合成生物学在生物燃料上的应用趋势及展望

近年来,世界各国都面临着化石能源日益枯竭、人口增长、温室气体排放增加、环境日益恶化等危机,寻找可再生的清洁替代能源已成为人类最紧迫的任务之一,燃料乙醇、生物柴油等可再生的生物质能源成为世界各国研究的重点。尽管近年来生物燃料的研发已经取得了很多进展,但其商业化发展仍然面临着转化效率低、生产成本高等难题。     

森林经营与管理下的温室气体排放、碳泄漏和净固碳量研究进展

森林在减缓全球气候变化和大气CO₂浓度升高上具有重要作用.森林经营与管理下的新造林和森林保护具有显著的固碳功能,其中,新造林和森林保护的固碳速率分别为0.04～7.52、0.33～5.20 t C·hm^-2·a^-1.同时,营造林过程中物资的生产和运输导致边界内产生温室气体排放;营造林导致的活动转移、市场效应和生态环境变化导致边界外产生碳泄漏.本文综述了国内外森林经营与管理活动边界内温室气体排放源的界定、计量方法、温室气体排放量与排放速率;边界外碳泄漏的类型、计量方法与碳泄漏量;净固碳量以及温室气体排放和碳泄漏对固碳的抵消强度.边界内温室气体排放对固碳的抵消强度为0.01%～19.3%,进一步考虑碳泄漏时可增至95%.若仅考虑森林经营与管理在边界内直接产生的温室气体排放与可测量的活动转移碳泄漏,森林经营与管理具有较好的净固碳效益,且相比于农田固碳措施在温室气体净减排方面具有更好的应用前景.随着我国各项重大生态工程新一期的开展和对工程固碳效益的关注,为增加重大生态工程对温室气体的净减排量,有必要在工程开展前进行合理规划、在工程开展过程中加强控制和监测以减少工程实施导致的边界内温室气体排放和边界外碳泄漏.     

草原畜牧业温室气体排放现状、问题及展望

草原畜牧业生产系统是一个涉及环境、经济、社会多层面、且系统内部气候-土壤-草地-家畜-管理之间相互作用的复杂的社会生态系统。草原不仅为人类提供所需要的肉奶,也提供了多种生态系统服务。然而,草原畜牧业也是主要的温室气体排放源之一。减缓畜牧业温室气体排放的研究已成为当前气候变化科学研究关注的焦点。综述了国内外草原畜牧业温室气体排放研究现状,指出现有研究的不足主要集中在以下3个方面：（1）虽然生命周期评价方法广泛应用于草原畜牧业温室气体排放研究,但是存在诸多问题,导致目前的研究框架体系尚不完善,特别体现在以下几方面：是否考虑外部输入、是否考虑土壤有机碳、畜牧业温室气体排放强度指标的选择等;（2）缺乏单一环节减缓措施对草原畜牧业整体温室气体减排效果的研究;（3）目前对影响草原畜牧业温室气体排放强度的因素主要集中在生态系统层面的分析,忽略了社会系统的作用,无法反映社会系统与生态系统的相互反馈机制,导致机制阐释不完善。综上所述,未来仍需从以下三方面开展研究：（1）完善草原畜牧业研究框架体系及提升研究方法;（2）加强对单一环节减缓措施对草原畜牧业温室气体整体减排效果的综合评价;（3）基于社会生态系统的角度深入研究影响草原畜牧业温室气体排放强度差异的机制。一方面,这有助于深入理解草原畜牧业温室气体排放强度情况,也为低碳型草原畜牧业发展政策的制定提供思路借鉴;另一方面对于科学合理的可持续利用草场和恢复草地生态环境均具有重要意义。     

住区形态变迁与居民通勤能源消费的关系

快速城市化和城市扩张引发了住区形态的变迁,但形态变迁与居民通勤能源消费关系还不明确,如何通过城市的可持续公共管理政策来控制城市住区形态变迁过程下通勤能源消费及其温室气体排放有着重要意义.以厦门为例,通过土地利用与交通耦合模型TRANUS的情景分析研究了住区形态的变迁对人口、工作以及土地消费空间分布的影响,进而分析了不同情景下通勤能源消费和温室气体排放的水平.结果表明: 基准情景下交通出行早高峰能源消费总量为54.35 tce,CO₂排放为119.12 t;住区形态变迁情景下,通勤能耗和CO₂排放同比基准情景均增加12%;通过适当的土地利用、交通和经济政策的实施,通勤能源消费与CO₂排放同比基准情景减少7%,说明城市公共政策能够有效地控制住区形态变迁背景下通勤能源消费和温室气体排放的增长.     

