基于高分遥感影像的滇西北村域景观格局演变——以大理市低丘缓坡山地开发区为例

人类的开发活动是造成土地覆盖和景观格局变化的主要原因.村域尺度上高强度的人类开发活动对土地覆盖及景观格局演变的影响规律研究尚不多见.本研究采用2009年的GeoEye-1数据和2014年的WorldView 3数据,利用ArcGIS和ENVI,基于面向对象和人机交互的方法解译影像,应用土地利用转移矩阵和景观指数定量研究大理市海东镇低丘缓坡山区改造过程中的土地覆盖变化和景观格局演变.结果表明: 2009年主要土地覆盖类型是林地、水田和旱地,占总面积的82.8%,2014年林地、推平未建地和水田占总面积的70.9%;研究期间,土地利用变化主要由林地、水田和旱地向推平未建地、建设用地转移,尤其是2014年推平未建地面积达531.57 hm²,其中,来自林地、旱地和水田的面积分别占42.8%、21.7%和14.2%.景观空间格局演变表现为斑块数量和密度增加,平均斑块面积变小;边缘指数和形状指数增加,斑块形状更加复杂;斑块破碎化,整体构成更加多样化.     

苏南典型乡镇景观梯度变化

基于2009年Quickbird卫星影像和GIS空间分析技术,采用土地利用程度综合指数和景观格局指数,结合梯度分析方法,研究了苏南典型乡镇(辛庄镇)土地利用强度和景观结构的城乡梯度变化,并分析了土地利用强度与景观格局的关系。结果表明:水田是辛庄地区的优势景观类型,村镇建设用地、鱼塘和水体也是当地的主要景观类型。镇区的土地利用强度明显大于农村地区,随着与镇中心距离的增加,土地利用程度综合指数逐渐降低。镇区景观空间聚集度大,景观结构较为规则,破碎化程度较低;农村地区景观空间离散度大,形状复杂,破碎化现象严重,景观格局有待优化。土地利用强度与斑块密度、景观形状指数呈显著的负相关(P<0.05),与香农多样性、均匀度指数呈极显著正相关(P<0.01),与聚集度指数呈显著相关,说明随着土地开发强度的增加,城镇景观向着多样化和均匀化的方向发展,建设用地成为优势景观,空间聚集度不断加大。     

海峡西岸经济区景观格局10年变化及驱动力

海峡西岸经济区是在国家区域发展战略引领下的我国未来发展的重点区域之一,分析其景观格局的变化有利于促进经济区的可持续发展。基于2000、2005、2010年的土地覆被分类数据,采用空间分析、主成分分析、景观指数分析的方法,研究海峡西岸经济区景观格局特征及其变化的驱动力。研究结果表明,由于城市用地面积的扩张,导致耕地、湿地、草地的面积下降,其中面积减少最多的为耕地,10年间减少了约14.0%,与此同时建设用地面积增长了38.6%。除建设用地外,各类景观的最大斑块指数(LPI)值均降低,建设用地的LPI值由0.1增至0.4,成为除林地外的优势景观。耕地的景观形状指数(LSI)由325.1下降到315.9,而其他各类景观的LSI值为上升趋势。林地的平均斑块面积(AREA_MN)急剧增加,由560.6增长到787.6,其他各类型景观AREA_MN值变化甚微。选取经济因素和政策因素分析海峡西岸经济区景观变化的驱动因子,结果表明,海峡西岸经济区景观格局的变化是两个因素共同作用的结果。海峡西岸经济区未来的经济发展需要与该区域耕地缩减的情况相平衡。     

