Effects of Disturbance Frequency on Canopy Age Structure and Species Composition in a Managed Midwestern Oak Savanna

In the Midwest, the oak savanna is a unique plant community located between the western prairies and northern forests, but, once the most common plant community in Wisconsin, it is now one of the region's rarest plant communities. To assess the success of varying intensities of management practices, standard dendrochronology and vegetation surveying methods were used to determine the age structure and species composition in oak savanna sites that varied from intensely managed to unmanaged. Size and age distributions revealed that the number of distinct cohorts of oaks increased in less managed sites. Seedlings and saplings were present in high frequencies in all sites; however, management practices such as fire applications that were too frequent apparently decreased oak survivorship, as did the competition in the closed canopies of the unmanaged sites. A fire frequency of 2-3 years eliminates competition, but a frequency of 4-6 years, typical of fire-adapted forest communities, allows for slower-growing species and younger oaks to survive, while still maintaining a low density. In these conditions, where growth rates vary in time, the use of dendrochronology is necessary to obtain an accurate canopy structure for fire-adapted forest communities. Quercus macrocarpa was dominant in the more managed sites, but shade-tolerant species were dominant in the unmanaged site. At present, the canopy composition in the managed sites represented an oak savanna assemblage; however, the unmanaged composition was shifting to a woodland assemblage. Thus, remnant oak savanna can be over- or under-managed, and unmanaged oak savanna can be overlooked as woodlands.     

Surface description for urban climate studies: A gis based methodology

In order to understand the nature of the urban climate, predict the effects of urbanization, or attempt to ameliorate some of the negative hydroclimatic effects of urbanization, it is necessary to have a good understanding of the role and significance of the urban surface. This paper presents a methodology which uses GIS to represent the characteristics and morphology of the urban surface, which can be used to describe a site objectively, model fluxes, or ensure spatial consistency between measured and modelled data, all of which can vary through time. The methodology is illustrated with respect to Chicago, Illinois. Surface data collected at three spatial scales were used to construct a georeferenced database which was linked to an objective, dynamic accessing system. Spatial variability of surface cover, derived hydroclimatic attributes, and modelled fluxes associated with changes in the urban environment are used to illustrate potential applications of the approach.     

西藏那木如辉绿岩岩脉的年代学和地球化学特征

那木如辉绿岩具有较高的TiO2和P2O5含量,Mg#是0.6～0.7,表明岩石经中等程度或轻微的斜长石分离结晶作用;富集Rb、K、Th、Ba,亏损Nb、Ti、Ta和Zr、Hf,轻稀土富集,且具有负Eu的异常,表明岩石具有岛弧岩浆的性质.对那木如辉绿岩进行SHRIMP锆石U-Pb定年,其形成年龄值为64±1 Ma(2σ,MSWD=2.4),即辉绿岩结晶年龄.本次定年的结果正好处于西雅鲁藏布北亚带洋盆向北对拉萨地体南缘之下的俯冲(晚白垩世至早第三纪)时期内,说明那木如辉绿岩为此次俯冲形成的岛弧岩浆岩.位于冈底斯弧南侧的西雅鲁藏布北亚带蛇绿岩被第三系磨拉石不整合覆盖,说明蛇绿岩侵位时间早于第三系,与那木如辉绿岩的侵位年龄接近.由此可见,正是形成那木如岛弧岩浆岩的俯冲构造事件导致了西雅鲁藏布北亚带蛇绿岩的构造侵位.     

