Distribution and diversity of leaf-cutting ants in Northeastern Argentina: species most associated with forest plantations

Abstract

Leaf-cutting ants (LCA) are considered one of the main herbivores and one of the most destructive pest insects of the Neotropics. Northeastern Argentina harbors the greatest species richness of these ants and in turn comprises the highest surface with forest plantations. Our aim was to establish which species of leaf-cutting ants are most commonly associated with forest plantations by analyzing their geographic distribution using published and unpublished species occurrence data. Also, estimate their potential areas of distribution along a latitudinal gradient that entirely encompasses northeastern Argentina using Ecological Niche Modeling. Only seven of the 20 species recorded were strongly associated with productive systems along the gradient, but only 2–3 species in each region could be considered high-risk species for forest plantations. High-risk species composition shows a turnover between regions. Our models show the potential distribution areas where LCA could become more abundant and dominant, and possibly causing a detrimental effect on the forest plantations in the studied region. We find that ecological niche models are useful tools to assess the environmental suitability of important LCA.     

山西晋南小地老虎越冬代成虫发生量与环境因子的关系

为了解掌握山西晋南各地小地老虎越冬代成虫发生量与海拔、气温、降雨等环境因子的关系,2015年进行了不同环境条件下小地老虎越冬代成虫性诱剂诱虫试验。结果表明:低海拔地区的成虫比高海拔地区始见期早,且发生量大;成虫始见期温度为5~6℃,活动的高峰期温度为11~19℃,终末期温度为25~28℃,低于5℃或者高于28℃成虫基本不活动或零星活动;在成虫主要集中活动的11~19℃范围内,不同区域成虫活动与温度变化差异显著,温度高时活动明显加剧,温度低时活动减弱;成虫的发生量随降雨量增加呈递减规律;从降雨前1日到降雨当日再到雨后1日也整体呈递减规律,但中雨前后3日,发生规律有所不同,呈"V"字形趋势;其中,小雨(或阵雨)当日及前1日、中雨前1日的平均单日诱虫量均大于无雨日的诱虫量。     

Applying Local Measures of Spatial Heterogeneity to Landsat-TM Images for Predicting Wildfire Occurrence in Mediterranean Landscapes

In mountainous Mediterranean regions, land abandonment processes in past decades are hypothesized to trigger secondary vegetal succession and homogenization, which in recent years has increased the size of burned areas. We conducted an analysis of temporal changes in landscape vegetal spatial pattern over a 15-year period (1984–1998) in a rural area of 672.3 km² in Eastern Spain to investigate the relationship between local landscape heterogeneity and wildfire occurrence. Heterogeneity was analyzed from textural metrics derived from non-classified remote sensing data at several periods, and was related to wildfire history in the study area. Several neural network models found significant relationships between local spatial pattern and future fire occurrence. In this study, sensitivity analysis of the texture variables suggested that fire occurrence, estimated as probability of burning in the near future, increased where local homogeneity was higher.     

云南金沙江干热河谷油橄榄不同材料覆盖后土壤养分的变化

在云南省金沙江干热河谷的油橄榄园进行了4种不同材料的覆盖试验,分析不同材料覆盖后,土壤有机质、氮、磷、钾含量的变化。结果表明,覆盖处理提高了油橄榄园土壤中有机质的含量,土壤全氮、全磷、全钾含量变化不大,速效养分增加明显。与对照(空白)相比,秸秆覆盖的效果最明显,使有机质、速效氮、速效磷、速效钾的含量分别增加66.85%、62.67%、近20倍和83.68%。     

基于CLIMEX模型的玉蜀黍霜指霉菌入侵风险分析

为明确我国禁止进境的植物检疫性有害生物——玉蜀黍霜指霉菌Peronosclerospora maydis在中国的适生性以及入侵风险,采用CLIMEX 2.0软件分析其适生性,用ArcGIS 10.2软件确定其适生范围和适生程度,并采用多指标综合评判法量化分析其入侵我国的风险等级。结果表明,玉蜀黍霜指霉菌在我国的适生范围主要分布在长江以南的西南山地丘陵玉米种植区和南方丘陵玉米种植区,高适生区主要分布在云南、贵州、四川、重庆、广东、广西、湖南、江西、福建、海南和台湾等省 （区、市）。玉蜀黍霜指霉菌作为专性寄生菌,可在玉米整个生长季侵染危害,经多指标综合评判法分析并计算得到其风险综合评价值R为2.12,表明该病菌入侵我国的风险等级属高度危险,一旦入侵,势必对粮食安全、农业安全和生态安全带来巨大威胁,建议加强检疫监测,严防该病菌入侵。     

