Heterospecific song matching in two closely related songbirds (Parus major and P. caeruleus): great tits match blue tits but not vice versa

To date, song research has focused primarily on the interactions of conspecifics. However, frequent interactions of songbirds with heterospecifics may necessitate adequate communication outside the species boundary. In this study, we focus on heterospecific communication behaviour of two small sympatric congeneric passerines, great and blue tits (Parus major and Parus caeruleus), which breed in overlapping territories and compete for food and nesting cavities. By means of a first playback experiment, we show that (1) heterospecific matching (imitating songs of the other species) is a strategy frequently used by great tits but not by blue tits, (2) both blue tit trilled and untrilled song can be accurately matched by great tits and that (3) almost half of the great tits in our study population match at least one blue tit song across all studied breeding stages, indicating that this heterospecific matching behaviour is a common feature in this population. A second playback experiment showed that these great tit imitations of blue tit songs do not function in intraspecific communication between male great tits. Hence, these heterospecific imitations appear to be designed for interspecific communication with blue tits. These findings suggest a strong heterospecific influence on the vocal learning process, repertoire composition and repertoire use in great tits and provide a possible mechanism that can drive song convergence in songbirds.     

Establishment Success across Convergent Mediterranean Ecosystems: an Analysis of Bird Introductions

Abstract:  Concern over the impact of invaders on biodiversity and on the functioning of ecosystems has generated a rising tide of comparative analyses aiming to unveil the factors that shape the success of introduced species across different regions. One limitation of these studies is that they often compare geographically rather than ecologically defined regions. We propose an approach that can help address this limitation: comparison of invasions across convergent ecosystems that share similar climates. We compared avian invasions in five convergent mediterranean climate systems around the globe. Based on a database of 180 introductions representing 121 avian species, we found that the proportion of bird species successfully established was high in all mediterranean systems (more than 40% for all five regions). Species differed in their likelihood to become established, although success was not higher for those originating from mediterranean systems than for those from nonmediterranean regions. Controlling for this taxonomic effect with generalized linear mixed models, species introduced into mediterranean islands did not show higher establishment success than those introduced to the mainland. Susceptibility to avian invaders, however, differed substantially among the different mediterranean regions. The probability that a species will become established was highest in the Mediterranean Basin and lowest in mediterranean Australia and the South African Cape. Our results suggest that many of the birds recently introduced into mediterranean systems, and especially into the Mediterranean Basin, have a high potential to establish self-sustaining populations. This finding has important implications for conservation in these biologically diverse hotspots.     

中国水资源利用效率俱乐部趋同的检验、测度及解释：2003—2015年

论文基于Quah（1997）的分布动态学分析框架,采用扩展的Markov链和空间Markov链模型对我国大陆31省份2003—2015年间总用水、农业用水及工业用水效率的俱乐部趋同现象展开研究。首先对3类用水效率的俱乐部趋同现象进行检验,随后基于构造的俱乐部趋同指数对俱乐部趋同程度进行测算,最后从空间角度对俱乐部趋同现象进行了解释。研究发现：1）3类用水效率都存在着俱乐部趋同的现象,随着时间的积累,这种现象会有所缓解,但依然明显。例如工业用水效率低水平和高水平地区在5 a后仍分别处于低水平和高水平的概率高达0.808和0.918,可见我国区域水资源利用效率的协调力度亟待加强。2）工业用水效率整体的俱乐部趋同程度最高,其次是总用水效率,农业用水效率最小。我国地区间工业用水效率差异的固化程度最严重,部分地区长期维持在低水平,陷入了“低水平陷阱”,应引起政府的重视。3）水资源利用效率的俱乐部趋同现象受空间因素的影响。一方面,不同用水效率的邻近地区对本地区用水效率的变化存在一定影响,高水平的邻近地区有积极影响,低水平的邻近地区有消极影响;另一方面,高低水平俱乐部的空间分布存在着集聚特征,因此俱乐部内部会产生空间溢出效应。但高水平俱乐部内的正溢出作用远大于低水平俱乐部,这使得高低水平俱乐部之间差异进一步拉大,从而促进了俱乐部趋同现象的发生。这在我国工业用水效率的俱乐部趋同中尤其明显。     

文化和旅游的关系网络及其融合路径研究

为破解文化和旅游融合发展过程中的困难和挑战,借鉴共生理论、社会互动理论和互惠规范理论,构建了文化和旅游"共生—共建—共享"的关系网络,并进一步从政府、企业和旅游者角度提出文旅融合发展路径,最终构建了文化和旅游在理念、职能、产业、市场、服务和交流方面的六大融合矩阵。     

From Environmental Ethics to Nature Conservation Policy: Natura 2000 and the Burden of Proof

Natura 2000 is a network of natural sites whose aim is to preserve species and habitats of relevance in the European Union. The policy underlying Natura 2000 has faced widespread opposition from land users and received extensive support from environmentalists. This paper addresses the ethical framework for Natura 2000 and the probable moral assumptions of its main stakeholders. Arguments for and against Natura 2000 were analyzed and classified according to “strong” or “weak” versions of the three main theories of environmental ethics – anthropocentrism, biocentrism, and ecocentrism. Weak (intergenerational) anthropocentrism was found to underlie the Natura 2000 network itself and the positions of environmentalists, while strong (traditional) anthropocentrism pervaded the positions of economic developers. Land users seemed to fall somewhere between weak and strong anthropocentrism. The paper discusses the relation between ethics and different attitudes towards Natura 2000, highlighting some of the implications for the network’s ongoing implementation. It is shown that Natura 2000 achieves a strong reversal of the burden of proof from conservation to economic development and land use change under anthropocentrism. It is argued that the alleged theoretical divide between anthropocentrism and non-anthropocentrism in relation to the burden of proof does not seem to hold in practice. Finally, it is predicted that the weak versions of anthropocentrism, biocentrism, and ecocentrism, are likely to converge extensively in respect to nature conservation policy measures.“Charting the depths of law and policy disputes yield an understanding of ethical differences.” Paul B. Thompson (2002, p. 189).     

