福建省多花黄精生态适宜性区划研究

通过研究多花黄精(Polygonatum cyrtonema)的生态适宜性,为其野生资源保护及人工规范化栽培提供依据。收集237份多花黄精分布位置和55个生态因子,导入最大熵(MaxEnt)模型运算,结合地理信息系统(GIS)分析其适合生长区域。结果表明,影响多花黄精生态适宜性的主要生态因子是3月降水量、年均降水量、6月降水量、5月降水量、4月降水量、2月降水量和最冷季降水量,在福建省具有广泛适宜生长区域。模型预测结果可靠,可为多花黄精野生资源保护提供参考,并为其科学种植提供指导。     

饲料中三聚氰胺对花鲈生长、生理机能及组织残留的影响

研究以花鲈(Lateolabrax japonicus)为实验对象, 通过在花鲈饲料中添加不同剂量的三聚氰胺进行56d的花鲈摄食生长实验, 探讨三聚氰胺对花鲈的生长性能、生理机能、组织残留及肾脏组织学的影响。实验设计为5个不同剂量的三聚氰胺(0、500、2000、5000及10000 mg/kg)处理组, 每个处理组3个重复。花鲈初始体重(30.6±0.1)g在半流水养殖系统中进行养殖, 定期检测水质。实验结果表明:56d实验期内5个处理组花鲈的三聚氰胺日摄入量分别为0、8.26、32.38、80.34及148.83 mg/kg.w/d。三聚氰胺显著影响了花鲈的摄食与生长(P0.05)。三聚氰胺对花鲈的饲料系数及存活率没有显著影响(P>0.05)。实验结束时, 各处理组全鱼的水分、粗灰分及粗蛋白质含量无显著差异(P>0.05)。随着三聚氰胺添加量的升高, 花鲈血清碱性磷酸酶(ALP)的活性逐渐升高, 5000 mg/kg组的血清碱性磷酸酶活性显著高于对照组(P<0.05)。花鲈的肝脏和肌肉中均检测到了三聚氰胺的残留, 在三聚氰胺日摄入量为148.83 mg/kg.w/d时,肝脏三聚氰胺残留量达到57.9 mg/kg,肌肉中三聚氰胺的残留量在三聚氰胺日摄入量80.34 mg/kg.w/d和148.83 mg/kg.w/d处理组分别为47.63 mg/kg和73.17 mg/kg。5000和10000 mg/kg饲料组花鲈的肾脏受到严重损伤,但没有发现结晶样物质存在。三聚氰胺对花鲈56d的最大未观察到有害作用剂量(NOAEL,no-observed-adverse-effect-level)为8.26 mg/kg.w/d。       

低温处理对北美冬青叶片抗氧化能力的影响

为了解低温对北美冬青(Ilex verticillata)生长的影响,对2年生扦插苗经低温处理(-6℃)后的生长和抗氧化能力进行了研究。结果表明,随着低温处理时间的延长,北美冬青叶片的叶绿素/类胡萝卜素比值和叶绿素b含量增加,而其他色素含量都呈下降趋势;相对电导率(REC)和H_2O_2含量(72 h除外)显著增加。低温处理对超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)活性影响不大,却显著降低CAT的活性。低温处理过氧化物酶(POD)活性显著提高,48 h活性达到最高;而抗坏血酸过氧化物酶(APX)活性在处理12 h达最高,然后下降。还原型抗坏血酸(As A)、还原型谷胱甘肽(GSH)含量均呈先升高再下降的趋势。因此,北美冬青在短时间内(≤24 h)能够忍受低温(-6℃),抗氧化防御系统在低温初期起关键的作用,但随时间延长(72 h)其抗氧化能力减弱。     

包埋-脱水法常温和低温保存绿色巴夫藻

用包埋-脱水法在常温和低温下保存绿色巴夫藻(Pavlova virdis),探讨了温度、光(暗)和含水量等因素对存活率的影响.结果表明,通过调节含水量、控制光(暗)条件以及使用甘油保护剂等措施,绿色巴夫藻在常温和低温下都可以保存6个月并保持较高的存活率.其中4℃(暗)保存的最高存活率高达77.6%,而且保存后的藻细胞经过适当的恢复培养后,其生长力可以达到保存前的水平.包埋-脱水法操作简单,无需贵重设备,在藻类种质保存中有广阔的应用前景.     

