基于Ecopath模型的胶州湾生态系统结构和能量流动分析

根据2015—2016年在胶州湾进行的渔业资源与生态环境调查数据,利用Ecopath with Ecosim 6.5(Ew E)软件构建了胶州湾生态通道模型,分析了现阶段该海湾生态系统营养结构、能量流动过程和生态系统总特征。结果表明:胶州湾生态通道模型共由21个功能组组成,各功能组营养级范围为1~4.383,渔获物平均营养级为2.023,以菲律宾蛤仔(Ruditapes philippinarum)为主;胶州湾生态系统的能量流动主要以牧食食物链为主,占系统能量来源的59%。生态网络分析表明:系统能量主要分布在6个营养级,来源于初级生产者的能量转化效率为16.22%,来自碎屑的转化效率为15.76%,系统平均转化效率16.35%。胶州湾生态系统总初级生产力与总呼吸量的比值为2.518,系统处于不成熟状态。     

杭州湾北岸大型围隔海域人工生态系统的能量流动和网络分析

根据2006年在杭州湾北岸大型围隔海域进行的生态调查数据,利用EwE软件构建围隔海域人工生态系统的能量流动模型.模型由13个功能组构成,分别是肉食性鱼类、底栖捕食鱼类、浮游动物性鱼类、草食性鱼类、蟹类、虾类、软体动物、底栖动物、肉食性浮游动物、植食性浮游动物、大型藻类、浮游植物和有机碎屑,每一组都代表在生态系统中具有相似地位的有机体,基本覆盖了该人工生态系统能量流动的主要过程.能量流动分析表明,围隔海域人工生态系统中能量流动主要以碎屑食物链途径为主,其中植食性浮游动物在能量从低级向高层次转换中起关键作用.人工生态系统的营养级范围为1.00～3.90级,系统的能量流动主要有6级,来自初级生产者的能流效率为9.4%,来自碎屑的转换效率为9.8%,平均能量转换效率为9.6%.经生态网络分析,直接来源于碎屑的比例占总流量的57%,而直接来源于初级生产者的比例为43%,生态系统特征参数:总初级生产计算量/总呼吸量(TPP/TR)、系统物质和能量循环率(FCI)和系统聚合度(A)值分别为2.672、0.25、0.315,表明围隔海域人工生态系统目前正处于发育时期.该研究为首次利用Ecopath模型分析大型围隔海域人工生态系统的结构和能量流动,旨在为富营养化近岸海域的生态修复提供理论依据.     

基于Ecopath评估蟹-稻复合生态系统营养结构和能量流动

蟹-稻综合种养模式为我国水产养殖以及农业从单一经营转变为复合经营提供了一种新模式,为了促进蟹-稻共作模式的推广和普及,应用Ecopath生态通道模型对该系统进行了营养结构和能量流动的分析。研究结果表明蟹-稻共作生态系统的最高营养级(3.140)高于稻田单作系统的最高营养级(2.676),生态系统的能量流动主要有两条途径,即以沉水植物和其他维管束植物为起点的牧食链及以碎屑为起点的腐质链;蟹-稻共作农田生态系统在6月和10月的Finn′s循环指数(Finn′s cycling index,FCI,0.55和1)和Finn′s循环平均能流路径长度(Finn′s cycling mean path length,FCL,2.066和2.077),稻田单作农田生态系统在6月和10月的FCI(1.14和0.81)和FCL(2.089和2.137),说明蟹-稻共作模式可以形成一个稳定的生态系统,中华绒螯蟹的加入可以促进该完整的生态系统的能量流动,且随着螃蟹的成长,系统成熟度有所提高,只是较单作系统的成熟度低,共作系统有更大的成熟空间;蟹-稻共作农田生态系统在6月和10月的连接指数(Connectance index,CI)分别为0.135和0.135,稻田单作系统在6月和10月的CI为0.188和0.161,共作系统的各功能组之间的连接强度较单作系统弱,稳定程度相对较低,蟹-稻共作农田生态系统的初级生产力显著高于单作农田生态系统,且蟹-稻共作农田生态系统的发育良好。     

