Nitric oxide and peroxynitrite. The ugly, the uglier and the not so good: a personal view of recent controversies

Nitric oxide, a gaseous free radical, is poorly reactive with most biomolecules but highly reactive with other free radicals. Its ability to scavenge peroxyl and other damaging radicals may make it an important antioxidant in vivo, particular in the cardiovascular system, although this ability has been somewhat eclipsed in the literature by a focus on the toxicity of peroxynitrite, generated by reaction of O^·-₂ with NO^· (or of NO^- with O₂). On balance, experimental and theoretical data support the view that ONOO^- can lead to hydroxyl radical (OH^·) generation at pH 7.4, but it seems unlikely that OH^· contributes much to the cytotoxicity of ONOO^-. The cytotoxicity of ONOO^- may have been over-emphasized: its formation and rapid reaction with antioxidants may provide a mechanism of using NO^· to dispose of excess O^·-₂, or even of using O^·-₂ to dispose of excess NO^·, in order to maintain the correct balance between these radicals in vivo. Injection or instillation of “bolus” ONOO^- into animals has produced tissue injury, however, although more experiments generating ONOO^- at steady rates in vivo are required. The presence of 3-nitrotyrosine in tissues is still frequently taken as evidence of ONOO^- generation in vivo, but abundant evidence now exists to support the view that it is a biomarker of several “reactive nitrogen species”. Another under-addressed problem is the reliability of assays used to detect and measure 3-nitrotyrosine in tissues and body fluids: immunostaining results vary between laboratories and simple HPLC methods are susceptible to artefacts. Exposure of biological material to low pH (e.g. during acidic hydrolysis to liberate nitrotyrosine from proteins) or to H₂O₂ might cause artefactual generation of nitrotyrosine from NO^-₂ in the samples. This may be the origin of some of the very large values for tissue nitrotyrosine levels quoted in the literature. Nitrous acid causes not only tyrosine nitration but also DNA base deamination at low pH: these events are relevant to the human stomach since saliva and many foods are rich in nitrite. Several plant phenolics inhibit nitration and deamination in vitro, an effect that could conceivably contribute to their protective effects against gastric cancer development.     

Altered circadian relationship between serum nitric oxide, carbon dioxide, and uric acid in multiple sclerosis

The free radical nitric oxide (NO*) is involved in a variety of diverse biological processes from acting as a vasodilator in the cardiovascular system to being the rate-limiting component in the production of peroxynitrite (ONOO-), a contributor to neurodegenerative disorders such as multiple sclerosis (MS). Uric acid (UA), the end product of purine metabolism in humans and a selective inhibitor of toxic reactions attributed to radicals formed by the interaction of ONOO- and CO2, is generally low in MS patients. We investigated the relationship between serum ONOO-, CO2, and UA in MS patients and normal controls by comparing the circadian characteristics of the NO* metabolites nitrite/ nitrate (NO), CO2, and UA. In this preliminary study, we found the functional relationship ascribed to the circadian timing of the peak and trough levels of NO, CO2, and UA in healthy subjects to be clearly altered in MS patients. These findings suggest that alterations in the temporal relationship between the 24h pattern in serum ONOO- formation and UA may either contribute to or reflect the disease processes in MS.     

Altered Circadian Relationship Between Serum Nitric Oxide,Carbon Dioxide,and Uric Acid in Multiple Sclerosis

The free radical nitric oxide (NO^·) is involved in a variety of diverse biological processes from acting as a vasodilator in the cardiovascular system to being the rate-limiting component in the production of peroxynitrite (ONOO^?), a contributor to neurodegenerative disorders such as multiple sclerosis (MS). Uric acid (UA), the end product of purine metabolism in humans and a selective inhibitor of toxic reactions attributed to radicals formed by the interaction of ONOO^? and CO₂, is generally low in MS patients. We investigated the relationship between serum ONOO^?, CO₂, and UA in MS patients and normal controls by comparing the circadian characteristics of the NO^· metabolites nitrite/nitrate (NO), CO₂, and UA. In this preliminary study, we found the functional relationship ascribed to the circadian timing of the peak and trough levels of NO, CO₂, and UA in healthy subjects to be clearly altered in MS patients. These findings suggest that alterations in the temporal relationship between the 24 h pattern in serum ONOO^? formation and UA may either contribute to or reflect the disease processes in MS.     

