产气肠杆菌(KLE-1)絮凝特性的研究

从土壤中筛选出一株产生菌KLE-1,经鉴定该菌株为产气肠杆菌(Klebsiella mobilis)．利用乳品废水作为发酵培养基,该菌株产生多糖类微生物絮凝剂;Ca^2 对该絮凝剂的助絮凝效果优于其它金属阳离子;采用红外扫描、zeta电位测定仪对絮凝机理进行研究,表明该絮凝剂主要以架桥作用为主．     

微生物絮凝剂絮凝条件的响应曲面法优化

筛选出一株絮凝剂产生菌TF10,鉴定为巨大芽孢杆菌(Bacillus megaterium).以高岭土悬浊液为絮凝对象,研究了pH值、絮凝剂用量和不同阳离子对TF10产生的絮凝剂P-TF10絮凝效率的影响.结果表明,P-TF10在偏酸和微碱范围内活性较高;絮凝剂存在最佳用量,不足或过高会导致絮凝率下降;Ca2+和Al3+对絮凝的促进作用明显,而Mg2+和Na+对絮凝无作用.应用响应曲面法对P-TF10的絮凝条件进行了优化,得到最佳条件为:pH=4.7,CaCl2浓度为7.0mmol.l-1,P-TF10的用量为34.6 mg.l-1,该条件下絮凝率可达(95.5±1.0)%.     

固氮菌J-25利用味精废水产生絮凝剂的研究

考察了微生物絮凝剂产生菌Azotobacter J-25在味精废水中发酵产生絮凝剂的絮凝特性。实验表明，味精废水经预处理后，加入有机碳源对絮凝剂产生菌Azotobaaer J-25进行培养，菌体在生长过程中产生絮凝剂，并将其分泌到细胞外，培养液的絮凝活性最高达98％以上。该絮凝剂在偏碱性的条件下，对高岭土悬浊液的絮凝效果最好．实际废水的净化实验表明，该微生物絮凝剂对多种废水具有良好的净化效果，尤其对石化废水处理效果最好，CODCr，SS，色度的去除率分别为66．7％，98．3％，93．7％。     

微生物絮凝剂生产菌T1的鉴定及其对生活污水絮凝特性

从活性污泥中分离筛选絮凝剂产生菌,得到一株对高岭土悬浊液具有较高絮凝活性的微生物絮凝菌T1.根据菌株的生理生化鉴定以及16S r DNA基因序列分析,确定该菌株为芽孢杆菌(Bacillus sp),该菌的絮凝活性物质分布在发酵液上清液中.通过正交实验确定最佳生活污水絮凝条件为絮凝剂投加量5%,污水p H值7.0,助凝剂Ca Cl2投加量为2%,在此条件下,T1发酵上清液对生活污水的絮凝率为83.85%.     

微生物絮凝剂产生菌的筛选及相关废水絮凝效果试验

用常规的细菌分高纯化方法从废水、土壤、活性污泥中分离出42株细菌，将单株菌培养于特殊的产絮凝剂液体培养基中，培养物离心后上液对高岭土县液絮凝效果作为指标衡量其絮凝活性及产絮凝剂能力，由此初步获得6株微生物絮凝剂产生菌：Ⅰ－23，Ⅰ－24，Ⅱ－4，Ⅲ－2，Ⅲ－8，Ⅲ-12．其发酵离心上液对造纸黑液、皮革废水、偶氮染料废水、硫化染料废水、电镀废水、彩印制板废水、石油化工废水、造币废水及蓝墨水、碳素墨水等进行的絮凝试验表明，废水固液分离效果良好，CODCr去除率55％～98％，悬浮物、色度、浊度去除率90％以上．     

微生物絮凝剂SC06的化学组成和特性

纤维堆囊菌（Sorangium cellulosum NUST 06）产生一种胞外多糖絮凝剂。用乙醇沉淀和Sepharose 4B凝胶层析纯化得到纯品SC06，通过气相色谱和红外光谱分析，SC06由葡萄糖、甘露糖和葡萄糖醛酸组成，其比较约为5∶3∶1，SC06的絮凝活性依赖于阳离子的存在，在pH2-9范围内絮凝活性稳定。     

