河南省畜禽养殖粪便年排放量估算

基于河南省2008年畜牧业统计年报数据和各种估算参数,估算了河南省2008年主要畜禽粪便排放总量及其有机质、氮、磷、钾含量。结果表明,河南省2008年主要畜禽粪便排放总量为18329.5万t,尿排放总量为9790.8万t,折算成氮169.84万t、磷96.33万t、钾142.93万t。不同畜禽中,生猪的畜禽粪便排放量最高,占河南省排放总量的39.5%;其次为肉牛,占排放总量的27.0%。尿的排放总量构成中,生猪的排放量最高,占总量的83.4%;其次为肉牛,占11.6%。不同地市中以驻马店的畜禽粪便排放总量最高,其次是南阳、周口、商丘和开封,5市的总和接近河南省粪便排放总量的一半。河南省畜禽粪便农用地的平均负荷高达40.79t·hm-2,远远超过了全国平均负荷4.19t·hm-2,说明河南省农村生态环境面临着畜禽养殖污染的巨大生态压力。     

Nakdong estuary barrage and reclamation project: Preliminary results of the botanical,macrozoobenthic and ornithological studies

The Nakdong Estuary Barrage and Reclamation Project has been investigated by studies on the vegetation, macrozoobenthos and birds in the Nakdong river delta, Republic of Korea. This study deals with the preliminary results, obtained during October to November 1983, while the environmental impacts of the barrage were being discussed.The total biomass of Scirpus triqueter, the estuary's most important foodplant for waterfowl (mainly for swans), was assessed at approximately 38·3 tonnes dry wt. Of this amount only the roots and rhizomes (9·6 tonnes dry wt) are expected to be consumed by birds. Aquatic weeds in the nearby fresh Jukrim branch provided another food source (5·8 tonnes dry wt).The wintering waterfowl also used other feeding areas such as farmland and freshwater impoundments—almost all herbivorous birds participated in nightly feeding migrations.At 12 stations, spread over 20·5 km² of intertidal flats of the estuary, a total of 40 macrozoobenthic species were found. Crustaceans dominated with 19 species, while molluscs and polychaetes were represented by 11 and 10 species, respectively. For all stations together an average biomass of 14·6 g ash-free dry wt (ADW) m⁻² (range 3·1–51·9 g) was calculated, dominated by molluscs with 9·5 g, while the share of crustaceans and polychaetes was only 2·9 g and 2·2 g, respectively. In terms of weight, the bivalve Corbicula japonica was dominant with an average of 4·4 g ADW m⁻².During three censuses 10 000 waders and 25 000 to 30 000 waterfowl were counted. Among them were two species not recorded before in Korea: the ruff and the canvasback. Of all nonpasserines the wigeon (with a peak of 6800) and the dunlin (with a peak of 9100) were most numerous, while the ducks proved to be the most dominant (64%) group of birds.In the beginning of October the wader density in the estuary amounted to 5·2 birds ha⁻¹ intertidal area exposed at low tide.     

Editorial

Skadar Lake, a large, shallow, subtropical lake on the Albanian frontier in south-western Yugoslavia, supports a commercial fishery which annually yields nearly a thousand metric tons. Examination of catch statistics plus documentation of increasing effort during 1947 through 1973 reveals a declining catch per unit of effort. Water quality has not changed since 1952. However, changes in gear, effort, and exploitation have apparently caused major shifts in species composition and size of the catch. Rapid technological changes in gear coupled with potential environmental degradation may lead to decreased stocks and over-exploitation. Only by instituting a comprehensive management programme, within the context of international cooperation and sound ecological information, can a high sustained yield be maintained and over-exploitation of commercially important fish stocks in Skadar Lake be presented.     

