山西五鹿山自然保护区辽东栎群落木本植物种间数量关系

基于2×2联列表,应用方差比率法、χ2检验、Pearson相关系数及Spearman秩相关系数检验等数量分析方法对山西五鹿山自然保护区辽东栎群落的27个优势种,共351个种对间的关联性进行定量研究。方差分析表明,27个优势种群的总体种间关联性呈不显著关联,种的分布相对独立。χ2检验结果有154个种对呈正相关,188个种对呈负相关,正负关联比为0.82;Pearson相关系数检验有124个种对呈正相关,226个种对呈负相关,正负关联比为0.55;Spearman秩相关系数检验有151个种对呈正相关,200个种对呈负相关,正负关联比为0.76;与χ2检验相比,Pearson相关系数和Spearman秩相关系数检验具有较高的灵敏度。351个种对中,绝大多数种对的联结关系未达到显著水平,说明五鹿山自然保护区辽东栎群落具有明显的次生性。根据这27个优势种群对环境的适应方式和主导生态因素辅助以PCA排序,可将它们划分为3种生态种组。     

山西牛奶子群落优势种种间关联性研究

基于2×2联列表,应用方差比率法、χ2检验、Pearson相关系数及Spearman秩相关系数检验等数量分析方法对山西牛奶子群落的25个优势种,共300个种对间的关联性进行分析研究。结果表明,25个优势种群的总体种间关联性呈不显著关联,种的分布相对独立。χ2检验结果有121个种对呈正相关,155个种对呈负相关,正负关联比为0.78;Pearson相关系数检验有111个种对呈正相关,189个种对呈负相关,正负关联比为0.59;Spearman秩相关系数检验有128个种对呈正相关,172个种对呈负相关,正负关联比为0.74;Spearman秩相关系数比Pearson相关系数的检验方法灵敏度更高。山西牛奶子群落总体上呈不显著负关联,表明其处于演替过程的初期。     

山西五鹿山自然保护区暴马丁香群落木本植物种间联结性分析

通过方差分析,χ²检验、Pearson相关系数和Spearman秩相关系数检验,采用2×2列联表对五鹿山暴马丁香林中频度较高的34个木本植物优势种,561个种对间的关联性进行了研究.分析结果表明: 34个优势种种间总体关联性呈现不显著负关联,表明该群落处于不稳定的顶级状态.χ²检验结果中,有216个种对呈正相关,345个种对呈负相关,正负关联比为0.626; Pearson相关系数检验结果为: 149个种对呈正相关,412个种对呈负相关,正负关联比为0.362; Spearman秩相关系数检验结果为: 206个种对呈正相关,365个种对呈负相关,正负关联比为0.564; Spearman秩相关系数比Pearson相关系数的检验方法灵敏度更高.     

山西太岳山接骨木群落优势种种间关联性分析

基于2×2联列表,应用方差比率法、χ2检验、Pearson相关系数及Spearman秩相关系数检验等数量分析方法对山西太岳山接骨木生存群落进行种间关联性分析。总体关联性分析表明,接骨木生存群落优势种群间总体上无关联,种的分布相对独立;χ2结果表明,太岳山35个优势种,595个种对中,有239对表现为正关联,349对表现为负关联,正负关联比为0.68;Pearson相关系数检验中,正关联174对,负关联421对,正负关联比为0.41;Spearman秩相关系数检验中,正关联218对,负关联377对,正负关联比为0.58。595个种对中,绝大多数种对的联结关系未达到显著水平,说明太岳山接骨木群落具有明显的次生性。根据这35个优势种群对环境的适应方式和主导生态因素辅助以DCA排序,可将它们划分为3种生态种组。     

山西太岳山连翘群落优势种种间关系

基于2×2列联表,采用方差比率法、x2检验、Pearson相关系数和Spearman秩相关数检验等数量分析方法对山西太岳山连翘群落中25个优势种、300个种对间的种间关联性进行定量研究.方差分析表明,25个优势种群的总体种间关联性呈不显著关联,种的分布相对独立.x2检验有138个种对呈正相关,150对种对呈负相关,正负关联比为0.92;Pearson相关系数检验有100个种对呈正相关,199对种对呈负相关,正负关联比例为0.5;Spearman秩相关系数检验121个种对呈正相关,179个种对呈负相关,正负关联比例为0.67.与x2检验相比,Pearson相关分析和Spearman秩相关分析具有较高的灵敏度.根据这25个优势种群对环境的适应方式和主导生态因素结合PCA排序,将25个优势种分为4个生态种组.     

