Population fluctuations of the diamondback moth,Plutella xylostella (L.) on cabbages inBacillus thuringiensis sprayed and non sprayed plots and factors affecting within-generation survival of immatures

Summary The population fluctuations and within-generation survival of immatures stages of the diamondback moth,Plutella xylostella on summer cabbages, were examined in unsprayed plots in 1984 and 1985 and in plots sprayed with two formulations ofBacillus thuringiensis in 1985. There was two distincy generations per crop and no noticeable difference in population fluctuations were observed in unsprayed plots between years. There was distinct difference between unsprayed and sprayed plots in 1985, from the larval period onwards. However, the survivorship patterns in all plots in both years were a Type 2 based onDeevey's (1947) classification. Life table studies showed that there was essentially no difference in the mortality agents acting on each of the stages except for numerical differences in the within-generation mortality rates. The major mortality rates during the egg stage were the parasitoid,Trichogramma spp. and unknown factors including rainfall; in the larval 1 stage was unknown mortality; in the larval 2 stage was the parasitoid,Apanteles plutellae and during the pupal stage was unknown mortality and parasitoid,Diadromus subtilicornis. Adult mortality was determined for generation 2. It was relatively higher in the unsprayed plots compared to theB. thuringiensis sprayed plots. The contribution of abiotic factors such as rainfall and temperature, and biotic factors such as parasitoids and predators in determining within-generation population levels and the fluctuation of populations on cabbage were discussed.     

天童常绿阔叶林样地中优势鸟类食性与采食地点植物的关系

2010年10月至2011年9月,在浙江天童国家森林公园内的天童20 hm2样地中对鸟类食性进行观察,并对鸟类与植物物种间分布关系进行研究。调查观察到鸟类5目12科32种3 130只次,其中优势种类为灰眶雀鹛(Alcippe morrisonia)、红头[长尾]山雀(Aegithalos concinnus)、大山雀(Parus major)、栗背短脚鹎(Hemixos castanonotus)和白头鹎(Pycnonotus sinensis)。采用Sorensen相似性指数和Spearman相关性分析对优势种鸟类与植被分布的关系进行分析,结果显示鸟类分布与植物分布呈对应关系:大山雀和红头[长尾]山雀在同一时期与浙江柿(Diospyros glaucifolia)有相关性,白头鹎同时期与刺毛越橘(Vaccinium trichocladum)和青皮木(Schoepfia jasminodora)相关,栗背短脚鹎在不同时期与同种植物格药柃(Eurya muricata)相关。     

Growth,egg production,and population density of the spider,Nephila clavata in relation to food conditions in the field

Population Ecology - Field studies were carried out to clarify the growth pattern, egg production and changes in the population density of the spider,Nephila clavata, in relation to food conditions.     

Natural mortality at different population densities of a pine shoot moth,Evetria cristata

A field population of Evetria cristata was studied in 10 plots in 1962 and in 6 plots in 1963. These plots were divided into 2 or 3 groups of different population levels of the shoot moth in respective years. The survival of the insect was then analysed in these different groups of plots. The survival rate of E. cristata from eggs to adults in the first generation was found always higher in the group with low population density, which indicates the existence of some factors that affect the population more severely when the insect is more abundant. Lissonota evetriae and Pediobius sp. seemed to have killed more proportion of the hosts where the shoot moth density was high. However, the total effect of the all natural enemies was not always great in the plots with high density of the moth. The survival of the second generation of the moth in 1963 was observed to be much higher at any population level than in the other generations.     

Plot size for progeny selection in maize (Zea mays L.)

Summary Six progeny trials that included 147 half-sib progenies of maize (Zea mays L.) population ESALQ PB-5 were conducted for the purpose of studying plot size and its consequences in recurrent selection programs. The progenies were evaluated in three 7x7 duplicate simple lattice experiments using one-row plots of 5 m². At harvest each plot was partitioned into five sub-plots (sampling units), and data was collected from each sampling unit. At the same time and place the same progenies were evaluated in three 7x7 duplicate simple lattice experiments using 1-m² (linear row with 5 plants) plots. Data were collected for plant and ear height, ear diameter, total ear weight, and total grain yield. The data were combined by using adjacent sampling units, and the analyses were performed by considered five plot sizes in addition to those of the independent trials with 1-m² plots. The experiments with 1-m² plots were less efficient in discriminating for yield traits among progenies than those with 5-m² plots. The combination of plot size and number of progenies evaluated indicated that an optimum plot size for yield was between 3 and 4 m², or 15–20 plants per plot. With such sizes the expected gain was maximized for the four replications used in this study. If the total area covered by each progeny is constant, the maximum gain from selection, however, is attained by decreasing plot size and increasing the number of replications. The minimum size of plots is, however, limited by practical or theoretical criteria. Plot size affected the estimates of additive genetic variance, coefficient of heritability, and genetic coefficient of variation for all of the traits. No practical limitation was observed for conducting experiments with 1-m² plot.     

