褐飞虱和八斑球腹蛛的呼吸代谢及其能量消耗

本文用华勃式呼吸仪测定了褐飞虱Nilaparvate lugens及其捕食性天敌八斑球腹蛛Theridion octomaculatum 的呼吸代谢,探讨了温度、昼夜节律、捕食作用对褐飞虱和八斑球腹蛛呼吸代谢的影响.由此进一步估算了褐飞虱和八斑球腹蛛静止时呼吸代谢的能量消耗值.     

水稻`褐飞虱和八斑球腹蛛热值的测定

能量的不断流动是所有生态系统内在的共有的功能和特征之一。测定生态系统中各营养阶层的生物热值,不仅可反映生物潜能通过食物链的传递变化规律,而且也是衡量其生产力水平的一个重要指标。随着生态能量学的发展,测定生物的潜能巳成为生态系统功能研究的重要基础。作者于1986年在长沙系统地测定了水稻、褐飞虱(Nilaparvata lugens)及其捕食性天敌八斑球腹蛛(Theridion octomaculatum)的热值。现将其报道如下。     

利用分子探针法研究稻田蜘蛛集团对褐飞虱的捕食作用

为褐飞虱Nilaparvata lugens（Stal）的绿色防控提供理论参考依据,于2011年和2012年在调查了浙江富阳不同品种稻田褐飞虱和蜘蛛的发生密度后,利用荧光定量PCR分子探针技术分析了9科27种3 807头蜘蛛对褐飞虱的捕食作用。研究结果表明,在水稻Oryza sativa L.不同生育期,稻田总的褐飞虱和蜘蛛密度等参数值均随调查时间呈规律性变化,且在调查时间点间出现了显著性差异（P<0.05）;各科蜘蛛对褐飞虱的捕食阳性率均随水稻生育期的发展呈增加趋势,整体上,狼蛛科Lycosidae、皿蛛科Linyphiidae、球腹蛛科Theridiidae、肖蛸科Tetragnathidae、跳蛛科Salticidae和园蛛科Araneidae捕食率在DAT21,DAT35和DAT77,DAT91之间有显著性差异（P<0.05）;2012年两品种稻田的褐飞虱和蜘蛛密度等参数值均显著高于2011年的值,两年间汕优63（SY63）稻田的褐飞虱和蜘蛛密度均显著高于IR64的密度;2012年各科蜘蛛对褐飞虱的捕食阳性率显著高于2011年的值（P<0.05）,且狼蛛科和球腹蛛科对褐飞虱的捕食阳性率在两品种间存在显著性差异（P<0.05）;稻田4种蜘蛛优势种拟环纹豹蛛Pardosa pseudoannulata (Bosenberg & Strand)、八斑球腹蛛Theridion octomaculatum (Boes. et Str.）、食虫瘤胸蛛Oedothorax insecticeps (Boes. et str.)和锥腹肖蛸Tetragnatha maxillosa (Thoren)的捕食阳性率均随褐飞虱种群密度的增加而增加,该捕食功能反应曲线可用非线性模型P=aN/(1+bN)拟合;除锥腹肖蛸外,其它3种的捕食功能反应曲线均呈饱和状态;拟环纹豹蛛捕食褐飞虱的DNA残留量显著高于八斑球腹蛛、锥腹肖蛸和食虫瘤胸蛛的残留量（P<0.05）。本研究结果充分说明稻田各蜘蛛类群对不同生育期、不同品种水稻的褐飞虱均具有较强的捕食作用,是生物防治策略中的重要因素,应加强田间蜘蛛的保护工作和增强自然天敌的控害功能。     

