Structure of silver fir (Abies alba Mill.) natural regeneration in the ‘Jata'' reserve in Poland

Over the last 20 years, investigations have been carried out to determine the influence of various ecological factors on silver fir natural regeneration in highlands and mountains. However, there has been little research on the structure and development of fir regeneration in lowlands. Results of this study indicate that three main stand characteristics play a very important part in the structure of fir regeneration in the lowland. The results revealed that the quantity, frequency and growth rate of fir regeneration were affected by site conditions. One of the most important ecological factors differentiating quantity and quality of fir regeneration was the proportion of fir in a stand. It was found that, with an increase in the percentage of fir in a stand, the quantity and the sum of heights and the sum of height increments of fir regeneration tends to increase. Results of this study showed that the number and development of fir regeneration were influenced by species composition of a stand; fir regenerated not only in pure fir stands but also in mixed forests. A positive influence of pine and birch canopy on initiation and development of fir regeneration was confirmed. Optimal conditions for the growth and development of fir with respect to species composition were found in mixed fir stands with an admixture of hornbeam. In contrast, results of the study suggest that the worst conditions for fir regeneration were found in the stands composed of species, such as ash, alder, oak, aspen, lime and spruce.     

毕节地区新造林地鼠兔危害状况调查及防控对策

对啮齿类动物鼠兔害的防治.危害调查、标本制作、种类鉴定、生活习性观察,探索有效控制措施.本文着重从森林环境资源的核算评估鼠兔害对新造林地经济损失.     

Depletion of ascorbic acid derivatives in fish feed by the production process

ABSTRACT:   The depletion of ascorbic acid derivatives in fish feed during the feed processing (extrusion cooking and drying) was studied at five extrusion cooking temperatures and at 85°C for 2 h dryer processing temperature. Three ascorbic acid derivatives were used: L-ascorbyl-2-mono-phosphate Mg (APM), L-ascorbic acid sodium (AAS) and L-ascorbic acid palmitic acid ester (AAP). Samples were collected after drying and ascorbic acid derivatives losses evaluated. APM was found to be quiet stable with an average retention of 88%, but AAS and AAP were unstable and the depletion was very high.     

Multiple paternity,reproductive skew and correlates of male reproductive success in a wild population of the Trinidadian guppy

Abstract – In most species, males have a higher reproductive potential than females, leading to skewed reproductive success, particularly in mating systems where pre‐ or postcopulatory sexual selection reinforces inequality in male mating success. We investigated multiple paternity, reproductive skew and correlates of male reproductive success in a wild population of the Trinidadian guppy (Poecilia reticulata). We used nine microsatellite loci to assess the frequency of multiple paternity, number of sires per brood and reproductive skew. Across broods, the frequency of multiple paternity was high with 94% of broods having multiple sires (range: 1–5), resulting in a reproductive skew of 0.14. Variation in male reproductive success was high (range: 0–14 offspring per male), suggesting that there is considerable opportunity for sexual selection. Next, we examined correlations between male reproductive success and sexual coloration, sperm velocity and gonopodium length. Relative area of orange, black, iridescent and total coloration, and sperm velocity were not correlated with reproductive success. However, gonopodium length explained 14% of the variation in reproductive success, suggesting that gonopodium length is likely a sexually selected trait. We discuss these findings in the light of other studies that genetically dissect joint‐sex parentage and examine correlates of male reproductive success in wild populations.     

Some nutrient dynamics associated with litterfall and litter decomposition in hoop pine plantations of southeast Queensland, Australia

Litterfall was collected over a 12-month period with littertraps in hoop pine (Araucaria cunninghamii) plantations aged 10, 14 and 62 years in southeast Queensland, Australia. The bulk of litterfall occurred during spring, mainly as hoop pine foliage with the annual litterfall ranging between 6.0 and 10.9 t ha⁻¹, respectively, for the younger stands (10 and 14 years) and the mature 62-year old stand. The amount of nitrogen (N) and phosphorous (P) recycled annually through litterfall was lower in the younger stands (28–37 kg N ha⁻¹ and 4.4–5.3 kg P ha⁻¹) compared with that of the mature stand (85 N ha⁻¹ and 6.2 kg P ha⁻¹). The N and P retranslocated during senescence varied across the three stands studied with a trend for N and P retranslocation to increase as availability of soil mineral-N decreased.

Decomposition of the hoop pine foliage component of litter was also studied in the same stands using a litterbag technique and mass-balance analysis. The estimated half-life of hoop pine foliage mass ranged between 1.5 and 1.8 years. Litter-mass loss was strongly correlated with litter substrate quality indicators of N, C, P, C/N ratio, lignin, lignin/N ratio and polyphenols. During the course of the study, there was no difference in litter-mass loss between the stands of different ages. During the 15-month period, the order of element release from the hoop pine litter was K>Na>C>Mg>P, with N, Ca and Mn generally demonstrating varying degrees of net accumulation. During the course of the study, the lignin/C ratio of the hoop pine litter increased from 0.61 to 0.96. This suggested that the litter-C was predominantly in a recalcitrant form and, therefore, the associated N was unlikely to be rapidly released in the hoop pine litter layer.     

