Animal personality and the ecological impacts of freshwater non-native species

While the ecological impacts of invasive species have been demonstrated for many taxonomic groups, the potential effects of behavioural variation among nonnative individuals （i.e. personality） on these impacts have been largely overlooked. This is despite the fact that recent studies have demonstrated that, by nature, the three first stages of biological invasions （i.e. transport, establishment and spread） can lead to personalitybiased populations. Freshwater ecosystems provide a unique oppor tunity to investigate this issue, notably because the ecological impacts of nonnative species have been extensively documented and because animal personality has been widely studied using freshwater model species. Here, we aim at developing some per spectives on the potential effects of animal personality on the ecological impacts of freshwater nonnative species across levels of biological organizations. At the individual level, personality types have been demonstrated to affect the physiolo gy, metabolism, life history traits and fitness of individuals. We used these effects to discuss how they could subsequently impact invaded popula tions and, in turn, recipient communities. We also discussed how these might translate into changes in the structure of food webs and the functioning of invaded ecosystems. Finally we discussed how these perspectives could interact with the management of invasive species .     

New insights of Sacbrood virus

正Over the last several years,major efforts have been expended to study viral infection of honeybees mainly due to colony losses around the world(Allen M,et al.,1996).It seems that honeybees are infected with numerous viruses mounting to 18so far.Infection may be asymptomatic but could still have adverse effects on the bee and may even cause death resulting in colony collapse.Sacbrood virus(SBV)is the most widely distributed of all honey bee viruses.     

Genotoxicity biomarkers in aquatic bioindicators

Pollution of the aquatic environment is an ever-growing problem, as waters are the ultimate sink for the large number of xenobiotics from multiple sources. DNA damaging agents have a significant ecological relevance since they are implicated in many pathological processes and exert effects beyond that of individual being active through following generations. A large number of methods have been applied to evaluate genotoxic damage in different aquatic species. Comet assay, as method for de- tecting DNA alterations, and micronucleus test, as an index of chromosomal damage are the most widely applied and validated methods in field studies. These methods were applied in different vertebrate and invertebrate aquatic species, but only mollusk and fish species have been employed in routine biomonitoring programs. Mussels, due to their widely geographical distribution and the suitability for caging represent the bioindicator of choice in field studies. Mytilus species is the most used marine mussel. The use of fish is limited to specific geographic areas. The present review mainly focuses on the application of comet assay and micronucleus test in mussels. A number of biomonitoring studies in mussels, using comet assay or micronucleus test, revealed exposure to different classes of genotoxic compounds with a good discrimination power. The different evidence from the two as- says, reflects different biological mechanisms for the two genetic endpoints, DNA damage and chromosomal damage, suggesting their combined application in the field. Different endogenous and exogenous factors have been shown to modulate the genotoxic responses in mussels, acting as confounding factors in environmental monitoring. The use of standardized protocol for caging, sampling and genotoxity evaluation is critical in biomonitoring studies. The use of a multimarker approach coupling genotoxicity biomarkers with physiological and biochemical factors allows to have a complete picture of the environmental pollution [Current Zoology 60 （2）： 273-284, 2014].     

查谟地区Balclutha属叶蝉

Genus Balclutha Kirk. is represented by six species in India and 5 speciesout of these viz., B. rubrostriata, B. ocellatus, B. indica, B. incisa and B.micropterons have been observed to be widely distributed in the forest areasof Jammu where they have been found infesting a variety of forest vegetationparticularly grasses.     

Metabolic alteration in tumorigenesis

Altered metabolism in cancer was first discovered by Otto Warburg early last century.Although the Warburg Effect has been widely used in tumor detection,relatively little progress had been made in mechanistic understanding of cancer metabolism in the subsequent eight decades.Genetic studies have recently identified mutations in human cancer targeting multiple enzymes involved in intermediate metabolism.One emerging mechanism common to these mutant enzymes is the accumulation of a metabolite that alters the epigenetic control.     

