贵阳市区灌木林生态系统生物量及碳储量

采用直接收获法和实测数据,以贵州省贵阳市区天然灌木林内木本和草本植物、凋落物及土壤为研究对象,研究了灌木林生态系统的生物量、碳含量及碳储量。结果表明:灌木林植被层生物量为23.16 t/hm2,其中木本植物层生物量为12.46 t/hm2;草本植物层为3.74 t/hm2;凋落物层为6.96 t/hm2,分别占植被层生物量的53.08%、16.15%、30.05%。木本植物25种的碳含量范围为445.91—603.46 g/kg;草本植物6种的碳含量为408.48—523.04 g/kg;凋落物层碳含量为341.01—392.81 g/kg;土壤层碳含量为5.73—26.68 g/kg。生态系统总碳储量为88.34 t/hm2,其中植被层为8.10 t/hm2;凋落物层为2.56 t/hm2;土壤层为77.68 t/hm2,分别占系统总碳储量的9.17%、2.89%、87.94%。灌木林生态系统碳储量的空间分布格局为:土壤层植被层凋落物层。研究结果,可为喀斯特城市估算森林生态系统碳储量和碳平衡提供科学依据。     

长沙市区马尾松人工林生态系统碳储量及其空间分布

采用样方法和取样法,研究了长沙市区13年生马尾松林生态系统碳含量、碳储量及其空间分布特征。结果表明:马尾松林木各器官平均碳含量为511.17 g/kg,从高到低排列顺序为叶>干>根>皮>枝;林下灌木层、草本层、枯落物层的平均碳含量分别为531.66、465.53、393.92g/kg。林地土壤层有机碳含量为9.40—24.73 g/kg,各层次碳素含量分布不均,表层(0—15cm)土壤碳素含量较高,并随土壤深度的增加而逐渐下降。生态系统碳库的空间分布序列为土壤层>植被层>枯落物层。植被层的碳储量为34.50t/hm2,占整个生态系统碳总储量的21.57%;乔木层碳储量占整个生态系统的20.27%,占植被层碳储量的93.97%。乔木层碳储量中,树干的碳储量最高,占乔木层碳储量的65.52%,其次为根,占乔木层碳储量的19.15%,树皮最少,仅占2.10%;枯落物层碳储量为3.81 t/hm2,仅占整个生态系统碳储量的2.38%;林地土壤层(0—60cm)碳储量相当可观,为121.62 t/hm2,占系统碳储量的76.05%。马尾松林年净生产力为4.88 t.hm-.2a-1,有机碳年净固定量为2.50 t.hm-.2a-1,折合成CO2的量为9.16 t.hm-.2a-1。     

米老排人工林碳素积累特征及其分配格局

在生物量调查的基础上,对桂西南地区28年生米老排人工林生态系统的碳素积累特征及分配格局进行了研究.结果表明:米老排各器官碳含量在522.8～560.2 g·kg-1,大小排序为:树叶(560.2 g·kg-1)＞树干(542.8 g·kg-1)＞树根(530.9 g·kg-1)＞树皮(530.8 g·kg-1)＞树枝(522.8 g·kg-1);土壤碳含量以表土层最高,且随土层深度的增加而降低;米老排人工林乔木层碳贮量为147.90 t·hm-2,其中,树干占乔木层碳贮量的63.72％;米老排人工林生态系统碳贮量为285.36 t·hm-2,各组分的分配顺序为乔木层＞土壤层＞凋落物层＞灌木层＞草本层;植被层碳贮量为土壤层(0～100 cm)的1.1倍.     

