Land-use change and irrigation systems in the agricultural landscape of terraced paddy fields in Awaji Island, central Japan

We analyzed changes in land use from 1963 to 2000 in the northern part of Awaji Island in central Japan, using topographical maps and aerial photographs. We compared these changes between two different irrigation systems: tazu, in which a community group jointly owns the rights to a water source, and private management. The study area consisted of 57.3% paddy field, 22.2% woodland, 7.2% urban land use, 6.3% grassland, 5.8% water body, and 1.2% dry field in 1963. In 2000, the area consisted of 44.3% paddy field, 21.0% woodland, 12.6% urban land use, 11.6% grassland, 5.3% water body, and 5.0% dry field. The proportion of agricultural use had decreased markedly over the 37-year period. In the tazu area, 38.1 and 37.7% of former paddy field had changed into urban land use and grassland, respectively, and 19.3% of former paddy field had become dry field by 2000. In contrast, 30.6% of former rice paddy had become dry field in the private management area. About half of the former rice paddy had changed into grassland (26.3%) and urban land use (24.0%) in the private area, and 18.6% had become woodland in 2000. In the tazu area, there were fewer abandoned fields, because farmers still manage their fields according to strict regulations. In the private management area, the set-aside or abandoned fields had changed into woodlands as a result of vegetation succession, because farmers had abandoned fields located far from their homes or on steep slopes. These results suggest that the irrigation system may influence the pattern of change in land use.     

Estimation of soil-to-plant transfer factors of radiocesium in 99 wild plant species grown in arable lands 1 year after the Fukushima 1 Nuclear Power Plant accident

One year after the deposition of radionuclides from the Fukushima 1 Nuclear Power Plant (A formal name is Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station) in March 2011, radiocesium (¹³⁴Cs, ¹³⁷Cs) concentrations ([Cs]) were comprehensively investigated in the wild plants of 99 species most of which were annual or summer green perennial herbs and started to grow from April 2012 at the heavily contaminated fields of paddy (three study sites) and upland (one study site) in Fukushima Prefecture. The survey was conducted three times (April, July and October) in the year. In each site, soils (soil cores of 5-cm depth) and plants (aerial shoots) were collected for determination of [Cs] on a dry weight basis, and then the transfer factor (TF) of radiocesium from soil to plant ([Cs]_plant/[Cs]_soil) was estimated in each species. The [Cs] values of both soils and plants largely varied. However, some species exhibited relatively high TF values (more than 0.4) (e.g., Athyrium yokoscense, Dryopteris tokyoensis, and Cyperus brevifolius), while others exhibited almost negligible values (less than 0.01) (e.g., Salix miyabeana, Humulus scandens, and Elymus tsukushiensis). In addition, judging from the 11 species grown in both paddy and upland fields, TF values were generally higher in the paddy fields. The estimation of phytoextraction efficiency of soil radiocesium by weed communities in the paddy fields suggests that the weed community is not a practical candidate for phytoremediation technique.     

Radiocesium Distribution in Bamboo Shoots after the Fukushima Nuclear Accident

The distribution of radiocesium was examined in bamboo shoots, Phyllostachys pubescens, collected from 10 sites located some 41 to 1140 km from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, Japan, in the Spring of 2012, 1 year after the Fukushima nuclear accident. Maximum activity concentrations for radiocesium ¹³⁴Cs and ¹³⁷Cs in the edible bamboo shoot parts, 41 km away from the Fukushima Daiichi plant, were in excess of 15.3 and 21.8 kBq/kg (dry weight basis; 1.34 and 1.92 kBq/kg, fresh weight), respectively. In the radiocesium-contaminated samples, the radiocesium activities were higher in the inner tip parts, including the upper edible parts and the apical culm sheath, than in the hardened culm sheath and underground basal parts. The radiocesium/potassium ratios also tended to be higher in the inner tip parts. The radiocesium activities increased with bamboo shoot length in another bamboo species, Phyllostachys bambusoides, suggesting that radiocesium accumulated in the inner tip parts during growth of the shoots.     

