气相色谱-质谱联用测定长江三角洲农田土壤中的合成麝香

采用索氏提取、硅胶/氧化铝复合层析柱的样品前处理方法及气相色谱-质谱联用仪(GC-MS)测定长江三角洲农田土壤样品中7种合成麝香(莎利麝香、粉檀麝香、特拉斯、佳乐麝香、吐纳麝香、二甲苯麝香、酮麝香)的含量,对其污染水平和分布状况进行了研究.结果表明,实际检出的3种合成麝香(佳乐麝香、吐纳麝香、酮麝香)含量分别0.96—16.98 ng·g-1、LOD—14.13 ng·g-1和LOD—0.84 ng·g-1;土壤样品中合成麝香的加标回收率为88.8%—109.3%,精密度为5.8%—9.6%;仪器检出限(LOD)和定量限(LOQ)分别为0.03—0.33 ng·g-1、0.10—1.10 ng·g-1.长江三角洲农田土壤样品中普遍含有合成麝香,虽然其总浓度较低,但因其具有的生物富集性会在农产品中富集,故应做好相关的食品安全风险评价.     

太湖梅梁湾水体合成麝香的分布特征

研究了7种合成麝香在太湖梅梁湾湖区的污染水平和分布特征,其中,佳乐麝香(HHCB)、吐纳麝香(AHTN)、二甲苯麝香(MX)和酮麝香(MK)的存在非常普遍,尤以HHCB为主.HHCB在表层水和沉积物中的浓度范围分别为0.34—1.39 ng·L-1和0.27—0.79 ng·g-1干重,MX和AHTN的浓度较低.湖区水体和沉积物中HHCB和AHTN的浓度比分别为3.8—16.9和5.5—136.1,高于邻近地区污水处理厂出水的比值.总体来说该湖区的合成麝香污染没有生态风险.     

气相色谱-质谱联用测定母乳中合成麝香

建立了凝胶渗透色谱(GPC)柱和硅胶柱净化,气相色谱-质谱(GC/MS)测定母乳中合成麝香的分析方法.实验结果表明:GC/MS在0.01μg.ml-1到1μg.ml-1的浓度范围内对4种常见合成麝香(佳乐麝香HHCB、吐纳麝香AHTN、二甲苯麝香MX和酮麝香MK)均有良好的线性响应,4种合成麝香的基质加标回收率为76%—115%,相对标准偏差为2.8%—7.4%.利用信噪比(5/1)确定该方法的定性检测限,HHCB,AHTN,MX为5ng.g-1脂重,MK为4ng.g-1脂重,定量检测限为定性检测限的2倍.采用上述方法分析了上海母乳样品中合成麝香的浓度和分布特征,发现母乳中普遍存在这4种合成麝香,浓度分别为HHCB92±70;AHTN16±12;MX26±22;MK16±14ng.g-1脂重,与欧美国家的污染水平相比,总体含量偏低.     

胶州湾北岸潮间带沉积物中人工合成麝香的污染特征

本文研究了胶州湾北岸潮间带沉积物中7种人工合成麝香的污染状况.实际检出3种人工合成麝香污染物,主要有佳乐麝香、吐纳麝香和酮麝香,其含量分别为1.84—4.35 ng·g-1、ND—10.9 ng·g-1和6.90—10.9 ng·g-1.人工合成麝香污染物含量较高的采样点位于河流入海口附近和村落周边,其来源与生活污水的排放密切相关.     

沱江流域沉积物中合成麝香的分布特征及其潜在生态风险评估

沱江是四川省内重要水系,也是长江上游重要支流.沱江既是流域内纳污河流,也是工农业生产用水和居民饮用水水源.本文在沱江流域采集表层沉积物样品46个,研究了9种合成麝香的污染水平和分布特征.在所有沉积物中均检出佳乐麝香（HHCB）和吐纳麝香（AHTN）,浓度范围分别为0.736—25.0 ng·g^-1(中值为3.68μg·g^-1)和0.320—24.4 ng·g^-1(中值为1.55 ng·g^-1),研究结果揭示出.生活污水排放对沱江沉积物的影响.Pearson相关性分析表明HHCB与AHTN有显著正相关（r=0.894,P<0.01）,说明它们具有相似来源和环境地球化学行为.沉积物中AHTN和HHCB实测浓度远低于各化合物对应的预测无效应浓度,风险熵值远小于1,表明其生态风险有限.     

