山西省畜禽业发展及粪尿养分时空变异

随着国家经济的高速发展和人民饮食结构的改变,畜禽养殖业由传统粗放式向规模化、集约化快速转变,畜禽粪尿的循环利用及其对环境的风险评价值得关注.本文利用统计资料和文献数据,通过使用食物链养分流动模型(NUFER)与GIS相结合,深入分析了山西省畜禽养殖量的变化特征,模拟了畜禽粪尿的产生量及其氮、磷养分的资源量,并从时空维度评价了山西省畜禽粪尿资源量及其环境风险.结果表明： 1978-2012年,山西省畜禽粪尿的产生量由1.61×10⁷ t增加至2.75×10⁷ t,增幅达1.71倍,粪尿氮由7.74×10⁴ t增长至17.32×10⁴ t,粪尿磷则由1.09×10⁴ t增长至3.39×10⁴ t,增幅分别达到2.38和3.10倍.除养殖总量增加之外,养殖结构和养殖方式也发生了重大变化.从空间分布看,2012年山西省耕地畜禽粪尿氮、磷承载量呈现晋北、晋中和晋东南高,中北部和西南部低的分布特征,耕地畜禽粪尿养分资源承载量在空间上分布极不平衡,这是区域养殖专业化程度与农业政策共同作用的结果.因此,应通过优化生产布局和区域间养分协同管理等手段,来调控畜禽粪尿的排放与循环利用,减少污染及环境风险,以实现畜禽粪尿养分资源的高效与可持续利用.     

1953-2011年小兴安岭森林火灾含碳气体排放的估算

根据1953-2011年小兴安岭森林调查数据和森林火灾统计资料,结合野外火烧迹地调查与室内控制试验数据,估算了小兴安岭1953-2011年森林火灾的碳排放量和含碳气体排放量.结果表明: 1953-2011年小兴安岭森林火灾的总碳排放量为1.12×10⁷ t,年均排放量为1.90×10⁵ t,约占全国年均森林火灾碳排放量的1.7%;其中,含碳气体CO₂、CO、CH₄和非甲烷烃(NMHC)的排放量分别为3.39×10⁷、1.94×10₅、1.09×10⁵和7.46×10⁴ t,相应年均排放量5.74×10⁵、3.29×10⁴、1.85×10³、1.27×10³ t分别占全国年均森林火灾含碳气体排放量的1.4%、1.2%、1.7%和1.1%.不同林型的燃烧效率和单位过火面积的碳排放量均为针叶林＞阔叶林＞针阔混交林.最后提出了合理的林火管理措施.     

2005—2007年大兴安岭林火释放碳量

根据野外火烧迹地调查,比较过火前后归一化植被指数的差异,计算2005—2007年大兴安岭林区各种可燃物类型的过火面积、火烧消耗的可燃物量,对森林火烧程度进行分级,并利用植物平均含碳率估算林火释放碳量.结果表明：2005—2007年大兴安岭林区总过火面积为436512.5 hm²,其中轻度、中度和重度火烧面积分别为207178.4、150159.2和79159.4 hm².这些火烧消耗可燃物量为3.9×10⁶ t,释放碳1.76×10⁶ t,其中落叶松林、针阔混交林、阔叶林和草地燃烧释放的碳量分别为0.34×10⁶、0.83×10⁶、0.27×10⁶和0.32×10⁶ t.     

雷州半岛规模化畜禽养殖污染现状与对策

本文根据2001年畜禽养殖污染调查,结果表明雷州半岛现有规模化畜禽养殖场413个,畜禽类尿产生量及其污水产生量分别为3.29×10⁵t·a^-1和1.98×10⁶t·a^-1,其中猪场粪尿及其污水产生量分别为2.48×10⁵t·a^-1和1.22×10⁶t·a^-1万吨/年,分别占全半岛总量的75.35%和61.85%,是畜禽养殖主要污染源;全半岛畜禽养殖产污主要分布在雷州市、麻章区、遂溪县和吴川市,文中还就畜禽养殖的污染问题,提出相应的环境管理与防治对策。     