Radionuclide analysis on bamboos following the Fukushima nuclear accident

In response to contamination from the recent Fukushima nuclear accident, we conducted radionuclide analysis on bamboos sampled from six sites within a 25 to 980 km radius of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. Maximum activity concentrations of radiocesium (134)Cs and (137)Cs in samples from Fukushima city, 65 km away from the Fukushima Daiichi plant, were in excess of 71 and 79 kBq/kg, dry weight (DW), respectively. In Kashiwa city, 195 km away from the Fukushima Daiichi, the sample concentrations were in excess of 3.4 and 4.3 kBq/kg DW, respectively. In Toyohashi city, 440 km away from the Fukushima Daiichi, the concentrations were below the measurable limits of up to 4.5 Bq/kg DW. In the radiocesium contaminated samples, the radiocesium activity was higher in mature and fallen leaves than in young leaves, branches and culms.     

The effect of fertilization on cesium concentration of rice grown in a paddy field in Fukushima Prefecture in 2011 and 2012

After the accident of the Fukushima 1 nuclear power plant in March 2011, radioactive cesium was released and paddy field in a wide area of Fukushima Prefecture was contaminated. To reduce radioactive Cs uptake by rice, it is important to understand factors that affect Cs uptake in rice. Here we describe our study in 2011 and 2012 to investigate Cs concentration in two rice cultivars, Koshihikari and Hitomebore, the top two cultivars in Fukushima prefecture, grown under different fertilizer conditions in the contaminated paddy field. Our study demonstrated that high nitrogen and low potassium conditions increase Cs concentrations both in straw and brown rice.     

赣江流域土地利用方式对河流水质的影响

赣江是鄱阳湖的最大支流,是鄱阳湖水污染物的主要来源,查明流域土地利用方式对赣江水质的影响和鄱阳湖的水环境保护具有重要意义。基于2012年对赣江7个主要支流NH+4-N、TP、CODMn和DO浓度的每月测定结果,通过不同空间尺度和土地类型等级划分,利用相关分析和冗余分析研究土地利用方式对赣江流域河流水质的影响。研究结果表明,子流域的土地利用方式对TP的影响大于缓冲区;对CODMn的影响在丰水期大于缓冲区,在枯水期小于缓冲区;对NH+4-N的影响在丰水期与缓冲区接近,在枯水期小于缓冲区;DO受土地利用方式的影响较小。水田中的丘陵水田是赣江水体TP和丰水期CODMn的主要来源;平原水田是枯水期CODMn的主要来源。居民建设用地中的城镇用地是赣江水体TP、NH+4-N和丰水期CODMn的主要来源,农村用地是CODMn的主要来源。水域中的水库坑塘是赣江水体TP和丰水期NH+4-N、CODMn的主要来源。     

Difference in cesium accumulation among rice cultivars grown in the paddy field in Fukushima Prefecture in 2011 and 2012

After the accident of the Fukushima 1 Nuclear Power Plant in March 2011, radioactive cesium was released and paddy fields in a wide area including Fukushima Prefecture were contaminated. To estimate the levels of radioactive Cs accumulation in rice produced in Fukushima, it is crucial to obtain the actual data of Cs accumulation levels in rice plants grown in the actual paddy field in Fukushima City. We herein conducted a two-year survey in 2011 and 2012 of radioactive and non-radioactive Cs accumulation in rice using a number of rice cultivars grown in the paddy field in Fukushima City. Our study demonstrated a substantial variation in Cs accumulation levels among the cultivars of rice.     

