Malaria and risk of predation: a comparative study of birds

Predators have been hypothesized to prey on individuals in a poor state of health, although this hypothesis has only rarely been examined. We used extensive data on prey abundance and availability from two long-term studies of the European Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus) and the Eurasian Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis) to quantify the relationship between predation risk of different prey species and infection with malaria and other protozoan blood parasites. Using a total of 31 745 prey individuals of 65 species of birds from 1709 nests during 1977-1997 for the Sparrowhawk and a total of 21 818 prey individuals of 76 species of birds from 1480 nests for the Goshawk during 1977-2004, we show that prey species with a high prevalence of blood parasites had higher risks of predation than species with a low prevalence. That was also the case when a number of confounding variables of prey species, such as body mass, breeding sociality, sexual dichromatism, and similarity among species in risk of predation due to common descent, were controlled in comparative analyses of standardized linear contrasts. Prevalence of the genera Haemoproteus, Leucocytozoon, Plasmodium, and Trypanosoma were correlated with each other, and we partitioned out the independent effects of different protozoan genera on predation risk in comparative analyses. Prevalence of Haemoproteus, Leucocytozoon, and Plasmodium accounted for interspecific variation in predation risk for the two raptors. These findings suggest that predation is an important factor affecting parasite-host dynamics because predators tend to prey on hosts that are more likely to be infected, thereby reducing the transmission success of parasites. Furthermore, this study demonstrates that protozoan infections are a common cause of death for hosts mediated by increased risk of predation.     

宁夏灌区不同类型农田土壤氮素累积与迁移特征

在宁夏灌区选择设施菜田（n=4）和水旱轮作大田（n=4）,通过田间多点取样观测和室内分析的方法,研究了2种类型农田土壤氮素累积与分布特点,以及其迁移对浅层地下水的影响。结果表明,设施菜田0~150 cm土壤剖面溶解性总氮（TSN）、硝态氮（NO3--N）和溶解性有机氮（SON）含量都显著高于大田,前者分别是后者的1.5~5.6、1.5~3.4倍和1.6~9.8倍。设施菜田土壤氮素主要累积在0~5 cm和5~20 cm土层,而大田主要在40~100 cm土体。设施菜田和大田土壤溶解性总氮占全氮比例分别在5.4%~11.5%和2.2%~4.9%之间,前者的淋失风险较高。设施菜田各形态氮素累积量表现为SON＆gt;NO3--N＆gt;NH4＋-N,大田为NO3--N＆gt;SON＆gt;NH4＋-N。设施菜田浅层地下水中TSN、NO3--N和SON含量也都显著高于大田,前者平均含量分别是后者的9.5、13.8倍和7.0倍。因此,硝态氮和溶解性有机氮都是2种类型农田氮素累积的主要形态,也是浅层地下水污染的重要来源。     

Copepod egg production in the Skagerrak during SKAGEX,May–June 1990

Egg production ofAcartia clausi andCentropages hamatus was measured along 6 transects in the Skagerrak every third day from 26 May to 20 June 1990. Egg production was highest in the shallow waters north of Denmark, with occasional peaks in frontal regions along the Swedish and the Danish west coasts. Linear regression analysis showed that the egg production was significantly (p<0.05) related to chlorophylla measured either as average surface concentration or integrated over the whole water column. When analysing each transect or each time period separately, the surface chlorophyll generally was a better predictor of egg production than the depth-integrated chlorophyll. Regressions improved when analysing the whole area for a short period of time rather than analysing a single transect for a month. The data suggest that the Skagerrak planktonic system functions more similarly over the whole area in a short period of time than over a month in a restricted area. Mixingwithin the system in frontal regions or in connection with eddies is more important for the secondary production thantransport to it by the Baltic Current or the Jutland Current.SKAGEX Contribution No. 4     

Results of the European Commission MARINA II study: part I--general information and effects of discharges by the nuclear industry

