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Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) have been observed in deep soil layers in arid lands. However, change in AMF community structure with soil depth and vertical distributions of the other root-associated microorganisms are unclear. Here, we examined colonization by AMF and dark septate fungi (DSF), as well as the community structure of AMF and endophytic fungi (EF) and endophytic bacteria (EB) in association with soil depth in a semiarid desert with shallow groundwater. Roots of Sabina vulgaris and soils were collected from surface to groundwater level at 20-cm intervals. Soil chemistry (water content, total N, and available P) and colonization of AMF and DSF were measured. Community structures of AMF, EF, and EB were examined by terminal restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis. AMF colonization decreased with soil depth, although it was mostly higher than 50%. Number of AMF phylotypes decreased with soil depth, but more than five phylotypes were observed at depths up to 100 cm. Number of AMF phylotypes had a significant and positive relationship with soil moisture level within 0-15% of soil water content. DSF colonization was high but limited to soil surface. Number of phylotypes of EF and EB were diverse even in deep soil layers, and the community composition was associated with the colonization and community composition of AMF. This study indicates that AMF species richness in roots decreases but is maintained in deep soil layers in semiarid regions, and change in AMF colonization and community structure associates with community structure of the other root-associated microorganisms. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Abstract: Let D be a bounded or unbounded open domain of 2-dimensional Euclidean space . If the boundary exists, then we assume that the boundary is smooth. In this paper assuming that the kinematic viscosity is large enough, we discuss the existence and exponential stability of energy solutions to the following 2-dimensional stochastic functional Navier–Stokes equation perturbed by the Levy process: where is the initial function for and with . It is assumed that and k satisfy the Lipschitz condition and the linear growth condition. If there exists the boundary ∂D, then on . [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

Abstract: In this paper we consider the existence and uniqueness of weak energy solutions to a stochastic 2-dimensional non-Lipschitz Navier–Stokes equation perturbed by the cylindrical Wiener process in a bounded or unbounded domain D with the smooth boundary ∂D or : where A is the Stokes operator and f, g satisfy the non-Lipschitz condition. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

Abstract: In this paper we consider the existence of a local solution in time to a weakly damped wave equation of Kirchhoff type with the damping term and the source term: with an initial value , and the Dirichlet boundary condition , where Ω is an open bounded domain in with smooth boundary and is a locally Lipschitz function. We also discuss the global existence and exponential asymptotic behaviour of solutions. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

Abstract: Let and K be separable Hilbert spaces. In this paper we consider the existence and uniqueness of energy solutions to the following stochastic evolution equation: where is a linear bounded operator with coercivity, monotone condition and hemicontinuity, and are measurable functions and satisfy the local non-Lipschitz condition proposed by the author [T. Taniguchi, Successive approximations to solutions of stochastic differential equations, J. Differential Equations 96 (1992) 152–169]. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

In this article, we study the existence and the asymptotical stability in mean square of mild solutions to stochastic neutral partial differential equations with infinite delays [image omitted] where t - τ(t), t - δ(t), t - ρ(t) → ∞ with delays τ(t), δ(t), ρ(t) → ∞ as t → ∞. Our method for investigating the stability of solutions is based on the fixed point theorem. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The regeneration of Japanese black pine ( Pinus thunbergii) seedlings is inhibited in a black locust ( Robinia pseudoacacia)-dominated area. We examined the presence of pathogenic fungi in Japanese black pine seedlings in the area in order to determine the effect of pathogenic fungi on the inhibition of regeneration. When Japanese black pine seedlings were planted in the soil obtained from a black locust-dominated area, all of the seedlings died under low-intensity light conditions, whereas 84% of the seedlings survived in the soil obtained from a Japanese black pine-dominated area under the same light conditions. One fungus was isolated from 48.7% of the dead pine seedlings and was identified as Cylindrocladium pacificum Kang, Crous & Schoch, based on the morphological characteristics, growth, and DNA analysis. This fungus was also isolated from 50% of the dead pine seedlings in 2005 and 66.7% of the seedlings in 2006—both were planted in a black locust-dominated area. The virulence of this fungus increased under high-nitrogen and/or low-intensity light conditions. These results reveal the possibility that the soil eutrophication and shading by the black locust are conducive to a severe damping-off disease and threaten the survival and regeneration of Japanese black pine seedlings. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The ectomycorrhizal (ECM) fungi associated with Pinus thunbergii seedlings grown on sand dune were identified by molecular method, and the diversity of bacteria associated with ECM and Extraradical mycelium were examined by Denaturing Gradient Gel Electrophoresis (DGGE) of PCR-amplified 16S rDNA. The mycorrhizal formation rate of 1-year old P. thunbergii seedlings was more than 95%. Cenococcum geophilum was the most dominant ECM fungus, followed by T01, RFLP-8, Russula spp., and Suillus sp. Bacterial community was most diverse with C. geophilum- and RFLP-8-mycorrhiza. Sequencing analysis showed that Burkholderia spp. and Bradyrhizobium spp. were on the surface of ECM short root of seven ECM. The fungi detected as extraradical mycelium using DGGE of 18S rDNA were Suillus bovinus and RFLP-8-mycorrhiza. Bacterial community on the extraradical mycelium was more diverse than those on ECM root tip. Burkholderia spp. and Bradyrhizobium spp. were found also on extraradical mycelium. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Pine forests are declining because of pine wilt disease and Robinia pseudoacacia, a nitrogen-fixing species, is dominating coastal forests along the Sea of Japan. We examined the effects of R. pseudoacacia on the regeneration of a native pine species, Pinus thunbergii. Two 200 m2 plots were set up at the border of a P. thunbergii and R. pseudoacacia-dominated area in a coastal forest. We conducted monthly censuses of emergence, distribution and survival of pine seedlings in the plots from May 2003 to December 2004. Light intensity and soil properties were also measured to analyze the relationships between the survival of pine seedlings and environmental conditions using the Mantel test and the structural equation model. Pinus thunbergii seedlings emerged in spring–early summer and in late autumn. Survival of pine seedlings in the R. pseudoacacia-dominated subplots was less than half that in the pine-dominated subplots. Survival of pine seedlings emerging in May 2003 was significantly reduced by the lower light intensity and higher soil nitrogen in R. pseudoacacia-dominated subplots. The tendency was the same for seedlings emerging from April to May 2004. We concluded that R. pseudoacacia reduced the intensity of light during the growing season and increased the nitrogen content of soil, which resulted in inhibition of the natural regeneration of P. thunbergii. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Abstract: In this paper we consider by the energy equality the exponential stability of energy solutions to a non-linear stochastic functional partial differential equation with finite delay in separable Hilbert spaces. Our method is very simple and is powerful for concrete stochastic delay partial differential equations. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

