Forest Taxation and Rotation Age under Private Amenity Valuation: New Results

This paper studies the impact of harvesting, property, and profit taxes on private rotation age in an ongoing rotations model, where the private landowner is interested not only in the present value of harvest revenue, but also in the private amenity services provided by the forest stand. The main finding of the paper is that conventional wisdom about the rotation effects of forest taxes, distilled from the Faustmann model, predominantly ceases to hold. This is because forest taxes distort the relative profitability of timber and amenity production in a way that is sensitive to the precise nature of amenity valuation. Therefore, the design of forest tax policy necessitates good knowledge of the landowner's objective function concerning the type of amenity services.     

Radon-222 exhalation from open ground on and around a uranium mine in the wet-dry tropics

Radon-222 exhalation from the ground surface depends upon a number of variables such as the 226Ra activity concentration and its distribution in soil grains; soil grain size; soil porosity, temperature and moisture; atmospheric pressure, rainfall and temperature. In this study, 222Rn exhalation flux density measurements within and around the Ranger uranium mine in northern Australia were performed to investigate the effect of these variables within a tropical region. Measurements were taken at the waste rock dumps, ore stockpiles, mine pits, and at sites where effluent water with elevated 226Ra concentration has been spray irrigated over land, as well as at sites outside the mine. The sites selected represented a variety of geomorphic regions ranging from uranium-bearing rocks to ambient soils. Generally, wet season rains reduced 222Rn exhalation but at a few sites the onset of rains caused a step rise in exhalation flux densities. The results show that parameters such as 226Ra activity concentration, soil grain size and soil porosity have a marked effect on 222Rn flux densities. For similar geomorphic sites, 226Ra activity concentration is a dominant factor, but soil grain size and porosity also influence 222Rn exhalation. Surfaces with vegetation showed higher exhalation flux densities than their barren counterparts, perhaps because the associated root structure increases soil porosity and moisture retention. Repeated measurements over one year at eight sites enabled an analysis of precipitation and soil moisture effects on 222Rn exhalation. Soil moisture depth profiles varied both between seasons and at different times during the wet season, indicating that factors such as duration, intensity and time between precipitation events can influence 222Rn flux densities considerably.     

Behavior of Two Phenyl Urea Herbicides in Clayey Soils and Effect of Alternating Dry-Wet Conditions on their Availability

Adsorption and mobility of linuron (3-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-1-methoxy-1-methylurea) and diuron (3-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-1, 1-dimethylurea) were studied in clayey soils from the Gharb area (Morocco). Soils A and B were planted with sun flower (Helianthus annuus) while soil C was planted with sugar cane (Saccharum offcinarum). Adsorption was studied for linuron in soils A and B, while mobility was studied only in soil B. Adsorption data were found to fit the Freundlich equation with correlation coefficients r² > 0.9. Freundlich coefficients (K_f, n_f) were in agreement with L and S isotherm types for soils A and B, respectively. Values of K_oc (195 and 102) indicate moderate adsorption. Desorption isotherms for linuron showed hysteresis for both soils. The pesticide would be more bound to soil A (H = 8.44) than to soil B (H = 4.01). The effect of alternating wet and dry conditions was tested for soils A and B. Results showed that retention would increase in soil subject to an additional wet and dry cycle. In the case of diuron isotherm was of type L in soil C. Desorption was noticeable at high concentrations and tended to decrease when concentrations diminished. Mobility of linuron was tested in polyvinyle chloride (PVC) columns, which received different treatments before their percolation. The pesticide was more mobile in a previously saturated column. In columns subject to a drying step after saturation with water, linuron mobility was greatly reduced.     

稻-麦轮作模式下不同钝化材料对镉污染农田土壤的原位钝化效应

为明确大田条件下施用钝化材料对镉(Cd)污染农田土壤的原位钝化效应及其持续性,以秸秆生物炭、 YH粉、粉煤灰、海泡石和页岩粉(粒径均<0.2 mm,施用量均为2.25kg·m^-2)这5种钝化材料为研究对象,连续监测3 a稻-麦轮作模式下原位钝化处理对土壤养分、土壤酸碱度、土壤Cd污染状况和种植作物籽粒Cd含量的影响,探讨其钝化效应及持续性,为有效控制农田土壤Cd污染、保证作物安全生产提供理论依据和数据支撑.结果表明：(1)稻-麦轮作模式下,施用5种钝化材料对土壤养分含量影响较小,但均可提高土壤pH,促使土壤Cd由酸提取态向残渣态转化,降低土壤Cd有效性,其中秸秆生物炭与YH粉处理下当季土壤有效Cd含量的降幅最大(20.42%～22.53%),是其它钝化处理的1.07～1.84倍.(2)稻-麦轮作模式下,首年施用5种钝化材料后均显著降低了水稻和小麦籽粒Cd含量,降幅分别达19.88%～48.77%和5.06%～24.00%.施用秸秆生物炭、粉煤灰和YH粉后作物籽粒Cd含量显著低于对照和其它钝化材料,该处理条件下的水稻籽粒ω(Cd)(0.195、0.197和0....     

