Foraminiferal oxygen and carbon isotopic measurements from 5 sites of southern Atlantic and Pacific

The stratigraphy and paleoceanography of the late Miocene and early Pliocene have been examined at six sites in the South Atlantic and southwest Pacific oceans: Deep Sea Drilling Project (DSDP) sites 284, 516A, 519, 588, and 590 and two piston cores from Chain cruise 115. A consistent stratigraphy was developed among sites using graphic correlation, which resulted in age models for all sites that are tied to the revised paleomagnetic time scale of Berggren et al. (1985). Applying these chronologies, we assessed latitudinal and interocean contrasts in the stratigraphic ranges of late Miocene-early Pliocene planktonic foraminiferal and nanno - fossil datums. Salient stratigraphic results include (1) The last appearance datum (LAD) of Globoquadrina dehiscens is a late Miocene (approx. 6.4 Ma) event in the subtropics and is not useful for the placement of the Miocene/Pliocene (M/P) boundary in this biogeographic province. (2) The first appearance datum (FAD) of Globorotalia crassaformis occurred at 5.1 Ma in the South Atlantic near the M/P boundary, suggesting that Gr. crassaformis may have first evolved in the South Atlantic and later migrated to other regions. (3) In the southwest Pacific, the FADs of Gr. margaritae (5.97 Ma), Gr. puncticulata (5.09 Ma), and Gr. crassaformis (4.87 Ma) are significantly time transgressive between temperate and warm subtropical regions. Time lags of 1.0 m.y. were required for these species to adapt to physical and/or biotic conditions peripheral to their endemic biogeographic provinces. (4) Between the subtropics of the South Atlantic and southwest Pacific, many planktonic foraminiferal datums (FAD of Dentogloboquadrina altispira, Gr. cibaoensis, Gr. conomiozea, Gr. margaritae, and Gq. dehiscens and LAD of Gr. cibaoensis) markedly depart from the correlation suggested by magnetostratigraphy, indicating that these datum levels are unreliable for correlation between these ocean basins. (5) In contrast, available calcareous nannofossil datum levels fall on or near the paleomagnetic correlation line, indicating synchroneity of events within the subtropics. (6) Biostratigraphic, magnetic, and 87Sr/86Sr correlation between sites 588 and 519 and the M/P neostratotype at Capo Rossello, Sicily, suggests that the base of the Zanclean stratotype occurs at 5.1-5.0 Ma in the lower reversed subchron of the Gilbert, about 2-3 * 10**5 years above the Gilbert/Chron 5 boundary. Oxygen isotopic results from DSDP sites 284, 519, and CH115 piston cores confirm a prolonged benthic d18O increase in the latest Miocene between 5.6 and 5.0 Ma, as originally proposed by Shackleton and Kennett (1975). At DSDP site 588, the benthic d18O record in the latest Miocene is marked by high-frequency fluctuations with amplitude variations of 0.5per mill, and a long-period wavelength component of 400,000 years. Maximum d18O values, however, occurred during the late Miocene (Kapitean Stage) between 5.5 and 5.1 Ma. The late Miocene d18O changes resulted from mid- and high-latitude cooling and pulses of ice sheet expansion and contraction. Glacial events were most intense during the latest Miocene (Kapitean Stage), and occurred at 5.50-5.35 Ma and at 5.10 Ma. Glacial events are estimated to have lowered sea level by 40 to 60 m and contributed to the isolation and desiccation of the Mediterranean Basin during the late Messinian. Interglacial conditions prevailed at 5.2 Ma and between 5.0 and 4.1 Ma in the early Pliocene. The beginning of the Pliocene was marked by changes in many proxy climatic indicators at all sites, suggesting a prolonged interval of warm, interglacial conditions between 5.0 and 4.1 Ma during the earliest Pliocene.

