Woody species composition,diversity and structure of riparian forests of four watercourses types in Burkina Faso

Riparian forests are classified as endangered ecosystems in general,particularly in sahelian countries like Burkina Faso because of human-induced alterations and civil engineering works.The modification of this important habitat is continuing,with little attention being paid to the ecological or human consequences of these changes.The objective of this study is to describe the variation of woody species diversity and dynamic in riparian forests on different type of watercourse banks along phytogeographical gradient in Burkina Faso.All woody species were systematically measured in 90 sample plots with sides of 50 m × 20 m.Density,dominance,frequency and species and family importance values were computed to characterize the species composition.Different diver-sity indices were calculated to examine the heterogeneity of riparian forests.A total of 196 species representing 139 genera and 51 families were recorded in the overall riparian forests.The species richness of individuals with dbh ≥ 5cm increased significantly from the North to the South along the phytogeographical gradient and varied significantly between the different types of riparian forests.Similarity in tree species composition between riparian forests was low,which indicates high beta diversity and reflects differences in habitat conditions and topography.The structural characteristics varied significantly along the phyto-geographical gradient and between the different types of riparian forests.The diameter class distribution of trees in all riparian forests showed a reverse "J" shaped curve except riparian forest of stream indicating vegetation dominated by juvenile individuals.Considering the ecological importance of riparian forest,there is a need to delineate and classify them along watercourses throughout the country.     

广东潮州凤凰山次生林物种多样性及群落优势种的研究

应用样方调查法,研究分析了广东潮安凤凰山省级自然保护区内2片保护状态较好的次生林群落的植物组成和物种多样性特点.在两个面积为1200 m2的调查样方内,共记录了112种维管植物,隶属于48科77属.次生林优势科为茜草科、山茶科和樟科.乔木层优势种为阿丁枫(Altingia chinensis)、尖叶假蚊母树(Disty...     

Storage effects on the community level physiological profiles of Mediterranean forest soils

Community level physiological profiles (CLPPs) have been implemented in many European soil monitoring programmes as a rapid tool for the assessment of the functional properties of soil microbial communities. However, this technique has not been harmonized among different laboratories. In this experiment, the changes of the CLPPs after storage of three Mediterranean forest soils were characterised for two sampling depths. The methods to store the samples were cooling, freezing and room temperature storage. Data presented in this study provide evidence that substantial changes can occur to the soil microbial community functions, regardless of the kind of storage. Changes in functional diversity and substrate evenness depended on the profile and sampling depth. The rate of consumption of the groups of substrates, however, shifted towards an enhanced utilisation of carboxylic acids, phenols and/or amines after 1 month storage at 4 °C, regardless of the profile or sampling depth. This was attributed to the physical disruption of soil aggregates and exposure of relatively recalcitrant occluded organic matter. These effects levelled out during 1-year storage. The great sensitivity of CLPPs to storage treatment suggests to take care for immediate analysis after sampling. In case fresh samples are not available, freezing is recommended as a convenient alternative; in that case, however, the kinetic approach is required for data analysis.     

Effects of antibiotics on soil microorganisms: time and nutrients influence pollution-induced community tolerance

A method for the detection of the effects of antibiotics on soil microbial communities was optimised in the present study. We investigated the influence of measurement time and nutrient status on the pollution-induced community tolerance (PICT), using the sulfonamide sulfachloropyridazine (SCP) as model compound. The tolerance development in soil microcosms that were exposed to SCP under different conditions was compared with the background tolerance in SCP-unexposed microcosms. The tolerance of bacterial extracts from the soil microcosms was determined in Biolog^® multiwell plates as the SCP sensitivity of a range of physiological processes. The background tolerance was not affected by soil nutrient amendments, but an influence of the inoculum density in the microtiter plates was observed. Still, the variance of the background tolerance was low, which is in favour of the usage of community tolerance measurements for a selective detection of a toxicant impact. In line with the assumptions of the PICT concept, soil amendment with SCP led to an increase in community tolerance. This tolerance development was enhanced upon additional soil amendment with fresh pig slurry, and less by alfalfa meal addition. Tolerance increases were observed after a soil exposure to SCP of only 7 days, possibly because nutrient input facilitates the fast adaptation of the soil microbial community. However, a further increase in exposure time led to variable changes in the observed tolerance. Prolonged tolerance detection in the microtiter plates (11 days) enabled a clearer differentiation between different soil treatments, as it better resolved the EC₅₀ values of processes with a high tolerance to bacteriostatic antimicrobial compounds. For the detection of antibiotic effects on soil microbial communities, it is therefore recommended to use nutrient amendments (possibly fresh pig slurry), to standardize the soil exposure time, and to extend the period of Biolog plate measurement beyond 7 days.     

Effect of tillage and N fertilization on microbial physiological profile of soils cultivated with wheat

Microbial diversity might be a good indicator of ecosystem disturbance and functioning. We determined the effect of soil disturbances, such as N fertilization and tillage management, on soil microbial communities in a Typic Argiudoll of the El Salado river basin (Argentina). Microbial activity and substrate utilization provided a metabolic fingerprint of the soil microbial community. Univariate and multivariate analyses were used to differentiate responses to N fertilization and tillage at each of three growth stages of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). Tillage had an adverse effect on microbial diversity, in which reduced and conventional tillage treated soils had different populations. However, N fertilization also altered microbial diversity depending on the crop developmental stage considered. Metabolism of carboxylic acids and carbohydrates were the main indicators of functional microbial activity and diversity. Although the substrate consumption profile of 32 C substrates did not provide insights into the fundamental ecological interactions that may induce changes in microbial population, it allowed us to demonstrate the alterations of microbial diversity as a result of tillage. We conclude that tillage and N fertilization altered microbial diversity.     

