棕眉柳莺鸣唱声谱分析及其地理差异的初步研究

2002、2005、2007年5-8月,在甘肃莲花山、宁夏贺兰山和内蒙阿拉善贺兰山等自然保护区对棕眉柳莺(Phylloscopus armandii)的鸣唱进行了采集,共录到18只108 min的鸣声.通过声谱分析,棕眉柳莺鸣唱的频率范围在2.63-6.32 kHz之间;音素数平均为5.56±2.47(n=124);持续时间为(1.07 4-0.30)s(rg=124).最长可达2.68 s.棕眉柳莺鸣唱音节之间的间隔时间差异较大,范围在2～18 8之间;从18只个体共589个音节中总结出61种音节类型,其中37种为共享音节,24种为特有音节,分别占总数的60.7%和39.3%.不同棕眉柳莺个体的鸣唱音节类型组成不同,没有任何两只棕眉柳莺个体的音节曲目完全一致.莲花山和内蒙贺兰山两个地区内个体之间的音节相似性系数存在显著差异(P=0.001).通过对棕眉柳莺鸣唱的地理变异分析,发现越是邻近分布的个体其鸣唱也越相似.     

体征对灰眉岩鹀鸣唱特征的影响

声信号是鸟类交流的重要方式。鸟类的鸣声特征受到生境的塑造和性选择,也受到发声器官的影响,如种间的比较研究发现,体重大的鸟类鸣声频率低,喙短的鸟类鸣声频宽大。在种内是否也存在类似的规律,目前的结论还不一致。2012年6月,在北京小龙门地区(40°00'N,115°26'E)测量了17只灰眉岩鹀(Emberiza godlewskii)的形态参数以及鸣声的频率特征,未发现体重或喙长与鸣声的最高频率、最低频率、峰频或频宽存在显著的相关性。本研究的结果支持在小型雀形目鸟类中,体型对繁殖期鸣唱频率特征的影响不显著。     

河南嵩山发现淡尾鹟莺及其鸣声初步分析

2006、2007年和2008年5月,在河南嵩山、四川老君山和陕西厚畛子采集到8只淡尾鹟莺的鸣声样本.在河南嵩山首次发现了淡尾鹟莺的分布点.对淡尾鹟莺的声谱分析表明,其组成音节的音素数平均为(4.87±1.54)个(n=27),频率在(6.76±0.53) kHz～(2.94±0.39) kHz(n=27)之间,鸣唱音节的持续时间和间隔时间分别为1.03 s±0.27 s和6.79 s±1.54 s(n=27);从8只淡尾鹟莺鸣声个体198个音节中总结出了33种音节类型,其中13个音节为两只不同个体所共享,2个音节为3个不同个体所共享.     

圆蟾舌蛙鸣声特征分析

为研究体型较小的蛙类的鸣声特征,2012年7~8月,采用录音机和指向性话筒,在野外录制51只雄性圆蟾舌蛙(Phrynoglossus martensii)鸣声并对应测量了录音个体的体重、体长及头宽等体征数据。雄性圆蟾舌蛙的体重为(1.26±0.55)g,体长为(21.04±2.57)mm,头宽为(6.76±0.75)mm。该种蛙可发出广告鸣声和争斗鸣声。广告鸣声为单音节鸣叫,主频(3 782.25±167.78)Hz,3 100~4 349 Hz;基频(1 519.69±70.60)Hz,1 057~1 765 Hz。广告鸣声主频和基频均与体重、体长、头宽呈显著负相关,而音节间隔与体重和头宽呈正相关(相关性分析)。争斗鸣声主频(3 752.64±174.47)Hz,(3 304~4 081)Hz;基频(1 674.88±79.88)Hz,1 367~1 870 Hz。与广告鸣声相比,争斗鸣声的基频显著增高(t=﹣5.374,df=56,P0.001),音节时长和音节间隔显著降低(P0.05),而主频在两种鸣声类型中无显著差异(t=0.436,df=56,P=0.665)(独立样本T检验)。结果表明,作为体型较小的蛙类,体型影响了圆蟾舌蛙的鸣声结构和类型。     