基于MaxEnt模型评估刺五加在东北地区的空间分布

研究刺五加(Acanthopanax senticosus)在东北地区的潜在分布区及生态适宜性,针对267个刺五加分布样点数据和17个环境因子数据,应用最大熵模型(Maximum Entropy Model,简称MaxEnt)和地理信息系统(Geographic Information System,GIS)评估刺五加的地理分布。结果表明:最大熵模型的AUC值为0.929,模型预测结果的准确性可信度高,可以用来预测刺五加的地理分布。刺五加生态适宜区主要集中在长白山山脉及小兴安岭东南地区,分布面积约为22.12万km~2,存在概率最高的区域主要在辽宁省东部、吉林省东南部以及黑龙江省中部。影响刺五加地理分布的主要环境因子依次为:年均降水量、森林类型、极端低温、生长季降水量及海拔。耦合了大尺度环境数据、植被群落类型数据与刺五加分布之间的关系,预测了东北地区刺五加的生态适宜区及主导环境因子,为其种群恢复与开发利用提供了科学依据。     

再力花地下部水浸提液对几种水生植物幼苗的化感作用

采用砂培法研究了不同浓度再力花地下部水浸提液对荇菜、苦草、水田芥、芦苇和黄菖蒲幼苗的生长、光合速率、根系活力、叶绿素含量以及抗氧化保护酶活性的影响,并采用气相色谱-质谱(GC-MS)联用技术对再力花地下部水浸提液的化学成分进行了分析。结果表明:再力花地下部水浸提液对荇菜、苦草、水田芥、芦苇和黄菖蒲5种水生植物幼苗生长有明显的影响,其中使用50mg干重/mL再力花水浸提液处理5种水生植物幼苗,对其生长指标有着极显著的抑制作用(P<0.01),苦草、水田芥和黄菖蒲的净光合速率分别降低69.0%、63.7%和73.5%,荇菜、苦草、水田芥和黄菖蒲幼苗根系活力分别降低67.3%、65.4%、52.2%和46.7%,5种水生植物幼苗叶绿素含量分别下降59.7%、71.2%、35.2%、50.0%和76.5%。当处理浓度为5mg/mL时,对5种水生植物幼苗体内过氧化物酶(POD)、超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)和过氧化氢酶(CAT)活性有显著的促进作用;当浓度为50mg/mL时,对5种水生植物幼苗体内POD、SOD和CAT有显著的抑制作用,丙二醛(MDA)含量增加。分析显示,再力花地下部水浸提液中主要含有愈创木酚(78.93%)、邻苯二甲酸二丁基酯(7.13%)、邻苯二甲酸二乙氧基乙酯(1.48%)、香豆满(1.09%)、邻苯二甲酸二乙酯(0.98%)、松油醇(0.70%)、吲哚(0.65%)、二丁基羟基甲苯(0.64%),合计占到总量的91%以上。     

念珠藻葛仙米生理生化特性对不同低温胁迫的响应

研究了不同培养温度下对念珠藻葛仙米的生长和相关生理生化特性的变化.结果表明,低温抑制葛仙米的生长,在2℃～5℃低温下其生长甚至完全停止;在10℃低温胁迫下,其生长延滞期变长,其后仍能保持正常生长.低温胁迫下,葛仙米光合系统II(PSII)的光合效率(Fv/Fm)的变化趋势与生长曲线相似;细胞电解质渗透率在低温胁迫初期尚能保持比较低的水平,但随着时间延长而升高;可溶性糖和还原性糖含量的变化则随胁迫加剧有不同程度升高.可溶性蛋白含量则在低温下保持比较低的水平.这些结果表明,低温对葛仙米的生长和光合作用具有抑制作用,但葛仙米也表现出了一定的抵抗低温胁迫的能力,并通过调节细胞膜的渗透性、重新合成低温适应调节物质(如总糖和可溶性糖等)来减少低温伤害,从而适应低温胁迫.     

