中国穿山甲资源现状及保护对策

论文对世界上穿山甲资源的种类、分布及其资源价值、价格和国内外贸易情况作了一般性的介绍,重点论述了我国穿山甲的资源现状、资源濒危原因及应采取的保护对策。指出:我国现有穿山甲资源量估计仅为50000～100000头,资源数量已大为下降,然而年需求量却高达200000头,供求矛盾十分突出。造成资源濒危的主要原因是利用过度、栖息地破坏、外来种入侵、穿山甲遗传性能衰竭。建议采取以就地保护为主的对策,建立穿山甲自然保护区,同时积极开展穿山甲人工驯养,加强药用穿山甲代用品的研究,以减轻对野生资源的捕捉压力,解决保护和利用的矛盾,为迁地保护作前期准备。还建议积极创造条件开展穿山甲离体保护技术的研究。     

蚯蚓粪中拮抗微生物分析

实验证明，蚯蚓对有机废弃物进行生物降解的产物一蚯蚓粪，在一定程度上能够控制一些蔬菜类植物苗期土传病害的发生．对此现象的一种解释是蚯蚓粪中含有一些拮抗微生物．从以牛粪为饵料生产的蚯蚓粪中分离出两株拮抗活性强、范围广的拮抗微生物并得到鉴定：0103A球孢链霉菌(Streptomyces globisporus)和0104A丁香苷链霉菌(Streptomyces syringini),该菌及其发酵液对多种病原菌的抑菌谱及胚根、盆栽生物测定实验表明：两株拮抗菌在蚯蚓粪对蔬菜苗期病害的控制中起重要作用．表8参17     

相思树种子的质量评价模型

投影寻踪技术为一种新兴的非线性分析方法,但存在计算过程复杂、编程实现困难等缺陷,鉴于此,我们提出采用模拟退火法直接优化投影寻踪技术的投影函数和投影方向以克服目前投影寻踪技术的种种缺点.在此基础上,提出基于模拟退火法的改进的投影寻踪的相思树种子质量评价模型,利用该模型可把各相思树种批测定指标综合成一维投影值,投影值越大,表示该种批质量越好,根据投影值的大小可对相思树种批样本集进行合理评价.实例质量评价结果表明,直接由样本数据训练的改进投影寻踪林木种子质量评价模型用于相思树种子质量评价简单可行,具有较强的适用性和应用性,可操作性强.基于模拟退火法的改进的投影寻踪法可广泛应用于种子质量评价、群落分类及环境质量评价等研究中各类非线性、高维数据的分级与评价.表1参11     

In vitro effects of various xenobiotics on Fusarium spp. strains isolated from cereals

This study aimed to determine the susceptibility of Fusarium spp. strains isolated from cereals to selected heavy metals, fungicides and silver nanoparticles. The experiments were conducted using 50 Fusarium strains belonging to five species: F. graminearum, F. culmorum, F. oxysporum, F. sporotrichioides and F. avenaceum. The strains were found to be highly resistant to Pb²⁺ and Zn²⁺. Medium resistance to Cu²⁺ and Mn²⁺ and low resistance to Cd²⁺ and Fe³⁺ was also observed. Among the tested fungicides, formulations containing azoxystrobin, prochloraz and tebuconazole proved to be the most effective in inhibiting the growth of fungi, as they affected fungal growth in each of the applied doses. Susceptibility of Fusarium spp. to nanosilver, demonstrated in this study, shows the legitimacy of using nanostructures as fungicidal agents. The results confirm high diversity of the analyzed fungal species in terms of susceptibility to the tested substances, and encourage to continue research on the resistance of Fusarium spp. to various fungicidal agents.     

Spatial and behavioral interactions between a native and introduced salamander species

Behavioral interactions with native species may influence the invasiveness of introduced species. The salamanders Plethodon glutinosus and P. jordani in the eastern United States share many life history traits and demonstrate complex interspecific interactions that range geographically from competitive exclusion to sympatry. P. jordani was introduced to Mountain Lake Biological Station, Virginia, USA, between the years 1935 and 1945. We tested whether competition for space may influence the invasion of P. jordani into native P. glutinosus habitat by utilizing data from natural distributions, a field experiment, and controlled laboratory experiments. No environmental variables differed where P. glutinosus and P. jordani were collected in the field at the site of P. jordani introduction. In the field experiment, P. glutinosus was more fully exposed during foraging bouts in cages shared with heterospecifics as opposed to ones shared with conspecific salamanders. Condition (mass relative to body length) of salamanders at the end of the 3 months did not differ between conspecific and heterospecific treatments. In the laboratory, P. glutinosus most often attained the single burrow in the arena, but residency status had no effect. Species cohabited the burrow 50% of the time. Pair-wise encounters in the laboratory indicated that both species spend less than 20% of the time in aggressive behaviors as juveniles. Adults showed no behavior interpreted by us as aggression during pair-wise encounters. Received: 19 December 1999 / Accepted: 18 March 2000     

Spatial and Temporal Variations in the Sediment Habitat of Ranunculus spp. in Lowland Chalk Streams – Implications for Ecological Status?

