Changes in Avian and Plant Communities of Aspen Woodlands over 12 Years after Livestock Removal in the Northwestern Great Basin

Abstract: Riparian and quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides) woodlands are centers of avian abundance and diversity in the western United States, but they have been affected adversely by land use practices, particularly livestock grazing. In 1990, cattle were removed from a 112,500‐ha national wildlife refuge in southeastern Oregon. Thereafter, we monitored changes in vegetation and bird abundance in years 1–3 (phase 1) and 10–12 (phase 2) in 17 riparian and 9 snow‐pocket aspen plots. On each 1.5‐ha plot, we sampled vegetation in 6 transects. Three times during each breeding season, observers recorded all birds 50 m to each side of the plot's 150‐m centerline for 25 minutes. We analyzed data with multivariate analysis of variance and paired t tests with p values adjusted for multiple comparisons. In both periods, riparian and snow‐pocket aspen produced extensive regeneration of new shoots ( stems/ha and 7079 stems/ha, respectively). By phase 2, a 64% increase in medium‐diameter trees in riparian stands indicated successful recruitment into the overstory, but this pattern was not seen in snow‐pocket stands, where the density of trees was over 2 times greater. By phase 2 in riparian and snow‐pocket stands, native forb cover had increased by 68% and 57%, respectively, mesic shrub cover had increased by 29% and 58%, and sagebrush cover had decreased by 24% and 31%. Total avian abundance increased by 33% and 39% in riparian and snow‐pocket aspen, respectively, ground or understory nesters increased by 133% and 67% and overstory nesters increased by 34% and 33%. Similarly, ground or understory foragers increased by 25% and 32%, aerial foragers by 55% and 57%, and overstory foragers by 66% and 43%. We interpreted the substantial regeneration of aspen shoots, increased densities of riparian forbs and shrubs, and increased avian abundances as a multitrophic‐level response to the total removal of livestock and as substantial movement toward recovery of biological integrity.     

污水排放预测的多因素灰色模型GM(1,N)及其应用

在分析污水排放数据处理的现状后,运用灰色系统理论,通过优化模型系数与背景取值,建立了多因素灰色GM(1,N)模型。该模型克服了现有GM(1,N)模型的不足,扩宽了GM(1,N)模型的应用范围．具有精度高、使用简便等特点。GM(1,2)计算实例表明,该模型简单实用,值得在污水排放预测中推广应用。     

分光光度法测定环境样品中锰的研究

研究了2-(2-喹啉偶氮)-4-甲基-1,3-二羟基苯(QAMDHB)与锰的显色反应,在pH为10的氯化铵—氨水缓冲介质中,O/W微乳液存在下,QAMDHB与锰反应生成3∶1稳定络合物,λmax=560nm,ε=8.22×104L.mol-1.cm-1。锰含量在40~800μg/L内符合比耳定律,方法用于环境样品中锰含量的测定,结果令人满意。     

不同粒径沉积物对1,2,4,5-四氯苯的吸附/解吸特性

采用静态吸附实验,研究不同粒径沉积物的基本性质及其对1,2,4,5-四氯苯吸附/解吸性能的影响.结果表明,不同粒径沉积物所含天然有机质(NOM)质和量的不同,导致其对1,2,4,5-四氯苯吸附性能的不同.颗粒最细的沉积物因其主要结合聚合度较低的无定型腐殖物质,导致1,2,4,5-四氯苯吸附等温线的非线性程度最低,在沉积物上的吸附亲和力和吸附.解吸滞后现象也最弱.而颗粒最粗的沉积物因为含有一些煤炭和木炭等高比表面积的碳黑类物质,NOM聚合度较高,导致1,2,4,5-四氯苯吸附等温线的非线性程度最高,在沉积物上的吸附亲和力和吸附-解吸滞后现象也最强.而粒径中等的沉积物本身的性质和吸附性能介于颗粒最粗和最细的两种组分之间.     

