Diets of endangered silver chub (Macrhybopsis storeriana,Kirtland, 1844) in Lake Erie and implications for recovery

Silver chub (Macrhybopsis storeriana, Kirtland, 1844) is a native Cyprinid in Lake Erie, one of the Laurentian Great Lakes of North America. It is listed as endangered by the US state of New York and Canada, which has a recovery plan, and as special concern by the state of Michigan. Silver chub faces a potential threat to recovery from control efforts for invasive Grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella, Valenciennes 1844). Among the knowledge gaps for protection and restoration is current diet data. I describe the diet of silver chub from western Lake Erie in 2014, and I compare it to past studies to assess changes in diet through time. Silver chub captured in bottom trawls May–September 2014 were frozen in the field, and stomach contents were preserved in ethanol. Diet taxa were identified to the lowest practical taxonomic unit, then dried and weighed. Frequency of occurrence in silver chub diets was highest for Hexagenia spp. mayflies (79%). Dreissena spp. and Hexagenia spp. were both 41% of the diet by dry weight. Analysis of δ¹³C isotopes identified Hexagenia spp. as the primary source of carbon in silver chub. Compared to past studies, Dreissena spp. have mostly replaced Sphaeriidae and Gastropoda in silver chub diets. There also have been seasonal shifts in relative amounts of shelled organisms and Hexagenia spp. This study and past research suggest a functional link between silver chub and Hexagenia spp. abundance. Maintenance and recovery of silver chub may be dependent on maintaining Hexagenia spp. populations.     

基于MaxEnt模型的可可潜在适宜分布研究

根据野外采样和文献查阅,系统整理了可可的地理分布记录,并利用MaxEnt生态位模型和ArcGIS软件对可可的潜在适宜分布范围进行预测。结果表明:北美洲南部、中南美洲北部、非洲西部、亚洲东南部以及太平洋美拉尼西亚群岛地区均是可可的潜在适宜分布区域。其中,中国海南、台湾南部、云南西双版纳、广东雷州半岛也属于可可的适生范围。经ROC(Receiver operating characteristic)曲线分析法验证,MaxEnt模型的AUC(Area under curve)值为0.977,表明预测结果具有较高的可信度。各环境变量重要性的Jacknife检验表明,极端最低温度、年降雨量、年温度变化范围、最暖季降雨量对可可的潜在分布影响最大。     

Dietary plasticity in Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus) in response to long‐term environmental change

Corrigan LJ, Winfield IJ, Hoelzel AR, Lucas MC. Dietary plasticity in Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus) in response to long‐term environmental change.
Ecology of Freshwater Fish 2011: 20: 5–13. © 2010 John Wiley & Sons A/S Abstract –  In the face of widespread environmental change impacts, there is a need to better understand mechanisms promoting flexibility and resilience of ecosystem components to such change to inform strategies for conservation. Glacial relict species are especially vulnerable to such changes. We investigated the behavioural responses of a native, glacial relict species, Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus) to long‐term environmental changes. It was hypothesised that changes in feeding behaviour would occur as a key intermediary to reduction in habitat availability (through climate change and eutrophication) or competitive interactions [with introduced roach (Rutilus rutilus)]. Stomach content analysis was used to assess the diet of 199 charr caught from Windermere, United Kingdom, in the months of March, June, September and November 2003–2007. The results were compared to data from 1940 to 1951 prior to the environmental changes and revealed a marked increase in the contribution of benthic invertebrates in the present diet. Stable isotope analysis confirms the results of the stomach analysis, suggesting that the charr have switched their diet from zooplanktivory towards benthivory. We discuss the possibility that habitat modification and roach population expansion in Windermere have contributed to changes in charr diet. Complementary studies suggest that this diet shift is more likely to be a response to the increasing roach population than to habitat modification; however, further study in Windermere would be required to elucidate the exact mechanism. Long‐term data sets such as these provide information that is useful for determining the directivity of ecological change and the capability of species to respond to change.     

黄土丘陵区不同管理方式下草地优势种群的生态位

以吴起县杨青川流域草地为研究对象,对封育(Enclosure)、放牧(Grazing)、施肥(Fertilization)、刈割(Clipping)、灭鼠(Deratization)5种管理方式的草地群落进行调查,并运用Levins生态位宽度和Pianka生态位重叠指数对5种管理方式下主要植物种群生态位特征进行分析。结果表明,达乌里胡枝子(Lespedeza davurica)、铁杆蒿(Artemisia sacrorum)、赖草(Leymus secalinus)、猪毛蒿(Artemisia scoparia)和硬质早熟禾(Poa sphondylodes)的种群总生态位宽度较大,封育放牧施肥刈割灭鼠管理模式下,生态位宽度最大的分别是达乌里胡枝子、赖草、紫花地丁(Viola philippica)、达乌里胡枝子和猪毛蒿,生态位宽度值大于4的物种数分别为6、6、3、4和3种。不同管理方式下各种对间的重叠指数平均值由大到小依次封育放牧施肥刈割灭鼠。施肥管理中,种群间生态位宽度与生态位重叠之间存在线性关系,其它管理方式中种群生态位宽度与生态位重叠之间不存在线性关系。生态位分析表明,封育和放牧管理下种群间对资源的需求趋于相同,彼此间通过竞争共存,有利于群落演替,草地生态系统逐渐得到恢复,施肥、刈割、灭鼠管理使群落物种竞争排序发生变化,破坏了草地生态系统原有的竞争机制,导致群落向简单群落演替。从牧草发展角度出发,封育、施肥和刈割有利于优质牧草生长。     

