Secular variation in carbon isotope ratios from Upper Proterozoic successions of Svalbard and East Greenland

Analyses of stratigraphically continuous suites of samples from Upper Proterozoic sedimentary successions of East Greenland, Spitsbergen and Nordaustlandet (Svalbard) provide an approximation to the secular variation in carbon isotope ratios during a geologically and biologically important period of change from around 900 million years ago to the beginning of the Cambrian period. Late Riphean carbonates and organic material show a stratigraphically useful pattern of enrichment in 13C relative to Phanerozoic or earlier Proterozoic samples. Isotopic compositions of isolated samples from other localities are consistent with a worldwide extended interval of enhanced organic burial and consequent net survival of oxidized material, probably O2, just before the initial radiation of metazoans.     

Organically preserved microbial endoliths from the late Proterozoic of East Greenland

Diverse microorganisms ranging from cyanobacteria to eukaryotic algae and fungi live endolithically within ooids, hardgrounds and invertebrate shells on the present-day sea floor. These organisms are involved in the mechanical destruction of carbonates, and are useful ecological indicators of water depth and pollution. The Phanerozoic history of microbial endoliths has been elucidated through the study of microborings (the trace fossils of endolithic microorganisms) and rare cellularly preserved individuals, but nothing was known of the possible Precambrian evolution of comparable microorganisms until Campbell documented the occurrence of microborings in late Proterozoic ooids from central East Greenland. We now report the discovery of large populations of organically preserved endolithic microorganisms in silicified pisolites from 700-800-Myr-old Limestone-Dolomite Series of East Greenland. This fossil assemblage is significant for three reasons: (1) It confirms the prediction that oolites, pisolites and hardgrounds--the substrates for pre-Phanerozoic endoliths--provide a hitherto poorly explored but rewarding set of environments into which the search for early microfossils must be broadened; (2) the assemblage is diverse, containing about 12 taxa of morphologically distinct and previously unknown endolithic cyanobacteria, plus associated epilithic and interstitial populations; and (3) at least six of the fossil populations are indistinguishable in morphology, pattern of development, reproductive biology and inferred ecology from distinctive cyanobacterial species that bore ooids today in the Bahama Banks.     

Seed germination in response to diurnal fluctuations of temperature

Diurnal fluctuations in temperature may initiate or accelerate germination in certain flowering plants, and the effectiveness of the stimulus varies according to the amplitude of fluctuation and the presence or absence of light. Attempts to assess the adaptive significance of the phenomenon, however, have been limited by the scarcity of data for species of contrasted ecology. We report here an investigation of germination responses to fluctuating temperatures, conducted on seeds of herbaceous species collected from native populations near Sheffield. The results suggest that requirements for diurnal fluctuations in temperature are characteristic of the germination of species from particular types of habitat and provide mechanisms which cause seeds to germinate at times and in places favourable for seedling establishment.     

泰国木薯淀粉特性研究

木薯是热带地区碳水化合物的主要来源.木薯根的化学组成,淀粉含量,淀粉质量和淀粉性质常常决定木薯作为食品和工业用的价值.对广泛种植在泰国的2个木薯品种Kasetsart50(KU50)和Rayong5(R5)块根的化学组成、淀粉质量和淀粉性质分析结果表明:KU50比R5品种具有高的淀粉含量,高的氢氰酸含量和高的灰分含量.2个品种淀粉粒大小和直链淀粉含量并没有显著的差异.在85℃下KU50比R5具有高的膨润度.差示扫描量热仪测定的热力学特征为:KU50具有高的糊化起始温度、糊化结束温度、糊化峰值温度和热函.2个品种的淀粉粘度曲线差异较小.由此得出:从提取淀粉效率来说,KU50优于R5;作为饲料加工业,R5的饲料品质优于KU50;对于淀粉深加工业,因KU50和R5具有不同的热力学性质和粘度性质,因而根据加工产品的不同而具有不同的优缺点.     

