围栏放牧下土壤-植被碳密度空间分布格局

对围封13年且放牧的冷季高寒矮嵩草草甸,进行了从围栏入口到内部不同距离植被和土壤碳密度状况的调查.结果表明:1)入口到50 m植被现存碳密度平均为1298.0gC·m-2,60～180m有所下降(平均为997.3 g C·m-2),200～300 m反而升高(平均为1285.5 g C·m-2).当年净初级生产碳密度分布趋势与其相同,0～50 m、60 ～180 m和200～300 m平均分别为742.5、571.0和745.7 g C·m-2.这种分布趋势与放牧过程中绵羊觅食频度和强度有关.一般在中央地带放牧强度大,绵羊觅食时间长,边缘地带受围栏效应或围栏外环境因素影响,放牧强度相对较弱,一定程度上对植被生长发育起到了保护作用,使边缘地带植被碳密度得到提高.2)从围栏入口到草场内部土壤碳密度变化趋势表现复杂,入口到100 m增加,100～170 m减小,然后略有升高.土壤碳密度最高值出现在95 m处(15.42 g C·m-2),最低值出现在170 m处(14.12 gC· m-2).目前尚不清楚为何出现这种格局,但至少认为,土壤有机质的动态转化过程受多种因素影响,与植被碳密度相比具有一定的迟滞效应.具体如何影响有机质的动态转化及其迟滞效应,有待进一步研究.     

青藏高原高寒草甸生长期CO2排放对气温升高的响应

采用高度分别为0.4 m(OTC-1)和0.8 m(OTC-2)的开顶式增温小室(open top champers,OTCs),对青藏高原高寒草甸生态系统进行模拟增温处理,研究了高寒草甸生态系统的CO2排放强度及过程对气温升高的响应.结果表明:在平均气温分别提高1.25℃(OTC-1)和3.68℃(OTC-2)的条件下,对照及2种不同幅度增温处理高寒草甸生态系统CO2排放通量表现出明显的季节变化特征,并同时在植被生长旺盛期(7-8月)达到峰值,分别为2.31、2.35和6.38μmol·m-2·s-1;CO2排放通量在不同季节都表现出随增温幅度的升高而逐渐增大的趋势,表明随着气温升高,CO2排放通量逐渐增大;不同处理CO2排放通量与气温、5 cm土壤温度和5 cm土壤含水量之间表现出显著的相关关系,CO2排放通量与气温及5 cm土壤温度之间均符合指数关系,而与5 cm土壤含水量之间则符合二次多项式关系.     

湿地碳排放及其影响因素

湿地生态系统在全球碳循环中起着重要作用.湿地独特的土壤、水文和植被条件,使得其在低氧环境下能不断累积碳,并同时释放大量温室气体——CH4和CO2,因此湿地的碳排放近年来成为全球气候变化研究关注的重点问题.湿地的土壤状况、水文条件及植被类型的不同导致湿地CH4和CO2的排放具有极强的时空变异性.土壤温度与CH4和CO2排放呈正相关关系;水位条件对湿地温室气体的排放有一定影响,在一定范围内,土壤的厌氧环境导致CH4排放量增大,CO2排放量减小;植被影响到温室气体产生、氧化和排放各个方面,因物种而异.     