基于旋翼无人机低空遥感的高原鼠兔危害等级划分技术研究

高原鼠兔是青藏高原特有的小型啮齿动物,是高寒草地生态系统的关键种。科学合理防控高原鼠兔危害,对其危害程度开展监测和评价十分必要。通过无人机空中遥感平台并结合地面调查,以甘肃省玛曲县高原鼠兔危害草地为研究对象,选择不同危害程度的典型样地,采用自主设计的软件提取无人机影像中高原鼠兔洞口数、地上生物量、草地盖度等指标;构建了由洞口数、地上生物量、盖度和可食牧草比例组成的高原鼠兔危害等级综合指标体系,并对研究区样地进行危害等级划分。最终形成一套适用于高原鼠兔危害的低空遥感监测方法,可为后期高效、准确监测高原鼠兔危害提供有力的技术支持。主要结果如下：1）经实地人工调查结果验证,无人机影像洞口数量和植被盖度解译精度分别达到95%和93%。2）筛选了可见光波段差值植被指数VDVI作为估测地上生物量的最佳植被指数,并构建了估测模型。经实地调查验证平均精度为86.54%。3）构建了综合危害指数DRI,并提出了划分危害级别的各指标量化值。通过聚类分析将研究区鼠害地划分为5个等级,即I-无危害草地,Ⅱ-轻度危害草地,Ⅲ-中度危害草地,Ⅳ-重度危害草地,V-极度危害草地。     

日粮添加不同水平芦丁对热应激小鼠睾丸组织的影响

本试验旨在探讨日粮添加不同水平芦丁对缓解热应激小鼠睾丸组织损伤的影响。将30只5周龄体重相近（20～22 g）的ICR系雄性小鼠随机分为5组,各组小鼠分别饲喂基础日粮添加0（CON组）、0（HS组）、250（HS+R250）、500（HS+R500）和1 000（HS+R1000） mg·kg^-1芦丁的日粮,饲养10 d后,除对照组（CON）外,所有小鼠在每天10：00至14：00之间置于42℃恒温箱中连续处理8 d后屠宰取样分析。结果显示：1）与CON组相比,HS组小鼠睾丸指数无显著变化（P>0.05）,而日粮添加250 mg·kg^-1芦丁显著提高热应激小鼠睾丸指数（P<0.05）;小鼠睾丸组织切片结果显示,与CON组相比,HS组小鼠生精小管直径和横截面积显著降低（P<0.05）,生精细胞脱落比率显著增加（P<0.05）;与HS组相比,HS+R250组小鼠生精小管横截面积显著增加（P<0.05）,生精细胞脱落比率显著降低（P<0.05）,HS+R500组生精细胞脱落比率也显著降低（P<0.05）,HS+R1000组小鼠生精小管直径显著增加（P<0.05）;小鼠睾丸指数、生精小管直径及生精小管脱落比率在芦丁处理组与CON组之间无显著差异（P>0.05）,但HS+R250组小鼠睾丸生精小管横截面积显著高于CON组（P<0.05）。2）与CON组相比,HS组小鼠睾丸组织丙二醛（MDA）含量显著升高（P<0.05）,总抗氧化能力（T-AOC）与还原型谷胱甘肽（GSH）含量以及血红素酶-1（HO-1） mRNA的表达量均显著降低（P<0.05）;日粮添加250 mg·kg^-1芦丁显著降低热应激小鼠睾丸组织中MDA含量（P<0.05）,提高T-AOC与GSH含量（P<0.05）,并增强核因子E2相关因子2（Nrf2）、HO-1和谷胱甘肽过氧化物酶（GSH-Px） mRNA的表达量（P<0.05）,而添加500和1 000 mg·kg^-1芦丁也显著提高了GSH含量（P<0.05）;与CON组相比,除HS+R250组Nrf2 mRNA表达量显著高于CON组（P<0.05）外,芦丁组热应激小鼠睾丸组织抗氧化相应基因与酶活指标均无显著性变化（P>0.05）。3）热应激小鼠睾丸中核因子-κB （NF-κB）、TOLL样受体4（TLR-4）和Bax的mRNA表达量显著增加（P<0.05）,而Bcl-2表达量显著降低（P<0.05）;日粮添加250 mg·kg^-1芦丁显著降低NF-κB、TLR-4、髓样分化因子88（MyD88）、白细胞介素-Iβ（IL-1β）和Bax mRNA表达量（P<0.05）,增强Bcl-2的表达水平（P<0.05）;添加500 mg·kg^-1芦丁显著降低NF-κB和TLR-4表达量（P<0.05）,而1 000 mg·kg^-1芦丁能够显著增加Bcl-2的表达（P<0.05）;小鼠睾丸组织中免疫和增值凋亡相关基因的表达量在添加芦丁组及CON组之间无显著性差异（P>0.05）。结果提示,日粮添加适宜剂量芦丁具有改善热应激小鼠睾丸组织形态及功能的效果,其机制可能与芦丁通过Nrf2信号通路缓解氧化应激,通过TLR-4/NF-κB信号通路抑制炎症反应及调控Bax/Bcl-2 mRNA的表达密切相关。本试验条件下日粮添加250 mg·kg^-1芦丁的效果较好。     

