Ecologically based management of rodents in the real world: applied to a mixed agroecosystem in Vietnam.

Rodents cause significant damage to lowland irrigated rice crops in the Red River Delta of Vietnam. A four-year study was conducted in 1999-2002 to examine the effectiveness of applying rodent control practices using the principles of ecologically based pest management. Four 100-150 ha study sites adjacent to villages were selected and farmers on two treated sites were asked to follow a set of rodent management practices, while farmers on the untreated sites were asked not to change their typical practices. Farmers on the treated sites were encouraged to use trap-barrier systems (TBS's; 0.065-ha early planted crop surrounded by a plastic fence with multiple capture traps; one TBS for every 10-15 ha), to work together over large areas by destroying burrows in refuge habitats soon after planting (before the rats reestablish in the fields and before the onset of breeding), synchronizing planting and harvesting of the their rice crops, cleaning up weeds and piles of straw, and keeping bund (embankment) size small (<30 cm) to prevent burrowing. A 75% reduction in the use of rodenticides and plastic barrier fences (without traps or an early crop) was achieved on treated sites. The abundance of rodents was low after implementation of the management practices across all sites. There was no evidence for an effect of treatment on the abundance of rodents captured each month using live-capture traps, and no difference in damage between treatments or in yields obtained from the rice crops. Therefore, ecologically based rodent management was equally effective as typical practices for rodent management. Farmers on the treated sites spent considerably less money applying rodent control practices, which was reflected in the comparative increase in the partial benefit:cost of applying ecologically based rodent management from 3:1 on treated sites and untreated sites prior to the implementation of treatments to 17:1 on treated sites in the final year of the project.     

Assessment of land degradation and its impact on crop production in the Dry Zone of Myanmar

Land degradation in terms of soil degradation is a major environmental issue posing threat to sustainable livelihood in the semi-arid region of Central Myanmar. However, the studies on soil degradation status and its impacts in this region are very scanty. The objective of this study was to determine the impact of land degradation on crop production both in terms of area and yield in the Dry Zone of Myanmar. Remote sensing and geographic information system-based modelling was utilized to assess and map soil erosion rates. Household survey was conducted to understand the causes of land degradation and its impacts on crop productivity and livelihoods. It has been found out that the current rate of soil erosion ranged from 0 to 114 t ha^–1 yr^–1, and that the average rate of soil erosion increased from 14.2 to 54.6 t ha^–1 yr^–1 over a period from 2000 to 2012. The major types of land degradation were physical and chemical soil degradation. Farmers identified topographic condition, soil types, improper crop management practices and climatic factors as the main causes of soil erosion. The observed crop yields of monsoon rice, groundnut, sesame and cotton in the highly degraded area were 3–12 times lower compared with the yields of these crops grown in less degraded area. Livelihoods of the farmers in the high-degraded area were affected by crop yield reduction, increased cultivation cost and increased uncultivable land area. The impact of land degradation on crop production was dependent on the severity of degradation. This suggests that advanced conservation measures are immediately required and the supportive policy strategies need to be implemented to educate farmers and to strengthen extension services for sustainable land management in the Dry Zone of Myanmar.     

Agro-biodiversity in rice–wheat-based agroecosystems of eastern Uttar Pradesh,India: implications for conservation and sustainable management

In this study, we analysed the indigenous practices of agro-biodiversity, changing patterns of cropping systems and conservation of agriculturally important natural resources of rice–wheat-based agroecosystems. The research was carried out in three villages of Azamgarh district, eastern Uttar Pradesh, India. Participatory approaches and personal interviews were combined to collect the data from 180 farmers. The results indicated that resource-poor (RP) farmers, by applying traditional practices of natural resource conservation, outperform their rich (RR) counterparts in conserving agro-biodiversity. Increase in irrigation facilities, adoption of improved crop varieties, commercialisation of farming and socio-economic changes have threatened the agro-biodiversity and related natural resources of these agroecosystems. For most of the crops, the RP farmers had better production stability as compared to the RR ones because the former tend to apply more sustainable and ecologically sound indigenous practices. A negative growth rate was observed in the area/numbers and production of legumes, livestock, pasture lands and community forestry. Women, who are the local custodians of conserving indigenous biodiversity (uncultivated species) and crop varieties through localised knowledge and sociocultural institutions, had significantly higher knowledge on agro-biodiversity than men. We concluded that integration of farmers’ eco-friendly practices with formal science and policy-making in a participatory mode may enhance sustainability of functions of agroecosystem leading to the strengthening of adaptive practices in changing climate and socio-economic scenario.     

