Extensive dispersal of Roanoke logperch (Percina rex) inferred from genetic marker data

The dispersal ecology of most stream fishes is poorly characterised, complicating conservation efforts for these species. We used microsatellite DNA marker data to characterise dispersal patterns and effective population size (N_e) for a population of Roanoke logperch Percina rex, an endangered darter (Percidae). Juveniles and candidate parents were sampled for 2 years at sites throughout the Roanoke River watershed. Dispersal was inferred via genetic assignment tests (ATs), pedigree reconstruction (PR) and estimation of lifetime dispersal distance under a genetic isolation‐by‐distance model. Estimates of N_e varied from 105 to 1218 individuals, depending on the estimation method. Based on PR, polygamy was frequent in parents of both sexes, with individuals spawning with an average of 2.4 mates. The sample contained 61 half‐sibling pairs, but only one parent–offspring pair and no full‐sib pairs, which limited our ability to discriminate natal dispersal of juveniles from breeding dispersal of their parents between spawning events. Nonetheless, all methods indicated extensive dispersal. The AT indicated unrestricted dispersal among sites ≤15 km apart, while siblings inferred by the PR were captured an average of 14 km and up to 55 km apart. Model‐based estimates of median lifetime dispersal distance (6–24 km, depending on assumptions) bracketed AT and PR estimates, indicating that widely dispersed individuals do, on average, contribute to gene flow. Extensive dispersal of P. rex suggests that darters and other small benthic stream fishes may be unexpectedly mobile. Monitoring and management activities for such populations should encompass entire watersheds to fully capture population dynamics.     

玉溪市生物多样性保护与重建策略研究

生物多样性是人类社会赖以生存和发展的基础。本文以玉溪市生物多样性保护与重 建为例,对城市的动植物资源、自然保护区和公园等核心环境因素进行现状分析评价,提出玉溪 生物多样性保护与重建工作须以绿线控制和蓝线控制为核心策略,阐述了在绿线和蓝线控制下 各类生态空间保护与建设的具体措施与方法。     

Use of a semitendinosus myocutaneous flap for soft-tissue reconstruction of a grade IIIB open tibial fracture in a dog

OBJECTIVE: To describe the clinical use of a semitendinosus myocutaneous flap for soft-tissue reconstruction of a grade IIIB open tibial fracture. STUDY DESIGN: Case report. ANIMALS: A 5-year-old castrated male Labrador retriever with a grade IIIB open tibial fracture. METHODS: A myocutaneous flap was created by elevating the origin of the semitendinosus muscle and the associated overlying skin. The flap was rotated distally based on the distal vascular pedicle into a soft-tissue defect overlying the central and distal third of the tibia. RESULTS: The flap allowed one-stage reconstruction of a severe soft-tissue defect overlying denuded bone in a grade IIIB open tibial fracture. The muscular portion of the flap survived; however, there was necrosis of 3 cm of skin extending distally beyond the muscular portion of the flap. CONCLUSION: Distal rotation of the semitendinosus muscle and overlying skin can be used in the treatment of severe soft-tissue defects of the canine crus. CLINICAL RELEVANCE: Complex soft-tissue injuries to the canine crus can be treated with a myocutaneous flap as a reasonable alternative to other reconstructive techniques.     

Filling a blank on the map: 60 years of fisheries in Equatorial Guinea

Despite a scarcity of pertinent information, it has been possible to reconstruct time series of marine fisheries catches for Equatorial Guinea from 1950 to 2010 using per capita fish consumption and population numbers for small‐scale fisheries, catch rates and number of vessels for industrial fisheries and discard rates to estimate the discarded bycatch. Small‐scale fisheries, industrial large‐scale fisheries, domestic and legal and illegal foreign fisheries and their discards are all included. Total catches were estimated at 2.7 million tonnes over the time period considered, of which 653 000 t were caught domestically compared to 187 000 t reported by FAO. This shows that fisheries have more importance for Equatorial Guinea's food security than the official data suggest. In contrast to what is suggested by official figures, fisheries were shown to be strongly impacted by civil and political unrest; notably, they declined overall because of civil and political conflicts, socio‐demographic dynamics, and a growing role of the newly discovered oil resources, which directly and indirectly threaten the food security of the people of Equatorial Guinea.     

