Expression pattern of GASA,downstream genes of DELLA,in Arabidopsis

Separation and functional research of related components involved in gibberellins （GAs） signaling are important to clarify the mechanism of GA functioning. Research on the downstream components of DELLA, the key factor of the GA signaling pathway, is limited at present. GASA （GA-Stimulated in Arabidopsis） family contains 15 genes usually regulated by GA in Arabidopsis thaliana. All GASA proteins have a cleavable signal peptide in N terminus and a conserved GASA domain including 12 cysteines in C terminus. RT-PCR analysis revealed that the expression of GASA4 and GASA6 were down-regulated, but GASA 1 and GASA9 were up-regulated in the DELLA mutants, gai-t6 and rga-24, as well as the double mutant, consisting with the results that GASA4 and GASA6 were induced, but GASA1 and GASA9 were inhibited by exogenous GA3. In addition, the expression patterns of other GASA genes were regulated by GA and ABA, separately or cooperatively. Most of GASA genes were expressed in roots, stems, leaves, flowers and developing siliques. GUS gene driven by the promoters of GASA6, GASA7, GASA8, GASA9, GASAIO, GASA11 and GASA12were used as reporters and it was found that all GASA genes expressed in the growing and differentiating organs and abscission zones, suggesting the role of these genes in cell growth and differentiation. This study provided an important basis for functional study of the GASA gene family in the GA and ABA signaling pathway.     

Rank of loop, constraint degree of path, coupling degree of graph and their application

Some new concepts (rank of a loop, degree of freedom of a graph, path unit and ordered path arrangement, constraint degree of path, coupling degree of a graph, basic graph, etc. ), formulas, and algorithms, are proposed in this paper. Based on these concepts, a new systematic theory and practical method for the design of topological structure, kinematics and dynamics of mechanical systems is established. Some conjectures and problems needed to be researched are also put forward. The concepts, formulae and algorithms presented in this paper will find wide potential applications.     

History of School of Mechanical Engineering, Tsinghua University

Mechanical engineering is one of the earliest established disciplines in Tsinghua University. In 1932, the Department of Mechanical Engineering was established, comprising an aeronautical teaching group and an automobile teaching group. In the late 1940s, the enrollment of the department was already the largest among all engineering     

Palaeodietary study of Sanxingcun Site, Jintan, Jiangsu

C and N stable isotope ratios of 19 human bones in Sanxingcun Site, Jintan, Jiangsu Province, were measured to explore the lifestyle and social economic structure. Although the bone collagen degraded to different extents, the atomic ratio of C/N was located in the range of 2.9-3.6, indicating that they were preserved very well. Average δ13C value (20.05±0.21‰), average δ 15N value (9.69 ±0.33‰) and poor positive correlation between each other suggested that rice agriculture was dominant with hunt-ing-fishing supplemented in human lifestyle. Poor negative correlation between δ 15N values and C3 percentages of foods implied relative independence of rice agriculture and hunting-fishing. Compared to Hemudu Site and Qingpu Site, rice agriculture was developed further, but hunting-fishing decreased. The mode for people in Sanxingcun Site to get the meat was still in the initial exploitation.     

Discovery of Cathaysiodendron Lee from the Early Carboniferous of Jingyuan, Gansu, western China

As one of the representative members of the Late Palaeozoic Cathaysian flora, Cathaysiodendron has been previously recorded from the Early Permian Taiyuan and Shanxi Formations in north China. The species of Cathaysiodendron presented here are from the lower member of Chouniugou Formation of Ciyao, Jingyuan, Gansu. The overlying marine beds yield fusulinids that are of Visean age in western Europe and conodonts of the Datang Stage in south China, so that the age of the bed containing Cathaysiodendron as Visean, Early Carboniferous, is well constrained. Such a record of Cathaysiodendron is significant in terms of Carboniferous phytogeography and the evolution of the Cathaysian Lepidophytes. A new species, Cathaysiodendron jingyuanense Wang & Wu sp. nov. is described and a second one mentioned.     

Diversity of Plant Species of Alpine Grassland in Nakchu of Tibet, China

0Introduction Biologicaldiversityconcernedwiththesumofvariouslivingbeingsandtheirprocesses,aswellasthebasisofharmonious coexistencebetweenmanandnatureplaysanimportantroleinecology,economy,esthetics,ethics,etc.Duetodeteriorationofglobal environment,acceler…     

Star of Zhejiang University, sparkle of China＇s energy, fire of human development —— Publishing of “Advanced Combustion”

Showing great foresight, based on the advantage of having a national key subject as well as superbly qualified scientific and technical staff in advanced combustion energy theory and practice, the Zhejiang University Press, under the sponsorship of National Scientific and Techno-     

On biogeomorphology of Luhuitou fringing reef of Sanya City, Hainan Island, China

