Size assessment in simulated territorial encounters between male green frogs (Rana clamitans)

We examined the ability of male green frogs to assess the size of an opponent based on the dominant frequency of their advertisement call, which is negatively correlated with size, using synthetic stimuli to simulate intruders of different sizes. In one field playback experiment, we broadcast a pair of stimuli representing a small and a large male; in a second experiment, we broadcast calls of a medium and a large male. In both experiments, males produced calls with significantly lower dominant frequencies in response to each stimulus. Contrast analyses revealed that males lowered the dominant frequency of their calls more in response to the large-male stimulus than in responses to the small- and medium-male stimuli. In the second experiment, males also responded to the large-male stimulus by calling at higher rates. There were no differences in mean note duration or the number of moves made toward or around the playback speaker in response to any stimulus. Thus, the frequency of an opponent's calls elicits a differential modification of calling behavior, primarily in the form of differential dominant frequency alteration, suggesting that males use dominant frequency to assess the size of opponents during aggressive encounters. Received: 17 April 1998 / Accepted after revision: 7 October 1998     

中空柱状生物膜载体在处理工业废水工程中的应用

本文介绍新开发的一种在污水处理中的高科技产品一高效生物膜载体,通过对其在与其他处理方式各方面择比研究过程中的高找到其特点,推广新科技。     

Ecotourism options in coastal protected area management: a case study of North Head Quarantine Station, Australia

The challenges faced by coastal protected areas in both promoting highly attractive sites and preserving the natural attributes of these sites have been given a new dimension with the opportunities presented by ecotourism. Realising the market potential of a protected area and, at the same time, conserving the unique features of an area is a difficult task. This paper explores the possibilities that backpacker tourism may offer the Quarantine Station in Sydney Harbour National Park, in Australia. The Quarantine Station is a significant cultural heritage site that is located in a sensitive coastal national park within Sydney's metropolitan area.     

脉冲电湿式脱硫除尘技术及其在精锌冶炼炉的应用

介绍脉冲电湿式脱硫除尘技术及其在精锌冶炼炉上的应用。     

图论在大气化学模式计算和灵敏度分析等中的应用

若用吉尔型法求解大气化学模式、动力学模式和灵敏度分析时,预估矩阵是不对称矩阵。在图论中该矩阵对应于一有向图（ 一种类型的反应图） ,顶点代表反应物或产物,边表示反应。图论中将有向图划分成强成分可以用于ＬＵ 分解一系列小矩阵代替直接ＬＵ 分解预估矩阵本身,从而提高了效率。以大气化学模式的碳键机理和乙烷裂解动力学机理两例说明,给出了许多划分强成分前后动力学模型和灵敏度分析有关的有向图及其有关的矩阵,本法与间接法和其它方法的灵敏度分析的结果符合得很好,并评价了计算效率。     

Retaining natural vegetation to safeguard biodiversity and humanity

Global efforts to deliver internationally agreed goals to reduce carbon emissions, halt biodiversity loss, and retain essential ecosystem services have been poorly integrated. These goals rely in part on preserving natural (e.g., native, largely unmodified) and seminatural (e.g., low intensity or sustainable human use) forests, woodlands, and grasslands. To show how to unify these goals, we empirically derived spatially explicit, quantitative, area-based targets for the retention of natural and seminatural (e.g., native) terrestrial vegetation worldwide. We used a 250-m-resolution map of natural and seminatural vegetation cover and, from this, selected areas identified under different international agreements as being important for achieving global biodiversity, carbon, soil, and water targets. At least 67 million km² of Earth's terrestrial vegetation (∼79% of the area of vegetation remaining) required retention to contribute to biodiversity, climate, soil, and freshwater conservation objectives under 4 United Nations’ resolutions. This equates to retaining natural and seminatural vegetation across at least 50% of the total terrestrial (excluding Antarctica) surface of Earth. Retention efforts could contribute to multiple goals simultaneously, especially where natural and seminatural vegetation can be managed to achieve cobenefits for biodiversity, carbon storage, and ecosystem service provision. Such management can and should co-occur and be driven by people who live in and rely on places where natural and sustainably managed vegetation remains in situ and must be complemented by restoration and appropriate management of more human-modified environments if global goals are to be realized.     

声光催化降解水中有机污染物

声光催化是水处理降解有机污染物的一种新技术。在分析中 ,探讨了该技术降解有机污染物的机理 ,以及国内外研究现状 ,包括降解效果和主要的影响因素     

ABR-SBR法处理草浆造纸中段废水试验研究

针对草浆造纸中段废水 ,进行了ABR、SBR及ABR SBR组合处理工艺的研究 ,结果表明 :ABR的HRT为 6h时 ,废水可生化性由 0 2— 0 2 5增加到 0 4— 0 5 ;SBR最佳HRT为 8h ,单独运行 ,COD去除率 6 5 %左右 ;ABR SBR组合工艺中SBR处理效果明显提高 ,COD去除率达 80 %左右 ,且组合工艺处理效果好 ,COD和BOD5去除率达 90 %左右 ,抗冲击负荷能力强。     

九龙江河口湾区冬季海水二甲基硫浓度的分布特征

以九龙江河口湾区为研究区域探寻受人为干扰严重的河口湾区DMS排放规律.2001年冬季采样调查发现在九龙江河口和湾口区叶绿素、盐度和营养盐等环境因子呈现出区域差异,海水DMS也存在明显的空间分布特征,平均浓度分别为101.0和242.1 ng·L^-1.随着海水盐度从低到高,DMS浓度出现先降低后升高的现象,DMS高值出现在九龙江最大浑浊带的河口峰面处.     

城市污泥-猪粪混合堆肥过程中湿度的层次效应及其动态变化

由城市污泥、猪粪混合堆肥试验表明:升温期堆体各剖面的湿度在50.82%～60.87%之间,高温期在38.7%～52.17%之间;升温期和高温期堆体中湿度的层次效应不明显,堆肥仓门、仓内壁以及堆体深度对湿度层次效应的影响较小;降温期堆体各剖面的湿度在24.54%～49.39%之间,湿度层次效应非常明显,仓门、仓内壁和堆体深度对湿度层次效应产生明显影响;后熟期堆体各剖面的湿度在19.18%～49.34%之间,湿度层次效应相对减弱,仓门和仓内壁是导致湿度层次效应减弱的重要原因.不同堆肥期堆体剖面的湿度差异由大到小为:后熟期>降温期>高温期＝升温期,堆体的湿度由大到小为:下部>中部>上部.堆肥过程中湿度随时间的变化满足二级动力学方程.