Indirect host effect on ectomycorrhizal fungi: Leaf fall and litter quality explain changes in fungal communities on the roots of co-occurring Mediterranean oaks

Host trees can modify their soil abiotic conditions through their leaf fall quality which in turn may influence the ectomycorrhizal (ECM) fungal community composition. We investigated this indirect interaction using a causal modelling approach. We identified ECM fungi on the roots of two coexisting oak species growing in two forests in southern Spain - Quercus suber (evergreen) and Quercus canariensis (winter deciduous)-using a PCR-based molecular method. We also analysed the leaf fall, litter and soil sampled beneath the tree canopies to determine the concentrations of key nutrients. The total mycorrhizal pool was comprised of 69 operational taxonomic units (OTUs). Tomentella and Russula were the most species-rich, frequent and abundant genera. ECM fungi with epigeous and resupinate fruiting bodies were found in 60% and 34% of the identified mycorrhizas, respectively. The calcium content of litter, which was significantly higher beneath the winter-deciduous oak species due to differences in leaf fall quality, was the most important variable for explaining ECM species distribution. The evaluation of alternative causal models by the d-sep method revealed that only those considering indirect leaf fall-mediated host effects statistically matched the observed covariation patterns between host, environment (litter, topsoil, subsoil) and fungal community variables.     

栎属和青冈属的新组合(英文)

<正> 1. Quercus aliena B1. var. pekingensis Schott. f. alticupuliformis (Liouet S. X. Li)H. W. Jen et L. M. Wang comb. nov.—Q. aliena B1. var. jeholensis Liou et S. X. Li in F1. Lign. N. -E.Chin. 219. 1955. —Q. aliena B1. var. alticupuliformis H. W. Jen et L. M.Wang in Bull. Bot. Res. 4 (4):197. f. 3. 1984.2. Quercus serrata Thunb. var. tomentosa (B. C. Ding et T. B. Chao)Y. C. Hsu et H. W. Jen comb. nov.—Q. glandulifera B1. var. tomentosa B. C. Ding et T. B. Chao F1.Honan 《河南植物志》 1:248. 1981.3. Quercus senescens Hand. -Mazz. var. muliensis (Hu)Y. C. Hsu etH. W. Jen comb. nov.     

栎属4个树种秋冬叶色与生理变化的关系

为了研究栎类树种秋冬转色期叶色变化的生理机制,以栎属4个树种——鲜红栎(Quercus coccinea)、纳塔栎(Quercus nuttallii)、沈氏栎(Quercus shumardi)、针栎(Quercus palustris)为试材,测定其秋冬转色期叶绿素、类胡萝卜素、花色素苷3种色素和可溶性糖、可溶性蛋白质含量变化。结果表明:叶绿素a、叶绿素b、总叶绿素含量均呈先快后慢的下降趋势;类胡萝卜素含量鲜红栎和沈氏栎呈现下降-上升-下降的趋势,其他2个树种呈平缓下降的趋势;花色素苷含量呈波动上升趋势;叶绿素a与叶绿素b的比值变化趋势前中期较为平缓,后期迅速下降;鲜红栎的可溶性糖含量为单峰曲线,其他3个树种呈双峰曲线,与花色素苷相关性不显著;蛋白质含量与花色素苷含量呈正相关。     

模拟酸雨对杨梅生理生化特征的影响

研究了不同强度模拟酸雨对6年生东魁杨梅生理生化特征的影响。结果表明:随着模拟酸雨胁迫加剧,叶片可见伤害症状严重,叶绿素a、叶绿素b、总叶绿素、类胡萝卜素含量以及叶绿素a/b比值显著降低,光系统I(IPSII)的潜在化学活性(Fv/Fo)和最大光化学效率(Fv/Fm)显著降低,水分利用效率和光合能力显著下降,细胞质膜透性增加,MDA含量增加,SOD、POD和CAT活性受到明显抑制,从而抑制杨梅的生长发育。     

Determination of amino acids from the leaves of evergreen oak (Quercus ilex L.) at four different stages of decomposition

Summary It was established by weak ion exchange resin chromatography that 17 amino acids in proteins and 15 free amino acids account for almost all of the amino acids present in the leaves of evergreen oak (Quercus ilex L.) in four different stages of decomposition. No significant change in the amounts of these amino acids was observed in the course of decomposition. The amino acid content of evergreen oak leaves is comparable to that in pine needles and beech leaves.     

