水介质中C_（60）纳米晶体颗粒的扩散状态对其光化学反应活性的影响研究

研究了阳离子表面活性剂CTAB,阴离子表面活性剂SDS和非离子表面活性剂TX-100和TX-405对水介质中C60纳米晶体颗粒的光化学反应活性诱导效应.结果表明,在阳离子表面活性剂CTAB、阴离子表面活性剂SDS和非离子表面活性剂TX-405中,C60纳米晶体颗粒没有显示明显的光化学反应活性,而非离子表面活性剂TX-1...     

复合表面活性剂对污染土壤中柴油的增溶和洗脱作用

研究了3种表面活性剂及其不同浓度配比对五种柴油链烃的增溶及对柴油污染土壤的洗脱作用.结果表明,复合表面活性剂的增溶效果优于单一表面活性剂,其中尤以阴离子表面活性剂SDS与非离子表面活性剂Tw-80的配比效果最佳;随阴离子表面活性剂复合比例的提高,可以有效地降低复合表面活性剂混合胶束的临界胶束浓度,提高单位表面活性剂接纳目标污染物的能力,增大目标链烃分配进入胶束相的倾向,同时有效降低增溶平衡时对表面活性剂用量的要求;高浓度的阴离子表面活性剂具有很高的污染洗脱效率,非离子表面活性剂Tw-80则易被土壤吸附而导致洗脱效率低下,但阴离子表面活性剂SDS与Tw-80配比能够有效地改善Tw-80易被土壤吸附的现象,并随复合比例提高而不同程度的增强污染土壤中柴油的洗脱效果.     

微乳液淋洗航空煤油污染海砂实验

微乳液具有超强的乳化、润湿和增溶能力,以及超低的界面张力,分散粒径在5—100 nm之间,能够很好渗透进毛细孔内,对污染海砂有着很好的清洗效果.本研究选取十二烷基苯磺酸钠(SDBS)、十二烷基硫酸钠(SDS)两种阴离子表面活性剂,配制成微乳前驱液,对航空煤油污染海砂进行了淋洗实验.考察了洗液流速、砂子含水率、表面活性剂种类、含量以及盐用量等对除油率的影响.通过实验发现,在单一阴离子表面活性剂(SDBS、SDS)洗液以及阴/阴离子表面活性剂(SDBS/SDS)复配洗液中,单一阴离子表面活性剂SDBS洗液除油率可达到90%以上.当SDBS的质量分数4%wt时,除油率可达93.8%.当SDBS/SDS=0.8时,除油效果可以达到69.2%,且形成WinsorⅠ型微乳液.     

不同类型表面活性剂对1，2，4-三氯苯的增溶作用

研究了阴离子表面活性剂十二烷基硫酸钠、阳离子表面活性剂十六烷基三甲基溴化铵和非离子表面活性剂脂肪醇聚氧乙烯醚LAE对1,2,4-三氯苯（TCB）的增溶作用。讨论了表面活性剂类型对增溶作用的影响。比较发现,非离子型表面活性剂的增溶能力高于离子型表面活性剂。其原因主要是疏水有机物在非离子表面活性剂胶束中的增溶方式不同造成的。3种表面活性剂对TCB的增溶数据还表明,增港作用不仅在临界胶束浓度（MC）以上发生,而且在表面活性剂浓度低于CMC时亦有明显的增溶作用。     

应用化学清洗剂去除包气带石油污染物的实验研究

本文探讨了应用化学法清除包气带残油的技术，研究分两个方面，（１）分析包气带土壤与第四纪沉积物对石油烃类的吸附特征，（二）在对单种表面活性剂优选的基础上，确定了清洗效率较高的阴离子－非离子表面活性剂的混合配方，通过一次性淋洗和土柱淋洗实验，了解表面活性剂等清洗剂对油类物质的去除效率。     

关于聚砜超滤膜干燥方法的实验研究

本工作根据物理化学力学的观点应用阴离子表面活性剂十二烷基硫酸钠(SDS)对聚砜(PS)超滤膜进行处理,并对浸泡、干燥及复水等每一步骤通过滤速法做了研究。认为SDS在临界胶束浓度(C.M.C.)条件下对PS膜结构具有良好的稳定作用。干燥后的膜结构、性能基本不变。方法简单、实用、和其它干燥方法相比在润湿上具有明显的优越性。     

