Assessment of forest vegetation and conservation priorities of communities in part of Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve,West Himalaya. Part I

In most protected areas of the Indian Himalayan region site/habitat characteristics, community diversity and distribution pattern, vegetation composition (richness of native and endemic species), structural patterns, economic importance of forest communities and community priorities have rarely been studied. Therefore, the present study has focused on these in the buffer zone of Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve. Seventy-six woody species (trees: 24; shrubs: 52) and 13 forest communities have been recorded between 2300–3800 m asl. Tree density ranged from 533–1220 ind ha-¹, tree basal area from 14.68-80.28 m²ha-¹ and shrub density from 1490–6695 ind ha-¹. Mean density of trees was significantly lower in temperate forests in comparison to subalpine forests. Richness of trees ranged from 3–18 and shrubs from 5–29. Species diversity (H') of trees ranged from 0.45-2.08 and shrubs from 0.90-3.14. In the temperate zone, species richness and altitude had significant positive correlations whereas in the subalpine zone the two variables were negatively correlated. The native species were high in the area (> 65% species) and in communities (> 70% species), and was highest for the Picea smithiana-Pinus wallichiana mixed community, whereas the maximum numbers of natives and endemic species were recorded in the Pinus wallichiana community. The density and richness of non-natives were found to be significantly lower in comparison to the natives. Economic importance and conservation value of the communities were assessed and communities prioritized. Monitoring of the identified habitats, species, populations and communities, and development of appropriate strategies for their conservation and management are suggested.     

洞庭湖典型断面底栖动物组成及其与环境因子的相关分析

2010年1、5、9月对洞庭湖6个典型断面进行了底栖动物调查,共鉴定出3门40属(种),底栖动物的密度范围在16~320 ind/m2;各典型断面间底栖动物组成以软体动物占优势,底栖动物群落结构存在着明显差异.底栖动物Shannon-Wienner指数及Margalef指数范围分别为0.95~2.22和0.75~1.99.对获得的底栖动物数据和环境因子数据进行典范相关分析(CCA).结果显示,典型断面底栖动物群落分布受水环境因子影响较为明显,整体上,pH值和DO是影响洞庭湖典型断面底栖动物种类分布格局的主要因素.     

天津市夏季灰霾与非灰霾天气下颗粒物污染特征与来源解析

年6—8月在天津市区进行的连续灰霾观测发现,灰霾发生的天数占观测时段的1/3. 灰霾日与非灰霾日颗粒物质量浓度存在显著差异,灰霾日ρ(PM_2.5)与ρ(PM₁₀)的平均值分别是非灰霾日的1.64和1.55倍. 灰霾日S含量高于非灰霾日近50%;灰霾日ρ(SO₄2-)和ρ(NO₃-)明显高于非灰霾日,其中灰霾日ρ(NO₃-)增幅最高可达251.02%;灰霾日PM_2.5和PM₁₀中的ρ(OC)、ρ(EC)均是非灰霾日的1.25倍以上. 灰霾日与非灰霾日的气象条件相近,表明此次观测期间天津市区夏季灰霾天气发生与气象条件的关系不大. 使用CMB模型(化学质量平衡模型)对PM_2.5来源进行的解析表明,二次硝酸盐和二次硫酸盐对灰霾日ρ(PM_2.5)的贡献率分别是非灰霾日的2.17和1.34倍,而其他源类在灰霾日和非灰霾日的贡献差异不明显,说明二次离子可能是造成天津市区夏季灰霾最主要的颗粒物源类.      

Effects of different endogenous fungi on the mass loss and nutrient content of leaf litter of Cunninghamia lanceolata北大核心CSCD

