Bibliometric analysis of the status and trend of biological soil crusts research from 1912 to 2023

Biological soil crusts(BSCs)play an important role in soil development and ecological function,and it is more important for quantitatively analyzing the processes and trends of BSCs to identify the advantages and disadvantages of BSCs research for the development and application of BSCs theory.Bibliometric analysis of 2,186 BSCs literatures from Web of Science showed an exponential growth trend,as China and the United States as the top 2 in terms of publication volume.High quality publications are mainly from European and American countries,such as the United States,Germany and Spain.The top 3 publishers are Journal of Arid Environments,Soil Biology&Biochemistry and Plant and Soil,and disciplines include ecology,environmental science,and soil science,etc..Research institutions mainly affiliate to the Chinese Academy of Sciences,United States Department of the Interior,United States Geological Survey,Hebrew University of Jerusalem,Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas,and Universidad Rey Juan Carlos.Authors mainly come from United States,Israel,Spain and China.Funds are mainly from the National Natural Science Foundation of China,Spanish Government,Chinese Academy of Sciences,and National Science Foundation of the United States.Biological soil crusts(biocrusts,cyanobacteria,lichens,moss crusts,bryophytes),drylands,climate change,photosynthesis and desert are high-frequency keywords.Future research will focus on the driving mechanisms of BSCs on global biogeochemical cycles,maintaining global biodiversity on important ecological processes,global C,N,and P cycles.The impact on biological invasion,sandstorms,and water balance,multifunctional and reciprocal mechanisms for maintaining the stability of desert and sandy ecosystems,and impact on the formulation of management policies for arid ecosystems,corresponding to global climate change,and the estimation of regional,local,and microscale distribution of BSCs based on machine deep learning modeling gradually focus on.The ecosystem service functions of BSCs,the soil and water conservation and soil stability mediated by BSCs in arid and semi-arid regions,and the excavation of stress resistant genes for BSCs will be emphasized.

Protein and lipid characterization of wheat roots plasma membrane damaged by Fe and H₂O₂using ATR-FTIR method

In plant cells the plasma membrane is a highly elaborated structure that functions as the point of exchange with adjoining cells, cell walls and the external environment. In this study, we investigated the structure and function characteristic of wheat root plasma membrane (PM) as affected by H2O2 and Fe by using fluorescence spectroscopic and attenuated total reflectance infrared (ATR-IR) techniques. The results showed that these oxidant damaged induced an obviously reduced membrane fluidity were observed in the roots PM treated with the 200 μM H2O2, FeSO4, and FeCl3. Computer-aided software analyses of the FTIR spectrum indicated that the content of the α-helices decreased and β-sheet increased in the secondary structures of proteins after exposure to the oxidants of 200 μM H2O2, FeSO4, and FeCl3. The number of P=O and C=C bonds area declined rapidly in the lipids of the membrane under the oxidants stress. These structural alterations might explain the reason of the roots PM instability under most of the abiotic stress.

Preliminary Study of Flora from the Upper Lower Cretaceous Dalazi Formation in Luozigou Basin, Wangqing, Jilin Province, Northeast China

In the middle Cretaceous vegetation changed rapidly for the diversification of angiosperms, there are few extensive analyses of the plant fossils (including leaves, fruits, seeds and woods) from this period in China. New abundant fossil plants collected from the upper Lower Cretaceous Dalazi Formation in the Luozigou Basin, Wangqing, Jilin Province were studied and 25 species belonging to 17 genera were recognized. Up to date totally 39 species belonging to 25 genera were discovered in the Luozigou Basin. The assemblage is composed mainly of conifers (47.5%) and early angiosperms (30%) and indicates that the vegetation was a transitional flora between the Early Cretaceous fern-gymnosperm flora and the Late Cretaceous angiosperm flora. The flora was a Pseudofrenelopsis-angiosperm assemblage in succession of Early Cretaceous flora and the late Early Cretaceous, probable Albian in age. During the late Early Cretaceous, the Luozigou Basin was dominated by hot and arid climate and sometimes probably interrupted by wet climate.

Preliminary study on Late Triassic to Early Jurassic strata and floral variation in Hechuan region of Chongqing,southern Sichuan Basin

The end-Triassic mass extinction event is extensively known, however, the terrestrial response of this event is still poorly understood. Here we briefly report our preliminary results on the variation of floral diversity through the Triassic/Jurassic boundary deposits in the Tanha section of Hechuan region, Chongqing, southern China. It is recognized that the floral hiodiversity of the Hechuan region shows a distinct change through the Triassic and Jurassic transition; and the floral diversity loss reaches up to 92. 5% at species level. Meanwhile, in northeastern region of the Sichuan Basin, the floral diversity declines by about 50% across the T/J boundary at species level with a remarkable turnover of genera and species. The potential reasons and mechanisms that cause the floral diversity differentiation of the T/J boundary in the Sichuan Basin are briefly discussed in this note.

