4株溶磷细菌和真菌溶解磷矿粉的特性

溶磷微生物广泛地分布在土壤,根际等生态环境中,了解这些微生物溶解难溶性磷酸盐如磷矿粉的特性,对于开发利用这些微生物,提高磷素利用效率具有重要作用,研究发现;真菌比细菌溶解磷矿粉的能力要强得多,培养基中的铁,镁,锰,钠等成分可以提高真菌的溶磷量,但降低了细菌的溶磷量,培养基中磷矿粉用量越高,溶磷量越低;碳源物质浓度高于3%将显地降低溶磷量,微生物能够破坏磷矿粉的结构。使其中的磷在以后的培养过程中更加容易释放出来,可见利用微生物活化磷矿粉中的磷,具有良好前景。     

Prioritizing forest fuels treatments based on the probability of high‐severity fire restores adaptive capacity in Sierran forests

In frequent fire forests of the western United States, a legacy of fire suppression coupled with increases in fire weather severity have altered fire regimes and vegetation dynamics. When coupled with projected climate change, these conditions have the potential to lead to vegetation type change and altered carbon (C) dynamics. In the Sierra Nevada, fuels reduction approaches that include mechanical thinning followed by regular prescribed fire are one approach to restore the ability of the ecosystem to tolerate episodic fire and still sequester C. Yet, the spatial extent of the area requiring treatment makes widespread treatment implementation unlikely. We sought to determine if a priori knowledge of where uncharacteristic wildfire is most probable could be used to optimize the placement of fuels treatments in a Sierra Nevada watershed. We developed two treatment placement strategies: the naive strategy, based on treating all operationally available area and the optimized strategy, which only treated areas where crown‐killing fires were most probable. We ran forecast simulations using projected climate data through 2,100 to determine how the treatments differed in terms of C sequestration, fire severity, and C emissions relative to a no‐management scenario. We found that in both the short (20 years) and long (100 years) term, both management scenarios increased C stability, reduced burn severity, and consequently emitted less C as a result of wildfires than no‐management. Across all metrics, both scenarios performed the same, but the optimized treatment required significantly less C removal (naive=0.42 Tg C, optimized=0.25 Tg C) to achieve the same treatment efficacy. Given the extent of western forests in need of fire restoration, efficiently allocating treatments is a critical task if we are going to restore adaptive capacity in frequent‐fire forests.     

pH and buffer capacities of apoplastic and cytoplasmic cell compartments in leaves

After opening the stomata in CO₂-free air, darkened leaves of several plant species were titrated with CO₂ at concentrations between 1 and 16%, in air in order to reversibly decrease cellular pH values and to calculate buffer capacities from pH changes and bicarbonate accumulation using both gas-exchange and fluorescence methods for analysis. After equilibration with CO₂ for times ranging between 4.4 and 300 s, fast CO₂ release from bicarbonate indicated catalysis by highly active carbonic anhydrase. Its time constant was below 2.5 s. Additional CO₂ was released with time constants of about 5, 15 and approximately 300 s. With CO₂ as the acidifying agent, calculated buffer capacities depend on assumptions regarding initial pH in the absence of an acid load. At an initial stroma pH of 7.7, the stromal buffer capacity was about 20 mM pH-unit⁻¹ in darkened spinach leaves. At an initial pH of 7.5 it would be only 12 mM pH-unit⁻¹, i.e. not higher than expected solely on the basis of known stromal concentrations of phosphate and phosphate esters, disregarding the contribution of other solutes. At a concentration of 16%, CO₂ reduced the stromal pH by about 1 pH unit. Buffering of the cytosol was measured by the CO₂-dependent quenching of the fluorescence of pyranine which was fed to spinach leaves via the petiole. Brief exposures to high CO₂ minimized interference by effective cytosolic pH regulation. Cytosolic buffering appeared to be similar to or only somewhat higher than chloroplast buffering if the initial cytosolic pH was assumed to be 7.25, which is in accord with published cytosolic pH values. The difference from chloroplast pH values indicates the existence of a pH gradient across the chloroplast envelope even in darkened leaves. Apoplastic buffering was weak as measured by the CO₂-dependent quenching of dextran-conjugated fluorescein isothiocyanate which was infiltrated together with sodium vanadate into potato leaves. In the absence of vanadate, the kinetics of apoplastic fluorescence quenching were more complex than in its presence, indicating fast apoplastic pH regulation which strongly interfered with the determination of apoplastic buffering capacities. At an apoplastic pH of 6.1 in potato leaves, apoplastic buffering as determined by CO₂ titration with and without added buffer was somewhat below 4 mM pH-unit⁻¹. Thus the apoplastic and cytosolic pH responses to additions of CO₂ indicated that the observed cytoplasmic pH regulation under acid stress involves pumping of protons from the cytosol into the vacuole of leaf cells, but not into the apoplast. Received: 27 November 1998 / Accepted: 22 March 1999     

