Highlights d We evaluate whether China's protected area system is working to conserve pandas d Panda habitat is better protected inside reserves than outside reserves d Panda habitat is improving through time, although some threats have increased d High-performing reserves where panda numbers are increasing have better habitat
Yttrium oxide nanoparticles (nY 2 O 3 ), one of the broadly used rare earth nanoparticles, can interact with plants and possibly cause plant health and environmental impacts, but the plant defense response particularly at the nanoparticle−cell interface is largely unknown. To elucidate this, Bright Yellow 2 (BY-2) tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L.) suspension-cultured cells were exposed to 50 mg L −1 nY 2 O 3 (30 nm) for 12 h. Although 42.2% of the nY 2 O 3 remained outside of protoplasts, nY 2 O 3 could still traverse the cell wall and was partially deposited inside the vacuole. In addition to growth inhibition, morphological and compositional changes in cell walls occurred. Together with a locally thickened (7−13-fold) cell wall, increased content (up to 58%) of pectin and reduction in (up to 29%) hemicellulose were observed. Transcriptome analysis revealed that genes involved in cell wall metabolism and remodeling were highly regulated in response to nY 2 O 3 stress. Expression of genes for pectin synthesis and degradation was up-and down-regulated by 31−78% and 13−42%, respectively, and genes for xyloglucan and pectin modifications were up-and down-regulated by 82% and 81− 92%, respectively. Interestingly, vesicle trafficking seemed to be activated, enabling the repair and defense against nY 2 O 3 disturbance. Our findings indicate that, although nY 2 O 3 generated toxicity on BY-2 cells, it is very likely that during the recovery process cell wall remodeling was initiated to gain resistance to nY 2 O 3 stress, demonstrating the plant's cellular regulatory machinery regarding repair and adaptation to nanoparticles like nY 2 O 3 .
Understanding and predicting how species will response to future climate
change is crucial for biodiversity conservation. Here, we conducted an
assessment of future climate change impacts on the distribution of D.
involucrate in China, using the most recent global circulation models
developed in the sixth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel
on Climate Change (IPCC6). We assessed the potential range shifts in
this species by using an ensemble of species distribution models (SDMs).
The ensemble SDMs exhibited high predictive ability and suggested that
the temperature annual range, annual mean temperature, and precipitation
of the driest month are the most influential predictors in shaping
distribution patterns of this species. The projections of the ensemble
SDMs also suggested that D. involucrate is very vulnerable to future
climate change, with at least one-third of its suitable range expected
to be lost in all future climate change scenarios and will shift to the
northward of high-latitude regions. These findings suggest that it is of
great urgent and significance to adaptive management strategies to
mitigate the impacts of climate change on D. involucrate.
In this study, Bright Yellow 2 (BY-2) tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L.) cell suspensions exposed to manganese ferrite nanoparticles (nMnFe2O4) or nitrogen-doped carbon dots (N-CDs) were analyzed for hormonal pathways. The...
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