)的地理分布特征

新疆盘羊(Ovis ammon)分布可划分为三个阶段:10 000～5000年前为石器时代分布,5000～50年前为历史分布,50年前至今为现代分布。新疆盘羊分布非常广泛,从南边的昆仑—阿尔金山至最北的阿尔泰山,从东天山到准噶尔界山,甚至罗布泊和帕米尔都有分布。在昆仑—阿尔金山、中天山、巴尔鲁克山和玛依勒山,盘羊为连续分布;其它地区为成片分布、零星分布和季节性分布。盘羊栖息的海拔高度可从920～4600 m,垂直分布由于高程－纬度效应,从南到北一般随着纬度升高而降低。在水源缺乏的地区,其垂直分布还受地表水和泉水分布的制约。     

中国盘羊的地理分布和历史变迁

通过对盘羊（Ovis ammon）化石和岩画分布的分析,初步探讨自更新世以来我国盘羊的分布趋势和历史变迁。在更新世,盘羊曾经出现在东北、西北、华北、华中和西南地区,栖息地以草原、荒漠和山地为主。在黄河中下游,盘羊分布区开始由黄河以南向黄河以北退缩;更新世盘羊化石分布点现在已经没有盘羊分布。从盘羊岩画分布看,石器时代的一些分布点现在还有盘羊,一些位于现代盘羊分布区的外围,一些地方现在已经没有盘羊分布;这个时期盘羊开始从华北地区消失,栖息地既有山地、丘陵、也有高原。由于来自人类发展的影响,历史时期盘羊分布区虽然继续缩小,但保持着连续分布。在野外调查的基础上,本文介绍新疆以外我国盘羊的现代分布。在祁连山,盘羊分布于西祁连山。在阿尔金山,盘羊分布区由两个部分组成,一是位于与西祁连山连接部的北阿尔金山,另一是索尔库里以南的南阿尔金山。在昆仑山,盘羊主要分布在昆仑山口、野牛沟和那仁郭楞河以东的东昆仑山。在西藏,喜马拉雅山北坡是西藏盘羊的主要分布区。在内蒙古高原,盘羊主要分布于四王子旗和苏尼特左旗一带。目前,我国大部分盘羊栖息于山地和高原,这些地方已成为盘羊最后的自然庇护所。另外,羌塘高原、藏北无人区、可可西里和中、西昆仑山盘羊非常稀少,这些地方大部分区域高原面与湖盆相差50-200m,不是盘羊理想的栖息地。     

昆仑—阿尔金山盆地兽类初步考察

昆仑—阿尔金山盆地位于新疆、西藏和青海三省、区的接壤地区,即北纬36°42′—38°30′、东径88°50′—90°40′。四周高山环绕,形成一闭塞形盆地,地势较高,盆底海拔3200—4500米,其北缘为阿尔金山脉,海拔5000—6000米,南缘为昆仑山脉,最高达7723米。本区景观较为复杂,即有深邃的沟壑、宽阔的谷地、起伏的沙丘,又有低洼湖泊和沼泽。高山坡上耐寒植物丰富,湖旁沼泽地带的莎草科、禾本科和豆科植物生长茂密。     

新疆土地荒漠化及其防治对策

1　荒漠化土地分布现状1.1　分　布北倚阿尔泰山南麓,南亘昆仑山北麓,东至甘、新和中蒙边界,西达哈萨克斯坦荒漠。新疆荒漠化土地地理垂直分布相差悬殊,准噶尔盆地海拔179～1000ｍ,塔里木盆地海拔780～1500ｍ,昆仑山、阿尔金山、天山南坡海拔1500～3100ｍ,阿尔金山库木库里盆地海拔3900～5000ｍ,而吐鲁番盆地为-154ｍ。在昆仑山和阿尔金山北坡、天山南北坡、阿尔泰山南坡的山前洪积平原上分布着大面积卵砾粗岩片碎石戈壁。在罗布泊、乌尔禾谷地、吐鲁番盆地、英吉沙、库车、莎车等县的洪积细土平原和湖积平原高台地上,分布着风蚀残丘(雅丹地…     