Predicting depressive and anxiety disorders with the YASR internalising scales (empirical and DSM-oriented)

Background The Achenbach problem behaviour scales (CBCL/YSR) are widely used. The DSM-oriented anxiety and depression scales have been created to improve concordance between Achenbach’s internalising scales and DSM-IV depression and anxiety. To date no study has examined the concurrent utility of the young adult (YASR) internalising scales, either the empirical or newly developed DSM-oriented depressive or anxiety scales. Methods A sample of 2,551 young adults, aged 18–23 years, from an Australian cohort study. The association between the empirical and DSM-oriented anxiety and depression scales were individually assessed against DSMIV depression and anxiety diagnoses derived from structured interview. Odds ratios, ROC analyses and diagnostic efficiency tests (sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive values) were used to report findings. Results YASR empirical internalising scale predicted DSM-IV mood disorders (depression OR = 6.9, 95% CI 5.0–9.5; anxiety OR = 5.1, 95% CI 3.8–6.7) in the previous 12 months. DSM-oriented depressive or anxiety scales did not appear to improve the concordance with DSM-IV diagnosed depression or anxiety. The internalising scales were much more effective at identifying those with comorbid depression and anxiety, with Ors between 10.1 and 21.7 depending on the internalising scale used. Conclusion DSM-oriented scales perform no better than the standard internalising in identifying young adults with DSM-IV mood or anxiety disorder.

Screening for risk of later mental health problems : a longitudinal study

Purpose: This is one of the first studies to report that the Achenbach internalising scales were much more effective at identifying those with current comorbid depression and anxiety, rather than individual mood disorder. Introduction: The Achenbach behaviour checklists (YSR,YASR) are widely used, low cost screening tools used to assess problem behaviour. Several studies report good association between the checklists and psychiatric diagnoses; although with varying degrees of agreement. Most are cross-sectional studies involving adolescents referred to mental health services; few are in large community-based studies. This study examined the usefulness of the Achenbach internalising scales in the primary screening (both predictive and concurrent)for depression and anxiety. Methods: The sample was 2400 young adults from an Australian population-based prospective birth cohort study. The association between the empirical anxiety and depression scales were individually assessed against DSM-IV depression and anxiety diagnoses. Odds ratios and diagnostic efficiency tests report the findings. Results: Adolescents with internalising symptoms were twice (OR 2.3, 95%CI 1.7 to 3.1) as likely to be diagnosed with later DSM-IV depression. YASR internalising scale predicted DSM-IV mood disorders (depression OR = 6.9, 95% CI 5.0–9.5; anxiety OR = 5.1, 95% CI 3.8–6.7) in the previous 12 months. The internalising scales were much more effective at identifying those with comorbid depression and anxiety. Conclusions: Adolescence and early adulthood are key risk periods for the onset of anxiety and depression. This study found that young people with internalising behaviour problems were more likely to have comorbid depression and anxiety DSM-IV disorder.

Valikoivan metsästyksen vaikutus hirven ikärakenteeseen ja vasatuottoon Savonrannan ja Sodankylän riistanhoitoyhdistysten alueilla

