The integrated approach of water hyacinth control on Lake Kainji: with special regard to the design, construction and installation of a water hyacinth barrier across the River Niger

This document lists the undesirable effects of water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) on fisheries in Lake Kainji (Nigeria) and the integrated Water Hyacinth Control Programme in its ongoing fisheries management and development activities on the lake. Special regard is given to the design, construction and installation of a water hyacinth barrier across the River Niger. (PDF contains 44 pages)

Desempenho de tanques vegetados em um ecossistema engenheirado para tratamento descentralizado de esgotos domiciliares na Ilha Grande, RJ

A falta de infraestrutura adequada para a coleta e o tratamento de esgotos atinge várias comunidades costeiras e de sistemas insulares do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, que vivem em condições de insalubridade. O objetivo do presente estudo foi avaliar o desempenho de um ecossistema engenheirado para tratamento descentralizado de esgoto domiciliar implantado no Centro de Estudos Ambientais e Desenvolvimento Sustentável (CEADS) da UERJ, na Vila Dois Rios, Ilha Grande - RJ, com ênfase na contribuição de macrófitas e algas em tanques vegetados como tratamento terciário para a melhoria geral da qualidade do efluente e em especial, para remoção de nutrientes. O sistema é composto por caixa controladora de vazão, caixa de gordura, fossa séptica, filtro aerado submerso, decantador secundário e o conjunto de tanques vegetados contendo as macrófitas aquáticas Eichhornia crassipes, Schoenoplectus sp., Panicum cf. racemosum + Cyperus ligularis, além de um tanque de algas entre as 2 primeiras macrófitas. Os principais parâmetros monitorados em amostras quinzenais obtidas durante o período de 09/2009 a 07/2010 em 10 pontos de coleta equivalentes à saída do efluente de cada unidade de tratamento foram: OD, pH, Cond. Elétrica, Temperatura, DBO5, DQO, SST, SDT, Nitrogênio amoniacal, Nitrito, Nitrato e Fósforo total. A vazão média do sistema foi 52 L/h. A produção primária de biomassa das macrófitas e o metabolismo no tanque com algas também foram estimados. A eficiência média do ecossistema engenheirado foi de 93% de redução dos SST, 93% de DBO, 90% da DQO, 30% de N amoniacal e, 38% de Fósforo. O conjunto de tanques vegetados promoveu um aumento médio de oxigênio dissolvido (OD) em 182% comparados ao valor de saída do decantador. Pode-se concluir que esse sistema contribuiu para uma melhoria geral da qualidade do efluente final com relação a praticamente todos os parâmetros, ainda que em alguns casos, apenas de forma incremental. Houve maior produção média de biomassa (peso seco.dia-1) e retenção média de água na espécie E. crassipes (aguapé) em comparação com as espécies Schoenoplectus sp, P. cf. racemosum e C. ligularis. A baixa produção primária no tanque de algas em relação à respiração, pelo menos no período monitorado, indica condições desfavoráveis à remoção de nutrientes (N e P) nesse tanque através da incorporação na biomassa. Uma investigação mais detalhada acerca dos parâmetros de projeto que inclua um eventual redimensionamento do decantador e do tanque de algas é sugerida.

Macrophytes aquatiques dans les eaux "continentales" ivoiriennes

Inventory and socio-economic impacts of water weed are presented. Free-floating species (Eichhornia crassipes, Pistia strationes) floating leaves plants (Nymphaea lotus, Polygonum senegalense) as well as emerged species such as Echinochloa pyramidalis and Nelumbo nucifera are the most common species in the concerned aquatic environments. These plants have been colonizing these environments for about a decade and the colonized area are equivalent to 70 % of the whole of the water surface. Besides, these plants strongly affect water quality and constitute a nuisance for water uses.

