低温生物膜和活性污泥的生物活性比较

通过 (5± 1)℃下生物膜系统 (BF)和活性污泥系统 (AS)处理生活污水长达 8个多月的运行 ,对比研究了两系统的生物活性 .结果表明 ,活性污泥不仅生物活性较高 ,而且具有更有利的传质条件 .在水力停留时间HRT =8h的条件下 ,生物膜和活性污泥胞外分泌物中的还原糖含量分别为 1.75 %及 1.9% ,挥发性污泥组分 (VSS)中的ATP含量分别为 1.0 8mg/ g及 1.4 3mg/g ;电镜检测结果表明 ,生物膜结构致密 ,而活性污泥疏松多孔有利于物质传递 .图 5表 2参 14     

群体感应信号分子对Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1生物膜结构及产电性能的影响

电活性生物膜(EAB)是微生物燃料电池(microbial fuel cell,MFC)的重要组成部分.为揭示群体感应(quorum sensing,QS)信号分子在MFC中对EAB的响应机制,在MFC阳极室接种铜绿假单胞菌,添加两种QS信号分子(N-丁酰基高丝氨酸内酯C4-HSL和喹诺酮PQS),观察其对阳极生物膜形态、结构及MFC产电性能的影响.结果显示:添加终浓度为10μmol/L N-丁酰基高丝氨酸内酯、喹诺酮的MFC的驯化启动期分别比对照组缩短了290.33 h、169.9h,最高输出电压分别提高了18.18%、22.73%,MFC运行后期传质电阻分别减小了9.77Ω、15.15Ω,绿脓素含量分别提高了20.27%、24.32%;扫描电子显微镜(SEM)照片显示添加两种信号分子生物膜的生物量均多于对照组;激光扫描共聚焦显微镜(CLSM)照片显示添加QS信号分子可以明显增大阳极生物膜的厚度并改善活死细胞比例.本研究表明添加QS信号分子显著促进了产电菌Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1在MFC阳极表面的成膜速率,强化了其生物活性,提高了EAB与电极间的电子传递效率及MFC的产电性能.(图9参21)     

生物栅净化系统生物膜微生物群落结构动态的ERIC-PCR指纹图谱分析

用ERIC-PCR指纹图谱技术分析富营养化水体生物栅处理系统中2个工况7个净化池在不同监测时期微生物群落结构动态变化与主要污染物降解效果变化的关系.结果表明,采用生物栅技术的2～7号净化池的CODCr、总氮、氨氮、总磷的去除率较对照池分别提高了13.3%～58.6%、23.6%～65.8%、15.5%～72.9%和16.8%～76.9%,表明生物栅技术在污染物去除方面起到了重要作用.随着系统的运行微生物多样性指数逐渐增大,工况1第1次和第2次生物膜样品的微生物多样性指数分别为1.77～1.91和1.96～2.35.设置凤眼莲的3个净化池填料生物膜微生物种类较未设置植物的净化池丰富.在工况2中,HRT为7.5h的3号、5号和7号反应池填料生物膜ERIC-PCR指纹图条带数比HRT为4h的2号、4号和6号要多,而根系生物膜上的微生物群落结构受HRT的影响小.研究表明,随着系统的运行,系统中微生物种群多样性指数增加,系统逐渐进入良好的稳定状态.图5表5参9     

漆酶对水中氯酚类物质的去除

利用漆酶对2,5-二氯苯酚(2,5-DCP)、2,6-二氯苯酚(2,6-DCP)、2,4,5-三氯苯酚(2,4,5-TCP)、2,4,6-三氯苯酚(2,4,6-TCP)等4种物质进行去除研究,考察了温度、时间、pH及漆酶添加量对去除效果的影响,并基于最佳条件下的去除效果,探讨了底物结构对漆酶转化氯酚类物质的影响.结果表明,温度升高,去除率呈先升高后降低再升高的现象;pH增大,去除率有增加的趋势;漆酶添加量在一定范围内与去除率呈正相关,当添加量高于20%后,去除率降低;在较短时间(0.5 h)内,漆酶对4种氯酚类物质的去除均能达到较好的效果.最佳条件下,漆酶对2,5-DCP、2,6-DCP、2,4,5-TCP和2,4,6-TCP的去除率分别为86.2%、45.3%、98.7%、84.8%;氯原子取代位置与取代数目相比对去除效果具有更重要的影响.     