九连山常绿阔叶林乔木优势种群的种间关联性分析

九连山国家级自然保护区分布着原生的典型常绿阔叶林, 且已形成不同的优势群落, 目前尚不清楚群落乔木层中优势物种之间的作用关系。采用2×2联列表, 通过方差分析, χ²检验、Pearson相关系数和Spearman秩相关系数检验, 对九连山常绿阔叶林乔木层中重要值较高的28个优势种群、378个种对间的关联性进行定量研究。方差分析表明: 28个优势种群的总体种间关联性呈显著的正关联, 反映该群落处于较稳定的顶极阶段。不同检验结果表明: χ²检验结果有140个种对呈正相关, 238个种对呈负相关, 正负关联比为0.588; Pearson相关系数检验有104个种对呈正相关, 274个种对呈负相关, 正负关联比为0.380; Spearman秩相关系数检验有144个种对呈正相关, 234个种对呈负相关, 正负关联比为0.615; 与Pearson相关系数检验方法相比, Spearman秩相关系数检验具有较高的灵敏度。378个种对中, 绝大多数种对的联结关系未达到显著水平, 种对间的独立性相对较强, 这种种间联结的松散性可能与群落目前的发展阶段及物种本身的生态学特性有关, 各群落正处于稳定的顶极阶段。根据28个优势种群对环境的适应方式和主导生态因素, 可将它们划分为阳生植物和阴生植物两大生态种组。     

汾河流域中下游湿地植被优势种种间关联性分析

采用x2检验、Pearson相关系数及Spearman秩相关系数检验等数量分析方法对汾河流域中下游湿地植被的34个优势种,共561个种对间的关联性进行定量研究.结果表明:x2检验有178个种对呈正相关,256个种对呈负相关,正负关联比为0.70;Pearson相关系数检验有157个种对呈正相关,402个种对呈负相关,正负关联比为0.39;Spearman秩相关系数检验有216个种对呈正相关,343个种对呈负相关,正负关联比为0.63;与x2检验和Pearson相关系数相比,Spearman秩相关系数检验具有较高的灵敏度.561个种对中负关联居多,达到极显著或显著的种对少,说明汾河流域中下游湿地植被群落处于演替初期.根据这34个优势种群对环境的适应方式和主导生态因素辅助以PCA排序,可将它们划分为4种生态种组.     

山西绵山植被木本植物优势种群种间关联

采用2×2列联表的χ2检验、Pearson相关系数和Spearman秩相关系数检验,研究了山西绵山植被21个优势种群、210个种对间的种间关联性。结果表明:1)χ2检验有109个种对呈正相关,101个种对呈负相关,正负关联比为1.08;Pearson相关系数检验87个种对正相关,122个种对呈负相关,正负关联比为0.71;Spearman秩相关系数检验99个种对呈正相关,111个种对呈负相关,正负关联比为0.89。2)按照21个优势种对环境的适应方式和主导生态因素,它们被划分为两大生态种组。3)与Pearson相关系数检验相比,Spearman秩相关系数检验具有较高的灵敏度。4)种对间的正关联或正相关,主要是由于它们具有相近的生物学特性,对生境具有相似的生态适应性和相互重叠的生态位所致;而种对间的负关联或负相关,则主要是由于它们具有不同的生物学特性,对生境具有不同的生态适应性和相互分离的生态位所致。     

