Electrochemical and spectroscopic characteristics of dissolved organic matter in a forest soil profile

Dissolved organic matter （DOM） represents one of the most mobile and reactive organic compounds in ecosystem and plays an important role in the fate and transport of soil organic pollutants, nutrient cycling and more importantly global climate change. Electrochemical methods were first employed to evaluate DOM redox properties, and spectroscopic approaches were utilized to obtain information concerning its composition and structure. DOM was extracted from a forest soil profile with five horizons. Differential pulse voltammetry indicated that there were more redox-active moieties in the DOM from upper horizons than in that from lower horizons. Cyclic voltammetry further showed that these moieties were reversible in electron transfer. Chronoamperometry was employed to quantify the electron transfer capacity of DOM, including electron acceptor capacity and electron donor capacity, both of which decreased sharply with increasing depth. FT-IR, UV-Vis and fluorescence spectra results suggested that DOM from the upper horizons was enriched with aromatic and humic structures while that from the lower horizons was rich in aliphatic carbon, which supported the findings obtained by electrochemical approaches. Electrochemical approaches combined with spectroscopic methods were applied to evaluate the characteristics of DOM extracted along a forest soil profile. The electrochemical properties of DOM, which can be rapidly and simply obtained, provide insight into the migration and transformation of DOM along a soil profile and will aid in better understanding of the biogeochemical role of DOM in natural environments.     

Soil microbial community structure and function responses to successive planting of Eucalyptus

Many studies have shown soil degradation after the conversion of native forests to exotic Eucalyptus plantations. However, few studies have investigated the long-term impacts of short-rotation forestry practices on soil microorganisms. The impacts of Eucalyptus successive rotations on soil microbial communities were evaluated by comparing phospholipid fatty acid （PLFA） abundances, compositions, and enzyme activities of native Pinus massoniana plantations and adjacent 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th generation Eucalyptus plantations. The conversion from P. massoniana to Eucalyptus plantations significantly decreased soil microbial community size and enzyme activities, and increased microbial physiological stress. However, the PLFA abundances formed ＂U＂ shaped quadratic functions with Eucalyptus plantation age. Alternatively, physiological stress biomarkers, the ratios of monounsaturated to saturated fatty acid and Gram＋ to Gram- bacteria, formed ＂∩＂ shaped quadratic functions, and the ratio of cy17：0 to 16： 1ω7c decreased with plantation age. The activities of phenol oxidase, peroxidase, and acid phosphatase increased with Eucalyptus plantation age, while the cellobiobydrolase activity formed ＂U＂ shaped quadratic functions. Soil N：P, alkaline hydrolytic nitrogen, soil organic carbon, and understory cover largely explained the variation in PLFA profiles while soil N：P, alkaline hydrolytic nitrogen, and understory cover explained most of the variability in enzyme activity. In conclusion, soil microbial structure and function under Eucalyptus plantations were strongly impacted by plantation age. Most of the changes could be explained by altered soil resource availability and understory cover associated with successive planting of Eucalyptus. Our results highlight the importance of plantation age for assessing the impacts of plantation conversion as well as the importance of reducing disturbance for plantation management.     

溶解氧变化对底泥酶活性及微生物多样性的影响

采用室内静态实验考察了溶解氧变化对底泥酶活性影响,同时采用BIOLOG ECO微平板构造了不同溶解氧水平下底泥微生物多样性指数。结果表明:高溶解氧条件下,底泥多酚氧化酶及过氧化物酶活性显著高于缺氧条件及厌氧条件(P<0.01),脱氢酶活性高于背景值;厌氧条件下脱氢酶、脲酶及碱性磷酸酶活性显著高于高溶解氧组、缺氧组及背景值(P<0.05);缺氧条件下硝酸盐还原酶活性显著高于高溶解氧组及厌氧组(P<0.05);蛋白酶活性受溶解氧水平变化的影响较小。BIOLOG ECO微平板法分析表明,溶解氧变化对底泥微生物多样性有不同程度的负面影响,微生物多样性的降低程度从大到小依次为高溶解氧组>厌氧组>缺氧组。主成分分析结果表明:缺氧条件及厌氧条件下,底泥微生物对大分子有机物的利用出现不同程度的降低,相对地,高溶解氧条件下微生物对大分子有机物的利用程度呈现先下降后上升的趋势;高溶解氧组及缺氧组底泥微生物对碳水化合物利用程度升高,厌氧组对碳水化合物利用程度降低。总之,高溶解氧条件更有利于形成底泥有机物完整的代谢循环,提高大分子有机物的利用程度。     

