土壤样品中微生物活性的荧光分析方法

以土壤为供试样品,基于荧光素二乙酸酯(FDA)水解反应产生的荧光素含量与土壤中微生物活性呈比例的现象,探讨了荧光光度法测定土样中微生物活性的可行性,提出采用荧光光度法测定环境样品中微生物活性的新方法.对测定所涉及的物理参数和化学参数进行了优化.在最佳实验条件下,方法的线性响应范围为荧光素含量2—2000#g.L-1,线性相关系数(r)=0.9971,方法的检出限(3σ)为3.1×10-2#g.L-1,方法的相对标准偏差(RSD)为2.8%(n=5),对4个土壤样品荧光素含量测定的回收率为90.6%—104%.所建立的方法具有简单快速、灵敏度高、线性范围宽、试样用量少等优点,可用于土壤、水等环境样品中微生物活性的测定.     

加速溶剂萃取-气相色谱法测定土壤、植物样品中13种多溴联苯醚

采用气相色谱(GC-ECD)法,建立了土壤和植物样品中13种多溴联苯醚(PBDEs)的分析方法,以正己烷∶二氯甲烷(1∶1)作为萃取溶剂,样品经加速溶剂萃取仪(ASE)萃取、固相萃取净化后,使用气相色谱仪分析样品中的13种PBDEs.结果表明,所选取的13种多溴联苯醚(PBDEs)得到了较好的分离,且该方法中BDE-209在土壤和植物样品中的平均添加回收率分别为68.1%—75.1%和65.1%—72.1%,其余12种BDE的回收率分别为70.3%—106.9%、67.7%—93.4%;BDE-209方法检出限分别为0.26 ng.g-1、0.64 ng.g-1,其余12种BDE的方法检出限分别为0.016—0.043 ng.g-1、0.028—0.096 ng.g-1.本实验方法测定多组分PBDEs的灵敏度和准确度较高、稳定性和回收率良好,可满足于环境样品中PBDEs的分析.     

基于三维荧光光谱直测土壤中的多环芳烃

针对土壤中多环芳烃(PAHs)污染现状,并建立了一种基于三维荧光光谱技术,可直接、快速确定土壤中PAHs浓度的检测方法.以同分异构体菲和蒽为研究对象,准备20个含有不同浓度菲和蒽的土壤样品(菲和蒽的浓度范围均为0.5—10 mg·g~(-1)),利用激光诱导荧光分光光度计采集了所有样品的三维荧光光谱.研究了单组份菲和蒽、以及菲和蒽混合组分在土壤中的三维荧光谱特性,在此基础上,建立了同时定量分析土壤中菲和蒽浓度的多维偏最小二乘(N-PLS)模型.研究结果表明,将三维荧光光谱技术与多维化学计量学结合快速评估土壤中多种PAHs污染物是可行的.与目前常用的检测方法相比,所建立的方法不需要复杂的样品预处理,极大地提高了分析效率.该研究为激光诱导荧光技术在直测土壤中PAHs的应用提供理论和实验基础.     

基质固相分散-加压溶剂萃取法测定土壤中多环芳烃

建立基质固相分散(MSPD)辅助加压溶剂萃取(PLE)-高效液相色谱法测定土壤中16种多环芳烃的方法.土壤样品与弗罗里硅土混匀后装入萃取池,在15 MPa、120℃萃取条件下,丙酮∶二氯甲烷(1∶1,V∶V)作为萃取溶剂,静态提取5min,应用高效液相色谱法荧光检测-二极管阵列检测串联,采用外标法对其进行定量分析.结果表明:16种多环芳烃线性关系良好,相关系数均大于0.9994,利用荧光检测器与二极管阵列检测器的方法检出限分别为0.04—0.8μg·L-1、0.6—20μg·L-1,在低、中、高3个水平下的加标回收率在78.4%—105.8%范围内,测定结果的相对标准偏差为1.2%—4.1%(n=5).     

Fenton氧化法修复石油污染土壤的研究进展

传统的Fenton氧化法（Fe2＋/H2O2）因反应速度过快、需要定期补充Fe2＋、控制pH值≤3等方面的限制而影响到石油烃类污染土壤的修复效果.本文综述了近年来Fenton反应中氧化剂、催化剂的改进及其对土壤中石油污染物的去除效率,揭示了土壤性质、反应条件、污染物结构及非均相催化剂比表面积等因素对去除效率的影响,介绍了超声波前置处理后,Fenton试剂与土壤上解吸的石油污染物接触几率的增加及石油烃类可生物降解性的提高,促进了微生物的后续处理效果,并对该领域的研究趋势进行了展望.     

微波辅助萃取法提取滇池沉积物中的多氯联苯

研究运用微波辅助萃取-固相萃取-气相色谱/质谱检测滇池沉积物中6种指示性多氯联苯（PCB28、PCB52、PCB101、PCB138、PCB153和PCB180）.重点优化了微波辅助萃取技术,在萃取温度为100℃和萃取时间为30 min（升温和恒温各15 min）条件下,以30 mL正己烷∶二氯甲烷（1∶1,V∶V）的...     

