The rates of soil N mineralization at soil depths of 0-15, 15-30, 30-45 and45-60 cm and moisture regimes were measured at three sand-fixation plantations of Pinus sylvestrisvar. mongolica by laboratory aerobic incubat...The rates of soil N mineralization at soil depths of 0-15, 15-30, 30-45 and45-60 cm and moisture regimes were measured at three sand-fixation plantations of Pinus sylvestrisvar. mongolica by laboratory aerobic incubation method. The results showed that average rates ofsoil net N-mineralization across soil depth varied from 1.06 to 7.52 mg · kg^(-1)·month^(-1) atsoil depths from 0 to 60 cm. Statistical analyses indicated that the effects of different soildepths, moistures and their interactions on net N-mineralization rates were significant (P < 0.05).The net N-mineralization rates significantly decreased with increasing soil depths and at depth 0-15cm accounted for 60.52% of that at depth of 0-60 cm. There was no difference in soil netN-mineralization rates between half and fully-saturated water treatments, however these rates weresubstantially higher than that without water treatment (P < 0.05). The factors influencing Nmineralization process have to be studied further in these semiarid pine ecosystems.展开更多
Aiming for the restoration of degraded ecosystems, many ecological engineering projects have been implemented around the world. This study investigates the ecological engineering project effectiveness on vegetation re...Aiming for the restoration of degraded ecosystems, many ecological engineering projects have been implemented around the world. This study investigates the ecological engineering project effectiveness on vegetation restoration in the Beijing-Tianjin Sand Source Region(BTSSR) from 2000 to 2010 based on the rain use efficiency(RUE) trend in relation to the land cover. More than half of the BTSSR experienced a vegetation productivity increase from 2000 to 2010, with the increasing intensity being sensitive to the indicators chosen. A clear tendency towards smaller increasing areas was shown when using the net primary productivity(NPP, 51.30%) instead of the accumulated normalized difference vegetation index(59.30%). The short-term variation in the precipitation and intra-seasonal precipitation distribution had a great impact on the remote sensing-based vegetation productivity. However, the residual trends method(RESTREND) effectively eliminated this correlation, while incorporating the variance and skewness of the precipitation distribution increased the models′ ability to explain the vegetation productivity variation. The RUE combined with land cover dynamics was valid for the effectiveness assessment of the ecological engineering projects on vegetation restoration. Particularly, the result based on growing season accumulated normalized difference vegetation index(ΣNDVI) residuals was the most effective, showing that 47.39% of the BTSSR experienced vegetation restoration from 2000 to 2010. The effectiveness of the ecological engineering projects differed for each subarea and was proportional to the strength of ecological engineering. The water erosion region dominated by woodland showed the best restoration, followed by the wind-water erosion crisscross regions, while the wind erosion regions dominated by grassland showed the worst effect. Seriously degraded regions still cover more area in the BTSSR than restored regions. Therefore, more future effort should be put in restoring degraded land.展开更多
The historical biogeography ofphlebotomine sand fly taxa Hertigia, Warileya, Phlebotomus （Idiophlebotomus）, R （Spelaeophlebotomus）, P. （Anaphlebotomus）, and P. （Euphlebotomus） and the Phlebotomus （Euphleboto...The historical biogeography ofphlebotomine sand fly taxa Hertigia, Warileya, Phlebotomus （Idiophlebotomus）, R （Spelaeophlebotomus）, P. （Anaphlebotomus）, and P. （Euphlebotomus） and the Phlebotomus （Euphlebotomus） argentipes species complex was investigated using phylogenetic inference from comparative genital morphology, distribution of ancestral taxa, fossil evidence and geological age. Idiophlebotomus and Euphlebotomus occur in the Oriental region with one species from northeast Australia, whereas Anaphlebotomus occurs both in the Afro-tropical and Oriental regions. These disjunct distribution patterns across the Oriental region and the present day distribution are likely to be vicariance due to break of Gondwanaland. Fossil records, extant taxa distribution, phylogenetic analysis of the Old World Phlebotominae and paleogeography suggest that ancestors ofldiophlebotomus and Euphlebotomus originated apparently in the Cimmerian continent of northern margin of Gondwanaland in the early Permian （290 million years ago, MYA） and subsequently radiated in the Mesozoic by tectonic vicariance. The Phlebotomus argentipes species complex occurs in the South and South-east Asian countries and transmits the protozoan parasite Leishmania donovani that causes visceral leishmaniasis （Kala-azar） in India, Bangladesh and Nepal. The phylogeography ofP. argentipes was caused through vicariance followed by dispersal events from 50 MYA （the Eocene） until the Recent era.展开更多
The Sahelian region of Mali is one of the areas seriously affected by sandy desertification in the world. Widely distributed aeolian sand lays a material basis for the development of sandy desertification. Aeolian san...The Sahelian region of Mali is one of the areas seriously affected by sandy desertification in the world. Widely distributed aeolian sand lays a material basis for the development of sandy desertification. Aeolian sand in the region is dominated by fine sand, followed by very fine sand. Sand materials contained in various sand dunes are different in grain size to a certain extent and the mineral compositions of dune sand are dominated by stable and extreme stable minerals, with high stability and maturity. Aeolian sand in the region mainly comes from the reactivation of ancient sand dunes, the transportation of recent runing water and the sand supply of dry lakes and arroyos. Since the Pliocene this region has experienced four major evolution periods of aelian sand, namely from the Pliocene to the early Quaternary, last glacial period, the Holocene and present.展开更多