野生罗汉果种群分布格局研究

采用方差/均值比率法对8个野生罗汉果种群的分布格局类型进行了分析,同时采用负二项式参数、扩散性指数、丛生指数、平均拥挤度指数和聚块性指数等计测这些种群的空间聚集强度。结果表明,罗汉果种群的分布格局呈随机或集群分布,不同种群的聚集强度有所差异。对这种分布格局形成的原因进行了分析。     

河北塞罕坝褐柳莺鸣唱特征分析

2014年7月至8月,在天气良好的情况下,每天上午5:00至10:00时,利用TASCAM DR-680型录音机外接Sennheiser ME67话筒,录制了河北塞罕坝林场处于繁殖期的褐柳莺(Phylloscopus fuscatus)鸣声。录音的采样精度为16 bit,采样频率设置为44.1 k Hz。共获得41只个体清晰可供分析的录音,平均每只个体录到(47±16)句录音。利用Raven pro分析软件测量鸣唱参数,如每个句子和音节的最低频率、最高频率、起始频率及终止频率、持续时间和音节(音素)个数。进行统计分析后,发现河北地区褐柳莺鸣唱语句包含两种类型,句型较单一不变的S-song和句型多变的V-song。褐柳莺鸣唱句子的最高频率为(7.04±0.89)k Hz,最低频率为(1.75±0.30)k Hz,起始频率为(4.53±2.00)k Hz,终止频率(3.22±1.43)k Hz,句子的持续时间(1.24±0.32)s,由(6.50±1.91)个音节组成。基于语图上音节形态的差异,共发现49种不同的音节类型,每只个体鸣唱中使用2到30种音节类型。     

湖南省雀形目鸟类新纪录4种

2011年5月～2012年6月,作者在湖南壶瓶山国家级自然保护区进行鸟类资源调查和种群监测的过程中,拍摄到4种雀形目鸟类,经分类鉴定为灰翅鸫(Turdus boulboul)、蓝喉仙鹟(Cyornis rubeculoides)、灰眉岩鹀(Emberiza godlewskii)和银脸长尾山雀(Aegithalos fuliginosus),均为湖南省鸟类新纪录。     

乌兰布和沙漠沙冬青种群结构和空间分布

对乌兰布和沙漠不同区域分布的沙冬青(Ammopiptanthus mongolicus)种群结构和空间分布格局进行了研究,根据大小结构图分析沙冬青种群动态,用平均拥挤度(m·)、丛生指数(I)、聚块性指标(m·/m)、Cassie指标(CA)、扩散系数C、负二项分布中的K指标判断格局类型,并根据双项轨迹方差法分析格局规模.结果表明:沙漠中部分布的沙冬青种群年龄结构完整,而其他区域分布种群结构均不完整;各区域分布种群均以中龄级个体居多,种群目前处于相对稳定的状态,但是由于幼龄级个体少,种群更新困难,且部分区域种群有"老龄化"的趋势.在西北边缘和沙漠北部分布的种群为聚集分布类型,而其他区域均为均匀分布;对各样地种群格局规模的分析也表明格局规模存在差异.     

山地隔离和空间距离对高黎贡山灰腹地莺(Tesia cyaniventer)鸣唱特征的影响

鸟类鸣唱存在广泛的地理变异，研究鸟类鸣唱变异的模式及其影响因素可帮助解释自然界中广泛而复杂的鸣声变异现象。灰腹地莺（Tesia cyaniventer）是在高黎贡山海拔2000-2800 m分布的小型地栖性森林鸟类。高黎贡山南北走向的山脊海拔通常在3000m以上，这导致灰腹地莺东、西坡种群被山脊所隔离。该种小鸟鸣声洪亮易于鉴别，其鸣声地理变异可揭示山地对鸟类种群产生的隔离效应。在高黎贡山片马垭口和独龙江垭口的东西坡4个地点录制了灰腹地莺的鸣声（n=58），基于声谱分析比较了种群间鸣唱的质量特征，发现种群间鸣唱型的共享程度极低，而音节型在4个种群间均有共享。进一步测量了11个鸣唱的数量特征参数，有6个参数在不同种群间有显著差异：最低频率、中心频率、频率宽度、起始音节频率、首二音节的时间间隔、句子平均音节数。种群间的两两比较表明，鸣声特征差异呈现"隔离-距离"共同作用的格局，但隔离的影响更大。研究表明山地系统中影响鸟类鸣声地理变异的因素较为复杂，山地隔离和空间距离均对灰腹地莺的鸣唱特征产生了影响。     

