四川人工林生态系统碳储量特征

利用森林资源清查资料和标准地实测数据估算了四川人工林生态系统的碳密度、碳储量及分配特征.结果表明:四川人工林生态系统平均碳密度为161.16 Mg C·hm^-2,各层碳密度从大到小排序为土壤层(141.64 Mg C·hm^-2)＞乔木层(17.95 Mg C·hm^-2)＞枯落物层(1.06 Mg C·hm^-2)＞灌草层(0.52 Mg C·hm^-2).四川人工林生态系统总碳储量为573.57 Tg C,其中乔木层、灌草层、枯落物层和土壤层分别为63.88、1.836、3.764和504.09 Tg C,分别占总碳量的11.14%、0.32%、0.66%和87.88%.不同人工林生态系统的碳储量和碳密度差异较大,分别介于1.21～99.44 Tg C和75.50～251.74 Mg C·hm^-2之间,其空间分配也表现为土壤层最大、灌草层最小.但四川省人工林生态系统乔木层碳密度较低,幼、中龄林分比重大,如果对现有人工林加以更好的管理,碳吸存潜力较大.从生态系统水平监测人工林生态系统的碳储量有助于提高森林碳吸存估算的精度.     

毛竹(Phyllostachy pubescens)、杉木(Cunninghamialanceolata)人工林生态系统碳贮量及其分配特征

研究比较了湖南会同林区毛竹、杉木人工林生态系统碳含量和碳贮量分配特征,结果表明, 15年生杉木各器官碳含量在47.15%～50.43%之间,不同器官碳含量高低依次为树干、树叶、树皮、树枝、树根;毛竹不同器官碳含量波动在44.51%～4991%,各器官碳含量高低依次为竹鞭、竹枝、 竹叶、竹干、竹蔸、竹根,但是毛竹不同器官碳含量与年龄之间没有明显变化规律。林地土壤3个层次(60cm深)碳素含量为0.746%～2.390%,各层次碳素含量分布不均,表层（0～20cm）土壤碳素含量和碳贮量最高。毛竹、杉木人工林生态系统碳贮量分别为166.34tC•hm^-2和150.19tC•hm^-2,并且其碳贮量空间分布格局基本一致, 土壤层是主要部分,其次为乔木层,林下植被层和凋落物层所占比例最小。其中,毛竹林土壤层有机碳贮量占83.92%,乔木层占15.38%,林下植被和凋落物层分别占0.38%和0.32%;杉木人工林土壤层碳贮量占62.03%,乔木层占34.99%,林下植被和凋落物层分别占0.70%和2.28%。另外,碳贮量在两个树种各器官中的分配,基本与各自的生物量成正比例关系。从植被年固定碳量来看,毛竹林为9.94 tC•hm^-2•a^-1,相当于年固定CO2量为36.44 tCO2•hm^-2•a^-1,是杉木林的1.39倍。     

黑龙江省落叶松人工林碳储量动态研究

基于36株碳密度测定样木和5期黑龙江省森林资清查数据（1986~2005）,利用非线性度量误差模型来估计黑龙江省落叶松人工林的碳储量动态变化。结果表明：黑龙江省人工落叶松不同器官碳密度在456.7~479.0 mg·g^-1之间,不同器官碳密度差异显著,各器官碳密度由高到低为：树叶>树枝>树干>树根。不同林龄落叶松人工林树干、树根树枝和树叶的碳储量分配比例分别稳定在：66.75%~68.92%、21.59%~22.62%、5.99%~8.16%和2.47%~3.50%。其中,树根和树枝含碳量比重随林分年龄增加而增加,树干和树叶含碳量比重随林分年龄增大而减小。1986~2005年黑龙江省落叶松人工林碳储量总体呈增长趋势,2000年时达最大,为30.38 t·hm^-2,在此期间,平均每年以1.21 t·hm^-2的速度增加。2005年黑龙江省不同区域落叶松人工林碳储量在25.43~34.35 t·hm^-2之间,各区域碳储量由高到低依次为：小兴安岭南坡>完达山地区>张广才岭东坡>张广才岭西坡>小兴安岭北坡。     

河南省土壤有机碳储量及空间分布

利用河南省1∶20万土壤数据库估算了河南省土壤有机碳储量,并分析了其空间分布规律.结果表明：河南省陆地土壤有机碳含量约为10.27×10⁸ t,占全国储量的1.15%;土壤平均碳密度为7.46 kg·m^-2,低于全国平均水平9.60 kg·m^-2;有机碳储量在前4位的土壤类型为潮土、褐土、粗骨土和黄褐土,碳储量都大于1.0×10⁸ t,四者之和占全省总储量的69.65%;沼泽土的有机碳密度最大,为24.54 kg·m^-2,其次为山地草甸土和棕壤,分别为17.69和14.64 kg·m^-2,三者主要分布在西部山区,其碳储量之和仅占全省的6.34%;石质土和风沙土的碳密度含量最低,分别为1.32和1.38 kg·m^-2 ;全省的土壤有机碳密度主要在5～10 kg·m^-2范围内变动.     

