Bird Species Assemblages as Indicators of Biological Integrity in Great Basin Rangeland

The study evaluates the potential for bird species assemblages to serve as indicators of biological integrity of rangelands in the Great Basin in much the same way that fish and invertebrate assemblages have been used as indicators in aquatic environments. Our approach was to identify metrics of the bird community using relatively simple sampling methods that reflect the degree of rangeland degradation and are consistent over a variety of vegetation types and geographic areas. We conducted the study in three range types (i.e., potential natural plant community types) in each of two widely separated areas of the Great Basin: south-eastern Idaho (sagebrush steppe range types) and west-central Utah (salt-desert shrub range types). Sites were selected in each range type to represent three levels of grazing impact, and in Idaho included sites modified for crested wheatgrass production. Birds were sampled by point counts on 9 100-m radius plots at 250-m spacing on each of 20 sites in each area during the breeding season. In sagebrush-steppe, 964 individuals in 8 species of passerine birds were used in analyses. Five metrics were significantly related to impact class, both when analyzed within range type and when analyzed with all range types combined. Species richness, relative abundance of shrub obligate species, and relative abundance of Brewer's sparrow were generally lower for the higher impact classes, whereas the reverse was true for dominance by a single species and for relative abundance of horned larks. In contrast, total number of individuals did not differ significantly as a function of impact class. In salt-desert shrub, a total of 843 birds in 4 species were included in analyses, 98% of which were horned larks. None of the metrics identified above was significantly related to impact class. Two metrics for breeding birds in sagebrush steppe (species richness and dominance) showed little overlap between values for the extremes of impact class, and thus they have potential as indicators of biological integrity. However, the sensitivity of these metrics appears to be greatest at the high impact end of the spectrum, which suggests they may have limited utility in distinguishing between sites having light and moderate impact.     

Genetic Patterns as a Tool for Monitoring and Assessment of Environmental Impacts: the Example of Genetic Ecotoxicology

Genetic techniques are widely applied to assess the effects of environmental variation or exogenous impacts on populations. Many studies fail to provide convincing evidence that genetic patterns are attributable to the factors proposed. We assert that a rigorous approach must be followed to distinguish patterns of natural genetic variation from genetic change. We review the principles of natural genetic variation and population structure and present them in the context of their interaction with biological and stochastic sources of genetic change. Key steps are articulated which are often overlooked when applying genetic techniques. These are consideration of population structure when comparing populations, developing a specific test against a model of genetic change, and testing for evidence of direct effects and mechanisms of impact. Use of these steps in genetic ecotoxicology is described in detail and includes three primary methods of linking genetic patterns to the effects of contaminants. We propose that this combined approach is critical to the use of genetic techniques to assess and predict long-term effects of environmental impacts on populations or ecosystems.     

生活垃圾卫生填埋场渗滤液处理系统工程设计

本文从工程的角度出发对垃圾填埋场渗滤液处理系统工程设计中的几个重点、难点计算参数,以及目前国内外几个典型垃圾填埋场的渗滤液处理工艺流程、处理效果做了介绍,并在此基础上提出了几点建议     

From Siting Principles to Siting Practices: A Case Study of Discord among Trust,Equity and Community Participation

This paper contributes to the noxious facilities siting literature by exploring some implications of adhering to some recommended principles and practices for competent siting. Through a qualitative case study of a landfill siting process in Peel (Ontario, Canada) three principles are critically assessed: trust; equity; and community participation. While laudable notions in principle, in practice they can impact each other in important ways which can (potentially) undermine the siting process. These impacts result mainly from the failure to achieve meaningful goals associated with one principle (e.g. community participation) which can exacerbate problems achieving goals associated with other principles (e.g. trust). The resulting discord can be further aggravated by the snowballing of adverse effects over time. In particular, practices for achieving trust and equity were adversely linked, as were the relationships between spatial equity and procedural equity and interregional and intraregional equity. These adverse synergisms were linked together with ineffective community participation which brought the process to a halt. Siting inertia (a process momentum difficult to redirect) and an inflexible siting context contributed to these conflicts. Implications for siting and further research are discussed.     

蓼科药用植物种子发芽的研究

本文报导了不同温度对蓼科药用植物种子萌发和休眠的影响,提出了不同种种子的发芽温度范围、发芽适温、发芽所需天数及发芽率。在中药材生产中掌握不同种种子的发芽适温,确定合适的播种期具有指导意义     

有机物好氧生物降解性的综合测试评价方法

综合考虑有机物好氧生物降解过程中的耗氧量,最终产物量和微生物活性３个影响生物降解性的因素,以ＢＯＤ５／ＣＯＤ作为耗氧指标,以ＣＯ２作为降解产物量指标,以ＡＴＰ作为微生物活性指标,根据这３个指标提出模糊聚类综合 加权综合评估２种综合评价有机物生物降解性的方法,综合评价了２２种有机化合物和有机废水的生物降解性,并比较了这２种综合评价方法的优劣,同时也提出了采用这２种综合评价方法所需进行了具体步骤。     

有机污染物在水体表面微层的富集行为

研究邻苯二甲酸二丁酯（ＤＢＰ）,邻苯二甲酸二异辛酯（ＤＥＨＰ）和阴离子表面活性剂在水体表面微层的富集行为．现场分析结果表明邻苯二甲酸酯在小型封闭湖泊表面微层中存在富集现象,富集倍数在１～１１之间,湖水的理化性质及采样方式均影响富集倍数的大小．室内微宇宙研究表明ＤＢＰ和ＤＥＨＰ在微宇宙水体表面微层中均存在富集现象,富集倍数分别为２．８１和１．９８,藻类、颗粒物和腐殖酸也同时在微宇宙水体表面微层中富集．当水体中加入表面活性物质和腐殖酸时,邻苯二甲酸酯（ＤＢＰ、ＤＥＨＰ）在表面微层的富集倍数随加入的２种物质浓度的增大而降低．对阴离子表面活性剂的富集动力学研究表明,当表面微层遭到破坏后,其在表面微层达富集平衡需较长时间,水体浓度也影响富集倍数     

部分水溶性偶氮染料的光催化降解研究

本研究以高压汞灯为光源,系统地研究了１６种偶氮染料在水溶液中的ＴｉＯ２光催化降解。结果表明,这些偶氮染料的光解为一级动力学反应,采用ＴｉＯ２光催化降解方法处理所研究的偶氮染料是可行的,并初步探讨了染料的结构与光解反应表观速率常数之间的关系。     

介质阻挡放电降解环境污染物CF2ClBr的等离子体系电子密度

在利用介质阻挡放电对污染物质ＣＦ２ＣｌＢｒ进行等离子体降解产物分析的基础上,进一步研究等离子体系中的电子密度。采用动态反应装置,以平行板电极法直接测量。在ＣＦ２ＣｌＢｒ的压力为２ｋＰａ时,得出该实验条件下的电子密度约为５．０×１０＾１３／ｍ＾３。     

Synthesis of branched allylic sulfones by regioselective boron-catalysed hydrosulfonylation

Environmental Chemistry Letters - Branched allylic sulfones are scaffolds widely distributed in bioactive molecules and organic functional materials. The synthesis of allylic sulfones has been...