干旱区受损植被生态恢复需水量——以新疆哈巴河县平原区为例

[目的]分析干旱区受损植被恢复过程中生态需水量,为生态恢复不同阶段所需水资源量及水资源优化配置提供科学依据。[方法]基于1990,2000,2010,2015,2020年Landsat系列影像,采用遥感技术,结合改进的彭曼公式法,对新疆哈巴河县平原区植被耗水量时空演变特征及生态恢复需水量进行了定量研究。[结果](1)1990—2020年天然植被平均耗水量为7.55×10⁸ m³,以3.60×10⁷ m³/5 a的速率减小,与之对应的是天然植被面积以17.36 km²/a的速率减小,植被覆盖度从高植被覆盖度向中植被覆盖度转化,生态受损严重。(2)区域内植被耗水量时空分布均存在较大差异：空间上高值主要分布于哈巴河流域,别列则克河流域植被耗水量整体偏低;时间上年际变化以2000年植被耗水量为最高,年内植被耗水量则主要集中在生长中期。(3)绿洲区生态恢复需水量如下：维持现状(2020年)生态需水量为4.62×10⁸ m³,恢复到1990—20...     

祁连山国家公园产水量时空变化及驱动因素分析

为准确表征祁连山国家公园产水量时空差异性，探究产水量影响因素和驱动机制。基于降水量、参考作物蒸散量、土壤深度、根系深度和土地利用类型等参数，利用InVEST模型可视化祁连山国家公园1990—2018年产水量时空格局，使用地理探测器并结合情景模拟方法，评估和量化气候、土地利用、植被、地形等因子对祁连山国家公园产水量空间异质性和产水量变化的影响。结果表明：(1)1990—2018年研究区产水量以0.56×10⁸ m³/a的速度显著增加，在空间上呈自西向东递增趋势；(2)耕地和林地产水深度最大，未利用土地和草地是研究区产水量的主要贡献者，且产水深度高值区位于3 200～4 600 m高海拔处；(3)降水量是产水量空间异质性的第一驱动因素，与实际蒸散量以及土地利用类型的交互作用占主导地位；(4)1990—2018年，气候变化是产水量变化的主要驱动因子，对总产水量影响为正向作用，其次为土地利用变化，主要影响产水量变化的空间分布，对总产水量影响不大。研究成果可进一步为祁连山国家公园水资源管理和可持续发展提供基础理论依据。     

基于PLUS-InVEST模型的福建省土地利用变化与碳储量评估

[目的]福建省森林覆盖率高达66.8%,是我国森林覆盖率排名第1的省份。探讨福建省土地利用变化对碳储量时空变化的影响是探寻社会发展和生态保护平衡点的理论基础。[方法]基于PLUS模型和InVEST模型碳储量模块,揭示2000—2020年全省碳储量时空变化特征与土地利用类型之间的关系,并从自然发展、生态保护和城镇发展3种情景预测2020—2030年福建省碳储量时空变化。[结果] 2000年、2010年和2020年研究区的总碳储量分别为214.77×10⁷,214.51×10⁷,212.93×10⁷ t,呈逐年下降趋势。人类活动对土地的开发和改造是导致碳储量变化的主导因素,大面积的耕地和林地转变为建设用地是导致碳储量降低的直接原因。预测结果认为,与2020年相比,2030年自然发展、生态保护和城镇发展情景下碳储量分别减少1.47×10⁷ t,增加0.17×10⁷ t,减少1.85×10⁷ t。生态保护情景是唯一逆转碳储量下降的发展情景,该情景与2020年相比,...     

西北干旱区不同土地利用情景下的碳储量及碳源/汇变化模拟与预估

[目的]研究中国西北干旱区2000—2020年以及未来2100年不同发展情景下的土地利用变化,分析土地利用变化引起的碳储量、碳源/汇变化,以期为区域土地优化管理及碳汇增加和环境保护提供参考。[方法]基于2000—2020年土地利用数据,采用FLUS模型模拟未来2100年土地利用情景;采用修正后的碳密度、土地利用数据,运用InVEST模型carbon子模块估算并分析2000—2020年及未来2100年不同土地利用情景下的区域生态系统碳储量、碳源/汇及变化。[结果](1)2000—2020年西北干旱区耕地、草地和建设用地面积持续增加,林地、水域和未利用地面积减少,21 a间全区域碳储量增长了1.60×10⁸ t,其中植被碳储总量增加2.89×10⁵ t,土壤碳储总量增加1.60×10⁸ t。(2)与2020年相比,2100年自然发展情景、耕地保护情景和生态保护情景下碳储量分别增加了6.37×10⁸,7.78×10⁸,8.49×10⁸ t,耕地、生态保护情景下碳...     