水稻-褐飞虱-拟水狼蛛食物链的定量研究

应用荧光物质稀土元素铕示踪法对水稻褐飞虱拟水狼蛛食物链进行了定量分析研究。所施荧光物质的三种浓度20 mg/L、50 mg/L和100 mg/L 均为有效浓度,对水稻生长无可见的影响,孕穗期、抽穗期、乳熟期和黄熟期四个生育期水稻、褐飞虱和拟水狼蛛的荧光物含量均随所施荧光物质浓度的增高而增高。褐飞虱对不同生育期水稻的取食量依次为抽穗期>孕穗期>乳熟期>黄熟期,分别为每克褐飞虱生物量在24 h内摄食水稻17.5910 g, 17.4510 g, 13.8290 g和8.7070 g。拟水狼蛛对褐飞虱的捕食量为乳熟期>孕穗期>抽穗期>黄熟期,分别为每克拟水狼蛛生物量24 h捕食褐飞虱3.6380 g, 3.0830 g, 3.0770和2.8000 g。根据田间调查数据换算为每头拟水狼蛛捕食褐飞虱在孕穗期、抽穗期、乳熟期和黄熟期分别为11头、11头、13头和10头。     

中稻田三种飞虱的捕食性天敌优势种及农药对天敌的影响

对两优0923非防治的中稻田白背飞虱、灰飞虱和褐飞虱与其天敌间的关系,采用灰色关联度法、生态位分析方法,对盆拍法调查的3种飞虱与其捕食性天敌在数量、时间和空间三方面关系进行分析,对每一种天敌对应的关联度、生态位重叠指数和相似性比例等参数标准化后的密切指数相加,按照密切指数值之和大小排序,评判3种飞虱捕食性天敌优势种.并用同样方法分析常规防治田农药对飞虱捕食性天敌的影响,以期为合理施药,科学保护和利用天敌优势种提供科学依据,其结果是,非防治田白背飞虱前三位天敌是条纹蝇虎、草间小黑蛛和锥腹肖蛸;灰飞虱的是八斑球腹蛛、茶色新园蛛和锥腹肖蛸;褐飞虱的是纵条蝇狮、四点亮腹蛛和黑肩绿盲蝽.防治田白背飞虱前三位天敌是条纹蝇虎、草间小黑蛛和锥腹肖蛸;灰飞虱的是拟水狼蛛、四点亮腹蛛和草间小黑蛛;褐飞虱的是黑肩绿盲蝽、拟水狼蛛和四点亮腹蛛.盆拍法的防治田和非防治田之间3种飞虱前三位的相同天敌,白背飞虱完全相同,灰飞虱没有相同天敌,褐飞虱的是黑肩绿盲蝽和四点亮腹蛛.飞虱与天敌在时间和数量关系上,扫网法的防治田和非防治田之间3种飞虱前三位的相同天敌,白背飞虱的是锥腹肖蛸和四点亮腹蛛,灰飞虱完全相同,褐飞虱的是纵条蝇狮和条纹影虎.两种稻田的差异主要是农药杀伤了飞虱,使飞虱数量减少,并对天敌有一定杀伤力,进而影响到天敌的发生规律.非防治田的盆拍法和扫网法之间,3种飞虱前三位相同的天敌,白背飞虱的是锥腹肖蛸,灰飞虱的也是锥腹肖蛸,褐飞虱的是纵条蝇狮.防治田两调查方法结果之间,白背飞虱的是锥腹肖蛸,灰飞虱和褐飞虱前3位天敌中没有相同天敌,其差异主要是两法调查稻株的部位不同所致.     

应用单克隆抗体评价拟环纹豹蛛对褐飞虱的控制作用

应用褐飞虱的单克隆抗体 4 B8研究了 1999年浙江大学华家池校区农场汕优 6 3单季晚稻田中拟环纹豹蛛对褐飞虱的捕食作用。采用盘拍法的调查结果表明 ,褐飞虱、拟环纹豹蛛种群数量高峰期均在水稻生长后期 (9月中旬 ) ,最大种群密度分别为12 6头 /丛和 1.83头 /丛。对每次捕获的每头拟环纹豹蛛样品的抗体夹心 EL ISA检测结果表明 ,拟环纹豹蛛对褐飞虱单克隆抗体的阳性反应率与田间褐飞虱的生物量及拟环纹豹蛛对褐飞虱的占有量显著相关。定量评估结果表明 ,在此密度条件下 ,拟环纹豹蛛对褐飞虱的最大捕食率仅为 2 .2 8%。拟环纹豹蛛对褐飞虱的平均捕食量、总捕食量和捕食率与田间褐飞虱的生物量显著相关。总捕食量、捕食率与拟环纹豹蛛种群密度极显著相关     

