不同施肥条件下黄土麦地杂草生物多样性

采用倒置“W”9点取样法,研究了黄土区9种不同施肥处理长期肥料定位试验小麦田间杂草的生物多样性.结果表明,不同施肥条件下小麦田间杂草组成有一定差异,试验区共有杂草16种,隶属10科16属,约占陕西省麦田杂草种数的34%.随着土壤养分状况的改善,杂草的物种多样性逐渐减少,氮磷钾及其与有机物料配合施用处理（NPK、SNPK、M1NPK、M2NPK）的杂草种群为3～5个,对照及氮、氮磷、氮钾处理(CK、N、NP、NK)杂草种群为6～8个;不同施肥处理杂草相对丰度为0～73%,Shannon多样性指数为0.2～1.08,Shannon均匀度指数为0.05～0.26,Margalef物种丰富度指数为0.26～1.26.不平衡施肥处理的3个多样性指数都高于平衡施肥处理,且大部分达到显著水平.     

物候模型研究进展

近年来随着全球气候变暖,物候提前,物候学的研究越来越受到人们的关注.通过建立物候模型使物候期的预知成为可能,从而为生产实践活动提供依据和指导.本文探讨了物候模型研究的意义,总结了影响植物和昆虫物候的温度、水分、光和养分等主要环境因子的作用.根据国内外物候模型的研究现状,重点介绍了作物、树木、植被和昆虫4类物候模型的研究内容和进展.作物物候模型注重生理生态过程;树木物候模型以统计方法为主,但近期也有尝试将激素水平作为物候的决定因素;植被物候模型以遥感技术的应用为发展趋势;昆虫物候模型则进一步对发育起点的确定和对温度因子的修正,GIS的引入将昆虫物候模型的应用范围扩大.最后指出了目前物候模型研究中存在的问题.     

一种有效去除赤潮生物的粘土复合体系

以粘土为主要成分,通过添加A、B两组分制备出能有效去除赤潮生物的粘土复合体系．设计了三因子三水平正交实验,考察了该体系对锥状斯克里普藻(Scrippsiella trochoidea)、强壮前沟藻(Amphi-dinium carterae)和赤潮异弯藻(Heterosigma akashiuo)的去除率,探讨了具有较高去除赤潮生物效果的复合体系对日本对虾(Penaeus japonicus)仔虾(体长1～1．5cm)的影响．结果表明,该体系对3种赤潮生物的去除能力为：锥状斯克里普藻>强壮前沟藻>赤潮异弯藻,各因子中粘土对赤潮生物去除效果的影响最大．日本对虾仔虾急性毒性实验结果表明,96h时对照组日本对虾仔虾死亡率高达80％,加入粘土和组分A、B的Ⅰ、Ⅱ及Ⅲ组死亡率均低于40％,适当浓度的组分A、B可以提高赤潮生物的去除率而对养殖生物无害,表明该复合体系具有较好的推广和应用前景．     

Ability of marine eukaryotic red tide microalgae to utilize insoluble iron

Iron is an essential trace metal and a limiting factor for microalgal growth, but bioavailable dissolved iron concentrations in seawater are low. Microalgal blooms have frequently occurred in coastal areas under such iron limitation accompanied by mass mortalities of fish and bivalves. Their massive growth despite physiological iron-deficiency has long been an enigma, because most of them cannot grow in chemically defined artificial media. We developed a feasible artificial medium for the culture of many species of red tide microalgae modified for investigation of iron utilization. Here, we report on the ability of marine eukaryotic red tide microalgae to utilize insoluble iron. Some microalgal species could utilize particulate FePO₄ and FeS for growth. Particulate FePO₄ was available for the growth of the raphidophyte Heterosigma akashiwo, the dinoflagellate Heterocapsa triquetra and the diatom Ditylum brightwellii. The dinoflagellates Heterocapsa circularisquama and Karenia mikimotoi, and the cryptophyte Rhodomonas ovalis utilized both particulate FePO₄ and particulate FeS for growth. In contrast, particulate FeO(OH) and Fe₂O₃ did not support the growth of any of the red tide microalgae examined. Except for Chattonella species (Raphidophyceae), the growth of red tide microalgae were confirmed in the medium with very easily soluble FeCl₃ added. The order of bioavailability of tested iron-source species were Fe–EDTA > FeCl₃ > FePO₄ > FeS > FeO(OH), Fe₂O₃ for most of microalgae examined, although for H. circularisquama the utilization of FeCl₃ was higher than that of Fe–EDTA. The results suggest that red tide microalgae show different patterns of specific strategies for the utilization of various iron sources. The occurrence of red tides in coastal areas may depend on the combination of microalgal species and insoluble iron species present.     

