A novel approach to studying the effects of temperature on soil biogeochemistry using a thermal gradient bar

The temperature dependence of chemical reaction rates and microbial metabolism mean that temperature is a key factor regulating soil trace gas emissions and hydrochemistry. Here we evaluated a novel approach for studying the thermal response of soils, by examining the effects of temperature on gas emissions and hydrochemistry in (a) peat and (b) soil from a Sitka spruce plantation. A thermal gradient was applied along an aluminium bar, allowing soil to be incubated contemporaneously from 2 to 18 °C. The approach demonstrated clear differences in the biogeochemical responses of the two soil types to warming. The peat showed no significant emission of CH₄ at temperatures below 6 °C, while above 6 °C, a marked increase in the rate of release was apparent up to 15 °C (Q₁₀ = 2.5) with emissions being similar between 15 and 18 °C. Conversely, CH₄ emissions from the forest soil did not respond to warming. Nitrate availability in the peat decreased by 90% between 2 and 18 °C (P < 0.01), whereas concentrations in the forest soil did not respond. Sulphate availability in the peat decreased significantly with warming (60%, P < 0.01), while the forest soil showed the opposite response (a 30% increase, P < 0.01). Conventionally, thermal responses are studied by incubating individual soil samples at different temperatures, involving lengthy preparation and facilities to incubate samples at different temperatures simultaneously. Data collected on a given thermal response is usually limited and thus interpolated or extrapolated. The thermal gradient method overcomes these problems, is simple and flexible, and can be adapted for a wide range of sample types (not confined to soil). Such apparatus may prove useful in the optimization of management practices to mitigate the effects of climate change, as thermal responses will differ depending on land use and soil type.     

嫁接对西瓜根际微生物种群数量及群落结构的影响

分别采用微生物培养的方法、16S rDNA PCR-RFLP方法和phl D基因PCR-RFLP方法研究了嫁接对西瓜根际微生物种群数量、细菌群落结构及拮抗菌（2, 4-DAPG产生菌）群落结构的影响。结果表明：① 嫁接西瓜根际细菌和真菌数量有所提高,而放线菌数量则有所减少。② 嫁接西瓜与自根西瓜具有1个相同的主要根际细菌基因型;不同砧木嫁接的西瓜与自根西瓜也分别具有不同基因型的细菌。③ 嫁接西瓜具有与自根西瓜不同的主要根际拮抗菌基因型。     

甘肃连城国家级自然保护区蝶类多样性及种-多度分布

为明确甘肃连城国家级自然保护区蝶类多样性及种-多度分布情况,采用样线法,共选定8条样线进行蝴蝶标本采集,并对保护区内不同生境蝴蝶的多样性及种-多度分布进行分析。结果显示：共采集标本998号,隶属7科60属102种。保护区内优势科主要为粉蝶科(Pieridae)与蛱蝶科(Nymphalidae);优势种主要集中在粉蝶科,包括箭纹绢粉蝶(Aporia procris)、绢粉蝶(Aporia crataegi)、秦岭绢粉蝶(Aporia tsinglingica)等。区系分析表明,保护区内古北种占34.31%,东洋种占19.61%,广布种占46.08%,其中广布种占主导地位。各样线的多样性指数表明,样线Ⅴ(森林-灌丛-草甸)的科级多样性指数、优势度指数、物种丰富度指数及个体数均为最高,样线Ⅲ(森林)的属级多样性指数最高,样线Ⅱ(森林-灌丛)均匀度指数、种级多样性指数最高。相似性结果表明：样线Ⅲ(森林)和样线Ⅷ(森林)的相似性系数最高(0.509 1),呈中等相似;样线Ⅱ(森林-灌丛)和样线Ⅳ(森林-灌丛),样线Ⅲ(森林)和样线Ⅳ(森林-灌丛)相似性系数分别为0.230 8、0.229 7,位...     

3种湿地植物克隆生长及其生物量对不同水淹的响应

通过人工模拟水位控制试验,研究不同水位梯度处理对3种水生植物梭鱼草、菖蒲和黄花鸢尾株高、克隆分株数、生物量积累及生物量分配格局的影响。试验设置固定水位和周期波动水位2种处理,固定水位分别为自由水面淹没苗钵的1/2 (低水位),全淹（中水位）和高出苗钵上口径12cm（高水位）3个梯度;波动水位为低水位处理14d,然后转至高水位处理7 d,以此往复循环,持续56d。结果表明：不同水位梯度对3种水生植物的株高、克隆分株数、生物量积累与分配格局等指标均有显著影响(P<005);株高、克隆分株数（黄花鸢尾除外）在波动水位处理下均显著高于固定水位（P<005）,固定水位中的高水位和波动水位处理后梭鱼草根状茎、叶和根生物量均显著高于中水位和低水位梯度。波动水位和固定水位中的高水位处理仅对菖蒲的叶质量有显著影响,且明显高于中水位和低水位。黄花鸢尾各构件生物量在各水位处理中无显著差异（P>005）。综合来看,波动水位更有利于3种水生植物种群的建立。     

