Direct and Indirect Effects of Soil Pollution by Lignite Mining

Lignite mining and processing has caused a pronounced impact both directly and indirectly on soils and ecosystems across large areas of the former GDR. We studied soils of pine forest ecosystems at sites affected by severe alkaline dust and sulphur deposition, stemming from lignite fired power plant emission, and at dumped sites from lignite mining. In this paper we summarize our main results and evaluate the long-term impact of lignite mining and combustion on the environment. The pine ecosystems on naturally developed soils show a clear effect of deposition history along a former deposition gradient with distinct changes in chemical properties of organic surface layers and mineral soil as well as in element turnover and cycling rates. Afforested sites on mining dumps are directly affected by the composition of the dumped substrates. Over a large area (800 km²) these substrates are dominated by Tertiary sediments with varying amounts of lignitic particles and pyrite that result in phytotoxic site conditions (pH < 3, high salt and metal contents). High amelioration doses of liming material (up to 200 t ha⁻¹) were applied for restoration purposes. We studied the development of these sites over a period of 60 years using a false-time series approach. Beside the extreme soil conditions, element budgets of these sites are characterized by very high element release rates over decades caused by pyrite oxidation and primary mineral weathering.     

雾灵山低山区油松林物种多样性初探

文章以河北省兴隆县雾灵山低山地区人工油松林为研究对象,采用植物群落样地调查法,对不同郁闭度的人工油松林样地灌木层和草本层群落的种类组成状况进行了观察和调查,并通过总优势度、Simpson指数、种间相遇概率等指标来探讨不同郁闭度下的油松林植物群落的物种多样性特点,以分析油松林郁闭度对其林下群落结构和物种丰富度的影响。结果表明在油松的郁闭作用下,林下灌木层植物密集,种类丰富,物种多样性高,而草本层植物稀疏,种类贫乏,物种多样性低;随着油松郁闭度的增加,灌木层物种多样性升高,草本层物种多样性有降低的趋势。     

MODELING THE HYDROLOGIC IMPACTS OF FOREST HARVESTING ON FLORIDA FLATWOODS1

ABSTRACT: The great temporal and spatial variability of pine flat-woods hydrology suggests traditional short-term field methods may not be effective in evaluating the hydrologic effects of forest management. The FLATWOODS model was developed, calibrated and validated specifically for the cypress wetland-pine upland landscape. The model was applied to two typical flatwoods sites in north central Florida. Three harvesting treatments (Wetland Harvesting, Wetland + Upland Harvesting, and Control) under three typical climatic conditions (dry, wet, and normal precipitation years) were simulated to study the potential first-year effects of common forest harvesting activities on flatwoods. Long-term (15 years) simulation was conducted to evaluate the hydrologic impacts at different stages of stand rotation. This simulation study concludes that forest harvesting has substantial effects on hydrology during dry periods and clear cutting of both wetlands and uplands has greater influence on the water regimes than partial harvesting. Compared to hilly regions, forest harvesting in the Florida coastal plains has less impact on water yield.     

松材线虫对其携带的一株细菌繁殖和致病性的影响

采用黑松(Pinusthunbergii)无菌苗和愈伤组织的接种试验证明,松材线虫携带的洋葱伯克霍尔德氏菌(Burk-holderiacepacia)B619菌株的繁殖及对黑松的致病性受松材线虫的影响.进一步的研究表明,松材线虫的分泌物及死尸均可促进该菌株的生长繁殖和致病作用,且活线虫的促进作用比死尸更加显著,这可能是由于松材线虫提供给该菌株某些重要的营养物质.试验还发现,松材线虫分泌液经高温处理后对致病细菌繁殖的促进活性下降.表5参18     

岷江上游油松造林密度对油松生长和群落结构的影响

调查了岷江上游 20a龄油松人工林样方 17个(20m×20m),测定了油松生长参数、林下植被的植物物种多样性和盖度,以分析油松生长和群落结构变化的密度效应.结果发现:油松高度生长随密度增大而增加,在密度 2 500~3 500hm-2时达最大,随后下降;胸径生长在 2 200~2 800hm-2时达到最大,随后下降.油松单位面积生物量由低及高,在 3 500~4 000hm-2达到最大,随后稍有下降;而个体平均生物量约在 2 500hm-2时最大.随着油松盖度的上升,灌木层盖度开始下降,林下散射光增加,导致草本层盖度上升,中等密度时 (2 500~3 500hm-2 )油松林乔灌草层次盖度配置较为合理;物种丰富度与油松密度呈显著负相关,但不同密度油松林的物种多样性指数变化无一定规律.因此,如果不以追求生物量最大化为单一目标,中等密度(2 500 ~3 500hm-2 )的油松林具有较好的群落结构配置、较高水平的物种多样性和种群更新能力,符合可持续林业发展的要求. 图 3参 19     

