水体中亚硝酸盐的光降解

一定浓度的亚硝酸盐溶液经太阳光模拟器照射一定时间后,观测溶液中亚硝酸盐的含量变化.改变溶液条件（介质、pH）和光照条件（时间、光强）等实验条件,同时进行黑暗对照实验,探求影响亚硝酸盐光解的因素和规律.结果表明,在光照的8 h内,时间越长亚硝酸盐的降解率越大,基本符合一级反应动力学曲线;光照强度越大亚硝酸盐的降解程度越大...     

水热法制备PbMoO4微晶体及其光催化降解灭幼脲

以水热法合成的PbMoO4微晶体为催化剂,考察了反应溶液pH、污染物初始浓度和催化剂用量对光催化降解灭幼脲的影响,研究了光催化降解过程的反应动力学和作用机理.结果表明,最佳反应溶液pH 6.0、污染物初始浓度20 mg.L-1、催化剂用量0.4 g.L-1.反应4 h灭幼脲降解率达99.96%,矿化率达66.4%,降解反应符合一级动力学.通过加入自由基清除剂对比实验发现,PbMoO4微晶体主要通过空穴和.OH的氧化作用使灭幼脲降解,其中空穴起主要作用.     

煅烧的ZnWO4催化超声降解藏红T

本文使用水热合成法制备了ZnWO_4并进行了高温煅烧,以藏红T(BR2)为降解对象考察了煅烧后ZnWO_4催化超声降解有机污染物的活性.结果表明,当煅烧温度为673 K时,ZnWO_4具有更好的催化超声降解活性.ZnWO_4催化超声降解BR2的主要作用机制是产生的活性氧(ROS)如·OH和·O~-_2以及空穴(h~+)的氧化作用.当煅烧后ZnWO_4的加入量为1.5 g·L~(-1)、BR2初始浓度为10 mg·L~(-1)、溶液起始pH值为7、超声功率为200 W、超声时间为120 min、温度为25±0.1℃时,BR2的降解率为90.23%±0.93%.研究结果表明,煅烧可显著提升ZnWO_4催化超声降解有机污染物的活性,将为其进一步应用提供研究基础.     

水体中磺胺甲恶唑和甲氧苄氨嘧啶的自然光降解

实验研究了磺胺甲恶唑和甲氧苄氨嘧啶连续暴露于自然光下72 h,在pH值为4.0、7.0、9.0水体中的光降解行为,同时考察了黑暗条件下对照样品在不同pH条件下的稳定性.实验表明,光强、光照时间、水体pH都直接影响到磺胺甲恶唑的去除率.在自然光照环境下,不同pH溶液中的磺胺甲恶唑均易发生光降解,而黑暗对照样品去除率较小.甲氧苄氨嘧啶则比较稳定,几乎未发生降解,但黑暗对照样品在pH值为4.0和7.0的溶液中,与起始浓度相比,去除率大于10%,这可能主要与该药物在不同pH溶液中的离子形态及光照过程中的温度波动有关.     

芥子气模拟剂苯甲硫醚在改性H2O2溶液中的两阶段氧化

以苯甲硫醚(PhSMe)为芥子气模拟剂,以NH3和NaOH为改性试剂,研究了改性H2O2溶液对硫醚的两阶段氧化产物、动力学与反应机制.改性H2O2溶液中,苯甲亚砜(PhS(O)Me)和苯甲砜(PhS(O)2Me)是仅有的两种氧化产物.随改性剂的加入和pH升高,PhSMe的初级氧化(PhSMe→PhS(O)Me)经历了质子催化氧化、溶剂辅助氧转移两种不同的催化氧化机制,表观动力学常数随pH呈"三段式"变化,两种反应机制的相对贡献取决于溶液的pH.PhSMe的次级氧化反应(PhS(O)Me→PhS(O)2Me)比初级氧化反应慢得多,其产物PhS(O)2Me的产率与改性H2O2溶液的pH呈指数相关.pH和反应时间相同时,NH3改性H2O2溶液的PhS(O)2Me产率明显低于NaOH改性H2O2溶液.超氧阴离子(O-2)是导致PhS(O)Me→PhS(O)2Me的活性氧,NH3通过抑制O-2产率而降低了硫醚类过度氧化的风险.     

