Divergent effects of climate change on the egg-laying opportunity of species in cold and warm regions

Climate warming can substantially impact embryonic development and juvenile growth in oviparous species. Estimating the overall impacts of climate warming on oviparous reproduction is difficult because egg-laying events happen throughout the reproductive season. Successful egg laying requires the completion of embryonic development as well as hatching timing conducive to offspring survival and energy accumulation. We propose a new metric—egg-laying opportunity (EO)—to estimate the annual hours during which a clutch of freshly laid eggs yields surviving offspring that store sufficient energy for overwintering. We estimated the EO within the distribution of a model species, Sceloporus undulatus, under recent climate condition and a climate-warming scenario by combining microclimate data, developmental functions, and biophysical models. We predicted that EO will decline as the climate warms at 74.8% of 11,407 sites. Decreasing hatching success and offspring energy accounted for more lost EO hours (72.6% and 72.9%) than the occurrence of offspring heat stress (59.9%). Nesting deeper (at a depth of 12 cm) may be a more effective behavioral adjustment for retaining EO than using shadier (50% shade) nests because the former fully mitigated the decline of EO under the considered warming scenario at more sites (66.1%) than the latter (28.3%). We advocate for the use of EO in predicting the impacts of climate warming on oviparous animals because it encapsulates the integrative impacts of climate warming on all stages of reproductive life history.     

鼋头渚不同年龄夜鹭卵中多氯联苯污染状况及分布特征

通过对太湖鼋头渚2000年采集的2龄、3龄和4龄夜鹭所产卵中15种多氯联苯同系物残留状况的研究,发现所有样品中均检出多氯联苯,残留量最高的为PCB₁₁₈,PCB₈₇,PCB₁₀₁和PCB₁₅₃,占PCBs残留量的75%～85%.含5～6个氯原子的同系物在夜鹭卵中的PCBs残留量明显高于其它类型的同系物.同时,多氯联苯残留量随亲鸟年龄增加而明显增加.4龄卵样分别比3龄、2龄卵样中PCBs残留量高出47.5%和60.9%.统计处理结果表明:多氯联苯残留总量与亲鸟年龄呈正相关(p=0.05).PCBs总量与亲鸟年龄呈正相关(p=0.05).与欧美日等国家同类研究结果中PCB₁₅₃残留量最高的情况略有不同,本研究在夜鹭卵中发现残留量最高的是PCB₁₁₈,占PCBs残留总量的30%左右,PCB₁₅₃含量仅为PCBs残留总量的17%左右.     

地下储液罐抗爆炸地冲击作用的流固耦合有限元分析

储液罐的抗震性能虽然得到了较为深入的研究,但对其抗爆炸产生的地冲击作用的研究还十分罕见。本文通过建立流固耦合的数值分析模型,研究爆炸地冲击作用下地下立式储液罐的动力特性,包括储液晃动波高、罐壁的应力和应变、底板的提离和浮放储液罐的"象足"变形产生原因及破坏机理等。研究结果表明,储液罐在爆炸地冲击荷载和地震荷载作用下的动力响应有明显区别,地震荷载作用下的储液罐抗震验算方法不适用于爆炸地冲击荷载。     

Behavioral and demographic changes following the loss of the breeding female in cooperatively breeding marmosets

Recent models of the evolution and dynamics of family structure in cooperatively breeding vertebrates predict that the opening of breeding vacancies in cooperatively breeding groups will result in (1) dispersal movements to fill the reproductive position, and (2) within-group conflict over access to reproduction. We describe the behavioral and demographic changes that followed the creation of breeding vacancies in three wild groups of cooperatively breeding common marmosets (Callithrix jacchus). Replacement of the breeding female was rapid when no adult females remained in the group, but did not occur for several months when other adult females were present. Aggression of adult animals towards same-sex potential immigrants was associated with a period of reduced affiliation, increased intragroup agonism, no intragroup sexual behavior, and frequent extragroup copulations. This ended with the fissioning of groups along sexual lines. After replacement, multiple males copulated with multiple females and vice versa, with no increases in sexually related aggression. Female-female conflict was resolved through infanticide. The lack of direct conflict between males is consistent with cooperative polyandry. After a breeding vacancy appeared, marmoset groups showed conflict of interests among group members similar to those shown by cooperatively breeding birds, but they used different behavioral mechanisms to resolve those conflicts. Our data provide important evidence from a cooperatively breeding mammal to support Emlen’s model for the evolution of vertebrate families, but they suggest that species-specific inter- and intrasexual competitive strategies should be considered before the model can be applied to other cooperatively breeding vertebrates. Received: 23 November 1999 / Received in revised form: 28 March 2000 / Accepted: 1 April 2000     

Effects of arsenic on seed germination and physiological activities in wheat seedlings

The effects of arsenic(As)were investigated on seed germination,root and shoot length and their biomass and some other factors to elucidate the toxicity of As.The results showed low concentrations of As(O-1 mg/kg)stimulated seed germination and the growth of root and shoot,however,these factors all decreased gradually at high concentrations of As(5-20 mg/kg).The contents Of O2-,MDA,soluble protein and peroxidase(POD)activity all increased with increasing As concentrations.Soluble sugar content,ascorbate peroxidase(APX),and superoxide dismutase(SOD)activities decreased at low concentrations of As,and increased at high concentrations of As.While acetylsalicylic acid(ASA)and chlorophyll contents,catalase(CAT)activity displayed increasing trend when the concentrations of As was lower than 1 mg/kg,and then decreasing trend.By polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis(PAGE).As induced the expression of POD isozymes of wheat seedlings.As induced the expression of CAT isozymes but inhibited the expression of SOD isozymes of wheat seedlings at concentrations lower than 1 mg/kg.However,As inhibited the expression of CAT isozymes but induced the expression of SOD isozymes at concentrations higher than 5 mg/kg.The results indicated As could exert harmfulness in the early development stage of wheat at inappropriate concentrations.     