基于Ecopath模型的荣成俚岛人工鱼礁区生态系统结构和功能评价

基于2009年在荣成俚岛人工鱼礁区进行的周年生物资源调查数据,构建了俚岛人工鱼礁区生态系统生态通道模型(Ecopath),系统分析了俚岛人工鱼礁区生态系统的能量流动规律和系统结构特征.该模型由19个功能组构成,基本涵盖了俚岛人工鱼礁区生态系统能量流动的主要过程,根据礁区调查出现的鱼类与鱼礁的对应位置关系划分功能组,并引入浮游异养细菌功能组.结果表明:礁区调查出现的鱼类可划分成7个功能组,系统中各功能组的营养级在1.00 ～ 3.72级,其中,礁区I型鱼类处于最高营养级;系统总流量为10786.68t·km-2·a-1,其中,27％流向碎屑,17％以捕捞和沉积的形式流出系统;系统的总初级生产力为4131.97 t· km-2·a-1;系统的总能量转换效率为10.5％,流量中来自碎屑的比例为39％,61％直接来源于初级生产者,能流通道以牧食食物链为主导;系统的总初级生产量/总呼吸量为1.84,系统连接指数为0.20,Finn循环指数为4.5％,能流平均路径为2.62.俚岛人工鱼礁区生态系统当前的成熟度和稳定性较低,是一个正处于发育阶段的生态系统,系统抵抗外界干扰的能力较弱,鱼礁区的生态环境和渔业产出在年际间会出现一定波动,人工鱼礁对生态环境的修复作用需要继续养护才能得以实现.     

北部湾生态通道模型的构建

根据1997年～1999年在北部湾进行的渔业资源和生态环境调查数据,利用EwE软件构建北部湾生态系统的营养通道模型,模型由16个功能组构成,包括了哺乳动物和海鸟,每一组都代表在生态系统中具有相似地位的有机体,基本覆盖了北部湾生态系统能量流动的主要过程.模型分析表明,北部湾生态系统的能量流动主要以捕食食物链途径为主,其中无脊椎动物在能量从低级向高层次转换中起关键作用.各功能组的营养级范围为1.00～4.04,哺乳动物占据了最高营养层.生态网络分析表明,系统的能量流动主要有6级,来自初级生产者的能流效率为12.2%,来自碎屑的转换效率为12.3%,平均能量转换效率为12.2%.模型估算的可利用的生物量密度为8.7 t·km^-2,生态系统的生物生产量只占系统净初级生产力的1.81%.当前北部湾海洋生态系统处于不稳定状态.     

基于Ecopath模型的崂山湾人工鱼礁区生态系统结构和功能研究

基于2014—2016年青岛崂山湾人工鱼礁区的生物资源调查数据,利用Ecopath with Ecosim(EwE)软件构建崂山湾人工鱼礁区生态系统生态通道模型(Ecopath),系统分析了崂山湾人工鱼礁区生态系统的能量流动规律和结构特征,估算了栉孔扇贝的养殖容量。该模型由17个功能组组成,基本涵盖了崂山湾人工鱼礁区生态系统能量流动的主要过程。生态网络分析表明,生态系统各功能组的营养级范围为1.0—4.255,星康吉鳗占据了营养级的最高层。能量流动主要有5级,各营养级平均能量传递效率为10.8%,其中来自初级生产者的能量效率为9.8%,来自碎屑的传递效率为10.9%;系统总流量为14256.510 t km~(-2) a~(-1),其中68%的能量来自碎屑供给;系统的总初级生产量/总呼吸量为1.127,系统联结指数为0.293,杂食指数为0.333,表明崂山湾人工鱼礁区生态系统成熟度较高,食物网结构较复杂,系统内部稳定性较高。关键种指数分析结果显示,许氏平鲉具有较高的关键指数和相对总影响,表明其可能在当前生态系统中扮演重要的生态角色。吊笼养殖栉孔扇贝生态容纳量为189.679 t/km~2,在维持生态系统平衡和稳定的前提下,当前现存量最大可增加18.55%。     

