Mass effects mediate coexistence in competing shrews

Recent developments in metacommunity theory have raised awareness that processes occurring at regional scales might interfere with local dynamics and affect conditions for the local coexistence of competing species. Four main paradigms are recognized in this context (namely, neutral, patch-dynamics, species-sorting, and mass-effect), which differ according to the role assigned to ecological or life-history differences among competing species, as well as to the relative time scale of regional vs. local dynamics. We investigated the patterns of regional and local coexistence of two species of shrews (Crocidura russula and Sorex coronatus) sharing a similar diet (generalist insectivores) over four generations, in a spatially structured habitat at the altitudinal limit of their distributions. Local populations were small, and regional dynamics were strong, with high rates of extinction and recolonization. Niche analysis revealed significant habitat differentiation on a few important variables, including temperature and availability of winter resting sites. In sites suitable for both species, we found instances of local coexistence with no evidence of competitive exclusion. Patterns of temporal succession did not differ from random, with no suggestion of a colonization-competition trade-off. Altogether, our data provide support for the mass-effect paradigm, where regional coexistence is mediated by specialization on different habitat types, and local coexistence by rescue effects from source sites. The strong regional dynamics and demographic stochasticity, together with high dispersal rates, presumably contributed to mass effects by overriding local differences in specific competitive abilities.     

On-line controlling system for nitrogen and phosphorus removal of municipal wastewater in a sequencing batch reactor (SBR)

The objectives of this study were to establish an on-line controlling system for nitrogen and phosphorus removal synchronously of municipal wastewater in a sequencing batch reactor (SBR). The SBR for municipal wastewater treatment was operated in sequences: filling, anaerobic, oxic, anoxic, oxic, settling and discharge. The reactor was equipped with on-line monitoring sensors for dissolved oxygen (DO), oxidation-reduction potential (ORP) and pH. The variation of DO, ORP and pH is relevant to each phase of biological process for nitrogen and phosphorus removal in this SBR. The characteristic points of DO, ORP and pH can be used to judge and control the stages of process that include: phosphate release by the turning points of ORP and pH; nitrification by the ammonia valley of pH and ammonia elbows of DO and ORP; denitrification by the nitrate knee of ORP and nitrate apex of pH; phosphate uptake by the turning point of pH; and residual organic carbon oxidation by the carbon elbows of DO and ORP. The controlling system can operate automatically for nitrogen and phosphorus efficiently removal.     

密切值法和污染损失率法在水环境质量评价中的应用与比较

简要论述了近几年应用较多的密切值评价法和污染损失率法的应用原理与评价过程,并以兰州黄河水质断面监测结果为实例计算,排序评价结果显示与指数评价结果具有良好的一致性,最后分析指出两种评价方法的计算特点及应用价值。     

同分异构体喹啉和异喹啉的缺氧降解性能比较

研究了同分异构体的含氮杂环化合物喹啉和异喹啉在缺氧条件下的降解情况,发现两者表现出不同的缺氧降解特性。喹啉可以在缺氧条件下得到有效降解,其缺氧降解的最佳碳氮比为8。在最佳碳氮比条件下,喹啉的缺氧降解过程符合一级动力学规律,在其降解过程中首先以硝酸盐为电子受体,当硝酸盐氮浓度为零时,亚硝酸盐氮浓度达到最高,此后喹啉的降解主要以亚硝酸盐为电子受体,并和亚硝酸盐氮同时达到最低浓度。异喹啉对硝酸盐的利用甚微,其降解主要表现为厌氧降解特征,降解过程符合零级动力学规律。     

Environmental factors and the epidemics of COVID-19

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城市生活垃圾填埋处理甲烷排放估算及控制途径研究

随着人口的增长,城市化和经济化发展以及居民生活水平的不断提高,固体废弃物的排放量日益增多,废弃物处理不仅是大气中甲烷的一个重要排放源,而且已成为限制城市化进展和城市经济发展的重大问题之一。固体废弃物填埋处理甲烷的排放量的估算,对准确评估未来气候变化以及应对气候变化所带来的影响具有重要的意义。本文在分析了填埋场甲烷产生影响因素的基础上,估算了2005年-2010年杭州市填埋场甲烷排放量,提出了填埋场甲烷排放控制的对策建议,为杭州市温室气体减排工作提供参考意见。     

苏州水环境自动预警监测网络体系发展思路研究

近年来,随着经济社会的发展,城市的工业化程度的不断提高,由此也带来的环境问题,特别是水环境污染形势相当严峻。苏州水环境自动监测网络经过10多年的发展,已形成了由69个自动监测点住组成的网络体系。但随着社会经济的高速发展、环境问题的日益复杂,目前的自动监测体系亟需进一步发展提升。文章深入探讨了苏州水环境自动监测网络体系目前存在的问题,在网络布局、监测能力、管理体系等方面提出改善设想,以期进一步完善自动预警监测体系结构。     

总量控制与交易机制中的碳补偿制度研究

总量控制与交易机制中的碳补偿制度是一种有助于受控企业灵活履行减排义务的制度,能有效降低企业减排成本、提高经济效率、增强减排动力。发达国家非常重视这一制度的发展,并在研究、立法、实际应用方面取得了一定的成效。本文从碳补偿制度在发达国家的发展现状入手,对该制度的基本架构和交易情况进行了分析与研究;同时结合国际经验,对碳补偿制度在中国的发展提出了几点建议,为正在进行的区域碳交易试点以及未来建设全国范围的碳交易市场做准备。     

等压隔离在阀门密封性试验中的应用

介绍了核电厂止回阀密封性试验中遇到的问题,通过对止回阀的结构进行研究,提出了"等压隔离"概念,通过不同气路保持"等压隔离"装置双密封圈间空间的压力与阀体压力等压,形成"虚拟隔离",从而实现对隔离阀泄漏率的准确测量。重点阐述了等压隔离的结构原理,等压隔离装置的开发及其在隔离阀密封性试验中的应用。通过止回阀的实验室试验,进一步验证了试验方法可靠,测试结果准确。