Plant functional types rather than climate or soil determine leaf traits in the forest biomes of eastern China

Nitrogen (N) has great ecological importance, but the biogeographic pattern across forest biomes in China has only recently been explored. Here we conducted a systematic census of leaf C and N following the same protocol to explore the variations of leaf traits, and their possible responses to plant functional types (PFTs) and environmental factors. Results showed that leaf traits varied substantially across biomes, and the relationships of PFTs to climatic factors were stronger than those of PFTs versus soil nutrient proxies, indicating that plant species composition might be a better predictor of plant species distribution with climate than leaf traits. Soil nutrient proxies explained more variation of leaf traits than climate, which demonstrates that leaf traits reflect important aspects of plant responses to soil nutrients. Importantly, partial general linear models analyses found that PFTs showed the greatest direct influence for leaf traits, and climate and soil affected leaf traits mainly through the change in plant species composition rather than having direct impacts. Hence, we concluded that leaf traits were largely controlled by PFTs rather than climate or soil at the biome scale. The results favored the species composition hypothesis, indicating that leaf nutrient concentration is mainly determined by PFTs.     

黑果枸杞茎叶生长及其生态化学计量特征对灌水施肥的响应

在石羊河中游田间条件下,通过灌水和施肥调节黑果枸杞生长。测定不同时期黑果枸杞茎、叶生长量及其化学计量学特征变化,分析器官水平生长速率与化学计量学特征的关系,验证生态化学计量学理论"生长速率假说"。灌水施肥显著促进了茎长、基径和叶片长、宽及叶干重的生长(P<0.05),而茎长、基径、叶面积和叶干重的相对生长速率与对照之间无显著差异。各处理下黑果枸杞新梢C含量及C∶N、C∶P随生育期进程呈增加趋势,而N、P及N∶P呈降低趋势;灌水和施肥处理后茎C含量及C∶N、C∶P、N∶P低于对照,茎N、P含量高于对照。各处理叶片C、N、P含量在生育期内呈降低趋势,而C∶N、C∶P及N∶P呈增加趋势;灌水和施肥后叶片C含量及C∶N、C∶P、N∶P低于对照,叶片N、P含量高于对照。茎C含量及C∶N、C∶P显著高于叶片(P<0.05),而N、P含量及N∶P显著低于叶片(P<0.05)。生长速率假说认为,生物个体的生长速率与体内的N∶P、C∶P具有负相关关系,与N、P含量呈显著的正相关关系。各处理黑果枸杞茎、叶的生长速率与其N、P含量及C∶P、N∶P总体相关性不显著。表明施肥灌水调节下黑果枸杞茎叶生长及化学计量学特征不支持生长速率假说。     

Catchment‐scale determinants of nonindigenous minnow richness in the eastern United States

Understanding the drivers of biological invasions is critical for preserving aquatic biodiversity. Stream fishes make excellent model taxa for examining mechanisms driving species introduction success because their distributions are naturally limited by catchment boundaries. In this study, we compared the relative importance of catchment‐scale abiotic and biotic predictors of native and nonindigenous minnow (Cyprinidae) richness in 170 catchments throughout the eastern United States. We compared historic and contemporary cyprinid distributional data to determine catchment‐wise native/nonindigenous status for 152 species. Catchment‐scale model predictor variables described natural (elevation, precipitation, flow accumulation) and anthropogenic (developed land cover, number of dams) abiotic features, as well as native congener richness. Native congener richness may represent either biotic resistance via interspecific competition, or trait preadaptation according to Darwin's naturalisation hypothesis. We used generalised linear mixed models to examine evidence supporting the relative roles of abiotic and biotic predictors of cyprinid introduction success. Native congener richness was positively correlated with nonindigenous cyprinid richness and was the most important variable predicting nonindigenous cyprinid richness. Mean elevation had a weak positive effect, and effects of other abiotic factors were insignificant and less important. Our results suggest that at this spatial scale, trait preadaptation may be more important than intrageneric competition for determining richness of nonindigenous fishes.     