基于PLUS和InVEST模型的安徽省碳储量演化分析与预测

为探讨安徽省土地利用变化对碳储量的影响，揭示碳储量时空演化特征和未来变化趋势，通过耦合InVEST模型碳储存模块和PLUS模型，分析1990—2018年安徽省土地利用类型和碳储量时空演化特征，并从自然发展和生态保护情景预测2034年、2050年安徽省碳储量变化趋势。结果表明：安徽省1990年、2000年、2010年、2018年的碳储量分别为1 218.37×10⁶,1 215.65×10⁶,1 211.39×10⁶,1 206.18×10⁶ t,呈现逐年减少趋势，主要由于耕地、林地被侵占。此外，省内土地利用类型空间差异显著，碳储量整体表现为“皖南较高、皖北皖中较低”的空间分布特征。不同情景预测表明，自然发展情景下，安徽省2034年和2050年的碳储量分别为1 197.93×10⁶,1 196.08×10⁶ t;生态保护情景下，其碳储量分别为1 202.89×10⁶,1 200.37×10⁶ t。与自然发展情景相比...     

长株潭城市群土地利用碳排放与生态系统服务价值时空关系分析

在“双碳”目标和保护生态环境的双重约束下，研究土地利用变化引起的碳排放与生态系统服务价值之间的交互关系对促进碳中和目标实现与区域高质量发展具有重要意义。选取长株潭城市群主城区为研究对象，以2000—2020年5期土地利用、能源消耗和社会经济等数据为基础，综合运用网格分析法和双变量空间自相关模型探索土地利用碳排放与生态系统服务价值的时空演变特征及交互作用规律。结果表明：(1)2000—2020年各土地利用类型间发生不同程度的转移，其中，耕地与林地分别减少392.77,268.10 km²,建设用地增加661.80 km²。(2)2000—2020年长株潭城市群的净碳排放量为正，整体表现为碳排放，且净碳排放量显著增加，由1 099.84×10⁴ t增长到4 109.21×10⁴ t;碳排放强度呈现中心高、边缘低的空间分布特征。(3)ESV缓慢降低，由392.06×10⁸元下降到292.86×10⁸元，下降幅度为5.34%;ESV强度整体呈现湘江流域高、周边区域...     

2000-2020年淮南矿区土地利用变化对碳源/碳汇时空格局的影响

[目的]分析淮南矿区2000—2020年土地利用碳源/碳汇时空格局分布特征,为淮南市国土空间规划及未来低碳调控政策制定提供依据。[方法]以淮南矿区为研究对象,选取2000,2010,2020年3期土地利用数据,以格网尺度量化不同土地利用变化发展阶段下碳源/碳汇/碳排放的时空格局,基于冷热点分析碳源/碳汇/碳排放的空间格局。[结果](1)2000—2020年,土地利用类型由单一用地为主转换多种土地利用类型同时发生,其中,建设用地面积增大,导致碳源效应增强,碳汇效应相对减弱,碳排放量持续增加,碳源年增加量为2.76×10⁶ t,碳汇年增加量仅为130 t,碳排放年增加量为2.76×10⁶ t;(2)碳源和碳排放空间分布特征基本一致,中部建成区和西北矿区是碳源和碳排放的主要集中区,碳汇主要聚集在东部、西部边缘区和西部部分矿区;(3)中部建成区是碳源和碳排放的显著热点、热点区域,以显著热点变化特征为主;显著冷点和冷点主要分布在研究区东部、西部边缘区域和西北部分矿区。[结论]淮南矿区的碳减排和低碳效应需要着重关注北部大面积的平原耕地区域,控制该区域矿区...     

