厌氧颗粒污泥对五氯苯酚脱氯过程中的影响因素

在间歇培养血清瓶中,研究了厌氧颗粒污泥对五氯酚脱氯过程中的影响因素.结果表明,葡萄糖、酵母膏和蛋白胨显著提高了PCP的脱氯速率.添加甲酸、乙酸、乙醇对PCP脱氯速率有一定提高,丙酸和丁酸对脱氯速率没有影响.20%氢气的加入对PCP脱氯速率的影响显著.废水中硝酸盐和硫酸盐等电子受体的存在降低了PCP的脱氯速率.微生物抑制剂氯仿、青霉素降低了PCP脱氯速率,表明厌氧微生物尤其是甲烷菌对还原脱氯有重要影响.PCP最佳还原脱氯温度为38℃,最佳pH为7,低的氧化还原电位(<-200mV)有利于脱氯的进行.图5参13     

零价铁还原脱氯污染土壤中PCBs的实验研究

利用零价铁或铁的双金属对模拟污染土中多氯联苯(PCBs)在常温常压下的还原脱氯情况进行实验研究.采用高效离子色谱分析样本,结果表明:零价铁或者镍(Ni)铁双金属对土壤中浓度为5 mg·g-1的PCBs有一定的脱氯效果;当PCBs浓度降低为1 mg·g-1时只有钯(Pd)含量为0.05%的钯铁处理具有显著的脱氯效果;升高土壤温度到45℃,或者简单加入醋酸、活性炭、石墨以及硫粉等处理均不能有效提高脱氯效果;先添加硫粉和水培养,使土壤氧化还原电位降低后,添加含铜(Cu)为2%的铜铁及含钴(Co)为1%的钴铁双金属对土壤中的PCBs有明显的脱氯效果.     

共价三嗪有机框架材料对水中氯酚类污染物的光催化脱氯降解

利用共价三嗪有机框架材料(CTF-1)对4-氯酚(4-CP)、2,4-二氯酚(2,4-DCP)、2,4,6-三氯酚(2,4,6-TCP)和五氯酚(PCP)等4种不同氯原子取代数目的氯酚类污染物进行光催化降解研究,探讨了底物结构对氯酚脱氯降解效率的影响及机制.结果表明,氯酚脱氯降解过程明显受苯环氯原子取代数目的影响,氯原子数目越多,脱氯降解效率越高,氯原子数目与表观速率常数呈显著正相关,氯酚降解及脱氯速率均为：PCP>2,4,6-TCP>2,4-DCP>4-CP.对CTF-1光催化降解氯酚机制研究表明,活性物种在反应中不起作用,体系反应机制为针对氯酚上取代氯位点进行水解脱氯过程.本研究结果为深入揭示氯酚脱氯降解机制提供了理论依据,也为光催化技术处理卤代酚类废水提供了技术参考.     

2种水稻土胶体界面五氯酚的还原脱氯转化

研究了紫泥田和浅脚紫泥田2种水稻土胶体界面五氯酚(PCP)的还原转化效果,以及添加Fe2+或草酸对五氯酚还原转化效果的影响.采用表观一级反应动力学描述土壤胶体界面五氯酚的转化过程.结果表明,紫泥田和浅脚紫泥田土壤胶体界面五氯酚的还原转化动力学常数分别为0.0375d-1和0.0430d-1,半衰期分别为18.5d和16.1d;厌氧条件下水稻土胶体中铁氧化物还原溶解产生的吸附态Fe2+对五氯酚具有一定的还原转化能力.添加1.0mmol·L-1Fe2+或1.0mmol·L-1草酸均能显著促进土壤胶体界面五氯酚的还原转化和氯离子的产生,紫泥田土壤胶体界面五氯酚的还原转化半衰期分别减少到9.6d和6.0d,浅脚紫泥田土壤胶体界面五氯酚的转化半衰期分别减少到7.9d和3.0d.草酸促进作用更加显著的原因是铁-草酸配合物的生成.土壤胶体界面五氯酚的还原转化、脱氯效率与土壤胶体的比表面积、吸附态亚铁离子浓度有一定的正相关关系.促进土壤中吸附态亚铁离子和草酸等低分子量有机酸的产生能显著促进有机氯的还原转化.     

氯代苯类化合物在飞灰表面的热分解

密闭体系中,在生活垃圾焚烧飞灰的催化作用下,一氯苯到六氯苯表现出不同的热分解特性.这12种氯苯化合物分别经过300℃、30min加热处理,得到的脱氯/加氢反应产物的总量为初始氯苯化合物的50%-90%;而这些反应底物自身的含量为其原始含量的20%-90%.高氯代苯比低氯代苯更容易发生脱氯/加氢的反应.通过与热力学数据的比较,我们认为氯苯化合物脱氯/加氢反应是由热力学控制的.对于HCB而言,有两条主要的脱氯途径,其比例不相上下:1)HCB→五氯苯→1,2,3,5.四氯苯→1,3,5-三氯苯→1,3-二氯苯→1-氯苯;2)HCB→五氯苯→1,2,4,5-四氯苯→1,2,4-三氯苯→1,4-二氯苯→1-氯苯.     