稻田蜘蛛优势种对飞虱对叶蝉控制力的分析

系统调查结果表明,长沙地区早稻田中,蜘蛛优势种相对稳定,在水稻各生育期内均为拟水狼蛛和食虫沟瘤蛛,并无更替现象,采用灰色关联分析法,研究了长沙地区稻田蜘蛛优势种群对飞虱,叶蝉种群数量的控制程度,结果表明拟水狼蛛和食品沟瘤蛛对飞 虱,叶蝉种 数量影响最大,其次为锥腹肖蛸和八斑鞘腹蛛,当拟水狼蛛与飞虱之比为1：20．2,食虫沟瘤蛛与飞虱之比为1：14．5以上时,蜘蛛对飞虱显示出明显的控制力。     

茶园4种半翅目主要害虫与其捕食性天敌的关系

为了科学施药,合理利用和保护天敌进行假眼小绿叶蝉、通草粉虱、黑刺粉虱和茶蚜的综合防治,用灰色系统分析方法,生态位分析方法和空间格局聚集强度指标分析方法对潜山县茶园4种半翅目主要害虫与其捕食性天敌在数量、时间、空间格局等方面进行分析,评判出害虫的主要天敌,与假眼小绿叶蝉数量上跟随关系密切的天敌是三突花蟹蛛、斑管巢蛛、鞍型花蟹蛛、茶色新圆蛛和八点球腹蛛;时间上是三突花蟹蛛、斑管巢蛛、鞍型花蟹蛛、八点球腹蛛和茶色新圆蛛;空间上是三突花蟹蛛、斑管巢蛛、草间小黑蛛、八点球腹蛛和茶色新圆蛛;把与假眼小绿叶蝉在数、时、空方面参数大小的序号积加,和最小的即是第一位天敌,其综合排序得出假眼小绿叶蝉的主要捕食性天敌依次是三突花蟹蛛、斑管巢蛛、八点球腹蛛、茶色新圆蛛和鞍型花蟹蛛。与通草粉虱数量上跟随关系密切的天敌是锥腹肖蛸、日本球腹蛛、草间小黑蛛、龟纹瓢虫和八点球腹蛛;时间上是龟纹瓢虫、锥腹肖蛸、草间小黑蛛、八点球腹蛛和日本球腹蛛;空间上是八点球腹蛛、草间小黑蛛、龟纹瓢虫、异色瓢虫和三突花蟹蛛;把与通草粉虱在数、时、空方面参数大小的序号积加,综合排序得出通草粉虱的是龟纹瓢虫、草间小黑蛛、八点球腹蛛、锥腹肖蛸和异色瓢虫。与黑刺粉虱数量上跟随关系密切的天敌是草间小黑蛛、锥腹肖蛸、八点球腹蛛、异色瓢虫和鞍型花蟹蛛;时间上是草间小黑蛛、八点球腹蛛、锥腹肖蛸、异色瓢虫和斑管巢蛛;空间上是八点球腹蛛、草间小黑蛛、异色瓢虫、锥腹肖蛸和龟纹瓢虫;把与黑刺粉虱在数、时、空方面参数大小的序号积加,综合排序得出黑刺粉虱的是八点球腹蛛、草间小黑蛛、锥腹肖蛸、异色瓢虫和斑管巢蛛。与茶蚜数量上跟随关系密切的天敌是异色瓢虫、日本球腹蛛、草间小黑蛛、鞍型花蟹蛛和八点球腹蛛;时间上是日本球腹蛛、草间小黑蛛、鞍型花蟹蛛和茶色新圆蛛;空间上是异色瓢虫、草间小黑蛛、、八点球腹蛛、茶色新圆蛛和鞍型花蟹蛛;把与茶蚜在数、时、空方面参数大小的序号积加,综合排序得出茶蚜的是异色瓢虫、日本球腹蛛、草间小黑蛛、鞍型花蟹蛛和茶色新圆蛛。4种害虫种群聚集均数λ均大于2,其聚集是害虫本身原因造成的,天敌的种群聚集均数λ均小于2,其聚集是环境因子所致。     