From the collated data relevant to discharges by the nuclear industry, it results that the input of beta activity (excluding Chernobyl fallout and tritium) into the OSPAR region decreased by a factor of 4 from 1986 to 1991, reaching by this date the same level as in the early 1950s. Over the same period the discharges of the alpha activity into the OSPAR region also decreased by a factor 3, the same trend has been seen also for tritium. Since 1986 the effective dose to members of the critical group in the vicinity of Sellafield and Cap de La Hague was consistently below the ICRP and EU limit of 1 mSv per year to members of the general public. The overall radiological impact from nuclear industry on the population of the European Union from the OSPAR area has decreased from 280 manSv y(-1) in 1978 to 14 manSv y(-1) in 2000.     

铜与毒死蜱复合污染对淡水绿藻的毒性效应

重金属及农药残留在水环境中被频繁检测出,其复合污染对环境生物的联合毒性有别于单因子的生物效应.以淡水绿藻为受试生物,比较分析了有机磷农药毒死蜱（Chlorpyrifos）和重金属铜的单一及复合暴露对蛋白核小球藻急性毒性、细胞通透性及抗氧化应激的影响.铜、毒死蜱72小时单一暴露对小球藻的EC₅₀分别为0.68和12.71μmol/L,藻细胞叶绿素含量随污染物浓度的增大而降低,细胞通透性随污染物浓度的增大而增强,藻细胞活性氧和抗氧化酶被显著诱导.利用相加指数法（Additive Index,AI）确定铜、毒死蜱联合暴露对小球藻急性毒性的联合作用类型为拮抗作用,这与小球藻ROS产生量及抗氧化酶等指标的显著性水平分析结果一致.     

硫酸渣制备高纯度硫酸亚铁

以高铁硫酸渣为原料,采用酸浸-还原-除杂-结晶一重结晶-干燥工艺,合成高纯度硫酸亚铁。通过反应温度、反应时间对硫酸渣中铁的浸出率的影响,以及结晶温度、干燥温度、干燥时间对硫酸亚铁产品纯度的影响做分析实验,得出最佳酸浸条件：硫酸渣与硫酸的固液比为1：3,硫酸质量分数为20％～25％,反应温度为80℃,反应时间为6h,搅拌强度为200r／min;最佳结晶精制条件：结晶溶液pH值为1-3,温度为60℃;除杂最佳条件：pH值约为4．5;冷却结晶温度控制在20℃,结晶干燥过程为30℃,干燥6h。     

三油酸甘油脂-醋酸纤维素复合膜测定水中有机氯农药生物有效性

以异狄氏剂、狄氏剂和p,p'-滴滴涕3种持久性有机氯农药为研究对象,通过室内模拟实验,验证了三油酸甘油脂-醋酸纤维素复合膜(TECAM)富集水中自由溶解态疏水性有机物的假设,研究了水中溶解性有机碳对TECAM富集3种有机氯农药的影响,并与相同暴露条件下日本青鳉鱼的富集结果进行了比较.结果表明,TECAM只富集水中自由溶解形态的疏水性有机物;水中存在的溶解性有机碳会降低3种有机氯农药被TECAM和青鳉富集的可利用性;TECAM和青鳉的富集结果有很好的可比性.因此,TECAM能够用来预测疏水性有机污染物在不同溶解性有机碳含量的水中被鱼体富集的生物有效性.     

安徽省资源、环境、经济系统协调发展评价

以系统科学思想为基础，根据1990-2005年间安徽省的资源、环境与经济发展的实际情况，构建了一套分层次的协调发展评价指标体系，并运用主成分方法、坎蒂雷赋权法将相应层次的指标进行综合，根据协调发展的含义建立数学模型，从协调度、协调发展度、协调发展趋势指数的角度定量分析了安徽省资源、环境、经济系统协调发展的状况。该研究思路可作为其它地区在进行同类分析时提供参考。