Effects of grazing intensity and grazing exclusion on litter decomposition in the temperate steppe of Nei Mongol,China

Aims Grazing intensity and grazing exclusion affect ecosystem carbon cycling by changing the plant community and soil micro-environment in grassland ecosystems. The aims of this study were: 1) to determine the effects of grazing intensity and grazing exclusion on litter decomposition in the temperate grasslands of Nei Mongol; 2) to compare the difference between above-ground and below-ground litter decomposition; 3) to identify the effects of precipitation on litter production and decomposition. Methods We measured litter production, quality, decomposition rates and soil nutrient contents during the growing season in 2011 and 2012 in four plots, i.e. light grazing, heavy grazing, light grazing exclusion and heavy grazing exclusion. Quadrate surveys and litter bags were used to measure litter production and decomposition rates. All data were analyzed with ANOVA and Pearson’s correlation procedures in SPSS. Important findings Litter production and decomposition rates differed greatly among four plots. During the two years of our study, above-ground litter production and decomposition in heavy-grazing plots were faster than those in light-grazing plots. In the dry year, below-ground litter production and decomposition in light-grazing plots were faster than those in heavy-grazing plots, which is opposite to the findings in the wet year. Short-term grazing exclusion could promote litter production, and the exclusion of light-grazing could increase litter decomposition and nutrient cycling. In contrast, heavy-grazing exclusion decreased litter decomposition. Thus, grazing exclusion is beneficial to the restoration of the light-grazing grasslands, and more human management measures are needed during the restoration of heavy-grazing grasslands. Precipitation increased litter production and decomposition, and below-ground litter was more vulnerable to the inter-annual change of precipitation than above-ground litter. Compared to the light-grazing grasslands, heavy-grazing grasslands had higher sensitivity to precipitation. The above-ground litter decomposition was strongly positively correlated with the litter N content (R² = 0.489, p < 0.01) and strongly negatively correlated with the soil total N content (R² = 0.450, p < 0.01), but it was not significantly correlated with C:N and lignin:N. Below-ground litter decomposition was negatively correlated with the litter C (R² = 0.263, p < 0.01), C:N (R² = 0.349, p < 0.01) and cellulose content (R² = 0.460, p < 0.01). Our results will provide a theoretical basis for ecosystem restoration and the research of carbon cycling.     

我国沙漠中部地区主要不同生态类型植物脯氨酸的累积、光合、呼吸和叶绿素含量

中生植物脯氨酸含量为0．42mg/g.dw, 低于少浆旱生植物（1．73mg/g.dw)。多浆旱生植物脯氨酸含量最高（7．22mg/g.dw),为前两者的17倍和4倍,两类旱生植物在干旱条件下（非灌溉）脯氨酸含量均高于灌水处理。少浆与多浆旱生植物的光合强度（16．74,14．04CO2mg/g.dw.h)差异不大,而中生植物（37．57mg/g.dW.h)略高于多浆旱生植物（4．73CO2Mg/g.dw.h),与中生植物（7.60Co2mg/g.dw.h)接近,光合／呼吸值,少浆,多浆与中生植物分别为2．50,3．09和4．59,说明中生植物的合成明显大于消耗,季节动态中,中生植物显著高于两类旱生植物,叶绿素总量三类植物差异甚微。     

侧脑室注射氟安定对家兔摄食的影响

口服或外周注射安定、乙磺氟安定、氟安定等苯二氮董化合物(BZs)可促进大鼠等动物摄食。BZs可加强中枢GABA能神经抑制效应,因此BZs促进动物摄食是否是同脑内GABA能有关的中枢作用,本实验通过观察侧脑室注射氟安定对家兔摄食的影响,就这方面作了初步探讨。     

鲢、鳙在天然条件下的摄食强度(Ⅱ)武汉东湖鲢、鳙周年摄食强度的研究

武汉东湖的鲢(Hypophthalmichthy molitrix)鳙(Aristichthys nobilis)在天然条件下摄食强度具季节性变化。摄食强度高峰处于夏季,低谷处于冬季。在实验条件下,按周年采样期间水温变化范围,测定鱼的肠管排空率。食物通过鱼肠管时间(Y_p—h)与水温(X_t—℃)的关系为: 鲢Y_p=270.63 X_t~(0.6408) 鳙Y_p=280.46 X_t~(0.6642) 根据修正后Bajkov公式(D=C (24.A)/n),估算鱼的日粮。鱼日粮(Y_D)与水温(X_t)关系为: 鲢Y_D=0.2683e~(0.1503X_t) 鳙Y_D=0.0075X_t~(2.2715) 计算鱼在天然条件下周年月粮及年粮。鲢、鳙对天然饵料年消耗量分别为18.924公斤及17.39公斤,饵料系数分别为18.02及13.38。     

