Sperm utilization pattern in the honeybee (<Emphasis Type="Italic">Apis mellifera</Emphasis>)

Queen honeybees (Apis mellifera) mate with a large number of drones on their nuptial flights. Not all drones contribute equally to the queens offspring and the queens utilization pattern of spermatozoa from different drones has an important impact on the genetic composition of the colony. Here we study the consequences of sperm use for the fitness of the queens mates with microsatellite DNA-fingerprinting. Eight queens were instrumentally inseminated with semen of six or seven drones. Each drone contributed either 0.5 µl or 1.0 µl semen, respectively, and we analyzed both the impact of the insemination sequence and the amount of semen on the sperm utilization. Our data show no significant effect of the insemination sequence but a strong impact of the semen volume of a drone on the frequency of his worker offspring in the colony. This effect was not linear and the patriline frequencies of the drones contributing larger semen volumes are disproportionately enhanced. If these observations are also valid for natural matings, drone honeybees should maximize the number of sperm but not apply specific mating tactics to be first or last male in a mating sequence.Communicated by R. PageAn erratum to this article can be found at     

土霉素废水农灌的可行性研究

探讨了将经过一定处理后的土霉素废水与清洁水混合 ,作为农业生产灌溉用水的可能性。试验表明 ,经处理后的污水不仅不会增加农业环境负担 ,而且能起到改良土壤和增加农作物产量的作用     

水循环经济与水资源合理开发利用研究

在分析水循环经济的概念和基本特征、回顾国内外水循环经济与水资源合理开发利用历史演进和研究进程的基础上,陈述了可持续发展理论、物质代谢理论和产业生态学理论是水循环经济研究的三大新理论支柱。从现代水资源合理开发利用研究必须从系统定量的角度研究水资源系统与水社会经济系统的整体行为、演化规律及其相互作用的角度,指出了物质流分析技术(MFA)与投入产出分析技术(I/O)是水循环经济研究的主流方法。分别阐明了水循环经济理论体系构建的研究、水循环经济技术创新问题的研究、水循环经济发展模式选择问题的研究、水循环经济管理体制及经济机制问题的研究是当前水循环经济研究的四项重点内容。     

新型多级冲击采样器切割粒径的标准粒子实验分析

大气溶胶对环境污染、气候变化以及人体健康有着重要的影响,大气溶胶的采集和分析已成为当前大气环境研究领域中的一个重要课题.论述的新型多级冲击采样器能够实现大气溶胶颗粒物按空气动力学粒径的大小7级分离采集,提供大致均匀的平面样品以进行后续的物理、化学分析,同时保证各分级切割粒径的稳定性.利用振动孔溶胶发生器产生均匀、粒径大致相同、单分散相的1.5～17μm空气动力学粒径标准粒子,对新型多级冲击采样器前三级的切割粒径和收集效率进行鉴定性分析实验,结果表明,能够满足对大气溶胶颗粒物分级采集的要求.     

广东石灰岩山区土壤资源利用研究——以阳山县江英乡为例

本文以江英乡为例,阐明了广东石灰岩山区土壤资源的生态环境特点。针对这些特点,我们提出了顺应生态环境、充分发挥小气候优势、推广良种良法、调整农业结构、发展外向型绿色企业以及保水保土等一系列综合开发利用的措施,并在江英乡付诸实施。实践证明,这些措施具有明显的经济效益和社会效益,从而为广东石灰岩山区开发利用土壤资源、发展农业经济提供了参考依据。     

Carbon Sequestration by Carbonization of Biomass and Forestation: Three Case Studies

We proposed the carbon sink project called “Carbon Sequestration by Forestation and Carbonization (CFC),” which involves biomass utilization and land conservation by incorporating the products of biomass carbonization into the agents for soil improvement, water purification, etc. Our purpose was to demonstrate the potential of the CFC scheme for carbon sequestration, particularly carbon storage in soil. Case studies were conducted in both developing and developed countries. 1. In southern Sumatra, Indonesia, 88,369 Mg-C year⁻¹ of wood residue from a plantation forest and excess bark from a pulp mill would be converted into 15,571 Mg-C year⁻¹ of the net carbon sink by biochar for soil improvement. The fixed carbon recovery of the system is 21.0%. 2. In a semiarid region in western Australia, the carbonization of wood residue was incorporated with multipurpose projects of a mallee eucalyptus plantation that involved the function of salinity prevention. During the project period of 35 years, the total carbon sink would reach 1,035,450 Mg-C with 14.0% by aboveground biomass, 33.1% by belowground biomass and 52.8% by biochar in soil. 3. In southern Kyushu, Japan, the study was focused on the effective use of surplus heat from a garbage incinerator for carbonizing woody materials. Sawdust of 936.0 Mg-C year⁻¹ would be converted into the net carbon sink of 298.5 Mg-C year⁻¹ by carbonization, with the fixed carbon recovery of the system being 31.9%. Consequently, the CFC project could encourage the creation of a carbon sink in soil. However, we recognize that the quality standard of biochar, the stability of biochar in soil, and the methods for monitoring biochar utilization must be clarified before incorporating biochar carbon into the carbon credit system. Throughout this article (except for diagrams and in citation details) carbonized biomass is, with the authors'agreement, called ‘biochar’ in lieu of the commonly used but misleading word ‘charcoal’ (Editor).     

居住小区用水节水浅析

文章简述了居住小区建设的现状，以及居民对生活用水要求，提出了分质供水的必然趋势，结合目前水资源短缺和水资源面临污染的严峻形势．提出了小区污水和雨水资源化的必要性，迫切性。     

准格尔电厂粉煤灰综合利用途径分析

粉煤灰是一种可利用的资源 ,实施粉煤灰综合利用是电力生产可持续发展的必由之路 ,本文通过分析准格尔电厂粉煤灰的特性 ,以及对厂址周围的建材、土建工程、交通等可利用的市场调查 ,找出准格尔电厂粉煤灰综合利用的途径     

环氧丙烷生产中高浓度氯化物废气治理与综合利用技术的研究

通过物理化学方法，研究治理与综合利用环氧丙烷生产中排放的高浓度氯气、有机氯化物废气的工艺，在小试、中试的基础上，确定了生产工艺条件和设备，并已投入实际运行，取得了令人满意的效果，开创了一条综合利用废气的新途径     

粉煤灰的综合利用

根据国内外文献资料周开，综述了粉煤灰在建材，、筑路、提取铝盐、烟气净化和工业废水处理等领域的综合利用现状和发展趋势。