Exploring tensions and conflicts in invasive species management: The case of Asian carp

There is a growing recognition that scientific and social conflict pervades invasive species management, but there is a need for empirical work that can help better understand these conflicts and how they can be addressed. We examined the tensions and conflicts facing invasive Asian carp management in Minnesota by conducting 16 in-depth interviews with state and federal agency officials, academics, and stakeholders. Interviewees discussed the tensions and conflicts they saw impacting management, their implications, and what could be done to address them. We found three key areas of conflict and tension in Asian carp management: 1) scientific uncertainty concerning the impacts of Asian carp and the efficacy and non-target effects of possible management actions; 2) social uncertainty concerning both the lack of societal agreement on how to respond to Asian carp and the need to avoid acting from apathy and/or fear; and 3) the desired approach to research and management – whether it is informed by “political need” or “biological reality”. Our study of these tensions and conflicts reveals their importance to Asian carp management and to invasive species management, more broadly. We conclude with a discussion of possible ways to address these areas of tension and conflict, including the potential of deliberative, participatory approaches to risk-related decision making and the need to productively engage with apathy and fear.     

砷、铜、苯酚对鲤鱼（Cyprinus carpio Linn.）的联合毒性研究

应用微核试验、聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳和酯酶活性测定技术，比较和分析了42d内饲养于ρ（Cu^2 )0.01mg/L、ρ(As^3 )0.1mg/L、ρ（Phe)0.005mg/L及其二二 且合物和三组合物溶液中鲤鱼嗜多染红细胞微核率，肝、肾脏酯酶活性和同工酶谱，结果显示，ρ（Cu^2 )0.01mg/L对鲤鱼嗜多染红细胞微核无诱发作用，肝、肾脏酯酶活性无抑制作用；ρ（Phe)0.005mg/L和ρ(As^3 )0.1mg/L溶液中鲤鱼随时间 延长其微核率相应升高，其肝、肾脏酯酶活性减弱 ，同工酶带减少，砷、铜、苯酚间协同作用增大鲤鱼微核诱发效应，肝、肾脏酯酶活性减弱，同工酶带减少，因此，建议对现行渔业水质标准应作进一步验证实验，要充分考虑污染物间协同效应，以便使渔业水质标准更符合实际。     

4种实用配方饲料对锦鲤诱食活性和生长的影响

试验用鱼选择锦鲤.根据动物摄食行为学原理,采用迷宫法和摄食率法为试验方法,配制4种添加甘氨酸的实用饵料,研究其对锦鲤诱食活性和生长的影响,实验结果用Excel和SPSS17.0软件进行分析.结果表明,4种实用饵料都对锦鲤具有诱食反应.其中,火棘(35m甘氨酸)P=0.003＜ 0.05,浒苔(35mg甘氨酸)P=0.001＜0.05,诱食效果有极显著意义.与对照组相比,喂食实用饵料的锦鲤增重率都有所提高,其中浒苔+50mg甘氨酸最为明显,达到8.44％,饵料系数降低到4.123.     

Effect of filter-feeding fish silver carp on phytoplankton species and size distribution in surface water： A field study in water works

Silver carp were introduced into the pre-sedimentation pond to control excessive phytoplankton in raw water.The effectiveness of the filter-feeding silver carp on phytoplankton control and the effect of silver carp on phytoplankton community were investigated.The results showed that Microcystis could be effectively removed by silver carp stocked in the pre-sedimentation pond,and simultaneously,the concentration of single-cell phytoplankton increased obviously.The difference in phytoplankton species and singlecell phytoplankton size between in the water and in the gut of silver carp indicated that phytoplankton smaller than 5 μm,such as Chamydomonas and Platymonas,were almost not be filtered by silver carp,phytoplankton with the size between 5 and 20 μm could be partly filtered,and large size phytoplankton,mainly colony-forming Microcystis could be filtered almost completely.These filterfeeding characteristics directly caused the phytoplankton size distribution biased toward miniaturization.Therefore,this biological treatment using silver carp could be applied only to deal with groups of Microcystis-dominated eutrophic water,and was not appropriate in water bodies where single-cell micro phytoplankton were dominant.Especially when silver carp are used in water treatment,a cautious attitude should be taken based on the evaluation of phytoplankton biomass and species structure features in raw water.     

