大气颗粒物中类腐殖质的测定、理化特性及健康影响

类腐殖质(humic-like substance,HULIS)是一类水溶性、相对分子量高的有机混合物,常见于雾滴、云滴、积雪和大气颗粒物(PM)中.本文主要综述了大气PM中HULIS的提取和分析方法、毒理性、吸光特性和光敏性,重点探讨了PM中有机物和过渡金属(尤其是Fe离子)产生活性氧化性物种(reactive oxygen species,ROS)从而破坏DNA的致毒机理,进一步提出HULIS(含有可逆的氧化还原位点)单独或与过渡金属螯合成有机-金属配体形成ROS的机理.最后对未来大气HULIS的研究方向进行了展望,指出今后应该加强大气HULIS、金属等通过细胞内催生ROS的测定及细胞毒性相关的研究,并关注HULIS的化学结构、分子组分等的定量分析,更好地揭示物质结构与细胞毒性之间的作用机制和关系,以期为大气HULiS的健康影响提供支持.     

南京秋季大气PM2.5中类腐殖质的光学性质与来源分析

类腐殖质(humic-like substances, HULIS)是水溶性有机碳(WSOC)中具有吸光特性的重要组分,对空气质量、气候变化和人体健康均有重要影响.尽管目前对HULIS的研究很多,但不同方法分离机理不同,对于HULIS的分离与测定仍然缺乏统一的标准,针对HULIS分离方法的研究很少.固相萃取法(solid phase extraction, SPE)因其操作简单、分离效果较好而被广泛应用,但对于低浓度样品仍存在检出限较高、回收率较低的问题,且很少有人关注提纯过程中流程空白所包含的含碳组分及其吸光能力.本研究通过调整活化溶液(0.01 mol·L^-1 HCl溶液+甲醇+2%NH₃H₂O/MeOH)与洗脱溶液(2%NH₃H₂O/MeOH)用量的比例对提纯方法进行优化.结果表明,应用优化后的方法对流程空白进行测量时,检出限(MDL)降低到0.035 mg·L^-1以下,精密度RSD <5.41%(n=20),标准品回收率达到95%,在保证回收率的情况下减少了流程空白,提高了样品的精密度,使测定浓度较低的HULIS含量成为可能.为了探究生物质燃烧期间含碳组分的光学特性和来源特征,本研究对2017年10月6日至11月9日南京北郊秋季大气气溶胶样品进行采集.采样期间PM_2.5的浓度为(87.9±43.7)μg·m^-3,WSOC和类腐殖质碳(HULIS-C)的浓度分别为(4.2±2.3)μg·m^-3和(3.6±2.0)μg·m^-3,HULIS-C占WSOC的比例为47.3%,是WSOC中的重要组成部分.本研究还对HULIS在330—400 nm波段的吸光进行测定,使用Angstrom指数(absorption angstrom exponent,AAE)进行表征,得到采样期间AAE的值为2—7,说明HULIS污染主要来自二次转化.后向轨迹结果表明,重污染期间污染物来源为本地生物质燃烧和区域或者长距离气团的输送.     

水体环境中天然有机质腐殖酸研究进展

腐殖酸作为一种资源广泛存在于自然界中,它是影响环境生态平衡的重要因素,也是潜在的、可大力开发和综合利用的有机资源。腐殖酸类物质具有多种活性官能团,具有酸性、亲水性、界面活性、阳离子交换能力、络合作用及吸附分散能力。腐殖酸概念、理论出现了重大突破,已从传统腐殖酸重点或仅研究腐殖酸自身发生中的物质流动、能量转化规律,同时着眼研究腐殖酸与土壤、水体和生物多界面的环境过程和机理。文章主要以水环境为例,天然有机质研究历史、化学结构,对环境污染物效应和去除技术等几个方面的研究进展进行了简要的总结;对现代腐殖酸的研究趋势进行了展望。     

鼎湖山秋季大气气溶胶中水溶性离子浓度与粒径分布

珠江三角洲是我国最活跃的经济区之一,随着城市化进程加快、人口急剧增加,大气气溶胶污染日趋严重.近年来,国内外学者针对珠江三角洲区域大气气溶胶来源、化学组成、形成机制等进行了广泛的研究.但是,针对珠江三角洲大气气溶胶研究主要集中在城市,对于区域本底大气气溶胶的研究较少.     

五氯苯酚与腐殖酸作用的荧光猝灭效应研究

通过对五氯苯酚与腐殖酸作用的荧光猝灭效应研究,探讨了五氯苯酚与腐殖酸之间的相互作用机理.结果表明,五氯苯酚可以有规律地猝灭腐殖酸的内源荧光,其猝灭机理可认为是五氯苯酚和腐殖酸形成复合物的静态猝灭,五氯苯酚与腐殖酸的结合常数较大,说明腐殖酸能够有效吸附五氯苯酚分子,形成复合物;并获得了不同温度下,五氯苯酚与腐殖酸作用的结合常数和热力学参数.根据所得结果可推断五氯苯酚与腐殖酸的主要作用力为氢键和范德华力.     