Suomen hirvenmetsästykseen omaksuttiin 1970-luvun alussa valikoivan metsästyksen periaatteet, joiden tavoitteena oli maksimoida vasatuotto hirvikannan ikärakennetta muuttamalla. Metsästysstrategiassa tapahtui huomattava muutos, kun hirvisaaliin vasaosuutta lisättiin selvästi. Tämän seurauksena naarashirvien keski-ikä ja vasatuotto kohosivat. Vasojen suuri osuus saaliissa oli keskeinen tekijä hirvikannan rajuun kasvuun. Tämän opinnäytetyön tavoitteena oli selvittää saaliin vasaosuuden vaikutusta hirven ikärakenteeseen ja vasatuottoon Savonrannan ja Sodankylän riistanhoitoyhdistysten alueilla. Tutkimusalueet valittiin hyvin erilaisten hirvisaaliin vasaosuuksien perusteella, sillä Savonrannan vuosien 1994-2003 saaliin vasaosuuden keskiarvo oli 50,1 % ja Sodankylän 19,6 %. Tutkimuksen ennakko-olettamuksena oli, että erilaisten saaliin vasaosuuksien pitäisi vaikuttaa aikuistuvan ikäluokan suhteellisen osuuden kautta hirvipopulaation keski-ikään ja sitä kautta vasatuottoon. Ikärakenteen osalta tutkittiin naaraiden, valtasonnien eli 6,5-9,5-vuotiaiden uroshirvien ja vähintään 8-piikkisten urosten ikärakennetta. Tutkimus rakentui hirven iänmääritysaineiston ympärille, joka kerättiin Savonrannan ja Sodankylän riistanhoitoyhdistysten hirvenmetsästäjien avustuksella vuosina 2003 ja 2004. Iänmääritysaineistossa oli yhteensä 244 hirveä. Näistä oli naaraita 152 ja uroksia 92 kpl. Hirven ikärakennetietojen saamiseksi suoritti tutkimuksen tekijä iänmäärityksen hammasnäytteistä. Iänmääritys tehtiin hammassementtikerroksiin perustuvaa menetelmää käyttäen, jota varten sahattiin poikittaisia hammasleikkeitä hirven ensimmäisestä etuhampaasta (I1). Tutkimuksen aineistoon kuuluivat myös Savonrannan ja Sodankylän hirvihavaintokorttien perusteella saadut vasatuottotiedot vuosilta 1995- 2004 ja Riistawebin saalistiedot vuosilta 1994-2003. Tutkimuksen perusteella hirvisaaliin vasaosuus vaikuttaa Savonrannan ja Sodankylän riistanhoitoyhdistysten naaraiden ikärakenteeseen. Kaksivuotisesta aineistosta saatiin Savonrannan naaraiden keski-iäksi 6,40 vuotta. Sodankylän naaraiden keski-ikä oli 5,09 vuotta. Myös naaraiden ikäjakaumat olivat hyvin erilaiset. Hirvisaaliin vasaosuus ei sen sijaan vaikuta Savonrannan ja Sodankylän valtasonnien ja vähintään 8-piikkisten urosten ikärakenteeseen. Savonrannan valtasonnien keski-ikä oli 7,21 vuotta ja Sodankylän 7,07 vuotta. Savonrannan vähintään 8-piikkisten urosten keski-ikä oli 5,82 vuotta ja Sodankylän 5,91 vuotta. Tutkimuksella saatiin selville saaliin ikärakenne, elävän hirvikannan ikärakenteen tutkiminen vaatii laajempia tutkimuksia. Hirvisaaliin vasaosuus vaikuttaa Savonrannan ja Sodankylän riistanhoitoyhdistysten vasatuottoon. Naaraiden ikärakenteen erot näkyivät osaltaan hirvihavaintokorttien ja näytenaaraiden perusteella lasketuissa vasatuottotiedoissa. Saaliin vasaosuus vaikuttaa välillisesti hirven vasatuottoon, sillä se vaikuttaa ensin naaraiden ikärakenteeseen, joka vaikuttaa edelleen vasatuottoon.

