不同强度的耐力训练后大鼠心肌超微结构适应性变化的研究

为了探讨不同强度的耐力训练对有氧代谢中枢机制不同的适应性影响以及在耐力训练中是否存在最适宜于发展心脏结构、功能的强度,本文设计了２６、３０、、３６、４２ｍ／ｍｉｎ的训练强度,对大鼠进行１６周的耐力训练,并对心室肌细胞及毛细血管的超微结构进行了显微图象计量分析。结果表明,在４２ｍ／ｍｉｎ的强度训练后,线粒体内膜和嵴发展最好,毛细血管的数目也增加最多,毛细血管腔的增大最明显,心肌细胞最大氧弥散距离缩短最显著,说明不同强度的耐力训练后大鼠心肌的超微结构产生了不同的适应性变化,并且适宜的大强度训练对心肌的发展最有效     

西部地区动物资源现状及持续发展对策

中国西部地区包括陕西、 宁夏、 青海、 新疆、 西藏和内蒙古西部, 其总面积占国土总面积的46.52％,人口占全国总人口的8.33％。共有陆生脊椎动物1273种,占国内2414种的52.73％。其中：两栖类81种,占国内两栖类的28.52％;爬行类119种,占34.69%;鸟类781种,占62.83％;兽类292种,占53.66%。有259种仅分布在西部地区,占西部地区陆栖脊椎动物种数的20.35％,我国大型有蹄类几乎全部集中在西部地区。这里有国家保护的陆栖脊椎动物174种,占全国333种的52.25％; 我国特有鸟、兽54种,占国内特有鸟、兽的60.67%。西部地区丰富的动物资源蕴藏着巨大的经济价值、科学研究价值和生态效益。因环境破坏,乱捕滥猎,近一个世纪以来确知已有普氏野马(Equus przewalskii)、高鼻羚羊(Saiga tatarica)、虎(Panthera tigris)和灰冠鸦雀(Paradoxornis przewalskii)4个物种在西部地区消失。朱(Napponia nippon)已成为极危种类,大熊猫(Ailuropoda melanoleuca)、普氏原羚(Procapra przewalskii)也已接近极危种的界限。一些主要经济动物种群数量逐年下降,马麝(Moschus sifanicus)和林麝(M. berezovskii)分别以年均8.97％和8.44％的速率下降(n=12)。马鹿(Cervus elaphus),白唇鹿(C. albirostris),野牦牛(Bos gruniens)、野驴(Asinus spp.)、藏原羚(Procapra picticaudata)、藏羚（Pantholops hodgsoni)、岩羊(Psendois nayaur)、鹅喉羚(Gazella subgutturosa)等大中型有蹄类遭大肆捕杀。1963年以后得以休养生息正在恢复的动物资源再次遭到破坏。有的种类,如盘羊(Ovis ammon)、野骆驼(Camelus ferus)种群数量分别以年10.06%和10.89％的速率增加(n=16)。为达到持续利用的目的,本文提出六项持续发展对策：加强自然保护区建设、管理;建立各省、自治区自然保护基金;保护栖息环境;迁地保护珍稀濒危物种;人工复壮孤隔种群;提倡人工驯养野生经济动物;人为扩大某些珍稀和经济动物分布区。     

THE TROPHIC ECOLOGY OF FRESHWATER GAMMARUS SPP. (CRUSTACEA:AMPHIPODA): PROBLEMS AND PERSPECTIVES CONCERNING THE FUNCTIONAL FEEDING GROUP CONCEPT

Gammarus spp. are widespread throughout a diverse range of freshwater habitats and can be the dominant part of many benthic macroinvertebrate assemblages, in terms of both numbers and/or biomass. Although the vast majority of studies have emphasized the herbivorous nature of Gammarus spp. and their ‘shredder’ functional feeding group (FFG) classification, we show that a far wider food base is exploited than has been previously acknowledged. This ‘plasticity’ as herbivore/predator is linked to the success of Gammarus spp. in persisting in and colonizing/invading disturbance-prone ecosystems. Intraguild predation and cannibalism are more common than previously realized. This behaviour appears to be a causal mechanism in many amphipod species replacements. Additionally, Gammarus spp. are major predators of other members of the macroinvertebrate community. Furthermore, while many studies have emphasized fish predation on Gammarus spp., we illustrate how this fish: amphipod, predator: prey interaction may be a two-way process, with Gammarus spp. themselves preying upon juvenile and wounded/trapped fish. We urge that a new realism be adopted towards the trophic ecology of Gammarus spp. and their role as predators and prey and that previously established FFG assumptions of both the food and the feeder be questioned critically.     

