Management approach using simple indices of deer density and status of understory vegetation for conserving deciduous hardwood forests on a regional scale

We investigated the validity and efficiency of a survey using sight per unit effort (SPUE) of sika deer and shrub-layer decline rank (SDR), which is an index of decline in the physical structure of a whole stand caused by sika deer, based on data collected on a broad scale. This survey was to be used to manage a deer population in order to conserve a forest ecosystem. First, we evaluated the spatial and temporal scales of deer density that are most appropriate for predicting decline in the status of understory vegetation. The model with SPUE calculated in a buffer with a radius of 4.5 km using data for the past 4 years was found to be the best. We showed that our knowledge of the relationship between deer density and status of shrub-layer vegetation is improved by identifying the most suitable spatial and temporal scales of SPUE for predicting SDR. Next, we quantified the effects of SPUE and environmental components on SDR in stands. We found that SPUE had the greatest effect on SDR among all explanatory variables. Moreover, the area under the curve (AUC) was large in a model that only used SPUE (AUC = 0.718). This result suggests that the variation in SDR among stands was explained well by SPUE regardless of differences in the forest environment. Furthermore, we identified the effective values of SPUE for preventing shrub-layer vegetation from declining through deer density control. We conclude that a management system based on SPUE and SDR is a simple and valid method for managing deer populations in order to conserve forest ecosystems.     

生物炭对植烟土壤养分的影响

为探讨生物炭作为土壤改良剂对植烟土壤养分含量的影响,以湖南烟区主要栽培品种云烟87为试验材料,通过大田试验研究了不同的生物炭用量(CK:0 kg/hm~2;T1:3 000 kg/hm~2;T2:3 750 kg/hm~2;T3:4 500kg/hm~2)下植烟土壤中的养分含量。结果表明:施用生物炭能够显著提高植烟土壤有机质、碱解氮、铵态氮及速效钾含量,且随着生物炭施用量的增加呈先升高后降低的趋势,从改良土壤肥力效果来看,生物炭施用量在3 750 kg/hm~2的水平下较为适宜。     

Effects of carbon and nitrogen amendment on soil carbon and nitrogen mineralization in volcanic immature soil in southern Kyushu,Japan

Soil N mineralization is affected by microbial biomass and respiration, which are limited by available C and N. To examine the relationship between C and N for soil microbial dynamics and N dynamics, we conducted long-term laboratory incubation (150 days) after C and N amendment and measured changes in C and N mineralization, microbial biomass C, and dissolved C and N throughout the incubation period. The study soil was volcanic immature soil from the southern part of Japan, which contains lower C and N compared with other Japanese forest soils. Despite this, the area is covered by well-developed natural and plantation forests. Carbon amendment resulted in an increase in both microbial biomass and respiration, and net N mineralization decreased, probably due to increasing microbial immobilization. In contrast, N amendment resulted in a decrease in microbial respiration and an increase in net N mineralization, possibly due to decreased immobilization by microbes. Amendment of both C and N simultaneously did not affect microbial biomass and respiration, although net N mineralization was slightly increased. The results suggested that inhibitory effect on microbial respiration by N amendment should be reduced if carbon availability is higher. Thus, soil available C may limit microbial biomass and respiration in this volcanic immature soil. Even in immature soil where C and N substrate is low, soil C, such as plant root exudates and materials from above- and belowground dead organisms, might help to maintain microbial activity and N mineralization in this study site.     

西藏波密县天麻产业发展问题研究

由于西藏波密县农业生产具有地质史独特,地形地貌复杂,气候异常,土壤种类繁多,野生植被多样的特点,给天麻生产带来机遇的同时,又带来了严峻的挑战。笔者主要从西藏波密县天麻生产的现状入手,科学地分析了西藏波密县天麻生产中存在的问题,提出了天麻生产发展的对策。     

数学方法在饲料配方设计中的应用

在饲料配方中,数学方法占有非常重要的地位。综述了饲料配方设计中应用的几种数学方法:试差法、线形规划、目标规划、模糊规划、灰线形规划和随机规划等方法,从而为建立科学、合理的饲料配方优化系统奠定良好的基础。     

大肠杆菌内毒素多克隆抗体的制备与纯化

为制备大肠杆菌内毒素多克隆抗体,应用大肠杆菌内毒素作为抗原免疫5周龄家兔,辛酸-硫酸铵法和葡聚糖凝胶层析法分离提纯抗血清,十二烷基磺酸钠-聚丙烯酰胺凝胶(SDS-PAGE)电泳方法鉴定多抗纯度,紫外分光光度计测定抗体蛋白含量,ELISA法检测抗血清效价与交叉反应;大肠杆菌内毒素抗体含量和效价分别为6.95mg/ml和1:12800;成功制备出抗大肠杆菌内毒素多克隆抗体,为大肠杆菌内毒素病诊断试剂盒的研制奠定基础。