Saprobic sequence within the genus euglena

In total 73 species of Euglena were ordered according to their saprobic index (S) and saprobic valency starting with species tolerating a heavy organic pollution and ending with those from most clean water. This paper is meant as an addition to the Ergebnisse der Limnologie, Heft 7 (Sládeek, 1973).     

The Effect of Temperature on the Fatty Acid Composition of Tetrahymena pyriformis WH-14

SYNOPSIS. A reduction in the growth temperature of Tetrahymena pyriformis strain WH-14 from 35 C to 15 C resulted in distinct alterations in the fatty acid composition of the glycerophospholipids. The proportion of normal saturated acids declined from 26 to 19%; palmitoleic acid increased by 6%, and the composition of the polyunsaturated fatty acids increased in 18:2 Δ^6,11(n) and decreased in 18:2 Δ^9,12(n) and 18:3 Δ^6,9,12(n). The unsaturation index (the average number of double bonds/100 molecules) did not change with a shift in temperature.
Two biosynthetic pathways exist in Tetrahymena for the formation of unsaturated fatty acids. The observed changes in fatty acid composition that accompany a lowering of the environmental temperature can be accounted for by a reduction in the accumulation of products of the fatty acid pathway leading to the formation of γ-linolenic acid [16:0(n) → 18:0(n) → 18:1 Δ⁹(n) → 18:2 Δ^9,12(n) → 18:3 Δ^6,9,12(n)] and an increase in the components of the pathway leading to the formation of 18:2 Δ^6,11(n) [16:0(n) → 16:1 Δ⁹(n) → 18:1 Δ¹¹(n) → 18:2 Δ^6,11(n)]. The data suggest that the regulatory mechanism in Tetrahymena differs from that found in some bacteria where a simple substitution of unsaturated fatty acids for saturated fatty acids occurs at low culture temperatures.     

Localization in the cell cycle of the antimitotic action of the pyrrolizidine alkaloid,lasiocarpine and of its metabolite,dehydroheliotridine

The antimitotic action of the pyrrolizidine alkaloid lasiocarpine on rat liver parenchyma was investigated using as the experimental model the wave of mitosis produced in liver by a single dose of thioacetamide. A single low dose of lasiocarpine administered two weeks before the thioacetamide, almost completely inhibited the mitotic wave without inhibiting to the same extent the preceding wave of DNA synthesis. By the use of selective inhibitors and radioisotope labelling, the location of the mitotic block was found to be either in the latter half of the DNA synthetic phase, S, or early in G₂, the post-synthetic phase. The mitotic wave was similarly inhibited by pretreatment of the rats with a single injection of dehydroheliotridine, a pyrrolic metabolite of heliotridine-based pyrrolizidine alkaloids.     

Comparison of species ordinations resulting from alternative indices of interspecific association and different numbers of included species

Summary Several measures of interspecific association are compared. Dispersion and covariance are limited in value because they respond to the commonness of the species compared. Correlation is not so limited but it responds to discrepancies in commonness among the species. The practical result of these relationships between commonness and association is that only the most common species can occupy periferal positions in a species ordination. Rare species are relegated to positions near the center not on the basis of their phytosociological pattern but simply because of their rarity. Both Cole's index of association and the tetrachoric correlation overcome the problem imposed by the relationship between ordination position and species commonness and they both produce very similar results. The effect of differing numbers of species on the ordination configuration is examined using both Pearson's correlation and Cole's index. The basic pattern of the ordination is set with the first few species when Cole's index is used, however, since rare species are given more weight in the analysis with this index, the addition of several very rare species can change the configuration of the ordination.Nomenclature of species is given in Table 1.Research supported by the Eastern Deciduous Forest Biome Project, US-IBP, funded by the National Science Foundation under Interagency Agreement AG-199, BMS69-01147 A09 with the Energy Research and Development Administration — Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Research also supported by the U.S. Energy Research and Development Administration under contract with the Union Carbide Corporation. Contribution No. 240 from the EDFB, US-IBP. Publication No. 790. Environmental Sciences Division, ORNL.     

Sex and side differences and correlations between quantitative palmar characteristics in a sample Sardinian population

Differences between the sexes and between the sides and the correlations between four quantitative characteristics of palmar dermatoglyphics in a sample population of 809 individuals (418 males and 391 females) from the city of Cagliari, Sardinia, are tested. Males have a greater number of ridges than females, shown by a greater a-b ridge count and A-d ridge count, and a more transverse slope of the main lines, shown by a greater main line index and papillary number. The left palm shows a greater number of ridges than the right palm between the A line and the triradius d and between the triradii a and b, with a lower main line index and papillary number. The a-b ridge count has a negative correlation with the main line index and with the papillary number and a positive one with the A-d ridge count; these correlations are greater in the left palms, especially in the males.     

