Inter-regional correlation in tree-growth variations in the western United States, 1513-1964, at ENSO, sunspot, and longer frequency bands

Cross-spectral analysis of regional tree-ring data suggests the spatial pattern of correlation between moisture variations in the Sierra Nevada of central California and in other parts of the western United States is frequency dependent. Short wavelengths (2.8 to 10.7 years), perhaps associated with El Niño/Southern Oscillation, are strongly coherent both to the north (Oregon) and to the south (Southern California). Longer wavelengths (45 to 75 years) are strongly coherent only to the north. Frequency bands corresponding to annual sunspot series were associated with relatively weak patterns of spatial correlation.

神农架地区米心水青冈林和锐齿槲栎林的格局与过程

本文对神农架地区广泛分布的米心水青冈林和锐齿槲栎林的种群和群落学特征、干扰历史、更新策略、生物量、生产量及元素循环特征进行了研究。得到如下结论： 1 米心水青冈林是神农架地区山地垂直分布的地带性植被类型，主要群落学特征为：（1）建群种明显，该区域主要有2种类型，即米心水青冈林和米心水青冈、锐齿槲栎林;（2）群落结构简单，但物种组成丰富，在6600m~2样地中出现高等植物（不含苔藓植物）77科150属271种，组成种类以蔷薇科、百合科、忍冬科、虎耳草科、樟科、杜鹃花科和壳斗科为主;（3）群落乔木层（占重要值的12％）和灌木层（占盖度的15％）中含有一定比例的常绿树种;（4）群落生活型以高位芽植物（70.89%）占绝对优势，其次为地面芽植物（15.50%）和地下芽植物(12.92%)。 2 米心水青冈是多主干的树种，萌枝现象普遍，但萌枝数量不同地点差异较大。通过萌枝产生的枝群体平均密度为257 ± 99.3n•hm~(-2)。枝群体的年龄结构表现为“幼龄个体数目较多型”和“中国年龄阶段数目较多型”，并且有较多的枝群体表现出一致的年龄结构。从整个群落米心水青冈的年龄结构来看，表现出发展型种群的特点。枝群体的分布格局为随机分布。9丛米心水青冈完整的年轮分析结果表明，它们萌枝的时间不是边疆的，而与森林的受干扰有关。根据83个圆盘和生长锥芯资料，米心水青冈在萌枝后成长为乔木层或林冠层的过程中，径向生长表现为5种模式。这是丛株内竞争的结果。萌枝在米心水青冈林的维持和发展过程中，具有重要的生态学作用。 3 锐齿槲栎林是神农架地区山地垂地分布的地带性植被类型，主要群落学特征为：（1）建群种明显，该区域主要有2种类型，即锐齿槲栎林和锐齿槲栎、米心水青冈林;（2）群落乔木层和灌木层中含有一定比例的常绿树种，和暖温带的落叶栎林有较大差异;（3）群落物种组成丰富，不仅具有典型的温带科属，还有典型亚热带分布的科属，组成种类主要以蔷薇科、百合科、忍冬科、虎耳草科、山茱萸科、杜鹃花科、壳斗科和樟科;（4）生活型以高位芽植物（66.32%）占绝对优势，其次为地面芽（23.51%）和地下芽（9.47%）植物。 4 通过样地调查、树干解析及直径分析法，对米心水青冈林和锐齿槲栎林受压和释压历史及更新策略进行了研究。米心水青冈直径生长表现为5种模式。而锐齿槲栎只表现为2种模式。85.9 ± 6.9%的米心水青冈有过受压过程，平均受压2.1 ± 0.8次，平均受压时间为47 ± 24.1a，最长受压时间73a，平均释压次数为1.6 ± 0.7次，平均释压时间为23 ± 21.5a，而60.83%的锐齿槲栎都均有1次受压。平均受压时间为19 ± 14a，受压后没有表现出释压过程。结合高生长和径向生长，认为米心水青冈是耐阴树种，它的更新策略是在林下形成苗性萌枝，在有林窗形成时释压生长进入乔木层;而锐齿槲栎是不耐阴树种，它的更新策略是通过产生大量种子，当有大的林窗时，幼苗在林窗内生长逐步进入乔木层。 5 神农架地区102-130a成熟米心水青冈林的生物量在251.31-358.63T•hm~(-2)之间，平均为288.70 ± 48.30T•~(-2)，20-60a锐齿槲栎林群落生物量在134.85-301.20T•hm~(-2)，平均为231.60 ± 78.10T•hm~(-2)。