Response of the shortgrass steppe plant community to fire

Fire is an important driver of ecological pattern and process in grasslands worldwide, although its role in semi-arid systems is less well known. We used published studies and new experimental research to 1) provide a synthesis of existing knowledge of fire in the semi-arid grasslands of the North American Great Plains, and 2) assess the degree of similarity in semi-arid and mesic grassland responses to fire in this region. Based on published studies, burning has neutral to negative effects on aboveground productivity in semi-arid grasslands and variable effects on plant communities. To more rigorously assess fire effects, replicated experimental plots were established in ungrazed shortgrass steppe in northern Colorado and prescribed spring fire was applied in 2006 and 2007, 2006 only, or not at all. Aboveground net primary productivity decreased or remained unchanged with burning. Plant community changes included increases in perennial forbs, decreases in annual grasses and a positive response in annual forbs to the combination of fire and a wet spring in 2007. Combined, these results indicate that post-fire changes in productivity in semi-arid grasslands are neutral to negative, in contrast to positive responses in mesic grasslands, and not strongly negative as previously assumed.     

土层厚度对紫色土坡地生产力的影响

通过紫色土坡地土层厚度的调查与不同土层厚度的小区对比试验,研究紫色土薄层坡地的生产力特性. 结果表明,约73%的紫色土坡耕地土层厚度为20-60 cm.土层厚度是紫色土生产力的基本限制条件.土层越薄, 作物株高、生物量和产量愈低,生产力愈低;土层越厚,生物量、产量愈高,生产力愈高,土层厚度的影响在玉米季尤 为突出,20 cm、40 cm小区夏玉米产量仅为60 cm小区的50%、74%,为80 cm小区的28%、40%,100 cm小区的23%、34%.当土壤厚度超过60 cm,小麦、玉米的株高、生物量及根重差异不显著,而土壤蓄水可抵御紫色丘陵区连续20 d的夏旱,因此,可初步判定60 cm土层为紫色土生产力临界土层.60cm以上厚度的紫色土可维持基本稳定的生产力水平.     

北冰洋西部楚科奇海盆晚第四纪生源沉积物及其古海洋学意义

通过北冰洋西部楚科奇海盆M03孔晚第四纪以来生源沉积物,有孔虫丰度和冰筏碎屑(Ice．Rafted Detritus,IRD)的综合研究表明,海洋氧同位素(Marine Isotope Stage,MIS)7期以来,碳酸钙(CaCO )含量和浮游有孔虫丰度在间冰期的增加和冰期的降低,分别指示大西洋水输入的加强和减弱。而有机碳(TOC)和生源蛋白石(Biogenic Opa1)含量的变化可能主要与输入到海底的TOC降解和Opal溶解作用与底层水中的溶解氧有关。间冰期低的TOC和Opal含量可能反映楚
科奇海盆海冰覆盖减少,营养盐供给多,表层生产力增加,通气作用好,底层水富氧,降解和溶解作用增强,保存在沉积物中的TOC和Opal减少;而冰期相对高的TOC和Opal含量可能反映楚科奇海盆海冰覆盖时间较长,营养盐供给少,表层生产力较低,通气作用差,底层水少氧,降解和溶解作用减弱,保存在沉积物中的TOC和Opal增多。     

油气初次运移理论新探

应用渗流力学的基本原理,研究油气初次运移的机制问题。研究认为,油气的初次运移是以连续相、而不是以溶液相和扩散相的形式进行的;油气初次运移的动力是浮力,因而初次运移的方向是向上的;油气初次运移所需的时间与源岩的渗透能力有关,与油气的粘度有关,还与源岩的厚度有关;油气藏的异常高压是一种暂时的压力状态,气藏的异常高压多于油藏,新生油气藏多于古油气藏;油气初次运移的通道就是源岩的粒间孔隙,源岩的非均质性和微裂缝对油气初次运移十分不利,因形成微油气藏而降低油气运移效率;源岩的厚度越大,越有利于油气聚集;“倒灌”现象是不存在的,缺少基本的动力驱动,基岩油气藏的形成是二次运移过程中侧向运移的结果。初次运移与二次运移具有相同的动力机制、运移相态和运移方向,因而两者是完全统一的。     