太湖沉积物柱状样中有机氯农药的垂直分布特征

采用气相色谱质谱法测定了太湖沉积物柱状样品中有机氯农药(OCPs)含量,探讨了沉积柱中有机氯农药的垂直变化特征及可能的来源.研究结果表明:沉积柱中OCPs浓度为0.88—4.73 ng·g-1(干重),平均值为2.17 ng·g-1;DDTs、HCHs、六氯苯的残留量均较高,其中DDTs为0.10—1.32 ng·g-1,平均值为0.57 ng·g-1;HCHs的浓度为0.25—1.99 ng·g-1,平均值为0.65 ng·g-1;六氯苯为0.50—1.35 ng·g-1,平均值为0.92 ng·g-1.3个湖湾的沉积柱表层DDTs含量最高,有明显的表面富集现象,成分分析表明,太湖可能着存在着DDTs类物质的输入.     

北戴河湿地沉积物中人工合成麝香分布特征与环境风险评估

本文采用索氏提取萃取土壤中人工合成麝香并结合气相色谱-质谱联用仪(GC-MS)检测,对北戴河湿地23个表层沉积物中4种人工合成麝香(佳乐麝香(HHCB)、吐纳麝香(AHTN)、酮麝香(MK)、二甲苯麝香(MX))污染水平及分布特征进行了研究,并进行相关环境风险评价.在沉积物样品中检测出19.50—34.93 ng·g~(-1)(平均含量:28.46 ng·g~(-1),dw)佳乐麝香(HHCB)以及16.37—29.29 ng·g~(-1)(23.30 ng·g~(-1),dw)吐纳麝香(AHTN);只有5个样品检出酮麝香(MK),浓度范围从低于检测限(LOD)—37.89 ng·g~(-1);在所有样品中均未检测出二甲苯麝香(MX).结果显示,沉积物中人工合成麝香污染的主要成分为HHCB和AHTN,其含量占人工合成麝香总量50.65%—100.00%.对23个沉积物样品中的3种人工合成麝香进行Kolmogorov-Smirnov(K-S)检验,结果发现,HHCB与AHTN的含量存在显著的相关性(0.01),说明该地区检出的HHCB与AHTN可能具有相似来源和归趋.北戴河湿地沉积物中AHTN和HHCB蓄积量估算为:510.270 g和623.274 g.环境风险评估显示,实际检出浓度低于沉积物中HHCB与AHTN的预测无效应浓度,理论上不具有急性风险.     

加速溶剂萃取-固相萃取净化-超高效液相色谱串联质谱法测定土壤中11种全氟化合物

采用超高效液相色谱-串联质谱联用法（UPLC-ESI-MS/MS）,建立了分析土壤中11种全氟化合物（PFCs）的方法.以甲醇作为萃取剂,样品经加速溶剂萃取仪（ASE）萃取,固相萃取净化后,使用UPLC-ESI-MS/MS联用仪分析样品中11种PFCs.在6 min内就可快速稳定地将所选取的11种全氟化合物分离,且最低检测浓度为0.518—3.520 pg.g-1之间,这些化合物在土壤中的平均添加回收率在71.2%—119.2%之间.应用此方法测得宜兴市水稻土样品中所选取的PFCs含量为0.006—0.780 ng.g-1之间.     

