Landmark memories are more robust when acquired at the nest site than en route: experiments in desert ants

Foraging desert ants, Cataglyphis fortis, encounter different sequences of visual landmarks while navigating by path integration. This paper explores the question whether the storage of landmark information depends on the context in which the landmarks are learned during an ant's foraging journey. Two experimental set-ups were designed in which the ants experienced an artificial landmark panorama that was placed either around the nest entrance (nest marks) or along the vector route leading straight towards the feeder (route marks). The two training paradigms resulted in pronounced differences in the storage characteristics of the acquired landmark information: memory traces of nest marks were much more robust against extinction and/or suppression than those of route marks. In functional terms, this result is in accord with the observation that desert ants encounter new route marks during every foraging run but always pass the same landmarks when approaching the nest entrance.     

Inter and intra-population variation in shoaling and boldness in the zebrafish (<Emphasis Type="Italic">Danio rerio</Emphasis>)

Population differences in anti-predator behaviour have been demonstrated in several species, although less is known about the genetic basis of these traits. To determine the extent of genetic differences in boldness (defined as exploration of a novel object) and shoaling within and between zebrafish (Danio rerio) populations, and to examine the genetic basis of shoaling behaviour in general, we carried out a study that involved laboratory-raised fish derived from four wild-caught populations. Controlling for differences in rearing environment, significant inter-population differences were found in boldness but not shoaling. A larger shoaling experiment was also performed using one of the populations as the basis of a North Carolina type II breeding design (174 fish in total) to estimate heritability of shoaling tendency. A narrow-sense heritability estimate of 0.40 was obtained, with no apparent dominance effects.     

河南省黄河湿地生态旅游资源的开发与保护研究

河南黄河湿地旅游资源丰富,有各具特色的湿地景观、复杂多样的生物景观、丰富的地文景观、悠久的历史人文景观和工程园林景观等多种景观类型;但目前存在着开发利用程度较低,市场营销不够、景点开发质量不高,旅游设备简陋、基础设施落后,景点少、点热面冷,人才缺乏、经营管理水平低等众多问题;最后从旅游功能分区、旅游开发、旅游管理、旅游线路设计、旅游环境监测、区域旅游联合、加大宣传力度等方面提出了河南黄河湿地生态旅游资源开发的对策.     

生物膜反应器处理洗涤污水的试验

介绍了采用生物膜反应器处理洗涤污水的试验研究方法，研究了COD、LAS和NH3-N的去除效果。试验结果表明：整个系统出水稳定，水质良好（COD〈38．7mg／L、NH3-N〈1．1mg／L、LAS〈0．9mg／L，且无色无味、无SS），符合国家建设部生活杂用水回用水质标准，且具有较强的抗冲击负荷能力。在生物膜反应器中，微生物对污染物的去除起主要作用，而中空纤维膜对维持系统的稳定出水起重要作用。     

ZDMC絮凝剂工业应用研究

叙述采用两种复合配方分阶段在炼油厂净化水车间一级浮选池进行工业应用试验，并与车间现用絮凝剂PAFC进行对比，试验结果表明：PAFC20＋ZDMC5的除油效果与PAFC的相当，浮渣产生量比PAFC减少26％，药剂费用低，药剂用量少，值得推广应用。     

水溶液中的甲苯在功率超声场中的降解动力学

研究了水溶液中密闭体系内功率超声场降解甲苯的行为,并探讨了反应动力学方程.试验表明,超声照射时间对甲苯的降解影响较大,40min后可以获得90.8%左右的去除率,而溶液的初始浓度、体系的温度等也有一定的影响;饱和氧的溶液中甲苯的降解过程符合一级反应,动力学方程为-dC=KC0-0.2394@C,在20～50℃时的表观活化能Ea为41.06kJ/mol.     

铁蓝—活性炭生物膜法处理彩色胶片水洗废水的研究

定影漂白废话水用铁蓝法预处理，结果表明，以硫酸亚铁为沉淀剂，投加量为铁氰化物理论值的１．３倍，ＣＮ去除率为９８％，反应生成的普鲁士蓝纯度较高，可供综合利用，铁蓝法除ＣＮ后的出水与显影冲洗废水混合，再经生炭生物膜法处理，ＣＯＤｃｒ去除率为８０％；     

Mitigation of the Impact of Tropical Cyclones in Northern Australia through Community Capacity Enhancement

Community mitigation of hazard impact requires hazard knowledge and preparedness on the part of the members of diverse and complex communities. Longitudinal research in the tropical cyclone prone north of Australia has gathered extensive datasets on community awareness, preparedness and knowledge, in order to contribute to education campaigns and mitigation strategies. Data have been used to identify issues of vulnerability to cyclones and capacity to deal with the hazard. This has been developed as a community vulnerability and capacity model that may be applied to diverse communities in order to assess levels of capability to mitigate and deal with the cyclone hazard. The model is presented here in a simplified form as its development is evolving and ongoing.     

铁路专用线声环境影响评价

针对新建铁路专用线沿线的环境特征，提出了铁路专用线声环境影响评价的程序、内容和方法。在目前缺乏新建铁路噪声预测模式的情况下，提出了应对铁路边界噪声、不同距离处的铁路噪声、敏感点噪声、鸣笛噪声进行预测，并以某铁路专用线声环境影响评价为例，对上述四种噪声进行了预测，通过预测得到铁路两侧的声环境状况，并以此为依据提出了铁路噪声的防治对策，以保证铁路专用线沿线声环境质量。