ANALYSIS OF DATA FROM BIOLOGICAL SURVEYS OF STREAMS: DIVERSITY AND SAMPLE SIZE1

ABSTRACT: Brillouin's equation (H) for species diversity from information theory is to be preferred for the purposes of applied ecology over the equation of Shannon (H′) or the more commonly used approximate equation (H″). By its use, the difficult problem of delimiting the extent of the community being sampled in a stream survey can be avoided. Moreover, Brillouin's equation gives the exact diversity of the fully censused collection, whreas Shannon's diversity can only be approximated with a biased estimator. If we regard a sample as a message from the environment to the ecologist, Brillouin's equation is the proper one for computing its diversity. The product moment correlation coefficient between Brillouin's H for the total number of individuals from a group of samples and for randomly chosen subsets of 100 individuals from each sample was nearly as high as the correlation between H and H″ based on the total samples. This indicates that small sample sizes may give a useful diversity index. Replicated subsamples show that much smaller samples than are normally used can discriminate between communities from polluted and unpolluted environments. The use of smaller samples should reduce the cost of stream surveys.     

溪流生态系统次生盐化的生态学研究进展

溪流次生盐化是人类活动干扰导致可溶性盐向水体迁移从而造成盐浓度异常增高的现象,由于干扰类型(如农业生产、河岸带植被破坏、采矿废水与污水排放等)的不同,溪流次生盐化呈现出溶解性无机离子组成复杂、盐浓度间歇性波动等特点. 已有研究发现:①溪流次生盐化会造成藻类、底栖动物和鱼类的群落结构产生变化,主要包括物种丰度、生物量、生物多样性、功能摄食类群等方面;②高盐环境对非耐盐物种产生胁迫从而降低其出现频率,敏感底栖动物会增加漂移行为以选择低盐环境,而敏感鱼类则消失;③耐盐物种应对高盐胁迫有不同策略,如卵胎生的产卵方式以减少在高盐环境中的时间,或拥有较强的渗透调节能力维持体内渗透平衡. 主要问题:①影响水生生物的可能是单一离子又或是离子组合,不同盐化水体所增加的离子类型及浓度都有很大差别,而要逐一探明单一离子及离子组合的影响需要巨大的工作量;②野外研究常以电导率或ρ(TDS)(TDS为总溶解性固体)表征盐化程度,而电导率或ρ(TDS)会改变有机污染物、重金属的生物毒性,也会与营养盐、悬浮物等因子产生交互作用,难以确定盐化对水生生物的独立影响. 因此,今后需关注全球变暖背景下次生盐化与营养盐、重金属的耦合作用,注重我国本土水生生物的耐受性及其适应调节机制,并重视基于野外调查与室内试验两类不同数据所获得水生生物适盐范围的对比验证;同时为满足水生生物健康保护,应加强对溪流次生盐化有指示作用的水质监测指标的开发及阈值的制订.      

几种典型有害化学品对水生生物的急性毒性

采用水体中3个营养级别的水生生物（绿藻、水Sou和鱼）测试卤代酚类、硝基苯类、烷基苯类典型有毒有害化学品对水生生物的急性毒性，同时对上述物质对水生生物的安全性进行初步评估，并预测了上述物质对水生生物的环境安全浓度，研究结果表明，在3类12种有机污染物中，卤代酚类物质对水生生物的毒性最强，其中五氯苯酚对水生生物具有极高毒性。在3个营养级别的受试生物中，剑尾鱼对上述毒物具有较好的敏感性，结果稳定，重现性好，说明剑尾鱼是一种优良的水生毒性试验材料，图1表3参11。     

Environmental risks of chemicals and genetically modified organisms: a comparison. Part II: Sustainability and precaution in risk assessment and risk management

The principles of precaution and sustainability require more consideration in the assessment of environmental risks posed by chemicals and genetically modified organisms. Instead of applying risk reduction measures when there are serious indications for damage, full scientific certainty is often waited for before taking action. The precautionary principle particularly should be applied in those cases in which the extent and probability of damage are uncertain, e.g. in the case of persistent chemicals which are additionally bioaccumulative or highly mobile. Based on these principles, environmental action targets for risks associated with GMOs and chemicals can be developed. Risk management not only includes statutory measures but also instruments designed to influence behaviour indirectly are important to achieve the goals. Particularly for risks of GMOs which provoke fear, risk communication is important. Some rules to which attention should be paid in communication with the public are presented.     