小麦-玉米间作生态系统能流参数研究

采用田间调查与室内测定相结合的方法,以小麦．玉米间作生态系统为例,较系统地研究了初级生产者(农作物、杂草)、次级生产者(害虫、天敌)和分解者(微生物、原生动物和腐生动物)的能流参数值．结果表明,该生态系统能流具有初级生产力和能量转化效率高,通过食物链递减率大,各营养层内每生产单位能量所需的能量相对较少,上一营养层对下一营养层能量利用程度逐渐增大等特征．     

基于Ecopath模型的太湖生态系统结构与功能分析

根据2008—2009年太湖湖区水生生物调查的结果及主要水生动物摄食生态学已发表资料,应用Ecopath with Ecosim 6.1软件构建了太湖生态系统的食物网模型,初步分析了太湖生态系统功能与结构特征.模型由初级生产者、主要鱼类及无脊椎动物和有机碎屑等20个功能组组成.结果表明： 太湖生态系统的能流主要分布在4个营养级上,顶级捕食者鲌鱼营养级最高.食物网存在两条主要的营养传递途径,即碎屑食物链和牧食食物链,且碎屑食物链占比较大;营养级I的利用效率低下,大量初级生产力未能流入更高的营养层次,造成生态系统下层的营养流动“阻塞”.对系统总体特征分析发现,反映系统成熟度的指标,包括较高的净初级生产力(NPP)和净初级生产力/呼吸(NPP/R),以及较低的连接指数(CI)、系统杂食指数(SOI)和Finn循环指数(FCI)等,都揭示了太湖“幼态化”的生态系统现状;混合营养分析和关键种筛选结果显示,高强度的渔业捕捞活动对系统负影响显著,而顶级捕食者的下行效应显著下降.
     

基于Ecopath模型的千岛湖生态系统结构和功能分析

为探索千岛湖生态系统现状及其历史变化, 根据2016年千岛湖的渔业资源与生态环境调查数据, 构建了千岛湖生态系统的 Ecopath 模型, 综合分析系统的能量流动过程、营养级结构和生态系统总体特征。2016年千岛湖 Ecopath 模型由18个功能组组成, 有效营养级范围为1—3.41, 牧食食物链的能量流动占系统总能量的56%。系统杂食指数(SOI)、联结指数(CI)、Finn循环指数分别为0.13, 0.26和5.15%。千岛湖与其他湖泊和水库比较, 其生态系统的各功能组的聚合度较高, 联结程度较为紧密, 物质再循环比例较高, 系统较为成熟。但千岛湖的系统总流量较低为24698.27 t/(km2·a), 总初级生产量与总呼吸量的比值为6.51, 表明系统总体规模较小且仍处于发展阶段。根据千岛湖生态系统历年变化趋势分析: 千岛湖生态系统的总体规模有变大趋势, 稳定性和复杂性有所增强, 但营养交互关系变弱, 系统抵抗外界干扰的能力仍较低。同时, 千岛湖生态系统的初级生产者转化效率较低, 食物网趋于简单, 应采取适当的管理措施, 以保障千岛湖生态系统的健康发展。     

基于Ecopath模型分析分水江水库生态系统结构和功能

根据2008-2009年浙江分水江水库渔业资源和生态环境调查数据,采用Ecopath with Ecosim软件构建了分水江水库的物质平衡Ecopath模型.模型构成包括鲢、鳙、鳊、花〖HT5,7〗鱼〖KG-*3〗〖HT5,6〗骨〖HT5F〗、翘嘴鲌、鲴类、其他鱼类、寡毛类、水生昆虫、浮游动物、浮游植物、有机碎屑等14个功能组,较好地模拟了分水江的水库生态系统.结果表明： 分水江水库生态系统包含5个营养级,且营养物质流动主要发生在前3个营养级.牧食食物链和碎屑食物链是系统中的主要能流,但是食物网结构较简单,容易受到外界干扰的影响.转移效率在低营养级较低,表明系统的能量利用较低,过多的营养物质储存在系统中可能导致富营养化的发生.较低的联结指数、系统杂食性系数、Finn氏循环指数以及Finn氏平均路径长度值都表明该生态系统处于不稳定状态,而生产量/总呼吸和生产量/生物量的值较高,说明此生态系统的初级生产力远高于其呼吸量,系统处于生态发育前期.分水江水库由于发育历史较短,仍处于由不成熟向成熟发育的过程中.     

