Assessing the efficacy and impact of management of an invasive species in a protected area: Poa annua on sub‐Antarctic Macquarie Island

Plant eradication is difficult, particularly in remote, protected areas. The Southern Ocean Islands are very isolated and highly protected, but the flora contains many alien plants. Small restricted populations have been eradicated, but eradication of established species has proven difficult. A better understanding of the efficacy of control methods at sub‐Antarctic temperatures and their off‐target impacts may increase eradication success. With interest in controlling non‐native Poa annua in the region, we aimed to determine if physical and chemical methods can control P. annua (the sub‐Antarctic biotype) in sub‐Antarctic conditions and examined their impact on native plants. We quantified the effectiveness of physical control methods on P. annua in situ on sub‐Antarctic Macquarie Island through field‐based experiments and assessed their selectivity on P. annua compared with native grasses. We also quantified the effectiveness of several herbicides on P. annua at sub‐Antarctic temperatures and assessed their selectivity on native grasses. Of the four physical disturbance methods tested, none effectively reduced P. annua cover as one‐off treatments. Of the herbicide treatments, glyphosate and trifloxysulfuron sodium were effective and were less damaging to native grass species, indicating potential selectivity. Physical control was of limited effectiveness, but did not affect native species richness. An integrated weed management programme utilising the strategic use of selective herbicides with follow‐up chemical and physical intervention may balance control and biodiversity outcomes. This research highlights the importance of site‐specific testing of control methods and understanding off‐target impacts of control when managing alien plant species in protected areas.     

草鱼幼鱼肝胰脏抗氧化系统对MC-LR胁迫的响应

为了研究微囊藻毒素(MC-LR)对草鱼(Ctenopharygodon idella)幼鱼肝胰脏抗氧化防御系统的影响,本研究通过腹腔注射的方法(剂量为25、100μg MC-LR·kg-1,分别称为低剂量和高剂量),对草鱼幼鱼进行染毒,于胁迫24、48 h和72 h后分离其肝胰脏,随后采用分光光度法检测了草鱼幼鱼肝胰脏中超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)和过氧化氢酶(CAT)活性;同时采用荧光定量PCR方法分析了SOD、CAT、谷胱甘肽过氧化物酶(GPx)和谷胱甘肽还原酶(GR)基因相对表达量的变化。结果显示:高剂量MC-LR诱导24 h和48 h后,草鱼幼鱼肝胰脏SOD活性显著增加(P0.05),而SOD在低剂量组中活性没有显著变化(P0.05);低剂量MC-LR对CAT活性没有显著影响(P0.05),而高剂量MC-LR诱导24 h后可使草鱼幼鱼肝胰脏CAT活性显著增加(P0.05),随后其活性又下降,但差异不显著(P0.05)。在MC-LR胁迫过程中,SOD、CAT、GPx基因表达在两个剂量组中均显著低于对照组(P0.05),而GR基因在低剂量MC-LR胁迫24 h后相对表达量显著上调(P0.05),尽管在72 h相对表达量上调,但差异不显著(P0.05),而高剂量组中GR基因在胁迫24 h和48 h后,其表达量被抑制,但不存在显著差异(P0.05)。进行抗氧化酶活性和基因表达相关性分析发现,SOD和CAT酶活性与SOD和CAT基因表达不相关。上述研究表明MC-LR对草鱼幼鱼肝胰脏抗氧化系统产生了明显的胁迫效应,但MC-LR对机体抗氧化酶活性与基因编码调控之间的相互作用机制还有待更深入的研究。     

投喂蚕豆对草鱼免疫器官超微结构和免疫基因表达的影响

为研究草鱼摄食蚕豆后免疫功能变化及转投30 d人工饲料后免疫增强效果,在草鱼摄食蚕豆30、60、90、120及150 d(转投饲料30 d)时,检测肠道、头肾、肝脏等器官超微结构及C-type lysozyme、IFN-I、TNF-α等免疫基因表达变化。结果表明:1)饲喂单一饲料蚕豆的草鱼,其肠道、头肾、肝脏等3个重要免疫器官受到严重损伤,转投饲料30 d后其病变并未显著好转;2)免疫基因C-type lysozyme、IFN-I、TNF-α、IgM和MHC-I的表达在30～120 d均被抑制,转投饲料30 d后,头肾中C-type lysozyme、IL-1β、IFN-I、IgM、MHC-I以及肝脏中IL-1β、TNF-α、IFN-I、IgM、MHC-I的表达量有所增加。综上,草鱼摄食蚕豆后其免疫功能受到显著抑制,而转投30 d饲料对脆肉鲩的免疫机能具有一定的恢复作用。     