内蒙古天然与放牧草原温室气体排放研究

采用静态箱-气相色谱法测定内蒙古典型草原温室气体排放。结果表明,四类天然草原吸收CH4、排放N2O和CO2各自有其相对固定的季节变化形式,四类草原和大气交换温室气体通量的变化形式基本一致,受年度气候变化所控制,而土壤、植被类型、降雨量等天然因素和放牧强度等人为因素仅影响排放强度。与天然羊草草原相比,自由放牧降低了羊草草原对CH4的吸收和N2O排放,增加了CO2的排放。     

反刍家畜及其排泄物对N2O和CH4排放的贡献

了解反刍动物及其排泄物对温室气体的贡献以及主要影响因素对于认识全球气候变化及寻找减缓措施都具有重要的社会、经济和生态学意义.本文在综述了大量国内外相关文献的基础上,提出提高家畜营养水平和均衡营养,特别是在天然草原上增加豆科牧草的比例,并通过在饲料中适量添加中链脂肪酸等添加剂,是提高家畜的生产性能、降低CH4排放量的有效措施.同时指出,由于在家畜排泄物处理和利用过程中,降低一种温室气体的排放可能会增加另一种气体的排放,因此,应该根据它们对大气增温潜值的差异,将各种处理下温室气体换算成CO2-C,从而进行比较分析,通过调整综合措施以达到二者总释放量的最低水平;同时还应该考虑到所产生的NH3和亚硝酸盐/硝酸盐对大气和环境的污染.因此,如何提高反刍家畜的饲养与营养、调整放牧管理制度、改善草原群落结构,从而在提高个体生产性能的基础上达到降低家畜总饲养量,最终实现草原生态保护、家畜生产和温室气体排放综合考虑的折衷管理方案,是今后所要解决的科学问题.任何减缓温室气体排放的措施都应该以整个生产系统为基础,从而综合评价所采取措施的有效性.     

地膜覆盖和施氮量对旱作春玉米农田净温室效应的影响

以旱作雨养条件下的春玉米为试验对象,在长武黄土高原农业生态试验站进行田间试验,研究了地膜覆盖和施氮量对农田净温室效应和温室气体排放强度的影响.结果表明:采用地膜覆盖与增加施氮量都会影响净温室效应与温室气体排放强度,地膜覆盖条件下(FM),不同施氮量的春玉米产量为1643~16699 kg·hm-2,净温室效应(CO_2当量,下同)为595~4376 kg·hm^-2·a^-1,温室气体排放强度为213~358 kg·t^-1;无覆膜条件下(UM),不同施氮量的春玉米产量为956~8821 kg·hm-2,净温室效应为342~4004 kg·hm^-2·a^-1,温室气体排放强度为204~520 kg·t^-1.研究表明,对于旱作春玉米农田系统,地膜覆盖可以有效降低温室气体排放强度,增加作物产量,地膜覆盖下施氮250 kg·hm-2可以实现高产与降低环境代价的双赢.     

湿地碳排放及其影响因素

湿地生态系统在全球碳循环中起着重要作用.湿地独特的土壤、水文和植被条件,使得其在低氧环境下能不断累积碳,并同时释放大量温室气体——CH4和CO2,因此湿地的碳排放近年来成为全球气候变化研究关注的重点问题.湿地的土壤状况、水文条件及植被类型的不同导致湿地CH4和CO2的排放具有极强的时空变异性.土壤温度与CH4和CO2排放呈正相关关系;水位条件对湿地温室气体的排放有一定影响,在一定范围内,土壤的厌氧环境导致CH4排放量增大,CO2排放量减小;植被影响到温室气体产生、氧化和排放各个方面,因物种而异.     

