboratory. Naive females were released into arenas with structurally different paper models or foliage (simple: trembling aspen Populus tremuloides Michx., complex: balsam fir Abies balsamea L.). Observations of individual females were made every 15 min and searching success was measured by the number of host egg clusters found and the amount of time taken to find them, within a period of 196 min. Females found significantly more egg clusters and were quicker at finding them on the sample paper and foliage surfaces than on the most complex paper or foliage surfaces. Older females (2–3 days) were more successful and searched quicker than younger (<24 h) females on all paper surfaces. The timed observations suggested that wasps which spent more time walking had a significantly decreased probability of finding an egg mass and were significantly slower at finding them. Females that spent more time on paper surfaces had an increased probability of finding an egg mass. The significance of searching differences is discussed in relation to the potential effects of plant surfaces on Trichogramma movements and to the physiological readiness of the wasp.     

5个温带树种冠层枝叶非结构性碳水化合物浓度的空间变异

非结构性碳水化合物(NSC)是树木存活和生长的重要能源物质。冠层NSC不但是全树NSC的来源,也是全树NSC的重要储存库。然而,冠层NSC空间变异的研究较少,因而影响了树木NSC分配的估算精度。以红松(Pinus koraiensis)、兴安落叶松(Larix gmelinii)、水曲柳(Fraxinus mandshurica)、蒙古栎(Quercus mongolica)和白桦(Betula platyphylla)5个温带树种为研究对象,测定了不同高度冠层叶和细枝(直径≤3 cm)NSC浓度,分析了粗枝(一级侧枝)枝皮、边材和心材NSC浓度轴向变化及其与枝径的关系。结果表明:(1)除了5月末兴安落叶松树冠中层叶淀粉浓度显著高于树冠下层,以及8月中旬树冠上层叶可溶性糖浓度显著高于树冠中层之外,其他树种冠层叶NSC浓度的垂直变化不显著。常绿树种红松叶龄对NSC浓度的影响在生长季中期显著,但在生长季末期和休眠季节的影响不显著。(2)除了5月末红松树冠上层细枝可溶性糖浓度显著高于树冠中层之外,其他树种不同高度冠层间细枝NSC浓度差异不显著。(3)在纵向上,阔叶树种蒙古栎、水曲柳和白桦粗枝的枝皮、边材和心材NSC浓度多随着距树枝基部距离的增加而升高;在径向上,NSC浓度(除了水曲柳边材淀粉和白桦枝皮淀粉之外)多随着枝径增加而降低,表明树枝中的NSC浓度随着远离碳源而降低。总体上,5个温带树种冠层叶、细枝NSC浓度的空间变异不显著,但枝径和叶龄对NSC浓度的影响因树种、组织和季节而异,这在未来研究中应予考虑。     

Indirect shoot organogenesis from leaves of Dieffenbachia cv. Camouflage

A novel protocol for indirect shoot organogenesis of Dieffenbachia cv. Camouflage was established using leaf explants excised from in vitro shoot cultures. The frequency of callus formation reached 96% for explants cultured on Murashige and Skoog (1962) basal medium supplemented with 5 μM thidiazuron and 1 μM 2,4-dichlorophenozyacetic acid. The number of shoots regenerated was high, with up to 7.9 shoots produced per callus cultured on basal medium supplemented with 40 μM N ⁶-(Δ²-isopentenyl)adenine and 2 μM indole-3-acetic acid. Regenerated shoots rooted well in a soilless substrate, acclimatized ex vitro at 100%, and grew vigorously under shaded greenhouse conditions. Somaclonal variations in leaf variegation, color, and morphology have been observed in regenerated plants.     

Alkyl esters from pinus radiata foliage epicuticular wax

Wax esters from the epicuticular wax of juvenile and mature-tree Pinus radiata foliage have been shown by capillary column GC-MS to consist mainly of short chain (C₆–C₁₂)alkanols esterified with long chain acids (C₂₄–C₃₂) and long chain alkanols (C₂₄–C₃₂) esterified with short chain acids (C₆-C₁₄) in a non-random manner. Mature-tree foliage wax esters also contained nonacosan-10-ol esterified with dodecanoic and tetradecanoic acids.     

Interpretation of nutrient concentrations inPinus radiata foliage at Belanglo state forest

Foliage from six youngPinus radiata trees on a phosphorus limited site were chemically analysed annually for ten years. Nutrient differences were found between trees and between years. The pre-sampling period rainfall (last month of summer plus all autumn) accounted for 68% of variance of annual phosphorus concentrations and pre-sampling rainfall and age together accounted for 83%. The figures for calcium and nitrogen were 65% and 56% respectively. Testing the relationships in older stands of the same forest indicated age was only critical in stands which were less than about 16 years of age. When the information was used in conjunction with a site survey which showed Site Index to be related to phosphorus status, it was shown that the required concentrations of phosphorus needed to be modified according to rainfall. These relationships are discussed in relation to the use of foliage analysis for determining fertilizer requirements.