增溶剂对Pd/ACF电极电还原水相中的2,4,5-PCB脱氯的影响

研究了Pd修饰活性炭毡(ACF)电极在不同增溶剂中(2,4,5-PCB)电催化还原脱氯效果,结果表明,以四烷基铵盐作为增溶剂时,2,4,5-PCB脱氯效率大体随着增溶剂疏水基团的增大而提高. 在增溶能力强的阳离子表面活性剂和非离子表面活性剂溶液中,2,4,5-PCB的脱氯效果均较好.羟丙基-β-环糊精(HPCD)无毒无害易降解,且其溶液中2,4,5-PCB反应条件低,脱氯效果好,是较优的增溶剂.     

水介质中催化剂Raney Ni催化2-氯酚加氢脱氯

选择水作为反应介质,以氢气为氢源,研究了Raney Ni催化下、水溶液中2-氯酚的加氢脱氯,调查了溶剂、碱助剂和碱金属或碱土金属氯化物对加氢脱氯反应的影响.发现在水体系中,2-氯酚更容易被加氢脱氯,水作为反应介质时显著改善了加氢脱氯的反应环境,消除了无机氯化物在催化剂表面的吸附和累积,使催化剂保持了高活性.     

纳米Co/Fe脱氯3,3'',4,4''-四氯联苯(BZ#77)

用气质联用仪(GC-MS)监测厌氧条件下溶液中3,3',4,4'-四氯联苯(Fe和Co/Fe双金属脱氯的情况.并尝试了用纳米级Co/Fe脱氯污染沙土中的四氯联苯,GC-MS结果表明:在3,3',4,4'-四氯联苯浓度为10mg·1-1的乙醇/水体系中,纳米级Fe,Ni/Fe,Co/Fe的脱氯率分别为23.4%,68.6%和74.2%,其中,Co/Fe效果最好.溶液初始pH值为酸性时,纳米Co/Fe完全脱氯溶液中的3,3',4,4'-四氯联苯可在几小时内实现,而溶液的离子强度对脱氯反应影响不大.对于模拟污染沙土含量为100mg·kg-1的3,3',4,4'-四氯联苯,10d后约11%的四氯联苯被纳米Co/Fe脱氯,添加乙醇可使脱氯率增加到25%,但不能完全脱氯.同位素实验证明,纳米Co/Fe脱氯3,3',4,4'-四氯联苯是逐步进行的,氢取代苯环上的氯,氢原子源自反应介质中的水,最终脱氯产物为联苯.     

脱卤拟球菌(CBDB1)脱氯途径的构效关系

运用密度泛函理论在B3LYP/6-31G(d)水平下对多氯二苯并-对-二噁英(PCDDs)、氯苯和氯苯酚等分子进行计算,找到了一个可指示脱卤拟球菌Dehalococcoides sp.CBDB1降解转化PCDDs、氯苯和氯苯酚等有机氯污染物的脱氯途径和中间产物的参数氯原子电荷QCl(n)·以QCl(n)作为理论探针可准确指示PCDDs、氯苯和氯苯酚被菌株CBDB1转化的主要脱氯中间产物,脱氯反应主要发生在含有最大QCl(n)的位置上.对于同一系列化合物,根据不同分子的最大QCl(n)数值,可判断该分子发生脱氯反应可能性的大小,QCl(n)过大或过小都不利于脱氯反应的进行.另外还可利用同一分子内不同氯原子间电荷大小的差异△QCl(n)推断存在第二种脱氯产物可能性的大小,△QCl(n)越小则同时存在两种脱氯中间产物的可能性越大.     

漆酶对水中氯酚类物质的去除

利用漆酶对2,5-二氯苯酚(2,5-DCP)、2,6-二氯苯酚(2,6-DCP)、2,4,5-三氯苯酚(2,4,5-TCP)、2,4,6-三氯苯酚(2,4,6-TCP)等4种物质进行去除研究,考察了温度、时间、pH及漆酶添加量对去除效果的影响,并基于最佳条件下的去除效果,探讨了底物结构对漆酶转化氯酚类物质的影响.结果表明,温度升高,去除率呈先升高后降低再升高的现象;pH增大,去除率有增加的趋势;漆酶添加量在一定范围内与去除率呈正相关,当添加量高于20%后,去除率降低;在较短时间(0.5 h)内,漆酶对4种氯酚类物质的去除均能达到较好的效果.最佳条件下,漆酶对2,5-DCP、2,6-DCP、2,4,5-TCP和2,4,6-TCP的去除率分别为86.2%、45.3%、98.7%、84.8%;氯原子取代位置与取代数目相比对去除效果具有更重要的影响.     

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.     

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.     

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     

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.