Application of acoustic Doppler current profiler combined with a scientific echo sounder for krill Euphausia pacifica density estimation

ABSTRACT:   An application of the acoustic Doppler current profiler (ADCP, 153.6 kHz) in combination with a scientific echo sounder (EK60, 38 and 200 kHz) was investigated to estimate the density of krill Euphausia pacifica . The acoustic backscattering strength from sound scattering layers was compared with biomass estimates from midwater trawls. Euphausia pacifica was targeted among mixed species populations in the sound scattering layer in the offshore Funka Bay area of Hokkaido, Japan. The frequency characteristics of acoustic backscattering by krill were calculated using a distorted wave Born approximation scattering model at three frequencies. Krill aggregations identified from the EK60 data were extracted as the mean volume backscattering strength difference between two frequencies. They were then used to identify similar aggregations in the ADCP data by matching observation times and depths for the two methods, which were applied simultaneously. Results from the comparison of the mean volume backscattering strength and the density calculated from the ADCP and EK60 showed that ADCP can be used to measure density and spatial–temporal distribution of krill aggregations. Current speed and direction at the study site were found to be 16.1 cm/s and 187.0°, respectively, and krill speed and direction (including the current component) were found to be 19.8 cm/s and 172.2°, respectively. Based on the ADCP data, the net speed and direction of the krill aggregations were found to be 5.9 cm/s and 128.0°, respectively.     

优良乡土树种观光木选育与栽培技术研究

观光木是木兰科单种属植物，是国家保护的珍稀濒危植物，是我国南方常绿阔叶林中的优势建群树种。以其树干通直、材质优良、速生、树形优美等特性而备受关注。我们在观光木科学引种栽培的基础上，对其生物生态学特性、繁育技术、营林配套技术进行了一系列基础性的研究工作，为全面选育和开发该树种奠定了良好的技术支撑。     

羊痘的研究进展

羊痘病毒能引起山羊痘、绵羊痘和牛的结节性疹块病。羊痘是以发热、全身性的皮肤损伤、痘疹和淋巴结病变为特征。羊痘病毒是所有动物痘病毒中最为重要的一种，严重影响养羊业和国际贸易的发展。本文从病原学、流行病学、诊断和预防控制等方面对羊痘做一综述。虽然此病从临床症状和宿主特异性上很容易做出诊断，但进一步的实验室确诊还是必要的，现已有多种检测方法和诊断试剂。控制该病最有效的方法还是使用疫苗对易感动物进行免疫接种。     

不同植被措施下排土场边坡细沟发育时空特征

为明确不同恢复年限植被措施对煤矿排土场边坡水土流失的防治效应,采用样方调查法,以内蒙古准格尔旗永利煤矿矿区排土场边坡为研究对象,以裸露边坡(CK)为对照,研究不同恢复年限(1a、3a、5 a)的沙柳方格+沙棘+沙打旺(SHA)和沙柳方格+沙打旺(SA)2种措施对细沟发育的影响。结果表明:(1)1a时CK、SHA与SA措施细沟宽度均集中分布在4～8 cm,细沟深度均集中分布在2～4 cm;3 a时CK、SHA与SA措施细沟宽度则集中分布在4～8 cm、8～12 cm、4～8 cm,细沟深度均集中分布在4～6 cm;5 a时CK与SHA措施细沟宽度均集中分布在8～12 cm,而细沟深度则集中分布在4～6 cm和8～14 cm;(2)CK(1～5 a)、SHA措施(1～5 a)和SA措施(1～3 a)的细沟平均宽分别为7.57～11.35 cm、7.58～13.31 cm和5.57～6.14 cm,细沟平均深分别为3.38～6.23 cm、4.19～10.34 cm、2.59～4.24 cm,三者的细沟平均宽深比分别为2.39、2.12和2.05,平均细沟密度分别为1.52～5.25 m·m...     

甘蓝Ogura 细胞质雄性不育相关基因BoMF1启动子的克隆及功能分析

 通过TAIL-PCR 染色体步移技术,从甘蓝（Brassica oleracea L. var. capitata L.）基因组中克 隆到胞质雄性不育（OguCMS）相关基因BoMF1 翻译起始位点上游521 bp 的启动子序列。软件分析预测 表明,该启动子序列中存在多个顺式作用元件,包括TATA-box、CAAT-box、MYB 结合位点、植物激 素响应单元等。为了研究该启动子的表达特性,亚克隆了BoMF1 转录起始位点上游521 bp 序列,将其置 换pBI121 中的CaMV35S 启动子,驱动其下游的GUS 基因,构建植物表达载体pBI121-BoMF1P,以pBI121 空载体作为阳性对照,通过农杆菌（LBA4404）介导法转入拟南芥。结果表明,甘蓝BoMF1 启动子序列 能驱动GUS 基因在拟南芥花药发育晚期的花药和花粉中特异表达,表达具有组织特异性。     