滴水湖及其引水河道沉积物中磷细菌的生态调查

2010年对滴水湖及其引水河道沉积物中可培养有机磷细菌(OPB)、无机磷细菌(IPB)的分布变化规律进行了为期1年的调查.结果表明,闸外引水河沉积物中OPB、IPB年平均含量分别为2.76×10⁴±1.31×10⁴CFU·g^-1和7.19×10³±3.98×10³CFU·g^-1;闸内引水河中分别为1.05×10⁴±3.56×10³ CFU·g^-1和2.54×10³±8.77×10² CFU·g^-1;滴水湖中则为6.69×10³±2.63×10³ CFU·g^-1和1.66×10³±5.83×10² CFU·g^-1.滴水湖及其引水河道沉积物中OPB、IPB数量与水体中磷元素含量密切相关,各采样点OPB、IPB数量与总磷(TP)含量均呈极显著正相关,且均高于与总溶解性磷(TDP)、活性磷(AP)的相关系数.     

基于温室气体清单的河北省森林碳汇量研究

为考核地方温室气体减排, 国家启动了2005 年省级温室气体清单的编制试点工作。依据森林资源二类清查数据和IPCC2006 指南方法, 对河北省2005 年基于林业和土地利用变化的森林年碳汇量进行了研究。结果表明, 河北省2005 年森林和其它木质生物量年增长碳汇量233.24×10⁴ tC, 折合固定CO2 量855.23×10⁴ t, 主要来源于乔木林的净增长固碳, 灌木林和经济林由于2005 年总面积和生物量呈负增长, 而表现为净碳排放, 分别导致净碳排放1.34×10⁴ tC和22.63×10⁴ tC; 森林转化为非林地引起的碳排放量约1.64×10⁴ tC。二者相抵, 2005 年森林生物量净碳汇量为231.61×10⁴ tC, 折合CO2 吸收量849.22×10⁴ t, 全省森林和其它木质生物量总体表现为“碳吸收汇”的功能。     

基于多目标灰色局势决策的三峡库区防护林类型空间优化配置

基于2007年Landsat TM遥感影像和影响防护林的主导环境因子,对三峡库区的森林立地进行分类,并通过选取水源涵养量、生物量和林分生产力3个指标,利用多目标灰色局势决策模型对库区现有的针叶林、阔叶林、针阔混交林和灌木林4种防护林类型进行空间优化配置.结果表明： 2007年,三峡库区森林立地可划分为40种类型;空间配置优化后,研究区针叶林、阔叶林、针阔混交林和灌木林的面积比例分别为32.55%、29.43%、34.95%和3.07%.与优化前相比,优化后针叶林和灌木林的面积比例分别减少了8.79%和28.55%,阔叶林和针阔混交林分别增加了10.23%和27.11%.通过防护林类型的空间优化,三峡库区整体的水源涵养能力、生物量和林分生产力分别增加14.09×10⁸ m³、0.35×10⁸ t和1.08×10⁶ t.     

凡纳滨对虾低盐度高产虾池环境微生物生态研究

对广东珠三角地区,凡纳滨对虾低盐度高产虾池环境微生物调查结果,养殖水体异养菌平均数量为5.15×10⁴cfu·mL^-1,致病性弧菌为5.00×10³cfu·mL^-1,池底泥浆中异养细菌平均数量为2.41×10⁶cfu·mL^-1,致病性弧菌为1.45×10⁵cfu·mL^-1。不同虾池异养细菌的数量差别小而稳定,致病性弧菌的数量差别及波动大。淤泥较深的老化虾池,水体和泥浆中异养细菌平均分别为6.10×10⁴cfu·mL^-1和2.89×10⁶cfu·mL^-1,致病性弧菌为6.00×10³cfu·mL^-1和2.14×10⁵cfu·mL^-1;无淤泥虾池水体和泥浆中异养细菌平均分别为4.53×10⁴cfu·mL^-1和2.08×10⁶cfu·mL^-1,致病性弧菌为4.34×10³cfu·mL^-1和9.86×10⁴cfu·mL^-1。老化虾池底泥致病性弧菌明显偏高,成为老化虾池易爆发虾病的重要原因。低盐度虾池水体异养菌和致病性弧菌的数量变化,表现为养殖前期高,中后期低而稳定;池底泥浆中异养菌和致病性弧菌的数量变化,呈不规则波动。高的养殖水温对养殖环境异养菌和致病性弧菌表现抑制作用,养殖环境微生物与水体浮游藻类也有一定的关系。     

