Aim: Following the near-complete destruction of China's forest ecosystems during the 20th century, recent reforestation programmes have created large-scale mosaics of protected secondary and plantation forests. These restored forests are often assumed to have limited biodiversity conservation value, but large-scale evaluations of their diversity are lacking. In our study, we compared α-diversity and species dissimilarity patterns of vascular plants and ground beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae) in restored secondary and plantation forests to remnant mature forests across north-eastern temperate China. We also assessed functional traits of beetles and cross-taxon diversity links to evaluate differences in ecosystem functioning among forest types. Location: . Northeast China. Methods: Vascular plant and ground beetle assemblages were recorded in 159 temperate forest plots. The α-diversity and species compositional dissimilarity of these
ZK 36374 (Iloprost), a stable prostacyclin analogue, was administered to 6 healthy volunteers for 2-hour periods, with dose rates increasing from 0.5 to 2 ng/kg/min within that time. At these doses, which did not give troublesome side effects clinically, there was significant inhibition of ex vivo platelet aggregation responses to ADP and collagen. There was some rebound platelet hyperaggregability in all subjects, occurring between 1 and 2 h after termination of the infusion; this was of minor degree and was not associated with any clinical problems.
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