磁性Bi_4VO_8Cl可见光催化剂的制备及对喹诺酮类抗生素的降解

本文以Fe3O4为磁基体,采用水热合成法制备了易于固液分离的磁性Bi4VO8Cl复合可见光催化剂.利用XRD、UV-Vis DRS、TEM、HRTEM对其进行表征.以模拟可见光作为驱动光源,以难降解染料甲基橙为目标降解物评价了不同磁性含量光催化剂的活性,发现当Fe3O4占Bi4VO8Cl质量的15%时,复合催化剂表现出良好的磁性与催化活性,对甲基橙的降解率达到85%.在此条件下考察了其在模拟可见光下对4种喹诺酮类抗生素的降解和矿化情况,并以甲磺酸培氟沙星为例考察各种因素对降解性能的影响.结果表明,磁性Bi4VO8Cl对以上抗生素均表现出良好的光催化活性,在最佳条件下对甲磺酸培氟沙星的降解率达94%,矿化率为87%.用外加磁铁直接回收催化剂,循环使用5次后仍保持88%的降解率及94%的催化剂回收率.     

g-C3N4/RGO的制备、光催化降解性能及其降解机理

尿素固相反应得到石墨相氮化碳(g-C₃N₄),石墨(G)被氧化制得氧化石墨(GO),GO被还原制得石墨烯(RGO),通过3种复合方法分别制得g-C₃N₄/RGO材料.通过对污染物亚甲基蓝、罗丹明B和甲基橙的降解,考察了g-C₃N₄与GO不同复合比9.7:1、9.3:1、9:1、8:1和6.7:1对光催化剂g-C₃N₄/RGO光催化性能的影响.同时考察了复合物对污染物的选择性降解.用X-射线衍射谱(XRD)和傅里叶变换红外光谱(FT-IR)对催化剂的结构性质进行了表征.结果表明,g-C₃N₄与GO混合-水合肼还原-高温固相反应法制备的g-C₃N₄/RGO,时间最短,产量较高,对罗丹明B的降解效果最佳,说明该方法较好.另外,当g-C₃N₄与GO的质量比为9.7:1时,制备的g-C₃N₄/RGO降解效果最佳.还有,该复合材料对亚甲基蓝的降解效果最佳,罗丹明B次之,甲基橙最差.机理研究结果表明超氧自由基在光催化过程中起主导作用,羟基自由基起次要作用.     

ZnO/g-C_3N_4复合型光催化剂的制备及其光催化性能

以三聚氰胺(C_3H_6N_6)为前驱体,采用热解法合成类石墨相氮化碳(g-C_3N_4),再将其与乙酸锌[Zn(CH3COO)2·2H2O]以不同质量比复合煅烧法合成光催化剂Zn O/g-C_3N_4,并用SEM、XRD和DRS等对其进行了表征分析.以亚甲基蓝(MB)为模拟污染物,考察了Zn O/g-C_3N_4光催化剂的可见光催化性能;探究了添加不同活性物种捕获剂后对可见光催化性能的影响,进而推测了MB的降解机理.结果表明,与单纯的Zn O和g-C_3N_4相比,Zn O/g-C_3N_4复合型光催化剂的光催化性能有所提高,其中Zn O的含量为0.05wt%时光催化性能最佳,降解率能达到80%;羟基自由基(·OH)、光生空穴(h+)和超氧自由基(·O-2)是使MB有效降解的活性物种.     

FeVO_4/BiVO_4光-Fenton复合催化剂的制备与催化性能

采用一步水热法制备了FeVO_4/BiVO_4光-Fenton复合催化剂,采用X射线衍射仪(XRD)、扫描电子显微镜(SEM)、X射线光电子能谱(XPS)和紫外可见漫反射(UV-Vis)对样品进行了表征,并以氙灯为照射光源,亚甲基蓝为目标污染物,对该催化剂的催化活性进行了评价.结果表明,与纯FeVO_4和纯BiVO_4比较,FeVO_4/BiVO_4光吸收峰明显向可见光区扩展,光催化活性显著提高.同时作为类Fenton固相催化剂也显现出较高的催化活性,在氙灯照射和H2O2下,亚甲基蓝在p H 3—9范围内均可降解,在p H 3.0时,反应40 min降解率达到90%以上.     

