Fine root dynamics, coarse root biomass, root distribution, and soil respiration in a multispecies riparian buffer in Central Iowa, USA

By influencing belowground processes, streamside vegetation affects soil processes important to surface water quality. We conducted this study to compare root distributions and dynamics, and total soil respiration among six sites comprising an agricultural buffer system: poplar (Populus × euroamericana‘ Eugenei), switchgrass, cool-season pasture grasses, corn (Zea mays L.), and soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merr.). The dynamics of fine (0--2 mm) and small roots (2--5 mm) were assessed by sequentially collecting 35 cm deep, 5.4 cm diameter cores from April through November. Coarse roots were described by excavating 1 × 1 × 2 m pits and collecting all roots in 20 cm depth increments. Root distributions within the soil profile were determined by counting roots that intersected the walls of the excavated pits. Soil respiration was measured monthly from July to October using the soda-lime technique. Over the sampling period, live fine-root biomass in the top 35 cm of soil averaged over 6 Mg ha^-1 for the cool-season grass, poplar, and switchgrass sites while root biomass in the crop fields was < 2.3 Mg ha^-1 at its maximum. Roots of trees, cool-season grasses, and switchgrass extended to more than 1.5 m in depth, with switchgrass roots being more widely distributed in deeper horizons. Root density was significantly greater under switchgrass and cool-season grasses than under corn or soybean. Soil respiration rates, which ranged from 1.4--7.2 g C m^-2 day^-1, were up to twice as high under the poplar, switchgrass and cool-season grasses as in the cropped fields. Abundant fine roots, deep rooting depths, and high soil respiration rates in the multispecies riparian buffer zones suggest that these buffer systems added more organic matter to the soil profile, and therefore provided better conditions for nutrient sequestration within the riparian buffers. This revised version was published online in June 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Amazonian deforestation and global warming: carbon stocks in vegetation replacing Brazil''s Amazon forest

Carbon stocks in vegetation replacing forest in Brazilian Amazonia affect net emissions of greenhouse gases from land-use change. A Markov matrix of annual transition probabilities was constructed to estimate landscape composition in 1990 and to project future changes, assuming behavior of farmers and ranchers remains unchanged. The estimated 1990 landscape was 5.4% farmland, 44.8% productive pasture, 2.2% degraded pasture, 2.1% ‘young’ (1970 or later) secondary forest derived from agriculture, 28.1% ‘young’ secondary forest derived from pasture, and 17.4% ‘old’ (pre-1970) secondary forest. The landscape would eventually approach an equilibrium of 4.0% farmland, 43.8% productive pasture, 5.2% degraded pasture, 2.0% secondary forest derived from agriculture, and 44.9% secondary forest derived from pasture. An insignificant amount is regenerated ‘forest’ (defined as secondary forest over 100 years old). Average total biomass (dry matter, including below-ground and dead components) was 43.5 t ha⁻¹ in 1990 in the 410 × 10³ km² deforested by that year for uses other than hydroelectric dams. At equilibrium, average biomass would be 28.5 t ha⁻¹ over all deforested areas (excluding dams). These biomass values are more than double those forming the basis of deforestation emission estimates currently used by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Although higher replacement landscape biomass decreases net emissions from deforestation, these estimates still imply large net releases.     

温室效应对红桦泡囊丛枝菌根侵染率和侵染强度的影响

本试验以红桦（Betulaalbo-sinensis）为材料,研究不同处理条件下,AMF侵染率和侵染强度的变化规律。结果表明：（1）在自然状态下,AMF的侵染率和侵染强度高;（2）光照强度可提高AMF的侵染率和侵染强度;（3）温度升高和二氧化碳浓度倍增加强AMF的侵染强度;（4）温度差值在4℃～7℃时对AMF侵染率有促进作用;（5）温度差值在2℃～4℃和二氧化碳浓度倍增对AMF侵染率夏季起抑制作用,秋季起促进作用;（6）从夏季到秋季,AMF侵染率下降,而二氧化碳浓度倍数却使AMF侵染率上升。     

超临界CO_2对哈密瓜汁中大肠杆菌的杀灭效果研究

以哈密瓜汁中的大肠杆菌为研究对象,采用超临界CO_2技术(压力10、20、35 MPa,温度35、45、55℃),以温度、压力、保压时间为自变量,以大肠杆菌存活对数为因变量,对哈密瓜汁中大肠杆菌进行超临界CO_2(SCCO_2)杀菌效果的研究。采用一级反应动力学模型分析超临界CO_2对大肠杆菌的杀菌动力学;采用透射电镜观察超临界CO_2对大肠杆菌超微结构的影响。试验结果表明,在35～55℃、10～35 MPa的条件下对哈密瓜汁中大肠杆菌进行超临界二氧化碳处理,灭菌速率分为先快后慢两个阶段;随温度和压力的提高,大肠杆菌的灭菌速率均逐步上升;经超临界二氧化碳处理后,大肠杆菌细胞出现明显的缺陷,部分细胞壁消失。     

以普鲁兰多糖为载体的CO2型指示标签的研制

以普鲁兰为成膜材料制备一种CO_2敏感型指示标签,以食品包装中CO_2含量作为监控指标,以甲基红和溴百里酚蓝为指示剂,与成膜材料普鲁兰多糖及甘油混合制得对CO_2敏感的凝溶液,以滤纸为基材制备指示标签,并研究普鲁兰多糖浓度、甘油添加量、倒板量对指示标签变色的影响,采用响应面分析法对指示标签的制作工艺进行优化。结果表明,指示标签制备的最佳工艺条件为:在甲基红溶液与溴百里酚蓝溶液体积比为3∶2,质量浓度为5%的混合指示液中添加普鲁兰多糖7.5 g/100 m L、甘油2 g/100 mL,将6.5 mL溶液倒入铺有滤纸的平皿中,浸泡2 h并自然晾干12 h,可制得CO_2气敏性指示标签,对其进行验证,色差值为18.21。该指示标签制备工艺简单,可重复操作,具有较大的使用价值。     