基于rpoC1基因的微囊藻属分子系统学研究

测定了广东省9个水库4株铜绿微囊藻Microcystis aeruginosa、5株水华微囊藻M.flos-aquae和4株未定种微囊藻rpoC1基因部分序列,结合GenBank下载的日本5个水体11株铜绿微囊藻、5株绿色微囊藻M.viridis和5株惠氏微囊藻M.wesenbergii间源序列,进行序列分析.结果显示,34株微囊藻存在21种基因型,序列相似性达97.6%～100%.在邻接树上不同形态种和不同地理来源的藻株混杂在一起,没有形成明显的谱系结构和地理结构:同一形态种藻株可能具有不同的基因型,而相同基因型的藻株可能是不同的形态种;从同一水体中分离的微囊藻具有不同的形态种和不同的基因型,而不同水体分离的微囊藻有时又具有相同基因型,表明rpoC1基因序列无法区分形态种和地理株,支持Kondo和Otsuka提出的暂将铜绿微囊藻、水华微囊藻、惠氏微囊藻和绿色微囊藻等归为铜绿微囊藻复合种的分类处理.     

应用灰色模糊马尔科夫链预测海河水质变化趋势

灰色GM(1,1)模型在水质预测中得到了较为广泛的运用,但其存在灰色偏差与抗干扰能力弱的局限性,针对这一问题,将马尔科夫链理论与模糊集合理论引入灰色GM(1,1)预测模型,并应用该模型对海河三岔口断面的DO、CODMn和NH3-N 3项指标2012~2016年的浓度变化趋势进行预测.结果表明,2004~2016年,DO及NH3-N浓度大致呈上升趋势,预计2016年分别可达9.15,1.47mg/L;CODMn浓度呈下降趋势,预计2016年可达3.91mg/L.以2012年的数据做验证,灰色模糊马尔科夫链模型的预测精度最高,可作为科学的水质预测方法.     

牛粪堆肥过程中水溶性有机物演化的光谱学研究

采用紫外-可见吸收光谱、1H-核磁共振(NMR)和同步荧光光谱,研究了牛粪堆肥水溶性有机物(DOM)的结构特征及其演化规律.紫外-可见吸收光谱分析显示,SUVA254由堆肥起始的1.161上升至堆肥结束的2.543;E465/E665在整个堆肥过程中呈现上升趋势,变化范围在2.333~3.500;260~280,460~480,600~700nm范围内的面积积分A1、A2和A3均呈现出先增大后减小的趋势,峰值分别出现在26,14, 14d.1H-NMR分析显示,堆肥0d到堆肥41d,0.5~3.1δ面积积分所占比例从43.06%下降至8.63%,3.1~5.5δ从56.07%上升至89.68%,5.5~10δ不足总体的6%且变化趋势不明显.同步荧光光谱结果显示,经过41d 的堆肥,蛋白质类物质区积分面积比例(APLR)由0.331下降到0.252,而富里酸类物质区积分面积比例(AFLR)由0.325增加到0.336,同时胡敏酸类物质区积分面积比例(AHLR)由0.344增加到0.412;AFLR/APLR比与同步荧光光谱3个荧光峰峰高存在显著相关性,AHLR/AFLR与两个荧光峰光强的比值I351/I284和I382/I351存在显著相关性.上述结果表明,随着堆肥进行, DOM中的非腐殖质物质转化为类腐殖质,同时其芳香性结构增多,碳链结构发生氧化反应,分子量从小变大,堆肥腐殖化程度加大,稳定度增加.     

Occupancy Patterns of Regionally Declining Grassland Sparrow Populations in a Forested Pennsylvania Landscape

Organisms can be affected by processes in the surrounding landscape outside the boundary of habitat areas and by local vegetation characteristics. There is substantial interest in understanding how these processes affect populations of grassland birds, which have experienced substantial population declines. Much of our knowledge regarding patterns of occupancy and density stem from prairie systems, whereas relatively little is known regarding how occurrence and abundance of grassland birds vary in reclaimed surface mine grasslands. Using distance sampling and single‐season occupancy models, we investigated how the occupancy probability of Grasshopper (Ammodramus savannarum) and Henslow's Sparrows (A. henslowii) on 61 surface mine grasslands (1591 ha) in Pennsylvania changed from 2002 through 2011 in response to landscape, grassland, and local vegetation characteristics . A subset (n = 23; 784 ha) of those grasslands were surveyed in 2002, and we estimated changes in sparrow density and vegetation across 10 years. Grasshopper and Henslow's Sparrow populations declined 72% and 49%, respectively from 2002 to 2011, whereas overall woody vegetation density increased 2.6 fold. Henslow's Sparrows avoided grasslands with perimeter–area ratios ≥0.141 km/ha and woody shrub densities ≥0.04 shrubs/m². Both species occupied grasslands ≤13 ha, but occupancy probability declined with increasing grassland perimeter–area ratio and woody shrub density. Grassland size, proximity to nearest neighboring grassland ( = 0.2 km), and surrounding landscape composition at 0.5, 1.5, and 3.0 km were not parsimonious predictors of occupancy probability for either species. Our results suggest that reclaimed surface mine grasslands, without management intervention, are ephemeral habitats for Grasshopper and Henslow's Sparrows. Given the forecasted decline in surface coal production for Pennsylvania, it is likely that both species will continue to decline in our study region for the foreseeable future. Patrones de Ocupación de Poblaciones Regionalmente Declinantes de Gorriones de Pastizales en un Paisaje Boscoso de Pennsylvania     