Ranunculus spp. are the dominant plants of lowland chalk stream habitats in England. The spatial variability of sediment characteristics (silt–clay, organic matter, total phosphorus and total nitrogen content) within stands of Ranunculus spp. was investigated in 12 rivers in lowland England. Variability was found to be high and there were no discernible differences between samples taken from within Ranunculus and a limited number of samples from bare substrate. For two of these rivers, comparisons were also made between reaches upstream and downstream of waste water treatment works outfalls in terms of the characteristics of the sediments within Ranunculus stands. In one river a clear increase in sediment nutrient, fine and organic material content was observed downstream but in the other there was no consistent difference. Temporal variability was considered for two rivers in the Frome catchment, Dorset, by analysing the monthly variability in sediment organic matter and silt–clay content beneath Ranunculus stands over an annual cycle of growth and die-back. Whilst a clear pattern of fine and organic material retention consistent with seasonal plant growth patterns was evident at one site, the three sites displayed different temporal patterns. This inconsistency is believed to reflect differences in sediment supply at the three sites.     

The bottlenose dolphin community of Doubtful Sound features a large proportion of long-lasting associations

More than 12 studies of different bottlenose dolphin populations, spanning from tropical to cold temperate waters, have shown that the species typically lives in societies in which relationships among individuals are predominantly fluid. In all cases dolphins lived in small groups characterised by fluid and dynamic interactions and some degree of dispersal from the natal group by both sexes. We describe a small, closed population of bottlenose dolphins living at the southern extreme of the species' range. Individuals live in large, mixed-sex groups in which no permanent emigration/immigration has been observed over the past 7 years. All members within the community are relatively closely associated (average half-weight index>0.4). Both male–male and female–female networks of preferred associates are present, as are long-lasting associations across sexes. The community structure is temporally stable, compared to other bottlenose dolphin populations, and constant companionship seems to be prevalent in the temporal association pattern. Such high degrees of stability are unprecedented in studies of bottlenose dolphins and may be related to the ecological constraints of Doubtful Sound. Fjords are low-productivity systems in which survival may easily require a greater level of co-operation, and hence group stability. These conditions are also present in other cetacean populations forming stable groups. We therefore hypothesise that ecological constraints are important factors shaping social interactions within cetacean societies.Communicated by D. Watts     

Rules of engagement for adult salamanders in territorial conflicts with heterospecific juveniles

Coexisting species within a guild have the potential for resource overlap and consequently for interspecific competition (e.g., interspecific territoriality). When the adults are of different sizes, which frequently is the case in terrestrial salamander communities in eastern North America, competition may occur between juveniles of the larger species and adults of the smaller species. Adults of the relatively small redbacked salamander (Plethodon einereus: up to 13 cm total length) defend intra- and intersexual territories on the forest floor, and they are broadly sympatric with the larger P. glutinosus (up to 21 cm total length). Although individuals of the two species share the same forest floor habitat, we found significantly fewer juveniles of P. glutinosus sharing territories with 336 same-size adults of P. cinereus than would be expected by random chance alone. In laboratory experiments, residential adults of P. cinereus were as aggressive toward juvenile intruders of P. glutinosus as they were toward adult conspecific intruders. Therefore, adults of P. cinereus appear to defend territories against juveniles of P. glutinosus, illustrating how interference competition may depend on the symmetry of sizes between the species.     

表面增强拉曼散射技术鉴别大肠杆菌和志贺氏菌的研究

以整个大肠杆菌和志贺氏菌为研究对象,通过和纳米银颗粒混合制片,利用表面增强拉曼效应检测并区分大肠杆菌和志贺氏菌.结果表明,未与纳米银颗粒混合的大肠杆菌和志贺氏菌没有明显的拉曼信号,而与纳米银颗粒混合后有明显的拉曼信号,二者有明显的区别,且重现性良好,可为鉴别大肠杆菌和志贺氏菌病原体研究及实际应用提供依据.