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青海云杉叶片稳定性碳同位素组成对水分温度变化的响应 总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1
于2005-07在祁连山北坡沿海拔梯度进行了青海云杉(Picea crassifolia) 叶片稳定性碳同位素组成(δ13C)的分析测定,以探讨青海云杉叶片δ13C随海拔变化特征及对水分、温度变化的响应.结果表明:不同海拔青海云杉叶片δ13C存在显著差异(F=3.94, p<0.01),δ13C平均值-24.69‰;随着水分、温度的变化,在海拔2 550～3 100 m,青海云杉叶片δ13C随海拔增加呈现降低趋势,在海拔3 100～3 350 m,δ13C值随海拔增加呈现升高趋势.青海云杉叶片δ13C与土壤水分在低海拔(2 550～3 100 m)呈显著负相关,在高海拔没有关系;与土壤温度之间则存在一种非线性关系.青海云杉叶片δ13C随海拔变化在低海拔主要受土壤水分、温度的控制,在高海拔则主要受温度的控制. 相似文献
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准噶尔盆地荒漠植物碳同位素组成研究 总被引：4，自引：0，他引：4
通过对准噶尔盆地古尔班通古特沙漠南缘17个科、41个属的53种荒漠植物的稳定碳同位素分析，结果显示准噶尔盆地荒漠植物的叶片稳定碳同位素值在-7.77‰~-30.10‰之间变化，其稳定碳同位素比值分布范围较广，C3和C4植物资源丰富。其中，C3植物有34种，δ13C值分布区间为-23.27‰~-30.10‰，平均值为-26.77‰；C4植物有19种，δ13C值的变化范围为-7.77‰～-14.90‰，平均值为-13.04‰。研究区内木本植物和草本植物的δ13C平均值分别为-16.74‰和-19.81‰，说明木本植物的水分利用效率明显高于草本植物，这种现象可能是全球荒漠生态系统的一种共性。但是一年生草本植物的δ13C平均值（-19.54‰）却高于多年生草本植物的δ13C平均值（-20.07‰），由于植物叶片δ13C可以用来间接指示植物的长期水分利用效率，即δ13C值越大，植物的水分利用效率越高；也就是说在该地区，相对于多年生草本植物而言，一年生草本植物对环境的适应能力较强。 相似文献
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《中国沙漠》2015,(6)
植物中稳定碳同位素组成不但与植物的水分利用效率密切相关,而且反映环境因子对植物的影响。选择黑河下游额济纳旗为研究区,以优势物种胡杨(Populus euphratica)为研究对象,利用稳定碳同位素组成分析研究区胡杨受干旱胁迫程度。结果表明:胡杨叶稳定碳同位素组成(δ13 C)处于-25.51‰~-30.21‰,平均值为-28.28‰。随干旱胁迫程度增加,δ13 C值有明显偏正趋势,植物(叶片)碳同位素组成对胡杨成熟木长期适应不同水分胁迫程度有明显的体现。分析δ13 C与胡杨生长状态发现,δ13 C与种群密度相关性不明显,与枯枝比呈显著正相关关系,枯枝比可成为碳同位素组成的替代指标,指示胡杨受干旱胁迫的程度。 相似文献
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荒漠植物叶片碳同位素组成及其水分利用效率 总被引：29，自引：17，他引：29
水分通常是影响荒漠植物生长的主要限制因子 ,然而当前很少有关于荒漠群落中植物水分利用效率的报道。作为指示水分利用效率的可靠指标 ,叶片稳定碳同位素组成 (δ13 C值 )可以用来探讨植物适应干旱环境的强弱程度。对阜康和金塔同种或同属的植物叶片δ13 C的测量结果表明 ,干旱可使植物叶片δ13 C升高 :年降水量每增加 1mm ,叶片δ13 C则降低 0 0 1‰～ 0 0 15‰。阜康荒漠灌木叶片δ13 C值明显高于草本 ,这样的趋势也存在于甘肃金塔主要荒漠植物中 ,与前人的报道也基本一致。说明灌木可能更适应干旱胁迫 ,并且这种现象可能是全球荒漠生态系统的一种共性。对阜康四种荒漠代表植物红砂、梭梭、补血草和骆驼刺的SOD活性的测定结果间接地支持了这一结果。进一步的分析表明 ,藜科、豆科和某些禾本科植物适应干旱环境的能力相对较强。 相似文献
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《山地学报》2015,(5)
在2010年和2011年,采集长江上游川中丘陵区万安沟小流域塘库沉积泥沙、河床沉积泥沙、不同土地利用类型的表层土壤,应用δ13C技术研究小流域土地利用变化和泥沙来源。结果表明:森林坡地、弃耕坡地和耕种梯田的表层土壤δ13C值分别是-26.40‰,-25.91‰和-25.81‰,非常相近,说明土壤有机物δ13C主要是占主导地位C3植物的残留物,而C4植物玉米对土壤有机物δ13C值几乎没有影响。结合δ13C值和土地利用变化分析,土壤和沉积泥沙δ13C值是土地利用状况的良好指示因子,较低δ13C值(-26‰)表明丘陵坡地森林覆盖率较高,而较高δ13C值(-24.30‰)则说明森林覆盖率较低。δ13C技术只有在沉积泥沙主要来源是土壤有机物的条件下,才能定量评价沉积泥沙的不同来源。由于当地沉积泥沙有机物是土壤有机物、生物碎屑和生活污水的混合物,采用δ13C指标示踪泥沙来源的可靠性受到影响,但可以肯定地说,δ13C技术对定量评价沉积泥沙的来源是有帮助的。 相似文献
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河流在碳的运输过程中扮演着重要角色。为探究河流筑坝拦截后龙滩水库溶解无机碳(DIC)的来源和变化特征,于2016年7月和2017年1月采集水样,然后分析了河水DIC及其碳稳定同位素(δ13C)值。研究结果表明:(1)δ13CDIC值具有显著的时空差异,表明两个季节影响DIC的主要因素和DIC的来源并不相同。雨季,DIC及其δ13C主要分布在2.04~4.12 mmol·L^-1和-5.52‰^-2.87‰的范围内;旱季,水体DIC为3.33~4.61 mmol·L^-1,而δ13CDIC显著低于雨季为-15.90‰^-9.12‰。雨季,稀释效应显著降低了DIC浓度,由于水体热分层使得DIC在水柱剖面上差异显著,而旱季由于混合作用的影响,在剖面上差异较低。(2)在雨季,河流δ13CDIC较旱季明显偏正,碳酸盐岩的强烈风化输入大量HCO3-是DIC的主要来源。在旱季,DIC和δ13CDIC成反比关系,δ13CDIC在旱季变得更低,其大部分的DIC来自于土壤CO2输入和原位有机呼吸作用。旱季水体热分层消失,混合作用使得底部具有较低δ13C值的含碳水体上涌,并与表水层混合导致其δ13CDIC值低于雨季。这种季节性模式与自然河流不同,而是与湖泊的季节变化特征更为类似,说明河流拦截蓄水后逐渐湖沼化,并显著影响了DIC的循环。 相似文献
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荒漠草原碳酸盐岩土壤有机碳向无机碳酸盐的转移 总被引：5，自引：1，他引：4
