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Divergent changes in particulate and mineral-associated organic carbon upon permafrost thaw
Acknowledgements This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (31988102, 31825006, 91837312, and 32101332), the Second Tibetan Plateau Scientific Expedition and Research (STEP) program (2019QZKK0106 and 2019QZKK0302), and the Fundamental Research Foundation of Chinese Academy of Forestry (CAFYBB2020MA008).Peer reviewedPublisher PD
A mechanochemical synthesis of submicron-sized Li2S and a mesoporous Li2S/C hybrid for high performance lithium/sulfur battery cathodes
Lithium sulfide, Li2S, is a promising cathode material for lithiumāsulfur batteries (LSBs), with a high theoretical capacity of 1166 mA h gā1. However, it suffers from low cycling stability, low-rate capability and high initial activation potential. In addition, commercially available Li2S is of high cost and of large size, over ten microns, which further exacerbate its shortcomings as a sulfur cathode. Exploring new approaches to fabricate small-sized Li2S of low cost and to achieve Li2S cathodes of high electrochemical performance is highly desired. This work reports a novel mechanochemical method for synthesizing Li2S of high purity and submicron size by ball-milling LiH with sulfur in an Ar atmosphere at room temperature. By further milling the as-synthesized Li2S with polyacrylonitrile (PAN) followed by carbonization of PAN at 1000 Ā°C, a Li2S/C hybrid with nano-sized Li2S embedded in a mesoporous carbon matrix is achieved. The hybrid with Li2S as high as 74 wt% shows a high initial capacity of 971 mA h gā1 at 0.1C and retains a capacity of 570 mA h gā1 after 200 cycles as a cathode material for LSBs. A capacity of 610 mA h gā1 is obtained at 1C. The synthesis method of Li2S is facile, environmentally benign, and of high output and low cost. The present work opens a new route for the scalable fabrication of submicron-sized Li2S and for the development of high performance Li2S-based cathodes
Pnicogen-bridged antiferromagnetic superexchange interactions in iron pnictides
The first-principles electronic structure calculations made substantial
contribution to study of high iron-pnictide superconductors. By the
calculations, LaFeAsO was first predicted to be an antiferromagnetic semimetal,
and the novel bi-collinear antiferromagnetic order was predicted for
-FeTe. Moreover, based on the calculations the underlying mechanism was
proposed to be Arsenic-bridged antiferromagnetic superexchange interaction
between the next-nearest neighbor Fe moments. In this article, this physical
picture is further presented and discussed in association with the elaborate
first-principles calculations on LaFePO. The further discussion of origin of
the magnetism in iron-pnictides and in connection with superconductivity is
presented as well.Comment: 5 pages and 6 figures, to appear in Journal of Physics and Chemistry
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Global patterns of woody residence time and its influence on model simulation of aboveground biomass
Woody residence time (Ļw) is an important parameter that expresses the balance between mature forest recruitment/growth and mortality. Using field data collected from the literature, this study explored the global forest Ļw and investigated its influence on model simulations of aboveground biomass (AGB) at a global scale. Specifically, Ļw was found to be related to forest age, annual temperature, and precipitation at a global scale, but its determinants were different among various plant function types. The estimated global forest Ļw based on the filed data showed large spatial heterogeneity, which plays an important role in model simulation of AGB by a dynamic global vegetation model (DGVM). The Ļw could change the resulting AGB in tenfold based on a site-level test using the Monte Carlo method. At the global level, different parameterization schemes of the Integrated Biosphere Simulator using the estimated Ļw resulted in a twofold change in the AGB simulation for 2100. Our results highlight the influences of various biotic and abiotic variables on forest Ļw. The estimation of Ļw in our study may help improve the model simulations and reduce the parameter\u27s uncertainty over the projection of future AGB in the current DGVM or Earth System Models. A clearer understanding of the responses of Ļw to climate change and the corresponding sophisticated description of forest growth/mortality in model structure is also needed for the improvement of carbon stock prediction in future studies
The paleoclimatic footprint in the soil carbon stock of the Tibetan permafrost region
Data and code availability The authors declare that the majority of the data supporting the findings of this study are available through the links given in the paper. The unpublished data are available from the corresponding author upon request. The new estimate of Tibetan soil carbon stock and R code are available in a persistent repository (https://figshare.com/s/4374f28d880f366eff6d). Acknowledgements This study was supported by the Strategic Priority Research Program (A) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (XDA20050101), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (41871104), Key Research and Development Programs for Global Change and Adaptation (2017YFA0603604), International Partnership Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (131C11KYSB20160061) and the Thousand Youth Talents Plan project in China. Jinzhi Ding acknowledges the General (2017M620922) and the Special Grade (2018T110144) of the Financial Grant from the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation.Peer reviewedPublisher PD
Patterns and drivers of prokaryotic communities in thermokarst lake water across Northern Hemisphere
