Lista de los peces de la provincia de Catamarca

Esta serie tiene como finalidad dar a conocer las especies presentes en los diferentes estados provinciales. Tomando como base los trabajos de López et al., (2003); Reis et al., (2003); Liotta (2006) y Ferraris (2007) actualizamos el elenco ictiofaunístico de cada territorio provincial. No se realizan, con excepción del nombre vulgar y localidad tipo, comentarios y/o observaciones de las especies señaladas ya que estos se encuentran en la bibliografía adjunta. Se incluyen dos tablas que contienen información sobre especies introducidas y de aquellas de presencia dudosa o que requieran confirmación en el territorio provincial. Para éstas últimas se cita el trabajo que las menciona por vez primera. Consideramos que este modesto aporte contribuirá a precisar el conocimiento ictiofaunístico regional ya que además de la lista de especies, presentamos el marco biogeográfico e hídrico correspondiente. Por otra parte entendemos que la participación de autores involucrados en la región considerada, le da un verdadero sentido federal a esta contribución, además de reforzar vínculos en los protagonistas de nuestra especialidad. En este nuevo número presentamos la provincia de Catamarca que se encuentra enclavada en el centro-oeste de nuestro territorio, limitada por Salta, Tucumán, Santiago del Estero, Córdoba y La Rioja. Uno de los grupos mas representativos del sistema hidrográfico de Catamarca es el de los Trichomycteridae (López, 1992). Esta familia es un ejemplo de alta diversificación en áreas restringidas. Presentan una extensa distribución latitudinal y altitudinal, algunas especies viviendo en el Altiplano boliviano, a más de 4000 m s.n.m., y otras en ambientes de llanura. Las especies de esta familia poseen alta sensibilidad a cualquier alteración del medio en que viven. Por ello, los cambios que se pudieran producir en su hábitat provocarían efectos directos sobre sus poblaciones (López et al., 1996; Monasterio de Gonzo et al., 2011). Podemos afirmar que el conocimiento de la ictiofauna de la provincia de Catamarca comienza a tomar forma a partir de fines del siglo XX ya que se produce un incremento en los relevamientos de su red hidrográfica, dando como resultado una ampliación del número de especies presentes en su territorio, sumándose desde el trabajo de Berg (1895), 24 especies de las cuales 5 son endémicas.

Coral reef ecosystems of St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands: spatial and temporal patterns in fish and benthic communities (2001-2009)

Scientific and anecdotal observations during recent decades have suggested that the structure and function of the coral reef ecosystems around St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands have been impacted adversely by a wide range of environmental stressors. Major stressors included the mass die-off of the long-spined sea urchin (Diadema antillarum) in the early 1980s, a series of hurricanes (David and Frederick in 1979, and Hugo in 1989), overfishing, mass mortality of Acropora species and other reef-building corals due to disease and several coral bleaching events. In response to these adverse impacts, the National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS), Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment, Biogeography Branch (CCMA-BB) collaborated with federal and territorial partners to characterize, monitor, and assess the status of the marine environment around the island from 2001 to 2012. This 13-year monitoring effort, known as the Caribbean Coral Reef Ecosystem Monitoring Project (CREM), was supported by the NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program as part of their National Coral Reef Ecosystem Monitoring Program. This technical memorandum contains analysis of nine years of data (2001-2009) from in situ fish belt transect and benthic habitat quadrat surveys conducted in and around the Virgin Islands National Park (VIIS) and the Virgin Islands Coral Reef National Monument (VICR). The purpose of this document is to: 1) Quantify spatial patterns and temporal trends in (i) benthic habitat composition and (ii) fish species abundance, size structure, biomass, and diversity; 2) Provide maps showing the locations of biological surveys and broad-scale distributions of key fish and benthic species and assemblages; and 3) Compare benthic habitat composition and reef fish assemblages in areas under NPS jurisdiction with those in similar areas not managed by NPS (i.e., outside of the VIIS and VICR boundaries). This report provides key information to help the St. John management community and others understand the impacts of natural and man-made perturbations on coral reef and near-shore ecosystems. It also supports ecosystem-based management efforts to conserve the region’s coral reef and related fauna while maintaining the many goods and ecological services that they offer to society.