Mechanism of ammonium adsorption from wastewater by modified bentonite and optimization by response surface

Three modified bentonites, dry alkali modification, thermal modification, and acid modification, were prepared and characterized by XRD and FTIR. Batch experiments were performed to evaluate their efficiency as adsorbent for ammonium removal. Multi-variables interaction effects were evaluated by Response Surface Methodology. The results showed that the adsorption efficiency of ammonium by dry alkali modification bentonite was the best in three modified methods; the next was that of thermal modification. The crystalline structure of bentonite was significantly changed with dry alkali modification. Na₂SiO₃ and Na₂AlSi₃O₈(OH) were achieved by bentonite with powder NaOH modification. The increase in the mole ratio of exchangeable cations indicated that the adsorption efficiency of ammonium increased; while the layer spacing of bentonite expanded with the amount of the adsorbed water and hydrated water increased by thermal modification. In multi-variables interaction effects (holding time, calcination temperature, pH, dosage), the most significant factors were calcination temperature and dosage.     

湛江港湾潜在赤潮生物的时空分布及其影响因素

2009年2月(冬)、5月(春)、8月(夏)和11月(秋)分别对湛江港湾的浮游植物和环境因子进行了调查,并对该海域潜在赤潮生物的时空分布及其影响因素进行了分析。结果表明,湛江港湾海域潜在赤潮生物共有126种,其中硅藻门26属85种,占潜在赤潮生物种类数的67.5%,甲藻门14属36种,占潜在赤潮生物种类数的28.6%,蓝藻门1属2种,占潜在赤潮生物种类数的1.6%,金藻门2属2种,占潜在赤潮生物种类数的1.6%,针胞藻纲1属1种,占潜在赤潮生物种类数的0.8%。种类数以春季最多,达89种,秋季次之,为71种,夏季61种,冬季最少,仅有58种。细胞丰度在12.36×104～43.55×104cells·L-1,春季最高,夏季次之,冬季最低,从各主要优势种的细胞丰度和细胞大小判断,该海域潜在赤潮生物的丰度均未达到赤潮发生的阈值。4季均出现的种类共有31种,季节相似性指数在0.43～0.50。优势种共有19种,全为硅藻,没有观测到甲藻。优势度最大的种类主要有浮动弯角藻(Eucampia zoodiacus)、旋链角毛藻(Chaetoceros curvisetus)和中肋骨条藻(Skeletonema costatum),没有全年优势种。中肋骨条藻、旋链角毛藻和冰河拟星杆藻(Asteri-onellopsis glacialis)为3季优势种。分析表明,潜在赤潮生物细胞丰度与叶绿素a、水温、盐度和pH值存在着极显著的正相关,与DIN和SiO32-存在着极显著的负相关,与PO43-不存在显著相关关系。     

模拟稳定塘系统对污染指示菌的去除作用

本文研究了模拟稳定塘系统去除污染指示菌如总大肠菌群(TC),粪大肠菌群(FC),粪链球菌(FS)以及异养细菌(HPC)的作用。结果表明,16℃时污水在日进污水10t的模拟稳定塘系统停留9天后,TC与FC的密度下降4个数量级。在日进污水90t,污水理论水力停留时间10天的模拟稳定塘系统进行的全年跟踪监测结果表明,TC与FC密度随各塘依次递减。Ⅳ号塘出水的TC密度下降2.5个数量级,基本上达到了我国GB3838-88中规定的地面水Ⅲ级标准;FC密度下降3个数量级,达到WHO标准的轻污染水平,肯定了稳定塘系统去除污染指示菌的有效性。     

Contaminant Removal of Domestic Wastewater by Constructed Wetlands： Effects of Plant Species

A comparative study of the efficiency of contaminant removal between five emergent plant species and between vegetated and unvegetated wetlands was conducted in small-scale （2.0 m×1.0 m×0.7 m, lengthxwidthxdepth） constructed wetlands for domestic wastewater treatment in order to evaluate the decontaminated effects of different wetland plants. There was generally a significant difference in the removal of total nitrogen （TN） and total phosphorus （TP）, but no significant difference in the removal of organic matter between vegetated and unvegetated wetlands. Wetlands planted with Canna indica Linn., Pennisetum purpureum Schum., and Phragmites communis Trin. had generally higher removal rates for TN and TP than wetlands planted with other species. Plant growth and fine root （root diameter ≤ 3 mm） biomass were related to removal efficiency. Fine root biomass rather than the mass of the entire root system played an important role in wastewater treatment. Removal efficiency varied with season and plant growth. Wetlands vegetated by P. purpureum significantly outperformed wetlands with other plants in May and June, whereas wetlands vegetated by P. communis and C. indica demonstrated higher removal efficiency from August to December. These findings suggest that abundance of fine roots is an important factor to consider in selecting for highly effective wetland plants. It also suggested that a plant community consisting of multiple plant species with different seasonal growth patterns and root characteristics may be able to enhance wetland performance.     