农田土壤固碳措施的温室气体泄漏和净减排潜力

农田土壤固碳措施作为京都议定书认可的大气CO2减排途径受到了广泛关注.研究表明,农田土壤固碳措施在主要农业国家和全球都具有很大的固碳潜力.但是,实施农田土壤固碳措施有可能影响农业中化石燃料消耗和其他农业投入的CO2排放和非CO2温室气体排放.这些土壤碳库以外的温室气体排放变化可能抵消部分甚至全部土壤固碳效果,构成了农田土壤固碳措施的温室气体泄漏.因此,将土壤固碳和温室气体泄漏综合计算的净减排潜力成为了判定土壤固碳措施可行性的首要标准.综述总结了目前较受重视的一些农田措施(包括施用化学氮肥、免耕和保护性耕作、灌溉、秸秆还田、施用禽畜粪便以及污灌)的土壤固碳潜力,温室气体泄漏和净减排潜力研究成果.结果表明,温室气体泄漏可抵消以上措施土壤固碳效益的-241%～660%.建议在今后的研究中,应该关注土壤碳饱和、气候变化及土地利用变化对农田固碳措施温室气体泄漏和净减排潜力的评估结果的影响.     

氮沉降对森林土壤主要温室气体通量的影响

大气氮沉降已经并将继续对森林土壤主要温室气体(CO2、CH4和N2O)通量产生影响.综述了国内外氮沉降对森林土壤主要温室气体通量影响及其机理的研究现状.由于森林类型、土壤N状况、氮沉降量及沉降类型等不同,氮沉降对森林土壤主要温室气体通量的影响主要表现为抑制、促进和不显著3种效果.在N限制的森林中,氮沉降对土壤主要温室气体通量无显著影响,或促进土壤CO2排放;在"N饱和"的森林中,氮沉降可减少土壤CO2排放,抑制对大气CH4的吸收,增加N2O排放.分析了产生以上影响效果的作用机理,介绍了氮沉降对森林土壤主要温室气体通量影响的研究方法,探讨了该领域存在的问题及未来研究的方向.     

Forest biomass energy: assessing atmospheric carbon impacts by discounting future carbon flows

Although forest biomass energy was long assumed to be carbon neutral, many studies show delays between forest biomass carbon emissions and sequestration, with biomass carbon causing climate change damage in the interim. While some models suggest that these primary biomass carbon effects may be mitigated by induced market effects, for example, from landowner decisions to increase afforestation due to higher biomass prices, the delayed carbon sequestration of biomass energy systems still creates considerable scientific debate (i.e., how to assess effects) and policy debate (i.e., how to act given these effects). Forests can be carbon sinks, but their carbon absorption capacity is finite. Filling the sink with fossil fuel carbon thus has a cost, and conversely, harvesting a forest for biomass energy – which depletes the carbon sink – creates potential benefits from carbon sequestration. These values of forest carbon sinks have not generally been considered. Using data from the 2010 Manomet Center for Conservation Sciences ‘Biomass sustainability and carbon policy study’ and a model of forest biomass carbon system dynamics, we investigate how discounting future carbon flows affects the comparison of biomass energy to fossil fuels in Massachusetts, USA. Drawing from established financial valuation metrics, we calculate internal rates of return (IRR) as explicit estimates of the temporal values of forest biomass carbon emissions. Comparing these IRR to typical private discount rates, we find forest biomass energy to be preferred to fossil fuel energy in some applications. We discuss possible rationales for zero and near‐zero social discount rates with respect to carbon emissions, showing that social discount rates depend in part on expectations about how climate change affects future economic growth. With near‐zero discount rates, forest biomass energy is preferred to fossil fuels in all applications studied. Higher IRR biomass energy uses (e.g., thermal applications) are preferred to lower IRR uses (e.g., electricity generation without heat recovery).     

三江平原土地利用/覆被变化对区域植被碳储量的影响

通过历史时期地图数字化和遥感图像解译得到三江平原1954～2005年的6期土地利用/覆被数据。根据IPCC《2006指南》提供的方法,评估土地利用/覆被变化对三江平原植被碳储量的影响。结果表明:三江平原1954～2005年土地利用/覆被变化显著,农田大面积增加,沼泽湿地、林地、草地面积锐减;土地利用/覆被变化主要发生在农田、沼泽湿地、林地和草地之间;农田是沼泽湿地、林地、草地的主要转出对象,林地的主要转入来源为农田和草地,沼泽湿地的主要转入来源为农田和林地。1954～2005年共有1.07×10³km²林地、5.73×10³km²草地和2.59×10⁴km²沼泽湿地转出为农田。土地利用/覆被变化导致三江平原植被碳储量不断减少,1954～2005年三江平原植被碳储量共减少57.48Tg。林地、沼泽湿地、草地向农田的转化及林地向草地、沼泽湿地的转化导致植被碳储量减少97.06Tg,农田向林地、沼泽湿地、草地的转化及草地、沼泽湿地向林地转化导致植被碳储量增加39.58Tg。     

