Characteristics that influence male reproductive success on a lek of Lethrinops c.f. parvidens (Teleostei: Cichlidae)

Sexual selection has long been proposed as a mechanism leading to the diverse cichlid (Teleostei: Cichlidae) fauna of Lake Malawi, Africa. Many of the shallow-water, sand-dwelling, bower-building cichlid species are particularly well suited for studies of sexual selection because they participate in leks. Since females in lekking systems appear to acquire only genetic material from their mates, it has been suggested that leks are ideal systems to study female mate choice. The objectives of the investigation were to examine Lethrinops c.f. parvidens male bower characteristics (i.e., bower size and location) as well as other male characteristics (i.e., length, gular color, and duration on the lek) for their influence on male mating success as measured by the number of visits, circles, and eggs laid by females. These measures are nested in that a visit by a female may or may not lead to circling, and circling by a female may or may not lead to egg-laying. We found increased bower height and higher numbers of conspecific neighbors (analogous to shallow-water, near-shore bower positions) to be positively, significantly associated with the number of visits by females. The only significant correlate with the number of circles was visits, and similarly circles was the only significant correlate with the number of eggs laid. The R ² value for the egg-laying regression was quite low (19.8%) compared with visits (54.3%) and circling (78.9%), suggesting that females may be using additional cues, that we failed to measure, when in close proximity to males or simply that a small proportion of the females were ready to spawn. Both indirect selection and direct selection pressure due to egg predation may have influenced female choice on the lek. Received: 10 April 1999 / Received in revised form: 26 July 1999 / Accepted: 18 September 1999     

武汉市实施清洁生产的方案构想

分析了武汉市工业特点。认为武汉市仍处于工业化加速发展时期,偏重型的工业结构和落后的总体技术水平造成武汉市工业污染严重,布局不合理则加剧了这一状况。为此,结合矿产资源缺管而水资源丰富的资源特点,提出了武汉市实施可持续发展、推行清洁生产的初步方案。（１）调整工业结构的大力发展轻工业,由偏重型结构向轻重工业协调发展转变;（２）对现有产品生产进行深加工,提高含量及其附加值;（３）积极发展高新技术,以此作为     

论可持续发展视野中的农村社会支持

本文阐述了如何可持续发展观来指导农村社会支持,并提出在农村社会支持活动中,引进社会保险、社会服务、生态保护和心理培育等新的机制,运用综合性评价指标体系对各种农村社会支持项目及其结果进行经济效益、社会效益和心理效益三个方面的分析。     

南亚热带丘陵土壤水分循环及其有效性的研究──Ⅷ.丘陵赤红壤水分循环与平衡数学模型

依据田间实测资料,在分析丘陵赤红壤水分性质的基础上,建立了土壤有效含水量与土壤物理粘粒含量之间的数学模型、土壤水分特征曲线数学模型、土壤月均贮水量与月降雨总量之间的数学模型和径流率与土壤表层初始含水量之间的数学模型,研究了土壤水分循环与平衡数学模型及各分量与参数的确定方法.     

Diffusion pollution from livestock and poultry rearing in the Yangtze Delta,China