Estado de conservación de la ictiofauna arrecifal en sitios de buceo turístico de cuatro regiones del Archipiélago Sabana-Camagüey, Cuba.

Los peces constituyen uno de los atractivos principales en los arrecifes coralinos para el buceo turístico, por lo cual resulta necesario monitorear su abundancia y valores estéticos. El objetivo de esta investigación fue evaluar el estado de conservación de las asociaciones de peces arrecifales en cuatro de los principales polos turísticos del Archipiélago Sabana-Camagüey, Cuba en el año 2010. Se muestrearon 23 sitios de buceo turísticos en áreas adyacentes a las regiones de Varadero (5 sitios), cayos de Villa Clara (6 sitios), Cayo Coco (6 sitios) y Santa Lucia (6 sitios). En cada uno de ellos se realizaron seis réplicas de censos visuales de todas las especies de peces en recorridos lineales de 50 m de largo por 2 m de ancho, ocupando un área total de 600 m2. El puntaje más alto de conservación lo presentó los cayos de Villa Clara (37), siguiéndole en orden decreciente Cayo Coco (35), y con valores más bajos Varadero (24) y Santa Lucia (22). Los puntajes de las cuatro regiones fueron inferiores a los encontrados en otros arrecifes de Cuba y el Caribe. Los valores de Varadero y Santa Lucia se correspondieron con los de arrecifes de hábitats degradados y sometidos a explotación pesquera. En general, en la mayoría de las regiones predominaron peces de talla pequeña (<20 cm) pertenecientes a las familias Pomacentridae y Labridae y hubo poca abundancia de peces carnívoros y herbívoros de mediana (20-40 cm) y gran talla (>40 cm). ABSTRACT Fish are one of the main attractions on coral reefs for diving tourism; therefore, it is necessary to monitor their condition and aesthetic values. The objective of this research was to evaluate the status of reef fish assemblages in four tourist areas of Sabana-Camaguey Archipelago, Cuba in 2010. Twentythree tourist diving sites were sampled in adjacent areas to regions of Varadero (five sites), Villa Clara keys (6 sites), Coco key (6 sites) and Santa Lucia (6 sites). In each region, six replicated visual census of all fish species were conducted along belt transects of 50 m length and 2 m width, occupying a total area of 600 m2. The highest conservation score was obtained by Villa Clara keys (37), followed in decreasing order by Coco key (35), and with lower values Varadero (24) and St. Lucia (22). The scores of the four regions were lower than the values of other Cuban and Caribbean reefs. The values of Varadero and Santa Lucia corresponded to reefs with degraded habitats and subject to overfishing. In general, small fish (< 20 cm) from families Pomacentridae and Labridae, and low abundance of carnivore and herbivore fish of middle (20-40 cm) and large size (> 40 cm) predominated in most regions.

Distribution, demography, and discard mortality of crabs caught as bycatch in an experimental pot fishery for toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides) in the South Atlantic

Between March 2000 and April 2001 two commercial fishing vessels fished for toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides) off South Georgia using pots. A significant number of lithodid crabs (three species of Paralomis spp.) were caught as bycatch. Paralomis spinosissima occurred in shallow water, generally shallower than 700 m. Paralomis anamerae, not previously reported from this area and therefore representing a considerable southerly extension in the reported geographic range of this species, had an intermediate depth distribution from 400 to 800 m. Paralomis formosa was present in shallow waters but reached much higher catch levels (and, presumably, densities) between 800 and 1400 m. Differences were also noted in depth distribution of the sexes and size of crabs. Depth, soak time, and area were found to significantly influence crab catch rates. Few crabs (3% of P. spinosissima and 7% of P. formosa) were males above the legal size limit and could therefore be retained. All other crabs were discarded. Most crabs (>99% of P. formosa, >97% of P. spinosissima, and >90% of P. anamerae) were lively on arrival on deck and at subsequent discard. Mortality rates estimated from re-immersion experiments indicated that on the vessel where pots were emptied directly onto the factory conveyor belt 78–89% of crabs would survive discarding, whereas on the vessel where crabs were emptied down a vertical chute prior to being sorted, survivorship was 38–58%. Of the three, P. anamerae was the most vulnerable to handling onboard and sub-sequent discarding. Paralomis spinosissima seemed more vulnerable than P. formosa.

