Differences in life table demography among eight geographic populations of Brachionus calyciflorus (Rotifera) from China     

Qin Ma  Jin-Yan Zhang  Xin-Li Wen  Xian-Ling Xiang 《Limnologica》2010,40(1):16-22

Eight geographic populations of Brachionus calyciflorus collected from China in August 2007 were cultured at 18 °C, 23 °C and 28 °C with 3.0×10⁶ cells mL⁻¹ of alga Scenedesmus obliquus to investigate their differences in life table demography. The results showed that the response in each of the life table demographic parameters (age-specific survivorship and fecundity, life expectancy at hatching, generation time, net reproductive rate, intrinsic rate of population increase and proportion of sexual offspring) to increasing temperature differed with geographic population. Life expectancy at hatching, generation time, net reproductive rate and intrinsic rate of population increase were all significantly influenced by temperature, geographic population and their interaction and indirectly affected by the changes in body size and egg volume of the rotifers; however, the proportion of sexual offspring produced by the rotifers was markedly influenced only by geographic population. Among all the combinations of temperature and geographic population, the generation times of Guangzhou and Hainan populations at 18 °C were the longest, and the intrinsic rate of population increase of the Tai’an population at 18 °C was the lowest. Among all the eight geographic populations, the proportion of sexual offspring produced by Xuzhou population was the highest. Although the higher proportions of sexual offspring produced by all the geographic populations of rotifers (9.7-41.1%) might lead to higher resting egg productions, and thus to wide spread of the rotifers among the eight geographic populations, their differences in life table demography might be regarded as the results of adaptation to the different environmental conditions faced by them in the field.  相似文献   

中国东北地区中尺度对流复合体的时空分布特征          下载免费PDF全文

方丽娟  于学泉  王元  王承伟  王永波  陈莉 《气象与环境学报》2013,29(3):35-41

普查2005年5月1日至2008年9月30日FY-2C每隔30 min一次的红外云图,根据修正的MCC（Mesoscale Convective Complexes）标准,统计分析中国东北地区出现的MCC变化。结果表明：4 a共出现了22个MCC,其中19个出现在7-8月;东北地区MCC生成源地有明显的地域特点,MCC的生成与大兴安岭的地形密切相关,而辽宁和吉林东部极少生成MCC。中国东北地区MCC平均生命史为9.3 h,比美洲及中国南方地区都短,而≤-52℃和≤-32℃冷云罩面积明显大于以上两个区域;东北地区具有明显的夜发性特征,近85 %的MCC生成于午后到傍晚,15-24时是MCC对流最旺盛的时段。  相似文献   

Life cycle phenology, secondary production, and trophic guilds of caddisfly species in a lake-outlet stream of Patagonia     

Cecilia Brand  María Laura Miserendino 《Limnologica》2012,42(2):108-117

Lake-outlets are transitional areas recognized as highly productive ecosystems in terms of density and biomass of aquatic insects. Life cycle, secondary production, trophic guilds and environmental constraints of caddisfly assemblages were investigated on a natural lake-outlet stream (Nant y Fall) in Patagonia, Argentina. We investigated the site monthly from May 2007 to April 2008 by recording environmental data and sampling caddis larvae using a Surber sampler at riffle areas (n = 36). Mastigoptila longicornuta, Smicridea annulicornis, Smicridea frequens, Brachysetodes quadrifidus and Parasericostoma ovale displayed well synchronized univoltine life cycles, while Neoatopsyche brevispina, Neopsilochorema tricarinatum, showed an asynchronous development pattern, although most of them had an extended recruitment, similar to those reported for non lake-outlet streams in the area. Annual secondary production per species varied from 8.22 (B. quadrifidus) to 3568.83 mg m⁻² y⁻¹ (P. ovale), with overall caddisfly production amounting to 4.8 g m⁻² y⁻¹. Shredder/collector-filterer ratio was 3.3/1 suggesting that the system was detrital based. Redundancy analysis indicated that seasonally dynamic variables such as discharge, benthic particulate organic matter and temperature were the main predictors of seasonal caddisfly assemblage variation. We propose that the variety of food resources and the significant spatial heterogeneity at lake-outlet streams contribute to sustain a rich caddisfly community.  相似文献   