固相萃取-高效液相色谱法分析蔬菜中四环素类抗生素

建立了蔬菜中四环素类抗生素(TCs)的固相萃取-高效液相色谱-荧光检测(HPLC-FLD)分析方法.蔬菜样品以(乙腈+ Na_2SO_4+CH_3COONa=Na_2EDTA+CaCl_2)溶液超声提取,提取液再用正己烷进行液-液萃取去脂,以HLB柱净化富集.利用HPLC-FLD,以缓冲液[0.35mol·l-1CaCl_2+0.025mol·l-1Na_2EDTA+0.075mol·l-1CH_3COONa(Ph=7.3)]-乙腈(82.5:17.5,V/V)为流动相,于激发波长390nm、发射波长512nm处进行检测.蔬菜样品中土霉素(OTC)和四环素(TC)的定量限分别为0.471μg·kg-1和0.532μg ·kg-1,加标回收率为68.61%-114.12%.利用该方法对不同蔬菜样品的分析结果表明,OTC和TC的含量分别在0.041--0.174mg·kg-1(鲜重)和0-0.048mg·kg-1(鲜重)之间,部分蔬菜中 OTC的含量高于我国农业部动物性食品中控制标准.     

土壤中芳香胺3,3′-二氯联苯胺的测定研究

建立了气相色谱/质谱来测定土壤中芳香胺3,3′-二氯联苯胺的方法。该化合物通过超声波辅助萃取,选择正己烷-丙酮混合溶剂(体积比为1∶1)或乙酸乙酯,以及Cleanert S C18-SPE柱进行净化。该方法测定土壤中3,3’-二氯联苯胺的检出限为2.8μg·kg-1(信噪比S/N=3);3,3′-二氯联苯胺的加标回收率平均值为89.7%(n=5);重复进样RSD为3.55%(n=5)。该方法的线性范围是120~2 400μg·kg-1,相关系数0.999 5。该方法也可用于沉积物中3,3′-二氯联苯胺的测定。     

组合液膜对土壤淋洗液中砷(As)的提取效果

针对土壤淋洗液中重金属传统萃取及液膜提取方法效率低的问题,提出组合液膜来提高提取率.本研究采用双二-乙基已基磷酸(D2EDTPA)和磷酸三丁酯(TBP)互为协同提取剂的组合液膜提取技术对土壤淋洗液中砷(As)进行提取,考察了系统温度、组合池膜溶液提取剂与膜溶剂体积比(M1/M2)、组合相有机相与水相体积比(O/A)、组合相提取剂比例(VD2EDTPA/VTBP)对As3+和As5+提取率的影响.研究结果表明,组合提取剂与As形成络合物在液膜系统中传输,最佳提取条件为:系统温度在28—30℃左右、M1/M2为4∶1、O/A为2∶1、VD2EDTPA/VTBP为4∶3.As3+和As5+起始浓度为5.45×10~(-4)mol·L~(-1)和1.12×10~(-4)mol·L~(-1)时,90 min最佳提取条件下提取率可达93.1%和82.7%.     

荧光传感器阵列检测农药污染物研究进展

农药的滥用已造成严重的环境污染,因此开发高效、简便和灵敏的农药检测技术是环境科学领域的研究焦点.荧光传感检测因其灵敏度高,检出限低,操作简单,成本低,目前已逐渐成为农药快速定量检测的一个发展方向.然而,在真实样品检测环境中,污染物不是单独存在的,常伴随结构或化学性质上与待检测分析物相似的污染物进行干扰.而基于阵列的荧光...     

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     

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.     

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.     

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.     

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.     

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.     

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.     

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.     

What Every Conservation Biologist Should Know about Economic Theory

Abstract: The last century has seen the ascendance of a core economic model, which we will refer to as Walrasian economics. This model is driven by the psychological assumptions that humans act only in a self‐referential and narrowly rational way and that production can be described as a self‐contained circular flow between firms and households. These assumptions have critical implications for the way economics is used to inform conservation biology. Yet the Walrasian model is inconsistent with a large body of empirical evidence about actual human behavior, and it violates a number of basic physical laws. Research in behavioral science and neuroscience shows that humans are uniquely social animals and not self‐centered rational economic beings. Economic production is subject to physical laws including the laws of thermodynamics and mass balance. In addition, some contemporary economic theory, spurred by exciting new research in human behavior and a wealth of data about the negative global impact of the human economy on natural systems, is moving toward a world view that places consumption and production squarely in its behavioral and biophysical context. We argue that abandoning the straightjacket of the Walrasian core is essential to further progress in understanding the complex, coupled interactions between the human economy and the natural world. We call for a new framework for economic theory and policy that is consistent with observed human behavior, recognizes the complex and frequently irreversible interaction between human and natural systems, and directly confronts the cumulative negative effects of the human economy on the Earth's life support systems. Biophysical economics and ecological economics are two emerging economic frameworks in this movement.