Palynofacies and organic geochemistry studies of organic matter from a wetland system of southern Brazil influenced by different hydrological regimes in the Quaternary

The main goal of this study was to quantitatively and qualitatively characterize the sedimentary organic matter (OM) and demonstrate the usefulness of geochemistry and palynofacies analysis for obtaining paleoenvironmental data for the Holocene in southernmost Brazil. The results indicate that during the time interval from 10,586 cal yr BP to the present, the study area housed a wetland characterized by different hydrologic regimes. The basal peaty deposits correspond to a phase influenced mainly by the groundwater table, whereas the upper deposits composed of silty organic mud indicate fluvial influence related to river overflow events. In a similar manner, the TOC (total organic carbon) and TS (total sulfur) contents are higher in the basal portion of the profile, decreasing toward the top. These findings could be related to granulometry alterations that are linked to hydrologic regimes or anthropogenic interference in the landscape dynamics. Anomalous TS content observed in one of the samples might be due to an external source and perhaps related to the presence of thermal springs in the region. These types of areas have potential as a modern reference that can be applied in the reconstruction of past analogous environments such as coal deposits associated with fluvial paleoenvironments.     

政府与村民的行为对古村落保护及景观变迁的影响——基于本土社会学理论视角

为探究中国古村落景观变迁的发生机理及不同行动者在此过程中的行为逻辑,对浙江省永嘉县境内的楠溪江古村落群进行了案例研究。从本土社会学的理论视角,指出:中国的乡土社会是一个情理社会,国家正式权力镶嵌于乡土文化之中,正式权力与非正式权力、政府与村民的互动推动了古村落景观的变迁。借用"国家-社会"二元框架,将变迁中的行动者分为县(市)政府,乡镇政府,有关系村民和无关系村民四类,指出不同的行动者具有各不相同又彼此联系的行为逻辑,为常态下的中国古村落景观变迁提供了一种行动者类型框架和一种理解方式。     

三江平原小叶章湿地枯落物和根分解及其硫元素释放动态

在三江平原小叶章(Calamagrostis angustifolia)典型草甸湿地和小叶章沼泽化草甸湿地中,利用分解袋法研究了小叶章的枯落物和根的分解及其硫元素释放动态。结果表明,在两种类型湿地中,小叶章枯落物和根的分解模式相同,都为快、慢交替的变化模式;但它们的分解速率不同,其原因主要是两种湿地的微环境和分解袋的投放方式不同。经过450 d的分解之后,在小叶章典型草甸和小叶章沼泽化草甸湿地中,小叶章枯落物的干物质损失率分别为32.31%和36.10%,相应的分解速率分别为0.0005797 d-1和0.0006321 d-1,而小叶章根的干物质损失率分别为60.75%和33.68%,其相应的分解速率分别为0.00153 d-1和0.0006412 d-1。在两种类型湿地中,小叶章枯落物和根中的总硫含量都呈波动性变化,小叶章枯落物中硫的释放模式为淋溶、固持、释放,根中硫的释放模式为固持、释放,C/S比值是影响硫发生固持或释放的主要因素。     

On the scavenging of gaseous nitrogen compounds by large and small rain drops: II. Wind tunnel and theoretical studies of the simultaneous uptake of NH3, SO2 and CO2 by water drops

An experimental investigation of the simultaneous absorption of NH₃ and SO₂ from the ambient atmosphere by freely falling water drops has been carried out in the Mainz vertical wind tunnel. The experimental results were found to be in good agreement with the results derived from computations with the Kronig-Brink convective diffusion model and also with a model which assumes a drop to be well mixed at all times. Encouraged by this agreement, these computation schemes for the uptake of gas by single drops where incorporated in a pollution washout model with realistic SO₂, NH₃ and CO₂ gas profiles. This model allows an entire raindrop size distribution to fall through a gas layer. The results of this plume-model show that the SO₂ uptake is strongly dependent on the NH₃ concentration in the atmosphere and on the rainrate. We also find that the small drops contribute more towards the washout of these gases. In the case of simultaneous presence of NH₃ and SO₂, desorption of these gases is negligible.     

