A terrestrial observatory approach to the integrated investigation of the effects of deforestation on water,energy,and matter fluxes

Integrated observation platforms have been set up to investigate consequences of global change within a terrestrial network of observatories(TERENO)in Germany.The aim of TERENO is to foster the understanding of water,energy,and matter fluxes in terrestrial systems,as well as their biological and physical drivers.Part of the Lower Rhine Valley-Eifel observatory of TERENO is located within the Eifel National Park.Recently,the National Park forest management started to promote the natural regeneration of near-natural beech forest by removing a significant proportion of the spruce forest that was established for timber production after World War II.Within this context,the effects of such a disturbance on forest ecosystem functioning are currently investigated in a deforestation experiment in the Wüstebach catchment,which is one of the key experimental research sites within the Lower Rhine Valley-Eifel observatory.Here,we present the integrated observation system of the Wüstebach test site to exemplarily demonstrate the terrestrial observatory concept of TERENO that allows for a detailed monitoring of changes in hydrological and biogeochemical states and fluxes triggered by environmental disturbances.We present the observation platforms and the soil sampling campaign,as well as preliminary results including an analysis of data consistency.We specifically highlight the capability of integrated datasets to enable improved process understanding of the post-deforestation changes in ecosystem functioning.     

攀西地区镁铁质岩浆成矿系统的流体动力学模型

尽管镁铁质侵入体及其与成矿作用的关系得到了特别关注,但有许多科学问题迄今仍模糊不清。基于新的野外观察和理论分析,文中提出一个复杂性流体动力学模型,试图整合解释矿床地质学、矿相学和矿物学特征。假定岩浆成矿系统的行为取决于熔体和流体两个子系统的强相互作用,系统演化过程中子系统物理性质的连续改变可以导致多种非线性变化:(1)熔体子系统未发生明显结晶作用之前,含矿流体弥漫式透过熔体向上迁移,产生具有隐性火成层理的致矿侵入体和浸染状整合矿体。在这种条件下,高速运动的含矿流体可以导致岩浆侵入体全岩矿化;较低速上升的含矿流体也可以导致强烈的岩浆分异作用,但岩浆侵入体的边缘部分将没有成矿金属的富集。(2)岩浆侵入体部分固结(如半固结)时,含矿流体只能大规模输入到岩体中心尚未固结的部分,并导致强烈的双扩散对流,产生明显的韵律性层理和整合型块状矿体。(3)岩浆侵入体接近完全固结时,巨大的流体超压或远场应力场可导致板状侵入体沿补给通道方向破裂,含矿流体上升导致了不整合矿体的产生。(4)岩浆侵入体完全固结之后,后续含矿流体只能沿着层状侵入体与底板围岩的接触带迁移,形成新型板状矿体或巢状矿体,甚至夕卡岩型矿体。(5)富氧化物流体之后还可以有富硫化物流体上升,有利于产生硫化物矿体。这种分析大致符合攀西地区的客观实际,因而可以得出结论：(1)岩浆侵入体是否成为致矿侵入体取决于含矿流体的输入,而不是岩浆分异作用;(2)致矿侵入体的分异特征是含矿流体输入的结果,而不是相反;(3)镁铁质岩浆成矿系统是一种复杂性动力系统,含矿流体的输入是其行为发生非线性变化的根本原因;(4)攀西地区的镁铁质岩浆成矿系统包括整合型(包括块状和浸染状两种亚型)、不整合型和夕卡岩型铁矿子系统以及浸染状和块状硫化物型成矿子系统;(5)攀西地区的铁矿体不仅仅位于层状岩体之内,下伏围岩中也有找矿潜力,甚至发现块状硫化物的潜力。     

Changes in Soil Salinity in the Ekhiin-Gol Oasis (Mongolia) According to Monitoring Data of 1977 and 2001

IntroductionNatural oases in the Gobi Desert arespecific ecosystems forming in the zones offresh(or slightly saline)groundwater dischargeconfined to tectonic faults[1].Until recently,theirenvironmental peculiarities remained poorlystudied.Before the 1980s,the only data on thenatural oases in the Transaltai Gobi and theirvegetation conditions were published by LavrenkoandYunatov[2].More ample and versatile data on the oasesecosystems were obtained by the Soviet-MongolianBiological Expeditio…     

Meiofaunal and bacterial community response to diesel additions in a microcosm study

Effects of low PAH-containing diesel were studied in a 60-day microcosm experiment at PAH concentrations 130, 1300 and 13,000μg/kg sediment. Nutrient fluxes, potential nitrification and meiofaunal community composition were analysed at three time points. Changed ∑NOx-fluxes indicated reduced sediment nitrification in Medium and High with time, in agreement with lowered potential nitrification rates in all treatments. Reduction in silicate and phosphate fluxes over time suggested severe effects on activity of meiofauna. Reduced activity increased the anoxic sediment layer, which could have contributed to the changed ∑NOx-fluxes. There were significant differences in meiofaunal community composition after 30 and 60days in Medium and High. Changes were due to increasing numbers of harpacticoids and the foraminiferan group Rotaliina, as well as decreasing numbers of Nematodes and the foraminiferan group Reophax. In spite of the low PAH-level, small additions of this diesel can still have pronounced effects on meiofaunal and bacterial communities.     