木垒国际狩猎场天山盘羊种群调查

2010年到2013年,每年夏天,作者采用地图样带法对新疆木垒国际狩猎场天山盘羊(Ovis ammon karelini)的种群数量开展了调查,2010年和2011年调查区域面积为94.67 km2,2012年和2013年调查区域面积为72.97 km2。结果表明,2010年和2011年盘羊密度分别为(1.33±0.29)只/km2、(1.59±0.40) 只/km2由于狩猎活动干扰,2012和2013年盘羊密度显著下降,分别为(0.35±0.08) 只/km2、(029±0.17) 只/km2。在总计4次调查记录的83群319只个体中,大部分为雌性,说明这一区域是雌性天山盘羊主要的夏季栖息地。群体大小从1 ~ 17 只不等,平均群体大小为(3.84±0.35)只。食物资源的相对缺乏导致木垒国际狩猎场天山盘羊平均群体大小明显小于天山山区其他区域的种群,而相对较高的幼羊与雌羊比(45.5 : 100)说明木垒国际狩猎场适宜盘羊生存,为天山盘羊的理想生境。     

东喀喇昆仑山奥陶纪鹦鹉螺化石新材料

一九八二至一九八四年,新疆地质局区调队和西藏地质局区调队进行1:100万区域地质测量工作时,在喀喇昆仑山东端新疆境内甜水海、天神达坂、冬瓜山、乔尔天山、楚隆帕斯坦一带分别采获早、中奥陶世头足类化石两层,经鉴定共有10属、28种,其中包括3新种。东喀喇昆仑山地区,海拔多在5000 m以     

新疆塔什库尔干自然保护区马可波罗盘羊种群数量和栖息地初步调查

2005 年7 ～8 月我们在塔什库尔干自然保护区对马可波罗盘羊的种群数量进行了调查。首先走访当地居民和保护区工作人员,确定盘羊分布范围,然后根据地形和水系,将调查区域分为Ⅰ、Ⅱ、Ⅲ、Ⅳ 4 个区。在每个调查区域沿河谷和沟谷设置随机样线,步行、骑马或开车沿样线搜寻盘羊,记录群体数量、年龄、性别、栖息地类型。通过调查以盘羊所在地为中心、直径200 m 的圆形样方中的地形和生态因子,确定盘羊利用的栖息地特征值,建立马可波罗盘羊对栖息地利用的模型。以1∶50 000 的地形图建立调查地区的数字高程模型(DEM), 用ArcView3.2 的spatial analyst 模块进行空间模拟与分析,计算出马可波罗盘羊分布区内符合模型中的海拔、坡度、坡向等要求的空间的范围和面积。通过计算每个调查地区的种群密度、适宜栖息地面积等数据,获得种群数量估计值,进而得到保护区内马可波罗盘羊的种群数量的估计值。调查结果表明,马可波罗盘羊分布在保护区西部达布达尔乡的皮斯岭、卡拉其古、赞坎沟等帕米尔高原地区;种群总数在1 500 ～ 1 700 只;保护区内盘羊分布面积为4 012.17 km² ,适宜栖息地面积只有641.16 km² ,可利用的栖息地仅482.67km²,仅占分布区的12.03% 。过牧、栖息地破坏、非法狩猎、疫病和交流障碍是盘羊生存的主要威胁因子。建议通过调整保护区边界、恢复栖息地、防止疫病、加强宣传、开展多边合作等措施来加强马可波罗盘羊的保护问题。     

新疆天山西部果子沟山区蝗虫的垂直分布

<正> 蝗虫是新疆农牧业生产上的一大害虫,关于该地蝗虫的分布,陈永林同志(1981年)已有报道,我们于1981年8月对新疆天山西部的果子沟、芦草沟、赛里木湖等山区蝗虫的垂直分布进行了观察,现介绍如下。 一、自然概况 天山西部的果子沟,芦草沟和赛里木湖山区地处东经80°46′—81°21′,北纬44°14′—44°34′,赛里木湖西岸高山,海拔4,200米以上。由于地处伊犁盆地边缘,地形由东向西展开,受北冻洋潮湿气候的影响,使得这个地区较天山的其他山地较为潮湿多雨,植被茂盛,森林发育较好。根据地形及植被类型特点,从芦草沟公社经     

新疆北部松萝属地衣生态分布与地理区系成分分析

根据多年的实地调查资料和前人研究资料,对新疆北部松萝属地衣的种类以及它们的分布区、区系特征和垂直分布进行了初步研究。结果表明,分布在新疆北部的松萝属地衣共有22种,主要分布在天山和阿勒泰山,生长在树皮、树枝和朽木上。根据它们对环境的适应特征和选择性,将新疆北部松萝属地衣的主要地理成分分为环极北极及北方成分、北美-欧洲成分、世界广布种、北美成分、环极低北极及北方成分、欧洲成分、东亚—北美成分等7种。研究还发现分布在阿勒泰山和天山的松萝属地衣的垂直分布有明显的差异。阿勒泰山的地衣分布海拔比较高,分布范围比较广泛。     

