干旱、半干旱区土壤蚯蚓稳定性碳同位素组成与轮作模式的关系

对10个不同耕地生境中蚯蚓(Lumbricus terrestris)的稳定性碳同位素进行了分析,研究了豫西洛阳干旱、半干旱地区土地轮作模式和耕作历史。结果表明,耕地表层土壤(0～30cm)中蚯蚓的δ13C介于-18.3‰和-25.6‰之间,变化幅度较大。经稳定性同位素质量平衡模式计算,10个生境中蚯蚓取食C3作物的比例在40.1%和99.4%之间波动,蚯蚓的取食生态受到土地上C3/C4作物轮作模式的影响。C4作物轮作频率与蚯蚓稳定性碳同位素比值之间呈正相关。土壤动物的稳定性碳同位素比值可较客观地反映出耕作制度和轮作模式。     

Surrounding species diversity improves subtropical seedlings’ carbon dynamics

Increasing biodiversity has been linked to higher primary productivity in terrestrial ecosystems. However, the underlying ecophysiological mechanisms remain poorly understood. We investigated the effects of surrounding species richness (monoculture, two‐ and four‐species mixtures) on the ecophysiology of Lithocarpus glaber seedlings in experimental plots in subtropical China. A natural rain event isotopically labelled both the water uptaken by the L. glaber seedlings and the carbon in new photoassimilates through changes of photosynthetic discrimination. We followed the labelled carbon (C) and oxygen (O) in the plant–soil–atmosphere continuum. We measured gas‐exchange variables (C assimilation, transpiration and above‐ and belowground respiration) and δ¹³C in leaf biomass, phloem, soil microbial biomass, leaf‐ and soil‐respired CO₂ as well as δ¹⁸O in leaf and xylem water. The ¹³C signal in phloem and respired CO₂ in L. glaber in monoculture lagged behind those in species mixture, showing a slower transport of new photoassimilates to and through the phloem in monoculture. Furthermore, leaf‐water ¹⁸O enrichment above the xylem water in L. glaber increased after the rain in lower diversity plots suggesting a lower ability to compensate for increased transpiration. Lithocarpus glaber in monoculture showed higher C assimilation rate and water‐use efficiency. However, these increased C resources did not translate in higher growth of L. glaber in monoculture suggesting the existence of larger nongrowth‐related C sinks in monoculture. These ecophysiological responses of L. glaber, in agreement with current understanding of phloem transport are consistent with a stronger competition for water resources in monoculture than in species mixtures. Therefore, increasing species diversity in the close vicinity of the studied plants appears to alleviate physiological stress induced by water competition and to counterbalance the negative effects of interspecific competition on assimilation rates for L. glaber by allowing a higher fraction of the C assimilated to be allocated to growth in species mixture than in monoculture.     

A new measurement technique reveals rapid post-illumination changes in the carbon isotope composition of leaf-respired CO2

We describe an open leaf gas exchange system coupled to a tunable diode laser (TDL) spectroscopy system enabling measurement of the leaf respiratory CO(2) flux and its associated carbon isotope composition (delta(13)C(Rl)) every 3 min. The precision of delta(13)C(Rl) measurement is comparable to that of traditional mass spectrometry techniques. delta(13)C(Rl) from castor bean (Ricinus communis L.) leaves tended to be positively related to the ratio of CO(2) produced to O(2) consumed [respiratory quotient (RQ)] after 24-48 h of prolonged darkness, in support of existing models. Further, the apparent fractionation between respiratory substrates and respired CO(2) within 1-8 h after the start of the dark period was similar to previous observations. In subsequent experiments, R. communis plants were grown under variable water availability to provide a range in delta(13)C of recently fixed carbohydrate. In leaves exposed to high light levels prior to the start of the dark period, CO(2) respired by leaves was up to 11 per thousand more enriched than phloem sap sugars within the first 10-15 min after plants had been moved from the light into the dark. The (13)C enrichment in respired CO(2) then decreased rapidly to within 3-7 per thousand of phloem sap after 30-60 min in the dark. This strong enrichment was not observed if light levels were low prior to the start of the dark period. Measurements of RQ confirmed that carbohydrates were the likely respiratory substrate for plants (RQ > 0.8) within the first 60 min after illumination. The strong (13)C enrichment that followed a high light-to-dark transition coincided with high respiration rates, suggesting that so-called light-enhanced dark respiration (LEDR) is fed by (13)C-enriched metabolites.     