Studies on the distribution pattern of the pine needle gall midge,Thecodiplosis japonensis Uchida etInouye (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) in a pine forest

Numerical changes and distribution patterns of the pine needle gall midge, Thecodiplosis japonensisUchida etInouye , were studied during the period from 1978 to 1979 in a young plantation of Pinus thunbergii in Shiga Prefecture, Japan. The survivorship curve of this species was characterized by a low mortality of larvae in galls and two high mortalities before the formation of galls and during the overwintering period in soil. The within and between-trees distributions of eggs and larvae in galls were examined by using the regression method. The egg distribution per shoot was aggregative both within and between host plants. The within-tree variations in numbers of eggs per shoot were related to the differences in the abundance of available needles for oviposition per shoot among the canopy layers. The between-tree variations reflected the heterogeneous emergence of adult females in the study plot. The degree of aggregation increased from egg to gall stage in both within- and between-tree distributions and the increase was explained by the different mortality of larvae within trees and the inversely density-dependent mortality between trees. The distribution patterns in the soil habitat stages were examined by the patchness index (). This species showed aggregative distributions in soil stages. There was a correlation in spatial patterns of adult emergence between the successive generations. The distribution properties of this species were discussed in connection with the population dynamics and the availability of host plants in the study plot.     

林窗模型的几个基本问题的研究:I.模拟样地面积的效应

以中国东北长白山阔叶红松林为例,应用林窗模型NEWCOP探索了不同模拟样地面积对林窗模型输出结果的影响.结果表明,模拟样地面积大小变化可影响模拟出的森林群落的树种组成和模拟样地的林窗出现周期,通过应用这一特点确定了阔叶红松林的林窗面积为400～800m².     

应用GPS与GIS技术进行暗针叶林生态系统样地分析

高海拔地区原始林调查一直难度较大 .采用GPS与GIS技术结合 ,不但便于设置与恢复样地 ,而且还能够比较精确地展现样地空间特征及其中乔木的空间分布格局 .将快速静态定位与局部皮尺检测相结合 ,除个别点偏差较大外 ,定位相对比较精确 ,RMS平均为 2 .84 ,平均三维系统误差分别为 :△B =1 .2m ,△L =1 .2m ,△H =4 .3m ,均方差分别是± 0 .6 ,± 1 .1 ,± 2 1 .1 ,能够满足于森林经营与管理的需要 .GIS分析表明 ,暗针叶林生态系统主林冠层的郁闭度不能完全刻画出树冠对降雨的再分配作用 .该方法充分展示了“2S”技术在小尺度森林生态系统管理中的应用潜力 ,尤其是在海拔较高 ,不便于进行航空、航天测量和常规测量的地区     

Flowering and Fruiting Patterns in a Subtropical Rain Forest,Taiwan

Reproductive patterns of tropical and temperate plants are usually associated with climatic seasonality, such as rainfall or temperature, and with their phylogeny. It is still unclear, however, whether plant reproductive phenology is influenced by climatic factors and/or phylogeny in aseasonal subtropical regions. The plant reproductive phenology of a subtropical rain forest in northern Taiwan (24°45′ N, 121°35′ E) was monitored at weekly intervals during a 7‐yr period (2002–2009). The flowering patterns of 46 taxa and fruiting patterns of 26 taxa were examined and evaluated in relation to climatic seasonality, phylogenetic constraints, and different phenophases. Our results indicated that most of the studied species reproduced annually. Additionally, both community‐wide flowering and fruiting patterns exhibited distinct annual rhythms and varied little among years. The community flowering peak matched seasonal changes in day length, temperature, and irradiance; while the community fruiting peak coincided with an increase in bird richness and the diet‐switching of resident omnivorous birds. In addition, phylogenetically closely related species tended to reproduce during the same periods of a year. Neither the mean flowering dates nor seasonal variation in solar radiation, however, was related to the fruit development times. Our results indicate the importance of abiotic, biotic, and evolutionary factors in determining the reproductive phenology in this subtropical forest.     