褐飞虱对水稻苗期生长及地下部土壤活性碳氮的影响

地上部植食者对地下部土壤生态系统的影响引起了陆地生态学者的浓厚兴趣。报道了盆栽条件下褐飞虱取食不同品种水稻后对水稻苗期生长和土壤活性碳氮的影响。土壤活性碳氮水平的评价采用了土壤微生物生物量碳和氮、可溶性碳和氮及无机氮等指标,它们是反映土壤生态过程的重要变量。结果表明,褐飞虱侵害降低了苗期水稻茎叶、根系的生物量及根冠比,并与水稻品种的抗褐飞虱能力存在交互作用。褐飞虱也显著影响土壤活性碳氮水平(P0.05),并强烈依赖于水稻品种特性。一般的,褐飞虱导致感虫品种广四的土壤微生物生物量碳、可溶性碳下降,而对抗虫品种IR36的影响则相反。在褐飞虱的危害下,抗虫品种水稻对土壤微生物生物量氮、可溶性氮及硝态氮的促进程度较大。中感品种汕优63与汕优559在褐飞虱作用下对水稻茎叶、根系生物量及土壤活性碳氮的影响也不相同。汕优63的影响趋势与感虫品种广四一致,而汕优559的影响与抗虫品种IR36更接近。总之,土壤活性碳氮组分对褐飞虱危害的响应程度和趋势因水稻品种不同而不同,特别是抗虫品种在褐飞虱侵害时有利于土壤活性碳氮水平的维持,提高土壤生物活性,从而可能进一步促进土壤生态功能的发挥。     

Cry1Ab杀虫蛋白在水稻-褐飞虱-拟水狼蛛食物链中转移与富集

采用ELISA方法检测了2个转cry1Ab基因水稻（Bt水稻）品系KMD1和KMD2不同生育期叶鞘内Cry1Ab杀虫蛋白的含量及其通过褐飞虱和拟水狼蛛的转移和富集情况。结果表明,这2个品系中抽穗期和黄熟期叶鞘内Cry1Ab的含量均显著低于苗期、分蘖期和孕穗期,KMD1和KMD2中Cry1Ab杀虫蛋白可以通过食物链转移到Bt水稻非靶标害虫褐飞虱及其天敌拟水狼蛛体内。褐飞虱在KMD1或KMD2上取食2 d后,体内均含有Cry1Ab杀虫蛋白,但连续取食2、4、6、8和10 d后,其体内含量并未因取食时间的延长而呈现明显增加的趋势。当拟水狼蛛捕食以KMD1或KMD2为食的褐飞虱时,在捕食2、4、6、8和10 d后,其体内均可检测到Cry1Ab杀虫蛋白,其含量并未随捕食时间的延长而明显上升,但均显著高于相应时间褐飞虱体内的含量。可见,该蛋白可通过水稻转移至褐飞虱,再转移至拟水狼蛛,并存在明显的富集现象,而这种富集并不随蜘蛛捕食时间的延长而加强。拟水狼蛛捕食以KMD1或KMD2为食的褐飞虱时,其捕食量未受到显著影响,其中肠酶粗提物对Cry1Ab杀虫蛋白具有明显的降解作用。     

On ecosystem production

We have discussed some aspects of the production and efficiency of energy use in aquatic ecosystems. Ecosystem production is defined as the difference between the gross total primary production and total expenditures for metabolic processes in all organisms of the ecosystem. We have obtained equations showing the dependence of ecosystem production on the average depth of a waterbody and the share of the primary production of phytoplankton in the total production. The mean value of the coefficient of ecosystem efficiency in some waterbodies (53%) indicates that aquatic ecosystems use energy efficiently. The efficiency of the energy use increases with an increase in the biomass turnover rate. High production in the ecosystem can be obtained if its structure is simpler.     