探地雷达:浅表地球物理科学技术中的重要工具   总被引：10，自引：2，他引：8       下载免费PDF全文

刘澜波  钱荣毅 《地球物理学报》2015,58(8):2606-2617

探地雷达(GPR)是浅表地球物理科学技术中的一项重要手段.其重要性体现在它的应用广泛性和有效性.在工程检测、环境保护、文物考古、灾害救援、反恐安检、资源勘探、水文水利等科学技术领域中探地雷达都在发挥着其他手段无法取代的重要作用.关于探地雷达发展历史、基本系统及原理、信号处理与成像等方面的综述性文章已经很多.本文将重点评述作为浅表地球物理观测技术重要手段的探地雷达在几个基础地学与工程技术领域中的应用.这些方面包括沙漠中高大沙丘的内部结构与形成机理,永久冻土的现状探测与演化预测,民用基础设施(公路、桥梁、大坝、堤防)内部或地基内空洞及软弱带的检测,以及地震灾害现场生命探测与救援.本文还将用一定篇幅评述探地雷达技术的变异形式(如钻孔雷达、探月雷达).评述将结合观测实例,尤其是在中国大陆的实例.最后将就探地雷达技术现存的问题及发展方向提出个人见解.需要强调的是,尽管本文以探地雷达的科研应用为主题,浅表地球物理科技成果在各个领域的成功应用绝对不可能倚赖任何单一手段或方法.所有成功的实例都证明一定要强调某一方法为主,其他手段为辅,多手段、多方法的有效配合,才有可能最大程度的减小探测结果的非唯一性,提高准确度和精确度.  相似文献   

First skeletal remains of the giant sawfish Onchosaurus (Neoselachii,Sclerorhynchiformes) from the Upper Cretaceous of northeastern Italy     

《Cretaceous Research》2017

Sclerorhynchiform sawfishes are a diverse and extinct clade of elasmobranchs that is restricted to the Cretaceous. Most taxa are known only by isolated rostral spines, whereas skeletal remains are rare and have been reported from a small number of Upper Cretaceous localities. Here, we describe skeletal remains of the giant sclerorhynchiform Onchosaurus pharao for the first time, which provides new morphological information. The single specimen comes from middle-basal upper Turonian strata of the Lessini Mountains in northeastern Italy and represents the first record of this genus from Italy. The specimen consists of unidentifiable cranial remains, several diagnostic rostral spines, the rostrum with fragments of tessellated calcified cartilage, and 87 disarticulated vertebrae. The rostrum preserves the characteristic sensory system of sclerorhynchiforms. It is devoid of any lateral sockets indicating that rostral spines were attached laterally to its surface. This pattern is identical to most sclerorhynchiforms and extant pristiophoriformes implying also similar replacement patterns as in most other sclerorhynchiforms with the exception for Schizorhiza. Additionally, the bases of two longitudinally arranged rows of ventral rostral spines are identifiable concurring with patterns seen in Sclerorhynchus. The axial skeleton is partly preserved. Re-arranging the disarticulated vertebrae according to their life position in combination with measures of the size and thickness of preserved vertebral centra, and the ratio rostrum length/body size depending on the number of vertebral centra indicate that the specimen was ca. 450 cm long. Growth rings in the vertebral centra show that the specimen was about four years old and thus probably not yet fully sexual mature when it died. This age assumption corresponds well with the calculated size when compared with complete skeletons of extinct sclerorhynchiforms and extant pristiforms. The size of the specimen and its occurrence in hemipelagic rocks corroborates previous assumptions that this sclerorhynchiform was a large and pelagic sawfish.  相似文献   

From Rural Dilution to Multifunctional Countryside: Some pointers to the future from South Australia   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

Peter J. Smailes 《The Australian geographer》2002,33(1):79-95

Rural dilution, a term originally used in the UK in the 1950s, refers to change in the social composition of rural populations: those elements engaged in primary production (and its necessary servicing) are thinned out by agricultural restructuring and labour shedding, while at the same time in-migration of new elements (retirement, long-distance commuting, lifestyle migration) is occurring. The extent to which such dilution occurs is influenced by a number of factors, including distance in travel time from the nearest metropolitan or other large city, location with respect to the coast/perceived environmental amenity, and rural population density. This paper explores changes in traditional rural communities in Southern Yorke Peninsula, South Australia, which lie 2½-3 hours' drive from Adelaide and have been subject to substantial rural dilution. Drawing on two detailed surveys of the strictly rural (dispersed) population of the region carried out in 1984 and replicated in 2000, some important social impacts of the recent migration flows are identified, including changes in perceived community identity and allegiance, shopping and business patterns, and the very recent impact of the uptake of electronic communication innovations. The paper concludes with an assessment of the extent to which the trends identified are likely to continue, and mould future communities in similar distance and amenity situations over the next 10-20 years, changing the nature of rurality in Australia.  相似文献   