Suivi cartographique de l'expansion des macrophytes envahissant le système lagunaire Ebrié (Côte d'Ivoire)

Remote mapping were realised from December 1986 to September 1989 to describe the seasonal evolution of macrophytes colonizing the surface waters of the eastern sector of the Ebrié lagoon. The vegetal cover of this sector and associated lagoons is essentially composed of Eichhornia crassipes (water hyacinth). Its expansion is favored by the decrease in the salinity of the lagoon waters which is due to rain falls. Its migration through the lagoon environment is ensured by the overflow of the Comoé river. The opening of the Bassam inlet induced its temporary disappearence from the newly created estuarian zone.

Les gasteropodes aquatiques associés aux plantes flottantes

The gasteropods sampling from roots system of floating plants Pistia striatiotes, Salvinia molesta, Salvinia nymphellula, Eichhornia crassipes, show that those biotopes are not azoic. We collected 18 species of gasteropods. The mapping of the species collected has been realized and permitted to identify three regions and three groups of gasteropods: 1 The gasteropods collected between 5° and 7° South; 2 The gasteropods collected between 8° and 10° North; 3 The widespread gasteropods. The species distribution according to latitude shows that 90% of species are found between 5° and 6° South, 65% between 6° and 7° South, 20% between 7° and 8°, 20% between 8° and 9° and 15% between 9° and 10° North.

Les macrophytes aquatiques des berges lagunaires

This synthetic article describes the composition and organization of vegetations colonizing the Ebrié lagoon banks and provides original data on the recent evolution of this association consecutively to the accidental introduction of 2 new species of floating macrophytes (Salvinia molesta and Eichhornia crassipes).

Comparative study of hatching rates of African catfish (Clarias gariepinus Burchell 1822) eggs on different substrates

The hatching rates of African catfish (Clarias gariepinus) eggs on four natural substrates: the roots of Nile cabbage (Pistia stratiotes), water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes), pond weed (Ceratophyllum dermasum) and green grass leaves (Commelina sp.), and four artificial substrates: sisal mats, nylon mats, papyrus mats and kakaban mats, was assessed. Concrete slabs were used as control. The natural substrates performed better than the artificial ones. Pistia roots gave the best mean hatching rate of 66.2 ± 3.62%. Green grass leaves were second with a mean rate of 54.0 ± 3.46%, water hyacinth was third with 49.7 ± 3.16% and Ceratophyllum fourth with a mean of 13.0 ± 2.37%. Concrete slabs gave a mean rate of 18.6 ± 2.8%, sisal mats 18.6 ± 2.0%, papyrus 12.2 ± 1.2% and kakaban 11.8 ± 1.9%. Nylon mats were the last, with a mean rate of 4.0 ± 0.7%. The best performing natural substrates were those with the ability to float and thin fibrous roots that seemed to allow higher aeration of the eggs during incubation. The cost of using natural substrates was minimal.

Ecossistema Engenheirado no tratamento descentralizado de águas residuárias de pequenos geradores: A Engenharia Ecológica na Ilha Grande, RJ.