Primary Fallopian tube carcinoma:occurrence, risk and prognostic factors

The aim of the study was to clarify the occurrence, and etiological and prognostic factors of primary fallopian tube carcinoma (PFTC). We studied the sociodemographic determinants of the incidence of PFTC in Finland and the role of chlamydial infections and human papillomavirus infections as risk factors for PFTC. Serum tumor markers were studied as prognostic factors for PFTC. We also evaluated selected reproductive factors (parity, sterilization and hysterectomy) as risk or protective factors of PFTC. The risks of second primary cancers after PFTC were also studied. The age-adjusted incidence of PFTC in Finland increased to 5.4 / 1,000,000 in 1993 97. The incidence rate was higher in the cities, but the relative rise was higher in rural areas. Women in the two highest social classes showed a 1.8 fold incidence compared with those in the lowest. Women in agriculture and those not working outside the home showed only half the PFTC incidence of those in higher socioeconomic occupations. Pretreatment serum concentrations of hCGβ, CA125 and TATI were evaluated as prognostic markers for PFTC. Elevated hCGβ values (above the 75th percentile, 3.5 pmol/L; OR 2.49, 95% CI 1.22 5.09), stage and histology were strong independent prognostic factors for PFTC. The effects of parity, sterilization and hysterectomy on the risk of PFTC were studied in a case control-study with 573 PFTC cases from the Finnish Cancer Registry. In multivariate analysis parity was the only significant protective factor as regards PFTC, with increasing protection associated with increasing number of deliveries. In univariate analysis sterilization gave borderline protection against PFTC and the protective effect increased with time since the operation. In multivariate analysis the protection did not reach statistical significance. Chlamydial and human papillomavirus (HPV) infections were studied in two separate seroepidemiological case-control studies with 78 PFTC patients. The incidence of women with positive HPV or chlamydial serology was the same in PFTC patients and in the control group and was not found to be a risk factor for PFTC. Finally, the possible risk of a second primary cancer after diagnosis and treatment of PFTC in a cohort of 2084 cases from 13 cancer registries followed for second primary cancers within the period 1943 2000 was studied. In PFTC patients, second primary cancers were 36% more common than expected (SIR 1.36, 95% CI 1.13 1.63). In conclusion, the incidence of PFTC has increased in Finland, especially in higher social classes and among those in certain occupations. Elevated serum hCGβ reflect a worsened prognosis. Parity is a clear protective factor, as is previous sterilization. After PFTC there is a risk of second primary cancers, especially colorectal, breast, lung and bladder cancers and non-lymphoid leukemia. The excess of colorectal and breast cancers after PFTC may indicate common effects of earlier treatments, or they could reflect common effects of lifestyle or genetic, immunological or environmental background.

Diário da Constituinte [gravação de vídeo] : [programa n. 602]

Prefeitos de todo o país estiveram no Congresso Nacional pedir que aprovem a reeleição para Prefeito na votação das Disposições Transitórias. Os Prefeitos gostaram da proposta da fusão de emendas, entre as quais as do Deputado César Neto que prevê eleições municipais para este ano com mandato tampão e com possibilidade da reeleição. Houve acordo até o artigo 32 das Disposições Transitórias, foi discutida a questão tributária. As dúvidas relativas ao sistema Judiciário e a sua adaptação a nova Carta foram acertadas; assim como votação, em sessão da Câmara dos Deputados, do projeto de lei que regulamenta as eleições municipais de 1988. Depoimentos: Lincoln Magalhães (Pres. Municipal/ SP); Jovani Masini (PMDB/PR); Antônio Gaspar (PMDB/MA); Jose Serra (PMDB/SP); Bonifácio de Andrade (PDS/MG)., Ibsen Pinheiro (PMDB), Amaury Müller (PDT/RS). Presidente da Associação Municipal SP, Lincoln Magalhães; Jovani Masini; Mário Covas; Sandra Cavalcanti; Antônio Gaspar; José Serra; Bonifácio de Andrada; Ibsen Pinheiro; Bernardo Cabral; Ulysses Guimaraães; Amaury Muller; Presidente da Associação Municipal SP, Lincoln Magalhães; Jovani Masini; Mário Covas; Sandra Cavalcanti; Antônio Gaspar; José Serra; Bonifácio de Andrada; Ibsen Pinheiro; Bernardo Cabral; Ulysses Guimarães; Amaury Muller.

Diário da Constituinte [gravação de vídeo] : [programa n. 704]

