Settling abalone veliger larvae in a free-swimming microalgal culture

In the current abalone hatchery in China, insufficient diatoms on vertically placed corrugated pvc plates at later stage often could not support the growth of postlarvae up to the stage that they can feed on live macroalgae. As a result, stripping the spats (35 mm) off by anaesthetization and switching the diet from live diatoms to artificial powdered diet in combination has to be performed in most of the abalone farms. This manipulation normally leads to more than 50% mortality. Here we report the direct use of the unicellular green alga Platymonas helgolandica Kylin var. tsingtaoensis as a potential alga to be used to settle the veliger larvae of the Pacific abalone Haliotis discus hannai and to feed the postlarvae. Settlement rate of 2-day-old veliger larvae in mono culture of P helgolandica could be as high as 92% ( +/- 4.2%) on day 10 in small scale trials, higher than that in the selected benthic diatom strain (53.6% +/- 12.7%) when settled in the water in which bacteria propagation was controlled by treatment of 2 ppm of benzylpenicillinum calcium and streptomycin sulfate. Postlarvae fed solely on P. helgolandica or the selected benthic diatom Navicula-2005-A grew at rates of 40.1 ( +/- 1.9) and 45.8 (+/- 13.4) mu m day(-1), respectively, when raised at 22 degrees C until day 50 postfertilization. P. helgolandica was shown to have distinct diurnal settling rhythm characterized with a peak of settled cells in the middle of the night for cell division and a peak of free-swimming cells in the middle of the day. High density of attached P. helgolandica cells on the inner surface of the culture facility in the night fits the nocturnal feeding behavior of the abalone spats. Judged by the promising larvae settling rate, growth and survival rates of the postlarvae fed with this alga, the free-swimming micro-green alga P. helgolandica constitutes a potential species for settling the veliger larvae and for supporting the growth of postlarvae as well. (c) 2006 Published by Elsevier B.V.

Propagators and ridge jumps in a back-arc basin, the West Philippine Basin

We explore the tectono-magmatic processes in the western West Philippine Basin, Philippine Sea Plate, using bathymetric data acquired in 2003 and 2004. The northwestern part of the basin formed through a series of northwestward propagating rifts. We identify at least five sequences of propagating rifts, probably triggered by mantle flow away from the mantle thermal anomaly that is responsible for the origin of the Benham and Urdenata plateaus. Gravitational forces caused by along-axis topographic gradient and a similar to 30 degrees ridge reorientation appear to also be driving the rift propagations. The along-axis mantle flow appears to be reduced and deflected along the Luzon-Okinawa fracture zone, because the spreading system remained stable west of this major fault zone. North-east of the Benham plateau, a left-lateral fracture zone has turned into a NE-SW-trending spreading axis. As a result, a microplate developed at the triple junction.

Effective properties of graded elliptical cylindrical composites

The effective property has been investigated theoretically in graded elliptical cylindrical composite's consisting of inhomogeneous graded elliptical cylinders and an isotropic matrix under external uniform electric field. As a theoretical model, the dielectric gradient profile in the elliptical cylinder is modeled by a power-law function of short semi-axis variable parameter (xi(2) - 1) in the elliptical cylindrical coordinates, namely epsilon(i)(xi) = c(k) (xi(2) - 1)(k), where c(k) and k are the parameters, and xi is the long semi-axis space variable in an elliptical cylindrical inclusion region. In the dilute limit, the local analytical potentials in inclusion and matrix regions are derived exactly by means of the hyper-geometric function, and the formulas are given for estimating the effective dielectric responses under the external lfield along (x) over cap- and (y) over cap -directions, respectively. Furthermore, we have demonstrated that our effective response formulas can be reduced to the well-known results of homogeneous isotropic elliptical cylindrical composites if we take the limit k -> 0 in graded elliptical cylindrical composites. (c) 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

