寂漠千秋 福祉万代

沙漠是指沙质荒漠，有时也广义地包括沙地。在中国“雄鸡”状版图的颈背处，是我国广袤的西北干旱区。在那里至西向东串珠状地横亘着温带沙漠和草原沙地。沙漠日照强烈，降水稀少，气候干燥!沙漠里泥土稀薄，基质疏松，土壤贫瘠!沙漠里多大风，风运沙移，沙暴肆虐!沙漠历来被人类视为生存的艰难之处，甚至禁区!     

Effects of grazing intensity and grazing exclusion on litter decomposition in the temperate steppe of Nei Mongol,China

Aims Grazing intensity and grazing exclusion affect ecosystem carbon cycling by changing the plant community and soil micro-environment in grassland ecosystems. The aims of this study were: 1) to determine the effects of grazing intensity and grazing exclusion on litter decomposition in the temperate grasslands of Nei Mongol; 2) to compare the difference between above-ground and below-ground litter decomposition; 3) to identify the effects of precipitation on litter production and decomposition. Methods We measured litter production, quality, decomposition rates and soil nutrient contents during the growing season in 2011 and 2012 in four plots, i.e. light grazing, heavy grazing, light grazing exclusion and heavy grazing exclusion. Quadrate surveys and litter bags were used to measure litter production and decomposition rates. All data were analyzed with ANOVA and Pearson’s correlation procedures in SPSS. Important findings Litter production and decomposition rates differed greatly among four plots. During the two years of our study, above-ground litter production and decomposition in heavy-grazing plots were faster than those in light-grazing plots. In the dry year, below-ground litter production and decomposition in light-grazing plots were faster than those in heavy-grazing plots, which is opposite to the findings in the wet year. Short-term grazing exclusion could promote litter production, and the exclusion of light-grazing could increase litter decomposition and nutrient cycling. In contrast, heavy-grazing exclusion decreased litter decomposition. Thus, grazing exclusion is beneficial to the restoration of the light-grazing grasslands, and more human management measures are needed during the restoration of heavy-grazing grasslands. Precipitation increased litter production and decomposition, and below-ground litter was more vulnerable to the inter-annual change of precipitation than above-ground litter. Compared to the light-grazing grasslands, heavy-grazing grasslands had higher sensitivity to precipitation. The above-ground litter decomposition was strongly positively correlated with the litter N content (R² = 0.489, p < 0.01) and strongly negatively correlated with the soil total N content (R² = 0.450, p < 0.01), but it was not significantly correlated with C:N and lignin:N. Below-ground litter decomposition was negatively correlated with the litter C (R² = 0.263, p < 0.01), C:N (R² = 0.349, p < 0.01) and cellulose content (R² = 0.460, p < 0.01). Our results will provide a theoretical basis for ecosystem restoration and the research of carbon cycling.     

ω-3 多不饱和脂肪酸对母婴健康结局影响的研究进展

综述了国内外研究中ω-3 PUFAs补充与妊娠期间母婴健康结局的关系以及目前推荐摄入的国家的现状和推荐后所带来的健康效益，为我国妇女在妊娠期间是否需要补充剂ω-3 PUFAs以及其推荐摄入量提供科学依据。     

生态意识及其主要特点

一、生态意识产生的时代背景生态意识作为人类思想的先进观念,产生于20世纪后半叶。产业革命以来二百多年,人类依据先进科学技术武装的强大生产力,无限制地向自然进     

华裔科学家研究新型免疫疗法？有望两年内攻克癌症

据英国《每日电讯报》9月20日报道，美国维克森林大学医学院的崔征博士近日在剑桥大学举行的抗衰老会议上公布了他在免疫细胞研究方面的新发现。即在不同人身上提取的免疫细胞在抗癌方面的能力大不相同，疗效可以相差近50倍。[第一段]     

科学出版社生命科学编辑部新书推介（2006-1月）

《微生物基因组》；《混沌生物学》（生命科学交叉系列）；《数字创世纪：人工生命的新科学》（生命科学交叉系列）；《脑与非线性动力学》（生命科学交叉系列）；《中国遗传伦理的争鸣与探索》（生命科学交叉系列）；     

《昆虫知识》2010年第47卷第3期要目预告

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对小麦根际联合固氮菌增产效应的研究

小麦根际联合固氮菌是一种新型的微生物增产菌剂,经全国各地广泛试验与示范,已表现出了明显的增产效果。为证实其在我市春季生产上的增产效应,为大面积推广应用提供科学依据,我们于1990年引进该菌剂并开展了其对春小麦生长发育的影响及增产效应的研究,同时,对作用机理进行了初步探讨,现将结果报告如下。