新型生物絮凝剂——生物材料的絮凝效果评价

自制生物材料是一种新型生物絮凝剂，分别以ＢＳＡ溶液、果汁溶液、泥土混浊液为研究对象，与其他四种常用絮凝剂相比，其絮凝效果优于其他絮凝絮凝剂，然后，研究其絮凝剂用量与絮凝效果的关系，絮凝动力学等。     

微生物絮凝剂产生菌的筛选和优化以及在水处理中的应用

从土壤中筛到1株絮凝剂产生菌BY-28,该菌产生的絮凝剂对高岭土悬浊液的絮凝活性较高且稳定,鉴定为多粘类芽孢杆菌Paenibacillus polymyxa BY-28.菌BY-28产絮凝剂的最佳培养基和培养条件为:葡萄糖2％,KH2PO40.4％,黄豆饼粉0.1％,MgSO4·7H2O 0.05％,CaCl2 0.05％,pH 7.0,30℃,180 r/min摇床培养2-3 d,产生具有高絮凝活性的絮凝剂.该絮凝剂对水中无机悬浮物和有机染料具有较高的去除率,尤其是能够有效地去除肌苷发酵液和肌苷生产废水中的菌体及悬浮物.图3表4参16     

利用鱼粉废水生产生物絮凝剂及其性能研究

研究了不同培养时间下鱼粉废水中假单胞菌(Pseudomonas sp.)GX4—1菌的生长状况、培养液pH值和絮凝活性变化，发现该絮凝剂产生于菌生长过程中的，培养基灭菌与否对菌合成絮凝剂的特性无大影响．与其它几种常用絮凝剂相比，该絮凝剂对高岭土悬液的絮凝活性较高(絮凝率达95％以上)．发酵液经中速离心获得的上清液作为絮凝剂样品不仅具有良好的热稳定性，且在低温储存170d内活性稳定，对土壤悬液和大肠杆菌悬液表现出良好的絮凝能力。     

营养和环境条件对生物絮凝剂合成的影响

在考察了红平红球菌Rhodococcus erythropolis CCRC10900基本生长代谢特性的基础上，研究了营养条件对生物絮凝剂合成的影响。R.erythropolis CCRC10909合成的絮凝剂约80％以上分泌至胞外培养基中，仅20％左右的絮凝活性存在于菌体细胞上，蔗糖是该菌生长及絮凝剂合成的最佳碳源；玉米浆既能刺激菌体生长，又能显著提高絮凝剂的水平，生物絮凝剂的合成与培养基碳氮比密切相关，碳氮比在20－30之间时，絮凝活性达到最大，碳氮比低于10或高于100后，絮凝活性迅速下降，提出了促进絮凝剂合成的控制策略，发酵前期适当提高玉米浆的浓度，发酵后期按碳氮比为20－30，补加一定量的蔗糖和尿素，实验结果表明，采用这一策略，最终发酵液的絮凝活性和细胞生长量分别增长了8％和33．3％。     

Representation of the world's biophysical conditions by the global protected area network

Protected areas (PAs) are often implemented without consideration of already existing PAs, which is likely to cause an overrepresentation of certain biophysical conditions. We assessed the representativeness of the current PA network with regard to the world's biophysical conditions to highlight which conditions are underprotected and where these conditions are located. We overlaid terrestrial and marine PAs with information on biophysical conditions (e.g., temperature, precipitation, and elevation) and then quantified the percentage of area covered by the PA network. For 1 variable at a time in the terrestrial realm, high temperature, low precipitation, and medium and very high elevation were underrepresented. For the marine realm, low and medium sea surface temperature (SST), medium and high sea surface salinity (SSS), and the deep sea were underrepresented. Overall, protection was evenly distributed for elevation across the terrestrial realm and SST across the marine realm. For 2 variables at a time, cold and very dry terrestrial environments had mostly low protection, which was also the case for low SST and low and medium SSS across most depths for marine environments. Low protection occurred mostly in the Sahara and the Arabian Peninsula for the terrestrial realm and along the Tropic of Capricorn and toward the poles for the marine realm. Although biodiversity measures are of prime importance for the design of PA networks, highlighting biophysical gaps in current PAs adds a frequently overlooked perspective. These gaps may weaken the potential of PAs to conserve biodiversity. Thus, our results may provide useful insights for researchers, practitioners, and policy makers to establish a more comprehensive global PA network.     

