Global maps of soil temperature

Research in global change ecology relies heavily on global climatic grids derived from estimates of air temperature in open areas at around 2 m above the ground. These climatic grids do not reflect conditions below vegetation canopies and near the ground surface, where critical ecosystem functions occur and most terrestrial species reside. Here, we provide global maps of soil temperature and bioclimatic variables at a 1-km² resolution for 0–5 and 5–15 cm soil depth. These maps were created by calculating the difference (i.e., offset) between in-situ soil temperature measurements, based on time series from over 1200 1-km² pixels (summarized from 8500 unique temperature sensors) across all the world’s major terrestrial biomes, and coarse-grained air temperature estimates from ERA5-Land (an atmospheric reanalysis by the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts). We show that mean annual soil temperature differs markedly from the corresponding gridded air temperature, by up to 10°C (mean = 3.0 ± 2.1°C), with substantial variation across biomes and seasons. Over the year, soils in cold and/or dry biomes are substantially warmer (+3.6 ± 2.3°C) than gridded air temperature, whereas soils in warm and humid environments are on average slightly cooler (-0.7 ± 2.3°C). The observed substantial and biome-specific offsets emphasize that the projected impacts of climate and climate change on near-surface biodiversity and ecosystem functioning are inaccurately assessed when air rather than soil temperature is used, especially in cold environments. The global soil-related bioclimatic variables provided here are an important step forward for any application in ecology and related disciplines. Nevertheless, we highlight the need to fill remaining geographic gaps by collecting more in-situ measurements of microclimate conditions to further enhance the spatiotemporal resolution of global soil temperature products for ecological applications

Global maps of soil temperature

Research in global change ecology relies heavily on global climatic grids derived from estimates of air temperature in open areas at around 2 m above the ground. These climatic grids do not reflect conditions below vegetation canopies and near the ground surface, where critical ecosystem functions occur and most terrestrial species reside. Here, we provide global maps of soil temperature and bioclimatic variables at a 1-km2 resolution for 0\u20135 and 5\u201315 cm soil depth. These maps were created by calculating the difference (i.e. offset) between in situ soil temperature measurements, based on time series from over 1200 1-km2 pixels (summarized from 8519 unique temperature sensors) across all the world's major terrestrial biomes, and coarse-grained air temperature estimates from ERA5-Land (an atmospheric reanalysis by the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts). We show that mean annual soil temperature differs markedly from the corresponding gridded air temperature, by up to 10\ub0C (mean = 3.0 \ub1 2.1\ub0C), with substantial variation across biomes and seasons. Over the year, soils in cold and/or dry biomes are substantially warmer (+3.6 \ub1 2.3\ub0C) than gridded air temperature, whereas soils in warm and humid environments are on average slightly cooler ( 120.7 \ub1 2.3\ub0C). The observed substantial and biome-specific offsets emphasize that the projected impacts of climate and climate change on near-surface biodiversity and ecosystem functioning are inaccurately assessed when air rather than soil temperature is used, especially in cold environments. The global soil-related bioclimatic variables provided here are an important step forward for any application in ecology and related disciplines. Nevertheless, we highlight the need to fill remaining geographic gaps by collecting more in situ measurements of microclimate conditions to further enhance the spatiotemporal resolution of global soil temperature products for ecological applications

Global maps of soil temperature.

Research in global change ecology relies heavily on global climatic grids derived from estimates of air temperature in open areas at around 2 m above the ground. These climatic grids do not reflect conditions below vegetation canopies and near the ground surface, where critical ecosystem functions occur and most terrestrial species reside. Here, we provide global maps of soil temperature and bioclimatic variables at a 1-km <sup>2</sup> resolution for 0-5 and 5-15 cm soil depth. These maps were created by calculating the difference (i.e. offset) between in situ soil temperature measurements, based on time series from over 1200 1-km <sup>2</sup> pixels (summarized from 8519 unique temperature sensors) across all the world's major terrestrial biomes, and coarse-grained air temperature estimates from ERA5-Land (an atmospheric reanalysis by the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts). We show that mean annual soil temperature differs markedly from the corresponding gridded air temperature, by up to 10°C (mean = 3.0 ± 2.1°C), with substantial variation across biomes and seasons. Over the year, soils in cold and/or dry biomes are substantially warmer (+3.6 ± 2.3°C) than gridded air temperature, whereas soils in warm and humid environments are on average slightly cooler (-0.7 ± 2.3°C). The observed substantial and biome-specific offsets emphasize that the projected impacts of climate and climate change on near-surface biodiversity and ecosystem functioning are inaccurately assessed when air rather than soil temperature is used, especially in cold environments. The global soil-related bioclimatic variables provided here are an important step forward for any application in ecology and related disciplines. Nevertheless, we highlight the need to fill remaining geographic gaps by collecting more in situ measurements of microclimate conditions to further enhance the spatiotemporal resolution of global soil temperature products for ecological applications

AusTraits, a curated plant trait database for the Australian flora

We introduce the AusTraits database - a compilation of values of plant traits for taxa in the Australian flora (hereafter AusTraits). AusTraits synthesises data on 448 traits across 28,640 taxa from field campaigns, published literature, taxonomic monographs, and individual taxon descriptions. Traits vary in scope from physiological measures of performance (e.g. photosynthetic gas exchange, water-use efficiency) to morphological attributes (e.g. leaf area, seed mass, plant height) which link to aspects of ecological variation. AusTraits contains curated and harmonised individual- and species-level measurements coupled to, where available, contextual information on site properties and experimental conditions. This article provides information on version 3.0.2 of AusTraits which contains data for 997,808 trait-by-taxon combinations. We envision AusTraits as an ongoing collaborative initiative for easily archiving and sharing trait data, which also provides a template for other national or regional initiatives globally to fill persistent gaps in trait knowledge