天津市松针中可挥发全(多)氟取代烷基化合物的分布

本研究调查了天津市松针中6种可挥发PFASs的浓度水平,旨在探讨松针作为可挥发PFASs天然被动采样装置的可行性.结果表明,松针中可挥发PFASs的总浓度范围为0.43—45.69 ng·g-1(脂质),平均浓度4.92 ng·g-1(脂质),不同采样点PFASs的浓度水平存在差异.8∶2氟调醇和10∶2氟调醇是松针中的主要检出物,8∶2氟调醇的检出率高达85%,浓度在0.23—17.46 ng·g-1(脂质)之间,10∶2氟调醇全部被检出,浓度范围为0.43—28.23 ng·g-1(脂质);N-乙基全氟辛烷磺酰胺和N-乙基全氟辛烷磺酰胺基乙醇的检出率较低;而N-甲基全氟辛烷磺酰胺基乙醇和6∶2氟调醇在松针中未被检出.松针中氟调醇的浓度水平随着碳链长度增加而增加.与大气被动采样器相比,松针可作为被动采样的一种形式,从一定程度上反映大气中可挥发PFASs的浓度水平.     

环境水样中人工合成麝香的分析方法

采用C18萃取盘富集净化结合气相色谱-质谱联用技术(GC-MS),建立了测定城市污水和河水中5种多环麝香和2种硝基麝香的分析方法.水样经C18萃取盘富集后,用正己烷及正己烷、二氯甲烷混合溶剂进行洗脱,洗脱液经浓缩定容后用GC-MS选择离子监测模式(SIM)进行检测,使用AHTN-d3作为替代物标样,其回收率为89.7%—104.9%.以六氯苯-13C为内标进行定量,7种合成麝香的线性范围为0.001—1μg·ml-1,样品方法检出限在1.0—1.2ng·l-1(S/N=5).做空白加标实验和基质加标回收实验,空白加标回收率及实际样品平均加标回收率均在78.6%—106.3%范围内,相对标准偏差在3.9%—8.4%之间;方法准确,快速,简便,可以用于实际水样中合成麝香的检测。     

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.     

Importance of greater interdisciplinarity and geographic scope when tackling the driving forces behind biological invasions

Invasive non-native species are important drivers of ecosystem change, yet the driving forces of biological invasions themselves are poorly understood. Such information is essential to ensure policies focus on the most relevant drivers, and that future scenarios capture the full range of potential outcomes for invasive non-native species. I carried out a bibliometric analysis of articles published from 2000 to 2020 that address either invasive non-native species or biodiversity and ecosystem services and that also mention 1 or more drivers of ecosystem change. I examined 5 indirect drivers (demographic, economic, governance, sociocultural, and technological) and 6 direct drivers (climate change, invasive non-native species, land-use or sea-use change, natural hazards, pollution, and resource extraction). Using the Web of Science core collection of citation indexes, I undertook searches of article titles and keywords and retrieved 27,462 articles addressing invasive non-native species and 110,087 articles dealing with biodiversity or ecosystem services. Most research to date on biological invasions as well as on biodiversity and ecosystem services has focused on anthropogenic direct drivers of ecosystem change rather than indirect drivers. Yet currently, less than 18% of articles addressing biological invasions examined drivers of ecosystem change, a similar level to that found over 20 years ago for biodiversity or ecosystem services. Knowledge of the drivers of biological invasions is limited, emphasizes tractable drivers over those that require an interdisciplinary approach, and is biased toward developed economies. Drivers generally deemed important for biological invasions, such as governance and resource extraction, accounted for less than 2% of research effort. The absence of a systematic understanding of the forces that drive invasive non-native species and how they interact means that attempts to mitigate or forecast biological invasions are likely to fail. To address biological invasions requires a much better orientation of national and international research on drivers in relation to both their actual importance as well as their policy relevance.     

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.     

