中国黄土高原洛川剖面S5以来的孢粉学记录

中国黄土-古土壤序列记录了距今约2.6 Ma以来的环境变迁。孢粉作为恢复植被演替的敏感指标,被广泛用于古植被重建,但是针对高原中部地区长时间尺度植被演替历史的孢粉学研究还较缺乏。通过对黄土高原洛川剖面S5以来的黄土-古土壤序列开展较高分辨率的孢粉学工作,揭示出该区约0.6 Ma以来的植被演化历史。孢粉谱分析表明,洛川地区0.6 Ma以来以温带草原植被为主,不支持塬区历史时期存在大范围落叶阔叶林的观点。现代黄土高原缺少森林植被主要是由自然原因引起,因此塬区的现代生态恢复应以退耕还草为主。     

晚第三纪以前形成古土壤的鉴别、分类及其在古环境研究中的应用

晚第三纪以前形成的古土壤可以揭示地质时期的古环境。辨识古土壤的主要标志包括野外形态特征、微形态特征、地球化学特征等。当前古土壤分类一般基于现代土壤的系统分类体系,即采用诊断层和诊断特征,辅之以古土壤总体的化学性质等指标划分古土壤类型。形成于晚第三纪以前的古土壤可以重建全球范围的古气候变化历史,同时揭示前寒武纪时期古大气O2分压以及后寒武纪时期古大气CO2浓度水平的演化过程;古土壤具有空间和时间等多重信息,能反映流域或区域的古景观、古地貌、古水文特征。但目前缺乏一个广为接受的古土壤分类系统,成岩作用对古土壤特征的影响以及古土壤记录的古环境信息机制与解译等方面也还需要深入探讨。今后必须加强成岩作用对古土壤特性的影响以及现代土壤与其环境的对应关系的研究。     

华北平原北部历史时期地质环境演化

控制和影响地质环境发生变化的因素和地质环境变化的表现形式是多种多样的，主要表现于古地理，古水文，古植被和古土壤等几个方面，其主要标志有河道变迁，湖泊洼淀演化，海岸线变迁以及人类活动影响下的植被土壤的演化等。本文从以从几种标志入手，分析和恢复历史时期的地质环境演化，并对未来环境的发展趋势和环境问题进行了论述。     

西峰和西安黄土中盐碱化古土壤气候意义的初步探讨

对西峰和西安黄土剖面中古土壤的研究揭示出,作为重要气候地层标志的S₄和S₅古土壤竟有盐化和碱化现象。盐碱化特性直接关系到如何认识这些古土壤的气候意义。土壤化学、微形态及粘土矿物分析表明,上述古土壤以草原土特征为主,并在气候最宜期发育了森林植被。盐碱化特性并非产生于土壤被埋藏以后,而是古土壤发育末期的产物。该时期大气粉尘堆积似乎是可溶盐的来源。     

晚中新世植被变更与光合作用演化

光合作用酶Rubisco出现于太古代,对于以后地质时期里大气的CO2降低并不适应。晚中新世大幅度扩展的C4植物,就是光合作用演化的一种途径,适应于CO2浓度较低的大气,也适应于温暖而季节性干旱的季风气候。C4与C3植物碳同位素的重大差异,又为利用古土壤和哺乳类牙齿珐琅质的δ13C分辨C3、C4植物在植被中的比例提供了条件。自从发现巴基斯坦晚中新世古土壤层δ13C突变以来的10余年,围绕着C4植物扩展究竟反映季风气候,CO2浓度下降,还是干旱化,国内外学术界展开了热烈的讨论,至今尚属未解之谜,但从中可以吸取研究地球系统演变的经验教训。     

黄土中钙结核的碳氧同位素研究(二)碳同位素及其古环境意义

从洛川黄土剖面离石黄土各层古土壤中钙结核的碳同位素分析结果，探讨了钙结核碳同位素变化所反映的古土壤形成时的植被状况，还借助于“干燥度”，结合由钙结核氧同位素变化所获得的古温度资料，估算了各层古土壤形成时长时段的年平均降水量。所得结果表明，各层古土壤形成时温度和湿度状况有更复杂的变化。大部分古土壤形成时的年平均降水量与现代相差不多(增幅在５０ｍｍ左右)，但发育最好的Ｓ５形成时，年平均降水量超过现在约２００ｍｍ。古土壤的碳氧同位素能很好指示古环境，但研究工作还有待深入。     