贵州东部常绿落叶阔叶混交林碳素积累及其分配特征

以雷公山自然保护区常绿落叶阔叶混交林为研究对象,对其碳素含量、碳密度及分配特征进行了研究。结果表明:生态系统碳素含量表现为乔木层(418.58 g/kg)灌木层(387.26 g/kg)草本层(382.80 g/kg)枯落物层(378.11 g/kg)土壤层(31.48 g/kg),差异极显著(P﹤0.01),乔木不同器官表现为干根叶枝,差异不显著(P0.05),灌、草层均表现为地上地下,土壤碳素含量随土层深度的增加而减少;生态系统碳密度为234.68 t/hm2,表现为土壤层(170.00 t/hm2)乔木层(57.02 t/hm2)枯枝落叶层(5.48 t/hm2)灌木层(1.81 t/hm2)草本层(0.37 t/hm2),分别占生态系统碳密度的72.44%、24.30%、2.34%、0.77%和0.16%;植被层碳密度为58.79 t/hm2,占了生态系统碳密度的25.09%;乔木层各器官以树干的碳密度最高,占了乔木层碳密度52.43%;灌木层、草本层地上部分碳密度分别是地下部分的2.85倍1.64倍;土壤表层(0—20 cm)碳密度为70.40 t/hm2,显著高于其它各层(P﹤0.001),占了土壤(0—80 cm)碳密度的41.41%,有很强的表聚性,因此,防止地表的水土流失,可有效保持土壤对碳的吸存。     

森林演替在南亚热带森林生态系统碳吸存中的作用

研究了鼎湖山南亚热带森林同一演替系列中3个不同演替阶段(马尾松针叶林、马尾松荷木混交林和季风常绿阔叶林)生态系统碳贮量和分配格局特征,并探讨了该地区森林演替过程中生态系统碳吸存潜力和速度。结果表明:(1)针叶林各组分碳素含量高于阔叶林对应组分的碳素含量(后者是前者的72.0%～94.5%)。两个森林植物碳素含量,不同层次比较,均为乔木层>灌木层>草本层,不同器官比较,以根或干最高。(2)乔木层生物量随森林演替进展而增加。针叶林、混交林和阔叶林乔木层生物量分别为:143.5t/hm2、270.1t/hm2和407.8t/hm2,其中大部分由干和皮组成(各器官占乔木层生物量的比例平均为:叶2.8%、枝19.3%、干和皮混合57.0%、根20.9%)。林下层生物量为4.23～14.10t/hm2,是乔木层的1.0%～9.8%,随森林演替进展而减少。(3)土壤容重随深度增加而增加,但随森林演替进展而减少。与土壤容重相反,土壤有机碳含量随深度增加而明显减少,但随森林演替进展而增加。(4)3种类型森林生态系统碳总贮量分别为135.8t/hm2、215.1t/hm2和259.7t/hm2。生态系统碳贮量在各组分的格局十分相似,植被、土壤和凋落物层所占比例均分别约为67.6%、30.2%和2.2%。与其它地带森林比较,鼎湖山保护区森林植被与土壤碳贮量之比和表层(0～20cm)的土壤碳占整个     

高寒沙地乌柳防护林碳库随林龄的变化

植被恢复是改善脆弱生态系统的有效方式。长期的植被恢复能够提高沙地生态系统的服务功能。以青海共和高寒沙地不同林龄乌柳(Salix cheilophila)防护林生态系统为研究对象,研究植被恢复过程中植被碳库与土壤碳库的动态变化,探讨乌柳防护林生态系统的碳汇功能。结果表明:随林龄增加,乌柳各组分碳浓度变化规律并不显著(P0.05),而碳贮量显著增加(P0.05),且不同林龄乌柳各组分碳库的分配比例不同,树干碳贮量占林分碳贮量的百分比最高。各林龄(6、11、16、21a)乌柳林碳贮量分别为4.95、9.93、14.67 t/hm2和21.99 t/hm2。土壤碳库随植被恢复时间的增加而增加,各林龄土壤碳库(0—200cm)分别为9.54、13.03、17.18和19.05 t/hm2。较之6、11a土壤碳库增加26.78%,16a较之11a提高24.16%,21a较16a提高9.82%。地被物层(植被残体)固碳量分别为0.27、0.29、0.33、0.43 t/hm2。不同林龄乌柳林生态系统碳库分别为14.76、23.25、32.18 t/hm2和41.48 t/hm2。各林龄乌柳植被层碳库分别占该林龄总碳库的33.54%、42.71%、45.59%和53.01%,土壤碳库分别占该林龄总碳库的64.63%、56.04%、53.39%和45.93%,而地被物层分别占该林龄总碳库的1.83%、1.25%、1.03%和1.03%。较之恢复前的,各林龄碳库依次增加57.05%、36.52%、27.75%和22.42%。植被恢复各阶段年净碳累积速率分别为1.41、1.70、1.79、1.86 t C hm-2a-1。乌柳防护林生态系统具有"碳汇"功能。     