Mechanism of reaction of nitrogen dioxide radical with hydroxycinnamic acid derivatives: A pulse radiolysis study

Nitrogen dioxide radical (NO^·₂) is known as a toxic agent produced in the metabolism of nitrates and nitrites. By the use of the pulse radiolysis technique, the mechanism of the reaction of NO^·₂ radical with hydroxycinnamic acid derivatives (HCA) was studied and the rate constants have been measured. The rate constants were found to be 7.4 × 10⁸, 7.2 × 10⁸, 8.6 × 10⁸ dm³ mol^-1s^-1 for ferulic acid, sinapic acid and caffeic acid, respectively. The reactions produce the corresponding phenoxyl radical.     

Oxygen-Dependent Inhibition of Neutrophil Respiratory Burst by Nitric Oxide

Effect of nitric oxide (NO) on the respiratory burst of neutrophils was examined under different oxygen tensions. Phorbol myristate acetate (PMA) stimulated oxygen consumption and superoxide (O₂^-) generation in neutrophils by a mechanism which was inhibited reversibly by NO. The inhibitory effect of NO increased significantly with a decrease in oxygen tension in the medium. The inhibitory effect of NO was suppressed in medium containing oxyhemoglobin (HbO₂), a NO scavenging agent. In contrast, 3-morpholinosydnonimine (SIN-1), a compound that rapidly generates peroxynitrite (ONOO^-) from the released NO and O₂^-, slightly stimulated the PMA-induced respiratory burst. These results suggested that NO, but not ONOO, might reversibly inhibit superoxide generation by neutrophils especially at physiologically low oxygen tensions thereby decreasing oxygen toxicity particularly in and around hypoxic tissues.     

CO2浓度升高、增温和冬小麦种植对土壤酶活性的影响

研究农田土壤酶活性对CO₂浓度升高和增温的响应,可为气候变化背景下农田生态系统养分管理提供科学依据。本研究在人工模拟气候室进行盆栽控制试验,设置了4种气候情景,分别为对照(CK,CO₂浓度400 μmol·mol^-1+正常环境温度)、CO₂浓度升高(ECO₂,CO₂浓度800 μmol·mol^-1+正常环境温度)、增温(ET,CO₂浓度400 μmol·mol^-1+增温4 ℃)及CO₂浓度和温度均升高(ECO₂+T,CO₂浓度800 μmol·mol^-1+增温4 ℃),研究有、无冬小麦生长下β--葡萄糖苷酶(βG)、β-N-乙酰葡糖苷酶(NAG)、碱性磷酸单脂酶(ALP)和多酚氧化酶(PPO)4种土壤酶活性在冬小麦拔节期(JS)、开花期(AS)、灌浆期(FS)和成熟期(MS)对CO₂浓度升高和增温的响应。结果表明:无冬小麦生长下,ECO₂与CK间4种土壤酶活性差异不显著,而ET和ECO₂+T处理对4种土壤酶活性有显著抑制作用。有冬小麦生长条件下,与CK相比,ECO₂和ECO₂+T处理对4种土壤酶活性均无显著影响;ET处理对土壤ALP和PPO活性有显著影响;ECO₂+T与ET间4种土壤酶活性有显著差异,与ET相比,ECO₂+T处理的土壤βG活性在JS期显著增加,NAG活性在JS期显著降低,ALP活性在AS和FS期显著增加,PPO活性在JS期显著降低,而在AS期显著增加。CO₂浓度升高与增温的交互作用在有、无冬小麦生长下均对土壤NAG和ALP活性有显著影响;无冬小麦生长下,增温和试验时段的交互作用对4种土壤酶活性有显著影响,而在有冬小麦生长下,增温和生育期的交互作用仅对ALP和PPO活性有显著影响;CO₂浓度升高、增温与试验时段的交互作用在无冬小麦生长下对土壤βG、ALP和PPO活性有显著影响,而在有冬小麦生长下CO₂浓度升高、增温与生育期对土壤NAG、ALP和PPO活性有显著影响。冬小麦生长对土壤βG、NAG和ALP活性在前两个生育期(JS+AS期)表现为显著抑制作用,在后两个生育期(FS+MS期)表现为显著促进作用,对土壤PPO活性在全生育期均表现为显著抑制作用。总体上,CO₂浓度升高对冬小麦土壤酶活性的影响不显著,而CO₂浓度与温度均升高对冬小麦土壤酶活性的影响在不同生育期因土壤酶种类不同而不同;此外,有、无冬小麦条件下4种土壤酶活性对CO₂浓度升高与增温的交互作用响应程度不一。     