To explore the role of endophytic fungi in the decomposition of litter, the endophytic fungi Penicillium sp. strain CG2 (A), Fusarium flavum strain AY13 (B), and Talaromyces strain AJ14 (C) of Cunninghamia lanceolata were added to experimental pots in different forms (mycelium, sterilized fermentation broth, single fungus, and mixed fungi), and a control treatment (CK) was set up (no fungi added). At 10, 30, 60, 90, and 120 days after litter decomposition, a study on the decomposition dynamics of C. lanceolata litter under different treatments was performed. The results showed that the rate of leaf mass loss was the highest in the sterilized fermentation broth treatment A after 120 days, and that there was a significant difference (P < 0.05) between the mycelium treatment AC and the control treatment after 60 days (23.97% higher than the control group). On day 60, the litter carbon content from the mycelium treatment A was significantly different from that of the control (P < 0.05), showing a 16.74% lower value, whereas the litter carbon content of the mycelium treatment B was 21.13% lower than that of the control after 90 days. The nitrogen content of the litters of most mycelium and sterilized fermentation broth treatments was increased compared to that of the control group; there was significant difference (P < 0.05) between the sterilized fermentation broth treatment A and the control (P < 0.05), with a 17.05% higher value than that of the control. Similar to nitrogen, the litter phosphorus content also increased; there was a statistically significant difference between the mycelium treatment A and the control group, with treatment A showing a 46.67% higher value than the control group. The potassium content was 28% lower than that of the control group under the sterilized fermentation broth treatment C, a result that was significantly different from that of the control group (P < 0.05). After treatment for 90 days, the ratio of carbon to nitrogen was the lowest under the treatments with the mycelium A and the mycelium B, with values 25.54% and 25.11% lower than that of the control group, respectively, and a statistically significant difference from that of the control group (P < 0.05). The ratio of carbon to phosphorus was the lowest under the treatment with mycelium A after 60 days, and the result was significantly different from that of the control (P < 0.05), with a 43.05% lower value than the control. Thus, the three endophytic fungi had different effects on the mass loss rate and nutrient content of the litter. The Penicillium sp. strain CG2 (A) had statistically significant effects on the mass loss and nutrient content of leaf litter, which was within the range of fungi fertilizer reference values for the breeding of C. lanceolata. © 2018 Science Press. All rights reserved.     

2018年冬季淄博市一次沙尘天气颗粒物污染特征研究

2018年11月底淄博市经历了一次沙尘影响下的大气重污染过程,为研究此次重污染过程形成机制,分析了淄博市ρ(PM₁₀)和ρ(PM_2.5)及PM_2.5化学组分特征,并利用PMF模型和后向轨迹模型对颗粒物的来源进行研究.结果表明:①污染期间,ρ(PM₁₀)和ρ(PM_2.5)小时平均值分别为(259±111)和(133±51)μg/m3,分别是污染后ρ(PM₁₀)〔(88±38)μg/m3〕和ρ(PM_2.5)〔(36±14)μg/m3〕的2.9和3.7倍.②受沙尘的影响,Ca2+、Mg2+、Al、Mg、Ca、Si等代表沙尘源的离子和元素组分的质量浓度在PM_2.5中占比均高于污染后.③ 72 h后向轨迹结果表明,除受西北方向沙尘传输气流影响外,局地盘旋的当地气流也增加了污染物的累积,此次大气污染过程是本地污染物累积及西北沙尘传输共同作用形成的.④ PMF模型解析表明,污染期间扬尘源是PM_2.5的首要贡献源类,贡献率达33.61%,说明沙尘过境对此次污染过程有较大贡献;污染后工业源贡献显著增高,成为主要污染源,贡献率为22.71%,体现了淄博市是重工业城市的特点.研究显示,淄博市此次重污染过程颗粒物来源复杂,除受本地区域污染影响外,外来沙尘过境贡献也较大.      

北京城市河流河水和沉积物中微塑料的组成与分布

微塑料已经被证实广泛存在于自然环境中,对生物和人类造成潜在危害,进行微塑料的赋存调研有助于了解城市河流河水和沉积物中微塑料的污染现状.以北京市北运河和怀河作为研究区域,共布设了8个水样点位和3个沉积物点位,研究并对比了北运河河水和沉积物以及怀河河水中微塑料丰度、粒径、颜色、形状和种类的组成与分布特征.结果表明,北运河河水中的微塑料丰度为（1941±201）~（8155±1781） n ·m^-3（n表示微塑料个数）,平均丰度为4160 n ·m^-3;北运河沉积物中的微塑料丰度为（120±11）~（268±31） n ·kg^-1.怀河河水中的微塑料污染程度低于北运河河水,微塑料的平均丰度为2357 n ·m^-3.北运河上游河水和沉积物中微塑料的丰度高于下游,具有较明显的空间分布特征;怀河河水中的微塑料分布总体上无明显差异,但相距较远的两点位中微塑料的丰度之间具有显著差异.粒径、颜色和形状的分类统计结果显示,所有点位中微塑料的主要粒径区间为<300 μm;白色/透明微塑料（50.75%~83.91%）最为常见;碎片状（50.00%~95.08%）和纤维状（3.86%~30.00%）是微塑料的主要形态.聚氨酯（polyurethane,PU）和乙烯-醋酸乙烯酯（ethylene vinyl acetate,EVA）是所有点位的主要微塑料种类.北运河河水和沉积物中的微塑料可能主要来源于城市建设和经济发展,怀河河水中的微塑料可能主要受到周边村庄和居民日常生活的影响.     

