Application of acoustic Doppler current profiler combined with a scientific echo sounder for krill Euphausia pacifica density estimation

ABSTRACT:   An application of the acoustic Doppler current profiler (ADCP, 153.6 kHz) in combination with a scientific echo sounder (EK60, 38 and 200 kHz) was investigated to estimate the density of krill Euphausia pacifica . The acoustic backscattering strength from sound scattering layers was compared with biomass estimates from midwater trawls. Euphausia pacifica was targeted among mixed species populations in the sound scattering layer in the offshore Funka Bay area of Hokkaido, Japan. The frequency characteristics of acoustic backscattering by krill were calculated using a distorted wave Born approximation scattering model at three frequencies. Krill aggregations identified from the EK60 data were extracted as the mean volume backscattering strength difference between two frequencies. They were then used to identify similar aggregations in the ADCP data by matching observation times and depths for the two methods, which were applied simultaneously. Results from the comparison of the mean volume backscattering strength and the density calculated from the ADCP and EK60 showed that ADCP can be used to measure density and spatial–temporal distribution of krill aggregations. Current speed and direction at the study site were found to be 16.1 cm/s and 187.0°, respectively, and krill speed and direction (including the current component) were found to be 19.8 cm/s and 172.2°, respectively. Based on the ADCP data, the net speed and direction of the krill aggregations were found to be 5.9 cm/s and 128.0°, respectively.     

玉米-豆粕日粮添加溶菌酶对肉仔鸡生长性能、代谢及免疫指标的影响

本文研究了溶菌酶对肉仔鸡生长性能及免疫指标的影响.采用单因子试验设计,选用体重相近1日龄从肉仔鸡320羽,随机分成5组,每组64羽,4个重复,每个重复16羽(公母各1/2).以玉米-豆粕配制基础日粮,Ⅰ为对照组,Ⅱ、Ⅲ、Ⅳ、Ⅴ分别饲喂基础日粮加不同剂量(添加量分别为0.3、0.4、0.5和0.6 g/kg)的溶菌酶,试验期42 d.结果表明:添加溶菌酶可降低肉仔鸡采食量、料重比,提高日增重.Ⅳ组与Ⅰ组相比,全期(0～6周)Ⅳ组日增重显著提高(P<0.05),料重比显著降低(P<0.05);提高了肉仔鸡免疫指标,前期(0～3周)及后期(4～6周),Ⅳ组的胸腺相对重量较Ⅰ组显著增加(P<0.05);Ⅳ组和Ⅴ组的法氏囊相对重量较Ⅰ组显著增加(P<0.05);21日龄时,Ⅲ组、Ⅳ组和Ⅴ组的血清总蛋白含量较Ⅰ组均显著提高(P<0.05);42日龄时,Ⅳ组和Ⅴ组的血清球蛋白含量、血清抗体IgG的含量较Ⅰ组显著提高(P<0.05).结果提示:饲料中添加适量溶菌酶后,肉仔鸡能量、养分表观代谢率和免疫指标均有提高的趋势.     

An aggregation index (AI) to quantify spatial patterns of landscapes

There is often need to measure aggregation levels of spatial patterns within a single map class in landscape ecological studies. The contagion index (CI), shape index (SI), and probability of adjacency of the same class (Qi), all have certain limits when measuring aggregation of spatial patterns. We have developed an aggregation index (AI) that is class specific and independent of landscape composition. AI assumes that a class with the highest level of aggregation (AI =1) is comprised of pixels sharing the most possible edges. A class whose pixels share no edges (completely disaggregated) has the lowest level of aggregation (AI =0). AI is similar to SI and Qi, but it calculates aggregation more precisely than the latter two. We have evaluated the performance of AI under varied levels of (1) aggregation, (2) number of patches, (3) spatial resolutions, and (4) real species distribution maps at various spatial scales. AI was able to produce reasonable results under all these circumstances. Since it is class specific, it is more precise than CI, which measures overall landscape aggregation. Thus, AI provides a quantitative basis to correlate the spatial pattern of a class with a specific process. Since AI is a ratio variable, map units do not affect the calculation. It can be compared between classes from the same or different landscapes, or even the same classes from the same landscape under different resolutions.     

江苏省1980-2000(三期)景观格局变化分析

在GIS技术和FRAGSTATS软件的支持下,针对江苏省1980、1995和2000年的遥感TM图像资料,对景观格局的变化进行了分析,得出了江苏省20年间的景观格局变化的基本状况。结果表明:耕地面积减少,建造用地面积增加;TL、NP等景观指数增加,LPI指数下降,说明斑块形式趋于复杂。景观的破碎度从0.0192上升到0.0201,景观格局不稳定性变大。景观多样性指数的结果显示,研究区域的景观多样性增强。景观格局变化与自然和人文因素有关,这些为区域可持续发展提供决策信息。     

花椰菜尾菜发酵饲料对保育猪生长性能、血清生化指标、小肠组织形态及经济效益的影响

为研究花椰菜尾菜发酵饲料对保育猪生长性能、血清生化指标、小肠组织形态及经济效益的影响.选取42头体重相近(11.40±1.36)kg、体况良好的40日龄保育猪,随机分为两组,每组3个重复,每个重复7头.对照组饲喂基础饲粮,试验组饲喂由80％基础饲粮和20％花椰菜尾菜发酵饲料组成的试验饲粮.试验共30 d,其中预试期8 ...     

