内蒙古包头民航机场及周边地区鸟类组成及生态分布

2006年8月-2007年7月,对包头机场周边7km范围内的鸟类组成及生态分布进行了调查,共记录到鸟类153种,分属16目39科。其中留鸟31种,夏候鸟67种,旅鸟47种,冬候鸟8种。该地区繁殖鸟(包括留鸟和夏候鸟)有98种,占调查区鸟类总数的64.05%,其中北方型种类有81种,占繁殖鸟总数的82.65%,表现出明显的古北界鸟类区系特征。调查区分为湿地、林地、草地、农田、居民区、山地、跑道与停机坪7种生境类型,对各生境中鸟类进行了分析。     

广东汕头海岸湿地鸟类群落及其多样性

对广东汕头海岸湿地的鸟类资源进行了调查,共记录鸟类100种,隶属15目31科,其中古北界鸟类43种,东洋界鸟类45种,广布种鸟类12种.区系组成呈南北鸟类混杂分布,鸟类的多样性表现出明显的季节性.该湿地有国家二级重点保护鸟类10种,中日候鸟保护协定名录中的鸟类43种.对5个湿地样区的主要鸟类种类和数量进行了调查,结果反映汕头海岸湿地是水鸟类重要的越冬栖息场,鸟类群落多样性指数以三屿围和六合围两个样区较高,分别为3.2306和3.2283,濠江口的多样性指数较低,为1.981.群落多样性指数的高低主要受物种数量和各物种数量均匀度的影响.本文还提出了对鸟类资源保护和管理的建议.表3参9     

广东新会银湖湾湿地鸟类群落组成及多样性

2006年8月至2007年7月,采用系统抽样技术和样带法,对广东省江门市新会区银湖湾湿地鸟类群落进行研究,共记录70种,隶属13目28科48属。新会银湖湾湿地带鸟类平均密度356只/hm2,鸟类物种多样性指数3.690 2、均匀度指数0.875 6、优势度指数0.25。芦苇红树林潮间湿地、鱼塘莲藕湿地和农田果园是新会银湖湾湿地典型的生境,各生境的鸟类种类、密度和多样性差异较大。其中芦苇红树林潮间湿地55种,平均密度338只/hm2;鱼塘莲藕湿地有40种,平均密度279只/hm2;农田果园有38种,平均密度247只/hm2。3种生境中芦苇红树林潮间湿地鸟类的生物多样性最高,农田果园最低。     

九寨沟自然保护区鸟类群落结构与多样性

2002年4月～2003年6月,利用样线法对九寨沟自然保护区的鸟类物种多样性进行了调查,并分析了群落结构.调查记录到鸟类172种,结合历史文献可知,保护区内有鸟类14目43科223种,其中国家Ⅰ级重点保护鸟类4种,国家Ⅱ级重点保护鸟类23种,中国特有种17种.居留型组成为夏候鸟63种、冬候鸟14种、留鸟128种和旅鸟18种.鸟类群落多样性指数以针阔叶混交林最高(3.99),落叶阔叶林的最低(1.79);均匀度指数以水域生境的最高(0.87),村落生境的最低(0.61).各生境鸟类群落结构的相似性都很低(＜60%),具有明显的差异.表2参16     

天祝夏玛林场不同生境夏季鸟类多样性

鸟类作为生命系统的一个重要类群,对维持生态系统的平衡具有重要意义。天祝县位于青藏高原东北边缘地带,植被群落多样,为鸟类提供了多样的栖息环境。为了解栖息于该地的夏季繁殖鸟类多样性状况,于2014—2019年6—7月采用固定样线法对甘肃省天祝县夏玛地区鸟类进行观测。共记录到鸟类77种,隶属于8目26科。其中,留鸟48种,夏候鸟29种;国家Ⅰ级重点保护鸟类1种,国家Ⅱ级重点保护鸟类7种;中国脊椎动物红色名录等级中的易危(VU)等级1种。不同生境鸟类群落结构在种数、多样性指数和均匀度上均以林地生境(59种,3.940 58,0.694 69)为最高,高山裸岩生境(9种,2.598 06,0.458 02)最低。采用广义线性混合模型对天祝地区不同生境不同海拔观测到的鸟种数和数量进行相关性分析,结果表明随着海拔升高,鸟种数显著下降(P0.001)。由于人类活动对该区生态环境的持续破坏,鸟类栖息地质量和面积受到不利影响,鸟类观测与保护工作任重道远。     