深圳市森林植被碳储量特征及其空间分布

基于2005年深圳市森林资源二类调查资料数据,采用材积源生物量法,计测深圳市森林植被碳储量和碳密度,分析了深圳市森林植被碳储量空间分布格局.结果表明,2005年深圳市森林植被总碳储量为225.04×10⁴Mg,平均碳密度为25.63MgC·hm^-2.深圳市各区的森林植被碳储量空间分布上有显著差异.表现为龙岗区(123.13×10⁴Mg)>宝安区(46.70×10⁴Mg)>盐田区(20.49×10⁴Mg)>罗湖区(14.75×10⁴Mg)>南山区(12.79×10⁴Mg)>福田区(5.63×10⁴Mg)>保护区(1.57×10⁴Mg).各区碳密度分布为盐田区(46.18MgC·hm^-2)>福田区(37.63 MgC·hm^-2)>罗湖区(36.78MgC·hm^-2)>龙岗区(26.60MgC·hm^-2)>保护区>(24.19 MgC·hm^-2)>宝安区(19.53MgC·hm^-2),与碳储量大小分布无明显相关.深圳市乔木林碳储量为146.11×10⁴Mg,以中幼龄林为主,占73.2%,平均碳密度为30.76MgC·hm^-2.根据森林植被碳储量与碳密度的空间差异性对深圳市森林进行了区划,并分区提出了提高深圳市森林碳吸存能力的有效措施.     

广梅汕铁路电气化改造的生态足迹分析

根据我国机车能耗统计资料、电力年度统计数据,从生态足迹角度定量地分析了广梅汕铁路电气化改造前后机车牵引能耗、CO₂排放量和能耗生态足迹.广梅汕铁路电气化改造前,采用内燃机车牵引客货列车,每年需要直接耗用柴油1.74×10⁴t,每年向大气排放5.50×10⁴t CO₂,其总生态足迹为1.27×10⁴hm²森林,平均生态足迹为每万吨公里0.018 hm²森林.电气化改造后,每年需耗电1.05×10⁸ kw·h,间接导致火电厂每年排放8.45×10⁴tCO₂,间接导致的火电总生态足迹为1.96×10⁴hm²森林,间接导致的水电总生态足迹为36.37hm²可耕地,平均间接生态足迹为每万吨公里0.021hm²森林和3.91×10^-5hm²可耕地.     

陕北典型农区大气干湿氮沉降季节变化

为了研究大气通过干湿沉降输入到农田土壤的氮通量,2007年6月至2008年5月在陕西榆林和洛川两地进行了为期一年的观测试验.结果表明:榆林和洛川地区大气总无机氮沉降通量分别为22.17和16.95 kg·hm~(-2)·a~(-1),湿沉降分别占95.1%和90.4%,干沉降分别占4.9%和9.6%,两个地区氮沉降均以湿沉降为主.总无机氮沉降中,NO_3~--N分别为12.22和9.24 kg·hm~(-2)·a~(-1),分别占总无机氮沉降量的55.1%和54.5%.由于污染水平、气象条件、下垫面特性等的差异,总无机氮沉降中,湿沉降量和NO_3~--N沉降量均是榆林地区大于洛川地区.     