新疆北部大地构造演化阶段与斑岩－浅成低温热液矿床的构造环境类型

本文系统总结了新疆北部斑岩-浅成低温热液矿床的成矿时代,按构造环境将该类矿床归为三大类型:洋-陆俯冲型、碰撞造山型、板内型,其中碰撞造山型又可分为碰撞型和后碰撞型。4类矿床的差别主要在于矿床金属元素组合,以及同期相伴出现的矿床类型不同:俯冲型斑岩矿床以斑岩Cu-Au矿-浅成低温热液Au矿组合为主,以伴有海相火山岩有关的VMS矿床和铁矿为特征;碰撞型和后碰撞型矿床以斑岩Cu-Mo-Au组合为主,伴有构造蚀变岩型复合/叠加的浅成低温热液型Au矿出现;板内型矿床以斑岩型单Mo(或Mo-Re)组合为主。斑岩矿床与浅成低温热液矿床虽为同一成矿系统,但二者基本不共生,且后者成矿时代一般晚于前者10～20 Ma。斑岩-浅成低温热液矿床的含矿岩石和成矿特征并不随构造环境类型不同而出现特征性差别。不同时期的斑岩矿床在分布上具有继承性和"同位成矿"特点,并表现出一定的分带性,从早到晚逐渐由靠近缝合带向外扩展、由线型分布逐渐趋于面型分布。     

豫西老君山花岗岩体SHRIMP锆石U-Pb年龄及其地球化学特征

豫西老君山花岗岩体位于北秦岭造山带中黑沟—栾川区域性断裂带的南侧。通过系统的野外调查,将岩体划分为3个主要的成岩期次:第1期为含小斑细中粒黑云母二长花岗岩,第2期为中斑中粒黑云母二长花岗岩,第3期为大斑中粗粒黑云母二长花岗岩,具有同心环带分布特征。在矿物组成和岩石地球化学成分特点上,这3期花岗岩体基本相似,均由钾长石、斜长石、黑云母和石英组成,但在岩石结构上有明显差异。岩石具有高硅(SiO2>70%)、高碱(NaO+K2O=8.28%～9.53%)、低钙(CaO=0.68%～2.42%)的特点。在微量元素上,Ba、Sr、Nb、Zr、Th、Rb含量较高,Co、Ni、Cr、V、Sc含量低。岩体属于I型花岗岩。第2期和第3期花岗岩的SHRIMP锆石U-Pb测年结果分别为(111±1)Ma(MSWD=0.41)和(108±1)Ma(MSWD=0.39),岩体形成于早白垩世,是中国东部晚中生代大规模岩浆作用晚期的产物。     

新疆准噶尔盆地侏罗系齐古组凝灰岩SHRIMP锆石U-Pb年龄

报道了准噶尔盆地获得侏罗纪齐古组凝灰岩精确的SHRIMP锆石U-Pb年龄164.6 Ma±1.4 Ma（MSWD=1.3）。该年龄值几乎相当于国际地质年表中Callovian阶的底界年龄（164.7Ma±4.0Ma）。根据地层沉积速率推算,齐古组上界年龄值应为161.8Ma,接近Callovian阶的上界（161.2Ma±4.0Ma）;其上的喀拉扎组上界年龄大致在160.0 Ma左右,此年龄值应位于牛津阶（Oxfordian）的下部。另外,下白垩统下部清水河组的时代为早白垩世早期（Berriasian）。由此得出：齐古组的主体时代为中侏罗世卡洛期（Callovian）,其下部跨入了巴通期最晚期（late Late Bathonian）;喀拉扎组的时代可能仅为牛津期最早期（early Early Ox-fordian）,反映白垩系与侏罗系之间的不整合几乎缺失了整个上侏罗统,由此推断晚侏罗世曾发生过一次较强烈的构造运动。     