虽然米心水青冈林和锐齿槲栎林灌木层草本层及藤本植物组成很丰富，但二种类型森林生物量的95％以上集中在乔木层。乔木层生物量主要集中在少数优势种中。在米心水青冈林生物量从大到小的序列中，前5种植物分别占乔木层总生物量58.67%-96.37%不等，同样锐齿槲栎林前5种植物占群落生物量的68.13%-95.26%。常绿植物占乔木层生物量的比例变化较大，米心水青冈林中占2.85-18.70%，锐齿槲栎林中一般常绿植物占0.8-9.98%，只有1个锐齿槲栎林样地常绿植物（主要是粉白杜鹃）占乔木层生物量的44.04%。米心水青冈林生物量根冠比为0.27 ± 0.05，锐齿槲栎林为0.21 ± 0.06。神农架地区米心水青冈林的生物量，在成熟的欧洲水青冈林及日本的水青冈林生物量范围之内，而锐齿槲栎林生物量远远大于我国温带落叶栎林的生物量。 6 神农架地区102-130a米心水青冈林生产量范围在1857-2786g•m~(-2)•a~(-1)，平均为2330 ± 397 g•m~(-2)•a~(-1)。20-60a锐齿槲栎林的生产量范围在1319-2521 g•m~(-2)•a~(-1)，平均为1930 ± 498 g•m~(-2)•a~(-1)。米心水青冈林和锐齿槲栎林乔木层生产量占群落总生产量的95％以上，乔木层各器官生产量大小顺序为叶> 树干> 枝和根，其中叶生产量占乔木层的一半以上，达53.87 ± 2.72%（米心水青冈林）和57.31 ± 6.23%（锐齿槲栎林）。在乔木层生产量从大到小的序列中，前5种植物平均占乔木层总生产量的81.03 ± 13.94%（米心水青冈林，范围在62.75%-92.66%）和84.23 ± 9.68%（锐齿槲栎林，范围在68.54-95.11%）。米心水青冈林和锐齿槲栎林群落地下部分生产量占总生产量的比例分别为11.29 ± 1.02%和9.22 ± 2.72。和我国其它地区地带性植被类型相比。米心水青冈林和锐齿槲栎生产量是较高的，和亚热带绿阔叶林生产量接近，但在器官分配上两者差异较大。 7 米心水青冈林和锐齿槲栎林土壤均呈酸性。其中锐齿槲栎林地土壤酸性更强。土壤元素特征表现为Al>C>K>Mg>Ca>N>S、P的特点，富铝化作用明显。8种元素在群落优势植物不同部位含量差异较大，N、P、K、Ca、Mg基本上是以叶片含量最高，树干或根中最低。仅从叶片来看，元素特征表现为C>Ca、N>K>Mg>S>P、Al。优势植物的C/N和C/P显著高于暖温带落叶阔叶林优势植物。8种元素在米心水青冈林和锐齿槲栎林中积累量分别为147.09 ± 25.60和116.00 ± 37.63 Mg hm~(-2)a~(-1)，其中97％以上积累在群落乔木层。两种森林类型各元素的积累量都表现为C>Ca, N> K> Mg> P> S> Al的特点。米心水青风林和锐齿槲栎林8种元素的年存留量分别为6263 ± 90.8和5946 ±246 kg hm~(-2)a~(-1),其中N、P、K、Ca、Mg 5种主要营养元素的存留量分别为179.7 ± 18.2和169.4 ± 23.5kg hm~(-2) a~(-1)。两种森林类型各元素的存留量都表现为C> N> Ca> K> Mg> S> P> Al。

Anomalies in North American climate: the South Asian-tropical west Pacific connection

How do tropical heating fluctuations create North American climate anomalies? We propose some answers using the results from a simplified global atmospheric model. We find that the South Asian-tropical west Pacific area is especially effective at stimulating North American responses. The relatively strong tropical/extratropical interaction between these two areas is the result of two major processes acting on the Rossby wave signal induced by the tropical heating fluctuations. These factors are: 1) Wave guiding by the Asian-north Pacific subtropical jet; and 2) Wave amplification within unstable regions of the jet flank. These factors allow relatively small, remote, and short-term tropical fluctuations to have relatively large impacts on North American climate.

