Ecotoxicological effects of Trichloroethene upon plankton

A case study in an experimental pond was performed to evaluate the ecotoxic effects of Trichloroethene (TRI) upon the population density and productivity of phyto‐ and zooplankton. TRI was continuously released into two pond enclosures over 11 weeks (mean concentrations 1.5 and 7.5 mg/l). The chronic chemical treatment showed distinctive toxic influences upon the biota. Following the high TRI concentration, the phytoplankton density slightly increased; the productivity per single cells, however, was significantly reduced compared to the controls and the low TRI concentration. Cryptophyceae were the most sensitive algae taxa. The density and reproductivity of Daphniae and Phyllopodae decreased by the high TRI concentration. Most of the Rotatoriae were not negatively influenced. With increasing TRI concentrations two different bacteria forms showed a mass development. Small amounts of Trichloroacetic acid were detected in both enclosures as a conversion product of TRI (～3 μg/l after 80 days treatment).     

伏牛山阻隔作用下水热因子、土地覆被与NPP的时空特征

作为秦岭山脉的东延余脉,伏牛山山地效应研究意义重大。文章基于ArcGIS9.3空间分析功能,对伏牛山南北两侧的水热因子、土地覆被和净初级生产力时空格局变化进行了对比分析,结果表明：北坡极端低温和均温明显低于南坡（-2.88℃和-1.7℃）、极端高温明显高于南坡（+1.35℃）,而年降水量北坡则比南坡低14.41%;伏牛山北坡部分常绿针叶林转换为落叶阔叶林,2001—2004年间的落叶阔叶林面积比重分别为：52.4%、55.2%、63.0%和70.9%;2001—2004年间的净初级生产力有增大趋势,尤其是东部区域。研究结论丰富了秦岭-伏牛山作为主要气候区和生态区分界线的理论依据,同时也丰富了山地生态学理论。     

气象水文因子对呼伦湖湿地区域植物气候生产潜力的影响

利用呼伦湖湿地50年的气象资料、水文资料和生态环境监测资料,采用迈阿密模型及回归统计分析方法,分析了气象水文因子对呼伦湖湿地区域植物气候生产潜力的影响,结果表明,①50年来该湿地植物气候生产潜力变化趋势总体为下降趋势,减少的气候倾向率为每10年157.7 kg·km-2,峰值时段为1970—1990年,两个谷值时段为1961—1969年、1991—2010年,最大值和最小值与降水量出现的最多值和最少值一一对应。②在15个气象水文因子中有年降水量、年蒸散量、生长季径流量、春季大风日数、水位、春季平均风速、年大风日数、水域面积8个因子达到显著性检验（P〈0.150～0.001）,上述8个因子的排序也是与湿地区域植物气候生产潜力相关程度由大到小的排序。综述表明,呼伦湖湿地区域呈暖干化趋势,并且干旱灾害比较严重,是限制气候生产潜力的重要原因。③气象水文因子协同作用对该湿地区域植物气候生产潜力的影响较大,复相关系数为-0.997,年蒸散量与年平均气温、年降水量、生长季径流量和水位因子对湿地区域植物气候生产潜力的贡献相反,随其减少或增加,湿地区域植物气候生产潜力变化率增加或减少149.7 kg·hm-2。可以看出,该湿地气象水文因子的匹配并不理想,暖干化趋势依然是制约该区光能利用率低下的重要原因。④该湿地区域植物现实的生产力远未达到气候生产潜力,约有近60%的潜力可以开发;光能利用率较小的主要原因：一是现有的生态保护、修复技术及管理水平还比较落后,二是该区域暖干化趋势显著;而提高气候资源利用率的有效途径是加大保护生态环境力度和积极实施人工增雨、节水灌溉工程。     

中亚地区气候生产潜力时空变化特征

根据中亚5 国100 个气象站1901-2000 年月平均温度和降水资料,运用Miami、Thornthwaite Memorial 模型对中亚地区气候生产潜力进行了计算,用气候倾向率、Mann-Kendall 法、并结合ArcGIS 和SPSS 对其时空变化特征及驱动力进行了分析。结果表明：①中亚地区100 a 降水气候生产潜力（Yr）和蒸散气候生产潜力（Ye）均呈逐渐增加的趋势,温度气候生产潜力（Yt）趋势相反,Yr 和Ye 均发生了4 次突变,Yt 没有发生突变;②气候生产潜力区域差异明显,其中,Yt 呈从西南向东北减少的趋势,Yr 和Ye 变化比较复杂,大致具有东部大于西部的规律;③增温增湿的气候变化趋势有利于中亚气候生产潜力的提高,中亚气候生产潜力对增湿的响应更敏感。     

两淮采煤沉陷积水区水体初级生产特征

在淮南潘谢矿区设置3个研究站点(PXPJ、PXGQ和PXXQ),在淮北朱-杨庄矿区内设置2个研究站点(HBZH和HBNH),于2012年和2013年分4个季度对两淮采煤沉陷积水区水体的初级生产力及碳(C)的形态特征进行了研究,其中C形态分溶解无机碳(DIC)、溶解有机碳(DOC)和颗粒有机碳(POC),并以此为基础分析了初级生产力与C形态及其它环境因子的相关关系.研究结果表明:受区域地理气候、水化学特征和矿区生态环境等方面影响,5个研究站点水体营养状态、初级生产力及C形态等存在着较大的跨度范围. 5个站点4个季度研究期间叶绿素a(Chla)浓度均值范围为3.7~71.5mg/m3,POC浓度均值范围为0.9~4.0mgC/L,总初级生产力(GPP)均值范围82.4~2305.4mgC/(m2?d), 淮南沉陷积水区水体营养状态和初级生产力明显高于淮北沉陷积水区.5个研究站点水体初级生产力和氮磷含量、Chla、DOC和POC具有显著的正相关性.最后根据研究结果针对性地提出了两淮矿区水生态区生态系统重建、恢复与保护的差别化原则.     

