交联壳聚糖乙酯酯冠醚对金属离子的吸附性能研究

本文合成了二苯并－１６－冠－５－氯代乙酸酯冠醚和３，５－二叔丁基－二苯并－１４－冠－４－双氯代乙酸酯冠醚 ，然后分别将之与交联壳聚糖反应，制备了交联壳聚糖二苯并－１６－冠－５－乙酸酯冠醚 和交联壳聚糖３，５－二叔丁基－二苯并－１４－冠－４－双乙酸酯冠醚，并研究了它们对Ｐｂ＾２＋，Ｃｕ＾２＋，Ｃｒ＾３＋，Ｎｉ＾２＋，Ｃｄ＾２＋的吸附性能。结果表明这两种吸附剂对Ｐｂ＾２３＋，Ｃｕ＾２＋有较高的吸附选择     

交联壳聚糖乙酸酯冠醚对金属离子的吸附性能研究

本文合成了二苯并-16-冠-5-氯代乙酸酯冠醚和3,5-二叔丁基-二苯并-14-冠-4-双氯代乙酸酯冠醚,然后分别将之与交联壳聚糖(简称CCTS)反应,制备了交联壳聚糖二苯并-16-冠-5-乙酸酯冠醚(简称CCTS-1)和交联壳聚糖3,5-二叔丁基-二苯并-14-冠-4-双乙酸酯冠醚(简称CCTS-2),并研究了它们对Pb~(2+),Cu~(2+),Cr~(3+),Ni~(2+),Cd~(2+)的吸附性能。结果表明:这两种吸附剂对pb~(2+),Cu~(2+)有较高的吸附选择性。     

PEG双缩水甘油醚交联壳聚糖的制备及其对金属离子的吸附性能

以壳聚糖为原料，以聚乙二醇（ＰＥＧ）双缩水甘油醚为联剂，合成了一种新型凝胶树脂，并研究了其对金属离子（Ｃｕ（Ⅱ），Ｎｉ（Ⅱ），Ｃｏ（Ⅱ），静态吸附性能，测定了吸附等温线和吸附动力学曲线，结果表明，该吸附对Ｃｕ（Ⅱ）离子具有较强的吸附能力；在Ｃｕ（Ⅱ），Ｎｉ（Ⅱ）Ｃｏ（Ⅱ）三种离子共存时，能选择吸附Ｃｕ（Ⅱ），其选择系数分别为     

镍（Ⅱ）模板一缩二乙二醇双缩水甘油醚交联壳聚糖的合成及其吸附特性

以镍离子为模板剂，合成一缩二乙二西文缩水甘油醚交联的壳聚糖树脂，并研究了该类树脂对金属离子的静态吸附性能。结果表明，以模板法合成的吸附剂比非模板合成的吸附剂具有更高的吸附能力，其对Ｃｕ＾２＋，Ｎｉ＾２＋，Ｃｏ＾２＋的吸附量分别达２．５２，２．１０，１．３９ｍｍｏｌ．ｇ＾－１。     

CTMAB—膨润土吸附水中有机物的性能及应用

本文用溴化十六烷基三甲铵（ＣＴＭＡＢ）－改性膨润土，研究了ＣＴＭＡＢ－膨润土吸附水中α－萘胺、β－萘胺、α－萘酚、硝基苯和苯胺和性能和适宜条件。结果表明，ＣＴＭＡＢ－膨润土水中有机物的吸附能力与ＣＴＭＡＢ在膨润土上的实际交换量有关，也与作用方式和有机物辛醇－不分配系数有关，ＣＴＭＡＢ－膨润土对五种有机物的去除率顺序为：α－萘胺、β－萘胺、α－萘酚＞硝基苯＞苯胺。     

活必炭纤维的表面结构及其吸附模式

迄今的吸附模式,Ｈｅｎｒｙ定律、Ｌａｎｇｍｕｉｒ模型、ＢＥＴ模型、Ｄ－Ｒ方程、Ｄ－Ａ方程都分别适用于不同的表面结构。对于活性炭纤维（ＡＣＦ）这种特殊的炭吸附材料适用于哪种吸附模型,未见有文献专题论述。本论文在对ＡＣＦ材料进行了大量表面结构研究的基础上,对ＡＣＦ的表面结构与颗粒活性炭（ＧＡＣ）的表面进行了对比,并尝试性地对适用于ＡＣＦ的吸附模式进行了计算和比较,得到了一些有价值的结论。     