城市森林碳汇及其抵消能源碳排放效果——以广州为例

城市森林及其管理相关政策作为减少CO₂排放的有效策略得到了较为广泛的关注。采用材积源生物量方程与净初级生产力方法来定量分析了广州市城市森林碳储量和碳固定量,根据化石能源使用量及其碳排放因子核算了广州城市能源碳排放,最后评估了城市森林碳抵消效果。结果显示广州市城市森林碳储量为654.42×10⁴t,平均碳密度为28.81 t/hm²,而森林碳固定量为658732 t/a,平均固碳率为2.90 t·hm^-2·a^-1。2005-2010年广州市年均能源碳排放则达到2907.41×10⁴t。广州城市森林碳储量约为城市年均能源碳排放的22.51%,其通过碳固定年均能够抵消年均碳排放的2.27%,不过从城市森林综合效益来看其仍是城市低碳发展重要举措之一。分析了林型组成和林龄结构对于广州森林碳储量和碳固定量的影响,并从森林管理角度为城市森林碳汇提升提出建议。这些结果和讨论有助于评估城市森林碳汇在抵消碳排放中所起的效果。     

林下植被抚育对樟人工林生态系统碳储量的影响

以亚热带东部地区48年生樟(Cinnamomum camphora)人工林为研究对象, 探讨不同林下植被处理方式对植被和土壤碳储量的影响。研究结果表明: 1)林下植被抚育增加了植被的碳储量, 增幅为48.87%, 平均每年比未抚育林分增加了0.62 t·hm^-2; 2)林下植被抚育降低了土壤有机碳含量, 降低幅度介于4.79%-34.13%之间, 其中0-10 cm、10-20 cm土层比未抚育林分分别降低了10.16 g·kg^-1和8.58 g·kg^-1, 差异达到显著水平(p < 0.05); 3)林下植被抚育降低了森林土壤碳储量, 降低幅度介于1.98%-43.45%之间, 其中0-10 cm和10-20 cm土层分别降低了15.39 t·hm^-2和11.58 t·hm^-2, 差异达到极显著水平(p < 0.01)和显著水平(p < 0.05); 4)林下植被抚育降低了森林生态系统总碳储量, 降低幅度为4.27%, 但差异不显著。因此, 林下植被抚育虽有利于植被碳储量的积累, 但降低了土壤有机碳含量和储量。     

The relationship between wood litter infall and relative abundance and feeding activity of subterranean termites Reticulitermes spp. in three southeastern coastal plain habitats

We estimated the densities of termites in dead wood using a point-quarter technique in four habitats: pine plantations subject to control burning and unburned, lowland hardwood forest, and turkey oak woodland. The burned pine plantation had the highest estimated termite density, 13×10⁶·ha^-1 unburned pine plantation and lowland hardwood had estimated densities of 2.6×10⁶·ha^-1 and 2.2×10⁶·ha^-1, respectively, and the turkey oak woodland had an estimated densities of 61.9×10³·ha^-1. There were varying percentages of Reticulitermes flavipes and R. virginicus in the various habitats. There was nearly linear increase in percentage of pine blocks attacked by termites in the pine and hardwood forests and by the end of the growing season, nearly all had been channelized by termites. In the turkey oak habitat 70% of the pine blocks were channelized. Termites removed between 3% and 12% of the original mass of over one-fourth of the pine blocks during the growing season.Wood litter in fall was highest in the lowland hardwood forest: 2869 kg·ha^-1·yr^-1. Wood litter input in the long leaf pine plantation, 792 kg·ha^-1·yr^-1 was nearly equivalent to the three year average wood litter in fall in a Danish oak forest.     

Measurement of apoplasmic and cell-to-cell components of root hydraulic conductance by a pressure-clamp technique

