Effects of arsenic on seed germination and physiological activities in wheat seedlings

The effects of arsenic(As)were investigated on seed germination,root and shoot length and their biomass and some other factors to elucidate the toxicity of As.The results showed low concentrations of As(O-1 mg/kg)stimulated seed germination and the growth of root and shoot,however,these factors all decreased gradually at high concentrations of As(5-20 mg/kg).The contents Of O2-,MDA,soluble protein and peroxidase(POD)activity all increased with increasing As concentrations.Soluble sugar content,ascorbate peroxidase(APX),and superoxide dismutase(SOD)activities decreased at low concentrations of As,and increased at high concentrations of As.While acetylsalicylic acid(ASA)and chlorophyll contents,catalase(CAT)activity displayed increasing trend when the concentrations of As was lower than 1 mg/kg,and then decreasing trend.By polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis(PAGE).As induced the expression of POD isozymes of wheat seedlings.As induced the expression of CAT isozymes but inhibited the expression of SOD isozymes of wheat seedlings at concentrations lower than 1 mg/kg.However,As inhibited the expression of CAT isozymes but induced the expression of SOD isozymes at concentrations higher than 5 mg/kg.The results indicated As could exert harmfulness in the early development stage of wheat at inappropriate concentrations.     

内蒙古河套灌区春小麦苗期生态系统CO2通量变化研究

在内蒙古河套灌区用连续自动采样箱的方法对不同施肥方式下的春小麦生态系统CO2净交换(NEE)进行观测,发现苗期(出苗-拔节期)春小麦生态系统主要是一个CO2净交换逐渐增大,固定碳逐渐增加的过程.在速效肥条件下,春小麦生态系统苗期CO2净交换的变化为-390.20～901.25 mg·m-2·d-1,日呼吸量在-800.35～-5865.22 mg·m-2·d-1;缓释肥负荷下CO2净交换变化为-206.00～1258.36 mg·m-2·d-1,日呼吸量在-407.02～-4986.52mg·m-2·d-1."-"表示从生态系统中丢失碳.从CO2净交换中减去生态系统的呼吸速率就得到植物的光合速率.采取缓释的施肥方式可以减少苗期CO2释放.此外,用气象因子包括瞬时光合有效辐射(PAR)、空气温度和土壤温度等对光合速率和呼吸速率构建简单的模型去模拟CO2通量的变化速率.结果表明,PAR与大气温度和10cm土壤温度分别是制约苗期春小麦生态系统呼吸和光合速率的主要因素.     

二段曝气生物滤池处理生活污水的试验研究

对二段曝气生物滤池处理生活污水进行了试验研究 ,探讨了生物膜的形成及供气量、水力停留时间对处理效果的影响。结果表明 :在上、下进气口分别按气水比 3:1和 1:1,HRT 9 8h ,进水CODCr浓度 16 3 5 4～ 30 9 6 5mg/L条件下 ,CODCr去除率平均为 88 6 3% ,SS去除率平均为 85 44 % ,TN去除率平均为 38 6 9% ,出水CODCr降至 2 2 45～2 9 45mg/L ,SS降至 18～ 2 6mg/L。     

利用日本青鳉早期发育阶段暴露评估排水的急、慢性毒性和内分泌干扰效应

提出一套利用日本青鳉胚胎-幼鱼阶段生长、形态学改变和雌雄比例变化的指标体系评价排水的毒性和内分泌干扰效应的方法.该方法属于活体动物的短期和部分生命阶段暴露测试,整个实验周期为21 d,测试过程不依赖复杂的仪器设备,操作简单、成本低.通过在北京市污水、工业废水及其经过生物处理后的排水进行测试,表明其能够比较准确判断排水中是否存在急性毒性、致畸和内分泌干扰效应物质.将其应用于评价不同深度处理工艺出水毒性效果,结果表明反渗透工艺能够去除大部分毒性物质.     

洞庭湖生态风险评价及阶段性特征

采用“压力－响应”模式，按3个阶段评价了洞庭湖1991~2015年生态风险状况，并识别了不同阶段的主要压力源、胁迫因子及受影响较大的生态系统指标与生态系统服务.结果表明：（1）1991~2015年，洞庭湖生态风险总体呈不断增加趋势，期间造成洞庭湖生态风险增加的主要压力源发生了较大变化；主要胁迫因子和受影响大的生态系统指标也变化明显，而受影响较大的生态系统服务功能无明显变化.（2）不同阶段，洞庭湖生态风险影响因素不同，其中1991~2002年，受自然源和人为源共同影响；2003~2010年，自然源影响明显减弱，而人为源影响逐步增加；2011~2015年，自然源影响继续降低，而人为源的影响则进一步增加；（3）近年来洞庭湖生态风险增速虽有所减缓，但生态风险增加趋势尚未根本性改变，仍需加强洞庭湖保护治理，重点是进一步加强流域人为源的污染控制，同时密切关注自然源影响，尤其是水文情势变化所引起的生态风险增加问题.     