铜（Ⅱ）—过氧化氢—溴甲酚紫—吐温80体系胶束催化动力学光度？…

本研究建立了Ｃｕ（Ⅱ）－Ｈ２Ｏ２－溴甲酚紫－Ｔｗｅｅｎ８０体系胶束催化动力学光度不地,测定重金属污染物Ｃｕ（Ⅱ）,检出限２．６５×１０＾－１１ｇ／ｍＬ,精密度１．０８％,线性范围０－４０ｎｇ／２５ｍＬ。选择性好,手续简便,分析速度快,无毒,价廉,可用于环境样品中微量铜的测定。     

ABA对米槠和格氏栲种子发育的影响

采用酶联免疫分析法（ＥＬＩＳＡ） 提取和测定米槠和格氏栲发育过程中果实内ＡＢＡ含量,并用不同浓度ＡＢＡ喂养,测定果实不同发育期对外源ＡＢＡ的敏感性．用放射性同位素法测定ＡＢＡ对贮藏蛋白质的积累作用,结果表明：在米槠和格氏栲种子发育过程中内源ＡＢＡ 含量逐渐上升,两者均在１０ 月５ 日达到峰值,米槠为１６４８ ｎｇｇ,格氏栲为１ ４６８ ｎｇｇ,随后ＡＢＡ含量均逐渐下降．果实成熟采收时,ｃ（ＡＢＡ） 仅为高峰时的１９．随着果实的发育对外加ＡＢＡ的敏感性逐渐变小,ｃ（ＡＢＡ）＝１０－４ ｍｏｌＬ－１ 可以完全抑制１０ 月２５ 日（ 米槠） 和１０ 月１５ 日（ 格氏栲） 前种子发芽,但对完全成熟的种子ｃ（ＡＢＡ）＝１０－２ ｍｏｌＬ－１ 亦不能抑制发芽．ＡＢＡ 对成熟前期胚的贮藏蛋白质合成无影响,但能促进成熟中后期胚的贮藏蛋白质的积累作用,ＡＢＡ维持米槠和格氏栲贮藏蛋白质合成和积累作用表现在转录水平上．     

活性炭纤维吸附／热解吸／毛细管气相色谱法测定低浓度VOCs的方法

本文以活性炭纤维为吸附材料,建立了活性炭纤维吸附／二次热解吸 缩／毛细管气相色谱法测定空气中ＶＯＣＳ的方法,讨论了吸附剂的安全采样体积,湿度控制及分析方法的精密度,检出限和回收率。本法对苯,甲苯,四氯乙烯,对－二甲苯和苯乙类的最低可测浓度分别为０．１３,０．０２,０．１２,０．０５和０．０５μｇ．ｍ＾－３,适用于低浓度ＶＯＣＳ样品的测定。     

NOx分解还原催化研究进展

介绍和评价了ＮＯ_ｘ分解还原的３类催化剂：贵金属催化剂、氧化物催化剂、金属离子置换的分子筛。在ＮＯ_ｘ的碳氢化合物选择性催化还原反应（ＨＣ－ＳＣＲ反应）中，同样有３类催化剂，即金属氧化物、贵金属和分子筛。由于Ｃｕ－ＺＳＭ－５是目前最有希望投入实际使用的一种，故本文重点介绍了它对ＮＯ_ｘ的ＨＣ－ＳＣＲ反应的催化机理，以及温度、Ｏ_２含量、Ｃｕ~（２＋）的置换度、不同种类ＨＣ及ＨＣ含量等各种因素对Ｃｕ－ＺＳＭ－５的影响，并对其工作台试验进行了评价，指出了其存在的问题及当前的研究热点。     

