Genetic Relationship between <Emphasis Type="Italic">Castanea sativa</Emphasis> Mill. Trees from North-western to South Spain Based on Morphological Traits and Isoenzymes

This study is focused in the main chestnut growing areas from north- to south-western Spain. We studied 50 accessions corresponding to 22 cultivars named by local growers; 11 from Andalucía, 9 from Castilla-León, and 2 from Extremadura. These were compared with 22 types classified previously in Galicia (82 accessions). Ten morphological traits and five isoenzyme systems were used to classify them and establish genetic relationships. A lower genetic variability has been found in Extremadura (middle Spain) and Andalucía (south) than in Galicia (north western) which may be because of the lower importance of the crop in those areas and the geographic barriers between them. Galicia could be the origin of the types found in Castilla-León, Extremadura, and south-western Andalucía, and the types found in Central Andalucía were closer to those found in Castilla-León and Extremadura. Most accessions studied (117/132) could be classified positively, making 37 out of 44 cultivars found from northern to southern Spain. Three groups of synonymies were found in Castilla-León: ‘Brava’ and ‘Negral’, ‘Gallego’ and ‘Injerto’, and ‘Rapega’ and ‘Verdello’. Most of the Spanish types have been propagated as a principal clone. Variability within the types is important and must be considered to select the best clones as cultivars.     

Database derived microsatellite markers (SSRs) for cultivar differentiation in <Emphasis Type="Italic">Brassica oleracea</Emphasis>

Fifty-nine Brassica oleracea cultivars, belonging to five botanical varieties, were evaluated for microsatellite (SSR) polymorphisms using 11 database sequence derived primer pairs. The cultivars represented 12 broccoli (Brassica oleracea var. italica), ten Brussels sprouts (B. o. var. gemmifera), 21 cabbage (B. o. var. capitata, including the groups white and red cabbage), six savoy cabbage (B. o. var. sabauda), and ten cauliflower (B. o. var. botrytis) cultivars from 13 seed suppliers. The 11 primer pairs amplified in total 47 fragments, and differentiated 51 of the cultivars, whereas the remaining eight cultivars were differentiated from the rest in four inseparable pairs. All SSR markers, except one, produced a polymorphic information content (PIC value) of 0.5 or above. The average diversity for all markers within the tested material was 0.64. There was no major difference in the diversity within botanical varieties and groups. The cluster analysis and the resulting dendrogram showed that the cultivars tended to group within these taxonomic units. The present study substantiates the use of microsatellite markers as a powerful tool for cultivar differentiation and identification in vegetable brassicas.     

Ten-year response of the herbaceous layer to an operational herbicide-shelterwood treatment in a northern hardwood forest

Shelterwood seed cutting in conjunction with herbicide site preparation has proven effective at regenerating Allegheny hardwood forests, but the long-term impact of this silvicultural system on herbaceous vegetation has not been determined. From 1994 to 2004, we studied the impacts of operational herbicide site preparation using glyphosate plus sulfometuron methyl herbicides in the context of a shelterwood seed cut. Our study took place on 10 partially cut sites on the Allegheny National Forest in northwestern Pennsylvania. Half of each site received herbicide and half did not in a split-plot design with repeated measures. Fences were erected after year six because deer impact had increased. Resilience of individual species and the community were determined using measures of percent cover by species or species groups and indices of diversity and similarity comparing post-treatment to pre-treatment conditions and controls. In the short term, abundance of all species was reduced and there were four fewer species on average in treated areas. No species was eliminated by herbicide across all sites in the long term. Graminoids were more abundant on treated plots after year six. Targeted ferns remained less abundant on treated than control plots after 10 years. Species richness recovered within 4 years following treatment. Shannon Diversity and Shannon Evenness were greater in treated than in control plots over the full study period, but the differences were not significant in any single year. The richness-based Jaccard index of similarity did not differ between control and treatment plots after year two, while relative abundance influenced indices showed significant differences through year eight. Results suggest that herbaceous layer vegetation is resilient to the disturbance created by herbicide-shelterwood treatments.     

大兴安岭不同冻土带土壤动物生态地理研究

2003年6月、8月、10月对大兴安岭不同冻土带选择沼泽、柳丛、耕地、次生林群落进行土壤动物调查，共获土壤动物39225只，隶属于4门8纲24目。由对大型、中小型及湿生三类土壤动物的数量分析可知，三类土壤动物数量的变化在群落间并不总是成正相关的关系。水平分布调查表明，中小型土壤动物的个体数量和类群数量从岛状冻土带到连续多年冻土带逐渐减少，该分布与土壤动物分布的一般规律（土壤动物分布通常符合纬度地带性分布规律，即由低纬向高纬逐渐减少）一致，但大型土壤动物的个体数量、类群数和生物量基本上从岛状冻土带到连续多年冻土带逐渐增加（即由低纬向高纬逐渐增加），湿生动物的数量也如此分布，这与土壤动物分布的一般规律不一致甚至相悖，这一特点表现出生态系统局部-区域相互关系的复杂性；土壤动物的类群数、个体数量与土壤有机质、全氮的含量呈明显的正相关；垂直分布调查表明，中小型土壤动物的个体数量和类群数量分布表现出明显的表聚性，但大型土壤动物的个体数量与生物量最大值出现在第二层；土壤动物多样性分析表明，中小型土壤动物的多样性指数从岛状冻土带到连续多年冻土带逐渐减小，而大型土壤动物的多样性指数在不同冻土带间的变化规律不明显。     