Quantitative composition of the defensive secretion ofBledius species (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Oxytelinae) is adapted to naturally occurring predators

Summary The adaptation of defensive secretions to their target organisms was examined for the abdominal gland secretions ofBledius furcatus, B. spectabilis andB. arenarius. Therefore the target organisms of the secretion of theseBledius species (i.e. their predators) had to be identified. At the collection sites examined these were the earwigLabidura riparia, the antCataglyphis bicolor, the flyLispe candicans, different carabids of the generaPogonus, Dichirotrichus, Dyschirius, Bembidion andCalathus and the wading birdsHaematopus ostralegus andCalidris alba. The secretion of the abdominal glands contains the toxin ptoluquinone dissolved in either-dodecalactone and 1-undecene (B. furcatus andB. spectabilis) or in octanoic acid and octyloctanoate (B. arenarius). The ratio of these solvents is species-specific. Application experiments using some of the natural insect predators (L. riparia, C. bicolor, Pogonus, Di. gustavii, Dyschirius) revealed that these solvent ratios provided a more effective deterrent than other possible ratios. Thus by combining the solvents in certain ratios, the capability of cuticular penetration and therefore the effectiveness of the defensive secretions are adapted to their natural targets.     

Democracy versus development: New urban debates

The politics of development includes subtexts of choice, as underpinned by community consensus (or lack of it), against the larger backdrop of a liberal democracy, with its intricate power structures that influence the choice of concepts and often lead to complicity rather than consent. A dilemma exists between the understanding of field-level practitioners and that of academics, whose understandings of progress differ. Progress can (and often does) imply long-term change across generations whereas development is often more a matter of crisis management and delivering tangible results to end-users. This makes it a bone of contention across political systems, irrespective of local or global dynamics. Development can emerge as a tool to be wielded for power and further political mileage at the expense of progress. Progress cannot be studied as a counterpoint to development as the sense of history is often missing in development interventions. Development tends to be piecemeal as its very logic often stems from the rationale of power. This is not to suggest, however, that development is only about politics; it is definitely more than the politics of everyday life and involves all of civil society that requires its critical and immediate attention. In this sense, it has become a priority for politicians with an underlying agenda designed to out-manouevre dissent and all statements of protest.     

Achieving Open Access to Conservation Science

Conservation science is a crisis discipline in which the results of scientific enquiry must be made available quickly to those implementing management. We assessed the extent to which scientific research published since the year 2000 in 20 conservation science journals is publicly available. Of the 19,207 papers published, 1,667 (8.68%) are freely downloadable from an official repository. Moreover, only 938 papers (4.88%) meet the standard definition of open access in which material can be freely reused providing attribution to the authors is given. This compares poorly with a comparable set of 20 evolutionary biology journals, where 31.93% of papers are freely downloadable and 7.49% are open access. Seventeen of the 20 conservation journals offer an open access option, but fewer than 5% of the papers are available through open access. The cost of accessing the full body of conservation science runs into tens of thousands of dollars per year for institutional subscribers, and many conservation practitioners cannot access pay‐per‐view science through their workplace. However, important initiatives such as Research4Life are making science available to organizations in developing countries. We urge authors of conservation science to pay for open access on a per‐article basis or to choose publication in open access journals, taking care to ensure the license allows reuse for any purpose providing attribution is given. Currently, it would cost $51 million to make all conservation science published since 2000 freely available by paying the open access fees currently levied to authors. Publishers of conservation journals might consider more cost effective models for open access and conservation‐oriented organizations running journals could consider a broader range of options for open access to nonmembers such as sponsorship of open access via membership fees. Obtención de Acceso Abierto a la Ciencia de la Conservación     