Effect of sub-acute exposure to TiO2 nanoparticles on oxidative stress and histopathological changes in Juvenile Carp （Cyprinus carpio）

Increasing application of nanotechnology highlights the need to clarify and understand nanotoxicity. Mammalian and in vitro studies have raised concerns about the toxicity of titanium dioxide nanoparticles (TiO₂-NPs), but there are limited data on ecotoxicity to aquatic organisms. In this work, the sub-acute toxicity of TiO₂-NPs to carp (Cyprinus carpio) was assessed. Superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT) and peroxidase (POD) activities and lipid peroxidation (LPO) levels in liver, gill and brain tissues of carps varied with concentration of TiO₂-NPs suspensions and exposure time (up to 8 d). As a result, 100 and 200 mg/L TiO₂-NPs caused statistically significant decrease in SOD, CAT and POD activities and significant increase in LPO levels in tissues (P < 0.05), suggesting that the fish exposed to these two concentrations of TiO₂-NPs suffered from the oxidative stress. The extent of depletion of antioxidant enzymes activities and the elevation of LPO in the liver was the greatest, indicating that the liver might be the most susceptible organ to TiO₂-NPs exposure. In addition, carps had gill pathologies including edema and thickening of gill lamellae as well as gill filaments, and liver pathologies including necrotic and apoptosis hepatocytes after exposed to 100 and 200 mg/L TiO₂-NPs for 20 d. These results indicated a potential risk from TiO₂-NPs released into the aqueous environment.     

高效氯氰菊酯对鲤鱼的生化指标影响研究

研究了高效氯氰菊酯对鲤鱼的脑、鳃、肝和骨骼肌肉中代谢酶、RNA和蛋白质的影响.用0.356 μg/L高效氯氰菊酯处理鲤鱼21d后,其脑、腮、肝、骨骼肌肉中6-磷酸葡萄糖脱氢酶(G-6-PDH)和乳酸脱氢酶(LDH)的活性逐渐降低,酶活性降低了35.2%～48.4%,RNA质量比减少了21.55%～45.65%,蛋白质质量比减少了41.72%～49.07%;撤离高效氯氰菊酯后,鲤鱼脑、鳃、肝和骨骼肌肉中的G-6-PDH和LDH酶活性、RNA和蛋白质质量比恢复到对照水平.结果表明:高效氯氰菊酯亚致死浓度处理后的鲤鱼脑、鳃、肝和骨骼肌肉中代谢酶活性、RNA和蛋白质质量比都逐渐下降,高效氯氰菊酯对鲤鱼的生化指标影响显著.     

2,4-DNT对鲤鱼的急性和亚急性毒性

实验测定２,４－ＤＮＴ对鲤鱼的急生和亚急性亚急性试验经１．６４０,３．２８０,４．９１９,６．５５９,９．１０９ｍｇ．Ｌ＾－１２,４－ＤＮＴ暴露３６ｄ,在１５－１９℃下,２４,４８,７２,９６ｈ的ＬＣ５０值分别为３０．７８,２７．２５,８４．２４,９６ｍｇ．Ｌ＾－１。     