O Congresso vai decidir se irá inspecionar as contas do governo. A primeira emenda do dia pedia a supressão do inciso IV, do artigo 62, que determina que não seja apreciada emenda para abolir direitos e garantias individuais, que foi rejeitada. A segunda emenda rejeitada foi a que permitia a privatização dos terrenos de marinha. Foi aprovada a seguir uma reunião de emendas que garantiam que as áreas em ilhas oceânicas sob o domínio da União são bens do estado. Foram votadas um grupo de emendas que estabelecem: o número de deputados deve ser mais de oito e menos de setenta por unidade federativa; o Congresso, com o auxilio do Tribunal de Contas da União, tem o poder de realizar auditorias quando requeridas, e qualquer cidadão, partido político ou associação poderá denunciar irregularidades no poder público; deputado ou senador que assumir cargo de ministro, governador de território e secretário de estado não perderá o mandato. A última emenda rejeitada propunha a supressão do tempo de mandato para os ministros do Tribunal de Contas, pelo texto que permanece os ministros terão mandato de seis anos. Barbosa Lima Sobrinho, presidente da Associação Brasileira de Imprensa, comparece ao Plenário para entregar abaixo assinado para a manutenção dos pontos a favor da empresa nacional já aprovados no primeiro turno. Aguarda-se a votação da publicidade política, a conclusão de votação de todo o Título 4 e inicio do votação do Tìtulo 5. Depoimentos: Nelson Wedekin (PMDB/SC), Irma Passoni (PT/SP), Luis Freire (PMDB/PE), Barbosa Lima Sobrinho (Presidente da ABI) ;Pompeu de Souza (PDSB/DF), ; Luiz Salomão (PDT/RJ), Ulysses Guimarães (Presidente da Constituinte).

Diário da Constituinte [gravação de vídeo] : [programa n. 703]

Poder Legislativo recupera prerrogativas. Constituinte garante direitos dos servidores públicos e acaba com os marajás. A Constituinte acelera as votações, garantindo a aprovação de vários dispositivos, entre os quais a limitação dos salários no serviço público. Nos municípios o teto passa a ser o salário dos prefeitos e as câmaras municipais terão salários fixados por lei. Será assegurada a igualdade de vencimentos para servidores da administração direta, foi retirada do texto a isonomia para autarquias e fundações públicas. Foi rejeitada emenda que suprimia do texto a expressão servidor público militar, sendo mantida a equiparação salarial o entre servidores públicos civis e militares. Fica garantida aos servidores a aposentadoria proporcional, a revisão dos proventos e pensão integral. O legislativo recupera as prerrogativas da Constituição de 1946, como decidir sobre matéria financeira e arrecadação de tributos, modificar o efetivo das forças armadas, definir orçamento e aprovação concessão de canais de televisão, os decretos-leis não serão mais editados. Foi mantido o sistema presidencialista e foi retirada a moção de censura. Emendas à constituição serão votadas em dois turnos com a presença de 3/5 de cada Casa.

Composição, origem e distribuição de hidrocarbonetos em sedimentos marinhos nas principais regiões portuárias da costa sudeste brasileira

Regiões onde existem atividades portuárias estão mais susceptíveis à contaminação por hidrocarbonetos devido ao trânsito de embarcações e as operações de carga/descarga e, consequentemente, estão mais vulneráveis a sofrer impactos ambientais. Este trabalho avaliou a composição, distribuição e origem de hidrocarbonetos em oito regiões portuárias da costa sudeste brasileira: Santos-SP, São Sebastião-SP, Angra dos Reis-RJ, Itaguaí-RJ, Rio de Janeiro-RJ, Arraial do Cabo-RJ, Macaé-RJ e Vitória-ES. Foram coletadas amostras de sedimentos marinhos superficiais (02 cm) em duas campanhas (2009 e 2010). Para a análise dos hidrocarbonetos alifáticos e dos hidrocarbonetos policíclicos aromáticos (HPAs) foram utilizadas cromatografia em fase gasosa com detector de ionização de chama e cromatografia em fase gasosa acoplada à espectrometria de massas, respectivamente. As concentrações médias e os desvios-padrão do Total de nalcanos (μg g-1), Total de Alifáticos (μg g-1), HPAs Totais (ng g-1) e 16 HPAs prioritários (ng g-1) encontrados foram 6,55 4,52, 123,16 86,12, 1470,24 958,41 e 653,93 482,81 na região do porto de Santos-SP; 2,69 1,16, 35,29 15,22, 756,25 350,28 e 142,35 142,35 na região do porto de São Sebastião-SP; 3,11 2,34, 56,99 78,39, 777,62 821,32 e 82,33 84,62 na região do porto de Angra dos Reis-RJ; 5,58 3,28, 26,55 12,19, 1221,15 1070,87 e 92,28 93,14 na região do porto de Itaguaí-RJ; 5,09 2,03, 179,22 108,16, 3547,27 3081,18 e 1879,05 1792,69 na região do porto do Rio de Janeiro; 1,63 2,15, 51,54 39,50, 366,26 222,89 e 194,83 141,65 na região do porto de Arraial do Cabo-RJ; 3,92 2,69, 50,42 81,30, 643,97 637,61 e 182,46 265,87 na região do porto de Macaé-RJ; e 4,78 4,05, 45,31 32,84, 868,78 874,56 e 258,84 142,89 na região do porto de Vitória-ES, respectivamente. O nível de contaminação por hidrocarbonetos nas regiões estudadas variou de baixo a muito alto, mostrando que estes níveis não são diretamente compatíveis com o tamanho e o desenvolvimento urbano em torno de cada porto. Para a avaliação das fontes de contaminação foram usadas razões diagnósticas selecionadas da literatura. A mistura de fontes (pirolítica e petrogênica) foi considerada predominante na maioria das áreas, indicando a influência das atividades dos portos e dos aportes de entradas de contaminação por vias urbanas, industriais e atmosféricas.