Inter Simple Sequence Repeat (ISSR) Analysis of Diploid Coffee Species and Cultivated Coffea arabica L. from Tanzania

Inter simple sequence repeat (ISSR) markers were used to evaluate levels of genetic similarity among Coffea arabica L. accessions from Tanzania and to estimate levels of genetic similarities in C. arabica and diploid coffee species. The six ISSR primers used generated a total of 82 fragments and the dissimilarity values ranged from 0.21 to 1. Mean dissimilarity values between provenances (0.56–0.85) were higher than within provenances (0.37–0.68). Cluster analysis based on Nei’s genetic distances showed C. arabica provenances grouping based on geographical origin. Two major clusters were formed that constituted of provenances from Kilimanjaro and Arusha in one sub-cluster; Tanga and Morogoro in the other; the second cluster had Mbeya provenances and diploid species, respectively. The implication is that Mbeya provenances are different from the rest of Tanzanian C. arabica. A principal coordinate analysis (PCA), whose first three coordinates explained 43% of the variation, showed similar groupings as in the cluster analysis. A separate cluster analysis of diploid species showed a distinct separation of the three species used. ISSR data gave results similar to previous findings from random amplified polymorphic DNA(RAPD) analysis. The results also confirm the limited diversity present in cultivated C. arabica in Tanzania     

天然甜槠林物种多样性的研究

本文运用物种多样性、物种丰富度、物种均匀度等分析方法对福建省周宁县天然甜槠林的群落组成进行研究。结果表明:甜槠群落物种多样性指数和均匀度值均较大,群落结构复杂、物种丰富。研究结果为保护该地域森林植被提供了理论依据。     

庞泉沟自然保护区周边农田甲虫群落调查

2006年6~8月,在山西庞泉沟国家自然保护区(111°22'~111°33'E,37°45'~37°55'N)周边的农田(海拔1 600~1 640m),包括玉米田、马铃薯田、莜麦田、胡麻田、大豆田、退耕还林地和荒地,利用巴氏罐诱法,并结合网筛、扫网等采集方法对甲虫群落进行了初步调查,共获标本1980号,隶属13科。优势类群为步甲科Carabi-dae,占总捕获量的74.04%。并结合该地区的农田耕作方式对不同功能类群的种类及数量分布进行分析。     

马铃薯品种遗传多样性的AFLP分析

利用AFLP分子标记技术对19份克新系列马铃薯品种进行了遗传多样性分析,用30对引物组合进行了初筛,选出7对有多态性的引物组合进行了详细研究。每对AFLP引物组合扩增出54￣90条带,共获得495条带,其中多态性条带为302条。AFLP分析表明19个材料的遗传距离介于0.2091￣0.7679之间,平均值为0.4811。聚类分析将19份材料划分为4类,其中第2类包括14个品种,占总数73.86%,表明多数品种亲缘关系较近,但有少数品种亲缘关系较远,说明克新系列马铃薯的遗传基础有所拓宽。研究表明:AFLP指纹分析技术具有很高的分辨率,适于进行马铃薯遗传多样性研究。     

浅议房地产景观

在景观融入房地产的过程中,地产景观作为一种新兴事物在房地产发展过程中不断的发展与完善。地产景观在房地产项目中所扮演的角色越来越重要,也越来越受到人们的关注与议论。地产景观的营造与发展成为了当今的一个重要话题,地产景观在争议中不断的成长发展壮大。本文笔者从园林的自然风貌、园林特点、人文景观、历史沉淀等多方面的特点为出发点探讨地产景观的多样性、自然性等特点。     

北京山区3种典型人工林群落结构及稳定性

根据鹫峰国家森林公园中的调查数据,对3种典型人工林群落(落叶松林、栓皮栎林、油松林)结构以及物种多样性进行了分析。结果表明:多样性指数Shannon-Weiner指数和Simpson指数分别对群落各层的生物多样性的表现一致,落叶松林中草本层物种多样性最大,栓皮栎林中灌木层物种多样性最大,而油松林中乔木层物种多样性最大。采用M-Gordon稳定性测定方法对3种人工林群落稳定性进行分析,发现3种人工林群落基本都处于稳定状态,群落稳定性由大到小的顺序为油松林、栓皮栎林和落叶松林,其变化趋势与整个群落的物种丰富的变化趋势一致,即群落中乔木层、灌木层以及草本层的物种越丰富,群落越稳定。