Background:Visceral leishmaniasis(VL)was one of the most important parasitic diseases in China,caused by Leishmania protozoans and transmitted by sand flies.Recently VL cases have reappeared in China,including the ext...Background:Visceral leishmaniasis(VL)was one of the most important parasitic diseases in China,caused by Leishmania protozoans and transmitted by sand flies.Recently VL cases have reappeared in China,including the extension region of the Loess Plateau.The purpose of this study was to collect fundamental data on the host-vector VL system in the Loess Plateau to assist in the development of prevention and control measures.Methods:Sand flies were collected by light traps from rural areas in Shanxian,Henan,China in 2015,as well as in Wuxiang and Yangquan,Shanxi,China in 2017.The blood sources of sand flies were analyzed by PCR detecting the host-specific mitochondrial cytochrome b(mtDNA cyt b)gene fragments.Leishmania infection in sand flies was detected by amplifying and sequencing ribosomal DNA internal transcribed spacer 1(ITS1).The Leishmania specific antibodies in the sera of local dogs were detected by ELISA kit.Results:Blood sources showed diversity in the extension region of the Loess Plateau,including human,chicken,dog,cattle,pig and goat.Multiple blood sources within a sand fly were observed in samples from Yangquan(17/118,14.4%)and Wuxiang(12/108,11.1%).Leishmania DNA was detected in sand flies collected from Yangquan with minimum infection rate of 1.00%.The ITS1 sequences were conserved with the Leishmania donowni complex.The positive rate of Leishmania specific antibodies in dogs was 5.97%.Conclusions:This study detected the blood sources and Leishmania parasites infection of sand flies by molecular methods in the extension region of Loess Plateau,China.A high epidemic risk of leishmaniasis is currently indicated by the results as the infection of Leishmania in sand flies,the extensive blood sources of sand flies including humans,and positive antibody of Leishmania in local dog sera.Given the recent increase of VL cases,asymptomatic patients,dogs and other potential infected animals should be screened and treated.Furthermore,the density of sand flies needs to be controlled and personal protection should 展开更多
基金This paper was supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (30471377), the Chinese Academy of Sciences (Knowledge Innovation Project KZCX3-SW-418), and the Institute of Applied Ecology of Chinese Academy of Sciences (SLYQY0409).
文摘The rates of soil N mineralization at soil depths of 0-15, 15-30, 30-45 and45-60 cm and moisture regimes were measured at three sand-fixation plantations of Pinus sylvestrisvar. mongolica by laboratory aerobic incubation method. The results showed that average rates ofsoil net N-mineralization across soil depth varied from 1.06 to 7.52 mg · kg^(-1)·month^(-1) atsoil depths from 0 to 60 cm. Statistical analyses indicated that the effects of different soildepths, moistures and their interactions on net N-mineralization rates were significant (P < 0.05).The net N-mineralization rates significantly decreased with increasing soil depths and at depth 0-15cm accounted for 60.52% of that at depth of 0-60 cm. There was no difference in soil netN-mineralization rates between half and fully-saturated water treatments, however these rates weresubstantially higher than that without water treatment (P < 0.05). The factors influencing Nmineralization process have to be studied further in these semiarid pine ecosystems.
基金Under the auspices of National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.41571421)National Science and Technology Major Project of China(No.21-Y30B05-9001-13/15)
文摘Aiming for the restoration of degraded ecosystems, many ecological engineering projects have been implemented around the world. This study investigates the ecological engineering project effectiveness on vegetation restoration in the Beijing-Tianjin Sand Source Region(BTSSR) from 2000 to 2010 based on the rain use efficiency(RUE) trend in relation to the land cover. More than half of the BTSSR experienced a vegetation productivity increase from 2000 to 2010, with the increasing intensity being sensitive to the indicators chosen. A clear tendency towards smaller increasing areas was shown when using the net primary productivity(NPP, 51.30%) instead of the accumulated normalized difference vegetation index(59.30%). The short-term variation in the precipitation and intra-seasonal precipitation distribution had a great impact on the remote sensing-based vegetation productivity. However, the residual trends method(RESTREND) effectively eliminated this correlation, while incorporating the variance and skewness of the precipitation distribution increased the models′ ability to explain the vegetation productivity variation. The RUE combined with land cover dynamics was valid for the effectiveness assessment of the ecological engineering projects on vegetation restoration. Particularly, the result based on growing season accumulated normalized difference vegetation index(ΣNDVI) residuals was the most effective, showing that 47.39% of the BTSSR experienced vegetation restoration from 2000 to 2010. The effectiveness of the ecological engineering projects differed for each subarea and was proportional to the strength of ecological engineering. The water erosion region dominated by woodland showed the best restoration, followed by the wind-water erosion crisscross regions, while the wind erosion regions dominated by grassland showed the worst effect. Seriously degraded regions still cover more area in the BTSSR than restored regions. Therefore, more future effort should be put in restoring degraded land.
