中国苔藓植物的地理分区及分布类型

在对中国苔藓植物相关研究资料进行总结归纳的基础上,对中国苔藓植物的分区进行了重新划分,将最初的7个分区划分为10个分区,从华中区中分出华东区,由华北区中分出华西区,并将青藏区及云贵区内的云南西北部、四川西南部和西藏东南部组成单独的横断山区。就中国苔藓植物的分布类型及可能的分布路线也作了讨论,指出中国苔藓植物的分布路线有3条,一条是从喜马拉雅地区经滇西北、川西沿长江流域到中国的东南部;一条位于喜马拉雅、横断山区和台湾之间;第三条则从喜马拉雅地区通过秦岭直至长白山区。     

江淮地区小麦涝渍灾害风险评估与区划

基于灾害风险分析理论,根据历年气候资料,小麦生长发育、种植面积和产量资料,对江淮地区各县小麦涝渍脆弱性、自然气候风险、灾损风险和抗灾能力等方面进行分析评估,建立了包括涝渍脆弱度、气候风险指数、灾损风险指数、涝渍综合风险评估系数等不同的涝渍风险表征模型,并构建了涝渍综合风险评估系数作为区划指标,对江淮地区小麦涝渍灾害风险进行了空间区域划分。结果表明:涝渍脆弱度、气候风险指数、灾损风险指数和抗灾力系数4个因子的组合,可以较好地反映江淮地区小麦涝渍风险特征;按照高、较高、中和低4个等级对小麦涝渍综合风险进行了区划;安徽省江淮南部为高风险区;沿淮中部以及江淮中部南部、沿洪泽湖区域为涝渍较高风险区;河南省33°N以南区域、以及安徽、江苏省淮北中部区域为涝渍中风险区;33°N以北地区为涝渍低风险区。     

Latitudinal patterns and regionalization of plant diversity along a 4270‐km gradient in continental Chile

According to the global latitudinal diversity gradient, a decrease in animal and plant species richness exists from the tropics towards higher latitudes. The aim of this study was to describe the latitudinal distribution patterns of Chilean continental flora and delineate biogeographic regions along a 4270‐km north–south gradient. We reviewed plant lists for each of the 39 parallels of continental Chile to build a database of the geographical distribution of vascular plant species comprising 184 families, 957 genera and 3787 species, which corresponded to 100%, 94.9% and 74.2% of the richness previously defined for Chile, respectively. Using this latitudinal presence–absence species matrix, we identified areas with high plant richness and endemism and performed a Cluster analysis using Jaccard index to delineate biogeographic regions. This study found that richness at family, genus and species levels follow a unimodal 4270‐km latitudinal distribution curve, with a concentration of richness in central Chile (31–42°S). The 37th parallel south (central Chile) presented the highest richness for all taxonomic levels and in specific zones the endemism (22–37°S) was especially high. This unimodal pattern contrasts the global latitudinal diversity gradient shown by other studies in the Northern hemisphere. Seven floristic regions were identified in this latitudinal gradient: tropical (18–22°S), north Mediterranean (23–28°S), central Mediterranean (29–32°S), south Mediterranean (33–37°S), north temperate (38–42°S), south temperate (43–52°S) and Austral (53–56°S). This regionalization coincides with previous bioclimatic classifications and illustrates the high heterogeneity of the biodiversity in Chile and the need for a reconsideration of governmental conservation strategies to protect this diversity throughout Chile.     

北方农牧交错带植被重建中适宜乔、灌、草种的生态区划

因遭受滥垦及过度放牧破坏的中国北方农牧交错带亟待进行植被的恢复和重建。本文从为该区域植被的恢复与重建提供植物物种上的支持出发,对适宜该区域生长与分布的乔、灌、草种进行了生态区划。生态区划的原则概括为4条：生态保育优先、有利生产发展、适地适树适草以及参考行政区划边界。在该原则指导下,依据限定农牧交错带植物生长和分布的主要生态因子：年最低日均温、年大于0℃积温、湿润度指数(年降水量与年大于O℃积温之比)、反映区域地表组成物质、地形及气候特征影响的土壤类型等,将农牧交错带划分为7个不同的生态区域,依次为：I．松辽平原西部及大兴安岭山地区,II．辽河上游风沙区,In．蒙古高原中、东部及冀西北山地区,Ⅳ．吕梁山、太行山、燕山山地区,V．鄂尔多斯高原风沙区,Ⅵ．陕北、陇东黄土高原区,Ⅶ．陇中及青海高原东部黄土区。在上述分区的基础上,对以往文献报道中出现的适宜该区域生长和分布的乔、灌、草,包括乡土种和人工栽培或引种的外来种,按其生态习性分别进行了细致的甄别选择,并在文中择其精要予以列出。     

隆务河流域植物区系研究

隆务河流域共有种子植物65科、329属、970种。区系特征如下：（1）本区系是在高寒类型和寒温、干旱类型兼具的生态环境下形成的。（2）以多年生草要为主、木本植物和一年生植物为辅的植物种类比较丰富。（3）以北温带成分为主的温带性质明显。（4）区系具有年轻性和衍生性质。（5）本区的中国特有种是以我国西南、西北和华北地区为集中分布区或分别为分布中心的种为基础组成的。（6）本区系具有促使物种分化的“过渡生境”的性质和作用,或可称之为“过渡区效应”。区系分析表明,本区系应属与横断山和甘肃南部区系联系密切的青藏高原区系范围,并且在以高原、高山区系成分为主的基础上兼有我国西北寒旱区的荒漠旱生成分。建议是否可在其周围区系更进一步研究的基础上重新确定唐古特地区的界线。     

