黔北优势植物对槽谷型喀斯特生境的适应策略:基于功能性状与生态化学计量相关联的证据

以黔北槽谷型喀斯特地区三种优势植物化香(Platycarya strobilacea)、马尾松(Pinus massoniana)和烟管荚蒾(Viburnum utile)为研究对象,测定其叶片、枝条和根系的功能性状与C、N、P、Ca、Mg元素含量,分析植物不同器官间功能性状和生态化学计量学的特征与关联,探讨优势物种对槽谷喀斯特环境的适应策略。结果表明:(1)叶片干物质含量在物种间无显著差异,比叶面积、枝干物质含量、枝密度、粗根密度和中根密度在种间差异显著,比叶面积种间变异最大(32. 13%),而叶干物质含量种间变异最小(12. 76%)。(2)比叶面积与叶干物质含量、粗根和中根密度呈显著负相关,叶干物质含量、枝干物质含量、枝密度、粗根密度和中根密度两两正相关。(3)植物C含量在叶片、枝条和根系中的分配较为均匀,N、P、Mg含量均表现为叶片枝条根系,C/N、C/P表现为根系枝条叶片;叶片N/P范围为10. 89～27. 39,平均值为17. 75。(4)在相应器官内,N与P元素和N/P显著正相关,C与Ca、Mg元素显著负相关,Ca与Mg显著正相关,叶片Ca与叶片P显著负相关。(5)比叶面积与叶片N、P、Mg含量显著正相关,与叶片C含量显著负相关;粗根和中根组织密度与根Ca含量极显著正相关。这说明黔北槽谷喀斯特地区的优势植物在功能性状上产生分化,减少生态位重叠,以降低资源竞争。为适应干旱贫瘠环境,植物一方面形成低比叶面积、高干物质含量和高组织密度的功能性状组合,另一方面改变器官间的元素分配,增加枝条和根系的投资。     

云南菊科入侵物种与本地共生物种光合特性比较

为了探求菊科入侵植物的入侵机制,了解菊科入侵植物与非入侵植物光合特性的差异,以云南省包括薇甘菊(Mikania micrantha)、紫茎泽兰(Ageratina adenophora)、飞机草(Chromolaena odorata)、三叶鬼针草(Bidens pilosa)在内的4种菊科入侵物种为研究对象,并以与其共生的菊科外来非入侵物种熊耳草(Ageratum houstonianum)为对照,研究外来入侵物种与非入侵物种叶片特性及气体交换参数等方面的区别. 结果表明:薇甘菊、紫茎泽兰、飞机草和三叶鬼针草的P_nmax(maximum net photosynthetic rate, 最大净光合速率)分别为15.92、18.69、17.15和22.78 μmol/(m2·s),分别比其共生非入侵物种熊耳草的高出21.63%、42.77%、31.02%和73.99%;4种入侵物种的LSP(light saturation point, 光饱和点)和LCP(light compensation point, 光补偿点)也显著高于熊耳草,但其AQY(apparent quantum yield, 表观量子效率)却显著低于该共生种. 4种入侵物种叶片的N_mass(leaf N content per unit mass, 单位质量N含量)和CC_mass(leaf construction cost per unit mass, 单位质量建成成本)均显著高于熊耳草,除飞机草外,其他3种入侵物种的PEUE(photosynthetic energy use efficiency, 光合能量利用效率)和PNUE(photosynthetic nitrogen use efficiency, 光合氮利用效率)均显著高于熊耳草,而飞机草和熊耳草之间差异并不显著. 5种植物叶片N_mass分别与叶片SLA(specific leaf area,比叶面积)、CC_mass呈极显著正相关,与植物P_nmax、叶片P_mass(leaf N content per unit mass, 单位质量P含量)和PEUE呈显著正相关,植物P_nmax与PNUE、PEUE呈极显著正相关,与叶片SLA呈显著正相关. 研究显示,与菊科共生外来非入侵植物相比,较高的光合特性参数、叶片特性指标和能量利用效率指标可能是外来菊科入侵物种成功入侵的原因之一.      

Bacterial diversity in mining and non-mining regions with emphasis on plant growth-promoting traits

A total of 20 soil samples were collected from mining and non-mining areas of coal field regions of Dhanbad, India. These samples were grown on different types of selective media and a total of 141 isolates, each having plant growth-promoting (PGP) characteristics were obtained. The isolates were further tested for PGP traits (phosphate solubilisation, production of indole acetic acid, hydrogen cyanide, ammonia and siderophores) and a biochemical analysis was done to determine the prevalent species of the region. All the strains selected showed at least two PGP characteristics, which indicated that they can be used as plant growth promoters. Bacillus and Pseudomonas species were prevalent in both mining and non-mining areas, whereas Rhizobium, Azospirillum and Azotobacter were found mostly in the non-mining area. A total of 48 Bacillus, 29 Pseudomonas, 4 Rhizobium, 11 Azospirillum and 10 Azotobacter species were obtained from the two selected regions. The soil samples from the mining region were poor in nutrient content and thus relatively lower numbers of PGP isolates were attained.     

