南海东北部冷泉区末次冰期沉积间断及其成因

对南海东沙海域冷泉区DH-CL10和DH-CL5柱状样开展AMS14C年代学、高分辨率底栖有孔虫和沉积物同位素以及沉积学研究。结果表明:DH-CL10柱状样在全新统底部574 cm处出现沉积间断,间断面相邻沉积物AMS14C年龄分别为9 850/(9 680~9 950) cal.aBP和27 610/(27 500~27 700) cal.aBP,相当于MIS2期和部分MIS3期的沉积缺失。底栖有孔虫Uvigerina bifurcata的δ13C值为-0.37‰~-1.91‰,平均值为-1.11‰,沉积物全岩碳同位素值为-22.7‰~-23‰,均为正常的碳同位素值。尽管该柱状样未发现天然气水合物分解释放的地球化学证据,但相邻的DH-CL5柱状样相当于其所缺失的部分沉积中的自生碳酸盐岩和沉积物的δ13C负偏明显,分别为-55.24‰和-25.9‰~-27.9‰,表明与天然气水合物分解有关。推断DH-CL10柱状样沉积间断所缺失的沉积物可能记录了天然气水合物分解的证据,且沉积间断主要出现在末次盛冰期低海平面,与天然气水合物易分解的时间相吻合,因此,沉积间断的形成可能主要与下伏天然气水合物的分解导致沉积物的滑塌有关。     

湿地甲烷氧化测定方法及主要控制因子研究综述

湿地甲烷氧化是控制湿地甲烷通量的重要因子.本文对湿地甲烷氧化的测定方法与主要控制因子进行了综述.湿地甲烷氧化的测定方法主要包括未添加甲烷氧化抑制剂培养法和添加甲烷氧化抑制剂培养法.湿地甲烷氧化是诸多因子综合作用的结果,控制湿地甲烷氧化的因子包括湿地生态系统类型、温度、土壤湿度、底物、pH值等.比较而言,底物的浓度(甲烷和氧化性物质)以及土壤湿度是更为重要的环境因子.     

CH4 and N2O dynamics of a Larix gmelinii forest in a continuous permafrost region of central Siberia during the growing season

Forest soils are generally sinks of CH₄ and sources of N₂O. To characterize the dynamics of these major greenhouse gases in central Siberia during the growing season, we measured fluxes from forest soil and assessed the relationships between CH₄ and N₂O fluxes and forest floor vegetation types, soil temperature, and moisture conditions. At the soil surface, both CH₄ uptake and emission (−6.6 to 3.1 μg CH₄–C m⁻² h⁻¹) were observed, and CH₄ fluxes did not differ among vegetation types. CH₄ flux was positively correlated with soil moisture, but not with soil temperature. The small CH₄ uptake compared with previous reports was due to CH₄ production in response to high precipitation. N₂O was also emitted and taken up by soil (−0.2 to 0.4 μg N₂O–N m⁻² h⁻¹), and N₂O fluxes did not differ among vegetation types. N₂O flux was negatively correlated with soil moisture and not correlated with soil temperature. Our findings suggest that high soil moisture and low availability of mineral nitrogen resulted in N₂O uptake due to denitrification. Furthermore, both CH₄ and N₂O were emitted from a river at the site; these were produced in the basin of the riverbank rather than deep in the soil.     

电磁波CT技术在水利工程病害防治中的应用研究

使用新技术新方法,改善和提高探测技术和水平,是改善和提高水利工程病害预防治理效果的重要条件。以福建省xx水库渗漏病害治理为例,使用电磁波吸收CT技术,探测确定了大坝渗漏的位置、埋深范围及空间展布状态。为水库大坝灌浆防渗加固处理提供了关键依据,取得了良好的预期效果,是电磁波CT技术在水利工程病害防治中应用的成功实例。为电磁波CT技术与理论的进一步深人研究及其在各类工程勘测中的推广应用积累了资料和提供了实践经验。     

Bacterial biogas production in coastal systems affected by freshwater inputs

The concentrations of two greenhouse gases, nitrous oxide (N₂O) and methane (CH₄), and the bacterial processes involved in their production (nitrification and denitrification for N₂O, and methanogenesis for CH₄), were determined in surface waters of two coastal areas under the influence of freshwater inputs, on one part in the Gulf of Lions and the Rhone River plume, in northwestern Mediterranean Sea, and on the other part in the inner Thermaikos Gulf, in Aegean Sea, eastern Mediterranean Sea. High concentrations of dissolved CH₄ and N₂O were recorded in the surface waters of Gulf of Lions and Gulf of Thermaikos, up to 1300 nM for CH₄, and 40 nM for N₂O. No direct relationship could be found between the concentration and production of the biogases, as they may also be produced in deep water or bottom sediment in shallow areas, or derived from anthropogenic activity or ship contamination in polluted areas. Irrespective of the origin of CH₄ and N₂O, the presence of extremely high concentrations of these two gases in superficial seawater implies that they can easily escape to the atmosphere; consequently, these nearshore waters enriched in greenhouse gases may play an important role in the increase in atmospheric concentration of both CH₄ and N₂O.     

