Spray drift as influenced by meteorological and technical factors     

Arvidsson T  Bergström L  Kreuger J 《Pest management science》2011,67(5):586-598

BACKGROUND: The objective of this study was to investigate spray drift from a conventional field sprayer as influenced by meteorological and technical factors, and to provide spray operators with data on which to base sound judgements when applying pesticides. The study was conducted in grazing fields and cereal crops. RESULTS: Interpreting the results from 15 field trials under varying meteorological conditions using different boom heights and driving speeds indicates that, during normal spraying conditions, the most decisive factors influencing the total spray drift (TSD) will be boom height and wind speed, followed by air temperature, driving speed and vapour pressure deficit. One important finding was that TSD (within the encompassed range of meteorological conditions and a boom height of 0.4 m) could be expressed as a simple function of the fraction of droplets ≤ 100 µm. In cereal crops: TSD = 0.36 + 0.11× [fr. (d ≤ 100 µm)] and in grazing fields, TSD = 1.02 + 0.10× [fr. (d ≤ 100 µm)]. In most cases a fraction of the airborne drift passed over the 6 m sampling mast located 5 m downwind of the spray swath. CONCLUSIONS: Under specified conditions, the present results indicate a simple relation between the total spray drift and volume fractions of droplets ≤ 100 µm. Given the nozzle type, it was concluded that the most decisive factors determining TSD are wind speed and boom height. Evaluating the relative importance of the meteorological and technical factors contributes to increasing knowledge in this field of research. Copyright © 2011 Society of Chemical Industry  相似文献   

Significance of old aspen (Populus tremula) trees for the occurrence of lichen photobionts     

Henrik Hedenås  Patrik Blomberg  Lars Ericson 《Biological conservation》2007,135(3):380-387

In the boreal forest landscape, aspen has been effectively selected against in favour of conifers. The decrease in aspen is of particular concern, since it has more host-specific species associated with it than any other boreal tree species. Recently, forest management systems have begun to include green-tree retention in order to maintain structural diversity. Earlier studies have focused on the importance of remnant aspen trees for lichen species prevalence. We have focused on the occurrence of free-living photobionts, i.e. cyanobacteria and green-algae, since a successful establishment of sexually dispersed lichens will depend upon the presence of the photobiont. Our study shows that the abundances of Gloeocystis, Nostoc, Scytonema and Trentepohlia increased with stand age, while the abundance of Trebouxia decreased. The response to clear-felling differed between genera. The two cyanobacterial genera were able to persist in clear-cuts, although they were more abundant on the northern side of the remnant trees. The green-algae showed no consistent pattern, Trentepohlia was affected while Trebouxia was unaffected. Our study indicates that the prerequisites for new-establishment for spore dispersed lichen species, on remnant aspen, may be fulfilled in terms of availability of free-living photobionts on the northern side of the trunks. In support of this interpretation we found that the occurrence of cyanolichens was positively correlated with the occurrence of free-living cyanobacteria in the clear-cuts. We conclude that tree retention is likely to provide a useful tool for increasing biodiversity in managed forest landscapes provided that source populations still exist in the surrounding landscape.  相似文献   

Can artificial introductions of diaspore fragments work as a conservation tool for maintaining populations of the rare peatmoss Sphagnum angermanicum?     

Urban Gunnarsson  Lars Söderström 《Biological conservation》2007,135(3):450-458

Species can become regionally rare when limited by the availability of suitable habitats or by limited dispersal ability. We tested if the presence of a rare bryophyte species (Sphagnum angermanicum) was dispersal or habitat limited and at the same time investigated the possibility of establishing new populations of this rare species. Further, we tested how propagule (fragment) size and small scale disturbances affected establishment success. All field experiments were performed by artificially transporting propagules (of various sizes) to new and old sites for the species in Sweden.We show that S. angermanicum is dispersal limited on a regional scale, as no significant differences in establishment success were found between new suitable sites and old occupied sites. The larger the propagule the better was the establishment success; the best establishment success was found when transplanting whole shoots. Disturbances did not increase establishment success, in contrary, when compared to controls success was reduced by the more intensive disturbance treatments. We suggest that disturbance maybe more important for increasing direct dispersal than for making the microhabitat more advantageous for establishment. However, an intermediate disturbance, which slightly reduces the Sphagnum-community length increment, might also be beneficial for the establishment success of S. angermanicum propagules.The reasonably high establishment success of S. angermanicum propagules in new suitable sites suggests that artificial introductions of fragments could be considered as an active management regime for the species if the number of localities continues to decrease.  相似文献   