1996-2016 年洞庭湖区土地利用及景观格局演变特征

以1996 年、2001 年、2007 年、2012、2016 年洞庭湖区的遥感影像数据为基础, 利用转移矩阵模型及景观格局指数等方法分析了洞庭湖区20 年间的土地利用及景观格局变化特征。结果表明: 洞庭湖区土地利用景观格局变化主要表现为耕地、林地和建设用地的增加, 水域、草地和其它用地有不同程度的减少; 总体景观呈破碎化趋势, 形状更加复杂, 多样性指数呈增加趋势; 各类型土地的斑块数目总体呈上升趋势, 其中水域与其他用地基本保持不变, 耕地的最大斑块指数变化最大, 平均分维数基本呈上升趋势。     

1980-2010年鄱阳湖地区土地覆盖与景观格局变化

以1980、2005和2010年鄱阳湖地区的土地覆盖数据为基础,采用GIS、RS及景观生态学的方法,分析1980-2010年该区土地覆盖及景观格局变化情况,并定量分析了土地覆盖类型变化度、斑块面积指数、斑块形状指数、边缘密度指数以及多样性指数等指标.结果表明：1980-2010年,研究区水田、内陆水体、常绿阔叶林和城镇建设用地不仅是该区域的主要土地覆盖类型,而且变化最强烈.总体上,内陆水体、城镇建设用地面积显著增加,水田和旱地面积有所减少.从景观格局变化来看,虽然鄱阳湖地区受到人口增长和经济发展的影响,其景观破碎度变化和景观多样性指数略呈下降趋势,但变化并不大,这反映出前期环境管理对于区域环境保护已经发挥重要作用,但仍然面临长期挑战.     

1980-2010年鄱阳湖地区土地覆盖与景观格局变化

以1980、2005和2010年鄱阳湖地区的土地覆盖数据为基础,采用GIS、RS及景观生态学的方法,分析1980-2010年该区土地覆盖及景观格局变化情况,并定量分析了土地覆盖类型变化度、斑块面积指数、斑块形状指数、边缘密度指数以及多样性指数等指标,结果表明:1980-2010年,研究区水田、内陆水体、常绿阔叶林和城镇建设用地不仅是该区域的主要土地覆盖类型,而且变化最强烈.总体上,内陆水体、城镇建设用地面积显著增加,水田和旱地面积有所减少.从景观格局变化来看,虽然鄱阳湖地区受到人口增长和经济发展的影响,其景观破碎度变化和景观多样性指数略呈下降趋势,但变化并不大,这反映出前期环境管理对于区域环境保护已经发挥重要作用,但仍然面临长期挑战.     

流域尺度上河流水质与土地利用的关系

以苏子河流域内54个水质采样点为基点,生成6种尺度的河岸带缓冲区,并借助FRAGSTATS软件计算景观水平和类型水平上的8种景观指数.分别从景观空间格局与景观类型组成两方面,对景观指数与水质进行相关分析.结果表明:区域景观格局在不同缓冲区内对流域水质具有不同的效应.当缓冲区距离≤300 m时,旱地、建筑用地、水田为主要的景观类型组成,其面积比例、斑块数量、斑块密度、最大斑块指数、最大形状指数、景观斑块聚集度指数均较高,农田的连通性较高,对水质的影响较大.在距离河流较远的区域(缓冲区距离＞300 m),林地面积比例较高,林地聚集连通程度较好,对水质改善具有一定作用,但不明显.该流域耕地、建设用地等对水质有着关键的影响作用.     

基于缓冲带的贵港市城市景观格局梯度分析

运用景观格局指数与城市建成区缓冲带划分相结合的方法,分析了广西贵港市近20a来城市建成区整体景观与主要城市景观类型（公共设施用地、工业用地、居住用地及农田）的圈层梯度变化特征.分析结果表明：贵港市城市建成区可以看作是居住用地与公共设施用地的镶嵌景观,但这种镶嵌景观随着城市化的发展,存在日趋不明显的特征;整个景观层面的指数20a来在31个梯度带内,表现出相似的变化趋势,斑块面积指数显示出贵港市城市建成区存在两个较为明显的商业金融中心;各梯度带内景观的平均面积增大,景观的形状日臻规则,景观多样性随景观类型及均匀度的增加显著上升.2004年主要城市景观类型在缓冲区中间各带能够很好的反映出格局的变化特征,其中工业用地和农田用地的斑块数和斑块密度随缓冲区梯度表现出较为一致的变化特征,而公共设施用地和居住用地的梯度变化趋势相似.各个梯度带中工业用地形状最为复杂,所占比重最低,平均斑块面积最大;公共设施和居住用地形状较为简单,在各带中所占比重较高,平均斑块面积较小;农田景观在各带中所占比例变化不大,近似连续分布,对城市生态环境的调节起到一定作用.     