FeVO4可见光光催化降解有毒有机污染物

采用液相沉淀法制备了FeVO4光催化剂,以X射线衍射法(XRD)、X射线光电子能谱(XPS)、紫外可见漫反射(UV-Vis DRS)对其进行了表征.在可见光(λ≥420 nm)照射下,研究了FeVO4活化H2O2降解染料OrangeⅡ及无色小分子2,4-二氯苯酚(DCP)的光催化活性.同时优化了光催化剂FeVO4的制备条件、探讨了光催化降解OrangeⅡ体系中H2O2浓度、FeVO4用量及pH对其降解作用的影响.结果表明,在可见光照射下,H2O2浓度为1.50×10-3 mol.L-1,FeVO4量为0.17 g.L-1,pH值为6.4时,FeVO4对OrangeⅡ光催化降解活性最好,14 h后对OrangeⅡ的矿化率达到51.6%.在光催化反应条件下,12 h后对DCP的降解率达到64.3%,表明FeVO4具有可见光催化特性.运用ESR技术跟踪测定光催化降解过程中氧化物种的变化,发现FeVO4活化H2O2产生羟基自由基(.OH),表明FeVO4的光催化降解过程主要涉及.OH的氧化历程.     

串珠状InNbO4光催化剂可见光下降解盐酸达克罗宁

采用柠檬酸溶胶-凝胶法制备了串珠状InNbO4光催化剂,利用X射线衍射仪(XRD)、透射电镜(TEM)、紫外-可见漫反射(UV-vis DRS)和比表面积测定仪(BET)等手段对样品进行了表征.以盐酸达克罗宁为模型污染物考察了样品的可见光催化活性.结果表明,合成的串珠状InNbO4为单斜相结构,禁带宽度约为2.91 eV,比表面积为74.1 m2·g-1.串珠状InNbO4具有较高的光催化活性,在可见光下,pH值为7.35,催化剂用量为0.5 g·L-1时,能够有效地降解起始浓度为25 mg·L-1的盐酸达克罗宁溶液,并且降解速率可用一级动力学方程来描述.     

CeO_2/g-C_3N_4光催化剂的制备及性能

通过液相沉积法制备了CeO_2/g-C_3N_4复合光催化剂,利用X射线衍射、氮气吸脱附、紫外可见漫反射等方法对其进行了表征,考察了CeO_2/g-C_3N_4复合光催化剂在可见光下降解罗丹明B的光催化活性,并对光催化反应机理进行了初步探讨.结果表明,复合光催化剂中g-C_3N_4和CeO_2分别为石墨相和萤石相,其中存在堆积介孔结构,随着CeO_2掺杂量的增加,CeO_2/g-C_3N_4复合光催化剂的比表面积逐渐增大.CeO_2掺杂提高了光生电子—空穴对的分离效率,使得CeO_2/g-C_3N_4复合光催化剂的活性比单纯g-C_3N_4有所提升,其中CeO_2掺杂量为6%的复合光催化剂活性最高,在可见光照射150 min后对罗丹明B染料的降解率可达94%.在复合光催化剂对罗丹明B的降解过程中,光生空穴是主要的活性物种.     

TiO2/Li4Ti5O12/Na2Ti6O13复合催化剂的制备、表征及其光催化活性

采用反相微乳法,制备了TiO2/Li4Ti5O12/Na2Ti6O13复合催化剂,运用TG-DSC、XRD、SEM等分析方法对催化剂进行表征.在紫外光(λ=365 nm)照射下,以2,4-二氯苯酚(2,4-DCP)作为目标污染物,用P-25型TiO2作对照,研究了TiO2/Li4Ti5O12/Na2Ti6O13复合催化剂光催化降解2,4-DCP的特性.结果表明,制备的TiO2/Li4Ti5O12/Na2Ti6O13复合催化剂成带状纳米结构,其长度大于5μm,宽度约60 nm,厚度小于30 nm,结晶良好,分散性高,在紫外光照射下,50 min内对20 mg·L-1的2,4-DCP降解率达到了99.8%,表现出了比P-25型TiO2更高的光催化活性.     

ZIF-8/CdS复合材料对亚甲基蓝的光催化降解

为了改善CdS的光腐蚀,提高利用性,通过在CdS表面构建2-甲基咪唑配体,成功的合成了一种可见光驱动的ZIF-8包裹CdS的复合光催化剂.结构和形貌分析表明,通过在CdS周围原位沉积ZIF-8,形成了具有丰富孔隙率和较高比表面积的复合光催化剂.光催化实验结果表明,ZIF-8的形成不仅可以提高CdS的光稳定性,还可以增强对亚甲基蓝(MB)吸附能力,同时ZIF-8与CdS形成的异质结构对MB的降解有明显的促进作用,对15 mg·L^-1的MB的去除率为99%,在3个循环过程中光催化能力几乎没有损失.     