Restoration of Plant and Animal Communities in a Sanitary Landfill: A 10‐year Case Study in Hong Kong

This study was conducted in the South East New Territories landfill in Hong Kong, with the objectives to (i) investigate the plant and animal communities' establishment and performance within 10 years after restoration and (ii) provide important information on pioneer plants species selection recommendations for restoring sanitary landfills. The studying sites were re‐vegetated in 2003, with 14 pioneer plant species, including Acacia auriculiformis, A. confusa and Schefflera heptaphylla, planted. In total, four permanent quadrats (10 m × 10 m) were used for monitoring at three restored sites (sites E, N and S) and the control site C. The soil properties and plant and animal communities inside plots were investigated annually in summer and winter between 2003 and 2014. The similarity of plant and animal communities between the restored and control sites was compared using Jaccard's index. Ten years after restoration, animal and plant communities were gradually established at all sites. No animal was introduced into the restored sites in 2003; however, there were 29, 31 and 44 animal species recorded at sites E, N and S, respectively, between 2003 and 2012. Within the studying period, 38 plant species (trees: 52·63%, shrub: 21·05%, herbs: 23·68% and climber: 2·63%) were recorded in all sites and 17 (36·84%) of them were self‐seeding. Exotic species, such as those from the family Acacia and Mimosaceae, were dominant at all restored sites, which implies that exotic species are more competitive and suitable to be used as pioneer species in sanitary landfill restoration. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Use of water boatmen (Corixidae) in the classification of lakes

Data populations of Corixidae in 55 water bodies are considered. There is a significant correlation (p0·07 ? <0·001) between the distribution of each of six species of Corixidae and the conductivity of water bodies. Similarly, two species show significant correlations (p 0·07 ? <0·001) with a function of lake area and shape. There is also a significant correlation (p <0·001) between conductivity and bicarbonate ion-chloride ion ratios. It is argued that corixid populations may give an indication of the nature of water bodies and provide a valuable means of comparison for both investigation and conservation. A quantitative method of data treatment is described which facilitates comparison.     

Observations on two narrowly endemic plants, Moehringia minutiflora bornm. and silene viscoriopsis bornm., from prilep,Yugoslavia

Silene viscariopsis and Moehringia minutiflora are Yugoslav endemic plants of very restricted distribution. The habitat of both species at their locus classicus, Markova Kula near Prilep, is described. The two species are dissimilar ecologically, S. viscariopsis being a plant of unshaded grassland on north-facing slopes whereas M. minutiflora is restricted to heavily shaded areas under granite rock formations. M. minutiflora was found in almost all suitable localities investigated at Markova Kula whereas S. viscariopsis is confined to two small colonies in spite of the presence of apparently similar grassland elsewhere on the hill. The possible effects of past changes in the vegetation of Markova Kula on both species are discussed and their present status is assessed. The habitat of S. viscariopsis makes it much more vulnerable than M. minutiflora to changes in land use.     

A Mass Balance Mercury Budget for a Mine-Dominated Lake: Clear Lake, California

The Sulphur Bank Mercury Mine (SBMM), active intermittently from 1873–1957 and now a USEPA Superfund site, was previously estimated to have contributed at least 100 metric tons (10⁵ kg) of mercury (Hg) into the Clear Lake aquatic ecosystem. We have confirmed this minimum estimate. To better quantify the contribution of the mine in relation to other sources of Hg loading into Clear Lake and provide data that might help reduce that loading, we analyzed Inputs and Outputs of Hg to Clear Lake and Storage of Hg in lakebed sediments using a mass balance approach. We evaluated Inputs from (1) wet and dry atmospheric deposition from both global/regional and local sources, (2) watershed tributaries, (3) groundwater inflows, (4) lakebed springs and (5) the mine. Outputs were quantified from (1) efflux (volatilization) of Hg from the lake surface to the atmosphere, (2) municipal and agricultural water diversions, (3) losses from out-flowing drainage of Cache Creek that feeds into the California Central Valley and (4) biotic Hg removal by humans and wildlife. Storage estimates include (1) sediment burial from historic and prehistoric periods (over the past 150–3,000 years) from sediment cores to ca. 2.5m depth dated using dichloro diphenyl dichloroethane (DDD), ²¹⁰Pb and ¹⁴C and (2) recent Hg deposition in surficial sediments. Surficial sediments collected in October 2003 (11 years after mine site remediation) indicate no reduction (but a possible increase) in sediment Hg concentrations over that time and suggest that remediation has not significantly reduced overall Hg loading to the lake. Currently, the mine is believed to contribute ca. 322–331 kg of Hg annually to Clear Lake, which represents ca. 86–99% of the total Hg loading to the lake. We estimate that natural sedimentation would cover the existing contaminated sediments within ca. 150–300 years.     