臭氧对农业生态系统影响的综合评估：以长江三角洲为例

如何评价和预测近地层臭氧(O3)浓度持续升高对作物的影响是污染生态学研究的热点之一.依据改进的开顶式气室(Open-top chamber,OTC)实验资料,建立了我国长江三角洲地区O3与3种典型农作物(水稻、冬小麦和油菜)的剂量-响应(Dose-response)函数,并对该地区2003年作物产量损失进行了综合估算.研究结果表明:1)水稻、冬小麦和油菜3种作物的O3临界水平值分别为7.434、2.280和7.328ppm·h,冬小麦最为敏感;2)O3污染已造成该地区较为严重的产量损失,2003年水稻、冬小麦和油菜分别减产3.04%、17.08%和5.92%,经济损失达到5.76、7.68和2.61亿元.长江三角洲地区高浓度O3污染必须引起足够的重视。     

覆盖旱作水稻的生物效应及吸氮特征

研究了田间条件下旱作水稻半腐解秸秆覆盖、蚕豆秆覆盖、地膜覆盖、纸膜覆盖、生稻草覆盖 5种覆盖方式的吸氮特征 ;水稻水作与旱作的产量及其构成因素 ;水稻水作与旱作条件下灌溉水的利用效率。结果表明 ,旱作条件下水稻各部位的含氮量均大于水作 ;旱作水稻的氮素吸收、累积主要在拔节期以后 ,而水作水稻从移栽后就大量吸收氮素 ,灌浆期后很少吸收氮素 ;旱作水稻的产量以半腐解覆盖处理的最高 ,为 8415kg/hm2 ;旱作水稻耗水量只占水作耗水量的 7 14% ,旱作水稻的水分利用效率是水作的 12倍以上     

DNDC模型对川中丘陵区稻田CH_4、N_2O排放的模拟对比分析

利用IKONOS高分辨率(1m)卫星遥感图,进行典型抽样和地形→土地利用→土地覆盖→综合信息提取的方法,选定了代表川中丘陵区类特征的四川省金堂县为研究区域,通过对研究区域中不同固定耕作制度下代表性田块的选取,于2005年5月—2006年5月对田块管理者进行作物田间管理、作物产出等农业生产实际情况调查和分析,进行土壤理化性状、水样的测定,并结合当地的气象资料,利用DNDC模型模拟川中丘陵区不同耕作制度下稻田温室气体的排放情况。结果表明:冬水田-水稻田(PF)水稻生长期CH4排放通量为2.24 kg.hm-2.d-1,占年排放量的80.73%;水稻生长期和冬闲期N2O通量分别为0.033和0.003 6 kg.hm-2.d-1,水稻生长期排放量为4.28 kg.hm-2,占年总排放量的83.59%。CH4和N2O排放量在水稻整个生季节存在明显的互为消长关系。油菜-小麦田(RR)水稻生长期CH4排放通量为1.16 kg.hm-2.d-1,是休闲期的20.71倍,水稻生长期CH4排放量占年排放量的90.48%;水稻生长期和非水稻生长期N2O排放通量分别为0.070和0.027 kg.hm-2.d-1,水稻生长期N2O...     