Some effects of Earth's surface on winter jet stream positions in the Northern Hemisphere and rainfall patterns in northern and central California

EXTRACT (SEE PDF FOR FULL ABSTRACT): This report shows that the mean wintertime polar-front jet stream structure consists of three long waves. Prominent ridges in the jet stream flow occur near the longitudes of India, eastern Pacific/west coast of North America, and eastern Atlantic/British Isles; prominent troughs occur near the longitudes of the Middle East, western Pacific, and western Atlantic/east coast of North America. ... One of the climatological ridges occurs along the west coast of North America ... just off the central Oregon coast. The position of the jet stream at this location appears to be the main reason most Pacific storms pass to the north of California. Sustained rainfall in northern and central California occurs only when the storm track is displaced southward of this climatological position.

Interannual to decadal time-scale variations in glacier mass balance [abstract]

EXTRACT (SEE PDF FOR FULL ABSTRACT): The mass balance of glaciers depends on the seasonal variation in precipitation, temperature, and insolation. For glaciers in western North America, these meteorological variables are influenced by the large-scale atmospheric circulation over the northern Pacific Ocean. The purpose of this study is to gain a better understanding of the relationship between mass balance at glaciers in western North America and the large-scale atmospheric effects at interannual and decadal time scales.

Application of remote sensing to marine fisheries: alternative approaches

A discussion is presented on the applications of remote sensing to fisheries. The measurement of temperature, wind stress, and ocean colour using remote sensing techniques is considered.

Studies on the use of alginates in frozen fishery products

Results of preliminary studies on the use of sodium alginate as a protective coating for fishery products showed that several varieties of fishes and shell fish had better keeping qualities when coated with sodium alginate.

Chemical composition of Bombay ducks (Harpodon nehereus) and changes occurring in the nutritive value of dried Bombay ducks on storage

Fresh Bombay ducks and Bombay ducks dried (a) without any pre-treatment or (b) after brining with NaCl solutions of 15% and 7.5% concentrations for 18 hours were analyzed for moisture, ash, minerals, vitamins, fat, free fatty acids, peroxide value, thiobarbituric acid value, total protein, total amino nitrogen, soluble proteins and trimethylamine contents. All the dried samples were stored in (a) tightly closed tin containers or (b) polythene bags and analyzed for the above mentioned constituents every 1½ months. It was observed that brining did not exercise any marked influence on keeping properties. Organoleptic observations showed that fish stored in tin containers kept better and longer than those stored in polythene bags.

Population dynamics of the ribbon fish, Lepturacanthus savala (Cuvier 1829) from the north-eastern part of the Bay of Bengal

Population parameters of Lepturacanthus savala from the trawl catches in the north-eastern part of the Bay of Bengal, Bangladesh were investigated based on length frequency data, using complete ELEFAN computer program. The asymptotic length (Lα) and growth constant (K) were estimated to be 106.50 cm (total length) and 0.80/year respectively. Based on these growth parameters, the total mortality (Z) was estimated to be 1.89. The estimated values for natural mortality (M) and fishing mortality (F) were 1.08 and 0.81 respectively. The estimated value for the exploitation rate (E) using the length converted catch curve was 0.43. The recruitment pattern showed two peaks per year. The estimated sizes of L. savala at 25, 50 and 75% probabilities of capture were 57.49, 60.39 and 63.28 cm respectively. The estimated length weight relationship for combined sex was W=0.00093 TL(super)2.97

Belly depth studies for shrimp trawls - Part II

The paper details further experiments conducted for a reduction in the depth of belly of a 13.69 m (45') four seam shrimp trawl net. The investigations have given conclusive evidence that the optimum depth of belly for this particular trawl design should be 70 meshes.

Biotechnology: in Great Britain

The general perception of this new 'industry' is one of high-powered science breaking the frontiers of knowledge. At the same time, there is a good deal of haziness about what biotechnology is, where it is done, and by whom. This article discusses the evolution of biotechnology, then outlines the industry as it exists in Britain today. The next section considers what are some of the most important locational considerations for firms and gives both a snapshot for the country as a whole and a more detailed picture for one area, that around Cambridge. Finally, comments on aspects of the industry's possible future development. -from Authors