Distribution of N,P, K,Ca, Mg,S, Zn,Fe, Mn and Cu in groundnut

Summary Concentration of N, P, K, Ca, Mg and S in summer groundnut crop was higher than in kharif while Zn, Fe, Mn and Cu contents were higher in summer crop. Kernel's N, P and Zn; Leaflet's Ca and Mn; Stem's K and Fe; Root's S and Cu and Petiole's Mg contents were highest. Shell's N, P, K, Mg, S, Zn and Cu; Kernel's Ca, Fe and Mn contents were the least. N, P, K, S, Zn and Cu concentrations decreased linearly as the crop grew. Ca, Mg, Fe and Mn concentrations did not display any distinct pattern. Ca concentration was positively correlated with pod yield in both the seasons.     

Uniform hypothesis of cell behavior--movement, contact inhibition of movement, adhesion, chemotaxis, phagocytosis, pinocytosis, division, contact inhibition of division, fusion.

The cell has been represented as a charged liquid drop. Contrary to the DLVO-theory, the effect of the surface potential upon the value of the interfacial tension of the cell membrane has also been taken into consideration. The cell membrane has visco-elastic properties and its constituents may move against each other. Cell movement is caused by the appearance of a small number of the electrically charged constituents of the cell membrane on the leading edge of the cell. This produces a local decrease in the surface tension and the cell membrane expansion. At the moment of contact between two cells proton transfers occur between the strongly negatively charged microvilli of one cell and the body of the other, analogous to a condenser breakdown. This, through the effect on the surface tension, causes contact inhibition of movement. The distribution of the proton dissociable groups modifies the interaction between the cells (differentiation) and between the cell and the substratum (adhesion). Adsorption of the charged compounds at the surface of the cell membrane, decreasing the surface potential and increasing the surface tension, causes the phenomena of chemotaxis, phagocytosis and pinocytosis. Cell division, considered in the terms of the surface energy, requires an adequate supply of considerable quantities of energy inversely proportional to the surface potential value. In case of a reduction of the distance between the cells, their surface potential and the energetic barrier of the cell division processes increases, and causes contact inhibition of cell division. Due to their high charge, division of neoplastic cells is inhibited much later than division of normal cells, or is completely ininhibited due to geometric conditions. Fusion of the cell membrane in the intra-cellular and intercellular processes is a reverse process in relation to the cell division.     

The effect of malathion,diazinon, and various concentrations of zinc,copper, nickel,lead, iron,and mercury on fish

Acute and chronic toxicity tests for malathion, diazinon, copper (Cu), mercury (Hg), lead (Pb), zinc (Zn), nickel (Ni), and iron (Fe) were conducted. Mortalities ofBarilius vagra andCyprinus carpio (common carp) were variable but LC50-96 hr were similar for pesticides. AdultB. vagra seem to be more sensitive to malathion than juvenile carp. Both juvenile carp and adultB. vagra were extremely sensitive to diazinon. Long-term exposure to pesticides modified morphology and behavior. The LC50-96 values for Cu, Hg, and Pb were 0.3, 0.16, and 0.44, respectively, for smaller fish and 1.0, 0.77, and 1.33, respectively, for larger fish. Replicate LC50 values for Zn, Ni, and Fe were somewhat variable, and for these metals, the size of the fish seemed to affect response because LC50 values increased as fish size increased. Cooper, Pb, Zn, and Fe residues following exposure to sublethal concentrations of these metals for 15 d were significantly greater in whole juvenile common carp than in controls.     