• In this study we examined the role of the nitrogen-fixing tree, Robinia pseudoacacia (black locust), in ectomycorrhizal (ECM) formation and ECM community of Pinus thunbergii (Japanese black pine) seedlings. • Two 200 m2 experimental plots were established at the border between a Japanese black pine- and a black locust-dominated area in a coastal forest. The ECM fungal community of pine seedlings was examined by PCR-RFLP and sequence analysis. We analyzed the relationship between ECM formation, ECM community, growth, and nutrient status of pine seedlings and environmental conditions using the Mantel test and structural equation model. • Percentages of ECM root tips, the number of ECM fungal species and ECM diversity on pine seedlings decreased in the black locust-dominated area. Cenococcum geophilum and Russula spp. were dominant in the Japanese black pine-dominated area, whereas Tomentella spp. were dominant in the black locust-dominated area. Nitrogen (N) concentration in soils or pine seedlings strongly influenced the percentage of ECM root tips, the number of ECM fungal species and ECM fungal similarity. • These results imply the long-term eutrophication caused by N-fixing trees can change ECM formation and ECM community structure. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The nature of chemical bonds in a ferredoxin-type [2Fe–2S] cluster has been investigated on the basis of natural orbitals and several bond indices developed in Parts I and II of this study. The broken-symmetry hybrid density functional theory (BS-HDFT) with spin projection approach has been applied to elucidate the natural orbitals and occupation numbers for a model compound [Fe2S2(SCH3)4] (1), which is used to calculate the indices. The molecular structure, vibration frequencies, electronic structures, and magnetic properties in both oxidized and reduced forms of 1 have been calculated and compared with the experimental values. The optimized molecular structures after approximate spin projection have been in good agreement with experimental data. The structure changes upon one-electron reduction have been slight (<0.1 Å) and only limited around one side of the Fe atom. Raman and infrared (IR) spectra have been calculated, and their vibration modes have been assigned using the bridging 34S isotope substitution. Their magnetic properties have been examined in terms of spin Hamiltonians that contain exchange interactions and double exchange interactions. The BS-HDFT methods have provided the magnetic parameters; i.e., effective exchange integral (J) values and valence delocalization (B) values, which agree with the experimental results. It is found that large charge transfer (CT) from the bridging sulfur to the iron atoms has led to the strong antiferromagnetic interactions between iron atoms. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J Quantum Chem, 2007 [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Abstract: The one-dimensional intermolecular ferromagnetic interaction of a charge-transfer (CT) complex, (BDTA)[Ni(mnt)2] (BDTA: 1,3,2-benzodithiazolyl, mnt: maleonitriledithiolate), is studied by the Kohn–Sham hybrid density functional method, in order to understand the mechanism of the magnetism. All possible effective exchange integrals, J, between the spin pairs of the system indicate that a ferromagnetic interaction (J =172cm−1) exists along the b-axis. Magnetic susceptibility, simulated with the ab initio determined J values by the quantum Monte Carlo (QMC) method, is qualitatively consistent with that measured experimentally. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]