Metal leaching and toxicity of denitrifying woodchip bioreactor outflow—Potential reuse application

The denitrifying woodchip bioreactor is designed to remediate nitrate-rich water, including those produced from aquaculture effluents. Reuse of treated bioreactor outflows in recirculating aquaculture would offer considerable water savings and valuable alkalinity recuperation. However, such bioreactors may leach detrimental wood-bound contaminants, preventing outflow reuse. To determine water reuse potential, woodchip media from two hardwood species (white ash, Fraxinus americana; Norway maple, Acer platanoides) were evaluated for 206 d under a range of operating conditions (start-up, steady-state, reducing conditions, and drying-rewetting cycles) for a spectrum of potentially harmful dissolved contaminants. Aerated outflows also were evaluated for acute and chronic toxicity to the biologically sensitive invertebrate Ceriodaphnia dubia. Dissolved metal leaching subsided within the first few weeks of operation, though initial concentrations of copper and zinc were detected at concentrations of concern. Elevated concentrations of tannins-lignin and total ammonia nitrogen were detected throughout the study and were influenced by operational phase. Acute toxicity was not generally detected, though chronic toxicity was observed during drying-rewetting cycles in the maple outflows. The measured toxicity was not correlated with water chemistry, indicating an additive effect of several toxicants. Overall, significant differences in outflow water quality between ash and maple wood species were negligible. Results indicated that bioreactor outflows may be applicable for aquacultural reuse, though reusing outflows immediately following start-up or restarting after a dry period would not be recommended.     

甘肃省草地植被NDVI时空变化特征及驱动因素研究

本文基于甘肃省2000—2019年归一化植被指数（normalized different vegetation index，NDVI）数据及气象数据，研究了甘肃省草地NDVI时空变化特征及驱动因素。结果表明：近20年，生长季草地NDVI整体水平较低但呈波动上升趋势，增速为0.030·（10a）^-1，草地NDVI分布呈现东南高西北低的格局；20年间生长季NDVI呈显著增加趋势的面积占甘肃省草地的19.08%，主要分布在陇中黄土高原；甘南高原和祁连山地生长季NDVI保持稳定，其中高寒草甸NDVI整体较高且稳定性较强；生长季草地NDVI受夏季降水量的影响较大；人类活动主要促进了草地NDVI的增长。整体而言，甘肃省草地NDVI呈现增长趋势且稳定性较高，降水量对草地NDVI的影响较强。另外，生态工程也促进了草地NDVI增长，需长期实施。     

伏牛山生态资源开发利用与发展思考——伏牛山生态资源保护和利用对策

伏牛山属秦岭山脉的支脉,位于北亚热带和暖温带的气候分区线,是物种南北过渡、东西交汇的“陆桥”,特殊的地理位置和复杂多样的生态环境条件,使本区保存了丰富的生物多样性资源。通过对伏牛山区生态资源保护和利用现状的分析,找出薄弱环节,提出发展利用建议,以期为伏牛山生态资源的合理利用提供理论依据。     

主成分分析和长短时记忆神经网络预测水产养殖水体溶解氧

为了提高水产养殖溶解氧预测的精度,提出了基于主成分分析(principal component analysis,PCA)和长短时记忆神经网络(long short-term memory,LSTM)的水产养殖溶解氧预测模型。首先通过主成分分析提取水产养殖溶解氧的关键影响因子,消除了原始变量之间的相关性,降低了模型输入向量维度;然后,在Tensorflow深度学习框架的基础上建立LSTM神经网络的水产养殖溶解氧预测模型;最后,利用该模型对浙江省淡水水产养殖研究所综合实验基地某池塘溶解氧进行验证。试验结果表明:该模型与BP神经网络等其他浅层模型相比,模型评价指标平均绝对误差、均方根误差和平均绝对误差分别为0.274、0.089和0.147,均优于传统的预测方法;该模型具有良好的预测性能和泛化能力,能够满足水产养殖溶解氧精确预测的实际需要,可以为水产养殖水质精准调控提供参考。     