生物农药壳寡糖水剂防治小麦纹枯病药效试验

通过对10%壳寡糖水剂助剂用量的影响、助剂对药效的影响、pH值对制剂贮存稳定性的影响试验,筛选出10%壳寡糖水剂的最佳配方,防治小麦纹枯病的试验结果表明,室内处理剂量600μg·mL-1、田间处理剂量1500 μg·mL-1对小麦纹桔病的防治效果可达88.40%～90.60%,且对供试作物安全.     

枯草芽孢杆菌菌剂对盐胁迫下冬小麦生长与土壤水氮分布的影响

为了研究枯草芽孢杆菌菌剂在盐胁迫下对冬小麦生长与土壤水氮分布的影响,以盆栽冬小麦种植为试验手段,在8 g/kg的盐分质量比下,设置枯草芽孢杆菌菌剂质量比为0(CK),1(G1),3(G3),5(G5)和7(G7)g/kg等5种施加梯度处理,分析了冬小麦株高、叶面积、生物量以及土壤水分和硝态氮含量的变化情况.结果表明:①...     

马铃薯基乳液作为脂肪替代物对鱼糜凝胶品质影响研究

为了研究马铃薯基乳液（potato based emulsion, PE）对鱼糜凝胶品质的影响, 本研究将玉米油（corn oil,CO）或PE按不同添加量（0%~14%）与鱼糜混合,以鱼糜凝胶质构、水分、色泽、分子间相互作用、流变特性和微观结构为考察指标,探究PE作为脂肪替代物对鱼糜凝胶品质的影响及机理。 结果显示,在相同的油添加量下,与CO相比,PE能避免油滴对鱼糜凝胶质构特性和持水能力产生的劣化效果,使样品表现出更高的弹性模量和粘度,其中,6%油含量PE样品的硬度从1 073 g（0%油含量样品）提升到1 159 g,而6%油含量CO样品的硬度降低至837 g;另外,横向弛豫时间结果表明,PE抑制了不易流动水向由水的转变,使更多的不易流动水被束缚,这可能增强了光线漫反射,从而使PE样品白度更高;微观结构和分子间作用力测定结果表明PE样品中油滴分布更均匀,氢键、疏水相互作用和二硫交联更强,凝胶网络因淀粉颗粒的填充效应而更致密;十二烷基硫酸钠-聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳结果表明 ,PE组中油滴对鱼糜蛋白交联的干预程度更小。研究表明,PE可作为脂肪替代物提升鱼糜凝胶制品品质。本研究可为淀粉基脂肪替代物的开发及其在鱼糜凝胶产品中的应用提供理论基础。     

开放式太阳能物料干燥热湿迁移模型的构建及验证

基于开放式太阳能物料干燥过程中存在干燥品质不可控、随机性较大的问题。根据传热传质理论知识,建立开放式太阳能物料干燥热湿迁移预测模型,在综合考虑太阳能辐射、室外空气温湿度、室外风速等影响因素的基础上,对模型中的参数进行选择,并利用MATLAB软件编制求解程序,该模型能够预测出干燥过程中物料表面的温度及水分迁移速率变化。为验证模型的准确性,以红薯为干燥物料对其开放式太阳能干燥过程进行试验测试。结果表明：物料表面温度、水分迁移速率的模拟值与试验值之间的决定系数分别为0.96、0.89,均方根误差分别为0.97 ℃、28.35 g,其相关性程度较高,说明该模型能够较准确预测开放式太阳能物料干燥过程中物料表面温度及水分迁移速率,可以用于开放式太阳能干燥的工艺控制。