秋甘蓝新品种秋甘5 号的选育

秋甘5 号是以CMS021 胞质雄性不育系为母本,以自交系95077-7-A1-B6-2-5 为父本配制
而成的秋甘蓝一代杂种。中熟,从定植到收获80 d（天）左右。植株生长势强,株型开展,开展度66.7
cm,外叶14 片,叶色灰绿,叶面蜡粉中,叶缘有轻波纹,无缺刻。叶球绿色、紧实度0.57,扁圆形,球
高13.6 cm,横径23.6 cm,中心柱长6.1 cm,小于球高的1/2,单球质量2～3 kg,质地脆嫩,味甘甜,耐
裂球,耐热,高抗枯萎病,抗病毒病（TuMV）、黑腐病,一般每667 m ² 产量5 000 kg 左右,适于华北、华南、
西北、西南等地种植。     

Response of CREG1 promoter to serum starvation in human vascular cells

AIM: In order to explore the regulatory mechanisms of the human cellular repressor of E1A-stimulated genes (hCREG1) in vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs)-HITASY and in human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs), we clone and construct hCREG1 promoter vector to detect its expression in different vascular cells. METHODS: With the results of biological information, the fragments including -3 677 bp, -2 310 bp and -945 bp upstream sequences of hCREG1 were amplified respectively using human genomic DNA template by PCR. The products were inserted into pMD18-T vector, and then were subcloned into pEGFP-1 report vector to obtain the pEGFP-hCREG1-promoter vectors. The pEGFP-hCREG1-P3677, pEGFP-hCREG1-P2310 and pEGFP-hCREG1-P945 vectors were transfected into HITASY cells and HUVECs transiently and the expression of green fluorescent protein (GFP) was detected respectively by Western blotting and fluorescent microscope. RESULTS: It was confirmed that all three PCR fragments inserted into vectors were corrected by sequencing analysis. However, the expression of GFP was different significantly in both types of vascular cells. The expression of GFP in HUVECs was higher than that in HITASY cells. Meanwhile, the expression of GFP in HITASY cells with 0.5% FBS was increased obviously compared to that in HITASY cells with 10% FBS. CONCLUSION: The reporter vectors of hCREG1 promoter are constructed successfully in which the core promoter region might be located in -945 bp-0 bp of 5′ upstream sequences. This study will provide an experimental basis for exploring the regulation of hCREG1 expression.     

小麦蓝矮病植原体16S rDNA序列分析研究

 小麦蓝矮病是我国西北地区冬小麦上一种重要病害。本研究利用植原体16S rDNA通用引物对小麦蓝矮病患病植株全DNA进行nest-PCR扩增,获得1.2 kb的特异片段,并对扩增产物进行核苷酸序列测定,从分子水平证明了小麦蓝矮病的病原是植原体。利用最大简约法构建了16S rDNA系统演化树,系统演化关系分析表明:小麦蓝矮病植原体应该归属于翠菊植原体(Candidatus Phytoplasma asteris);小麦蓝矮病植原体与三叶草变叶病植原体(CPh)关系密切,被聚类为同一亚组(16Sr I-C),但是它们在寄主范围和传播介体等生物学性状方面差异很大。     

河南省农用地集约利用影响因素计量分析——基于遗传算法-BP神经网络、广义脉冲响应函数的实证研究

基于河南省1978—2012年相关时间序列数据,构建遗传算法-BP神经网络模型,对研究期间河南省农用地集约利用水平进行测算。在此基础上,应用协整理论、误差修正模型、广义脉冲响应函数和方差分解,研究了河南省农用地集约利用与其影响因素的动态响应关系。结果表明,农用地集约利用综合指数和农民人均收入、农业总产值、人均耕地、政策法规存在长期均衡关系;农民人均收入、农业总产值和政策法规对农用地集约利用推动作用长期内更为显著;农民人均收入和政策法规是农用地集约利用预测方差的主要来源,总贡献保持在52%以上,而农业总产值和人均耕地对农用地集约利用预测方差的贡献不足14%。从整体看,河南省农民人均收入和政策法规是影响农用地集约利用的主要因素。最后根据研究结论提出了相关政策建议。     

两种不同穗型水稻的籽粒灌浆特性分析

以直、弯两种穗型水稻各1份材料为试材,通过剪叶与疏花措施,改变灌浆进程,研究了源库关系对水稻籽粒灌浆特性的影响。结果表明,不同穗型水稻籽粒灌浆进程可用Richards进行拟合,从而可以用朱庆森等提出的有关参数对灌浆特性进行解释。剪叶降低水稻籽粒的灌浆速度和终极生长量,导致结实率低,籽粒充实度差,千粒重小而减产,而疏花(剪穗)则相反。