Biomass carbon sequestration by planted forests in China

The planted forest area and carbon sequestration have increased significantly in China, because of large-scale reforestation and afforestation in the past decades. In this study, we developed an age-based volume-to-biomass method to estimate the carbon storage by planted forests in China in the period of 1973–2003 based on the data from 1209 field plots and national forest inventories. The results show that the total carbon storage of planted forests was 0.7743 Pg C in 1999–2003, increased by 3.08 times since the early 1970s. The carbon density of planted forests varied from 10.6594 Mg/ha to 23.9760 Mg/ha and increased by 13.3166 Mg/ha from 1973–1976 to 1999–2003. Since the early 1970s, the planted forests in China have been always a carbon sink, and the annual rate of carbon sequestration was 0.0217 Pg C/yr. The carbon storage and densities of planted forests varied greatly in space and time. The carbon storage of Middle South China was in the lead in all regions, which accounted for 23%–36% of national carbon storage. While higher C densities (from 17.79 Mg/ha to 26.05 Mg/ha) were usually found in Northeast China. The planted forests in China potentially have a high carbon sequestration since a large part of them are becoming mature and afforestation continues to grow.     

Soil erosion in New Zealand is a net sink of CO2

Soil erosion in New Zealand exports much sediment and particulate organic carbon (POC) to the sea. The influence of this carbon export on carbon transfers between soils and the atmosphere has been largely unknown. Erosion models are used to estimate the net carbon transfer between soils and atmosphere due to soil erosion for New Zealand. The models are used to estimate the spatial distribution of erosion, which is combined with a digital map of soil organic carbon content to produce the spatial distribution of carbon erosion. The sequestration of atmospheric CO₂ by regenerating soils is estimated by combining carbon recovery data with the age distribution of soils since erosion occurrence. The North Island of New Zealand is estimated to export 1·9 (with uncertainty of ?0·5 and +1·0) million tonnes of POC per year to the sea and to sequester 1·25 (?0·3 /+0·6) million tonnes of carbon per year from the atmosphere through regenerating soils. The South Island of New Zealand is estimated to export 2·9 (?0·7/+1·5) million tonnes of POC per year and to sequester approximately the same amount. Assuming exported carbon is buried at sea with an efficiency of 80% gives New Zealand a net carbon sink of 3·1 (?2·0/+2·5) million tonnes per year; which is equivalent to 45% of New Zealand's fossil fuel carbon emissions in 1990. The net sink primarily results from a conveyor belt transfer of carbon from the atmosphere to soils regenerating from erosion to the sea floor where carbon is permanently buried. The net sink due to soil erosion can be further increased by reforestation of those terrains where erosion is excessive and there is no carbon recovery in the soils. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

多层螺旋CT后处理技术对肺隔离症的诊断价值

目的:探讨多层螺旋CT后处理技术在肺隔离症诊断中的应用价值。方法:对13例经手术及病理证实的肺隔离症进行回顾性分析。所有检查采用64排螺旋CT扫描机,先行CT平扫,再行双期增强扫描,然后再行多平面重建(MPR),最大密度投影(MIP)及容积再现(VR)。结果:13例肺隔离症患者中,10例的病灶位于左下叶后基底段,3例的病灶位于右下叶后基底段,病灶CT平扫表现为分叶形3例,圆形或卵圆形3例,不规则形7例。增强及重建后13例均显示异常供血动脉。其中异常体动脉供血有9例来自胸主动脉,4例来自腹主动脉。结论:多层螺旋CT及图像后处理技术能准确显示异常动脉血供和引流静脉,在肺隔离症的诊断和术前评估中具有重大价值。      

我国北方岩溶研究的形势和任务

随着国民经济的发展、全球气候变化的加剧,我国北方岩溶还出现了许多重大环境地质问题,不仅受到国家的重视,还引起了国际学术界的关注。国家及各级政府正加大对岩溶研究的投入,北方岩溶研究面临着前所未有的大好形势,同时也肩负重大的责任。本文从社会经济发展和学科建设的需求出发,简要阐述了北方岩溶研究所面临的问题,并提出今后应当加强对北方岩溶水资源的保护工作,重视对岩溶形态等基础理论的研究,特别是对岩溶陷落柱、古岩溶与深部岩溶发育规律的研究,加强对已有成果的总结与交流;在应对全球气候变化和极端气候上,一方面要逐步推进岩溶碳汇调查和岩溶地质储碳实验的开展,另一方面要开展对气候变化,尤其是极端气候与岩溶水及岩溶含水层关系的研究;此外,还应当重视岩溶知识的普及,加强后继人才的培养,特别是对岩溶战略科学家的培养。      