紫外-发光二极管光催化降解气相甲硫醚的影响因素

采用主波长367 nm的紫外-发光二极管(UV-LED)作激发光源,Degussa P25-TiO2薄膜作催化剂,在平板反应器中模拟了低浓度(8.3mg.m-3)典型恶臭气体甲硫醚(DMS)的光催化降解过程;研究了催化剂负载量、光照强度、温度、相对湿度、体积流速对DMS光催化降解过程的影响规律.甲硫醚的去除效率和反应速率随着催化剂负载量的增加(5.0—36.0μg.cm-2)而增大,其最大去除率可达到97.6%.在本实验条件下,室温21.6℃、相对湿度47.5%要比低温12.1℃、低相对湿度10.9%—29.8%更有利于反应的进行;DMS的反应速率随着体积流速的增大呈现先增大后稳定的趋势,当流速小于3.4×10-7m.3s-1时,反应受传质控制,流速大于6.8×10-7m.3s-1时,反应受反应速率控制,流速在3.4×10-7—6.8×10-7m.3s-1之间时为过渡态.     

海绵铁填料对城市内河污染物质去除

通过水质监测和微生物高通量测序,开展了海绵铁填料对城市内河污染物质去除效果的现场试验研究.结果表明,试验进水COD、NH_3-N、TN和TP分别为16—75 mg·L~(-1)、1.24—9.73 mg·L~(-1)、0.21—22.12 mg·L~(-1)和0.23—1.17 mg·L~(-1),各项水质指标均属于地表水环境质量劣Ⅴ类标准;在经历不同HRT(3—24 h)后,试验出水的COD、NH_3-N、TN和TP的浓度分别降至1—47 mg·L~(-1)、0.01—4.86 mg·L~(-1)、1.1—20.34 mg·L~(-1)和0.03—0.55 mg·L~(-1).当HRT为24 h和12 h时,出水为Ⅱ—Ⅳ类水质,而当HRT为6 h和3 h时,出水水质介于为Ⅱ—劣Ⅴ类之间.其中,HRT为24 h时,COD、TN和TP的去除率最高,分别达到75.86%、90.76%和87.47%,而NH_3-N的去除率在HRT为6 h时最高,为99.29%.微生物群落结构分析显示,海绵铁填料生物膜上的微生物物种丰富度和群落多样性均高于原水,且群落结构较原水更为稳定.随着反应器内部溶解氧的升高,物种丰富度和群落多样性也逐渐增加.     

表流湿地不同植物配置对富营养化循环水体的净化效果

通过构建不同植物配置的表流湿地,研究了表流湿地不同植物配置对富营养化循环水体的净化效果。结果表明,在水力负荷为1.46 m.d-1、平均水力停留时间为24 h条件下,表流湿地整体对TP、TN、CODCr及TSS的单位面积去除速率分别为13.26、57.766、2.44、70.72 mg.m-2.d-1;凤眼莲(Eichhornia crassipes)对TP、TN的单位面积去除速率最高,分别为12.82和62.95 mg.m-2.d-1,荇菜(Nymphoides peltatum)和水芹(Oenanthe javanica)最低,不同植物配置条件下水体进、出水中TP、TN浓度呈指数相关;供试植物对CODCr的单位面积去除速率随时间延长呈整体下降趋势,荇菜对CODCr的单位面积去除速率最高(P<0.05),为67.14 mg.m-2.d-1,菖蒲(Acoruscalamus)最低(45.43 mg.m-2.d-1);大薸(Pistia stratiotes)和黑三棱(Sparganium stoloniferum)对TSS的单位面积去除速率最低(P<0.05),且不同时间变化幅度较小(22.96～33.95 ...     

