景观连接度的概念、度量及其应用

景观连接度是指景观促进或阻碍生物体或某种生态过程在源斑块间运动的程度,反映了景观的功能特征。景观连接度理论与方法是景观评价、管理和生态规划的重要基础,对于区域可持续发展和生物多样性保护等方面的研究都具有重要指导意义。综述了国内外近10a来有关景观连接度概念、度量方法及其生态学意义的最新进展,并探讨了景观连接度与景观要素间的关系及其潜在应用前景,以期为深入开展景观空间格局与生态过程间关系的研究与应用提供参考。     

The landscape of viral proteomics and its potential to impact human health

Introduction: Advances in mass spectrometry-based proteomic technologies are enhancing studies of viral pathogenesis. Identification and quantification of host and viral proteins and modifications in cells and extracellular fluids during infection provides useful information about pathogenesis, and will be critical for directing clinical interventions and diagnostics.

Areas covered: Herein we review and discuss a broad range of global proteomic studies conducted during viral infection, including those of cellular responses, protein modifications, virion packaging, and serum proteomics. We focus on viruses that impact human health and focus on experimental designs that reveal disease processes and surrogate markers.

Expert commentary: Global proteomics is an important component of systems-level studies that aim to define how the interaction of humans and viruses leads to disease. Viral-community resource centers and strategies from other fields (e.g., cancer) will facilitate data sharing and platform-integration for systems-level analyses, and should provide recommended standards and assays for experimental designs and validation.     

The landscape ecological approach in bird conservation: integrating the metapopulation concept into spatial planning

In The Netherlands, fragmentation of (semi)natural ecosystems is regarded as a major nature conservation problem. The current Dutch Nature Conservation Policy Plan proposes a spatial network consisting of existing nature reserves, nature redevelopment areas and corridor zones. One of the objectives is to stop the assumed decline of biodiversity due to fragmentation. In this contribution we show that breeding birds are affected by the spatial distribution of their habitat. We also show how problems due to fragmentation can be solved by integrating landscape ecological research data Into planning procedures. Fragmented bird populations show metapopulation characteristics, dependent on the degree of fragmentation. This can be concluded from pattern studies, in which presence or absence patterns are correlated with spatial characteristics. Metapopulation dynamics were used, and the frequency of local extinction and of recolonization were related to size of habitat patches and spatial position in the landscape. The conclusion is that, depending on the spatial scale, landscape fragmentation is a threat to birds. On the basis of empirical data, statistical and metapopulation models are being developed to be used to evaluate spatial planning scenarios and to support decision making about which scenario is closest to the planning aims.     

植物内生真菌研究概况及其在农业上的应用前景

主要概述了植物内生真菌的研究状况、内生真菌的种类及分类地位;分析了内生真菌感染植物后对植物的生长、抗逆性、抗病能力、抗虫能力的影响;提出了植物内生真菌在农业上的应用前景。     

测定温度的转化糖方法及其在景观生态学研究中的应用

通过理论分析,室内实验和野外实测对测定温度的转化糖方法进行了研究,获得如下结论：①该方法的测定结果能有效地反映小尺度景观单元中和各种群落内部的平均温度特征。②调整样品ＰＨ值,能使转化糖方法适用于多种研究地区和多种观测时段;③该方法能够方便而经济地实现在大量不同景观部位和不同群落类型中实现同步测定,也能在难以设置仪器的条件中进行测定;④转化糖方法所测之“效应温度”直接反映了温度对反应过程中的作用程度,因此,对生态过程中与温度之间的关系的研究具有特殊意义。     

The concept of effective recombination rate and its application in speciation theory

The goal of this study is to develop a unifying theoretical framework to quantify the strength of reproductive isolation. We propose the use of the "effective recombination rate," which measures how fast associations of genes are broken by interlocus recombination. Applying the well-established theory of the effective migration rate, we derive two techniques to investigate the effective recombination rate in models of speciation: the weak migration approximation for parapatric scenarios and the weak recombination approximation for sympatric scenarios. We illustrate the use of these two methods by two examples each: (1) single-locus genetic incompatibility and (2) two-locus genetic incompatibility for the first method, and (3) assortative mating and (4) assortative mating combined with disruptive selection for the second method. An advantage of the effective recombination rate over previous approaches is that it integrates gene flow in both directions into a single index measuring the strength of isolation. This enables straightforward comparisons of speciation scenarios with the same or different geographic histories. The method also allows us to evaluate the relative contributions of F2 hybrid deficiency or linkage between multiple barriers in reproductive isolation.     