退化草地封育后土壤细颗粒增加机理探讨及研究展望

土壤的恢复是退化草地生态系统恢复的难点和关键。土壤细颗粒物质的增加对退化的土壤系统恢复具有重要意义,不但可以改善土壤质地、也能输入土壤养分。通过综述退化草地封育后土壤细颗粒增加的研究案例,从植物有机体的归还、植物覆盖增加及其抑制风蚀作用和截存降尘的作用分析细颗粒增加的机理;重点总结了降尘对生态系统作用的研究进展;并从降尘对退化草地封育后土壤细颗粒增加的贡献以及草地植被对降尘的截存作用两个方面做了研究展望。     

减少温室气体向大气层的排放--CO2地下储藏研究

本文中简要介绍了CO2收集的基本原理和技术,提出了我国进行CO2收集技术预研究的建议。     

Carbon Dioxide Fluxes and Potential Mitigation in Agriculture and Forestry of Tropical and Subtropical China

Tropical and subtropical areas comprise about 23% of the total land area (960 Mha) of China. Of this, about 40% is in forests, 20% is in cropland and another 20% is wasteland. Preliminary estimates of overall sources and sinks of carbon dioxide indicate that current agricultural activities probably constitute a net sink. We estimate that improved agricultural management and wasteland reclamation have the potential to sequester an additional 1.9 Tg CO2-C y-1 or more, largely through increasing productivity and C inputs to soils and conversion of wasteland to agricultural production. We estimate that current forestry activities in the region could sequester about 7 Tg CO2-C y-1. There is also a large potential for increased C sequestration and fossil fuel offsets by conversion of wasteland to fuel wood plantations, on the order of 30-70 Tg C y-1. A number of practices for increasing mitigation of CO2 emissions in the forestry and agricultural sectors are presented.     

近20年来宜兴市域水稻土有机碳动态及其驱动因素

中国农业土壤有机碳的变化一直是国内外农业与全球气候变化研究中十分注意的问题。一些研究提示20世纪末以来我国水稻土尤其是太湖地区水稻土的有机碳储存出现了增长趋势。文章选择了2002年对江苏省宜兴市市域范围水稻土的61个土壤监测点进行系统采样和土壤分析,并与该市分别于1983年和1994年进行的土壤肥力调查结果相对比,从县市区域尺度分析、评价了近20年来太湖地区水稻土表土有机碳储存的变化。尽管20世纪80年代初以前土壤有机碳含量变化以下降为主,但20年来该市域内水稻土有机碳总体上呈上升趋势。统计表明,4个主要土属的表土有机碳密度的增幅以下序递增:湖白土(-2.80tChm²)<白土(10.36tChm²)<乌泥土(13.65tChm²)<黄泥土(14.97tChm²),因而全市74.2×103hm²水稻土表土的总有机碳库从1983年的1.37Tg增加到2002年的2.20Tg。该市水稻土的平均固碳速率达到0.5～0.8tChm²a,这种快速固碳作用与20世纪80年代以来土壤中氮素的富集、秸秆还田的推广和90年代以来该地区不断扩大的冬季休闲有关。目前该市水稻土的固碳潜力仍很大,太湖地区的高产高投入农业不能排除在碳固定上的积极意义。然而,这种快速固碳作用的土壤过程和机理值     

玄武岩CO2地质封存研究进展

玄武岩CO2地质封存相比于常规的封存技术(如驱油驱气注入封存和深部咸水层封存),具有能促进快速碳矿化、封存效果长久且安全及封存容量巨大等明显优点.目前玄武岩CO2封存理论方面的研究已经取得了大量进展:①对常见主要成岩矿物的封存能力进行了排序;②进一步了解玄武岩的矿物成分、玄武岩层内孔隙分布特征及其形成机理;③完善了对玄...     

灼烧处理对纤蛇纹石反应活性的影响

    使用可循环的NH4Cl 溶液作为中间媒介获取Mg2+用于CO2 矿物封存是一种新兴工艺,但是纤蛇纹石在NH4Cl 溶液中较 低的Mg2+浸出率却是这项工艺发展的瓶颈。针对这一问题,本文采用灼烧处理对纤蛇纹石进行改性。结果表明, 灼烧处理 可以有效改变纤蛇纹石中Mg2+反应活性。在600℃灼烧后,所得产物与NH4Cl 反应的转化率达到55.64%,比灼烧前提高了 约43%。600℃灼烧处理脱除了纤蛇纹石外羟基,增大了矿物的反应表面积和具反应活性的Mg2+的量,促进了其与NH4Cl 的 反应 ;脱除内羟基后,具反应活性Mg2+减少,与NH4Cl 反应的转化率降低。