On age of Nazimovskaya and Khasan formations in the Paleogene succession of southwestern Primor’e

Materials of previous studies and new original geological and paleobotanic data are used to substantiate synchronism (late Eocene) of the Khasan and Nazimovskaya formations, the key stratigraphic units of the Paleogene in Primor’e. Coal-bearing sediments of the units rest upon early-middle Eocene volcanics (Kraskino rhyolite tuffs, Zaisanovka basaltic andesites) being overlain by the lower Fatash Subformation of the lower Oligocene with flora of the Kraskino type. The Ust’-Davydovskaya Formation of the Rechnoi Peninsula (outskirts of Vladivostok) is the most probable analogue of the Khasan (=Nazimovskaya) Formation.     

Diatom-based ionic concentration and salinity models from the south Bolivian Altiplano (15–23 ° S

The relationship between surface sediment diatom assemblages and measured limnological variables in fifty eight lake samples from the south Bolivian Altiplano was examined by constructing a diatom-water chemistry dataset. Analysis of this dataset by canonical correspondence analysis revealed that salinity and ionic concentration accounted for a significant amount of the variation in the distribution of the diatom assemblages. Two methods weighted-averaging regression and calibration, and by-class mean percentage table were used to established a transfer function for future reconstruction of past lake water salinity and ionic concentration in the southern Bolivian Altiplano. Weighted-averaging regression and calibration with inverse deshrinking provided a better model for the water chemistry reconstructions in this region.     

漂浮海藻与海藻区系的关系

区系是海藻生物地理研究的基本单位,是以一定时间、空间范围内的全部海藻为对象划分的生物地理单元,具有相对稳定的温度性质、物种组成和边界范围,且区系之间具有较明显的差异。然而,长期以来海藻的区系研究仅以定生的底栖海藻为研究对象,对于漂浮海藻则没有明确的定位。近年来世界各地漂浮海藻造成的藻华频发,在一些海域漂浮海藻已成为周期性存在,同时分子技术的发展为海藻生物地理学研究提供了有力的支撑,为追溯、比较漂浮海藻及其与定生海藻的关系提供了可靠的参考。漂浮海藻对于认识全球变化和人类活动对海藻分布、适应与进化的影响具有重要研究意义。本文结合漂浮海藻的特点和海藻生物地理学的基本研究方法探讨漂浮海藻与海藻区系的关系。     

中国西北甘肃地区华夏和安加拉混生植物群形成机制研究

系统总结了我国西北甘肃地区晚二叠世华夏和安加拉混生植物群的研究现状和研究进展,讨论了华夏和安加拉混生植物群的形成机制。早二叠世,塔里木板块和华北板块向西北运移,与此同时,哈萨克斯坦板块和西伯利亚板块向东南漂移。中二叠世,华夏古陆沿天山、阴山和大兴安岭一线与西伯利亚古陆碰撞导致古海洋闭合和山脉隆升,板块的碰撞为华夏植物群和安加拉植物群两者之间提供了"混生"的条件。来自这两个植物群的少数混生分子出现在本区的中二叠世晚期。晚二叠世,由于塔里木板块和华北板块与哈萨克斯坦板块和西伯利亚板块碰撞与联合,从而使华夏古陆和安加拉古陆对接,形成了华夏和安加拉混生植物群。华夏和安加拉混生植物群的分布模式可以归于陆地生态系统的板块运动、气候分异、环境变化、植物迁移和植物自身演化的结果。     