通过在内蒙古中西部四子王旗荒漠草原土壤剖面采集土样,拟分析测定土壤有机碳(SOC)含量、土壤无机碳酸盐(SIC)含量和SIC的δ13C值,探讨SOC向SIC的迁移转化过程及其转移量。结果表明:随深度增加,SOC含量逐渐降低而SIC含量依次增大,SOC与SIC含量具有明显的负相关关系。随土层加深,SIC的δ13C值降低,在30 cm深度时相对最低为-8.6‰,而后增大,在深度为60 cm时其值为-5.8‰。说明通过"SOC—CO2—SIC"的微碳循环系统SOC向SIC发生碳的转移。应用碳稳定同位素技术和模型结合SIC的δ13C值对该研究区SIC进行区分,发现30~50 cm土层次生碳酸盐(PC)所占比例为58.5%,50~60 cm土层为44.2%。应用δ13C值对该地区SOC向SIC的转化碳量进行估算,该地区30~60 cm土层每千克土壤中大约固定了SOC分解转化的4.97~5.9 g CO2。 相似文献
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螺类作为淡水沼泽中无脊椎动物的重要类群,是淡水沼泽食物网的重要环节。为了确定三江平原毛薹草(Carex lasiocarpa)沼泽螺类的营养级特征和食物来源结构,测定了毛薹草沼泽中的6种植物、水体中颗粒有机物(particle organic matter,POM)和18种螺的δ~(13)C和δ~(15)N特征。结果表明,毛薹草沼泽水体中颗粒有机物的δ~(13)C值范围为-30.9‰~-28.5‰,δ~(15)N值范围为-0.60‰~2.86‰;6种植物的δ~(13)C值范围为-28.5‰~-25.22‰,δ~(15)N值范围为-0.60‰~0.44‰;螺类的δ~(13)C值范围为-32.93‰~-25.73‰,δ~(15)N值范围为-0.46‰~2.99‰;18种螺的δ~(13)C值的变化幅度为7.2‰,表现出其食物来源的差异。同位素混合模型分析结果表明,水体中颗粒有机物是大部分螺的食物基础,一部分螺的食物直接来源于沼泽中的植物;不同属的螺的食物来源存在显著差异。沼泽中18种螺的营养级为1.02~2.04,除了梯旋萝卜螺(Radix plicatula)外,其它都为初级消费者。螺的碳、氮同位素特征能够反映出螺的食性和营养级水平。 相似文献
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《干旱区地理》2021,44(4):934-942
选取艾比湖流域降水、地表水和地下水为研究对象,结合流域水文地质资料,利用野外调查、室内试验和统计分析等方法分析了流域不同水体氢氧稳定同位素的时空变化特征。结果表明:(1)艾比湖流域降水δ~2H和δ~(18)O变化范围分别为-148.2‰～-34.5‰和-20.16‰～1.20‰,流域大气降水线斜率为6.69。降水δ~(18)O值与气温呈正相关关系,与降水量在夏季表现出显著的负相关关系。(2)地表水δ~2H和δ~(18)O变化范围为-101.0‰～-17.0‰和-14.54‰～0.29‰,其中8月最大,其次为5月和10月。博尔塔拉河同位素值从上游到下游沿流程逐渐增加,而精河沿流程变化趋势不明显,河水δ~(18)O与气温存在正相关关系。(3)地下水δ~2H和δ~(18)O值的范围分别为-85.0‰～-65.5‰和-12.18‰～-9.05‰,平均值分别为-75.5‰和-11.00‰。博尔塔拉河区地下水同位素值从上游到下游沿流程逐渐增加,精河区沿流程变化趋势不明显。艾比湖流域水体稳定同位素的测定,为阐明流域水文过程提供同位素证据,对变化环境下有效利用水资源,维护流域生态安全具有重要意义。 相似文献
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Karina Apolinarska 《Journal of Paleolimnology》2013,50(3):353-364
Stable carbon and oxygen isotope studies are among the major proxies in investigations of recent and ancient freshwater environments. Mollusc shells are one the most frequently studied carbonates. In the present paper, stable carbon and oxygen isotope compositions of Dreissena polymorpha (Pallas) shells, regarded as the most aggressive freshwater invader worldwide, is compared with the stable isotope composition of ambient water. Macrophytes with modern D. polymorpha shells attached were sampled twice, in June and August 2011, from four transects established within the littoral of Lake Lednica (western Poland). The macrophytes were sampled between 0.5 and 7 m of depth at each site from the restricted area of the lake bottom. In order to avoid the influence of ontogeny on the results obtained the stable isotope compositions of shells of equal or nearly equal sizes within one population were compared. A significant spread was observed in the stable isotope signatures in the D. polymorpha shells, particularly in the δ13C values derived from one population. The spread in δ13C and δ18O values was observed in both juvenile and adult shells; however, it increased with age. It is suggested that stable isotope investigations of D. polymorpha shells should not be performed on single shells, as the isotope values will not be representative of the coeval individuals within population. While the shells of D. polymorpha were close to oxygen isotope equilibrium with the ambient water, they were characterised by a 1.5–2 ‰ depletion in 13C relative to δ13CDIC. Both the spread in δ13C values in the shells and the 13C depletion observed in the shells are interpreted as resulting from a strong metabolic influence on shell composition. Because the offset observed between dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC) and shells is relatively constant, the stable carbon isotope composition of D. polymorpha shells may reflect environmental conditions and thus may be used as a palaeolimnological proxy. 相似文献