寒地稻田不同灌溉模式下稻株生长与水分消耗利用

为揭示不同灌溉模式下水稻植株生长与水分消耗利用,通过蒸渗仪与田间小区结合的方法,以常规淹灌模式作为对比,研究了三种灌溉模式的水稻植株生长与水分消耗利用。试验结果表明：水稻植株体通过水分的自我调解来适应稻田生态系统变化,灌溉模式对水稻植株各器官的湿基含水率产生显著影响（P<0.05）,控制灌溉模式能够有效地延缓水稻生育后期的根系衰老;作为水分的载体,水稻植株干物质积累量直接影响水稻的耗水量,控制灌溉模式下稻田生态系统的水稻耗水量较间歇灌溉和常规淹灌都有大幅度的降低,而水分利用效率大幅度提高;控制灌溉模式可以通过生长补偿效应来增加后期干物质的积累,从而提高籽粒产量。根据各灌溉模式水稻的腾发量结合实际降雨量,来调控稻田灌溉水量,能够有效地维持SPAC稻田生态系统平衡,保证农业和生态系统的可持续发展。研究结果可为寒地黑土区稻田生态系统水分消耗利用研究提供理论依据和技术支撑。     

Benthic macroinvertebrate biodiversity improved with irrigation ponds linked to a rice paddy field

Traditionally, many irrigation ponds supplied water to paddy fields, but most of these ponds have disappeared through improvements in irrigation systems. The aim of this study was to assess the ecological functions (especially biodiversity conservation) of irrigation ponds by using benthic macroinvertebrates that inhabit paddy fields. This study was conducted in Hwaseong‐si, Yesan‐gun, Hongseong‐gun, Uljin‐gun and Damyang‐gun, Korea. Benthic macroinvertebrates were collected using a quadrat sampler from August to September for three years (2010–2012) in paddy fields with and without an irrigation pond. In the comparisons between two paddy field types (paddy fields with and without an irrigation pond) for species richness and densities of benthic macroinvertebrates, the species richness and densities were higher in the paddy fields with a pond than in the paddy fields without a pond (P < 0.001). Biodiversity enhancement effect degree (BEED) of the irrigation pond showed positive values in all survey regions. There were no significant differences among the survey regions. BEED showed positive values in all taxonomic groups (excluding Crustacea) and were not significantly different among taxonomic groups. The BEED values for non‐insects, passive dispersers, were relatively higher than for insects, active dispersers. The results indicate that BEED is related to the dispersal abilities of each taxonomic group and an irrigation pond increases biodiversity in a paddy field in all regions. Therefore, the irrigation pond is one method that can be immediately applied in paddy fields in order to improve the biodiversity of agricultural ecosystems.     

富营养化河水灌溉对稻田土壤氮磷养分贡献的影响——以太湖地区黄泥土为例

以太湖地区主要稻田土壤类型黄泥土为对象,利用当地富营养化河水对回填土柱和植稻原状土渗漏池进行模拟稻田灌溉试验,系统研究了灌溉水对稻田土壤氮磷营养的贡献.在回填土柱灌溉试验中,在试验初期,不同形态的氮素均有较高的淋失量,以后逐渐降低,表明初期淋失的氮素主要来自土壤,而不是灌溉河水.在整个水稻生长季,均观测到有可溶性有机氮淋失,表明富营养化河水灌溉条件下可溶性有机氮是稻田土壤主要的氮素淋失形态.在本试验中,磷素的淋失动态与氮素的淋失动态截然相反,淹水后很长一段时间内均没有土壤磷素淋失,但在淹水灌溉后期有大量的土壤磷素淋失损失,这可能是淹水后期土壤对磷的吸持已达到饱和状态,不能继续固持土壤中多余的磷所致.与回填土柱模拟灌溉淋洗试验相比,在当前供肥条件下,原状土渗漏池试验氮磷淋失量远低于回填土柱试验,而灌溉水对土壤氮磷养分的贡献远高于回填土柱.通过富营养化河水灌溉带入当季稻田的N量达到每公顷56.3 kg,其中有55.8 kg N可被土壤吸持和作物吸收,表明太湖地区稻田土壤对氮磷养分来说是一个环境友好的生态系统.在利用当地富营养化河水进行稻田土壤灌溉时可适量减少肥料施用量、优化氮磷肥料管理.     

