Determinants of bird community composition on patches in the suburbs of Paris, France

The ecological processes responsible for the spatial assemblages of breeding bird communities in urban landscapes are more and more investigated. Indeed, understanding these processes is imperative to plan relevant management policies. We investigated breeding bird communities on 67 patches in the suburbs of Paris, France. We examined the role of patch characteristics and geographic distance between patches in determining similarity between bird assemblages. To do this, we proposed a new SØrensen similarity index based on estimators of change in community composition taking into account the detection probability of species. The patch occupancy by sedentary and migratory species was also estimated to compare their sensitivity to urbanization. Patches close to each other supported more similar bird assemblages, suggesting an effect of the spatial distribution of patches on bird dispersal and a posteriori on local community composition. Accounting for spatial location of patches, bird assemblage similarity was related to the similarity of the surrounding level of urbanization but not to the similarity of patch size or to the similarity of patch vegetation. The mean estimated occupancy rate of sedentary species was higher than that of migratory species in the whole study area. While sedentary species occupied patches surrounded by both moderate and high levels of urbanization, migratory ones primarily occupied patches surrounded by moderate levels of urbanization. Human choices in degrees, styles, and extent of urbanization, including designation and design of patches within an urban matrix, affect the composition of local bird communities.     

肥效评价的生态平衡施肥理论体系、指标体系及其实证

根据生态平衡施肥理论和实践,在综合评价肥料利用率及其算法前提下,提出了肥效评价的生态平衡施肥理论体系和指标体系,并进行了实证。理论体系包括：（1）以生态平衡施肥的多目标优化施肥为核心内容,即生态平衡施肥是以适宜的肥料成本、保证粮食产量和品质、持续培肥或保持土壤肥力平衡、减少施肥污染的多目标优化;（2）从操作上定义了多个评价指标,并可通过普通肥料田间试验求算;（3）指标体系包括评价肥效和指导施肥双重功能;（4）确立了肥效评价指标体系建立的方法。指标体系包括4方面9项指标：①用产量评价的指标有肥料转化率、最低肥料转化率、最高肥料转化率、平均肥料转化率;②考虑对环境负面影响的指标有肥料离土率、生态施肥量上限;③考虑土壤培肥的指标有培肥施肥量下限;④考虑土壤和肥料共同作用的指标有土壤-肥料养分表观转化率和土壤-肥料养分表观离土率。     

Health Assessment Indicator System for Larch Plantation in Jin’gouling Forest Farm, Jilin Province

For the healthy management of plantation, a health assessment indicator system was designed at forest stand scale for the larch plantation in Jin'ouling Forest Farm, Wangqing Forestry Bureau, Jilin Province. The system consisted of 3 categories—forest structure, external interferences and management objectives, with 15 indicators. The results showed that: 1) the assessment indicator system was scientific and rational for different age groups of larch plantations; 2) both the half-mature larch plantation and...     

7种园林地被植物耐盐性研究

应用不同NaCI水溶液处理法,比较研究了华南地区栽培的7种常见地被植物幼苗在盐胁迫条件下的存活率、盐害指数、叶绿素荧光参数、根和叶的K＋浓度、Na＋浓度、K＋／Na＋值、叶片相对电导率和相对含水量等指标,并运用隶属函数值对其植物耐盐性进行综合评定。结果表明：在7种参试植物中,小蚌兰Rhoeospathacea和鸢尾Ir...     

稀土对低温胁迫麻楝幼苗生理生化特性的影响

以2月龄袋装麻楝实生苗为材料,用0、100、500和1 000 mg.L-1稀土喷液施麻楝幼苗,后置于3℃人工气候箱低温处理1～7 d,考察其膜稳定性、渗透调节物质和叶绿素含量等抗寒性生理生化指标的变化,探讨稀土对麻楝幼苗抗寒性的影响。结果表明:0和100 mg.L-1稀土低温各天数后的相对电导率显著大于0 d,500和1 000 mg.L-1处理的显著小于0 d。各稀土浓度处理的幼苗脯氨酸含量都显著大于0 d,可溶性蛋白质含量多小于0 d,叶绿素含量多大于0 d。0和100 mg.L-1稀土处理的幼苗丙二醛含量大于0 d或与0 d无显著差异。500和1 000 mg.L-1稀土处理的幼苗各低温天数的丙二醛含量与0 d相近或小于0 d。0 mg.L-1稀土处理后,幼苗各天数的SOD活性显著小于0 d,100 mg.L-1处理的波动,500和1 000 mg.L-1处理的各天数的SOD活性与0 d的差异不显著。可见,在低温胁迫下,500和1 000 mg.L-1的稀土处理能通过提高渗透调节物质含量来稳定麻楝幼苗细胞膜稳定性,从而增强麻楝幼苗的抗寒性。     

大型渡槽结构安全性及评价指标体系的研究

渡槽在建成运行后,由于受到气候、氧化、腐蚀等因素的影响而自然老化,以及长期在静载或地震荷载作用下遭受的损伤,其强度和刚度会随着时间而降低,结构的性能会逐步恶化,从而影响其正常运行。从承载能力、表观缺损和主要承重结构耐久性损伤3个方面提出了梁式渡槽结构安全评价的指标体系与方法。     

