Prairie wetland communities recover at different rates following hydrological restoration

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Characteristics of softwater streams in Rhode Island. III. Distribution of macrophytic vegetation in a small drainage basin

The Wood River watershed, a small well-defined drainage basin in Rhode Island was monitored seasonally for all macrophytic vegetation and various physical variables. Twenty-four segments, 20 m in length were sampled. Mean stream depth, width and current velocity increased by 3 to 8 fold from 1st- to 4th-order segments. Light penetration was positively correlated with the above variables (p < 0.05) and increased by 11 fold from the headwaters to the mouth during September when the riparian canopy was maximum. 74 subgeneric taxa of macrophytes were collected in the Wood River basin, 36% algae, 13% bryophytes, 4% vascular cryptograms and 45% angiosperms. The highest diversity occurred in the 4th-order segments throughout the year. Species numbers were positively correlated with depth, width and light penetration (p < 0.05). Vascular plants dominated all orders, but their proportion doubled from 1st- to 4th-order streams. Macrophyte cover was twice as high in the 4th-order segments in June and September as in the other orders. Macrophyte abundance was positively correlated to light penetration and negatively correlated to the ratio of nonvascular: vascular plants (p < 0.05). Two distinct clusters were found for the predominant species. The first cluster contained mostly large angiosperms, which were rooted in sediments, while the second cluster was composed of small epilithic algae and bryophytes. The moss, Fontinalis antipyretica, was the most frequent species, occurring in 51% of the samples and in all 4 orders throughout the year.     

Sediment chemistry of lakes formed by surface-mining for coal in the midwestern U.S.A.

Sediment from lakes on abandoned coal mines in the Midwestern U.S.A. was examined to determine the factors controlling chemical composition and the role the sediment plays in lake neutralization. Sediment concentrations of many cations, (especially heavy metals) are strongly correlated with sediment sulfide concentration, but poorly correlated with the pH of the overlying water. Leaching the sediment of one lake with 1 N ammonium acetate, 0.1 N HCl, and 6 N HCl revealed that cations were mostly bound in weak acid-leachable and strong acid-leachable forms. The weak acid-leachable form is likely to be metal sulfides and calcium carbonate. The sulfide-poor sediments of extremely acid lakes contained few weak acid-leachable cations. Raw mine-spoil contained large amounts of easily leached cations. There is little relationship between changes in sediment chemistry over time determined from cores of lake sediment and past lake pH. Rates of sulfide deposition were examined in sediment cores because sulfate reduction and deposition has been suggested as a major source of alkalinity in lakes influenced by acid precipitation. Although the rate of sulfate deposition in surface mine lakes is high, it alone seems to be insufficient to cause neutralization.     

The influence of land use on the sedimentation of the river delta in the Kyrönjoki drainage basin

Sediment surface samples (0–2 cm) from 66 sites, and longer cores (up to 540 cm) from 9 sites in the estuary of the river Kyrönjoki, Western Finland, were analysed for organic content, P, Fe, Mn, Pb, Cd, Cu and Zn. One core was dated on the basis of annual laminations.Chemical analyses of the cores showed that organic matter and heavy metal content have increased in recent decades. The heavy metal content was clearly lower than in areas polluted by industry. The sedimentation rate in the delta increased between the 1930s and 1950. It decreased in the 1960s, and has been below 1930s levels since 1970. The sedimentation rates of organic matter were fairly stable all through the period measured, even though the organic content increased.The increase in organic matter and the heavy metal content of the sediment in recent decades is evidently due to the increased intensity of agriculture, forestry and peat harvesting in the drainage basin. Drainage of peatlands in particular has increased erosion and the organic sediment load of the river. Reservoir building after 1970 has decreased the sedimentation rates in the delta.     

Continuous measurement of oxygen concentration in citrus soil by means of a waterproof zirconia oxygen sensor

A limiting-current type of zirconia oxygen sensor has been developed and its efficiency was tested for the determination of oxygen in soil air. This oxygen sensor is waterproof and has a very short response time. By the use of the sensor, changes in soil oxygen concentration, due to undecomposed organic material and waterlogging, were observed. The sensor was found to be highly stable in the soil and suitable for continuous oxygen monitoring in the field.     

