海洋赤潮纤毛虫——中缢虫（Mesodinium spp.）的形态学及种…

初步研究了海洋环境中常见的赤潮纤虫原生物中缢虫，对该属目前已知种类做了综合比较和回顾性报告，文中同时对发现自养殖水体中的蚤状中缢虫做了纤毛图式水平的描述和补充性报告。     

几种天敌对麦蚜蜜露的行为反应

麦长管蚜和禾谷缢管蚜蜜露的主要糖分为果糖、葡萄糖、蔗糖及两种未知糖分．其中前者以蔗糖含量最高，后者则不含蔗糖．其游离氨基酸种类基本相同，但后者蜜露中未鉴定出苏氨酸；除丙氨酸和组氨酸外，麦长管蚜中各类氨基酸的含量明显高于禾谷缢管蚜，其中单头麦长管蚜日分泌氨基酸量以亮氨酸和丙氨酸最高，分别达到了0．204 7ng和0．137 7ng，而禾谷缢管蚜以丙氨酸和亮氨酸最高，分别达到了0．154 3ng和0．102 5ng．随着蜜露含量的增加，各天敌的搜索与滞留时间显著延长，但逐渐趋于平缓，基本符合逻辑斯蒂增长．燕麦蚜茧蜂在两种蚜虫蜜露上的搜索与滞留时间差异显著，而瓢虫与草蛉类的搜索与滞留时间差异不显著，说明蜜露对捕食性和寄生性天敌的影响不同．图3表1参13     

莲缢管蚜对水葫芦生长的抑制作用

采用室外试验方法研究了不同密度和不同生育期的莲缢管蚜(Rhopalosiphumnymphaeae)对水葫芦(Eichhorniacrassipes)生长的影响.结果表明,莲缢管蚜成虫对水葫芦生长具有明显的抑制作用,表现在水葫芦植株鲜重减轻,总叶片数和新芽数减少,叶片枯萎数增加.低密度莲缢管蚜对水葫芦根和叶片生长的抑制作用不明显,但当莲缢管蚜密度大于20头·株-1时抑制效果显著,且随着作用时间的推移抑制作用更为明显.莲缢管蚜虽然对水葫芦生长具有一定的抑制作用,但由于其食性广泛,很可能会危及其他相邻水生植物,因此作为水葫芦天敌控制水葫芦生长的可行性还有待深入研究.     

图书与报告

概览 由联合国环境署和可持续性机构对企业环境报告所做的第四次国际调查第一次在它的评估标准中采用了包括经济和社会业绩在内的可持续性报告．它对全世界企业做的最好的公司报告进行了报道,重点集中在前面的调查中获得高分的企业和参加“全球报告举措”的企业．不过,最近的这次调查还采用了新的评估手段和基准来反映企业责任的可变性和范围． 调查集中在每个企业报告的四个主要方面．首先,它评估一个企业对其业务内容、短期和长期义务解释得如何．然后评估的是管理质量,包括报告中的信息能够在多大程度上让读者对其管理行为和规定的义…     

中国两性生殖卤虫形态特征的数值分类研究

对中国两性生殖卤虫１２个品系的１０个品系形态特征进行了聚类分析和主成分分析,并与Ａ．ｕｒｍｉａｎａ进行了比较研究．研究结果表明,Ａ．ｕｒｍｉａｎａ和中国两性生殖卤虫各品系明显可分为２个类群,证明中国各两性生殖卤虫品系均属于Ａ．ｓｉｎｉｃａ．而Ａ．ｓｉｎｉｃａ不属于Ａ．ｕｒｍｉａｎａ．在中国两性生殖卤虫各品系中ＮＬ、ＨＪＱ、ＳＢ可分为另一类群,显示可能存在种下分类阶元．本文所选取的形态特征是稳定的,可做为卤虫品系形态特征数值分类的重要依据．     

丁虫腈在环境中的降解特性

采用室内模拟试验研究丁虫腈在水体中的光解、水解及其在3种不同类型土壤中的降解特性。结果表明,丁虫腈在酸性和中性条件下比较稳定,不易水解,而在碱性条件下水解较快,在50℃、pH值为9．0的缓冲溶液中降解半衰期为26．7d。通过对水解产物的鉴定,推断丁虫腈的水解机理为碱催化水解。在[光]照度为2500lx、紫外强度为25I．LW·cm-2的人工光源氙灯条件下,丁虫腈的降解半衰期为1．5h,主要降解产物为氟虫腈。丁虫腈在太湖水稻土、江西红壤和陕西潮土中培养180d后均未发生明显降解,表明该农药在土壤中较难降解。     