Spatial distribution of marine chemicals along a transect from Zhongshan Station to the Grove Mountain area,Eastern Antarctica

This study investigates the regional distribution of marine aerosol originated species(Na+, Cl-, nss-SO42- and MSA) in the snow pits(or firn cores) collected along a transect between Zhongshan Station and the Grove Mountain area(450 km inland) on the eastern side of the Lambert Glacier Basin. Concentrations of Na+ and Cl- decrease exponentially with distance from the coast to 100 km inland(i.e., 1500 m a.s.l.). Statistical results demonstrate that distance from the coast inland and elevation affect the concentration of sea-salt originated ions in inland areas significantly. Increase of Cl-/Na+ ratio and higher variability in its standard deviation suggest that there are other sources of ions in addition to sea-salt in inland areas of the Antarctic continent. The concentrations of Na+ and Cl- from nine sampling sites in the Grove Mountain area are relatively higher than those from sites along CHINARE transect, although all sites are at similar distance inland. This phenomenon indicates that the barrier effect of the mountain may be the most important factor influencing ion deposition. In addition, nss-SO42- and MSA vary differently, with nss-SO42- decreasing with distance more significantly. This implies that sources and transporting pathways influence the deposition of the two sulfur compounds considerably, being supported by the spatial pattern of correlation coefficients between the nss-SO42- and MSA.     

Distribution patterns of the invasive herbivore Siganus luridus (Rüppell, 1829) and its relation to native benthic communities in the central Aegean Sea,Northeastern Mediterranean

The present study explores the distribution of the invasive herbivore fish Siganus luridus (Rüppell 1829) and its relationship to native herbivores and macroalgal assemblages in the shallow sublittoral of the Cyclades Archipelago, Aegean Sea, Greece. In situ underwater surveys of herbivore abundance (fishes and sea urchins) and algal coverage were carried out at 180 sampling sites in 18 islands. Siganus luridus accounted for 17% of the total herbivore abundance, with a decrease in relative abundance from the southeastern to the northwestern islands. In Santorini Island (in the southeast of the study area) S. luridus abundance accounted for 90% of the total herbivore fish abundance, while in Kea Island (at the northwestern limit of the study area), S. luridus was absent. The spatial variation of minimum sea surface temperature is possibly the reason for its distributional pattern. Siganus luridus abundance was found to be positively correlated to the native herbivore Sparisoma cretense (Linnaeus 1758). A significant negative relationship was found between the abundance of the invasive species and the sum of erect and canopy algae cover (Dictyotales and Cystoseira spp.), which are the main components of its diet in the region. On the other hand, its occurrence was particularly high in barren sites. The results arising from this study reinforce evidence from studies in the Eastern Mediterranean Basin that the expansion of the invasive species S. luridus may have profound impacts on native communities in the Mediterranean infralittoral zone.     

珠江三角洲环境梯度上葫芦藓中硫、氮含量 和δ13C、δ15N的差异及其环境指示

以华南地区广泛分布的葫芦藓为研究对象,以珠江三角洲环境梯度上的中心城区广州、近郊区肇庆及边缘区怀集3个地理单元作为样品采集地,对样本葫芦藓植物中的硫、氮元素含量和δ13C、δ15N的组成进行了研究。结果表明：葫芦藓植物中硫含量与工业化程度表现出正相关关系,其中硫含量广州、肇庆和怀集依次为2 485.86、1 778.15、1 339.84 mg/kg;葫芦藓氮含量与工业化程度表现出正相关关系,广州、肇庆和怀集依次为 2 106.50mg/kg、2 007.39mg/kg和1 661.88 mg/kg;葫芦藓的C/N值与交通量呈负相关关系,其中C/N值广州为18.377,肇庆18.513,怀集23.905,3地C/N值大小差异揭示了从广州到怀集的环境梯度上,大气氮的主要组份发生了变化,即广州大气中的氮元素来源以工业排放的NOx-N（硝态氮）为主,怀集大气中的氮元素来源以农业排放的NHx-N（铵态氮）为主。     