A framework to measure the wildness of managed large vertebrate populations

As landscapes continue to fall under human influence through habitat loss and fragmentation, fencing is increasingly being used to mitigate anthropogenic threats and enhance the commercial value of wildlife. Subsequent intensification of management potentially erodes wildness by disembodying populations from landscape-level processes, thereby disconnecting species from natural selection. Tools are needed to measure the degree to which populations of large vertebrate species in formally protected and privately owned wildlife areas are self-sustaining and free to adapt. We devised a framework to measure such wildness based on 6 attributes relating to the evolutionary and ecological dynamics of vertebrates (space, disease and parasite resistance, exposure to predation, exposure to limitations and fluctuations of food and water supply, and reproduction). For each attribute, we set empirical, species-specific thresholds between 5 wildness states based on quantifiable management interventions. We analysed data from 205 private wildlife properties with management objectives spanning ecotourism to consumptive utilization to test the framework on 6 herbivore species representing a range of conservation statuses and commercial values. Wildness scores among species differed significantly, and the proportion of populations identified as wild ranged from 12% to 84%, which indicates the tool detected site-scale differences both among populations of different species and populations of the same species under different management regimes. By quantifying wildness, this framework provides practitioners with standardized measurement units that link biodiversity with the sustainable use of wildlife. Applications include informing species management plans at local scales; standardizing the inclusion of managed populations in red-list assessments; and providing a platform for certification and regulation of wildlife-based economies. Applying this framework may help embed wildness as a normative value in policy and mitigate the shifting baseline of what it means to truly conserve a species.     

Sexual Predators,Energy Development,and Conservation in Greater Yellowstone

Abstract: In the United States, as elsewhere, a growing debate pits national energy policy and homeland security against biological conservation. In rural communities the extraction of fossil fuels is often encouraged because of the employment opportunities it offers, although the concomitant itinerant workforce is often associated with increased wildlife poaching. We explored possible positive and negative factors associated with energy extraction in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem (GYE), an area known for its national parks, intact biological diversity, and some of the New World's longest terrestrial migrations. Specifically, we asked whether counties with different economies—recreation (ski), agrarian (ranching or farming), and energy extractive (petroleum)—differed in healthcare (gauged by the abundance of hospital beds) and in the frequency of sexual predators. The absolute and relative frequency of registered sex offenders grew approximately two to three times faster in areas reliant on energy extraction. Healthcare among counties did not differ. The strong conflation of community dishevel, as reflected by in‐migrant sexual predators, and ecological decay in Greater Yellowstone is consistent with patterns seen in similar systems from Ecuador to northern Canada, where social and environmental disarray exist around energy boomtowns. In our case, that groups (albeit with different aims) mobilized campaigns to help maintain the quality of rural livelihoods by protecting open space is a positive sign that conservation can matter, especially in the face of rampant and poorly executed energy extraction projects. Our findings further suggest that the public and industry need stronger regulatory action to instill greater vigilance when and where social factors and land conversion impact biological systems.     

Comparison of the insecticidal effects of water extracted and intact aromatic plants onAcanthoscelides obtectus,a bruchid beetle pest of kidney beans

Summary Acanthoscelides obtectus (Say) is one of the most damaging pests of kidney beans,Phaseolus vulgaris L. worldwide. However, aromatic plants from the families Lamiaceae, Lauraceae, Myrtaceae and Poaceae can protect kidney beans by direct or delayed insecticidal effect, through increased adult mortality and inhibition of beetle reproduction (both oviposition and adult emergence). The efficiency of hydrodistillated and intact plants fromThymus vulgaris andT. serpyllum, Mentha piperata, Rosmarinus officinalis, Satureia hortensis, Eucalyptus globulus, Laurus nobilis, Origanum vulgare, andCymbopogon nardus was compared. For both extracts,Origanum vulgare had the best effect. The insecticidal effect was induced by more than the essential oils because no significant difference was noticed between distilled and intact plants extract. Inhibition of reproduction was particularly important. These results suggest that lipidic as well as non lipidic, allelochemicals, such as phenolics, or non-protein amino-acids, or flavonoids may be involved in the toxicity of aromatic plants to this beetle.     

Rapid,recurring, structured survey versus bioblitz for generating biodiversity data and analysis with a multispecies abundance model