基于PLUS-InVEST模型的安徽省碳储量时空变化预测

[目的]分析安徽省2000年以来碳储量的时空变化及空间分布特征,为未来该区土地管理决策和生态系统碳库管理提供有效指导。[方法]以安徽省为例,基于2000,2005,2010,2015,2020年5期土地利用数据,采用PLUS模型模拟2030,2040年不同情景下土地利用格局,并运用InVEST模型定量评估不同情景下陆地生态系统碳储量的空间变化。[结果](1)2000—2020年安徽省约有8.03%土地发生了转移,耕地与建设用地之间的转化是该省土地利用变化的主要特征。(2)2000—2020年陆地生态系统碳储量总体呈下降趋势,下降了1.01×10⁸ t。空间格局上呈现“南高北低”的特征,碳密度高值区主要分布在皖南、皖西山区。(3)2020—2040年自然发展情景下碳储量下降趋势明显,耕地保护情景下降速度有所减缓,生态保护情景下碳储量明显增加,增量为3.07×10⁷ t。[结论]实施生态保护政策能够有效提高区域生态系统碳储量,增强生态系统服务功能。未来在进行土地利用管理决策时应统筹考虑生态保护和耕地保护,促进区域生态系统良性可持续发展。     

黑河流域水资源供需平衡与配置研究

水资源合理配置是水资源高效利用的重要手段,同时是水资源可持续利用的核心问题。针对黑河流域水资源利用现状与存在的问题,运用系统分析理论与方法,对黑河流域水资源需求、供水能力、水资源配置与供需平衡进行了分析与讨论。结果表明:在50%保证率下,黑河流域2015年、2020年和2030年需水量分别为3.271×10⁹ m³,3.041×10⁹ m³和3.071×10⁹ m³,供水量分别为2.841×10⁹ m³,2.972×10⁹ m³和3.033×10⁹ m³,缺水量分别为4.30×10⁸ m³,0.69×10⁸ m³和0.38×10⁸ m³,缺水率分别为13.15%,2.27%和1.24%。针对流域水资源现状,应采取提高工业用水重复利用率、调整农业种植结构、大力发展高效节水技术等措施。继续加强流域水资源高效管理,改善流域生态环境,提高流域内水资源可持续利用能力。     

1990—2020年淮河生态经济带耕地资源分布变化特征与驱动机制

探索淮河生态经济带耕地资源分布变化特征,可为保护耕地、保障国家粮食安全提供规划和决策依据。基于1990—2020年遥感影像数据,利用空间探索、统计分析等方法,揭示该区域耕地资源在过去30年的时空分布变化及其驱动机制,并进一步对2030年土地利用进行情景预测。结果表明：1)淮河生态经济带土地利用结构以耕地为主,平均占比为68.70%;近30年来研究区耕地面积剧烈缩减8.63×10⁵ hm²,年均减少2.88×10⁴ hm²,其中旱地减少占耕地总减少量的81.69%;耕地的流失主要在于建设用地的侵占。2)耕地资源具有明显的集聚特征,以淮河为分界线集聚分布,呈现“东南水田、西北旱地”的典型分布特征。3)耕地资源分布变化的主导驱动因子包括农业机械化水平、粮食产量、人口等社会驱动力;生态驱动力各要素对耕地资源变化的驱动力则相对较为稳定。4)自然发展情景下,2030年耕地面积持续减少110 011 hm²,在积极的耕地保护情景下,耕地面积将显著增加529 309 hm²     