间歇灌溉对北方水稻生理生态需水的影响

通过田间试验研究了间歇灌溉(IT)条件下北方水稻生理生态需水变化特性．试验于2002年在中国科学院沈阳生态实验站水田试验区进行．分别采用非称重式蒸渗仪和小型蒸渗仪对间歇灌溉和淹灌(CSF)条件下的稻田蒸散量和棵间蒸发量进行了测定．结果表明。间歇灌溉条件下的水稻蒸腾量与淹灌相比没有达到显著差异,而稻田棵间蒸发量和渗漏量则分别减少了16％和24％。水分利用效率提高了10％,在显著减少用水量的情况下并未对水稻产量造成不良影响．针对本地区土质而言,与淹灌相比,尽管间歇灌溉可以有效地减少稻田用水量,但仍有近60％的稻田用水通过渗漏损失掉．为此,本文提出着眼于提高稻田水分利用效率、降低渗漏量和土壤水蒸发量的相应对策．     

不同利用方式下石灰性紫色土的锌形态剖面分布特征初探

分析对比了4个剖面(稻田、旱地、城墙岩群组林地、蓬莱镇组林地)Zn形态的分布特征,结果表明,稻田各形态Zn的剖面分布比旱地复杂,农地土层深厚,Zn各形态分配在层次间的变化较林地复杂．DTPA-Zn(有效态锌)在表层分配的相对较高,说明作物根系层及林木根系层缺Zn突出．对各种形态在不同剖面中的分配进行了显著性分析,结果表明,农地的碳酸盐结合态锌(3．65％)、紧结有机结合态锌(2．81％)、晶形氧化铁结合态锌(22．04％)显著大于林地(1．86％、0．84％、11．59％)．     

Distribution of the oriental weatherloach, Misgurnus anguillicaudatus, in paddy fields and its implications for conservation in Sado Island, Japan

The distribution of the oriental weatherloach, Misgurnus anguillicaudatus, together with related environmental factors were surveyed at 185 paddy field locations on Sado Island in Japan. This was associated with the reintroduction of the Japanese crested ibis, Nipponia nippon, which prefers to feed on the loach. Loach were found to be present at 90 locations (49%). Analysis with GIS, GLM and AIC revealed that positive factors for the loach distribution included the presence of an earth ditch, the connections at outlets and the proportion of paddy field area within an 800 m radius. Conversely, pumping-up water irrigation and flow irrigation affected loach distribution negatively. In an interview survey that was conducted concurrently, older farmers in the area recalled that the loach had once been distributed over almost the entire island (89/96, 93%) about half a century ago. The farmers also suggested that the impact of agricultural chemicals was one of the main reasons for loach reduction or local extinction. A map of the current potential loach distribution was made using the best fit model from GIS variables. The loach was expected to be distributed in the Kuninaka region with high probability (60–100%) and in patches in the Osado and Kosado regions with low–medium probability (10–50%). As a feasible scenario for the conservation of the loach, another predictive map of the loach distributions was made using a model fit based on the GIS variables and outlet connection, in which the all of the outlets were presumed to be connected to the ditches without gaps. In this case, the loach were expected to be distributed almost throughout the paddy fields with medium–high probability (40–100%). In another scenario that presumed the complete land consolidation of all the paddy fields, the probability of loach occurrence was low (0–30%) throughout the island with the exception of the island’s center in the Kuninaka region.     