CdS-TiO2复合光催化剂可见光下降解黄连素

采用沉积法制备CdS-TiO2复合光催化剂,利用UV-Vis DRS、XRD等方法对其进行表征,并在可见光下对黄连素废水进行处理,考察了催化剂投加量、黄连素初始浓度、黄连素初始pH值对黄连素去除率的影响.研究结果表明,在常温下制备的CdS-TiO2复合光催化剂,对可见光有较好的响应能力;在催化剂投加量1.5 g.L-1,黄连素初始浓度80 mg.L-1的条件下,催化剂对黄连素的去除效果显著,可达80%以上.pH对反应的影响不大.该催化剂循环使用3次仍具有较高的光催化活性与化学稳定性.     

Representation of the world's biophysical conditions by the global protected area network

Protected areas (PAs) are often implemented without consideration of already existing PAs, which is likely to cause an overrepresentation of certain biophysical conditions. We assessed the representativeness of the current PA network with regard to the world's biophysical conditions to highlight which conditions are underprotected and where these conditions are located. We overlaid terrestrial and marine PAs with information on biophysical conditions (e.g., temperature, precipitation, and elevation) and then quantified the percentage of area covered by the PA network. For 1 variable at a time in the terrestrial realm, high temperature, low precipitation, and medium and very high elevation were underrepresented. For the marine realm, low and medium sea surface temperature (SST), medium and high sea surface salinity (SSS), and the deep sea were underrepresented. Overall, protection was evenly distributed for elevation across the terrestrial realm and SST across the marine realm. For 2 variables at a time, cold and very dry terrestrial environments had mostly low protection, which was also the case for low SST and low and medium SSS across most depths for marine environments. Low protection occurred mostly in the Sahara and the Arabian Peninsula for the terrestrial realm and along the Tropic of Capricorn and toward the poles for the marine realm. Although biodiversity measures are of prime importance for the design of PA networks, highlighting biophysical gaps in current PAs adds a frequently overlooked perspective. These gaps may weaken the potential of PAs to conserve biodiversity. Thus, our results may provide useful insights for researchers, practitioners, and policy makers to establish a more comprehensive global PA network.     

Quantitative composition of the defensive secretion ofBledius species (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Oxytelinae) is adapted to naturally occurring predators

Summary The adaptation of defensive secretions to their target organisms was examined for the abdominal gland secretions ofBledius furcatus, B. spectabilis andB. arenarius. Therefore the target organisms of the secretion of theseBledius species (i.e. their predators) had to be identified. At the collection sites examined these were the earwigLabidura riparia, the antCataglyphis bicolor, the flyLispe candicans, different carabids of the generaPogonus, Dichirotrichus, Dyschirius, Bembidion andCalathus and the wading birdsHaematopus ostralegus andCalidris alba. The secretion of the abdominal glands contains the toxin ptoluquinone dissolved in either-dodecalactone and 1-undecene (B. furcatus andB. spectabilis) or in octanoic acid and octyloctanoate (B. arenarius). The ratio of these solvents is species-specific. Application experiments using some of the natural insect predators (L. riparia, C. bicolor, Pogonus, Di. gustavii, Dyschirius) revealed that these solvent ratios provided a more effective deterrent than other possible ratios. Thus by combining the solvents in certain ratios, the capability of cuticular penetration and therefore the effectiveness of the defensive secretions are adapted to their natural targets.     

Democracy versus development: New urban debates

The politics of development includes subtexts of choice, as underpinned by community consensus (or lack of it), against the larger backdrop of a liberal democracy, with its intricate power structures that influence the choice of concepts and often lead to complicity rather than consent. A dilemma exists between the understanding of field-level practitioners and that of academics, whose understandings of progress differ. Progress can (and often does) imply long-term change across generations whereas development is often more a matter of crisis management and delivering tangible results to end-users. This makes it a bone of contention across political systems, irrespective of local or global dynamics. Development can emerge as a tool to be wielded for power and further political mileage at the expense of progress. Progress cannot be studied as a counterpoint to development as the sense of history is often missing in development interventions. Development tends to be piecemeal as its very logic often stems from the rationale of power. This is not to suggest, however, that development is only about politics; it is definitely more than the politics of everyday life and involves all of civil society that requires its critical and immediate attention. In this sense, it has become a priority for politicians with an underlying agenda designed to out-manouevre dissent and all statements of protest.     

