Heterogeneity of Thermal Extremes: Driven by Disturbance or Inherent in the Landscape

Ecologists are beginning to recognize the effect of heterogeneity on structure and function in arid and semiarid ecosystems. Additionally, the influences of temperature on ecosystems are widely documented, but landscape temperature patterns and relationships with vegetation are rarely reported in ecological studies. To better understand the importance of temperature patterns to the conservation and restoration of native ecosystems, we designed an experiment to investigate relationships among soil surface temperature, landscape heterogeneity, and grazing intensity. Grazing intensity did influence the vegetation structure and composition. Heavy treatments had the greatest bare ground and the least vertical structure. Ungrazed treatments had the most litter and live grass cover. However, average temperatures among the three grazing treatments were not different and ranged less than 2°C during midday summer periods. The temperature difference between riparian and upland landscapes within grazing treatments was 21°C. Landscape position (riparian vs. upland) did have a significant influence on soil surface temperature and produced a variation in temperature 11 times greater than grazing intensities. Thermal heterogeneity did not differ among grazing treatments. Lower soil surface temperatures (associated with riparian areas) may provide a critical thermal refuge for many animals in arid and semiarid ecosystems on hot summer days, when air temperatures can exceed 37°C. Riparian zones, specifically riparian vegetation, are an important component in ecosystem management.     

Ecological Impacts of Revegetation and Management Practices of Ski Slopes in Northern Finland

Outdoor recreation and nature-based tourism represent an increasingly intensive form of land use that has considerable impacts on native ecosystems. The aim of this paper is to investigate how revegetation and management of ski runs influence soil nutrients, vegetation characteristics, and the possible invasion of nonnative plant species used in revegetation into native ecosystems. A soil and vegetation survey at ski runs and nearby forests, and a factorial experiment simulating ski run construction and management (factors: soil removal, fertilization, and seed sowing) were conducted at Ruka ski resort, in northern Finland, during 2003–2008. According to the survey, management practices had caused considerable changes in the vegetation structure and increased soil nutrient concentrations, pH, and conductivity on the ski runs relative to nearby forests. Seed mixture species sown during the revegetation of ski runs had not spread to adjacent forests. The experimental study showed that the germination of seed mixture species was favored by treatments simulating the management of ski runs, but none of them could eventually establish in the study forest. As nutrient leaching causes both environmental deterioration and changes in vegetation structure, it may eventually pose a greater environmental risk than the spread of seed mixture species alone. Machine grading and fertilization, which have the most drastic effects on soils and vegetation, should, therefore, be minimized when constructing and managing ski runs.     

微波消解-原子荧光法测定土壤中锑与铋

采用微波消解和原子荧光技术测定土壤中锑、铋,预处理样品方便快捷,对环境污染小。方法的线性好,检出限、精密度和准确度符合测试要求,经国家有证标准物质验证,该法适用于土壤环境样品中锑和铋的监测。     

我国土壤系统分类中富铁铝土壤的分类

回顾了我国富铁土和铁铝土分类的历史。我国近代土壤分类开始于30年代;从50年代开始,我国土壤分类深受前苏联地理发生分类的影响。在地理发生分类体系中,按生物气候气候条件,热带、亚热带地带性土壤分别为燥红土、红壤、黄壤、赤红壤和砖红壤。从80年代开始,我国土壤科技工作者结合我国实际,引入了土壤系统分类。这一分类的特点是根据土壤诊断层和诊断特性划分土壤类型。据此,这一区域的地带性土壤主要是富铁土和铁铝土。     