A comparison of foliage use and tree height selection by birds in unlogged and logged mixed-coniferous forest

Tree height selection and use of the available foliage by birds were examined in two mixed-coniferous forests in the White Mountains, Arizona, USA, during 1973 and 1974. A comparison of avian habitat use between a natural forest and one which had recently undergone a moderately heavy overstory removal form of timber harvesting, revealed that in both areas tall and moderately tall trees were preferred. Comparisons were made for the composite avian community and, in particular, for the yellow-bellied sapsucker Sphyrapicus varius, mountain chickadee Parus gambeli, ruby-crowned kinglet Regulus calendula, yellow-rumped warbler Dendroica coronata, and dark-eyed (= grey-headed) junco Junco hyemalis caniceps. Taller trees provided substantially more foliage and substrate for nesting and foraging than did shorter ones.Foliage use by birds in the unharvested plot suggested that foliage was being used in approximately the proportion in which it was available. This was not true in the modified plot where quaking aspen Populus tremuloides—the only tree species not logged—comprised 53·1% of the total available foliage volume. The biggest discrepancy between bird use and foliage volume occurred between 9 and 21 m from the ground. Within this height interval aspen represented 63·8% of the total volume. The subsequently derived bird use curve reflected the reduced desirability of aspen for most avian species.     

An Assessment of Mercury in the Form of Amalgam in Dental Wastewater in the United States

An assessment was conducted of the discharge from dental facilities of mercury in the form of amalgam to surface waters in the United States. Two pathways were examined – effluent from publicly owned treatment works (POTWs) and air emissions from sewage sludge incinerators (SSIs). The annual use of mercury in the form of amalgam in the U.S. is approximately 35.2 tons (31.9 metric tons). It was estimated that 29.7 tons (26.9 metric tons) of mercury in the form of amalgam are annually discharged to the internal wastewater systems of dental facilities during amalgam placements and removals. Based on the partial capture of this amalgam in conventional chair-side traps and vacuum filters, the discharge of mercury in the form of amalgam from dental facilities to POTWs was estimated to be 6.5 tons (5.9 metric tons). The discharge of mercury to surface water via POTW effluents and SSI emissions was estimated to total approximately 0.4 tons (0.4 metric tons). A cost-effectiveness analysis determined that the annual cost to the dental industry to reduce mercury discharges through the use of amalgam separators would range from 380 millionto 1.14 billion per ton.     

Woodland structure,destruction and conservation in the Copperbelt area of Zambia

Between 1937 and 1983 a total of 391 400 ha of woodland, representing 51% of the 768 900 ha in the Zambia Copperbelt, had been deforested for industrial and household woodfuel. This has occurred in spite of a forest reservation programme that increased the area in forest reserves from 31 707 ha in 1942 to 252 715 ha in 1965. Between 1965 and 1980 the reserved forests were reduced to 246 930 ha and since then the area has remained static. The rapidly growing demand for charcoal by the increasing urban population, and the growing problem of acid dust and rain pollution from copper smelters, pose serious threats to forest conservation in this industrial region of Zambia. Current forest conservation is restricted to the establishment of exotic forest plantations and recently deforested areas are left to regenerate naturally.Forest destruction and conservation in the Copperbelt area were studied and the structure of old-growth and coppice woodland stands at 9 and 14 sites, respectively, investigated during 1982–1984. The Copperbelt vegetation is dominated by Brachystegia-Julbernardia woodland. Mean species diversity of 24·40·1 ha⁻¹ in coppice stands was higher than that of 18·9 found in old-growth stands. Stem density in coppice was 3·3 times that observed in old-growth woodlands. The majority of species (over 50%) in both old-growth and coppice were represented by less than 11 stems per sampling plot. Mean basal area at breast height in coppice aged 19–23 years was 14·33 m², which was 95% of the mean basal area of 15·15 m² found in old-growth woodlands.     