Achieving Open Access to Conservation Science

Conservation science is a crisis discipline in which the results of scientific enquiry must be made available quickly to those implementing management. We assessed the extent to which scientific research published since the year 2000 in 20 conservation science journals is publicly available. Of the 19,207 papers published, 1,667 (8.68%) are freely downloadable from an official repository. Moreover, only 938 papers (4.88%) meet the standard definition of open access in which material can be freely reused providing attribution to the authors is given. This compares poorly with a comparable set of 20 evolutionary biology journals, where 31.93% of papers are freely downloadable and 7.49% are open access. Seventeen of the 20 conservation journals offer an open access option, but fewer than 5% of the papers are available through open access. The cost of accessing the full body of conservation science runs into tens of thousands of dollars per year for institutional subscribers, and many conservation practitioners cannot access pay‐per‐view science through their workplace. However, important initiatives such as Research4Life are making science available to organizations in developing countries. We urge authors of conservation science to pay for open access on a per‐article basis or to choose publication in open access journals, taking care to ensure the license allows reuse for any purpose providing attribution is given. Currently, it would cost $51 million to make all conservation science published since 2000 freely available by paying the open access fees currently levied to authors. Publishers of conservation journals might consider more cost effective models for open access and conservation‐oriented organizations running journals could consider a broader range of options for open access to nonmembers such as sponsorship of open access via membership fees. Obtención de Acceso Abierto a la Ciencia de la Conservación     

Rapid,recurring, structured survey versus bioblitz for generating biodiversity data and analysis with a multispecies abundance model

A bioblitz inexpensively and quickly generates biodiversity data, but bioblitzes are often conducted with haphazard, unreplicated sampling. Results tend to be taxonomically, geographically, or temporally biased, lack metadata, and consist of lists of observed taxa that do not enable further analyses or correction for imperfect detection. A rapid, recurring, structured survey (RRSS) uses a structured sampling design and temporal and spatial replication to survey randomly selected sites on a conservation property. We participated in a loosely structured bioblitz and a subsequent RRSS at Big Canoe Creek Nature Preserve in Springville (St. Clair County), Alabama (USA) to compare observed richness derived from the 2 survey approaches. The RRSS data structure enabled us to fit models that accounted for imperfect detection to estimate abundances, occupancy probabilities, and habitat associations. The loosely structured bioblitz data could not be used in such models. We present a new integrated multispecies abundance model that we applied to avian RRSS data. Our model extension enables estimation for the community, employs data augmentation to estimate the number of undetected species, and incorporates covariates. The RRSS generated a more comprehensive and less biased list of observed taxonomic richness than the loosely structured bioblitz (e.g., 73 vs. 45 bird species and 104 vs. 63 insect families from the RRSS vs. loosely structured bioblitz, respectively). Models fit to the RRSS data identified seasonal patterns in avian community composition and allowed for estimation of habitat–occupancy relationships for insect taxa. The RRSS protocol has potential for broad transferability as a standardized, quick, and inexpensive way to inventory biodiversity and estimate ecological parameters while providing an outreach opportunity.     

Compliance with and ecosystem function of biodiversity offsets in North American and European freshwaters

Land-use change via human development is a major driver of biodiversity loss. To reduce these impacts, billions of dollars are spent on biodiversity offsets. However, studies evaluating offset project effectiveness that examine components such as the overall compliance and function of projects remain rare. We reviewed 577 offsetting projects in freshwater ecosystems that included the metrics project size, type of aquatic system (e.g., wetland and creek), offsetting measure (e.g., enhancement, restoration, and creation), and an assessment of the projects’ compliance and functional success. Project information was obtained from scientific and government databases and gray literature. Despite considerable investment in offsetting projects, crucial problems persisted. Although compliance and function were related to each other, a high level of compliance did not guarantee a high degree of function. However, large projects relative to area had better function than small projects. Function improved when projects targeted productivity or specific ecosystem features and when multiple complementary management targets were in place. Restorative measures were more likely to achieve targets than creating entirely new ecosystems. Altogether the relationships we found highlight specific ecological processes that may help improve offsetting outcomes.     