生态位概念及其在昆虫生态学中的应用

生态位理论已成为现代生态学的重要内容。在生态位概念百年演变史中,“空间生态位”、“功能生态位”与“多维超体积生态位”最具代表性。生态位宽度和生态位重叠是描述物种内和物种间生态位关系最重要的2个指标。本文系统总结了生态位概念的演变历史及其主要测度公式在昆虫生态学中的应用概况;并就如何利用生态位理论,开展害虫综合治理提出了几点看法;最后就生态位理论在昆虫生态学中存在的问题及应用前景进行了分析和展望。合理利用生态位理论,将为切实制定有害生物综合治理策略和探讨外来入侵物种种群形成机理等方面提供理论指导。     

景观规划中的生态廊道宽度

生态廊道具有保护生物多样性、过滤污染物、防止水土流失、防风固沙、调控洪水等多种功能。建立生态廊道是景观生态规划的重要方法,是解决当前人类剧烈活动造成的景观破碎化以及随之而来的众多环境问题的重要措施。按照生态廊道的主要结构与功能,可将其分为线状生态廊道、带状生态廊道和河流廊道3种类型。生态廊道设计包括的关键问题有廊道数目、本底、宽度、联接度、构成要素、关键点(区)等。由于生态廊道结构与功能的复杂性,使得廊道的宽度具有很大的不确定性。具体的讲,生态廊道的宽度由保护目标、植被情况、廊道功能、周围土地利用,廊道长度等多个因素决定。合适的廊道宽度应该根据对廊道主要生态过程的研究来确定。从景观的结构与功能分析出发,分别从生物保护廊道和河流廊道两方面对生态廊道的宽度及其影响因素进行分析,并对相关研究成果进行综述,总结得出两种类型生态廊道的适宜宽度值范围。最后提出确定宽度时应该注意的相关问题。     

The concept of multiple-nutrient-limited growth of microorganisms and its application in biotechnological processes

The "law of the minimum" (Liebig's law) states that usually one nutrient restricts the maximum quantity of biomass that can be produced within a system, whereas all other nutrients are in excess. This general rule has been applied also to the growth of microorganisms, e.g., by adjusting the relative concentrations of the individual nutrients in growth media such that one of them, in the case of heterotrophic microbes, usually the carbon source, determines the maximum cell density that can be obtained in a culture. However, experimental data demonstrated that growth of microbial cultures can be limited simultaneously by two or more nutrients. These authors reported that during growth of bacteria and yeasts at a constant dilution rate in the chemostat, three distinct growth regimes were recognised as a function of the C:N ratio in the inflowing medium: (1) a clearly carbon-limited regime with the nitrogen source in excess, (2) a transition ("double-nutrient-limited") growth regime where both the carbon and the nitrogen source were below the detection limit, and (3) a clearly nitrogen-limited growth regime with the carbon source in excess. Subsequent calculations suggested that the extension and position of this double-nutrient-limited zone should be strongly dependent on the imposed growth rate: Whereas it is very narrow at high growth rates it should become very broad during slow growth. This pattern as a function of growth rate has now been confirmed for a number of different organisms. In industrial processes, microbial growth is always in some way controlled by the limited availability of nutrients, and limitation of specific nutrients is frequently used to force microbial cultures into a productive physiological state. This article will discuss what the consequences of multiple-nutrient-limited growth are for industrial processes and how the concept might be applied. Specific examples will be given that demonstrate the advantages and the potential of multiple nutrient-limited growth conditions for industrial production processes.     

The multifactorial/threshold concept -- uses and misuses.

The common congenital malformations have familial distributions that cannot be accounted for by simple Mendelian models, but can be explained in terms of a continuous variable, "liability," with a threshold value beyond which individuals will be affected. Both genetic and environmental factors determine liability, making the system multifactorial. Cleft palate is a useful experimental model, illustrating a number of factors that contribute to palate closure, the nature of a developmental threshold, and how genes and teratogens can alter the components of liability to increase the probability of cleft palate. The nature of the genetic component to liability in human malformations in not clear, and various possibilities, ranging from polygenic in the strict sense to a major gene with reduced penetrance are compatible with the data -- but the important feature is the threshold. Much of the confusion over the concept results from inconsistent use of terminology. The term "multifactorial" should be used for "determined by a combination of genetic and environmental factors," without reference to the nature of the genetic factor(s). "Polygenic" should be reserved for "a large number of genes, each with a small effect, acting additively." When several genes, with more major effects are involved, "multilocal" can be used. When it is not clear which of these is applicable the term "plurilocal" is suggested, in the sense of "genetic variation more complex than a simple Mendelian difference." Since teratological data often represent threshold characters the concept also has important implications for the interpretation of data on dose-response curves, synergisms, and strain differences in response to teratogens.     

Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans and its potential application

The widely distributed Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans (A. ferrooxidans) lives in extremely acidic conditions by fixing CO₂ and nitrogen, and by obtaining energy from Fe²⁺ oxidation with either downhill or uphill electron transfer pathway and from reduced sulfur oxidation. A. ferrooxidans exists as different genomovars and its genome size is 2.89–4.18 Mb. The chemotactic movement of A. ferrooxidans is regulated by quorum sensing. A. ferrooxidans shows weak magnetotaxis due to formation of 15–70 nm magnetite magnetosomes with surface functional groups. The room- and low-temperature magnetic features of A. ferrooxidans are different from other magnetotactic bacteria. A. ferrooxidans has potential for removing sulfur from solids and gases, metals recycling from metal-bearing ores, electric wastes and sludge, biochemical production synthesizing, and metal workpiece machining.

     

Challenges in integrating the concept of ecosystem services and values in landscape planning,management and decision making

Despite the growing body of literature on ecosystem services, still many challenges remain to structurally integrate ecosystem services in landscape planning, management and design. This paper therefore aims to provide an overview of the challenges involved in applying ecosystem service assessment and valuation to environmental management and discuss some solutions to come to a comprehensive and practical framework.First the issue of defining and classifying ecosystem services is discussed followed by approaches to quantify and value ecosystem services. The main part of the paper is focussed on the question how to analyze trade-offs involved in land cover and land use change, including spatial analysis and dynamic modelling tools. Issues of scale are addressed, as well as the question how to determine the total economic value of different management states.Finally, developments and challenges regarding the inclusion of ecosystem services in integrative landscape planning and decision-making tools are discussed.It is concluded that the ecosystem service approach and ecosystem service valuation efforts have changed the terms of discussion on nature conservation, natural resource management, and other areas of public policy. It is now widely recognized that nature conservation and conservation management strategies do not necessarily pose a trade-off between the “environment” and “development”. Investments in conservation, restoration and sustainable ecosystem use are increasingly seen as a “win-win situation” which generates substantial ecological, social and economic benefits.     

基于信息管理的一种虚拟森林景观构建及应用探讨

在分析不同尺度的森林可视化建模内容和技术特点的基础上,提出了一个基于信息管理的虚拟森林景观构造原理和技术体系.把过程建模技术与树木形态结构描述结合,提出了一种交互式、参数化的树木动态建模方法,给出了相应的绘制方法和几何体简化算法以实现加速实时绘制,并以福建省漳浦县为例,建立了典型树种的几何模型库.利用森林调查和遥感动态空间数据,借助地理信息系统ArcObiect组件、图形环境OpenGL和Visual C⁺⁺语言,开发了虚拟森林管理原型系统,实现森林二维/三维交互漫游、查询分析、森林生长仿真模拟,其真实感与模拟精度满足实际森林资源管理需求.最后给出了系统的典型用户界面以及在考虑竞争条件下马尾松自然生长模拟和人工间伐前后的虚拟景观对比的应用例子.     

洪水脉冲理论及其应用

洪水脉冲理论是继河流连续统理论之后的第4个河流生态理论,主要阐述洪水脉冲驱动下,河流与其洪泛区之间的横向水力联系对河流洪泛区系统进程的重要性,强调洪水脉冲的重要性及河流洪泛区系统的整体性。本文论述洪水脉冲理论的概念模型、主要观点及其在河流洪泛区系统的应用进展。洪水脉冲理论的应用主要体现在三方面在洪水塑造河流洪泛区系统地貌进程方面,侧重于河流形态的“主导径流”研究,成果不断提升;在生物地球化学循环上,以对氮的研究为主,提出洪水脉冲是河流洪泛区新陈代谢及生物地球化学循环的重要驱动力;在生物进程上,集中在对大型植物和以水鸟和鱼类为代表的动物研究上。文中提出要提高河滨生物量,并重建全局的生物多样性,应提倡人为的洪水脉冲。对于干旱半干旱区湿地水鸟的保护核心是洪水发生频率和淹没范围对水鸟繁殖及避难的作用,以及水在湿地景观中的分配,这一点对于中国松嫩平原西部干旱半干旱区湿地水鸟的保护具有重要意义。洪水脉冲理论的提出是基于对热带亚马逊河的观察实验,随着其在其它类型区域的推广应用,除洪水脉冲以外的其它因素的作用突现出来,人类干扰洪水脉冲的生态效应亦愈来愈显现。因此,有必要加强洪水脉冲与其它环境因子的耦合作用,及这种作用在人类干扰活动下,导致的河流洪泛区系统进程变化的研究,提出更具有普适性的洪水脉冲理论。     