Effects of Pioneer Tree Species Hyperabundance on Forest Fragments in Northeastern Brazil

Abstract: Despite many studies on fragmentation of tropical forests, the extent to which plant and animal communities are altered in small, isolated forest fragments remains obscure if not controversial. We examined the hypothesis that fragmentation alters the relative abundance of tree species with different vegetative and reproductive traits. In a fragmented landscape (670 km²) of the Atlantic Forest of northeastern Brazil, we categorized 4056 trees of 182 species by leafing pattern, reproductive phenology, and morphology of seeds and fruit. We calculated relative abundance of traits in 50 1‐ha plots in three types of forest configurations: forest edges, small forest fragments (3.4–83.6 ha), and interior of the largest forest fragment (3500 ha, old growth). Although evergreen species were the most abundant across all configurations, forest edges and small fragments had more deciduous and semideciduous species than interior forest. Edges lacked supra‐annual flowering and fruiting species and had more species and stems with drupes and small seeds than small forest fragments and forest interior areas. In an ordination of species similarity and life‐history traits, the three types of configurations formed clearly segregated clusters. Furthermore, the differences in the taxonomic and functional (i.e., trait‐based) composition of tree assemblages we documented were driven primarily by the higher abundance of pioneer species in the forest edge and small forest fragments. Our work provides strong evidence that long‐term transitions in phenology and seed and fruit morphology of tree functional groups are occurring in fragmented tropical forests. Our results also suggest that edge‐induced shifts in tree assemblages of tropical forests can be larger than previously documented.     

The non-target organism Caenorhabditis elegans withstands the impact of sulfamethoxazole

The widespread usage of antibiotics in agriculture leads to releases into the environment, but there is insufficient knowledge of the side-effects on non-target organisms. Therefore, we investigated the effects of the sulfonamide-antibiotic sulfamethoxazole (SMX) on Caenorhabditis elegans at phenotypic, biochemical and molecular biological levels. Multiple endpoints, including life history traits, thermal stress resistance and lipid peroxidation, as well as gene expression profiles, were determined after exposure of the nematodes to SMX. In contrast to expectations, SMX prolonged the lifespan and increased both the body size and pharynx pumping rate. On the other hand, SMX delayed reproductive timing and caused lipid peroxidation. The total number of offspring and thermal stress resistance were unaffected. The up-regulation of hsp-16.1 indicated stress in general and the increased lipid peroxidation oxidative stress in particular. This oxidative stress indicated that mitohormesis was the likely cause of the longevity and that enhanced pumping frequency was probably the reason for the increased growth. The sole adverse effect was delayed initial reproduction. This delay, however, can be crucial for r-strategists, such as the bacterivorous model animal used, in sustaining their populations in the environment in the presence of predators. Bacterivorous animals, in turn, are essential to maintaining nutrient recycling via the microbial loop.     

我国民航飞行员个性特征及影响因素研究

采用卡特尔16种个性因素量表(16PF)对我国民航飞行员的个性特征进行测试与分析,为探讨与飞行员操作特征之间的联系,保证飞行安全提供依据。运用基本数据统计分析、单一样本T检验、因素分析、多变量方差分析等方法对我国民航飞行员的个性特征进行分析。统计分析结果表明飞行员所具有的基本个性特征有稳定性、恃强性、兴奋性、有恒性和敢为性以及敏感性、怀疑性和独立性。年龄、职务和飞行时间对飞行员的个性特征有显著性影响。利用因素分析提取的7种主要因素,包含了飞行员较为全面的个性特征,且具有一定的客观性和代表性。     

Functional diversity loss and change in nocturnal behavior of mammals under anthropogenic disturbance

In the Anthropocene, understanding the impacts of anthropogenic influence on biodiversity and behavior of vulnerable wildlife communities is increasingly relevant to effective conservation. However, comparative studies aimed at disentangling the concurrent effect of different types of human disturbance on multifaceted biodiversity and on activity patterns of mammals are surprisingly rare. We applied a multiregion community model to separately estimate the effects of cumulative human modification (e.g., settlement, agriculture, and transportation) and human presence (aggregated presence of dogs, people, and livestock) on species richness and functional composition of medium- and large-bodied mammals based on camera trap data collected across 45 subtropical montane forests. We divided the detected mammal species into three trophic guilds–carnivores, herbivores, and omnivores–and assessed the nocturnal shifts of each guild in response to anthropogenic activities. Overall, species richness tended to increase (β coefficient = 0.954) as human modification increased but richness decreased as human presence increased (β = –1.054). Human modification was associated with significantly lower functional diversity (mean nearest taxon distance [MNTD], β = –0.134; standardized effect sizes of MNTD, β = –0.397), community average body mass (β = –0.240), and proportion of carnivores (β = –0.580). Human presence was associated with a strongly reduced proportion of herbivores (β = –0.522), whereas proportion of omnivores significantly increased as human presence (β = 0.378) and habitat modification (β = 0.419) increased. In terms of activity patterns, omnivores (β = 12.103) and carnivores (β = 9.368) became more nocturnal in response to human modification. Our results suggest that human modification and human presence have differing effects on mammals and demonstrate that anthropogenic disturbances can lead to drastic loss of functional diversity and result in a shift to nocturnal behavior of mammals. Conservation planning should consider concurrent effects of different types of human disturbance on species richness, functional diversity, and behavior of wildlife communities.     