浑河太子河流域景观变化及其驱动力

利用GIS、RS技术、景观生态学方法和Logistic回归方法,分析了浑河太子河流域1988-2004年景观变化及驱动力.结果表明:浑河太子河流域的主要景观类型为林地、灌木林、旱地和水田,研究区的景观格局在研究时间内发生了较大的变化,旱地、水田面积减少,而有林地、水域、农村居民点和城镇的面积增加,灌木林面积变化不大;在...     

基于多种方法的景观格局动态变化综合分析——以辽宁省铁岭市为例

景观格局变化一直是景观生态学研究的核心问题之一,也是相关生态和环境过程研究的基础.本文应用3S技术,综合传统的空间统计分析、转移矩阵、景观指数和景观动态指数、Kappa指数系列,并引入模糊Kappa指数方法,以铁岭市2002-2011年间景观格局变化为例进行了综合研究.结果表明:铁岭市景观空间格局在研究时段内发生一定程度的变化.旱地面积大幅增加,水田面积明显减少,各景观类型之间均有相互转化.景观格局总体的变化趋势是形状趋于复杂、异质性增加、破碎化加剧,人为干扰的影响较明显.研究区域2002-2007年综合景观动态度指数明显高于2007-2011年,景观动态总体呈现放缓趋势.通过Kappa指数系列可知,研究时段内研究区景观变化由景观类型之间变化为主逐渐转变为各类斑块位置上的变化为主.应用多种方法进行综合分析更能全面有效地反映景观格局变化.     

A Unique Protease Cleavage Site Predicted in the Spike Protein of the Novel Pneumonia Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Potentially Related to Viral Transmissibility

正Dear Editor,In December 2019, a novel human coronavirus caused an epidemic of severe pneumonia(Coronavirus Disease 2019,COVID-19) in Wuhan, Hubei, China(Wu et al. 2020; Zhu et al. 2020). So far, this virus has spread to all areas of China and even to other countries. The epidemic has caused 67,102 confirmed infections with 1526 fatal cases     

Curcuminoids as inhibitors of thioredoxin reductase: A receptor based pharmacophore study with distance mapping of the active site

Curcumin is the yellow pigment of turmeric that interacts irreversibly forming an adduct with thioredoxin reductase (TrxR), an enzyme responsible for redox control of cell and defence against oxidative stress. Docking at both the active sites of TrxR was performed to compare the potency of three naturally occurring curcuminoids, namely curcumin, demethoxy curcumin and bis-demethoxy curcumin. Results show that active sites of TrxR occur at the junction of E and F chains. Volume and area of both cavities is predicted. It has been concluded by distance mapping of the most active conformations that Se atom of catalytic residue SeCYS498, is at a distance of 3.56 from C13 of demethoxy curcumin at the E chain active site, whereas C13 carbon atom forms adduct with Se atom of SeCys 498. We report that at least one methoxy group in curcuminoids is necessary for interation with catalytic residues of thioredoxin. Pharmacophore of both active sites of the TrxR receptor for curcumin and demethoxy curcumin molecules has been drawn and proposed for design and synthesis of most probable potent antiproliferative synthetic drugs.     