南方丘陵区小流域生态系统杂草物种多样性的空间分布特征

以开发利用程度较高的浙江德清排溪冲小流域为研究范例,采用网格化样框取样的调查方法和GIS技术,研究了南主丘陵区小流域生态系统的杂草生物多样性的分布格局,结果表明小流域内杂草多样性呈现明显的空间分布特征,稻田杂草多样性最低,坡地次之,稻田与坡地的交错带杂草物种最丰富,坡地中开发利用程度高的茶园和竹园杂草多样性较高,新开发的果园和旱地作杂草物种较少。     

广西岩溶区稻田土壤优先路径的空间分布

田间土壤优先路径空间分布影响优先流的发生和运动。通过野外土壤染色示踪试验,利用形态学图像解析技术,并结合群落生态学分析方法,对广西岩溶区秸秆覆盖(CM)和非覆盖(CK)下的水稻田进行土壤优先路径空间分布研究。结果表明: 在相同的外部供水状况下,随土壤深度的增加,秸秆覆盖水稻田的土壤水平染色由整体分布向团块状聚集分布转变;非秸秆覆盖水稻田以枝状染色为主,其平均染色斑块形状系数为21.69,染色形态规则,是秸秆覆盖水稻田的1.04倍。秸秆覆盖与非覆盖水稻田的土壤优先路径均呈聚集分布,秸秆覆盖水稻田内优先路径的Morisita指数为1.28,且田间优先路径以影响半径＜1.0 mm为主(重要值0.31),非秸秆覆盖水稻田内影响半径＜1.0 mm的优先路径重要值为0.28。秸秆覆盖影响稻田土壤优先路径,有助于改善田间作物的水肥利用状况。     

Concentration of Radiocesium in the Wild Japanese Monkey (Macaca fuscata) over the First 15 Months after the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Disaster

Following the massive earthquake that struck eastern Japan on March 11, 2011, a nuclear reactor core meltdown occurred at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, operated by Tokyo Electric Power Company, and was followed by the release of large amounts of radioactive materials. The objective of this study was to measure the concentration of radiocesium ¹³⁴Cs and ¹³⁷Cs in the muscle of Japanese monkeys (Macaca fuscata) inhabiting the forest area of Fukushima City and to determine the change in concentration over time as well as the relationship with the level of soil contamination. Cesium concentrations in the muscle of monkeys captured at locations with 100,000–300,000 Bq/m² were 6,000–25,000 Bq/kg in April 2011 and decreased over 3 months to around 1,000 Bq/kg. However, the concentration increased again to 2,000–3,000 Bq/kg in some animals during and after December 2011 before returning to 1,000 Bq/kg in April 2012, after which it remained relatively constant. This pattern of change in muscle radiocesium concentration was similar to that of the change in radiocesium concentration in atmospheric fallout. Moreover, the monkeys feed on winter buds and the cambium layer of tree bark potentially containing higher concentrations of radiocesium than that in the diet during the rest of the year. The muscle radiocesium concentration in the monkeys related significantly with the level of soil contamination at the capture locations.     

珠三角典型稻田生态沟渠型人工湿地的非点源污染削减功能

为了评价珠江三角洲地区农业非点源污染控制技术的开发与削减功能,本研究以珠海市斗门区上洲村典型稻田系统为例,提出了一种适应当地实际情况的生态沟渠型人工湿地构建技术,并进行了示范工程建设和防治效果评价。结果表明:该生态沟渠利用农田既有的排灌系统,经过适当改建而成;在满足原有排灌功能的前提下,对稻田排水径流中固体悬浮物(SS)、总磷(TP)、总氮(TN)、化学需氧量(CODCr)、铵态氮(NH4+-N)、生化需氧量(BOD5)的去除效率分别达到71.7%、63.4%、49.9%、26.6%、14.5%和11.6%;对营养型和颗粒态污染物质净化作用效果较好,对有机型污染物净化作用有限;其中对SS和TP的作用最为明显。该技术和工程成本效益良好,既减轻了稻田排水对附近水体的污染负荷,又增加了农田的景观效果。在珠三角及类似的经济发达而人地关系紧张的地区具有一定的推广价值。     

Effects of reclamation of natural wetlands to a rice paddy on dissolved carbon dynamics in the Sanjiang Plain,Northeastern China

