河流有机碳的输出通量及性质研究进展

综述河流有机碳输出过程的最新研究进展．指出受人类经济活动的干预,对气候变化响应最敏感的陆地有机碳库的侵蚀通量发生了复杂变化;河流有机碳不但记录了流域侵蚀的历史和现状。还对近海沉积过程和水域生态环境产生重要影响;河流有机碳在通量和性质等方面存在着明显的地区性及流域间差异,且以季风流域与非季风流域之间的对比最为明显;随着水文动力过程的变化,同一流域河流有机碳的性质也发生显著变化;河流有机碳在自陆地生态系统向海洋输送的过程中,放射性同位素组成可因水体微生物的代谢改造而发生变化．使得河流有机碳的^14C年龄偏老．     

Are extracellular osmolality and sodium concentration determined by Donnan effects of intracellular protein charges and of pumped sodium?

Although we are used to attribute almost identical extracellular fluid (ECF) sodium concentrations in birds, amphibians, reptiles, and mammals to the composition of the primordial oceans in which, presumably, all life originated, this interpretation is not supported by geological data suggesting that the ocean salinity was never much lower than the present-day values, still four times higher than our plasma sodium.Here presented interpretation is that the similar ECF salt concentrations are dictated by the opposed Donnan effects on the cell membrane. The only way for the cell to reach the osmotic equilibrium is to alter cell volume, until concentration of nondiffusible intracellular ions (mainly charges on intracellular proteins) is equal to the ECF restricted ions (mainly Na⁺ ions, restricted by pumping out of cells).The achievement of electroneutrality requires that the sum of all anions equals concentration of positive ions in the cell (mainly K⁺). Negative charges on cytoplasmic proteins are the most stable component among ionized particles and other ions have to adapt to their concentration. Positive and negative soluble intracellular ions are all osmotically active and to achieve balance of osmotic forces on the cell membrane, the sum of their intracellular concentrations must equal the concentration of osmotically active extracellular particles. Since almost half the osmotically active ECF particles are sodium ions, the ECF sodium concentration seems related to concentration of charges on cytoplasmic proteins and concentration of intracellular phosphates.Our ancestors could not leave the salty ocean and move to brackish, or even fresh waters, without adequate regulation of their ECF sodium concentration and osmolality. Concentration of charges on cytoplasmic proteins or of intracellular phosphate buffers could not be altered, since this would compromise cell functioning. The remaining solution was to maintain the lowest ECF Na⁺ concentration effective in counteracting the average Donnan effect of charges on cytoplasmic proteins. When the optimal ECF sodium concentration had once become the reference point for osmoreceptors (controlling thirst and ADH secretion) and other regulatory mechanisms (secretion of renin/angiotensin/aldosterone, natriuretic factors), it made an important survival advantage that allowed spreading of animal life in fresh water and conquering of earth. The actual common value had to be a compromise that reduces the average osmotic burden on body cells to zero. Individual cells can reduce eventual residual osmotic forces on their membrane through altering cell volume by chloride shift, and by modulating the Na⁺K⁺-ATPase function.     

Chromosomal organization of simple sequence repeats in the Pacific oyster (<Emphasis Type="Italic">Crassostrea gigas</Emphasis>): (GGAT)<Subscript>4</Subscript>, (GT)<Subscript>7</Subscript> and (TA)<Subscript>10</Subscript> chromosome patterns

Chromosome identification is essential in oyster genomic research. Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) offers new opportunities for the identification of oyster chromosomes. It has been used to locate satellite DNAs, telomeres or ribosomal DNA sequences. However, regarding chromosome identification, no study has been conducted with simple sequence repeats (SSRs). FISH was used to probe the physical organization of three particular SSRs, (GGAT)(4), (GT)(7) and (TA)(10) onto metaphase chromosomes of the Pacific oyster, Crassostrea gigas. Hybridization signals were observed in all the SSR probes, but the distribution and intensity of signals varied according to the oligonucleotide repeat. The intercalary, centromeric and telomeric bands were observed along the chromosomes, and for each particular repeat every chromosome pair presented a similar pattern, allowing karyotypic analysis with all the SSRs tested. Our study is the first in mollusks to show the application of SSR in situ hybridization for chromosome identification and karyotyping. This technique can be a useful tool for oyster comparative studies and to understand genome organization in different oyster taxa.     

