Contemporary transport of suspended material and its deposition in the Vistula River,Poland

The rate of suspended material transported with the current and its deposition in the Vistula River and its main tributaries was estimated to determine the effects of river regulation in the following periods: (1) between the beginning of engineering works on the Vistula River and the construction of the first dams on its tributaries, (2) in the years 1946-1995 when transport measurements were taken, (3) after the planned completion of the dam system. Those estimates were based on the results of long-term measurements of the rivers, carried out by the State Hydrological Survey at numerous gauging stations, as well as on analysis of maps published after 1780. The combined methods allowed estimating both the differences in deposition of the suspended material along the river and the long-term variability of that process. The initial increase in transport and deposition of the suspended material in the Vistula River during the four decades succeeding the river regulation (1890s–1930s) was followed by a rapid decrease of the material transport caused by the construction of dams and changes in land-use in the river basin.     

Particle size selection in individuals from epifaunal versus infaunal populations of the nereidid polychaete Neanthes succinea(Polychaeta: Nereididae)

Neanthes succinea (Frey & Leuckart, 1847) is a common nereidid polychaete of both epifaunal and infaunal estuarine habitats. The gut contents of individuals collected from two epifaunal and two infaunal habitats are compared. Our a priori expectation was that individuals from epifaunal habitats would be classified as macrophagous with guts indicating carnivory and/or macroalgal herbivory, while individuals from infaunal habitats would be classified as microphagous with guts indicating deposit feeding. At all four locations gut contents indicated deposit feeding with little indication of macrophagous feeding. Average particle sizes for mineral grains did not differ between the four collection sites. For the two infaunal locations mean size of the mineral grains in gut contents was significantly smaller than ambient sediments. In addition to mineral grains, guts contained diatoms, dinoflagellates, macrophytic detritus, protozoan tests, and a variety of metazoans. Our study demonstrates that caution is necessary when inferring feeding type from morphology and that population and habitat specific differences in diet can occur within the same species.     

Isolation of DNA for RAPD analysis from dry leaf material of some<Emphasis Type="Italic">Hesperis</Emphasis> L. specimens

An improved protocol for the isolation of DNA from dry material of someHesperis specimens is described. The isolated DNA is suitable for random amplification of polymorphic DNA (RAPD) analysis. Different DNA extraction protocols were examined to determine which might yield DNA from dry leaf tissue ofHesperis specimens. The methods examined include the protocols with hexadecyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) described by Doyle and Doyle (1987); sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) by Dellaporta et al. (1983); and CTAB and SDS, the modified minipreparation, by Dellaporta et al (1983). None of these procedures yielded DNA of suitable purity for RAPD assay. We established an improved procedure involving CTAB and enzymatic digestion of proteins and RNA. The recovery of DNA with an average yield of 25 mg/g of leaf material was possible with this procedure. RAPD bands, which could be used to distinguish amongHesperis specimens, were generated.     

西北地区志留纪温洛克世晚期-罗德洛世早期的一些笔石

记述西北地区志留纪温洛克世晚期－罗德洛世早期笔石5属,11种,进一步肯定罗德洛世早期nilssoni带的地层在陕西紫阳,甘肃迭部和内蒙古额济纳旗的存在,首次确认陕西紫阳和内蒙古额济纳旗发育温洛克世侯默中晚期含笔石地层,大致为parvus带或稍高。     

Water relations, gas exchange characteristics, and the level of some metabolites in two cultivars of spring wheat under different N regimes