Qualitative analysis of trace organic pollutants in municipal wastewater from cities of north-eastern Poland

W prezentowanej pracy przedstawiono wyniki analizy jakościowej śladowych zanieczyszczeń organicznych obecnych w surowych i oczyszczonych ściekach komunalnych z trzech miast północno-wschodniej Polski. Do izolacji analitów wykorzystano ekstrakcję do fazy stałej (SPE). Oznaczenia przeprowadzano techniką chromatografii gazowej sprzężonej ze spektrometrią mas (GC-MS). Identyfikację związków prowadzono w oparciu o dwa niezależne parametry widma mas oraz indeksy retencji. W badanych ściekach zidentyfikowano ponad 200 związków organicznych. Większość z nich to substancje wprowadzane do ścieków ze źródeł naturalnych: cyklu pokarmowego człowieka i rozkładu materii organicznej. Do substancji syntetycznych wykrytych w analizowanych próbkach należą m.in.: alkilobenzeny mezytylen i ksylen (składniki rozpuszczalników, olejów syntetycznych, smarów, mas bitumicznych), limonen i mentol (aromaty płynów do mycia naczyń i past do zębów), sole kwasu fosforowego i borowego (składniki czynne proszków do prania), ftalany, bezwodnik ftalowy, bisfenol A (stosowane w produkcji tworzyw sztucznych), paracetamol, naproksen, ibuprofen, karbamazepina (pozostałości leków). Dziesięć związków (fenol, 4-metylofenol, cykloheksan, p-ksylen, naftalen, benzaldehyd, ftalan dietylu, ftalan di-nbutylu, ftalan bis-(2-etyloheksylu), ftalan di-n-oktylu) wykrytych w ściekach uznawanych jest za szkodliwe dla środowiska i zdrowia człowieka. Substancje te znajdują się na listach priorytetowych zanieczyszczeń w USA i Unii Europejskiej. Potencjalnie szkodliwymi substancjami są także 2,6-ditertbutylo-p-krezol, kwas fosforowy oraz pozostałości farmaceutyków.Municipal wastewaters are outflows that come from households, offices, laundries, hospitals and small industrial plants. Also rain waters and snow-melt alongside with impurities washed away from streets access municipal wastewaters. Wastewaters are channelled to purification plants where they undergo processes which are designed to remove the excess of organic and inorganic matter and where their chemical analyses are carried out. Standard procedures used to mark organic compounds employed in wastewater treatment plants e.g.: biochemical and chemical oxygen demand allow to establish the total content of all, or certain group of, organic substances. The aim of presented work was the qualitative study of trace organic pollutants in municipal wastewater from three cities of north-eastern Poland. Identification of unknown organic compounds provides significant information about the composition of sewage and can be useful to maintain the suitable purity of surface waters. The procedure of qualitative analysis contains concentration of analytes on divinylbenzene (DVB) extraction disks and its subsequent eluting with organic solvents of different polarity: n-hexane, ethyl ether and methanol. Each eluate is directed to gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS) separation and detection. Silylation of compounds eluted with ethyl ether and methanol were done prior to chromatographic analysis. For reliable identification of unknown organic compounds a combination of two independent parameters: mass spectra and retention indices were employed. More than 200 compounds were identified in municipal wastewater from the Wastewater Treatment Plants in Białystok, Łomża and Suwałki. This compounds belongs mainly to groups of aliphatic and aromatic acids, alcohols and phenols, carbonyl compounds and esters. The majority of detected compounds are natural substances, originating mainly in decomposition of remains of food and human excrements. Some substances (phenol, 4-methylphenol, cyclohexane, p-xylene, naphthalene, benzaldehyde, diethyl phthalate, di-n-butyl phthalate, di-n-octyl phthalate, bis-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate) detected in wastewaters are known from their harmful influence on human health and natural environment and they are included in lists of priority and target pollutants in USA and European Union. Compounds potentially harmful for the environment found in analyzed municipal wastewaters are: 2,6-ditertbutylhydroxytoluene, phosphoric acid and drugs remnants: ibuprofen, naproxen, paracetamol, carbamazepine and caffeine

Mobilization and transport of aluminium, zinc,copper, and lead in acidified podzolic soils.

W pracy przedstawiono wyniki badań procesów chemicznych i fizykochemicznych warunkujących uwalnianie oraz przemieszczanie się glinu, cynku, miedzi i ołowiu w glebach bielicoziemnych. Stwierdzono, że głównym czynnikiem powodującym uwalnianie glinu, cynku, miedzi i ołowiu jest stały dopływ do gleby substancji zakwaszających (mokra i sucha depozycja, nawozy mineralne) jak również substancje organiczne, a zwłaszcza między cząsteczkowe kwasy organiczne. Uwalnianie i migracja cynku, miedzi i ołowiu przez profil glebowy zależy w dużym stopniu od obecności różnych form glinu włączając formy koloidalne i cząstki w formie zawiesin.Studies of chemical and physicochemical processes of aluminium, zinc, cooper, and lead mobilization and their transport in profiles of podzolic soils are presented. It was found that the main parameters influencing aluminium, zinc, cooper, and lead mobilization is a constant supply of acidifying substances (wet and dry deposition, fertilizers)as well as a formation of organic substances (mainly low-molecularorganic acids).Both mobilization and transport of Zn, Cu, Pb through soil profile depend on concentration of various forms of Al including its colloidal species and suspended particles