六盘山东西两侧黄土古土壤容重的特征及其古气候指示意义

为了进一步了解黄土古土壤容重的特征及其与东亚季风演化的关系,建立了洛川剖面250 ka以来、白草塬剖面140 ka以来黄土古土壤容重序列,并与磁化率、粒度及深海氧同位素对比分析,发现六盘山东西两侧不同气候区黄土古土壤容重具不同的特征和受控因素, 指示了不同的古气候意义。六盘山以东半湿润半干旱气候区容重值受成壤作用影响,容重指标主要由夏季风控制,可作为夏季风演化的替代性指标。而六盘山以西半干旱气候区,容重值受沉积物粒度影响,主要由冬季风控制,可作为冬季风演化的替代性指标。与灵台和三门峡地区黄土古土壤容重值对比,发现空间上由西北向东南容重值呈变大趋势,进一步表明了不同气候区的冬夏季风对容重指标的不同影响。     

黄土中钙结核的碳氧同位素研究（二）碳同位素及其古环境意义

从洛川黄土剖面离石黄土各层古土壤中钙结核的碳同位素分析结果，探讨了钙结核碳同位素变化所反映的古土壤形成时的植被状况，还借助于“干燥度”，结合由钙结核氧同位素变化所获得的古温度资料，估算了各层古土壤形成时长时段的年平均降水量。所得结果表明，各层古土壤形成时温度和湿度状况有更复杂的变化。大部分古土壤形成时的年平均降水量与现代相差不多（增幅在５０ｍｍ左右），但发育最好的Ｓ５形成时，年平均降水量超过现在约２００ｍｍ。古土壤的碳氧同位素能很好指示古环境，但研究工作还有待深入。     

黄土高原中部7～2Ma期间古植被变化的分子化石证据——以赵家川剖面为例

植物叶蜡正构烷烃组分能够在地质体中长久保存,并记录历史时期植被变化的信息。本研究通过对黄土高原中部董志塬西峰地区赵家川剖面古土壤中正构烷烃组分的分析,讨论7～2Ma期间黄土高原植被变化的植物叶蜡组分变化特征及其对气候变化的响应。结果表明:从7.0Ma至3.4Ma,正构烷烃C31/C27和C31/C29比值处于相对低值的波动范围,范围分别为0.5～1.9和0.6～1.3,表明该时期以木本植物占优势的生态格局;在3.4Ma前后,古土壤中保存的古植被叶蜡正构烷烃组分的C31/C27和C31/C29比值有一个明显的增加,分别从0.8变化到2.9,从0.7变化至1.6,即古生态系统中草本植物的相对比例突然增加;从3.4Ma至2.0Ma,正构烷烃C31/C27和C31/C29比值处于相对高值的波动范围,范围分别为1.7～3.3和1.1～1.6,指示该时期木本植物减少,草本植物增加的生态格局。我们推测这个生态系统的变化可能响应晚新生代3.5Ma左右的中国内陆干旱化,并形成了自此以后黄土高原塬面以草原或森林草原为主的自然生态格局。     

陕西五里铺黄土剖面中微量元素地球化学特征

:通过对陕西五里铺黄土剖面微量元素的研究 ,发现古土壤中微量元素含量明显不同于黄土 ,表明风化成壤过程中不同元素的地球化学行为不同 ;元素含量的变化实质是气候变化的直接结果 ,其可以作为气候替代指标 ;较高的Pb、Cu、Zn、Cd、Cr、Ni、Co、Mn含量或低的Rb、Sr含量指示为古土壤 ,反映植被茂盛 ,气候湿润温暖 ;反之 ,则指示为黄土层 ,反映气候干冷 ;揭示全新世时期黄土高原南部的气候并非持续温暖 ,有明显的波动 ,经历了黄土 (Lt)→古土壤 (S20 )→黄土 (L20 )→土壤 (S10 )→黄土及现代表土 (L10 )的发展演化阶段     

The Application of Alkenone-Based pCO2 Reconstructions

The changing of atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration is closely related with the changing of global ice sheet,temperature and sea level. Knowledge of the past atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration and its relationship with climate is an important method of predicting the future climate change. Coccolith derived long-chain alkenone carbon isotope is one of the important proxies to reconstruct past carbon dioxide, which is wildly applied in the reconstruction of the Cenozoic atmospheric carbon dioxide. In this paper, we focused on the method of alkenone-based atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration, including the geochemical properties of long-chain alkenone, carbon diffusive model and the carbon isotope fraction. Then, we introduced the development of alkenone-based carbon dioxide proxy and its uncertainty. Coccolith cell geometry and growth rate have great influence on carbon dioxide fraction. Besides, there are some uncertainties about carbon concentration mechanisms in coccolithes, which may have some influence on alkenone-based carbon dioxide method to reconstruct ancient carbon dioxide more accurately. At the end, we summarized the Cenozoic carbon dioxide record with various proxies including alkenone carbon dioxide, boron isotope, palaeosol carbonate nodules and stomatal indices of fossil leaves.     