重庆库区不同海拔段繁殖鸟类群落的物种多样性

1996~1997年,对三峡工程重庆库区的鸟类群落的物种组成和种群数量进行了调查,共调查记录库区繁殖鸟类12目40科170种,数量17326只,其中留鸟有104种,占繁殖鸟总数的61.2%,夏侯鸟66种,占38.8%.用秩-多度曲线对不同海拔段的繁殖鸟类群落进行多样性分析的结果显示:1)秩-多度曲线方法的结果比Shannon-Wiener等物种多样性指数更直观,能更全面地反映多样性状况,该曲线可以对不同群落或相同群落在不同时间的物种多样性进行比较,是分析生物多样性的一种最直观的方法;2)人类干扰是影响各海拔段繁殖鸟类群落物种多样性的主要因素,人类干扰越强烈,鸟类群落物种多样性越低.图2表3参20     

湖南隆回打鸟坳迁徙鸟类资源的调查研究

采用路线调查、样方调查法、鸟类鸣叫声音统计法和走访调查等调查研究方法,对湖南隆回打鸟坳迁徙鸟类资源进行了调查研究,发现该地计有迁徙鸟类10目21科56种,其中留鸟有22种,占39%,夏候鸟有7种,占13%,旅鸟有27,占48%.同时分析了打鸟坳鸟类扑火的原因,并对打鸟坳鸟类资源保护提出了一些建议.     

洞庭湖湿地珍稀濒危鸟类群落组成及多样性

2005年7至2007年4月,采用直接记数法和"GPS"技术定位监测对洞庭湖湿地珍稀濒危保护鸟类资源及其环境进行调查。结果表明:洞庭湖湿地珍稀濒危保护鸟类有218种,隶属于16目46科。其中古北界鸟类占优势,有118种,东洋界鸟类54,广布种鸟类46种。冬候鸟为主体,有118种,留鸟40种,夏侯鸟35种,旅鸟25种。按生态类群分,游禽45种、涉禽69种、陆禽3种、猛禽22种、攀禽11种、鸣禽68种;该湿地有国家Ⅰ级重点保护鸟类7种、Ⅱ级重点保护鸟类43种,国际湿地公约名录中的鸟类37种。洞庭湖湿地珍稀濒危保护鸟类群落Shannon-Wiener多样性指数和Pielou均匀性指数分别为4.489 7和0.576 5。     

陕西陇县关山繁殖鸟类群落多样性研究

于2016-2018年4-6月采用样线法对关山地区繁殖鸟类群落多样性进行调查.结果 表明,关山地区共分布有繁殖鸟类142种,隶属于14目42科;呈古北界与东洋界鸟类并存的区系特征.研究区鸟类群落多样性指数为3.9856,均匀度指数为0.8042,优势度指数为0.0302.根据植被和海拔不同,将调查区域分为低海拔农耕带、...     

广州南沙红树林湿地鸟类群落多样性(2005～2010)

为探讨城市化对鸟类群落的影响,2005～2010年对广州南沙红树林湿地鸟类群落多样性进行了研究.结果表明:共记录鸟类149种,隶属于16目42科97属;其中冬候鸟或旅鸟77种,占51.7%,留鸟63种,占42.3%,夏候鸟9种,占6.0%;鸟类群落呈现出较强的季节性,从总体上看,物种数和总数量呈现秋冬季高峰,夏季最低.红树林湿地区具有最高的鸟类物种多样性与科属多样性,物种多样性和科属多样性变化趋势表现为红树林湿地区>河涌林带区>水域区.南沙红树林湿地的保护对丰富鸟类群落多样性具有重要作用.     

Mechanisms of cross-shelf transport of crab megalopae inferred from a time series of daily abundance