存在一般性的生物多样性垂直格局理论吗？

　是否存在一般性的生物多样性垂直格局理论，是人们普遍关心的问题。为了解决这一疑问。本文设计了三个方面的问题作为研究的内容。一、标准化系统取样能够满足山地生物多样性研究的需要吗？二、山地植物群落中不同植物类群的物种丰富度沿海拔梯度有相同的格局变化吗？三、山地植物群落中，不同植物类群的群落水平多样性，包括物种丰富度、均匀度和群落多样性沿海拔梯度有怎样的变化？不同植物类群内，及不同植物类群间物种丰富度、物种均匀度和群落多样性之间的空间相互关系？ 为了解决上述问题，我们采用了模拟和试验两类数据（来自北京东灵山地区7条垂直样带），研究中着重考虑了数据的空间相关性或尺度依赖性，应用地统计学和多元地统计学的方法对数据进行分析，得出如下结论： 一、标准化系统取样是不能满足山地物种多样性研究的需要的，它忽略了取样单元面积效应。理论上，文献所列的四种典型的生物多样性格局类型都可以随取样单元而相互转换;评价生物多样性垂直格局时，不存在唯一合适的取样单元尺度。通常在一定尺度范围内，多样性显现某一格局类型，超过了尺度阀值，格局类型会发生转换，但是存在一个最小取样单元尺度，小于这一尺度生物多样性的空间结构将不能正确显现;山地生物多样性分布具各向异性，垂直方向物种替代速率远大于水平方向，因此，不但取样面积，而且取样单元的形状也对多样性格局有重要影响。山地生物多样性格局研究中，以垂直方向作长边的长方形较为合适;本研究没有对物种多样性格局随取样单元发生转换的决定因素得出明确的结论，但 多样性的空间分布可能是一主要因素。 二、乔、灌、草和群落总的物种丰富度格局，大多数大尺度上呈现梯度格局，小尺度上呈斑块的聚集。物种丰富度垂直格局的尺度依赖性与坡向有密切关系，同一坡向的格局的特征表现出很强的一致性;乔、灌、草及总的植物物种丰富度垂直梯度格局与取样单元尺度的关系也表现出与坡向的密切关系，同一坡向合适的取样面积基本一致;总的来说，不同植物类群的物种丰富度垂直格局都表现出其独特的特点，不同坡向同一植物类群又表现出明显不同的特点。将我们的研究结果与其它山地物种丰富度的垂直格局研究进行比较，得出这样的推论：在山地植物多样性研究中，同一群落层次在相同的生物地理区（或气候带）内，物种丰富度具有一致的垂直格局类型，而在不同的生物地理区内具有不同的特点。分别研究不同群落层次物种丰富度在同一生物地理区不同地点，以及在不同生物地理区的垂直格局，有利于区别历史、进化因素和现时生态因素对生物多样性形成和维持的作用，形成一般的生物多样性理论。 三、乔、灌、草三层的群落多样性Simpson指数和物种丰富的垂直格局类型基本一致，多样性和丰富度格局的相似性不但表现在格局的类型上，而且表现在对空间的尺度依赖上，如自相关范围、大尺度上梯度效应等都表现出了一致性;均匀度格局变化比较复杂，在乔木层、阴坡灌木层与物种丰富度有相似的格局特征，阳坡灌木层均匀度则基本不随海拔变化;草本层均匀度很高，表现出与物种丰富度、多样性相反的格局。我们认为物种丰富度、多样性、均匀度沿着环境梯度变化以及它们之间的关系还不能确定是否有一般性特征，它们可能不但与生物类群而且与垂直样带所处的环境有关。理论研究认为在大尺度上群落多样性的变化主要反映在物种丰富度水平上的变化，主要由均匀度引起的多样性的变化可能只存在小范围的环境梯度中，本文的研究为这一理论提供了佐证。理论模拟表明物种丰富度、均匀度和多样性之间是简单的强正相关性，丰富度和均匀度相互独立存在，我们证明了它们之间并非简单的正相关，丰富度和均匀度也非简单独立存在，它们的关系与尺度、坡向（环境条件）、植物类群密切相关，不同的生态过程或因素在不同尺度上的作用决定了它们的关系类型。乔、灌层间各多样性测度间总体呈正相关关系，并随尺度增加而降低;乔、草层间多样性测度间的关系与乔、灌层间明显不同，乔木层各多样性测度与草本层丰富度、多样性指数间显著负相关，与草本层均匀度间弱正相关，并随尺度增大渐弱;灌、草层间与乔、草层间情形相似，特别是阴坡。不同层次间多样性测度的相互关系还与坡向和尺度密切相关。 通过本研究，虽然不能肯定回答是否存在一般性的生物多样性垂直格局理论，但是我们认为在同一生物地理区域内，对同一生物类群（具有相同或相似的生物、生态学特性，具有对外界环境相同或相似的适应方式），并匹配于适宜的尺度揭示生物多样性垂直格局，并比较不同生物地理区、不同生物类群的生物多样性垂直格局，可能会找出一般性的生物多样性垂直格局理论。