活性污泥胞外聚合物的分层组分及溶解性微生物代谢产物的特性

提取了活性污泥胞外聚合物(EPS)和溶解性微生物代谢产物(SMP),并按EPS的紧密程度对松散EPS、紧密EPS的分层组分以及SMP属性进行了分析鉴定.结果表明,以葡萄糖为基质时,松散EPS的主要组成是多糖,紧密EPS的主要组成是蛋白质,而SMP主要由腐殖质类物质构成.SMP、松散EPS、紧密EPS和总样EPS的三维荧光图谱显示其只有类色氨酸峰和类腐殖酸峰,其类腐殖酸峰主要是由生物代谢产生的腐殖质组成.大分子量腐殖质类物质在几种组分中均出现,但是具有腐殖质特性的分子量为8500 Da的组分会在SMP中大量生成,而具有腐殖质特性的分子量为400 Da的组分只存在于EPS的紧密层中,这与微生物对这3种物质的生物可利用性有关.     

湖泊沉积物孔隙水溶解性有机质组成与光谱特性

应用紫外-可见光谱和荧光光谱分析乌梁素海沉积物孔隙水中溶解性有机质(DOM)的组成和来源信息,揭示不同来源污染物对孔隙水DOM结构及地球化学行为的影响.研究结果表明,类蛋白物质含量相对较高的区域,其污染相对较重;沉积物孔隙水DOM的生物指数BIX值都大于0.6,预示沉积物孔隙水中DOM微生物来源贡献较大;在类蛋白荧光物质较高的区域,DOM的腐殖化程度相对较低,其结构相对简单,稳定性较弱;腐殖化指数HIX254分析结果也表明,受污程度较高的区域,DOM的腐殖化程度较低;紫外吸收光谱的斜率能够反映沉积物孔隙水中类腐殖酸的变化,而光谱斜率S350—400比S275—295更能够反应沉积物孔隙水中类腐殖酸的变化,随着S350—400升高,DOM中类蛋白物质的含量呈下降趋势,类腐殖酸含量逐渐增加.     

γ-辐照对水中腐殖酸去除的研究

以腐殖酸作为消毒副产物前驱物的代表,研究了γ-辐照对其去除效果.结果表明,γ-辐照对水中腐殖酸具有较好的去除作用.腐殖酸初始浓度为10mg·l-1时,在1.0kGy的辐照剂量下,腐殖酸去除率为88.6%,总有机碳减少62.8%,色度去除率为76%.随着辐照剂量的增加,氧化还原电位先增大后减小,而电导率则相反.在相同的辐照剂量下,初始浓度较低的腐殖酸去除率较高.碳酸盐对辐照去除腐殖酸具有抑制作用,中性条件有利于γ-辐照对腐殖酸的去除.辐照去除腐殖酸的过程可用一级动力学描述.     

荧光光谱结合多元统计分析太子河本溪段水体DOM组成及其与水质相关性

激发-发射矩阵荧光光谱法结合多元统计研究溶解性有机物(DOM)在太子河本溪城市段的组分和结构,并揭示其与水质的相关性.沿太子河本溪城市段共设置7个采样点.结果表明,太子河本溪城市段的水质已深受人类活动的影响;基于DOM荧光光谱性质,DOM的组分为类酪氨酸、类色氨酸,类溶解性微生物副产品、类黄腐酸和类腐殖酸物质,其中类蛋白物质在DOM中占主导地位;在工业废水集中排放区域,Fe3+、Mn2+等重金属对类腐殖质荧光产生了猝灭作用,并且该区域的DOM腐殖化程度高于其他区域;太子河本溪城市段水体中DOM组成与结构呈现城市河段及工业废水排放分布特征,DOM主要来源于城市段处理和未处理的工业废水.     

贵阳市大气臭氧生成过程与敏感性初步分析

为研究贵阳市大气臭氧的光化学生成特征,于2016年选取大气臭氧浓度较高的时段,在城区和郊区环境空气质量监测点对贵阳非甲烷烃类的环境浓度进行了观测.并利用基于观测的光化学模型分析了贵阳近地面大气臭氧生成的典型光化学过程和敏感性.通过在臭氧浓度较高时段,对比分析城区和郊区臭氧和臭氧前体物、模拟的主要自由基和光化学链反应终止产物的变化特征,发现贵阳城区与郊区的臭氧生成特征不同.通过分析臭氧主要前体物的相对增量反应活性,进一步发现城区臭氧生成主要受VOCs控制,郊区主要受NOx控制.控制人为源的烯烃和芳香烃对于控制城区臭氧污染最为有效.     

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.     

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.