用EDEPAP·I光度法测定水中微量阴离子表面活性剂

本文提出了用碘化1-乙基-4-(4-二乙基氨基苯偶氮)吡啶光度法测定水中微量阴离子表面活性剂的操作方法。在pH为5的醋酸与醋酸钠缓冲溶液存在下,用EDTA为掩蔽剂,阳离子染料与阴离子表面活性剂形成离子缔合物,用氯仿萃取振荡12min,静置15min,放出氯仿层在654nm测吸光度,阴离子表面活性剂在氯仿中的浓度为0—1.5×10~(-5)M时服从比耳定律,表观摩尔吸光系数为6.3×10~4。     

表面活性剂对菲的增溶动力学及质量增溶比（WSR）与亲水亲油平衡值（HLB）的关系

采用振荡实验方法,比较研究了2种非离子表面活性剂（Triton X-100和Tween80）和2种阴离子表面活性剂（SDS和SDBS）对菲的最佳增溶振荡时间及其对菲的增溶能力,同时也比较分析了表面活性剂对菲的质量增溶比（WSR）与其亲水亲油平衡值（HLB）的关系.结果表明,Triton X-100、Tween 80、S...     

表面活性剂对二氧化钛纳米颗粒和锌离子复合细菌毒性的影响

纳米颗粒和重金属的复合生态毒性已受到广泛关注.作为水体中的常见污染物,表面活性剂可能会影响纳米颗粒和重金属的复合毒性.本文选取常见的阴离子表面活性剂十二烷基苯磺酸钠(SDBS)和非离子表面活性剂Tween 80,以Zn~(2+)为重金属代表,通过细菌毒性实验研究表面活性剂对nano-TiO_2和Zn~(2+)对大肠杆菌复合毒性的影响,通过纳米颗粒性质表征、颗粒沉降实验、吸附实验、细菌细胞外膜渗透性测定等揭示毒性影响机制.研究表明,nano-TiO_2通过吸附Zn~(2+)降低了Zn~(2+)在介质中的溶解浓度,两者复合毒性小于其叠加毒性; SDBS和Zn~(2+)作用后降低了Zn~(2+)自身的生物可利用性,同时增强了细胞外膜渗透性.当SDBS浓度大于50 mg·L-1,Zn~(2+)浓度大于4 mg·L-1时,两者复合毒性表现为协同效应.3种污染物共存时,nano-TiO_2的存在降低了Zn~(2+)和SDBS的复合毒性.Tween 80对nano-TiO_2和Zn~(2+)的单独毒性及复合毒性影响均不明显.本研究结果可为表面活性剂存在下纳米颗粒和重金属对细菌或其它生物的复合毒性评价提供理论依据.     

水滑石及其焙烧产物对阴离子染料酸性蓝-80的吸附

研究了水滑石(HT)及其焙烧产物(HTC)对阴离子染料酸性蓝-80的吸附特征.结果表明,在常见染料废水浓度范围内,HTC的吸附量和吸附速率都明显大于HT,HTC的吸附等温线和动力学分别符合Langmuir等温方程和粒间扩散模型.HTC对阴离子染料的去除受无机阴离子(Cl-, SO2-4 和CO2-3)的影响较小,阴离子表面活性剂十二烷基硫酸钠(SDS)的存在能明显降低酸性蓝-80的吸附量.吸附量随温度的升高明显下降.     

Representation of the world's biophysical conditions by the global protected area network

Protected areas (PAs) are often implemented without consideration of already existing PAs, which is likely to cause an overrepresentation of certain biophysical conditions. We assessed the representativeness of the current PA network with regard to the world's biophysical conditions to highlight which conditions are underprotected and where these conditions are located. We overlaid terrestrial and marine PAs with information on biophysical conditions (e.g., temperature, precipitation, and elevation) and then quantified the percentage of area covered by the PA network. For 1 variable at a time in the terrestrial realm, high temperature, low precipitation, and medium and very high elevation were underrepresented. For the marine realm, low and medium sea surface temperature (SST), medium and high sea surface salinity (SSS), and the deep sea were underrepresented. Overall, protection was evenly distributed for elevation across the terrestrial realm and SST across the marine realm. For 2 variables at a time, cold and very dry terrestrial environments had mostly low protection, which was also the case for low SST and low and medium SSS across most depths for marine environments. Low protection occurred mostly in the Sahara and the Arabian Peninsula for the terrestrial realm and along the Tropic of Capricorn and toward the poles for the marine realm. Although biodiversity measures are of prime importance for the design of PA networks, highlighting biophysical gaps in current PAs adds a frequently overlooked perspective. These gaps may weaken the potential of PAs to conserve biodiversity. Thus, our results may provide useful insights for researchers, practitioners, and policy makers to establish a more comprehensive global PA network.     