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Wei Zhong Zhiqiang Wei Yu Chen Shengtan Shang Jibin Xue Jun Ouyang Jiayuan Cao Bin Chen Chan Zhu 《Journal of Paleolimnology》2017,57(2):127-139
We inferred past climate conditions from the δ13C and δ15N of organic matter (OM) in a sediment core (DP-2011-02) from the sub-alpine Daping Swamp, in the western Nanling Mountains, South China. In the study region, a 1000-m increase in altitude results in a ~0.75‰ decrease in δ13C and a ~2.2‰ increase in δ15N. Organic carbon stable isotope (δ13C) values of the dominant modern vegetation species, surface soils, and the core samples taken in the swamp exhibit a strong terrestrial C3 plant signature. Comprehensive analysis of the core indicates both terrestrial and aquatic sources contribute to the OM in sediment. Temperature and precipitation are most likely the critical factors that influence δ13C: warm and wet conditions favor lower δ13C, whereas a dry and cool climate leads to higher δ13C values. Higher δ15N values may result from greater water depth and increased primary productivity, promoted by large inputs of dissolved inorganic nitrogen, induced by high surface runoff. Lower δ15N values are associated with lower lake stage and reduced productivity, under drier conditions. Therefore, stratigraphic shifts in these stable isotopes were used to infer past regional climate. Measures of δ13C and δ15N in deglacial deposits, in combination with total organic carbon (TOC) and nitrogen (TN) concentrations, the TOC/TN ratio, coarse silt and sand fractions, dry bulk density and low-frequency mass magnetic susceptibility, reveal two dry and cold events at 15,400–14,500 and 13,000–11,000 cal a BP, which correspond to Heinrich event 1 and the Younger Dryas, respectively. A pronounced warm and wet period that occurred between those dry episodes, from 14,500 to 13,000 cal a BP, corresponds to the Bølling–Allerød. The δ13C and δ15N data, however, do not reflect a warm and wet early Holocene. The Holocene optimum occurred between ~8000 and 6000 cal a BP, which is different from inferences from the nearby Dongge cave stalagmite δ18O record, but consistent with our previous results. This study contributes to our understanding of climate-related influences on δ13C and δ15N in OM of lake sediments in South China. 相似文献
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为研究人类活动影响下河流降水径流响应特征,以珠江三角洲典型城镇化流域石马河为研究对象,采集2017年1-12月日降水、河水样品和3场台风期间的时段降水、洪水样品,通过测定其氢氧稳定同位素组成（δD、δ 18O）,分析流域降水、径流氢氧同位素组成特征,并利用同位素二元混合模型,分割3场台风降水事件中事前水及事件水对流量过程的贡献。结果表明,研究区域大气降水δD、δ 18O的变化范围分别为-105.10‰~+9.98‰和-14.80‰~-0.55‰,年加权平均值为-57.88‰和-8.61‰,大气降水线为δD = 7.70δ 18O+8.61（R 2= 0.98）;河水δD、δ 18O的变化范围分别为-91.23‰~-15.96‰和-12.66‰~-4.01‰,δD-δ 18O基本落在局地大气降水线上,表明降水是石马河径流的主要来源。3场台风期间,事件水占洪水总径流量的比例分别为59.7%、55.0%和69.4%,均高于事前水占比。洪水涨水初期事前水和事件水同步增长,涨水后期事件水比例逐渐增大,洪峰期间比例大于80%,成为径流主导成分,表明流域城镇化过程中下垫面不透水面积的增加会显著改变水文循环过程。本研究成果可为珠江三角洲城镇化流域水文预报提供理论基础。 相似文献
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M. A. Morlock J. Schilder M. van Hardenbroek S. Szidat M. J. Wooller O. Heiri 《Journal of Paleolimnology》2017,57(2):141-156