A pressure-clamp technique was devised for the direct measurement of cell-to-cell and apoplasmic components of root hydraulic conductance; the experimental results were analyzed in terms of a theoretical model of water and solute flow, based on a composite membrane model of the root. When water is forced under a constant pressure into a cut root system, an exponential decay of flow is observed, until a constant value is attained; when pressure is released, a reverse water flow out of the root system is observed which shows a similar exponential behavour. The model assumes that the transient flow occurs through a cell-to-cell pathway and the observed decrease is the result of accumulation of solutes in front of the root semi-permeable membrane, whilst the steady-state component results from the movement of water through the parallel apoplasmic pathway. Root conductance components are estimated by fitting the model to experimental data. The technique was applied to the root systems of potted cherry (Prunus avium L.) seedlings; average apoplasmic conductance was 15.5 × 10^–9m³· s^–1· MPa^–1, with values ranging from 12.0 × 10^–9 to 18.5 × 10^–9m³· s^–1· MPa^–1; average cell-to-cell conductance was 11.7 × 10⁹ m³· s^–1· MPa^–1, with values ranging from 8.5 × 10^–9 to 15.3 × 10^–9 m³ · s^–1·MPa^–1. Cell-to-cell conductance amounted on average to 43% of total root conductance, with values between 41 and 45%. Leaf specific conductance (conductance per unit of leaf area supported) of the root systems ranged from 2.7 × 10^–8 to 5.6 × 10^–8 m· s^–1·MPa^–1, with an average of 3.7 × 10^–8 m · s^–1·MPa^–1. The newly developed technique allows the interaction of mass flow of water and of solutes to be explored in the roots of soil-grown plants.Abbreviations and Symbols A L_p root hydraulic conductance - A^aL _p ^a root apoplasmic conductance - A^ccL _p ^cc root cell-to-cell conductance - C_s(t) concentration of solutes in apical root compartment at time t - J_v flow of water through the root - J _v ^a apoplasmic flow of water - J_v/cc cell-to-cell flow of water - LSC leaf specific conductance of the root system - P root hydrostatic pressure - P_appl applied pressure - _s(t) root osmotic pressure at time t - _m osmotic pressure of rooting medium - reflection coefficient of root membrane - time constant of cell-to-cell flow decay This research was funded within the EC Project Long-term effects of CO₂-increase and climate change on European forests (LTEEF) (EV5V-CT94-0468); F.M. was supported by a Ministero dell' Universitá e della Ricerca Scientifica e Tecnologica — British Council agreement (Project The ecological significance of cavitation in woody plants); M.C. was supported by a Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche — British Council agreement. We gratefully thank Prof. P.G. Jarvis (University of Edinburgh, UK) for revising an earlier version of this paper and Prof. E. Steudle (University of Bayreuth, Germany) for helpful comments.     

Purification and characterization of glycogen phosphorylase A and B from the freeze-avoiding gall moth larvae Epiblema scudderiana

The active a and inactive b forms of glycogen phosphorylase from cold-hardy larvae of the gall moth, Epiblema scudderiana, were purified using DEAE⁺ ion exchange and 3-5-AMP-agarose affinity chromatography. Maximum activities for glycogen phosphorylases a and b were 6.3±0.74 and 2.7±0.87 mol glucose-1-P·min^-1·g wet weight^-1, respectively, in -4°C-acclimated larvae. Final specific activities of the purified enzymes were 396 and 82 units·mg protein^-1, respectively. Both enzymes were dimers with native molecular weights of 215000±18000 for glycogen phosphorylase a and 209000±15000 for glycogen phosphorylase b; the subunit molecular weight of both forms was 87000±2000. Both enzymes showed pH optima of 7.5 at 22°C and a break in the Arrhenius relationship with a two- to four-fold increase in activation energy below 10°C. Michaelis constant values for glycogen at 22°C were 0.12±0.004 mg·ml^-1 for glycogen phosphorylase a and 0.87±0.034 mg·ml^-1 for glycogen phosphorylase b; the Michaelis constant for inorganic phosphate was 6.5±0.07 mmol·l^-1 for glycogen phosphorylase a and 23.6 mmol·l^-1 for glycogen phosphorylase b. Glycogen phosphorylase b was activated by adenosine monophosphate with a K _a of 0.176±0.004 mmol·l^-1. Michaelis constant and K _a values decreased by two- to fivefold at 5°C compared with 22°C. Glycerol had a positive effect on the Michaelis constant for glycogen for glycogen phosphorylase a at intermediate concentrations (0.5 mol·l^-1) but was inhibitory to both enzyme forms at high concentrations (2 mol·l^-1). Glycerol production as a cryoprotectant in E. scudderiana larvae is facilitated by the low temperature-simulated glycogen phosphorylase b to glycogen phosphorylase a conversion and by positive effects of low temperature on the kinetic properties of glycogen phosphorylase a. Enzyme shut-down when polyol synthesis is complete appears to be aided by strong inhibitory effects of glycerol and KCl on glycogen phosphorylase b.Abbreviations E _a activation energy - GPa glycogen phosphorylase a - GPb glycogen phosphorylase b - h Hill coefficient - I ₅₀ concentration of inhibitor that reduces enzymes velocity by 50% - K _a concentration of activator that produces half-maximal activation of enzyme activity - K _m Michaelis-Menten substrate affinity constant - MW molecular weight - PEG polyethylene glycol - P_i morganic phosphate - SDS PAGE sodium dodecyl sulphate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis - V _max enzyme maximal velocity     