东中国海浪-流相互作用初步数值模拟

近十年，国内外学者从不同的角度对浪流相互作用进行了研究，但由于问题本身的复杂性，仍然存在很大的探讨空间。特别是在我国，这一领域的研究并不多见，且现有的研究成果多是单向耦合。本文从风应力、底摩擦应力、波致辐射应力三方面入手尝试研究浪流相互作用。利用海浪模式SWAN和海流模式POM构建的浪-流耦合模式，对1994年8月上中旬渤海、黄海、东海区域两次台风过程下的部分海洋要素进行了对比模拟实验。经过初步的研究，得到了一些有价值的认识。结果表明： （1）在台风中心外围的大风区，Donelan公式的计算结果要高于POM原有的计算结果，最大增幅可达30%，拖曳系数高值区的范围也明显增大。 （2）Signell方案给出的底摩擦系数计算结果随时间有明显变化的区域集中在水深50米以浅的海域。 （3）三项应力共同给浪流耦合模式带来的水位变化与三项应力中的任意两项组合带来的水位变化有相似的空间分布型。福州沿岸最大增幅0.25m以上，温州沿岸最大增幅0.3m，长江入海口处最大增幅0.25m左右，仁川沿岸最大增幅则达到0.4m。 （4）耦合后的结果与岸边站点实测水位的对比结果显示，基隆、坎门站的水位在台风经过前后时段更接近于观测值，特别是极值水位处。 （5）流的存在显著的影响有效波高的计算结果。在黄渤海区域，潮流对有效波高的增减在极值处可达0.2m。在台湾岛东北海域黑潮流系附近，流对有效波高的增加最大可达1.8m。 上述结果对近岸风暴潮和海浪的预报具有指示意义。

栉孔扇贝凝集素家族基因研究

栉孔扇贝是我国北方重要的贝类养殖品种。自1997年以来爆发的栉孔扇贝大规模死亡，给地区经济造成了重大损失并且已经严重威胁扇贝养殖业的健康发展。然而，到目前为止，对扇贝免疫防御的分子机理了解还很少，深入研究扇贝免疫应答的分子机制是认识和了解病害发生和实现病害控制的关键问题之一。本研究采用了EST大规模测序结合cDNA锚定扩增的方法，从栉孔扇贝cDNA文库中克隆到五个C－型凝集素基因，并对其中部分基因进行了深入研究。 C－型凝集素CFLec－1的基因全长1785bp，其中含有5’非翻译区66bp，随后是666bp的开放阅读框；最后一条非常长的3’非翻译区1040bp，其中包含多个多聚腺甘酸加尾信号和polyA尾巴。栉孔扇贝CFLec－1编码221个氨基酸的蛋白，其N末端为15个氨基酸的信号肽。CFLec－1的成熟肽为206个氨基酸，其等电点为5.12，计算分子量为23.49kDa。SMART程序分析显示，C末端130氨基酸是一个标准的长型C－型凝集素结构域，其中四个半光胺酸（Cys104，Cys177，Cys193，Cys202）形成的两对二硫键维持了C－型凝集素的空间结构，而位于N末端的两个二硫键（Cys74，Cys85）构成了长型C－型凝集素结构域特有的一对额外二硫键。同源性分析表明，CFLec－1的C－型凝集素结构域与红原鸡的甘露糖受体中的C－型凝集素结构域有47％的相似度，与大西洋鲑的C－型凝集素受体C有31％的相似度。通过与其他同源的C－型凝集素结构域序列比对，发现了可能的糖结合位点EPD基域（Glu169-Pro170-Asp171）。通过RT－PCR研究CFLec－1在扇贝不同组织中的分布后发现，在健康扇贝中，CFLec－1在性腺中有中等程度的表达，在腮中有少量表达，在血淋巴和外套膜中有微量表达。经热处死的鳗弧菌刺激后，CFLec－1在几乎所有检测组织中的表达量都有明显的提高，其中，血淋巴中的表达量变化最为显著。这些结果说明CFLec－1是组成/诱导型基因，并且可能参与了黏膜防御。通过RT－PCR分析了CFLec－1在血淋巴中的表达特征后发现，在革兰氏阳性菌溶壁微球菌和革兰氏阴性菌鳗弧菌刺激后，CFLec－1的表达均显著高于对照组，并且成明显的随时间变化趋势。在大肠杆菌中表达的重组CFLec－1可以凝集革兰氏阴性菌大肠杆菌JM109，且凝集过程需要钙离子的参与。重组CFLec－1对大肠杆菌JM109有较弱的抑菌活性，对溶壁微球菌有明显的抑菌活性，对鳗弧菌没有抑菌活性。这一结果说明，CFLec－1可能不仅参与对入侵微生物的识别过程，而且可能作为效应分子起到了直接杀灭入侵微生物的作用。 CFLec-2的cDNA全长为708bp，其5’UTR为59bp。3’UTR为217bp。 CFLec-2的开放阅读框为432bp，编码160个氨基酸残基,其中包含5’信号肽17个残基。CFLec-2的编码区中含有一个C-型凝集素结构域。利用本研究中构建的原核表达载体，CFLec-2的成熟肽在大肠杆菌中被成功表达。 mCFLec-1的cDNA全长为2257bp，5’UTR17bp，3’UTR为713bp。mCFLec-1的开放阅读框为1527bp，编码508个氨基酸残基，其中包含17个氨基酸残基的信号肽序列。mCFLec-1的编码区含有三个串联的C-型凝集素结构域。利用本研究中构建的原核表达载体，mCFLec-2的成熟肽在大肠杆菌中被成功表达。 mCFLec-2的cDNA全长2086bp。其5’UTR长为18bp，3’UTR长为238bp。开放阅读框均为1776bp，编码609个氨基酸残基，其中包含N末端由18个氨基酸构成的信号肽。mCFLec-2的编码区包含四个C-型凝集素结构域。mCFlec-3的cDNA全长1897bp，其5’UTR和编码区与mCFLec-2几乎完全相同，只有个别碱基的差异。mCFlec-3的3’UTR为49bp。 本研究从扇贝机体本身的免疫机制入手，深入探讨其免疫机理，为进一步研究信号传导，了解扇贝先天性免疫的机制，为制定合理的研制策略提供坚实的理论基础；丰富和发展海水无脊椎动物免疫学的内容，为控制养殖生物疾病提供了新的思路；进一步通过高低等生物之间功能类似分子的同源性比对，为解释和阐明先天免疫这种已经存在数十亿年，从低等生物开始到人类仍旧保留且更加完善的免疫系统的奥秘和本质提供证据。