准噶尔盆地南缘荒漠区土壤碳分布及其稳定同位素变化

以亚洲中部干旱区准噶尔盆地南缘荒漠区为研究区,根据荒漠距离绿洲的距离,分别在荒漠边缘、中部和腹地设置3条样带,并采集2 m深的土壤剖面样品,研究土壤有机碳(SOC)、无机碳(SIC)含量及其稳定碳同位素的分布,探讨土壤碳变化与距绿洲距离的关系.结果表明: SOC含量随剖面土层深度增加而减少.受距绿洲距离的影响,SOC含量表现为荒漠边缘>荒漠中部>荒漠腹地.荒漠边缘SOC的δ¹³C值范围为-21.92‰～-17.41‰,且随深度增加而递减;荒漠中部和荒漠腹地的δ¹³C值范围为-25.20‰～-19.30‰,且随深度增加先增后减,由此推断准噶尔盆地南缘荒漠中部和腹地地表植被以C3植物为主,而绿洲边缘经历了从C3植物为主到C4植物为主的演替过程.荒漠边缘SIC平均含量为38.98 g·kg^-1,是荒漠腹地的6.01倍,表明0～2 m深度内大量SIC在荒漠边缘呈聚集趋势.SIC的δ¹³C值随深度增加先减后增,底层富集,主要受原生碳酸盐含量和剖面土壤CO₂的影响.     

Importance of short-term dynamics in carbon isotope ratios of ecosystem respiration (delta13C(R)) in a Mediterranean oak woodland and linkage to environmental factors

Temporal dynamics in carbon isotope ratios of ecosystem respiration (delta13C(R)) were evaluated on hourly, daily and annual timescales in a Mediterranean woodland. Emphasis was given to the periods of transition from wet to dry season and vice versa, when the system turns from a net carbon sink to a source. The constancy of nocturnal delta13C(R) was tested. The relationship between delta13C(R) (determined through Keeling plots) and environmental factors was evaluated through time-lag analysis. Delta13C(R) exhibited high annual variation (> 7). During the transition periods, delta13C(R) correlated significantly with factors influencing photosynthetic discrimination, soil respiration, and whole-canopy conductance. Time-lags differed between below- and above-ground variables, and between seasons. A shift in regression parameters with environmental factors indicated seasonal differences in ecosystem responsiveness (e.g. temperature acclimation). Delta13C(R) exhibited substantial nocturnal enrichment (> 4) from dusk to dawn. These data indicate pronounced short-term dynamics in delta13C(R) at hourly to daily timescales and a modulated response to environmental drivers. Substantial short-term changes in nocturnal delta13C(R) may have important implications for the sampling protocols of nocturnal Keeling plots.     

The differences in carbon dynamics between boreal dwarf shrubs and Scots pine seedlings in a microcosm study

Aims The ground level of boreal pine forests consists of a dense layer of ericaceous shrubs, herbs, grasses, mosses and lichens. The primary productivity of this forest floor vegetation is notable but the role the most common ericoid dwarf shrub plant species,Calluna vulgaris,Vaccinium myrtillusandVaccinium vitis-idaea, play in carbon (C) cycling in these ecosystems is poorly understood. Here, we studied their C dynamics in detail using plants of similar size (age 14–19 months) in a microcosm study.     

四川裂腹鱼耳石碳、氧稳定同位素特征

为探讨耳石碳(δ¹³C)、氧(δ¹⁸O)稳定同位素在淡水鱼类群体识别中的作用,本研究以养殖条件下不同年龄组四川裂腹鱼为对象,采用稳定同位素质谱仪进行碳、氧同位素测定,揭示耳石中碳、氧稳定同位素特征,探讨其与环境间的关系. 结果表明:1⁺龄四川裂腹鱼δ¹³C和δ¹⁸O值均与耳石质量无显著相关关系,但在微耳石和星耳石之间存在显著差异;不同年龄四川裂腹鱼微耳石δ¹³C和δ¹⁸O平均值分别为(-9.58±0.06)‰、(-8.33±0.17)‰,其在雌雄个体之间均无显著性差异,但在不同年龄组间存在显著差异. 耳石δ¹⁸O和δ¹³C的关联分析能有效区分四川裂腹鱼不同养殖年龄群体,可作为一种识别淡水鱼类养殖群体的手段.     