Removal of methylene blue dye from aqueous solutions by natural clinoptilolite and clinoptilolite modified by iron oxide nanoparticles

Adsorption techniques are widely used to remove industrial wastewater contaminants, especially non-biodegradable colourants. In this study, Iranian zeolite clinoptilolite was synthesised using magnetic iron oxide as an inexpensive and efficient adsorbent. The results showed that using natural zeolite, the removal efficiency of 26.8.6% at pH?=?3 reached 48% at pH?=?9. However, the adsorption capacity of the modified clinoptilolite did not change by increasing pH; it ranged from 96.4% to 98.6%. Moreover, increase in the initial concentration of the dye did not have any effects on the removal efficacy of the modified clinoptilolite. Using natural zeolite, on the other hand, the adsorption capacity showed a significant decrease and reached less than 10% at the 200?mg/l dye concentration. At the optimal contact time of 45?min, the dye removal rate by the modified zeolite was more than 98% at the optimal dose of 0.5?g. Indeed, the adsorption isotherm complied with Freundlich equation. Overall, the results showed that in comparison to the natural zeolite, the adsorption capacity of the clinoptilolite modified by iron nanoparticles increased significantly due to the uniformity of the cavities and increase in the surface of the adsorbent.     

A new simple screening method for the detection of cytotoxic substances produced by harmful red tide phytoplankton

A highly sensitive, but simple and quantitative, cytotoxic assay method for the detection of toxic substances produced by red tide phytoplankton was developed by utilizing Vero cells which were the most resistant to seawater among the six cell lines tested. Heterocapsa circularisquama, which is known to be highly toxic to shellfish, showed cytotoxicity to Vero cells in a cell-density dependent manner when Vero cells were directly exposed to the cell suspension of H. circularisquama in seawater-based plankton culture medium, whereas Heterocapsa triquetra, which is morphologically similar to H. circularisquama but non-toxic to shellfish, showed no cytotoxic effect. Since the potent cytotoxicity was also detected in the cell-free culture supernatant of H. circularisquama, it was suggested that a certain cytotoxic substance is extracellularly secreted by H. circularisquama. Furthermore, by this direct exposure method, we found that Alexandrium fraterculus, Alexandrium tamiyavanichii, Alexandrium tamarense, and Alexandrium affine but not Alexandrium taylorii and Alexandrium catenella cause toxic effect on Vero cells with different extent depending on species. By gel-filtration and subsequent two cytotoxicity assays using Vero and mouse neuroblastoma cell line (Neuro-2a), we found that high molecular weight cytotoxic substance distinct from paralytic shellfish poisoning toxins is present in the aqueous extract of A. tamarense. These results suggest that our 96-well microplate cytotoxicity assay using Vero cells is useful not only as a primary screening assay for the detection of potential toxic activity of harmful phytoplankton but also as a quantitative routine toxicity assay for following the active substances during the extraction and purification processes.     

Growth and photosynthesis limitation of marine red tide alga Skeletonema costatum by low concentrations of Zn2+

The specific growth rate, cell final yields and extracellar carbonic anhydrase activity of the red tide alga Skeletonema costatum increased with increasing concentrations of Zn2+ from 0 to 12 pM, but decreased when Zn2+ was over 24 pM. However, cells grown under high concentrations of Zn2+ had higher activities of intracellular carbonic anhydrase than those grown under low concentrations of Zn2+. Chlorophyll a-specific light-saturated photosynthetic rate (P(Chla)), dark respiration rate (R(chla)) and apparent photosynthetic efficiency (alpha(chla)) significantly increased with increasing concentrations of Zn2+ from 0 to 3 pM, but decreased when increasing concentrations of Zn2+ from 3 to 66 pM. Photorespiration is the lowest when cells cultured in 3 pM Zn2+. The results suggest physiological activity of Skeletonema costatum is very sensitive to the prevailing concentration of Zn2+.     

Purification and characterization of a novel high molecular weight exotoxin produced by red tide phytoplankton,Alexandrium tamarense

Our recent studies have demonstrated that the aqueous extract prepared from Alexandrium tamarense, a harmful red tide phytoplankton, showed cytotoxicity on Vero cells. In this study, the toxic substance was purified from the culture supernatant of A. tamarense. Based on the gel‐filtration profile, the molecular mass of a purified toxin was estimated to be about 1,000 kDa. On sodium dodecylsulfate‐polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS‐PAGE) analysis, a main band with molecular mass of 1,000 kDa was detected with periodic acid‐Schiff (PAS) staining, but no protein bands were detected by Coomassie brilliant blue (CBB) protein staining. Sugar composition analysis of the toxin suggested that the toxin contains galactose, fucose, mannose, N‐acetylglucosamine, xylose, and other minor saccharides, whereas no significant levels of amino acids were detected by amino acid analysis. These results suggest that the toxin is a polysaccharide‐based compound. The toxin showed cytotoxic effects on various cell lines in a concentration‐dependent manner. Among the cell lines tested, U937 cells were the most susceptible to the toxin. In U937 cells treated with the toxin, a typical apoptotic nuclear morphological change and DNA fragmentation were observed. This is the first report demonstrating that a polysaccharide‐based toxin isolated from red tide phytoplankton can induce apoptotic cell death. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Biochem Mol Toxicol 22:405–415, 2008; Published online in Wiley InterScience ( www.interscience.wiley.com ). DOI 10.1002/jbt.20253