秦岭太白红杉种群空间分布格局动态及分形特征研究

采用相邻格子样方法采集数据,应用计盒维数和信息维数研究了太白红杉种群空间格局的分形特征,结果表明,太白红杉种群有较高的计盒维数(1.8087)和信息维数(1.7931),表明其对空间占据程度较高.用分布系数法和Morisita格局指数法检验格局类型,发现不同年龄组太白红杉种群均呈聚集分布.运用Greig-Smith的方法研究格局规模,发现太白红杉种群在128m²和512m²处聚集,不同年龄组在不同规模尺度聚集.以区组分布格局强度(PI)检测聚集强度,发现太白红杉种群格局强度随尺度变化程度较高,个体分布不均匀,随着年龄的增大,其聚集强度呈下降趋势.太白红杉种群的空间分布格局特征是其对严酷生境长期适应的结果.     

The interaction between CO2 and plant nutrition: comments on a paper by Coleman,McConnaughay and Bazzaz

Effects of CO₂ on plants are often confounded with effects of nutrition. Coleman et al. (1993) showed that nitrogen concentrations in plants grown under different CO₂ levels did not differ if plants of equal sizes were compared but varied at equal times and equal sizes for different levels of nitrogen additions. I will suggest why this must occur under the conditions of the experiment. I will also suggest why nitrogen productivity should be used to interpret experimental results rather than the dubious nitrogen use efficiency.     

Effect of ammonium or nitrate on nitrogen fixation by a terrestrial Blue-green alga

Summary The effects of ammonium or nitrate-nitrogen on biological nitrogen fixation by an algal crust are compared. Nitrate-nitrogen up to 3.0 moles N g^–1 sand/algal crust at 60% water holding capacity did not affect fixation, whereas an ammonium-nitrogen concentration of 0.2 moles N g^–1 crust markedly depressed fixation. Consequences of these differential effects are considered.     

太湖地区稻田氮肥吸收及其利用的研究

The effects of different amounts and kinds of nitrogen fertilizer on rice yield and its nitrogen uptake and utiliza-tion were studied on a main paddy soil (Wushan soil) of Taihu area. The results indicated that the optimal amount of nitrogen fertilizer was about 180 kg N· hm^-2 for rice production. Applying ammonium sulfate was better than applying urea for increasing rice yield. The efficiency of nitrogen fertilizer in this experiment was about 41.8-48.5%, and its loss was 22.8-38.1% .     

不同海拔生境条件下水稻叶片及茎鞘氮素含量的变化

本文报道生长在不同海拔生境条件下(云南省元江、玉溪、昆明、大理、丽江)的水稻叶片及茎鞘氮素含量的变化。所获得的主要结果如下: 1.自然生境条件下,水稻叶片和茎鞘的氮素含量随着生育期的进展而变化,有一个由高到低的下降趋势。而前期低海拔地区的含量比高海拔地区的高,成熟期则是海拔越高其叶片含氮量也越高,茎鞘含氮量的情形与叶片相反。 2.穗肥施用时期不同,对叶片和茎鞘氮素含量的影响不同,在低和较低海拔地区施用时期越晚,成熟期残存于叶片及茎鞘的氮素就越多;而且海拔高的地区的含量也高。在冷凉的高海拔地区丽江以颖花分化期追肥比幼穗分化和减数分裂期施用则黄熟期保持较高的含氮量。     

Spatial variation of the stable nitrogen isotope ratio of woody plants along a topoedaphic gradient in a subtropical savanna