Community composition of ammonia-oxidizing bacteria in the rhizosphere of intercropped wheat (<Emphasis Type="Italic">Triticum aestivum</Emphasis> L.), maize (<Emphasis Type="Italic">Zea mays</Emphasis> L.), and faba bean (<Emphasis Type="Italic">Vicia faba</Emphasis> L.)

Cereal/cereal and cereal/legume intercropping systems are popular in the north, northwest, and southwest of China and often result in yield increases compared to monocropping. Rhizosphere interactions may play a significant role in the yield increases, particularly with respect to nutrient availability. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of intercropping on N availability and community composition of ammonia-oxidizing bacteria in the rhizosphere of wheat, maize, and faba bean at different growth stages. Denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE) based on 16S rRNA genes was used to analyze the community composition of bacterial ammonia oxidizers belonging to β-proteobacteria. The results showed that intercropping with faba bean significantly increased nitrate concentrations in the rhizosphere of wheat and maize at the second sampling time (20 June) compared to monocropping or intercropping between maize and wheat. Intercropping significantly affected the community composition of ammonia-oxidizing bacteria in the rhizosphere compared to monocropping, and the effects were most pronounced in the maize/faba bean and wheat/maize intercropping systems when faba bean and wheat were at anthesis and maize was in seedling stage. In wheat/faba bean intercropping, the effects of intercropping on community composition of ammonia-oxidizing bacteria were less pronounced at the seedling stage of the two species but were significant at anthesis.     

温度势梯度下土壤水平一维水盐运动特征的实验研究

为了分析温度势梯度作用下的土壤水平一维水盐运动特征,该文对土柱中存在温度势梯度时不同初始含水率下水盐运动的实验结果进行了分析。通过对瞬态温度变化过程和稳态温度形成特征的探讨,研究了温度势梯度存在时水平一维土柱中水盐运动的特点。在温度势梯度影响下土壤水分总体上从暖端向冷端迁移,而土壤盐分则以某位置为临界点在暖端累积,在该临界位置前后土壤含盐量与初始含盐量相比,由高于该值到低于该值,并在接近冷端处与初始值相同     

Multi-scale optical flow estimation of the video based on gradient optimization

A new algorithm based on gradient optimization is proposed for optical flow estimation of video images with different motion ranges. The original video images are transformed by using Loggabor filtering on phases and measures,and then the spatio-temporal gradient is calculated by using the obtained feature images. The optical flow is calculated with the spatio-temporal gradient. The video images are layered and processed with coarse-to-fine image pyramid method. The theoretical analysis and experimental results show that the algorithm is suitable for the video optical flow motion estimation of the significant range. It can not only obtain the video images following the human visual resolution characteristics, but also optimize the spatio-temporal gradient, while the optical flow calculation is more accurate. Besides, the time complexity of this algorithm is equivalent to that of the traditional optical flow method, and the accuracy of the algorithm is superior to the methods suggested by Horn-Schunck, Duan,et al.     

内蒙古某铁矿尾矿库生态修复区的植被恢复效果

尾矿库生态修复可以在一定程度上阻隔库内污染物扩散，适宜植物种选择不仅有利于确保坝体地质安全，还是构建区域生态安全屏障的重要措施。本研究选取内蒙古某铁矿尾矿库的坝体边坡绿化、库外道路、人工湿地3个类型生态修复区，运用植物群落生态学的调查方法，分析与探讨了尾矿库外"边坡-道路-人工湿地"环境梯度下生态修复的适生植物种及物种多样性变化特征。结果表明：尾矿库生态修复区共发现植物31种，隶属13科30属，以菊科、豆科、禾本科和藜科为主，占总数的71.0%。边坡绿化区和库外道路区的草本优势种为狗尾草[Setaria viridis（L.）Beauv]、冰草[Agropyron cristatum（L.）Gaertn]、猪毛菜（Salsola collina Pall）、黄芪[Astragalus membranaceus（Fisch.）Bunge]，共有灌木优势种为白刺（Nitraria tangutorum Bobr）；人工湿地区的建群种为芦苇[Phragmites australis（Cav.）Trin.Ex Steud]。边坡绿化区物种多样性的Shannon-wiener指数（H值）和Pielou均匀度指数（J值）最高，分别为0.983和0.347，人工湿地区的H值和J值最低，分别为0.049和0.030；边坡-道路之间的相异性指数为0.647，道路-湿地之间的相异性指数为0.818，物种组成的替代速率前者大于后者。研究结果可以为相似类型的铁矿尾矿库生态修复的植物种选择和稳定群落构建提供参考。     

中国农业发展的空间格局

我国农业发展水平在空间上呈现出较明显的区域性梯度分布格局，表现在：（１）宏观上，东部、中部和西部的发展速度不均衡，呈现东部快于中部，中部又快于西部的现象；（２）中观上，以城市为中心，同一区域不同地区的发展水平和农业生产结构随距城市的远近不同而变化；（３）微观上，农业发展水平随地理海拔高度的降低而提高的趋势。本文对我国２发展的空间格局形成的过程及原因进行了初步的分析。