Removal of Oxytetracycline in Water by Improved UV Disinfection Process

The removal of oxytetracycline (OTC) in water by UV, UV/TiO2, UV/Zeolite, and UV/Composite photocatalyst with different ratio was investigated respectively with a 32W low voltage mercury lamp. The effects of composite photocatalyst concentration, initial OTC concentration and pH value on degradation were also investigated. It was shown that the UV/Composite photocatalyst with 10% TiO2 and 90% Zeolite was an effective one to remove OTC in water. And in a solution with 50 mg/L OTC in ultrapure water the OTC was removed by 99% within 120 min with the help of 300 mg/L composite photocatalyst. The degradation of OTC by UV/Composite photocatalyst was little influenced by its initial concentration, but influenced by its initial pH. In the environment with pH+2~10, the OTC was removed by more than 95% within 120 min with the help of UV/Composite photocatalyst, when the pH is above 10, the removal rate is rapidly decreased.      

纳米氧化锌和纳米二氧化钛对尾草履虫急性毒性效应的比较研究

[目的][方法] 本研究以原生动物尾草履虫（Paramecium caudatum）为实验对象, 对目前广泛应用的两种纳米材料,纳米二氧化钛（TiO2）和纳米氧化锌（ZnO）的24小时急性毒性进行了比较研究,分析了草履虫在两种纳米材料胁迫下抗氧化酶活性的改变,并结合两种纳米材料的超微形态,探讨了纳米材料毒性效应的机制,为两种纳米材料的环境毒性监测与评价提供依据。[结果]结果显示：对尾草履虫的24小时半数效应浓度(24h-EC50)分别为51.580mg·L-1（TiO2）、0.444mg·L-1（ZnO）;最低有影响浓度(24h-LOEC)分别为1.712mg·L-1（TiO2）、0.352mg·L-1（ZnO）;以EC50浓度24小时胁迫尾草履虫,获得抗氧化酶活性改变为：超氧化物歧化酶(SOD),过氧化氢酶(CAT)和过氧化物酶(POD)活性与对照组相比有不同程度的改变,经成对检验分析,两种纳米材料对尾草履虫的POD酶表现出较为明显的抑制作用。[结论]上述结果表明：纳米氧化锌对草履虫的24小时急性毒性大于纳米二氧化钛,这与纳米氧化锌对草履虫抗氧化酶的抑制作用更强,以及纳米氧化锌(30nm)的超微形态相较于纳米二氧化钛(25nm)更加纤细和尖锐有关;本研究获得的24小时急性毒性指标可用于监测和评价两种纳米材料的环境毒性,并为纳米材料的环境容量和生态安全阈值确定提供参考。     

高密度二氧化碳对蛋清液中沙门氏菌和大肠杆菌杀菌效果和杀菌动力学的研究

研究了不同温度、压力和时间条件下,高密度二氧化碳(DPCD)处理对蛋清液中沙门氏菌和大肠杆菌的杀菌效果,并对DPCD处理蛋清液中大肠杆菌的杀菌动力学进行了分析。结果表明,在15 MPa,45℃下DPCD处理60 min,沙门氏菌和大肠杆菌分别降低了4.46和5.57个对数值,其中大肠杆菌对DPCD处理较沙门氏菌敏感。30 MPa,45℃,DPCD处理30 min,可以完全杀灭蛋清液中的大肠杆菌。线性模型能较好地拟合DPCD对大肠杆菌的杀菌效果,其中30 MPa,45℃下D值最小为5.830。     

Potential futures for road transportation CO2 emissions in the Asia Pacific

Abstract: Will future transportation carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions per capita in Asia Pacific economies follow historical trends of the now developed world? Evidence to date is inconclusive. A comparison at similar income levels (purchasing power parity) between recent emissions in Asia Pacific countries and historical emissions in developed countries suggests diverging patterns. (A) High‐income Asia economies (Japan, Hong Kong and Singapore –‘low emitters’) exhibit lower emissions than a selected sample of seven developed countries (United States, Australia, France, the Netherlands, Italy, Sweden and United Kingdom). (B) Another set of Asian countries (South Korea and Taiwan –‘medium emitters’) follow the emissions trends of European countries, which are lower than those of Australia and the United States. (C) A third Asian group (Malaysia and Thailand –‘high emitters’) exhibit emission trends comparable to that of Australia. We describe these trends, examine their causes and extrapolate likely futures for emissions in low‐income Asia Pacific economies (China, Indonesia, Philippines and Vietnam). Although such predictions are speculative, the available evidence suggests that road CO₂ emissions for Indonesia, the Philippines and Vietnam will follow those of the third group (high emitters), while those for China may follow either Group B or Group C.     

北方干寒地区日光温室CO2预测模型建立与冬季试验

根据质量平衡原理,构建了适用于北方干旱、寒冷地区典型日光温室CO2动态预测模型。模型定量描述了作物光合和呼吸作用、土壤呼吸作用、CO2施肥、自然通风及闭膜后的冷风渗透对室内空气中CO2的动态影响过程。利用内蒙古农牧业科技园区的日光温室对模型进行了冬季验证。结果表明,模型能较好地预测北方干旱、寒冷地区冬季晴天、多云天气的日光温室室内空气CO2浓度的动态变化过程,且预测值和实测值之间的相对误差小于10%。