Em várias regiões do mundo, assim como no Brasil, um alto percentual da população e até comunidades inteiras não têm acesso a um sistema de tratamento de esgoto centralizado, sendo comum o uso das fossas sépticas e/ou sumidouros e, em muitos casos, os esgotos são lançados in natura diretamente nos corpos hídricos. Com o objetivo de oferecer uma alternativa tecnológica de baixo custo de implantação e operação com vistas à minimização dos impactos ambientais e em atendimento a pequenas comunidades isoladas e de interesse social, o presente projeto desenvolveu com base em sistemas apresentados na literatura, um ecossistema engenheirado compacto para o tratamento de esgoto domiciliar de pequenos geradores. O sistema é composto por tratamento preliminar (caixa controladora de vazão e caixa de gordura), primário (fossa séptica), secundário (filtro aerado submerso e decantador secundário) e um conjunto de tanques vegetados por macrófitas aquáticas (Eichhornia crassipes, Schoenoplectus sp., Panicum cf. racemosum) intercalados por um tanque de algas para remoção da carga poluidora remanescente e nutrientes. O sistema foi instalado no CEADS/UERJ na Vila de Dois Rios, Ilha Grande, litoral Sul do Rio de Janeiro, operado e monitorado desde Abril de 2009, sendo que o presente estudo referese aos primeiros 200 dias de monitoramento. A remoção da carga poluidora foi monitorada na vazão de 200 L/h, posteriormente corrigida para 52 L/h, almejando alcançar os padrões de lançamento da Resolução CONAMA 357 e a NBR 13969 da ABNT, para os parâmetros de OD, pH, Temperatura, Nitrato, N amoniacal, DBO5, DQO, SSD, Cloreto e, Óleos e Graxas e outros parâmetros não incluídos na Resolução (Cond. Elétrica, COT, Alcalinidade, Dureza, Nitrito, Fósforo total e demais Sólidos (ST, SST, SSV, SSF e SDT ). Os resultados obtidos indicam que o sistema foi mais eficiente quando operado na vazão de 52 L/h, quando apresentou as seguintes taxas de remoção: 96 % (Nitrito); 71 % (Nitrato); 47 % (N amoniacal); 96,7 % (DQO); 95,7 % (DBO5); 10 % (Fósforo total). O sistema apresentou uma evolução ao longo do tempo de operação e após a redução na vazão, garantiu o enquadramento de 12 dos 14 parâmetros analisados (exceto N amoniacal e Fósforo total), nos padrões de lançamento contemplados pela Legislação Federal, CONAMA 357 e Legislação Estadual do RJ, SP, MG e GO. Para aumento da eficiência de tratamento, recomenda-se redimensionamento do filtro aerado submerso-decantador e tanques vegetados, com base nas recomendações do PROSAB 2.

水生植物凤眼莲的种内基因型差异与入侵模式

原产于亚马逊河流域的水生植物凤眼莲（Eichhornia crassipes）在花部结构上有三种花型（L、M和S），故其配殖系统（mating system）为典型的三型花柱（tristyly）。但在入侵地区，它却常只有M和L两种花型，其中尤以M型占据绝对优势，使有性繁殖水平大为下降。为了解释凤眼莲在入侵过程中，花型频率为何发生变化以及该变化对其在入侵地的适应性进化上有何影响，作者在中国西南的两个居群中连续两年开展了野外生长和人工授粉实验，对比分析水面和泥地两类不同生境中M和L在克隆生长、生物量积累以及有性繁殖水平等方面的异同，并利用RAPD、 ISSR片段比较了具M型和L型花植物个体间的遗传变异水平。对三型花柱这一长期引人注目的遗传模式的分子位点也尝试了连锁片段的克隆和测序。 克隆生长的对比实验发现，在2004年，漂浮生长的M个体平均克隆分株数为25.37，L为21.20，前者显示较强的克隆生长能力（t＝2.252， P< 0.05）;2005年的实验再次证实M（每个个体19.83个分株）比L（每个个体15.53分株）表现出了显著较强的克隆优势（t＝2.631，P<0.001）。M较L多产生克隆约24%。 但在岸边泥地上固着生长时，2004年L个体平均克隆分株为16.20，M 为10.17个分株。L表现出了更强的克隆生长能力（t＝4.788，p<0.001），与漂浮生长状况下的情形恰恰相反，暗示M与L个体可能存在一定的生态位分化。这种分化可能是在入侵过程中形成的，也可能反映了原产地亚马孙流域旱涝交替造成的固着生长与漂浮生长交替发生的种内适应性。 生物量（干重）的对比分析发现，M个体在漂浮生长和固着生长的情况下都比L有着更高的生物量积累（漂浮生长实验：t＝6.173，p<0.005（2004年）;t＝6.99，p<0.001（2005年）。固着生长实验：t＝4.029，p<0.001）。生物量对凤眼莲的竞争和过冬有着一定的作用，因此较大的生物量积累可能是M个体在当地气候和环境中逐渐适应的一个结果。 有性繁殖的实验包括了实验个体的花序数与花朵数、自交与异交人工授粉的结实情况以及种子萌发率等方面的对比分析。结果表明，虽然M和L个体在花序数和花朵数上不存在显著差异，但是M个体在自交和异交的种子产量上比L略高，尤其是自交的种子产量，M显著高于L（M平均每个蒴果的自交种子产量为139.8，L为76.2）。以各100粒种子进行萌发实验，发现两花型之间在种子萌发率上不存在显著差异。对于M而言，其自交种子产量远大于异交种子产量 （139.8 vs. 93.3），且种子萌发率也略大于异交的种子萌发率（自交种子萌发率45.47％，异交种子萌发率 30.73％）。结合以上的实验结果，本文认为M基因型优势的形成可能与M个体与当地环境长期适应导致的生长与繁殖 上的优势有关。M的本地适应性是建立在特定的遗传背景上时，异交反而会破坏这种遗传组合，造成远交衰退。 对40个M和30个L个体进行20个RAPD引物和20个ISSR引物的遗传分析时发现，所有个体在RAPD表型上没有区别，但是在M中出现了3个ISSR表型，在L中出现了2个ISSR表型。本文还尝试利用RAPD技术扫描与三型花柱的遗传位点连锁的DNA片段。在146个RAPD随机引物中，初步发现两个候选片段，一个750bp，另一个2 000bp;已对它们进行了克隆、测序。 这些初步实验表明凤眼莲在我国的入侵可能伴随着基因型的差异表现和居群遗传分化，这种基因型的差异表现对该植物的成功入侵具有作用。其中，花型为M的个体的优势生长解释了该花型在中国分布区内的主导地位。推测该生长优势的遗传基础可能来源于基因组内较高的杂合子水平和在入侵地较长的适应历史，但最终结论尚有待进一步的实验证据。