腹腔镜胆总管切开取石术后MRCP与T管造影的对照研究

摘要 目的：评估磁共振胰胆管造影（Magnetic Resonance Cholangiopancreatography, MRCP）是否可以成为腹腔镜胆总管切开取石术后T管造影的替代方法。方法：回顾性分析我院普外科自2017年1月至2020年12月收治的胆总管结石患者的临床资料,共收集接受腹腔镜胆总管切开取石术+T管引流术患者263例,将其中拔除T管前行MRCP者54例定为MRCP组,连续选取拔除T管前行T管造影者54例为T管造影组。对两组患者的检查结果、不良反应发生率、住院治疗比例、检查至拔T管时间、抗生素使用率、相关医疗费用等指标进行记录并分析。结果：T管造影组与MRCP组诊断胆总管残余结石的阳性率、假阳性率和准确率无统计学差异（P＞0.05）。T管造影组不良反应发生率、住院治疗比例、检查至拔T管时间、抗生素使用率和相关医疗费用均显著高于MRCP组,两组差异有统计学意义（P＜0.05）。结论：MRCP可替代T管造影作为腹腔镜胆总管切开取石术后拔除T管前的诊断方法。     

云南东川黄铜矿酸性浸矿废水中微生物群落分析

利用限制性片段长度多态性和16s rRNA PCR扩增及其序列分析来研究中国云南东川黄铜矿酸性浸矿废水(AMD)中微生物群落结构。基于建立16s rRNA克隆文库的分子方法常常被用来研究AMD中微生物生态。一小部分的rRNA被PCR扩增,克隆,然后用限制性片段长度多态性来筛选出其不同种类。在三个样地中,共挑选了357个克隆子,经限制性酶切分析后聚为100个可操作分类单元(OTU)。一个OTU代表各个样地中出现的同一种酶切图谱。有58个OTU被测序分析,结果在基因数据库中比对分析,其系统发育分析表明它们聚类为六大类:γ-proteobacteria,Acidobacteria,Clostridia,Actinobacteria,Nitrospira,α-pro- teobacteria。其中,γ-proteobacteria为最大的群落,在三个样地DCK-Ⅰ,DCN-Ⅰand DC-Ⅱ中分别占36%,57%,62%的比例。但与浸矿相关的微生物如At.ferrooxidans;L ferrooxidans等却发现的很少,仅在两个样地中各发现四个相关的OTUs。在这个AMD环境中浸矿相关的微生物都不是优势种群。     

Soil moisture dynamics and restoration of self‐sustaining native vegetation ecosystem on an open‐cut coal mine

Post‐mining landscape reconstruction on open‐cut coal mines aims to support restoration of self‐sustaining native vegetation ecosystems that in perpetuity require no extra inputs relative to unmined analogs. Little is known about the soil moisture retention capacity of the limited layer of topsoil replaced (often <30 cm deep), impacts of deep ripping of the profile, and the combined impacts of these on plant available water during the mine restoration process. We examined changes in soil moisture parameters (soil water potential, Ψ, and soil water content, Θ) daily using automated soil sensors installed at 30 and 45–65 cm depths on mine restoration sites aged between 3 and 22 years and on adjacent remnant vegetation sites following heavy rainfall events at Meandu mine, southeast Queensland, Australia. Consistent patterns in soil moisture attributes were observed among rehabilitated sites with generally marked differences from remnant sites. Remnant site soil profiles had generally higher Θ after drying than rehabilitated sites and maintained high Ψ for extended periods after rain events. There was a relatively rapid decline of Ψ on reconstructed soil profiles compared with remnant sites although the times of decline onset varied. This response indicated that vegetation restoration sites released soil moisture more rapidly than remnant sites but the rate of drying decreased with increasing rehabilitation age and increased with increasing tree stem density. The rapid drying of mine rehabilitated sites may threaten the survival of some remnant forest species, limit tree growth, and delay restoration of self‐sustaining native ecosystem.     

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In Southeast Asia, peatland is widely distributed and has accumulated a massive amount of soil carbon, coexisting with peat swamp forest (PSF). The peatland, however, has been rapidly degraded by deforestation, fires, and drainage for the last two decades. Such disturbances change hydrological conditions, typically groundwater level (GWL), and accelerate oxidative peat decomposition. Evapotranspiration (ET) is a major determinant of GWL, whereas information on the ET of PSF is limited. Therefore, we measured ET using the eddy covariance technique for 4–6 years between 2002 and 2009, including El Niño and La Niña events, at three sites in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia. The sites were different in disturbance degree: a PSF with little drainage (UF), a heavily drained PSF (DF), and a drained burnt ex‐PSF (DB); GWL was significantly lowered at DF, especially in the dry season. The ET showed a clear seasonal variation with a peak in the mid‐dry season and a large decrease in the late dry season, mainly following seasonal variation in net radiation (R_n). The R_n drastically decreased with dense smoke from peat fires in the late dry season. Annual ET forced to close energy balance for 4 years was 1636 ± 53, 1553 ± 117, and 1374 ± 75 mm yr^?1 (mean ± 1 standard deviation), respectively, at UF, DF, and DB. The undrained PSF (UF) had high and rather stable annual ET, independently of El Niño and La Niña events, in comparison with other tropical rainforests. The minimum monthly‐mean GWL explained 80% of interannual variation in ET for the forest sites (UF and DF); the positive relationship between ET and GWL indicates that drainage by a canal decreased ET at DF through lowering GWL. In addition, ET was decreased by 16% at DB in comparison with UF chiefly because of vegetation loss through fires.     

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