基于MapGIS和植被数量指标的啮齿动物群落模拟专家系统的设计与实现

选择鼠害频发的阿拉善荒漠区分布面积较大的红砂+泡泡刺生境、红砂+杂类草生境和白刺生境,以夹日法记录三种生境中啮齿动物种群相对数量,利用啮齿动物种群相对数量与荒漠区灌木和草本植物之间的依存关系建立专家模拟系统,分析三种生境的主要害鼠子午沙鼠、三趾跳鼠和小毛足鼠种群相对数量与植物群落因子间的动态关系,并以MapGIS为地理信息平台,借助VB程序语言设计工具,设计阿拉善荒漠区啮齿动物群落模拟专家系统,探索植物群落与啮齿动物群落的反馈动态变化,实现利用植物群落指标预测啮齿动物群落组分及其相对数量变化的目标,为鼠害防控提供依据。     

暗纹东方鲀几种组织中可培养细菌的组成分析

采用16S rDNA特征序列PCR-DGGE法,分析了不同饵料饲养的暗纹东方鲀的表皮、肠道和河鲀毒素累积组织(肝和卵巢)中可培养细菌的群落组成.根据分子系统发育分析,共鉴定出45种可培养细菌,在这些细菌中,以变形细菌的gamma亚群占多数,其它分别隶属于低GC含量革兰氏阳性菌和高GC含量革兰氏阳性菌.摄食不同饵料的暗纹东方鲀,其肠道、表皮或河鲀毒素累积组织中的细菌菌落组成是不同的,但不管是摄食人工配合饲料或天然饵料,在暗纹东方鲀的肠道、表皮或河鲀毒素累积组织中,均发现已有报道的可产河鲀毒素的细菌类群,表明饵料来源对暗纹东方鲀的河鲀毒素产生不是必需的.     

基于泛在知识环境的数字图书馆建设研究

阐述了对泛在知识环境下的数字图书馆进行研究的重大意义,其研究内容包括：作为构建泛在知识环境的核心要素,数字图书馆在环境构建、资源建设、知识组织与管理、服务模式、服务内容等。     

丰、枯水期里下河腹地典型水体浮游动物群落结构与水质评价

为了探究丰枯水期里下河腹地典型水体中浮游动物的群落结构特征,通过布设20个采样站点,于2014年丰水期(7月29日)和枯水期(12月24日)对里下河腹地典型水体进行了2次全面调查,并对水质状况进行了评价。结果表明,里下河腹地典型水体共鉴定出浮游动物21种(包括变种和变型),无节幼体1类;其中轮虫最多,共14种,占浮游动物总种数的66.6%;枝角类次之,共6种,占28.6%;桡足类最少,仅1种,占4.8%;各站点浮游动物种类组成和密度均以轮虫和枝角类为主,数量在5~15种,密度变化在9.8~102.2个/L。浮游动物相似性指数在0.18~0.55,平均为0.36,偏向于轻度相似,表明丰水期与枯水期的生境差异较大。优势种的优势度不高,在0.023~0.297;多样性指数在1.73~3.56,均匀度指数在0.67~0.95,表明丰、枯水期里下河腹地典型水体的浮游动物群落信息含量较大、群落结构处于较稳定状态。浮游动物多样性和水质监测结果均表明,枯水期水质优于丰水期,枯水期水质基本处于清洁状态,丰水期水质基本处于中度污染状态;污染源主要为面源污染,且串场河(6号)、新通扬运河(12号)、喜鹊湖(17号)、兴姜河(18号)受人类活动影响较大。     

青海大通东峡林区金露梅群落种间关系

根据野外调查的样地资料,分析了分布于青海大通东峡林区金露梅灌丛群落的种类组成垂直结构等基本生态学特征,并将金露梅样方以及上层无乔木覆盖灌木为建群层的金露梅样方归为7个群系,对金露梅群落的特征以及株高随海拔梯度的变化作出相应分析。结果表明:该群落种类组成丰富;区系成分以北温带分布为主;生活型以地面芽占优;垂直分化明显;种间联系不紧密。     

Soil-living parasitic Hymenoptera: comparison between a forest and an open landscape habitat

Community structures and local diversity patterns of parasitic Hymenoptera with soil and leaf litter hosts were studied in a German beech forest and a meadow. Hymenoptera appeared to be one of the most species-rich taxa associated with the soil. Eighty-eight species were found in the meadow (total density of 128 ind. m⁻² yr⁻¹) and 188 species (149 ind. m⁻² yr⁻¹) in the forest. The mean parasitism rates were above 60% for parasitoids of mycetophagous Diptera and between 7% and 26% for parasitoids of saprophagous Diptera. Species overlap between both habitats was higher than expected from a random sample model. Species common to both habitats were primarily parasitoids of predatory Coleoptera. High mean densities of these species support the hypothesis of a positive correlation between local abundance and range size.