Quantitative composition of the defensive secretion ofBledius species (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Oxytelinae) is adapted to naturally occurring predators

Summary The adaptation of defensive secretions to their target organisms was examined for the abdominal gland secretions ofBledius furcatus, B. spectabilis andB. arenarius. Therefore the target organisms of the secretion of theseBledius species (i.e. their predators) had to be identified. At the collection sites examined these were the earwigLabidura riparia, the antCataglyphis bicolor, the flyLispe candicans, different carabids of the generaPogonus, Dichirotrichus, Dyschirius, Bembidion andCalathus and the wading birdsHaematopus ostralegus andCalidris alba. The secretion of the abdominal glands contains the toxin ptoluquinone dissolved in either-dodecalactone and 1-undecene (B. furcatus andB. spectabilis) or in octanoic acid and octyloctanoate (B. arenarius). The ratio of these solvents is species-specific. Application experiments using some of the natural insect predators (L. riparia, C. bicolor, Pogonus, Di. gustavii, Dyschirius) revealed that these solvent ratios provided a more effective deterrent than other possible ratios. Thus by combining the solvents in certain ratios, the capability of cuticular penetration and therefore the effectiveness of the defensive secretions are adapted to their natural targets.     

Democracy versus development: New urban debates

The politics of development includes subtexts of choice, as underpinned by community consensus (or lack of it), against the larger backdrop of a liberal democracy, with its intricate power structures that influence the choice of concepts and often lead to complicity rather than consent. A dilemma exists between the understanding of field-level practitioners and that of academics, whose understandings of progress differ. Progress can (and often does) imply long-term change across generations whereas development is often more a matter of crisis management and delivering tangible results to end-users. This makes it a bone of contention across political systems, irrespective of local or global dynamics. Development can emerge as a tool to be wielded for power and further political mileage at the expense of progress. Progress cannot be studied as a counterpoint to development as the sense of history is often missing in development interventions. Development tends to be piecemeal as its very logic often stems from the rationale of power. This is not to suggest, however, that development is only about politics; it is definitely more than the politics of everyday life and involves all of civil society that requires its critical and immediate attention. In this sense, it has become a priority for politicians with an underlying agenda designed to out-manouevre dissent and all statements of protest.     

A framework to measure the wildness of managed large vertebrate populations

As landscapes continue to fall under human influence through habitat loss and fragmentation, fencing is increasingly being used to mitigate anthropogenic threats and enhance the commercial value of wildlife. Subsequent intensification of management potentially erodes wildness by disembodying populations from landscape-level processes, thereby disconnecting species from natural selection. Tools are needed to measure the degree to which populations of large vertebrate species in formally protected and privately owned wildlife areas are self-sustaining and free to adapt. We devised a framework to measure such wildness based on 6 attributes relating to the evolutionary and ecological dynamics of vertebrates (space, disease and parasite resistance, exposure to predation, exposure to limitations and fluctuations of food and water supply, and reproduction). For each attribute, we set empirical, species-specific thresholds between 5 wildness states based on quantifiable management interventions. We analysed data from 205 private wildlife properties with management objectives spanning ecotourism to consumptive utilization to test the framework on 6 herbivore species representing a range of conservation statuses and commercial values. Wildness scores among species differed significantly, and the proportion of populations identified as wild ranged from 12% to 84%, which indicates the tool detected site-scale differences both among populations of different species and populations of the same species under different management regimes. By quantifying wildness, this framework provides practitioners with standardized measurement units that link biodiversity with the sustainable use of wildlife. Applications include informing species management plans at local scales; standardizing the inclusion of managed populations in red-list assessments; and providing a platform for certification and regulation of wildlife-based economies. Applying this framework may help embed wildness as a normative value in policy and mitigate the shifting baseline of what it means to truly conserve a species.     