化学镀镍老化液资源化处理工艺的研究

利用三步法综合处理化学镀镍老化液。以多孔性泡沫镍作为阴极、Ti RuO2 作为阳极 ,电解回收化学镀镍老化液中的金属镍离子 ,镍的回收率可以达到 97.5 % ,同时废液中总有机碳去除率达到 97.3 % ;再以 15 %石灰乳作沉淀剂 ,每克镍投加量为 6.5mL时进一步将溶液中的残余镍处理至排放标准以下 ;最后以Ca(ClO) 2 作为氧化沉淀剂 ,处理剩余溶液中的磷 ,排放水中总磷浓度达到 1.0 6mg L ,沉淀中镍的含量低于 1.4mg kg ,以P2 O5计的磷含量高达 67.3 % ,符合农用污泥污染物控制指标 ,可以作为农业肥料使用。实验结果表明 ,利用以上方法处理 ,可以有效地将老化液中的镍、磷处理至排放标准以下 ,同时溶液中的大量有机物得到去除 ,化学镀镍老化液中的有用资源得到回收利用     

Winter losses of nitrogen and phosphorus from Italian ryegrass, meadow fescue and white clover in a northern temperate climate

We have studied to what degree Italian ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum Lam.), white clover (Trifolium repens L.) and meadow fescue (Festuca pratensis L.) are able to preserve nitrogen (N) and phosphorous (P) in shoots and roots from one growing season to the next in a northern temperate climate. Field experiments were performed during four consecutive winters in central southeast Norway (60°42′N, 10°51′E), and N and P in plant biomass were measured in the autumn and in the spring. We also measured the contents of total N, total P and organic carbon (C) in seepage water that percolated through the aboveground plant material. Uptake of N and P in Italian ryegrass and white clover was substantially larger than in meadow fescue. The winter losses varied greatly from year to year, depending on the winter climate. On the average for all three of the plant species, the winter losses of N from aboveground biomass were 6, 35, 68 and 10% in the four experimental years, respectively. The corresponding P losses were 11, 36, 60 and 22%. On the average for all plant species and experimental years, 43 (±12)% (S.E., n = 12) of the N, 34 (±9)% of the P and 4 (±1)% of the C that was lost from the aboveground plant biomass during the winter, was recovered in seepage water, basically as a nutrient pulse in melt water in early spring. The very low C recovery rate in seepage water suggested a considerable microbial growth on lost plant C. Assuming that all un-recovered plant C was consumed by microorganisms not included in measurements of the seepage water, modelling showed that microbial immobilisation theoretically might explain the unexpectedly low recovery rates of N and P. The study was not designed to investigate the possible effects of psychrophilic microbes on N and P cycling. Therefore, it is inconclusive and underlines the need for more knowledge on this matter.     

吸附法处理模拟含磷废水

以天然沸石、膨润土为基材,经镁、铝等处理并活化而得的FMA、BMA吸附剂,对磷有较高的吸附能力,其动态吸附容量大于17mg·g~(-1),磷的去除率都在95%以上,吸附后的FMA可用Na_2CO_3、NaOH(5%)洗脱,洗脱率达100%,吸附后的BMA可用Al_2(SO_4)_3(10%)洗脱,洗脱率达81.8%     

深圳海域引发赤潮生物种类的演变及其原因浅析

从1981年至2001年,深圳海域共记录发生赤潮85起,引发这些赤潮的生物种类约有36种。在这20余a间,引发赤潮的生物种类的演变趋势是:(1)引发赤潮的生物种类的多样性不断增高;(2)在引发赤潮的生物种类中常见种类逐渐减少,罕见种类逐渐增多;(3)在引发赤潮的生物种类中硅藻种类正逐渐减少,甲藻类及针胞类种类明显逐渐增多。据初步分析认为,这种演变趋势与深圳海域近20a来因沿海地区社会经济发展引起的入海污染物构成变化趋势有关,并且与全球不断演变的总趋势是相一致的。     

异噻唑啉酮的灭藻效应及其生物毒性试验

研究了异噻唑啉酮在海水中的灭藻效应,确定了其对于代表性藻类的浓度-反应关系,并且对其进行了生物毒性试验。根据试验结果采用概率单位法进行数据处理,得出异噻唑啉酮对卤虫无节幼体96 h的半致死浓度(LC50)为10.4 mg／L,并对剂量反应方程进行x2检验,结果表明符合精度要求,计算出的96h-LC50真实可靠。该杀生剂在低浓度下对海洋单细胞藻类有较高的杀灭效应,而且生物毒性较小,是比较适合化学法处理船舶压载水的杀生剂。     

A methodological approach to develop “contaminant migration–population effects” models

The main aim of the present work is to discuss the methodological approaches that underpin the “contaminant migration–population effects” models for the evaluation of the detriment to populations of moving organisms in environmental systems with spatial and time dependent pollution levels. A technique to couple the equations controlling the population dynamics and the pollutant dispersion is described and discussed. The domain of application and the limitations of the methodology are analysed and illustrated by some examples. Possible alternative approaches are briefly presented.