The water hyacinth problem and the biological control option in the highland lake region of the upper Nile basin: Uganda's experience

The rapid proliferation and extensive spread of water hyacinth Eichhornia crassipes (Mart) Solms in the highland lakes of the Nile Basin within less than 15 years of introduction into the basin in the 1980s pauses potential environmental and social economic menace if the noxious weed is not controlled soon. The water weed has spread all round Lake Victoria and, in Uganda where infes tation is mos t severe, water hyacinth estimated at 1,330,000 ton smothers over 2,000 ha of the lakeshore (August,1994). Lake Kyoga which already constantly supplies River Nile with the weed is infested with over 570 ha, while over 80% of the river course in Uganda is fringed on either side with an average width of about 5m of water hyacinth. As the impact of infestation with water hyacinth on water quality and availability, transportation by water, fishing activities, fisheries ecology, hydro-power generation etc becomes clear in Uganda, serious discussion is under way on how to control and manage the noxious weed. This paper pauses some of the questions being asked regarding the possible application of mechanical and chemical means to control the water weed.Uganda has already initiated the use of biological control of water hyacinth on Lake Kyoga with a strategy to use two weevils namely Neochetinabruchi and Neochetina eichhorniae. The strategy to build capacity and infrastructure for mass multiplication and deployment of biological control of the weevils in the field developed in Uganda by the Fisheries Research Insti tu te (FIRI) and the Namulonge Agricultural and Animal production Research Insti tute (NAARI) is proposed in outline for evaluation. Plans to deploy this strategy on lake Kyoga are under way

植物的冗余及其生态学意义 Ⅰ.大型水生植物生长冗余研究

通过水生群落中常见优势种凤眼莲 ( Eichhornia crassipes)根系的去除实验证明了生长冗余的存在 ,并在此基础上对大型水生植物的竞争力、“浮游生物的悖论”及水生群落稳定性的产生与维持作了新的阐述。根系去除实验表明 :群体中凤眼莲植株的根系生长冗余较单株生长时为多 ;这些冗余根系的去除不会对整个植株的生长发育产生明显影响 ;群体中植株根系冗余能够加强植株的竞争能力。生长冗余以及建立在生长冗余基础上的更高层次的冗余结构与生物多样性具有一定的相关性 ,也是生物进化中自然选择的真正对象。据此提出了

高浓度铬对凤眼莲的伤害及膜脂过氧化作用的影响

为了初步探讨在高浓度重金属胁迫下凤眼莲(Eichhornia crassipes)的生理变化,通过急性实验法从活性氧伤害角度探讨铬伤害凤眼莲的机理.结果表明,在高浓度(50ppm)铬污染下,凤眼莲叶片中SOD和CAT活性以及叶绿索α的含量明显下降,组织电解质外渗率和MDA含量明显升高,与对照值之间的差异达显著水平(P<0.05);叶片中H_2O_2含量无明显变化.