改性生物炭对Ni~(2+)和Cu~(2+)的吸附

以废弃松木屑为原料制备了生物炭,采用六亚甲基四胺(HMTA)和/或CO2对其进行改性,并将其用于水中Ni2+和Cu2+的吸附。表征结果显示,以HMTA和CO2共同改性的生物炭BC1的表面积最小但表面含氧官能团含量最高。实验结果表明:生物炭经改性后,其吸附性能明显提高,且以BC1为最优;在不调节溶液p H、初始重金属离子质量浓度为50 mg/L、吸附剂加入量分别为2.0 g/L和1.0 g/L、吸附时间分别为360 min和240 min的优化条件下,BC1对Ni2+和Cu2+的去除率分别达到99.81%和95.88%;改性生物炭对Ni2+和Cu2+的吸附过程可以用Langmuir等温吸附模型来描述,而其吸附动力学具有拟二级动力学方程特征。     

改性松木锯末吸附富营养化水体中磷的研究

采用改性松木锯末作为吸附剂,对富营养化水体的模拟水样中的磷进行吸附去除研究。实验结果表明,改性松木锯末对磷的吸附作用主要发生在15 min内,吸附时间超过15 min吸附量趋于平衡状态;p H值由4.0上升到6.0,改性松木锯末对磷的去除率增长较快,由6.0上升到9.0,去除率基本处于稳定状态;磷浓度在0.5~5 mg/L的低浓度范围内,改性松木锯末对磷的去除率均可达到95%以上;改性松木锯末的最佳投加量为0.4 g/L。用Freundlich吸附等温线方程能准确地描述改性松木锯末对磷吸附的特征,吸附等温线方程为q=5.11 C~(1/0.523)。     

CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS ON THE HYDROLOGY AND PRODUCTIVITY OF A PINE PLANTATION1

ABSTRACT: There are increasing concerns in the forestry community about global climate change and variability associated with elevated atmospheric CO₂. Changes in precipitation and increases in air temperature could impose additional stress on forests during the next century. For a study site in Carteret County, North Carolina, the General Circulation Model, HADCM2, predicts that by the year 2099, maximum air temperature will increase 1.6 to 1.9°C, minimum temperature will increase 2.5 to 2.8°C, and precipitation will increase 0 to 10 percent compared to the mid‐1990s. These changes vary from season to season. We utilized a forest ecosystem process model, PnET‐II, for studying the potential effects of climate change on drainage outflow, evapotranspiration, leaf area index (LAI) and forest Net Primary Productivity (NPP). This model was first validated with long term drainage and LAI data collected at a 25‐ha mature loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.) experimental watershed located in the North Carolina lower coastal plain. The site is flat with poorly drained soils and high groundwater table. Therefore, a high field capacity of 20 cm was used in the simulation to account for the topographic effects. This modeling study suggested that future climate change would cause a significant increase of drainage (6 percent) and forest productivity (2.5 percent). Future studies should consider the biological feedback (i.e., stomata conductance and water use efficiency) to air temperature change.     

酸性土壤抗铝处理对土壤特性及马尾松幼苗生长的影响

为控制土壤酸化对马尾松林的危害,本文通过马尾松幼苗盆栽的试验方法研究了3种土壤处理剂(石灰、泥炭和磷酸盐)对重庆南山酸性土壤的特性及马尾松幼苗生长的影响。结果表明,石灰、泥炭和磷酸盐的单独和复合处理均能明显地提高土壤pH值,降低土壤活性铝含量,增加土壤活性钙和有效磷的水平,土壤处理还明显有利于马尾松幼苗的生长。3种处理剂中以石灰的改良效果最佳。5种处理组合中以石灰－泥炭－磷酸盐结合处理的作用最强。