Impact of land degradation on soil respiration in a steppe (Stipa tenacissima L.) semi-arid ecosystem in the SE of Spain

Climate change scenarios predict increases in temperature, changes in precipitation patterns, and longer drought periods in most semi-arid regions of the world. Ecosystems in these regions are prone to land degradation, which may be aggravated by climate change. Soil respiration is one of the main processes responsible for organic carbon losses from arid and semi-arid ecosystems. We measured soil respiration over one year in two steppe ecosystems having different degrees of land degradation under three ground-covers: with vegetation, bare soil, and an intermediate situation between plants and bare soil.The largest differences in soil respiration rates between the sites were observed in spring, coinciding with the highest level of plant activity. The degraded site had drier and hotter soils with less soil water availability and a longer drought period. As a result, vegetation on the degraded site did not respond to spring rainfall events. Soil respiration showed a strong seasonal variability, with average annual rates of 1.1 and 0.8 μmol CO₂ m⁻² s⁻¹ in the natural and degraded sites, respectively. We did not observe significant differences in soil respiration rates associated with ground-cover i.e., the temporal variation was much larger than the spatial variation. At both sites, soil moisture was the controlling driver of soil respiration for most of the year, when temperatures were above 20 °C and constrained the response to temperature for the few months when the temperature was below 20 °C. An empirical model based on soil temperature and soil moisture explained 90% and 72% of the seasonal variability of soil respiration on the natural and degraded sites, respectively. For the first time, this study suggests that land degradation may alter the carbon balance of these ecosystems through changes in the temporal dynamics of soil respiration and plant productivity, which have important negative consequences for ecosystem functioning and sustainability.     

Effects of anti-glaucoma drugs on resistive index of the medial long posterior ciliary artery using color Doppler imaging in Beagle dogs

Color Doppler imaging (CDI) was carried out to evaluate the effects of anti-glaucoma drugs on ophthalmic circulation using CDI-derived resistive index (RI) values. CDI was performed on nine Beagle dogs, and RI values were calculated for the medial long posterior ciliary artery before and after the administration of anti-glaucoma drugs. A significant increase in RI values was found after topical administration of levobunolol (p < 0.05) or dipivefrin (p < 0.05). Pilocarpine showed no effects on RI values after topical administration. The results suggest that some anti-glaucoma drugs could affect ophthalmic blood flow.     

Comparison of cardiac output determined by arterial pulse pressure waveform analysis method (FloTrac/Vigileo) versus lithium dilution method in anesthetized dogs

Objective – To compare the determination of cardiac output (CO) via arterial pulse pressure waveform analysis (FloTrac/Vigileo) versus lithium dilution method. Design – Prospective study. Setting – University teaching hospital. Animals – Six adult dogs. Interventions – Dogs were instrumented for CO determinations using lithium dilution (LiDCO) and FloTrac/Vigileo methods. Direct blood pressure, heart rate, arterial blood gases, and end‐tidal isoflurane (ETIso) and CO₂ concentrations were measured throughout the study while CO was manipulated with different depth of anesthesia and rapid administration of isotonic crystalloids at 60 mL/kg/h. Measurements and Main Results – Baseline CO measurements were obtained at 1.3% ETIso and were lowered by 3% ETIso. Measurements were obtained in duplicate or triplicate with LiDCO and averaged for comparison with corresponding values measured continuously with the FloTrac/Vigileo method. For 30 comparisons between methods, a mean bias of ?100 mL/kg/min and 95% limits of agreement between ?311 and +112 mL/kg/min (212 mL/kg/min) was determined. The mean (mL/kg/min) of the differences of LiDCO?Vigileo=62.0402+?0.8383 × Vigileo, and the correlation coefficient (r) between the 2 methods 0.70 for all CO determinations. The repeatability coefficients for the individual LiDCO and FloTrac/Vigileo methods were 187 and 400 mL/kg/min, respectively. Mean LiDCO and FloTrac/Vigileo values from all measurements were 145 ± 68 mL/kg/min (range, 64–354) and 244 ± 144 mL/kg/min (range, 89–624), respectively. The overall mean relative error was 48 ± 14%. Conclusion – The FloTrac/Vigileo overestimated CO values compared with LiDCO and the relative error was high, which makes this method unreliable for use in dogs.     

中草药添加剂对育肥猪生长性能及血液生化指标的影响

将120头胎次、日龄相近,体质量在70kg左右的＂杜×长×大＂三元杂交猪随机分为4组,空白对照组只饲喂基础饲粮,西药组添加0.02%半胱胺,其他2组分别添加1%和0.5%的中草药添加剂。结果表明：在生长性能方面,2个中药组（B、C组）、半胱胺组（D组）的日增重分别比空白对照组（A组）提高了9.89%（P〈0.05）,4.42%（P〉0.05）和1.26%（P〉0.05）,料肉比分别比对照组降低了7.07%（P〈0.05）,4.49%（P〈0.05）和3.97%（P〈0.05）;添加中草药添加剂,对猪只肝肾功能无不良影响。