利用原位连续测定水汽δ18O值和Keeling Plot方法区分麦田蒸散组分

 利用稳定同位素技术和Keeling Plot方法可以有效分割地表蒸散量, 进而加深对陆地生态系统水循环的理解。该研究通过原位连续测定麦田的水汽同位素数据, 评价Keeling Plot方法在分割地表蒸散中的应用, 并揭示华北冬小麦(Triticum aestivum)蒸腾在总蒸散中的比例。实验于2008年3–5月在中国科学院栾城农业生态站进行, 利用国际上先进的H₂¹⁸O、HD¹⁶O激光痕量气体分析仪(TDLAS)为基础构建的大气水汽¹⁸O/¹⁶O和D/H同位素比原位连续观测系统, 同时利用涡度相关技术、真空抽提技术、同位素质谱仪技术, 获取了必要的数据。研究分析了一天中不同时间段的连续的大气水汽δ¹⁸O与水汽浓度倒数拟合Keeling Plot曲线的差异和可能的原因。结果显示, 中午时段的拟合结果较好, 这也暗示中午时段蒸腾速率高时最可能满足植物蒸腾的同位素稳定态假设。进一步的分析发现植物蒸腾的同位素稳定态并不总是成立, 尤其是水分胁迫下进入成熟期的小麦, 其蒸腾水汽同位素一般处于非稳定态。利用同位素分割结果显示, 生长盛期麦田94%–99%的蒸散来源于植物蒸腾。     

小麦品种联合试验效应及理论依据──Ⅲ.重复数品种数小区大小与效率

本文结合确定试验设计规则的统计方法介绍,展示了一个国家级小麦品种试验设计中的重复数,品种数和小区大小确定的情况．通过改变设计后对试验效率的影响,探讨了提高效率的途径以及在不明显降低精确度的前提下如何使试验更为经济．     

On the relationship between sample plot size and beta diversity in boreal coniferous forests

Nested sample plots of three sizes (16, 1, and 1/16 sq. m) from three different studies of Norwegian coniferous forests have been subjected to DCA ordination using the same choice of options. At each sample plot size, species quantities are recorded as frequency in 16 subplots. Beta diversity, measured as length of the first DCA axis, invariably increased upon lowering of sample plot size. The same applied to the eigenvalues of the axes. This is explained as a consequence of the weakening of structure in the data matrices when the fine-grained patterns of the vegetation are emphasized.     

二氢叶酸还原酶天然状态可能存在两种构象

鸡肝二氢叶酸还原酶（ＤＨＦＲ）平衡态的去折叠曲线符合二态模型,但在４．０ｍｏｌ／Ｌ脲中的去折叠动力学为两相。该酶的ＡｒｒｅｈｉｕｓＰｌｏｔ有一个拐点,但在低浓度变性剂存在下,拐点消失。用二氢叶酸还原酶的天然状态存在两种构象可以很好地解释上述现象。二氢叶酸还原酶去折叠过程中没有稳定存在的中间体,动力学过程中的两相可能是两种天然构象态的去折叠速度常数不同造成的。ＡｒｒｅｈｉｕｓＰｌｏｔ的拐点是由于在不同的温度条件下,两种天然构象的含量不同造成的,低浓度变性剂对两种构象的影响不同,使拐点消失。ＫＣｌ可以改变两种构象的平衡     

Dynamics of epileptic seizures: Evolution, spreading, and suppression

Dynamical properties of epileptic seizures are investigated using a recent compact continuum model for electric activity of the brain. Large amplitude limit cycles resembling electroencephalograms during epilepsy emerge when the system loses linear stability. Seizures that are confined to an onset area, or spread synchronously to other areas via spatial coupling, are studied and argued to be associated with clinical partial and secondarily generalized seizures, respectively. Suppression of such seizures is also demonstrated, which implies potential for future clinical applications.     

Seedling survival simultaneously determined by conspecific,heterospecific, and phylogenetically related neighbors and habitat heterogeneity in a subtropical forest in Taiwan

Density dependence and habitat heterogeneity have been recognized as important driving mechanisms that shape the patterns of seedling survival and promote species coexistence in species‐rich forests. In this study, we evaluated the relative importance of density dependence by conspecific, heterospecific, and phylogenetically related neighbors and habitat heterogeneity on seedling survival in the Lienhuachih (LHC) Forest, a subtropical, evergreen forest in central Taiwan. Age‐specific effects of different variables were also studied. We monitored the fates of 1,642 newly recruited seedlings of woody plants within a 25‐ha Forest Dynamics Plot for 2 years. The effects of conspecific, heterospecific, and phylogenetically related neighbors and habitat heterogeneity on seedling survival were analyzed by generalized linear mixed models. Our results indicated that conspecific negative density dependence (CNDD) had a strong impact on seedling survival, and the effects of CNDD increased with seedling age. Heterospecific positive density dependence (HPDD) and phylogenetic positive density dependence (PPDD) had a significant influence on the survival of seedlings, and stronger HPDD and PPDD effects were detected for older seedlings. Furthermore, seedling survival differed among habitats significantly. Seedling survival was significantly higher in the plateau, high‐slope, and low‐slope habitats than in the valley. Overall, our results suggested that the effects of CNDD, HPDD, PPDD, and habitat heterogeneity influenced seedling survival simultaneously in the LHC subtropical forest, but their relative importance varied with seedling age. Such findings from our subtropical forest were slightly different from tropical forests, and these contrasting patterns may be attributed to differences in abiotic environments. These findings highlight the importance to incorporate phylogenetic relatedness, seedling age, and habitat heterogeneity when investigating the impacts of density dependence on seedling survival that may contribute to species coexistence in seedling communities.     