From 20 July 1982 to 19 July 1984, crab megalopae were trapped daily from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography pier. Pachygrapsus crassipes, Portunus xantusii, Cancer spp., Hemigrapsus spp., and Majid crab megalopae dominated the catch. Yearly, seasonal, and daily variations in the magnitude of the catch were observed. Yearly and seasonal variations were probably due to a strong El Niño event that occurred during the study and to the timing of spawning and duration of the larval phase, respectively. Daily variation was correlated with oceanographic processes that can transport larvae to shore. Catch of some taxon during some seasons correlated with wind stress suggesting that transport was wind driven. The correlations were, however, weak and the sign of the correlation varied between years. The maximum daily tidal range was significantly correlated (cross-correlations and cross Fourier analysis) to both daily seawater temperature anomalies (surface and bottom) and daily catch of crab megalopae in all taxa enumerated. Significant correlations between tidal range and temperature anomalies suggest that temperature anomalies were primarily due to the shoreward transport of warm and cold water by the internal tides. The consistent and relatively strong relationship between tidal range and catch of megalopae (the cross-Fourier analysis suggests that from 20 to >90% of the variation in catch can be attributed to variation in the tidal range) suggest that much of the shoreward transport of megalopae was via the internal tides. Shoreward transport of larvae by internal tides may be due to internal cold bores or convergences over large tidally generated internal waves (solitons). Peak catches of megalopae, however, were often not associated with cold anomalies suggesting that transport was due to moving convergences over internal waves.     

南水北调中线水源区溪流大型底栖动物群落结构的时空动态

于2007年7月～2008年5月对南水北调中线水源区丹江口水库若干入库溪流的大型无脊椎动物的时空动态进行了研究.结果表明,四节蜉、扁蜉、细蜉、侧枝纹石蛾、直突摇蚊哑科一种和真凯氏摇蚊为该地区大型底栖动物优势类群,相对丰度分别为20.4%、11.5%、9.1%、5.9%、11.6%和5.0%;季节间底栖动物密度差异显著,生物量差异不显著,Shannon-Wiener多样性指数和Margalef 多样性指数差异不显著.典型对应分析表明,季度间对底柄动物的影响因子不同是该地区底栖动物群落结构季节间差异不显著的主要原因.图4表3参23     

毛竹根系生物量分布与季节动态变化

采用挖土柱法研究了安徽黄山地区毛竹（Phyllostachys edulis）根系生物量的分布规律,连续观测了根系生物量的季节变化,并分析了根系生物量与温度、降雨等环境因子相关性。研究结果表明：毛竹林的根系生物量平均为12.891 t·hm^-2,88.8%的根系分布在0-40 cm土层,随土层加深根系生物量逐渐减少,0-20 cm土层中的生物量占总生物量的62.3%,分别是20-40 cm与40-60 cm根系生物量的2.35倍与5.56倍;根系总生物量具有明显的季节动态,变化范围为7.686-17.386 t·hm^-2,表现为单峰型,7月份最高,2月份最低;不同深度土壤中毛竹根系生物量也存在明显的季节动态,均从2月份开始上升,达到最大值后逐渐下降,与总生物量的季节变化规律类似,其中0-20 cm与20-40 cm土层根系生物量最大值出现在7月,与总生物量一致,而40-60 cm土层最大值出现在6月,存在一定偏差;毛竹林根系生物量与气温因子显著相关,三次拟合方程为Y=0.0001X3-0.0013X2＋0.2398X＋7.6022（R2=0.956）,与降雨量因子无显著相关性。     

Sewage nutrient enrichment and phytoplankton ecology along the central coast of Lebanon

The abundance and taxonomic diversity of phytoplankton has been studied in relation to sewage pollution (proximity to outfalls) south of Beirut, Lebanon. Surface-water samples were collected from a series of beach stations extending from the American University of Beirut to 20 km south from June, 1973 to July, 1974. Samples were preserved, concentrated by settling, and the concentration of each taxon of phytoplankton enumerated in an inverted microscope. Water samples from the vicinity of two major sewer outfalls (Carlton and Khalde sewers) showed very high concentrations of NH₄ ⁺, NO₂ ^-, NO₃ ^- and PO₄ ^-3, a greater total concentration of phytoplankton, and a lower taxonomic diversity than samples remote from outfalls. A considerable variation in the occurrence of species and dominance occurred along the pollution gradient. Blue-green algae and dinoflagellates were dominant in polluted waters, while diatoms dominated in cleaner water away from major sewage outflow. From the dominance and relative distribution of the taxa along the pollution gradient, certain taxa (Oscillatoria spp., Spirulina spp., Phormidium spp., Synochococcus custos and S. elongatus, Gymnodinium spp., and Prorocentrum spp.) emerge as indicator species of pollution. These changes correspond to a typical degradation of a complex community to a less mature state by the inflow of nutrient-rich sewage (eutrophication) along a coastal region about 10 km long.     