莫高窟PM_(10)浓度与气象要素的关系

采用2018年敦煌莫高窟第16窟窟内与窟区PM_(10)浓度及气象数据,分析PM_(10)时空分布特征及其影响因素。结果表明:(1)两处监测点PM_(10)浓度主要分布在50μg·m^(-3)以下,受重污染天气影响较小;春、冬、秋、夏季依次降低,窟区PM_(10)浓度在春、冬季高于窟内,夏、秋季反之。(2)PM_(10)浓度3月最高,9月最低,5—9月窟内月均值高于窟区。PM_(10)污染日数窟内5月最多,而窟区3、5月较多。(3)PM_(10)浓度日变化曲线在春季和秋季呈“双峰”型,夏季和冬季呈“单峰”型。(4)在半封闭环境的洞窟内,沙尘暴发生前后,PM_(10)浓度达到极值及恢复至原来水平的时间均滞后于窟区。(5)在不同季节PM_(10)浓度与气温、风速和降水呈负相关。除秋季外,PM_(10)浓度与相对湿度、气压呈正相关。(6)窟区全年主风向为ESE,在冬春两季,此风向PM_(10)浓度最高,PM_(10)主要来自三危山前的戈壁滩、干涸的大泉河河道以及窟前裸露的地表积尘。

Operando reconstruction towards stable CuI nanodots with favorable facets for selective CO_(2) electroreduction to C2H4

Cu-based electrocatalysts with favorable facets and Cu^(+)can boost CO_(2) reduction to valuable multicarbon products.However,the inevitable Cu^(+)reduction and the phase evolution usually result in poor performance.Herein,we fabricate CuI nanodots with favorable(220)facets and a stable Cu^(+)state,accomplished by operando reconstruction of Cu(OH)_(2) under CO_(2)-and I--containing electrolytes for enhanced CO_(2)-to-C_(2)H_(4) conversion.Synchrotron X-ray absorption spectroscopy(XAS),in-situ Raman spectroscopy and thermodynamic potential analysis reveal the preferred formation of CuI.Vacuum gas electroresponse and density functional theory(DFT)calculations reveal that CO_(2)-related species induce the exposure of the(220)plane of Cu I.Moreover,the small size of nanodots enables the adequate contact with I^(-),which guarantees the rapid formation of Cu I instead of the electroreduction to Cu^(0).As a result,the resulting catalysts exhibit a high C2H4 Faradaic efficiency of 72.4%at a large current density of 800 m A cm^(-2) and robust stability for 12 h in a flow cell.Combined in-situ ATR-SEIRS spectroscopic characterizations and DFT calculations indicate that the(220)facets and stable Cu^(+) in CuI nanodots synergistically facilitate CO_(2)/*CO adsorption and*CO dimerization.

The discovery of Jurassic plants in Shenzhen of Guangdong, southern China and related significance

Investigations of major marine and non-marine geologic and biotic events across the Triassic-Jurassic transition rely predominantly on detailed stratigraphic frameworks and biodiversity analyses. The alternating sequences of marine and terrestrial Triassic-Jurassic formations in Guangdong Province represent one of the most remarkable coal-bearing series in southern China. The Lower Jurassic Jinji Formation is widely distributed in Guangdong, with continuously outcropped sections and rich marine and non-marine fossil fauna. However, as little research has been conducted on fossil plant remains in the Jinji Formation, it is difficult to understand the systematics,diversity, and floral aspects of the Jurassic. Here we report on the recent collection of rich fossil plants from the Jinji Formation in the Dapeng area of Shenzhen, southern Guangdong Province. Our studies demonstrate taxonomical affiliations, preservation status, and diversity features of these plant fossils, which are marked by the close association of densely preserved, pinnae and rachis connected leaves, and the bennettitalean reproductive organs of Williamsoniella, which may represent an Early Jurassic plant community dominated by Otozamites of the bennettitales.This work not only represents the first discovery of fossil plants in the Shenzhen area, but is also the first documentation of Jurassic plants in Guangdong and the Pearl River Delta regions. Research related to these plant fossils will be helpful in the correlation of the Early Mesozoic coal-bearing strata in Guangdong, and will provide a deeper understanding of variations in plant diversity of the Triassic and Jurassic transition in southern China. Additionally, it will provide terrestrial plant evidence for explorations in Jurassic palaeoecology, palaeoclimatology,and palaeogeography of southern China.

可见光敏化的肉桂酰胺构型异构化反应

肉桂酰胺是一类具有苯乙烯结构的化合物,立体构型(Z/E构型)对其物理性质、化学性质及生物活性均有着较大的影响.天然提取和合成的肉桂酰胺一般为反式异构体,而顺式异构体的合成较为困难.本文主要研究了在可见光促进下,肉桂酰胺的构型异构化反应.通过对反应条件的优化,建立了一种简单、高效的肉桂酰胺的顺反构型异构化方法.该方法仅需要万分之一的有机光敏剂4CzIPN,即可顺利实现未保护的(E)式肉桂酰胺转化为(Z)式构型,Z/E比例最高可以达到95:5,具有条件温和、催化剂用量少、官能团耐受等优点.

Sulfone-functionalized stable molecular single crystals for photocatalytic hydrogen evolution

Highly crystalline organic semiconductors are ideal materials for photocatalytic hydrogen evolution in water splitting.However,the instability and complex synthesis processes of most reported organic molecule-based photocatalysts restrict their applications.In this study,we introduce benzo[1,2-b:4,5-bʹ]bis[1]benzothiophene-3,9-dicarboxylic acid,5,5,11,11-tetraoxide(FSOCA),a highly crystalline,stable molecular crystal that is easy to synthesize and serves as an efficient photocatalyst for the hydrogen evolution reaction.FSOCA exhibits high efficiency in sacrificial hydrogen evolution reaction(760μmol h^(−1),76 mmol g^(−1)h^(−1)at 330 mW cm^(−2);570μmol h^(−1),57 mmol g^(−1)h^(−1)at 250 mW cm^(−2)),and FSOCA remains stable during photocatalysis for up to 400 h.Experiments and theoretical studies confirmed the presence of hydrogen bonds between the sulfone group and the sacrificial agent(ascorbic acid).This interaction significantly improved the oxidation reaction kinetics and boosted the photocatalytic performance.This study presents a scalable and convenient approach to synthesize highly crystalline,active,and stable organic photocatalysts with potential applications in large-scale photocatalysis.