5种药物对异育银鲫"中科3号"受精卵孵化的影响

在水温21~23℃,pH 6.2~6.5条件下,采用半静水试验法,按等对数间距设置药物质量浓度梯度,日换水50%,补充药物50%,24 h观察记录1次,比较美婷Ⅱ、霉灵、纳他霉素、杀毒矾和高锰酸钾5种药物对异育银鲫"中科3号"受精卵水霉抑制作用及孵化率的影响。试验结果显示,试验药物对受精卵水霉生长均有一定抑制作用,其抑霉率为美婷Ⅱ>霉灵>高锰酸钾、纳他霉素和杀毒矾,但杀毒矾对异育银鲫"中科3号"受精卵的毒副作用较大,显著降低了受精卵孵化率,不宜使用;美婷Ⅱ、霉灵、纳他霉素和高锰酸钾对异育银鲫"中科3号"受精卵的适宜使用质量浓度分别为4.90~6.50、1.97~3.87、1.50、2.50 mg/L,使用方法为长时间浸浴,可有效抑制受精卵孵化过程中水霉的生长,显著提高受精卵孵化率,适合在异育银鲫"中科3号"受精卵孵化过程中使用。     

苜蓿-禾草混播对根系可溶性糖含量的影响

可溶性糖对植物的抗冻性存在着积极的影响。为研究苜蓿（Medicago sativa）与禾草混播对根系可溶性糖含量的影响，以苜蓿与无芒雀麦（Bromus inermis Leyss）、披碱草（Elymus dahuricus Turcz）、虉草（Phalaris arundinacea L.）按豆禾间行比例1∶1(B1)、2∶2(B2)、1∶2(B3)和2∶1(B4)混播，并在初霜后测定不同混播处理牧草根系的可溶性糖含量。结果表明，禾草种类对苜蓿根系可溶性糖含量的影响不显著；豆禾间行比例2∶2混播处理苜蓿根系可溶性糖含量显著低于1∶2和2∶1混播处理，1∶1、1∶2和2∶1混播处理间无显著差异；苜蓿与虉草混播后，不同混播比例的虉草根系可溶性糖含量都高于单播虉草。3种禾草中，虉草根系可溶性糖含量显著高于其余两种。综上所述，豆禾间行比为1∶1及1∶2混播处理中苜蓿及禾草的根系可溶性糖含量均较高，考虑苜蓿的耐寒力往往弱于3种禾草，又以间行比1∶2混播的处理为最佳选择。研究为当地苜蓿与禾草混播草地的持续利用提供理论参考。     

The possibility of application of agglomerate elastomers (EPP) as media for biological bed in aquaculture

The aim of the study was to determine the possibility of experimental media (agglomerate elastomers EPP) application as biological media bed, which serves the purpose of water purification in recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS). RAS enables mass‐production of fish in small volume of water in a limited area. This involves the possibility of multiple usage of water during culture. However, for that purpose of maintaining proper physico‐chemical parameters, water purification from products of metabolism, especially toxic nitrogen compounds, is required. One of the simplest and most effective ways to achieve it is combining application of two types of water filtration: mechanical and biological. It is needed to study new media for biological bed with proper filling is able to purify water from toxic nitrogen compounds.     