DNDC模型对川中丘陵区稻田CH4、N2O排放的模拟对比分析

利用IKONOS高分辨率(1m)卫星遥感图,进行典型抽样和地形→土地利用→土地覆盖→综合信息提取的方法,选定了代表川中丘陵区类特征的四川省金堂县为研究区域,通过对研究区域中不同固定耕作制度下代表性田块的选取,于2005年5月—2006年5月对田块管理者进行作物田间管理、作物产出等农业生产实际情况调查和分析,进行土壤理化性状、水样的测定,并结合当地的气象资料,利用DNDC模型模拟川中丘陵区不同耕作制度下稻田温室气体的排放情况。结果表明:冬水田-水稻田(PF)水稻生长期CH4排放通量为2.24 kg.hm-2.d-1,占年排放量的80.73%;水稻生长期和冬闲期N2O通量分别为0.033和0.003 6 kg.hm-2.d-1,水稻生长期排放量为4.28 kg.hm-2,占年总排放量的83.59%。CH4和N2O排放量在水稻整个生季节存在明显的互为消长关系。油菜-小麦田(RR)水稻生长期CH4排放通量为1.16 kg.hm-2.d-1,是休闲期的20.71倍,水稻生长期CH4排放量占年排放量的90.48%;水稻生长期和非水稻生长期N2O排放通量分别为0.070和0.027 kg.hm-2.d-1,水稻生长期N2O排放量为8.01 kg.hm-2,占年排放量的54.19%。小麦-水稻田(RW)水稻生长期CH4排放通量为1.24 kg.hm-2.d-1,是休闲期的21.02倍。水稻生长期CH4排放量占年排放量的89.75%;水稻生长期和非水稻生长期N2O排放通量分别为0.089和0.030 kg.hm-2.d-1,水稻生长期N2O排放量为9.61 kg.hm-2,占年排放量的55.23%。PF年CH4排放量是RR和RW的近3倍,且少一季作物产量,应尽量将冬水田改为两季田。     

Incorporating natural enemies in an economic threshold for dynamically optimal pest management

The control of pests by their natural enemies represents an important regulating ecosystem service that helps maintain the stability of crop ecosystems. These services, however, are often ignored in pest management decision making. In addition, the use of broad-spectrum insecticides can damage the populations of natural enemies, reducing the cost-effectiveness of insecticide investment if unaccounted for in treatment decisions.The existing literature on modeling of biological control of insect pests has generally focused on simulations of the population dynamics of pest and natural enemy species and the processes underlying pest control. But agriculture is a managed ecosystem where predator–prey relationships are heavily influenced by human managers. In modeling managerial choices, this study develops an intra-seasonal dynamic bioeconomic optimization model for insecticide-based pest management that explicitly takes into account both the biological control effect of natural enemies on pest density and the nontarget mortality effect of insecticides on the level of natural pest control supplied. The model captures predator–prey interactions, linking them to crop growth and yield damage functions, which in turn are evaluated in a dynamic optimization framework. We introduce a new decision rule for judicious insecticide decisions using a natural enemy-adjusted economic threshold. This threshold represents the pest population density at which insecticide control becomes optimal in spite of the opportunity cost of injury to natural enemies of the target pest. Using field data from Michigan, the model is applied to the case of soybean aphid (Aphis glycines, Matsumura), a recent invasive pest of soybean (Glycine max), whose management is of both economic and environmental importance to the North Central region of the United States. As illustrated by the numerical examples, such natural enemy-adjusted threshold is likely to lead to fewer recommendations for insecticide use than naïve models that ignore natural enemies, resulting in less insecticide use, while maintaining profitability for farmers that rely on chemical pest control methods.The bioeconomic model developed in this study can be used to conduct a wide variety of analyses such as identifying dynamically optimal spray strategies and estimating the implied economic value of natural control services. Furthermore, with the incorporation of inter-year carry-over factors, such as overwintering of pests and natural enemies, the current model can contribute to building multi-year models for studying long-term pest management.     

