Range extension of Onychomys torridus longicaudus (Rodentia: Cricetidae) in northwestern Nevada

Two Onychomys torridus longicaudus Merriam were captured at a site 22 miles W Winnemucca, Humbolt Co., Nevada. This record extends the known range of O. torridus 165 km to the northeast.     

机械搅拌对Al及Al-Cu合金铸锭组织和宏观偏析的影响

研究表明,机械搅拌驱使液态金属作圆周运动,提高了凝固前沿的温度梯度,降低了凝固速度,缩短了柱状晶区宽度,扩大了等轴晶区并细化了等轴晶,同时还促使柱状晶发生倾斜,缩短了一次,二次枝晶间距,并形成了特有的宏观偏析,这种偏析特征与流体流动规律,溶质密度密切相关。     

Chemical and biological trends during lake evolution in recently deglaciated terrain

As newly formed landscapes evolve, physical and biological changes occur that are collectively known as primary succession. Although succession is a fundamental concept in ecology, it is poorly understood in the context of aquatic environments. The prevailing view is that lakes become more enriched in nutrients as they age, leading to increased biological production. Here we report the opposite pattern of lake development, observed from the water chemistry of lakes that formed at various times within the past 10,000 years during glacial retreat at Glacier Bay, Alaska. The lakes have grown more dilute and acidic with time, accumulated dissolved organic carbon and undergone a transient rise in nitrogen concentration, all as a result of successional changes in surrounding vegetation and soils. Similar trends are evident from fossil diatom stratigraphy of lake sediment cores. These results demonstrate a tight hydrologic coupling between terrestrial and aquatic environments during the colonization of newly deglaciated landscapes, and provide a conceptual basis for mechanisms of primary succession in boreal lake ecosystems.     

ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES FACING INDIA

INTRODUCTION India is among one of the ten most industrialized nations in the world. Increase in population has raised the urbar industrial, transport and agriculture demands which are major reasons for the degradation of the environmel condition. For India besides land and soil degradation, deforestation, low accessibility of water, ,industrial pollution and urban congestion are the major environmental issues of priority. The industries that generate huge quantities of waste are thermal power station, Iron and Steel Plants, Sugar, Paper and Fertilizer Industries.