生物质能源植物种植对生物多样性的影响

随着化石燃料资源的减少和全球环境问题的加剧, 全球生物质能源的生产增长迅速, 生物质能源植物种植面积不断增长。全球生物质能源植物的大面积种植对生物多样性造成了严重影响: 不但直接或间接侵占了大片自然或半自然生态系统, 造成生物原生栖息地的退化和消失, 而且还易造成生态系统单一并改变生态系统结构与功能, 加剧面源污染, 引起外来种入侵, 甚至增加了转基因生物安全风险。为减少生物质能源植物种植对生物多样性的影响, 政府或相关单位需制订可持续发展的生物质能源生产管理规范, 合理规划以避免在生物多样性丰富或脆弱区种植生物质能源植物, 积极开发新技术并改变生物质能源原料的利用效益, 加强生产方式管理并改变传统种植模式。     

Summer macroalgal biomass in Potter Cove,South Shetland Islands,Antarctica: its production and flux to the ecosystem

Summer macroalgal biomass and production were analyzed at Potter Cove, King George Island, Antarctica and the potential carbon transfer of macroalgal production to the coastal ecosystem of the cove was estimated. A total of 38 algal species were found, with Desmarestia anceps, D. menziesii and Himantothallus grandifolius accounting for almost 80% of the biomass. Biomass data and published growth rates were combined to calculate the production of the five most abundant species. The standing stock for each summer month was estimated as the product of the average biomass and the area of the macroalgal stands. The monthly biomass production was calculated for each species by difference between the expected biomass and the observed biomass at the previous month. The macroalgal production showed a decreasing trend during the summer months. The average standing stock in the whole cove was 792.84 MT and the production was 1,401.33 MT during the summer 1994–1995. The flux of biomass to the ecosystem during the summer period was 1,370.61 MT, which is almost as much as the total summer production. The study demonstrates that macroalgae are one of the main energy sources in Potter Cove, and probably support a large fraction of the secondary production of the benthos.     

黄淮海玉米生产能源利用效率和净生态系统碳平衡时空特征

黄淮海地区是我国重要的玉米产区之一,定量化该区域玉米生产的能源利用效率和净生态系统碳平衡对提高资源利用效率和实现碳中和具有重要意义。基于国家统计数据,利用生命周期评价(LCA)、能值分析和碳平衡等方法,定量化了2004-2018年黄淮海地区(包括河北、河南、山东、安徽和江苏5个省)玉米生产的能源利用效率和净生态系统碳平衡,并阐明其时空变化特征。结果表明:黄淮海地区玉米生产的平均能源利用效率、温室气体排放量、净生态系统碳平衡和可持续性指数分别为3.9、3.8 t CO₂-eq/hm²、12.6 t C/hm²和6.8。不同年份间黄淮海地区玉米生产的能源利用效率和净生态系统碳平衡存在显著差异,能源利用效率在2012年最高,为4.3,在2005和2007年最低,为3.7;净生态系统碳平衡在2015年最高,为14.2 t C/hm²,在2005年最低,为10.1 t C/hm²。各省份中以河北省玉米生产的能源利用效率、净生态系统碳平衡和可持续性指数最高,分别高于区域平均15.3%、9.6%和26.4%,较最低的江苏省高45.5%、22.0%和88.8%。河北省、河南省和山东省的综合得分均为正值,具有较高的资源利用效率和生态环境效益。黄淮海地区玉米生产资源投入、能源利用效率、生态环境效益和净生态系统碳平衡在时空尺度上存在较大的差异,应制定区域特异性优化管理策略,减少化肥和农药的施用,施用增效肥料和高效生物农药等,采用秸秆还田等保护性耕作措施,积极推进规模化和机械化的发展,实现黄淮海地区玉米生产的绿色可持续发展。     