Boundary Layer Evolution and its Influence on Ground-Level Ozone Concentrations

Accurate determination of the planetary boundary layer (PBL) height (i.e., mixing height (MH)) is critical to properly simulating pollutant levels with the grid-based photochemical models. In this study, the daytime mixing heights based on the parcel and bulk Richardson number methods are compared with those obtained directly from a numerical mesoscale meteorological model in an effort to evaluate the uncertainties in the estimation of the PBL evolution. Mixing heights are estimated from hourly outputs of meteorological variables of the Penn State/NCAR Mesoscale Model Version 3.3 (MM5V3) with two PBL schemes (Blackadar and Gayno-Seaman) during July 1999 over Philadelphia, PA. An analysis of the diurnal variation in the urban PBL and its influence on ground-level ozone (O₃) levels is presented in this paper. The results indicate that on average, the MHs determined from the bulk Richardson number were larger than those estimated from the parcel method. The MHs from the MM5V3 output were much smaller than those derived from the parcel and bulk Richardson number methods, especially for the Gayno-Seaman scheme that is based on turbulent kinetic energy. The MH and ground-level O₃ concentration have been found to be twice as much on episode days than on non-episode days. The average hourly MH growth rate and O₃ tendency (i.e. rate of change in O₃) were largest during the morning hours (0700 to 1000 eastern standard time (EST)), suggesting that vertical mixing contributes significantly to the accumulation of ground-level O₃ in urban areas in the morning hours.     

Understanding abundance patterns of a declining seabird: implications for monitoring.

The Kittlitz's Murrelet (Brachyramphus brevirostris) is a rare, non-colonial seabird often associated with tidewater glaciers and a recent candidate for listing under the Endangered Species Act. We estimated abundance of Kittlitz's Murrelets across space and time from at-sea surveys along the coast of Alaska (USA) and then used these data to develop spatial models to describe abundance patterns and identify environmental factors affecting abundance. Over a five-week period in the summer of 2005, we recorded 794 Kittlitz's Murrelets, 16 Marbled Murrelets (B. marmoratus), and 70 unidentified murrelets. The overall population estimate (N, mean +/- SE) during the peak period (3-9 July) was 1317 +/- 294 birds, decreasing to 68 +/- 37 by the last survey period (31 July-6 August). Density of Kittlitz's Murrelets was highest in pelagic waters of Taan Fjord (18.6 +/- 7.8 birds/km2, mean +/- SE) during 10-16 July. Spatial models identified consistent "hotspots" of Kittlitz's Murrelets, including several small areas where high densities of murrelets were found throughout the survey period. Of the explanatory variables that we evaluated, tidal current strength influenced murrelet abundance most consistently, with higher abundance associated with strong tidal currents. Simulations based on the empirically derived estimates of variation demonstrated that spatial variation strongly influenced power to detect trend, although power changed little across the threefold difference in the coefficient of variation on detection probability. We include recommendations for monitoring Kittlitz's Murrelets (or other marine species) when there is a high degree of uncertainty about factors affecting abundance, especially spatial variability.     

低效低质人工林优化改造后林下植被多样性研究

采用样地调查法,对经过人工优化改造的陕西吴起县城周边的低效低质林,选取了其中的11种改造模式（即人工林林分）及1块天然次生林,进行了林下植被多样性的研究。结果表明：12个样地共调查到55种植物,各样地林下植物种有11-23种;阿尔泰狗娃花（altaicus（Willd．）Novopokr．）、达呼里胡枝子（davuriea（Laxm．JSehi月d1．）、赖草（JPc口li”淞（GeorgOTzveL）、针茅（capillataLinn．）、毛连蒿（vestitaWall．exBess．）和委陵菜（chinensisSer．）是最常见的种。而赖草、毛连蒿、达呼里胡枝子、华北米蒿（giraldiiPamp．）、茵陈蒿（capillarisThunb．）、艾蒿（1avandulaefolia DC．）是改造后人工林林下重要值最大的优势种,植物偶见种也较多;不同样地林下植物多样性指数差异显著;物种多样性指数Gleason指数和种间相遇机率（PIE）指数变化趋势基本一致,Simpsom指数、Pielou均匀度指数变化趋势与前两者相反,Shannon—Wiener指数变化趋势不明显。分析表明：人工林林下植被多样性较之天然林要差,其多样性受人工林林分密度、林龄及林分组成等影响。     

Physiological correlates of genetic variation for rate of behavioral development in the honeybee, Apis mellifera