Phytoplankton distributions and their relationship with the environment in the Changjiang Estuary, China

This study was carried out in the Changjiang Estuary from 19 to 26 May 2003. Based on the data collected from 29 stations, including two anchor stations, phytoplankton taxonomic composition, abundance, diurnal variability and spatial distribution were examined. Eighty-seven species, including 54 species of diatoms and 16 red tide causative species, were identified. Average diversity index (H') and evenness (J) values were 1.04 and 0.40, respectively. A bloom in abundance of certain phytoplankton species, especially Prorocentrum dentatum and Skeletoneina costatum, was thought to be the cause of the low diversity index and evenness values. Total phytoplankton abundance averaged 6.75 x 10(5) cells 1(-1), and was much higher than previous investigation carried out in the same month in 1986. Abundance increased seaward showing a distinct spatial difference, and the dominant species varied with salinity. Correlation between phosphorus and abundance further supported the former conclusion that phosphorus is the controlling factor in phytoplankton growth in the Changjiang Estuary where light is not limiting. Based on the relationship between DO, pH and abundance, it is likely that the bloom was caused by rapid in situ growth of phytoplankton with high nutrients and sufficient light. The data also indicated that the duration of the bloom was not long and

Identification of factors affecting the growth and survival of the settling Japanese flounder larvae, Paralichthys olivaceus

A series of experiments were conducted to identify the factors that affected the growth and survival of the settling flounder larvae Paralichthys olivaceus. Settling larvae 24 days after hatching (DAH) were reared in 10-l experimental tanks up to 40 DAH, and two of the following factors were changed as controlled factors in each experiment: light regime (24L:0D or 12L:12D), prey density (1500, 3000, or 5000 Artemia l(-1)), shelter (sand or no sand) and stocking density (5, 10, or 15 fish l(-1)). Early settling larvae (24-35 DAH) experienced little mortality (less than 10% of the overall mortality) that was not significantly affected by above factors. In contrast, late settling larvae (36-40 DAH) suffered high cannibalistic mortality which was significantly influenced by each of the above factors. Larvae experienced significantly lower mortality at 10 fish l(-1) level than at other densities. Larvae at 15 fish l(-1) level had higher mortality than at 5 fish l(-1) when all other factors were identical. Larvae at 3000 and 5000 Artemia l(-1) treatments survived significantly better than at 1500 Artemia l(-1), but no significant differences in larval mortality were found between the two higher densities. Larvae suffered higher mortality at low prey density or at the absence of sand when they were exposed to longer photoperiod. Low stocking density significantly improved the growth of the settling larvae. The average daily instantaneous growth rate (G) at 5 and 15 fish l(-1) treatments were 0.050 and 0.034, with the coefficient of variation (CV) in final length at 16.4 and 23.5, respectively. Daily instantaneous growth rate increased significantly from 0.033 in the 1500 Artemia l(-1) to 0.041 and 0.045 in the 3000 and 5000 Artennia l(-1), respectively, but no significant difference in larval growth existed between the two higher prey densities. These findings suggested that the optimal prey density for growth and survival of the settling flounder larvae at a stocking density of 5 - 15 fish l(-1) was around 3000 Artemia l(-1) . Larvae that were exposed to 24L showed 20% increase in growth ( G = 0.046, CV = 18.7) than those exposed to 12L ( G = 0.037, CV = 20.5). Longer exposure to light significantly improved larval growth, provided sufficient food was available. Sand substrate did not show significant effects on larval growth, possibly because the larvae spent most of the time swimming or feeding in the water column during this stage. (C) 2003 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.

