Old-growth forests can accumulate carbon in soils

Old-growth forests have traditionally been considered negligible as carbon sinks because carbon uptake has been thought to be balanced by respiration. We show that the top 20-centimeter soil layer in preserved old-growth forests in southern China accumulated atmospheric carbon at an unexpectedly high average rate of 0.61 megagrams of carbon hectare-1 year-1 from 1979 to 2003. This study suggests that the carbon cycle processes in the belowground system of these forests are changing in response to the changing environment. The result directly challenges the prevailing belief in ecosystem ecology regarding carbon budget in old-growth forests and supports the establishment of a new, nonequilibrium conceptual framework to study soil carbon dynamics.     

坚持科技创新,提高农机化的发展水平

众所周知,我国是一个农业大国,随着我国市场经济体制的不断发展与完善,科学技术的不断发展创新,我国人民的生活水平也有较大幅度的提高,农业作为我国的第一产业,在我国的经济发展和社会发展中发挥着十分重要、不可替代的作用,如何将农业发展与科学技术进行有机的结合,实现我国农业的现代化发展,受到了国家和政府前所未有的关注,而农业机械化作为我国农业是否能够实现现代化发展的重要依据,如何更好的、更快的推进我国农业机械化发展的进程,成为我国农业现代化发展过程中不容忽视的关键环节。     

海南坡鹿在广州地区的饲养与繁殖

1999年广州动物园从海南引进一对海南坡鹿进行饲养和繁殖,至今已繁殖5胎,成活4头,成活率达80％。海南坡鹿在广州地区的发情期为每年12月至翌年3月,发情高峰期为1～2月,妊娠期237—240天。海南坡鹿的精饲料以正大康地公司出口的奶牛D19颗粒料为主,辅以黄豆、苹果、番薯,草料以象草和苜蓿草为主。海南坡鹿引种到广州地区进行繁育是可行的。     

黄连炭疽病病原鉴定及其对杀菌剂敏感性测定

以重庆市石柱县黄连中药材种植基地黄连叶片炭疽病病样为试材,通过病原菌分离、致病性测定、形态学特征结合ITS、GADPH、CHS-1和ACT基因序列分析的方法对引起该病的病原进行鉴定,采用菌丝生长速率法测定了5种杀菌剂对病原菌的室内抑菌效果.结果表明:引起重庆市石柱县黄连中药材种植基地黄连叶片炭疽病病原为博宁炭疽菌(Co...     

住区环境景观设计与建设--万科几个住区项目环境考察侧记

以万科上海假日风景,深圳东海岸、17英里、万科城及南昌万科四季花城为考察对象,重点分析了上述住区项目环境设计和建设情况,并提出了住区园林设计和建设的建议。     

Catalytic Performance of H3PW12O40-TiO2/bentonite in Photocatalytic Degradation of Methyl Orange

H3PW12O40Ti(OH)4 hydrogel was prepared by the sol-gel method, and then H3PW12O40TiO2/bentonite was prepared through the intercalation of H3PW12O40Ti(OH)4 into interlayer space. The characterization of XRD, SEM and EDS showed that H3PW12O40TiO2 species were successfully immobilized on bentonite, and the layer strucure of bentonite was changed. The discrete anatase TiO2 existed on the bentonite. H3PW12O40TiO2/bentonite was a composite material with the different particle size and th loose structure. The photocatalytic degradation of methyl orange showed that the photocatalytic activity of catalyst had been better by doping H3PW12O40, and the H3PW12O40/TiO2/bentonite had a wide applicable range of pH value. Moreover, H3PW12O40TiO2/bentonite had a good catalytic stability. Based on the results of characterization analysis and catalytic performance, the schematic procedure for the action mechanism of H3PW12O40TiO2/Bentonite in photocatalysis was presented.     

An unusual case of concomitant infection with chicken astrovirus and group A avian rotavirus in broilers with a history of severe clinical signs

A molecular study of intestinal samples from 21 broiler flocks with a history of enteritis revealed that 23.8% and 14.3% were positive for chicken astrovirus (CAstV) and avian rotavirus (ARV), respectively. CAstV and group A ARV were simultaneously detected in only one broiler flock. Birds in this group developed the significant intestinal lesions characterized by frothy contents, paleness, and thin intestinal walls. In this report we present an unusual case of runting stunting syndrome (RSS) with a history of high mortality and growth retardation in broiler chickens. We also make the first identification of CAstV and group A ARV in broiler chickens in Korea.     

高职院校乳制品加工与检测课程实训教学的研究

实训教学体系是实现人才培养目标的关键。针对高职院校乳制品加工与检测课程在实训教学中存在的问题,以乳品企业的岗位要求为依据,提出了相应的改革措施,以提高学生的实际操作能力和综合素质。     

黔东南州林下鸡高致病性禽流感免疫程序研究

为了探索林下鸡高致病性禽流感免疫程序,在黔东南州的老寨、龙氏、平寨3个林下鸡场随机选择50只雏鸡,采用血凝抑制试验分别对母源抗体、首次免疫抗体、第2次免疫抗体、第3次免疫抗体的变化规律进行检测,研究出黔东南州林下鸡高致病性禽流感的免疫程序,即15日龄进行首次免疫,42～45日龄进行第2次免疫,135～140日龄进行第3次免疫,以后每隔4个月免疫1次。     

Cardiomyocyte calcium cycling in a naturally occurring German shepherd dog model of inherited ventricular arrhythmia and sudden cardiac death

ObjectiveTo further characterize arrhythmic mechanisms in German shepherd dogs (GSDs) affected with inherited ventricular arrhythmias by evaluating intracellular calcium cycling and expression of calcium handling genes.AnimalsTwenty five GSDs, 9 backcross dogs, and 6 normal mongrel dogs (controls) were studied. The GSDs and backcross dogs were from a research colony of inherited ventricular arrhythmias. The control research dogs were purchased.MethodsAction potentials (APs) and pseudo-electrocardiograms (ECG) were recorded from left ventricular (LV) wedge preparations of GSDs and normal dogs. Midmyocardial (Mid) LV cells from GSDs and normal mongrels were isolated by enzymatic digestion. Cells were either field stimulated or voltage clamped and calcium transients were measured by confocal microscopy using the indicator Fluo-3AM. Expression of calcium handling genes was measured by quantitative RT-PCR.ResultsMean calcium transient decay (tau) was not different between affected GSDs and control dogs, but striking cell-to-cell variability for tau was observed within affected GSDs and between affected GSDs and controls (P < 0.0001 each); within-dog variability accounted for 75% of total variability. Calcium sparks and afterdepolarizations occurred in GSD but not control cells. ATP2A2/SERCA2a expression was significantly reduced (P = 0.0063) in affected GSDs and inversely correlated (P = 0.0006) with severity of ventricular arrhythmias.ConclusionsGerman shepherd dogs with inherited ventricular arrhythmias have electrophysiologic abnormalities in calcium cycling associated with reduced ATP2A2/SERCA2a expression. These animals provide a unique opportunity to study calcium remodeling at the genetic and molecular level in familial ventricular arrhythmias.