Determination of Festuca filiformis seedbank characteristics,seedling emergence and herbicide susceptibility to aid management in lowbush blueberry (Vaccinium angustifolium)

Festuca filiformis is a common perennial grass in lowbush blueberry fields, but little is known about the general biology, seedbank characteristics, seedling recruitment or susceptibility of seedlings to currently registered herbicides. The objectives of this research were to determine (i) the presence of F. filiformis seedbanks in lowbush blueberry fields, (ii) whether F. filiformis seedbanks accumulate near the soil surface in lowbush blueberry fields, (iii) the dormancy status of fresh F. filiformis seeds, (iv) the temporal patterns of seedling recruitment in established F. filiformis populations, (v) whether F. filiformis has a vernalisation requirement for flowering in lowbush blueberry and (vi) susceptibility of F. filiformis seedlings to various herbicides currently registered in lowbush blueberry. Festuca filiformis formed a seedbank in lowbush blueberry fields, with an average of 1660 ± 272–5680 ± 1409 seedlings m^?2 emerging from soil cores collected from two infested fields. Most seeds were located at the soil surface, providing opportunities for seedbank management through predation or burning. Fresh seeds lacked dormancy and readily germinated, although germination was reduced by dark conditions. New seedlings emerged in spring and autumn and required vernalisation to flower. Seedlings were susceptible to several currently registered herbicides in lowbush blueberry, although mortality rates were highest in plants treated with glufosinate, flumioxazin, glufosinate + flumioxazin and terbacil. Growers should avoid movement of seeds on machinery, and additional research should be conducted to determine the effects of registered herbicides on F. filiformis seedling recruitment under field conditions in lowbush blueberry.     

Differences in the effectiveness of reproduction among ten breeding strains of the common carp Cyprinus carpio L. after stimulation of ovulation with carp pituitary homogenate or [(D‐Ala6, Pro9NEt) mGnRH‐a + metoclopramide] (Ovopel)

This study focused on the reproduction effectiveness of 10 breeding strains of common carp (Polish strains 2, 3, 6; Hungarian strains 0, W, 7; Lithuanian strain B; French strain F; Israeli strain D and Yugoslavian strain J) after stimulation of ovulation with carp pituitary homogenate or Ovopel. The percentage of females with recorded ovulation became higher after Ovopel treatment in as many as eight breeding strains (2, 3, 6, 0, W, B, F, D). The interaction between the spawning agent and the breeding strain was statistically significant (P ≤ 0.05) for the mass of spawn and non‐significant for traits determining the quality of eggs. Among the 10 breeding strains, in 4 (3, 7, B, J) the least‐squares means (LSM) for the weight of egg (g) were higher for fish stimulated with Ovopel. Among the strains tested, in seven (3, W, F, J, 2, 7, B), the LSM for the percentage of living embryos after 36 h incubation were higher for fish treated with Ovopel. The evaluation of reproduction effects based on the values of such parameters as the percentage of ovulating females, weight of eggs (g) and the percentage of live embryos (36 h) showed that after Ovopel treatment the poorer effects were obtained only for strains 6, 0 and D.     

Isolation of infectious microalga Prototheca wickerhamii from a carp (Cyprinus carpio) – a first confirmed case report of protothecosis in a fish

Protothecosis is a rare infection caused by environmentally ubiquitous achlorophyllic microalgae of the genus Prototheca. Here, we describe a first case of protothecosis in a carp (Cyprinus carpio), which is at the same time the first case of protothecosis in a fish, confirmed by phenotype‐ and molecular‐based methods, including PCR sequencing of the rDNA cluster and protein profiling using matrix‐assisted laser desorption ionization time‐of‐flight mass spectrometry.     

射流式鱼泵输送草鱼的性能研究

为了分析射流式鱼泵输送草鱼的性能及其损伤因素,文章设计了一台喉管直径为60 mm的射流式鱼泵,开展了草鱼输送实验,并采用高速摄影和计算流体力学方法进行了研究。结果显示,该射流式鱼泵在扬程2.24m时最高草鱼输送能力达918 kg·h~(-1),其所需水功率为2.83 k W。进一步的检测表明,部分实验鱼有鳞片脱落的情况,但未出现游泳异常,解剖后也未发现内脏受损等情况;实验鱼在过泵后呼吸频率及部分血液指标存在明显变化,但在24 h内基本可以恢复。数值模拟和高速摄影方法分析得出,剪切层是造成实验鱼泵内鳞片脱落的主要原因,撞击伤是由内流偏转诱导实验鱼撞击泵内壁面产生的,包含压力梯度在内的水力因素都可能使实验鱼产生应激反应。但由于鱼类在泵内时间极短,上述因素都不会致实验鱼死亡。