Density separation of soil organic matter across three land uses in calcareous soils of Iran

ABSTRACT

The aim of this study was to examine the usefulness of physical and chemical fractionation in quantifying soil organic matter (SOM) in different stabilized fraction pools. Soil samples from three land use types in Lorestan province, Southwest Iran were examined to account for the amount of organic carbon and nitrogen in different SOM fractions. Size/density separation and chemical oxidation methods were applied to separate the SOM fractions including particulate organic matter (POM), Si + C (silt and clay), DOC (dissolved organic C), rSOM (oxidation-resistant organic carbon and nitrogen) and S + SA (sand and stable aggregates). The values obtained for TOC, TN, and HWC were highest in forest lands followed by the range and agricultural lands. Among the SOM fractions, S + SA showed the highest values (5.75, 5.77 and 20.6 g kg^?1 for agriculture, range and forest lands respectively) followed by POM, Si + C, rSOM, and DOC. The concentrations of C and N in the labile fractions obtained the higher values than in the stabilized fractions. Forest lands had the highest amounts of organic C and N among all fractions whereas agricultural lands showed highest values for inorganic C content of soils in different fractions.     

毛竹竹鞭内生细菌的特征及16S rDNA多样性分析

本研究利用传统的细菌分离方法,结合16S rDNA序列分析对毛竹竹鞭内生细菌的特征和多样性进行了分析。从福建省武夷山、将乐、长汀毛竹竹鞭中分离到34株内生细菌,初步归属于14属,20种。来源于不同地区的毛竹竹鞭内生细菌组成存在较大差异,其优势菌群为产碱杆菌属（Alcaligenes）和葡萄球菌属（Staphylococcus）。     

Community structure of bacteria on different types of mineral particles in a sandy soil

Various types of mineral particles in a soil probably provide different microenvironments for microorganisms. The purpose of this study is to investigate whether different types of mineral in a soil harbor different bacterial populations. DNA was extracted from five types (quartz, feldspar, pyroxene, magnetite, iron-coated reddish brown particles) of sand-size mineral particles separated from a sandy soil, and was amplified for partial 16 S rRNA gene by polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Twenty-nine to 69 amplicons per each type of mineral were cloned and sequenced, followed by phylogenetic affiliation of the sequences. As a result, some types of bacteria were detected on all of the types of mineral including the orders Rhizobiales, Bacillales, and Acidobacteriales. In the case of Acidobacteriales, higher percentages were found on magnetite and quartz. Some taxa were restricted to specific types of mineral; the class Actinobacteria was found on pyroxene but not on quartz, and rarely on magnetite and feldspar. Bacterial diversity at the order level estimated by Chao1 value was higher in feldspar and pyroxene than the other three types of mineral. The UniFrac Significance test indicated that the differences in bacterial communitiy structures among the particles were suggestive except that between feldspar and pyroxene. These results support the idea that different communities of bacteria were associated with each of the mineral types.     

产低温淀粉酶菌株的筛选、鉴定及酶学性质初步研究

对低温淀粉酶资源的开发是功能酶研究的新热点,本研究从东帕米尔高原江布拉克冰川冻土中分离获得多株高产低温淀粉酶菌株,最高产酶菌株D5-2经16S rDNA鉴定为假单胞菌属(Pseudomonas sp.)细菌.对D5-2所产淀粉酶性质进行初步分析,结果表明,其最适作用温度和pH值分别为25 ℃和6.5,酶的热稳定性较差,40 ℃处理1h后酶活急剧下降,至70℃酶活力仅存23％;在pH 5.5～8.0条件下,酶活力相对稳定;Mn2+和Mg2+对淀粉酶有激活作用,而乙二胺四乙酸(ethylene diamine tetraacetic acid,EDTA)、Fe2+和Na+则抑制酶活.结果提示,菌株D5-2分泌的淀粉酶符合低温酶特性,应用空间较大,值得深入探究开发.     