Twenty eight-day old plants of two spring wheat cultivars differing in salinity tolerance were subjected to varying levels of nitrogen (56, 112, and 224 mg N·kg⁻¹ soil) for 42 days. Both cultivars performed differently under varying soil N levels in terms of growth, and grain yield and yield components. Nitrogen levels, 112 and 224 mg·kg⁻¹ soil, caused maximal growth in Sarsabz and Barani-83, respectively. Cv Sarsabz maintained higher leaf water and turgor potentials, but lower leaf osmotic potential than those of Barani-83 at all external N regimes. Sarsabz had higher Chl a, Chl b and carotenoids contents in leaves than those in Barani-83 at 56 and 112 mg N·kg⁻¹ soil. Sarsabz had higher contents of leaf soluble proteins, soluble sugars, and free amino acids than those in Barani-83 at all external N levels. In Barani-83 net CO₂ assimilation rate remained almost unchanged, whereas in Sarsabz it decreased consistently with increase in external N level. The better growth performance of Sarsabaz as compared to Barani-83 under varying soil N levels except 224 mg N·kg⁻¹ soil was associated with maintenance of high leaf turgor potential but not with net CO₂ assimilation rate.     

白珠树属5种药用植物木脂素苷含量的比较

Ｔ.Ｚ.Ｈｓｕ＆Ｒ.Ｃ.Ｆａｎｇ〕是治疗风湿病的民族药,目前还没有评价质量的定性和定量方法。一般认为水杨酸甲酯是可能的有效成分,但根据作者的最新研究[1～3],建议暂用滇白珠木脂素苷含量作滇白珠的质量标准,同时建立[4]和改进[5]了分析木脂素苷的高效液相法,并研究了木脂素苷在滇白珠体内的分布特点及季节和地区对含量的影响[6]。根据作者对白珠树属(ＧａｕｌｔｈｅｒｉａＫａｌｍｅｘＬ.)的研究[7],发现具有抗风湿活性是该属许多植物的一个共同特点,其中至少有15种(变种)植物在民间被用于风湿病治疗[8],为了分析和比较这些植物在相关化…     

可用于生物学参数检测的不同脉宽短脉冲激光器

本文介绍了一种可用于生物学参数检测的不同脉宽短脉冲激光器,可选用的脉冲宽度从20ns-200ns,激光输出能量从几十毫焦耳（mJ)到一百多毫焦耳（mJ),文中讨论了使用ARR调Q腔型及新型调Q材料Cr^4 ;YAG对激光输出能量稳定性及脉宽的影响情况。该激素器及其原理具有实用价值和学术价值。     

长白山区的药用植物资源及其开发利用

本文对吉林省长白山区的药用植物资进行了调查研究,为合理开发利用这一资源提供了原始材料和参考意见。     

An Evaluation of Sources of Uncertainty in a Dredged Material Assessment

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency use a four tiered evaluation process to assess the potential for significant impacts from open water disposal of dredged material to the aquatic environment. This tiered approach requires only the appropriate level of analysis to estimate potential chemical and biological effects. Uncertainty is inherent in each tier and can lead to delayed, costly, and potentially inappropriate decisions. This paper discusses sources of uncertainty in the tiered approach with the goal of improving dredged material management decisions. These potential uncertainty sources are common to many dredging projects but might not be applicable to all projects. Although not all uncertainty sources can be quantified, even using the simple scoring procedure described here, they can still contribute significantly to uncertainty in predictions of adverse effects. Of the sources that could be scored and ranked, those identified as most uncertain include trophic transfer, chronic bioassay interpretation, fate and transport model parameter uncertainty, toxicity endpoints based on body burdens, human dose-response models, toxicity of complex mixtures, and estimation of population-level effects. Research directed at these sources of uncertainty will result in improved decision making.     

Short-term foraging patterns of individual cornetfish, Fistularia commersonii, based on stomach content analysis

Stomach contents of 75 specimens of the cornetfish Fistularia commersonii, collected in shallow water off Kuchinoerabu-jima Island, southern Japan were analyzed. Many fish contained multiple prey. The prey were mostly fish, grouped into two types, pelagic and reef fishes. The size of prey increased as the size of F. commersonii increased. All the small individuals (<50 cm SL) had fed on only small reef fish. However, most of the large individuals (>50 cm SL) had fed on either prey type. Both pelagic and reef fishes usually occurred simultaneously in shallow water, suggesting that most of the large cornetfish may selectively hunt either type of prey. Received: February 27, 2001 / Revised: September 11, 2001 / Accepted: October 10, 2001