Changes in groundwater levels and the response of natural vegetation to transfer of water to the lower reaches of the Tarim River

Restoration and reconstruction of the degraded Tarim River ecosystem is an important challenge.A goal of an ecological water conveyance project is to protect and restore the natural vegetation in the lower reaches of Tarim River by transferring water from Bosten Lake,through the river channel,to the lower reaches.This study describes the changes in groundwater depth during the water transfer and the respondence of riparian vegetation to alterations in groundwater levels.The results indicate that groundwater depth along the Tarim River channel has a significant spatial-temporal component.Groundwater levels closest to the river channel show the most immediate and pronounced changes as a response to water transfer while those further away respond more slowly,although the observed change appears to be longer in duration.With a rise in the groundwater level,natural vegetation responded with higher growth rates,biomass and biodiversity.These favorable changes show that it is feasible to protect and restore the degraded natural vegetation by raising the groundwater depth.Plant communities are likely to reflect the hysteresis phenomenon,requiring higher water levels to initiate and stimulate desired growth than what may be needed to maintain the plant community.Because different species have different ecologies,including different root depths and densities and water needs,their response to increasing water availability will be spatially and temporally heterogenous.The response of vegetation is also influenced by microtopography and watering style.This paper discusses strategies for the protection and restoration of the degraded vegetation in the lower reaches of the Tarim River and provides information to complement ongoing theoretical research into ecological restoration in arid or semi-arid ecosystems.     

Did certain chemoreceptors for host plant stimuli in the cabbage root fly evolve as pheromone receptors?

Summary. The cabbage root fly possesses highly specialised and extremely sensitive receptors for “CIF”, a group of compounds present on cabbage leaves in very small amounts, and the strongest oviposition stimulants known. Here we present evidence that the same receptors are sensitive to a methanol extract of cabbage root fly eggs, which may contain the fly's host marking pheromone. Based on these results, the possible role of CIF in cabbage root fly behaviour and in cabbage plants is discussed. Received 4 April 2001; accepted 24 September 2001.     

鄱阳湖典型洲滩湿地植物根系对水分垂向通量的影响

为了定量揭示湿地植物根系的水文效应,采用全物理机制的土壤水分运移数值模型,以鄱阳湖吴城湿地国家自然保护区的茵陈篙群落为例,模拟分析根系引起的水文效应.结果表明,根系将增加土壤饱和含水量与土壤进气值,显著改变土壤水分特征曲线（SWRC）与土壤蓄水能力;在考虑根系影响SWRC下模拟率定的土壤含水量与观测数据的时空变化一致：模型10和50cm观测值与拟合值相关系数由不考虑根系效应下的0.83提高至0.85,10和50cm深度土壤含水量的实测值与模拟值的均方根误差分别减少61%和83%.同时这种率定方法下的模拟相比以往的研究地下水补给根系层水量提高34%;考虑典型的根系效应蒸散发量和累积地下水边界向上通量分别增加10%和150%.而在气候极端干旱条件下地下水向上补给量在根系效应下增加7%~56%,累计差异可达38~312cm,同时蒸散发量增加13%.在植被生长旺季时若地下水埋深较深,则根系效应对蒸散发量的影响会放大.因此在进行相关的湿地生态水文过程和湿地水与物质平衡研究中,建议充分评估湿地植物根系的水文效应,并视计算的工况条件,考虑其水文效应在整个水文过程中的影响.     

基于改进H?kanson法的水稻根系土壤重金属生态风险评价

H?kanson潜在生态风险评价法（简称“H?kanson法”）是综合考虑污染物种类、丰度效应、沉积效应和敏感效应的沉积物生态风险评价方法,将其应用在农田土壤生态风险评价中必须考虑土壤和沉积物环境中污染物种类、沉积效应和敏感效应的差异.该研究以安徽省某区域内水稻根系土壤为例,基于污染物种类改进H?kanson法（简称“修正法1”）和基于污染物种类-生物吸收系数改进H?kanson法（简称“修正法2”）,对水稻根系土壤重金属Pb、Hg、Cr、Cd和As进行生态风险评价.结果表明:修正法1和修正法2得到的Pb、Cr和As评价结果一致,但Hg和Cd的评价结果差异较大;基于稻米质量安全和保守原则,两种改进方法均能准确评价水稻根系土壤Pb、Cr和As生态风险,且修正法1对Cd生态风险评价较合理,修正法2对Hg污染风险评价较合理.研究显示,修正法1和修正法2均能合理地评价水稻根系土壤重金属尤其是Hg和Cd的生态风险.      