解磷微生物的分离测定与盆栽试验

从土壤中分离筛选了具有解磷工的真菌２株,细菌３株,分别测定了它们在实验室条件下对磷矿粉中不容性磷的溶解转化强度,其中解磷红曲霉菌（Ｍｏｎａｓｃｕｓｓｐ）ＰＢ１,曲霉菌（Ａｓｐｅｒｇｉｌｌｕｓｓｐ）ＰＢ２的解磷强度分别为８６．５％和５９．４％显著高于解磷细菌,其解磷过程与培养液ｐＨ值下降密切相关,用红曲霉菌ＰＢ１进行的油盆栽肥效试验结果表明,ＰＢ１＋磷矿粉＋猪粪盆栽处理与对照（磷矿粉＋猪粪）相比,油     

东方真鳊摄食节律的研究

东方真鳊(Abramis brama),又名欧鳊,原产欧洲,广泛分布于黑海、亚速海、里海和咸海水系,后被苏联移植到内陆水域(湖泊、水库),从1948年至1967年,被移植到196个水域,其中72个水域已见生物学成活(37％),67个水域已见归化(34％),27个水域已进入渔获物(14％),成为苏联的重要经济鱼类之一。对东方真鳊的食性,前苏联不少学者在移植该鱼过程中作了大量的研究,先后报道过巴尔喀什湖、     

牦牛放牧强度对青藏高原典型高寒草地节肢动物多样性的影响

【目的】气候变化与过度放牧正在不同程度地威胁着青藏高原高寒草地生态系统功能。大型食草动物放牧活动与地上节肢动物多样性在理论上存在着紧密联系,然而目前对其关联仍不清楚。【方法】本研究选用青藏高原极具代表性的本土大型食草动物——牦牛Bos grunniens作为放牧牲畜,利用metabarcoding技术结合传统植物样方调查手段,在青藏高原典型高寒草地调查了重度放牧(3头/hm²)、中度放牧(2头/hm²)、轻度放牧(1头/hm²)和禁牧4种放牧强度下草地地上节肢动物α多样性(Simpson, Chao1, ACE和Shannon-Wiener)、相对丰度、β多样性、植物群落α多样性(Shannon-Wiener多样性指数、物种丰富度和Pielou均匀度指数)以及地上节肢动物α多样性与植物群落α多样性的关系。【结果】结果表明,不同放牧强度下典型高寒草地地上节肢动物α多样性均无显著差异,但中度放牧有增加节肢动物多样性的趋势;各放牧强度下地上节肢动物的优势目均为直翅目(Orthoptera),禁牧、轻度放牧、中度放牧和重度放牧下...     

海水酸化及升温对刺参生长及能量收支的影响

以东亚浅海生态系统中的关键种——刺参(Apostichopus japonicus)为实验对象,研究了CO₂驱动的海水酸化及升温对其生长及能量收支的影响。实验设置对照组(大连近海水温, pCO₂ 400μatm)、升温组(大连近海水温+3℃, pCO₂ 400μatm)、酸化组(大连近海水温, pCO₂ 1100μatm)和酸化升温组(大连近海水温+3℃,pCO₂ 1100μatm)。结果表明:与对照组相比,温度升高3℃对刺参的生长无显著影响;酸化组刺参的特定生长率最低,较对照组降低0.19%/d,个体体重的变异系数最大;酸化升温组刺参的终末体重和特定生长率与对照组相较无显著差异,但其摄食率和排粪率均显著高于对照组。升温组和酸化组的刺参能量的分配模式与对照组相比未发生明显改变,但酸化升温组刺参的能量分配模式发生显著变化,其粪便能所占摄食能的比例显著升高。研究表明,海水酸化抑制了刺参的生长但未改变其能量的分配,生长的降低主要取决于摄食减少;而海水酸化与温度升高的共同作用可能会通过...     

禁食和复投喂对大口黑鲈胆囊收缩素及其受体基因表达的影响

为研究大口黑鲈(Micropterus salmoides) 胆囊收缩素(Cholecystokinin, CCK)和其受体(Cholecystokinin receptor, CCKR)基因在摄食活动中的功能, 研究通过克隆得到CCK1、CCK2、CCK1R和CCK2R基因的编码区序列, 其长度分别为414、387、1368和1359 bp, 分别编码137、128、455和452个氨基酸。荧光定量结果表明CCK1和CCK2基因均在脑组织中高表达, 其次为肠道组织, 而CCK1R和CCK2R基因分别在胆囊和脑组织中高表达。在摄食后24h内, CCK1、CCK2、CCK1R和CCK2R基因的相对表达量呈先升高后下降趋势, 其中CCK1、CCK1R和CCK2R基因在摄食后3h相对表达量达到最高值, 而CCK2基因在摄食后12h相对表达量达到最高值(P<0.05)。禁食过程中CCK1、CCK1R和CCK2R基因相对表达量在禁食14d时显著升高(P<0.05)。复投喂后CCK1、CCK1R和CCK2R基因的相对表达趋势与餐后表达趋势相似, 呈先升高后降低趋势。但在禁食和复投喂过程中CCK2基因相对表达量并无显著变化。综上所述, 研究结果推测CCK1基因可能与CCK1R、CCK2R基因结合, 作为饱腹信号因子, 通过抑制食欲调控大口黑鲈摄食、消化等生理过程; 而CCK2基因可能作为短期食欲因子调节摄食活动。研究结果可为大口黑鲈摄食活动调节提供理论依据。