Variation in the stable N isotope ratio (δ¹⁵N) of plants and soils often reflects the influence of environment on the N cycle. We measured leaf δ¹⁵N and N concentration ([N]) on all individuals of Prosopis glandulosa (deciduous tree legume), Condalia hookeri (evergreen shrub), and Zanthoxylum fagara (evergreen shrub) present within a belt transect 308 m long × 12 m wide in a subtropical savanna ecosystem in southern Texas, USA in April and August 2005. Soil texture, gravimetric water content (GWC), total N and δ¹⁵N were also measured along the transect. At the landscape scale, leaf δ¹⁵N was negatively related to elevation for all the three species along this topoedaphic sequence. Changes in soil δ¹⁵N, total N, and GWC appeared to contribute to this spatial pattern of leaf δ¹⁵N. In lower portions of the landscape, greater soil N availability and GWC are associated with relatively high rates of both N mineralization and nitrification. Both soil δ¹⁵N and leaf [N] were positively correlated with leaf δ¹⁵N of non-N₂ fixing plants. Leaf δ¹⁵N of P. glandulosa, an N₂-fixing legume, did not correlate with leaf [N]; the δ¹⁵N of P. glandulosa’s leaves were closer to atmospheric N₂ and significantly lower than those of C. hookeri and Z. fagara. Additionally, at smaller spatial scales, a proximity index (which reflected the density and distance of surrounding P. glandulosa trees) was negatively correlated with leaf δ¹⁵N of C. hookeri and Z. fagara, indicating the N₂-fixing P. glandulosa may be important to the N nutrition of nearby non-N₂-fixing species. Our results indicate plant ¹⁵N natural abundance can reflect the extent of N retention and help us better understand N dynamics and plant-soil interactions at ecosystem and landscape scales.     

Assessment of nitrogen flows into the Cuban landscape

The alteration of the nitrogen (N) cycle by human activities is widespread and has often resulted in increased flows of nitrogen to the marine environment. In this paper we have attempted to know the changes of N fluxes in Cuba by quantifying the N inputs to the landscape from (1) fertilizer applications, (2) atmospheric deposition, (3) biological nitrogen fixation and (4) net import of food and feeds. N-inputs to the country progressively increased until the end of the 20th century, reaching a peak during the 80s when low cost fertilizer imported from the former Soviet Union led to heavy rates of application. This rapid growth represented more than a 5-fold increase with respect to pristine values; higher than the two-fold global increase of anthropogenic N reported by Vitousek et al. (1997 Human alteration of the global nitrogen cycle: sources and consequences. Ecol. Appl. 7:737–750). Inorganic fertilizer was the largest single source of reactive N, followed by atmospheric deposition, biological fixation, and net imports of foods and feedstocks. Nitrogen inputs peaked in 1987 and data expressed on an area basis show that N flux to the Cuban landscape, in the 80s, was one of the highest reported in the literature. During the 90s, there was a dramatic drop in nitrogen inputs mainly associated to a decrease in the use of inorganic fertilizer. Other factors reducing nutrient inflows to Cuba, during the same period, were imports of foodstuff and livestock feeds, a decrease of nitrogen oxide emissions, and a decrease in the sugar cane crop area. Using an empirical relationship (Howarth et al. 1996 Regional nitrogen budgets and riverine N & O fluxes for the drainages to the North Atlantic Ocean: Natural and human influences. Biogeochemistry 35:75–139) we present a very preliminary estimate of N-inputs to coastal waters and discuss the consequences of these changes on the coastal zone.     

Pre-industrial and contemporary fluxes of nitrogen through rivers: a global assessment based on typology

This paper provides a global synthesis of reactive nitrogen (Nr) loading to the continental landmass and subsequent riverine nitrogen fluxes under a gradient of anthropogenic disturbance, from pre-industrial to contemporary. A mass balance model of nitrogen loading to the landmass is employed to account for transfers of Nr between atmospheric input sources (as food and feed products) and subsequent consumer output loads. This calculation produces a gridded surface of nitrogen loading ultimately mobilizable to aquatic systems (Nmob). Compared to the pre-industrial condition, nitrogen loading to the landmass has doubled from 111 to 223Tg/year due to anthropogenic activities. This is particularly evident in the industrialized areas of the globe where contemporary levels of nitrogen loading have increased up to 6-fold in many areas. The quantity of nitrogen loaded to the landscape has shifted from a chiefly fixation-based system (89% of total loads) in the pre-industrial state to a heterogeneous mix in contemporary times where fertilizer (15%), livestock (24%) and atmospheric deposition (15%) dominate in many parts of the industrialized and developing world. A nitrogen transport model is developed from a global database of drainage basin characteristics and a comprehensive compendium of river chemistry observations. The model utilizes constituent delivery coefficients based on basin temperature and hydraulic residence times in soils, rivers, lakes and reservoirs to transport nitrogen loads to river mouths. Fluxes are estimated for total nitrogen, dissolved inorganic nitrogen, and total organic nitrogen. Model results show that total nitrogen fluxes from river basins have doubled from 21Tg/year in the pre-industrial to 40Tg/year in the contemporary period, with many industrialized areas of the globe showing an increase up to 5-fold. DIN fluxes from river basins have increased 6-fold from 2.4Tg/year in the pre-industrial to 14.5Tg/year in the contemporary period. The amount of nitrogen loading delivered to river mouth as flux is greatly influenced by both basin temperatures and hydraulic residence times suggesting a regional sensitivity to loading. The global, aggregate nitrogen retention on the continental land mass is 82%, with a range of 0–100% for individual basins. We also present the first seasonal estimates of riverine nitrogen fluxes at the global scale based on monthly discharge as the primary driver.     

