2.8 million years of Arctic climate change from Lake El'gygytgyn, NE Russia     

Melles M  Brigham-Grette J  Minyuk PS  Nowaczyk NR  Wennrich V  DeConto RM  Anderson PM  Andreev AA  Coletti A  Cook TL  Haltia-Hovi E  Kukkonen M  Lozhkin AV  Rosén P  Tarasov P  Vogel H  Wagner B 《Science (New York, N.Y.)》2012,337(6092):315-320

The reliability of Arctic climate predictions is currently hampered by insufficient knowledge of natural climate variability in the past. A sediment core from Lake El'gygytgyn in northeastern (NE) Russia provides a continuous, high-resolution record from the Arctic, spanning the past 2.8 million years. This core reveals numerous "super interglacials" during the Quaternary; for marine benthic isotope stages (MIS) 11c and 31, maximum summer temperatures and annual precipitation values are ~4° to 5°C and ~300 millimeters higher than those of MIS 1 and 5e. Climate simulations show that these extreme warm conditions are difficult to explain with greenhouse gas and astronomical forcing alone, implying the importance of amplifying feedbacks and far field influences. The timing of Arctic warming relative to West Antarctic Ice Sheet retreats implies strong interhemispheric climate connectivity.  相似文献   

Idiopathic acute onset myelopathy in cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) cubs.     

Christian Walzer  Angelika Url  Nadia Robert  Anna Kübber-Heiss  Norbert Nowotny  Peter Schmidt 《Journal of zoo and wildlife medicine》2003,34(1):36-46

Numerous cases of ataxia, hind limb paresis, and paralysis have occurred in cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) cubs over the past 10 yr within the European Endangered Species Program population, including 12 in mainland Europe, two in the British Isles, one in Namibia, and one in Dubai. The condition is the most important medical factor limiting European cheetah population growth. Eight cubs at the Salzburg Zoo, Austria, were affected. They demonstrated upper motor neuron lesions when alive and bilateral, symmetrical myelin degeneration of the spinal cord on necropsy. Ballooning of myelin sheaths surrounded mostly preserved axons, and no spheroids, characteristic of acute axonal degeneration, were found. Myelin loss markedly exceeded axonal degeneration. The syndrome's etiology is unclear, although viral, bacterial, parasitic, genetic, nutritional-metabolic, toxic, and physical causes have been considered.  相似文献   

Influence of competition by sown grass, disturbance and litter on recruitment of rare flood-meadow species     

Tobias W. Donath  Norbert Hölzel  Annette Otte 《Biological conservation》2006,130(3):315-323

As a response to the sharp decline in species-rich flood-meadows along the northern Upper Rhine during the past decades, large-scaled restoration projects have been started recently. For the implementation of restoration measures knowledge about the effects of topsoil disturbance, litter and simultaneously sown grasses on seedling recruitment are of special interest. This applies in particular to the role of sown of grasses that may accelerate sward development and ease the incorporation of newly created meadows into local farming systems. As study species we selected six typical, but rare or declining flood-meadow species which differed in seed size, since this may influence the impact of the applied treatments. We studied effects of simultaneously sown grasses on germination and recruitment success of these flood-meadow species in two former arable fields situated in the functional and fossil floodplain along the northern Upper Rhine. The effects of litter and topsoil disturbance in an existing grass sward on the recruitment of the six flood-meadow species were experimentally assessed in a species-poor grassland in the functional floodplain. The individual fate of emerging seedlings was followed over two years. The effects of the applied treatments were species-specific and rather inconsistent. Responses towards disturbance and litter application corresponded to differences in seed size, with large-seeded species showing a lower susceptibility to the influence of treatments. In addition, simultaneous sowing of grass did not hamper seedling recruitment in most cases, and thus seems to be a feasible measure to accelerate the integration of newly created flood-meadows into farming systems.  相似文献   

Interdependence of air,water, and soil pollution control strategies in a power plant and a kraft mill     

Paul Choi  Norbert Dee  Howard Reiquam 《Water, air, and soil pollution》1975,4(3-4):381-394