油-稻轮作模式下修复材料对土壤铜修复的持续性影响

通过3 a持续的油菜-水稻轮作小区实验,其中前2a连续施用修复材料,后1a不施用修复材料,探究羟基磷灰石、生石灰、生物炭、生物有机肥和纳米材料对铜污染土壤的修复效果,及其对铜在油菜和水稻不同部位的富集情况.结果表明,羟基磷灰石、生石灰和纳米材料均能显著提高土壤pH值;不同修复材料均可有效地抑制土壤铜的移动,以生石灰修复土壤处理的有效铜降幅最大,连续施用修复材料的四季分别为38.9%、34.9%、27.88%和29.04%,且生石灰钝化有效铜的后续效果也较其他修复材料理想.修复材料的施用,促使油菜和水稻可食用部分中铜含量显著降低,修复材料施用的四季中,不同作物可食用部分铜含量最大值分别降低46.03%、22.2%、29.44%和31.71%,由于修复材料的施用效果,不施修复材料两季节作物可食用部分中铜含量均未超过国家食品安全限值.不同修复材料的使用,油菜和水稻产量均有所提高.本文可为铜污染地区土壤改良提供一定的理论依据和技术支撑.     

Spatial assessment of the economic feasibility of short rotation coppice on radioactively contaminated land in Belarus, Ukraine, and Russia. I. Model description and scenario analysis

The economic feasibility of short rotation coppice (SRC) production and energy conversion in areas contaminated by Chernobyl-derived (137)Cs was evaluated taking the spatial variability of environmental conditions into account. Two sequential GIS-embedded submodels were developed for a spatial assessment, which allow for spatial variation in soil contamination, soil type, and land use. These models were applied for four SRC production and four energy conversion scenarios for the entire contaminated area of Ukraine, Belarus, and Russia and for a part of the Bragin district, Belarus. It was concluded that in general medium-scale SRC production using local machines is most profitable. The areas near Chernobyl are not suitable for SRC production since the contamination levels in SRC wood exceed the intervention limit. Large scale SRC production is not profitable in areas where dry and sandy soils predominate. If the soil contamination does not exceed the intervention limit and sufficient SRC wood is available, all energy conversion scenarios are profitable.     

有机农业土壤培肥的理论与方法

根据有机农业培肥理论，从有机肥的特性，作物品质及生长规律，土壤性质和合理轮作复种等方面简述有机土壤培肥技术。     

农田施用沼液的重金属污染评价及承载力估算——以江苏滨海稻麦轮作田为例

以江苏滨海稻麦轮作田为对象，研究沼液施用0，3，5a对土壤和作物籽粒重金属（Cu、Zn、Pb、Cd）含量的影响，评价其污染风险并估算农田沼液承载力.结果表明：沼液施用3，5a后，土壤和作物籽粒中Cu、Zn、Pb、Cd均未超标，内梅罗指数与土壤和农产品综合质量指数显示农田重金属污染程度属于清洁.土壤Cu和Zn显著富集，沼液施用5a后，小麦季土壤Cu、Zn含量分别为22.59，63.08mg/kg，较未施用分别提高了19.52%和28.89%.水稻季土壤Cu、Zn含量分别为26.12，78.74mg/kg，较未施用分别提高了27.73%和31.80%.小麦和水稻籽粒Zn含量随沼液施用年限增加而增加（P<0.05），沼液施用5a分别达到25.07，30.98mg/kg，较未施用分别提高了23.50%和16.29%.小麦季和水稻季0~15cm土壤中Cu的累积速率分别为0.74，1.13mg/（kg·a），Zn的累积速率分别为2.83，3.80mg/（kg·a）.基于土壤重金属累积速率，江苏滨海稻麦轮作田沼液安全施用年限为63a.     

氮肥水平对不同土壤N2O排放的影响

鉴于N₂O排放量占施用氮肥量的比例即N₂O排放系数还有很大不确定性,室外盆栽试验于2002～2003年选取3个供试土壤,各土壤设置对照和低、中、高氮肥水平,全年施尿素量 (以N计) 分别为334、 670和1 004 kg/hm².结果表明,水稻生长季,各个土壤的N₂O累积排放量与其对照相比的增加量在低、中、高氮肥水平间无明显差异;而小麦生长季,随氮肥施用量增加,各个土壤的N₂O累积排放量与其对照相比的增加量在3种氮肥水平之间的差异显著.整个稻麦轮作系统,随氮肥用量的增加明显促进麦田N₂O的排放.无论水稻或小麦生长季,对照3个土壤的N₂O累积排放量并无显著差异,F土壤（江苏溧水）、G土壤（江苏涟水）和H土壤（江苏农科院）的N₂O累积排放量,在水稻生长季分别为168、 127和146 mg/m²;小麦生长季,分别为134、 124和168 mg/m².在施氮肥后,3个土壤的N₂O排放量出现差异,如在中氮水平下,小麦生长季,F土壤、G土壤和H土壤N₂O累积排放量分别为976、 744和626 mg/m².稻麦轮作生长季内,在低氮与中氮2个水平下,不同土壤间N₂O排放系数存在显著差异.以1个稻麦轮作周期为时间尺度,F土壤、G土壤和H土壤总的N₂O排放系数分别为1.1%±0.23%、 0.75%±0.17%和1.01%±0.11%,表明不同土壤对N₂O排放系数的影响不同.     

热带海—气的相互作用与地球自转—用天文方法预测ENSO事件

本文介绍了热带海洋、大气的相互作用,着重描述了它们与地球自转年际速率变化的关系和物理过程的联系,以及用天文观测的日长变化资料预测ENSO事件的方法和尝试.