Electron spin resonance detection of extracellular superoxide anion released by cultured endothelial cells

Objective and Methods Endothelium produces oxygen-derived free radicals which play a major role in vessel wall physiology and pathology. Whereas NO^· production from endothelium has been extensively characterized, little is known about endothelium-derived O^-·₂. In the present study, we determined the O^-·₂ production of bovine aortic endothelial cells (BAEC) using the spin trap 5,5-dimethyl-1 pyrroline-N-oxide (DMPO) and electron spin resonance (ESR) spectroscopy.

Results An ESR adduct DMPO-OH detected in the supernatant of BAEC after stimulation with the calcium ionophore A23187 originated from the trapping of extracellular O^-·₂, because coincubation with superoxide dismutase (30 U/ml) completely suppressed the ESR signal, whereas catalase (2000 U/ml) had no effect. A23187 stimulated extracellular O^-·₂ production in a time- and dose-dependent manner. The coenzymes NADH and NADPH both increased the ESR signal, whereas a flavin antagonist, diphenylene iodonium, abolished the ESR signal. Phorbol myristate acetate potentiated, whereas bisindolylmaleimide I inhibited the A23187-stimulated O^-·₂ production, suggesting the involvement of protein kinase C. These signals were not altered L-NAME, a NO-synthase inhibitor, suggesting that the endogenous production of NO^· did not alter O^-·₂ production. Finally, the amount of O^-·₂ generated by A23187-stimulated post-confluent BAEC was one order of magnitude higher than that evoked by rat aortic smooth muscle cells stimulated under the same conditions.     

Peroxvnitrite Causes Aspartate Release from Dissociated Rat Cerebeliar Granule Neurones

Peroxynitrite (ONOO^-) is a powerful oxidant which is formed from the reaction between nitric oxide (NO) and superoxide anion. It has therefore been proposed to mediate the toxic actions caused by NO. Since ONOO^- may be formed in the central nervous system (CNS) in pathological conditions such as brain ischaemia, we decided to investigate whether this molecule induces the release of the endogenous excitatory amino acids glutamate and aspartate from neurones. We selected as biological model acutely dissociated rat cerebellar granule neurones in suspension to allow a direct interaction between ONOO^- and target cells. Peroxynitrite caused a concentration-dependent release of aspartate but not of glutamate from dissociated cerebellar granule neurones. Peroxyni-triteinduced aspartate release was inhibited by dithiothreitol, tetrodotoxin, and in Na⁺-deprived solutions and not affected by EGTA or pre-incubation with the cytosolic Ca²⁺ chelator BAPTA/ AM. Peroxynitrite also induced an increase in intracellular Ca²⁺ concentration which was not affected in the presence of EGTA. These data show that ONOO^- causes release of aspartate from cerebellar granule neurones and that this effect might arise from an alteration of Na⁺ membrane permeability leading subsequently to reversal of a Na⁺-dependent plasma membrane transporter of this excitatory amino acid. In addition, ONOO^- alters Ca²⁺ homeostasis likely due to Na⁺ overload. Taken together, these findings may help and elucidate some of the intimate mechanisms of NO-induced neuronal damage in pathological circumstances.     

