Cladistic biogeographic analysis suggests an early Caribbean diversification in Mexico

The Great American Biotic Interchange has been the predominant paradigm for explaining biotic diversification in the Nearctic/Neotropical overlap or Mexican Transition Zone, which is commonly explained by the collision of the North and South American continental plates, which began in the Oligocene and fused both landmasses. In the most far-reaching cladistic biogeographical analysis of the area to date, evidence has been found supporting the existence of a remnant Caribbean region extending from eastern Mexico to southeastern USA, a hypothesis that challenges current views of the Great American Biotic Interchange and the Mexican Transition Zone. We show herein that an older terrane, which has drifted to the present day positions of Yucatan and Cuba, may be biogeographically linked to an early ‘Gondwanan’ biota of the Paleocene (ca. 60 Ma). The evidence indicates an east–west biotic divide in Mexico, existing before the collision and formation of Central America. The south–north division of the country, previously recognized by several authors as associated with the Great American Biotic Interchange and the Mexican Transition Zone, is of a younger age. Electronic supplementary material  The online version of this article (doi:) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.     

基于同步辐射光源的X射线荧光分析技术研究匐枝青藓对铅污染的生物响应

为了研究苔藓植物对铅元素的富集特征和对铅污染的生物响应特性,选用多年生、植株体较大、分布广泛且易于采集的匐枝青藓(Brachythecium procumbens)为试验材料,在试验区使用不同浓度(0-3.0 mmol·L-1的Pb2+污染液对人工栽植的匐枝青藓进行了动态胁迫试验(7-28d).使用同步辐射光源的x射线...     

不同设置方式下的防风网抑尘效果对比

为对比防风网不同设置方式对露天堆场起尘的影响,以某露天煤堆场为例,结合现场实测数据对数值计算方法进行了验证,并根据实际堆场设计了4种设网方案。通过计算各料堆表面摩阻风速的分布,统计出了各方案下的全年起尘率。结果表明：当防风网呈＂口＂型设置时,抑尘效果最好;沿全年主导风向上方向呈＂L＂型设置时,抑尘效果最差。比较＂П＂型...     

火电厂SO_2污染治理设施运行率的确定方法研究

从分析我国火电行业脱硫现状入手,指出如何确定火电企业脱硫设施的运行率已成为二氧化硫总量核查的重点,但尚有较大的难度。主要为二氧化硫核查提供一种简捷、合理的测算脱硫设施运行率的方法。     

Effects of various pretreatment methods on mixed microflora to enhance biohydrogen production from corn stover hydrolysate

Effects on mixed microflora to enhance biohydrogen production from corn stover hydrolysate was studied.     

In vitro fluorescence displacement investigation of thyroxine transport disruption by bisphenol A

Bisphenol A (BPA) is a chemical with high production volume and wide applications in many industries. Although BPA is known as an endocrine disruptor, its toxic mechanisms have not been fully characterized. Due to its structural similarity to thyroid hormones thyroxine (T4) and triiodothyronine (T3), one possible mechanism of BPA toxicity is disruption of hormone transport by competitive binding with the transport proteins. In this study, the binding interactions of BPA, T4, and T3 with three thyroid hormone transport proteins, human serum albumin (HSA), transthyretin (TTR), and thyroxine-binding globulin (TBG) were investigated by fluorescence measurement. Using two site-specific fluorescence probes dansylamide and dansyl-L-proline, the binding constants of BPA with HSA at drug site I and site II were determined as 2.90 104 and 3.14 104 L/mol, respectively. By monitoring the intrinsic fluorescence of tryptophan, a binding constant of 4.70 103 L/mol was obtained. Similarly, by employing 8-anilino-1-naphthalenesulfonic acid as fluorescence probe, the binding a nity of BPA with TTR and TBG was measured to be 3.10 105 and 5.90 105 L/mol, respectively. In general, BPA showed lower binding a nity with the proteins than T3 did, and even lower a nity than T4. Using these binding constants, the amount of BPA which would bind to the transport proteins in human plasma was estimated. These results suggest that the concentrations of BPA commonly found in human plasma are probably not high enough to interfere with T4 transport.     

Experimental studies on ozonation of ethylenethiourea

The experimental study on ozonation of ethylenethiourea(ETU) is conducted.The reaction of gas-phase ETU with 0.63 × 10-6 mol/L ozone is carried out in a 200-L reaction chamber.The secondary organic aerosol(SOA) resulted from the ozonation of gas-phase ETU is observed with a scanning mobility particle size(SMPS).The rapid exponential growth of SOA reveals that the atmospheric lifetime of ETU vapor towards ozone reaction is less than four days.The ozonation of dry ETU particles,ETU-contained water droplets an...     

基于3S技术的呼和浩特市土地利用／覆盖变化研究

本文以呼和浩特市为研究对象,利用遥感（RS技术）、地理信息系统（GIS技术）以及全球定位系统技术（GPS技术）——简称3S技术,对呼和浩特市2000、2004年遥感影像进行了综合技术处理,获得2期土地利用现状图,据此对呼和浩特市土地利用变化幅度及变化速度、土地利用变化程度、土地利用变化空间动态进行了分析,为区域土地资源科学管理及实现区域土地资源可持续利用提供科学依据。     

添加Fe2+和Co2+对牲畜粪便发酵产沼气的影响

以牛粪为发酵原料,研究了不同浓度的Fe2+和Co2+对沼气产量和产气周期的影响。结果表明,物料添加Fe2+和Co2+的浓度为1.2μg/L时均可达到沼气最大产量。物料中Fe2+的浓度为1.2μg/L时,沼气总产量为3 648.25 mL,最高产气可持续7 d,日平均产气量为148 mL;1.2μg/L的Co2+的沼气总产量为2 766.25 mL,最高产气可持续5 d,日平均产气量为132.8 mL。物料添加不同浓度Fe2+和Co2+可延长产气周期,但对沼气生产的启动时间、发酵前后物料的碳氮比及pH值均无影响。     

Preliminary study of groundwater denitrification using a composite membrane bioreactor

A composite membrane bioreactor (CMBR) integrating the immobilized cell technique and the membrane separation technology was developed for groundwater denitrification. The CMBR had two well mixed compartments with one filled with the nitrate-containing influent and the other with a dilute ethanol solution; the compartments were separated by the composite membrane consisting of a microporous membrane facing the influent and an immobilized cell membrane facing the ethanol solution. Nitrate and ethanol molecules diffused from the respective compartments into the immobilized cell membrane where nitrate was reduced to gaseous nitrogen by the denitrifying bacteria present there with ethanol as the carbon source. The microporous membrane was attached to one side of the immobilized cell membrane for retention of the disaggregated bacteria. Relative to the single dose of external ethanol, the two-dose supplementation produced better treatment results as evidenced by the lower concentrations of NO₃⁻-N and ethanol (as measured by total organic carbon) of the effluent. The batch treatment in CMBR removed most of the nitrate in the influent and attained a stable denitrification rate of 0.1 g·m⁻²·h⁻¹ for most of the 96-h cycles during the 30-cycle study. The effluent was essentially free of ethanol and nitrite nitrogen.