Crustacean plankton in northeastern Ontario lakes subjected to acidic deposition

During the summer of 1981, crustacean plankton was sampled in 249 northeastern Ontario lakes, including a large proportion of acidic lakes. Species cluster analysis showed that a major species group containing B. longirostris, D. minutus, H. gibberum, and M. edax was common to most lakes. Two species subgroups most associated with more productive waters (D. retrocurva, D. oregonensis, T. p. mexicanus, and Diaphanosoma sp.) and less productive waters (D. longiremis, C. scutifer, D. g. mendotae, C. b. thomasi, E. longispina, and E. lacustris) in the study area were identified. Acidic lakes were characterized by reduced numbers of species related to declines in the importance of cyclopoids, Daphnidae, L. kindtii and E. lacustris and high relative abundance of D. minutus. Stepwise multiple linear regression of physico-chemical lake characteristics against percent composition of individual species failed to explain much of the variation in species proportions. However, variables related to lake thermal structure were most frequently the primary correlates with species proportions in near-neutral lakes while in acidic lakes the best statistical predictors of species percent composition were most often variables directly related to lake acidity.     

Recovery from acidification in Lake Örvattnet,Sweden

Lake Örvattnet has been monitored extensively for both chemical and biological variables since 1967. The lake acidified during the 1960's and pH was mostly below 5 throughout the 1970's. Due to the acidification, peat moss (Sphagnum spp.) expanded over the lake bottom and the only surviving fish species was perch (Perca fluviatilis), but it experienced reproduction problems. In the mid 1980's, the Sphagnum cover collapsed, and by 1989 it had almost disappeared. There has been a clear recovery of the perch population. Recovery of the lake is also recorded by diatom assemblages in the lake sediment. Diatom-inferred pH increased from 4.7 to 4.9. The development of measured lake-water pH is unclear, but acid episodes in spring have become less severe. By 1993, atmospheric sulphate deposition had decreased by 30–40% in this area of Sweden compared to the late 1960's. Lake-water sulphate concentrations have decreased by ～30% since the 1960's. Nitrogen deposition has increased over the last decades, but is not yet contributing to lake acidification. No major land-use changes have occurred and changes in hydrology cannot explain the observed changes in chemistry and biology. We ascribe the recent recovery in the lake to reduced deposition of sulphate. In conclusion, Lake Örvattnet has begun to recover from acidification.     

