不同铝水平下茶对铝及矿质养分的吸收与累积

土壤铝污染不仅影响作物的生长发育和产量,也对食品安全产生了潜在威胁。利用水培方法,设置0、5、10、15、20mg·L-15种铝处理水平,研究不同铝质量浓度水平下茶苗对铝及矿质养分的吸收与累积。结果表明:茶苗根、茎中铝含量均随着铝处理的质量浓度的增加而明显增加,而叶中含量影响不大。不同铝水平下各部位铝含量大小依次为根>叶>茎。从整株植物来看,随着铝处理质量浓度的增加,铝在根部的积累量增加,在茎和叶的积累量趋于下降。铝对茶苗营养元素钙、钾、镁的吸收影响不大,对磷的吸收有所促进,在一定程度上体现出茶树植物对铝的耐性。     

天津市典型污灌区冬小麦各生育期的重金属分析

通过对天津市冬小麦生长的各个阶段的各个部位及土壤中重金属含量的分析,评价了污灌区农田土壤-植被系统的污染状况,运用转运系数和富集系数表征了重金属元素在作物中迁移和积累的能力.结果表明,冬小麦田土壤质量属2级尚清洁标准,土壤中Cd污染最严重,Hg污染次之.返青期、拔节期、抽穗期和成熟期,同一时期冬小麦不同部位的重金属含量整体呈现自下至上递减的趋势,即根>茎>叶>果实,而同一部位冬小麦的不同时期的重金属含量各有特点.从转运系数和富集系数上看,根富集重金属的能力要大于茎、叶和果实;重金属由土壤向根迁移的过程中,迁移能力顺序为:Pb>Cd>Hg>Cr>As,Pb迁移能力最强.冬小麦果实中As,Cd,Cr,Hg,Pb和Se含量均超过《食品中污染物限量》中规定的限值,说明研究区域目前已经不宜再种植冬小麦.     

施肥对大白菜吸收电镀污染土壤中重金属的影响

采用田间试验,研究了在不同施肥条件下重金属在土壤-作物系统中迁移、积累的特性.结果表明,不同施肥处理对降低植物重金属吸收的影响能力大小依次为有机肥＞复合肥＞尿素,一般地,作物不同部位对Cr、Cu 积累量的大小顺序为根＞叶＞茎,重金属在土壤-作物系统中迁移能力大小依次为Cu＞ Ni＞Cr,3种施肥处理对降低土壤中有效态重金属含量的影响能力大小依次为有机肥＞复合肥＞尿素.     

土壤中不同老化时间的DDT对小麦根系的生物有效性

研究了水、正己烷、正己烷/丙酮ASE对土壤中不同老化时间的DDT的逐级提取量的差别及其与小麦根吸收的关系。结果表明,有机氯的水提量随老化时间增加而下降,正己烷提取量随老化时间增加而下降,正己烷/丙酮提取量随老化时间增加而上升。植物根吸收随老化时间增加而下降。根吸收与水提量没有确定关系,与正己烷提取量具正相关关系,与正己烷/丙酮提取量有负相关关系。正己烷提取量可被作为土壤有机氯DDT的有效态部分。     

复合污染条件下莴苣对Zn、Cd的吸收与富集

采集莴苣及根际土壤样品,分析Cu、Zn、Cd、Pb复合污染条件下莴苣对Zn、Cd的吸收与富集规律.结果表明:复合污染条件下,莴苣不同部位对4种重金属元素的吸收积累表现为根>叶>茎,莴苣中重金属含量为Zn>Cu>Cd>Pb,富集系数为Cd≈Zn>Cu>Pb;不同采样区莴苣对重金属的吸收积累与富集能力存在明显差异.用于描述Zn和Cd在土壤-莴苣系统中迁移的响应模型均为非线性方程,模型类型在2种元素之间以及莴苣不同部位存在一定差异,但2种元素在不同部位中的响应均可用3次曲线方程来描述.莴苣对Cd、Zn的吸收除了受到元素自身性质的影响外,还受到共存元素的影响,这种影响与共存元素的含量有关.     