Use of environmental DNA in assessment of fish functional and phylogenetic diversity

Assessing the impact of global changes and protection effectiveness is a key step in monitoring marine fishes. Most traditional census methods are demanding or destructive. Nondisturbing and nonlethal approaches based on video and environmental DNA are alternatives to underwater visual census or fishing. However, their ability to detect multiple biodiversity factors beyond traditional taxonomic diversity is still unknown. For bony fishes and elasmobranchs, we compared the performance of eDNA metabarcoding and long-term remote video to assess species’ phylogenetic and functional diversity. We used 10 eDNA samples from 30 L of water each and 25 hr of underwater videos over 4 days on Malpelo Island (pacific coast of Colombia), a remote marine protected area. Metabarcoding of eDNA detected 66% more molecular operational taxonomic units (MOTUs) than species on video. We found 66 and 43 functional entities with a single eDNA marker and videos, respectively, and higher functional richness for eDNA than videos. Despite gaps in genetic reference databases, eDNA also detected a higher fish phylogenetic diversity than videos; accumulation curves showed how 1 eDNA transect detected as much phylogenetic diversity as 25 hr of video. Environmental DNA metabarcoding can be used to affordably, efficiently, and accurately census biodiversity factors in marine systems. Although taxonomic assignments are still limited by species coverage in genetic reference databases, use of MOTUs highlights the potential of eDNA metabarcoding once reference databases have expanded.     

A Generic Impact-Scoring System Applied to Alien Mammals in Europe

Abstract: We present a generic scoring system that compares the impact of alien species among members of large taxonomic groups. This scoring can be used to identify the most harmful alien species so that conservation measures to ameliorate their negative effects can be prioritized. For all alien mammals in Europe, we assessed impact reports as completely as possible. Impact was classified as either environmental or economic. We subdivided each of these categories into five subcategories (environmental: impact through competition, predation, hybridization, transmission of disease, and herbivory; economic: impact on agriculture, livestock, forestry, human health, and infrastructure). We assigned all impact reports to one of these 10 categories. All categories had impact scores that ranged from zero (minimal) to five (maximal possible impact at a location). We summed all impact scores for a species to calculate "potential impact" scores. We obtained "actual impact" scores by multiplying potential impact scores by the percentage of area occupied by the respective species in Europe. Finally, we correlated species’ ecological traits with the derived impact scores. Alien mammals from the orders Rodentia, Artiodactyla, and Carnivora caused the highest impact. In particular, the brown rat (Rattus norvegicus), muskrat (Ondathra zibethicus), and sika deer (Cervus nippon) had the highest overall scores. Species with a high potential environmental impact also had a strong potential economic impact. Potential impact also correlated with the distribution of a species in Europe. Ecological flexibility (measured as number of different habitats a species occupies) was strongly related to impact. The scoring system was robust to uncertainty in knowledge of impact and could be adjusted with weight scores to account for specific value systems of particular stakeholder groups (e.g., agronomists or environmentalists). Finally, the scoring system is easily applicable and adaptable to other taxonomic groups.     

逆境下植物叶性状变化的研究进展

介绍了逆境下植物叶性状变化的研究进展。在逆境下,植物的叶片形态、解剖构造和内含物质等方面产生变化或特化,以保证植物正常的生命活动。解剖构造与树木的抗旱性关系密切,渗透调节是一个重要的抗旱性和抗盐性机制。植物为了减少虫害的发生,采用防卫和逃避相结合的策略保护自己。叶片中午受到强光胁迫时存在明显的＂避光运动＂,栅栏组织的叶绿体通过不同的运动排列方式来调整对光辐射的吸收,减少光胁迫。植物在阴蔽的环境中,通过大的叶面积等方式保证在弱光条件下充分利用光能。在干旱和盐胁迫下,叶片变小或消失,叶片表皮角质化,在叶片或细胞外形成一些机械组织,叶肉质化,白天叶片气孔关闭等方式增加耐盐性。多年生落叶树木和不落叶的植物通过不同的方式增加抗寒力。基因对叶性状的影响尚有争议。叶性状的差异可能是对不同环境的反映,或者是它们的年龄和基因引起的。最后,对叶性状的研究前景作了展望。