珍稀濒危植物江南油杉群落乔木层主要树种种间关联性分析

基于2×2列联表,采用方差比率法(R_v)、x²检验、Pearson相关系数检验和Spearman秩相关系数检验等方法,对福建君子峰国家级自然保护区江南油杉(Keteleeria fortunei var. cyclolepis)群落乔木层主要树种进行种间关联性分析,并通过主成分分析(PCA)划分生态种组。结果表明,21种主要树种总体表现为不显著负关联,且江南油杉与其他物种多呈不显著相关。210个种对中,正相关的有110对,负相关的有81对,不相关的有19对,正负比1.36。绝大多数种对间呈不显著相关,显著率仅为0.48%,物种间相互独立。Pearson相关系数和Spearman秩相关系数检验结果具有一致性,负相关种对数大于正相关种对数,绝大多数种对不显著,显著率分别为6.19%和7.14%。与x²检验相比,Pearson相关系数和Spearman秩相关系数检验方式更加灵敏。运用PCA二维排序可将主要树种划分为4个生态种组,同一生态种组内物种的生态习性和资源需求相似,多呈正相关,种对间相互依赖共存;不同生态种组间物种多呈负...     

山西陵川南方红豆杉群落优势种种间关联性分析

为合理开发和保护山西濒危植物南方红豆杉资源提供依据,本文利用χ2检验、Pearson相关系数和Spearman秩相关系数检验等数量分析方法对山西陵川红豆杉自然保护区南方红豆杉群落25个优势种,300个种对间的关联性进行了研究,并采用DCA排序法对优势种进行了生态种组划分。结果表明:负关联的种对数大于正关联的种对数,说明陵川红豆杉自然保护区南方红豆杉群落优势种种间关联性较弱,群落的成熟程度较低,群落结构稳定性较差,仍处于群落演替的初期或中期阶段;在南方红豆杉群落25个优势种300个种对中,大多数种对的关联性未达到显著水平,种对间的独立性相对较强,这可能与生境异质性、物种间不同的生物学特性和生态需求有关;根据南方红豆杉群落中25个优势种群对环境的适应方式和主导生态因素辅助以DCA排序,可将它们划分为3个生态种组。     

Vermicomposting in the management of pig-waste in Hong Kong

The treatment and disposal of pig-waste in Hong Kong has received much attention in recent years but, following any of the presently used treatment processes, solids remain to be further stabilized. Vermicomposting is a waste stabilization technique which converts waste into potentially recyclable materials such as worm protein and worm casts. The earthworm, Pheretima asiatica, can stabilize most of the solids arising from the treatment of pig-waste, including raw pig manure, suggesting that vermicomposting has a high potential as a unit process in the management of pig-waste in Hong Kong.S.H. Wong is with the Environmental Protection Department, Hong Kong; and D.A. Griffiths is with the Department of Botany, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.     

Removal of wastewater pathogen indicators in a constructed wetland in Leon, Spain

This paper studies the seasonal presence and removal of the pathogenous micro-organisms Escherichia coli, total coliforms (TC), Clostridium perfringens (Cp), faecal streptococci (FS), Giardia cysts, Cryptosporidium oocysts and helminth eggs, in a constructed wetland treatment system. The removal efficiency of this system with respect to the indicator micro-organisms achieved maximum values in spring and autumn at 99.9% for E. coli and TC, respectively, in winter at 97.0% for FS, in summer at 100% for Clostridium and throughout the year, also at 100%, in the case of Giardia cysts, Cryptosporidium oocysts and helminth eggs. In general, very low protozoan and helminth egg counts were found, and the system demonstrated efficient reduction of the wastewater indicator pathogens.     