南门峡裂腹鱼亚科鱼类形态相似种的分类学地位——形态趋同进化实例

受高原抬升所致的水系变迁及人类活动的影响,分布于南门峡河流的裂腹鱼亚科鱼类与黄河干支流种群间的基因交流受到长期限制.作为孤立小群体,探讨其分类学地位及其在小生境中的进化机制对了解青藏高原鱼类多样性和物种的形成、进化具有重要意义.本文采用聚合酶链式反应(PCR)和直接测序方法获得了南门峡裂腹鱼亚科鱼类(n=29)及其近缘种(n=19)共48个个体的线粒体DNA(mtDNA)细胞色素b(cyt b)基因的全序列(1 140 bp),并以厚唇裸重鱼和尖裸鲤为外群构建了MP和Bayesian系统进化树.南门峡裂腹鱼亚科鱼类29个个体的序列经排序后,发现有100个(8.77%)多态性位点,共定义了16个单倍型,在系统进化树上分布于截然不同的两个族群中.其中5个单倍型(NMX3、6、7、13、15)与其近缘种花斑裸鲤和青海湖裸鲤形成单系群(MP 99%,Bayesian 98%),而其余11个单倍型(NMX1、2、4、5、8、9、10、11、12、14、16)与黄河干支流的黄河裸裂尻鱼形成另一个单系群(MP 99%,Bayesian 99%).序列差异分析显示,分布于不同族群的南门峡裂腹鱼亚科鱼类之间存在较大的碱基差异(平均为7.42%),显示出种间差异水平,表明分布于南门峡河流的裂腹鱼亚科鱼类可能是花斑裸鲤和黄河裸裂尻鱼形态相似种的复合体.结合青藏高原隆升所致的气候环境变化和高原北部水系变迁的事件,推断形态趋同进化可能导致了南门峡河流裂腹鱼亚科鱼类形态相似种的共存,而小生境自然选择压力是引发适应性形态趋同进化的主要原因.

青海种子植物特有种及其生态地理分布

主要依据中国科学院西北高原生物研究所青藏高原生物标本馆内所存标本为基础,结合对相关资料的全面收集,整理出青海特有植物82种和37变种,隶属19科54属.文中除了分科、属列出每个种或种下类型在青海境内到县一级的产地、生境和海拔高度等以外,还列出了它们的原始文献和可供引证、查阅的标本号.是研究青海高原植物区系的组成、性质和特点以及发生和演变规律等方面问题的基础资料.