Aluminium speciation: Variations caused by the choice of analytical method and by sample storage     

Maria Berdén  Nicholas Clarke  Lars -Göran Danielsson  Anders Sparén 《Water, air, and soil pollution》1994,72(1-4):213-233

We have compared a new FIA method (M1) for aluminium speciation in natural waters and a manual one based on one of Driscoll's proposals (M2). In synthetic solutions, aluminium's fluoro complexes were measured as ‘labile monomeric AP (Al _i ) by M2, but not as ‘quickly reacting Al’ (Al _qr ) by M1. Aluminium's complexes with Nordic Reference Humic Acid were measured neither as Al _i nor as Al _qr , and the same result was obtained for Al's citrato complexes. After excluding aluminium's fluoro complexes from Al _i , the results of the two methods agreed well for soil leaching samples and fairly well for natural water samples. Detection limits: 10μg L^?1 (ca. 0.4 μM) for both methods. Sample throughputs: M1∶66 injections h^?1; M2∶5 samples h^?1. Repeatabilities (RSD) on natural water samples: M1∶0.6–5.8% and M2 0.7–4.6%. Sample storage studies on soil solutions (FIA method) indicated that storage effects were ‘sample type specific’. A sample with a low level of Al _qr and a high DOC level (P2A) was more sensitive to storage than one with a high [Al] _qr and a low [DOC] (P2B^*). The decrease in [Al] _qr was statistically significant after 10 h (P2A) and 24 h (P2B^*), respectively. After 3 days' storage, [Al] _qr had decreased by some 40% in P2A, while the decrease in P2B^* was less than 10% after 8 days. The results of this part of the study also emphasize the importance of careful method standardization in sample storage studies.  相似文献   

History and forest biodiversity of woodland key habitats in south boreal Sweden   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

Tysk Staffan Ericsson  Lars Östlund 《Biological conservation》2005,122(2):289-303

Forest exploitation has destructed forest habitats in Fennoscandia during last centuries. Vital components of existing forest biodiversity have been identified as small (a few ha) woodland key habitats (WKHs). Many WKHs in boreal forest landscapes are assumed to represent remnant near-natural forests from before the phase of industrial forest exploitation. Thus, WKHs are supposed to (i) exhibit a low degree of exploitation, (ii) have old-growth characteristics and (iii) host Red-list species. Yet, WKHs’ history and biodiversity have not been systematically investigated. Thus, their conservation values remain unclear. This study investigates history and biodiversity of 15 WKHs in central Sweden with retrospective methods and field studies. We analyze (1) forest structure before, during and after the forest exploitation period, (2) existing biodiversity, i.e. species and structural elements, and (3) to what extent human activities (forestry) have influenced current biodiversity. Our results indicate that forest structure within the areas that currently are classified as WKHs has changed dramatically since the mid-19th century, when forests were unaffected by logging. The results suggest that fire-suppression during last century, gradually increased logging until mid-20th century and abandonment by modern forestry during the late 20th century, are main causes behind this transformation. Less than 10% of studied WKHs had biological features that resembled those of pristine boreal forests. Thus, most studied WKHs cannot be classified as near-natural or remnants of pristine forest. We suggest that the program for WKHs give more focus to pre-industrial forest structure, local historical aspects being seriously regarded and ecological restoration efforts being introduced.  相似文献   

Nutrient and persistent pollutant deposition on the Bothnian Bay ice and snow fields     

Lars Rahm  Bertil Håkansson  Per Larsson  Elisabet Fogelqvist  Gudrun Bremle  Jorge Valderrama 《Water, air, and soil pollution》1995,84(1-2):187-201

A study of atmospheric deposited nutrients and some persistent pollutants has been carried out on the ice and snow fields of the subarctic Bothnian Bay, the northernmost basin of the Baltic Sea. Total amounts of 600, 500 and 400 tons NO₃-N, NH₄-N and N_org-N, respectively are deposited in the snow while the corresponding amounts for P_tot-P is 40 tons. The corresponding amount for PCB and lindane are 1.0 and 0.2 kg, respectively. The measurements were carried out on the snow-covered ice four to six weeks old. A part of the deposited snow has been incorporated -into the snow-ice and an attempt to estimate its mean thickness and its amount of nutrients has been made. The total amounts now reach 1700, 1300 and 1100 tons of NO₃-N and NH₄-N and N_org-N, respectively in the snow and ice together. The results obtained support the use of land-based stations in estimates of seasonal atmospheric nutrient deposition to the Bothnian Bay. The observed concentrations of chloroorganic compounds correspond to those land-based observations reported from the same latitude in the northern hemisphere and reported in literature.  相似文献   