Some polyphagous Homoptera gain protection from their natural enemies by feeding on the toxic plantsSpartium junceum andErythrina corallodendrum (Leguminosae)

Summary Interactions were studied among alkaloid-containing legumes (Erythrina corallodendrum andSpartium junceum) and non-toxic plants (Citrus sinensis, Cucurbita moschata andEuphorbia tirucalli), several polyphagous homopterans,Aphis craccivora (Aphididae),Icerya purchasi, I. aegyptiaca (Margarodidae),Lepidosaphes ulmi (Diaspididae) andPlanococcus citri (Pseudococcidae), and some major natural enemies of these homopterans. Significant reductions in survival due to negative effects of alkaloid containing as compared with non-alkaloidal plants were recorded for the predatorsRodolia cardinalis andChilocorus bipustulatus, but not forCryptolaemus montrouzieri (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae),Chrysoperla carnea (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae) andSympherobius sanctus (Neuroptera: Sympherobiidae). The development time of the larvae or pupae ofR. cardinalis, C. carnea andS. sanctus was longer on the toxic plants than on the non-toxic ones. The percentage of parasitism ofA. craccivora collected from the non-alkaloidal plantsVicia palaestina andMelilotus albus was much higher than that onS. junceum. The parasitoid complexes ofA. craccivora differed between both plant groups. The nutritive value of honeydew ofI. purchasi andA. craccivora, as expressed by the life span ofEncyrtus infelix (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) adults, was also investigated. Life spans were significantly longer when the wasps fed on honeydew produced on non-alkaloidal plants (C. sinensis andPittosporum tobira) than on alkaloid containing plants whenI. purchasi — but notA. craccivora — was the producer. It is suggested that the chemical defense ofE. corallodendrum andS. junceum is exploited by polyphagous phytophages to reduce predation. In nature, population growth and density of four of the investigated homopterans are conspicuously high when they developed on the alkaloid containing plant species, and very low on non-alkaloid plants. The efficiency of their natural enemies may be reduced by sequestration of alkaloids (or other toxic plant compounds) or their transfer into excreted honeydew. Therefore it is assumed that a generalist phytophagous homopteran may be protected from its natural enemies, although at different rates of efficiency, if it can safely sequester the host allelochemical when it develops on toxic species within its host range.     

A palaeo-hydrogeological model for arsenic contamination in southern and south-east Asia

An argument is presented in which areas of natural arsenic contamination of modern groundwaters throughout Asia have a common origin. Arsenic originally accumulated in oceanic ferro-manganoan sediments of the eastern Palaeo-Tethys. This was further concentrated through oceanic crustal extinction in what later became the south-east Chinese accreted mineralised terrain. Proto-Himalayan uplift of this area created the palaeo-drainage systems of the Ganges – Brahmaputra, Irrawaddy, Mekong, and Red Rivers, with consequent headwater erosion of arsenic-rich sediments. Their downstream deposition as immature and easily redistributed Neogene sandstones, silts, and iron-rich clays has created secondary and tertiary reservoirs of adsorbed and authigenic arsenic, from which the current arsenic-rich groundwaters have evolved. Considering river basins within the above palaeo-hydrogeological framework provides a basis for assessing the risk of arsenic in groundwater basins of south and south-eastern Asia.     

Sequestration of cucurbitacin analogs by New and Old World chrysomelid leaf beetles in the tribe Luperini

Summary Two South American polyphagous leaf beetles,Diabrotica speciosa andCerotoma arcuata, selectively accumulated the bitter tasting compound 23,24-dihydrocucurbitacin D in their body after ingesting root tissues of cucurbit plants. Similarly, three Asian Cucurbitaceae-feeding specialists in the genusAulacophora were found to sequester the same compound. Cucurbitacin analogs were shown to deter feeding by a bird predator, indicating an allomonal role for these compounds in cucurbitacin-associated chrysomelid leaf beetles both of New and Old Worlds. The strong affinity to cucurbitacins, selective sequestration of the analogs and consequent protection from predators suggested an ecological adaptation mechanism developed in common among these two geographically isolated subtribes in the Luperini.     