亚热带天然阔叶林转换为杉木人工林对土壤呼吸的影响

采用静态箱-气相色谱法对浙江省临安市玲珑山风景区天然阔叶林和由天然阔叶林改造的杉木人工林的土壤呼吸进行1年的定位监测.结果表明：天然阔叶林和杉木人工林土壤CO₂排放速率均呈现一致的季节性变化规律即夏秋季高、冬春季低;天然阔叶林和杉木人工林土壤CO₂排放速率分别为20.0～111.3和4.1～118.6 mg C·m^-2·h^-1;天然阔叶林土壤CO₂年累积排放通量（16.46 t CO₂·hm^-2·a^-1）显著高于杉木人工林（11.99 t CO₂·hm^-2·a^-1）.天然阔叶林和杉木人工林土壤CO₂排放速率与土壤含水量均没有显著相关性,而与5 cm处土壤温度呈显著指数相关,Q₁₀值分别为1.44和2.97;天然阔叶林土壤CO₂排放速率与土壤水溶性碳（WSOC）含量无显著相关性,杉木人工林土壤CO₂排放速率与WSOC含量呈显著相关.天然阔叶林转换为杉木人工林显著降低了土壤CO₂排放,提高了土壤呼吸对环境因子的敏感性.
     

Water-use efficiency of four native trees under CO2 enrichment and N addition in subtropical model forest ecosystems

Aims We aimed to evaluate the changes in water-use efficiency (WUE) in native tree species in forests of subtropical China, and determine how coexisting species would be responding to increases in atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO₂) concentrations and nitrogen (N) deposition.Methods We used model forest ecosystems in open-top chambers to study the effects of elevated CO₂ (ca. 700 μmol mol^-1) alone and together with N addition (NH 4 NO 3 applied at 100kg N ha^-1 year^-1) on WUE of four native tree species (Schima superba, Ormosia pinnata, Castanopsis hystrix and Acmena acuminatissima) from 2006 to 2010.Important findings Our result indicated that all species increased their WUE when they were exposed to elevated CO₂. Although higher WUE was shown in faster-growing species (S. superba and O. pinnata) than that of slower-growing species (C. hystrix and Acmena acuminatissima), the increased extent of WUE induced by elevated CO₂ was higher in the slower-growing species than that of the faster-growing species (P < 0.01). The N treatment decreased WUE of S. superba, while the effects on other species were not significant. The interactions between elevated CO₂ and N addition increased intrinsic WUE of S. superba significantly (P < 0.001), however, it did not affect WUE of the other tree species significantly. We conclude that the responses of native tree species to elevated CO₂ and N addition are different in subtropical China. The species-specific effects of elevated CO₂ and N addition on WUE would have important implications on species composition in China's subtropics in response to global change.     

植物生长季退化草毡寒冻雏形土CO2释放特征

对中国科学院海北高寒草甸生态系统定位站地区退化草毡寒冻雏形土CO₂释放的全天候连续观测结果表明,退化草毡寒冻雏形土CO₂的释放有明显的日变化和季节动态,日最大释放速率出现于12:00～14:00,最小释放速率出现于6:00～8:00;植物生长季的最大振幅为462.49mg·m^-2·h^-1(8月18日),最小振幅为114.97mg·m^-2·h^-1(5月9日),CO₂释放速率白天大于夜晚.不同物候期CO₂释放速率亦不同,草盛期>枯黄期>返青期.最大日均值为480.76mg·m^-2·h^-1(8月18日),最小日均值为140.77mg·m^-2·h^-1(5月9日).释放速率与气温、地表温度及土壤5cm地温均呈显著或极显著相关关系,表明温度是决定CO₂释放速率季节变化的首要因素.     