水生动植物联合作用净化不同富营养化景观水体研究

选择睡莲(Nymphaeatetragona)、轮叶黑藻(Hydrillaverticillata)、鲢鱼(Aristichthysnobilis)和中华圆田螺(Cipangopludinachinensis)为实验对象,设置富营养和极富营养两种浓度梯度,通过室外试验探讨不同动植物及其组合对两种浓度水平中总氮(TN)、总磷(TP)及叶绿素a(Chl-a)的净化效果。结果表明,在富营养和极富营养水平中,均以睡莲和黑藻组合对TN和TP的去除效果最好,TN去除率分别为66.4%和42.3%,TP去除率分别为97.1%和89.6%,TP去除率分别高出相应对照组53.2和35.3个百分点;鲢鱼和中华圆田螺的加入会引起TN和TP的升高,但是由鲢鱼、中华圆田螺、睡莲和黑藻组成的组合对藻类的抑制效果最好,其Chl-a含量始终保持最低含量,日均值不超过1.16 mg/m3。因此,鲢鱼、中华圆田螺、睡莲和黑藻联合作用对富营养化水体具有明显的净化效果,其协同作用可为景观湖泊富营养化控制提供理论基础和科学依据。     

三峡水库蓄水初期鲤鱼重金属富集特征及健康风险评价

于2011-2012年在三峡库区干流水域及7条典型支流中采集鲤鱼样品,通过测定鱼体肌肉组织中Cr、Cd、As、Pb、Ni、Cu和Zn等7种重金属含量,分析了三峡库区蓄水后的鱼体重金属污染水平、各金属元素之间的相关性及在库区各水域的分布特征,并利用目标危险系数(THQ)对库区居民通过食用鱼类摄入重金属的健康风险进行了评价.结果显示,所有鱼类样品中均检测出这7种重金属,但含量低于国家规定的卫生健康标准.不同重金属在鱼体肌肉中差异明显,Zn的平均含量最高(5.88 mg·kg-1),Cd平均含量最低(0.013 mg·kg-1).所有7种重金属可分为4类,式中,Cr和Cu,Pb和As相关系数较大.与库区外其他水域相比,三峡水库中鱼体重金属含量处于较低水平,且在蓄水后未发生显著变化.受到水位升高和悬浮物沉降的影响,库区内干流鱼体中大部分重金属含量变化趋势为从库尾的洛碛向库中的巫山递减.THQ法评价结果认为,食用库区鱼类健康风险较低.     

钙和铅相互作用对鲫鱼毒性效应的影响

以鲫鱼为材料,研究了钙和铅相互作用对鲫鱼毒性效应的影响.试验分为5组,分别为空白对照Ⅰ组、单独染铅Ⅱ组(0.1 mg·L-1)及铅钙联合组(Ⅲ组:0.1 mg·L-1铅+2 mmol·L-1钙,Ⅳ组:0.1 mg·L-1铅+4 mmol·L-1钙,Ⅴ组:0.1 mg·L-1铅+6 mmol·L-1钙),处理35 d后,检测鲫鱼肌肉、鳃中铅含量,以及肝胰脏中总抗氧化能力(T-AOC)、过氧化氢酶(CAT)活性和丙二醛(MDA)含量.结果表明,与Ⅰ组比较,Ⅱ、Ⅲ组鲫鱼肌肉、鳃中铅含量增高(p0.05),Ⅴ组鲫鱼肌肉中铅含量降低(p0.05),与Ⅱ组比较,Ⅳ、Ⅴ组鲫鱼肌肉、鳃中铅含量降低(p0.05);与Ⅰ组比较,Ⅱ组CAT活性降低(p0.05),Ⅲ、Ⅳ和Ⅴ组CAT活性升高(p0.05),与Ⅱ组比较,Ⅳ、Ⅴ组CAT活性升高(p0.05);与Ⅰ组比较,Ⅱ、Ⅲ和Ⅴ组T-AOC活性降低(p0.05),与Ⅱ组比较,Ⅲ、Ⅳ和Ⅴ组T-AOC活性增高(p0.05);与Ⅰ组比较,Ⅱ、Ⅲ、Ⅳ和Ⅴ组MDA含量升高(p0.05),与Ⅱ组比较,Ⅲ、Ⅳ和Ⅴ组MDA含量降低(p0.05).由此可见,钙可竞争鲫鱼对铅的吸收,降低铅在其肌肉、鳃中的蓄积,提高鲫鱼肝胰脏的抗氧化能力,表明钙能降低铅的毒性效应.