湘潭锰矿废弃地不同林龄栾树人工林碳储量变化趋势

对湘潭锰矿区废弃地植被恢复区的3年生、5年生和9年生栾树林,进行了不同时间序列栾树林生物量和碳储量的时空变化研究。结果表明:随着林龄的增长,林木和各器官生物量增加,树干生物量所占比例逐渐增大,林下植被层生物量随林龄增长而增加,且以草本植被为主;不同林龄栾树人工林乔木层碳含量在0.51—0.53gC/g之间,并高于林下植被层碳含量;不同林龄林地土壤层碳含量变化范围为0.01—0.03gC/g,同一林龄不同深度土层碳含量没有显著差异,相同深度不同林龄土层碳含量存在差异;3年生、5年生和9年生栾树碳储量分别为:1.66、18.32和49.87t/hm2,随林龄增长而增加,其中树干碳储量贡献率最大,所占比例由3年生的27.71%增长到9年生的43.43%;不同林龄栾树林生态系统总碳储量分别为77.76、101.63和149.86t/hm2,其中土壤层碳储量变化范围为76.09—99.93t/hm2,占总储量的66.68%—97.85%,死地被物层碳储量为0.01—0.04t/hm2,占总储量0.001%—0.02%,植被层碳储量为1.67—49.89t/hm2,占总碳储量的2.15%—33.29%,植被层中乔木层为1.66—49.87t/hm2,占植被层碳储量的99%以上。各林龄栾树林生态系统碳储量空间分布序列为土壤层植被层死地被物层。研究结果可为我国矿区植被恢复地的森林资源和碳汇管理提供科学依据。     

西南桦纯林与西南桦×红椎混交林碳贮量比较

用乡土树种培育优质大径材已成为南亚热带满足林产品需求和生态保护的重要途径,如何通过优化森林经营模式提高人工林生态系统碳储量已成为关注的重点.对广西凭祥伏波林场13年生西南桦纯林、12年生西南桦×红椎混交林生态系统的碳素密度、碳贮量及其分布特征进行了比较研究.结果表明:(1)西南桦与红椎不同器官碳素密度变化范围分别为481.11-600.79 g/kg和451.24-543.42 g/kg,与中国南亚热带地区其他树种的碳素密度接近.相同树种不同器官之间以及不同树种相同器官之间的碳素密度差异显著(P＜0.05).西南桦纯林与西南桦×红椎混交林灌木层的平均碳素密度分别为437.15 g/kg和436.98g/kg,混交林草本层平均碳素密度比纯林高,差异性显著(P＜0.05).西南桦纯林土壤各层碳素密度均高于西南桦×红椎混交林,但差异不显著(P＞0.05).(2)西南桦×红椎混交林乔木层碳贮量(29.144 t/hm2)略高于西南桦纯林(28.541 t/hm2),混交林生态系统碳储量(276.486 t/hm2)比纯林生态系统碳储量(305.514 t/hm2)低.西南桦纯林、西南桦×红椎混交林植被层碳贮量分别占其生态系统碳贮量的9.64％和10.58％,凋落物层分别占生态系统碳储量的0.19％和0.56％.(3)西南桦纯林和西南桦×红椎混交林土壤碳贮存主要集中在0-20cm土层,且随土层深度增加而减少.西南桦纯林土壤层(0-60cm)碳贮量(275.488 t/hm2)明显高于西南桦×红椎混交林土壤层(0-60cm)碳贮量(245.688 t/hm2),分别占其生态系统碳贮量的90.17％和88.86％.(4)西南桦×红椎混交林乔木层碳素年净固定量(2.428 t·hm-2·a-1)高于西南桦纯林乔木层碳素年净固定量(2.196 t·hm-2·a-1),表明混交林比纯林的碳固定速度快.     