西花蓟马和花蓟马在温度逆境下的存活率比较

以外来入侵害虫西花蓟马(Frankliniella occidentalis)和本地种花蓟马(F.intonsa)为对象,研究了高温和低温逆境下两种蓟马各虫态存活率的差异.结果表明:在36℃～44℃高温下暴露2h和4h,不论是西花蓟马还是花蓟马,各虫态的存活率均随温度的升高而降低,但在相同高温处理条件下,同一虫态西花蓟马的存活率要高于花蓟马;在-2℃～-10℃低温下暴露2h和4h,西花蓟马和花蓟马各虫态的存活率均随随温度的降低而下降;在相同低温处理条件下,同一虫态西花蓟马的存活率也要高于花蓟马.由此表明,2种蓟马对高温和低温的适应能力不同,本地种花蓟马对高温和低温均比较敏感,而外来入侵害虫西花蓟马对极端温度具有较强的适应性.     

夜间低温对生长在两种光强下两个芒果品种的气体交换和叶绿素荧光的影响

研究了夜间低温对两个芒果(Mangifera indica)品种翡翠芒(Khieo Sawoei)和四季芒(Choke Anand)光合生理的影响.两个芒果品种的幼茼盆栽于全光和50%相对光强下一年.在第二年的冬季,连续7天晚上将芒果幼苗移到4℃的冷库中,白大保持原条件.于低温处理前、处理期间和结束低温处理后10天中测定芒果幼苗的光合生理特征.结果表明,夜间低温导致两个芒果品种的净光合速率、气孔导度和光系统Ⅱ的最大光化学效率(Fv/Fm)降低、非光化学猝灭(NPQ)上升.夜间低温对生长在全光下的芒果幼苗光合作用的抑制比50%光下的更重.翡翠芒的Fv/Fm比四季芒下降的更多,但后者的NPQ上升更多.夜间低温还导致两种光下芒果幼苗叶片的叶绿素含量下降,类胡萝卜素/叶绿素比值、丙二醛含量、膜的透性和可溶性化合物(可溶性总糖和脯氨酸)上升.解除低温胁迫后,四季芒Fv/Fm的恢复比翡翠芒的快.解除低温胁迫7天后二者的F发、Fv/Fm能完全恢复.上述结果表明,翡翠芒对低温更敏感,遮荫可以明显缓解两个芒果品种低温引起的光抑制.     

低温和饥饿对华贵栉孔扇贝幼虫生长和存活的影响

为了弄清我国南方低温季节能否利用自然水温进行华贵栉孔扇贝人工育苗以及饵料缺乏对幼虫的影响,于2008年10月上旬和11月下旬,分别在水温25.5—28.0℃和18.2—22.5℃条件下,研究了低温和饥饿对幼虫生长、存活的影响。实验分两次设置常温、低温和饥饿3个组进行。结果表明,低温情况下,幼虫摄食较少,活力差、绝大部分沉入水底,生长缓慢,发育迟缓,但存活率仍较高;饥饿不但抑制幼虫的生长和发育,同时也显著地降低幼虫的存活率。此外,低温和饥饿的结合会加剧对幼虫生长、发育、存活等的抑制作用。这些结果说明在我国南方水温低于23℃的季节利用自然水温已不适合进行华贵栉孔扇贝苗种生产。     

Risk Assessment and Invasion Characteristics of Alien Plants in and Around the Agro-Pastoral Ecotone of Northern China

Two risk assessment protocols were adopted to assess the risks posed by alien plants that naturalized or non-naturalized in the agro-pastoral ecotone of northern China (AGENC). In this study the Risk Assessment for Central Europe method revealed that more than two-thirds of the 19 naturalized and four-fifths of the 17 non-naturalized alien plants presented high or moderate risk, and all 36 alien plants were considered to be rejected for their potential agricultural and environmental risks under the Australian Weed Risk Assessment system. On the characteristics of plant invasions, more attention should be given to disturbed habitats rather than these relative natural or closed ecosystems, and also be prudent and careful of the alien plants that are introduced as useful plants from North or South America and unintentional introduction from Europe. Moreover, annuals needed special attention: three-quarters of the alien plants were annual species, only a few were biennial (8.3%), perennial (11.1%), liana and tree plants (2.8%). Plant invasions are not extremely serious in the AGENC, but there are several alien plants that have naturalized and spread themselves in the region. However, attention should be given in the future to predicting and preventing plant invasions in this fragile region.     