Subcellular distribution and chemical form of Pb in hyperaccumulator Arenaria orbiculata and response of root exudates to Pb addition

Solution culture was conducted in order to understand accumulation characteristics and chemical forms of Pb in Arenaria orbiculata (A. orbiculata) and the response of root exudates to Pb addition. The results showed that: 1) Pb contents in the shoot and root of A. orbiculata increased with increasing in Pb concentrations in solution. 2) The contents of Pb chemical forms under Pb addition followed as: HAc extractable fraction (F_HAC)>HCl extractable fraction (F_HCl)>NaCl extractable fraction (F_NaCl)>ethanol-extractable fraction (F_E)>water extractable fraction (F_W). 3) Increased Pb level in the medium caused increases in Pb contents in the four subcellular fractions of shoots and roots, with most accumulation in FIV (Fraction IV, soluble fraction) in shoots and FI (Fraction I, cell wall fraction) in roots. 4) Contents of soluble sugar and free amino acid of root exudates increased with increasing Pb concentration in solution. Significantly positive correlations between Pb and contents of soluble sugar and free amino acid were observed. 5) With Pb concentrations in solution, low molecular weight organic acids (LMWOAs) contents followed the tendency: tartaric acid>acetic acid>malic acid>citric acid. Significantly positive correlation was observed between Pb and citric acid contents. The results indicate that soluble sugars, free amino acid and citric acid in root exudates of A.orbiculata facilitate the absorption and accumulation of Pb, which exist in NaCl-, HCl- and HAc- extractable Pb forms, FI and FIV fractions, resulting in tolerance of A.orbiculata to Pb.     

水稻根系生长发育对CO2浓度升高的响应及其品种间的差异

Minirhizontrons是一种非破坏性、定点、可直接观测和研究植物根系的新方法。利用微根管Minirhizotrons在试验田的温室大棚内研究CO2浓度升高作用下的水稻根系生长发育,试验采用完全随机处理,探讨CO2浓度升高（800μmol·mol-1）对水稻（Oryza sativa L.）生物量和根系形态的变化差异。结果表明,与CO2对照相比,CO2浓度升高显著增加4个水稻品种（2种杂交籼稻和2种常规籼稻）的地上部生物量,增幅为8.58%-12.66%,平均增加10.61%。CO2浓度升高条件下,根的生物量分别增加了3.16%-12.13%,平均增加8.64%。高CO2浓度对根系形态的影响表明,4种水稻根系对CO2浓度升高都有积极的响应。CO2浓度升高条件下,各根系指标在水稻不同生育期都有显著增加,根长密度、表面积、体积和根数的平均增幅分别为10%-27%、21%-24%、20%-58%和4%-18%。但在水稻生长发育过程中,品种间也存在着差异。CO2浓度升高和对照处理,籼型杂交稻威优644（V644）和金优207（JY207）的根长密度和根数表现出相似的变化趋势;高CO2浓度处理时其根长密度平均都增加了10%,根数平均增加4%和8%。CO2浓度升高和对照处理,2种籼型杂交水稻的根体积和表面积表现出较快的增长幅度,都呈现出近线性的生长趋势;CO2浓度升高处理下其根体积平均增加40%和25%,表面积平均都增加了24%。CO2浓度升高和对照处理,籼型常规稻湘晚12号（XW12）和丰华占（FHZ）的生长变化趋势表现一致,生长发育后期达到一个近似饱和的拐点。CO2浓度升高条件下其根长密度、根数和根体积分别平均增加27%和24%、18%和11%、58%和20%,根表面积平均都增加了21%。     

