Strong bottom-up and weak top-down effects in soil: nematode-parasitized insects and nematode-trapping fungi

The soils of the Bodega Marine Reserve (BMR, Sonoma County, California) contain many nematode-trapping fungi and many ghost moth larvae parasitized by entomopathogenic nematodes. The current study determined whether these nematode-parasitized moth larvae, which can produce very large numbers of nematodes, enhanced the population densities of nematode-trapping fungi and whether the fungi trapped substantial numbers of nematodes emerging and dispersing from moths. Wax moths were used in place of ghost moths because the former are easier to obtain. When nematode-parasitized moth larvae were added to laboratory microcosms containing BMR field soil, the population densities of four nematode-trapping fungi increased substantially. The greatest increase in population density was by Arthrobotrys oligospora, which uses adhesive networks to capture nematodes. A. oligospora population density increased about 10 times when the added moth larvae were parasitized by the nematode Heterorhabditis marelatus and about 100 times when added moth larvae were parasitized by the nematode Steinernema glaseri. Other trapping fungi endemic to the soil and enhanced by nematode-parasitized moth larvae included Myzocytium glutinosporum, Drechslerella brochopaga, and Gamsylella gephyropaga, which produce adhesive spores, constricting rings, and adhesive branches, respectively. The data suggest that the previously documented abundance and diversity of nematode-trapping fungi in BMR soil can be explained, at least in part, by nematode-parasitized insects, although that inference requires further studies with ghost moths. The strong bottom-up enhancement of nematode-trapping fungi was not matched by a strong top-down suppression of nematodes, i.e. the fungi trapped fewer than 30% of dispersing nematodes.     

Grazing of a common species of soil protozoa (Acanthamoeba castellanii) affects rhizosphere bacterial community composition and root architecture of rice (Oryza sativa L.)

We performed a controlled experiment with rice seedlings (Oryza sativa L.) growing in Petri dishes on homogeneous nutrient agar containing a simple rhizosphere food web consisting of a diverse bacterial community and a common soil protozoa, Acanthamoeba castellanii, as bacterial grazer. Presence of amoebae increased bacterial activity and significantly changed the community composition and spatial distribution of bacteria in the rhizosphere. In particular, Betaproteobacteria did benefit from protozoan grazing. We hypothesize that the changes in bacterial community composition affected the root architecture of rice plants. These effects on root architecture affect a fundamental aspect of plant productivity. Root systems in presence of protozoa were characterized by high numbers of elongated (L-type) laterals, those laterals that are a prerequisite for the construction of branched root systems. This was in sharp contrast to root system development in absence of protozoa, where high numbers of lateral root primordia and short (S-type) laterals occurred which did not grow out of the rhizosphere region of the axile root. As a consequence of nutrient release from grazed bacteria and changes in root architecture, the nitrogen content of rice shoots increased by 45% in presence of protozoa. Our study illustrates that interactions over three trophic levels, i.e. between plants, bacteria and protozoa significantly modify root architecture and nutrient uptake by plants.     

Belowground responses by AM fungi and animal trophic groups to repeated defoliation in an experimental grassland community

We tested a hypothesis that the effects of defoliation on plants and soil organisms vary with the number of successive defoliations. We established a 23-week greenhouse experiment using replicated grassland microcosms that were composed of three plant species, Trifolium repens, Plantago lanceolata and Phleum pratense, growing together in grassland soil with a diverse soil community. The experiment consisted of two treatment factors-defoliation and harvest time-in a fully factorial design. The defoliation treatment had two levels, i.e. no trimming and trimming of plants every 2 weeks, and the harvest time five levels, i.e. harvests after 1-3, 5 and 7 trimmings. Shoot production (trimmed plus harvested shoot mass), harvested shoot and root mass and root N and C concentrations increased with time but were reduced by defoliation. Colonization rates of arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi decreased with time in T. repens roots but were enhanced by defoliation, whereas AM colonization rates in P. pratense roots were not affected by harvest time or defoliation. The abundance of bacterivorous and fungivorous nematodes decreased and that of herbivorous and predatory nematodes increased with time, while the abundance of omnivorous nematodes and detritivorous enchytraeids varied in time without a linear trend. Defoliation had no effect on fungivores and predators but increased the abundance of bacterivores. Defoliation also increased the abundance of herbivores, omnivores and detritivores after 2 trimmings and that of omnivores and detritivores after 5 trimmings, but had a negative effect on omnivores after 3 trimmings and on herbivores after 7 trimmings. Among nematode genera, some deviation from the trophic group responses existed: for instance, defoliation reduced the abundance of bacterivorous Acrobeloides spp. and did not affect the abundance of herbivorous Filenchus spp. and Paratylenchus spp. Our results show that the effects of defoliation on plants, AM fungi and some soil animal trophic groups may remain constant all the way through several defoliations, whereas other animal trophic groups may have different and even opposite responses to defoliation depending on the length of the defoliation period before monitoring. This shows how separate studies with defoliation periods of different length can produce contradictory results of the effects of defoliation on the abundance of soil animals.     

Content-aware Load Balancing Strategy in Web Cluster System

The capacity problem of web server can be solved by web cluster technology. The key point is load balancing strategy and algorithm. Traditional slrategies are effective to some kinds of web sites, but not suitable for all. The paper analyses the load characters of different kind of web sites. A content-aware web cluster load balancing strategy and algorithm is proposed. The efficiency will be evaluated through emulation experiments.     

图书馆网站ASP程序安全实践

图书馆网站后台程序ASP代码的安全涉及网站数据信息的安全使用，本文论述了在工作实践中如何保护ASP代码的几种方法。     

Seasonal modulation of microbially mediated carbon fluxes in the northern Adriatic Sea — a model study

A model study of the seasonal changes in the food web structure of the northern Adriatic Sea is presented. A 1–D ecosystem coupled model (POM/ERSEM) forced with climatological functions has been applied at two different station locations in the northern Adriatic Sea, one under the direct influence of the Po river inflow and one representing a more open sea situation. The ability of the model to reproduce the main physical and biogeochemical patterns allows us to study the underlying carbon fluxes, which determine these features. Analysis of the seasonal carbon-transfer pathways among the main trophic levels shows a possible seasonal modulation at both stations, but a different food web development. It seems that the prevailing path could be related to the seasonal variability of the water column (nutrient input and/or vertical stratification). Moreover, results from this numerical experiment suggest that the northern Adriatic shallow coastal area has a predominantly multivorous food web and has significant microbial recycling, even if this latter pattern is not so evident as in open sea areas.     

"N1的N2"中的非典型性定语

定语是与中心语相对应的句法概念,在语义上却不一定与中心语相对应,与语义对应的是典型的定语,不对应的是非典型的定语."他的老师当得好"和"开他的玩笑"中的"他"就是非典型定语的两种表现,前者是语用简化的结果,后者是语言结构在语用中类推的结果,不管它们在语义上有什么表现、语用上有什么特殊,其句法地位是不变的.     

Structured AJAX Data Extraction Based on Agricultural Ontology

More web pages are widely applying AJAX (Asynchronous JavaScript XML) due to the rich interactivity and incremental communication.By observing,it is found that the AJAX contents,which could not be seen...     

Fishery Web Service Composition Method Based on Ontology

Various fishery information systems have been developed in different times and on different platforms.Web service application composition is crucial in the sharing and integration of fishery data and i...