Microbial adaptation to hydrogen peroxide and biodegradation of aromatic hydrocarbons

This research investigated microbial responses to bioremediation with hydrogen peroxide (H₂O₂) as a supplemental oxygen source. Columns containing aquifer material from Traverse City, MI, USA, were continuously supplied with benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, o-xylene and m-xylene (BTEX) and H₂O₂ in increasing concentration. The microbial responses studied were changes in microbial numbers, community structure, degradative ability, and activity of catalase and superoxide dismutase (SOD). Both adaptation to H₂O₂ and stress-related consequences were observed. Adaptation to H₂O₂ was demonstrated by increased catalase and SOD activity during the course of the experiment. The microbial community in the untreated aquifer material used in the columns consisted primarily of Corynebacterium sp and Pseudomonas fluorescens. Following amendment with 500 mg L⁻¹ H₂O₂, the column inlet was dominated by P. fluorescens with few Corynebacterium sp present; Xanthomonas maltophilia dominated the middle and outlet sections. Dimethyl phenols detected in the effluent of two of the biologically active columns were probably metabolic products. The ratio of oxygen to BTEX mass consumed was approximately 0.3 before H₂O₂ addition, 0.7 following 10 mg L⁻¹ H₂O₂ supplementation, and 2.6 over the course of the experiment. Abiotic decomposition H₂O₂ was observed in a sterile column and impeded flow at a feed concentration of 500 mg L⁻¹ H₂O₂. Increasing the BTEX concentration supplied to the biologically active columns eliminated flow disruptions by satisfying the carbon and energy demand of the oxygen evolved by increasing catalase activity. Received 15 February 1996/ Accepted in revised form 15 July 1996     

ULTRASTRUCTURE AND SYSTEMATICS OF TWO NEW FRESHWATER RED CRYPTOMONADS, STOREATULA RHINOSA, SP. NOV. AND PYRENOMONAS OVALIS, SP. NOV.

The ultrastructure and systematics of two red colored freshwater cryptomonads, Storeatula rhinosa , sp. nov. and Pyrenomonas ovalis , sp. nov., are described for the first time. Storeatula, which had been described from marine waters only, has a single inner periplast sheet and a fibrous surface periplast component. Cells lack a furrow but possess a gullet, a bilobed chloroplast connected by a pyrenoid and a nucleomorph located in an indentation of the pyrenoid. This freshwater Storeatula possesses the same general features as the marine species, but it has a contractile vacuole and lacks the lobed chloroplast of S. major. P. ovalis has the generic characteristics described for marine species of Rhodomonas. These characteristics include a short furrow, a deep gullet, square inner periplast plates with beveled corners, a slightly fibrillar surface periplast component, a single chloroplast with two lobes connected by a pyrenoidal bridge and a nucleomorph located in an indentation of the pyrenoid.     

Effects of temperature, irradiance and photoperiod on growth and pigment content in some freshwater red algae in culture

The responses of relative growth rate (% day‐1) and pigment content (chlorophyll a, phycocyanin and phycoerythrin) to temperature, irradiance and photoperiod were analyzed in culture in seven freshwater red algae: Audouinella hermannii (Roth) Duby, Audouinella pygmaea (Kützing) Weber‐van Bosse, Batrachospermum ambiguum Montagne, Batrachospermum delicatulum (Skuja) Necchi et Entwisle,‘Chantransia’ stages of B. delicatulum and Batrachospermum macrosporum Montagne and Compsopogon coeruleus (C. Agardh) Montagne. Experimental conditions included temperatures of 10, 15, 20 and 25°C and low and high irradiances (65 and 300 μmol photons m^?2 s^?1, respectively). Long and short day lengths (16:8 and 8:16 LD cycles) were also applied at the two irradiances. Growth effects of temperature and irradiance were evident in most algae tested, and there were significant interactions among treatments. Most freshwater red algae had the best growth under low irradiance, confirming the preference of freshwater red algae for low light regimens. In general there was highest growth rate in long days and low irradiance. Growth optima in relation to temperature were species‐specific and also varied between low and high irradiances for the same alga. The most significant differences in pigment content were related to temperature, whereas few significant differences could be attributed to variation in irradiance and photoperiod or interactions among the three parameters. The responses were species‐specific and also differed for pigments in distinct temperatures, irradiances and photoperiods in the same alga. Phycocyanin was generally more concentrated than phycoerythrin and phycobiliproteins were more concentrated than chlorophyll a. The highest total pigment contents were found in two species typical of shaded habitats: A. hermannii and C. coeruleus. The expected inverse relationship of pigment with irradiance was observed only in C. coeruleus. In general, the most favorable conditions for growth were not coincident with those with highest pigment contents.     

First record of Argulus foliaceus on the European eel in the British Isles

In summer 1998 European eels infected with Argulus foliaceus (L.) were detected in the Erne catchment, Ireland. This is the first documented report of A. foliaceus parasitizing eels in Ireland or the U.K.