Book reviews

Book reviewed in this article: The Skeptical Environmentalist: Measuring the Real State of the World Bjorn Lomborg Weed Risk Assessment R.H. Groves, F. D. Panetta and J. G. Virtue     

再力花处理河涌和湖泊水样有机污染物及离子的特性

为了明确河涌和湖泊水样中COD、TP、TN和阴阳离子的植物处理效果,以及含氮污染物的植物转化规律,以前期研究中选育的再力花处理了广州市某河涌和暨南大学明湖水样.结果证明,再力花能有效地促进河涌和湖泊水样中TN、COD_Cr和TP的去除.处理144h后,河涌水样初始浓度为11.15mg·L^-1、45mg·L^-1和1.17mg·L^-1的TN、COD_Cr和TP分别降至3.21mg·L^-1、15.8mg·L^-1和0.53mg·L^-1;湖水初始浓度为4.50mg·L^-1、36mg·L^-1和0.25mg·L^-1的TN、COD_Cr和TP分别降至2.31mg·L^-1、11.7mg·L^-1和0.03mg·L^-1.水样中的微生物和再力花均能去除NH₄⁺,并引起水中还原态氮发生亚硝化和硝化,但是不会明显改变Cl^-、SO₄^2-、Na⁺、K⁺、Mg²⁺和Ca²⁺等离子的浓度.     

不同基因型水生植物对铵态氮和硝态氮吸收动力学特性研究

针对不同营养状况的富营养化水体修复而选择吸收养分效率较强的水生植物,采用改进常规耗竭法比较研究了6种不同基因型水生植物凤眼莲(Eichhornia crassipes Solms)、黄花水龙(Jussiaea stipulacea Ohwi)、再力花(Thalia dealbata Fraser)、美人蕉(Canna glauca L.)、水芹[Oenanthe javanica(Bl).DC]和豆瓣菜(Nasturtium officinaleR.Br.)对铵态氮和硝态氮吸收动力学特性。结果表明,不同基因型水生植物吸收铵态氮和硝态氮的动力学特性可用Michaelis-Menten方程来描述。在低浓度培养下,不同基因型水生植物对NH4+-N和NO3--N吸收的动力学参数Imax和Km差异较大,其吸收NH4+-N和NO3--N的Imax最大是水芹,其次是豆瓣菜;Km值最小的是水芹,其次是豆瓣菜;且水芹对NH4+-N和NO3--N不仅具有较强的亲和力,还具有较高的离子吸收速率。结果还表明,当介质中氮浓度较低时,水芹有优先吸收硝态氮的趋势,而豆瓣菜和再力花有优先吸收铵态氮的趋势。     

Reinterpreting maximum entropy in ecology: a null hypothesis constrained by ecological mechanism

Simplified mechanistic models in ecology have been criticised for the fact that a good fit to data does not imply the mechanism is true: pattern does not equal process. In parallel, the maximum entropy principle (MaxEnt) has been applied in ecology to make predictions constrained by just a handful of state variables, like total abundance or species richness. But an outstanding question remains: what principle tells us which state variables to constrain? Here we attempt to solve both problems simultaneously, by translating a given set of mechanisms into the state variables to be used in MaxEnt, and then using this MaxEnt theory as a null model against which to compare mechanistic predictions. In particular, we identify the sufficient statistics needed to parametrise a given mechanistic model from data and use them as MaxEnt constraints. Our approach isolates exactly what mechanism is telling us over and above the state variables alone.     