深圳湾浮游植物的季节变化

2008年2月至11月对深圳湾的浮游植物和理化环境因子进行了4个季度月的调查,结果共检出浮游植物150种（包括变种和变型）：春季66种、夏季72种、秋季54种、冬季50种,其中硅藻门36属108种,甲藻门14属36种,绿藻门3属3种,蓝藻门2属3种。优势种共有湖沼圆筛藻Coscinodiscus lacustris、中肋骨条藻Skeletonema costatum、夜光藻Noctiluca scientillans 3种：春季1种、夏季1种、秋季1种、冬季2种,优势种群由春夏季的湖沼圆筛藻演替至秋季的中肋骨条藻、冬季的中肋骨条藻和夜光藻,没有全年广布优势种;4季均出现的种类共有9种,其中硅藻8种,甲藻1种,各季节间共有种类数在13～31种,Jaccard种类相似性指数范围在0.12~0.35,季节更替明显。多样性指数和均匀度的变化范围分别为0.006~1.724和0.001~0.306,群落结构较脆弱。细胞密度在1.25×107~217.90×107 cells.m-3,夏季最高,春季次之,冬季最低,属季节单峰型变化,与一般亚热带春、秋季出现密度高峰不一致,这与深圳湾陆源营养物质的扰动有关,其无机氮和活性磷酸盐含量均劣于国家海水水质标准的四类水,因此,该海域水质营养类型属于亚热带富营养型。细胞密度与硅酸盐呈极显著的负相关,相关系数为-0.446（p〈0.01,n=36,双尾）,与水温呈显著的正相关,相关系数为0.371（p〈0.05,n=36,双尾）,与其他因子的相关性不明显。从优势种的种类数和多样性指数分析,深圳湾浮游植物的群落结构已趋于单一化,生态系统抗干扰能力极为脆弱。     

Gold and gold working in Late Bronze Age Northern Greece

Numerous objects of gold displaying an impressive variety of types and manufacturing techniques are known from the Late Bronze Age (LBA) contexts of Mycenaean Greece, but very little is known about the origin and processing of gold during the second millennium B.C: . Ancient literature and recent research indicate that northern Greece is probably the richest gold-bearing region in Greece, and yet, very little evidence exists regarding the exploitation of its deposits and the production as well as use of gold in the area during prehistory. The unusual find of a group of small stone crucibles at the prehistoric settlement of Thessaloniki Toumba, one with visible traces of gold melting, proves local production and offers a rare opportunity to examine the process of on-site gold working. Furthermore, the comparison of the chemical composition of prehistoric artefacts from two settlements with those of gold deposits in their immediate areas supports the local extraction of gold and opens up the prospect for some of the Mycenaean gold to have originated in northern Greece. The scarcity of gold items in northern Greek LBA contexts may not represent the actual amount of gold produced and consumed, but could be a result of the local social attitudes towards the circulation and deposition of artefacts from precious metals.     

Field-breeding birds on organic and conventional arable farms in the Netherlands

In this study territory densities of field-breeding farmland birds were compared on pairwise-selected organic and conventional arable farms for two years. Differences in territory densities between the two farm types were explained examining the effects of three factors on territory densities: (1) non-crop habitats, (2) crop types and (3) within-crop factors. In both years, densities of most species did not differ between organic and conventional farms. Only skylark and lapwing were more abundant on organic farms, but only skylarks showed a consistent pattern over both years. Differences in crop types grown between the two systems were the only explaining factor for differences in densities of skylark. For lapwing, the difference was only partly due to differences in crop type, but differences in within-crop factors (probably as a result of crop management) were likely to have had an effect as well. There were no significant differences in abundance of non-crop habitats between the two farming systems, so this could not explain differences in territory densities.     

炼焦过程排放挥发性有机物的排放特征和组成分布研究

为控制炼焦排放以及为预防城市大气污染提供可靠的污染源数据支持,利用不锈钢采样罐和全自动预浓缩/GC/MS系统,研究了58-Ⅱ型和JN43-80型焦炉在装煤时刻和炼焦过程(包括装煤时刻)中挥发有机物(VOCs)的排放特征及其组成分布,分析了焦化行业排放VOCs的反应活性。研究发现,在装煤时刻和炼焦过程中,58-Ⅱ型焦炉产生的总挥发性有机物(TVOCs)浓度分别为7022μg/m~3和6266μg/m~3;JN43-80型焦炉产生的TVOCs浓度分别为4185μg/m~3和3298μg/m~3。装煤时刻产生的TVOCs浓度明显高于炼焦过程产生的。炼焦过程无组织排放的VOCs包含烯烃、烷烃、芳香烃、卤代烃以及少量的醛和酮,其中乙烯、乙烷、丙烯、苯、甲苯等为主要成分。这些产生的VOCs反应活性各不相同,活性最大的是烯烃类物质,其活性占TVOCs反应活性比重为(86.2±2.1)%;其次是芳香烃类物质,其活性比重为(9.2±3.1)%;反应活性最大的5个物种分别是丙烯、乙烯、1,3-丁二烯、1-丁烯以及苯乙烯。