南澳岛及其附近岛屿夏季鸟类的初步调查

作者一行于 2 0 0 1年夏季对南澳及其附近岛屿的鸟类资源状况进行了调查研究 .结果发现 ,南澳及其附近岛屿有鸟类 51种 ,隶属 1 3目 2 8科 ,其中雀形目 2 3种 ,占所发现种类的 45% ,非雀形目 2 8种 ,占 55% ;国家一、二级保护动物各一种 ,分别为 :白腹军舰鸟 (F regataandrewsi)和岩鹭 (Egretta sacra) .按鸟类的栖息和迁徙习惯划分 ,有海鸟 8种 ,湿地候鸟 2种 ,湿地留鸟 9种 ,陆地候鸟 4种 ,陆地留鸟 2 8种 .在所有鸟类中以褐翅燕鸥 (Sterna anae-thetus)为优势种 ,数量最大 ,分布最广 .     

高灵敏度离子分子的吸收光谱

介绍了光外差-磁旋转-速度调制吸收光谱技术对离子分子的研究,该技术综合了光外差光谱技术、磁旋转光谱技术和速度调制光谱技术三者的特点,形成可以对离子分子高灵敏度测量的光谱技术.该技术不仅保留了速度调制光谱技术对离子分子选择性探测的特点,避免了来自中性分子光谱线的干扰,同时利用光外差光谱技术降低来自光源的幅度涨落噪声,消除放电过程的干扰,再结合磁旋转光谱技术可以对顺磁性分子进行选择性测量以及进一步提高测量信噪比.介绍了光外差-磁旋转-速度调制光谱技术的基本原理、实验方案以及对N2+,CO+,H2O+等离子分子的测量研究结果.     

链霉菌lon基因的发现及初步研究

lon基因存在于很多微生物乃至高等动物中,是属于热休克基因(heat shock gene)的一个家族.它编码的产物为La蛋白,是一种具有ATP酶活性的ATP依赖性的丝氨酸蛋白酶.在体内作为抗逆蛋白,如热休克蛋白存在.有关lon基因的研究始于80年代初期,虽然至今只有近十年的历史,但其结构、功能和调控方面的研究都已取得很大进展.目前在大肠杆菌,芽孢杆菌,黄色粘球菌及解淀粉欧文氏菌等原核微生物中都已发现lon基因的存在一些研究表明,lon基因对于黄色粘球菌的营养生长是必须的,如该基因缺失或被破坏,该菌株将不能发育生长在研究链霉菌发育调控启动子p_(TH4)下游序列的结构中,首次发现了链霉菌中lon基因     

嵌埋于极化BaTiO3薄膜内的Ag纳米微粒对基体中二次谐波产生的增强作用

近年来,铁电薄膜的光学性质引起了许多研究者的注意.除较为常用的电光效应外,人们还发现了极化后的BaTiO_3薄膜在激光辐射下产生很强的二次谐波,表明这类材料在非线性光学领域有很好的应用前景.最近,我们利用sol-gel过程制备具有嵌埋结构的铁电薄膜——金属纳米微粒体系,发现这类新型材料具有很特殊的光吸收性质.本文对这类材料的二次非线性光学性质进行了研究,发现金属纳米微粒对铁电薄膜中二次谐波的产生有明显的增强作用.实验所用的样品为淀积在石英玻璃基片上的、嵌埋Ag纳米微粒的BaTiO_3薄膜,用sol-gel法制备,具体过程见文献[2].石英基片的厚度为lmm,面积约为1.5cm~2,利用局部腐蚀法和台阶测厚仪测得薄膜厚度在1.6～2.0μm之间.样品的极化过程在两块极     

强非线性振动的增量摄动法

介绍了形如的强非线性振动的增量摄动法,式中g(x)和f(x,x是自变量的任意非线性函数。该法是无需λ很小情况下的反复的摄动法的扩展,它结合了增量法和摄动法两者的突出优点,振动的极限环对任何需要的精度均可计算,极限环的稳定性也可以论述。