Conservation of amenity trees in the Lothian Region of Scotland

Amenity trees, defined as all trees excluding those in Forestry Commission and grant-aided woodlands, worked coppice, commercial orchards and hardy-stock nurseries, were surveyed in the Lothian Region between 1972 and 1975. The Region (c. 188,000 ha or 1,877 km²) was stratified into three land categories-(i) burghs (Scottish equivalent of English boroughs), (ii) lowland rural and (iii) upland rural, parts of at least 10% of the 1 km squares (vide Ordnance Survey maps) of each land category being surveyed; the surveyed squares were selected randomly.Numbers of trees per ha ranged from 59 in burghs to 43 and 24 in lowland and upland (above 150m) rural areas respectively. In total there were 6·7 ± 1·9 million amenity trees in the Region divided as follows: 1·4 ± 0·4, 3·2 ± 0·9 and 2·1 ± 0·6 millions between the burghs and lowland and upland rural areas respectively; c. 1·0 m of the 1·4 million trees in burghs were located in Edinburgh. Approximately 70% of trees were deciduous with a larger proportion of conifers in upland areas than elsewhere; sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus L.), hawthorn (Crataegus spp.) and Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) were the commonest of 76 species or generic groupings recorded, accounting for 11·6, 11·1 and 10·5% respectively of the regional total. Birch (Betula spp.) was the commonest deciduous tree in upland areas where ash (Fraxinus excelsior L.) and beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) were more abundant than sycamore. In the burghs wych elm (Ulmus glabra Huds.) was more numerous than hawthorn and less than sycamore. Trees in Edinburgh differed greatly from those in the smaller towns (burghs) with more rural atmospheres, where sycamore, wych elm, hawthorn, elder and birch contrasted with apple, lilac, flowering cherry, sycamore and rowan occurring abundantly in Edinburgh.Excluding Edinburgh, over 50% of the Region's trees were identified in broadleaved (26·7%), coniferous (21·4%) and mixed (13·6%) woodlands, with 12·0% and 8·1% occurring in shelterbelts and hedgerows respectively; gardens and parks, of all sorts, only accounted for 4·5% and 1·1% respectively.Size class distribution ssuggest that there are sufficient developing saplings to maintain the existing number of mature trees but that wych elm (Ulmus glabra Huds.), unless devastated by Dutch elm disease, sycamore and ash are likely to increase at the expense of oak (Quercus spp.), lime (Tilia spp.), Scots pine and beech. In some situations, however, the resourse seems to be seriously deficient in saplings, e.g. oaks in parks.     

Populations of inshore serranids across the Canarian Archipelago: Relationships with human pressure and implications for conservation

We investigated spatio-temporal variability in the abundances and biomasses of four species of inshore serranids (the dusky grouper Ephinephelus marginatus, the island grouper Mycteroperca fusca, the painted comber Serranus scriba, and the blacktail comber S. atricauda) throughout the Canarian Archipelago (central-east Atlantic Ocean) with underwater visual transects. By means of a multiscaled sampling design spanning three orders of magnitude of spatial variability (from 10 s of meters among replicated 100 m² transects to 100 s of kilometres among islands) and four sampling periods, we related differences in the distributions of serranids to differences in the degree of human pressure, such as fishing intensity and human population. Differences in human pressure among islands provide the most parsimonious explanation for many of the consistent inter-island differences in the abundance and biomass of the analyzed species. Larger-bodied serranids (E. marginatus and M. fusca) are more vulnerable than the smaller species (S. scriba and S. atricauda). In fact, the larger, more vulnerable species have been almost completely extirpated from the most intensely fished islands. Our results show that the larger groupers have been overexploited throughout the Canary Islands, and highlight the urgent need for stringent management measures and better control of littoral reef fish resources.     

Phytosociology of Sinharaja—A contribution to rain forest conservation in Sri Lanka

The structure and floristic composition of the vegetation over 30 cm girth at breast height (gbh) in five relatively undisturbed forest sites, each 5 ha in extent, in the Sinharaja International Man and Biosphere rain forest reserve investigated reveal a similarity in their (a) mean density of individuals (594–769) per ha, (b) basal area (36·0–41·6 m²) per ha and vertical distribution of individuals. The 17 427 individuals enumerated were identified into 211 species, 119 genera and 43 families. Contribution of endemic species to density, basal area and floristic richness in terms of total species complement ranged between 75–93%, 87–93% and 64–75% respectively.Clusiaceae [Improtance Value Index (IVI) = 27·3–78·1] and Dipterocarpaceae (IVI = 39·9–50·3) were the two most dominant families in this forest. Based on height attained by mature individuals of a species, 59 canopy, 49 subcanopy and 103 understorey tree species were discerned. In all except sample site 2, Garcinia hermonii (Clusiaceae) followed by Xylopia championii (Annonaceae) dominated the understorey tree stratum, but in the subcanopy and canopy the dominants were more diverse.Of the 211 species recorded, 40% had population densities of 10 individuals or less per 25 ha and 43% were restricted either to one or two sites sampled. These species, particularly the endemics among them, may be considered vulnerable species and further encroachments into the reserve will jeopardise their survival. Even for those endemics once widespread in the lowland wet zone of the island, Sinharaja has now become the last refugium as most of their habitats have been modified, leaving a mere 9% of the wet zone land area under natural forest cover. This too, is fragmented and inadequately protected. Conserving Sinharaja in its entirety is therefore all the more important and is highlighted in this phytosociological survey.     

