Chemical attraction of the eastern yellowjacket,Vespula maculifrons (Hymenoptera: Vespidae)

Summary Workers and queens of the eastern yellowjacket,Vespula maculifrons, are attracted to the artificial long-range attractant pheromone of the predaceous pentatomid,Podisus maculiventris. A 11 mixture of linalool or -terpineol and (E)-2-hexenal is as attractive toV. maculifrons workers as the pheromone.We thank A.S. Menke of the Systematic Entomology Laboratory, USDA, for identifying the yellowjackets. Mention of a company name does not imply endorsement by the US Department of Agriculture.     

南水北调东线工程调水期洪泽湖水质变化规律分析

为了解南水北调东线工程调水期间洪泽湖水质变化,基于2013—2020年洪泽湖调水期水质监测数据,采用Daniel趋势检验分析水质年变化趋势,通过空间插值得出各湖区水质分布规律,并进一步用主成分分析法分析水质主要污染类型。结果表明：2013—2020年洪泽湖调水期水质在合格至轻度污染之间,TP和TN为主要超标因子;时间上水质有变好趋势,空间上过水区水质最差,但有转好趋势,而成子湖区和溧河洼区有所恶化;污染类型以富营养化污染为主,氮磷营养盐影响较大;水质污染以入湖河流输入和建设用地增加人类活动的污染为主要来源,还伴有偶发污染事故;时间上洪泽湖对东线输水的综合水质有改善趋势,建议进一步加强相关污染防治工作,保护洪泽湖水环境,保障南水北调东线工程输水水质安全。     

Critical slope gradient for compulsory abandonment of farmland on the hilly Loess Plateau

Scientific evidence for the upper limit of farmland is proposed. Shallow gully erosion is one of erosion types distributed extensively on sloping farmland in the hilly regions of the Loess Plateau. Field observation and aerial photos interpretation, as well as laboratory experiments show that the shallow gully erosion occurring on the steeper farmland in the hilly regions of the Loess Plateau is an important factor leading to intensive erosion on slope, because of its extensive distribution and intensive runoff collection. The data on the formation, development and distribution of shallow gullies on sloping farmland indicate that critical slope gradient for shallow gully initiation ranges from 15 to 20 degrees with an average of 18.2 degrees. Therefore, it is suggested that critical slope gradient for compulsory abandonment of farmland on the hilly Loess Plateau should be kept within the critical slope gradient for shallow gully initiation to prevent shallow gully formation in order to control soil loss more effectively. But as the first step, the cultivation on the slopes with slope larger than 25 degrees where the maximum erosion occurs should be strictly forbidden.     

Discovery of eclogite at northern margin of Qaidam Basin, NW China

Eclogite was first discovered at the northern margin of the Qaidam Basin in this study. It occurs as pods in the gneiss sequence of Middle to Upper Proterozoic age and is mainly composed of garnet, omphacite, phengite and rutile. The garnets contain 44%-62% of almandine, 15%-33% of grossular and 12%-30% of pyrope molecules, and the omphacites contain 40%-46% of jadeite. Applying garnet_clinopyroxene thermometry and jadeite geobarometry, the peak conditions of eclogite facies metamorphism occurred at about (722±123)℃ and at the pressure of up to c. 22 ×10 8 Pa.     

New evidence for the Qinghai-Xizang (Tibet) Plateau as a pilot region of climatic fluctuation in China

Over 40 a observed temperature data in 172 stations in China and historical proxy data were analyzed. Evidence suggested that during 1980–1994, the warmest year appeared first in southeastern part of the Qinghai-Xizang (Tibet) Plateau (henceforth SETP) and then gradually spread northwards and eastwards to eastern China. The climatic change on century time scale in recent 600 a shows 3 relatively warm and clod stages in China. Each warm and cold stage appeared first in Tibet Plateau (henceforth TP) and then in the Qilian Mountains, then in the eastern parts of China. The warm and cold stages in TP were 10–60 a earlier than in the eastern China. The facts show that TP is a pilot region of climatic fluctuation in China on the time scale shorter than 10³a.     

藏兽医方药选辑(一)

译者整理藏兽医方剂48个,这些方剂是以藏文写成,译者在整理时译成汉文,其中大部分取材于已故著名藏兽医专家若尔盖·尼玛生前所著的《藏族民间常见畜病诊治》一书,某些方剂经著者临床验证确有疗效,可供进一步发掘,整理和研究藏兽医药学遗产参考。     

西藏唐卡艺术--访著名藏族唐卡画家丹巴绕旦

丹巴热单教授是西藏大学艺术学院美术系藏族传统美术专业硕士研究生导师。他是在绘画世家成长起来的名藏族画家。他的爷爷是十三世达赖喇嘛的宫廷画师，曾承担布达拉宫的多处壁画和罗布林卡坚塞颇章所有壁画的绘制工作，颇有名气。教授的父亲是当时噶厦政府的官方设计师，罗布林卡新宫的金质宝座、十三世达赖喇嘛的灵塔装饰和面值一百与二十五圆的藏纸币等都是他的设计作品。相信读阅读完此访谈录后对丹巴热单教授及西藏传统美术会有个大致的了解。     

两种贮藏温度及药剂处理对藏茵陈种子活力的影响

将川西獐牙菜,椭圆叶花锚,抱茎獐牙菜种子贮存在(18±5℃)和(0～4℃)下18个月。用0 2%CaCl2和2%KNO3溶液浸泡24h,进行电导率、TTC还原量及发芽率测定,结果表明:①两种温度下贮存的种子,除电导率差异极显著外(P<0 01),其余各项指标均不显著(P>0 05);②经药剂处理的种子具有较高的发芽率;两种药剂以0 2%CaCl2效果较好,发芽率平均提高20%;③同一温度贮存的川西獐牙菜和椭圆叶花锚种子,经药剂处理后的电导率极显著高于对照(P<0 01),药剂处理后TTC还原量差异不显著(P>0 05)。     

基于GIS的陇中黄土高原潜在生态环境评价研究

利用Arc／Info提供的主成分分析方法对陇中黄土高原潜在生态环境进行评价．首先选取对潜在生态环境影响较大的指标构建数字生态环境模型，然后对二级指标体系进行主成分分析，获得一级指标指数，最后对一级指标体系进行主成分分析，获得潜在生态环境评价指数．主要目的在于提供一种生态环境评价方法．     

Lightning activity on the central Tibetan Plateau and its response to convective available potential energy

Lightning flash activities on the central Tibetan Plateau have been studied by using the satellite-based Lightning Imaging Sensor(LIS)database from January 1998 to July 2002.The lightning activity shows a clear diurnal variation on the central Plateau.The peak lightning activity appears at about 17:00 which is 3 h earlier than that in Jingxhou,Hubei in the same latitude belt nearby,indicating that the lightning activity is a sensitive indicator of solar heating on the Plateau.The lightning discharge is weaker on the Plateau than Jingzhou.Hubei and other low-altitude continental regions because of the lower convective available potential energy(CAPE)on the Plateau.The CAPE on the Plateau is 12 times lower than that in Jingzhou,Hubei,and 20 times lower than that in the sea-level region,such as Guangzhou and Florida.However,the sensitivity of lightning activity to CAPE changes on the Plateau is up to 30 times more sensitive than other prominent low-altitude regions.