北方农牧交错带草地生物多样性与草地生产力和土壤状况的关系

于2010年选择内蒙古多伦和河北的围场、沽源3个旗县10个样地的草甸草原和典型草原,探讨了北方农牧交错带草地生物多样性与草地生产力和土壤状况的关系.结果表明:3个地区的草地均匀度指数与物种丰富度指数呈显著正相关(P＜0.05),且草地生物多样性指数(H)和均匀度指数与草地生产力之间呈极显著正相关(P＜0.01),而与土壤含水量(0 ～30 cm)的相关性不显著(P＞0.05);草地生物多样性指数和均匀度指数与土壤全氮呈负相关(P＜0.05),且与中上层土壤全氮(10 ～20 cm)呈极显著负相关(P＜0.01),而与土壤有机质之间的相关性不显著(P＞0.05).表明提高草地多样性可以增加草地生态系统的生产力和稳定性.     

水稻品种SSR与PFLP及其与杂条优势的关系比较研究

用48对SSR引物和50个RFLP探针对来自6个生态型的57份水稻材料之间的遗传差异进行了比较分析,从单个位点的等位基历数和平均基因多样性看,SSR的多态性要高于RFLP,从遗传距离看,在总计1596对材料的遗传距离中,只有144对（占9％）用RFLP标记估计的遗传距离（简称GDRFLP,下同）高于用SSR标记估计的遗传距离（简称GDSSR,下同）,平均高出的幅度为0．0371,而有1452对（占91％）材料间的GDSSR高于GDRFLP,平均高出幅度为0．2492,无论是籼,粳亚种内还是灿粳亚种间,SSR标记比RFLP估计的遗传离高,如用SSR标记估计的籼稻亚种内材料之间平均遗传距离为0．5483,而RFLP标记估计的只有0．2776,粳稻亚种内SSR平均遗传距离为0．5777,RFLP的只有0．2405,用SSR和RFLP估计的亚种间的平均遗传距离分别为0．8047和0．731,成对材料的SSR遗传距离与RFLP遗传距离之间的相关分析表明,对于典型的籼粳品种,这两种标记估计的遗传距离相关系数较高,而中间型材料或偏籼偏粳材料的相关程序较低,通过分析4个两系不育系与48恢复系之间的遗传距离与F1的产量表现及杂种优势之间的相关关系得知,这两种标记估计的遗传距离与杂种表现间的相关均没有达到显著水平,而与杂种优势的相关系数中,除108s与恢复系的GDRFLP和LS2S与恢复系的GDSSR与超亲优势没有达到显著水平外,其他均达到极显著的水平。     

不同抗性品种稻田捕食性节肢动物的群落结构

对3个类型稻田早、晚稻捕食性节肢动物群落调查,结果表明:共有捕食性节肢动物67种,丰富度以蜘蛛高于捕食性昆虫类;早稻高于晚稻;中抗品种高于抗虫和感虫品种。早稻以皿蛛科Linyphiidae的食虫沟瘤蛛UlmmeliatainsecticepesBoes.etStr.占优势,晚稻则以狼蛛科Lycosidae的相对丰盛度最高。早稻捕食性天敌数量动态以中抗品种峰期最长;感性样田中天敌平均密度与中抗样田差异不显著,与抗虫品种差异显著;捕食性节肢动物多样性随着品种抗性的增强呈降低趋势,优势度随着品种抗性的增强而增强。晚稻3个品种样田中天敌的平均密度差异不显著;各品种样田的多样性明显高于早稻,且波动幅度小于早稻,品种之间多样性差异较小,晚稻群落可能具有较高的稳定性。     

秦岭松栎混交林群落的稳定性

松栎混交林是秦岭最为典型的森林类型之一,其稳定性程度对于秦岭生物多样性维持、水碳平衡及气候调节等至关重要。以秦岭火地塘林区松栎混交林28个样地为研究对象,对28个群落指标进行调查,通过主成分分析,得出稳定性综合指数值(F)并进行Ward聚类,采用Mantel-最优聚类簇数分析确定最优聚类簇数,对通过F值聚类的样地进行分组划分,确定稳定性等级。结果表明:松栎混交林的稳定性分为3个等级,稳定性高的样地:F值在0.66—1.13之间,平均林龄58a,占样地总数的39.3%;稳定性中等的样地:F值在-0.28—0.34之间,平均林龄46a,占样地总数的42.8%,稳定性低的样地:F值在-2.34—-1.26之间,平均林龄42a,占样地总数的17.9%。前3个主成分中灌木层、草本层多样性指数、海拔、土壤水分物理指标,林分密度和优势树种胸径荷载较大,是影响群落稳定性的主要因子。F值与乔木层Shannon-Wiener指数、灌木层Simpson指数、草本层物种丰富度线性拟合均达到极显著水平(P0.01),与海拔和坡度多元曲线拟合达到极为显著的水平(R2=0.786,p0.0001)。在海拔1212—1708 m,坡度31—49°的生境,松栎混交林的稳定性较大,在海拔1900 m以上的生境,松栎混交林稳定性较低。     