Natural wetlands play an important role in the global carbon cycle, and loss of dissolved carbon through water has been indicated as one of the most important carbon sources for riverine ecosystems. During the last century, a large natural wetland area was reported to be converted to other land use types such as rice paddy land around the world. In this study, we explored the dynamics of dissolved organic carbon (DOC) and dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC) in two natural freshwater wetlands and a rice paddy field, which was reclaimed from the natural wetlands in the Sanjiang Plain, Northeastern China, during the growing season (May–October) of 2009. The DOC and DIC concentrations in the two ecosystems were significantly different (P < 0.05). The mean DOC concentrations during the growing season in the surface water of the Deyeuxia angustifolia and Carex lasiocarpa wetlands were 49.88 ± 5.44 and 27.97 ± 1.69 mg/L, respectively, while it was only 8.63 ± 2.54 mg/L in the rice paddy field. Specific ultra-violet light absorption at 254 nm (SUVA₂₅₄) of DOC increased by an average of 19.54% in the surface water from the natural wetlands to rice paddy, suggesting that DOC mobilized in the natural wetlands was more aromatic than that in the rice paddy field. The mean DIC concentration in surface water of the rice paddy was 5.25 and 5.04 times higher than that in the natural D. angustifolia and C. lasiocarpa wetlands, respectively. The average ratio of DIC to dissolved total carbon (DTC) for the water sampled from the artificial drainage ditch in the rice paddy field was 61.82%, while it was 14.75% from the nearby channel of natural wetlands. The significant differences in dissolved carbon concentration in surface water and channels originating from different land use types suggested that reclamation of natural wetlands to rice paddy field would reduce DOC runoff and increase the DIC concentration to adjacent watersheds. Our study results for the changed pattern in dissolved carbon after the natural wetland was transformed to paddy field could have important implications for studying the impacts of the large-scale land use change to carbon cycle and management.     

苏南典型城镇耕地景观动态变化及其影响因素

基于高分辨率遥感影像获得3期土地利用数据,引入景观动态度和缩减强度指数分析了辛庄镇各村水田景观减少的速度和强度;利用转移矩阵和GIS地图叠加方法分析了辛庄镇水田景观变化的时空特征;应用冗余分析方法,直观地展现了主要的水田转变方式与各影响因子的定量关系。结果表明:1991-2009年间,研究区水田景观面积比例减少了30.5%,且呈加速下降趋势;各村水田景观缩减的规模、速度和强度差异明显;减少的水田主要被工业用地、鱼塘和居住用地占用,且这种现象集中发生在主要道路与河流周围。社会经济因子和区位因子对水田变化的空间差异具有很好的解释作用,且各因子对解释不同时段水田变化的空间分异的贡献率差异显著。     

Verification of radiocesium decontamination from farmlands by plants in Fukushima

The purpose of this study was to verify radiocesium decontamination from Fukushima farmland by plants and to screen plants useful for phytoremediation. Thirteen species from three families (Asteraceae, Fabaceae, and Poaceae) of crops were grown in shallow and deeply cultivated fields (0–8 and 0–15 cm plowing, respectively). To change plowing depth was expected to make different contacting zone between root system and radiocesium in soil. The radioactivity values of the plants due to the radiocesium ¹³⁴Cs and ¹³⁷Cs were 22–179 and 29–225 Bq kg dry weight^?1, respectively. The ¹³⁴Cs and ¹³⁷Cs transfer factors for plants grown in the shallow field ranged from 0.021 to 0.12 and fro 0.019 to 0.13, respectively, with the geometric means of 0.051 and 0.057, respectively. The ¹³⁴Cs and ¹³⁷Cs transfer factors for plants grown in the deep field ranged from 0.019 to 0.13 and from 0.022 to 0.13, respectively, with the geometric means of 0.045 and 0.063, respectively. Although a reducing ratio was calculated to evaluate the decrease in radiocesium from contaminated soil during cultivation (i.e., phytoremediation ability), no plant species resulted in a remarkable decrease in radiocesium in soil among the tested crops. These results should be followed up for several years and further analyses are required to evaluate whether the phytoremediation technique is applicable to radioactively contaminated farmlands.