SnWO_4可见光催化降解甲基橙研究

采用溶剂热法合成了可见光催化剂SnWO4,以甲基橙溶液为目标污染物,研究了催化剂的用量、溶液的初始浓度、盐效应等因素对光催化降解效果的影响.结果表明,甲基橙溶液初始浓度为20 mg.L-1、催化剂的最佳投加量为1.5 g.L-1,SnWO4的催化活性最好,光照反应90 min对目标污染物的去除率可达99.37%;溶液中...     

Ag@AgCl催化剂的制备及可见光降解三聚氰胺

在超声波辅助作用下制备了Ag@AgCl可见光催化剂,采用紫外可见分光光度计、扫描电镜(SEM)对该催化剂进行了表征,该催化剂在可见光区有较强的吸收,粒径在微米级.以三聚氰胺为模型化合物测试其可见光催化性能.研究发现,该催化剂在可见光照下,不仅可以使三聚氰胺发生脱氨基反应,而且能使其环结构破坏,但却不能催化氰脲酸降解.通过除氧实验、空穴捕获、顺磁共振等实验测试,对其可能的催化降解机理进行了探讨.     

强吸附态1,1,2,2-四氯乙烷的脱氢氯反应活性

以1,1,2,2-四氯乙烷(1,1,2,2-TeCA)的碱催化脱氢氯反应为研究对象、以活性炭作为模型吸附剂,探讨了吸附相有机污染物参与化学反应的机制和动力学特征.首先研究了TeCA在活性炭上的吸附特征,比较了3个不同pH值条件下溶液相TeCA的碱催化脱氢氯反应活性,最后通过柱实验研究了活性炭吸附相TeCA的反应活性.结...     

水体系中官能化多壁碳纳米管光致活性氧研究

采用间歇超声法制得水体稳定分散的羟基化多壁碳纳米管(MWNT-OH)和羧基化多壁碳纳米管(MWNT-COOH)悬浮液,并考察了它们在氙灯光照下产生活性氧(ROS)的能力.分别以呋喃醇和对氯苯甲酸为鉴定单重态氧(1O2)和羟基自由基(.OH)的分子探针,测得浓度为mgC.L-1级的碳纳米管悬浮液在模拟阳光辐射下生成1O2和.OH的稳态浓度分别可达10-14mol.L-1和10-15mol.L-1.MWNT-OH和MWNT-COOH生成1O2能力接近,但MWNT-OH光致产生.OH能力高于MWNT-COOH.增加碳纳米管浓度(0.8—8 mgC.L-1)可以提高光致活性氧的稳态浓度.     

构建辅酶自循环系统全细胞催化合成S-2-氨基-1-苯基乙醇

S-2-氨基-1-苯基乙醇是一种重要的医药中间体,广泛应用于神经递质及抗病毒剂等多种具有生理活性药物的合成.目前其合成主要通过化学手段,虽然工艺成熟,但反应条件剧烈,且会生成许多副产物.基于新鉴定的铜绿假单胞菌来源的ω-转氨酶,设计了一个结合新金色分枝杆菌来源的醇脱氢酶的级联酶催化体系,从而将较为廉价的苯基-1,2-乙二醇一步催化合成具有高附加值的S-2-氨基-1-苯基乙醇.为了解决级联催化过程中辅酶再生和氨基供体再生问题,在该级联体系中引入大肠杆菌来源的谷氨酸脱氢酶,构建一个封闭的氧化还原自循环系统,从而实现辅酶(NADP~+)和辅底物(L-Glu)的同时再生.最后将这3个酶串联表达在pETDuet和pACYCDuet质粒上,并转入大肠杆菌中,获得了重组菌Escherichia coli BL21(MPG).通过重组菌全细胞转化,结果显示在100 mL、pH 8.0的NH_4Cl溶液中,37℃条件下反应10 h后,OD_(600)=30的该重组菌可一步催化50 mmol/L苯基-1,2-乙二醇生成光学纯的S-2-氨基-1-苯基乙醇,转化率达到99.6%,产物的ee值 99%.本研究提供了一种高效经济催化合成S-2-氨基-1-苯基乙醇的方法,不需要受到辅因子供应不足的限制以及副产物的积累的影响.(图8表3参31)     

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.