给水管网流速对水质和生物膜种群结构的影响

为了解析水流流速对给水管网的影响,采用给水管网模拟系统,动态监测28 d内的水质,对第28日的生物膜进行生物量测定和16S r DNA测序;并利用统计分析方法解析主体水水质和生物膜之间的相互关系.结果显示:在流速为0.5 m/s时,主体水中总有机碳(TOC)最为丰富(5.26±0.17 mg/L),悬浮细菌总数(n)最多[lg(n+1/m L~(-1))=4.79±0.02],综合水质为最差(3.69),而且生物膜细菌总数(n)最大[lg(n+1/cm~(-2))=5.48±0.06];Pearson相关分析显示,不同流速下生物膜细菌总数与主体水水质指标中的电导率(R=0.73,P0.01)、浊度(R=0.87,P0.001)、TOC(R=0.94,P0.001)和细菌总数(R=0.92,P0.001)成正相关,与余氯(R=-0.68,P0.05)成负相关;在低流速(0.1 m/s)和高流速(2.5 m/s)条件下生物膜多样性较高,而在0.5 m/s流速下,生物膜细菌种群多样性处于最低水平;变形菌门(Proteobacteria)在生物膜的群落结构中占主导地位.本研究表明给水管网流速影响水质和生物膜种群结构,水质与生物膜种群结构存在相互关系,结果可为管网生物膜的研究提供理论依据.     

生物还原-化学沉淀去除烟气SO2中Na2SO3和硫化物的研究

利用硫酸盐还原菌(SRB)和金属离子沉淀剂对烟气SO2进行生物还原-化学沉淀去除,考察了碳源类型、乙酸(碳源)浓度、沉淀剂投加量和反应时间对SO2-3去除的影响,研究表明,沉淀剂的加入导致SRB转化产生的S2-能很快生成硫化物沉淀,其它副反应被抑制.乙酸C原子/SO2-3的浓度比为1时,SO2-3去除最大.随着沉淀剂投加量的增加,SO2-3去除率增大.ZnCl2生化反应培养14d后,SO2-3去除趋于完全.FeCl2生化反应培养7d后,SO2-3去除趋于完全.     

无色硫细菌氧化SRB还原硫酸盐产物硫化氢生成单质硫

以人工合成含硫化物废水作为进水 ,采用以陶粒为填料、小试规模的逆流式和顺流式好氧CSB(无色硫细菌 )生物膜反应器 ,在常温 ( 1 7℃～2 2℃ )、HRT为 2 6min、进水pH为 7.0和对反应器中pH不进行控制的条件下 ,研究了利用CSB将水中硫化物转化成单质硫的可行性及条件。实验表明 :为达到硫的最大回收率 ,在硫化物低负荷(NS <6 .1kg/ (m3 ·d) )时建议采用顺流式 ,高负荷 (NS>6 .1kg/ (m3 ·d) )时采用逆流式 ;反应器内的最佳DO值与进水硫化物容积负荷呈线性关系 ,出水pH值和出水pH值的升高值与硫的回收率呈线性关系。此外还研究了反冲洗对生物脱硫效果的影响及尾气中H2 S的生物去除     

Rapid,recurring, structured survey versus bioblitz for generating biodiversity data and analysis with a multispecies abundance model

A bioblitz inexpensively and quickly generates biodiversity data, but bioblitzes are often conducted with haphazard, unreplicated sampling. Results tend to be taxonomically, geographically, or temporally biased, lack metadata, and consist of lists of observed taxa that do not enable further analyses or correction for imperfect detection. A rapid, recurring, structured survey (RRSS) uses a structured sampling design and temporal and spatial replication to survey randomly selected sites on a conservation property. We participated in a loosely structured bioblitz and a subsequent RRSS at Big Canoe Creek Nature Preserve in Springville (St. Clair County), Alabama (USA) to compare observed richness derived from the 2 survey approaches. The RRSS data structure enabled us to fit models that accounted for imperfect detection to estimate abundances, occupancy probabilities, and habitat associations. The loosely structured bioblitz data could not be used in such models. We present a new integrated multispecies abundance model that we applied to avian RRSS data. Our model extension enables estimation for the community, employs data augmentation to estimate the number of undetected species, and incorporates covariates. The RRSS generated a more comprehensive and less biased list of observed taxonomic richness than the loosely structured bioblitz (e.g., 73 vs. 45 bird species and 104 vs. 63 insect families from the RRSS vs. loosely structured bioblitz, respectively). Models fit to the RRSS data identified seasonal patterns in avian community composition and allowed for estimation of habitat–occupancy relationships for insect taxa. The RRSS protocol has potential for broad transferability as a standardized, quick, and inexpensive way to inventory biodiversity and estimate ecological parameters while providing an outreach opportunity.     