Paleolimnology of McNearney lake: an acidic lake in northern Michigan

McNearney Lake is an acidic (pH=4.4) lake in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan with low acid neutralizing capacity (ANC=-38 eq L^-1) and high SO _inf4 ^sup2- and aluminium concentrations. Oligotrophy is indicated by high Secchi transparency and by low chlorophyll a, total phosphorus, and total nitrogen concentrations. The lake water is currently acidic because base cations are supplied to the lake water at a low rate and because SO _inf4 ^sup2- from atmospheric deposition was not appreciably retained by the lake sediments or watershed and was present in the water column.This interdisciplinary paleolimnological study indicates that McNearney Lake is naturally acidic and has been so since at least 4000 years B.P., as determined from inferred-pH techniques based on contemporary diatom-pH relationships. Predicted pH values ranged from 4.7 to 5.0 over the 4000-year stratigraphy. Considerable shifts in species composition and abundance were observed in diatom stratigraphy, but present-day distributions indicate that all abundant taxa most frequently occur under acidic conditions, suggesting that factors other than pH are responsible for the shifts. The diatom-inferred pH technique as applied to McNearney Lake has too large an uncertainly and is not sensitive enough to determine the subtle recent changes in lakewater pH expected from changes in atmospheric deposition because: (1) McNearney Lake has the lowest pH in the contemporary diatom data set in the region and confidence intervals for pH predictions increase at the extremes of regressions; (2) other factors in addition to pH may be responsible for the diatom species distribution in the lake and in the entire northern Great Lakes region; (3) McNearney Lake has a well-buffered pH as a consequence of its low pH and high aluminium concentrations and is not expected to exhibit a large pH change as a result of changes in atmospheric deposition; and (4) atmospheric deposition in the region is modest and would not cause a pH shift large enough to be discernable in McNearney Lake.Elevated atmospheric deposition is indicated in recent sediments by Pb, V, and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon accumulation rates and to a lesser extent by those of Cu and Zn; however, these accumulation rates are substantially lower than those observed for acidified lakes in the northeastern United States. Although atmospheric loadings of materials associated with fossil fuel combustion have recently increased to McNearney Lake and apparently are continuing, the present study of the diatom subfossil record does not indicate a distinct, recent acidification (pH decrease).Order of the first two authors is alphabetical     

Calibration techniques and sampling resolution requirements for groundtruthing multibeam acoustic backscatter (EM3000) and QTC VIEW™ classification technology

Both acoustic and sediment surveys were carried out in the Broughton Archipelago, British Columbia, in order to map a former aquaculture site and calibrate acoustic surveys with georeferenced sediment properties. The acoustic surveys included EM3000 Multibeam (including backscatter) and QTC VIEW™ (Series IV) technologies, while the geotechnical survey entailed Van Veen grab sampling of surface sediments and associated analyses. The two acoustic technologies were consistent in their ability to identify distinct regions of seafloor characterized by rock outcrops, consolidated substrates, or gel-mud depositional fields. Both multibeam backscatter data and QTC VIEW™ number-coded classifications were extracted across a range of circular areas located at each georeferenced sampling station (radii: 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 12, 16, 20 m). Statistical correlations were observed between backscatter and certain geotechnical properties, such as sediment porosity, sediment grain size fractions (<2 μm, silt content), and particulate sulfur concentration. The areal resolution of backscatter extraction was explored in terms of determining a sensitive calibration technique between backscatter and sediment properties. In general the highest r² values between backscatter and sediment variables were observed across extraction radii between 8 and 20 m. Such groundtruthing techniques could be used to interpolate seafloor characteristics between sampling stations and provide a steering tool for sampling designs associated with benthic monitoring programs.     

Geological and Geochemical Characteristics of the Huangshilao Stratabound Gold Deposit in the Tongguanshan Orefield,Tongling, East‐Central China

The Huangshilao gold deposit (>13.5 t Au) is comprised of stratabound pyrite‐dominant massive sulfide ores, and is distinguished from the skarn Cu, Au, and Cu–Au deposits that are dominant in the Tongguanshan orefield, Tongling, east‐central China. The stratabound orebodies are situated along flexural slip faults along the unconformity between the Upper Devonian Wutong and the Upper Carboniferous Huanglong Formations. The ores, dominated by crystallized pyrite, colloform pyrite, and pyrrhotite, are systematically sampled from the underground stopes along strike drifts. The δ³⁴S values of ore sulfides yield a wide variation from ?11.3 to 11.4‰, but mostly within 4–8‰, corresponding to the δ³⁴S range (3.4–8.7‰) of the Yanshanian Tongguanshan and Tianshan quartz diorite intrusions in the Tongguanshan orefield, suggesting a magmatic dominated sulfur source. Few obvious negative δ³⁴S values are induced by an involvement of sedimentation‐related biogenic sulfur. The wide δ³⁴S variation denotes an incongruent physical and chemical interaction of the two sources. Combined analysis of gold contents and sulfur isotopes of the sulfides show that the magmatic hydrothermal solution provides primary metals despite a small quantity that may have been contributed by the sedimentary pyrites. The hydrothermal alteration, thermal metamorphism, trace element concentration in pyrites, and existing aeromagnetic data jointly suggest that the hydrothermal fluid migrated vertically from an intrusion below, along the flexural slip faults, but not laterally from the nearby outcrop of Tianshan stock.