植硅体稳定同位素生物地球化学研究进展

植硅体形态鉴定与组合分析广泛应用于古环境重建和农作物起源分析等.鉴于植硅体的抗腐蚀、抗降解,易保存,锢囚的碳不易污染,且保存了植物的原始信息等特性,其有机地球化学研究日益被重视.植硅体稳定同位素分析表明植硅体是植物通过吸收单硅酸,以蒸腾作用为主要动力,在植物的不同部位发生同位素分馏淀积形成,其稳定同位素组成具有丰富的植物生理和环境信息.植物不同部位植硅体稳定同位素组成具有差异,其含量和硅、氧同位素值沿蒸腾流通常有增加的趋势.沉积物植硅体碳同位素分析不仅可以用于恢复草本的C3、C4植物生物量的比例,并且有可能重建古大气的碳同位素构成,是三者中最具有潜力的考古学、古环境研究的指标.植硅体有机化学组成分析,特别是类脂物分析,有利于认识植硅体碳同位素值相对于总有机碳偏负,C3、C4草本植硅体同位素差值范围缩小的原因.     

土壤次生碳酸盐碳氧稳定同位素古环境意义及应用

土壤次生碳酸盐碳氧稳定同位素特征是反映古气候与古环境的重要代用指标,其碳氧稳定同位素组成分别受土壤CO2中C同位素组成和大气水的O同位素控制。在一定深度的土壤中,土壤次生碳酸盐δ^13C就主要受当地植物类型(C3植物和C4植物等)控制。土壤次生碳酸盐样预处理中剔除土壤中原生碳酸盐以及有机物污染尤为重要。土壤中次生碳酸盐C、O稳定同位素地球化学在土壤发生学、古气候恢复、古生态重建以及全球变化研究中应用日益广泛,但解译时可能受应用年代范围、成岩作用、原生和次生碳酸盐混杂、土壤碳酸盐多元发生等因素影响,其应用机理和范围还需进一步探讨。     

Combined membrane–oxythermographic method in the solution of the geochemical problems of migration of material of natural waters

Two methods for obtaining information on the fractional composition of organic matter in natural waters (membrane filtration and oxythermography) are combined in this study. The method has a number of indisputable advantages, which distinguish it among the currently available methods of analytical chemistry. In earth science, the fractional composition of organic materials in natural waters is estimated by the concentration of organic carbon (C_org) in fractions. In our opinion, an indicator of chemical consumption of oxygen (CCO) for ecological estimation of water reservoir state is more informative, because this indicator carries specific ecological information on the necessary oxygen consumption for oxidation of pollutants coming into the natural water environment. Therefore, estimation of the CCO parameter in fractions provides real information on the availability of organic matter and the probable danger from its content in water. This is the principal novelty of the information obtained and our study. The method was tested in the study of variation of the fractional composition of water matter during passage of Volga water through the waterworks (upon removal of water from the storage reservoir through the dam of the Ivan’kovskaya hydro power plant in the Dubna area). Analogous results are almost absent in earth science literature. There is a lack of data on the influence of water release through the dam even with respect to the major-component chemical composition. Variation of the fractional composition of matter (both organic and inorganic) upon water release through a waterworks is not discussed in literature. Thus, this study is of fundamental character.     

Environmental evolution recorded by multi-proxy evidence in Lake Chenghai sediments, Yunnan Province during recent 100 years

Lacustrine sediments can provide potential information about environmental changes in the past. On the basis of high-resolution multi-proxy analysis including carbon and nitrogen contents of organic matter, C/N ratios, inorganic carbon contents, and carbon and oxygen isotopic composition of carbonate, together with precise 137Cs dating, the environmental evolution of Lake Chenghai, Yunnan Province, during the past 100 years has been investigated. It is shown that the carbonate in Lake Chenghai is authigenic, and the organic matter is mainly derived from aquatic plants and algae, instead of terrestrial-source materials. The environmental evolution of Lake Chenghai can be diverged into three periods with the contrasting characteristics during the past 100 years. Before 1940, the stable carbon and oxygen isotope values, the poor correlation between them and the lower carbon and nitrogen contents of organic matter suggested that Lake Chenghai was open, and the lake water was oligotrophic during that period. During 1940-1993, the negative δ13C values and the gradual increase of carbon and nitrogen contents of organic matter and C/N ratios indicated that the eutrophication was aggravated. The closeness of Lake Chenghai and human activities may be responsible for this eutrophication. After 1993, notable increases in carbon and oxygen isotopic values of carbonate, carbon and nitrogen contents of organic matter, C/N ratios and inorganic carbon contents demonstrated that the increase of lacustrine productivity and the serious eutrophication were resulted from strong human activities. Therefore, the multi-proxy in Lake Chenghai sediments has reliably recorded the natural environmental evolution and the impacts from human activities.     