桃江县毛竹林生态系统碳储量及其空间分布

采用标准地调查和生物量实测方法,研究了湖南省桃江县毛竹林生态系统生物量、碳含量、碳储量及空间分布格局。结果表明,不同年龄毛竹林生态系统总生物量分别为:28.147、30.889 t/hm~2和57.763 t/hm~2,其中竹林层生物量为20.254、25.036、55.685 t/hm~2,各器官生物量均以竹竿最高,占器官生物量的63.0%以上。不同年龄毛竹各器官碳平均含量为0.466—0.483 g C/g;灌木层碳含量为0.474—0.489 g C/g;草本层为0.472—0.490 g C/g;死地被物层为0.213—0.276 g C/g;土壤层有机碳含量为14.790—34.503 g C/g。各年龄毛竹林生态系统总碳储量分别为131.273、139.089 t/hm~2和167.817 t/hm~2,其中植被层碳储量为13.627—28.419 t/hm~2,占系统总碳储量的9.935%—16.935%;死地被物为0.307—0.420 t/hm~2,占0.234%—0.265%;土壤层为117.339—138.978 t/hm~2,占82.815%—89.799%。毛竹林生态系统碳储量分布格局为:土壤层植被层死地被物层。研究结果可为深入研究毛竹林的碳平衡提供基础数据。     

广西大青山南亚热带马尾松、杉木混交林生态系统碳素积累和分配特征

选取广西大青山3个13年生马尾松、杉木混交林样区,研究其生态系统的碳素积累和分配特征。结果表明,混交林中两个树种的碳素含量各异。马尾松干、根、枝的碳素含量较高,分别为58·6%、56·3%、51·2%,叶和皮含量较低,变化幅度为46·8%~56·3%。各器官中按碳素含量的高低排列顺序为:干>根>枝>皮>叶;杉木皮、叶、干的碳素含量较高,分别为52·2%、51·8%、50·2%,碳素含量从高到低依次为:皮>叶>干>根>枝。从两个树种各器官碳总含量来看,马尾松要高于杉木。灌木层、草本层及地表凋落物层碳素平均含量分别为44·1%、33·0%及48·3%。土壤3个层次(60cm深)碳素含量为1·45%~1·84%,各层次碳素含量分布不均,表层(0~20cm)土壤碳素含量较高。针叶混交林乔木层生物量(t·hm-2)为85·35~101·35,平均为93·83,且均以马尾松生物量居多(占75·7%~82·6%)。混交林生态系统碳库的空间分布序列为土壤层>植被层>凋落物层。植被层的碳贮量平均为51·91t·hm-2,占整个生态系统碳总贮量的29·03%;乔木层碳贮量占整个生态系统的23·90%,占植被层碳贮量的97·7%。乔木层碳贮量中,马尾松占的比例较大,为65·39%。碳贮量在两个树种各器官中的分配,基本与各自的生物量成正比例关系,树干的碳贮量均最高,马尾松、杉木的树干碳贮量分别占各自碳贮量的53·23%、55·57%,树干的碳总贮量占乔木层碳总贮量的54%。其次,两个树种根也占较大比例,树根碳总贮量占乔木层碳总贮量的19·22%。马尾松、杉木枝、皮在各自碳的贮量中分配不同,马尾松枝占的比例要大于皮,而杉木则相反;凋落物层碳贮量平均为3·25t·hm-2,仅占1·82%;林地土壤层(0~60cm)碳贮量是相当可观的,平均为123·43t·hm-2,占69·02%。马尾松、杉木混交林年净生产力为11·46t·hm-2·a-1,有机碳年净固定量为5·96t·hm-2·a-1,折合成CO2的量为21·88t·hm-2·a-1。     

南亚热带米老排人工林碳贮量及其分配特征

米老排是我国南方速生用材树种,研究米老排(Mytilaria laosensis)人工林碳贮量与碳分配的规律,可为评价米老排人工林的固碳能力与发展人工林多目标经营提供科学依据。采用样地测定的方法,对南亚热带米老排人工林不同器官碳浓度、碳贮量及分配特征进行了研究。结果表明:不同器官碳浓度均值的变化范围为:51.73%—55.75%,各器官碳浓度大小为:新叶>新枝>老叶>树干>老枝>根桩>粗根>细根;凋落物碳浓度为未分解层>半分解层;0—100 cm土壤碳浓度随深度增加而降低,变化范围为0.62%—4.10%。20年生米老排人工林总碳贮量为331.61 t/hm2,乔木层,凋落物层和土壤层的碳贮量分别为154.07、2.74和174.80 t/hm2。年均总固碳量为14.77 t/hm2,折合CO2量为54.16 t,其中乔木层、凋落物层和土壤层所占比例分别为60.73%,6.16%和33.11%。     