Effluxes of nitrous oxide,methane and carbon dioxide and their responses to increasing nitrogen deposition in the Gurbantünggüt Desert of Xinjiang,China

Aims Desert soils play an important role in the exchange of major greenhouse gas (GHG) between atmosphere and soil. However, many uncertainties existed in understanding of desert soil role, especially in efflux evaluation under a changing environment. Methods We conducted plot-based field study in center of the Gurbantünggüt Desert, Xinjiang, and applied six rates of simulated nitrogen (N) deposition on the plots, i.e. 0 (N0), 0.5 (N0.5), 1.0 (N1), 3.0 (N3), 6.0 (N6) and 24.0 (N24) g·m^-2·a^-1. The exchange rates of N₂O, CH₄ and CO₂ during two growing seasons were measured for two years after N applications. Important findings The average efflux of two growing seasons from control plots (N0) were 4.8 μg·m^-2·h^-1, -30.5 μg·m^-2·h^-1 and 46.7 mg·m^-2·h^-1 for N₂O, CH₄ and CO_2, respectively. The effluxes varied significantly among seasons. N0, N0.5 and N1 showed similar exchange of N₂O in spring and summer, which was relatively higher than in autumn, while the rates of N₂O in N6 and N24 were controled by time points of N applications. The uptake of CH₄ was relatively higher in both spring and summer, and lower in autumn. Emission of CO₂ changed minor from spring to summer, and greatly decreased in autumn in the first measured year. In the second year, the emission patterns were changed by rates of N added. N additions generally stimulated the emission of N₂O, while the effects varied in different seasons and years. In addition, no obvious trends were found in the emission factor of N₂O. The uptake of CH₄ was not significantly affected by N additions. N additions did not change CO₂ emissions in the first year, while high N significantly reduced the CO₂ emissions in spring and summer of the second year, without affected in autumn. Structure equation model analysis on the factors suggested that N₂O, CH₄ and CO₂ were dominantly affected by the N application rates, soil temperature or moisture and plant density, respectively. Over the growing seasons, both the net efflux and the global warming potential caused by N additions were small.     

CO2浓度、氮和水分对春小麦光合、蒸散及水分利用效率的影响

研究了不同土壤氮和土壤水分条件下,大气CO₂浓度升高对春小麦光合作用、气孔导度、蒸散和水分利用效率的影响.结果表明,CO₂浓度升高,干旱处理的春小麦(Triticum aestivum L.)叶片光合作用速率幅度增加大于湿润处理,随着氮肥用量增加光合速率相应增加,而不施氮肥增加有限;干旱处理气孔导度幅度减少大于湿润处理,不施氮肥的大于氮肥充足的.CO₂浓度升高,干旱处理的蒸散量减少比湿润处理多,不施氮肥的蒸散量减少较为明显;但干旱处理单叶WUE增加大于湿润处理;随着氮肥用量增加,冠层WUE提高,而不施氮肥的冠层WUE最低.因而CO₂浓度升高、光合速率增加和蒸散量减少会减缓干旱的不利影响,增强作物对干旱胁迫的抵御能力.     

CO_2浓度升高对水体硝化、反硝化作用的影响研究进展

大气CO_2浓度升高潜移默化地影响着水体生态系统的碳循环过程.然而,该过程如何影响与其耦合的氮循环过程仍不明确.水体硝化、反硝化过程作为水体氮循环的重要环节,必然会对大气CO_2浓度升高产生一系列的响应.本文总结了国内外关于大气CO_2浓度升高对水体理化性质、硝化作用、反硝化作用及N形态转化影响方面的研究工作,发现大气CO_2浓度升高会降低水体的p H,增加水中CO_2和HCO_3^-含量,但对富营养化与寡营养化水体中硝化、反硝化作用的影响具有明显差异.大气CO_2浓度升高抑制寡营养化水体的硝化作用和反硝化作用,降低N2_O的释放通量,抑制富营养化水体的硝化作用,但当水体pH在7～9时,可能促进反硝化作用,增加N2_O的释放通量,最终可能导致水体中NH_4^+的积累及NO_3^-浓度的降低,影响水体中微生物的多样性.在此基础上提出目前相关研究存在的瓶颈问题及值得深入探讨的科学问题,为进一步深入理解温室效应背景下全球CO_2浓度升高对水体生态系统N循环的影响提供参考.     

