State and evolution of the African rainforests between 1990 and 2010

This paper presents a map of Africa''s rainforests for 2005. Derived from moderate resolution imaging spectroradiometer data at a spatial resolution of 250 m and with an overall accuracy of 84%, this map provides new levels of spatial and thematic detail. The map is accompanied by measurements of deforestation between 1990, 2000 and 2010 for West Africa, Central Africa and Madagascar derived from a systematic sample of Landsat images—imagery from equivalent platforms is used to fill gaps in the Landsat record. Net deforestation is estimated at 0.28% yr⁻¹ for the period 1990–2000 and 0.14% yr⁻¹ for the period 2000–2010. West Africa and Madagascar exhibit a much higher deforestation rate than the Congo Basin, for example, three times higher for West Africa and nine times higher for Madagascar. Analysis of variance over the Congo Basin is then used to show that expanding agriculture and increasing fuelwood demands are key drivers of deforestation in the region, whereas well-controlled timber exploitation programmes have little or no direct influence on forest-cover reduction at present. Rural and urban population concentrations and fluxes are also identified as strong underlying causes of deforestation in this study.     

一株降解DON毒素真菌的鉴定及其生理特性研究

为了对实验室已分离的1株高效降解脱氧雪腐镰刀菌烯醇毒素(DON)的真菌(NJA-1)鉴定,对该菌进行了形态学观察以及rDNA ITS区基因序列的扩增、测定。形态学观察发现该菌属于曲霉属黑色组曲霉黑曲霉集合体。进一步分别用引物对BMB-CR和ITS2及ITS1和ITS4扩增rDNA的ITSⅠ-5.8S rDNA-ITSⅡ,得到总长为738 bp的基因序列,与GENBank中已有的基因序列比对和亲缘关系比较分析发现该菌rDNA ITS区基因序列与塔宾曲霉的同源性为100%,最终确定NJA-1为1株塔宾曲霉。菌株NJA-1 rDNA ITS区基因序列收录入GENBank,登陆号为EF178271。还对NJA-1的生长特性、炭源和氮源的利用、适宜生长的培养基pH等生理特性进行了测定,为该菌的大量培养提供数据基础。     

SEM observations on polar body elimination and changes of the oocyte surface during egg maturation in the newt Triturus alpestris (Amphibia,Urodela)

Summary We have studied the surface of the animal half of ovulated newt eggs recovered from different portions of the oviduct. The germinative area, about 40 m diameter, is localized in the region of the whitish polar spot, about 450 m diameter. The structural changes in the germinative area are connected with the formation and extrusion of the first and second polar bodies. Of the two types of oviductal eggs observed, those covered with microvilli (type 1) were found only in the ostial portions of the oviduct, whilst those covered with microfolds (type 11) were found more distally. The structural difference between these two types may be related to the known reduction in surface area of the cell membrane during oocyte maturation. Offprint requests to: W. Kilarski     

芽枝孢霉菌在0.50mol/L盐酸溶液中生存状况观察分析

为观察研究霉菌在不同生态环境下的生存状况,采用肉眼观察和显微镜下观察,并与其他霉菌鉴别比较。经约1 a时间的观察研究和鉴别鉴定,该菌符合芽枝孢霉菌特征。该菌具有较强的生命力,嗜酸,无需固形物支持,在液态环境中也能生存,说明芽枝孢霉菌在自然界环境条件下极易存活,至于是否对动植物和人类产生危害,还有待于深入研究。     

4种染色方法对甜瓜白粉病菌染色效果的观察比较

考马斯亮蓝组织透明染色方法可以清楚观察到白粉病菌的5个发育阶段,即萌发的分生孢子、初生芽管、胞间菌丝、分生孢子梗和后期菌落。考马斯亮蓝几乎使寄主组织不着色,不产生背景色干扰,而菌体变深蓝色。苯胺蓝组织透明染色方法也可观察到病菌的不同发育阶段,但苯胺蓝易使寄主组织产生浅蓝色背景,而菌体呈现深蓝色,观察效果不理想。荧光素钠和苯胺蓝两种荧光染色方法均能使菌体在紫外或者蓝光下产生黄绿色荧光,而寄主组织呈现黑色背景,强烈的反差利于观察。荧光素钠可以观察到菌体整个发育阶段。苯胺蓝只适合于前期菌体入侵过程的观察。     

植物物候学研究进展

植物物候变化在研究陆地生态系统对气候变化的响应时被誉为"矿井中的金丝雀",全球气候变化愈演愈烈,重新引起了人们对植物物候研究的广泛关注。随着观测技术的发展,在各种空间和生态尺度上收集到的物候观测数据迅速累积,尽管已经在多个尺度上（物种、群落和景观尺度）观察到物候变化,但物候变化的机理仍然没有得到很好的理解。回顾了国内外植物物候研究的发展历程;总结了物候数据收集技术进展和全球物候变化的主要趋势;归纳了植物物候变化的机理与驱动因素;探讨了物候模型研究及物候对气候变化响应研究的主要方向。随着物候观测技术在不同尺度上应用的增加,物候研究进入了一个新的阶段。未来物候研究需要制定跨区域标准化观测指南,融合所有相关学科,改进物候模型,拓展研究区域;同时融合有效的历史物候资料,采用新技术和长期收集的物候数据为大数据时代植物物候学研究提供基础。     

木薯雌雄花分化形态结构观察及生理调控研究

本研究以木薯品种新选048为试验材料,观察和测定木薯花分化各时期的形态结构、内源激素及碳氮化合物含量,并开展木薯雌雄花分化的外源激素调控研究,揭示木薯花分化规律,初步探究木薯花分化的生理机制.试验结果表明:木薯从花芽分化开始到完成开花的全过程需要30 d,分化出的花序主要有全雄花序和雌少雄多花序两种类型,木薯性别分化前...     

Reduced modeling and state observation of an activated sludge process

This article first proposes a reduction strategy of the activated sludge process model with alternated aeration. Initiated with the standard activated sludge model (ASM1), the reduction is based on some biochemical considerations followed by linear approximations of nonlinear terms. Two submodels are then obtained, one for the aerobic phase and one for the anoxic phase, using four state variables related to the organic substrate concentration, the ammonium and nitrate‐nitrite nitrogen, and the oxygen concentration. Then, a two‐step robust estimation strategy is used to estimate both the unmeasured state variables and the unknown inflow ammonium nitrogen concentration. Parameter uncertainty is considered in the dynamics and input matrices of the system. © 2009 American Institute of Chemical Engineers Biotechnol. Prog., 2009     

草履虫活体观察——体积定量法的进一步完善

尾草履虫Paramecium caudatun,属于原生动物纤毛纲,一直是动物学实验中不可缺少的实验材料.由于虫体游动快速,给活体观察实验带来了困难.近年来有一些关于草履虫观察方法的报导(黄丽清,2000;龚军辉,2003;吴美仙,2003;马惠钦等,2006;杨丽红,魏开,2007),但是这些方法仍具有一定的局限性.本研究室在前人工作的基础上,总结并报告了活体观察草履虫的一套方法,包括体积定量法、矿物油封闭法和脱纤毛法(杨仙玉等,2008).体积定量法中,使用了22×22 mm2规格的盖玻片,观察效果良好.但是利用体积定量法对草履虫进行观察时,使用不同规格的盖玻片所需草履虫培养液的体积不同.本文针对4种规格的盖玻片,对所需最适草履虫培养液的体积进行了研究,扩充了体积定量法,为观察活体草履虫带来了更大的方便.