Novel approach to monitoring of the soil biological quality

In this study, a new approach to interpretation of results of the simple microbial biomass and respiration measurements in the soil microbiology is proposed. The principle is based on eight basal and derived microbial parameters, which are standardized and then plotted into sunray plots. The output is visual presentation of one plot for each soil, which makes possible the relative comparison and evaluation of soils in the monitored set. Problems of soil microbiology, such as the lack of benchmarking and reference values, can be avoided by using the proposed method. We found that eight parameters provide enough information for evaluation of the status of the soil microorganisms and, thus, for evaluation of the soil biological quality. The usage of rare parameters (potential respiration PR, ratio of potential and basal respiration PR/BR, biomass-specific potential respiration PR/C(bio), available organic carbon C(ext), and biomass-specific available organic carbon C(ext)/C(bio)) can be recommended, besides classical and well-known parameters (microbial biomass C(bio), basal respiration BR, metabolic coefficient qCO(2)). The combination of basal parameters and derived coefficients can also extend our knowledge about the condition of the soil microorganisms. In monitoring the case studies presented, we observed that soils evaluated to possess good biological quality displayed generally higher values of organic carbon, total nitrogen, clay, and cation exchange capacity. The soils of good biological quality can display higher levels of contaminants. This is probably related with the higher content of organic carbon and clay in these soils.     

六道沟小流域主要灌木林地土壤干化研究

本文通过野外定位试验研究了黄土高原水蚀风蚀交错带典型区域陕西神木县六道沟小流域沙柳、柠条林地土壤水分状况。该区域主要灌木林地土壤水分亏缺严重。在沙柳林地，天然降水的补给深度约为0—100cm土层．土壤干层范围为0—480cm，在柠条林地，天然降水的补给深度约为0—200cm土层，土壤干层超过600cm，土壤质地、坡位等也影响灌木林地土壤干化层分布。     

某区域内矿区土壤重金属污染与生态风险评价

探究区域内矿区土壤重金属变化并对其进行污染评价,旨在为该区域环境保护及污染治理提供一定的理论依据,以期实现矿山地质环境保护与矿产资源开发并行的矿业绿色发展.以铅、锌、镉、砷含量为评价指标,结合《土壤环境质量标准》(GB 15618-2018),采用重金属单因子污染指数法与内梅罗综合污染指数法进行重金属污染评价,并对该区...     

土壤重金属污染生态风险评价方法综述

生态风险评价是风险论与生态学、环境科学、地学等多种学科相互交叉的边缘学科.以土壤生态系统为对象,介绍了目前已有的几类重金属污染生态风险评价方法,包括概念模型法、数学模型法、指数法、形态分析法、植物培养法等.指出根据研究目的与污染特性选择适当的评价方法,可以为土壤生态风险管理提供科学信息.     

生物可降解螯合剂[S,S]-乙二胺二琥珀酸和乳酸乙酯提取土壤中重金属的研究

研究了生物可降解的有机螯合剂[S,S]-乙二胺二琥珀酸([S,S]-EDDS,简写为EDDS)和乳酸乙酯(EL)对重金属污染土壤中重金属的提取效率,并用X射线衍射(XRD)和红外光谱(FT-IR)分析了螯合剂提取对土壤理化性质的影响.结果表明:EDDS对土壤中的Cd、Cu、Pb和Zn有较高的提取率,效果比EL好;EDDS和EL混合提取的重金属提取率增加,但相比单独使用EDDS没有超过10%.FT-IR分析表明,提取前后FT-IR谱图中特征吸收频率没有显著改变,但强度有所改变.XRD分析表明,提取前后土壤晶格结构发生明显的变化,螯合剂提取改变了土壤微观结构.     

SBR系统中活性污泥内源呼吸速率的研究

在SBR污水处理系统中应用呼吸速率测定仪对活性污泥的呼吸速率进行测定,探讨了污泥浓度和温度对内源呼吸速率的影响.对大量的比内源呼吸速率数据进行处理后发现,在混合液温度基本不变的基础上,内源呼吸速率与污泥浓度变化趋势一致,即比内源呼吸速率与污泥浓度无关;而温度对比内源呼吸速率的影响十分显著.这些结论为呼吸速率成为SBR工艺的控制参数提供了基础.