Reducing organic substances from anaerobic decomposition of hydrophytes

Oxidation-reduction properties of surface sediments are tightly associated with the geochemistry of substances, and reducing organic substances (ROS) from hydrophytes residues may play an important role in these processes. In this study, composition, dynamics, and properties of ROS from anaerobic decomposition of Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms, Potamogenton crispus Linn, Vallisneria natans (Lour.) Hara, Lemna trisulca Linn and Microcystis flos-aquae (Wittr) Kirch were investigated using differential pulse voltammetry (DPV). The type of hydrophytes determined both the reducibility and composition of ROS. At the peak time of ROS production, the anaerobic decomposition of M. flos-aquae produced 6 types of ROS, among which 3 belonged to strongly reducing organic substance (SROS), whereas there were only 3-4 types of ROS from the other hydrophytes, 2 of them exhibiting strong reducibility. The order of potential of hydrophytes to produce ROS was estimated to be: M. flos-aquae > E. crassipes > L. trisulca > P. crispus approximate to V. natans, based on the summation of SROS and weakly reducing organic substances (WROS). The dynamic pattern of SROS production was greatly different from WROS. The total SROS appeared periodic fluctuation with reducibility gradually weakening with incubation time, whereas the total WROS increased with incubation time. Reducibility of ROS from hydrophytes was readily affected by acid, base and ligands, suggesting that their properties were related to these aspects. In addition to the reducibility, we believe that more attention should be paid to the other behaviors of ROS in surface sediments.