青藏高原几种植物的光合特性研究

通过气体交换、荧光猝灭动力学以及反射光谱等技术研究了两个青稞（Hordeum vulgare L.）品种的光合特性及激发能分配。结果表明，青稞的光饱和点1000 μmol m-2 s-1左右。在0～500 μmol m-2 s-1的光强范围里，青稞叶片的光呼吸(Pr)随着光强升高而增加;光强超过500 μmol m-2 s-1以后，光呼吸变化不明显。光呼吸占总光合的比例(Pr/Pm)随光强增强下降。随着光强增强，PSⅡ有效光化学量子效率（Fv′/Fm′），PSⅡ反应中心的实际光化学量子效率（ΦPSⅡ），光化学猝灭系数（qP）不断降低而青稞叶片的非光化学猝灭(NPQ)不断升高，说明越来越多的光能以热耗散的形式耗散掉。光谱分析表明△PRI 随着青稞叶片暴露于光下的时间迅速增大。因此，我们认为光呼吸不是青稞主要的光破坏防御机制，依赖叶黄素循环的热耗散可能是田间青稞耗散过剩光能的主要途径。 通过气体交换、荧光猝灭动力学等技术研究了四种乔木在拉萨和那曲的光合特性及激发能分配。结果表明，四种乔木藏川杨（Populus szechuanica var. tibetica schneid.），银白杨（Populus alba L.），左旋柳(Salix paraplesia var. subintegra C. Wang et P. Y. Pu)，墨竹柳(Salix maizhokunggarensis N. Chao)在拉萨市的光合速率（Pn），叶片气孔导度（Gs），蒸腾速率（Tr）均显著高于那曲。藏川杨和墨竹柳的光下实际光化学效率（ΦPSⅡ）在拉萨显著高于那曲，银白杨和左旋柳的光下实际光化学效率在拉萨和那曲没有显著差异。四种乔木开放反应中心激发能捕获效率（Fv′/Fm′）和天线热耗散（1－Fv′/Fm′）在拉萨和那曲的差异不显著。测量光合时的气温（Tair）拉萨显著高于那曲，除墨竹柳外叶温（Tleaf）也显著高于那曲，墨竹柳的上述两参数在两地间无显著差异。除藏川杨外其余三种乔木在拉萨的胞间二氧化碳浓度（Ci）显著高于那曲，气孔限制值(Ls)显著低于那曲，藏川杨的上述两指标在两地间无显著差异。除墨竹柳外，其余三种乔木在两地的光合（Pn）与叶温（Tleaf）成显著正相关。对银白杨和左旋柳来说，低叶温通过降低气孔导度（Gs）从而降低胞间二氧化碳浓度（Ci）是造成那曲光合低的主要因素之一。对于墨竹柳来说，可能有其他非温度的环境条件影响其气孔导度进而造成气孔限制。此外，叶温可能主要通过非气孔限制来影响藏川杨的光合速率。因此，我们认为在西藏地区不同乔木对海拔高度的响应机制可能不同，但具体机制还需要进一步研究。

Apparent abundance of yellowfin and bigeye tuna in the inshore, off shore and near oceanic ranges around Ceylon

Sri Lanka entered oceanic longline fishery in 1967 and have limited the areas of operation to the central equatorial belt, thus limiting their fishery to the yellowfin and bigeye tunas. Sri Lanka while developing her coastal fishery took a leap into oceanic longlining and in view of her programme for accelerated development of the fishing industry, has to fill the gap between the two fisheries by exploiting the intermediate range (off shore and near oceanic) which would chiefly be for tunas and sharks. The present paper has been prepared in this context, utilizing available data and information on the tuna longline fishery in the inshore (approximately 6-15 miles), off shore (approximately 15-100 miles) and near oceanic (approximately 100-300 miles) ranges (Fig, 1).