The stable carbon isotope composition, expressed as δ13C values, of chitinous resting stages of planktivorous invertebrates can provide information on past changes in carbon cycling in lakes. For example, the δ13C values of cladoceran ephippia and bryozoan statoblasts have been used to estimate the past contribution of methane-derived carbon to lake food webs and variations in the δ13C value of planktonic algae. Limited information, however, is available concerning seasonal variations in δ13C values of these organisms and their resting stages. We measured the seasonal variation in δ13C values of Daphnia (Branchiopoda: Cladocera: Daphniidae) and their floating ephippia over a 2-year period in small, dimictic Lake Gerzensee, Switzerland. Floating ephippia of Ceriodaphnia (Branchiopoda: Cladocera: Daphniidae) and statoblasts of Plumatella (Phylactolaemata: Plumatellida: Plumatellidae) were analysed during parts of this period. Furthermore, δ13C values of remains from all three organism groups were analysed in a 62-cm-long sediment core. Throughout the year, Daphnia δ13C values tracked the δ13C values of particulate organic matter (POM), but were more negative than POM, indicating that Daphnia also utilize a relatively 13C-depleted carbon source. Daphnia ephippia δ13C values did not show any pronounced seasonal variation, suggesting that they are produced batch-wise in autumn and/or spring and float for several months. In contrast, δ13C values of Ceriodaphnia ephippia and Plumatella statoblasts followed variations in δ13CPOM values, Ceriodaphnia values being the most negative of the resting stages. Average cladoceran ephippia δ13C values in the flotsam agreed well with ephippia values from Gerzensee surface sediments. In contrast, average Plumatella statoblast δ13C values from the flotsam were 4‰ more negative than in the surface sediments. In the sediment core, δ13C values of the two cladocerans remained low (mean ?39.0 and ?41.9‰) throughout the record. In contrast, Plumatella had distinctly less negative δ13C values (mean ?32.0‰). Our results indicate that in Gerzensee, Daphnia and Ceriodaphnia strongly relied on a 13C-depleted food source throughout the past 150 years, most likely methane-oxidising bacteria, whereas this food source was not a major contribution to the diet of bryozoans. 相似文献
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盐生荒漠土壤水稳定氢、氧同位素组成季节动态 总被引：2，自引：1，他引：2
对准噶尔盆地东南缘降水和土壤水稳定氢、氧同位素组成(δ18 O和δD)进行了测定,分析了降水中δ18 O和δD值的季节变化规律、表层土壤水中δ18 O和δD值对降水脉冲的动态响应以及不同深度土壤水中δ18 O和δD值的变化特征。结果表明:该区域大气降水线为δD=7.691δ18 O+4.606;降水与表层土壤水中δ18 O和δD值表现出明显的季节变化特征;表层土壤水中δ18 O和δD值、质量含水量对降水脉冲响应显著,且不同量级的降水导致不同程度的响应。利用LSD法对0~300cm土层内土壤水中δ18 O和δD值进行多重比较分析,可将土壤在垂直方向上分为3层,表层(0~50cm)土壤水分活跃,稳定同位素值随深度的增加而迅速减小;中间层(50~180cm)土壤水分相对活跃,既受到降水入渗和蒸发作用的影响,也有地下水的补给;深层(180~300cm)水分来源稳定,土壤水中δ18 O和δD值基本不变。 相似文献
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A geochemical record of recent anthropogenic nutrient loading and enhanced productivity in Lake Nansihu, China 总被引：2，自引：0，他引：2