城市“源-汇”热景观变化及其空间作用强度特征——以深圳西部地区为例

城市热岛作为一种整体涌现性的地球表层系统环境问题受到地理学和景观生态学的广泛关注,基于空间异质性对城市冷热岛影响方面的研究初步揭示了城市热环境的形成机制,然而城市冷热岛在空间上是否存在相互影响及相互作用强度还有待研究。以深圳市西部城市区为例,应用地表温度和景观分类数据,通过构建二维矩阵识别"源-汇"热景观,并采用"源-汇"热贡献指数和空间引力模型等方法定量分析了城市"源-汇"热景观的演变过程,"源-汇"热贡献程度的时空分异特征,以及两者在空间上的整体相互作用强度及演变特征。结果表明：（1）1988-2019年,城市热源、汇在空间上呈现由包围到反包围的变化,热源景观呈现基质化,其面积增长210.45%;热汇景观则表现为破碎化趋势,其面积减少48.07%。与之对应的热汇景观地表温度与区域的平均温度的温差逐渐增大,从1988年的0.49℃上升到2019年的1.91℃。（2）源、汇对热环境的贡献规模呈增长趋势,热源景观的贡献程度会随着热岛规模从零星状向区域化的转变过程中提升,形成温度聚集效果;而热汇景观的贡献程度会随着冷岛规模的破碎化过程中被抑制。（3）1988-2019年"源-汇"热景观的作用对基本保持稳定,但总作用强度发生了显著的变化,30年间增长了8倍。从热汇景观一对多影响热源景观转变为热源景观一对多影响热汇景观,且作用强度也越来越强。研究发现城市热"源-汇"的空间相互作用强度与"源-汇"热景观的贡献程度有密切关联,因此控制热源景观规模和维护热汇景观规模对调控城市热环境,对提升城市居民生活质量有重要意义。     

江苏重要生态功能区质量演变及红线管控效应

生态保护红线区作为重要生态功能区,对国家生态安全起到了基础保障作用。如何准确有效地评估生态保护红线区生态质量演变以及生态保护红线的作用,对“红线”政策的进一步完善和区域可持续发展具有重要意义。基于Google Earth Engine平台,利用Landsat 5、8长时序遥感影像构建出江苏全域1985—2021年遥感生态指数RSEI,分析了生态保护红线区1985年以来的生态质量演变情况,评估了2013年以来实施的生态保护红线政策在生态保护方面的效用。结果表明：(1)针对江苏全域构建的RSEI模型PC1平均贡献率高于70%,适用于江苏全域及生态保护红线区的生态质量演变分析。1985—2021年RSEI提升的面积占江苏总面积的58.2%,红线区平均RSEI值在0.52—0.63间变化,整体呈现波动上升的趋势;(2)江苏生态保护红线区整体RSEI均值突变年份在2003年,各市红线区RSEI均值突变年份大多集中在1995—2005年间,1990年代苏南和苏中部分城市出现由好向差的突变,2000年代苏北城市出现由差向好的突变;(3)生态保护红线具有屏蔽效应,有效阻挡了建筑用地等不透水面和裸土向保...     

中国遥感干旱指数时空特征及其对气候和地表覆盖变化的响应

干旱严重影响植被生长,威胁粮食安全,基于遥感计算的植被状态指数（Vegetation Condition Index,VCI）、温度状态指数（Temperature Condition Index,TCI）和植被健康指数（Vegetation Health Index,VHI）是常用的干旱指数,被广泛应用于干旱监测。为了探究近年来我国干旱特征及其对气候和地表覆盖变化的响应,分析了2003-2016年期间VCI、TCI和VHI的时空变化特征;采用最小二乘（OLS）和偏相关分析方法分析了这些指数对气候和地表覆盖变化的响应。基于上述干旱指数计算的干旱频率表明,中温带中部和南温带等地区干旱发生频率高,干旱指数变化趋势表明在2003-2016年期间中国大部分地区干旱缓解,但在中温带、南温带和高原气候区等局部地区干旱加剧;总体而言,干旱指数随着年平均温度的上升和年降水量的降低而减小,VHI与温度和降水量的相关性在不同气候区的一致性优于VCI和TCI;裸土的减少和植被的增加导致干旱指数增大,树木转变为低矮植被干旱指数降低。     

水分梯度下胡杨荒漠河岸林种内竞争及空间格局变化特征

为查明塔里木河下游不同水分梯度下胡杨种内竞争以及空间分布格局的变化规律,在塔里木河下游阿拉干断面选取3条样带,每条样带内依照水分梯度布设3个样方,采用Hegyi单木竞争模型与点格局等分析方法,探究了水分梯度下胡杨林种内竞争及空间格局变化特征。结果表明：1)塔里木河下游胡杨的最适竞争范围为10m; 2)胡杨竞争指数与胸径服从幂函数关系(P<0.001),胡杨竞争指数随对象木胸径的增加而逐渐减小,当对象木胸径达到20cm以上时,其竞争指数逐渐稳定,且维持在较低水平;3)随水分梯度的降低,胡杨林分竞争指数呈下降趋势;4)在塔里木河下游,胡杨空间格局主要为聚集分布,随空间尺度的增加,胡杨逐渐趋向于随机分布;5)随水分梯度的降低,胡杨空间格局由聚集分布逐渐转变为随机分布。水分是决定极端干旱区荒漠植被空间分布与结构的主要因子;在胡杨林分管理中,应充分考虑胡杨的种内竞争、空间格局及其与水分梯度之间关系,为塔里木河下游胡杨林的保护与更新提供科学依据。