The Crown-of-Thorns starfish Acanthaster planci (Linne') in Ceylon

The Crown-of-Thorns starfish Acanthaster planci is a predator of coral and has been responsible for the widespread destruction of coral reefs. In Sri Lanka this starfish was first reported by Clarke in 1915. Recently skin-divers reported that Acanthaster planci was present in very large numbers in the coastal waters off Trincomalee, especially on the coral formations around Pigeon Island. It is well known that the multiplication of the starfish to plague proportions is a serious threat to the coral reef formations round the Island. If it were allowed to continue its depredations the entire coral reef belt round the Island might be destroyed in a short time. The monsoon waves would then convert the dead coral to rubble. In the absence of a barrier against the advancing waves during the monsoon it would also lead to serious erosion of the shoreline. The coral reef fish would also disappear with the destruction of the coral formations. On account of these considerations it was decided to conduct a survey of the Crown-of-Thorns starfish in eastern coastal waters in order to estimate the magnitude of the population of the starfish in these waters.

Results of the Austrian-Ceylonese hydrobiological mission 1970 of the 1st Zoological Institute of the University of Vienna (Austria) and the Department of Zoology of the Vidyalankara University of Ceylon, Kelaniya. Pt. 4. List of reptilia and amphibia collected in the mountains of south-west Ceylon, with notes on finding localities

Sri Lanka is a comparatively small island (65.584 km²) within the equatorial belt of calms. There are only slight seasonal variations in temperature, air humidity and day length. A description is given of the amphibian and reptile material brought back from the Austrian Indo-Pacific expedition, 1970-71. Some notes on the habitat of the animals are included.

Mercury toxicity in two intertidal tropical marine molluscs

Lethal and sub-lethal effects of mercury have been studied in Perna viridis and Modiolus carvalhoi. For P. viridis LC30 is 1.0 p.p.m. at 48 h and 0.23 p.p.m. at 96 h. Recorded LC50 values for M. carvalhoi are 0.5 p.p.m. and 0.19 p.p.m. at 48 h and 96 h respectively. The results document that these two species, although inhabiting the same area in the tidal belt, exhibit clear differences in mercury resistance. It is further shown that the duration of exposure affects mortality rates. In sub-lethal concentration, between 0.01 and 0.10 p.p.m. decrease in pedal-gland activity is conspicuous in P. viridis. At concentrations much below LC50 values (at 96 h), although some animals are alive, pedal-gland activity is totally suspended, supporting the assumption that shell closure ability plays a minor role in byssus thread production. In M. carvalhoi total cessation of pedal gland activity occurred at 0.09 p.p.m. of mercury.

REPORT ON THE DISTRIBUTION, POPULATION, AND ECOLOGY OF THE YUNNAN SNUB-NOSED MONKEY (RHINOPITHECUS-BIETI)

The Yunnan snub-nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus bieti), an endangered species in China, has received more protection in theory than in practice. Therefore it is on the very verge of extinction. The population of the species was estimated less than 2,000 individuals spread in 19 distinct groups. It was confirmed that the monkey was confined to the Yunling Mountain System, the area between the Yangtze River (Changjiang, aka Jinshajiang) to the east and the Mekong River (Lancangjiang) to the west. We further concluded that a lowland belt to the east, about 100 km long and 20 - 30 km wide was not suitable habitat for the monkeys, and appeared to serve as the natural ecogeologic barrier for the species. Our results indicated that the southern limit of the distribution was at Longma (26-degrees 14'N), and that the northern limit of the distribution was at Xiaochangdu (29-degrees 20'N). The distribution area of the species was substantially smaller than previously estimated. There were substantial ecological differences between the southern and northern parts of the species range. The monkey was found only in fir-larch forest.