Comparison of the virulence plasmid genomes of two strains of Shigella which lost the ability to bind Congo red

As an enteric pathogen and Gram negative bacte-rium, Shigella possesses high infectivity and leads to serious illness. Since its discovery in 1898 by Shiga, Shigella species have been studied widely. These studies have elucidated the Shigella pathogenicit…     

DISCOVERY OF CRICETIDS (RODENTIA, MAMMALIA) FROM MIDDLE OLIGOCENE OF NEI MONGOL, CHINA

<正> The Cricetidae, a group of small rodents presently extremely flourishing all over the world, were already widely distributed in Holarctic in Oligocene. Although abundant Oligocene cricetids have been found in North America and Europe, their occurrence in Asia has been restricted so far mainly to the Hsanda Gol Formation. In China no middle Oligocene cricetids had been encountered until 1977 and 1978, when the author succeeded in finding some cricetids from Saint Jacques, Nei Mongol, China. Those cricetid are described in this paper.     

Yield-related QTLs and Their Applications in Rice Genetic Improvement

Grain yield is one of the most important indexes in rice breeding,which is governed by quantitative trait loci (QTLs).Different map-ping populations have been used to explore the QTLs controlling yield related traits.Primary populations such as F 2 and recombi-nant inbred line populations have been widely used to discover QTLs in rice genome-wide,with hundreds of yield-related QTLs detected.Advanced populations such as near isogenic lines (NILs) are efficient to further fine-map and clone target QTLs.NILs for primarily identified QTLs have been proposed and confirmed to be the ideal population for map-based cloning.To date,20 QTLs directly affecting rice grain yield and its components have been cloned with NIL-F 2 populations,and 14 new grain yield QTLs have been validated in the NILs.The molecular mechanisms of a continuously increasing number of genes are being unveiled,which aids in the understanding of the formation of grain yield.Favorable alleles for rice breeding have been ’mined’ from natural cultivars and wild rice by association analysis of known functional genes with target trait performance.Reasonable combination of favorable alleles has the potential to increase grain yield via use of functional marker assisted selection.     

Comparison of four DNA barcodes in identifying certain medicinal plants of Lamiaceae

Many species in the family Lamiaceae have been widely used for the treatment of coronary heart disease,stroke,and other conditions,and authenticating each of these species has become an important topic...     

N+注入诱变选育菜粕硫苷降解菌的研究

为选育能够高效降解菜粕硫苷( Glucosinolates,Gls)的菌株,利用能降解硫苷的益生菌黑曲霉CICC-2238进行N+注入诱变.经过两次N+注入诱变,在诱变能量为20 keV,剂量为60 ×2.5×1013ions/cm2时,筛选到一株高效降解Gls的菌株H-109.与出发菌相比较,其Gls的降解率由28....     

连续可调式沉水植物网床对河道水质的修复

在太湖贡湖水源保护区陆域的一条长约200 m的污染河道内构建了一系列连续可调式沉水植物网床,形成了以菊花草、苦草、伊乐藻、轮叶黑藻和菹草等沉水植物构成的水生植物群落;跟踪监测了总氮(TN)、铵态氮(NH4 +-N)、亚硝态氮(NO2--N)、硝态氮(NO3--N)、总磷(TP)和磷酸盐(PO43--P)等水质指标,分析沉水植物网床引导沉水植被恢复对污染河道的水质修复效果.结果表明:沉水植被网床构建后,水体透明度显著升高,由修复前的0.5m提高到1.7 ～1.8 m;在沉水植被网床构建后的第5天和第20天,TN和TP的削减率分别为35.6％、66.3％和29.4％、63.2％;5个月后,修复河道水体内NH4+-N、NO2--N、NO3--N、TN、PO43--p和TP的浓度比对照组显著降低,削减率分别达到92.4％、76.8％、72.7％、73.9％、90.5％和92.0％.由连续可调式沉水植被网床引导恢复的水生植物群落可用于河道,特别是陆域浅水污染水体的生态修复.     

川西北高寒沙地不同生态治理模式下土壤碳氮磷储量及生态化学计量特征

选取单植牧草、单植灌木、灌草间作、灌药间作4种生态模式治理5年后的川西北高寒沙地为研究对象,以未治理裸沙地为对照,分析了土壤碳氮磷含量及生态化学计量比特征。结果表明: 生态治理能显著提升土壤有机碳(SOC)、总氮(TN)、总磷(TP)含量和储量以及C/N、C/P、N/P,其中灌草间作提升效果最显著,其0～10和10～20 cm土层的SOC、TN含量均显著高于其他模式,且0～40 cm土层SOC储量分别比单植牧草、单植灌木、灌草间作、对照高13.4%、15.6%、17.1%、43.2%。0～10和10～20 cm土层土壤碱解氮、速效磷、速效钾、含水量与SOC、TN和TP含量呈显著正相关,土壤容重则与SOC、TN和TP含量呈显著负相关;土壤碱解氮、速效磷、速效钾和含水量与C/N、C/P在10～20 cm土层呈显著正相关。川西北高寒沙地土壤碳氮磷及其化学计量比受生态治理措施和土层深度的影响,本研究条件下灌草间作模式最有利于改善沙地土壤环境质量。     