河台金矿矿山土壤-植物稀土元素含量分布和迁移积聚特征

在广东省河台金矿矿山采取岩石、土壤、植物样品,并对其中的稀土元素含量采用ICP-MS法测定,研究了金矿矿山岩石、土壤、植物的根、茎、叶稀土元素含量分布和迁移积聚特征.结果表明：在金矿区稀土元素在岩石、土壤、植物样品中含量均高于背景对照区.在成矿和表生地球化学过程中金矿土壤各层的稀土元素发生迁移和分异,在表土层和心土层含量高于底土层和成土母岩;矿山土壤各剖面层轻重稀土发生分异,轻稀土富集,重稀土相对贫乏,且均有不同程度的Eu亏损和Ce的负异常.蕨类植物芒萁(Dicranopteris dichotoma)表现极强的积累富集稀土元素能力.稀土元素在植株体内的分布规律不同,对于芒萁而言：叶>根>茎,而马尾松(Pinas massoniana)为：根>叶>茎.金矿区植物稀土元素地球化学和生物地球化学异常反映出所在金矿特殊成矿地质背景以及生境的地球化学特点.稀土元素的生物吸收系数和生物转移系数表征出植物对稀土元素的吸收富集能力以及在各个器官的迁移状况,金矿区各植物体形成对金矿环境不同的适应机制和各自独特的稀土元素生物地球化学特征.     

小麦/花生不同间作方式对花生吸收积累Cd的影响

为明确间作小麦对花生吸收积累镉(Cd)的影响,采用温室盆栽试验,研究了PVC管阻隔、尼龙网阻隔、混作等3种种植方式下两个花生品种的积累特征.结果表明,3种间隔方式相比,缺铁土壤中尼龙网阻隔处理的白沙1016和花育20植株Cd含量均显著高于其他处理,根系部分Cd含量分别达到9.28 mg·kg-1和9.83 mg·kg-1,地上部分Cd含量分别为1.51 mg·kg-1和2.25 mg·kg-1.研究结果说明,在排除两种作物根系竞争的前提下,小麦根系分泌物可以活化土壤中的Cd,促进花生对Cd的吸收.不论土壤缺铁与否,两品种花生根系部分Cd含量顺序均为:尼龙网阻隔>PVC管阻隔>混作,品种之间差异不显著.在缺铁土壤中花生Cd的积累量顺序为:尼龙网阻隔>PVC管阻隔>混作.在两种作物混作模式下,小麦Cd积累量与花生Cd积累量呈负相关的关系,说明小麦和花生会竞争吸收土壤中的Cd.两个品种花生在缺铁混作处理中Cd的迁移率最大,分别为11.7%和12.2%.研究结果显示,在相对狭小的根系生长空间内,间作小麦会对花生吸收Cd产生较强的竞争作用,然而土壤缺铁导致小麦分泌的麦根酸类植物铁载体能够活化土壤中的Cd.可以推测,在土壤缺铁条件下,大田种植的小麦/花生间、套种体系中的花生籽粒仍然存在着一定的Cd污染风险.     

化学农药污染土壤植物修复中的环境化学问题

报道了利用植草修复受DDT，BHC和Dicofol污染的研究，讨论了化学农药污染土壤植物修复中,农药在植物中富集与在土壤中降解以及结合残留等环境化学问题。研究表明，在植物修复的过程中，通过草对农药吸收的途径而去除土壤中污染物的作用所作的贡献很小，植草的作用可能是通过草的根部向土壤释放酶和某些分泌物，从而激发土壤中微生物的活性，并加速农药生物降解作用的结果。草在不同土壤中修复能力的差异，可能与不同土壤中所存土著微生物的差异以及其活性受酶和某些分泌物所激发差异的结果。选择能使根际区产生强烈的生物降解作用的草品种，是利用草作为化学农药污染土壤修复的关键。土壤与植株中农药结合残留的形成可能是土壤中污染物消除的又一个重要因素。     

镉胁迫对线麻(CannabisSativaL.)富集及光合特性的影响

选择广泛栽培于西北地区的线麻(Cannabis Sativa L.)进行盆栽实验,研究了Cd胁迫对线麻富集和光合特性的影响.结果显示,线麻根、茎、叶中Cd最大富集量分别达到503.40、350.63、77.90 mg·kg~(-1).随着土壤Cd浓度的增加,线麻根、茎、叶的富集量逐渐增加,且表现为:根部茎部叶部.当Cd≥150 mg·kg~(-1)时,Cd从根部向地上部分的转运开始加强,且地上部分组织中主要集中在茎部.线麻株高、比叶重和生物量随Cd浓度的增加先升高后下降.当Cd浓度≥150 mg·kg~(-1)时,株高、比叶重和地下部分生物量明显低于对照(P0.05),而地上部分生物量不存在显著性差异(P0.05).当Cd浓度为50 mg·kg~(-1)时线麻叶绿素含量、类胡萝卜素含量、净光合速率、蒸腾速率、气孔导度、最大净光合速率和光饱和点达到最大值,光补偿点随Cd浓度的增加而持续增加.结果表明,线麻具有较高的Cd富集能力,可以作为潜在的Cd污染土壤修复栽培作物,但野外修复中如何提高线麻的生物量有待于进一步研究.     