Compliance with and ecosystem function of biodiversity offsets in North American and European freshwaters

Land-use change via human development is a major driver of biodiversity loss. To reduce these impacts, billions of dollars are spent on biodiversity offsets. However, studies evaluating offset project effectiveness that examine components such as the overall compliance and function of projects remain rare. We reviewed 577 offsetting projects in freshwater ecosystems that included the metrics project size, type of aquatic system (e.g., wetland and creek), offsetting measure (e.g., enhancement, restoration, and creation), and an assessment of the projects’ compliance and functional success. Project information was obtained from scientific and government databases and gray literature. Despite considerable investment in offsetting projects, crucial problems persisted. Although compliance and function were related to each other, a high level of compliance did not guarantee a high degree of function. However, large projects relative to area had better function than small projects. Function improved when projects targeted productivity or specific ecosystem features and when multiple complementary management targets were in place. Restorative measures were more likely to achieve targets than creating entirely new ecosystems. Altogether the relationships we found highlight specific ecological processes that may help improve offsetting outcomes.     

A palaeo-hydrogeological model for arsenic contamination in southern and south-east Asia

An argument is presented in which areas of natural arsenic contamination of modern groundwaters throughout Asia have a common origin. Arsenic originally accumulated in oceanic ferro-manganoan sediments of the eastern Palaeo-Tethys. This was further concentrated through oceanic crustal extinction in what later became the south-east Chinese accreted mineralised terrain. Proto-Himalayan uplift of this area created the palaeo-drainage systems of the Ganges – Brahmaputra, Irrawaddy, Mekong, and Red Rivers, with consequent headwater erosion of arsenic-rich sediments. Their downstream deposition as immature and easily redistributed Neogene sandstones, silts, and iron-rich clays has created secondary and tertiary reservoirs of adsorbed and authigenic arsenic, from which the current arsenic-rich groundwaters have evolved. Considering river basins within the above palaeo-hydrogeological framework provides a basis for assessing the risk of arsenic in groundwater basins of south and south-eastern Asia.     

Cost‐effective conservation of an endangered frog under uncertainty

How should managers choose among conservation options when resources are scarce and there is uncertainty regarding the effectiveness of actions? Well‐developed tools exist for prioritizing areas for one‐time and binary actions (e.g., protect vs. not protect), but methods for prioritizing incremental or ongoing actions (such as habitat creation and maintenance) remain uncommon. We devised an approach that combines metapopulation viability and cost‐effectiveness analyses to select among alternative conservation actions while accounting for uncertainty. In our study, cost‐effectiveness is the ratio between the benefit of an action and its economic cost, where benefit is the change in metapopulation viability. We applied the approach to the case of the endangered growling grass frog (Litoria raniformis), which is threatened by urban development. We extended a Bayesian model to predict metapopulation viability under 9 urbanization and management scenarios and incorporated the full probability distribution of possible outcomes for each scenario into the cost‐effectiveness analysis. This allowed us to discern between cost‐effective alternatives that were robust to uncertainty and those with a relatively high risk of failure. We found a relatively high risk of extinction following urbanization if the only action was reservation of core habitat; habitat creation actions performed better than enhancement actions; and cost‐effectiveness ranking changed depending on the consideration of uncertainty. Our results suggest that creation and maintenance of wetlands dedicated to L. raniformis is the only cost‐effective action likely to result in a sufficiently low risk of extinction. To our knowledge we are the first study to use Bayesian metapopulation viability analysis to explicitly incorporate parametric and demographic uncertainty into a cost‐effective evaluation of conservation actions. The approach offers guidance to decision makers aiming to achieve cost‐effective conservation under uncertainty.     