Two factors that influence age at onset of foraging in honeybees are juvenile hormone (JH) and colony age demography (older bees inhibit behavioral development of younger bees). We tested the hypothesis that genetic variation among bees for these factors influences genetic variation in behavioral development. Pairs of colonies showing genetic differences in rates of behavioral development were identified in a screening experiment and bees from these colonies were used for physiological and behavioral assays. Six pairs were assayed, three with European bees only and three with both European and Africanized bees. There was genetic variation for the following four components: (1) production of JH in four pairs (experiment 1); (2) sensitivity to JH in three pairs (experiment 2); (3) sensitivity to social inhibition in three pairs (experiment 3), and (4) potency of social inhibition in four pairs (experiment 4). Cross-fostering assays (experiment 5), which allowed all four components to be evaluated simultaneously, revealed genetic variation for production of JH, sensitivity to JH, or sensitivity to social inhibition in five of six pairs, and potency of social inhibition in five of six pairs. There was often evidence for genotypic differences in more than one component, and no consistent pattern of association among any of the components. Africanized bees had faster rates of behavioral development than European bees, but there were no racial differences in patterns of variation among the four components. These results indicate that there are at least several, apparently distinct, physiological processes associated with JH and colony age demography upon which natural selection can act to alter the rate of behavioral development in honeybees. Received: 8 December 1998 / Received in revised form: 29 July 1999 / Accepted: 8 August 1999     

Assessing the aerodynamic effects of tail elongations in the house martin (Delichon urbica): implications for the initial selection pressures in hirundines

Of the three species of hirundine that breed sympatrically across the U.K., one, the barn swallow, has outer tail feathers elongated into streamers, whereas the other two species, the house martin and the sand martin, do not. The tail streamer of the barn swallow is regarded as a classic example of a sexually selected trait. Recent evidence, however, has suggested that streamers may have evolved largely through natural selection for enhanced flight performance and increased maneuverability. We tested the hypotheses that small streamers (1) increase performance in turning flight, but (2) decrease performance in flight variables related to velocity. We manipulated the lengths of house martin outer tail feathers and measured changes in their free-flight performance, using stereo-video to reconstruct the birds" three-dimensional flight paths. Five flight variables were found to best describe individual variation in flight performance. Of these five, the three variables determining maneuverability predicted that flight performance would be optimized by a 6- to 10-mm increase in the length of the outer tail feathers. In contrast, for mean velocity and mean acceleration, extension of the outer tail feathers appears to have a detrimental effect on flight performance. We suggest that the initial selection pressure for streamers in ancestral short-tailed "barn swallows" was via natural selection for increased maneuverability. In addition, we propose that the benefits of increased maneuverability have differed between hirundines in the past, such that the cost of increasing the length of the outer tail feather has, to date, outweighed the benefits of doing so in streamerless hirundines. Received: 14 February 2000 / Revised: 2 July 2000 / Accepted 18 July 2000     

Variation in nesting patterns affecting nest temperatures in two populations of painted turtles (<Emphasis Type="Italic">Chrysemys picta</Emphasis>) with temperature-dependent sex determination

Mechanisms maintaining sex ratios in populations with temperature-dependent sex determination (TSD) remain elusive. Although geographic variation in embryonic sex determination (i.e., pivotal temperature) has been widely investigated in reptiles exhibiting TSD, no previous studies have directly addressed geographic variation in maternal behavior affecting nest thermal conditions. I evaluated patterns of nest-site selection and its effects on thermal and hydric nest conditions for a population of painted turtles ( Chrysemys picta bellii) exhibiting TSD in New Mexico. These results are compared to data collected from a well-studied, conspecific population experiencing relatively cooler climatic conditions in Illinois. Since canopy vegetation cover reduces nest temperatures in Illinois, I expected females in New Mexico to nest under high amounts of canopy vegetation cover. However, females from New Mexico placed nests under significantly less canopy vegetation cover, but closer to standing water, than did females from Illinois. Experimental nests in New Mexico demonstrated that increased canopy vegetation cover and soil moisture reduced nest temperatures. By nesting close to standing water rather than under canopy vegetation cover, females in New Mexico nested in habitats more closely associated with maximizing moisture around nests rather than reducing nest temperatures through shading. Mean July nest temperatures were similar for both populations. Since nest hydric conditions affect hatching success and hatchling size in C. picta, nesting patterns in New Mexico may primarily reflect selection for microhabitats affecting offspring survivorship or size.