A framework to measure the wildness of managed large vertebrate populations

As landscapes continue to fall under human influence through habitat loss and fragmentation, fencing is increasingly being used to mitigate anthropogenic threats and enhance the commercial value of wildlife. Subsequent intensification of management potentially erodes wildness by disembodying populations from landscape-level processes, thereby disconnecting species from natural selection. Tools are needed to measure the degree to which populations of large vertebrate species in formally protected and privately owned wildlife areas are self-sustaining and free to adapt. We devised a framework to measure such wildness based on 6 attributes relating to the evolutionary and ecological dynamics of vertebrates (space, disease and parasite resistance, exposure to predation, exposure to limitations and fluctuations of food and water supply, and reproduction). For each attribute, we set empirical, species-specific thresholds between 5 wildness states based on quantifiable management interventions. We analysed data from 205 private wildlife properties with management objectives spanning ecotourism to consumptive utilization to test the framework on 6 herbivore species representing a range of conservation statuses and commercial values. Wildness scores among species differed significantly, and the proportion of populations identified as wild ranged from 12% to 84%, which indicates the tool detected site-scale differences both among populations of different species and populations of the same species under different management regimes. By quantifying wildness, this framework provides practitioners with standardized measurement units that link biodiversity with the sustainable use of wildlife. Applications include informing species management plans at local scales; standardizing the inclusion of managed populations in red-list assessments; and providing a platform for certification and regulation of wildlife-based economies. Applying this framework may help embed wildness as a normative value in policy and mitigate the shifting baseline of what it means to truly conserve a species.     

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     

Sexual Predators,Energy Development,and Conservation in Greater Yellowstone

Abstract: In the United States, as elsewhere, a growing debate pits national energy policy and homeland security against biological conservation. In rural communities the extraction of fossil fuels is often encouraged because of the employment opportunities it offers, although the concomitant itinerant workforce is often associated with increased wildlife poaching. We explored possible positive and negative factors associated with energy extraction in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem (GYE), an area known for its national parks, intact biological diversity, and some of the New World's longest terrestrial migrations. Specifically, we asked whether counties with different economies—recreation (ski), agrarian (ranching or farming), and energy extractive (petroleum)—differed in healthcare (gauged by the abundance of hospital beds) and in the frequency of sexual predators. The absolute and relative frequency of registered sex offenders grew approximately two to three times faster in areas reliant on energy extraction. Healthcare among counties did not differ. The strong conflation of community dishevel, as reflected by in‐migrant sexual predators, and ecological decay in Greater Yellowstone is consistent with patterns seen in similar systems from Ecuador to northern Canada, where social and environmental disarray exist around energy boomtowns. In our case, that groups (albeit with different aims) mobilized campaigns to help maintain the quality of rural livelihoods by protecting open space is a positive sign that conservation can matter, especially in the face of rampant and poorly executed energy extraction projects. Our findings further suggest that the public and industry need stronger regulatory action to instill greater vigilance when and where social factors and land conversion impact biological systems.     

Comparison of the insecticidal effects of water extracted and intact aromatic plants onAcanthoscelides obtectus,a bruchid beetle pest of kidney beans

Summary Acanthoscelides obtectus (Say) is one of the most damaging pests of kidney beans,Phaseolus vulgaris L. worldwide. However, aromatic plants from the families Lamiaceae, Lauraceae, Myrtaceae and Poaceae can protect kidney beans by direct or delayed insecticidal effect, through increased adult mortality and inhibition of beetle reproduction (both oviposition and adult emergence). The efficiency of hydrodistillated and intact plants fromThymus vulgaris andT. serpyllum, Mentha piperata, Rosmarinus officinalis, Satureia hortensis, Eucalyptus globulus, Laurus nobilis, Origanum vulgare, andCymbopogon nardus was compared. For both extracts,Origanum vulgare had the best effect. The insecticidal effect was induced by more than the essential oils because no significant difference was noticed between distilled and intact plants extract. Inhibition of reproduction was particularly important. These results suggest that lipidic as well as non lipidic, allelochemicals, such as phenolics, or non-protein amino-acids, or flavonoids may be involved in the toxicity of aromatic plants to this beetle.     

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.