Ecosystem services and their values: a case study in the Qinba mountains of China

Terrestrial ecosystem services can provide both direct and indirect economic benefits. In this case study, we estimated the annual economic value of some ecosystem services provided by terrestrial ecosystems in the Qinba mountains of Shaanxi Province of China, using both simulation models and a geographic information system that helps to analyze the effect of ecological factors on ecosystem functions. With respect to differences in vegetation types and their coverage, by combining the latest research, and using theory and methods for the value of terrestrial ecosystem services, we not only calculated goods produced by different types of vegetation but also estimated the value of various terrestrial ecosystem services. We also set up a database and an eco-account of a terrestrial ecosystem. The ecosystem services assessed relate to the following aspects: the vegetations primary productivity, soil and fertility conservation, water conservation, carbon fixation and oxygen supply. The total economic value of terrestrial ecosystem services in the Qinba mountains was estimated to be 968.33 billion renminbi per year, and represents a part of the actual ecosystem services. In addition, we analyzed the spatial distribution of the vegetation based on the economic values of the terrestrial ecosystem services. Our findings can contribute to the conservation of these terrestrial ecosystems and the effective use of these ecosystem services.     

东北林区净初级生产力及大兴安岭地区林火干扰影响的模拟研究

森林净初级生产力(NPP)是衡量陆地碳源/汇的重要参数, 准确地估算森林生态系统的NPP, 同时通过引入干扰因子以期更加完整地描述生态学过程及其响应是目前森林生态系统碳循环研究的重点。因此, 该研究基于北方生态系统生产力(BEPS)模型, 结合遥感数据和气象数据等模拟2003年东北林区NPP; 将BEPS模型模拟的结果作为整合陆地生态系统碳收支(InTEC)模型的参考年数据, 模拟东北林区1901-2008年的NPP, 并在InTEC模型中加入林火干扰数据, 模拟大兴安岭地区1966-2008年的森林NPP。结果显示: 在1901年, 东北林区NPP平均值仅为278.8 g C·m^-2·a^-1, 到了1950年, NPP平均值增加到338.5 g C·m^-2·a^-1, 2008年NPP平均值进一步增加到378.4 g C·m^-2·a^-1。其中长白山地区的NPP平均值始终最高, 大兴安岭次之, 小兴安岭始终最低。到了2008年, 大、小兴安岭和长白山地区的NPP平均值都有较大涨幅, 其中涨幅最高的是长白山地区, 达到200-300 g C·m^-2·a^-1; 东北三省中, 黑龙江和吉林的NPP平均值和总量都比较高, 辽宁相对较低, 但相比于1901年的涨幅最高, 达到70%; 重大火灾(100-1000 hm²)对NPP的影响不是很大, 而特大火灾(>1000 hm²)的影响比较大, 使NPP下降幅度达到10%左右, 其他火灾年份, NPP增长迅速并保持在较高水平; 对火灾面积在100000 hm²以上的4个年份的NPP进行分析, 发现NPP平均值都大幅度下降, 其中1987年下降幅度最大, 为11%以上。     

The Meiobenthos in the Area of Japanese Scallop Cultivation in Minonosok Bay (Peter the Great Bay,Sea of Japan)

In Minonosok Bay, in a region of long-term industrial mariculture of mollusks, a steady biohydrochemical complex with increased organic matter content has been formed, in which the meiobenthos community was represented by a rather complete set of taxonomic groups of low population density. There were 16 groups (order, class) of the meiobenthos revealed, and the greatest population density was recorded in the central part of the bay under installations with suspended mollusks, (333000 ind./m²). Nematodes dominated in the eumeiobenthos; however, crustaceans prevailed in the bottom water layer and sediments at stations with increased oxygen content. Bivalves and gastropods dominated in the pseudomeiobenthos. Correlation analysis has revealed the dependence of the population density of the total meiobenthos and eumeiobenthos on the type of ground. There were 42 nematode species revealed; Axonolaimus seticaudatus, Enoplolaimus medius, Daptonema sp., Paracomesoma sp., and Oncholaimium paraolium dominated. Three nematode taxocens were discriminated by dominating species in the population density and results of cluster analysis of the data. Detritivorous nematodes prevailed in all types of ground. A correlation was found between the index of species diversity of nematodes and the content of organic carbon in the ground.     

Seasonal Variability in the Levels of Fe, Zn, Cu, Mn, and Cd in the Hepatopancreas of the Japanese Scallop Mizuhopecten yessoensis

The relationships between concentrations (g/g of tissue) and content (g/organ) of the metals Fe, Zn, Cu, Mn, and Cd with seasonal changes in the weight of the hepatopancreas in the Japanese scallop Mizuhopecten yessoensis are studied. It is shown that, during a year, the weight of the hepatopancreas in the mollusk shows significant (more than twofold) changes. A positive correlation is revealed between the seasonal changes in the concentrations of the physiologically important metals Fe, Zn, Cu, and Mn and the weight of this organ, although no general consistent pattern of seasonal variability in the metal concentrations is found. For toxic Cd, a negative correlation is found between its concentration and the weight of the hepatopancreas.     