Correlating carbon monoxide oxidation with cox genes in the abundant Marine Roseobacter Clade

The Marine Roseobacter Clade (MRC) is a numerically and biogeochemically significant component of the bacterioplankton. Annotation of multiple MRC genomes has revealed that an abundance of carbon monoxide dehydrogenase (CODH) cox genes are present, subsequently implying a role for the MRC in marine CO cycling. The cox genes fall into two distinct forms based on sequence analysis of the coxL gene; forms I and II. The two forms are unevenly distributed across the MRC genomes. Most (18/29) of the MRC genomes contain only the putative form II coxL gene. Only 10 of the 29 MRC genomes analysed have both the putative form II and the definitive form I coxL. None have only the form I coxL. Genes previously shown to be required for post-translational maturation of the form I CODH enzyme are absent from the MRC genomes containing only form II. Subsequent analyses of a subset of nine MRC strains revealed that only MRC strains with both coxL forms are able to oxidise CO.     

北长山岛森林乔木层碳储量及其影响因子

人工林是庙岛群岛典型的陆地生态系统的组成部分,对维护海岛地区生态环境具有重要作用。采用现有生物量相对生长方程和样地调查数据相结合的方法,以庙岛群岛中北长山岛为研究区,对海岛黑松纯林与黑松×刺槐混交林两种林型的碳储量进行了估算,并分析了土壤质地及其理化性质对海岛乔木层碳储量的影响。结果表明:黑松乔木层平均碳储量为84.00 t/hm²,接近于世界平均水平(86.00 t/hm²);黑松×刺槐混交林乔木层平均碳储量为29.60 t/hm²,高于山东省乔木层的平均碳储量(27.62 t/hm²)。应用因子分析法研究影响乔木层碳储量的主要因子,结果表明:土壤质地、pH值、含水量及含盐量是影响海岛乔木碳储量重要的影响因子。北长山岛土壤全氮、总磷、土壤有机质、碳氮比等其他理化性质对乔木层碳储量影响不是非常明显。     

Moulds that should be better known: the wine cellar mould, Racodium cellare Persoon

Walls of rooms with an atmosphere enriched in ethanol often show thick coatings with mycelium of Racodium cellare. Wine cellars and distilleries in which alcoholic beverages are stored in barrels seem to be the main habitat of this mould which is credited with beneficial effects on the cellar atmosphere by removing malodorous volatile substances. The present article examines the taxonomy and biology of this remarkable fungus.     

Biosynthetic and environmental effects on the stable carbon isotopic compositions of anteiso- (3-methyl) and iso- (2-methyl) alkanes in tobacco leaves