喀斯特季节性雨林木本植物胸高断面积分布格局及其对地形因子的响应

森林生态系统地上生物量的分布格局是物种分布格局的重要内容。局域尺度内因地形差异引起的生境异质性是地上生物量分布格局形成的环境基础。本文以弄岗北热带喀斯特季节性雨林15 ha动态监测样地2011年第一次普查数据中每木个体为研究对象, 尝试以每20 m × 20 m样方内所有个体及不同径级类群的胸高断面积之和为木本植物地上生物量的衡量指标, 利用广义可加模型对喀斯特季节性雨林中胸高断面积之和的空间分布格局进行研究, 定量分析了其对7个地形因子的响应。结果表明, 洼地、山坡和山脊3种生境类型中, 所有个体的胸高断面积之和山坡最高、山脊最低, 且山脊与山坡、洼地的差异均显著; 广义可加模型结果显示, 不同地形因子对胸高断面积之和的解释偏差差异明显, 其中海拔、坡向、凹凸度、岩石裸露率对胸高断面积之和的解释偏差依次降低, 而干旱度指数、坡度和地形湿润指数解释偏差相对较小。喀斯特季节性雨林木本植物胸高断面积之和空间分布的异质性及其与地形因子之间的关系, 反映了胸高断面积之和在地形因子对土壤、水分和光照等条件重分配影响下的多重响应机制及生长策略。     

利用原位连续测定水汽δ~(18)O值和Keeling Plot方法 区分麦田蒸散组分

利用稳定同位素技术和Keeling Plot方法可以有效分割地表蒸散量,进而加深对陆地生态系统水循环的理解.该研究通过原位连续测定麦田的水汽同位素数据,评价Keeling Plot方法在分割地表蒸散中的应用,并揭示华北冬小麦(Triticum aes-tivum)蒸腾在总蒸散中的比例.实验于2008年3-5月在中国科学院栾城农业生态站进行,利用国际上先进的H_2~(18)O、HD~(16)O激光痕量气体分析仪(TDLAS)为基础构建的大气水汽~(18)O/~(16)O和D/H同位素比原位连续观测系统,同时利用涡度相关技术、真空抽提技术、同位素质谱仪技术,获取了必要的数据.研究分析了一天中不同时间段的连续的大气水汽δ~(18)O与水汽浓度倒数拟合Keeling Plot曲线的差异和可能的原因.结果显示,中午时段的拟合结果较好,这也暗示中午时段蒸腾速率高时最可能满足植物蒸腾的同位素稳定态假设.进一步的分析发现植物蒸腾的同位素稳定态并不总是成立,尤其是水分胁迫下进入成熟期的小麦,其蒸腾水汽同位素一般处于非稳定态.利用同位素分割结果显示,生长盛期麦田94%-99%的蒸散来源于植物蒸腾.     

Biodiversity conservation and forest management: The case of the sweet chestnut coppice stands in Central Italy

The ecological and economic relevance of sweet chestnut (Castanea sativa Mill.) has long been related to its widespread geographical distribution and multipurpose product potential. In Central Italy, chestnut management represents a paradigmatic example of the potential conflict between landowner targets and biodiversity conservation: options for preserving stand-scale biodiversity are not fully considered as current management is based on monospecific, even-aged coppice stands and clearcutting on wide areas. Relationships between silvicultural treatment and floristic diversity of chestnut coppices are here investigated focusing the attention on rotation length and on the role of thinning. Seven coppice stands were selected in such a way to be of similar size (about 10 ha) and to cover a wide range of ages and a different number of thinnings. Plot sampling was performed across the stands and their floristic diversity was compared and analyzed by means of indicators in order to assess statistical relationships between floristic data and stand structural attributes. The achieved results suggest alternative suitable options for managing chestnut coppice stands in order to enhance biodiversity while maintaining wood production.     

贵阳喀斯特山地云贵鹅耳枥种群结构和动态初探

本文对贵阳喀斯特山地云贵鹅耳枥种群结构和动态进行了探讨。结果表明：(1)云贵鹅耳枥种群大小结构分初始增长型、增长型、稳定型、始衰型、中衰型、老衰型和偏途顶极型等7种类型,并呈现由初始增长型过渡到老衰型的变化;(2)云贵鹅耳枥种群分布格局呈集群型和随机型,分布格局的变化有一定的规律性,即种群在其散布和发展阶段多趋于集群型,而在其衰退阶段趋于随机型;(3)云贵鹅耳枥种群密度随时间变化呈现负增长;(4)云贵鹅耳枥种群是先锋种群,但在裸岩陡坡等特殊生境中亦能形成稳定的群落。