Total organic carbon (TOC), total nitrogen (TN), stable carbon and nitrogen isotopes (δ13C, δ15N), total phosphorus (TP) and organic phosphorus (OP) were measured in surface sediments and two short cores (DU-3 and WS-4) from Lake Nansihu, China to infer historical changes in anthropogenic nutrient inputs and corresponding shifts in lake primary productivity. Results indicate that organic matter preserved in the sediments is mainly autochthonous and that analyzed sediment variables were affected little by post-burial diagenesis. Increasing TOC, TN, OP and TP concentrations since the 1940s reflect increased P loading and elevated lake productivity. The δ13C values varied from ?21.5 to ?26.6‰ in the two sediment cores. Values were relatively more negative before the 1940s, but thereafter increased until the mid-1980s, reflecting elevated lake productivity. Since the mid-1980s, δ13C values remained relatively constant in core WS-4 and decreased in core DU-3, perhaps reflecting a change in the phytoplankton community. The δ15N values ranged from ?0.5 to 1.3‰ in core DU-3 and from 1.2 to 2.5‰ in core WS-4 before the mid-1980s, and increased to between 2.1 and 8.0‰ and 5.2 and 7.8‰, respectively, thereafter. Topmost sediments in the two cores display δ15N values similar to those recorded in the surface sediments (5.5–7.5‰). Higher δ15N values in recent deposits correspond to greater nitrogen concentration in water, and likely indicate anthropogenic nitrogen input, mainly from human and animal wastes. 相似文献
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M. van Hardenbroek A. F. Lotter D. Bastviken T. J. Andersen O. Heiri 《Journal of Paleolimnology》2014,52(1-2):95-105
Taxon-specific stable carbon isotope (δ13C) analysis of chitinous remains of invertebrates can provide valuable information about the carbon sources used by invertebrates living in specific habitats of lake ecosystems (for example, sediments, water column, or aquatic vegetation). This is complementary to δ13C of sedimentary organic matter (SOM), which provides an integrated signal of organic matter produced in a lake and its catchment, and of diagenetic processes within sediments. In a sediment record from Strandsjön (Sweden) covering the past circa 140 years, we analyzed SOM geochemistry (δ13C, C:Natomic, organic carbon content) and δ13C of chitinous invertebrate remains in order to examine whether taxon-specific δ13C records could be developed for different invertebrate groups and whether these analyses provide insights into past changes of organic carbon sources for lacustrine invertebrates available in benthic and planktonic compartments of the lake. Invertebrate taxa included benthic chironomids (Chironomus, Chironomini excluding Chironomus, Tanytarsini, and Tanypodinae), filter-feeders on suspended particulate organic matter (Daphnia, Plumatella and Cristatella mucedo), and Rhabdocoela. δ13C of chironomid remains indicated periodic availability of 13C-depleted carbon sources in the benthic environment of the lake as δ13C values of the different chironomid taxa fluctuated simultaneously between ?34.7 and ?30.5 ‰ (VPDB). Daphnia and Bryozoa showed parallel changes in their δ13C values which did not coincide with variations in δ13C of chironomids, though, and a 2–3 ‰ decrease since circa AD 1960. The decrease in δ13C of Daphnia and Bryozoa could indicate a decrease in phytoplankton δ13C as a result of lower lake productivity, which is in accordance with historical information about the lake that suggests