Plot-scale manipulations of organic matter inputs to soils correlate with shifts in microbial community composition in a lowland tropical rain forest

Little is known about the organisms responsible for decomposition in terrestrial ecosystems, or how variations in their relative abundance may influence soil carbon (C) cycling. Here, we altered organic matter in situ by manipulating both litter and throughfall inputs to tropical rain forest soils, and then used qPCR and error-corrected bar-coded pyrosequencing to investigate how the resulting changes in soil chemical properties affected microbial community structure. The plot-scale manipulations drove significant changes in microbial community composition: Acidobacteria were present in greater relative abundance in litter removal plots than in double-litter plots, while Alphaproteobacteria were found in higher relative abundance in double-litter and throughfall reduction plots than in control or litter removal plots. In addition, the bacterial:archaeal ratio was higher in double-litter than no-litter plots. The relative abundances of Actinobacteria, Alphaproteobacteria and Gammaproteobacteria were positively correlated with microbial biomass C and nitrogen (N), and soil N and C pools, while acidobacterial relative abundance was negatively correlated with these same factors. Bacterial:archaeal ratios were positively correlated with soil moisture, total soil C and N, extractable ammonium pools, and soil C:N ratios. Additionally, bacterial:archaeal ratios were positively related to the relative abundance of Actinobacteria, Gammaproteobacteria, and Actinobacteria, and negatively correlated to the relative abundance of Nitrospira and Acidobacteria. Together, our results support the copiotrophic/oligotrophic model of soil heterotrophic microbes suggested by Fierer et al. (2007).     

The influence of soil properties on the structure of bacterial and fungal communities across land-use types

Land-use change can have significant impacts on soil conditions and microbial communities are likely to respond to these changes. However, such responses are poorly characterized as few studies have examined how specific changes in edaphic characteristics do, or do not, influence the composition of soil bacterial and fungal communities across land-use types. Soil samples were collected from four replicated (n = 3) land-use types (hardwood and pine forests, cultivated and livestock pasture lands) in the southeastern US to assess the effects of land-use change on microbial community structure and distribution. We used quantitative PCR to estimate bacterial–fungal ratios and clone libraries targeting small-subunit rRNA genes to independently characterize the bacterial and fungal communities. Although some soil properties (soil texture and nutrient status) did significantly differ across land-use types, other edaphic factors (e.g., pH) did not vary consistently with land-use. Bacterial–fungal ratios were not significantly different across the land-uses and distinct land-use types did not necessarily harbor distinct soil fungal or bacterial communities. Rather, the composition of bacterial and fungal communities was most strongly correlated with specific soil properties. Soil pH was the best predictor of bacterial community composition across this landscape while fungal community composition was most closely associated with changes in soil nutrient status. Together these results suggest that specific changes in edaphic properties, not necessarily land-use type itself, may best predict shifts in microbial community composition across a given landscape. In addition, our results demonstrate the utility of using sequence-based approaches to concurrently analyze bacterial and fungal communities as such analyses provide detailed phylogenetic information on individual communities and permit the robust assessment of the biogeographical patterns exhibited by soil microbial communities.     

2000-2014年艾比湖流域地表Ea与Ep时空分布特征及成因

为了探明干旱区流域地表蒸散量时空分布及其变化特征,从而为流域水资源规划、旱涝检测和生态需水量研究提供科学依据,本文基于MOD16蒸散产品和气象站观测数据,运用线性倾向率和相对变化率等方法,分析了艾比湖流域2000-2014年地表实际蒸散(Ea)与潜在蒸散(Ep)的时空分布特征及其变化趋势,进一步揭示二者之间的关系.结果表明:1)近15年内艾比湖流域地表Ea、Ep年际波动不大,多年平均Ea与Ep分别为315.76和1555.27mm,年平均Ea与Ep的较大差距说明流域整体上缺水、干旱.年内分布处于先增大后减少的单峰型变化趋势,夏季两者差距最大,此时流域最干旱、缺水;2)流域Ea与Ep的空间分布状况正好相反.西北山区、精河—博乐绿洲区、北天山的西段支脉,玛依力山脉等区域水分比较充足.流域东部大范围地区、精河—博乐绿洲周围等区域干旱缺水.3)影响因素分析显示气温是影响流域Ea、Ep时空分布变化的主要因素;4)2000-2014年间Ea总体上处于减少趋势,Ep处于增加趋势,说明流域近15年内干旱加重.     