Based on comprehensive survey of 6 transects on Luhuitou fringing reef in Sanya City of Hainan Island, China, some features of its biogeomorphologic processes were found, including ( i ) three basic biogeomorphologic units: inner reef flat, outer reef flat and reef slope; (ii) two important biogeomorphologic boundary lines: up limit for live flat coral growing between inner and outer reef flats is Mean Lower Low Water of tropic tide ± 15 cm; the break in slope between reef flat and reef slope is Theoretical Lowest Tide±15 cm; (iii) three types of reef flat profiles in response to distinctive Holocene sea level changes and dynamic condition: Luhuitou type responds to falling sea level and low wave energy; Xiaodonghai type to falling sea sevel and high wave energy; type for atolls of Nansha Islands to stable sea level and low wave energy; (iv) hermatypic coral community is the most essential member in coral reef ecosystem and plays the most important role in biogeomorphologic process. Over the past 30 years Luhuitou fringing reef was severely destroyed by human activities, its biogeomorphologic function severely weakened, and it needs urgent management and protection.     

Coral cover as a proxy of disturbance:A case study of the biodiversity of the hermatypic corals in Yongxing Island, Xisha Islands in the South China Sea

The Yongxing Island is the biggest island of Xisha Islands in the middle part of the South China Sea. It occupies 1.8 square kilometers of land area and has permanent residence on it. There are only a few papers on the coral community of the Xisha Islands, reporting the species composition, structure and zonations of the hermatypic coral community in 1970s. The present study describes the hermatypic coral community based on the quadrat survey after almost 30 years in Yongxing Island in August 2002. It was the first time to present the percent cover data of live corals of Yongxing Island via a systematic scheme of quantitative quadrat sampling. The average total percent cover of the live coral is 68.4%. We found the total percent cover (TPC) could be an idea proxy of the overall disturbance regime impinging on the coral community. TPC can be used as an integrated measure of disturbance to coral reef. Using this surrogate, the best fit relation between TPC of the live corals and species richness, species diversity, or the species evenness is the unimodal second-order polymorphic parabola equation. This result is expected by the intermediate disturbance hypothesis (IDH). From the fitted parabola equations, we calculated the best TPCs corresponding to the maximal species richness, the highest species diversity, or the most evenness respectively. They are surprisingly stabilized between 55% and 58%. Coralcover is the basic parameter widely available for most observation, research or monitoring programs. The good qualitative characteristics of percent cover provide powerful tool for the experimental, theoretical and modeling studies of coral reef in response to the disturbance.     

数字全景钻孔摄像系统在西沙琛航岛地质调查中的应用

在西沙琛航岛的地质调查中,数字全景钻孔摄像系统被应用到CK1孔和CK2孔的勘测中,获得了大量珊瑚礁地质的第一手资料,它不仅指导了现场的钻探工作,而且在后期的分析研究中,钻孔图像能够反映珊瑚礁的孔壁特征,并能够根据孔壁特征划分珊瑚礁的特殊区域,在与其他资料的对比中,发现勘测结果基本保持一致.从中可以得出的结论为:数字全景钻孔摄像系统在岛礁钻探过程中能够发挥重要作用;数字全景钻孔摄像系统能够准确有效地勘测出珊瑚礁的钻孔内地质特征;数字全景钻孔摄像系统能够划分珊瑚礁地层的特殊区域.     

Estimate of carbonate production by scleractinian corals at Luhuitou fringing reef, Sanya, China

Carbonate production by scleractinian corals not only maintains coral reef growth, but also represents an important source of atmospheric carbon dioxide. In this paper the carbonate production by scler-actinian corals at Luhuitou fringing reef, Sanya, Hainan Island, China, is investigated with an ecological census-based method. Averaged carbonate production is 1.16 ± 0.55 kg·m-2·a-1 and 3.52 ± 1.32 kg·m-2·a-1 on the reef flat and reef slope, respectively, depending on the composition and distribution of cor...     

涠洲岛园艺式珊瑚苗圃的架设与移植

【目的】探讨涠洲岛不同底质下最适宜的硬珊瑚苗圃架设方法和最佳移植培育种类。【方法】在涠洲岛周边海域砂质、基岩、珊瑚碎屑和礁石等4种不同底质架设固定式(20个)及悬浮式(112个)珊瑚苗圃,移植块状、枝状、叶状等7种硬珊瑚断枝,共2 436个;观测记录苗圃保存情况及珊瑚成活率、珊瑚体积增长率等。【结果】礁石底质海域的苗圃保存程度最高,为70%;其次是珊瑚碎屑海域(北部牛角坑)的苗圃,为57%。铁架式苗圃的平均保存率为63%,是保存程度最好的苗圃形式。经过一年时间的培育,风信子鹿角珊瑚Acropora hyacinthus的成活率为20%~80%,体积增加3.5倍;粗野鹿角珊瑚Acropora humilis成活率为25%~49%,体积增加1.5倍。其他种类珊瑚生长较慢,成活率较低。【结论】铁架式苗圃结构稳固、不易受台风等风暴潮的影响,是涠洲岛最适合的珊瑚苗圃形式。涠洲岛四面环海,珊瑚苗圃应架设在岛屿北部礁石和珊瑚碎屑基底的海域。风信子鹿角珊瑚在一年时间内体积可以增加3倍,且存活率高,是涠洲岛珊瑚礁移植最优先考虑的种类。     