Effects of Management on Economic Profitability of Forest Biomass Production and Carbon Neutrality of Bioenergy Use in Norway Spruce Stands Under the Changing Climate

We analyzed the effects of management on the economic profitability of forest biomass production and carbon neutrality of bioenergy use in Norway spruce (Picea abies L. Karst) stands under the changing climate. We employed a forest ecosystem model and life cycle assessment tool. In particular, we studied the effects of thinning, nitrogen fertilization, and rotation length on: (1) the production of timber and energy biomass, and its economic profitability (net present value), (2) carbon stock in the forest ecosystem and carbon balance in forestry, and (3) carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from the use of biomass in energy production. Results showed that the current Finnish baseline management with and without nitrogen fertilization resulted in the highest mean annual timber production and net present value (NPV) for long rotations (60 to 80 years), regardless of climate scenario. Mean annual production of energy biomass was enhanced by increasing stocking by 20–30 % compared to the baseline management, and/or use of nitrogen fertilization. Such management gave lower CO₂ emissions per unit of energy compared to the baseline management, as the carbon stock in the forest ecosystem and the carbon balance in forestry increased. Overall, the carbon neutrality and net present value were, on average, the highest in the baseline management or with a 20 % increase in stocking, with nitrogen fertilization and 60- to 80-year rotation lengths, regardless of the climate applied. However, it was not possible to simultaneously maximize the NPV of forest biomass production and the carbon neutrality of bioenergy use.     

A semimechanistic model predicting the growth and production of the bioenergy crop Miscanthus×giganteus: description, parameterization and validation

Biomass based bioenergy is promoted as a major sustainable energy source which can simultaneously decrease net greenhouse gas emissions. Miscanthus × giganteus ( M. × giganteus ), a C₄ perennial grass with high nitrogen, water, and light use efficiencies, is regarded as a promising energy crop for biomass production. Mathematical models which can accurately predict M. × giganteus biomass production potential under different conditions are critical to evaluate the feasibility of its production in different environments. Although previous models based on light-conversion efficiency have been shown to provide good predictions of yield, they cannot easily be used in assessing the value of physiological trait improvement or ecosystem processes. Here, we described in detail the physical and physiological processes of a previously published generic mechanistic eco-physiological model, WIMOVAC, adapted and parameterized for M. × giganteus . Parameterized for one location in England, the model was able to realistically predict daily field diurnal photosynthesis and seasonal biomass at a range of other sites from European studies. The model provides a framework that will allow incorporation of further mechanistic information as it is developed for this new crop.     

Energetics and carbon metabolism during growth of microalgal cells under photoautotrophic, mixotrophic and cyclic light-autotrophic/dark-heterotrophic conditions

Chlorella pyrenoidosa was cultivated under photoautotrophic, mixotrophic and cyclic light-autotrophic/dark-heterotrophic conditions. The influence of light on the carbon and energy metabolism of microalgae was investigated by the use of metabolic flux analysis. The respiratory activity of microalgae in the light was assessed from the autotrophic flux distribution. Results showed that the glycolytic pathway, tricarboxylic acid cycle and mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation maintained high activities during illumination, indicating little effect of light on these pathways, while the flux through the pentose phosphate pathway during illumination was very small due to the light-mediated regulation. The theoretical yields of biomass on ATP decreased in the following order: heterotrophic culture>mixotrophic culture>autotrophic culture, and a significant amount of the available ATP was required for maintenance processes in microalgal cells. The energy conversion efficiency between the supplied energy to culture, the absorbed energy by cells and the free energy conserved in ATP were analyzed for the different cultures. Analysis showed that the heterotrophic culture generated more ATP from the supplied energy than the autotrophic and mixotrophic cultures. The maximum thermodynamic efficiency of ATP production from the absorbed energy, which was calculated from the metabolic fluxes at zero growth rate, was the highest in the heterotrophic culture and as low as 16% in the autotrophic culture. By evaluating the energy economy through the energy utilization efficiency, it was found that the biomass yield on the supplied energy was the lowest in the autotrophic cultivation, and the cyclic culture gave the most efficient utilization of energy for biomass production.     

