The spatial distribution of diversity between disparate taxa: Spatial correspondence between mammals and ants across South Florida,USA

Gap Analysis takes a proactive landscape-level approach to conserving native species by identifying nodes of high biological diversity. It uses vertebrate species richness as an index of overall biological diversity. However, it remains unknown whether or not the spatial distribution of vertebrate diversity corresponds with the diversity of other taxa. We tested whether landscape-level diversity patterns corresponded between a vertebrate and an invertebrate taxon, mammals and ants, across the southern half of the Florida peninsula, USA. Composite digital maps with a 30-m spatial resolution were produced for each taxon. Spatial correspondence between the taxa was determined by normalizing and then subtracting the composite maps. There were large areas of spatial correspondence – indicating that richness between mammals and ants was similar over much of southern Florida. However, spatial correspondence occurred where the richness of both taxa was low or moderate, and areas with the highest species richness (highest 20%) for each taxon, the explicit focus of Gap Analyses, corresponded over only 8752 ha. Gap Analysis provides a much needed assessment of landscape-level diversity patterns and proactive reserve design, but it must be explicit that the results are applicable for vertebrate diversity, which does not necessarily correspond with diversity patterns of other taxa. The two taxa investigated differ by orders of magnitude in the scale that they perceive their environment, and it is likely that diversity hotspots vary as the scale of investigation – and the taxa mapped – vary.     

Automatisierte Unterscheidung von Unkrautarten nach Formparametern mit Hilfe der quantitativen Bildanalyse

Automatic distinction of weed species using form parameters by means of digital image processing
In former investigations the possibility to distinguish weed from soil background by computerized quantitative image analysis has been reported. In the present studies image analysis technique are applied to identify different weed species. From six typical winter weed species including various growth stages, 300 color slides were taken at the research station in Bonn on the 4th of February, 1988. From each slide a number of form parameters were measured automatically out of the digitized shape of each weed plant. Form parameters including area, perimeter, minimum and maximum diameter of the plants are taken from the digitized shape of each weed as well as figures representing the relative proportions of these parameters. For automatic discrimination up to 9 of the parameters were selected to compute five so-called canonical variables. The values of these variables are typical for each weed species and can be interpreted as their "finger prints". The average rate of correct identification was 82.3 %. The scientific and practical implications of the results are discussed.     

云南省科一新种（目：科）

该文记述采自云南省怒江州目短肛属一新种．模式标本存放于北京林业大学昆虫标本室     

草牧场防护林主要树种适生土壤类型的研究

以草牧场防护林的主要组成树种—樟子松、兴安落叶松和各品种杨树作为研究对象,采用设置标准地的方法,重点调查了樟子松、兴安落叶松和中东杨在不同土壤类型上以及其他主要杨树品种与樟子松在相同土壤类型上的生长状况。通过对它们生长指标的直观比较和分析,提出了樟子松、兴安落叶松、中东杨和其他各品种杨树适生的土壤类型,为该地区成功营造草牧场防护林提供基础数据和理论依据。     

牦牛放牧率对江河源区混播禾草地上初级生产量及种间竞争力的影响

在江河源区2龄混播禾草草地(垂穗披碱草 星星草)上牦牛放牧试验结果表明: 随着放牧率的增加,在生长期内不同功能群地上净初级生产量和总地上初级生产量均出现了单峰曲线变化,即“S”型变化趋势; 总的地上净初级生产量和垂穗披碱草地上净初级生产量对放牧率的变化很敏感, 且随着放牧率的增加, 峰值出现日期提前; 其它禾草和星星草的峰值对放牧率的变化不很敏感;莎草类和杂草类对放牧率的变化比较敏感。随放牧率的增加, 地上现存量和总地上初级生产量的峰值下降, 且达到峰值的时间提前。在整个放牧期(植物生长期),重度放牧的RYT值均小于1,表明重度放牧使垂穗披碱草和星星草一直处于拮抗状态,其它各处理组在生长中后期也处于拮抗状态; 不同放牧率(包括对照)下垂穗披碱草的竞争力强于星星草, 垂穗披碱草因其高度和发达而较深的根系成为竞争的优胜者。     

Potential Corridors for the Rusty Crayfish, <Emphasis Type="Italic">Orconectes Rusticus</Emphasis>, in Northern Wisconsin (USA) Lakes: Lessons for Exotic Invasions

We sampled 35 lakes in northern Wisconsin to determine the presence of Orconectes rusticus, the rusty crayfish, and related this pattern to several parameters pertaining to potential invasion routes that could influence the distribution of these crayfish in the lakes. The presence of rusty crayfish in lakes was positively related to an index of human use and negatively related to the length of stream connections to other lakes containing the crayfish. Humans appear to act as vectors allowing crayfish to travel along discontinuous routes that otherwise would be inaccessible to them, and thus, provide crayfish with spatially discontinuous corridors that increase the probability of movement by channelizing the space between lakes. In contrast, streams correspond closely to the traditional definition of terrestrial corridors, in that they are spatially continuous. This distribution pattern suggests colonization operating via two corridors with two spatial scales, making management of the invasion of rusty crayfish complex.     

Study on some molecular characterization of Babesia orientalis

The study on buffalo babesiosis indicated that its pathogen was different from other Babesia on many aspects such as morphology, transmission and pathogenicity. Therefore, it was named as a new species—Babesia orientalis. In order to prove the validity of this taxon, molecular taxonomic study on the pathogen was done in this experiment. The complete 18S rRNA gene sequence of B. orientalis was determined by PCR. It was sequenced and blasted. The results indicated that the classification of the parasite belonged to the genus Babesia. The 1700 bp complete sequence was compared with 15 other Babesia sp. available in GenBank. The data were analyzed and a phylogenetic tree was established. The results indicated that the hereditary distance of the parasite was close to that of Babesia sp. from South Africa and Babesia ovis, and the hereditary distance was far from Babesia bigemina and B. bovis.     

隆侧姬蜂属一新种（膜翅目：姬蜂科）

本文记述了采自辽宁省本溪县的隆侧姬峰属一新种，辽宁隆侧姬蜂Ｌａｔｉｂｕｌｕｓｌｉａｏｎｉｇｅｎｓｉｓ，ｓｐ．ｎ．．并指出了它和近似种：东方隆侧姬蜂Ｌ．ｏｒｉｅｎｔａｌｉｓＨｏｒｓｔｍａｎｎ的主要区别特征．     

窄冠杨树品种评选及其类型划分

本文通过对１８个杨树品种无性系在９个试验点的Ｇ×Ｅ互作分析，用８个参数评价生产力，遗传稳定性和生长适应性，并经综合评定，从村冠积比（材积／冠积）方面将１８个品系划分为不同类型，为各试验区评选出了适合栽培的优良品系。