怀俄明州积雪场CO2,CH4和N20的通量及其对全球预算的指示意义

三种主要的温室气体－ＣＯ２、ＣＨＲ和Ｎ２Ｏ－在大气中日益升高的浓度总共占所预期的全球变暖效应的约７０％，但是对于其中的任何一种气体来说，生产－消耗预算都是不平衡的。积雪可覆盖北半球陆地面积的４４％￣５３％，并且在高山及亚高山区，可以有好几米深的积雪厚度持续半年多。大多数微量气体预算假定：当土壤被积雪覆盖或土壤温度降至约０℃时，微量气体交换便会停止。因此，通常认为高山及亚高山区土壤是大气ＣＯ２的总汇     

Carbon isotopic fractionation associated with lipid biosynthesis by a cyanobacterium: relevance for interpretation of biomarker records

For the cyanobacterium Synechocystis UTEX 2470, grown photoautotrophically to a logarithmic stage of growth, the total lipid extract is depleted in 13C by 4.8% relative to average biomass. Depletions observed for acetogenic (straight-chain) lipids range from 7.6 (hexadecanoic acid) to 9.9% (a C16 n-alkyl chain bound in a polar-lipid fraction), with a mass-weighted average of 9.1%. Polyisoprenoid lipids fall into two isotopic groups, with phytol, diplopterol, and diploptene depleted by 6.4-6.9% and bishomohopanol (produced from the extracts by the preparative degradation of bacteriohopanepolyol) depleted by 8.4%. Analysis of the pattern of depletions indicates that two carbon positions in each C5 biomonomer leading to polyisoprenoid products are probably depleted in 13C relative to average biomass. The depletion of bacteriohopanepolyol relative to other polyisoprenoids can be ascribed to changes that occur over the life of each cell: (1) the 13C content of carbon flowing to lipid biosynthesis decreases as the cell size increases and (2) a greater proportion of the bacteriohopanepolyol which, unlike other polyisoprenoids, is present mainly in the cytoplasm rather than in membranes and is synthesized when cells are larger. Chlorophyll a is depleted relative to average biomass by O.7%. Given the observed depletion of 13C in phytol, the heteroaromatic, chlorophyllide portion of chlorophyll must be enriched in 13C by 2.7%. This enrichment is large relative to that in chlorophyllides produced by eukaryotes and may be related to a parallel enrichment of 13C in cyanobacterial glutamic acid. As in many previous investigations of cyanobacterial lipids, long-chain n-alkanes (C22-C29) are found in the extracts. They are, however, enriched in 13C relative to biomass and have isotopic compositions suggesting that they are contaminants of petrochemical origin. Available results indicate that cyanobacterial lipids will be depleted relative to dissolved CO2 that has served as a carbon source by 22-30% and that a wider range of depletions will be characteristic of eukaryotic products. The absence of long-chain n-alkanes in cyanobacteria reduces the possibility that petroleum ever formed from pre-eukaryotic sedimentary debris.     

Antibiotic resistant pathogens versus human impacts: a study from three eco-regions of the Chennai coast, southern India

We assessed the occurrence of pollution indicators and antibiotic resistant bacterial isolates from water and sediment samples of three different eco-regions of the Chennai coast between March - May of 2010. Total of 960 bacterial strains belonging to four genera were isolated which show the highest frequencies of resistance to vancomycin (53.6%) and penicillin (52.6%) (except Enterococcus sp., which is highly resistant to erythromycin) and lowest frequencies of resistance to chloramphenicol (3.43%), ciprofloxacin (3.95%), gentamicin (4.68%), and tetracycline (6.97%). The E. coli, Vibrio sp., Salmonella sp. and Enterococcus sp. show high frequency of resistance to 2-5 antibacterials of 60.4%, 45.83%, 69.16% and 46.6%, respectively. High pollution indices (PI - 6.66-14.06) and antibiotic resistance indices (ARI - 0.29-0.343) indicate that the coastal environment is highly exposed to antibiotic sources that suggesting to avoid direct contact.     

Fish bile as a biomarker for metal exposure

Fish accumulate several trace elements in muscle, gills and liver, however studies also indicate that metals can be excreted through bile. Since metal contamination leads to modifications in bile composition, biliary excretion offers an alternative way to evaluate the presence of trace-elements. Bile is easier to obtain than other organs and presents a simpler matrix, making it easier for chemical pre-treatment. To verify if bile can be useful as a biomonitoring tool for metal contamination, liver and bile trace element concentrations were determined and correlated. The Artificial Neural Networks statistical technique was used to verify if liver trace-element quantification could be substituted by bile analysis. Results show that significant correlations were obtained between trace elements in bile and liver and the ANN validated the hypothesis that certain trace-elements in bile could be utilized instead of liver trace-elements. Further studies in this field are of interest to further validate this biomarker.     

Development of periglacial landforms and soil formation in the Ilgaz Mountains and effect of climate(Western Black Sea Region-Türkiye)

The main aims of the current study are to determine the morphological features of the periglacial landforms(non-sorted step, mud circle, stony earth circle, thufur, and congeliturbation) located on the Ilgaz Mountains, examine the physicochemical and mineralogical properties with pedological processes of the soils, and assess of the effects of climatic conditions controlling the development of landforms. The Ilgaz Mountains(2587 m a.s.l.), located in the Western Black Sea Region, within the Anat...     

赤道太平洋上厄尔尼诺的影响对大气二氧化碳聚集的贡献

在１９９２年北方的春季和秋季、１９９３年的春季、１９９４年的春季和秋季以及１９９６年的春季和秋季这两个野外季节,获得了一整套大气和海洋表层二氧化碳分压（ｐＣＯ２）测量结果及有意义的水文数据。１９９２～１９９４年的春季航次是在温暖的厄尔尼诺／南方波动事件期间进行的,秋季航次是在“冻舌”条件下进行的。东赤道太平洋具有高海水ｐＣＯ２和赤道底流上涌造成的高养分浓度的特征。这种水团由向西流动的南赤道流和上升的亚热带水混合而成,并由Ｅｋｍａｎ辐射沿着赤道向极地方向搬运。作为这些过程的结果,这个地区成为大洋内…     

夏威夷玄武岩的植物风化

含钙、镁硅酸盐矿物的风化是影响地质时期大气中ＣＯ２含量的一个重要过程。风化淅出的钙和镁在溶液中被搬运到海洋里,并在那里作为碳酸盐沉淀下来。不同地质时期化学风化作用受地壳运动引起的陆地面积、位置和地形的变化、全球气候的变化、岩石类型暴露的变化和生物进化...