太湖地区典型轮作与休耕方式对稻田水稻季N2O和CH4排放量的影响

轮作休耕是实现"藏粮于地、藏粮于技"的重要途径之一,目前在太湖稻田区域主要推广紫云英(Astragalus sinicus L.)-水稻(Oryza sativa L.)、油菜(Brassica napus L.)-水稻和休耕-水稻典型轮作与休耕方式。在太湖地区典型稻田水稻生长季设置了6个处理:(1)紫云英-水稻轮作,不施N肥处理,MRN0;(2)紫云英-水稻轮作,当地常规施肥量(300 kg·hm^-2,以纯氮计,下同),MRN300;(3)油菜-水稻轮作,不施N肥处理,RRN0;(4)油菜-水稻轮作,当地常规施肥量(300 kg·hm^-2),RRN300;(5)休耕-水稻轮作,不施N肥处理,FRN0;(6)休耕-水稻轮作,当地常规施肥量(300 kg·hm^-2),FRN300。通过田间试验,研究了不同轮作与休耕方式对水稻产量、氮肥利用率及稻田温室气体CH₄和N₂O排放的影响,从而为综合评价轮作休耕方式提供科学依据。田间试验结果显示,与不施氮肥处理相比,在不同轮作休耕方式下施氮300 kg·hm^-2,可增加53.7%—60.0%的水稻产量,以MRN300处理水稻产量最高,与RRN300和FRN300处理相比,水稻产量分别提高了1.6%和6.0%。在不施氮水平下,MRN0、RRN0和FRN0各轮作处理间N₂O排放通量和累积排放量均值差异不显著(P>0.05)。而在施氮300 kg·hm^-2下,紫云英-水稻轮作可降低N₂O排放通量和累积排放量,与RRN300和FRN300处理相比,N₂O排放通量分别降低了36.0%(P<0.05)和2.1%(P>0.05)。在同一施氮水平下,紫云英-水稻轮作CH₄排放通量和累积排放量最小,与RRN300和FRN300处理相比,MRN300处理CH₄排放通量分别降低了1.1%和6.7%,CH₄和N₂O的全球增温潜势(GWP)分别降低了3.3%和6.5%,单位水稻产量温室气体排放强度(GHGI)分别降低了4.6%和11.6%。综上,紫云英-水稻轮作对提高水稻产量,降低温室气体排放效果最好。     

不同减量施肥条件下稻田田面水氮素动态变化及径流损失研究

采用过量施用化肥获得高产已成为近年来太湖地区的普遍现象,而由此引发的农业面源污染对水体生态环境恶化的贡献值也越来越大。通过对苕溪流域地区的田间试验,研究了8种不同减量施肥处理条件下,稻田田面水中氮素的动态变化特征和径流损失量,研究结果表明,（1）各处理铵氮浓度在施肥后迅速上升,1～3d达到最大值,而总氮在施肥后第1天便达到峰值,之后随时间变化逐渐下降,铵氮、总氮浓度在一周之后均降至较低水平。（2）田面水中铵氮／总氮比在施肥后3～7d达到峰值,之后逐渐下降。（3）田间任何1次的径流排水均会造成田面水氮素的流失,径流排水发生的时间与施肥时间间隔越小氮素的流失负荷就越大。（4）各减量化施肥处理年度累计流失负荷较常规施肥处理下降6％～53％,当季稻田氮素流失率在1．4％～2．6％之间。为减少农田氮肥使用量,降低氮素流失量,减缓农业面源污染提供理论依据。     

DNDC模型对川中丘陵区稻田CH_4、N_2O排放的模拟对比分析

利用IKONOS高分辨率（1m）卫星遥感图,进行典型抽样和地形→土地利用→土地覆盖→综合信息提取的方法,选定了代表川中丘陵区类特征的四川省金堂县为研究区域,通过对研究区域中不同固定耕作制度下代表性田块的选取,于2005年5月—2006年5月对田块管理者进行作物田间管理、作物产出等农业生产实际情况调查和分析,进行土壤理化性状、水样的测定,并结合当地的气象资料,利用DNDC模型模拟川中丘陵区不同耕作制度下稻田温室气体的排放情况。结果表明：冬水田-水稻田（PF）水稻生长期CH4排放通量为2.24 kg.hm-2.d-1,占年排放量的80.73%;水稻生长期和冬闲期N2O通量分别为0.033和0.003 6 kg.hm-2.d-1,水稻生长期排放量为4.28 kg.hm-2,占年总排放量的83.59%。CH4和N2O排放量在水稻整个生季节存在明显的互为消长关系。油菜-小麦田（RR）水稻生长期CH4排放通量为1.16 kg.hm-2.d-1,是休闲期的20.71倍,水稻生长期CH4排放量占年排放量的90.48%;水稻生长期和非水稻生长期N2O排放通量分别为0.070和0.027 kg.hm-2.d-1,水稻生长期N2O排放量为8.01 kg.hm-2,占年排放量的54.19%。小麦-水稻田（RW）水稻生长期CH4排放通量为1.24 kg.hm-2.d-1,是休闲期的21.02倍。水稻生长期CH4排放量占年排放量的89.75%;水稻生长期和非水稻生长期N2O排放通量分别为0.089和0.030 kg.hm-2.d-1,水稻生长期N2O排放量为9.61 kg.hm-2,占年排放量的55.23%。PF年CH4排放量是RR和RW的近3倍,且少一季作物产量,应尽量将冬水田改为两季田。     