吊丝单竹林生态系统碳储量及其垂直空间分配特征

利用标准样方法研究了吊丝单竹(Dendrocalamopsis vario-striata)林的碳储量及其空间分布特征。结果表明,吊丝单竹不同器官的碳密度为0.4684~0.5092 g g^-1,依次为竹秆>竹蔸>竹根>竹枝>竹叶;碳储量在吊丝单竹不同器官中的分配以竹秆最大(达50.46%),其次为竹蔸(20.71%),竹叶的最小(仅5.01%)。整个吊丝单竹林生态系统碳库主要由乔木层、灌草层、枯落物层和土壤层4部分组成,总碳贮量为104.9321 t hm^-2,其空间分布为土壤层>乔木层>枯落物层>灌草层,其中土壤层占总碳储量的比例最大(59.74%);整个吊丝单竹林乔木层年固碳量为6.4460 t hm^-2a^-1,相当于每年同化CO₂的量为23.6353 t hm^-2a^-1,这略低于我国森林植被的平均年固碳量,表明吊丝单竹林还有较大的发展空间。     

广州市红树林和滩涂湿地生态系统与大气二氧化碳交换

在生物量调查和土壤温室气体排放量测定基础上,对广州市红树林和滩涂湿地生态系统与大气CO₂交换进行研究,分析湿地植被净生产力吸收CO₂的能力和不同积水状态下(常年积水、间歇积水、无积水)湿地碳汇功能.结果表明:红树林湿地植被净生产力吸收CO₂ 33.74 t·hm^-2·a^-1,土壤排放CO₂(包括CH₄折算成CO₂的温室效应量)12.26 t·hm^-2·a^-1,湿地每年净吸收大气CO₂ 21.48 t·hm^-2,说明红树林湿地是一个强的碳汇;滩涂湿地植被净生产力吸收CO₂ 8.54 t·hm^-2·a^-1,土壤排放CO₂ 5.88 t·hm^-2·a^-1,排放CH₄ 0.19 t·hm^-2·a^-1,若按碳素折算,湿地每年吸收大气中碳素2.33 t·hm^-2,土壤排放碳素1.74 t·hm^-2包括（CH₄中的碳),系统净固定碳0.59 t·hm^-2,说明滩涂湿地是一个弱的碳汇,若将CH₄的温室效应折算成CO₂量,则土壤排放CO₂ 9.78 t·hm^-2·a^-1,排放比吸收多1.24 t·hm^-2·a^-1,对大气温室效应而言,滩涂湿地是一个弱碳源;常年积水下排放的温室气体主要是CH₄,无积水下排放的温室气体主要是CO₂;常年积水湿地碳汇功能最大,无积水湿地碳汇功能最小.     

黑龙江省帽儿山林区6种主要林分类型凋落物研究

对帽儿山林区水曲柳、落叶松等六种主要林分的年凋落量、凋落物组成及分解动态进行了观测。结果表明：(1) 六种林分的年凋落量分别为水曲柳(5.57 t·hm^-2)、蒙古栎(4. t·hm^-2)、山杨(4.27 t·hm^-2)、落叶松(4.08 t·hm^-2)、红松(5.62 t·hm^-2)、樟子松(5.56 t·hm^-2);(2) 六种林分其叶的年凋落量占年总凋落量的比例明显大于其它组分,是其凋落物中的主要组成部分;(3) 经过近1a时间的分解,测得六种林分凋落叶分解速率依次为：水曲柳>樟子松>落叶松>山杨>蒙古栎>红松;经模拟研究表明,水曲柳凋落叶95%分解需3.5 a;蒙古栎需8.0 a;山杨需6.7 a;落叶松需6.6 a;红松需8.8 a;樟子松需4.4 a。     