Anti-HIV Activities of the Compounds Isolated from Polygonum cuspidatum and Polygonum multiflorum

The 70% EtOH extract of Polygonum cuspidatum showed inhibitory action against HIV-1-induced syncytium formation at non-cytotoxic concentrations in vitro with a 50% effective concentration (EC50) of 13.94 +/- 3.41 mu g/mL. Through bioactivity-guided fractionation, 20 phenolic compounds, including eight stilbenoids, were isolated from the roots of Polygonum cuspidatum, and their anti-HIV-1 activities were evaluated. Results showed that compounds 1, 13, 14, and 16 demonstrated fairly strong antiviral activity against HIV-1-induced cytopathic effects in C8166 lymphocytes at non-cytotoxic concentrations, with EC50 values of 4.37 +/- 1.96 mu g/mL, 19.97 +/- 5.09, 14.4 +/- 1.34 mu g/mL, and 11.29 +/- 6.26 mu g/mL and therapeutic index (TI) values of 8.12, > 10.02, > 13.89, and > 17.71, respectively. Other compounds showed either weak or no effects. Compound 6 also showed weak inhibition (153.42 +/- 19.25 mu g/mL); however, it possesses very good water solubility and showed almost no cytotoxicity (> 2000 mu g/mL), therefore achieving a fairly good TI (13.04). The activities of the two compounds (3 and 18) from Polygonum multiflorum were also assayed. The relationship between molecular structures and their bioactivities was also discussed.

复合藻-菌净化系统处理麦秆造纸废液初步研究

在室内模拟条件下,采用正交设计法建立了一种由蛋白核小球藻(Chlorella pyrenoidosa)、鱼腥藻7120(Anabaena sp.PCC7120)、硝化细菌(Nitrate bacteria)和荚膜红假单胞菌(Rhodopseudomonas capsulata)组成的复合藻-菌净化系统去除造纸废液中有机质和氨态氮的最优化模型,确定了藻类与细菌的最优化数量配比关系为蛋白核小球藻∶鱼腥藻7120∶硝化细菌∶荚膜红假单胞菌=1∶2.17∶2.83∶5.09.比较了复合藻-菌净化系统最优化模型与单

Recombinant protein of heptad-repeat HR212, a stable fusion inhibitor with potent anti-HIV action in vitro

HR212, a recombinant protein expressed in Escherichia coli, has been previously reported to inhibit HIV-1 membrane fusion at low nanomolar level. Here we report that HR212 is effective in blocking laboratory strain HIV-1IIIB entry and replication with EC50 values of 3.92±0.62 and 6.59±1.74 nM, respectively, and inhibiting infection by clinic isolate HIV-1KM018 with EC50 values of 44.44±10.20 nM, as well as suppressing HIV-1- induced cytopathic effect with an EC50 value of 3.04±1.20 nM. It also inhibited HIV-2ROD and HIV-2CBL-20 entry and replication in the μM range. Notably, HR212 was highly effective against T20-resistant strains with EC50 values ranging from 5.09 to 7.75 nM. Unlike T20, HR212 showed stability sufficient to inhibit syncytia formation in a time-of-addition assay, and was insensitive to proteinase K digestion. These results suggest that HR212 has great potential to be further developed as novel HIV-1 fusion inhibitor for treatment of HIV/ AIDS patients, particularly for those infected by T20-resistant variants.