香根草生态学特性及其应用研究

用百喜草(Paspalum notatum)和水花(Alternanthera philoxeroides)等草本植物作对比，通过叶片离体实验、温室盆栽实验、田间小区实验和大田推广实验，并结合室内分析，较系统地研究了香根草(Vetiveria zizanioides)的抗热、抗冻和抗盐特性和对污水的净化效果。此外，还探讨了矮化香根草和促进香根草分蘖的可能性；提出了香根草生态工程的思想，阐述了香根草生态工程推广应用的价值与效果；通过对国内野生香根草资源的调查和标本鉴定,指出了过去对这个种的错误描述，提出了保护野生香根草资源和香根草湿地的紧迫性与重要意义。主要研究结果如下： 1.离体叶片电解质渗漏的测定结果表明，3种植物对高温、冻害、干旱的抵抗力依次为香根草 > 百喜草 > 水花生，特别是在胁迫程度高、幅度大或胁迫时间长时，香根草所表现出的强抗逆性更加明显。香根草有比百喜草和水花生更强的适应能力。2.叶片电导率的实验结果显示，香根草、水花生和百喜草对盐胁迫的反应相差不明显，但盆栽实验则显示出较大差异，抗盐能力明显表现为香根草 > 水花生 > 百喜草。导致3种植物生物量下降10％的EC_(se)值分别为6.4、5.1和4.3 dS m~(-1)；导致生物量下降50％的EC_(se)分别为20.9、16.2和11.5 dS m~(-1)。在抗盐等级划分上，香根草和水花生属抗盐植物种类，百喜草属中度抗盐种类。总的来说，3种植物都表现出了相对较强的抗盐特性。以上结果还表明考察植物的抗盐性时必须用整株做为实验材料，离体叶片或组织培养所得到的结果不能作为植物抗盐能力的标准。3.植物体内Na~+和Cl~-含量随土壤盐度水平升高而升高，而茎叶中的Na~+和Cl~-又直接影响到植物的生物量、叶面积、株高等。这表明盐度对3种植物生长发育的影响相当明显，且植物体的Na~+和Cl~-很可能都是影响植物生长发育的直接因子。然而，叶片光合色素受Na~+或Cl~-的影响不甚明显，而且在Na~+和Cl~-的浓度不高时色素含量还随茎叶中Na~+和Cl~-的浓度升高而显现增加趋势，即使Na~+和Cl~-的浓度较高时，光合色素下降的幅度也远不及生物量的大。这可能由于光合作用是被“反馈抑制”，而不是直接被Na~+或Cl~-抑制。4.3种植物表现出完全不同抗盐机理。香根草表现出拒盐特性，而且将所吸收的盐分的大部分(尤其是Na~+)滞留在根系内：水花生表现为稀盐特性，即当植株体内含盐量增加时，其水分含量亦增加，并趋向肉质化；百喜草有较强的吸盐能力，并可能通过盐腺泌出体内高浓度的盐分且通过加速老叶死亡来排除过多的盐。5.广州市李坑垃圾卫生填埋场的渗滤污水含有高浓度的污染物，经过人工净化后仍未 达到排放标准，对植物产生毒害并带来严重的环境污染，须作进一步净化，并建议开展生物净化来辅助物理和化学净化。6.在被观测的4种植物中，风眼莲(Eichhornia crassipes)在高浓度和低浓度2种污水中均被毒害致死；百喜草在高浓度的渗滤液中不能存活，在低浓度中受严重伤害；水花生在高浓度污水中受较重伤害，但在低浓度形成庞大生物体，这可能是污水的“富营养化”所致；香根草在这2种污水中亦受伤害，但受害程度为4种植物中最轻。总的来说，它们的抗污能力和去污效果表现为香根草 > 水花生 > 百喜草 > 风眼莲。7.在污水中表现相对较好的2种植物中，水花生对低浓度污水的净化效果总体上好于香根草，尤其对总氮和硝态氮的净化效果明显好于香根草，但香根草对高浓度污水中的7种“污物”的净化效果均优于水花生，且对低浓度污水中的磷与COD的净化亦优于水花生。在被观测的7种水质指标中，植物对氨氮的净化效果最好，净化率在77％～91％之间。此外，香根草对磷也表现出了较强的净化能力，净化率高达70％以上。香根草和水花生可分别作为高、低2种浓度垃圾污水的净化植物来辅助净化污水。8.香根草虽不是水生植物，但能在水中生长。用香根草作为污水的净化植物时须用支撑物将其固定；香根草和水花生都生长迅速，生物体高大，因此用它们净化被污染的环境时，还应适时对其地上部分进行剪割以保证新生的植株体能不断地吸收水中“污物”，使它们都能成为“超级生物累积器”。但是，任何单一植物对污水或污物的净化能力都是有限的，要想对垃圾污水产生好的净化效果，最好的办法也许是将香根草、水花生等多种有良好净化效果的植物有机结合起来，同时种植在污水中。9.植物通过吸收来去除“污物”的能力是很有限的。香根草和水花生对污水中N、P、Cl~-的吸收量只占净化量的一部分，和原液中N、P、Cl~-的含量相比，吸收量所占的比例更低。植物净化系统中的去污方式除根系的吸收作用外，还有根系的吸附、元素的沉降、固结和挥发、水体中微小动物和微生物的作用等，即是通过根系微生态系统的综合作用来达到净化目的。10.植物生长延缓剂对香根草的株高生长、分蘖速度和抽穗开花等方面都产生影响，但不同的药剂种类和浓度所产生的影响相差甚远。低浓度的延缓剂不仅不抑制香根草的株高生长，而且还有显著地促进作用，高浓度虽有抑制作用，但这种抑制也只是短期的，一般不超过2个月。延缓剂对分蘖的形成具有较好的促进作用，而且这种促进作用持续3个月左右。3种延缓剂中，以低浓度的B9促进分蘖的效果最显著，比对照高出50％。