Spare capacity and phenotypic flexibility in the digestive system of a migratory bird: defining the limits of animal design

Flexible phenotypes enable animals to live in environments that change over space and time, and knowing the limits to and the required time scale for this flexibility provides insights into constraints on energy and nutrient intake, diet diversity and niche width. We quantified the level of immediate and ultimate spare capacity, and thus the extent of phenotypic flexibility, in the digestive system of a migratory bird in response to increased energy demand, and identified the digestive constraints responsible for the limits on sustained energy intake. Immediate spare capacity decreased from approximately 50% for birds acclimated to relatively benign temperatures to less than 20% as birds approached their maximum sustainable energy intake. Ultimate spare capacity enabled an increase in feeding rate of approximately 126% as measured in birds acclimated for weeks at −29°C compared with +21°C. Increased gut size and not tissue-specific differences in nutrient uptake or changes in digestive efficiency or retention time were primarily responsible for this increase in capacity with energy demand, and this change required more than 1–2 days. Thus, the pace of change in digestive organ size may often constrain energy intake and, for birds, retard the pace of their migration.     

环鄱阳湖城市群城乡建设用地的承载能力评价及空间格局匹配

土地承载力是土地管理和可持续利用的重要研究领域之一,城乡建设用地是土地利用类型的重要组成部分,其结构与布局是否合理对土地可持续利用至关重要.本研究以环鄱阳湖城市群为研究区,进行城乡建设用地开发适宜性评价,核算城乡建设用地可承载临界值,计算可承载城乡建设用地丰度,并与现状城乡建设用地进行空间格局匹配性分析,得到研究区各个县(市、区)的剩余开发强度和空间匹配度.结果表明: 研究区城乡建设用地开发适宜性评价结果等级中,最适宜区、较适宜区、较不适宜区和不适宜区面积分别为3130.62、2477.29、867.03和29509.14 km².研究区城乡建设用地可承载临界值(可开发强度)为16.6%,各个县(市、区)的值在7.7%～100%,各县(市、区)可承载城乡建设用地丰度在0.15～1.30.研究区剩余开发强度为12.3%,空间匹配度为0.76;各个县(市、区)剩余开发强度在4.9%～53.5%,空间匹配度在0.11～1.00,地区差异较大.此研究有助于明确现状开发状态与合理开发状态之间的关系,可为城乡建设用地的精细化管理、制定空间格局优化调控政策提供依据.     

螺旋藻培养液吸收CO2特性的研究

培养液中含有高浓度的ＨＣＯ和ＣＯ,活跃进行的ＣＯ２,ＨＣＯ和ＣＯ３种碳源形式相互转变的化学反应,构成了螺旋藻培养液不同于其它藻类培养液的显著特征。定量研究了ＣＯ２吸收速率与碳源浓度、温度、ｐＨ值、盐度、培养液运动状态的关系,利用培养液吸收ＣＯ２的物理模型解释了碳源浓度、ｐＨ值、培养液运动状态影响ＣＯ２吸收速率的机理。对化学反应是否影响ＣＯ２吸收速率这一有争议的问题进行了探讨,在肯定化学反应影响的前提下,指出化学反应的影响能否被观察到,显著程度如何,关键在于培养液的运动状态。根据实验结果,给出了利用“气罩法”添加ＣＯ２,所需气罩面积与产量、碳源浓度、培养液运动状态、培养面积数量关系的理论值。使用培养液的“ＣＯ２容量”的概念,说明利用ＣＯ２为碳源培养螺旋藻与其它藻类相比,可以得到更高的碳源利用率,从而产生更大的效益。     

福建省生态足迹和生态承载力的动态变化

利用生态足迹理论,计算分析了福建省1999～2003年5年间的生态足迹变化过程.结果表明,福建省人均生态足迹由1999年的1.428 hm²上升至2003年的1.658 hm²,人均生态承载力由1999年的0.683 hm²减少到2003年的0.607 hm²,生态赤字逐年提高,生态足迹与生态承载力之间的矛盾加剧,生态环境处于不安全状态.生态足迹供需结构分析表明,福建省人均生态足迹供需存在严重的不平衡,其需求以草地和化石燃料为主,两者占总量的55.74%～63.43%,而供给以耕地为主,草地仅占人均生态承载力的0.77%～0.82%,化石燃料的供给几乎为零.5年间万元GDP生态足迹总体上呈下降趋势,表明福建省的资源利用率不断提高.与此同时,结合福建省经济发展现状和资源分布特点,提出了减少区域生态赤字的对策.     