Mercury in the Swedish mor layer — linkages to mercury deposition and sources of emission     

Lars Håkanson  Åke Nilsson  Tord Andersson 《Water, air, and soil pollution》1990,50(3-4):311-329

The report deals with data from 363 Swedish mor samples. The following parameters are discussed: Hg-, organic and Se-concentrations and Hg-quantity in mor, Hg- and S-deposition from Swedish and continental emissions (point sources and diffuse emissions) and precipitation. The results are focused on mean, geographical variations, statistical correlations and calculations to get first insights and order of magnitude data on the linkages between the Hg-contamination of the Swedish mor layer and the various sources of Hg-emissions. Southern Sweden is significantly influenced by continental Hg-emissions. Several previously unknown domestic discharge sources of Hg have been identified. The total amount of Hg in the Swedish mor layer has been estimated to be about 615 t. East. Germany, United Kingdom, West Germany and Poland seem to have contributed with the largest continental emissions of Hg entering the Swedish mor layers. The countries which early started to build up their industry probably are responsible for greater Hg-contamination than indicated by our figures, and vice versa. If no measures are taken to reduce the emissions, the present contamination will continue. Then, the ‘burden of guilt’ ought to be redistributed so that a higher proportion of the Swedish Hg-contamination would be linked to continental discharges since considerable reductions have already occurred as regards Hg-discharges from large Swedish sources. The problems with elevated Hg-levels in the mor layer and, at the end point, the high concentrations of Hg in lake fish in Sweden, will remain far into the next century.  相似文献   

Comments to ‘A N tracing model to analyse N transformations in old grassland soil’     

Jesper Luxhøi  Lars S. Jensen 《Soil biology & biochemistry》2005,37(5):1003-1005

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In vitro antioxidant activities of edible artichoke (Cynara scolymus L.) and effect on biomarkers of antioxidants in rats     

Jiménez-Escrig A  Dragsted LO  Daneshvar B  Pulido R  Saura-Calixto F 《Journal of agricultural and food chemistry》2003,51(18):5540-5545

Artichoke (Cynara scolymus L.), an edible vegetable from the Mediterranean area, is a good source of natural antioxidants such as vitamin C, hydroxycinnamic acids, and flavones. The antioxidant activity of aqueous-organic extracts of artichoke were determined using three methods: (a) free radical 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH(*)) scavenging, (b) ferric-reducing antioxidant power (FRAP), and (c) inhibition of copper(II)-catalyzed in vitro human low-density lipoprotein (LDL) oxidation. In addition, the present study was performed to investigate the ability of the edible portion of artichoke to alter in vivo antioxidative defense in male rats using selected biomarkers of antioxidant status. One gram (dry matter) had a DPPH(*) activity and a FRAP value in vitro equivalent to those of 29.2 and 62.6 mg of vitamin C and to those of 77.9 and 159 mg of vitamin E, respectively. Artichoke extracts showed good efficiency in the inhibition in vitro of LDL oxidation. Neither ferric-reducing ability nor 2,2'-azinobis(3-ethylbenzothiazolin-6-sulfonate) radical scavenging activity was modified in the plasma of the artichoke group with respect to the control group. Among different antioxidant enzymes measured (superoxide dismutase, gluthatione peroxidase, gluthatione reductase, and catalase) in erythrocytes, only gluthatione peroxidase activity was elevated in the artichoke group compared to the control group. 2-Aminoadipic semialdehyde, a protein oxidation biomarker, was decreased in plasma proteins and hemoglobin in the artichoke-fed group versus the control group. In conclusion, the in vitro protective activity of artichoke was confirmed in a rat model.  相似文献   

The response of normal and iron anemic calves to nasal infection with an attenuated strain of parainfluenza-3 virus.     

Lars Mllerberg  J. Moreno-Lpez 《Acta veterinaria Scandinavica》1975,16(2):186-196

Calves with experimentally induced iron deficiency anemia and normal calves, both groups deprived of colostrum, were exposed to intranasal instillation of an attenuated parainfluenza-3 virus strain.The calves became infected, but there was no difference in the clinical picture between the 2 groups of calves. Neither was there a difference in the humoral or local immune response to parainfluenza-3 virus.  相似文献