西安市东郊渭河河漫滩沉积与洪水变化

[目的]通过揭示历史时期洪水的演变,科学地预测洪水的发生,以求减少洪水灾害造成的损失。[方法]通过分析西安市东郊水流村剖面106个样品的粒度组成,研究了西安市渭河近230a来的洪水事件。[结果]剖面厚度约5m,沉积物主要由粗粉砂、极细砂、中砂和粗砂组成,在各层中变化明显,能够指示古洪水的变化。粒度成分和粒度参数指示,研究剖面中的洪水沉积可分为21层,表明西安市渭河近230a来至少发生了21次洪水事件,各阶段的洪水动力大小为:第18阶段17阶段15阶段16,19阶段21阶段4,5阶段3阶段1,2阶段6,7阶段10阶段11阶段8,9阶段13,14阶段12阶段20阶段。在研究剖面发生的21次洪水事件中,除第20次洪水外,其余洪水发生时河漫滩上的洪水深度均大于2m,均为大洪水事件。[结论]洪水沉积层的分布和粒度成分指示,第3,5,7,8次大洪水的发生是由于当年降水量的显著增加造成的,其余次洪水的发生可能是当年降水量增加造成的,也可能是当年降水量没有增加而是由于当年降水量集中造成的。     

近120年来高陵渭河河漫滩沉积物磁化率指示的气候变化

根据史料记载以及高陵渭河河漫滩沉积物共110个样品磁化率、粒度成分的测定分析,研究了近120年来,该地区沉积物在0～4.0 m深度上磁化率变化特征。结果显示,高陵渭河河漫滩磁化率随深度具有高低变化节律,整个剖面分6个阶段,第1,3,5阶段频率磁化率值高,第2,4,6阶段频率磁化率值低;沉积物磁化率与粒度成分有较好的相关性,表现为频率磁化率值低,沉积物粒度成分细,反之则反。磁化率反映了沉积时期水动力强弱变化,第1,3,5阶段对应洪水规模大的时期,指示沉积时水位高,水量大;第2,4,6阶段对应洪水规模小的时期,指示沉积时水位低,水量小。洪水规模的变化间接反映了该地区近120年来气候的波动变化特征。     

泾河泾阳段高河漫滩沉积元素与化合物指示的洪水事件

根据泾阳泾河高漫滩沉积剖面中128个样品的元素、化合物含量与粒度分析,研究了泾阳泾河高漫滩剖面沉积特征与洪水变化.结果表明,元素Ma,Ni,Cu,Zn,Ga,Pb,Ba,Rb,V和化合物Al2O3,Fe2O3,K2O含量在剖面各层中变化明显,分辨率高,能够清晰地指示洪水以及降水量的变化.JYa剖面分为18个沉积层,指示了18次大小不同的洪水和18个降水较多的年份.沉积物粒度细,元素Mn,Ni,Cu,Zn,Ga,Pb,Rb,V和化合物Al2O3Fe2O2,K2O含量高,元素Ba含量低,指示沉积时洪水强度小,洪水水位低,降雨量少.沉积物粒度粗,元素Mn,Ni,Cu,Zn,Ga,Pb,Rb,V和化合物Al2O3,Fe2O3,K2O含量低;元素Ba含量高,指示沉积时洪水强度大,洪水水位高,降雨量多.在这18次洪水事件中,在同一次洪水沉积层内形成了两个以上薄层的元素和化合物含量、粒度成分的微小变化,指示多数期次的洪水发生时期常有两个以上洪峰出现.泾阳泾河高漫滩第14,12,13,8,5,1层洪水沉积反映了泾河泾阳段全流域性的年降水量增加,且年降水量至少达到约800 mm.     