Diurnal and seasonal variation in the carbon isotope composition of leaf dark-respired CO2 in velvet mesquite (Prosopis velutina)

We evaluated diurnal and seasonal patterns of carbon isotope composition of leaf dark-respired CO₂ ( δ ¹³C_l) in the C₃ perennial shrub velvet mesquite ( Prosopis velutina ) across flood plain and upland savanna ecosystems in the south-western USA. δ ¹³C_l of darkened leaves increased to maximum values late during daytime periods and declined gradually over night-time periods to minimum values at pre-dawn. The magnitude of the diurnal shift in δ ¹³C_l was strongly influenced by seasonal and habitat-related differences in soil water availability and leaf surface vapour pressure deficit. δ ¹³C_l and the cumulative flux-weighted δ ¹³C value of photosynthates were positively correlated, suggesting that progressive ¹³C enrichment of the CO₂ evolved by darkened leaves during the daytime mainly resulted from short-term changes in photosynthetic ¹³C discrimination and associated shifts in the δ ¹³C signature of primary respiratory substrates. The ¹³C enrichment of dark-respired CO₂ relative to photosynthates across habitats and seasons was 4 to 6‰ at the end of the daytime period (1800 h), but progressively declined to 0‰ by pre-dawn (0300 h). The origin of night-time and daytime variations in δ ¹³C_l is discussed in terms of the carbon source(s) feeding respiration and the drought-induced changes in carbon metabolism.     

亚热带地区马尾松树干呼吸碳同位素组成的时间变化特征及其控制因子

作为森林生态系统碳循环的重要组成部分,树干呼吸的时空变异性直接决定着全球碳库对气候变化的响应和反馈。然而,目前关于树干呼吸的时间变化特征,尤其是树干呼吸碳同位素组成(δ¹³C)变化的控制机理还存在很大的不确定性。为探明树干呼吸及其碳同位素的时间变化特征,采用气室法并利用基于光腔衰荡光谱(CRDS)技术组装的Picarro观测系统,于2018年8月—2019年10月对6棵马尾松进行树干呼吸及其同位素的监测,同时测定树干液流速率和树干温度。结果表明:(1)树干呼吸速率及其δ¹³C值均不存在明显的日变化模式,且与树干液流、树干温度相关性不显著;(2)树干呼吸速率季节变化趋势明显,变化范围为0.08～1.61μmol·m^-2·s^-1,且树干温度解释了树干呼吸速率季节变化的82%;(3)树干呼吸δ¹³C呈现先升高后下降的季节变化模式,非生长季的平均δ¹³C为-23.25‰±0.91‰,显著高于生长季的-27.93‰±0.25‰。研究表明,树干呼吸及其碳同位素组成在不...     

Stable isotopes reveal regional movement patterns in an endangered bustard

Stable isotope analysis is a valuable technique to infer animal movement between isotopically distinct landscapes. For birds in terrestrial systems, it is usually only applied at continental scales, often relying on global isotopic patterns. In contrast, we used this technique to investigate movement patterns of Ludwig's bustard (Neotis ludwigii) at a regional scale, where such information is needed to improve the conservation status of this species. We analysed carbon and nitrogen isotopic compositions of feathers from bustards across two biomes of the semi‐arid rangelands of the Karoo, South Africa, to investigate movement and explore sex and age movement strategy differences. We used a linear discriminant function analysis based on growing feathers to classify fully grown feathers to a Succulent or Nama Karoo biome origin. Six of 12 birds for which all primary feathers were analysed had at least one feather classified as having grown in the Succulent Karoo, supporting the theory that these birds are partial migrants. Feathers from two satellite‐tracked bustards broadly supported the conclusions of the analysis, although food base differences resulting from local rainfall variation probably obscured geographic signals at finer scales. There was no apparent difference in movement strategies between the sexes, but juvenile feathers were almost exclusively assigned to the Nama Karoo, suggesting that most breeding occurs in this biome. Adult and juvenile feathers also had significantly different isotope ratios, which could relate to diet or to differing metabolic processes. This study demonstrates that with a good understanding of the system, carbon and nitrogen stable isotopes can be useful to infer general movement patterns of birds at a regional level.     

沙棘属植物叶片碳稳定同位素含量与气候的关系

本试验以131个沙棘属植物种群为研究对象,通过测定其叶片碳稳定同位素(δ13C)值,分析了碳稳定同位素特征与环境因子之间的关系.结果 表明:沙棘属植物叶片的δ13C值介于-24.65‰～-29.11‰‰,平均值为-26.97‰,属于C3植物,叶片δ13C值变异系数为种内大于种间,表明环境因子是影响沙棘属植物叶片δ13C...     