Bioenergy crops,biodiversity and ecosystem services in temperate agricultural landscapes—A review of synergies and trade-offs

The Paris agreement on climate change requires rapid reductions in greenhouse gas emissions. One important mitigation strategy, at least in the intermediate future, is the substitution of fossil fuels with bioenergy. However, using agriculture- and forest-derived biomass for energy has sparked controversy regarding both the climate mitigation potential and conflicts with biodiversity conservation. The urgency of the climate crisis calls for using forests for carbon sequestration and storage rather than for bioenergy, making agricultural biomass an attractive alternative for fossil energy substitution. However, this calls for comprehensive assessments of its sustainability in terms of consequences for biodiversity and ecosystem services. In this review, we provide a first holistic overview of the impacts on ecosystems of land-use changes from bioenergy crop production in temperate climates, by synthesizing results on both biodiversity and ecosystem service impacts. We found that bioenergy-related land-use changes can have both positive and negative effects on ecosystems, with original land use, bioenergy crop type and scale of bioenergy production being important moderators of impacts. Despite the risk of opportunity cost for food production, perennial crop cultivation on arable land had the lowest occurrence of negative impacts on biodiversity and ecosystem services. Growing biomass for bioenergy on surplus land has been suggested as a way to alleviate competition with food production and biodiversity conservation, but our results demonstrate that utilizing marginal or abandoned land for bioenergy crop production cannot fully resolve these trade-offs. Furthermore, there is a lack of empirical studies of the biodiversity value of marginal and abandoned land, limiting our understanding of the sustainability implications of biomass cultivation on surplus land. We argue that future research and policies for bioenergy production must explicitly consider biodiversity and ecosystem services in combination to avoid potential trade-offs between the two and to ensure sustainable bioenergy production.     

Polychlorinated biphenyl/biphenyl degrading gene clusters in Rhodococcus sp. K37, HA99, and TA431 are different from well-known bph gene clusters of Rhodococci

Four kinds of polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB)-degrading Rhodococcus sp. (TA421, TA431, HA99, and K37) have been isolated from termite ecosystem and under alkaline condition. The bph gene cluster involved in the degradation of PCB/biphenyl has been analyzed in strain TA421. This gene cluster was highly homologous to bph gene clusters in R. globerulus P6 and Rhodococcus sp. RHA1. In this study, we cloned and analyzed the bph gene cluster essential to PCB/biphenyl degradation from R. rhodochrous K37. The order of the genes and the sequence were different in K37 than in P6, RHA1, and TA421. The bphC8(K37) gene was more homologous to the meta-cleavage enzyme involved in phenanthrene metabolism than bphC genes involved in biphenyl metabolism. Two other Rhodococcus strains (HA99 and TA431) had PCB/biphenyl degradation gene clusters similar to that in K37. These findings suggest that these bph gene clusters evolved separately from the well-known bph gene clusters of PCB/biphenyl degraders.     

On structure and functioning of ecosystem in a Salmon lake

The seasonal dynamics of the main components of the ecosystem as well as the vertical distribution of their biomass and production were studied in the salmon lake Dalnee at Kamchatka Peninsula. The data received were used for the construction of schemes of energy balance during two successive years: 1970 and 1971, which were different by their thermic regime. Analysis of schemes showed that during a colder season the food chain was shorter and more effective in relation of the use of primary production by zooplankton. Through the detritus pool the ecosystem used from 16% (1971) up to 70% (1970) of energy of primary production. Seasonal succession includes two main phases -autotrophic and heterotrophic. The energy balance of the planktonic community at these two phases is given.