渭河咸阳段近代洪水沉积物粒度特征分析

粒度是沉积物中各种粗细颗粒的机械组成,可以用于洪水沉积环境和物质运动方式的判定.通过对渭河咸阳段河漫滩沉积状况野外调查和53个样品的粒度资料分析,研究了渭河咸阳段的洪水沉积物粒度特征,分析了粒度组成、粒度参数和粒度频率曲线等粒度特征资料.探讨了渭河咸阳段洪水变化和沉积环境.研究结果表明,渭河咸阳段河漫滩北堡子剖面近30 a来洪水沉积厚度为2.6m,主要粒度组成中砂粒级的含量最高,颗粒较粗,分选较差.根据粒度特征资料分析,渭河咸阳段河漫滩沉积物发育较好,变化明显,能够较清楚地指示渭河近30 a来发生的约13次洪水的变化.     

陕北黄土洼淤地坝粗颗粒沉积与暴雨关系探究

对陕西省子洲县黄土洼天然淤地坝洪水沉积剖面进行系统的样品采集、粒度成分和137 Cs含量测定。利用137 Cs断代技术建立研究剖面的年代框架,从而将剖面中存在的粗颗粒沉积与研究区域1954年以来的暴雨资料进行对比分析。结果表明,137 Cs断代技术指示1954年洪水沉积位于剖面深290cm,137 Cs含量峰值指示了1964年的洪水沉积,70cm处的沉积层为1986的洪水沉积;依据137 Cs断代技术建立的地层年代框架,1954年至今剖面中存在20次明显的粗颗粒泥沙沉积层,其与研究流域日降雨量≥50mm的暴雨事件没有显著关系,而与日降雨量≥60mm的暴雨事件具有极好的对应关系,进而提出黄土洼淤地坝粗颗粒沉积层能够指示研究流域内日降雨量≥60mm的暴雨事件。本研究建立了利用粗颗粒泥沙沉积层指示日降雨量≥60mm的暴雨事件的方法,为反演黄土洼淤地坝近440年来日降雨量≥60mm的暴雨事件提供科学依据。     

1953-2010年黄土洼天然淤地坝内洪水沉积物粒度旋回特征

利用¹³⁷Cs断代技术进行沉积物的测年,结合1953年以来的降雨资料,对黄土洼天然聚湫坝淤地的水成沉积物粒度旋回特征进行了分析。结果表明,坝淤地4 m沉积物是在近百年内形成的,物源比较单一,主要为洪水沉积物;降雨是影响沉积物粒度的主要因素;淤地坝内洪水沉积物粒度以粗粉砂为主,中砂含量很少,没有粗砂;沉积物剖面具有良好的沉积层理,剖面粒度旋回至少记录了42次较大的洪水事件,不同期次洪水沉积物之间粒度变化明显,反映了该区近百年内年流域侵蚀和降水量的变化。     

湘江衡阳段河漫滩沉积物粒度特征与历史洪水事件

[目的]分析河漫滩沉积记录的历史时期洪水信息,揭示极端洪水事件和洪水发生规律,为防洪减灾提供指导.[方法]根据湘江河漫滩沉积剖面91个样品的粒度分析,结合AMS 14C精确测年,分析湘江衡阳段河漫滩剖面粒度特征与洪水事件.[结果]①河漫滩沉积物粒度组成以粗粉砂、粗砂、极细砂为主.粒度参数显示,剖面洪水沉积动力较强,分选...     

汉江上游郧县尚家河段全新世古洪水水文学研究

通过对汉江上游实地调查,在郧县尚家河一级阶地前沿发现了含有4个古洪水滞流沉积层的典型全新世黄土一古土壤剖面,对采集的沉积物样品进行磁化率、粒度和烧失量等沉积特征分析,并与现代洪水沉积物特征比较,判定该剖面中的洪水沉积物为典型的古洪水滞流沉积物,记录了汉江上游全新世4期古洪水事件.通过地层对比和OSL测年,确定这4期古洪水事件分别发生在12600-12400 a B.P.,11600-11400 a B.P.,5500-5000 a B.P.和1000-900 a B.P..在确定了古洪水洪峰水位和相关水文参数的基础上,采用比降法恢复了这4期古洪水最大洪峰流量在46 280～63 720m3/s之间,符合流域面积与洪水洪峰流量关系;同时采用相同的河流断面和水文参数,计算了剖面附近的2010年7月18日洪痕流量,与实测流量相比,误差为1.74％,说明古洪水水文参数选择与洪峰流量计算结果是合理的.     