设施番茄不同授粉方式的经济与生态效益

设施番茄是目前中国番茄生产的主要形式,为农民增收起到了关键作用。授粉问题是影响设施番茄生产的主要因素,2016-2017年两年间,通过实地考察、用户填表和座谈会3种方式调查了山西省晋中市祁县设施番茄不同授粉方式的生产成本与产出效益,结合文献分析,针对设施番茄的不同授粉方式进行了优缺点比较,提出不同授粉方式的应用建议,供科研工作者与各类农业经营主体借鉴与参考。     

基于Activiti和Drools的水产养殖自动决策流程管理系统

针对目前水产养殖过程管理中缺乏有效的流程化管理、养殖业务规则不明确、养殖决策效率低、人工经验判断操作失误率高等问题,阐述了工作流技术和规则引擎技术结合应用于水产养殖流程管理的设计思想。首先提出了一种基于规则引擎的智能工作流管理系统体系结构,并对系统进行总体框架设计。然后在分析和总结出水产养殖业务流程步骤繁琐不明确、受时间限制、多循环、多并发和存在大量养殖业务决策等特点的基础上,以南美白对虾养殖流程为例,通过Activiti可视化流程设计器对南美白对虾养殖流程进行流程定义和设计,构建水产养殖工作流模型;通过Drools规则引擎制定南美白对虾养殖关键流程业务规则库,制定过程包括养殖规则的分析、定义、设计、编写和触发。最后,将Activiti工作流引擎和Drools规则引擎与当今主流的SSH框架进行整合,开发基于Activiti和Drools的水产养殖自动决策流程管理系统。通过初期试验运行表明,该系统能有效实现水产养殖全流程业务状态的实时监控和养殖关键流程的规则决策,能有效增加养殖产量14.8%,降低饵料系数11.4%,减少人工管理成本30%,使得整体经济效益增加29.3%,初期试验效果良好,为水产养殖信息化过程管理提供了一种切实可行的流程化、自动化、精细化养殖的新策略。     

Hydrodynamic method for estimating production carrying capacity of coastal finfish cage aquaculture in Southeast Asia

This paper presents the development of a simple and generally applicable hydrodynamic method for the estimation of production carrying capacity (PCC) of coastal finfish cage aquaculture. Dimensional analysis was used to find significant and general interdependencies between the hydrodynamics at fish farm locations and particulate wastes deposited on the seafloor by fish farms. Modeled ratios of deposition to emission of particulate wastes underneath fish farms were found to be primarily a function of the flow Reynolds numbers at the farming locations and the non-dimensional settling velocity of emitted wastes. In the non-dimensional model, farming conditions include daily feed rate, proportion of unconsumed feed, and carbon content in feed and fish feces. The relationship can be used to estimate the PCC of floating net cages imposing a threshold value for deposition. Results of in-situ assessments of the benthic impacts of several fish farms in an aquaculture site in the northwest of Bali, Indonesia were used to validate and demonstrate the effectiveness of the method. Predicted results were able to clearly identify fish farms operating beyond ecologically sustainable carrying capacity. The proposed method has broad applicability and could help make decisions regarding the estimation of production potential of individual farms in pristine areas, for providing first estimates in sites that have scarce data, and for assessment, expansion, and optimization of the currently operating aquaculture sites in Southeast Asia, China and potentially other data-poor island nations. As the method relies on dynamic models, it enables straightforward assessments over the entire aquaculture region.     