The Effect of Age and Gender on Al, B, Ba, Ca, Cu, Fe, K, Li, Mg, Mn, Na, P, S, Sr, V, and Zn Contents in Rib Bone of Healthy Humans

The effect of age and gender on major, minor, and trace element contents in the intact rib bone of 80 relatively healthy 15–55-year-old women and men was investigated. Contents or upper limit of contents of 16 chemical elements in the rib bone were determined by inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry (ICP-AES). Mean values (M?±?SΕΜ) for the mass fraction of Ba, Ca, Cu, Fe, K, Li, Mg, Na, P, S, Sr, and Zn (milligram per kilogram of dry bone) were as follows: 2.54?±?0.16, 171,400?±?4,050, 1.35?±?0.22, 140?±?11, 1,874?±?71, 0.049?±?0.011, 2,139?±?38, 5,378?±?88, 75,140?±?1,660, 1,881?±?51, 291?±?20, and 92.8?±?1.5, respectively. The upper limits of contents of Al, B, Mn, and V were <7.20, <0.65, <0.36, and <0.03, respectively. Statistically significant tendency for the Ca, Mg, and P content to decrease with age was found in the human rib bone, regardless of gender. The mass fraction of Fe in the male rib bone increases with age. It was shown that higher Ca, Mg, Na, P, and Sr mass fractions as well as lower Fe content were typical of female ribs as compared to those in male ribs.     

Further studies of the sieve-element plastids of theCaryophyllales includingBarbeuia,Corrigiola, Lyallia,Microtea, Sarcobatus,andTelephium

The sieve-element plastids of 69 species of theCaryophyllales were investigated by transmission electron microscopy. All contained the specific subtype-P3 plastids characterized by a peripheral ring of protein filaments. The presence or absence of an additional central protein crystal and their shape being either polygonal or globular as well as the average sizes of the sieve-element plastids are useful features in the characterization of some families.—Barbeuia contains sieve-element plastids that confirm its placement within thePhytolaccaceae. Lyallia differs fromHectorella by including small starch grains in their sieve-element plastids, which otherwise by their globular crystals negate a closer connection to theCaryophyllaceae. The lack of a central protein crystal in its form-P3fs plastids placesMicrotea best within theChenopodiaceae. Sarcobatus, a so far uncontested member of theChenopodiaceae, contains form-P3cf plastids, i.e., including a central crystal not found elsewhere in this family.Telephium andCorrigiola, shifted back and forth betweenMolluginaceae andCaryophyllaceae, have form-P3cf(s) plastids with a polygonal crystal which favor their placement within theCaryophyllaceae.     

Translocation of radionuclides of Co, Zn, Se, Rb, Y, Tc, and Re into organs of tomato plant via roots

The translocation of the radionuclides of Co, Zn, Se, Rb, Y, Tc, and Re into red and green fruits, flesh, seeds, rind, calyxes, flower, leaves, and stems via the root of the tomato plant at two different growth stages was studied by a multitracer technique. The contents (%/g) of Co, Zn, Se, and Y in the roots were the highest among the organs, but only small amounts of them were translocated into the aerial parts after 5 d cultivation with a multitracer. In contrast, Rb, Tc, and Re showed rapid translocation into the stems and leaves from the root. In the plants cultivated for 95 d with a multitracer, Zn, Se, and Rb distributed in all of the organs, Co in the organs except for flowers, and Y, Tc, and Re in the limited organs. The translocation ratio of the elements for the edible part of the plants cultivated for 95 d decreased in the order of Rb>Zn>Co≈Se>Tc≈Y>Re. The transfer factor of the elements for tomato fruit was determined to be in the range of 10⁻⁵–10⁻². The characteristic translocation behavior of the elements gives us fundamental information on the assessment of pollutant uptake by the tomato plant.     

Simultaneous measurement of the trace elements Al, As, B, Be, Cd, Co, Cu, Fe, Li, Mn, Mo, Ni, Rb, Se, Sr, and Zn in human serum and their reference ranges by ICP-MS

The goal of this article was to establish reference ranges of the concentration of trace elements in human serum and to compare these results with those reported by other authors. We describe the sample preparation and measurement conditions that allow the rapid, precise, and accurate determination of Al, As, B, Be, Cd, Co, Cu, Fe, Li, Mn, Mo, Ni, Rb, Se, Sr, and Zn in human serum samples (n=110) by inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). Accuracy and precision were determined by analyzing three reconstituted reference serum samples by comparison with other methods and by the standard addition procedure. The advantages of the ICP-MS method include short time of analysis of the elements mentioned, low detection limit, high precision, and high accuracy. Disadventages include a high risk of contamination due to the presence of some of the elements of interest in the environment, the relatively delicate sample handling, and the high cost of the equipment.