低氮和干旱胁迫对富士和秦冠生长及氮素利用的影响

【目的】以富士（Fuji）、 秦冠（Qinguan）嫁接在平邑甜茶（Malus hupehensis Rehd.）上的当年生盆栽苗为试验材料,采用砂培方法,研究了缺氮胁迫和干旱对富士和秦冠生长情况、 光合参数、 植株各部位氮磷钾含量及氮素利用效率的影响,分析比较了低氮干旱条件下富士和秦冠生长及氮素利用的差异,以期为果树生产高效肥水利用提供理论指导。【方法】试验共设四个处理: 正常氮正常水（ZZ）、 低氮正常水（DZ）、 正常氮干旱（ZG）、 低氮干旱（DG）。氮素和水分均设置两个水平,分别为正常氮（6 mmol/L NO-3-N）、 低氮（0.3 mmol/LNO-3-N）、 正常供水（保持盆中砂子相对含水量为饱和含水量的80%~85%）、 干旱处理（保持盆中砂子相对含水量为饱和含水量的60%~65%）。【结果】富士和秦冠的生物量（茎和叶）、 株高茎粗等生长指标以及光合速率、 气孔导度、 蒸腾速率均为正常氮正常水（ZZ）＞低氮正常水（DZ）＞正常氮干旱（ZG）＞低氮干旱（DG）,并且相对应处理下秦冠的以上指标均高于富士;正常供水下,缺氮处理使富士、 秦冠的根冠比比正常氮处理均有所增加,富士提高了2.05%,秦冠提高了22.40%。富士和秦冠的氮、 磷、 钾含量均表现出正常氮正常水（ZZ）＞低氮正常水（DZ）＞正常氮干旱（ZG）＞低氮干旱（DG）; 氮、 钾元素含量在植株各部位的分布顺序依次是叶＞根＞茎,磷元素则是根＞叶＞茎;光合氮素利用效率（PNUE）和氮素利用效率表现为秦冠处理之间差异极显著,富士处理之间差异不显著;秦冠的PNUE和NUE明显高于富士,在低氮正常水（DZ）处理下,秦冠氮肥利用率比富士高42.07%,在低氮干旱（DG）处理下高64.14%;低氮胁迫下富士和秦冠的NUE显著提高,并且秦冠提高的幅度高于富士。【结论】施用氮肥能够显著提高富士与秦冠的干物质量,同等水肥条件下,秦冠生长优于富士;水分亏缺会减少叶片对氮的吸收,干旱条件下适度增施氮肥,可提高果树的抗旱能力;低氮干旱胁迫下秦冠的生长指标、 光合指标及氮素利用效率指标均优于富士,表现出较强的抗低氮干旱胁迫的能力。     

Pasture Vegetation Elemental Analysis by Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy

Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) is a new technique for the analysis of plant material. This study investigates the application of LIBS to pasture-based plant samples. The LIBS measurements were obtained from pelletized pasture samples (100 samples) that had been also analyzed by inductively coupled plasma–optical emission spectroscopy (ICP-OES) following microwave digestion for calibration and comparison purposes. Comparisons for elements sodium (Na), potassium (K), magnesium (Mg), calcium (Ca), manganese (Mn), iron (Fe), copper (Cu), zinc (Zn), boron (B), phosphorus (P), and sulfur (S) showed that LIBS could be used for almost all the standard profile total elements with concentrations down to low mg/kg levels (observed error of Na: 0.024 percent, K: 0.18 percent, Mg: 0.016 percent, Ca: 0.073 percent, P: 0.017 percent, Mn: 31 mg/kg, Fe: 150 mg/kg, Zn: 6.6 mg/kg, and B: 1.1 mg/kg). Elemental analysis at less than mg/kg levels was not possible using LIBS. The elements S and Cu were particularly difficult to analyze with reliability using LIBS at the concentration levels found in the plant samples. Replacing microwave digestion and subsequent ICP analysis with a direct analysis of dried plant samples using LIBS has the potential to improve the productivity and reduce the cost of testing.     

Faculty positions:Center for Agricultural Resources Research,Chinese Academy of Sciences

正The Center for Agricultural Resources Research(CARR),the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology(IGDB),Chinese Academy of Sciences,invites applicants for several research group leader positions.CARR is one of the research organizations in Chinese Academy of Sciences(CAS).We seek nominations and applications from individuals who have expertise and a record of accomplishment in research areas related to ecology,agro-hydrology,     

Macroinvertebrates in North American tallgrass prairie soils: effects of fire, mowing, and fertilization on density and biomass

The responses of tallgrass prairie plant communities and ecosystem processes to fire and grazing are well characterized. However, responses of invertebrate consumer groups, and particularly soil-dwelling organisms, to these disturbances are not well known. At Konza Prairie Biological Station, we sampled soil macroinvertebrates in 1994 and 1999 as part of a long-term experiment designed to examine the effects and interactions of annual fire, mowing, and fertilization (N and P) on prairie soil communities and processes. For nearly all taxa, in both years, responses were characterized by significant treatment interactions, but some general patterns were evident. Introduced European earthworms (Aporrectodea spp. and Octolasion spp.) were most abundant in plots where fire was excluded, and the proportion of the total earthworm community consisting of introduced earthworms was greater in unburned, unmowed, and fertilized plots. Nymphs of two Cicada genera were collected (Cicadetta spp. and Tibicen spp.). Cicadetta nymphs were more abundant in burned plots, but mowing reduced their abundance. Tibicen nymphs were collected almost exclusively from unburned plots. Treatment effects on herbivorous beetle larvae (Scarabaeidae, Elateridae, and Curculionidae) were variable, but nutrient additions (N or P) usually resulted in greater densities, whereas mowing usually resulted in lower densities. Our results suggest that departures from historical disturbance regimes (i.e. frequent fire and grazing) may render soils more susceptible to increased numbers of European earthworms, and that interactions between fire, aboveground biomass removal, and vegetation responses affect the structure and composition of invertebrate communities in tallgrass prairie soils.     