文摘The historical biogeography ofphlebotomine sand fly taxa Hertigia, Warileya, Phlebotomus （Idiophlebotomus）, R （Spelaeophlebotomus）, P. （Anaphlebotomus）, and P. （Euphlebotomus） and the Phlebotomus （Euphlebotomus） argentipes species complex was investigated using phylogenetic inference from comparative genital morphology, distribution of ancestral taxa, fossil evidence and geological age. Idiophlebotomus and Euphlebotomus occur in the Oriental region with one species from northeast Australia, whereas Anaphlebotomus occurs both in the Afro-tropical and Oriental regions. These disjunct distribution patterns across the Oriental region and the present day distribution are likely to be vicariance due to break of Gondwanaland. Fossil records, extant taxa distribution, phylogenetic analysis of the Old World Phlebotominae and paleogeography suggest that ancestors ofldiophlebotomus and Euphlebotomus originated apparently in the Cimmerian continent of northern margin of Gondwanaland in the early Permian （290 million years ago, MYA） and subsequently radiated in the Mesozoic by tectonic vicariance. The Phlebotomus argentipes species complex occurs in the South and South-east Asian countries and transmits the protozoan parasite Leishmania donovani that causes visceral leishmaniasis （Kala-azar） in India, Bangladesh and Nepal. The phylogeography ofP. argentipes was caused through vicariance followed by dispersal events from 50 MYA （the Eocene） until the Recent era.
文摘The Sahelian region of Mali is one of the areas seriously affected by sandy desertification in the world. Widely distributed aeolian sand lays a material basis for the development of sandy desertification. Aeolian sand in the region is dominated by fine sand, followed by very fine sand. Sand materials contained in various sand dunes are different in grain size to a certain extent and the mineral compositions of dune sand are dominated by stable and extreme stable minerals, with high stability and maturity. Aeolian sand in the region mainly comes from the reactivation of ancient sand dunes, the transportation of recent runing water and the sand supply of dry lakes and arroyos. Since the Pliocene this region has experienced four major evolution periods of aelian sand, namely from the Pliocene to the early Quaternary, last glacial period, the Holocene and present.
基金This work was supported by National Natural Sciences Foundation of China(No.31970445&81371848)Shanxi Province Science and Technology Department(201803D31205).
文摘Background:Visceral leishmaniasis(VL)was one of the most important parasitic diseases in China,caused by Leishmania protozoans and transmitted by sand flies.Recently VL cases have reappeared in China,including the extension region of the Loess Plateau.The purpose of this study was to collect fundamental data on the host-vector VL system in the Loess Plateau to assist in the development of prevention and control measures.Methods:Sand flies were collected by light traps from rural areas in Shanxian,Henan,China in 2015,as well as in Wuxiang and Yangquan,Shanxi,China in 2017.The blood sources of sand flies were analyzed by PCR detecting the host-specific mitochondrial cytochrome b(mtDNA cyt b)gene fragments.Leishmania infection in sand flies was detected by amplifying and sequencing ribosomal DNA internal transcribed spacer 1(ITS1).The Leishmania specific antibodies in the sera of local dogs were detected by ELISA kit.Results:Blood sources showed diversity in the extension region of the Loess Plateau,including human,chicken,dog,cattle,pig and goat.Multiple blood sources within a sand fly were observed in samples from Yangquan(17/118,14.4%)and Wuxiang(12/108,11.1%).Leishmania DNA was detected in sand flies collected from Yangquan with minimum infection rate of 1.00%.The ITS1 sequences were conserved with the Leishmania donowni complex.The positive rate of Leishmania specific antibodies in dogs was 5.97%.Conclusions:This study detected the blood sources and Leishmania parasites infection of sand flies by molecular methods in the extension region of Loess Plateau,China.A high epidemic risk of leishmaniasis is currently indicated by the results as the infection of Leishmania in sand flies,the extensive blood sources of sand flies including humans,and positive antibody of Leishmania in local dog sera.Given the recent increase of VL cases,asymptomatic patients,dogs and other potential infected animals should be screened and treated.Furthermore,the density of sand flies needs to be controlled and personal protection should