Does Biochar Improve Establishment of Tree Seedlings in Saline Sodic Soils?

Reforestation of saline sodic soil is increasingly undertaken as a means of reclaiming otherwise unproductive agricultural land. Currently, restoration of degraded land is limited to species with high tolerances of salinity. Biochar application has the potential to improve physical, biological and chemical properties of these soils to allow establishment of a wider range of plants. In a glasshouse trial, we applied biochar made from Acacia pycnantha (5 Mg ha⁻¹) or no biochar to either a low (EC_e 4·75 dS m⁻¹, ESP 6·9), a moderate (EC_e 27·6 dS m⁻¹, ESP 29·3) or a high (EC_e 49·4 dS m⁻¹, ESP 45·1) saline sodic soil. The regional common reforestation species Eucalyptus viminalis and Acacia mearnsii were planted as tubestock in to the soils. Early establishment indicators, including growth, plant condition and nutrition, were assessed at the end of a simulated growing season, 108 days after biochar application. Application of biochar increased height, and decreased root : shoot and the concentration of Mn, N and S in plants of E. viminalis when grown in the highly saline sodic soil. Biochar application increased the concentration of B in leaves of E. viminalis and increased the concentration of P, K and S in leaves of A. mearnsii when grown in the low saline sodic soil. The results confirm that there is potential for biochar to assist in reforestation of saline sodic soils. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

14C-labelled material leached from the rhizosphere of plants supplied continuously with 14CO2

¹⁴C, supplied continuously to plant tops as ¹⁴CO₂, was recovered in water-soluble organic material when pots with wheat, clover or ryegrass growing in a podzolic sand were leached with distilled water at weekly intervals. Leachates and root-free soil contained, respectively, 0·15–0·3 and 2·7–5·4% of the total ¹⁴C activity recovered after 8 weeks growth. Plant derived C represented 0·8–1·3% of the total organic C in root-free soils.Water-soluble organic C decreased in successive leachings to reach a steady value, approximately 20 μgC/ml for all treatments. Labelled C represented 14·4–19·5% of this value. Total organic C recovered in the leachates accounted for ca. 0·5% of the soil C, for all treatments. Approximately 15% of the labelled material in the final leachates behaved as neutral sugar, the remainder occurring in a charged complex. A membrane filter (M.Wt. cut-off ~ 10³) retained >60% of the radioactivity.     