基于修正莫尔库伦的基坑开挖对隧道安全影响研究

为分析基坑开挖对临近地铁隧道的影响,以某基坑工程为研究背景,结合修正-莫尔库伦本构关系,采用Midas GTS NX构建三维地层结构模型,通过仿真分析基坑开挖前后隧道水平、竖向位移的变化规律及特征点.结果表明:基坑开挖会导致地铁隧道结构产生水平收缩的趋势,隧道最大沉降和隆起点从远离基坑的外侧隧道向靠近基坑的内侧隧道转移...     

我国中部地区经济增长收敛性分析

运用以人口为权数的Theil指数分析我国中部地区经济σ-收敛发现:1997-2007年中部地区存在较明显的σ-收敛,且省际间的经济差异是中部地区经济σ-收敛的阻碍因素;同时运用Barro和Sala-i-Martin经典模型分析中部地区经济β-收敛,通过加入影响经济增长的动态变量--城市化、工业化等条件发现:中部地区存在显著的条件β-收敛,其中工业化和创新能力是影响中部地区条件β-收敛的首要因素,政府过度干预经济的行为是阻碍其条件β-收敛的重要因素.     

The convergence of alternative food networks within “rural development” initiatives: the case of the New Rural Reconstruction Movement in China†

Rural sociologists and geographers have conceptualised different rural development trajectories including “the agri-industrial model”, “the post-productivist model” and “the rural development model”. Alternative food networks (AFNs) are increasingly recognised as a “forerunner” and a critical component of the emerging “rural development model” in the West. Meanwhile, Marsden and Franklin [2013. Replacing neoliberalism: theoretical implications of the rise of local food movements. Local Environment, 18 (5), 636–641] pointed out that there is a “local trap” in the current conceptualisation of AFNs that overemphasises their local embeddedness and heterogeneity. This “local trap” marginalises AFNs and, therefore, hinders their potential for transforming the industrialised conventional food system. The convergence and scaling-up of fragmented AFNs have been recognised as important ways to address this marginalisation issue and thus have attracted considerable attention. However, current studies of the convergence of AFNs focus mainly on the role of food-centred organisations without recognising the role of the emerging “rural development” initiatives in the convergence of AFNs. Based on in-depth interviews with key stakeholders and analysis of secondary data, this paper uses the New Rural Reconstruction Movement (NRRM), an emerging alternative rural development movement in China, as an example to illustrate how the NRRM opens up a novel space for the convergence of AFNs. We argue that the interrelationship between AFNs and rural development is indeed reciprocal. The NRRM, following the “rural development” trajectory, functions as a hub for the convergence and scaling-up of various alternative food initiatives. Strategies for achieving convergence include constructing a “common ground” for these initiatives, establishing national alliances and organisations, sharing knowledge and exchanging personnel among them.     

海-陆大气交汇作用下青岛冬季大气PM2.5污染特征与来源解析

为了研究海-陆大气交汇作用对沿海城市大气污染物的传输与扩散的影响,于2019年11月18日至12月23日在青岛观测站采集大气PM_2.5样品,对PM_2.5中的水溶性离子、无机元素和碳质组分特征进行了分析,并结合后向轨迹聚类分析模型和PMF模型等方法对青岛市冬季大气污染来源进行分析.结果表明,青岛冬季ρ(PM_2.5)平均值为61.0μg·m^-3,其中,ρ（水溶性离子）、ρ（无机元素）、ρ（OC）和ρ（EC）平均值分别为29.9、 5.46、 10.2和3.82μg·m^-3;二次离子(SO₄^2-、 NO^-₃、 NH⁺₄)和地壳元素（Si、 K、 Ca、 Fe、 Ti）是主要的离子和元素成分,分别占水溶性离子和无机元素的89.3%和61.1%.青岛市大气主要受局部海陆风气流影响（43.4%）,其次是季风气流（36.2%）,冷空气气流对青岛影响较低（20.4...     

乌昌地区资源型产业的集聚特征及其城市化效应研究

以能矿资源为基础原料的资源型产业是工业发展的重要动力,对于资源型产业正处于兴盛期的城市发展更是具有明显的推动作用。论文将资源型产业作为单个影响因素,采用产业结构变动值、产业结构变动系数、产业结构熵数和区位熵等方法,选择典型干旱区城镇发展区域乌昌地区,对该区域资源型产业的时空演化和集聚特征及其对绿洲城镇发展的作用采用定性和定量相结合的方法进行深入分析。结果表明:资源型产业对乌昌地区产业集聚的地域、类型、工业内部结构以及城市的扩展方式和空间结构产生了重要影响;受绿洲城镇分散性的影响,资源型产业对乌昌地区空间结构的影响表现为轴向扩展和圈层扩展并进;资源型产业选择就近城市转移,对于较远的县市集聚大于扩散,中心城镇的辐射带动作用较弱。