CO2浓度升高对水体硝化、反硝化作用的影响研究进展

大气CO₂浓度升高潜移默化地影响着水体生态系统的碳循环过程.然而,该过程如何影响与其耦合的氮循环过程仍不明确.水体硝化、反硝化过程作为水体氮循环的重要环节,必然会对大气CO₂浓度升高产生一系列的响应.本文总结了国内外关于大气CO₂浓度升高对水体理化性质、硝化作用、反硝化作用及N形态转化影响方面的研究工作,发现大气CO₂浓度升高会降低水体的pH,增加水中CO₂和HCO₃^-含量,但对富营养化与寡营养化水体中硝化、反硝化作用的影响具有明显差异.大气CO₂浓度升高抑制寡营养化水体的硝化作用和反硝化作用,降低N₂O的释放通量,抑制富营养化水体的硝化作用,但当水体pH在7~9时,可能促进反硝化作用,增加N₂O的释放通量,最终可能导致水体中NH₄⁺的积累及NO₃^-浓度的降低,影响水体中微生物的多样性.在此基础上提出目前相关研究存在的瓶颈问题及值得深入探讨的科学问题,为进一步深入理解温室效应背景下全球CO₂浓度升高对水体生态系统N循环的影响提供参考.     

模拟增雨对巴里坤湖干涸湖底沉积物CO2通量的影响

明确湖泊沉积物碳过程对气候变化的响应,是全面了解湖泊生态系统碳收支的重要环节.为探究未来降雨增加对沉积物碳通量的影响,本研究以新疆哈密巴里坤盐湖干涸湖底原状沉积物为对象,基于1960年以来新疆哈密地区降雨量增加速率(4mm.10a-1)以及植物生长季多年降雨量分布特征,以2016年生长季(5-10月)降雨量(86 mm...     

Carbon exchange and water use efficiency of a growing, irrigated olive orchard

We measured eddy covariance fluxes of CO₂ and H₂O over a flat irrigated olive orchard during growth, in different periods from Leaf Area Index (LAI) of 0.3–1.9; measurements of soil respiration were also collected. The daily net ecosystem exchange flux (F_NEE) was practically zero at LAI around 0.4 or when the orchard intercepted 11% of the incoming daily radiation; at the end of the experiment, with LAI of 1.9 (and the fraction of intercepted daily radiation close to 0.5), F_NEE was around 10 g CO₂ m⁻² day⁻¹. The night-time ecosystem respiration (R_eco), calculated from eddy fluxes in well-mixed night conditions, show a clear but non-linear dependence with LAI; it ranged from 0.05 to 0.15 mg CO₂ m⁻² s⁻¹ (in average), being the lower limit ideally close to the heterotrophic soil respiration at the site. The gross primary production flux (F_GPP) was linearly related to LAI within the LAI range of this experiment (with 11 g CO₂ m⁻² day⁻¹ increments per unit of LAI) and to the fraction of intercepted radiation. The maximum rates of F_GPP (0.75 mg CO₂ m⁻² s⁻¹) were obtained in the summer mornings of 2002, at LAI close to 1.9. F_GPP was strongly modulated by vapour pressure deficit (VPD) through the canopy conductance, even in absence of water stress. Hence, especially in the summer, the maximum rates of carbon assimilation are reached always before noon. The daily course of F_GPP shows a two-phase pattern, first related to irradiance and then to canopy conductance. The water use efficiency (WUE) was, in average, 3.8, 6.3 and 7 g CO₂ L⁻¹ in 1999, 2001 and 2002, respectively, with maxima always in the early morning. Hourly WUE was strongly related to VPD (WUE = −10.25 + 22.52 × VPD^−0.34). Our results suggest that drip irrigated orchards in general, and olive in particular, deserve specific carbon exchange and carbon budget studies and cannot be easily included in other biomes.     