饱水粘性土主固结理论

对饱水软粘土的预压排水主固结研究应从其排水的本质出发, 即从软土在预压过程的含水量变化上研究主固结量的变化规律, 利用土的基本性质指标导出主固结比基本公式及主固结量(沉降量)、绝对主固结量、绝对固结度等理论计算方法.与传统的算法不一样的地方是这些算法与预压荷载(即固结应力) 无关系, 直接计算出主固结的效果及评价预压排水固结地基处理卸载的可行性.利用上述基本公式亦可导出剩余主固结量、主固结速率等计算式.通过实例的分析, 证明上述理论方法与观测的数据基本相符.      

Winkler地基上材料非线性矩形薄板主参数共振-主共振研究

研究Winkler地基上材料非线性矩形薄板的参数共振-主共振问题。建立Winkler地基上材料非线性矩形薄板的动力学方程。利用Galerkin方法将其转化为非线性振动方程。应用非线性振动的多尺度法求得系统满足主参数共振-主共振条件的近似解,并进行数值计算。分析激励、调谐值、阻尼系数、非线性参数、几何参数对共振响应曲线的影响。     

地基-非线性结构相互作用体系的主共振与分叉

本文考虑上部结构的恢复力为双线型模型,地基上简化为集中参数模型,运用平均法研究相互作用体系的主共振,得到主共振的定数解并讨论其稳定性。文中导出相互作用体系的分叉方程,并根据厅异性理论给出开折参数平面下的分叉图和转迁集,讨论不同物理参数域内系统的振动行为并通过算例得到一些定性的结论。     

Abundance and relationship of bacteria with transparent exopolymer particles during the 1996 summer monsoon in the Arabian Sea

Bacterial abundance and production, numbers, sizes and concentrations of transparent exopolymer particles (TEP) and total organic carbon (TOC) were measured during the 1996 summer monsoon to understand the relationship between TEP, the most labile particulate organic carbon, and bacteria. While high regional variability in the vertical distribution of TOC was discernible, TEP concentrations were high in surface waters at 18–20°N along 64°E with concentrations well over 25 mg alginic acid equivalents I⁻¹ due to upwelling induced productivity. Their concentrations decreased with depth and were lower between 200 and 500 m. Bacterial concentrations were up to 1.99 × 10⁸ I^–1 in the surface waters and decreased by an order of magnitude or more at depths below 500 m. A better relationship has been found between bacterial abundance and concentrations of TEP than between bacteria and TOC, indicating that bacterial metabolism is fueled by availability of TEP in the Arabian Sea. Assuming a carbon assimilation of 33%, bacterial carbon demand (BCD) is estimated to be 1.017 to 4.035 g C m^–2 d^–1 in the surface waters. The observed TEP concentrations appear to be sufficient in meeting the surface and subsurface BCD in the northern Arabian Sea.     

原岩应力与煤层底板隔水层阻水能力的关系

介绍了水力压裂应力测量的原理和现场测量结果,论述了煤层底板隔水层带的阻水机理和承压水沿煤层上升的机理,以及原岩应力、水压与裂隙扩展的关系。指出对于厚底板隔水层,原岩应力起着阻止底板承压水上升和突出的作用,对于薄底板隔水层,原岩应力起着破坏底板、导致承压水突出的作用。      

综合物化探方法在朱拉扎嘎金矿的应用

朱拉扎嘎金矿 ,经综合物化探普查 ,在大面积覆盖区发现 0 .5km2 高视极化率、中低视电阻率激电异常和低缓磁异常。已施工的 8个钻孔均见矿 ,估算黄金储量大于 30t。沿走向 ,激电异常在北东、南西两端有大幅度向外延伸趋势 ,可能是深部硫化物矿层向外延伸的反映。