Creating multithemed ecological regions for macroscale ecology: Testing a flexible,repeatable, and accessible clustering method

Understanding broad‐scale ecological patterns and processes often involves accounting for regional‐scale heterogeneity. A common way to do so is to include ecological regions in sampling schemes and empirical models. However, most existing ecological regions were developed for specific purposes, using a limited set of geospatial features and irreproducible methods. Our study purpose was to: (1) describe a method that takes advantage of recent computational advances and increased availability of regional and global data sets to create customizable and reproducible ecological regions, (2) make this algorithm available for use and modification by others studying different ecosystems, variables of interest, study extents, and macroscale ecology research questions, and (3) demonstrate the power of this approach for the research question—How well do these regions capture regional‐scale variation in lake water quality? To achieve our purpose we: (1) used a spatially constrained spectral clustering algorithm that balances geospatial homogeneity and region contiguity to create ecological regions using multiple terrestrial, climatic, and freshwater geospatial data for 17 northeastern U.S. states (~1,800,000 km²); (2) identified which of the 52 geospatial features were most influential in creating the resulting 100 regions; and (3) tested the ability of these ecological regions to capture regional variation in water nutrients and clarity for ~6,000 lakes. We found that: (1) a combination of terrestrial, climatic, and freshwater geospatial features influenced region creation, suggesting that the oft‐ignored freshwater landscape provides novel information on landscape variability not captured by traditionally used climate and terrestrial metrics; and (2) the delineated regions captured macroscale heterogeneity in ecosystem properties not included in region delineation—approximately 40% of the variation in total phosphorus and water clarity among lakes was at the regional scale. Our results demonstrate the usefulness of this method for creating customizable and reproducible regions for research and management applications.     

涡度相关法和静态箱/气相色谱法在生态系统呼吸观测中的比较

基于涡度相关法和静态箱/气相色谱法(箱式法)的碳通量观测数据,对比分析了两种方法在评价禹城冬小麦 夏玉米复种农田生态系统和海北高寒矮嵩草草甸生态系统呼吸中的差异.结果表明：在保证涡度相关法和箱式法观测数据质量的条件下,两种方法实时观测的夜间通量结果具有较好的一致性,相关系数达0.95～0.98;箱式法白天的观测结果与涡度相关法估算的白天生态系统呼吸值有较好的一致性,但前者普遍大于后者;两种方法测定生态系统呼吸日平均值的差异达极显著水平（P<0.01）,但二者的季节变化趋势较一致.在整个观测期内, 冬小麦-夏玉米复种农田观测箱内外平均温差为1.8 ℃,涡度相关法较箱式法测定的生态系统呼吸日平均值偏低30.3%;高寒矮嵩草草甸观测箱内外平均温差为1.9 ℃,涡度相关法较箱式法测定的生态系统呼吸日平均值偏低31.4%.两种方法对生态系统生长季呼吸日平均值测定结果的偏差高于非生长季.     

Otx2 is required to respond to signals from anterior neural ridge for forebrain specification

Previous analysis employing chimeric and transgenic rescue experiments has suggested that Otx2 is required in the neuroectoderm for development of the forebrain region. In order to elucidate the precise role of Otx2 in forebrain development, we attempted to generate an allelic series of Otx2 mutations by Flp- and Cre-mediated recombination for the production of conditional knock-out mice. Unexpectedly, the neo-cassette insertion created a hypomorphic Otx2 allele; consequently, the phenotype of compound mutant embryos carrying both a hypomorphic and a null allele (Otx2(frt-neo/-)) was analyzed. Otx2(frt-neo/-) mutant mice died at birth, displaying rostral head malformations. Molecular marker analysis demonstrated that Otx2(frt-neo/-) mutant embryos appeared to undergo anterior-posterior axis generation and induction of anterior neuroectoderm normally; however, these mutants subsequently failed to correctly specify the forebrain region. As the rostral margin of the neural plate, termed the anterior neural ridge (ANR), plays crucial roles with respect to neural plate specification, we examined expression of molecular markers for the ANR and the neural plate; moreover, neural plate explant studies were performed. Analyses revealed that telencephalic gene expression did not occur in mutant embryos due to defects of the neural plate; however, the mutant ANR bore normal induction activity on gene expression. These results further suggest that Otx2 dosage may be crucial in the neural plate with respect to response to inductive signals primarily from the ANR for forebrain specification.     

Developmental mechanisms and experimental models to understand forebrain malformative diseases

The development of the central nervous system can be divided into a number of phases, each of which can be subject of genetic or epigenetic alterations that may originate particular developmental disorders. In recent years, much progress has been made in elucidating the molecular and cellular mechanisms by which the vertebrate forebrain develops. Therefore, our understanding of major developmental brain disorders such as cortical malformations and neuronal migration disorders has significantly increased. In this review, we will describe the major stages in forebrain morphogenesis and regionalization, with special emphasis on developmental molecular mechanisms derailing telencephalic development with subsequent damage to cortical function. Because animal models, mainly mouse, have been fundamental for this progress, we will also describe some characteristic mouse models that have been capital to explore these molecular mechanisms of malformative diseases of the human brain. Although most of the genes involved in the regulation of basic developmental processes are conserved among vertebrates, the extrapolation of mouse data to corresponding gene expression and function in humans needs careful individual analysis in each functional system.