新疆蜈蚣衣科3属地衣生态分布与地理区系成分分析

根据多年的实地调查资料和相关研究资料,对新疆的黑蜈蚣衣属（Phaeophyscia）、蜈蚣衣属（Physcia）和大孢蜈蚣衣属（Physconia）地衣的种类及分布区、区系特征和垂直分布特征进行了初步分析。结果表明,分布在新疆的蜈蚣衣科地衣共有37种,分属6种地理成分和6种生态类型,主要分布在新疆的天山和阿勒泰山。研究结果还显示,分布在阿勒泰山和天山的蜈蚣衣科种类的垂直分布有明显差异。     

Latitudinal species diversity gradient of marine zooplankton for the last three million years

High tropical and low polar biodiversity is one of the most fundamental patterns characterising marine ecosystems, and the influence of temperature on such marine latitudinal diversity gradients is increasingly well documented. However, the temporal stability of quantitative relationships among diversity, latitude and temperature is largely unknown. Herein we document marine zooplankton species diversity patterns at four time slices [modern, Last Glacial Maximum (18 000 years ago), last interglacial (120 000 years ago), and Pliocene (~3.3–3.0 million years ago)] and show that, although the diversity‐latitude relationship has been dynamic, diversity‐temperature relationships are remarkably constant over the past three million years. These results suggest that species diversity is rapidly reorganised as species' ranges respond to temperature change on ecological time scales, and that the ecological impact of future human‐induced temperature change may be partly predictable from fossil and paleoclimatological records.     

天山盘羊夏季采食地和卧息地生境选择

2010年7-8月采用样线调查法及直接观察法对天山中部古仁郭楞高山区的盘羊天山亚种采食地和卧息地生境进行了研究。共调查5条沟系的12条样线,测量天山盘羊147个采食地和136个卧息地样方,分析了13类生态因子对天山盘羊采食地和卧息地选择的影响。研究结果表明,天山盘羊夏季采食地与卧息地在坡位、坡向、地貌类型、海拔高度、距最近家畜距离、距道路距离和距居民点距离差异极显著（P < 0.01）,植被高度差异显著（P < 0.05）,而其它生态因子差异性不显著（P > 0.05）;相对卧息地的选择而言,夏季盘羊采食地的选择更偏爱海拔较低,植被高度低,距离道路、居民点和最近家畜距离近的半阴半阳坡,山体中下位的高山草甸缓坡生境。逐步判别分析表明,距道路距离、距居民点距离、植被高度、距家畜距离4个生态因子可以用于判别夏季天山盘羊采食地与卧息地生境,正确区分率达到90.6%。     

阿尔泰山南部科克森山和卡拉麦里山盘羊冬季卧息地的选择

2007 年11 月至2008 年1 月,在阿尔泰山南部科克森山和卡拉麦里山采用样线法研究了盘羊冬季卧息地
的选择性。结果表明,两地区的盘羊对冬季卧息地的利用均有选择性,两地区盘羊偏好利用山坡做卧息地,避
免选择山沟和平滩卧息;偏好位于半阴和半阳坡的卧息地,避免利用阴坡,对阳坡随机利用;偏好位于上坡位
和中坡位的卧息地,对下坡位则为随机利用。通过与对照样方比较,科克森山和卡拉麦里山盘羊冬季卧息地均
以植物科数多、植物种数多、植物密度高、灌木株数小、驼绒藜株数少、接近隐蔽物、隐蔽级高和雪覆盖浅为
主要特征。在科克森山,盘羊通常选择坡度大、雪覆盖浅的位置作为其卧息地。在卡拉麦里山盘羊通常选择坡
度大的地方作为其卧息地。科克森山和卡拉麦里山盘羊卧息地变量前6 个特征值的累积贡献率分别达到了
80.75%和82. 58% ,较好地反映了盘羊卧息地的生境特征。科克森山和卡拉麦里山盘羊卧息地第1 主成分贡献
率分别达到了23.04% 和24. 33%。在两地区,植物科数、植物种数、灌木种数、雪深和坡度5 个因子的载荷系
数均为正值,具有较大的作用。其余5 个主成分中隐蔽级、海拔、距水源距离和距居民点距离也很重要。     

Holocene sand beaches of southern California: ENSO forcing and coastal processes on millennial scales