南京牛首山森林公园植被恢复与景观改造策略

南京牛首山森林公园地处亚热带中部,植被以常绿阔叶和落叶阔叶混交林为主。因人类活动频繁和过度开发造成该地区植被的次生性很强。对其植被的生态恢复应采取人工促进天然更新的方法,促使其顺行演替。应突出“春牛首”的主题,采取有效措施对该森林公园进行景观改造。     

霍林河露天煤矿排土场植被恢复与重建技术探讨

以霍林河露天煤矿排土场的植被恢复实践为例,在实地考察与观测的基础上,对过去排土场复垦工程中的种植模式、植物种类选用和生长表现等方面的成就与不足进行总结分析,并结合国内外的复垦成果,提出一套场地整理、表土覆盖、排土场稳定和边坡护理、植物种类选择、种植模式,以及种植与管护等适合霍林河露天煤矿排土场的植被恢复与重建技术,可供草原地区露天煤矿的植被恢复与重建参考。     

Multicentury trends and the sustainability of coral reef fisheries in Hawai‘i and Florida

Global overfishing indicates a need to define fisheries sustainability thresholds and identify social factors promoting successful management, but rates of fishing and factors mediating sustainability over long timescales are largely unknown. Here, we reconstruct fisheries yield for the entire period of human habitation (five to seven centuries) for two coral reef ecosystems with substantially different fisheries histories (Florida Keys and the Hawaiian Islands) and evaluate the management strategies associated with periods of sustainable fishing. This involved a mixed methods approach, in which we estimated yield by fishery sector (commercial, subsistence, recreational and aquaculture) and characterized management strategies associated with periods of sustained high yields. We found differences between the two locations, with Hawai‘i sustaining yields of more than 12 mt km^?2 for four centuries prior to the arrival of Europeans. This period was characterized by adaptive management whose design and enforcement exhibited characteristics of common property resource governance systems, and which effectively protected reef habitat, vulnerable life‐history stages for fish, and species with high susceptibilities to overfishing. Reefs in both Florida and Hawai‘i were exploited intensively after European contact, with sequential export‐driven depletion evident in Florida over the past century. Today, both exhibit strikingly similar modern catch levels, with landings exceeding 10 mt km^?2 and evidence of overfishing. Our results demonstrate that management strategies and social institutions that support strict enforcement by a local rule‐making authority have had substantial impacts on fisheries yields in the past and suggest that long‐term sustainability of fisheries is possible, although rare today.     

基于自适应全局阈值融合标记的遥感图像建筑群分割

针对分割遥感图像建筑群时,标记不完全所产生的过分割和欠分割并存问题,提出一种基于自适应全局阈值融合标记的图像分割算法.该算法根据建筑群的分布和纹理特点,利用小波变换提取图像梯度,通过形态学重构对梯度图像进行滤波;采用局部极小值法提取背景标记,并应用自适应全局阈值法提取建筑群标记.采用逻辑运算进行标记融合,用融合后的标记修改加权像素的Sobel梯度图实现精准分割.实验结果表明,该算法能够弥补形态学滤波梯度图的局部极值标记不足问题,抑制了建筑群的过分割和欠分割,准确地将建筑群从背景中提取出来,分割正确率达到90.7％.     

点燃式发动机燃烧稳定性的非线性动力学分析

为了揭示点燃式发动机燃用汽油、液化石油气(liquefied petroleum gas,LPG)和压缩天然气(compressed natural gas,CNG)时,循环变动的动力学本质。采用非线性动力学的方法,围绕燃烧过程的稳定性开展了研究。分析了最大爆发压力的循环变动系数,对缸内压力的时间序列进行了3维相空间的重构,采用庞加莱截面法简化了重构的相空间轨迹,分析了平均有效压力(indicated mean effective pressure,IMEP)的循环变动规律,围绕返回映射开展了研究。结果表明,缸内压力的相空间轨迹具有一定的混沌特性,燃烧初始阶段结构相对紧密;燃用汽油时,轨迹分布密集,燃用LPG和CNG时,轨迹逐渐发散,燃烧稳定性下降;庞加莱映射降低了相空间结构的复杂性,LPG和CNG燃烧时散点发散,燃烧参数随机性增强;汽油燃烧时,平均指示压力的循环变动较小,LPG和CNG燃烧时,循环变动逐渐增大,燃烧随机性增强。发动机燃烧过程具有混沌特性,燃用LPG和CNG时稳定性下降。通过论文的研究揭示了点燃式发动机燃烧过程循环变动的产生原因,为改善发动机的燃烧稳定性提供了理论依据。     

智能轨迹控制割草机器人设计——基于FPGA神经网络

为了提高割草机器人自主导航和定位的精确性和智能性,设计了一种新型的基于FPGA神经网络算法的割草机器人。该设计采用FPGA可重构技术,以3层误差反向传播神经网络作为典型的模型来展开;利用成熟的BP算法公式,设计了割草机器人智能控制的模型;利用FPGA技术,设计了割草机器人的硬件系统;最后采用文本输入的设计方法,利用田间试验的方式,对机器人的轨迹规划能力和控制精度进行了验证。试验结果表明:利用FPGA和神经网络模型可以有效地穿越5个障碍物,并可得到满意的轨迹规划结果。将普通的PID控制器和神经网络PID控制器得到的控制结果误差进行了对比,结果表明:神经网络PID控制器得到的割草机器人控制误差明显比传统的PID控制器误差小。该方法为神经网络的硬件实现提供了可靠的理论基础。