Variation in quality parameters between and within 14 Nordic tree fruit and berry species

Abstract

A 3-year study was carried out to investigate quality parameters in 14 tree fruit and berry species grown in southern Norway. The species were blueberry, apple, aronia, sour cherry, sweet cherry, red raspberry, strawberry, blackcurrant, gooseberry, red currant and elderberry, harvested along with wild bilberry, cloudberry and lingonberry. Significant differences between species were identified for all quality parameters. The coefficient of variation between species was lowest for pH (12.5%), dry matter (18.9%) and soluble solids (25.3%), followed by titratable acids (59.3%), total phenolics (83.8%), antioxidant capacity FRAP (85.7%) and antiradical power by the DPPH-assay (97.8%), total monomeric anthocyanins (132%) and ascorbic acid (137%). Average coefficient of variation within species were lower and ranged from 4 (pH) to 62% (ascorbic acid). Only the FRAP values were significantly affected by harvesting year with lower levels in 2004 than in 2005 and 2006. There were significant interactions between species and harvesting year for dry matter, soluble solids, pH, ascorbic acid and FRAP. The results indicate generic ranges in composition within species independent upon growing location and climate, and the composition of the tree fruits and berries is not likely to deviate from these ranges. It is concluded that desirable composition of tree fruits and berries and their products should primarily be achieved by selection among species rather than searching fors broadened variation within individual species.     

Potassium Fixation and Release Characteristics in Rhizosphere and Nonrhizosphere Soils for a Rapeseed–Rice Cropping Sequence

Potassium (K) fixation and release in soil are important factors in the long-term sustainability of a cropping system. Changes in K concentration and characteristics of K fixation and release in rhizosphere and nonrhizosphere soils in the rapeseed (Brassica napus L.)–rice (Oryza sativa L.) rotation were investigated using a rhizobox system. The concentrations of different forms of K in both rhizosphere and nonrhizosphere soils decreased with plants compared to without plants, regardless of K fertilizer application. Potassium uptake by crops mainly came from the rhizosphere soil. In the treatment without K fertilizer (–K), the main form of K supplied by the soil to the crops was 1.0 mol L^?1 nitric acid (HNO₃) nonextractable K, followed by nonexchangeable K, and then exchangeable K. In the treatment with K fertilizer (+K), the main K forms supplied by the soil to the crops were exchangeable K and nonexchangeable K. The amount and rate of K fixation after one cycle of the rapeseed–rice rotation was greater in rhizosphere soil than in nonrhizosphere soil. The amount and rate of K fixation of soil in the +K treatment were significantly less than in the –K treatment. The cumulative amounts of K released with 1.0 mol L^?1 ammonium acetate (NH₄OAc) and 1.0 mol L^?1 HNO₃ extraction increased with the increasing numbers of extractions, but the K-releasing power of soil by successive extraction decreased gradually and finally became almost constant. The release of K was less in rhizosphere soil than in nonrhizosphere soil. The release of K in the +K treatment was similar to that in the –K treatment in rhizosphere soil, but the K release in nonrhizosphere soil was greater with the +K than the –K treatment. Overall, the information obtained in this study will be helpful in formulating more precise K fertilizer recommendations for certain soils.     