BACKGROUND: The Yangtze Delta is one of the most developed regions in China and includes Shanghai, eight cities in Jiangsu province and eight cities in Zhejiang province. Meat consumption in this region has increased with economic growth, and most of the consumed meat is produced locally. The water quality of surface waters has deteriorated in recent years. An example was the huge blue-green algae bloom in Tai Lake in late May 2007, which affected millions of people's daily drinking water. However, animal husbandry is considered to be one of the main pollution sources. METHODS: Pollutants (NH3-N, total phosphorus (TP), and total nitrogen (TN)) excreted by livestock and poultry, and the resultant COD (chemical oxygen demand) and BOD (biochemical oxygen demand), were estimated using two different methods based on different data sets. RESULTS: The number of livestock and poultry has remained stable in the Yangtze Delta over the four years from 1999 to 2002, with the average number of pigs, cattle, sheep and poultry being 21.1 M, 0.4 M, 7.7 M and 597.6 M, respectively. Pollutants in livestock and poultry excreta estimated by Method I were: 0.12 Mt NH3-N, 0.11 Mt TP and 0.29 Mt TN, resulting in COD and BOD of 1.34 Mt and 1.30 Mt, respectively, while the estimations based on Method II were: 0.18 Mt NH3-N, 0.15 Mt TP and 0.40 Mt TN, resulting in COD and BOD of 1.95 Mt and 1.80 Mt, respectively. DISCUSSION: Pollutants excreted annually by livestock and poultry in the Yangtze Delta are estimated to be: 0.17 Mt NH3-N, 0.16 Mt TP and 0.42 Mt TN, giving rise to a COD of 1.86 Mt and a BOD of 1.72 Mt. Approximately 25% of this pollution was estimated to enter water bodies, which means that the annual pollutant load is 43,700 t NH3-N, 39,400 tTP, 104,600t TN with a COD of 465,000 tand a BOD of 430,100 t. Pollutants from animal husbandry were similar in magnitude to those from industrial wastewater. Pigs produced the most pollution, followed by poultry, cattle and sheep. The pollution load from animal husbandry in the Yangtze Delta is about twice the average level of the whole of China. CONCLUSIONS: Domestic wastewater was the main pollution source in the Yangtze Delta, followed by pollution from raising livestock and poultry and from industrial wastewater. The pollution load in Shanghai and Jiaxing were the greatest, followed by 7 cities of Jiangsu province (except Suzhou) and other cities of Zhejiang province and Suzhou. Pigs and poultry produced about 90% of the total pollutants from animal husbandry. RECOMMENDATIONS AND PERSPECTIVES: The local governments, especially in Shanghai and Jiaxing, should focus their attention on the pollution produced by livestock and poulrry. Controlling pollution from pigs and poultry will have the greatest impact in this region. Control of pollution will be facilitated by the development of large-scale livestock and poultry farming units and a shift away from small scale husbandry.     

武汉东湖秋季水体中光合自氧生物膜的生长特性

利用一种自行设计的光合自氧生物膜采样装置,在武汉东湖(重富营养化湖泊)20和100 cm水深处自然培养和收集光合自氧生物膜,研究其生长发育及活性特点.结果表明:富营养化水体中光合自氧生物膜生长经历了潜伏适应期、增长期、脱落期和恢复生长期4个阶段;光合自氧生物膜生物量、胞外多糖含量、COD含量和脱氢酶活性随培养时间延长呈稳定增长趋势;20 cm水深处光合自氧生物膜生长总体上快于100 cm水深处,并且其生物量和活性也较高;光合自氧生物膜的生理特征与一般天然水体中生长的相似,说明重富营养化水体对生物膜的胁迫作用不明显.     

大气微生物与气象条件及大气污染物的灰色关联分析

根据大气微生物浓度、气象因子和大气污染理化因子的监测结果，应用灰色关联分析原理，分析研究大气微生物浓度与气象条件和大气污染物的关联程度，说明气象因子对各类微生物浓度的影响大于大气污染因子，特别是对耐高渗透压霉菌。     

艾比湖水体中氯离子测定方法分析

用氯离子选择电极法测定艾比湖水体中氯离子的含量,对测定条件进行了探讨。结果表明,标准曲线在1.0×10-1~1.0×10-4mol/L内呈良好的线性关系,回收率为96.4%~103%,RSD为3.41%~4.34%,该方法简便、快速、准确,在实际工作中应用效果较为满意。     

焦作市中马村矿土壤重金属污染调查评价

对焦作市中马村矿矸石山周围土壤中5种重金属(Cu、Cr、Pb、Zn、Mn)的含量、分布特征及其污染状况进行了调查与评价。结果表明,矿区土壤不同程度地受到5种重金属的污染,依次为Zn>Pb>Cu>Cr>Mn;土壤综合污染指数为1. 74,属轻污染; 5种重金属元素中Zn、Pb相关性显著,其余均为低度相关。     

博斯腾湖矿化度遥感反演及空间分布特征研究

以我国最大的内陆淡水湖——博斯腾湖为研究对象,利用Terra/MODIS L1B空间分辨率为250 m和500 m的遥感反射率数据及湖水矿化度实测数据建立线性回归模型,分析湖表面矿化度的空间分布特征。结果表明:空间分辨率为500 m的1~7个波段组合建立的多元线性回归模型相关性最高(R~2=0.70),模型验证结果显示,实测值和反演值的相关系数(R~2)为0.82,均方根误差(RMSE)为0.12。利用最优模型对博斯腾湖湖面矿化度进行反演,其分布存在明显的空间梯度,西北、东北和东南湖区矿化度较高,而西南湖区和湖区南部矿化度较低。