An analysis of cross-media (air, water, and soil) emissions resulting from various control strategies is necessary in the evaluations of emission standards as well as control strategies. This paper presents such analysis on seven control strategies for a coal-fired power plant and ten control strategies for a kraft pulp and paper mill. The data illustrated include uncontrolled and controlled emissions to all three environmental media as well as power requirement, and capital and operating costs.  相似文献   

Fertilizer‐use efficiency of different inorganic polyphosphate sources: effects on soil P availability and plant P acquisition during early growth of corn     

Luis Omar Torres‐Dorante  Norbert Claassen  Bernd Steingrobe  Hans‐Werner Olfs 《植物养料与土壤学杂志》2006,169(4):509-515

Polyphosphate‐based fertilizers are worldwide in use, and their effect on crop yield is often reported to be similar to orthophosphate products, although some studies showed higher yields with polyphosphate applications. However, information on how these fertilizers may influence plant P acquisition is very limited. A pot experiment was carried out under controlled conditions with corn (Zea mays L.) growing on a sandy soil (pH 4.9) and a silty‐loam soil (pH 6.9) differing in P‐sorption properties. The objective was to evaluate phosphorus fertilizer–use efficiency (PFUE) of several polyphosphate (poly‐P) compounds (pyrophosphate [PP], tripolyphosphate [TP], and trimetaphosphate [TMP]) using orthophosphate (OP) as a reference. Focus was put on evaluating plant parameters involved in plant P acquisition, i.e., root length and P uptake per unit of root length. Furthermore, soil P availability was characterized by measuring ortho‐P and poly‐P concentrations in soil solution as well as in CAL (calcium‐acetate‐lactate) extracts. The P availability was differentially influenced by the different P sources and the different soils. In the silty‐loam soil, the application of poly‐P resulted in higher ortho‐P concentrations in soil solution. In the same soil, CAL‐extractable ortho‐P was similar for all P sources, whereas in the sandy soil, this parameter was higher after OP application. In the silty‐loam soil, poly‐P concentrations were very low in soil solution or in CAL extracts, whereas in the sandy soil, poly‐P concentrations were significantly higher. Phosphorus fertilizer–use efficiency was significantly higher for poly‐P treatments in the silty‐loam soil and were related to a higher root length since no differences in the P uptake per unit of root length among poly‐P and OP treatments were found. However, in the sandy soil, no differences in PFUE between OP and poly‐P treatments were observed. Therefore, PFUE of poly‐P compounds could be explained by better root growth, thereby improving plant P acquisition.  相似文献   

Surrogate taxa for biodiversity in agricultural landscapes of eastern Austria   总被引：2，自引：0，他引：2  

Norbert Sauberer  Klaus Peter Zulka  Hans-Martin Berg  Norbert Milasowszky  Christoph Plutzar  Christiane Storch  Harald Zechmeister 《Biological conservation》2004,117(2):181-190

In an agricultural landscape in eastern Austria eight terrestrial organism groups were investigated as potential biodiversity indicators. We present a cross-taxon congruence assessment obtained at the landscape scale using two groups of plants (bryophytes and vascular plants), five groups of invertebrates (gastropods, spiders, orthopterans, carabid beetles and ants) and one vertebrate taxon (birds). We tested four different approaches: correlated species counts, surrogate measures of the overall species richness that was assessed, a multi-taxa (or shopping basket) approach and a simple complementarity algorithm. With few exceptions, pairwise correlations between taxa, correlations between one taxon and the species richness of the remaining groups, and correlations between a combination of the richness of two taxa and the remaining species richness were highly positive. Complementarity-derived priority sets of sampling sites using one taxon as a surrogate for the pooled species richness of all other taxa captured significantly more species than selecting areas randomly. As an essential first step in selecting useful biodiversity indicators, we demonstrate that species richness of vascular plants and birds showed the highest correlations with the overall species richness. In a multi-taxa approach and in complementarity site selection, each of the eight investigated taxa had the capability to capture a high percentage of the overall species richness.  相似文献   