兰州引黄灌区玉米田杂草群落及生态位研究

对兰州引黄灌区玉米田杂草进行了研究,初步了解了其杂草种类和杂草种群的消长动态。主要杂草有打碗花、田旋花、藜、刺儿菜、荠菜、稗草、马齿苋、反枝苋、狗尾草。主要杂草的干重为藜、反枝苋、稗草分别列第1、第2和第3位。生态位的研究结果表明,藜的时间、水平、垂直生态位宽度值最高,分别为0.952 6,0.971 8,0.937 9,其危害最大;其次为反枝苋和稗草。藜、反枝苋和稗草为优势种群,与玉米存在时间、水平、垂直空间的竞争激烈,并且这3种杂草的生态位重叠值也最大,因此在使用一种除草剂时,可能会导致另两种杂草的发生与蔓延。马齿苋尽管数量最多,但其在垂直方位的生态位宽度值最小,对玉米影响小,处于劣势。除草处理各经济性状指标值均较不除草对照高,其折合产量为10 111.11 kg/hm2,较不除草处理增产36.19%。     

泾河流域径流-泥沙的尺度效应研究

[目的]分析泾河流域径流和泥沙的尺度效应,并通过突变检测确定突变时间点,对比突变前后水沙尺度效应的变化,为气候变化和人类活动对水沙尺度效应研究提供支持。[方法]收集整理了泾河流域1958—2013年的水沙资料,基于流域水沙异源的特性,将流域分成南北两个分支,分别探讨2条分支水沙的尺度效应,并通过Mann-Kendall突变检验方法计算出突变时间点,对比突变前后尺度效应的异同。[结果](1)南北两分支的径流—泥沙之间的尺度效应具有反向关系。北支(洪德—张家山)的产流模数随面积增加表现为线性增加,南支(三关口—张家山)的产流模数随面积增加表现出对数函数关系,随集水面积增大产流模数先快速减小后缓慢减小。北支的产沙模数随面积增加表现为线性减少,南支的产沙模数随面积增加表现出幂函数关系,即随面积增大产沙模数先快速增加后缓慢增加;(2)突变后水沙都比突变前出现了不同程度的减少,突变前后水沙的尺度效应大部分具有相同的拟合函数关系式,仅南支的产沙模数由突变前的最优二项式函数拟合转变为突变后的线性函数。[结论]气候变化和人类活动的共同作用不同程度的改变了泾河流域径流—泥沙的尺度效应。     

五台山南台山地草甸种群对旅游干扰的生态响应

以五台山南台为例,利用生态位的宽度指数,研究了草甸种群对旅游干扰的生态响应。结果表明:(1)紫羊茅、珠芽蓼和北方嵩草的生态位宽度较大,是群落的建群种。随着距离的增加,旅游干扰减小,不仅物种的数量越来越多,而且其生态优势也趋于增强,说明旅游干扰限制了种群对其周围资源的利用。其中,紫羊茅的相对优势在下降,而北方嵩草的相对优势却不断增强。(2)两种划分方法表明,北方嵩草、雪白委陵菜、零零香、歪头菜、小红菊和兰花棘豆是增长型的种类;扁蓄是衰退型的种类;地榆是波动型的种类。     

基于生态适宜度模型的城乡土地利用分区与优化布局——以鄱阳湖生态经济区为例

开展城乡土地利用功能分区和空间布局优化,是促进城乡一体化发展的有效途径。以鄱阳湖生态经济区为例,通过构建城乡土地利用生态位适宜度模型,对鄱阳湖生态经济区土地利用生态位适宜度进行了分区,并在此基础上提出了优化布局策略。结果表明:(1)鄱阳湖生态经济区布局优化为商业发展主导区、工业发展主导区和农业发展主导区以及环境保护主导区;(2)鄱阳湖生态经济区城乡土地利用空间布局可划分为核心增长极、区域中心城市、一级扩散圈、二级扩散圈和二级扩散带;(3)应从发展高新技术产业、提升都市圈核心竞争力、保障城乡用地需求、加快农田水利建设和优化生态开发利用模式等方面优化城乡土地利用空间布局。基于生态适宜度模型探讨城乡土地利用布局,为实现区域城乡均衡发展提供了新视角。     

工程车辆并行自适应神经网络自动换挡控制

为了解决工程车辆在重载作业时传动系统效率大幅下降的问题,以工程车辆"两参数"换挡规律为依据,提出一种并行自适应神经网络自动换挡控制的方法。结构上由神经网络控制、自适应神经网络模型、网络评价和运行监控模型组成。仿真结果表明,该控制方法提高了工程车辆液力机械传动系统效率,有效地克服了神经网络控制实时性差,难以在工程实际中应用的问题,实现了换挡控制的智能化。     

车辆换挡系统调压阀优化设计与试验

针对车辆换挡充油过程中离合器充油压力曲线的实际值与理想值之间存在偏差的问题,建立了包含供油单元、电磁换向阀、调压阀和离合器的换挡系统仿真模型,采用AMESim对充油过程进行仿真分析。以充油压力为优化目标,应用误差积分准则确定优化函数,通过Pareto图得到调压阀中影响充油压力的关键参数为阀口开度、弹簧预紧力和阻尼孔直径。分别采用二次拉格朗日非线性规划算法(Non-linear programming by quadratic Lagrangian,NLPQL)和遗传算法(Genetic algorithms,GA)对上述参数进行优化。对比优化后的仿真充油曲线与理想充油曲线,可知遗传算法为最优算法,并确定了调压阀的最优结构参数。根据控制变量法设计试验方案,结果表明,采用遗传算法优化后,换挡系统的稳定性在一定程度上得到提高,其充油过程更加符合理想充油过程,换挡品质得到改善。