氮素添加对内蒙古草甸草原生态系统CO2交换的影响

氮沉降增加将影响草原生态系统固碳, 但如何影响草原生态系统CO₂交换目前为止还没有定论。同时, 不同类型和剂量氮素对生态系统CO₂交换影响的差异也不明确。选取内蒙古额尔古纳草甸草原, 开展了不同类型氮肥和不同剂量氮素添加条件下生态系统CO₂交换的野外测定。实验设置尿素和缓释尿素2种类型氮肥各5个剂量水平(0、5.0、10.0、20.0和50.0 g N·m^-2·a^-1)。结果显示, 生长季初期及中期降雨量低时, 氮素添加抑制生态系统CO₂交换; 而生长季末期降雨量较高时促进生态系统CO₂交换。随着氮素添加水平的提高, NEE和GEP均显著增加, 当氮素添加量达到10 g N·m^-2·a^-1时, NEE和GEP的响应趋于饱和。2种氮肥(尿素和缓释尿素)仅在施氮量为5 g N·m^-2·a^-1时, 缓释尿素对生态系统CO₂交换的促进作用显著大于尿素, 在其它添加剂量时差异不显著。研究结果表明: 氮素是该草甸草原生态系统的重要限制因子, 但氮沉降增加对生态系统CO₂交换的影响强烈地受降雨量与降雨季节分配的限制, 不同氮肥(尿素和缓释尿素)对生态系统CO₂交换作用存在差异。     

泉州湾红树林湿地土壤CO2通量周期性变化特征

福建泉州湾红树林湿地生态系统所处地属正规半日潮,为新近栽植的人工修复林带.采用Li-840便携式土壤二氧化碳分析仪测定主要红树群落土壤CO₂排放通量,研究土壤CO₂通量周期性变化特征.结果表明: 泉州湾红树林处于幼林期,其土壤CO₂通量较小;早、晚潮潮间期,秋茄和桐花树群落土壤CO₂浓度和通量随退潮时间变化趋势基本一致;泉州湾红树林湿地土壤CO₂浓度和通量分别为557.08～2211.50 μmol·mol^-1和-0.21～0.40 μmol·m^-2·s^-1,早、晚潮潮间期和晚、早潮潮间期CO₂通量平均值分别为0.26和-0.01 μmol·m^-2·s^-1;对于同一退潮时刻,早、晚潮潮间期CO₂通量大于晚、早潮潮间期.早、晚潮潮间期CO₂通量与对应的即时CO₂浓度呈“钟”型变化,CO₂通量随CO₂浓度的增加呈先增加后降低的趋势,近似高斯分布,据此可建立该系统土壤CO₂通量与CO₂即时浓度的数学模型.     

根际CO2浓度升高对网纹甜瓜光合特性及产量和品质的影响

采用雾培植株根际通CO₂处理方式,研究了开花结果期根际CO₂浓度升高对网纹甜瓜光合作用及产量和品质的影响.结果表明：在网纹甜瓜果实发育期间,与350 μL·L^-1（对照）处理相比,根际2500和5000 μL CO₂·L^-1处理的叶片光合色素含量、净光合速率（P_n）、气孔导度（g_s）、胞间CO₂浓度（C_i）及PSⅡ最大光化学效率（F_v/F_m）均不同程度降低,而气孔限制值（L_s）显著提高,且5000 μL CO₂·L^-1处理的变化幅度高于2500 μL CO₂·L^-1处理;单株产量、果实中维生素C和可溶性糖含量显著降低,有机酸含量显著提高.可见,网纹甜瓜果实发育期间根际CO₂浓度超过2500 μL·L^-1时,其光合作用及果实发育会受到显著抑制,从而导致产量和品质降低.