太湖梅梁湾浮游植物叶绿素a和初级生产力

1998年5月～1999年8月对太湖梅梁湾4站点进行了每季1次、为期1年的初级生产力及相关因子研究,分析了梅梁湾叶绿素a含量和初级生产力的时空分布特征．结果表明,梅梁湾的叶绿素a含量、初级生产力均存在明显的季节变化和空间差异,春、夏季浮游植物叶绿索a含量和初级生产力要比秋、冬季高,空间上位于污染严重的直湖港口6#点叶绿索a含量和初级生产力要高,并大致呈现从湾内向湾口递减的趋势;在春、夏、秋季光照较强时,初级生产力最大指值出现在水下20～50cm处。到冬季垂直差异不明显;10～30℃之间初级生产力基本上随温度的上升而呈指数增加趋势．浮游植物生物现存量与初级生产力存在显著的正相关．营养盐与初级生产力相关性变化很大．光照显著地影响初级生产力的日变化。春、夏季强光作用下表面光抑制现象比较明显．     

多样化松林中昆虫群落多样性特征

马尾松和湿地松是我国南方的2种主要松树。通过对6种不同林分结构下的马尾松林和湿地松林内昆虫群落调查与多样性指数分析,表明2种松树内的昆虫种类和数量无显著差异,混交林中的昆虫群落的种类和数量比纯林多,尤其以捕食天敌类群的种类和数量更为明显。整个昆虫群落和植食类群多样性指数以湿地松林内较大,而天敌(捕食类群和寄生类群)多样性指数则以马尾松林较高。从不同林分结构下昆虫多样性的比较来看,混交林内昆虫群落多样性指数波动较小,明显地高于纯林。但不同林分结构下昆虫多样性随水平分布和垂直分层格局而变化,松树北面和东面各样地之间的昆虫群落多样性指数差异显著,而南、西面之间差异较小;树冠层各样地之间的差异达极显著水平,而枯枝落叶层和树干层之间差异不显著。由此,还进一步讨论了混交林中昆虫群落稳定性问题。     

基于VGPM模型和MODIS数据估算梅梁湾浮游植物初级生产力

基于MODIS影像数据反演的2009年2月份至12月份太湖梅梁湾水域表面叶绿素a、悬浮物浓度以及水温数据,结合初级生产力垂向归纳模型(Vertically Generalized Production Model:VGPM)估算获得梅梁湾2009年逐月平均日初级生产力时空分布。结果表明,梅梁湾2009年年平均日初级生产力及逐月平均日初级生产力空间分布差异显著,呈现从湾内向湾口逐渐递减的趋势。时间序列分析显示,梅梁湾初级生产力季节差异显著,夏季>秋季>春季>冬季,全年初级生产力主要集中在夏季,占47.4%。通过分析VGPM模型中几个输入参数对初级生产力的影响,发现悬浮物浓度与标准化初级生产力存在显著负冥函数关系,反映沉积物再悬浮引起的悬浮物浓度增加能降低水体初级生产力。温度对初级生产力也有一定的调控与制约,与初级生产力呈现正相关趋势,在低于21℃的温度范围内与最大光合作用速率呈现正相关。     

一年生植物群落内取样效应和互补效应的分离

利用人工建植的1年生植物群落对物种多样性．生产力关系及其潜在作用机理——取样效应和互补效应进行了研究。结果表明,不同多样性水平内群落生产力变化幅度较大,不同的物种组合对生产力水平也有较大的影响。植物种多样性与群落生产力之间呈二次函数关系。计算表明,所有混播群落均程度不同地存在多样性净效应,但不同多样性水平间及同一多样性水平内,净效应变化较大。物种多样性与生产力净效应间亦呈二次函数关系。多样性净效应与群落生产力水平呈显著正相关关系。多样性净效应的两个组成部分——取样效应和互补效应对多样性的变化有不同的反应：互补效应与物种多样性间呈单峰格局关系;而取样效应与多样性间呈显著的正相关关系。取样效应和互补效应均随着群落生产力的提高而显著增强。结果还表明,除物种多样性外,物种的组成（或物种的特性）对群落生产力、多样性净效应及其分解成分——取样效应和互补效应均有显著影响。据此,可以认为在短期多样性实验中,取样效应和互补效应均对多样性．生产力正相互关系产生作用,但取样效应的强度要大于互补效应。     