The 1994 experimental opening of the Bonnet Carre Spillway to divert Mississippi River water into Lake Pontchartrain, Louisiana

A diversion of Mississippi River water into Lake Pontchartrain, Louisiana, USA by way of the Bonnet Carre Spillway has been proposed as a restoration technique to help offset regional wetland loss. An experimental diversion of Mississippi River water into Lake Pontchartrain was carried out in April 1994 to monitor the fate of nutrients and sediments in the spillway and Lake Pontchartrain. Approximately 6.4×10⁸ m³ of Mississippi River water was diverted into Lake Pontchartrain over 42 days. As water passed through the Bonnet Carre Spillway, there were reductions in total suspended sediment concentrations of 82–83%, nitrite+nitrate (NO_x) of 28–42%, in total nitrogen (TN) of 26–30%, and in total phosphorus (TP) of 50–59%. 3.9±1.1 cm of accretion was measured in the spillway. Nutrient concentrations at the freshwater plume edge in Lake Pontchartrain compared to the Mississippi River were lower for NO_x (44–81%), TN (37–57%), and TP (40–70%), and generally higher for organic nitrogen (−7–57%). The Si:N ratio generally increased and the N:P ratio decreased from the river to the plume edge. Nutrient stoichiometric ratios indicate water at the plume edge was not silicate limited, suggesting conditions favoring diatomic phytoplankton.     

生物浮岛与漂浮植物对开放池塘水质净化效果

采用自主研发流量可控的密闭漂浮性水槽开展河道原位模拟实验, 研究了挺水植物菖蒲(种植于浮岛上)与漂浮植物凤眼莲对受到城市污水污染的开放池塘水质净化效果以及系统中氮磷等污染物的归趋。结果表明, 菖蒲和凤眼莲对水体藻类密度和叶绿素a削减率达到90%以上, 对COD_Mn浓度削减率达到45%以上。经过10 m长水槽后, 种植了凤眼莲的水槽水体其TN和TP浓度分别由3.71和0.24 mg/L降低至1.71和0.09 mg/L, 而设置有菖蒲浮岛的水槽其水体TN和TP浓度则分别降低至2.69和0.16 mg/L。在水体N、P的总削减量中, 凤眼莲吸收作用分别占84.31%和77.52%, 而在菖蒲浮岛系统中, 菖蒲的吸收作用仅分别占7.72%和8.55%, 菖蒲净化系统中氮、磷的物理沉淀量显著高于凤眼莲组, 分别达到35.26%和51.58%, 但仍有57%和39%以上的氮和磷去向未知, 推测可能与浮岛上生长的生物膜有关。研究结果可为选用凤眼莲和浮岛植物修复技术进行污染水体生态修复理论研究与实践运用提供借签和参考。     

低能氮离子注入西瓜胚芽的存活率的初步研究

以西瓜胚芽为材料 ,研究了低能氮离子注入植物活体组织的存活率和二甲亚砜 (DMSO)预处理对存活率的影响。结果表明 ,真空冰冻对存活率有一定影响 ,离子注入损伤是植物活组织在离子注入时存活率降低的主要原因 ;在能量为 2 5 ke V,总剂量为 3.9× 10 1 6ions/ cm2 ,脉冲剂量为 1.3× 10 1 4 ions/ cm2 的注入参数下 ,1%的 DMSO预处理 2 5～ 35分钟可以降低失水率并大大提高胚芽的存活率。由此讨论了进一步扩大低能离子注入的应用范围 ,以及在果树、花卉和无性繁殖的作物上进行诱变育种或遗传转化的可能性。     