Wetland Restoration and Invasive Species: Apple snail (Pomacea insularum) Feeding on Native and Invasive Aquatic Plants

The apple snail Pomacea insularum is an aquatic invasive gastropod native to South America that has the potential to cause harm to aquatic ecosystems, wetland restoration, and agriculture. To predict the potential impact of this snail on aquatic ecosystems, we tested the feeding rate of P. insularum , under laboratory nonchoice experiments, for 3 species of invasive macrophytes and 13 species of native aquatic plants that are important for wetland restoration and health. High levels of consumption were recorded for four native species ( Ceratophyllum demersum , Hymenocallis liriosme , Ruppia maritima , and Sagittaria lancifolia ) and three invasive species ( Colocasia esculenta , Alternanthera philoxeroides , and Eichhornia crassipes ). In contrast, less than 10% of the biomass of Spartina alterniflora , Scirpus californicus , Thalia dealbata , and Typha latifolia was consumed by P. insularum over the test period. The palatability of macrophytes was negatively correlated with dry matter content, making our results generalizable to all regions where this invader may be present. Based on our results, wetland restoration in areas invaded by P. insularum should focus on emergent structural species with low palatability. Apple snails should not be considered as agents of biocontrol for invasive plants; although apple snails fed on invasive plants at a high rate, their consumption of many native species was even greater.     

An Ecological Risk Assessment Methodology for Screening Discharge Alternatives of Produced Water

Previous studies on Ecological Risk Assessment (ERA) of produced water relied on the use of deterministic hydrodynamic models. The assessment was usually carried out in the North Sea context using a model such as the Chemical Hazard Assessment and Risk Management (CHARM), or in the North American context based on the output of a hydrodynamic model such as the Cornell Mixing Zone Expert System (CORMIX). In both these cases, however, probabilistic analysis has not been employed, particularly, to account for uncertainty associated with hydrodynamic models in the ERA study. In fact, it is the hydrodynamic model that has a direct linkage to the selection of the discharge alternatives. Apart from the monitoring purposes, in this article, it is suggested that criteria for evaluating discharge alternatives of produced water in a marine environment might incorporate an awareness of ecological risks by incorporating engineering and toxicological aspects. An ERA methodology consisting of problem formulation, analysis, and risk characterization is discussed in light of evaluating the discharge alternatives. A probabilistic analysis using Latin Hypercube Sampling (LHS)–based Monte Carlo (MC) simulations was employed. A depiction of associated risks for an area comparable to a regulatory mixing zone of typical effluent discharges is presented.     

A test of the Australian Weed Risk Assessment system in China

The Australian Weed Risk Assessment system (AWRA) is an effective pre-border weed-screening tool that has played an active role in preventing the introduction of alien weeds into Australia and has been utilized in several other countries worldwide. Here, we selected 131 species of naturalized exotic plants (including 76 species of given non-weeds and 55 species of given weeds) to evaluate the AWRA in China for the first time. The AWRA performed better for discriminating major weeds than non-weeds and minor weeds, as it correctly rejected 84% of major weeds and did not wrongly accept a major weed. Among non-weeds, 76% were correctly classified with the final outcome of “accept” and 7.9% were wrongly rejected by the AWRA. This system correctly rejected 56% of minor weeds but accepted only 2.8% of minor weeds. The remaining 23% of all alien plants tested were classified as “evaluate further” by the AWRA. The area under the ROC curve (AUC) was 0.944, suggesting that the AWRA would be highly efficient at discriminating alien plants in China. In addition, we compared the scores of seven attributes of the AWRA between prior plant categories and analyzed their correlation with weed status. The average score for each attribute differed significantly between the two prior categories (weed and non-weed), but the average scores of the attribute “undesirable traits” did not significantly differ between any two of the three categories (non-weeds, minor weeds, and major weeds). There was a significant positive correlation between the scores of each attribute of the AWRA and weed status. The correlation coefficient for “dispersal mechanisms” and weed status was the highest and that for “undesirable traits” was the lowest. We believe that the AWRA can serve as an important weed-screening tool for plant introduction management in China.