气候变化情景下湿地净初级生产力风险评价

采用BIOME-BGC模型,模拟了气候变化情景下(A1B, A2, B2)三江平原富锦地区小叶章(Calamagrostis angustifolia)湿地的净初级生产力(NPP)变化,并通过NPP变化情况评价小叶章湿地风险等级.结果表明:未来30年(2013~2042年)各气候情景下富锦小叶章湿地NPP均值均高于基准期均值(1961~1990), A1B和B2情景下未来30年间NPP波动范围变大,A2情景下NPP有降低趋势.风险评价结果表明,气候变化情景下小叶章湿地存在一定风险,尤其是在A1B情景下,未来30年中可能有6年以上的年份存在高风险,A2情景下湿地风险最低.湿地NPP变化与降水量呈显著正相关(R2=0.58,P<0.05),说明降水量是影响区域湿地的重要因素.尽管气候变化情景下假设了存在升温?CO2浓度升高等有利于植物生长的因素,但降水量的的剧烈变化以及极端气候事件的增加,可能会导致湿地在未来气候变化情景下面临较高风险,未来湿地保护与管理过程中应重点关注水的补给和调配.     

玉米生产环境成本及全要素生产率的时空研究

论文在把玉米生产省（区）按生产能力划分为三类产区的基础上,纳入环境成本,系统分析了2004—2014年各地区玉米生产的环境成本全要素生产率及其分解的变化,并明确了三类产区在未来玉米产量保障中的地位和作用。研究结果表明：1）玉米生产环境成本全要素生产率呈现下降趋势,生产方式整体仍属于粗放型,同时玉米生产正转向劳动节约型和环境可持续型;2）第一主产区具有产量和环境可持续性优势,未来仍将是我国玉米供给主要产区,第二主产区和其他产区在要素管理和技术水平以及环境可持续性方面仍有待提高,能够为未来玉米需求提供更高保障。     

SPATIAL DELINEATION OF BIOTIC AND ABIOTIC GRADIENTS IN A RURAL NEW YORK RESERVOIR1

ABSTRACT: The spatial changes in abiotic and biotic variables from riverine to lacustrine areas characterized by the river-lake concept of reservoir function was applied to the Tomhannock Reservoir, Rensselaer County, New York. To identify these longitudinal gradients, a two-year investigation (May 1991 to October 1992) was conducted to measure primary productivity, nutrient concentrations, chlorophyll α and phytoplankton biomass at three locations in the 705-ha water supply reservoir. Emphasis was placed on the measurement of primary production using the carbon-14 artificial incubator (photosynthetron) technique. The average annual production in 1992 was 247.3 gm^?2 245 d^?1, ranging from 52 to 2677 mg C m^?2. Mean alpha^B (assimilation efficiency), P^Bm (assimilation number), and I_k (saturation irradiance) were 4.40 mg C mgChl^?1 E^?1 m^?2, 3.82 mg C mgChl^?1 h^?1, and 236.5 μE m^?2 s^?1, respectively. Neither seasonal nor spatial variability of these photosynethetic parameters were observed. Except for Secchi depth, distinct longitudinal zones from river inflow to darn were not statistically demonstrated in the Tomhannock Reservoir. Mean extinction coefficient, chlorophyll α and total phosphorus concentrations decreased; Secchi transparency and phytoplankton biomass increased; while primary productivity and dissolved inorganic nitrogen concentration remained the same from headwater to darn. These baseline data will be used to assess the future effectiveness of best management practices (BMPs) recently instituted on selected watershed farmland in an attempt to reduce the detrimental impact of agricultural activities on drinking water quality.     

Analyzing ecotones to predict biotic productivity

A technique for predicting the potential biotic productivities of areas is presented. The simple method uses maps or other techniques of remote imagery in comparing adjacent terrestrial and/or littoral areas for investigations when ground reconnaissance is not feasible. Theedge index, the statistical basis for comparison, is calculated as the ratio of the length of a particular ecotone (for example, timberline or shoreline) that would be affected by a proposed development to the affected land area. In similar habitats an unbiased comparison results at the ordinal level of measurement. The method predicts that a higher edge index will correspond to a higher productivity. But because it is not established whether or not the relationship is somehow scalar, the method is not recommended for comparing greatly dissimilar or far distant areas.It has long been observed that ecotones (edges) where two biotic communities meet often produce more game than pure stands of either community. The reasons for this edge effect are reviewed. The demonstrably higher productivity of ecotones is partially explained in terms of the mechanisms that also account for diversity of species.An attempt is made to reconcile theoretical treatments of species diversity with the pragmatic methods for reaching conclusions, which are employed by specialists in resource management.     

湖北的气候生产力与农业持续发展

基于对湖北省主要农作物气候生产力的估算,分析了目前气候生产力利用的现状,由于受到自然条件和社会条件的限制,在目前大田生产的条件下,湖北粮食气候生产力利用率相对较低,即使是利用率稍高的中稻,其历史最高产量也仅为气候生产力的一半,气候生产潜力较大。因此,如何加强农业气候生产力的开发利用,最大限度的发挥气候资源的作用,将是实现湖北农业持续发展需要解决的重大问题之一。