An introduction to metabolomics and its potential application in veterinary science

Metabolomics has been found to be applicable to a wide range of fields, including the study of gene function, toxicology, plant sciences, environmental analysis, clinical diagnostics, nutrition, and the discrimination of organism genotypes. This approach combines high-throughput sample analysis with computer-assisted multivariate pattern-recognition techniques. It is increasingly being deployed in toxico- and pharmacokinetic studies in the pharmaceutical industry, especially during the safety assessment of candidate drugs in human medicine. However, despite the potential of this technique to reduce both costs and the numbers of animals used for research, examples of the application of metabolomics in veterinary research are, thus far, rare. Here we give an introduction to metabolomics and discuss its potential in the field of veterinary science.     

城市景观组分影响水质退化的阈值研究

运用景观格局与水质监测方法评价城市景观变化对河流水质的影响,是当前景观格局-效应研究的热点问题.为实现城市发展目标与水环境保护目标的统一,需要科学判断城市景观变化对水质的影响程度与范围,特别是以城市不透水表面为代表的景观组分变化,是目前水质退化研究中的核心对象,而对水质退化的景观阈值研究目前尚存争论.基于截面数据进行统计分析,构建阈值判定方法,选择深圳市为案例研究区,研究快速城市化地区的河流水质退化的景观阈值水平.结果表明,在深圳市,河流缓冲区宽度为100-200 m时,景观变化对水质显著性影响最高(P＜0.001).缓冲区内,景观变化与耗氧、营养盐等类指标呈指数关系,具有显著性,是这类指标变化的最主要影响因素;同时,景观变化与有毒物质及重金属等类指标呈指数关系,具有显著性,但并非这类指标变化的最主要因素.影响水质退化的不透水表面比例阈值水平介于38.2％-50％之间,最小阈值水平为38.2％,即当流域缓冲区内不透水表面百分比超过38.2％时,河流水质显著退化.     

河流水质的景观组分阈值研究进展

土地利用/覆被变化产生的区域生态环境负面效应已引起国内外研究者的广泛关注,其中,河流水质对景观组分变化的响应已在区域及更大尺度的研究中,成为热点。探讨河流水质的景观组分阈值,可以弥补非点源污染研究在区域尺度上的景观变化影响水质问题研究中的不足,而这是当前流域水环境管理及土地利用规划与管理的主要依据之一。从景观组分指数与水质指标出发,分析了当前研究的常用指标,认为:具有明确物理意义的景观组分指数,如不透水表面指数、植被指数等,受到水质的景观组分阈值研究的青睐;在水质指标中,水化学指标应用最为广泛,同时,表征水生生态系统条件的如生物类指标、综合生物类与非生物类指标,也逐渐受到重视,方兴未艾。尽管河流水质的景观组分阈值是当前的研究重点,但在区域以及更大尺度上,阈值的差异较大。在今后的研究中,水质退化的景观组分阈值还需在研究尺度、水质指标及阈值标准等问题上进一步深化,而景观格局指数的应用将会促进对水质退化受景观组分空间配置影响的研究。对水质的景观组分阈值研究进行综述,可以为区域尺度上开展水质保护、流域水环境管理及土地利用规划提供前沿信息。     

Green synthesis of nanoparticles and its potential application

Nanotechnology is a new and emerging technology with wealth of applications. It involves the synthesis and application of materials having one of the dimensions in the range of 1–100 nm. A wide variety of physico–chemical approaches are being used these days for the synthesis of nanoparticles (NPs). However, biogenic reduction of metal precursors to produce corresponding NPs is eco-friendly, less expensive, free of chemical contaminants for medical and biological applications where purity of NPs is of major concern. Biogenic reduction is a “Bottom Up” approach similar to chemical reduction where a reducing agent is replaced by extract of a natural products with inherent stabilizing, growth terminating and capping properties. Furthermore, the nature of biological entities in different concentrations in combination with reducing organic agents influence the size and shape of NPs. Present review focuses on microbes or plants based green synthesis of Ag, Au, Cu, Fe, Pd, Ru, PbS, CdS, CuO, CeO₂, Fe₃O₄, TiO₂, and ZnO NPs and their potential applications.