The method of conserving herbaceous grassland specialists through silvicultural activities under deer browsing pressure

Early-successional herbs such as grassland specialists in semi-natural grasslands are decreasing because the intensity of using semi-natural grassland is decreasing for the decrease of human population or the usage of fossil fuel as energy source. Deer browsing also decreases grassland specialists. Silvicultural activities such as clearcutting, mowing of understory vegetation, and deer countermeasures may provide a suitable habitat for such grassland specialists. We aimed to clarify the method of conserving grassland specialists through silvicultural activities. We recorded all plant species that emerged in each quadrat, and measured their maximum heights within 80 quadrats that were established in four types of treatment sites in Yanagidaira, Japan. The four treatment sites were clearcut, fenced, and mowed (hereafter “fence site”); clearcut and mowed with tubed saplings (hereafter “tube site”); clearcut without deer countermeasures and mowing (hereafter “open site”); and not clearcut forest (hereafter “forest”). The total number of species and the number of species that occurred only in one treatment site of the four sites were highest in fence sites among the treatments. Those of tube and open sites were intermediate, whereas those of forest were the lowest. Grassland specialist forbs dominated in fence site, and grassland specialist graminoids and unpalatable grassland specialist forbs dominated in tube and open sites. The presence probabilities and maximum heights of grassland specialist forbs were significantly increased by deer exclusion, but those of grassland specialist graminoids were rarely affected by deer exclusion. Establishment of deer-proof fences in clearcut sites is effective in conserving grassland specialist forbs.     

Biomass carbon storage and net primary production in different habitats of Hunshandake Sandland, China

Terrestrial ecosystems are playing important roles in global carbon cycling. However, the information is still limited with regard to the semi-arid sandland or desert area, compared with the thorough studies on forest and grassland. We here estimated the biomass carbon storage, net primary production (NPP) and rain use efficiency (RUE) of Hunshandake Sandland, a semi-arid sandy region in Inner Mongolia covered with vegetation of Siberian elm (Ulmus pumila L.) sparse forest grassland. Five main habitats, i.e. fixed dunes, semi-fixed dunes, shifting dunes, lowland, and wetland, were compared to analyze the patterns of carbon storage and NPP distribution. The average biomass (9.19 Mg C ha^?1) and NPP (4.79 Mg C ha^?1 yr^?1) of the sparse forest grassland were respectively 82% and 54% higher than the mean level of the surrounding temperate grassland. Governed by the same climate, sparse forest grassland ecosystem had RUE almost twice that of surrounding grassland. The ratio of below to aboveground biomass was 3.5: 1 in the sandland, indicating that most of the vegetational carbon was stored in belowground pool. Although trees were functionally critical in maintaining the integrity of sparse forest grassland, they accounted for only 10.6% and 1.2% of the biomass and NPP, respectively. The sparse forest grassland in Hunshandake Sandland should be recognized as a temperate savanna ecosystem which is distinctively different from typical temperate grassland in the same region as evidenced by the higher NPP and vegetation carbon storage. Well designed management and restoration efforts can potentially sustain ecosystem services in both forage production and carbon sequestration.     

Biomass carbon storage and net primary production in different habitats of Hunshandake Sandland, China