Nitrogen deficiency increases the residence time of respiratory carbon in the respiratory substrate supply system of perennial ryegrass

Plant respiration draws on substrate pools of different functional/biochemical identity. Little is known about the effect of nitrogen deficiency on those pools' sizes, half-lives and relative contribution to respiration, and consequently, of carbon residence time in respiratory metabolism. Here we studied how nitrogen fertilization affects the respiratory carbon supply system of shoots and roots of Lolium perenne , a perennial grass. Plants grown at two nitrogen supply levels in continuous light were labelled with ¹³CO₂/¹²CO₂ for intervals ranging from 1 h to 1 month. The rate and isotopic composition of shoot, root and plant respiration were measured, and the time-courses of tracer incorporation into respired CO₂ were analysed by compartmental modelling. Nitrogen deficiency reduced specific respiration rate by 30%, but increased the size of the respiratory supply system by 30%. In consequence, mean residence time of respiratory carbon increased with nitrogen deficiency (4.6 d at high nitrogen and 9.2 d at low nitrogen supply). To a large extent, this was due to a greater involvement of stores with a long half-life in respiratory carbon metabolism of nitrogen-deficient plants. At both nitrogen supply levels, stores supplying root respiration were primarily located in the shoot, probably in the form of fructans.     

Stable carbon and nitrogen isotopes in multiple tissues of wild and captive harbor seals (Phoca vitulina) off the California coast

Stable carbon and nitrogen isotope ratios (δ¹³C and δ¹⁵N) of serum, red blood cells (RBC), muscle, and blubber were measured in captive and wild northeast Pacific harbor seals (Phoca vitulina richardii) at three coastal California sites (San Francisco Bay, Tomales Bay, and Channel Islands). Trophic discrimination factors (Δ_{Tissue‐Diet}) were calculated for captive seals and then applied in wild counterparts in each habitat to estimate trophic position and feeding behavior. Trophic discrimination factors for δ¹⁵N of serum (+3.8‰), lipid‐extracted muscle (+1.6‰), and lipid‐blubber (+6.5‰) are proposed to determine trophic position. An offset between RBC and serum of +0.3‰ for δ¹³C and ?0.6‰ for δ¹⁵N was observed, which is consistent with previous research. Specifically, weaner seals (<1 yr) had large offsets, suggesting strong trophic position shifts during this life stage. Isotopic values indicated an average trophic position of 3.6 at both San Francisco Bay and Tomales Bay and 4.2 at Channel Islands. Isotopic means were strongly dependent on age class and also suggested that mean diet composition varies considerably between all locations. Together, these data indicate that isotopic composition of blood fractions can be an effective approach to estimate trophic position and dietary behavior in wild pinnipeds.     

Stable isotopes provide independent support for the use of mesowear variables for inferring diets in African antelopes

We examine the relationship between mesowear variables and carbon and nitrogen isotopes in 16 species of African antelope (Mammalia: Bovidae). We show significant differences in carbon and nitrogen isotope values between individuals exhibiting sharp versus round cusps, and high versus low occlusal relief. We show significant correlations between mesowear variables and both carbon and nitrogen isotopes. We find significant correlations between mesowear score and nitrogen, but not carbon isotopes. Finally, we find no significant correlations between hypsodonty index and either isotope examined. Our results provide strong support for the use of mesowear variables in palaeodietary reconstructions of antelopes. Our results further suggest that for the antelopes examined here, mesowear signals are a direct result of diet, while hyposodonty may be the result of phylogenetic legacy.     

Plant mitochondria electron partitioning is independent of short-term temperature changes

We tested the hypotheses that relative activity of the less efficient alternative oxidase (AOX) path changes with diurnal temperature changes, and thus changes carbon use efficiency with temperature. The activities of the alternative and cytochrome oxidase (COX) paths in plant tissues of three species were determined by measuring ¹⁸O/¹⁶O discrimination and total respiration from 17 to 36 °C. A new, more accurate method for calculating oxygen uptake rate from the mass spectrometry data was developed. Total carbon use efficiency was calculated from the ratio of respiratory heat and CO₂ rates measured from 10 to 35 °C. Oxygen isotope discrimination (22.9 ± 0.4‰) and AOX participation were invariant with temperature in leaf tissue of Cucurbita pepo , Nicotiana sativa and Vicia faba , thus falsifying the first part of the hypothesis. Stress responses of respiration at the temperature extremes limited the range for which carbon use efficiency could be accurately measured to 15–30 °C in N. sativa , to 10–25 °C in C. pepo and to 20–30 °C in V. faba . Carbon-use efficiency was invariant at these temperatures in these species, demonstrating that changes in other pathways that would vary carbon-use efficiency were also invariant with temperature.     

鬼箭锦鸡儿叶片和土壤碳稳定同位素特征及其影响因素

为探究高海拔地区的植物碳(C)循环过程与其生境的关系,以生长在高山地区的豆科灌木鬼箭锦鸡儿为研究对象,沿着横跨我国东西部山区的样带采集35个样点的鬼箭锦鸡儿叶片和土壤样品,分析了鬼箭锦鸡儿叶片碳稳定同位素组成(δ13C)、土壤δ13C、叶片和土壤δ13C差值(Δδ13C)在不同采样点的特征及其与气候因子、叶片和土壤元素...