施氮水平和栽插密度对水稻生育中后期硝酸还原酶活性的影响

水稻生育中后期的叶片硝酸还原酶(NR)活性呈低-高-低的变化趋势,抽穗期最大,拔节期次之,抽穗后20 d最低.施氮量对NR活性的影响大于栽插密度,随着施氮水平的增加,NR活性呈上升趋势;而栽插密度增大,NR活性则呈下降趋势.叶片中的NR活性与产量、单位面积穗数有较高的正相关关系,与千粒重和结实率呈弱度负相关,与每穗粒数的相关性则因品种不同而异.     

Reproduction ofChondrus crispus Stackhouse (Rhodophyta,Gigartinales) in sublittoral Prince Edward Island,Canada

The influence of size (as biomass), morphology and depth on reproductive patterns was examined in populations ofChondrus crispus in the sublittoral zone of Prince Edward Island, Canada. Fronds of ≥ 10 mg wet wt were considered, and a minimum biomass could not be related to reproduction. However, as frond biomass increased, the frequency of reproductive structures also increased. Reproductive maturity was related to the number of dichotomies. Fronds with less than two dichotomies were only occasionally reproductive, while those with two or more dichotomies could bear sori. Depth in the Prince Edward Island environment had no apparent influence on reproductive maturity, and there was no apparent relationship between depth and the vertical distribution of cystocarpic or tetrasporic fronds.     

The zoogeography, ecology and taxonomy of the genus Labeotropheus Ahl, 1927, of Lake Malawi (Pisces: Gichlidae)

Two species of Labeotropheus are currently recognized, but an earlier study of aquarium specimens caused doubt to be cast upon their specific distinctness. This doubt was removed by a field and laboratory study which showed that L. fuelleborni differed from L. trewavasae morphologically, in coloration, in geographic distribution, preferred habitat and ability to penetrate depth. The two species practise assortative mating.
Labeotropheus fuelleborni feeds predominantly from upper surfaces of rocks while L. trewavasae favours under surfaces. Although both species are specialized to crop epilithic algae they also feed secondarily on other food resources (e.g. plankton, insects) when these are available.
Gene flow between many populations of rock-frequenting cichlids is restricted by their sedentary nature and apparent inability to cross open water between rocky areas. Consequently, numerous geographic races, incipient species and species are found in the lake. This suggests that intralacustrine allopatric speciation may account for much of the species diversity of cichlids of rocky zones.
It is recommended that biologists working on cichlids from Lake Malawi should ascertain the precise location at which their specimens were caught and avoid using aquarium reared fish.     

Nutrients versus physical factors in determining the primary productivity of waters with high inorganic turbidity

Primary production was studied in two reservoirs of the Modder River, which are polluted by two cities over a period that included the tail end of a drought and severe flooding. It was shown that suspended inorganic materials affected the underwater light climate and consequently had a marked influence on primary productivity. The ratio of euphotic to mixing depth was shown to be the most important factor affecting overall productivity and that nutrients are of secondary importance only. Control measures which are based on bottom-up relations, would most probably be inapplicable to the turbid waters of the Modder River.     

Extraction of aquatic plants based on continuous removal method and analysis of its temporal and spatial changes—A case study of Guanting Reservoir

光谱特征变量的筛选作为水生植物识别的重要手段之一, 在水生植物种类识别研究中应用广泛。该研究将实测光谱特征提取与多时相Landsat 8 OLI影像数据分析相结合, 找到一种有效识别不同种类水生植物的特征变量。在水生植物反射光谱特征分析中引入矿质分析中普遍使用的连续统去除法, 对光谱重采样结果作连续统去除处理后提取光谱吸收深度特征。采用单因素方差分析法对比7个光谱重采样波段和3个连续统去除吸收深度敏感波段, 发现经连续统去除处理的短波红外1波段(SWIR1CR)对于不同类型的水生植物区分效果最佳。将连续统去除法应用到遥感影像处理上, 发现SWIR1CR波段能较好区分沉水植物和挺水植物; 结合影像归一化植被指数和SWIR1CR波段可较好区分三类水生植物。结合特征波段筛选结果采用支持向量机分类方法, 得到水生植物的分类结果精度为86.33%, 对比全生长期12期影像提取的水生植物分布图, 发现水生植物主要分布于官厅水库库区南北岸浅水区, 水生植物面积最大时约占库区总面积的35.13%; 其中沉水植物年内生长分布变化幅度较大, 6月上旬开始迅速生长; 10月份水生植物开始衰减; 11月份水生植物占库区面积的20%, 沉水、浮水植物大幅衰减消失。     

Calculation of light penetration depth in photobioreactors

Light penetration depth in high-densityChlorella cultures can be successfully estimated by Beer-Lambert's law. The efficiency of light energy absorption by algal cultures was so high that algal cells near the illuminating surface shade the cells deep in the culture. To exploit the potential of high-density algal cultures, this mutual shading should be eliminated or minimized. However, providing more light energy will not ease the situation and it will simply drop the overall light utilization efficiency.     

Variation with age in the timing and duration of spawning in American plaice

Spawning time of female American plaice Hippoglossoides platessoides varied significantly with age. This effect, however, was not consistent across years. Generally, younger fish spawned earlier than older fish, but in the 1990s they spawned later than older fish. Spawning duration also varied with age, with younger fish generally having a longer spawning period than older fish. Changes in depth distribution were related to changes in both spawning time and duration. As depth increased, spawning time became later and duration became shorter. Fish <11 years old showed the largest change in both spawning time and depth distribution.     

Will coral reef sponges be winners in the Anthropocene?

Recent observations have shown that increases in climate change‐related coral mortality cause changes in shallow coral reef community structure through phase shifts to alternative taxa. As a result, sponges have emerged as a potential candidate taxon to become a “winner,” and therefore a numerically and functionally dominant member of many coral reef communities. But, in order for this to occur, there must be sufficient trophic resources to support larger populations of these active filter‐feeding organisms. Globally, climate change is causing an increase in sea surface temperatures (SSTs) and a decrease in salinity, which can lead to an intensification in the stratification of shallow nearshore waters (0–200 m), that affects both the mixed layer depth (MLD) and the strength and duration of internal waves. Specifically, climate change‐driven increases in SSTs for tropical waters are predicted to cause increased stratification, and more stabilized surface waters. This causes a shallowing of the MLD which prevents nutrients from reaching the euphotic zone, and is predicted to decrease net primary production (NPP) up to 20% by the end of the century. Lower NPP would subsequently affect multiple trophic levels, including shallow benthic filter‐feeding communities, as the coupling between water column productivity and the benthos weakens. We argue here that sponge populations may actually be constrained, rather than promoted, by climate change due to decreases in their primary trophic resources, caused by bottom‐up forcing, secondary to physical changes in the water column (i.e., stratification and changes in the MLD resulting in lower nutrients and NPP). As a result, we predict sponge‐dominated tropical reefs will be rare, or short‐lived, if they occur at all into the future in the Anthropocene.