Comparative morphology of the carpel in the Liliaceae: Hewardieae, Petrosavieae, and Tricyrteae

The young pistils in the melanthioid tribes, Hewardieae, Petrosavieae and Tricyrteae, are uniformly tricarpellate and syncarpous. They lack raphide idioblasts. All are multiovulate, with bitegmic ovules. The Petrosavieae are marked by the presence of septal glands and incomplete syncarpy. Tepals and stamens adhere to the ovary in the Hewardieae and the Petrosavieae but not in the Tricyrteae. Two vascular bundles occur in the stamens of the Hewartlieae and Tricyrtis latifolia. Ventral bundles in the upper part of the ovary of the Hewardieae are continuous with compound septal bundles and placental bundles in the lower part. Putative ventral bundles occur in the alternate position in the Tricyrteae and putative placental bundles in the opposite. position in the Petrosavieae. The dichtomously branched stigma in each carpel of the Tricyrteae is supplied by a bifurcated dorsal bundle.     

Enterovirus 71 3C proteolytically processes the histone H3 N-terminal tail during infection

Highlights
1. The N-terminal tail of histone H3 is specifically cleaved during EV71 infection.
2. Viral protease 3C is identified as a protease responsible for proteolytically processing the N-terminal H3 tail.
3. Our finding reveals a new epigenetic regulatory mechanism for Enterovirus 71 in virus-host interactions.     

Detection of EBV and HHV6 in the Brain Tissue of Patients with Rasmussen’s Encephalitis

Rasmussen’s encephalitis (RE) is a rare pediatric neurological disorder, and the exact etiology is not clear. Viral infection may be involved in the pathogenesis of RE, but conflicting results have reported. In this study, we evaluated the expression of both Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) and human herpes virus (HHV) 6 antigens in brain sections from 30 patients with RE and 16 control individuals by immunohistochemistry. In the RE group, EBV and HHV6 antigens were detected in 56.7% (17/30) and 50% (15/30) of individuals, respectively. In contrast, no detectable EBV and HHV6 antigen expression was found in brain tissues of the control group. The co-expression of EBV and HHV6 was detected in 20.0% (6/30) of individuals. In particular, a 4-year-old boy had a typical clinical course, including a medical history of viral encephalitis, intractable epilepsy, and hemispheric atrophy. The co-expression of EBV and HHV6 was detected in neurons and astrocytes in the brain tissue, accompanied by a high frequency of CD8⁺ T cells. Our results suggest that EBV and HHV6 infection and the activation of CD8⁺ T cells are involved in the pathogenesis of RE.     

Perinatal Vertical Transmission of Chikungunya Virus in Ruili,a Town on the Border between China and Myanmar

正Dear Editor,Chikungunya virus (CHIKV), an arbovirus in the family of Togaviridae, genus Alphavirus, is transmitted by the A.aegyptii or A. albopictus mosquito, and causes disease in humans characterized by fever, rash, and arthralgia (Silva and Dermody 2017; Suhrbier 2019). It was first reported in 1953 in Tanzania, and caused only a few outbreaks and sporadic cases in Africa and Asia in last century. However, in the epidemic in 2004, CHIKV acquired mutations that conferred enhanced transmission by the A. albopictus mosquito(Schuffenecker et al. 2006). Since then, it has successively caused outbreaks in Africa, the Indian Ocean, South East Asia, the South America, and Europe (Zeller et al. 2016).     

Development of a Novel Reverse Transcription Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification Method for Rapid Detection of SARS-CoV-2

In conclusion, the novel visual RT-LAMP assay is a simple, rapid, and sensitive approach for detection of SARS-CoV-2, and it is ready for application in primary care and community hospitals or health care centers, and even patients' own houses in response to the current SARS-CoV-2 epidemic because the assay does not require sophisticated equipment and skilled personnel. Furthermore, it is also ready to be used in fields for screening samples from wild animals and environments to facilitate the identification of potential intermediate hosts that mediate the cross-species transmission of SARS-CoV-2 from bats to humans.