SO_2对胸主动脉血管平滑肌细胞钾离子通道的影响

为了探讨二氧化硫(SO2)引起大鼠血管平滑肌的降压机制,采用急性酶分离法分离大鼠单个血管平滑肌细胞,运用全细胞膜片钳技术记录平滑肌细胞外向钾电流(IKv),观察SO2及其衍生物对平滑肌细胞膜钾电流的作用,从离子通道角度研究SO2对血压的影响。结果发现:SO2衍生物可使外向IKv显著增大,10μmol/L SO2衍生物可使电流-电压曲线(I-V曲线)显著上移,即增大IKv,且呈一定的电压依赖性,并且,SO2衍生物可使IKv增大呈现出剂量-效应关系。当使用5 mmol/L 4-氨基吡啶(4-AP)抑制IKv后,加入10μmol/L SO2衍生物,IKv有一定程度增加。TEA能抑制SO2衍生物对IKv的增大效应。10μmol/L SO2衍生物可使IKv的激活曲线显著向超极化方向移动,但并不影响其斜率因子。说明SO2衍生物作用于血管平滑肌细胞,可引起外向钾电流幅度增大,使钾电流提前激活,这是SO2及其衍生物降压的作用机制之一;TEA、4-AP对SO2衍生物引起的血管平滑肌细胞钾电流的增大具有拮抗作用。     

江西瑞昌石灰岩山区退耕还林对土壤有机碳的影响

以江西瑞昌石灰岩山区退耕还林5年的林地为对象,研究了不同退耕还林模式(林苗一体化、药用纯林、多树种混交和竹阔混交)对土壤有机碳含量的影响.结果表明:与对照相比,退耕还林地0～20 cm土层的土壤有机碳、微生物生物量碳和可矿化碳含量分别增加24.4%、29%和18.4%,退耕还林显著提高了土壤有机碳含量,增强了土壤碳储能力;0～10 cm土层的土壤有机碳、微生物生物量碳和可矿化碳含量极显著高于10～20 cm土层,且退耕还林地土层间差异大于对照;4种退耕还林模式中,林苗一体化模式对土壤有机碳的影响较大.     

Norfloxacin Sorption to Different Fractions in Sediments from Typical Water Systems in China

Sorption isotherms of Norfloxacin (NOF) to different fractions from six typical sediments in China were determined to compare the NOF sorption behavior and contribution of different fractions to total sorption. All sorption isotherms were nonlinear and fitted well with the Freundlich model. Sorption coefficients (K _f) by original sediments changed in larger magnitude, from 114 (mg/g)/(mg/L)ⁿ to 5271 (mg/g)/(mg/L)ⁿ, and black carbon with more aromatic carbon has more sorption capacity and nonlinearity. The sorption capacity K _f values were found to significantly correlate with SSA (specific surface area), OC (organic carbon), BC (black carbon), and TON (total organic nitrogen) (p < 0.05), but had no obvious relation with pH, CEC (cation exchange capacity), TOC/TON, and BC/TOC. The DOC removed, NaOH extracted, and 375°C heated fractions showed more nonlinear sorption than the original sediments, suggesting more heterogeneous sorption sites in these fractions. Among different sediment fractions, the 375°C heating fractions were responsible for >50% of the total NOF sorption over the whole concentration range. The contribution of DOC removed fractions to the total sorption was the highest at higher NOF concentration.     

Effects of diadenosine tetraphosphate on FGF9-induced chloride flux changes in achondroplastic chondrocytes

Achondroplasia, the most common type of dwarfism, is characterized by a mutation in the fibroblast growth factor receptor 3 (FGFR3). Achondroplasia is an orphan pathology with no pharmacological treatment so far. However, the possibility of using the dinucleotide diadenosine tetraphosphate (Ap₄A) with therapeutic purposes in achondroplasia has been previously suggested. The pathogenesis involves the constitutive activation of FGFR3, resulting in altered biochemical and physiological processes in chondrocytes. Some of these altered processes can be influenced by changes in cell volume and ionic currents. In this study, the action of mutant FGFR3 on chondrocyte size and chloride flux in achondroplastic chondrocytes was investigated as well as the effect of the Ap₄A on these processes triggered by mutant FGFR3. Stimulation with the fibroblast growth factor 9 (FGF9), the preferred ligand for FGFR3, induced an enlarged achondroplastic chondrocyte size and an increase in the intracellular chloride concentration, suggesting the blockade of chloride efflux. Treatment with the Ap₄A reversed the morphological changes triggered by FGF9 and restored the chloride efflux. These data provide further evidence for the therapeutic potential of this dinucleotide in achondroplasia treatment.