A proxy record of sand beach accretion for the past 10,000 years has been assembled from radiocarbon dates on the Pismo clam, Tivela stultorum, in archaeological sites along the southern California coast. When this record is compared with numerous climate proxies, it appears that El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) controls on wave climate and sediment flux have acted upon regional geomorphology at different sea levels to either accrete or erode the Holocene beaches of southern California. Tivela dates from the Santa Maria coast indicate that perennial sand beaches built by 9000 years ago in response to abundant riverine sediment contained by the natural groin at Point Sal, wave sheltering by the massive headland of Point Buchon, and Early Holocene El Niño events. On the western Santa Barbara coast, sand beaches were forming by 7000 years ago in response to high sand fluxes from the Santa Ynez Mountains to the many small littoral catchments, possibly aided by high local rates of uplift. Decline of these sand beach habitats 5000-4000 years ago coincides with increased El Niño-driven wave energy. In accord with slowing in sea-level rise ca. 6000 years ago, sand beaches were most widespread in the period 6000-5000 years ago on Estero Bay, the western Santa Barbara coast, and west of Point Dume. However, Tivela dates first appear 5000 years ago in the Oceanside and Silver Strand littoral cells of the San Diego region. This lag coincides with the Middle Holocene shift to a more variable climate and modern periodicity in El Niño events that increased sediment supply to the southern coast. The ontogeny of the littoral cells provides timelines for modeling coastal evolution with implications for sand beach ecology, prehistoric human coastal adaptations, and coastal planning for future climate change.     

Argali Abundance in the Afghan Pamir Using Capture–Recapture Modeling From Fecal DNA

Abstract: Estimating population size in a mark-recapture framework using DNA obtained from remotely collected genetic samples (e.g., feces) has become common in recent years but rarely has been used for ungulates. Using DNA extracted from fecal pellets, we estimated the size of an argali (Ovis ammon) population that was believed to be isolated from others within the Big Pamir Mountains, Afghanistan, an area where access was difficult and expensive. We used closed-capture models to estimate abundance, and Pradel models to examine closure assumptions, both as implemented in Program MARK. We also made visual counts of argali in the Big Pamirs, allowing comparison of count indices of abundance with modeled estimates. Our model-averaged estimate for female argali in the Big Pamir was 172 (95% CI = 117–232), which was about 23% higher than our best assessment using uncorrected visual counts. However, mark-recapture models suggested that males were not a closed population; thus, we were unable to provide a meaningful estimate of overall population size. Males either suffered much higher mortality than females during the sampling period, or, more likely, males moved in and out of the Big Pamir area. Although information from DNA did not provide a clear overall population estimate, it suggested that the Big Pamir was not isolated from other argali populations, which could not have been confirmed with visual observations alone. Estimating argali population size using mark-recapture models and fecal DNA is feasible but may be too expensive for frequent monitoring of large and remote populations. Our study demonstrates the importance of sex identification and separate abundance estimation for each sex, especially if movement ecology differs by sex.     

Habitat assessment of Marco Polo sheep (Ovis ammon polii) in Eastern Tajikistan: Modeling the effects of climate change

Identifying the factors predicting the high‐elevation suitable habitats of Central Asian argali wild sheep and how these suitable habitats are affected by the changing climate regimes could help address conservation and management efforts and identify future critical habitat for the species in eastern Tajikistan. This study used environmental niche models (ENMs) to map and compare potential present and future distributions of suitable environmental conditions for Marco Polo argali. Argali occurrence points were collected during field surveys conducted from 2009 to 2016. Our models showed that terrain ruggedness and annual mean temperature had strong correlations on argali distribution. We then used two greenhouse gas concentration trajectories (RCP 4.5 and RCP 8.5) for two future time periods (2050 and 2070) to model the impacts of climate change on Marco Polo argali habitat. Results indicated a decline of suitable habitat with majority of losses observed at lower elevations (3,300–4,300 m). Models that considered all variables (climatic and nonclimatic) predicted losses of present suitable areas of 60.6% (6,928 km²) and 63.2% (7,219 km²) by 2050 and 2070, respectively. Results also showed averaged habitat gains of 46.2% (6,106 km²) at much higher elevations (4,500–6,900 m) and that elevational shifts of habitat use could occur in the future. Our results could provide information for conservation planning for this near threatened species in the region.     