中全新世至西汉时期沁河下游环境变迁浅析

徐堡遗址是豫西北以及晋南地区十分重要的一处龙山时期(5000 4000aBP)城址.对沁河下游地区新石器遗址地貌分布规律、徐堡剖面粒度特征和历史时期沉积速率的研究表明:仰韶文化时期人类居住在青峰岭或者冲积平原的高黄土台地之上,仰韶文化(7 000-5 000 aBP)末期或者龙山文化早期沁河下切,才使得沁河两岸的冲积平原能适合龙山时期的人类在此生产生活.西周时期至西汉时期早期,徐堡剖面沉积稳定,并且据剖面粒度特征推测,徐堡遗址当时是一高河漫滩的地貌位置.西汉末期,徐堡遗址又一次经历了较大洪水的袭扰,洪水漫延超过徐堡城内地面的高度,遗址又再次被弃.西周至西汉时期,沉积速率约为0.1 cm/a,西汉时期沉积速率约为0.2 cm/a,宋代时期的沉积速率约为0.1 cm/a;西汉时期人口规模的扩大和经济活动的频繁以及农业技术的进步,造成黄河流域水土流失严重,徐堡剖面的沉积速率能够很好反映出当时的沉积过程以及沉积特征.     

汉江上游黄坪村段古洪水滞流沉积物研究及意义

古洪水滞流沉积物是古洪水事件的直接产物,蕴含古洪水的重要信息。以汉江上游郧县黄坪村剖面为研究对象,对其粒度、磁化率、烧失量及碳酸钙等进行了分析。结果表明:古洪水滞流沉积物的粒度具有粉砂含量砂级颗粒黏粒含量的特征;磁化率值在78×10-8~81.2×10-8m3kg-1之间;烧失量值较低为23.9~27.7 g kg-1,碳酸钙为2.72%~3.20%。其宏观特征和上述参数与黄土和古土壤有明显的区别。沉积物的粒度组成特征及粒度参数、磁化率、烧失量、碳酸钙等对于鉴别古洪水滞流沉积层有重要的参考价值。     

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,     

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.     

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.     

Properties of anaerobically digested and composted municipal solid waste assessed by linking soil mesofauna dynamics and nitrogen modelling

We have studied the effect of anaerobically digested (ADMSW) and composted municipal solid waste (CMSW) on mineralization and foodweb dynamics to verify the hypothesis that ADMSW would immobilize N right after addition to soil in contrast to addition with CMSW. Another hypothesis was that the mesofauna (enchytraeids and microarthropods) would stimulate N release from the decomposer community. We measured excretion of -N and urea-N from the mesofauna and hypothesized that enchytraeids would release urea. ADMSW and CMSW were amended to pots with sandy loam and barley. The pots were divided into treatments with or without mesofauna. Mesofauna, plant N and biomass, soil N and ergosterol (fungal biomass) were measured over a 113-day period of four equidistant samplings. Soil respiration, N mineralization and N release by the mesofauna were modelled from concurrent studies. ADMSW- and CMSW-treated soils initially (<20 days) immobilized N. The amendments did not increase plant growth substantially, and this was probably due to N-limitation in the early stages of plant growth. Enchytraeid abundance was about three times higher in ADMSW- than CMSW-treated soils, indicating that ADMSW contained more labile compounds, bacteria, and microfauna. The mesofauna did not affect N-content, but the cumulated -N excreted by the mesofauna was estimated to be substantial and about one-fifth of total plant N in ADMSW. An explanation for this discrepancy might be that in the absence of the mesofauna, other members of the detrivore and microbivore community performed the mesofauna’s function. Neither enchytraeids nor microarthropods excreted urea.     

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,     

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,     

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.