A preliminary carbon budget for a part of the Ems estuary: The Dollard

During 1975, measurements were made to quantify all sources of input of organic matter in the Dollard. This made a comparison possible between in situ primary production, import from natural sources and organic waste discharges in terms of organic carbon. In order to make a carbon budget, mineralization and the amount of organic matter buried in the sediment was also measured. Input of organic carbon was mainly based on primary production on the tidal flats (measured in situ as O₂ production, 9.3×10⁶ kg C · year^–1), accumulation of suspended matter originating from the North Sea and the River Ems (maximal 37.1×10⁶ kg C · year^–1) and discharge of heavily polluted water (33.0×10⁶ kg C · year^–1). Input from primary production in the water phase was negligibly low (0.7×10⁶ kg C · year^–1). Loss of organic carbon was due to mineralization in the sediment (measured in situ as oxygen consumption, 18.2×10⁶ kg C · year^–1), mineralization in the water phase (using the BOD technique, 7.2×10⁶ kg C · year^–1) and burying of organic matter in the sediment (9.9·10⁶ kg C · year^–1). The loss of dissolved organic matter to the adjacent Waddensea was not measured but must be considerable. Allochthonous detritus was the main source of energy for the food-webs in the Dollard. The role of bacteria as an important source of food for higher organisms in the Dollard is discussed.     

A new blue luminescent dichlorido-bridged dinuclear copper(II) complex with DNA binding and cytotoxic activities: Synthesis, structure and DFT studies

A blue luminescent dichlorido-bridged dinuclear copper(II) (S = 1/2) complex, [Cu^II₂(HL)₂(μ-Cl)₂]·2H₂O, 1a was synthesized with the 1:1 reaction of the acyclic tridentate salicylaldehyde 2-pyridyl hydrazone ligand, HL, 1. The complex 1a displays multiple bands in the visible region (400-470 nm). The association constant (K_ass, UV-Vis) was found to be 1.186 × 10⁴ for 1a at 298 K. The copper(II)-copper(III) oxidation potential lies near 0.32 V versus Ag/AgCl electrode. On excitation at 390 nm, the ligand 1 strongly emits at 444 nm due to an intraligand ¹(π-π^∗) transition. Upon complexation with copper(II) the emission peak is slightly red shifted (λ_ex 390 nm, λ_em 450 nm, F/F₀ 0.81) with little quenching. Molecular structure of 1a (Cu···Cu 3.523 Å) has been determined by single crystal X-ray diffraction studies. DFT and TDDFT calculations strongly support the spectral behavior of the ligand and the complex. The complex 1a exhibits a strong interaction towards DNA as revealed from the K_b (intrinsic binding constant) 2.05 × 10⁴ M⁻¹ and K_sv (Stern-Volmer quenching constant) 2.47 values. The complex exhibits cytotoxic effect and the LD₅₀ value for HeLa cells was calculated as 5.44 μM at which the cell cycle was arrested at G₂/M phase.     