铁基生物炭钝化Cd大田试验研究

近年来,稻田Cd污染引起的环境及健康问题日益突出。应用钝化技术对土壤中有效性Cd进行钝化对稻田生态系统中Cd的生物地球化学循环具有重要的理论和实际意义。在广东省韶关市仁化县董塘镇红星村一受Cd污染的稻田上,设置大田试验,研究铁基生物炭对Cd在大田土壤-水稻系统迁移的影响以及对作物产量的影响。试验共设6个处理:(1)空白对照;(2)每一季水稻插秧前,一次性施加1500 kg·hm^-2的普通生物炭;(3)每一季水稻插秧前,一次性施加75 kg·hm^-2的零价铁(Fe0);(4)每一季水稻插秧前,一次性施加1500 kg·hm^-2、ω(Fe)=1%的铁基生物炭(ω(Fe)=1%in Fe-Biochar);(5)每一季水稻插秧前,一次性施加1500 kg·hm^-2、ω(Fe)=3%的铁基生物炭(ω(Fe)=3%in Fe-Biochar);(6)每一季水稻插秧前,一次性施加1500 kg·hm^-2、ω(Fe)=5%的铁基生物炭(ω(Fe)=5%in Fe-Biochar)。结果表明:(1)施用生物炭、铁粉和铁基生物炭土壤钝化调理剂可以增加水稻产量,显著降低籽粒重金属Cd含量;(2)施用铁基生物炭可以显著增加水稻根表铁膜Fe含量,同时显著增加水稻根表铁膜固定的Cd量,抑制重金属Cd向籽粒的运输累积。综合考虑施用成本和钝化效果,对于Cd污染稻田,建议施用1500 kg·hm^-2、ω(Fe)=3%的铁基生物炭材料。     

三工河流域梭梭群落细根生长动态及周转

细根对植物群落功能的发挥和土壤碳库及全球碳循环具有重要意义.采用土柱法和分解袋法,于2010年5-10月整个生长季内,对三工河流域梭梭(Haloxylon ammodendron)群落的细根生物量以及分解和周转规律进行研究.结果表明,梭梭群落细根生物量呈现明显的季节变化,5-8月逐渐增加,8月达到最大,9-10月逐渐下降.细根生物量月平均值为183.76 g·m-2.活细根和死细根生物量分别占细根总生物量的72.59％和27.41％.梭梭群落细根生物量表现出明显的垂直变化,随土壤深度的增加而呈现先增加后逐渐降低的趋势,其中51.36％的活细根和51.81％的死细根生物量分布在＞10～30 cm土层.梭梭群落细根年分解率为58.76％,达到50％和95％分解率所需时间为279和1 302 d.梭梭群落细根净生产力为110.73 g·m-2·a-1,年周转速率为1.25次.     

Effects of two root-secreted phenolic compounds from a subalpine coniferous species on soil enzyme activity and microbial biomass

In order to evaluate the ecological consequences and potential mechanisms of specific C compounds on soil microbial processes under climate warming, we injected solutions of two modelled root exudates, 2,6-di-tert-butyl-4-methylphenol (BHT) and 1,2-benzenedicarboxylic acid, dibutyl ester (DBP), respectively, into soil at two concentrations (20 and 1000?µg?g^?1 soil). For all treatments, soils amended with the two phenolic compounds were incubated at two temperatures (20°C and 30°C) for 30 days. The responses of soil enzyme activity and microbial property to modelled root exudates to some extent depended on temperature regime, exudation component, and addition concentration. For example, the addition of BHT tended to decrease the soil enzyme activities. However, DBP addition generally increased the two metabolic enzyme activities at 30°C, and tended to decrease the two enzyme activities at 20°C, but a significant reduction was observed only at a high concentration at 20°C. The microbial biomass and enzyme activity were generally lower at 30°C compared to those at 20°C, when averaged across all treatment combinations. Taken together, our results indicated that the amounts and quality of liable root-derived C can differentially affect microbial processes, and various environmental changes will greatly complicate root–microbe–soil interactions in forests.     

生根粉对梭梭苗木根系生长及成活的影响

在自然条件下,采用随机区组设计研究了生根粉(ABT3号)4个处理(25、50、100、200 mg L-1)对人工种植的梭梭幼苗细根动态、年生长终期根系形态特征以及成活率的影响.结果表明:1)梭梭幼苗一年中细根生长有2次高峰,峰值分别出现在6月和9～10月.经生根粉处理后,梭梭幼苗细根的生长动态与对照基本一致,但在具体月份生根粉明显增加了细根总长度、细根生长速率和细根数量密度.2)ABT3号生根粉可以使梭梭幼苗的存活率达到50%以上,显著高于对照的34.75%,相关分析表明生根粉提高梭梭幼苗成活率是通过增加根系生长来实现的.3)由主成分分析可知,50 mg L-1的生根粉处理作用效果最理想.因此,建议在梭梭种植过程中可使用50 mg L-1的生根粉提高其成活率;在本地,肉苁蓉接种的最佳季节是6月.图2表3参31