云南省楚雄地区克山病与生态环境中硒等生命元素关系的动态研究     

朱文郁  谭见安  陆毅伦  王丽珍  李德珠  牛存尤  谢祖雄 《地理学报》1992,(5)

本研究选定我国南方克山病重病区楚雄市东瓜镇进行了病情与生态系硒等生命元素三年的动态监测。结果表明,克山病病情呈逐渐下降势态,与人体硒水平逐渐上升之间成为显著负相关关系。同时还发现病区人发中As、Hg含量显著高于对照非病点,并认为它们可能是该病区与低硒复合的致病因素。从动态变化的研究为克山病病情与生态系硒的密切关系提供了新的科学依据。  相似文献   

Estimation of the potential supply of U.S. oil by life cycle and learning models     

DeVerle Harris  Ying Hong Miao  Guocheng Pan  Tetevi Wilson 《Natural Resources Research》1992,1(3):239-252

Two methods of estimating potential U.S. oil supply are reported: life cycle analysis of updated (1987) oil production data, and an analysis based on learning curve modeling of discovery rates. Based on these analyses, potential U.S. (lower 48 plus Alaska) oil supply (ultimate recoverable oil) is estimated to be 222 billion barrels. A rough inference of the economic reference for this potential oil supply is an oil price of about $20/bbl (1989 dollars).  相似文献   

Community succession along a chronosequence of vegetation restoration on sand dunes in Horqin Sandy Land   总被引：14，自引：0，他引：14  

J. Zhang  H. Zhao  T. Zhang  X. Zhao  S. Drake 《Journal of Arid Environments》2005,62(4):555-566

Species diversity influences plant community structure and function. This paper examines the patterns and dynamics of species diversity along a chronosequence of vegetation recovery on sand dunes in a semi-arid region to assess the probability of vegetation recovery via succession, and provides some implications for revegetation practices in this region. Species richness and diversity indices gradually increased with succession, except for a decline in the community of 18 years, which is attributed to the strong dominance of Artemisia halodendron. In each stage of the restoration process, there was a dominant species with particular life history traits which contribute to the dominance of this species. Species replacement and habitat changes were the main drivers of succession, while plant species and community succession drove the process of vegetation recovery. Results showed that restoration via succession holds promise for vegetation recovery and desertification control within protected, fenced enclosures.  相似文献   

Effect of Single Species or Mixed Algal (Chlorella vulgaris and Scenedesmus acutus) Diets on the Life Table Demography of Brachionus calyciflorus and Brachionus patulus (Rotifera: Brachionidae)     

J. Flores‐Burgos  S. S. S. Sarma  S. Nandini 《洁净——土壤、空气、水》2005,33(6):614-621

We tested the effect of two algal diets (Chlorella vulgaris at 1 · 10⁶ cells mL^?1and Scenedesmus acutus at 0.57 · 10⁶ cells mL^?1) offered alone or in combination (50 % each, 75 % or 25 % of either alga), at a total dry weight of 14.2 μg mL^?1on the life table demography of two rotifer species, Brachionus calyciflorus and Brachionus patulus. Data on fecundity indicated that, for any given algal food type or combination of food types, B. calyciflorus had a higher rate of offspring production than B. patulus. Regardless of the rotifer species, the average lifespan varied from 4 to 6 days. The gross and net reproductive rates were higher for B. calyciflorus than for B. patulus. These values ranged from 45 to 71 offspring female^?1 lifespan^?1 and 15 to 24 offspring female^?1 lifespan^?1, respectively, for B. calyciflorus. Generation times (around 4…5 days) were similar for both rotifer species in most of the treatments. Whatever the algal food combination, the rate of population increase (d^?1) of B. patulus was less than half (i.e. 45 %) of that for B. calyciflorus. The observed differences in the life history variables of Brachionus probably explain species‐specific adaptations to the changing phytoplankton composition occurring seasonally in natural waterbodies.  相似文献