A bioblitz inexpensively and quickly generates biodiversity data, but bioblitzes are often conducted with haphazard, unreplicated sampling. Results tend to be taxonomically, geographically, or temporally biased, lack metadata, and consist of lists of observed taxa that do not enable further analyses or correction for imperfect detection. A rapid, recurring, structured survey (RRSS) uses a structured sampling design and temporal and spatial replication to survey randomly selected sites on a conservation property. We participated in a loosely structured bioblitz and a subsequent RRSS at Big Canoe Creek Nature Preserve in Springville (St. Clair County), Alabama (USA) to compare observed richness derived from the 2 survey approaches. The RRSS data structure enabled us to fit models that accounted for imperfect detection to estimate abundances, occupancy probabilities, and habitat associations. The loosely structured bioblitz data could not be used in such models. We present a new integrated multispecies abundance model that we applied to avian RRSS data. Our model extension enables estimation for the community, employs data augmentation to estimate the number of undetected species, and incorporates covariates. The RRSS generated a more comprehensive and less biased list of observed taxonomic richness than the loosely structured bioblitz (e.g., 73 vs. 45 bird species and 104 vs. 63 insect families from the RRSS vs. loosely structured bioblitz, respectively). Models fit to the RRSS data identified seasonal patterns in avian community composition and allowed for estimation of habitat–occupancy relationships for insect taxa. The RRSS protocol has potential for broad transferability as a standardized, quick, and inexpensive way to inventory biodiversity and estimate ecological parameters while providing an outreach opportunity.     

Compliance with and ecosystem function of biodiversity offsets in North American and European freshwaters

Land-use change via human development is a major driver of biodiversity loss. To reduce these impacts, billions of dollars are spent on biodiversity offsets. However, studies evaluating offset project effectiveness that examine components such as the overall compliance and function of projects remain rare. We reviewed 577 offsetting projects in freshwater ecosystems that included the metrics project size, type of aquatic system (e.g., wetland and creek), offsetting measure (e.g., enhancement, restoration, and creation), and an assessment of the projects’ compliance and functional success. Project information was obtained from scientific and government databases and gray literature. Despite considerable investment in offsetting projects, crucial problems persisted. Although compliance and function were related to each other, a high level of compliance did not guarantee a high degree of function. However, large projects relative to area had better function than small projects. Function improved when projects targeted productivity or specific ecosystem features and when multiple complementary management targets were in place. Restorative measures were more likely to achieve targets than creating entirely new ecosystems. Altogether the relationships we found highlight specific ecological processes that may help improve offsetting outcomes.     

Some polyphagous Homoptera gain protection from their natural enemies by feeding on the toxic plantsSpartium junceum andErythrina corallodendrum (Leguminosae)

Summary Interactions were studied among alkaloid-containing legumes (Erythrina corallodendrum andSpartium junceum) and non-toxic plants (Citrus sinensis, Cucurbita moschata andEuphorbia tirucalli), several polyphagous homopterans,Aphis craccivora (Aphididae),Icerya purchasi, I. aegyptiaca (Margarodidae),Lepidosaphes ulmi (Diaspididae) andPlanococcus citri (Pseudococcidae), and some major natural enemies of these homopterans. Significant reductions in survival due to negative effects of alkaloid containing as compared with non-alkaloidal plants were recorded for the predatorsRodolia cardinalis andChilocorus bipustulatus, but not forCryptolaemus montrouzieri (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae),Chrysoperla carnea (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae) andSympherobius sanctus (Neuroptera: Sympherobiidae). The development time of the larvae or pupae ofR. cardinalis, C. carnea andS. sanctus was longer on the toxic plants than on the non-toxic ones. The percentage of parasitism ofA. craccivora collected from the non-alkaloidal plantsVicia palaestina andMelilotus albus was much higher than that onS. junceum. The parasitoid complexes ofA. craccivora differed between both plant groups. The nutritive value of honeydew ofI. purchasi andA. craccivora, as expressed by the life span ofEncyrtus infelix (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) adults, was also investigated. Life spans were significantly longer when the wasps fed on honeydew produced on non-alkaloidal plants (C. sinensis andPittosporum tobira) than on alkaloid containing plants whenI. purchasi — but notA. craccivora — was the producer. It is suggested that the chemical defense ofE. corallodendrum andS. junceum is exploited by polyphagous phytophages to reduce predation. In nature, population growth and density of four of the investigated homopterans are conspicuously high when they developed on the alkaloid containing plant species, and very low on non-alkaloid plants. The efficiency of their natural enemies may be reduced by sequestration of alkaloids (or other toxic plant compounds) or their transfer into excreted honeydew. Therefore it is assumed that a generalist phytophagous homopteran may be protected from its natural enemies, although at different rates of efficiency, if it can safely sequester the host allelochemical when it develops on toxic species within its host range.