Terrestrial ecosystems are playing important roles in global carbon cycling. However, the information is still limited with regard to the semi-arid sandland or desert area, compared with the thorough studies on forest and grassland. We here estimated the biomass carbon storage, net primary production (NPP) and rain use efficiency (RUE) of Hunshandake Sandland, a semi-arid sandy region in Inner Mongolia covered with vegetation of Siberian elm (Ulmus pumila L.) sparse forest grassland. Five main habitats, i.e. fixed dunes, semi-fixed dunes, shifting dunes, lowland, and wetland, were compared to analyze the patterns of carbon storage and NPP distribution. The average biomass (9.19 Mg C ha^?1) and NPP (4.79 Mg C ha^?1 yr^?1) of the sparse forest grassland were respectively 82% and 54% higher than the mean level of the surrounding temperate grassland. Governed by the same climate, sparse forest grassland ecosystem had RUE almost twice that of surrounding grassland. The ratio of below to aboveground biomass was 3.5: 1 in the sandland, indicating that most of the vegetational carbon was stored in belowground pool. Although trees were functionally critical in maintaining the integrity of sparse forest grassland, they accounted for only 10.6% and 1.2% of the biomass and NPP, respectively. The sparse forest grassland in Hunshandake Sandland should be recognized as a temperate savanna ecosystem which is distinctively different from typical temperate grassland in the same region as evidenced by the higher NPP and vegetation carbon storage. Well designed management and restoration efforts can potentially sustain ecosystem services in both forage production and carbon sequestration.     

Forest bioenergy climate impact can be improved by allocating forest residue removal

Bioenergy from forest residues can be used to avoid fossil carbon emissions, but removing biomass from forests reduces carbon stock sizes and carbon input to litter and soil. The magnitude and longevity of these carbon stock changes determine how effective measures to utilize bioenergy from forest residues are to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the energy sector and to mitigate climate change. In this study, we estimate the variability of GHG emissions and consequent climate impacts resulting from producing bioenergy from stumps, branches and residual biomass of forest thinning operations in Finland, and the contribution of the variability in key factors, i.e. forest residue diameter, tree species, geographical location of the forest biomass removal site and harvesting method, to the emissions and their climate impact. The GHG emissions and the consequent climate impacts estimated as changes in radiative forcing were comparable to fossil fuels when bioenergy production from forest residues was initiated. The emissions and climate impacts decreased over time because forest residues were predicted to decompose releasing CO₂ even if left in the forest. Both were mainly affected by forest residue diameter and climatic conditions of the forest residue collection site. Tree species and the harvest method of thinning wood (whole tree or stem‐only) had a smaller effect on the magnitude of emissions. The largest reduction in the energy production climate impacts after 20 years, up to 62%, was achieved when coal was replaced by the branches collected from Southern Finland, whereas the smallest reduction 7% was gained by using stumps from Northern Finland instead of natural gas. After 100 years the corresponding values were 77% and 21%. The choice of forest residue biomass collected affects significantly the emissions and climate impacts of forest bioenergy.     

Comparing the effect of naturally restored forest and grassland on carbon sequestration and its vertical distribution in the Chinese Loess Plateau

Vegetation restoration has been conducted in the Chinese Loess Plateau (CLP) since the 1950s, and large areas of farmland have been converted to forest and grassland, which largely results in SOC change. However, there has been little comparative research on SOC sequestration and distribution between secondary forest and restored grassland. Therefore, we selected typical secondary forest (SF-1 and SF-2) and restored grassland (RG-1 and RG-2) sites and determined the SOC storage. Moreover, to illustrate the factors resulting in possible variance in SOC sequestration, we measured the soil δ(13)C value. The average SOC content was 6.8, 9.9, 17.9 and 20.4 g kg(-1) at sites SF-1, SF-2, RG-1 and RG-2, respectively. Compared with 0-100 cm depth, the percentage of SOC content in the top 20 cm was 55.1%, 55.3%, 23.1%, and 30.6% at sites SF-1, SF-2, RG-1 and RG-2, suggesting a higher SOC content in shallow layers in secondary forest and in deeper layers in restored grassland. The variation of soil δ(13)C values with depth in this study might be attributed to the mixing of new and old carbon and kinetic fractionation during the decomposition of SOM by microbes, whereas the impact of the Suess effect (the decline of (13)C atmospheric CO(2) values with the burning of fossil fuel since the Industrial Revolution) was minimal. The soil δ(13)C value increased sharply in the top 20 cm, which then increased slightly in deeper layers in secondary forest, indicating a main carbon source of surface litter. However the soil δ(13)C values exhibited slow increases in the whole profile in the restored grasslands, suggesting that the contribution of roots to soil carbon in deeper layers played an important role. We suggest that naturally restored grassland would be a more effective vegetation type for SOC sequestration due to higher carbon input from roots in the CLP.     