Electron donor and pH relationships for biologically enhanced dissolution of chlorinated solvent DNAPL in groundwater

Biologically enhanced dissolution offers a method to speed removal of chlorinated solvent dense non-aqueous-phase liquid (DNAPL) sources such as tetrachloroethene (PCE) and trichoroethene (TCE) from aquifers. Bioremediation is accomplished by adding an electron donor to the source zone where fermentation to intermediates leading to acetic acid and hydrogen results. The hydrogen and possibly acetic acid are used by dehalogenating bacteria to convert PCE and TCE to ethene and hydrochloric acid. Reductive dehalogenation is thus an acid forming process, and sufficient alkalinity must be present to maintain a near neutral pH. The bicarbonate alkalinity required to maintain pH above 6.5 is a function of the electron donor: 800 mg/L of bicarbonate alkalinity is sufficient to achieve about 1.2 mM TCE dechlorination with glucose, 1.7 mM with lactate, and a much higher 3.3 mM with formate. Laboratory studies indicate that in mixed culture, formate can be used as an electron donor for complete conversion to ethene, contrary to pure cultures studies indicating it cannot. Various strategies can be used to add electron donor to an aquifer for DNAPL dehalogenation while minimizing pH problems and excessive electron donor usage, including use of injection-extraction wells, dual recirculation wells, and nested injection-extraction wells.     

Biodiversity and ecogeography of wild Lactuca spp. in some European countries

Staff members of the Department of Botany of Palacký University in Olomouc and Gene Bank Department – Workplace Olomouc, Research Institute of Crop Production in Prague, Czech Republic, conducted an expedition in seven European countries (Austria, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Switzerland) in August/September 1999 to collect wild Lactuca spp. germplasm and study its geographic distribution, ecology and biodiversity. During the mission, more than 600 locations were visited resulting in the collection of 602 seed samples (accessions) of wild Lactuca species and 13 seed samples of related genera (Chondrilla and Mycelis). Lactuca serriola f. serriola, L. serriola f. integrifolia, L. saligna and L. viminea subsp. chondrilliflora were prevalent in southern Europe (Italy, France), however, only L. serriola was common in central and western Europe (Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Netherlands, Switzerland). The greatest diversity of Lactuca species was found in France, where also the most seed samples (165) were collected. The most characteristic habitats with a high density of Lactuca spp. populations were observed along roads and highways, grassy ditches, ruderal communities, and dust-heaps. Natural infections by powdery mildew (Erysiphe cichoracearum) and downy mildew (Bremia lactucae) on some wild Lactuca spp. were observed. Recent observations concerning the geographic distribution, population structure, habitats, and natural occurrence of diseases of Lactuca spp. are discussed. This assemblage of genetic resources of Lactuca spp. can serve as the basis of future studies of species diversification, spatial population structure, plant microevolution, domestication processes, and genetic variability of host-parasite interactions.     

Increase in auxiliary photoprotective photosynthetic pigments in wheat seedlings induced by Azospirillum brasilense

Inoculation of wheat seedlings with the plant growth-promoting bacterium Azospirillum brasilense Cd was immobilized in alginate microbeads and, without applying any stress, significantly increased the quantity of several photosynthetic pigments, such as chlorophyll a, chlorophyll b, and the auxiliary photoprotective pigments violaxanthin, zeaxanthin, antheroxanthin, lutein, neoxanthin, and β-carotene. This resulted in greener plants with no apparent visible stress. After monitoring the quantity of photosynthetic pigments for 4 weeks, we observed that inoculated plants had higher quantities of pigments in shoot and stem. The greatest difference in the quantity of all pigments between inoculated and noninoculated plants occurred in the first week of growth. Regardless of treatment, the quantity of pigments in stems was three to four times less than the quantity of these pigments in shoots. Application of Azospirillum, either as liquid inoculant or as alginate microbeads, did not alter the positive effect of the bacteria on pigment production or the positive response of the plants towards A. brasilense Cd inoculation.     

In-situ enrichment and analysis of atrazine-degrading microbial communities using atrazine-containing porous beads

We examined the community composition of microbes that colonized atrazine-containing beads buried in agricultural soils that differed in atrazine treatment history. Bacterial abundance was 5-40-fold greater in atrazine-fortified beads. In beads containing 20 mg atrazine kg⁻¹ buried in soil with a history of atrazine application (conditioned soil), the abundance of Actinobacteria increased approximately 80-fold whereas in control soil, Actinobacteria were enriched only 10-fold and the gamma-Proteobacteria and Planctomycetes increased by 60- and 25-fold, respectively. The gamma-Proteobacteria were enriched by 120- and 230-fold in beads containing 200 mg atrazine kg⁻¹ in conditioned and control soil, respectively. The results demonstrate that BioSep^® beads are a suitable matrix for recruiting a diverse subset of the bacterial community involved in atrazine degradation.