模拟大气氮沉降对中国森林生态系统影响的研究进展

人类活动加剧了活性氮的生产和排放,并导致氮沉降日益增加并全球化。目前,人类活动对全球氮循环的干扰已经超出了地球系统安全运行的界限。中国已成为全球氮沉降的高发区域,高氮沉降已经威胁到生态系统的健康和安全,并成为生态文明建设过程中亟待理清和解决的热点问题。对国际上和中国森林生态系统模拟氮沉降研究的概况进行了综述,并从生物学和非生物学两大过程重点阐述模拟氮沉降增加对中国主要森林生态系统影响的研究进展。中国自2000年以后才开始重视大气氮沉降产生的生态环境问题,中国科学院华南植物园在国内森林生态系统模拟氮沉降试验研究上做出了开创性的贡献。模拟氮沉降研究表明,持续高氮输入将会显著改变森林生态系统的结构和功能,并威胁生态系统的健康发展,特别是处于氮沉降热点区域的中国中南部。森林生态系统的氮沉降效应依赖于系统的氮状态、土地利用历史、气候特征、林型和林龄等。最后,对未来的研究提出了一些建议,包括加强长期跟踪研究和不同气候带站点之间的联网研究,特别是在森林生态系统对长期氮沉降响应与适应的过程机制、地下碳氮吸存潜力研究、以及与其他全球变化因子的耦合研究等方面,以期为森林生态系统的可持续发展提供理论基础和管理依据。     

Ectomycorrhizal community composition and function in a spruce forest transitioning between nitrogen and phosphorus limitation

Nitrogen is the main limiting nutrient in boreal ecosystems, but studies in southwest Sweden suggest that certain forests approach phosphorus (P) limitation driven by nitrogen (N) deposition. We added N, P or N + P to a Norway spruce forest in this region, to push the system to N or P limitation. Tree growth and needle nutrient concentrations indicated that the trees are P limited. EMF biomass was reduced only by N + P additions. Soil EMF communities responded more strongly to P than to N. Addition of apatite to ingrowth meshbags altered EMF community composition and enhanced the abundance of Imleria badia in the control and N plots, but not when P was added. The ecological significance of this species is discussed. Effects on tree growth, needle chemistry, and EMF communities indicate a dynamic interaction between EMF fungi and the nutrient status of trees and soils.     

Control of photosynthesis during nitrogen depletion and recovery in a non-nitrogen-fixing cyanobacterium

When cells of Synechocystis strain PCC 6308 are starved for nitrogen, the amount of stored carbohydrate increases, the phycocyanin to chlorophyll a ratio decreases, and the rates of oxygen evolution and of carbon dioxide fixation decrease. When nitrate-nitrogen is replenished, the amount of carbohydrate decreases, the rate of oxygen evolution increases immediately, preceeding the increase in phycocyanin or carbon dioxide fixation. The rate of respiration first increases and then decreases upon nitrogen addition. Nitrogen-starved cells show no variable fluorescence; variable fluorescence recovered in parallel with oxygen evolution. This suggests that photosystem II is inactive in nitrogen depleted cells and not blocked by a build up of metabolic endproducts. Since carbon dioxide fixation does not increase until two to four hours after nitrate is replenished to nitrogen starved cells, it is suggested that reducing power may first be needed within the cell for some other process than photosynthesis, such as nitrate reduction.