Carbon Management in Agricultural Soils

World soils have been a major source of enrichment of atmospheric concentration of CO₂ ever since the dawn of settled agriculture, about 10,000 years ago. Historic emission of soil C is estimated at 78 ± 12 Pg out of the total terrestrial emission of 136 ± 55 Pg, and post-industrial fossil fuel emission of 270 ± 30 Pg. Most soils in agricultural ecosystems have lost 50 to 75% of their antecedent soil C pool, with the magnitude of loss ranging from 30 to 60 Mg C/ha. The depletion of soil organic carbon (SOC) pool is exacerbated by soil drainage, plowing, removal of crop residue, biomass burning, subsistence or low-input agriculture, and soil degradation by erosion and other processes. The magnitude of soil C depletion is high in coarse-textured soils (e.g., sandy texture, excessive internal drainage, low activity clays and poor aggregation), prone to soil erosion and other degradative processes. Thus, most agricultural soils contain soil C pool below their ecological potential. Adoption of recommend management practices (e.g., no-till farming with crop residue mulch, incorporation of forages in the rotation cycle, maintaining a positive nutrient balance, use of manure and other biosolids), conversion of agriculturally marginal soils to a perennial land use, and restoration of degraded soils and wetlands can enhance the SOC pool. Cultivation of peatlands and harvesting of peatland moss must be strongly discouraged, and restoration of degraded soils and ecosystems encouraged especially in developing countries. The rate of SOC sequestration is 300 to 500 Kg C/ha/yr under intensive agricultural practices, and 0.8 to 1.0 Mg/ha/yr through restoration of wetlands. In soils with severe depletion of SOC pool, the rate of SOC sequestration with adoption of restorative measures which add a considerable amount of biomass to the soil, and irrigated farming may be 1.0 to 1.5 Mg/ha/yr. Principal mechanisms of soil C sequestration include aggregation, high humification rate of biosolids applied to soil, deep transfer into the sub-soil horizons, formation of secondary carbonates and leaching of bicarbonates into the ground water. The rate of formation of secondary carbonates may be 10 to 15 Kg/ha/yr, and the rate of leaching of bicarbonates with good quality irrigation water may be 0.25 to 1.0 Mg C/ha/yr. The global potential of soil C sequestration is 0.6 to 1.2 Pg C/yr which can off-set about 15% of the fossil fuel emissions.     

2016~2018年中国城市臭氧浓度时空聚集变化规律

为揭示中国O₃浓度的时空格局及聚集变化规律,通过对2016~2018年全国338个城市1144个监测站点的O₃浓度观测数据,使用空间插值及空间自相关等方法进行分析研究.结果表明：2016~2018年全国O₃浓度（第90百分位数）总体呈现上升趋势（由2016年的141.54μg/m³上升到2018年的153.21μg/m³）,污染态势逐年加重,且华北及长江中下游等人口稠密地区O₃浓度最高,O₃浓度的空间分布呈现显著的聚集性和相似性规律,且聚集性逐年增强,O₃浓度的年聚集区主要呈现北高南低的分异,高高值聚集区主要集中在北方（城市占比22.19%~29.59%）,低低值聚集区则主要集中在南方（城市占比15.98%~22.19%）,此外,O₃浓度高高值聚集区与低低值聚集区空间分布的季节变化规律以顺时针周期性变化为主：3a来,春季集聚区分布与年集聚情况相同,夏季高高值,低低值聚集区逐渐向西扩大聚集范围,秋季则顺时针转变为东高西低的分异情况,随后高高值（低低值）聚集区沿顺时针方向南（北）移动,到冬季则转变为南高北低的空间分异情况.     

有机质和阳离子对氧化石墨烯团聚行为的影响

利用动态光散射技术分别考察了3种天然有机质（NOM）及其浓度和阳离子对纳米氧化石墨烯（GO）在水环境中团聚动力学的影响.无NOM存在时,GO团聚行为符合经典的Derjaguin-Landau-Verwey-Overbeek（DLVO）理论和舒尔采-哈迪准则.Na⁺溶液中,NOM显著增强GO稳定性,顺序为腐殖酸（HA） > 富里酸（FA） > 海藻酸钠（SA）,这主要是由于HA在GO之间产生了更强的空间位阻斥力.以HA为代表性有机质,2mg/L HA对GO在水溶液中的稳定性还受阳离子种类的影响：HA增强了GO在Na⁺和Mg²⁺溶液中的稳定性,然而对GO在Ca²⁺溶液中的稳定性几乎没有影响.提高HA浓度为5mg/L时：高浓度Mg²⁺溶液中,HA的盐析效应使得其未促进GO稳定性;Ca²⁺溶液中,HA与Ca²⁺发生了较强的桥联作用,使得HA促进了GO的团聚.     

基于火灾统计灾情数据的城市火灾风险分析

进行参数估计简单假设观察数据服从特点分布,由于条件变化,实际计算过程中往往出现不同状况下获得的数据服从不同分布的情况,从而存在假设与实际情况差异.本文介绍了信息扩散原理及其计算过程,信息扩散过程可以将一个孤立的观测值变成一个模糊集.利用上述特性,结合城市火灾统计数据给出了城市火灾风险的评估过程,确定了某市发生火灾后的损失率及其超越概率,为城市消防规划提供了技术参考.     