区域森林火灾危害程度评价指标构建

为弥补用发生次数和受害森林面积评价森林火灾危害程度的不足,在拟定了林火次数比率、森林燃烧率、森林受害面积比率、每起森林火灾平均受害面积、森林火灾发生次数变异系数、受害森林面积变异系数6个指标的基础上,利用权重法确定了综合指标。结果表明,单一指标可以从某个方面评价森林火灾危害程度,综合指标则能更好地评价某个区域森林火灾的危害程度,更便于区域间的比较和评价。     

基于启发式元胞自动机模型的群落演替初期营养级联结效率研究

保护和维持生态系统平衡,非确定性模型的发展使得人们掌握了除确定性模型求解以外的另一条建模途径。在解决生态系统这种复杂系统的问题时,要求我们寻找一种可以满足时空特异性与非线性的途径。群落演替的驱动机制与作用规律是生态研究的一个重要问题,本文通过建立群落演替初期第一第二营养级间相互作用关系的元胞自动机模型研究了营养级联结效率的问题,提出了一种除holling模型以外的捕食者——被捕食者模拟方法,并对各自具有不同特征的生态系统的模拟问题提出了建议。     

森林碳汇功能的研究进展

因全球温室效应和气候变化影响,以及森林对CO2的固定作用,使林业碳汇得到了世界各国的广泛支持和发展。文章主要围绕森林植被碳汇、土壤碳汇研究现状,森林碳汇功能的不确定性以及森林管理与碳汇的关系4个方面对国内外森林碳汇的研究进展简要综述,为森林碳汇的科学研究提供基础。     

蚂蚁扰动对青海湖北岸高寒草甸草原群落结构影响

蚂蚁的筑丘活动是草地生态系统中不可忽视的生物干扰因子。本文针对青海湖北岸高 寒草甸草原,调查了不同大小的蚁丘及其周围对照草地的土壤理化性质和植被状况。结果表明： 蚂蚁筑丘活动显著地降低了土壤容重和土壤湿度,增加土壤温度,但对土壤pH 值的影响较小。 蚂蚁扰动改变了群落组成,增加了大部分禾本科和豆科物种的重要值而降低了杂类草的重要值。 以莎草科的矮嵩草（Kobresia humilis）和禾本科的异针茅（Stipa aliena Keng）、赖草（Leymus secalinus）、溚草（Koeleria cristata）等为主的群落逐步演替为以禾本科的异针茅和赖草为主的 群落。植物群落的盖度降低但其地上、地下生物量增加;植物群落丰富度指数降低但均匀度指 数增加。     

淀山湖浮游藻类群落的早期增长

对2004～2009年淀山湖浮游藻类群落生物量[以叶绿素a（Chla）表示]随时间的变化进行了数学模拟.模拟结果表明,Logistic增长模型能够很好地描述淀山湖浮游藻类群落春季和夏季的早期增长.一般说来,淀山湖春季以硅藻和绿藻为主的浮游藻类群落于2月下旬进入指数级增长,到3月上旬浮游藻类密度已经达到始盛点的2倍,浮游...     

T-RFLP方法分析城市污水处理厂中细菌群落的动态变化

采用基于16SrRNA基因的末端限制性片段长度多态性技术(T-RFLP),分析了功能稳定的2个城市污水处理系统中(系统A及系统B),细菌群落结构在105d中的动态变化.在研究中,系统A和系统B功能稳定,BOD出水浓度均在8mg/L左右,总氮(TN)出水浓度分别在25mg/L和23mg/L之下.T-RFLP图谱分析表明,系统A中,115、118、123、471、482和835bp等T-RFs的相对丰度变化显著,系统B中,123、471、750和835bp等T-RFs的相对丰度变化显著.移动窗口分析表明,系统A中细菌群落的平均变化率Δt(15d)为21.5%±5.7%,系统B的平均变化率Δt(15d)为22.6%±5.0%.洛伦兹曲线分析表明,系统A中20%的微生物的累积相对丰度为43%～50%;系统B中20%的微生物的累积相对丰度为47%～52%.结果表明,在城市污水处理厂中,稳定的功能并没有藕联着稳定的细菌群落结构.     

"80后富二代"和他的 "黑豹野保站"(上)

当不少同龄人还沉迷在网游、酒吧中时,一位“80后富二代”却怀着泽被生灵的大爱之心,倾尽所有自建野生动物保护站。他长年肩扛探险装备,穿梭在荒野山林间,守护着野生动物,并用镜头记录下它们的美丽瞬间。他曾被猎枪顶住脑袋,也多次遭到森林野兽的袭击……虽几经生死,并花光了11年来所有的积蓄,却矢志不渝地坚守了下来。一位原本生活越优的富家小伙,缘何对“野保”事业情有独钟？他又有着怎样的传奇经历甲