杨梅根瘤Frankia菌对重金属的抗性

采用生长抑制分析法研究从杨梅根瘤分离的10个Frankia菌菌株对9种重金属元素的抗性。一般所有供试菌株对Hg^2 和Ag^ 敏感，大部分菌株对Pb^2 (5～10mmol／L)、Cr2O7^2-(5～10mmol／L)、AsO2^-(5～10mmol／L)不敏感，部分菌株对Cu^2 、Co^2 、Ni^2 和Cd^2 也不敏感(MICs≥O．5mmol／L，有的菌株达到5mmol／L)。菌株之间对各种重金属的抗性存在较大差异，其中菌株Mda21对所有供试重金属都敏感，而菌株Mpall几乎能抗所有供试重金属，且有几个菌株能同时抗多种重金属。低浓度铅能促进抗铅菌株的生长，而高浓度铅对其生长有一定的抑制；抗铅菌株在含铅的培养基中仍具有固氮酶活性，在一定浓度范围内，随铅离子浓度的升高，固氮酶活性有所增强。Frankia菌的抗铅机理可能是其具有结合或螯合铅离子作用，对其他重金属的抗性机制尚不清楚。     

Fire-vegetation interplay in a mosaic structure of Quercus suber woodlands and Mediterranean maquis under recurrent fires

We examined the effects of fire recurrence on a mosaic structure of Quercus suber and Erica-Cistus shrubland communities of Southeastern France in order to improve the understanding of fire-vegetation interplay. Plant communities that were similar in 1959 (woodlands on shrublands called maquis on acidic soils) were compared along a gradient of fire recurrence, from 0 to 4 fires, with different time intervals between fires. The results showed that understory cover increased roughly with fire recurrence, whereas tree height, cover, density, stand basal area and litter depth decreased. Different fire recurrences along the past decades led to different vegetation types. High fire recurrence corresponded to maquis and sparse cork-oak woodlands while pure oak woodlands established in the absence of fire during the same period. In all, the diversity of tree diameter decreased with fire recurrence. High fire recurrence (3 or 4 fires in 50 years) led to a simple vertical structure of vegetation with a mono-layered shrub cover and few Quercus suber trees. In contrast, spatial connections between plants were maximal at longer time intervals, leading to a multi-layered vegetation. We finally discuss the potential implications of past fires on the behavior of future fires in the perspective of a sustainable management of these Mediterranean ecosystems.     

Drought and fire suppression lead to rapid forest composition change in a forest-prairie ecotone

Altered fire regimes and increased drought can lead to major vegetation changes, especially in ecotones. A decrease in fire can lead to woody species encroachment in prairies and increasing forest stand density. The threat of global climate change raises questions about potential increases in the length, severity, and incidence of droughts substantially altering species composition. Re-measured upland forests in south-central North America's midcontinent forest-prairie ecotone exhibited major changes in woody species composition and structure over fifty years and successional trajectories appeared to favor invasive Juniperus virginiana L. over the previous dominant Quercus species. The objective of this study was to determine whether climate and fire exclusion affected the recruitment history of dominant woody species in these upland forests located near the xeric western edge of the eastern deciduous forest biome of North America. We removed cores and cross-sections from 992 J. virginiana, Quercus marilandica Münchh. and Q. stellata Wangenh. trees from eleven forest stands located across central and northwest Oklahoma, and determined their ages using standard dendrochronological methods. Recruitment of all species increased following a severe mid-20th century drought, but a rapid increase in J. virginiana recruitment and decrease in Quercus recruitment appeared to be linked to a decrease in fire. Future fire regime changes and increased drought due to global climate change could lead to widespread shifts from Quercus- to Juniperus- dominated forests and cause substantial changes to ecosystem services.     

北京地区栓皮栎地上部分生物量的研究

以北京地区栓皮栎人工林为研究对象,应用典型样地调查法和相对生长法对乔木生物量展开研究,结果显示：各器官中生物量大小顺序为树干〉枝条〉叶片,其中树干约占65%,树冠约占35%。通过回归分析探讨了各变量的相关性,并对其各器官的生物量与胸径和树高进行模型拟合。其中树干和树冠的生物量与胸径、树高的拟合方程分别是：W=0.018（D2H）1.09、W=0.9（D）2.128。     

果蝇对云南杨梅的危害及发生规律研究初报

通过对云南杨梅主产区的果蝇种类鉴定、栖息场所及危害发生规律调查,结果表明：危害云南杨梅果实的主要害虫为双翅目（Diptera）果蝇科（Drosopilidaes）果蝇属（Drosophila）果蝇.果蝇广泛分布于杨梅园及其周边多种生态环境,具有发酵物、潮湿阴凉的生态环境,是果蝇栖息的主要场所和主要虫源;成虫的日活动高峰期为清晨和黄昏;果蝇对杨梅发生危害时期较早,杨梅生长中后期,果实肉质生硬,味酸稍甜时即被果蝇取食危害,随着杨梅的不断成熟,危害加剧,且果蝇对不同杨梅品种的危害程度和空间分布存在显著差异.