琼东南盆地与甲烷渗漏有关的早期成岩作用和孔隙水化学组分异常

X-射线衍射和扫描电镜观察表明,采自南海北部琼东南盆地的沉积物样品中有天然气水合物和甲烷渗漏指示意义的自生碳酸盐、硫酸盐和草莓状framboids黄铁矿,自生矿物组合和显微结构特征与冷泉沉积物类似,属微生物成因。沉积物孔隙水化学组分分析结果显示,随着埋藏深度加深,SO₄2-,Ca2+,Mg2+和Sr2+浓度明显降低,Mg2+浓度与Ca2+浓度和Sr2+浓度与Ca2+浓度的比值急剧增加,这些地球化学特征与世界上天然气水合物产区的浅表层沉积物孔隙水中离子浓度异常吻合较好,暗示采样站位深部可能有油气或天然气水合物藏。     

The Co-occurrence of Methanotrophic and Chemoautotrophic Sulfur-Oxidizing Bacterial Symbionts in a Deep-sea Mussel

Abstract. In April 1990 a new species of mytilid containing bacterial endosymbionts was discovered at a deep-water seep site within Alaminos Canyon in the Gulf of Mexico. Activities of ribulose bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase and ATP sulfurylase, as well as the presence of substantial levels of elemental sulfur in the gill tissues indicate the presence of chemoautotrophic sulfur-oxidizing symbionts in the gills. Methanol dehydrogenase activity and the tissue stable carbon isotope ratios indicate the presence of methanotrophic bacteria in the gills of the same animals. Two distinct size classes and morphological types of gram negative bacteria are visible in transmission electron micrographs of the gill tissue, one of which contains the complex internal membranes typical of methanotrophs. Both general types of symbionts have been demonstrated singly in related species of deep-sea mytilids. In this species, however, both types are found in single individuals, often within the same cell vacuole.     

Archaeal polar lipids in subseafloor sediments from the Nankai Trough: Implications for the distribution of methanogens in the deep marine subsurface

Although the methane in marine methane hydrates is mainly of microbial origin, information about the distribution of methanogens in subseafloor sediments is limited. To address this issue, we analyzed sediment core samples from two sites in the Nankai Trough, off the Pacific coast of central Japan, including those bearing methane hydrates from depths > 100 m below the seafloor (mbsf), for isopranyl ether-linked polar lipids (i.e. with polar head groups of phosphate, sugar, or both) as biomarkers of archaea, including methanogens. In most samples, including the deepest (381 mbsf), archaeol, and sn-2- and sn-3-hydroxyarchaeols were detected as their hydrolyzed derivatives. Concentrations of these three archaeal lipids correlated strongly with each other, suggesting a common biological source. The δ¹³C values of phytane derived from the phytanyl groups in the archaeal lipids were distinctly higher than those of methane, indicating that methanogens rather than anaerobic methanotrophic archaea were the major biological source. Depth profiles of polar sn-2-hydroxyarchaeol concentration were consistent with those of the potential methane production activity previously estimated from incubation of core sediments from the same sites. This observation, together with results of previous studies showing the presence of sn-2-hydroxyarchaeol mainly in shallow young sediments, strongly suggests that this polar lipid is a valid biomarker for in situ methanogens in sediments. There was a strong correlation between the concentration of polar sn-2-hydroxyarchaeol and that of total organic carbon, suggesting that bulk organic matter concentration is a primary control on the distribution of methanogens in sediments.     

湿地温室气体排放影响因素研究进展

对湿地温室气体(CO2、CH4、N2O)排放的影响因素进行了论述,研究发现影响湿地温室气体排放的主要因素为植被、水文、土壤状况、气候及人为干扰5个方面。通过分析已有研究的进展和存在的问题,指出湿地温室气体排放的影响机理、各影响因素之间的关系及温室气体减量化研究是该领域未来的重点研究方向,并对湿地温室气体管理提出了建议。     

A rapid method for preparing low volume CH4 and CO2 gas samples for 14C AMS analysis

¹⁴C measurements of CH₄ in environmental samples (e.g. soil gas, lake water, gas hydrates) can advance understanding of C cycling in terrestrial and marine systems. The measurements are particularly useful for detecting the release of old C from climate sensitive environments such as peatlands and hydrate fields. However, because ¹⁴C CH₄ measurements tend to be complex and time consuming, they are uncommon. Here, we describe a novel vacuum line system for the preparation of CH₄ and CO₂ from environmental samples for ¹⁴C analysis using accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS). The vacuum line is a flow-through system that allows rapid preparation of samples (1 h for CH₄ and CO₂, 30 min for CH₄ alone), complete separation of CH₄ and CO₂ and is an easy addition to multipurpose CO₂ vacuum lines already in use. We evaluated the line using CH₄ and CO₂ standards with different ¹⁴C content. For CH₄ and CO₂, respectively, the total line blank was 0.4 ± 0.2 and 1.4 ± 0.6 μg C, the ¹⁴C background 51.1 ± 1.2 and 48.4 ± 1.5 kyr and the precision (based on pooled standard deviation) 0.9‰ and 1.3‰. The line was designed for sample volumes of ca. 180 ml containing 0.5–1% CH₄ and CO₂, but can be adjusted to handle lower concentration and larger volume samples. This rapid and convenient method for the preparation of CH₄ and CO₂ in environmental samples for ¹⁴C AMS analysis should provide more opportunities for the use of ¹⁴C CH₄ measurements in C cycle studies.