垂叶榕瘿花发育特性的初步研究

研究榕属植物瘿花发育特性是理解榕树/榕小蜂协同进化内在机制的重要内容。本文解析了垂叶榕隐头花序伴随瘿花发育的 5 个发育时期，采用同工酶电泳的方法比较了瘿花与正常雌花同工酶（包括过氧化物酶、过氧化氢酶、淀粉酶和酯酶）谱带的差异，采用扫描电镜对比了瘿花壁与授粉后雌花子房壁的差异。结果表明，瘿花被榕小蜂产卵以后，至少启动了一个与消除过氧化物有关的酶；而且，瘿花子房壁结构疏松，内含物小而少，雌花子房壁结构致密且内含物多而大，说明瘿花发育所消耗的营养物质大于正常雌花发育的消耗。研究结果支持造瘿生物汇集营养与植物防御行为的互利假说。     

动物杂种优势利用及其预测方法

杂种优势因具有提高两个不同亲本的遗传组成杂交所产后代的生产性能、生活力和抗逆性等特点,被广泛地运用在动植物杂交育种中。杂种优势利用率越高,种畜产生的价值越高,其后代产生的额外利润就越大。因此,杂种优势的利用率是广大育种工作者所关注的一项重要内容。杂种优势利用率的评估则依赖于对种畜杂种优势大小的预测。本文主要从杂种优势利用和杂种优势预测方法2个方面对已有的研究进行综述,并探讨有关杂种优势预测准确度提高的方法,以期对相关的研究提供一定的参考和帮助。     

Prediction of the buckling stress of intermediate wooden columns using the secant modulus

We made several buckling tests of wooden columns with intermediate slenderness ratios () and examined the empirical formulas. On the basis of the examination, we formulated an equation for predicting the buckling stress () of an intermediate wooden column. Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis Carr.) and buna (Japanese beech, Fagus crenata BI.) were used for the studies. A compressive load was applied on the specimen supported with pin ends, and the buckling stress was predicted by the tangent modulus theory and two empirical equations: those of Tetmajer and Newlin-Gahagan. The predicted - relations were compared with the test results, and the applicability of these predictions were examined. Based on the comparisons, we formulated an equation that can predict the - relations of materials with various stress-strain characters in the plastic strain range.     

外来植物土荆芥入侵的化学基础探讨

土荆芥为藜科藜属一年生或多年生直立草本植物,1864年首次发现于中国台湾省台北淡水,2010年1月7日被列入中国《第二批外来入侵植物种名单》。目前对土荆芥的入侵学研究主要集中在生物学、生态学、化学成分、他感作用、逆境抗性等方面,因此其入侵机制主要是化学武器假说,如次生代谢旺盛,具化感潜力,抗逆性强等。但并未从分子学角度进行相关研究,如土荆芥的遗传进化特点、土荆芥入侵的分子标记、土荆芥的代谢组学等。尤其是土荆芥入侵之后,其与本土植物的种子萌发速度或生长速度比较(优先效应),目前尚未有报道。因此,未来在上述研究的基础上,必须对其分子生物学开展深入研究,尤其应重点研究土荆芥入侵的优先效应机制。     

婴儿豆基粉的发展与存在的问题

介婴儿豆基粉是以营养价值较高的大豆蛋白为原料,按婴儿的营养需求调制的粉体类食物,主要是作为奶粉的补充解决母乳喂养的不足,以及牛奶和婴儿配方奶粉的价格较高、部分婴儿有过敏性等一系列问题。婴儿豆基粉的开发已有80多年的历史,在一些国家和地区对豆基婴儿粉的选择人群逐渐增多,其开发逐渐受到重视,工艺不断完善改变。但是大豆蛋白本身含有抗营养因子以及溶解性不好等问题,严重影响了婴儿豆基粉营养和安全性。本文主要围绕婴儿豆基粉的发展和存在的营养和安全问题阐述了婴儿豆基粉加工技术的研究进展。     

观赏植物山海带水培配方的研究

以山海带(Dracaena Cambodiana)为研究对象，根据水培植物的基础配方霍格兰德配方，改良配制4种含有不同浓度的大量元素氮、磷、钾及钙的营养液，开展山海带水培营养配方筛选研究。以清水培养为对照，测定山海带的株高、叶片数和冠幅、总鲜重、地上部重、根重，筛选出经济而良好的配方，为山海带无土栽培的推广提供理论依据与方法。结果表明：4种营养液中配方A、B、C是改良的有效配方；从植株生长指标、营养液pH和EC变化等方面综合分析来看，山海带在配方C中的生长情况最好，而在配方D中长得最差，出现黄化枯死的现象     

不同配方施肥对野牡丹生长的影响

该文采用不同肥料配方对野牡丹进行了盆栽试验,研究其营养生长、生殖生长与不同肥料配方的相关性。结果表明,野牡丹营养生长、生殖生长对N、P的需求较高,等比例施用N、K,野牡丹易提前现蕾,N1P0K1肥料配方最有利于花期的延长,N2P0K2的肥料配方最有利于增加花朵数量。综合而言,N2P0K2(N=0.53g,P=0g,K=0.53g)配方适用于野牡丹栽培。