贵州省不同地貌类型区的MOD16蒸散发变化特征

探究贵州省喀斯特山区蒸散发时空演变特征,对该区水资源的高效利用与生态环境建设具有重要意义。基于MOD16产品遥感数据,统计分析了贵州省2000—2014年地表蒸散发量的年际和年内时空变化状况,并探讨了不同地貌类型蒸散发量的差异性变化特征。结果表明:（1）2000—2014年,贵州省蒸散发量年际变化总体趋势不明显,蒸散发年均值为854.95 mm/a,多年平均蒸散发空间分布呈现出东南高、西北低、中部居中的三级阶梯分布格局;（2）不同地貌类型蒸散发量的月均值呈现先上升后下降的单峰变化趋势,最高、最低分别出现在7月和1月,各地貌逐年各月蒸散发均值与整体差异明显;（3）从地貌类型看,多年均值蒸散发量由大到小依次为峰丛洼地、非喀斯特地貌、岩溶槽谷、岩溶高原、岩溶断陷盆地、岩溶峡谷;（4）未来蒸散发年际变化空间分布大致呈现东西部减少、中部增加的趋势。     

Impacts of natural polymer derivative neutral polysaccharide Jag S and cationic hydroxypropyl polysaccharide Jag C162 on rainfall infiltration on an experimental loess hillslope

ABSTRACT

Developing effective measures to improve soil structure and increase soil infiltration in the Loess Plateau located in arid and semiarid areas is important for soil and water conservation. Simulated rainfall experiments were conducted to determine the effects of two new natural polymer derivatives, namely neutral polysaccharide (Jag S) and cationic hydroxypropyl polysaccharide (Jag C162), on rainfall infiltration and their underlying mechanisms. The proportions of different sizes of water-stable soil aggregates were analyzed after spraying four different concentrations (0, 1, 3, and 5 g m^?2) of Jag S and Jag C162 under rainfall intensities of 1, 1.5, and 2 mm min^?1 and a slope gradient of 15°. Treatments with Jag S and Jag C162 significantly improved the rainfall infiltration rates (IRs) compared with the control. Moreover, applying 1 and 3 g m^?2 Jag S effectively increased the IRs by 22.81% and 13.69%, respectively. Treatment with Jag C162 also increased the rainfall IRs by 39.47%, 46.59%, and 46.50%. Furthermore, the content of >0.25 mm water-stable soil aggregates increased from 27.19% to 90.42% before rainfall and from 9% to 50% after rainfall. Compared with Jag C 162, treatment with Jag S was less effective on improving rainfall infiltration and aggregate content. In particularly, application of 5 g m^?2 Jag S improved the soil aggregate content but weakened rainfall infiltration because of the higher viscidity and consistency of the Jag S solution. Overall, spraying appropriate amounts of Jag C162 and Jag S on the loess slope surface can increase the water-stable soil aggregate content, resulting in improved rainfall infiltration and reduced soil erosion. Thus, application of two new natural polymer derivatives is a possible alternative conservation practice in the Loess Plateau.     

乌贼墨多糖提取物的制备及其对B16F10细胞的影响

为了探索乌贼墨多糖(SIP)对体外培养的B16F10细胞的生物学效应,以乌贼墨为原材料,对SIP进行提取分离,并研究SIP提取物对B16F10细胞活力、细胞内酪氨酸酶活性及黑色素合成等的影响。结果表明,SIP提取的最优条件为提取温度40℃,料液比1∶3,提取时间4h,提取次数3次,在此条件下SIP得率为14.12 mg·g~(-1)。SIP提取物对B16F10细胞形态有一定影响,对细胞活性、酪氨酸酶活性和黑色素合成均有一定抑制作用,且呈现一定剂量效应。综上可知,SIP提取物能抑制黑色素合成,具有作为美白剂的发展前景,这为乌贼墨合理利用提供了一定科学依据。