Effects of Controlled Fire and Livestock Grazing on Bird Communities in East African Savannas

Abstract: In East Africa fire and grazing by wild and domestic ungulates maintain savannas, and pastoralists historically set fires and herded livestock through the use of temporary corrals called bomas. In recent decades traditional pastoral practices have declined, and this may be affecting biodiversity. We investigated the effects of prescribed fires and bomas on savanna bird communities in East Africa during the first and second dry seasons of the year (respectively before and after the rains that mark the onset of breeding for most birds). We compared abundance, richness, and community composition on 9‐ha burned plots, recently abandoned bomas, and control plots in the undisturbed matrix habitat over a 3‐year period. Generally, recently burned areas and abandoned bomas attracted greater densities of birds and had different community assemblages than the surrounding matrix. The effects of disturbances were influenced by interactions between primary productivity, represented by the normalized difference vegetation index, and time. Bird densities were highest and a greater proportion of species was observed on burned plots in the months following the fires. Drought conditions equalized bird densities across treatments within 1 year, and individuals from a greater proportion of species were more commonly observed on abandoned bomas. Yearly fluctuations in abundance were less pronounced on bomas than on burns, which indicate that although fire may benefit birds in the short term, bomas may have a more‐lasting positive effect and provide resources during droughts. Several Palearctic migrants were attracted to burned plots regardless of rainfall, which indicates continued fire suppression may threaten their already‐declining populations. Most notably, the paucity of birds observed on the controls suggests that the current structure of the matrix developed as a result of fire suppression. Traditional pastoralism appears critical to the maintenance of avian diversity in these savannas.     

Threats to intact tropical peatlands and opportunities for their conservation

Large, intact areas of tropical peatland are highly threatened at a global scale by the expansion of commercial agriculture and other forms of economic development. Conserving peatlands on a landscape scale, with their hydrology intact, is of international conservation importance to preserve their distinctive biodiversity and ecosystem services and maintain their resilience to future environmental change. We explored threats to and opportunities for conserving remaining intact tropical peatlands; thus, we excluded peatlands of Indonesia and Malaysia, where extensive deforestation, drainage, and conversion to plantations means conservation in this region can protect only small fragments of the original ecosystem. We focused on a case study, the Pastaza‐Marañón Foreland Basin (PMFB) in Peru, which is among the largest known intact tropical peatland landscapes in the world and is representative of peatland vulnerability. Maintenance of the hydrological conditions critical for carbon storage and ecosystem function of peatlands is, in the PMFB, primarily threatened by expansion of commercial agriculture linked to new transport infrastructure that is facilitating access to remote areas. There remain opportunities in the PMFB and elsewhere to develop alternative, more sustainable land‐use practices. Although some of the peatlands in the PMFB fall within existing legally protected areas, this protection does not include the most carbon‐dense (domed pole forest) areas. New carbon‐based conservation instruments (e.g., REDD+, Green Climate Fund), developing markets for sustainable peatland products, transferring land title to local communities, and expanding protected areas offer pathways to increased protection for intact tropical peatlands in Amazonia and elsewhere, such as those in New Guinea and Central Africa which remain, for the moment, broadly beyond the frontier of commercial development.     

Cost‐effective conservation of an endangered frog under uncertainty

How should managers choose among conservation options when resources are scarce and there is uncertainty regarding the effectiveness of actions? Well‐developed tools exist for prioritizing areas for one‐time and binary actions (e.g., protect vs. not protect), but methods for prioritizing incremental or ongoing actions (such as habitat creation and maintenance) remain uncommon. We devised an approach that combines metapopulation viability and cost‐effectiveness analyses to select among alternative conservation actions while accounting for uncertainty. In our study, cost‐effectiveness is the ratio between the benefit of an action and its economic cost, where benefit is the change in metapopulation viability. We applied the approach to the case of the endangered growling grass frog (Litoria raniformis), which is threatened by urban development. We extended a Bayesian model to predict metapopulation viability under 9 urbanization and management scenarios and incorporated the full probability distribution of possible outcomes for each scenario into the cost‐effectiveness analysis. This allowed us to discern between cost‐effective alternatives that were robust to uncertainty and those with a relatively high risk of failure. We found a relatively high risk of extinction following urbanization if the only action was reservation of core habitat; habitat creation actions performed better than enhancement actions; and cost‐effectiveness ranking changed depending on the consideration of uncertainty. Our results suggest that creation and maintenance of wetlands dedicated to L. raniformis is the only cost‐effective action likely to result in a sufficiently low risk of extinction. To our knowledge we are the first study to use Bayesian metapopulation viability analysis to explicitly incorporate parametric and demographic uncertainty into a cost‐effective evaluation of conservation actions. The approach offers guidance to decision makers aiming to achieve cost‐effective conservation under uncertainty.