华夏植物群及其与全球同期植物群的比较

文中研究的焦点是华夏植物群及其与全球同期植物群的比较 ,并论证了石炭纪和二叠纪的古植物地理再造。在石炭纪和二叠纪 ,华夏植物区和欧美植物区皆位于具热带气候的赤道区 ,在类似的气候条件下 ,这两个地区的一些植物具有形态上的相似性。此外 ,华夏植物群含有一些与欧美植物群共有的分子 ;因此 ,这两个植物群的关系比较密切。尽管华夏植物群具有相当数量的分子是与欧美植物群所共有的 ,但是在大羽羊齿类植物中 ,在种级上两者并没有相同的成分。华夏植物群是以热带雨林气候为特征。在二叠纪 ,华夏区的气候比欧美区的气候更为湿润。华夏植物群的分子不同于安加拉植物群的分子 ;此外 ,安加拉植物群代表了温带气候条件。在石炭纪和二叠纪 ,冈瓦纳植物群分布在南半球高纬度地区 ,不同于分布于北半球低纬度的华夏植物群的组成分子 ;因此 ,这两个植物群没有必然联系。在石炭纪和二叠纪 ,在北半球华夏植物群与欧美植物群的一些植物在形态上的相似性以及在南半球 (西藏、沙特阿拉伯、土耳其、新几内亚和伊拉克 )一些华夏型分子的分布可以是起因于类似的气候条件、大陆位置、板块运动、洋流作用、古地理环境等因素的影响。华夏植物群与其同期植物群的差异反映了植物群成分、古气候、古地理位置和陆地生态系在时?     

西藏措勤—申扎地层分区二叠系敌布错组的建立及其特征

敌布错组为1∶25万措勤区幅区域地质调查首次发现并建立的岩石地层单位。该组角度不整合于下二叠统下拉组之上,盛产冈瓦纳—华夏混合植物群化石,岩性组合呈现灰色复陆屑建造的特点,厚度大于830m。层型剖面位于西藏措勤县江让乡敌布错北缘(E84°46',N30°51')。2001年夏经专家实地考查确认,该剖面已完全具备建组条件。此套岩石组合的发现为进一步完善冈底斯构造带古生代地层系统提供了新的资料。     

塔吉克斯坦种子植物区系分析

塔吉克斯坦区系位置特殊、物种独特丰富,研究其植物区系特点对于进一步全面了解中亚植物资源现状、起源及演化具有重要意义。通过文献搜集、野外调查和标本查阅,对塔吉克斯坦种子植物区系特点进行了分析。结果表明：塔吉克斯坦境内共有种子植物4 115种,隶属于110科864属,种子植物丰富、种类分布表现出多数种集中于少数科属中,同时单种及寡种科属多的两端分布的特点;植物区系主要表现为温带性质,但也受到热带植物区系的深远影响,区系成分复杂、过渡特征明显,特有属少。特有成分在种级水平上分化明显,种子植物区系性质表现出与所处自然地理条件的一致性。     

Early Cretaceous flora from coal-bearing strata of Markovsky Peninsula in South Primorye，Russia

The Early Cretaceous flora from the coal-bearing strata(Ussuri and Lipovtsy formations)in the Markovsky peninsula of South Primorye,Far East Russia,is reported in some detail in this paper.The flora containing over 80 species of about 50 genera can be divided into two assemblages.The paleofloristic characteristics and the comparisons of this flora with its coeval floras from the adjacent region of the eastern Heilongjiang of Northeast China,indicate the flora and its coal-bearing strata of the Markovsky peninsula can be compared to those of the Chengzihe and Muling formations of the Jixi area of Heilongjiang,representing probably the late Barremian and Aptian age,respectively.     

Roof Shale Flora of Coal Seam 6 from the Asselian（Lower Permian）Taiyuan Formation of the Wuda Coalfield, Inner Mongolia and Its Ecostratigraphic Significance

Roof shale floras help understand the transition of vegetational landscapes from a peat–forming environment to a clastic one, but are seldom investigated in the Cathaysian province(typical present day China and East Asia). Here the roof shale flora of Coal Seam 6 from the lower Permian Taiyuan Formation of the Wuda Coalfield, Inner Mongolia, is systematically described and its ecostratigraphic and phytogeographic implications are discussed. The flora is composed of seven plant groups, including Lepidodendrales, Medullosales, Gigantopteridales, Peltaspermales, Noeggerathiales, Cordaitales and Cycadales. Many of these taxa are also documented in Euramerica, and the floral composition indicates a more intimate relationship between Cathaysia and Euramerica during the Cisuralian than previously thought. However, there are few genera and species in common with those of the underlying peat–forming flora. Moreover, the flora is hardly comparable with the commonly known flora of the Taiyuan Formation. Such assemblage differences are very likely due to changes of taphonomic and environmental phases, rather than evolutionary floral succession. For a full and more precise understanding of the floral composition, succession and the floristic discrepancy in different depositional environments, an ecostratigraphic investigation on the Late Palaeozoic of Cathaysia is advocated.     

Temporospatial dynamics and public health significance of bacterial flora identified on a major leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) nesting beach in the Southern Caribbean

Grande Riviere beach, on the island of Trinidad, supports the largest nesting population of leatherback turtles in the Caribbean region. Throughout the nesting season, nests are naturally disturbed by newly nesting females, resulting in egg breakage and loss of some nest viability. This environment is ideal for the growth and proliferation of microorganisms. The range of bacterial flora present in beach sand and egg shells was examined, with emphasis on bacteria that may pose a threat to public and animal health. The extent to which the bacterial load and genera on the beach changed throughout the season was also assessed. Twenty‐five genera were identified, with Pseudomonas spp. found to be the most predominant environmental bacteria. Four genera identified possess zoonotic potential, while five additional genera are known to be of public and animal health significance. Distinct shifts in the density and distribution of bacteria were observed along the beach from early to peak nesting season. Shifts were seen across heavily traversed zones, thus highlighting the potential exposure threats posed to beach visitors and animals alike. Further studies aimed at speciating this population of bacteria, as well as isolating potential fungal pathogens may mitigate this threat. Identification of bacterial agents that are specifically pathogenic to leatherback turtles, turtle eggs, hatchlings and those who may interact with these animals will serve to enhance and guide efforts to better conserve this species and protect the health of all who visit this ecologically significant site.     

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。     

吉林南部杉松岗植物群及其地质时代

吉林南部杉松岗盆地早侏罗世植物群主要由松柏类、银杏类、真蕨类和茨康类组成，迄今已发现22属37种。其典型特征是锥叶蕨(Coniopteris)与准苏铁果(Cycadocarpidium)共生，显示了欧亚大陆早侏罗世植物群早期组合的特征，其地质时代似为早侏罗世早期。这一发现对确定杉松岗盆地含煤地层的地质时代和建立我国北方侏罗纪植物群序列具有重要的科学价值，对探讨吉林南部的地质发展史也具有重要的意义。