中国农田施用化学氮肥的固碳潜力及其有效性评价

按照2003年氮肥施用情况和农业专家对不同作物提出的推荐施肥量,设定了“氮肥施用现状”和“按推荐量施肥”两个情景,在搜集和整理全国典型的农业长期定位实验站数据的基础上,将全国划分为4个农业区,分析了两种情景下我国农田土壤的固碳潜力;同时根据我国生产氮肥的化石能源消耗以及施用氮肥的数据,采用国内以及IPCC提供的相关参数,计算了施用化肥导致的温室气体泄漏,并提出“有效固碳潜力”的概念作为评价固碳潜力有效性和固碳措施可行性的标准.我国农田土壤在两种情景下的固碳潜力分别为21.9和30.2 Tg C·a^-1;但两种情景下生产和施用化学氮肥的温室气体泄漏量分别达到了72.9和91.4 Tg C·a^-1,使两种情景下有效固碳潜力分别为-51.0和-61.1 Tg C·a^-1;而“按推荐量施肥”还将增加10.1 Tg C·a^-1的温室气体净排放.因此,施用氮肥在我国农田土壤不具备有效固碳潜力,作为固碳措施不可行.鉴于施用化肥是我国粮食安全的基本保障,建议在保证粮食生产的前提下,提高氮肥利用率,适当减少氮肥施用量,以利于温室气体的减排.     

兴安落叶松(Larix gmelini)幼中龄林的生物量与碳汇功能

兴安落叶松是我国的主要用材林,由于传统上对木材的长期依赖,使得其资源受到破坏,年龄结构发生改变,成过熟的原始林日渐减少,绝大部分是次生的幼中龄林。因此,研究其幼中龄林的生物量及碳汇功能很重要。森林生物量与森林生态系统的固碳能力密切相关,生物量与碳储量的多少直接影响到森林生态系统的功能,因而生物量与碳储量问题成为不同尺度生态学研究的热点。以我国大兴安岭兴安落叶松林为研究对象,通过样地调查,并结合我国森林资源清查资料对内蒙古大兴安岭地区兴安落叶松林的幼中龄林的生物量转换因子（BEF）、生物量及碳储量、碳密度、碳汇功能等进行了估算。通过实测数据及模型分析,得出以下基本结论：研究对象的BEF在0.4557与0.6988之间变动,平均值为0.5332。干、皮、枝、叶各组分生物量的分配比为：68.74：14.86：10.54：5.86。分别树干、树皮、枝、叶等组分,对其生物量与蓄积量的关系进行了拟合,建立了多组分生物量蓄积量的相关模型,分别是：干：y=0.4683x-11.291;皮：y=0.0472x+3.5674;枝：y=0.0415x+1.6787;叶：y=0.0197x+1.3405,均有很好的线性关系。地上生物量随蓄积量的增加而增加,其线性关系为：B=0.5767V-4.7042。利用近期清查数据,按材积源生物量法推算总生物量为9.49×10⁷t,按0.5097的含碳率计算,得出兴安落叶松林幼中龄林总的碳储量为4.84×10⁷t,碳密度为19.616 t/hm²。通过两期数据对比分析,5a间所研究林分的碳储量增加0.89×10⁷ t,碳密度增加0.404 t/hm²,说明其发挥着一定的碳汇作用。尽管近年来大兴安岭兴安落叶松林表现出了明显的碳汇功能,但整体上碳固定能力还不强,碳密度低于我国平均森林碳密度。应通过科学经营,挖掘潜力,使大兴安岭地区的森林生态系统在全球碳循环中发挥更大的作用。     

云南松林的根系生物量及其分布规律的研究

利用平均标准木机械布点法测定了云南省永仁林业局云南松不同龄组林分的根系生物量及其沿土壤剖面深度的分布规律.结果表明,林分根系总生物量随林龄而增加,幼龄林(15～17年)的根系生物量为8.50 t·hm^-2,中龄林(30～32年)为11.70 t·hm^-2,成熟林为(>62年) 18.91 t·hm^-2.在不同龄组林分中,粗根(>10mm)生物量差异最大（1.5～12.3 t·hm^-2）,而中根（5～10 mm）（1.4～1.6 t·hm^-2）及小根（<5 mm）（5.3～6.2 t·hm^-2）的生物量差异最小.根系生物量沿土壤深度迅速减少,约93%的根系生物量集中分布在0～30 cm土层中,深土层(30～115 cm)的根系生物量仅占7%左右.     