Dietary β‐carotene improves growth performance and antioxidant status of juvenile Piaractus mesopotamicus

This study was conducted to investigate the effects of dietary synthetic β‐carotene on growth performance, haematological and immunological parameters, energy reserves and antioxidant status of juvenile fish Piaractus mesopotamicus. Two hundred and ten fish (12.24 ± 2.98 g) were fed with a control extruded feed (CEF) and the same diet supplemented with β‐carotene (BEF) for 90 days. A higher weight gain and specific growth rate were found in fish fed BEF in comparison with those fed CEF. In addition, BEF‐fed fish showed lower liver somatic index and a higher percentage of eosinophils. No statistical differences were found in energy reserves, except for plasma triglycerides which decreased in fish fed with BEF. Regarding oxidative stress markers, decreased activities of antioxidant enzymes were found in intestine and gills of BEF‐fed fish (SOD and GST, respectively). In the liver, both LPO levels and CAT activity decreased in fish fed with BEF. Additionally, lower brain LPO levels without changes in the antioxidant enzymes were observed in BEF‐fed fish. The inclusion of dietary synthetic β‐carotene improved growth and antioxidant status, and had a plasma triglyceride‐lowering effect in juvenile P. mesopotamicus.     

Optimization of the stocking parameters for mud spiny lobster Panulirus polyphagus (Herbst, 1793) capture‐based aquaculture in tropical open sea floating net cages

Mud spiny lobsters, Panulirus polyphagus (Herbst, 1793), were reared at four different stocking sizes and stocking densities in open sea cages to evaluate their effects on growth performance. To evaluate the effect of stocking size on the growth performance, the lobsters were segregated into four different treatment groups according to size and were stocked at a density of 300 animals per cage. To evaluate the effect of stocking density on the growth performance, lobsters of 81–100 g were stocked in four different stocking densities, i.e. 16/m², 24/m², 32/m² and 40/m². The results showed that the growth rate of (60–80 g) size group, was significantly higher compared to the size groups, i.e. 101–120 g and 121–140 g comprising of larger individuals. The final body weight, though significantly higher in 81–100 g as compared to 60–80 g, the growth performance (i.e. weight gain percentage (WG %) and specific growth rate (SGR)) were not significantly different. The density‐dependent influence on growth performance was evident in this study. The WG % and SGR during 90 days’ culture period was significantly higher in 24/m² compared to other groups. This study provides crucial information about the appropriate stocking density and stocking size of lobsters at the field level, which would help to promote sustainable lobster cage farming by maximizing the production potential of the system.     

Aurantiochytrium sp. meal as DHA source in Nile tilapia diet,part II: Body fatty acid retention and muscle fatty acid profile

Nile tilapia juveniles (8.35 ± 0.80 g) were fed on four levels (0.0%; 0.5%; 1.0%; 2.0%, 4.0%) of Aurantiochytrium sp. meal (ALL‐G‐RICH?), a source of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA). The 1% Aurantiochytrium sp. meal diet was compared to a control diet, which contained the same amount of DHA as cod liver oil (CLO) at 1.7% diet. Groups of 25 fish were stocked in 100 L tanks and fed twice daily until apparent satiation, for 57 days, at 28°C. Increasing dietary Aurantiochytrium sp. meal reduced the body retention of DHA and n‐3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (n‐3 PUFA) but increased the body retention of alpha‐linolenic (α‐LNA), linoleic (LOA) and n‐6 polyunsaturated fatty acids (n‐6 PUFA). Fatty acid profile in tilapia muscle was affected by increasing dietary inclusions of Aurantiochytrium sp. meal, with an increase in DHA, α‐LNA, n‐3 PUFA and n‐3 long chain‐polyunsaturated fatty acids (n‐3 LC‐PUFA) but a decrease in monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFA), n‐6 PUFA and n‐6 long‐chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (n‐6 LC‐PUFA). There was a larger body retention of DHA, α‐LNA, LOA, n‐3 PUFA and n‐6 PUFA fatty acids and a higher percentage of DHA, n‐3 PUFA and n‐3 LC‐PUFA in muscle fatty acid profile in fish fed on CLO diets than in those fed on 1% Aurantiochytrium sp. Therefore, Aurantiochytrium sp. meal is an alternative source of DHA for Nile tilapia diets.