热带砖红壤生长的小白菜吸收和累积PAHs的特征

为了了解和掌握热带土壤栽培的小白菜（Brassica rapa L. Chinensis Group.）对多环芳烃（PAHs）污染物的吸收和累积规律,为热带土壤的安全利用及农产品安全生产提供科学依据,于2013 年5-9 月在海南省农垦科学院海口试验站网室内进行了小白菜盆栽试验.各处理土壤分别施加3 种单体 PAHs 的质量分数梯度为0、0.4、0.8、1.6、3.2 mg·kg^-1,撒播小白菜种子出苗后,每盆留苗6 株,自然条件,常规管理,各处理小白菜培养30 d 后收获.小白菜和土壤样品,用超声水浴萃取,层析小柱净化后,利用气相色谱-质谱法测定样品中的3 种PAHs.结果表明,小白菜根和叶中3 种PAHs 累积量随土壤施加质量分数的升高而增加,根部和叶对Phe 最大累积量分别为86.25 ng·g^-1 和37.18 ng·g^-1,而对 BaP 的最大累积量分别为20.78 ng·g^-1 和3.56 ng·g^-1;小白菜根对Phe 与Fla 的生物富集系数较大,且二者无明显差异,但对 BaP 的生物富集系数较小,且差异显著（P=0.006）;3 种PAHs 单体在各种处理土壤中的残留在 84.49%-94.03%之间,各单体之间无明显差异,各处理之间也无明显差异.说明热带土壤生长的小白菜根和叶中3 种单体 PAHs 浓度显著低于其土壤中的浓度,且根部积累3 种单体PAHs 的浓度显著高于其叶中的浓度;小白菜叶对BaP 的吸收和累积量极少;小白菜根更易吸收和累积Phe 和Fla;小白菜生长30 d 后,绝大部分PAHs 仍残留在土壤中.     

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.     

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.     

Effects of Coffee Management on Deforestation Rates and Forest Integrity

Knowledge about how forest margins are utilized can be crucial for a general understanding of changes in forest cover, forest structure, and biodiversity across landscapes. We studied forest‐agriculture transitions in southwestern Ethiopia and hypothesized that the presence of coffee (Coffea arabica)decreases deforestation rates because of coffee's importance to local economies and its widespread occurrence in forests and forest margins. Using satellite images and elevation data, we compared changes in forest cover over 37 years (1973–2010) across elevations in 2 forest‐agriculture mosaic landscapes (1100 km² around Bonga and 3000 km² in Goma‐Gera). In the field in the Bonga area, we determined coffee cover and forest structure in 40 forest margins that differed in time since deforestation. Both the absolute and relative deforestation rates were lower at coffee‐growing elevations compared with at higher elevations (?10/20% vs. ?40/50% comparing relative rates at 1800 m asl and 2300–2500 m asl, respectively). Within the coffee‐growing elevation, the proportion of sites with high coffee cover (>20%) was significantly higher in stable margins (42% of sites that had been in the same location for the entire period) than in recently changed margins (0% of sites where expansion of annual crops had changed the margin). Disturbance level and forest structure did not differ between sites with 30% or 3% coffee. However, a growing body of literature on gradients of coffee management in Ethiopia reports coffee's negative effects on abundances of forest‐specialist species. Even if the presence of coffee slows down the conversion of forest to annual‐crop agriculture, there is a risk that an intensification of coffee management will still threaten forest biodiversity, including the genetic diversity of wild coffee. Conservation policy for Ethiopian forests thus needs to develop strategies that acknowledge that forests without coffee production may have higher deforestation risks than forests with coffee production and that forests with coffee production often have lower biodiversity value. Efectos de la Administración Cafetalera sobre las Tasas de Deforestación y la Integridad de los Bosques     

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.     