Reliability of Analyses of Hg,Fe, Ca,K, P,pH, Alkalinity,Conductivity, Hardness and Colour from Lakes

The aim of this report has been to present results concerning analytical quality controls of Hg analysis of fish and sediment, analyses of Fe, Ca, total-P, K, pH, alkalinity, conductivity, colour and hardness (Ca + Mg) of lake water samples. Despite the fact that these are standard parameters in many regular water control programs, there are major differences in the reliability with which these parameters can be determined. The focus here is on an overall inter-laboratory comparison between the parameters. Six laboratories have been involved in the analysis. Selected results: pH gives the lowest (average) relative standard deviation (error), about 2 %; conductivity gives an error of about 5–7 %; alkalinity yields an average error of as much as 13–25 %, which is the largest among the parameters studied here; colour also gives a high error, 9–15 %; hardness gives a relative standard deviation of about 6–7 %. Of the other parameters (i. e., Hg, Fe, Ca and P), Hg gives the best reliability and Fe and P the lowest. To have knowledge of the reliability of the analytical data is of paramount importance in most control programs and research projects.     

Distribution of N,P, K,Ca, Mg,S, Zn,Fe, Mn and Cu in groundnut

Summary Concentration of N, P, K, Ca, Mg and S in summer groundnut crop was higher than in kharif while Zn, Fe, Mn and Cu contents were higher in summer crop. Kernel's N, P and Zn; Leaflet's Ca and Mn; Stem's K and Fe; Root's S and Cu and Petiole's Mg contents were highest. Shell's N, P, K, Mg, S, Zn and Cu; Kernel's Ca, Fe and Mn contents were the least. N, P, K, S, Zn and Cu concentrations decreased linearly as the crop grew. Ca, Mg, Fe and Mn concentrations did not display any distinct pattern. Ca concentration was positively correlated with pod yield in both the seasons.     

Uniform hypothesis of cell behavior--movement, contact inhibition of movement, adhesion, chemotaxis, phagocytosis, pinocytosis, division, contact inhibition of division, fusion.

The cell has been represented as a charged liquid drop. Contrary to the DLVO-theory, the effect of the surface potential upon the value of the interfacial tension of the cell membrane has also been taken into consideration. The cell membrane has visco-elastic properties and its constituents may move against each other. Cell movement is caused by the appearance of a small number of the electrically charged constituents of the cell membrane on the leading edge of the cell. This produces a local decrease in the surface tension and the cell membrane expansion. At the moment of contact between two cells proton transfers occur between the strongly negatively charged microvilli of one cell and the body of the other, analogous to a condenser breakdown. This, through the effect on the surface tension, causes contact inhibition of movement. The distribution of the proton dissociable groups modifies the interaction between the cells (differentiation) and between the cell and the substratum (adhesion). Adsorption of the charged compounds at the surface of the cell membrane, decreasing the surface potential and increasing the surface tension, causes the phenomena of chemotaxis, phagocytosis and pinocytosis. Cell division, considered in the terms of the surface energy, requires an adequate supply of considerable quantities of energy inversely proportional to the surface potential value. In case of a reduction of the distance between the cells, their surface potential and the energetic barrier of the cell division processes increases, and causes contact inhibition of cell division. Due to their high charge, division of neoplastic cells is inhibited much later than division of normal cells, or is completely ininhibited due to geometric conditions. Fusion of the cell membrane in the intra-cellular and intercellular processes is a reverse process in relation to the cell division.     

The effect of malathion,diazinon, and various concentrations of zinc,copper, nickel,lead, iron,and mercury on fish

Acute and chronic toxicity tests for malathion, diazinon, copper (Cu), mercury (Hg), lead (Pb), zinc (Zn), nickel (Ni), and iron (Fe) were conducted. Mortalities ofBarilius vagra andCyprinus carpio (common carp) were variable but LC50-96 hr were similar for pesticides. AdultB. vagra seem to be more sensitive to malathion than juvenile carp. Both juvenile carp and adultB. vagra were extremely sensitive to diazinon. Long-term exposure to pesticides modified morphology and behavior. The LC50-96 values for Cu, Hg, and Pb were 0.3, 0.16, and 0.44, respectively, for smaller fish and 1.0, 0.77, and 1.33, respectively, for larger fish. Replicate LC50 values for Zn, Ni, and Fe were somewhat variable, and for these metals, the size of the fish seemed to affect response because LC50 values increased as fish size increased. Cooper, Pb, Zn, and Fe residues following exposure to sublethal concentrations of these metals for 15 d were significantly greater in whole juvenile common carp than in controls.     