诱导承诺在亲环境行为中的作用机制研究

本文通过两个现场实验分别考察了解释水平、效能信念两类因素是如何在诱导承诺中发挥作用的。实验一考察了时间、社会、空间这三个解释水平维度如何影响诱导承诺的,实验二考察了个体效能、集体效能这两个效能信念是如何影响承诺行为实施的。最终,我们得出这样的结论：①不管高解释水平还是低解释水平,在呈现明显空间距离、社会距离的操控材料时,被试是否做出亲环境行为承诺存在显著差异。②无论时间距离、空间距离还是社会距离,高水平解释倾向都更容易提高亲环境行为承诺。除此之外,我们还验证了公开承诺比私下承诺更适合中国文化背景下的亲环境行为激励。     

2004~2013年安徽省县域畜禽养殖环境风险时空特征及调控规划

为掌握安徽省近十年来畜禽养殖业对生态环境的潜在污染影响,本文基于2004~2013年安徽省县域畜禽养殖统计数据及耕地数据,以耕地畜禽粪便氮、磷负荷为评价指标,对安徽省县域畜禽养殖环境风险时空特征进行评估,并对高环境风险县市区进行调控规划研究。结果表明,安徽省各县市区的耕地畜禽粪便氮、磷负荷结果相互之间差异较大;2004~2013年安徽省大部分区域都属于无环境风险区域,高环境风险区域主要集中在合肥市的市辖区、肥西县、长丰县等县市区,低环境风险区域主要集中在灵璧县、全椒县等县市区;十年间存在环境风险的县市区数量以2005年最多,为28个;其次是2006和2013年,为26个;数量最少的年份是2007年,为11个;安庆市太湖县、合肥市长丰县、宣州市广德县等6个县市区的畜禽粪便能在其所属地级市的范围内进行畜禽养殖产业转移消化,以达到减排的目的。宿州市砀山县、蚌埠市固镇县、六安市寿县等5个县市区的畜禽粪便中的氮也能进行畜禽养殖产业转移实现消化减排,但部分磷无法通过产业转移实现消化减排。研究结果可为该省畜禽养殖业持续健康发展提供科学依据。     

人工湿地生态根孔技术及其应用

人工湿地亚表层介质的堵塞问题一直是湿地系统持续有效运行的障碍,极大地限制了人工湿地技术的大规模工程应用.通过白洋淀自然湿地现场研究,发现由大型水生植物所形成的根孔异常发达,径级不等的死活根孔混合在一起,组成了庞大的湿地根孔网络.人工湿地生态根孔技术通过模拟白洋淀湿地自然的芦苇根孔系统,以人为填埋的植物秸秆作为湿地的填料/介质,有效地改变了土壤亚表层大孔隙结构,为人工湿地建设和应用开辟了一条新途径.通过构筑根孔和自然根孔之间的过渡和湿地根孔的不断更新,实现湿地填料/介质的自我更新,克服了一般潜流人工湿地其填料/介质易发生堵塞的缺点.构筑根孔有效填补了人工湿地运行初期大量自然根孔尚未形成的空白期.该技术在小试湿地中获得了成功应用.以玉米秸秆和地肤秸秆作为小试模拟湿地的填埋介质,其填埋量体积比为2%～4%.与未填埋秸秆的基质土壤处理单元相比,填埋秸秆处理单元其导水效率和营养盐去除能力都得到了有效提高.研究结果表明:填埋秸秆腐烂后形成的构筑根孔其水分侧向入渗率是基质土壤的20倍左右.在中、低营养盐负荷情况下,填埋秸秆处理单元对溶解性总氮(DTN)去除率平均提高4.5%～27.1%;对溶解性总磷(DTP)去除率平均提高7.0%～20.4%.     

茉莉酸甲酯诱导烟草幼苗抗病与过氧化物酶活性和木质素含量的关系

探讨了茉莉酸甲酯（ｍｅｔｈｙｌｊａｓｍｏｎａｔｅ,ＭｅＪａ）诱导烟草幼苗抗炭疽病与过氧化物酶活性和木质素含量的关系．ＭｅＪａ处理烟草幼苗不仅可以提高幼苗抗炭疽病的能力,而且明显提高幼苗的过氧化物酶活性和木质素含量;ＧＨ５５和ＢＺ品种的酶活性与抗病有较高的相关性,但没有达到显著水平,表明过氧化物酶在茉莉酸甲酯诱导抗病中不起关键作用,而木质素含量与抗病密切相关     

超声-Cd2+/N共掺杂TiO2可见光催化降解苯酚研究

以钛酸丁酯为原料,用溶胶-凝胶法合成Cd~(2+)/N共掺杂的二氧化钛,采用X光衍射仪对其粉体的物相进行了表征。进而研究此合成掺杂光催化剂在US(超声波)/Vis(可见光)下降解水中苯酚的降解效果,结果表明,在Cd~(2+)、N共掺杂的二氧化钛作为催化剂的情况下,可见光光催化降解苯酚有一定的效果;超声波的加入能够明显提高可见光光催化降解苯酚的降解率。