Investigations concerning the sustainability of remediation by land deposition of tributyltin contaminated harbour sediments     

Romana Brandsch  Karl-Ernst Nowak  Norbert Binder  Bernd Jastorff 《Journal of Soils and Sediments》2001,1(4):234-236

Sediments often contain high concentrations of tributyltin, which is used as a biocide in antifouling paints. The aim of our project was to assess land deposition as an alternative in dealing with TBT-contaminated harbour sediments. Therefore, we followed the biological degradation of TBT under aerobic and anaerobic conditions at different temperatures using defined laboratory experiments and performing field measurements. With the data obtained, a risk assessment is performed. The biological degradation of TBT is faster under aerobic conditions and with increasing temperature. The half-lives found show the dependency of the degradation rates on the temperature between 5 to 55°C The degradation rate determined for water under the same conditions (just biological degradation, without photolysis) is almost 4 times higher than in the sediment. The field studies gave a degradation rate of around 10% per year in untreated sediment and 30% per year in restacked sediments. We did not observe any interference of released TBT with ground water or surrounding areas. The TBT uptake in plants was low. Based on our results, a multidimensional risk evaluation was done, concerning the TBT and its degradation products dibutyl tin (DBT) and rnonobutyl tin (MBT) released from the deposition area. The land deposition appears to be a sustainable solution for dealing with TBT-contaminated harbour sediments. Compared to other disposals, it is economically one of the cheapest and, from an ecological point of view, it is acceptable.  相似文献   

Verhalten von Umweltchemikalien in Böden - Bewertungsverfahren für die Umweltplanung     

Norbert Litz 《植物养料与土壤学杂志》1993,156(3):203-208

The behavior of organic compounds in soils - a predicting system for environment risk assessment The applicability of a simple prediction system to forecast the behaviour of organic chemicals in different soils was tested. The predictions for LAS, tetrachloro ethene, trichloro ethene and Picloram shows good agreement with the results from field experiments. The system is applicable for landscape and municipal planning also for environmental impact assessment.  相似文献   

Smith,Keith A. (Editor): Soil Analysis. Instrumental Techniques and Related Procedures. Verlag: Marcel Dekker,Inc. New York und Basel 1983, 562 Seiten. Preis Ca. DM 200,–     

N. Claassen 《植物养料与土壤学杂志》1984,147(4):531-532

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Sources of Heavy Metals and Their Long-term Effects on Microbial C, N and P Relationships in Soil     

Khalid Saifullah Khan  Krishan Chander  Gerald Hartmann  Norbert Lamersdorf  Rainer Georg Joergensen 《Water, air, and soil pollution》2007,181(1-4):225-234

The effects of heavy metals (Zn, Pb, and Cu) on microbial biomass C, N, and P were assessed in soils contaminated over a wide range by sewage sludge, exhaust dust deposition of a lead factory and river sediments of mining residues. Microbial biomass C, N, and P did not show any clear heavy metal effect related to soil dry weight. Also the ratios of microbial biomass C/N and biomass C/P remained unaffected by heavy metals. The ratios of microbial biomass C/soil organic C, biomass N/total N, and biomass P/total P were all negatively affected by increasing concentrations of Zn, Pb, and Cu as detected by a source-specific analysis of covariance using the different heavy metal fractions as covariate. Negative effects of Zn on the ratios microbial biomass C/soil organic C and biomass N/total N increased with increasing metal solubility in the order: (X-ray fluorescence analysis) XFA-detectable <HNO₃ <EDTA ?NH₄NO₃-extractable Zn. The Zn effects on the microbial biomass N/total N were always smaller than those on the microbial biomass C/soil organic C ratio. The same was true for all effects of the Pb and Cu fractions on these two ratios. For this reason, the deposition of highly soluble Zn and Pb by exhaust dust has the most negative effects, although sediments contained the maximum total burden of Zn and Pb. All fractions of Zn, Pb, and Cu had similar negative effects on the microbial biomass P/total P ratio, although the NH₄NO₃-extractable fraction again showed the most pronounced effects.  相似文献