苏格兰农业非点源污染管理措施评述及启示

农业是苏格兰非点源污染的主要来源,也是苏格兰水体污染的主要原因。介绍了苏格兰农业非点源污染的管理措施,包括:制定治理农业非点源污染的法律法规,并实施财政补贴的经济措施,以激励农场主采取科学的生产方式;通过修建人工湿地、缓冲带等技术措施减少农业非点源污染的影响,从而使河流水质得到提高。最后,探讨了对于苏格兰控制农业非点源污染的管理措施,中国可借鉴的经验,指出中国可从立法、经济措施、技术措施等方面完善农业非点源污染的管理,保护水环境。     

End-users’ knowledge,attitude, and behavior towards safe use of pesticides: a case study in the Guanting Reservoir area,China

Pesticides are widely used in China for crop protection. However, the use of some highly toxic and accumulative pesticides has led to serious pollution to the environment. The knowledge that end-users of pesticides have about hazards is important for the prevention of acute poisoning. Moreover, farmers, especially those who purchase and use pesticides, often make important and long-standing impacts on the local ecosystem and environment. In this study, a specially designed questionnaire was used to collect information on their knowledge, attitude, and behavior related to pesticides in the Guanting Reservoir area, north of China. Most pesticide end-users reported that they took incomplete preventive measures for lack of extensive pesticide knowledge and information. Pesticide information, instruction, and training among farmers should be promoted, and governmental intervention is needed to ensure proper management regarding public health risks and environmental hazards.     

A Small‐Scale Land‐Sparing Approach to Conserving Biological Diversity in Tropical Agricultural Landscapes

Two contrasting strategies have been proposed for conserving biological diversity while meeting the increasing demand for agricultural products: land sparing and land sharing production systems. Land sparing involves increasing yield to reduce the amount of land needed for agriculture, whereas land‐sharing agricultural practices incorporate elements of native ecosystems into the production system itself. Although the conservation value of these systems has been extensively debated, empirical studies are lacking. We compared bird communities in shade coffee, a widely practiced land‐sharing system in which shade trees are maintained within the coffee plantation, with bird communities in a novel, small‐scale, land‐sparing coffee‐production system (integrated open canopy or IOC coffee) in which farmers obtain higher yields under little or no shade while conserving an area of forest equal to the area under cultivation. Species richness and diversity of forest‐dependent birds were higher in the IOC coffee farms than in the shade coffee farms, and community composition was more similar between IOC coffee and primary forest than between shade coffee and primary forest. Our study represents the first empirical comparison of well‐defined land sparing and land sharing production systems. Because IOC coffee farms can be established by allowing forest to regenerate on degraded land, widespread adoption of this system could lead to substantial increases in forest cover and carbon sequestration without compromising agricultural yield or threatening the livelihoods of traditional small farmers. However, we studied small farms (<5 ha); thus, our results may not generalize to large‐scale land‐sharing systems. Furthermore, rather than concluding that land sparing is generally superior to land sharing, we suggest that the optimal approach depends on the crop, local climate, and existing land‐use patterns. Un Método para Reservar Tierras a Pequeña Escala para Conservar la Biodiversidad en Paisajes Agrícolas Tropicales     

Integrating local knowledge with science and technology in management of soil,water and nutrients: implications for management of natural capital for sustainable rural livelihoods