氮在水稻中的行为及其品种间的差别

目前氮肥的利用效率很低，很多研究重点放在氮肥在土壤过程中的损失，对植物本身的氮素损失较少注意。作者利用^15NH4^ 和^15NO3^-双标记，对Indica和Japonica水稻亚种进行水培，在分蘖期、幼穗分化期、开花期施用，将培养液ρ(N)20mg／L的NH4NO3换成相同质量浓度的^15NH4^ NO3或NH^15NO3^；部分水稻在一周后收获，其他分别在分蘖期、幼穗分化期、开花期、成熟期收获。植株分成根系、地上部和穗部，对各自的全氮、^15N进行测定，计算植物的总吸收量。从施用量、植株总吸收量以及三部分总和的植株氮残存量的比较来研究氮素在两种水稻亚种中的行为。研究结果表明，两种植物都近100％吸收了所施用的^15NH4NO3或NH4^15NO3，但^15NH4^ 和^15NO3^-在Japonica的残存量要比Indica多，损失的部分可能往大气中散失了，意味着两种水稻亚种有着明显不同的氮素利用率。比较^15NH4^ 和^15NO3^-的残存量，结果表明^15NH4^ 留在植株体内要比^15NO3^-多，尤其在抽穗期施用的情况下，植物体在后期对^15NO3^-的转化能力大大减弱，但这部分的氮如何损失掉尚不清楚。比较植株体内各部分的氮素含量，发现Japonica的穗部比Indica含有更多的氮素，表明氮在前者的体内转化效率和利用效率高。试验结果表明，不同水稻亚种对氮素的利用以及不同氮素形态在其体内的行为不同。     

Reproductive stage and phonotactic preferences of female midwife toads (<Emphasis Type="Italic">Alytes cisternasii</Emphasis>)

We studied the phonotactic response of Alytes cisternasii females at different reproductive stages (before and after oviposition) toward two male call characteristics (call rate and frequency) differing in variability, as well as in the strength of female preference. We measured female phonotactic response over several repetitions by means of the frequency of selection of the population-preferred alternative, consistency of choice, frequency of reciprocal calling activity, frequency of null trials, and average approach time. Our results showed that female mating preferences in A. cisternasii are highly influenced by the variability of male call characteristics, while only female motivation is related to reproductive stage.Communicated by T. Czeschlik     

紫花苜蓿品种间根系发育过程分析

从根系发育角度分析了不同紫花苜蓿品种在甘肃黄土高原丘陵沟壑区的适应性．研究表明：品种间侧根发生总数差异较大，Ameristand201和Sandili均为14个，陇东苜蓿(Longdong)仅为6个，65％的侧根发生于营养生长阶段；品种间主根生长，根系体积、根系生物量的积累在各个生育期的表现分为3种类型，Ameristand201，Sandili，Ameri-graze401在整个生育期内的生长速率较快，且速率基本保持一致；陇东苜蓿，Derby，Sitel在整个生育期内生长速率较慢，但在盛花期(7月中旬)后，生长速率急剧增加；Goldenempress，Defi，Algonqiun介于前两者之间．从根系发育过程分析，Amefistand201，Sandili，Amerigraze401对黄土高原丘陵沟壑区的季节性降水反映相对迟钝，在干旱半干旱生境中具有较好的适应性．     

Shifting foraging strategies in colonies of the social wasp Polybia occidentalis (Hymenoptera, Vespidae)

Social insect colonies can be expected to forage at rates that maximize colony fitness. Foraging at higher rates would increase the rate of worker production, but decrease adult survival. This trade-off has particular significance during the founding stage, when adults lost are not replaced. Prior work has shown that independent-founding wasps rear the first workers rapidly by foraging at high rates. Foraging rates decrease after those individuals pupate, presumably reducing the risk of foundress death. In the swarm-founding wasps, colony-founding units have many workers, making colony death by forager attrition less likely. Do swarm-founding wasps show similar shifts in foraging rates during the founding stage? We measured foraging rates of the swarm-founding wasp, Polybia occidentalis at four stages of colony development. At each stage, foraging rates correlated with the number of larvae present, which, in the founding stages, correlated with the number of cells in the new nest. Thus, foraging rates appear to be demand-driven, with the level of demand in the founding stage set by the size of nest that is constructed. During the founding stage, foraging rates per larva were high initially, suggesting that colonies minimize the development times of larvae early in the founding stage. Later in the stage, foraging rates decreased, which would reduce worker mortality until new workers eclose. This pattern is similar to that shown for independent-founding wasps and likely results from conflicting pressures to maximize colony growth and minimize the risk of colony death by forager attrition.     

两段式生物膜-膜生物反应器的试验研究

试验对传统两段式生物反应器(TSBR)进行了改进，二段采用生物膜-膜生物反应器(BMBR)；在一段HRT=SRT=2．82～4．23h，二段HRT=6．44～9．66h、SRT→∞，每日空曝气8h的运行条件下，对该工艺进行了试验研究。结果表明，系统稳定后，出水水质稳定，CODc、NH4^ -N和TP的去除效率分别为95％、80%和60％以上，膜污染得到了有效控制。