Zinc in Fish, Crabs, Oysters, and Mangrove Flora and Fauna from Cleveland Bay

Zinc in muscle tissue from 28 species of fish, three species of sharks and rays, two species of squid and cuttlefish, and three species of crustacea collected from Cleveland Bay, together with some measurements made on oysters and mangrove flora and fauna are reported. In the fish species the mean Zn concentration in muscle tissue was 4.83 ± 2.82 μg/g wet weight, slightly lower than zinc measurements (7 μg/g wet weight) made in 14 fish species collected from the bay in 1975. Zinc in sharks and rays ranged from 3.5 to 7.2 μg/g wet wt, in squid and cuttlefish 13–16 μg/g wet wt, and in crustacea levels ranged from 14 to 18 μg/g wet wt. Zinc levels in fish varied between species with concentrations well below the ANZECC Maximum Residue Limit of zinc in seafood (150 μg/g wet wt). Although lower zinc concentrations were found in oysters collected from the Townsville Harbour area (2080 μg/g wet wt), compared with previous measurements made 25 years ago at this site, these levels are still above the Maximum Residue Limit for zinc in oysters (1000 μg/g wet wt). Concentrations of zinc in oysters from Orpheus Island (2547 μg/g wet wt), about 74 km away from industrial and urban activity, are also above the safe guideline values. Horseshoe Bay oysters transplanted to Ross Creek accumulated zinc at a rate of about 100 μg/g of oyster tissue per week, suggesting that dissolved zinc levels at this site are elevated, and that oysters rapidly accumulate zinc. Highest concentrations of zinc in mangrove leaves (30–65 μg/g dry wt) occurred in Osbornia octodonta, Exocaria agalocha, and Aegialitus annulata, compared with Ceriops tagal, and Avicennia marina (5–10 μg/g dry wt). No significant difference in zinc concentration occurred between leaves and litter fall for most of these species, with the sole exception of Exocaria, which showed almost a twofold increase in concentration. In seven species of mangrove fauna levels of zinc were very uniform and close to 50 μg/g (dry wt) Telescopium telescopium from the mouth of the Ross Estuary was the exception with levels at 400 μg/g (dry wt).     

青海省民和县古近系西宁群孢粉植物群的地质意义

通过从青海省民和县松树公社上路家堡古近系西宁群(EN₁X) 剖面所获得的孢粉可知, 以拟白刺粉属、麻黄粉属为主, 青海粉属、藜粉属次之, 伴有其他孢粉成分参与的这种孢粉组合特征, 反映的是晚始新世西北地区孢粉植物群面貌, 属灌丛植被类型, 即以蒺藜科的白刺属和麻黄科的麻黄属植物为主的灌木繁盛, 乔木植物零星分布, 难以形成大片林地的植物景观.同时从出现的孢粉属种的生态习性分析, 说明当时的气候较炎热、干旱少雨, 大体相当于我国目前中亚热带气候类型.      

晚古生代中国大陆与欧美地区植物群之间的差异及其原因

晚古生代同处于赤道或低纬度地带的中国大陆植物群与欧美地区同期植物群之间总存在一定的差异。中泥盆世－早石炭世维宪期,中国大陆以石松类的大量繁育和高度分异为显著特色,而同期的欧美地区植物群以古蕨类和前裸子植物为其主体;纳缪尔期－二叠纪,大量东亚型鳞木类植物及许多地方性植物属相继在中国大陆出现,使它和欧美植物群之间差距进一步拉大。     

藻蓝蛋白对博来霉素肺纤维化小鼠肠道菌群的影响

博来霉素(bleomycin,BLM)是目前用于治疗头颈癌等多种癌症的药物之一,但会产生一系列副作用,例如肺纤维化(pulmonary fibrosis,PF),这大大降低了患者的生活质量。藻蓝蛋白(phycocyanin,PC)作为一种色素蛋白对包括PF在内的多种疾病具有调节作用。研究发现,慢性肠道疾病通常伴有肺部疾病,患者的肠道菌群会发生紊乱。针对上述线索,研究了PC对BLM诱导的PF小鼠肠道菌群的影响。通过尾静脉将BLM注入小鼠体内,以构建肺纤维化模型。然后通过16S r RNA高通量基因测序技术,分析了PC对BLM引起的PF小鼠肠道菌群的影响。结果表明,PC降低了BLM诱导的PF程度并调节了小鼠的肠道菌群。通过尾静脉注射BLM后,小鼠肺部受到损伤,肠道菌群发生紊乱。口服藻蓝蛋白干预后,小鼠的肺组织切片显示其胶原蛋白沉积减少,肺泡间隔和炎性细胞浸润减少,小鼠PF程度减轻。此时,小鼠肠道菌群中Alistipes、Lachnospiraceae等有益菌的丰度增加,Rikenella等有害菌的丰度降低,肠道菌群趋于正常。推测PC可以通过增加肠道中有益细菌的数量并减少肠道中有害细菌的数量...