Harnessing local knowledge and practices for sustainable management of soil, water and nutrients is important for sustainable development. This work aims to understand soil productivity in traditional open-ridging practices and integrate scientific ideas and technologies into traditional practices for enhancing management of soil productivity. Participatory assessments, household surveys, field experiments, observations and analyses of outcomes were used. Participatory assessments revealed declining natural soil fertility and maize productivity over time, a concern reiterated by 82.5% of respondents. Evaluation of ridge tillage practices showed that bean yields were significantly (p?<?0.05) higher by 19–35% in traditional open ridges and increased by 23–38% when ties were integrated. Integration of fertilizers resulted in significantly (p?<?0.05) higher subsequent maize yields in tied ridges than in traditional open ridge and flat cultivation practices. Improved integrated tillage practices resulted in increased soil and water conservation, soil fertility and crop tolerance to prolonged no-rainfall spells. National development policies should create enabling environments for smallholder farmers to integrate modern knowledge and technologies with their traditional knowledge and practices in land management for high and sustained quality of natural capital for secure and sustainable livelihoods.     

中国农田作物植被碳储量研究进展

作物植被碳储量是全球陆地生态系统碳库的重要组成部分。中国农田作物植被碳储量的估算主要采用参数估算法、遥感资料反演法和环境参数模型法。通过对中国近几十年来全国和区域尺度作物植被碳储量的估算研究,获得了一些作物的经济系数、含碳率和作物收获部分水分系数等估算参数值,探讨了遥感反演和环境参数模型方法,并提出加强农田基本建设、改进农业生产技术与管理、调整作物结构和加强作物秸秆利用等固碳措施。目前对中国农田作物植被碳储量的估算仍存在较大的不确定性,获取的估算参数尚不充分,估算方法和模型有待完善,对作物植被碳储量变化的源/汇效应尚未取得统一认识。虽然在农田生态系统中土壤碳储量（密度）普遍大于作物植被碳储量（密度）,但作物植被碳储量仍然是一个数量可观、并有增加潜力和可能的碳库,其大小及秸秆利用情况直接影响着土壤碳库。因此,对农田作物植被碳储量应分时段和区域具体分析,才能认识其源/汇效应。今后应在以下几方面进一步加强作物植被碳储量的研究：进一步完善和改进估算方法;加强作物植被碳储量估算及固碳措施的区域个例研究,探索不同空间尺度作物植被碳储量的尺度转换;开展作物碳储量动态及固碳机理的综合研究。此外,还应就气候变化与作物植被碳储量的相互耦合关系进行探讨。     

农业管理措施对N2O排放的影响

结合国内外文献资料 ,介绍了目前N2 O排放的研究现状 ,详细分析了种植方式、作物类型、肥料施用、水分管理、耕翻等农业管理措施对土壤N2 O排放的影响 ,并对今后的研究重点进行了讨论。     

An agent based model to simulate structural and land use changes in agricultural systems of the argentine pampas

The Argentine Pampas, one of the main agricultural areas in the world, recently has undergone significant changes in land use and structural characteristics of agricultural production systems. Concerns about the environmental and societal impacts of the changes motivated development of an agent-based model (ABM) to gain insight on processes underlying recent observed patterns. The model is described following a standard protocol (ODD). Results are discussed for an initial set of simplified simulations performed to understand the processes that generated and magnified the changes in the Pampas. Changes in the structure of agricultural production and land tenure seem to be driven by differences among farmers’ ability to generate sufficient agricultural income to remain in business. In turn, as no off-farm or credit is modeled, economic sustainability is tied to initial resource endowment (area cropped). Farmers operating small areas are economically unviable and must lease out their farms to farmers operating larger areas. This leads to two patterns: (a) a concentration of production (fewer farmers operating larger areas) and, (b) an increase in the area operated by tenants. The simulations showed an increase of soybean area, linked to the higher profitability of this crop. Despite the stylized nature of initial simulations, all emerging patterns are highly consistent with changes observed in the Pampas.     

高产水稻氮钾施用量最佳配比研究

求导了水稻目标产量的预测方程,不同氮钾施用水平的等产方程,以及氮钾最佳配比方程。根据上述方程推导出地力产量为6345kg／hm2的水稻田目标产量为8589kg／hm2,N与K2O施用量的最佳配比为11．22,即N139．4kg／hm2、K2O170．6kg／hm2。