絮凝体的DLA分形模拟及其分形维数的计算方法

运用有限扩散凝聚(DLA)模型对絮凝体的成长过程进行了二维模拟.模拟絮凝体分别采用密度函数法、回转半径法、图像分析法进行分形维数计算,分形维数均随模拟絮凝体尺寸的增大而减小.三种计算方法的结果显示,密度函数法和回转半径法得到的分形维数基本相当,但图像分析法所得到的分形维数较小,约为密度函数法和回转半径法所得到的分形维数的0.8左右,其原因可能是图像分析过程中计算机对图像的识别误差所致.以DLA模型模拟得到的絮凝体内部的孔隙率随絮凝体尺寸的增大而增加.絮凝体中孔隙率的增加是絮凝体密度减小、结构松散的主要原因,也是絮凝体分形维数降低的主要因素.     

生物炭施用对农田土壤团聚体及有机碳影响的整合分析

生物炭作为一种土壤改良剂,已广泛用于农田土壤的改善.为明确生物炭对我国农田土壤固碳效应的影响,基于已公开发表的文献数据,利用Meta分析法研究生物炭施用在不同试验条件下对土壤团聚体、团聚体碳和土壤有机碳的响应.结果表明,与不施生物炭相比,施用生物炭显著增加土壤大团聚体比例（10.8%）和平均重量直径（MWD,13.3%）,对土壤微团聚体和粉黏粒组分无显著作用;施用生物炭能够显著增加土壤各粒径团聚体碳和土壤总有机碳含量,土壤有机碳增幅为56.9%.通过亚组分析和Meta回归分析表明,华北地区施用生物炭土壤有机碳增幅最大（39.4%）;不同试验类型下施用生物炭均能显著提高土壤有机碳含量;相比不施肥,施肥条件下施用生物炭能显著改善土壤结构,提升土壤肥力;生物炭在施用>2 a条件下,能显著提高大团聚体比例（15.7%）、MWD （21.2%）、大团聚体碳（31.7%）和土壤有机碳含量（40.0%）;相比木材、木屑等原料制备的生物炭,农作物秸秆制备的生物炭对土壤的改良效果更佳;在高氮土壤中施用生物炭更有利于提高土壤团聚体稳定性.综上所述,生物炭施用可以改善土壤团聚结构,促进土壤有机碳积累,对农田肥力维持与提升具有重要意义.     

Spatial population structure in forest voles of the genus <Emphasis Type="Italic">Clethrionomys</Emphasis> in the southern taiga of the Middle Irtysh region

A comparative analysis of spatial population structure in the northern red-backed vole (Clethrionomys rutilus Pall.) and large-toothed red-backed vole (Cl. rufocanus Sund.) has been performed in the middle taiga zone of the Middle Irtysh region (Omsk oblast). Populations of these species are represented by sets of territorial groups whose numbers and spatial distribution change from year to year depending on the ratio of these species in a biotope and their population density. There is no significant interspecific competition between cohabitant Cl. rutilus and Cl. rufocanus. In particular, this follows from the fact that the population density and distribution pattern of one species are independent of those of the other species. It has been found that the size of home ranges in Cl. rutilus inversely depends on its population density, with that in Cl. rufocanus remaining approximately the same at different population densities, and that the structure of the resident part of the population in both species changes during the season, as voles from neighboring habitats or dispersing voles settle in the study area.     

环境因素对纳米二氧化钛颗粒在水体中沉降性能的影响

纳米二氧化钛进入水体环境后,其存在形态可能受离子强度、pH和溶解性有机质的影响,进而影响其生态风险.因此,本文考察了纳米二氧化钛颗粒在不同环境条件下的沉降性能.结果显示,纳米二氧化钛在水体中聚集程度与体系的pH值有关,pH值偏离颗粒的等电点时,颗粒的表面电位越高,越不容易聚集;水体离子强度的增加可促进纳米颗粒聚集,而水体中广泛存在的溶解性有机质可使纳米二氧化钛颗粒在水中的稳定性增强,这与颗粒表面的扩散双电层和空间位阻的变化有关.通过对不同来源溶解性有机质的结构进行分析发现,溶解性有机质中所含的芳香性结构对颗粒稳定性的影响大于脂肪烃结构.纳米二氧化钛颗粒可在自然水体中迁移,不易沉降,因此,其对水生生态系统的影响不容忽视.     

考虑群体差异的公路客运站旅客集聚行为分析

为降低客运站高峰期旅客集聚引起的安全隐患,利用公路客运全样本购票数据,首先,从集聚概率、集聚时长、集聚强度3个维度构建旅客集聚行为量化模型,获取工作日、节假日及春运不同等级客运站客流集聚特征;然后,考虑旅客个体属性与出行特征属性,分析不同旅客群体的集聚行为特征;最后,通过差异性检验解析集聚行为的影响因素,并提出降低安全...     

Modification of evaluation method for auto-assessment and electronic submission by businesses

SUMMARY

This paper describes the evolution of an evaluation method developed initially to assess progress towards sustainable development for various land use activities in Costa Rica. Since that time, the method has been expanded to apply to all types of business activities in any location, and refined so that a numerical score can be provided for each attribute. These scores can then be presented graphically in four categories. The method has since been tested on a variety of businesses and is being refined for electronic submission and display of the results. The benefits of this approach, as well as its shortcomings and some of the problems resolved, are presented.