乙虫腈及其代谢产物在稻田中的残留消减动态研究

采用加速溶剂萃取提取、florisil固相萃取小柱净化、气相色谱（电子捕获检测器）测定的方法,研究了江苏南京、江西南昌和福建永泰3地稻田施用乙虫腈农药后,乙虫腈农药及其代谢产物在水稻植株、田水和土壤中的残留消减动力学规律,以及在水稻植株、土壤、稻壳和糙米中最终残留情况。结果表明,乙虫腈母体在南京、南昌和永泰3地水稻植株、土壤、和稻田水中的消减半衰期分别为3．0、4．1和8．3d,9．2、16．9和9．9d,2．8、6．9和10．9d;母体和代谢产物总量在南京、南昌和永泰3地水稻植株、土壤、和稻田水中的消减半衰期分别为8．5、8．2和4．0d,37．1、58．2和20．2d,4．4、8．2和10．8d。在稻田中按照最高推荐剂量和最高推荐剂量1．5倍施用乙虫腈,施药1~2次时,在收获的糙米中乙虫腈的均未检出。     

企业未能确定主要的社会和环境风险

根据联合国环境署“可持续性”和“标准与贫穷”在世界范围内对企业可持续性报告所做的审察，理事会没有向金融投资者们透露环境和社会问题如何给企业带来战略风险和机遇．《风险与机遇：非金融报告最佳行为》（见第20页）发现，排名前50位的报告中只有3个报告对财务报表中的重要环境和社会风险进行了评估，没有顾及这一信息对分析家、     

海水养殖水体中寡毛类纤毛虫一新种—拟卡氏异游虫Heterostrombidium paracalkinsi nov. spec.(纤毛门, 寡毛目)

运用活体观察和蛋白银法染色对在青岛太平角贝类养殖场发现的一自由生活寡毛类纤毛虫新种拟卡氏异游虫Ｈｅｔｅｒｏｓｔｒｏｍｂｉｄｉｕｍｐａｒａｃａｌｋｉｎｓｉｎｏｖ．ｓｐｅｃ．的活体形态及纤毛图式做了全面研究．本种的主要特征为：虫体近圆球形,领区突起不明显,活体ｌ（２７～４３）μｍ×ｂ（３０～４３）μｍ;领区小膜１５～１７片,口区小膜７～９片,背部有３片用以固着的小膜;赤道动基列不闭合,含４４～５６对毛基粒,赤道后动基列含８～１６对毛基粒;大、小核各一枚．文中同时给出了属的新定义并对其相近种做了比较     

新农药氯虫酰胺在醇液中的光解

分别以氙灯和紫外灯为光源,对氯虫酰胺在甲醇和乙醇中的光解动力学及降解机理进行了研究。结果表明,在氙灯和紫外照射下,氯虫酰胺在甲醇和乙醇中的光解符合一级反应动力学规律。在模拟太阳光氙灯辐射下,氯虫酰胺在甲醇和乙醇中的光解半衰期分别为1．58h和2．57h,而紫外光辐射下分别为1．49min和1．60min。采用LC-MS对氯虫酰胺光解产物进行分离和鉴定,推断氯虫酰胺在醇中的光解途径主要涉及到分子环合和重排生成光解产物A[2-（2-溴-4H-吡唑并[1,5．d]吡啶并[3,2-b]B,4]恶嗪-4-基亚氨基）-5-氯-N,3-二甲基苯甲酰胺]和B[2-（3-溴-1-（3-羟基吡啶-2-基）-1H-吡唑-5-基）-6-氯-3,8-二甲基喹啉-4（3H）-酮1。     

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.     