高寒草甸退化对鹅绒委陵菜克隆生长特征的影响

为了揭示高寒草甸典型匍匐茎克隆植物对不同生境的生态适应对策，验证生境适应假说，并为高寒草地的退化演替机理研究提供依据，以调查统计和比较样地法研究了江河源区高寒草甸退化对鹅绒委陵菜克隆生长特征的影响。研究表明，重度退化草甸的植物群落结构、功能以及土壤特征发生了明显的变化，继而对鹅绒委陵菜无性系的克隆生长行为和形态特性产生了影响。高寒草甸退化后鹅绒委陵菜的匍匐茎增多，分支强度加大。退化草甸内鹅绒委陵菜的基株高度小于未退化草甸，根长大于未退化草甸，基株的叶片数目问没有明显差别。退化草甸的分株高度显著小于未退化草甸，而分株叶数大于未退化草甸，根长小于未退化革甸且差异不显著。未退化草甸内鹅绒委陵菜无性系的问隔子长度、粗度和匍匐茎长度大于退化草甸，间隔子平均数目少于退化草甸，差异都不显著。随着鹅绒委陵菜无性系匍匐茎数目的增加，不论重度退化草甸与未退化草甸，用于鹅绒委陵菜克隆繁殖的能量投资也逐渐增加。鹅绒委陵菜在未退化草甸用于克隆繁殖的能量投资比例高于退化草甸，其中未退化草甸内鹅绒委陵菜基株的干重占无性系总生物量的比例略低于退化草甸，分株和匍匐茎的干重占无性系总生物量的比例高于退化草甸。高寒草甸退化对鹅绒委陵菜克隆生长特征的这些影响，与植物群落结构和功能的变化导致生境变异密切相关，是其对高寒草甸退化导致的资源和生境差异的反应，也是对资源利用达到的最合理状态，是一种选择适应的结果，有利于克隆繁殖潜力的发挥。同时为生境适应假说提供了又一例证。

江河源区人工草地群落特征、多样性及其稳定性分析

对江河源区人工草地群落特征、多样性及其稳定性的研究结果表明,不同处理草地植物群落的物种丰富度、多样性、均匀度指数因时间和空间的变化而有明显的差异,群落演替从5龄到6龄,各群落丰富度和多样性指数增加,生物生产量降低,群落相似性系数增大.5龄老芒麦+早熟禾混播人工草地(LP5)群落的地上生物量最高(379.6 g/m2),老芒麦单播(ES5)居中(323.4 g/m2),对照组(CKF5和CK5)最低(124.3和118.6 g/m2).6龄植物群落地上生物量依次为原生植被+封育(VP6,310.1 g/m2)>老芒麦+早熟禾混播(LP6,216.3 g/m2)>老芒麦单播(ES6,190.8 g/m2)>对照(CK6,88.7 g/m2).群落间相似性系数的变化说明,单播(ES)与混播(LP)人工草地群落有趋同演化的趋势.人工草地群落随着结构的复杂化,与对照群落间的相似性提高,说明群落处于退化演替阶段,物种丰富度和多样性增大,群落稳定性提高.

Stability of alpine meadow ecosystem on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau

The meadow ecosystem on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau is considered to be sensitive to climate change. An understanding of the alpine meadow ecosystem is therefore important for predicting the response of ecosystems to climate change. In this study, we use the coefficients of variation (Cv) and stability (E) obtained from the Haibei Alpine Meadow Ecosystem Research Station to characterize the ecosystem stability. The results suggest that the net primary production of the alpine meadow ecosystem was more stable (Cv = 13.18%) than annual precipitation (Cv = 16.55%) and annual mean air temperature (Cv= 28.82%). The net primary production was insensitive to either the precipitation (E = 0.0782) or air temperature (E = 0.1113). In summary, the alpine meadow ecosystem on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau is much stable. Comparison of alpine meadow ecosystem stability with other five natural grassland ecosystems in Israel and southern African indicates that the alpine meadow ecosystem on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau is the most stable ecosystem. The alpine meadow ecosystem with relatively simple structure has high stability, which indicates that community stability is not only correlated with biodiversity and community complicity but also with environmental stability. An average oscillation cycles of 3-4 years existed in annual precipitation, annual mean air temperature, net primary production and the population size of consumers at the Haibei natural ecosystem. The high stability of the alpine meadow ecosystem may be resulting also from the adaptation of the ecosystem to the alpine environment.

An application of the analytic hierarchy process and fuzzy logic inference in a decision support system for forage selection

Forage selection plays a prominent role in the process of returning cultivated lands back into grasslands. The conventional method of selecting forage species can only provide attempts for problem-solving without considering the relationships among the decision factors globally. Therefore, this study is dedicated to developing a decision support system to help farmers correctly select suitable forage species for the target sites. After collecting data through a field study, we developed this decision support system. It consists of three steps: (1) the analytic hierarchy process (AHP), (2) weights determination, and (3) decision making. In the first step, six factors influencing forage growth were selected by reviewing the related references and by interviewing experts. Then a fuzzy matrix was devised to determine the weight of each factor in the second step. Finally, a gradual alternative decision support system was created to help farmers choose suitable forage species for their lands in the third step. The results showed that the AHP and fuzzy logic are useful for forage selection decision making, and the proposed system can provide accurate results in a certain area (Gansu Province) of China.

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