Parasitic wasps orient to green leaf volatiles

Summary Undamaged plants emit low levels of green leaf volatiles (GLVs), while caterpillar-damaged and artificially damaged plants emit relatively higher levels of certain GLVs. Female braconid parasitoids,Microplitis croceipes, oriented to both damaged plants and to individual GLVs in no-choice tests in a wind tunnel, but seldom oriented to undamaged plants. Female ichneumonid parasitoids,Netelia heroica, also oriented to individual GLVs in a wind tunnel. Males of both wasp species failed to orient to the GLVs. These data show that leaf-feeding caterpillars can cause the release of GLVs, and that parasitic wasps can respond to these odors by flying upwind (chemoanemotactic response), which brings the wasps to their caterpillar hosts. This supports the hypothesis that plants communicate with members of the third trophic level,i.e., plants under herbivore attack emit chemical signals that guide natural enemies of herbivores to sites of plant damage. In this interaction, the GLVs serve as tritrophic plant-to-parasitoid synomones. That parasitoids from two different wasp families oriented to GLVs suggests that the response may be widespread among the Hymenoptera.Mention of a commercial or proprietary product does not constitute an endorsement by the U.S. Department of Agriculture     

Potential for Electropositive Metal to Reduce the Interactions of Atlantic Sturgeon with Fishing Gear

Atlantic sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrhynchus) populations have been declared either endangered or threatened under the U.S. Endangered Species Act. Effective measures to repel sturgeon from fishing gear would be beneficial to both fish and fishers because they could reduce both fishery‐associated mortality and the need for seasonal and area closures of specific fisheries. Some chondrostean fishes (e.g., sturgeons and paddlefishes) can detect weak electric field gradients (possibly as low as 5 Μv/cm) due to arrays of electroreceptors (ampullae of Lorenzini) on their snout and gill covers. Weak electric fields, such as those produced by electropositive metals (typically mixtures of the lanthanide elements), could therefore potentially be used as a deterrent. To test this idea, we recorded the behavioral responses of juvenile Atlantic sturgeon (31–43 cm fork length) to electropositive metal (primarily a mixture of the lanthanide elements neodymium and praseodymium) both in the presence and absence of food stimuli. Trials were conducted in an approximately 2.5 m diameter × 0.3 m deep tank, and fish behaviors were recorded with an overhead digital video camera. Video records were subsequently digitized (x, y coordinate system), the distance between the fish and the electropositive metal calculated, and data summarized by compiling frequency distributions with 5‐cm bins. Juvenile sturgeon showed clear avoidance of electropositive metal but only when food was present. On the basis of our results, we conclude that the electropositive metals, or other sources of weak electric fields, may eventually be used to reduce the interactions of Atlantic sturgeon with fishing gear, but further investigation is needed. El Potencial del Metal Electropositivo para Reducir las Interacciones del Esturión Atlántico con Instrumentos de Pesca Bouyoucos, Bushnell & Brill 13–003     

The role of time and species identities in spatial patterns of species richness and conservation

Many conservation actions are justified on the basis of managing biodiversity. Biodiversity, in terms of species richness, is largely the product of rare species. This is problematic because the intensity of sampling needed to characterize communities and patterns of rarity or to justify the use of surrogates has biased sampling in favor of space over time. However, environmental fluctuations interacting with community dynamics lead to temporal variations in where and when species occur, potentially affecting conservation planning by generating uncertainty about results of species distribution modeling (including range determinations), selection of surrogates for biodiversity, and the proportion of biodiversity composed of rare species. To have confidence in the evidence base for conservation actions, one must consider whether temporal replication is necessary to produce broad inferences. Using approximately 20 years of macrofaunal data from tidal flats in 2 harbors, we explored variation in the identity of rare, common, restricted range, and widespread species over time and space. Over time, rare taxa were more likely to increase in abundance or occurrence than to remain rare or disappear and to exhibit temporal patterns in their occurrence. Space–time congruency in ranges (i.e., spatially widespread taxa were also temporally widespread) was observed only where samples were collected across an environmental gradient. Fifteen percent of the taxa in both harbors changed over time from having spatially restricted ranges to having widespread ranges. Our findings suggest that rare species can provide stability against environmental change, because the majority of species were not random transients, but that selection of biodiversity surrogates requires temporal validation. Rarity needs to be considered both spatially and temporally, as species that occur randomly over time are likely to play a different role in ecosystem functioning than those exhibiting temporal structure (e.g., seasonality). Moreover, temporal structure offers the opportunity to place management and conservation activities within windows of maximum opportunity.     