Nicotiana tabacum is the only plant known to synthesise large quantities of anteiso- (3-methyl) alkanes and iso- (2-methyl) alkanes. We investigated the carbon isotope ratios of individual long-chain n-alkanes, anteiso- and iso-alkanes (in the C₂₉-C₃₃ carbon number range) extracted from tobacco grown in chambers under controlled conditions to confirm the pathway used by the tobacco plant to synthesise these particular lipids and to examine whether environmental data are recorded in these compounds. Tobacco was grown under differing temperatures, water availabilities and light intensities in order to control its stable carbon isotope ratios and evaluate isotopic fractionations associated with the synthesis of these particular lipids. The anteiso-alkanes were found to have a predominant even-carbon number distribution (maximising at C₃₂), whereas the iso-alkanes exhibit an odd-carbon number distribution (maximising at C₃₁). Iso-alkanes were relatively more abundant than the anteiso-alkanes and only two anteiso-alkanes (C₃₀ and C₃₂) were observed.The anteiso-alkanes and iso-alkanes were found to be enriched in ¹³C by 2.8-4.3‰ and 0-1.8‰ compared to the n-alkanes, respectively, consistent with different biosynthetic precursors. The assumed precursor for the odd-carbon-numbered iso-alkanes is iso-butyryl-CoA (a C₄ unit derived from valine) followed by subsequent elongation of C₂ units and then decarboxylation. The assumed precursor for even-carbon-numbered anteiso-alkanes is α-methylbutyryl-CoA (a C₅ unit derived from isoleucine) and subsequent elongation by C₂ units followed by decarboxylation. The ratio of carbon atoms derived from α-methylbutyryl-CoA and subsequent C₂ units (from malonyl-CoA) is 1:5 for the biosynthesis of a C₃₀anteiso-alkane. The ratio of carbon atoms derived from iso-butyryl-CoA and subsequent C₂ units (from malonyl-CoA) is 4:25 for the synthesis of a C₂₉iso-alkane. An order of ¹³C depletion n-alkanes > iso-alkanes > anteiso-alkanes is evident from compound specific isotope data. This trend can probably be attributed to the ratio of the two different sources of carbon atoms in the final wax components.Higher water availability generally results in more depleted stable carbon isotope ratios due to maximised discrimination during carboxylation, associated with less diffusional limitation. This was confirmed in the present study by compound specific isotope analyses of iso-alkanes, anteiso-alkanes and n-alkane lipids extracted from the tobacco leaves. Likewise, light intensity has been shown to influence plant bulk δ¹³C in previous studies. The carbon isotope ratios of n-alkanes in tobacco grown under low-light conditions were about 2‰ more depleted in ¹³C than those of lipids extracted from tobacco grown under elevated light conditions. A similar order of difference is observed for the iso-alkanes and anteiso-alkanes (1.8‰ and 1.9‰, respectively). A negligible depletion in carbon isotope ratios was observed for the iso-alkanes and anteiso-alkanes extracted from tobacco grown under elevated temperatures. These results are consistent with the work of Farquhar [Farquhar, G.D., 1980. Carbon isotope discrimination by plants: effects of carbon dioxide concentration and temperature via the ratio of intercellular and atmospheric CO₂ concentrations. In: Pearman, G.I. (Ed.), Carbon Dioxide and Climate: Australian Research. Springer, Berlin, pp. 105-110] where temperature appears to have only a minor effect on plant bulk δ¹³C.     

黄土丘陵区油松人工林生态系统碳密度及其分配

以子午岭林区油松(Pinus tabulaeformis)人工林为研究对象,通过野外调查与室内分析,探讨了幼龄9a、中龄23a、近熟33a和成熟47a等不同林龄林分的生物量、含碳率、碳密度及其时空分布特征。结果表明:(1)油松林各群落平均生物量大小排序为:乔木层(76.12 t/hm2)枯落物层(14.56 t/hm2)林下植被层(3.66 t/hm2)。乔木层生物量随林龄增大而持续增加,各器官中树干所占比例最大(38%—46%),其次为叶和根,枝和皮所占比例最小;林下植被层生物量随林龄增大呈先降低后增加趋势;枯落物层生物量随林龄增大则明显增加。(2)油松乔木、林下灌木、草本、枯落物平均含碳率依次为50.2%、44.5%、43.8%和40.6%。林龄对乔木各器官含碳率无显著影响,不同器官之间含碳率存在显著性差异,具体表现为叶(53.3%)枝(51.4%)皮(50.6%)干(49.8%)根(47.3%);灌木各器官含碳率表现为枝(46.0%)叶(44.8%)根(42.5%),草本则是地上(45.2%)地下(40.2%)。土壤(0—100 cm)含碳率在0.3%—2.7%之间,且具有明显的垂直分布特征:表层含碳率高,并随土壤深度的增加逐渐降低。(3)9、23、33和47年生油松林生态系统碳密度分别为70.49、100.48、167.71和144.26 t/hm2,其空间分布序列表现为土壤层植被层枯落物层,且植被层和土壤层是油松人工林的主要碳库。林龄是影响油松林木及群落碳密度积累的主导因子之一。随林龄增加,土壤碳密度所占生态系统碳密度份额逐渐降低,乔木层和枯落物层则逐渐增加。     

Responses of the coastal bacterial community to viral infection of the algae Phaeocystis globosa