泾河流域县域尺度生态系统服务相互关系及影响因子

以泾河流域31个县粮食供给、肉类供给、薪柴供给、水源涵养和土壤保持5项生态系统服务为研究对象,分析了县域尺度5项生态系统服务的相互关系、相互关系模式和总生态系统服务指数的空间差异,以及影响空间差异的自然环境和人为因子.结果表明:泾河流域县域尺度5项生态系统服务之间相互关系的差异较大,粮食供给与肉类供给呈极显著正相关,与土壤保持呈极显著负相关,水源涵养与薪柴供给和土壤保持呈显著正相关.生态系统服务相互关系模式中,调节服务主导模式、供给与调节平衡模式和粮食供给主导模式的县分别为24、3和4个;不同模式的总生态系统服务指数差距较大,最大值(泾源县)与最小值(盐池县)差距5.1倍.自然环境因子中,总生态系统服务指数与降水和土壤全氮呈极显著正相关,与日照时数呈显著负相关;排除自然环境因子的差异后,耕地增加对总生态系统服务指数有负面影响,乔木林地影响甚微,灌木林地和草地有较大的正面影响.     

秦岭火地塘林区油松和华山松林乔木层净生产力与气候因子的关系

以秦岭火地塘林区油松(Pinus tabulaeformis)和华山松(Pinus armandi)林为研究对象,以其生物量及树高-胸径模型为基础,运用树木年轮宽度方法推算出1973年至2011年生物量和生产力年际动态,并通过相关分析和多元逐步回归分析探讨了油松和华山松林乔木层净生产力与温度、降水之间的关系。结果显示,该林区油松林和华山松林乔木层生物量39a间增长迅速,分别从1973年的15.32 t/hm2和7.53 t/hm2增长到2011年的175.97 t/hm2和130.98 t/hm2,平均年净生产力分别为4.18 t hm-2a-1和3.20 t hm-2a-1,油松林乔木层生物量和生产力均高于华山松林;气候分析表明年净生产力与降水关系不明显,与温度关系较为密切,随气温升高呈波动上升趋势:单月气候因子中上年7月温度、当年7月温度与油松林乔木层净生产力显著正相关,上年7月温度与华山松林乔木层净生产力显著正相关;油松林乔木层净生产力动态变化主要受1—7月平均温度影响,华山松林主要受5—7月平均温度影响;油松林生产力与温度因子的相关性高于华山松林。两种林型的生物量和生产力差异是由油松和华山松生物学特性所致。     

微流控芯片技术在食品领域中的应用

微流控芯片技术是一种全新的微量分析技术。介绍了微流控芯片技术的基本原理、特点及分类,并深入讨论了该技术在食品安全、营养、加工和风味等食品领域中的应用,包括有害化学物质、食品添加剂、转基因食品和食源性致病微生物等的检测,营养物质和功能成分的分析鉴定,食品工艺参数的调控以及食品风味成分的检测,展望了微流控芯片技术在食品领域的广阔应用前景。     

Food price volatility

The high food prices experienced over recent years have led to the widespread view that food price volatility has increased. However, volatility has generally been lower over the two most recent decades than previously. Variability over the most recent period has been high but, with the important exception of rice, not out of line with historical experience. There is weak evidence that grains price volatility more generally may be increasing but it is too early to say.     

University of British Columbia Food System Project: Towards Sustainable and Secure Campus Food Systems

In this profile article, we report what we consider to be a rich learning experience which intertwines pedagogy and research: a process of community-based action research which has initiated a transition towards the sustainability of the University of British Columbia’s (UBC) food system. We call this initiative the UBC Food System Project (UBCFSP). The UBCFSP is a jointly initiated project between the Faculty of Land and Food Systems and the UBC Sustainability Office, and includes nine UBC organizational partners and one collaborator. The project emerged out of the recognition that our global, national, regional, and local food systems are increasingly characterized as socially, ecologically, and economically insecure and unsustainable. As a result, these food systems are experiencing an array of vulnerabilities, particularly those that are demonstrated by profound disruptions in our ecosystem and in a worldwide epidemic of malnutrition. The overall objective of the project is to conduct a campus-wide UBC food system sustainability assessment, where barriers that hinder and opportunities to make transitions towards food system sustainability are being collaboratively identified and implemented. This article is part of a series intending to share the experiences gathered so far through the project. The purpose of this profile is to provide a brief overview of the UBC Food System Project, including the context and significance, both the pedagogical approach and research methods, and some accomplishments to date.     