Effect of phenoxyalkanoic acid herbicides on the fermentative production of l-lysine

Summary The effect of the herbicides MCPA, MCPB, mecoprop, dichlorprop, 2,4-D, 2,4-DB, and 2,4,5-T on l-lysine fermentation was investigated using a lysine-producing mutant of Corynebacterium glutamicum. Stimulation of l-lysine production by 6% to 36% was observed in shaken flask experiments when the test herbicides were added at a concentration of 5 · 10^-4 M to growing cultures after 24 h of cultivation. The most effective stimulators were MCPA, mecoprop and dichlorprop.Detailed studies of the effect of MCPA (5 · 10^-6 M to 5 · 10^-3 M) showed that the degree of stimulation depended on medium composition and aeration. In the synthetic medium, maximum production of 50 g · l^-1 lys · HCl occurred at 5 · 10^-4 M MCPA and an oxygen transfer rate (OTR) of 1.97 g O₂ · l^-1 · h^-1, while 61.7 g · l^-1 of lys · HCL was formed at 5 · 10^-3 M MCPA and an OTR of 3.75 g O₂ · l^-1 · h^-1. In the amino-nitrogen rich medium, maximum production of 42 g · l^-1 lys · HCl was observed at 5 · 10^-6 M MCPA and an oxygen transfer rate of 1.5 g O₂ · l^-1 · h^-1. Results from batch l-lysine fermentation in a fermenter showed similar stimulatory effects, with an optimal concentration of MCPA for l-lysine production of 5 · 10^-5 M. Without herbicide addition, the test strain produced 16.25 g · l^-1 of product and with addition of 5 · 10^-5 M MCPA, the same strain produced 52.1 g · l^-1 lys · HCl after 72 h of fermentation.Abbreviations MCPA 2-methyl-4-chlorophenoxyacetic acid - MCPB 2-methyl-4-chlorophenoxybutyric acid - mecoprop 2-methyl-4-chlorophenoxypropionic acid - dichlorprop 2,4-dichlorophenoxypropionic acid - 2,4-D 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid - 2,4-DB 2,4-dichlorophenoxybutyric acid - 2,4,5-T 2,4,5-trichlorophenoxyacetic acid     

Metabolism and thermoregulation in the eastern hedgehogErinaceus concolor

Body temperature and oxygen consumption were measured in the eastern hedgehog,Erinaceus concolor Martin 1838, during summer at ambient temperatures (T _a) between-6.0 and 35.6°C.E. concolor has a relatively low basal metabolic rate (0.422 ml O₂·g^-1·h^-1), amounting to 80% of that predicted from its body mass (822.7 g). Between 26.5 and 1.2°C, the resting metabolic rate increases with decreasing ambient temperature according to the equation: RMR=1.980-0.057T _a. The minimal heat transfer coefficient (0.057 ml O₂·g^-1·h^-1·°C^-1) is higher than expected in other eutherian mammals, which may result from partial conversion of hair into spines. At lower ambient temperature (from-4.6 to-6.0° C) there is a drop in body temperature (from 35.2 to 31.4° C) and a decrease in oxygen consumption (1.530 ml O₂·g^-1·h^-1) even though the potential thermoregulation capabilities of this species are significantly higher. This is evidenced by the high maximum noradrenaline-induced non-shivering thermogenesis (2.370 ml O₂·g^-1·h^-1), amounting to 124% of the value predicted. The active metabolic rate at ambient temperatures between 31.0 and 14.5° C averages 1.064 ml O₂·g^-1·h^-1; at ambient temperatures between 14.5 and 2.0° C AMR=3.228-0.140T _a.Abbreviations AMR active metabolic rate - bm body mass - BMR basal metabolic rate - h heat transfer coefficient - NA noradrenaline - NST non-shivering thermogenesis - NST_max maximum rate of NA-induced non-shivering thermogenesis - RMR resting metabolic rate - RQ respiratory quotient - STPD standard temperature and pressure (25°C, 1 ATM) - T _a ambient temperature - T _b body temperature