Further studies of the sieve-element plastids of theCaryophyllales includingBarbeuia,Corrigiola, Lyallia,Microtea, Sarcobatus,andTelephium

The sieve-element plastids of 69 species of theCaryophyllales were investigated by transmission electron microscopy. All contained the specific subtype-P3 plastids characterized by a peripheral ring of protein filaments. The presence or absence of an additional central protein crystal and their shape being either polygonal or globular as well as the average sizes of the sieve-element plastids are useful features in the characterization of some families.—Barbeuia contains sieve-element plastids that confirm its placement within thePhytolaccaceae. Lyallia differs fromHectorella by including small starch grains in their sieve-element plastids, which otherwise by their globular crystals negate a closer connection to theCaryophyllaceae. The lack of a central protein crystal in its form-P3fs plastids placesMicrotea best within theChenopodiaceae. Sarcobatus, a so far uncontested member of theChenopodiaceae, contains form-P3cf plastids, i.e., including a central crystal not found elsewhere in this family.Telephium andCorrigiola, shifted back and forth betweenMolluginaceae andCaryophyllaceae, have form-P3cf(s) plastids with a polygonal crystal which favor their placement within theCaryophyllaceae.     

Simultaneous measurement of the trace elements Al, As, B, Be, Cd, Co, Cu, Fe, Li, Mn, Mo, Ni, Rb, Se, Sr, and Zn in human serum and their reference ranges by ICP-MS

The goal of this article was to establish reference ranges of the concentration of trace elements in human serum and to compare these results with those reported by other authors. We describe the sample preparation and measurement conditions that allow the rapid, precise, and accurate determination of Al, As, B, Be, Cd, Co, Cu, Fe, Li, Mn, Mo, Ni, Rb, Se, Sr, and Zn in human serum samples (n=110) by inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). Accuracy and precision were determined by analyzing three reconstituted reference serum samples by comparison with other methods and by the standard addition procedure. The advantages of the ICP-MS method include short time of analysis of the elements mentioned, low detection limit, high precision, and high accuracy. Disadventages include a high risk of contamination due to the presence of some of the elements of interest in the environment, the relatively delicate sample handling, and the high cost of the equipment.     

The Effect of Age and Gender on Al, B, Ba, Ca, Cu, Fe, K, Li, Mg, Mn, Na, P, S, Sr, V, and Zn Contents in Rib Bone of Healthy Humans

The effect of age and gender on major, minor, and trace element contents in the intact rib bone of 80 relatively healthy 15–55-year-old women and men was investigated. Contents or upper limit of contents of 16 chemical elements in the rib bone were determined by inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry (ICP-AES). Mean values (M?±?SΕΜ) for the mass fraction of Ba, Ca, Cu, Fe, K, Li, Mg, Na, P, S, Sr, and Zn (milligram per kilogram of dry bone) were as follows: 2.54?±?0.16, 171,400?±?4,050, 1.35?±?0.22, 140?±?11, 1,874?±?71, 0.049?±?0.011, 2,139?±?38, 5,378?±?88, 75,140?±?1,660, 1,881?±?51, 291?±?20, and 92.8?±?1.5, respectively. The upper limits of contents of Al, B, Mn, and V were <7.20, <0.65, <0.36, and <0.03, respectively. Statistically significant tendency for the Ca, Mg, and P content to decrease with age was found in the human rib bone, regardless of gender. The mass fraction of Fe in the male rib bone increases with age. It was shown that higher Ca, Mg, Na, P, and Sr mass fractions as well as lower Fe content were typical of female ribs as compared to those in male ribs.     

Definitions,measurements, and classifications of stimuli,situations, and environments

A review is presented of issues relevant to the definition, measurement, and classification of stimuli, situations, and environments. Problems such as the lack of adequate definitions of concepts, error and bias in measurement procedures, confusion between measurement of a concept and measurement of its behavioral effects, and the lack of agreement among alternative measures are emphasized. It is suggested that concepts be defined in terms of objective characteristics while allowing for the study of the transactional relationship between organism and environment. The work of the ethologists in defining stimuli while studying their relationship to different organismic states and situational contexts is emphasized in this regard. Following Brunswik, it is also suggested that wherever possible there be a representative sampling of variables in natural settings. Note from the editors: From time to time, Human Ecology will publish a review article. Our first in this series is a review by a psychologist of basic definitional and conceptual problems in environmental studies.This paper was prepared while the author was a Visiting Research Fellow at the Educational Testing Service. The support of ETS and my colleagues in the Division of Psychological Studies is gratefully acknowledged. The review was also supported in part by a grant from the Rutgers University Research Council.