北部湾涠洲岛珊瑚礁的研究现状及展望

综述涠洲岛珊瑚礁生态环境条件、珊瑚礁分布与优势种组成、珊瑚礁地貌与沉积以及珊瑚礁区浮游生物等方面的研究进展,提出今后对涠洲岛珊瑚礁的研究应重点围绕珊瑚礁生态学、珊瑚礁记录的古环境以及珊瑚礁资源开发与保护等方面进行。     

Coral community changes in response to a high sedimentation event: A case study in southern Hainan Island

A high sedimentation event caused by dredging and dumping of sediment was recorded on Xiaodonghai Reef in Yulin Bay,southern Hainan Island,China.Significantly high sedimentation and constant light shading were observed during the sediment dumping event(SD Event).Using long-term video transects,we quantified coral community changes and responses to the SD Event between 2008 and 2010.The SD Event caused severe coral mortality on Xiaodonghai Reef at a depth of 6 m,while corals at 3 m were less affected.Total live coral cover at 6 m decreased from 54.3% to 14.8%,and Diploastrea heliopora replaced Galaxea fascicularis as the dominant coral species at 6 and 9 m.The density of juvenile corals also declined after the SD Event,especially for the genera Galaxea and Platygyra.However,the density of juvenile Porites and Pocillopora spp.slightly increased.Monitoring for 11 months after the SD Event indicated no recovery of coral communities on Xiaodonghai Reef.Long-term video transect data also revealed that mean live coral cover dramatically declined,from 30.5% in 2008 to 9% in 2010,while the dominant corals in Yulin Bay shifted to more tolerant coral species,such as massive Porites spp.and D.heliopora.The rapid coral community degradation in Yulin Bay between 2008 and 2010 was probably caused by high sediment deposition resulting from intensive dredging and land-clearing activities.These results highlight the necessity for an integrated watershed management to control sediment deposition on near-shore coral reefs.     

珊瑚礁灰岩物性特征及工程性质研究进展

 礁灰岩是珊瑚礁岩体的基础和主体部分，其物理力学特征及工程性质的研究在海洋开发建设中具有重要的战略意义。国内外对不同地区礁灰岩的研究表明，礁灰岩具有高孔隙、低密度、低强度的物理性质，且由于成岩作用复杂，其岩石结构发育具有不均匀性，不同胶结程度的礁灰岩具有不同的应力响应，这与其他常规软岩及脆性岩石性质相比明显不同。目前对礁灰岩的研究总体上仍处于初级阶段，尚不能很好地解决珊瑚礁工程建设中的诸多难题，需要系统地开展更加深入的研究。建议首先进行科学的结构分类，加强对不同结构类型礁灰岩的物理力学特征、工程性质、微观胶结机理以及海水侵蚀作用对其物性特征影响等方面的研究。     

珊瑚礁相关病毒的研究进展

珊瑚礁被称为海洋中的“热带雨林”,是海洋生态系统中的核心组成部分之一。珊瑚礁病毒包含珊瑚本身感染的病毒和珊瑚共生生物（如藻类、细菌等）感染的病毒,对于珊瑚礁健康与疾病、生长与死亡起着独特而重要的作用,在维持珊瑚礁生态系统的物质循环和能量流动等生态学功能方面起着潜在作用。由于技术的局限以及关注度较低等原因,有关珊瑚礁病毒的研究较少。近年来,随着高通量测序技术的发展,宏转录组和宏基因组逐渐成为研究珊瑚礁病毒多样性及其生态学功能的重要方法之一。本文对国内外相关研究进行总结和归纳,拟为珊瑚礁病毒后续研究提供新的方向和思路,同时指导我国珊瑚礁的保护以及修复。     

广西涠洲岛造礁石珊瑚属种组成及其分布特征

于2007年10月至11月2008年4月至5月采用样条调查法调查广西涠洲岛造礁石珊瑚的属种组成及其分布特征。结果调查得到涠洲岛共有石珊瑚10科22属46种以及9个未定种,西南部、东北部沿岸海域属种较多,有8科13属,珊瑚种群的生物多样性程度较高。涠洲岛活石珊瑚的平均覆盖度以西北部沿岸、东北部沿岸海域较高,东南部、北部、西南部次之,分别为25.3%、24.58%、17.58%、12.1%、8.45%。涠州岛的西南面和东南面沿岸海域长年受到船舶停靠和输运、过度捕捞、大规模挖礁、岸上及海上养殖等人为干扰胁迫,石珊瑚覆盖相对较低。