Efficient use of reactive nitrogen for cultivation of bioenergy: less is more

A further increase in nitrogen (N) intensive biomass supplies to substitute fossil carbon sources implies inclusion of additional reactive nitrogen (Nr) into the biosphere. A Danish model study compared low‐intensity managed seminatural beech forest and a winter wheat system with respect to N losses and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Losses of reactive N to air and groundwater per unit of energy produced were four to six times higher for the winter wheat system. The energy efficiency was an order of magnitude higher in the forest system, whereas the related GHG emission reduction by fossil coal substitution differed by <25%. The question is whether a low or a high intensity of cultivation yields the best overall ecosystem service performance? Given the detrimental effect of excess reactive N on natural ecosystems, we suggest that bioenergy production from unfertilized forest with seminatural structure and function should be preferred over N‐intensive crop production.     

浙江天童地区常绿阔叶林退化对土壤养分库和碳库的影响

为了解常绿阔叶林退化对土壤碳库和养分库的影响,采用空间代替时间的研究方法,以常绿阔叶林顶级群落为参照,选择了次生常绿阔叶幼年林、次生针阔混交林、次生针叶林、灌丛和灌草丛代表不同的退化类型,分别对其土壤氮磷养分库、碳库进行了调查和分析。结果表明：土壤氮库贮量从大到小依次为,成熟常绿阔叶林、次生常绿阔叶幼年林、灌丛、次生针叶林、灌草丛和次生针阔混交林;土壤总磷含量也是在成熟林最高,次生针阔混交林和次生针叶林的总磷含量显著高于次生常绿阔叶幼年林和灌丛;土壤有机碳含量从高到低依次为：成熟常绿阔叶林,次生针叶林、次生常绿阔叶幼年林、灌丛、灌草丛和次生针阔混交林;土壤铵态氮在成熟林、灌丛和灌草丛的库容量最大,其次分别为次生幼年常绿阔叶林、次生针阔混交林,最小的为次生针叶林;硝态氮则在灌草丛的库容量最大,其次分别为次生针叶林、次生针阔混交林和成熟林针叶林,最小的为次生常绿阔叶幼年林和灌丛。统计显示,常绿阔叶林退化不仅导致土壤有机碳库含量的显著下降,也使得土壤氮磷养分库含量显著下降。可以认为,砍伐导致的大量生物量输出和森林管理措施的影响,植物种类组成的改变,土壤物理性质的改变以及养分和有机碳的主要生物化学转化环节发生改变是导致此类变化的主要因素,常绿阔叶林顶极群落土壤是该地区土壤的最大养分库和碳库。     

辽宁中部城镇密集区土地利用变化的碳排放及低碳调控对策

土地利用变化引起的碳排放对全球气候变化有重要影响,调整区域的土地利用方式对适应全球气候变化具有重要的科学意义.本研究利用辽宁省碳排放/吸收参数,估算了辽宁中部城镇密集区土地利用变化的碳排放量.结果表明： 1997—2010年,碳排放量为308.51 Tg C,碳吸收量为11.64 Tg C,碳吸收量可抵消
3.8%的碳排放量.土地利用变化的净碳排放为296.87 Tg C,其中,保持用地类型不变的土地上净碳排放量是182.24 Tg C,对总排放量的贡献为61.4%;发生用地类型转换的土地上净碳排放量是114.63 Tg C,对总碳排放量的贡献为38.6%.通过量化土地利用变化和碳排放之间的映射关系可知,1997—2004年,保持建设用地不变（40.9%）和农田转为建设用地（40.6%）类型对碳源的贡献最大,农田转林地（38.6%）和保持林地不变（37.5%）类型对碳汇的贡献最大;2004—2010年,土地利用类型对碳源和碳汇的贡献类型与前一时段相同,但保持建设用地类型对碳源的贡献提高到80.6%,保持林地类型对碳汇的贡献提高到71.7%.基于不同景观变化类型的碳排放强度,我们从两方面提出低碳土地利用的调控对策：从碳减排方面,严格控制土地利用向建设用地转变,提高建设用地能源利用效率,避免对林地和水域过度开发利用;从碳增汇方面,增加森林覆盖率,实施农田、草地还林,加强对森林、水域的保护,调整农用地内部结构和科学实施农田管理.