Shift in Trophic Level of Mediterranean Mariculture Species

The mean trophic level of the farmed fish species in the Mediterranean has been increasing. We examined the farming‐up hypothesis (i.e., the increase in the production of high‐trophic‐level species) in the Mediterranean by determining the trophic level of the aquafeeds (i.e., what the fish are fed) of 5 species of farmed marine fishes: common dentex (Dentex dentex), common pandora (Pagellus erythrinus), European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax), gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata), and red porgy (Pagrus sp.). The mean trophic level of aquafeed used in mariculture from 1950 to 2011 was higher (3.93) than the prey farmed fish consume in the wild (3.72) and increased at a faster rate (0.48/decade) compared with that based on their diets in the wild (0.43/decade). Future expected replacement of the fishmeal and oil in aquafeeds by plant materials may reverse the farming‐up trend, although there are a number of concerns regarding operational, nutritional, environmental, and economic issues. The farming‐up reversal can be achieved in an ecologically friendly manner by facilitating the mariculture of low‐trophic‐level fishes and by promoting high efficiency in the use of living marine resources in aquafeeds. Cambios en el Nivel Trófico de las Especies de Maricultura Mediterránea     

异质环境下入侵植物薇甘菊的适应性与繁殖特性

薇甘菊（Mikaniamicrantha H.B.Kunth）为世界上最具有入侵性和危害性的外来入侵物种之一,对其控制与管理已成为长期以来世界性难题。了解入侵植物薇甘菊在异质环境下的适应性与繁殖特性对安全有效预警、监测和防治该入侵物种具有重要意义。本文于薇甘菊盛花期,根据薇甘菊入侵生境的光照条件、群落结构和生长方式差异,在薇甘菊常见的4种入侵生境（林地、荒地、农田和和河边）选取10个样地,调查研究了不同生境条件下薇甘菊的开花结实和繁殖分配,并运用植物叶片功能性状的研究方法研究了不同生境条件下薇甘菊的比叶面积（SLA）、叶干物质比例（LMF）和茎干物质比例（SMF）的3种叶片功能性状。研究结果表明,生境条件对薇甘菊的开花结实和繁殖分配具有显著影响。其中抛荒农田（样地Ⅷ）和河流边缘（样地Ⅸ和Ⅹ）薇甘菊的总花数、种子量、生殖枝茎生物量分配和花生物量分配均显著大于其他生境,显示在有利于其生长的条件下,薇甘菊种群倾向于有性繁殖;而在不利于薇甘菊生长的低光照林地（样地Ⅰ）和种间竞争强的农田红薯地（样地Ⅵ）生境条件下,薇甘菊的总花数和种子量明显小于其他生境,但营养枝叶生物量分配显著大于其他样地,而茎生物量分配值则处于中间值,表明在不利于其生长的生境条件下,薇甘菊通过提高营养枝茎的生物量分配和叶的生物量分配来适应,其种群则更倾向于克隆繁殖。通过分析不同生境条件下薇甘菊的叶片功能性状,结果表明,在不利于薇甘菊生长的低光照林地（样地Ⅰ）和种间竞争强的农田红薯地（样地Ⅵ）生境条件下,薇甘菊的叶面积和茎干物质比例（SMF）显著小于其他样地,且彼此差异不显著;但比叶面积（SLA）和叶干物质比例（LMF）则显著大于其他样地,显示薇甘?