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     

Sexual Predators,Energy Development,and Conservation in Greater Yellowstone

Abstract: In the United States, as elsewhere, a growing debate pits national energy policy and homeland security against biological conservation. In rural communities the extraction of fossil fuels is often encouraged because of the employment opportunities it offers, although the concomitant itinerant workforce is often associated with increased wildlife poaching. We explored possible positive and negative factors associated with energy extraction in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem (GYE), an area known for its national parks, intact biological diversity, and some of the New World's longest terrestrial migrations. Specifically, we asked whether counties with different economies—recreation (ski), agrarian (ranching or farming), and energy extractive (petroleum)—differed in healthcare (gauged by the abundance of hospital beds) and in the frequency of sexual predators. The absolute and relative frequency of registered sex offenders grew approximately two to three times faster in areas reliant on energy extraction. Healthcare among counties did not differ. The strong conflation of community dishevel, as reflected by in‐migrant sexual predators, and ecological decay in Greater Yellowstone is consistent with patterns seen in similar systems from Ecuador to northern Canada, where social and environmental disarray exist around energy boomtowns. In our case, that groups (albeit with different aims) mobilized campaigns to help maintain the quality of rural livelihoods by protecting open space is a positive sign that conservation can matter, especially in the face of rampant and poorly executed energy extraction projects. Our findings further suggest that the public and industry need stronger regulatory action to instill greater vigilance when and where social factors and land conversion impact biological systems.     

Comparison of the insecticidal effects of water extracted and intact aromatic plants onAcanthoscelides obtectus,a bruchid beetle pest of kidney beans

Summary Acanthoscelides obtectus (Say) is one of the most damaging pests of kidney beans,Phaseolus vulgaris L. worldwide. However, aromatic plants from the families Lamiaceae, Lauraceae, Myrtaceae and Poaceae can protect kidney beans by direct or delayed insecticidal effect, through increased adult mortality and inhibition of beetle reproduction (both oviposition and adult emergence). The efficiency of hydrodistillated and intact plants fromThymus vulgaris andT. serpyllum, Mentha piperata, Rosmarinus officinalis, Satureia hortensis, Eucalyptus globulus, Laurus nobilis, Origanum vulgare, andCymbopogon nardus was compared. For both extracts,Origanum vulgare had the best effect. The insecticidal effect was induced by more than the essential oils because no significant difference was noticed between distilled and intact plants extract. Inhibition of reproduction was particularly important. These results suggest that lipidic as well as non lipidic, allelochemicals, such as phenolics, or non-protein amino-acids, or flavonoids may be involved in the toxicity of aromatic plants to this beetle.     

Rapid,recurring, structured survey versus bioblitz for generating biodiversity data and analysis with a multispecies abundance model

A bioblitz inexpensively and quickly generates biodiversity data, but bioblitzes are often conducted with haphazard, unreplicated sampling. Results tend to be taxonomically, geographically, or temporally biased, lack metadata, and consist of lists of observed taxa that do not enable further analyses or correction for imperfect detection. A rapid, recurring, structured survey (RRSS) uses a structured sampling design and temporal and spatial replication to survey randomly selected sites on a conservation property. We participated in a loosely structured bioblitz and a subsequent RRSS at Big Canoe Creek Nature Preserve in Springville (St. Clair County), Alabama (USA) to compare observed richness derived from the 2 survey approaches. The RRSS data structure enabled us to fit models that accounted for imperfect detection to estimate abundances, occupancy probabilities, and habitat associations. The loosely structured bioblitz data could not be used in such models. We present a new integrated multispecies abundance model that we applied to avian RRSS data. Our model extension enables estimation for the community, employs data augmentation to estimate the number of undetected species, and incorporates covariates. The RRSS generated a more comprehensive and less biased list of observed taxonomic richness than the loosely structured bioblitz (e.g., 73 vs. 45 bird species and 104 vs. 63 insect families from the RRSS vs. loosely structured bioblitz, respectively). Models fit to the RRSS data identified seasonal patterns in avian community composition and allowed for estimation of habitat–occupancy relationships for insect taxa. The RRSS protocol has potential for broad transferability as a standardized, quick, and inexpensive way to inventory biodiversity and estimate ecological parameters while providing an outreach opportunity.     

Compliance with and ecosystem function of biodiversity offsets in North American and European freshwaters

Land-use change via human development is a major driver of biodiversity loss. To reduce these impacts, billions of dollars are spent on biodiversity offsets. However, studies evaluating offset project effectiveness that examine components such as the overall compliance and function of projects remain rare. We reviewed 577 offsetting projects in freshwater ecosystems that included the metrics project size, type of aquatic system (e.g., wetland and creek), offsetting measure (e.g., enhancement, restoration, and creation), and an assessment of the projects’ compliance and functional success. Project information was obtained from scientific and government databases and gray literature. Despite considerable investment in offsetting projects, crucial problems persisted. Although compliance and function were related to each other, a high level of compliance did not guarantee a high degree of function. However, large projects relative to area had better function than small projects. Function improved when projects targeted productivity or specific ecosystem features and when multiple complementary management targets were in place. Restorative measures were more likely to achieve targets than creating entirely new ecosystems. Altogether the relationships we found highlight specific ecological processes that may help improve offsetting outcomes.     

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.