Globalization of the Cashmere Market and the Decline of Large Mammals in Central Asia

As drivers of terrestrial ecosystems, humans have replaced large carnivores in most areas, and human influence not only exerts striking ecological pressures on biodiversity at local scales but also has indirect effects in distant corners of the world. We suggest that the multibillion dollar cashmere industry creates economic motivations that link western fashion preferences for cashmere to land use in Central Asia. This penchant for stylish clothing, in turn, encourages herders to increase livestock production which affects persistence of over 6 endangered large mammals in these remote, arid ecosystems. We hypothesized that global trade in cashmere has strong negative effects on native large mammals of deserts and grassland where cashmere‐producing goats are raised. We used time series data, ecological snapshots of the biomass of native and domestic ungulates, and ecologically and behaviorally based fieldwork to test our hypothesis. In Mongolia increases in domestic goat production were associated with a 3‐fold increase in local profits for herders coexisting with endangered saiga (Saiga tatarica).That increasing domestic grazing pressure carries fitness consequences was inferred on the basis of an approximately 4‐fold difference in juvenile recruitment among blue sheep (Pseudois nayaur)in trans‐Himalayan India. Across 7 study areas in Mongolia, India, and China's Tibetan Plateau, native ungulate biomass is now <5% that of domestic species. Such trends suggest ecosystem degradation and decreased capacity for the persistence of native species, including at least 8 Asian endemic species: saiga, chiru (Pantholops hodgsoni), Bactrian camel (Camelus bactrianus), snow leopard(Panthera uncia), khulan(Equus hemionus), kiang (E. kiang), takhi (E. przewalski), and wild yak (Bos mutus). Our results suggest striking yet indirect and unintended actions that link trophic‐level effects to markets induced by the trade for cashmere. Globalización del Mercado de Cachemira y la Declinación de Mamíferos Mayores en Asia Central     

The lichen-rich coastal heath vegetation on the isle of Anholt, Denmark — conservation and management

The high conservational value of the lichen-rich vegetation and landscape of the marine foreland Ørkenen on the isle of Anholt is treated from a Danish as well as a European perspective. The sensitivity of the lichen-rich vegetation to physical disturbance is emphasized. The impact of invasive species such asPinus mugo as well as the effect of atmospheric deposition of nutrients on the heaths at Anholt is described. Considerations related to the development of a management plan for Ørkenen are presented.     

Behavior and ecology of Old World Luperini beetles of the genusAulacophora (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)

Summary The attraction of Old World leaf beetles in the genusAulacophora to kairomones and parakairomones which are effective lures for New WorldDiabrotica andAcalymma were investigated. Beetles captured on sticky traps baited with single and multicomponent lures were no different from the control traps for two species ofAulacophora. Yellow colored traps and squash blossoms are attractive toAulacophora beetles which detect sub-microgram quantities of cucurbitacins on silica gel. Leaf feeding behavior and flight activity data are correlated with varietal preference of threeAulacophora species. The common response byDiabrotica andAulacophora to cucurbitacins reinforces the two groups' coevolutionary association with the Cucurbitaceae. The apparent lack of a common response toCucurbita blossom volatiles suggests recent evolutionary pathways are substantially different for these two groups of beetles.     

Use of stochastic patch occupancy models in the California red-legged frog for Bayesian inference regarding past events and future persistence

Assessing causes of population decline is critically important to management of threatened species. Stochastic patch occupancy models (SPOMs) are popular tools for examining spatial and temporal dynamics of populations when presence–absence data in multiple habitat patches are available. We developed a Bayesian Markov chain method that extends existing SPOMs by focusing on past environmental changes that may have altered occupancy patterns prior to the beginning of data collection. Using occupancy data from 3 creeks, we applied the method to assess 2 hypothesized causes of population decline—in situ die-off and residual impact of past source population loss—in the California red-legged frog. Despite having no data for the 20–30 years between the hypothetical event leading to population decline and the first data collected, we were able to discriminate among hypotheses, finding evidence that in situ die-off increased in 2 of the creeks. Although the creeks had comparable numbers of occupied segments, owing to different extinction–colonization dynamics, our model predicted an 8-fold difference in persistence probabilities of their populations to 2030. Adding a source population led to a greater predicted persistence probability than did decreasing the in situ die-off, emphasizing that reversing the deleterious impacts of a disturbance may not be the most efficient management strategy. We expect our method will be useful for studying dynamics and evaluating management strategies of many species.