The release of organic material upon algal cell lyses has a key role in structuring bacterial communities and affects the cycling of biolimiting elements in the marine environment. Here we show that already before cell lysis the leakage or excretion of organic matter by infected yet intact algal cells shaped North Sea bacterial community composition and enhanced bacterial substrate assimilation. Infected algal cultures of Phaeocystis globosa grown in coastal North Sea water contained gamma- and alphaproteobacterial phylotypes that were distinct from those in the non-infected control cultures 5 h after infection. The gammaproteobacterial population at this time mainly consisted of Alteromonas sp. cells that were attached to the infected but still intact host cells. Nano-scale secondary-ion mass spectrometry (nanoSIMS) showed ∼20% transfer of organic matter derived from the infected ¹³C- and ¹⁵N-labelled P. globosa cells to Alteromonas sp. cells. Subsequent, viral lysis of P. globosa resulted in the formation of aggregates that were densely colonised by bacteria. Aggregate dissolution was observed after 2 days, which we attribute to bacteriophage-induced lysis of the attached bacteria. Isotope mass spectrometry analysis showed that 40% of the particulate ¹³C-organic carbon from the infected P. globosa culture was remineralized to dissolved inorganic carbon after 7 days. These findings reveal a novel role of viruses in the leakage or excretion of algal biomass upon infection, which provides an additional ecological niche for specific bacterial populations and potentially redirects carbon availability.     

Synergistic effects of high temperature and sulfide on tropical seagrass

To examine the synergism of high temperature and sulfide on two dominant tropical seagrass species, a large-scale mesocosm experiment was conducted in which sulfide accumulation rates (SAR) were increased by adding labile carbon (glucose) to intact seagrass sediment cores across a range of temperatures. During the initial 10 d of the 38 d experiment, porewater SAR in cores increased 2- to 3-fold from 44 and 136 μmol L^− 1 d^− 1 at 28-29 °C to 80 and 308 μmol L^− 1 d^− 1 at 34-35 °C in Halodule wrightii and Thalassia testudinum cores, respectively. Labile C additions to the sediment resulted in SAR of 443 and 601 μmol L^− 1 d^− 1 at 28-29 °C and 758 to 1,557 μmol L^− 1 d^− 1 at 34-35 °C in H. wrightii and T. testudinum cores, respectively. Both T. testudinum and H. wrightii were highly thermal tolerant, demonstrating their tropical affinities and potential to adapt to high temperatures. While plants survived the 38 d temperature treatments, there was a clear thermal threshold above 33 °C where T. testudinum growth declined and leaf quantum efficiencies (Fv/Fm) fell below 0.7. At this threshold temperature, H. wrightii maintained shoot densities and leaf quantum efficiencies. Although H. wrightii showed a greater tolerance to high temperature, T. testudinum had a greater capacity to sustain biomass and short shoots under thermal stress with labile C enrichment, regardless of the fact that sulfide levels in the T. testudinum cores were 2 times higher than in the H. wrightii cores. Tropical seagrass tolerance to elevated temperatures, predicted in the future with global warming, should be considered in the context of the sediment-plant complex which incorporates the synergism of plant physiological responses and shifts in sulfur biogeochemistry leading to increased plant exposure to sulfides, a known toxin.     

Optimal Release Rates for Attracting Meloidogyne incognita,Rotylenchulus reniformis,and Other Nematodes to Carbon Dioxide in Sand

Movement of vermiform stages of Meloidogyne incognita, Rotylenchulus reniformis, Ditylenchus phyllobius, Steinernema glaseri, and Caenorhabditis elegans in response to carbon dioxide was studied in 40- and 72-mm-long cylinders of moist sand inside 38-mm-d acrylic tubes. Meloidogyne incognita, R. reniformis, and S. glaseri were attracted to CO₂ when placed on a linear gradient of 0.2%/cm at a mean CO₂ concentration of 1.2%. When CO₂ was delivered into the sand through a syringe needle at flow rates between 2 and 130 μl/minute, the optimal flow rate for attracting M. incognita and R. reniformis was 15 μl/minute, and maximal attraction of the two species from a distance of 52 mm was achieved after 29 and 40 hours, respectively. After 24 hours, a total CO₂ volume of 20 cm³ was sufficient to induce 96% of all M. incognita introduced to move into the half of the cylinder into which CO₂ was delivered and more than 75 % to accumulate in the 9 cm³ of sand volume nearest the source. Results indicate it may be possible to use a chemical or biological source of CO₂ to attract nematodes to nematicide granules or biocontrol agents.