Main nutrient compounds in food bodies of Mexican <Emphasis Type="Italic">Acacia</Emphasis> ant-plants

Summary. Myrmecophytic plants use obligate ant mutualists as a constitutive indirect defence mechanism. These plants often produce cellular food bodies (FBs) to nourish their resident ants. Lipids, proteins, and even highly specialised compounds such as glycogen have been reported from FBs, but detailed chemical analyses of FB composition have so far been presented only for Southeast Asian Macaranga and Central American Piper myrmecophytes. Here we report the chemical composition of FBs of five myrmecophytic Acacia (Fabaceae) species from Mexico using HPLC (carbohydrates and proteins) and GC-MS (lipids). Feeding experiments revealed no hints on any use of external food sources by the inhabiting Pseudomyrmex ants. These ants obviously rely completely on FBs and extrafloral nectar provided by their hosts. The total content of nutrients in Acacia FBs was 15-25% of FB dry mass, being much lower than in Macaranga or Piper FBs. Proteins were dominating (8-14 % dm) in Acacia FBs and thus were present in higher amounts than in Macaranga FBs, yet in lower amounts than in Piper. Lipids contributed 1-9 % of dry mass, showing a lower proportion than in FBs of Macaranga or Piper. Carbohydrates made up 3-11 % dm, reaching in most Acacia species the same range as observed in Macaranga and in Piper FBs. Water content was 18-24 % of FB fresh mass, and structural tissue obviously made up a much higher proportion in Acacia FBs than in Macaranga or Piper FBs. Both characters might represent an adaptation to producing FBs unprotected at the leaf tips under dry conditions. Acacia FBs contain all amino acids and all fatty acids that are considered essential for insects, and their contents of lipids and proteins are higher than in the leaves from which they are ontogenetically derived. This indicates a putatively adaptive enrichment of nutritionally valuable compounds in structures functioning as ant-food.     

Examining the uncertain origin and management role of martens on Prince of Wales Island,Alaska

Conservation biologists are generally united in efforts to curtail the spread of non‐native species globally. However, the colonization history of a species is not always certain, and whether a species is considered non‐native or native depends on the conservation benchmark. Such ambiguities have led to inconsistent management. Within the Tongass National Forest of Alaska, the status of American marten (Martes americana) on the largest, most biologically diverse and deforested island, Prince of Wales (POW), is unclear. Ten martens were released to POW in the early 1930s, and it was generally believed to be the founding event, although this has been questioned. The uncertainty surrounding when and how martens colonized POW complicates management, especially because martens were selected as a design species for the Tongass. To explore the history of martens of POW we reviewed other plausible routes of colonization; genetically and isotopically analyzed putative marten fossils deposited in the late Pleistocene and early Holocene to verify marten occupancy of POW; and used contemporary genetic data from martens on POW and the mainland in coalescent simulations to identify the probable source of the present‐day marten population on POW. We found evidence for multiple routes of colonization by forest‐associated mammals beginning in the Holocene, which were likely used by American martens to naturally colonize POW. Although we cannot rule out human‐assisted movement of martens by Alaskan Natives or fur trappers, we suggest that martens be managed for persistence on POW. More generally, our findings illustrate the difficulty of labeling species as non‐native or native, even when genetic and paleo‐ecological data are available, and support the notion that community resilience or species invasiveness should be prioritized when making management decisions rather than more subjective and less certain conservation benchmarks.