基于空间采样的城市景观格局梯度分析——以成都市中心城区为例

通过空间网格采样的格局指数在景观水平上定量并图示化分析了成都市绕城高速以内区域的城市景观格局特征和城乡景观格局差异。结果表明,成都市的圈层式发展特点能够通过空间采样的格局指数进行量化,并且不同的指数从不同的方面表现了成都市景观格局在城乡梯度上的差异。除表现景观形状特征的指数不太规则外,在城乡梯度上平均斑块面积、斑块密度、边缘密度以及聚集度均表现出逐渐上升或下降的单调变化趋势,而最大斑块指数、分割度和Shannon多样性指数均由于城乡交错带的影响表现出非单调变化趋势。     

树干注药对柳树叶片几种生理指标的影响

研究了4种注干液剂(吡虫啉、啶虫脒、吡虫啉·敌敌畏和敌敌畏·氧乐果)树干注射后对垂柳叶片内几种生理指标的影响。结果表明:4种药剂树干注药后均可导致垂柳叶片内可溶性总糖及纤维素含量下降,下降程度与药剂种类及注药后时间长短有关。吡虫啉对可溶性总糖含量影响最显著,药后 6 d下降了28.31%;敌敌畏·氧乐果对纤维素含量影响最显著,药后 6 d下降了19.16%。4种药剂注药后短期内均可导致叶绿素、可溶性蛋白和淀粉含量下降,但随处理时间延长其含量又明显上升。其中吡虫啉对叶绿素含量影响最显著,药后15 d升高了21.31%;敌敌畏·氧乐果对可溶性蛋白、淀粉含量影响最显著,药后15 d分别上升24.94%和 20.32%。     

Vegetation fractional coverage change in a typical oasis region in Tarim River Watershed based on remote sensing

Vegetation fractional coverage(VFC) is an important index to describe and evaluate the ecological system.The vegetation index is widely used to monitor vegetation coverage in the field of remote sensing(RS).In this paper,the author conducted a case study of the delta oasis of Weigan and Kuqa rivers,which is a typical saline area in the Tarim River Watershed.The current study was based on the TM/ETM+ images of 1989,2001,and 2006,and supported by Geographic Information System(GIS) spatial analysis,vegetation index,and dimidiate pixel model.In addition,VBSI(vegetation,bare soil and shadow indices) suitable for TM/ETM+ images,constructed with FCD(forest canopy density) model principle and put forward by ITTO(International Tropical Timber Organization),was used,and it was applied to estimate the VFC.The estimation accuracy was later proven to be up to 83.52%.Further,the study analyzed and appraised the changes in vegetation patterns and revealed a pattern of spatial change in the vegetation coverage of the study area by producing the map of VFC levels in the delta oasis.Forest,grassland,and farmland were the three main land-use types with high and extremely-high coverage,and they played an important role in maintaining the vegetation.The forest area determined the changes of the coverage area,whereas the other two land types affected the directions of change.Therefore,planting trees,protecting grasslands,reclaiming farmlands,and controlling unused lands should be included in a long-term program because of their importance in keeping regional vegetation coverage.Finally,the dynamic variation of VFC in the study area was evaluated according to the quantity and spatial distribution rendered by plant cover digital images to deeply analyze the reason behind the variation.     

高寒矿区采样位置和生长期及坡向对草本植物根系力学特性影响

以种植于青海刚察木里煤田江仓矿区排土场不同坡向(半阴半阳、阳坡和阴坡)、生长期为1～5 a的垂穗披碱草为研究对象,对该植物根系开展单根拉伸试验,测定其根径、单根抗拉力、抗拉强度、极限拉伸应变率和拉伸模量等力学指标。分别以采样位置、生长期和坡向为自变量,以上述力学指标为响应变量,通过单因素方差分析,探讨各自变量对上述指标的影响。结果表明：在半阴半阳坡和阴坡,各指标在不同取样点未表现出显著性差异,在阳坡,除根径外,其余指标均表现出显著性差异;随生长期增加,各坡向的植物抗拉力、抗拉强度等指标呈增加的变化特征;阳坡植物根径、单根抗拉力大于半阴半阳坡,而其余各指标则表现出相反的变化特征,在半阴半阳边坡,植物根系力学指标大于阴坡。