Biosynthesis of glycoconjugates in mitochondrial outer membranes

The results reported in this paper show two distinct ways for the incorporation ofN-acetylglucosamine into mitochondrial outer membranes. The first one is the glycosylation of dolichol acceptors, which is indicated by the inhibition of the synthesis of these products by the inhibitors of the dolichol intermediates (tunicamycin and GDP). The second one is the incorporation ofN-acetylglucosamine into protein acceptors directly from UDP-N-acetylglucosamine. This second way of glycosylation is only localized in mitochondria outer membranes.The existence of a direct route forN-glycoprotein biosynthesis has been based on the following evidence. First, the synthesis of theN-acetylglucosaminylated protein acceptors was not inhibited by tunicamycin or GDP. Second, the addition of exogenous dolichol-phosphate did not change the rate of biosynthesis of glycosylated protein material. Third, the sequential incorporation ofN-acetylglucosamine and mannose from their nucleotide derivatives in the presence of GDP and tunicamycin led to the synthesis of glycosylated protein material which entirely bound to Concanavalin A-Sepharose. The oligosaccharide moiety of the glycosylated protein material resulting from the direct transfer of sugars from their nucleotide derivatives to the protein acceptor is of theN-glycan type. On sodium dodecylsulphate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, this glycosylated material migrated as a marker protein with a molecular weight between 45 000 and 63 000. HPLC chromatofocusing analysis revealed that the fraction studied was anionic. The oligosaccharide moiety of the glycoprotein material can only be elongated by the incorporation ofN-acetylglucosamine and galactose from their nucleotide derivatives.     

Adaptive ecology of traditionally derived agroforestry in China

This research was designed to test the following hypothesis: Among traditional (nonliterate and minimally literate) people residing in their home environment, traditionally derived knowledge of specific cases of ecological processes can approximate scientifically derived knowledge of those same cases. After locating three minimally literate peasant family lineages in Lijiayang and Linfengkeng villages, Shouning County, Fujian Province, China, not applying science-based systems of agroforest management, a decision-tree model of an indigenous agroforest management system was constructed from extensive interviews. The system was centered around shamu (Cunninghamia lanceolata),an important timber species with a long history of management in China. A major part of the management system is agricultural intercropping with a wide variety of cereal, cash, medicinal, and oil-producing crops. Intercropping is practiced in the initial phases of afforestation; is an integral aspect of site preparation and the tending of the young stand; and contributes to tree establishment, growth, and survival. The cases presented demonstrate that local peasant knowledge of the effects of burning, site preparation, crop selection, crop tending, and intercropping duration on soil quality and the survival and development of shamu is strongly analogous to the knowledge derived through systematic scientific research. This process of deriving scientifically valid ecological knowledge through traditional means is called protoscience.     

Isolation of spore-forming bacilli from mosquitoes in natural breeding habitats in Iraq

New isolates of spore-forming bacilli from larvae and pupae of 3 species of mosquitoes are recorded in central Iraq.Bacillus sphaericus Meyer and Neide was isolated fromCulex pipiens (L.) larva.Bacillus carotarum Koch andBacillus cereus Frankland & Frankland were isolated fromTheobaldia longiareolata (Macquart) pupae.Bacillus laterosporus Laubach andBacillus thuringiensis (H 18) were isolated fromAedes caspius (Pallas) larvae. In addition, unidentifiedBacillus spp. were isolated fromCx. pipiens, T. longiareolata andAe. caspius larvae. Examination of soil samples collected from mosquito natural breeding habitats revealed isolates ofB. cereus, Bacillus thuringiensis H4a 4b; H 12 and H 16 and an unidentifiedBacillus sp.

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Résumé Des souches bactériennes sporogènes sont isolées de moustiques qui se trouvent dans la région centrale de l'Irak. Les résultats obtenus sont les suivants:Bacillus sphaericus Meyer & Neide [Culex pipiens (L.), larve],Bacillus carotarum Koch etBacillus cereus Frankland & Frankland [Theobaldia longiareolata (Macquart), nymphe],Bacillus laterosporus Laubach etBacillus thuringiensis (H 18) [Aedes caspius (Pallas), larvel]. L'examen des larves deCulex pipiens. T. longiareolata etAe. caspius, ainsi que l'analyse des échantillons du sol prélevés dans la région montrent la présence deBacillus cereus, Bacillus thuringiensis H4a 4b; H12 plus H16 et d'autresBacillus non identifiés.