a shift to less eutrophic conditions after AD 1960. In contrast, Rhabdocoela cocoons were characterized by relatively high δ13C values (?30.4 to ?28.2 ‰) that did not show a strong temporal trend, which could be related to the predatory feeding mode and wide prey spectrum of this organism group. The taxon-specific δ13C analyses of invertebrate remains indicated that different carbon sources were available for the benthic chironomid larvae than for the filter-feeding Daphnia and bryozoans. Our results therefore demonstrate that taxon-specific analysis of δ13C of organic invertebrate remains can provide complementary information to measurements on bulk SOM and that δ13C of invertebrate remains may allow the reconstruction of past changes in carbon sources and their δ13C in different habitats of lake ecosystems. 相似文献
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极端干旱区胡杨生长季水分利用效率变化特征研究 总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1
在干旱区的极端环境,植物能否适应当地的极限环境条件,最主要的是看它们能否很好地协调碳同化和水分耗散之间的关系,也就是说植物水分利用效率是其生存的关键因子之一。 就生长季胡杨叶片稳定碳同位素组成(δ13C)、胡杨叶片水分利用效率及其影响因素进行了研究。结果表明,生长季胡杨叶片δ13C值在-28.16‰±0.23‰～-26.82‰±0.22‰间变化,平均值为-27.70‰±0.13‰。胡杨各月水分利用效率在84.81±2.23～(70.97±2.40)μmolCO2·mmol-1H2O间变化,平均值为(75.69±1.31)μmolCO2·mmol-1H2O;胡杨水分利用效率变化趋势是逐渐降低。最高值出现在5月,而后不断降低,7月达到最低值。造成这种变化的原因是叶片营养物亏缺导致的叶片光合速率的减小和气温升高、土壤含水量减小以及地下水埋深加深共同导致的气孔导度的变化。 相似文献
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Sanna Vaalgamaa Eloni Sonninen Atte Korhola Kaarina Weckström 《Journal of Paleolimnology》2013,50(2):191-206
We studied the potential for using stable carbon and nitrogen isotope ratios in sediment profiles to trace external nutrient sources and eutrophication at four coastal sites in the Baltic Sea. The sites are characterized by various present and past activities in their catchments, including residential development, sugar processing, agriculture and fish farming. Radiometrically dated sediment cores were analysed for nutrient isotope ratios, organic carbon and total nitrogen. Background information was collected from historical sources, literature and water monitoring data. Despite the multiple organic enrichment sources, it was possible to identify individual sources and processes in the sediment profiles using stable isotope analysis of bulk sediment. The largest changes in δ15N values were seen at sites receiving urban wastewaters. The site that received effluents from a sugar cane (C4-plant) refinery in the past showed a clear effect on δ13C values compared to the site that received wastewater from a sugar beet (C3-plant) factory. Fish farming produced detectable, albeit minor changes in the sediment profile. Slightly lower δ13C values reflected the influence of fish feed and fish metabolism, and higher δ15N values likely indicated the influence of increased sediment denitrification. The land-sea connection via river discharge was observable in the overall δ13C levels of the sediment cores. Our results suggest that temporal changes in sources of organic matter enrichment can be detected in well-dated coastal sediment cores using nutrient stable isotope analyses, even at sites subjected to multiple impacts. There is not, however, a simple relationship between sediment stable isotope profiles and the eutrophication history of our study sites. 相似文献