Mitigating the effects of climate change on the nests of sea turtles with artificial irrigation

For sea turtles, like many oviparous species, increasing temperatures during development threaten to increase embryonic mortality, alter offspring quality, and potentially create suboptimal primary sex ratios. Various methods are being implemented to mitigate the effects of climate change on reproductive success, but these methods, such as breeding programs, translocations, and shading, are often invasive and expensive. Irrigation is an alternative strategy for cooling nests that, depending on location, can be implemented relatively quickly and cheaply. However, multiple factors, including ambient conditions, nest substrate, and species characteristics, can influence irrigation success. Additionally, irrigation can vary in duration, frequency, and the volume of water applied to nests, which influences the cooling achieved and embryonic survival. Thus, it is critical to understand how to maximize cooling and manage risks before implementing irrigation as a nest-cooling strategy. We reviewed the literature on nest irrigation to examine whether artificial irrigation is feasible as a population management tool. Key factors that affected cooling were the volume of water applied and the frequency of applications. Embryonic responses varied with species, ambient conditions, and the timing of irrigation during development. Nest inundation was the key risk to a successful irrigation regime. Future irrigation regimes must identify clear targets, either primary or adult sex ratios, that maximize population viability. Monitoring population responses and adjusting the irrigation regime in response to population characteristics will be critical. Most studies reported on the manipulation of only one or two variables, further research is required to understand how altering multiple factors in an irrigation regime influences the cooling achieved and embryonic responses.     

Positive and Negative Effects of a Threatened Parrotfish on Reef Ecosystems

Species that are strong interactors play disproportionately important roles in the dynamics of natural ecosystems. It has been proposed that their presence is necessary for positively shaping the structure and functioning of ecosystems. We evaluated this hypothesis using the case of the world's largest parrotfish (Bolbometopon muricatum), a globally imperiled species. We used direct observation, animal tracking, and computer simulations to examine the diverse routes through which B. muricatum affects the diversity, dispersal, relative abundance, and survival of the corals that comprise the foundation of reef ecosystems. Our results suggest that this species can influence reef building corals in both positive and negative ways. Field observation and simulation outputs indicated that B. muricatum reduced the abundance of macroalgae that can outcompete corals, but they also feed directly on corals, decreasing coral abundance, diversity, and colony size. B. muricatum appeared to facilitate coral advancement by mechanically dispersing coral fragments and opening up bare space for coral settlement, but they also damaged adult corals and remobilized a large volume of potentially stressful carbonate sediment. The impacts this species has on reefs appears to be regulated in part by its abundance—the effects of B. muricatum were more intense in simulation scenarios populated with high densities of these fish. Observations conducted in regions with high and low predator (e.g., sharks) abundance generated results that are consistent with the hypothesis that these predators of B. muricatum may play a role in governing their abundance; thus, predation may modulate the intensity of the effects they have on reef dynamics. Overall our results illustrate that functionally unique and threatened species may not have universally positive impacts on ecosystems and that it may be necessary for environmental managers to consider the diverse effects of such species and the forces that mediate the strength of their influence. Efectos Positivos y Negativos de un Pez Loro Amenazado Sobre Ecosistemas Arrecifales     

Form-specific fragances fromOphrys insectifera L. (Orchidaceae) attract species of different pollinator genera. Evidence of sympatric speciation?

Two closely related forms ofOphrys insectifera were observed in the field to attract different pollinator species selectively.O. i. ssp.insectifera attracted males of two species ofArgogorytes (Sphecidae, Hymenoptera Aculeata) andO. i. ssp.aymoninii attractedAndrena combinata males (Andrenidae, Apoidea, Hymenoptera Aculeata). A third form,O. aff.i. ssp.insectifera, attracted none of these three species. Volatile compounds from flowers and inflorescences of the three forms (originating from Öland, Sweden, and Aveyron, France) were collected, using entrainment, enfleurage, and solvent extraction techniques, and identified by gas chromatography — mass spectrometry. Scent differences between the three forms were confirmed in the amounts of aliphatic hydrocarbons (C₁₁–C₁₉), methyl esters (C₁₄–C₁₈), short chain aliphatic 1-alcohols (C₆–C₁₂), and monoterpene alcohols (C₁₀).     

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.