封育年限对典型草原大针茅无性系构件组成与生长的影响

研究不同封育年限对黄土高原大针茅(Stipa grandis)无性系构件结构组成和生长的影响,可为阐明无性系构件组成和资源分配提供一定基础。在黄土高原典型草原选取不同封育年限区(10和20年)和放牧地(对照)作为试验样地,采用整个无性系完整挖掘的方法进行大针茅无性系构件特征的研究。结果表明：1)与放牧相比,封育10年显著增加了大针茅无性系丛径、生殖枝高度和花序高度(P < 0.05),而封育20年则显著提高了大针茅无性系丛径、总枝数、生殖枝数、营养枝数、分蘖芽数、生殖枝高度、花序高度、地上总生物量、营养枝生物量和花序生物量(P < 0.05)。封育降低了大针茅生殖枝数、生殖枝高度、花序高度、地上总生物量、生殖枝生物量和花序生物量的变异系数。2)随封育年限增加,营养枝生物量比例明显提高,生殖枝生物量比例下降,但花序生物量比例基本不变。3)封育措施显著提高了营养株单株生物量(P < 0.05),但生殖株单株生物量和全体分枝单株生物量与放牧处理差异不显著(P > 0.05)。4)大针茅丛径与地上总生物量、生殖枝数、生殖枝生物量、花序生物量呈极显著正相关关系(P < 0.001),与营养枝生物量呈极显著正相关关系(P < 0.01),与总枝数呈显著正相关关系(P < 0.05)。而地上总生物量与生殖枝数、营养枝数、总枝数、营养枝生物量呈极显著正相关关系(P < 0.001),与分蘖芽数、生殖枝生物量和花序生物量呈极显著正相关关系(P < 0.01)。分蘖芽数与营养枝数、总枝数、营养枝生物量呈极显著正相关关系(P < 0.001),与地上总生物量呈极显著正相关关系(P < 0.01)。综上所述,短期封育提高了大针茅的生殖分配,使大针茅迅速成为群落优势种,而长期封育使大针茅更依靠无性繁殖进行种群更新。     

奶牛繁殖障碍性疾病防控技术探讨

引起奶牛繁殖障碍的因素很多,有先天性的,也有后天性的,而感染外源性疾病是后天性繁殖障碍中最常见的因素。除了常见的产科疾病以外,引起奶牛繁殖障碍的疾病还包括牛布鲁菌病、牛沙门氏菌病、牛传染性鼻气管炎、牛胎毛滴虫病、牛新孢子虫病、牛病毒性腹泻（牛黏膜病）等。在奶牛生产中,要根据实际发病情况,查明发生原因,采取相应措施,科学处置和防控。     

表达猪繁殖与呼吸综合征病毒N蛋白的重组腺病毒的构建及其免疫原性分析

【目的】 利用腺病毒AdMax系统表达载体表达猪繁殖与呼吸综合征病毒（Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus,PRRSV）核衣壳蛋白（nucleocapsid protein）,并研究其免疫原性。【方法】 参考GenBank中已公布的PRRSV N基因序列（登录号：KT945017.1）,人工合成PRRSV N基因,并将其连接至腺病毒穿梭载体pDC316-mCMV-EGFP,转化大肠杆菌Top10感受态细胞,构建重组穿梭质粒pDC316-N。将重组穿梭质粒pDC316-N与AdMax腺病毒系统的骨架质粒PBHGLOX （delta） E1,3Cre共同转染293A细胞,获得重组腺病毒rAd-N,对获得的重组腺病毒液进行PCR和测序鉴定,用鉴定正确的rAd-N病毒液感染293A细胞,对该重组腺病毒进行扩大培养,检测病毒的TCID₅₀,并用RT-PCR和Western blotting检测重组腺病毒的表达和反应原性。用重组腺病毒免疫小鼠,收集血清用PRRSV抗体检测试剂盒检测其抗体水平,初步评价其对小鼠的免疫效果。【结果】 PCR扩增出1条大小为400 bp的PRRSV N基因条带,测序结果正确,表明重组腺病毒构建成功,浓缩后测得其半数组织培养感染剂量（TCID₅₀）为10^-10.239。RT-PCR和Western blotting检测结果证实目的基因在基因和蛋白水平上均可得到正确表达,蛋白分子质量约为14 ku。小鼠特异性抗体检测表明,重组腺病毒rAd-N免疫小鼠后可使小鼠快速产生PRRSV特异性抗体,与对照组差异显著（P<0.05）,其中重组腺病毒与Gel佐剂配合使用时效果最好,最高可达7.84 U/L。【结论】 本研究成功构建表达PRRSV N蛋白的重组腺病毒,其具有良好的免疫原性,为建立针对PRRSV抗体的间接ELISA检测方法和进一步研发PRRSV抗体检测试剂盒奠定基础。