施磷对麦/玉/豆套作体系土壤磷素变化的影响

小麦/玉米/大豆带状套作是四川省丘陵低山区主要旱地作物生产体系,了解该体系磷养分变化对优化磷肥管理和促进可持续生产有重要意义。本研究通过连续3年(2011—2013年)田间定位试验,设置P0、P1、P2、P3和P4共5个磷(P2O5)水平(玉米带分别为0 kg·hm-2、37.5 kg·hm-2、75 kg·hm-2、112.5 kg·hm-2、150 kg·hm-2,小麦-大豆带分别为0 kg·hm-2、45 kg·hm-2、90 kg·hm-2、135 kg·hm-2、180 kg·hm-2),探讨该体系中土壤全磷、速效磷、水溶性磷的变化规律和速效磷的年际变化。结果表明:在麦/玉/豆套作体系中施磷165 kg(P2O5)·hm-2(玉米带75 kg·hm-2,小麦-大豆带90 kg·hm-2),可以满足体系作物对磷的需求,基本达到磷的表观平衡,维持土壤速效磷含量在20 mg·kg-1左右。3年后5个磷水平下体系耕层土壤(0~20 cm)全磷变化量分别为-0.024 g·kg-1·a-1、-0.016 g·kg-1·a-1、0.016 g·kg-1·a-1、0.11 g·kg-1·a-1、0.15 g·kg-1·a-1,速效磷变化量依次为-1.2 mg·kg-1·a-1、-0.9 mg·kg-1·a-1、0.2 mg·kg-1·a-1、2.0 mg·kg-1·a-1和2.7 mg·kg-1·a-1。通过线性平台函数的模拟,该体系中玉米、小麦、大豆产量的土壤速效磷临界值分别为16.5 mg·kg-1、12.6 mg·kg-1和8.8 mg·kg-1。当土壤全磷含量低于0.55 g·kg-1时,土壤全磷每增加0.1 g·kg-1,土壤速效磷增加1.70 mg·kg-1;当土壤全磷大于0.55 g·kg-1,全磷每增加0.1 g·kg-1,土壤速效磷增加6.49 mg·kg-1。当土壤速效磷含量在40 mg·kg-1以下时,速效磷每增加1 mg·kg-1,水溶性磷增加0.017 mg·kg-1。综上,在麦/玉/豆体系磷肥管理中应该维持土壤全磷含量低于0.55 g·kg-1,同时速效磷含量在20 mg·kg-1左右,这样既可以保证作物产量和系统生产力又不会产生较大的环境威胁。     

Food and feeding behaviour of the little bee-eater Merops pusillus in relation to tsetse fly control by insecticides

The little bee-eater Merops pusillus feeds close to the ground as a ‘flycatcher’, returning to a perch after each feeding attempt. Food remains from nine localities in west, central and southern Africa showed that the diet in the breeding season consists of a wide variety of insects 4·5–35 mm long. 57% were Hymenoptera, mainly Apoidea, and the remainder mostly Coleoptera, Diptera and Odonata. Observations in an area sprayed for tsetse fly control suggest that the species could be used as an indicator of the effects of pesticide applications on day-flying insects.     

Cadmium Accumulation and Translocation in Four Emergent Wetland Species

Emergent wetland plant species may exhibit different capacity for phytoremediation when used in constructed wetlands. To evaluate cadmium (Cd) remediation capacity of four emergent wetland species [Baumea juncea (R.Br.) Palla, Baumea articulata (R.Br.) S.T. Blake, Schoenoplectus validus (M.Vahl) A. & D.Löve, and Juncus subsecundus N.A. Wakef.], a glasshouse experiment was conducted in hydroponics to investigate the effects of Cd (0, 5, 10, and 20 mg L^?1) on plant growth and Cd uptake and translocation as well as uptake of other nutrients after 14 days. The relative growth rates of the three species changed little in various Cd treatments, but was severely inhibited for B. juncea at 20 mg Cd per liter treatment. Hence, the Cd tolerance index (root length in Cd treatment vs. control) was significantly lower in B. juncea compared to other species. Among the species, the highest concentration of Cd was in the roots of J. subsecundus, followed by S. validus, B. articulata, and B. juncea, while the lowest concentration of Cd was in the S. validus shoots. Of all the species, J. subsecundus had the highest bioconcentration factor (BCF) in shoots, whereas S. validus and B. juncea had the lowest BCF in rhizomes and roots, respectively. The translocation factor was significantly lower in S. validus compared to the other species. J. subsecundus had a higher Cd accumulation rate than the other species regardless of the Cd supply. The lowest allocation of Cd in shoots was recorded for S. validus and in roots for B. juncea. The concentrations of other elements (P, S, Ca, Fe, Cu, and Zn) in shoots decreased with Cd additions, but the interactions between Cd and other elements in roots varied with the different species. These results indicate that the four wetland species have good tolerance to Cd stress (except B. juncea at high Cd exposure), varying in Cd accumulation and translocation in tissues. These properties need to be taken into account when selecting species for wetlands constructed for phytoremediation.