硅多条探测器的研制和初步应用

描述了用微电子工艺技术成功研制硅多条探测器的制备工艺技术及测试结果.这种探测器的灵敏面积为50mm×20mm.P掺杂面被等分成相互平行的,长度为20mm,宽度为3mm的16条,相邻条之间的间距为140μm.当探测器工作在全耗尽偏压下,每一条的反向漏电流的典型值<2nA.对239Puα粒子的能量分辨为0.5%—09%,相邻条之间的相互影响(crosstalk)为4%—8%.用于72MeV/u的C束离子测量,得到能量分辨为027%.

潮棕壤不同利用方式有机碳剖面分布及碳储量

对潮棕壤水稻田、玉米地、撂荒地和人工林地 4 种土地利用方式经过 14 年后在 0～150 cm 土体 10个土层中土壤有机碳含量的剖面分布、C/N 及有机碳储量进行比较研究。结果表明,不同利用方式下土壤有机碳含量产生明显的剖面分布差异。林地各土层有机碳含量较其它几种利用方式高,表明不同利用方式对土壤碳产生较大影响;土壤有机碳与全氮极显著相关,但自然生态系统中碳与氮的相关性略高于农田生态系统(林地R =0.990,撂荒地 R =0.990,稻田 R =0.976,玉米地 R =0.980,P < 0.001,n =30);剖面中 C/N 随深度而 2 2 2 2下降,林地 C/N 较高,稻田 C/N 较低,玉米地与撂荒地相应土层中 C/N 相近;在 100 cm 深度内,林地土壤分别比稻田、玉米地、撂荒地每年多截获 4.25、2.87 和 4.48 t·ha-1有机碳,年增幅分别为 6.15%、3.26%和 5.09%;林地有机碳储量显著高于稻田、玉米地和撂荒地(P 值分别达到 0.001、0.008 和 0.008),其它 3 种利用方式间差异不显著。据此认为林地在增加碳储量及改善环境方面具有很大的潜力。

水分处理对沙地樟子松幼苗膜脂过氧化作用及保护酶活性影响

通过盆栽控水实验,模拟科尔沁沙地由东至西50年的年均降水量及最大、最小年降水量下的土壤水势,分析了不同水分处理(土壤水势分别为-16.18、-5.09和-4.50bars,即A、B和C处理)对樟子松2年生幼苗膜脂过氧化产物[丙二醛(MDA)、脂膜相对透性(RC)和超氧阴离子自由基(O2.-)产生速率]、渗透调节物质[可溶性糖(SS)、可溶性蛋白(SP)和脯氨酸(Pro)]和膜保护酶(SOD酶和POD酶)的影响。不同水分处理对樟子松幼苗针叶内的保护酶、渗透调节物质及膜脂过氧化的作用影响显著。随着土壤水势的降低,幼苗的SOD酶呈现微下降再升高的趋势;POD酶活性呈逐渐升高的趋势;幼苗的渗透调节物质(SS、SP和Pro)的含量均呈现上升趋势;3种水分处理的可溶性糖和可溶性蛋白含量上升的幅度最大,A处理分别是C处理的1.8倍和2.4倍,脯氨酸的含量持续积累;随干旱胁迫加重,MDA、RC和O2.-产生速率均有明显上升趋势,以O2.-产生速率上升幅度最大。这表明,樟子松幼苗通过体内的生理生化机制,尤其是增加渗透调节物质的含量,实现对干旱胁迫较强的忍耐性和较好的适应性。A处理针叶内的自由基大量积累和膜脂过氧化程度加重,对植物造成不可逆的损伤。