Community-level response of coastal microbial biofilms to ocean acidification in a natural carbon dioxide vent ecosystem

The impacts of ocean acidification on coastal biofilms are poorly understood. Carbon dioxide vent areas provide an opportunity to make predictions about the impacts of ocean acidification. We compared biofilms that colonised glass slides in areas exposed to ambient and elevated levels of pCO(2) along a coastal pH gradient, with biofilms grown at ambient and reduced light levels. Biofilm production was highest under ambient light levels, but under both light regimes biofilm production was enhanced in seawater with high pCO(2). Uronic acids are a component of biofilms and increased significantly with high pCO(2). Bacteria and Eukarya denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis profile analysis showed clear differences in the structures of ambient and reduced light biofilm communities, and biofilms grown at high pCO(2) compared with ambient conditions. This study characterises biofilm response to natural seabed CO(2) seeps and provides a baseline understanding of how coastal ecosystems may respond to increased pCO(2) levels.     

Simplified approach for design of raft foundations against fault rupture. Part Ⅰ： free-field

Over the past few decades, earthquake engineering research mainly focused on the effects of strong seismic shaking. After the 1999 earthquakes in Turkey and Taiwan, and thanks to numerous cases where fault rupture caused substantial damage to structures, the importance of faulting-induced deformation has re-emerged. This paper, along with its companion （Part Ⅱ）, exploits parametric results of finite element analyses and centrifuge model testing in developing a four-step semi-analytical approach for analysis of dip-slip （normal and thrust） fault rupture propagation through sand, its emergence on the ground surface, and its interaction with raft foundations. The present paper （Part Ⅰ） focuses on the effects of faulting in the absence of a structure （i.e., in the free-field）. The semi-analytical approach comprises two-steps： the first deals with the rupture path and the estimation of the location of fault outcropping, and the second with the tectonically- induced displacement profile at the ground surface. In both cases, simple mechanical analogues are used to derive simplified semi-analytical expressions. Centrifuge model test data, in combination with parametric results from nonlinear finite element analyses, are utilized for model calibration. The derived semi-analytical expressions are shown to compare reasonably well with more rigorous experimental and theoretical data, thus providing a useful tool for a first estimation of near-fault seismic hazard.     

Ras gene in marine mussels: a molecular level response to petrochemical exposure

Mussels are susceptible to numerous toxicants and are often employed as bioindicators. This study investigated the status of the ras proto-oncogene in Mytilus galloprovincialis following petrochemical exposure. A M. galloprovincialis homologue of the vertebrate ras gene was isolated, showing conserved sequence in regions of functional importance and a high incidence of polymorphic variation. Mutational damage was investigated in mussels chronically exposed to the water-accommodated fraction of #4 fuel-oil (WAF), and in mussels collected along the NW coast of Portugal in sites with different levels of petrochemical contamination. A ras gene point mutation was identified in the codon 35 of one individual exposed to 12.5% WAF. No mutations were detected in mussels from the WAF control or environmental samples. This represents the first report of a ras gene mutation, experimentally-induced by petrochemical exposure, in an invertebrate species.     

与南冰岛地震带2006年6月地震序列相关的氡变化

基于冰岛南部地区长达数世纪的地震活动模式,事先预测了该区转换型板块边界处的一个地震序列。该地震序列包括2000年6月的2个6．5级地震。从1999年开始的钻孔水中氡的监测表明氡的变化和这些事件具有明显、一致的相关性。在覆盖震中的50km×30kin范围内,总计有7个采样站。这些站点显示了一致的变化模式,可识别出4种变化类型：1）震前氡下降,震前的101～167天观测到异常低值。2）震前上升．6个台站的时间序列在震前40～144天出现峰值。3）同震阶跃,极可能和在整个区域内观测到的地下水压力的同震变化有关。4）震后回归,大约3个月后,氡的值恢复到震前水平,与地下水的压力变化同时发生。     

Effects of tributyltin at concentrations below ambient levels in seawater on Caprella danilevskii (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Caprellidae)

Hatched juveniles of Caprella danilevskii (Crustacea: Amphipoda) were exposed to one of two concentrations of tributyltin (TBT) (1.1 and 10.7 ng TBTL(-1)) for 49 d at 20 degrees C. These concentrations are near or below ambient levels in seawater. In both treatments and control, the survival rate was 100% at maturation, and >85% at the end of the experiments. Females reached maturation at 20 (median) to 21.5d at instar VII, and repeated spawning 4-5 times during the experiment. The total number of juveniles per female decreased significantly from 39.5 in the control to 24.5 and 17.5 in 1.1 ng L(-1) and 10.7 ng L(-1) treatments, respectively. An earlier study reported that as the TBT concentration in seawater increased from a 0-10 ng L(-1) regime to a 10-20 ng L(-1) regime, the number of stations where Caprella spp. could be collected decreased along the coast of the Seto Inland Sea, of Japan. Thus, the present study indicates the possibility that the extremely low concentration of TBT measured in Japanese waters after 2000 lead to a reduction in reproductive success of Caprella spp.