Climatic and Biotic Stochasticity: Disparate Causes of Convergent Demographies in Rare, Sympatric Plants

Abstract:  Species with known demographies may be used as proxies, or approximate models, to predict vital rates and ecological properties of target species that either have not been studied or are species for which data may be difficult to obtain. These extrapolations assume that model and target species with similar properties respond in the same ways to the same ecological factors, that they have similar population dynamics, and that the similarity of vital rates reflects analogous responses to the same factors. I used two rare, sympatric annual plants (sand gilia [ Gilia tenuiflora arenaria ] and Monterey spineflower [ Chorizanthe pungens pungens ]) to test these assumptions experimentally. The vital rates of these species are similar and strongly correlated with rainfall, and I added water and/or prevented herbivore access to experimental plots. Their survival and reproduction were driven by different, largely stochastic factors and processes: sand gilia by herbivory and Monterey spineflower by rainfall. Because the causal agents and processes generating similar demographic patterns were species specific, these results demonstrate, both theoretically and empirically, that it is critical to identify the ecological processes generating observed effects and that experimental manipulations are usually needed to determine causal mechanisms. Without such evidence to identify mechanisms, extrapolations among species may lead to counterproductive management and conservation practices.     

神农架野生珍稀濒危植物及其保护对策研究

本文研究表明神农架共有国家保护的野生珍稀濒危植物21科26属28种(包括变种)。保护植物之生活型以高位芽植物占绝对优势,花期主要集中于4～5月,果期主要集中于9～11月。本文还从就地保护和迁地保存两方面阐述了珍稀濒危植物的保护对策。     

A COMPARISON OF TRANSFORMATION METHODS FOR FLOOD FREQUENCY ANALYSIS1

ABSTRACT: The SMEMAX transformation, its modified versions and power transformation were applied to 55 long-term records of annual maximum flood flows tested previously for independence, homogeneity and completeness. Even though SMEMAX transformation reduced the coefficient of skewness to near zero for flood data, their distribution was not a true normal distribution. In almost all cases, the coefficient of kurtosis was quite different from 3.0 of the normal distribution. Empirical criteria showed that SMEMAX transformation performed well only for 40 (70 percent) of the 55 stations tested. Its performance level dropped, especially for stations which had both the coefficient of skewness and kurtosis greater than 3.0 and 10.0, respectively. Power transformation was generally better in transforming the flood data to a normal distribution. It performed well for 50 (90 percent) of the 55 stations tested. The coefficient of skewness in case of the data transformed by power transformation was much closer to the zero value than in the case of SMEMAX transformed series. The SMEMAX transformation and its two modified versions yielded identical results when flood frequency analysis was performed. Computationally, all three methods were equally simple and easy to apply for flood frequency analysis. In some cases, the coefficient of kurtosis for the transformed distributions obtained both by SMEMAX and power transformations deviated farther from that for the normal distribution than for the parent distribution.     

四川省海桐花属药用植物的种类与分布

本文介绍了四川省海桐花属药用植物13种1变种的民间疗效和生境分布;首次报道密脉海桐为四川省分布新记录,并列有四川海桐花属药用植物的分种检索表。     

川西草原十字花科油料植物资源的研究和利用

首次对四川西部草原的野生十字花科油料植物资源作了比较系统的调查研究,收集植株和种子标本约12属20种。经过种子油分分析和引种观察,筛选出几种有特种用途且适应力较强的植物资源。这些植物资源是蕴藏量大的食用油料播娘蒿(Descurainia sophia)、菥蓂(Thlaspi arvense),高亚油酸的优质食用油料植物高蔊菜(Rorippa elata),高亚麻酸的工业用油料植物涩荠(Malcolmia africana)、独行菜(Lepidiumapetalum)等。可供进一步的开发利用。     

中国电力行业可持续发展研究

能源问题是可持续发展研究中的重点之一.目前电力是应用最广泛、最方便、最清洁的一种二次能源.在分析中国电力行业的发展概况,对未来电力需求作出预测,并总结了目前中国电力行业的供给情况,提出当前电力行业存在的结构不合理、产能过剩、电网建设滞后等问题;并以此为基础,从提高经济与环境协同度的角度出发,针对电力行业的结构调整提出发展水电核电的建议,最后探讨了在电力行业中发展清洁生产和循环经济,旨在对中国电力行业的可持续发展作出初步研究.     

火电厂废水的净化与回收利用

针对火电厂废水悬浮物含量高、粒径小、难分离、废水量大的特点 ,采用高浊度废水净化技术 ,优化工艺流程 ,实现了火电厂所有废水的净化与回收利用 ,且经济效益显著。     

Effects of mercury contaminated rice from typical chemical plant area in China on nitric oxide changes and c-fos expression of rats brain

IntroductionMercury(Hg) ,asoneoftheprioritypollutantandhottopicinthefrontofenvironmentalresearchinmanycountries ,hasbeenpaidhigherattentionintheworldsincethemiddleoflastcentury .Chinaisthethirdlargestmercuryproducer,GuizhouProvince(2 4°3 0′— 2 9°13′N     

Study on an environmental-friendly and high-efficient fuel cell energy conversion system

The kinds and the distribution of the coal in China are investigated.The results indicated that the 80% coal in China is used by the method of the coal gasification.The possibility of utilization and development of the fuel cell power plant in China is analyzed.A combined cycle generation system is designed.Its net electrical efficiency is about 55%(LHV),which is higher than that of the fire power plant.So it is environmental-friendly and high-efficient generation mode.     

污染气象与火电厂除尘效率关系探讨

秦岭淮河以南地区具有平原型气象特征，大气污染扩散有其地域性规律。大型火力发电厂在地方大气污染防治中有着举足轻重的地位。探讨平原型污染气象与火电厂除尘效率的关系，寻求大气污染物 总量控制的途径。