三峡山地不同类型植被和坡位对土壤水文功能的影响

土壤层下渗和贮蓄水分的水文功能是森林保持水土、涵养水源的基础。以三峡山地大老岭林区为研究区,采集常绿林、落叶林和草地覆盖下不同坡位的原状土样,测定其饱和导水率和水分特征曲线,分析植被类型和坡位对土壤水分参数和库容的影响。结果表明:常绿林地的入渗性能最好,饱和导水率为7.80—322.81 cm/d,大于落叶林地(0.33—137.03 cm/d)和草地(0.84—115.80 cm/d);坡位间差异表现为上坡高于下坡。不同样地的饱和含水量差异较小,但毛管持水量和田间持水量差异明显,草地最大,为20.77%—50.39%;不同坡位比较表现为下坡高于上坡。不同样地土壤水库容量差异较大,由田间持水量得到的库容量占总库容量的百分比以草地最大(63.25%),其次是落叶林地,常绿林地最小;坡位上表现为下坡的田间持水库容大于上坡。饱和导水率与土壤总孔隙度、有机质含量呈显著正相关,与容重呈显著负相关;饱和含水量、毛管持水量、田间持水量均与土壤总孔隙度、有机质含量和粉粒含量呈显著正相关,与容重、砂粒含量呈显著负相关。综合以上,草地持水性能最强,利于保蓄水分,常绿林地最弱,更利于水分入渗,补给地下水,下坡位的持水性能强于上坡位。     

Relationship between DNA damage, total antioxidant capacity and coronary artery disease

OBJECTIVE: It has been known that there was a relation between the levels of DNA damage and the severity of the coronary artery disease (CAD). However, little is known about association of DNA damage with total antioxidant capacity (TAC) and CAD. The aim of this study is to evaluate the relationship between DNA damage, TAC and CAD. METHODS: We used the comet assay to measure DNA damage from 53 patients with angiographically documented CAD and 42 patients with angiographically documented normal coronary vessel. The extent and severity of CAD was calculated to Gensini score index. TAC of plasma was determined using a novel automated measurement method. RESULTS: Mean values of DNA damage were significantly higher in CAD patients than in the control group (p<0.001). There was a positive correlation between Gensini score index and DNA damage (r=0.590, p<0.001). Additionally, significantly positive correlations between score of DNA damage, and diabetes, smoking, obesity and hyperlipidemia were found (p<0.05). There was also a negative correlation between TAC and DNA damage (r=-0.711, p<0.001). The DNA damage was significantly higher in diabetic, smoker, hyperlipidemic and obese individuals than those without these conditions (p=0.001, p=0.006, p=0.001, p=0.004, respectively). CONCLUSIONS: These data indicate that the level of DNA damage is increased and TAC level is decreased in CAD. DNA damage is correlated with the severity of the CAD, and levels of TAC.     

Nitrogen mineralization and its controlling factors in various kinds of temperate humid-zone soils

The N mineralization capacity of 41 temperate humid-zone soils of NW Spain was measured by aerobic incubation for 15 days at 28°C and 75% of field capacity. The main soil factors affecting organic N dynamics were identified by principal components analysis. Ammonification predominated over nitrification in almost all soils. The mean net N mineralization rate was 1.63% of the organic N content, and varied according to soil parent materials as follows: soils on basic and ultrabasic rocks < soils over acid metamorphic rocks < soils developed over sediments < soils over acid igneous rocks < soils on limestone. The N mineralization capacity was lower in natural soils than in cropped soils or pastures. The accumulation of organic matter (C and N) seems to be due to poor mineralization which was caused, in decreasing order of importance, by high exchangeable H-ion levels, high Al and Fe gel contents and, to a lesser extent (though more markedly in cropped soils), by silty clay texture and exchangeable Al ions.