三江北段纳日贡玛黑云母花岗斑岩LA-ICP-MS锆石U-Pb定年及其地质意义

西南三江北段是青海省重要的斑岩型铜钼矿成矿带,纳日贡玛铜钼矿是近年来在三江北段发现的与侵入岩有关的斑岩型铜钼矿。利用锆石U-Pb方法测得纳日贡玛黑云花岗斑岩的形成年龄为41.53Ma±0.24Ma,属于喜马拉雅早期。纳日贡玛斑岩型铜钼矿的成矿时代主要在40.86~40.80Ma之间。在多期热液叠加、多期成矿作用中,纳日贡玛斑岩型铜钼矿的热液应是纳日贡玛黑云花岗斑岩（41.53Ma±0.24Ma）和纳日贡玛斜长花岗斑岩（41.00Ma±0.18Ma）共同提供的。由于该区有较多的中酸性岩体存在,因而确定这些侵入体的形成年龄,对于在该区寻找同时代的斑岩型铜钼矿有重要的理论意义和现实意义。     

泛亚铁路滇西大理至瑞丽段基础地质综合调查进展

大理-瑞丽铁路属于泛亚铁路南线的重要组成部分。为解决铁路工程建设过程中面临的复杂地质问题,中国地质调查局在2008年1月至2010年12月期间组织实施了1∶5万区域地质调查与环境灾害专项调查,共设置了6个工作项目,包括22个1∶5万国际分幅的调查和1个综合研究项目。通过系统的区域地质调查和研究工作,在构造、岩石、地层、古生物等基础地质方面有大量的新发现,获得了一批高精度的锆石U-Pb年龄数据,认为保山地块应归属于冈瓦纳大陆。调查过程中发现了潞西构造混杂岩带,并认为其属于怒江构造混杂岩带的组成部分。     

北秦岭四方台基性-超基性杂岩锆石 LA-ICP-MS年代学研究

四方台杂岩体是北秦岭沿商-丹带出露的基性-超基性杂岩体中最大的一个,出露面积约40 km2,由超基性-基性-中性岩石组成,侵入到丹凤群中。对四方台杂岩体中辉长岩锆石进行LA-ICP-MS微区定年研究,获得岩体的成岩时代为460±29 Ma。获得的32个测点可明显地分为400~500 Ma、700~900 Ma、1 800~2 600 Ma和2 700~2 918 Ma这4个时段,可能分别代表了北秦岭造山带不同地质时期的构造-岩浆事件的时代信息。其中400~500Ma与北秦岭地区表现强烈的加里东运动时限一致,而700~900 Ma则可能与830~740 Ma中国中西部地区响应积极的、造成Rodinia超大陆裂解的地幔柱活动有关。     

新疆南天山开都河火山岩地球化学特征、锆石 LA-ICP-MS年代学及其意义

位于塔里木-卡拉库姆板块与伊犁-哈萨克斯坦板块之间的南天山造山带是最具代表性的造山带之一,其中发育一条不完整的蛇绿岩带——南天山南缘库勒湖-科克铁克达坂蛇绿岩带,暗示古缝合线的存在。该蛇绿岩带北面的开都河水电站泥盆纪地层中发育一套中酸性火山岩(包括熔结凝灰岩、含晶屑酸性玻璃质熔岩和安山岩等),属于碱性-钙碱性系列,A/CNK值在0.82~1.31之间;该套岩石整体REE含量较高,轻重稀土元素分异显著,轻稀土元素相对富集,重稀土元素亏损,并具强烈的Eu负异常。对熔结凝灰岩中岩浆锆石进行LA-ICP-MS U-Pb定年,获得其结晶年龄为393.1±3.4 Ma,与中泥盆统(D2)萨阿尔明组一致。岩石地球化学研究表明,安山岩可能来自于玄武岩分离结晶;熔结凝灰岩、含晶屑酸性玻璃质熔岩来自于上地壳部分熔融。推测其形成机制是:库勒洋盆在中泥盆世向北俯冲消减过程中释放出流体,导致地幔楔发生部分熔融并形成玄武质岩浆,部分玄武质岩浆结晶分异形成安山岩,随着俯冲持续和地壳不断加厚,玄武质岩浆对上部地壳加热使得其发生部分熔融形成酸性母岩浆,并最终喷发至地表形成熔结凝灰岩和含晶屑酸性玻璃质熔岩。