A palaeo-hydrogeological model for arsenic contamination in southern and south-east Asia

An argument is presented in which areas of natural arsenic contamination of modern groundwaters throughout Asia have a common origin. Arsenic originally accumulated in oceanic ferro-manganoan sediments of the eastern Palaeo-Tethys. This was further concentrated through oceanic crustal extinction in what later became the south-east Chinese accreted mineralised terrain. Proto-Himalayan uplift of this area created the palaeo-drainage systems of the Ganges – Brahmaputra, Irrawaddy, Mekong, and Red Rivers, with consequent headwater erosion of arsenic-rich sediments. Their downstream deposition as immature and easily redistributed Neogene sandstones, silts, and iron-rich clays has created secondary and tertiary reservoirs of adsorbed and authigenic arsenic, from which the current arsenic-rich groundwaters have evolved. Considering river basins within the above palaeo-hydrogeological framework provides a basis for assessing the risk of arsenic in groundwater basins of south and south-eastern Asia.     

Cost‐effective conservation of an endangered frog under uncertainty

How should managers choose among conservation options when resources are scarce and there is uncertainty regarding the effectiveness of actions? Well‐developed tools exist for prioritizing areas for one‐time and binary actions (e.g., protect vs. not protect), but methods for prioritizing incremental or ongoing actions (such as habitat creation and maintenance) remain uncommon. We devised an approach that combines metapopulation viability and cost‐effectiveness analyses to select among alternative conservation actions while accounting for uncertainty. In our study, cost‐effectiveness is the ratio between the benefit of an action and its economic cost, where benefit is the change in metapopulation viability. We applied the approach to the case of the endangered growling grass frog (Litoria raniformis), which is threatened by urban development. We extended a Bayesian model to predict metapopulation viability under 9 urbanization and management scenarios and incorporated the full probability distribution of possible outcomes for each scenario into the cost‐effectiveness analysis. This allowed us to discern between cost‐effective alternatives that were robust to uncertainty and those with a relatively high risk of failure. We found a relatively high risk of extinction following urbanization if the only action was reservation of core habitat; habitat creation actions performed better than enhancement actions; and cost‐effectiveness ranking changed depending on the consideration of uncertainty. Our results suggest that creation and maintenance of wetlands dedicated to L. raniformis is the only cost‐effective action likely to result in a sufficiently low risk of extinction. To our knowledge we are the first study to use Bayesian metapopulation viability analysis to explicitly incorporate parametric and demographic uncertainty into a cost‐effective evaluation of conservation actions. The approach offers guidance to decision makers aiming to achieve cost‐effective conservation under uncertainty.     

Threats to intact tropical peatlands and opportunities for their conservation

Large, intact areas of tropical peatland are highly threatened at a global scale by the expansion of commercial agriculture and other forms of economic development. Conserving peatlands on a landscape scale, with their hydrology intact, is of international conservation importance to preserve their distinctive biodiversity and ecosystem services and maintain their resilience to future environmental change. We explored threats to and opportunities for conserving remaining intact tropical peatlands; thus, we excluded peatlands of Indonesia and Malaysia, where extensive deforestation, drainage, and conversion to plantations means conservation in this region can protect only small fragments of the original ecosystem. We focused on a case study, the Pastaza‐Marañón Foreland Basin (PMFB) in Peru, which is among the largest known intact tropical peatland landscapes in the world and is representative of peatland vulnerability. Maintenance of the hydrological conditions critical for carbon storage and ecosystem function of peatlands is, in the PMFB, primarily threatened by expansion of commercial agriculture linked to new transport infrastructure that is facilitating access to remote areas. There remain opportunities in the PMFB and elsewhere to develop alternative, more sustainable land‐use practices. Although some of the peatlands in the PMFB fall within existing legally protected areas, this protection does not include the most carbon‐dense (domed pole forest) areas. New carbon‐based conservation instruments (e.g., REDD+, Green Climate Fund), developing markets for sustainable peatland products, transferring land title to local communities, and expanding protected areas offer pathways to increased protection for intact tropical peatlands in Amazonia and elsewhere, such as those in New Guinea and Central Africa which remain, for the moment, broadly beyond the frontier of commercial development.     