不同的延缓剂对香根草抽穗扬花的影响表现不同，PP333具有一定的促进效果，而CCC和B9-尤其是B9-表现出明显的抑制作用。总的来说，B9对香根草矮化、促进分蘖和抑制开花方面产生的效果要好于CCC和PP333。11.植物生长延缓剂对香根草的作用效果与对一般作物的作用效果相差较远，这可能是香根草的抗性较强，延缓剂对它的影响不明显所致。总的来说，植物生长延缓剂对香根草株高生长的抑制效果不理想。有关这方面的研究还有待进一步开展。12.公路滑坡不仅带来严重的交通阻塞，而且危及到行车与行人的安全。常规治理公路滑坡的手段是采取砌石墙的工程措施，这不仅费用昂贵，而且缺乏生态效益，也难以达到根治效果。应用香根草生态工程(The Vetiver Eco-engineering)对滑坡路段进行综合治理,能产生良好护坡固土效果，而且所需成本仅为机械工程的12％～18％。香根草生态工程是指以香根草为主要或核心草种，同时与一些适合当地生长的植物—包括乔木、灌木、草本、藤本一进行有机搭配，并在需要时辅以一定的工程措施，用于水土流失治理和退化生态系统的恢复的植物生态工程措施。13.为了使香根草生态工程尽快生效，应采取一定的栽培管理措施。香根草应等高密植，注意施肥，前期不要被遮光；所搭配的植物应该是抗逆性强，乔、灌、草、藤结合起来，并注意在香根草带中间适当种植一些生长迅速、抗瘠能力强、覆盖效果好的草本植物，这不仅能使坡面更稳固，而且能变得更美观。总之，香根草生态工程在公路护坡方面所产生的经济效益、社会效益和生态效益都是相当明显的，在我国南方地区有着广阔的应用前景。14.一般认为，香根草原产印度，然而，中国亦有天然的香根草群落分布。早在70多年前就在海南发现野生的香根草种，1957年又在广东吴川发现一片面积达6000多hm~2的湿生性的天然香根草群落。40年来，这片珍贵的热带湿地遭到严重破坏，香根草的面积和密度都大幅度下降。对此，笔者建议尽快在当地划一块自然保护区，这不仅是为了保护珍贵的野生香根草资源，保护当地的生物多样性和生态环境，而且能为研究热带湿地和草原提供理想基地，并为研究香根草的起源、系统演化和分类提供理想素材。15.过去的文献一直把广东吴川这片湿地中的野生香根草种认为是V. nigritana,但本文的标本鉴定认为它并不是V. nigritana或其它种，而是V. zizanioides。不过，引种栽培观测和RAPD技术研究都表明，这一野生种和普通的栽培种属于同一个种的不同生态型或基因型，而导致形成这种差异的原因是由于野生种生长在长年渍水或干湿交替的环境所致。16.目前对香根草的起源和系统演化知之甚少，香根草属的系统分类还很不完善，有 关香根草对重金属、污染物的抗性机理等诸多方面都还不太清楚或很不清楚。因此，对 香根草这一神奇植物的研究还有待继续深入地开展下去。总之，香根草这一多年生的禾本科植物对盐、碱、酸、瘦、冷、热、早、涝都表现出了较强抗性，在水土流失防治、退化生境恢复、污染环境净化、贫瘠土壤改良、农田小气候改善等方面都表现出了较好效果。香根草无愧是一种神奇之草。然而，要真正将香根草生态工程在我国南方地区大规模推广开来，还需要做较多的工作，这包括更深一步的科学研究、更广泛的宣传、培训与示范、更充分的资源利用与经济创收等。

湿地植物光合作用向水体供氧能力的试验研究

The results of the examination showed that some wetland plants' leaves and stems above the surface of water have little ability to supply water body with oxygen through roots of themselves while they are photosynthesizing. These plants are calamus(Acorus calamus), cattail(Typha angustifolia), wild rice stem(Zizania caduciflora), Cyoerus alternifokius, and water hyacinth(Eichhornia crassipes). It means that there is no relationship between these plants' photosynthesis and the breath of root cells. But duckweed(Lemna minor) has a small to raise DO 0.44mg·L -1 in average, while it is photosynthesizing during the examination. Reed(Phragmitas communis) may have a little the to provide oxygen for water body through root of itself while it is photosynthesizing. It raised DO 0.30mg·L -1 in average during the examination.