13 pĆ”ginas.- 5 figuras.- 81referencias.Aim: The formation of thermokarst lakes could make a large amount of carbon accessible to microbial degradation, potentially intensifying the permafrost carbon-climate feedback via carbon dioxide/methane emissions. Because of their diverse functional roles, prokaryotes could strongly mediate biogeochemical cycles in thermokarst lakes. However, little is known about the large-scale patterns and drivers of these communities. Location: Permafrost regions in the Northern Hemisphere. Time period: Present day. Major taxa studied: Prokaryotes. Methods: Based on a combination of large-scale measurements on the Tibetan Plateau and data syntheses in pan-Arctic regions, we constructed a comprehensive dataset of 16S rRNA sequences from 258 thermokarst lakes across Northern Hemisphere permafrost regions. We also used the local contributions to beta diversity (LCBD) to characterize the variance of prokaryotic species composition and screened underlying drivers by conducting a random forest modelling analysis. Results: Prokaryotes in thermokarst lake water were dominated by the orders Burkholderiales, Micrococcales, Flavobacteriales and Frankiales. The relative abundance of dominant taxa was positively associated with dissolved organic matter (DOM) properties, especially for the chromophoric/aromatic compounds. Microbial structure differed between high-altitude and high-latitude thermokarst lakes, with the dominance of Flavobacterium in high-altitude lakes, and the enrichment of Polynucleobacter in high-latitude lakes. More importantly, climatic variables were among the main drivers shaping the large-scale variation of prokaryotic communities. Specifically, mean annual precipitation was the best predictor for prokaryotic beta diversity across the Northern Hemisphere, as well as in the high-altitude permafrost regions, while mean annual air temperature played a key role in the high-latitude thermokarst lakes. Main conclusions: Our findings demonstrate significant associations between dominant taxa and DOM properties, as well as the important role of climatic factors in affecting prokaryotic communities. These findings suggest that climatic change may alter DOM conditions and induce dynamics in prokaryotic communities of thermokarst lake water in the Northern Hemisphere. Ā© 2023 John Wiley & Sons Ltd.This work was supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China (2022YFF0801903), National Natural Science Foundation of China (31988102, and 31825006), and Tencent Foundation through the XPLORER PRIZE. M.DāB. acknowledges support from TED2021ā130908BāC41/AEI/10.13039/501100011033/UniĆ³n Europea NextGenerationEU/PRTR and from the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation for the Iā+āDā+āi project PID2020ā115813RAāI00 funded by MCIN/AEI/10.13039/501100011033.Peer reviewe
Decadal soil carbon accumulation across Tibetan permafrost regions
Acknowledgements We thank the members of Peking University Sampling Teams (2001ā2004) and IBCAS Sampling Teams (2013ā2014) for assistance in field data collection. We also thank the Forestry Bureau of Qinghai Province and the Forestry Bureau of Tibet Autonomous Region for their permission and assistance during the sampling process. This study was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (31670482 and 31322011), National Basic Research Program of China on Global Change (2014CB954001 and 2015CB954201), Chinese Academy of Sciences-Peking University Pioneer Cooperation Team, and the Thousand Young Talents Program.Peer reviewedPostprintPostprin
Estimation and uncertainty analyses of grassland biomass in Northern China: Comparison of multiple remote sensing data sources and modeling approaches
Accurate estimation of grassland biomass and its dynamics are crucial not only for the biogeochemical dynamics of terrestrial ecosystems, but also for the sustainable use of grassland resources. However, estimations of grassland biomass on large spatial scale usually suffer from large variability and mostly lack quantitative uncertainty analyses. In this study, the spatial grassland biomass estimation and its uncertainty were assessed based on 265 field measurements and remote sensing data across Northern China during 2001-2005. Potential sources of uncertainty, including remote sensing data sources (DATsrc), model forms (MODfrm) and model parameters (biomass allocation, BMallo, e.g. root:shoot ratio), were determined and their relative contribution was quantified. The results showed that the annual grassland biomass in Northern China was 1268.37 +/- 180.84Tg (i.e., 532.02 +/- 99.71 g/m(2)) during 2001-2005, increasing from western to eastern area, with a mean relative uncertainty of 19.8%. There were distinguishable differences among the uncertainty contributions of three sources (BMallo >DATsrc>MODfrm), which contributed 52%, 27% and 13%, respectively. This study highlighted the need to concern the uncertainty in grassland biomass estimation, especially for the uncertainty related to BMallo. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved
Stream dissolved organic matter in permafrost regions shows surprising compositional similarities but negative priming and nutrient effects
Permafrost degradation is delivering bioavailable dissolved organic matter (DOM) and inorganic nutrients to surface water networks. While these permafrost subsidies represent a small portion of total fluvial DOM and nutrient fluxes, they could influence food webs and net ecosystem carbon balance via priming or nutrient effects that destabilize background DOM. We investigated how addition of biolabile carbon (acetate) and inorganic nutrients (nitrogen and phosphorus) affected DOM decomposition with 28-day incubations. We incubated late-summer stream water from 23 locations nested in seven northern or high-altitude regions in Asia, Europe, and North America. DOM loss ranged from 3% to 52%, showing a variety of longitudinal patterns within stream networks. DOM optical properties varied widely, but DOM showed compositional similarity based on Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry (FT-ICR MS) analysis. Addition of acetate and nutrients decreased bulk DOM mineralization (i.e., negative priming), with more negative effects on biodegradable DOM but neutral or positive effects on stable DOM. Unexpectedly, acetate and nutrients triggered breakdown of colored DOM (CDOM), with median decreases of 1.6% in the control and 22% in the amended treatment. Additionally, the uptake of added acetate was strongly limited by nutrient availability across sites. These findings suggest that biolabile DOM and nutrients released from degrading permafrost may decrease background DOM mineralization but alter stoichiometry and light conditions in receiving waterbodies. We conclude that priming and nutrient effects are coupled in northern aquatic ecosystems and that quantifying two-way interactions between DOM properties and environmental conditions could resolve conflicting observations about the drivers of DOM in permafrost zone waterways
Notes on the genus Kuzicus Gorochov, 1993 (Tettigoniidae: Meconematinae Meconematini) in China with description of one new species
Cui, Peng, Liu, Yuanhe, Shi, Fuming (2019): Notes on the genus Kuzicus Gorochov, 1993 (Tettigoniidae: Meconematinae Meconematini) in China with description of one new species. Zootaxa 4651 (3): 555-564, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4651.3.
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