Parasitic wasps orient to green leaf volatiles

Summary Undamaged plants emit low levels of green leaf volatiles (GLVs), while caterpillar-damaged and artificially damaged plants emit relatively higher levels of certain GLVs. Female braconid parasitoids,Microplitis croceipes, oriented to both damaged plants and to individual GLVs in no-choice tests in a wind tunnel, but seldom oriented to undamaged plants. Female ichneumonid parasitoids,Netelia heroica, also oriented to individual GLVs in a wind tunnel. Males of both wasp species failed to orient to the GLVs. These data show that leaf-feeding caterpillars can cause the release of GLVs, and that parasitic wasps can respond to these odors by flying upwind (chemoanemotactic response), which brings the wasps to their caterpillar hosts. This supports the hypothesis that plants communicate with members of the third trophic level,i.e., plants under herbivore attack emit chemical signals that guide natural enemies of herbivores to sites of plant damage. In this interaction, the GLVs serve as tritrophic plant-to-parasitoid synomones. That parasitoids from two different wasp families oriented to GLVs suggests that the response may be widespread among the Hymenoptera.Mention of a commercial or proprietary product does not constitute an endorsement by the U.S. Department of Agriculture     

Human Influence and Classical Biogeographic Predictors of Rare Species Occurrence

Biogeographic theory predicts that rare species occur more often in larger, less‐isolated habitat patches and suggests that patch size and connectivity are positive predictors of patch quality for conservation. However, in areas substantially modified by humans, rare species may be relegated to the most isolated patches. We used data from plant surveys of 81 meadow patches in the Georgia Basin of Canada and the United States to show that presence of threatened and endangered plants was positively predicted for patches that were isolated on small islands surrounded by ocean and for patches that were isolated by surrounding forest. Neither patch size nor connectivity were positive predictors of rare species occurrence. Thus, in our study area, human influence, presumably due to disturbance or introduction of competitive non‐native species, appears to have overwhelmed classical predictors of rare species distribution, such that greater patch isolation appeared to favor presence of rare species. We suggest conservation planners consider the potential advantages of protecting geographically isolated patches in human‐modified landscapes because such patches may represent the only habitats in which rare species are likely to persist. Influencia Humana y Predictores Biogeográficos Clásicos de la Ocurrencia de Especies Raras     

Seasonal dynamics of macro-algae in the South Lake of Tunis

The macro-algae communities observed in the south lake of Tunis are characterized by the predominance of nitrophilous algae which are in the order of biomass importance:Ulva, Cladophora andEnteromorpha. We have noted seasonal changes of alga distribution. The wind appears to be one of the most important factors influencing this distribution. The total biomass reaches a maximum in the spring. Rapid decomposition of the biomass leads to a severe ecological imbalance, resulting in crises of anoxia and fish death. A restoration project has already started. It aims at removal of contaminated muds and the introduction of a new circulation system. The main objectives of this work were to collect information on the distribution and biomass of the phytobenthic communities as a first step in the constitution of a database for further comparison.     

Patterns and biases of climate change threats in the IUCN Red List

International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List assessments rely on published data and expert inputs, and biases can be introduced where underlying definitions and concepts are ambiguous. Consideration of climate change threat is no exception, and recently numerous approaches to assessing the threat of climate change to species have been developed. We explored IUCN Red List assessments of amphibians and birds to determine whether species listed as threatened by climate change display distinct patterns in terms of habitat occupied and additional nonclimatic threats faced. We compared IUCN Red List data with a published data set of species’ biological and ecological traits believed to infer high vulnerability to climate change and determined whether distributions of climate change‐threatened species on the IUCN Red List concur with those of climate change‐threatened species identified with the trait‐based approach and whether species possessing these traits are more likely to have climate change listed as a threat on the IUCN Red List. Species in some ecosystems (e.g., grassland, shrubland) and subject to particular threats (e.g., invasive species) were more likely to have climate change as a listed threat. Geographical patterns of climate change‐threatened amphibians and birds on the IUCN Red List were incongruent with patterns of global species richness and patterns identified using trait‐based approaches. Certain traits were linked to increases or decreases in the likelihood of a species being threatened by climate change. Broad temperature tolerance of a species was consistently related to an increased likelihood of climate change threat, indicating counterintuitive relationships in IUCN assessments. To improve the robustness of species assessments of the vulnerability or extinction risk associated with climate change, we suggest IUCN adopt a more cohesive approach whereby specific traits highlighted by our results are considered in Red List assessments. To achieve this and to strengthen the climate change‐vulnerability assessments approach, it is necessary to identify and implement logical avenues for further research into traits that make species vulnerable to climate change (including population‐level threats).