Thermal Physiology,Disease, and Amphibian Declines on the Eastern Slopes of the Andes

Rising temperatures, a widespread consequence of climate change, have been implicated in enigmatic amphibian declines from habitats with little apparent human impact. The pathogenic fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd), now widespread in Neotropical mountains, may act in synergy with climate change causing collapse in thermally stressed hosts. We measured the thermal tolerance of frogs along a wide elevational gradient in the Tropical Andes, where frog populations have collapsed. We used the difference between critical thermal maximum and the temperature a frog experiences in nature as a measure of tolerance to high temperatures. Temperature tolerance increased as elevation increased, suggesting that frogs at higher elevations may be less sensitive to rising temperatures. We tested the alternative pathogen optimal growth hypothesis that prevalence of the pathogen should decrease as temperatures fall outside the optimal range of pathogen growth. Our infection‐prevalence data supported the pathogen optimal growth hypothesis because we found that prevalence of Bd increased when host temperatures matched its optimal growth range. These findings suggest that rising temperatures may not be the driver of amphibian declines in the eastern slopes of the Andes. Zoonotic outbreaks of Bd are the most parsimonious hypothesis to explain the collapse of montane amphibian faunas; but our results also reveal that lowland tropical amphibians, despite being shielded from Bd by higher temperatures, are vulnerable to climate‐warming stress. Fisiología Termal, Enfermedades y Disminuciones de Anfibios en las Laderas Orientales de los Andes     

Den Ecology of the Arctic Fox Alopex lagopus beringensis (Carnivora,Canidae) on Bering Island,Commander Islands

The spatial distribution of 33 Arctic fox dens on Bering Island was studied, and a relationship between the burrowing activity of Arctic foxes and the pattern of vegetation near their dens was revealed. This activity was shown to change the structure of the plant cover, with the degree of change depending on the type of biotope.     

对城乡自然生态关系的认识

针对目前对城乡之间自然生态关系缺乏准确的研究现状，首次提出建立城乡自然生态关系概念的观点，认为在城市化和城市规划研究中应加强对城乡资源关系、资源利用关系、组成要素关系和要素感知关系等方面的研究，提出应充分认识利用这种关系。     

Environmental protection and ecology-Indian experience

An attempt has been made in this paper to highlight some of environmental problems and suggest possible solutions for planning water resources development projects.     

景观生态学在生态环境影响评价中的应用——重庆二郎科技园区生态环境影响探讨

采用生态环境影响评价中的景观生态学方法 ,结合景观生态学的评价要求 ,从景观空间结构、恢复能力、内在异质性、绿色拼块之间的连通程度以及组织开放性等方面 ,对重庆市二郎科技园区规划的景观生态作出评价和预测 ,提出园区生态建设应注意的问题和采取的措施 ,以推动二郎科技园区的生态建设和经济、社会的可持续发展。     

积极开展生态环境监测为生态环境保护和建设服务

本文从阿拉善地区实际出发，以搞清生态破坏与恢复关况及变化趋势，为经济建设和生态保护提供科学依据为中心，以实现生态监测的合理化，管理的科学化，技术的现代化为目标。     

深圳河口泥滩多毛类动物的生态研究

１９９６年在深圳河口潮间带泥滩的４个季度调查共获得多毛类动物１６种。与大亚湾大鹏澳软相潮间带和九龙江口海岸潮间带多毛类相比，深圳河口潮间带泥滩多毛类种类较少，但密度和生物量较高，这与底质、有机质含量，红树林碎屑等有关，潮汐对深圳河口潮间带泥滩多毛类垂直分布的影响不明显。一些多毛类动物密度和生物量的水平分布与盐度有关。     

Applied research of landscape ecology in desertification monitoring and assessment

A preliminary research on landscape ecology in desertification monitoring and assessment was reported. Also, this paper laid stress on the study of landscape diversity, dominance, evenness and Markov Matrix model and their respective landscape ecological meanings in the desertification monitoring and assessment. Concurrently, it took Shazhuyu Experimental Area, Qinghai Province as a specific case study.     

新沂河污水资源化生态工程可行性研究

新沂河污水资源化生态工程是以蔷薇河送清水工程为依托 ,将新沂河北偏泓作为排污专道 ,排污专线可构建成为五级河道稳定塘。其技术路线是控源导流 ,清污分流 ,通过河道稳定塘来自然降解城市污水。本文以科学的预测数据论证了工程的可行性。     

The International Boreal Forest Research Association: Understanding Boreal Forests and Forestry in a Changing World

Boreal forests represent a biome of the planet whose unique characteristics are changing rapidly under the influence of both human and natural pressures. These forests hold the key to current and future supply of coniferous industrial wood and at the same time play a significant role in regulating Earth's climatic system. Expected to be one of the most rapidly impacted regions of the world by future climate change, the boreal biome has already been substantially affected by global change. It is likely that if unabated, continued change will lead to impoverishment and degradation of boreal ecosystems, with consequent loss of vital services upon which human society depends. An improved systems understanding of the functioning of circumpolar boreal forests is a pressing challenge for boreal forest science and is needed in order to estimate their resilience to perturbations, to predict likely responses to the changing environment, and to design mitigation strategies. With such understanding, coordinated international efforts can be focused on developing anticipatory strategies for adaptation to, and mitigation of dangerous consequences of global change for boreal resources. The International Boreal Forest Research Association (IBFRA) provides a focus for international research on these issues and serves as a global window for boreal forest science and sustainable forest management in the boreal region.