Trophodynamic linkage between river runoff and coastal fishery yield elucidated by stable isotope data in the Gulf of Lions (NW Mediterranean)

The link between climate-driven river runoff and sole fishery yields observed in the Gulf of Lions (NW Mediterranean) was analysed using carbon- and nitrogen stable isotopes along the flatfish food webs. Off the Rhone River, the main terrestrial (river POM) and marine (seawater POM) sources of carbon differed in ¹³C (–26.11 and –22.36, respectively). Surface sediment and suspended POM in plume water exhibited low ¹³C (–24.38 and –24.70, respectively) that differed more from the seawater POM than from river POM, demonstrating the dominance of terrestrial material in those carbon pools. Benthic invertebrates showed a wide range in ¹⁵N (mean 4.30 to 9.77) and ¹³C (mean –23.81 to –18.47), suggesting different trophic levels, diets and organic sources. Among the macroinvertebrates, the surface (mean ¹³C –23.71) and subsurface (mean ¹³C –23.81) deposit-feeding polychaetes were particularly ¹³C depleted, indicating that their carbon was mainly derived from terrestrial material. In flatfish, ¹⁵N (mean 9.42 to 10.93) and ¹³C (mean –19.95 to –17.69) varied among species, indicating differences in food source and terrestrial POM use. A significant negative correlation was observed between the percentage by weight of polychaetes in the diet and the ¹³C of flatfish white muscle. Solea solea (the main polychaete feeder) had the lowest mean ¹³C, Arnoglossus laterna and Buglossidium luteum (crustacean, mollusc and polychaete feeders) had intermediate values, and Solea impar (mollusc feeder) and Citharus linguatula (crustacean and fish feeder) exhibited the highest ¹³C. Two different benthic food webs were thus identified off the Rhone River, one based on marine planktonic carbon and the other on the terrestrial POM carried by the river. Deposit-feeding polychaetes were responsible for the main transfer of terrestrial POM to upper trophic levels, linking sole population dynamics to river runoff fluctuations.     

Cercopithecoid primate postcranial fossils from Cooper's D,South Africa

Among several highly fossiliferous localities in the Bloubank Valley (Gauteng, South Africa), the Cooper's Cave System has been known since 1938 and has produced a rich fossil assemblage, including some remains of the early hominin Paranthropus robustus. In 2001, excavations began at a new locality, Cooper's D, which dates to ～1.4-1.5 Ma. Although hominins are relatively rare in the assemblage, remains of cercopithecoid primates are much more common. Craniodental fossils currently indicate the possible presence of at least three large-bodied cercopithecoid primate genera at Cooper's D: Gorgopithecus, Papio, and Theropithecus. In this study, we identify and describe > 100 cercopithecoid primate postcranial fossils representing all regions of the appendicular skeleton. The specimens come from several age classes and size morphs; more than one third of the fossils described are from sub-adult and juvenile individuals. The adult postcranial fossils vary substantially in size, with body masses estimated between 30 and 60 kg (from 16 of the better preserved specimens). The functional morphology of the postcranial remains indicate that these elements come from animals that likely utilized terrestrial substrates, but they remain difficult to definitively attribute to Gorgopithecus, Theropithecus, or Papio given the absence of associated skeletons. The smaller specimens likely belong to Papio while the larger ones can be attributed to the other two genera. Because Cooper's D has also yielded fossils of the early hominin Paranthropus robustus, this raises the question of how these four large-bodied, mostly terrestrial primates sympatrically utilized the landscape.     

Enzymatic transformation of biologically active 1,3;1,6-β-D-glucan. Structure and activity of resulting fragments

The fragmentation of the biologically active 1,3;1,6-beta-D-glucan Antivir by endo-1,3-beta-D-glucanase LIV from crystalline styles of the marine mollusk Spisula sachalinensis was carried out. It was found that low molecular mass oligomers possessing a stabilizing effect on membranes and anti-viral activity against tobacco mosaic virus appeared in the process of enzymatic hydrolysis of Antivir. Biological activity of 1,3;1,6-beta-D-glucooligo- and polysaccharides was found to be associated with molecular mass (polymerization degree (n) not less than 14) and with presence of intralinked beta-1,6-connected monosaccharide residues. Probably, decrease in molecular mass is compensated by increase in number of intralinked beta-1,6-connected monosaccharide residues.