     

Mycoflora of Argentinian corn harvested in the main production area in 1990

Corn (Zea mays) is the main cereal produced in and exported from Argentina. The risk of contamination by mycotoxins is related to the mycoflora associated with the corn kernels. This paper reports on the identification of internal and external mycoflora of corn kernels harvested in the main production area in Argentina in 1990. A mycological survey was carried out on 178 corn samples, from five locations in that area and the isolation frequency and relative density of the prevalent fungal genera compared. GenusFusarium was the most prevalent component of the internal seedborne mycoflora in the five locations.Penicillium was prevalent in all locations, taking into account the frequency. However, this genus was predominant only in two locations, when the relative density was considered. The predominantFusarium wasF. moniliforme and the most frequently isolated species ofAlternaria, Aspergillus andPenicillium wereA. alternata, A. flavus andP. decumbens, respectively.Diplodia species were not isolated from any of the samples.     

The role of natural enemies in controllingIcerya purchasi in South Australia

The obscure occurrence of the cottony-cushion scaleIcerya purchasi Maskell in its native country Australia is generally attributed to its natural enemies. Twelve natural-enemy-exclusion experiments were conducted at monthly intervals to confirm the role of natural enemies. Each experiment had uncaged, open-caged, and caged treatments. The natural enemies were active throughout the year. The percentage of scales surviving to adults in the cages was significantly higher than in the open-caged treatments, except the April (first) cohort. In both open-caged and uncaged treatments, the percentage of scales surviving to adults was similar and matched the changes in the numbers of natural enemies, thus confirming their importance in controllingI. purchasi in South Australia.      

Analysis of twin of eyeless regulation during early embryogenesis in Drosophila melanogaster

The Drosophila Pax6 homolog twin of eyeless (toy) is so far the first zygotically expressed gene involved in eye morphogenesis in Drosophila. The study of its expression during embryogenesis is therefore informative of the initial events of eye development in Drosophila. We have analyzed how the initial expression domain of toy at cellular blastoderm is regulated. We show that the three maternal patterning systems active in the cephalic region (the anterior, terminal and dorsal-ventral systems) cooperate with zygotically activated gap genes to shape the initial expression domain of toy. Whereas Bicoid, Dorsal and Torso signaling synergistically act as activators, Hunchback, Knirps and Decapentaplegic act as repressors.     

Comparison of two methods for detection of Mollicutes (Mycoplasmatales and Acholeplasmatales) in cell cultures in The Netherlands

A total of 1949 cell cultures was tested for contamination with mollicutes by cultivation on and in mycoplasma media, 25.7% of the cell cultures was positive, 243 strains of Mycoplasma hyorhinis were isolated. Furthermore, mainly M. arginini and M. orale were detected, less often Acholeplasma laidlawii, M. fermentans and M. pneumoniae. Optimal conditions for isolation were discussed. About one third of 217 hybridoma cultures and two third of 57 myeloma cultures proved to be contaminated, all with M. hyorhinis. A DNA fluorochrome staining method (DAPI-test) was compared to cultivation for testing 1039 cell cultures. The efficiency of the DAPI-test could be estimated to be about 96% that of cultivation about 89%, but cultivation is more specific. The highest assurance is obtained when both methods are applied.     

Advances in cultivation of Gelidiales

Currently, Gelidium and Pterocladia (Gelidiales) are collected or harvested only from the sea. Despite several attempts to develop a cultivation technology for Gelidium, no successful methodology has yet been developed. Initial steps towards developmental efforts in Portugal, Spain, South Africa and Israel have been published. More developments have probably been performed but have not been published. Two different technological concepts have been tested for Gelidium cultivation: (1) the attachment of Gelidium fragments to concrete cylinders floating in the sea, and (2) free-floating pond cultivation technology. These vegetative cultivation technologies might be partially optimized by controlling physical, chemical and biological growth factors. The pond cultivation technology is the much more controllable option. The effects of all factors are discussed in detail in this review. It seems that the main difficulty with cultivation of Gelidium is its low growth rate. The claimed yields of the two technologies are far from being economically attractive at this stage of their development. It seems that in order to introduce Gelidium into commercial cultivation, major efforts in genetic improvement through selection or genetic engineering will be required. Only high yield strains will have the potential to compete economically with the present harvesting tradition. However, accumulated experience with genetic improvement of other useful seaweed species suggests that this is possible.