不同植茶年限土壤团聚体碳氮磷生态化学计量学特征

试验选取了四川雅安12～15年、20～22年、30～33年和>50年的茶园,研究其土壤团聚体有机碳、全氮、全磷的含量分布及其生态化学计量学特征,以阐明不同植茶年限土壤团聚体碳氮磷生态化学计量学特征的指示意义.结果表明: 0～20 cm和20～40 cm土层土壤有机碳、全氮和全磷含量的变异系数分别为17.5%、16.3%、9.4%和24.0%、21.0%、9.2%;全磷的空间变异性低于有机碳和全氮,但三者呈极显著的正相关关系.有机碳与全氮含量集中分布于小粒径团聚体中,且均在植茶50年后达到最大值,土壤全磷在各粒径团聚体中分布则较为均匀,在种植年限上的变化也不大;0～20 cm和20～40 cm土层土壤C/N、C/P和N/P的变异系数分别为9.4%、14.0%、14.8%和7.4%、24.9%、21.8%;土壤C/N的变异性较低,土壤C/P和N/P均在小粒径中较高,且在植茶50年后达到最大值. 土壤C/N、C/P和N/P对土壤有机碳储量具有良好的指示作用.
     

不同离子辐照对离体质粒DNA损伤与转化活性的影响

利用 30Kev的N+ 、Ar+ 离子辐照离体质粒DNA ,分析了不同离子对DNA单双链断裂及转化活性的影响。结果表明 :N+ 、Ar+ 离子辐照均可引起质粒DNA单双链断裂和转化活性的变化 ,且随着辐照剂量的增加 ,单双链断裂频率增加 ,转化活性下降。Ar+对离体质粒DNA比N+ 具有更强的单双链断裂效应 ,且从 9× 10 15Ar+ cm2 剂量开始 ,质粒可完全丧失转化活性。质粒转化活性的大小与DNA单双链断裂频率呈正相关     

三江平原碟形洼地-岛状林土壤氮磷空间分布及生态化学计量特征

为阐明由碟形洼地-岛状林方向土壤养分的空间分布特征,选取非生长季中国科学院三江平原沼泽湿地生态试验站内的碟形洼地为研究对象,探讨土壤全氮和全磷含量及其化学计量比的空间分布特征及其影响因素。结果表明:由碟形洼地-岛状林方向,全氮、全磷和氮磷比在各样点的平均值分别呈"V"字、倒"N"字和"V"字型分布,土壤全氮、全磷与氮磷比含量的平均值分别为2278.11 mg/kg、820.50 mg/kg与2.44,变异系数为全氮(51.77%)氮磷比(36.07%)全磷(13.65%)。在0—50 cm土层内,全氮、全磷和氮磷比总体呈随土壤深度增加而逐渐降低的趋势,其中全氮主要集中于不同样点土壤的中上层,各样点的最高值均分布在土壤表层区域;全磷的富集深度与全氮相同,但在土壤20 cm深度各样点含量相近,后在20—50 cm深度内呈逐渐下降趋势;氮磷比在各样点的最高值与全氮和全磷分布总体一致,富集深度与两元素呈基本一致趋势。相关性分析表明,碟形洼地-岛状林方向土壤全氮与全磷之间均呈现出良好的相关关系,其中土壤有机质的分布,植物与水文状况、季节变化和土壤温度也在养分分布中起重要作用。     

4种不同生活型湿地植物对富营养化水体的净化效果

选择4种湿地植物菖蒲、香蒲、浮萍和金鱼藻,研究单一及组合湿地植物对高浓度污水(污水处理厂进水)、低浓度污水(污水处理厂出水)中营养物质的去除效果.结果表明: 水体中总氮(TN)、总磷(TP)、化学需氧量(COD)浓度呈现试验前期快速下降,后期缓慢下降的趋势,表明湿地植物能有效净化污水中的TN、TP、COD,但不同湿地植物及湿地植物组合的净化效果存在差异.多种湿地植物组合比单种湿地植物对TN的净化作用强,其中香蒲＋浮萍＋金鱼藻对TN的净化效果最佳;高浓度污水中,单种挺水植物对TP的净化效果较好,低浓度污水中,则是多种湿地植物组合对TP的去除率较高;高浓度污水中,湿地植物对COD的去除率为85.1%～96.0%,其中菖蒲、香蒲去除效果最佳,低浓度污水中,湿地植物对COD去除率为76.9%～94.8%,以菖蒲＋浮萍＋金鱼藻去除效果最好.总体看来,湿地植物对高浓度污水中TN、TP、COD的净化效果好于低浓度污水,两种水体的pH都得到改善.