Habitat degradation of Rhinopithecus bieti in Yunnan, China

Black-and-white snub-nosed monkeys (Rhinopithecus bieti) are endemic to the Trans-Himalayas in Northwest Yunnan and Southeast Tibet between the upper Yangtze and Mekong Rivers. Based on field surveys and previous reports, we identified the dark-coniferous forest, the mixed coniferous and broadleaf forest, and oak patches as suitable habitats (SH) for the monkeys. Summer grazing lands (SGL), which were made by local people cutting and burning the dark-coniferous forest at the high altitude belt, replaced SH. To have a general view of the status of the SH in Yunnan, we estimated the areas of SH and SGL from satellite images in 1997, and compared with areas estimated from aerial photo-based maps (ca. 1958). The work resulted in: 1) the area of SH was 4,169 km(2) in 1997; 2) SGL was 1,923 km(2); 3) during the past 40 years, the area of SH decreased by 31% (1,887 km(2)), and SGL increased by 204% (1,291 km(2)); and 4) the mean size of forest patches decreased from 15.6 to 5.4 km(2). In addition, the area of SGL is positively correlated to local human population (R-2 greater than or equal to0.53), implying that the reduction and fragmentation of habitat for Rhinopithecus bieti is a result of population growth of humans, who mostly employ traditional modes of production. Only 11 monkey groups remained in the changing habitat. Considering that forests at lower elevation were also encroached upon by farmlands in a similar way, the forest ecosystem is highly threatened. The destruction will continue unless there is a change in the mode of production in the region.

Prediction of tread block forces for a free-rolling tyre in contact with a rough road

This paper describes a new approach to model the forces on a tread block for a free-rolling tyre in contact with a rough road. A theoretical analysis based on realistic tread mechanical properties and road roughness is presented, indicating partial contact between a tread block and a rough road. Hence an asperity-scale indentation model is developed using a semi-empirical formulation, taking into account both the rubber viscoelasticity and the tread block geometry. The model aims to capture the essential details of the contact at the simplest level, to make it suitable as part of a time-domain dynamic analysis of the coupled tyre-road system. The indentation model is found to have a good correlation with the finite element (FE) predictions and is validated against experimental results using a rolling contact rig. When coupled to a deformed tyre belt profile, the indentation model predicts normal and tangential force histories inside the tyre contact patch that show good agreement with FE predictions. © 2012 Elsevier B.V..

An integrated model of rolling tyre vibrations on a smooth road

We describe new results on the vibrations of rolling tyres, aimed at noise prediction for tyres of given design on a smooth road surface. This new approach incorporates our existing models, of smooth road-tyre interaction and belt vibration but includes additional features that are required for real tyre patterns. To this end, the model allows variable tread block size and grooves along the belt circumference; the density and angle of these grooves may also vary laterally. The key innovation is to treat the tyre belt as a laterally stacked series of rings, each of which is equipped with a set of viscoelastic springs around its circumference. It is shown how to use this construction to mimic the details of actual tyre patterns and, in conjunction with existing models, predict belt vibrations. The construction is applied to develop a ring discretisation for a real tyre that shows strong lateral variations. It is shown that the vibration amplitude is concentrated on a set of parallel lines in frequency-wavenumber space and that the tread pattern dictates the occurrence and spacing of these lines. Linkage to a boundary element calculation then allows quantification of the influence of tread parameters on radiated noise. Keywords: Vibration, tread pattern, tyre noise. Copyright © (2011) by the Institute of Noise Control Engineering.

Influence of tire geometry on the horn effect

A reciprocal-configuration Boundary Element Method calculation of acoustic radiation characteristics has been implemented for a generic tire geometry. The influence of the geometric parameters on the radiation characteristics has been studied. The degree of amplification of noise sources on the tire belt is strongly affected by the overall tire width. In contrast, the tire radius predominantly influences the pattern of the varying amplification around the belt, rather than its absolute level. Radiusing the tire's 'shoulder' region is potentially beneficial in terms of lowering amplification levels, for a tire of fixed overall width. However, it is less effective than maintaining sharp shoulders and reducing the overall width. Thus, for an acoustically optimal belted tire, the overall width should be as small as possible, even if this leads to a larger diameter. The width should not be increased in order to accommodate a radiused crown region. Copyright © (2012) by the Institute of Noise Control Engineering (INCE).