Coalescent-based hypothesis testing supports multiple Pleistocene refugia in the Pacific Northwest for the Pacific giant salamander (Dicamptodon tenebrosus)

Phylogeographic patterns of many taxa are explained by Pleistocene glaciation. The temperate rainforests within the Pacific Northwest of North America provide an excellent example of this phenomenon, and competing phylogenetic hypotheses exist regarding the number of Pleistocene refugia influencing genetic variation of endemic organisms. One such endemic is the Pacific giant salamander, Dicamptodon tenebrosus. In this study, we estimate this species' phylogeny and use a coalescent modeling approach to test five hypotheses concerning the number, location and divergence times of purported Pleistocene refugia. Single refugium hypotheses include: a northern refugium in the Columbia River Valley and a southern refugium in the Klamath-Siskiyou Mountains. Dual refugia hypotheses include these same refugia but separated at varying times: last glacial maximum (20,000 years ago), mid-Pleistocene (800,000 years ago) and early Pleistocene (1.7 million years ago). Phylogenetic analyses and inferences from nested clade analysis reveal distinct northern and southern lineages expanding from the Columbia River Valley and the Klamath-Siskiyou Mountains, respectively. Results of coalescent simulations reject both single refugium hypotheses and the hypothesis of dual refugia with a separation date in the late Pleistocene but not hypotheses predicting dual refugia with separation in early or mid-Pleistocene. Estimates of time since divergence between northern and southern lineages also indicate separation since early to mid-Pleistocene. Tests for expanding populations using mismatch distributions and 'g' distributions reveal demographic growth in the northern and southern lineages. The combination of these results provides strong evidence that this species was restricted into, and subsequently expanded from, at least two Pleistocene refugia in the Pacific Northwest.     

The complete mitochondrial genome sequence analysis of Tibetan argali (Ovis ammon hodgsoni): Implications of Tibetan argali and Gansu argali as the same subspecies

The genus Ovis (Bovidae, Artiodactyla) includes six species, i.e. Ovis ammon, Ovis aries, Ovis canadensis, Ovis dalli, Ovis nivicola and Ovis vignei. Based on morphology, geographical location, habitat, etc., the species O. ammon is divided into nine subspecies. The near threatened Tibetan argali is distributed across the Tibetan Plateau and its peripheral mountains, and believed to be one of the O. ammon subspecies (O. a. hodgsoni). However, considering its morphological features and distributions, a question has been proposed by some researchers about the subspecies status of Tibetan argali. In this study, we employed complete mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) to explore the phylogenetic relationship and population genetic structure of Tibetan argali. The results revealed that the nucleotide composition, gene arrangement and codon usage pattern of the mitochondrial genome of Tibetan argali are similar to those of other caprines. Phylogenetic analyses showed that Tibetan argali was clustered with O. ammon. Interestingly, five Tibetan argali individuals and one of the three Gansu argali (O. a. dalailamae) individuals were clustered in the same branch, which is a sister group to other two Gansu argali individuals. Together with morphological characteristics, our results suggested that Tibetan argali and Gansu argali may belong to the same subspecies (O. a. hodgsoni) of O. ammon, rather than two different subspecies.     

新疆蚜虫的物种多样性研究

从分类阶元、寄主植物和寄生部位等角度系统研究了新疆蚜虫类昆虫的物种多样性,共发现蚜虫5科57属183种,寄主植物55科192属.无论在属级水平还是在种级水平,蚜科均有绝对优势,分别占新疆所有属数和种数的64.90%和65.60%.结果表明,新疆蚜虫的地理分布具有明显的纬度和经度梯度性,这与天山山脉在新疆的地理位置和走向是紧密相关的.另外,受植被分布和人类活动的影响,新疆蚜虫还具有明显的岛屿状分布特征.     

气候变化对东北沼泽湿地潜在分布的影响

东北地区是我国沼泽湿地分布最广泛的地区。为研究沼泽湿地对气候变化的响应,选取了对沼泽湿地分布可能存在影响的26个环境因子,利用最大熵(Maximum Entropy, MaxEnt)模型模拟了沼泽湿地基准气候条件下的潜在分布,并预测了气候变化情景下2011-2040 年、2041-2070 年和2071-2100 年3个研究阶段东北沼泽湿地潜在分布。研究结果表明:最大熵模型预测精度较高(平均AUC(Aera Under Curve)为(0.826±0.005))。基准气候条件下东北沼泽潜在分布区主要为大小兴安岭和三江平原地区。随着时间的推进,东北地区沼泽湿地原有潜在分布面积明显减少,而新增潜在分布面积较少,总面积呈现急剧减少趋势。至2071-2100年,原有沼泽湿地潜在分布面积将减少99.80%,新增潜在分布面积仅2.48%,总潜在分布面积减少97.32%。空间分布上,东北沼泽湿地潜在分布呈现由东向西迁移,南北向中心收缩的趋势。研究结果可为东北地区沼泽湿地保护政策的制定提供参考。