Food webs in river networks

Food webs and river drainages are both hierarchical networks and complex adaptive systems. How does living within the second affect the first? Longitudinal gradients in productivity, disturbance regimes and habitat structure down rivers have long interested ecologists, but their effects on food web structure and dynamics are just beginning to be explored. Even less is known about how network structure per se influences river and riparian food webs and their members. We offer some preliminary observations and hypotheses about these interactions, emphasizing observations on upstream–downstream changes in food web structure and controls, and introducing some ideas and predictions about the unexplored question of food web responses to some of the network properties of river drainages.     

宠物食品发展前景

中国宠物经济近几年在没有政策支持的情况下,呈现了突飞猛进的进展,宠物经济的发展也由此带动了宠物相关产业的发展。在宠物经济中占有主导地位的宠物食品行业更是让人始料不及,由原来的不被人重视的饲料行业提升为被世人关注的宠物食品行业。中国宠物食品行业的发展,有望通过一代人的努力来改变国有宠物食品行业的无序状况,更希望能有相应的政策支持,使行业向健康标准化发展。     

Mapping the Influence of Food Waste in Food Packaging Environmental Performance Assessments

Scrutiny of food packaging environmental impacts has led to a variety of sustainability directives, but has largely focused on the direct impacts of materials. A growing awareness of the impacts of food waste warrants a recalibration of packaging environmental assessment to include the indirect effects due to influences on food waste. In this study, we model 13 food products and their typical packaging formats through a consistent life cycle assessment framework in order to demonstrate the effect of food waste on overall system greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and cumulative energy demand (CED). Starting with food waste rate estimates from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, we calculate the effect on GHG emissions and CED of a hypothetical 10% decrease in food waste rate. This defines a limit for increases in packaging impacts from innovative packaging solutions that will still lead to net system environmental benefits. The ratio of food production to packaging production environmental impact provides a guide to predicting food waste effects on system performance. Based on a survey of the food LCA literature, this ratio for GHG emissions ranges from 0.06 (wine example) to 780 (beef example). High ratios with foods such as cereals, dairy, seafood, and meats suggest greater opportunity for net impact reductions through packaging‐based food waste reduction innovations. While this study is not intended to provide definitive LCAs for the product/package systems modeled, it does illustrate both the importance of considering food waste when comparing packaging alternatives, and the potential for using packaging to reduce overall system impacts by reducing food waste.     

Why Starch as our Main Food Supply?

Starch is the main supply of polyglucosans for our metabolism because, in contrast to cellulose, it is easily digested and can be stored without serious difficulty in seeds or tubers and as flour. Glycogen which is easily metabolized by reversible synthesis and mobilization in animal tissues is too expensive for mass production.     

群落食物网间的相似性测度

群落是指一定地段或生境里各种生物种群构成的结构单元。群落内各物种不是孤立存在的,它们之间存在着极为复杂的营养联系。一种植物常有多种害虫取食,一种害虫可取食多种植物,同时又被多种天敌捕食或寄     

Food preferences of tanypodinae larvae (Diptera: Chironomidae)

Analyses of the gut contents of larvae of three species of Tanypodinae, collected from four sites in north-east England and Scotland, invariably showed small particles (1–10 µm²), predominantly of detritus, to be more abundant than large particles (10–100 µm²), mostly algae and diatoms. No animal remains, such as carapaces, head capsules and chaetae, or vascular plant fragments were found in any of the intestines. In contrast, food-choice and growth experiments suggested that animal food (particularly Tubificidae and Chironominae larvae) was important in the tanypod diet. In the food-choice experiments, six different foods offered to small (4–7 mm long) and to large (8–12 mm long) larvae of Procladius choreus Meigen, were chosen in the following order: live Tubificidae spp.; detritus; live Chironominae larvae; a mixture of algae and diatoms; live Ostracoda spp.; and live Cladocera spp. However, when the results of the individual choices were examined, it was clear that the small larvae had consumed greater amounts of the small types of food (i.e. detritus, algae and diatoms) in comparison to the large larvae. In the growth experiment, those larvae of P. choreus reared solely on Tubificidae, detritus or Chironominae larvae thrived, while those fed on algae and diatoms, ostracods or cladocerans grew more slowly and fewer survived the experimental period.It was concluded that although Tanypodinae larvae are primarily predators with definite food preferences in ideal foraging conditions, in adverse conditions they will utilize a range of available stand-by foods, the most important of which appears to be detritus.