碳酸盐中碳、氧同位素快速制样装置研制

介绍一种碳酸盐中碳、氧同位素快速制样装置。实验证明,该装置具有真空度好、使用方便、无污染、制样效率高、成本低的优点,所生成的二氧化碳具有高纯、分析结果准确、可靠等特点,完全能满足碳酸盐中碳、氧同位素分析的制样要求。     

Modern Wyoming plant and pronghorn isoscapes and their implications for archaeology

Stable isotope ratios obtained from pronghorn teeth recovered from archaeological sites in southwestern Wyoming may provide information on past climate and hunter behavior. However, the interpretation of archaeological isotope values depends on pronghorn isotopic correlations with the environment and geography. To investigate these correlations, a series of modern Wyoming carbon, oxygen and strontium isoscapes are compared with recent temperature, humidity and geological variation. Results indicate that both pronghorn and sagebrush carbon, and to a lesser degree oxygen, isotope ratios are tied to relative humidity. Temperature is correlated with oxygen isotope ratios in sagebrush, but not pronghorn. Strontium isotope ratios in both sagebrush and pronghorn vary with geography, which in turn reflects variation in geology.     

氮素输入影响下淡水湿地碳过程变化

通过野外控制试验和室内培养试验研究了氮素输入对淡水沼泽湿地碳循环过程的影响。结果表明，氮素的输入能够提高沼泽湿地碳的生物累积，但过多的氮素输入则引起植物生产力的降低，并对常年积水沼泽湿地有机物质的分解有抑制作用。在非淹水条件下，氮素输入后有机物质的分解速率明显大于淹水条件，说明水文条件和氮素输入对枯落物的分解过程都有重要的影响，只是在不同环境条件下的响应存在一定的差异。氮素输入后，植物—土壤系统CO2排放量增大；但是，过多氮素输入后植物—土壤系统呼吸速率降低，这说明一定量的氮素输入可促进植物的生长和根的发育，对微生物的活性也有一定的影响，但过多的氮素输入则会对这些过程产生一定的抑制作用。氮素输入对土壤溶解有机碳（DOC）有明显的影响。氮素输入后，根层土壤DOC含量明显降低（P<0.05），不同土壤深度DOC的变化有一定的差异。     

A review on bivalve shell,a tool for reconstruction of paleo-climate and paleo-environment

Environmental information can be extracted from bivalve shell geochemistry. In this review, the latest research progress and the existing problems as well as the focus of future research on stable oxygen and carbon isotopic composition and trace elemental ratios of bivalve shell were investigated. Oxygen isotopic signatures of bivalve shell have been proved precipitate in equilibrium with their host water and used as a robust tool to reconstruct ancient water temperature. In order to reconstruct quantitative paleo-temperature information, the future research on bivalve shell oxygen isotope should combine with the study of ancient water oxygen isotope. Metabolic effect pre- vents the direct application of stable carbon isotopic composition of bivalve shell from extracting dissolved inorganic carbon information. The contribution of metabolic carbon to bivalve shell is species specific. Stable carbon isotopic composition of dissolved inorganic carbon could be reconstructed if the metabolic contribution could be accounted for. Explore ways to remove contribution of metabolic effects to bivalve shell is the future focus of the research. There is no consensus on the effect of temperature on bivalve trace element ratios, which may be also species spe- cific, each proxy should ideally be validated and calibrated for each species before being used to interpret past climate and environmental conditions. Future research needs to pay attention to the bivalve shell biomineralization process, which controlled bivalve shell trace element ratios. Cultivation experiment is an important way to obtain the relevant conclusions.     

水合物生成过程中碳同位素组成变化的实验研究

天然气水合物是一种新型的洁净能源。甲烷天然气水合物是储量最丰富的一种类型,常出现在深海中或极地大陆上,其生成的过程中会发生同位素的分馏效应。通过实验室模拟水合物生成的过程,利用天然海水与甲烷或二氧化碳气体反应,以及更接近实际生成环境的甲烷-海水-沉积物动态聚散实验,对甲烷水合物和二氧化碳水合物生成前后δ13C值进行测定,研究水合物生成过程中δ13C的变化情况。实验证明,水合物反应中碳同位素分馏是存在的,其变化程度明显小于氧同位素和氢同位素。甲烷水合物碳同位素的分馏系数αC的值为1000 3~1000 9。二氧化碳水合物生成反应后气相的碳、氧同位素变轻,重同位素趋向于进入水合物中,二氧化碳水合物碳同位素的分馏系数αC的值为1000 7~1001 2。海水中溶解的CO2气体在甲烷水合物形成过程中会被水合物捕获,从而使得δ13CDIC值变小,重的碳同位素趋于进入水合物中,而较轻的碳同位素留在海水中。但由于海水中含有的溶解CO2气体有限,经过多轮水合物动态聚散后δ13CDIC值的变化幅度会越来越小。