呼和浩特学生尿中1—羟基芘的抽样分析

用反相高压液相色谱对呼市小学生及对照点草原牧民尿中的１－羟基芘进行测定，同时测定两地区大气颗粒物及空气中多环芳烃的含量。结果表明，市区小学生尿中１－羟基芘的浓度采暖季节高于非采暧季节；且显著高于对照点的浓度；尿中１－羟基芘的浓度与空气中全态多环芳烃（ＰＡＨｓ）的代表化合物芘或ＢａＰ有很好的正相关。     

北疆退牧还草工程效益、存在的问题及对策

新疆实施退牧还草工程以来,不仅有效的保护了天然草地,改善了区域生态环境,而且促进了畜牧业生产结构、牧区生产和生活方式的改变,提高了牧民的收入。但在工程实施的同时,仍存在建设内容单一、规划设计、草地围栏管护与利用监管不落实、饲料粮补助标准偏低等问题。如何因地制宜做好退牧还草工程,本文针对北疆退牧还草工程实施中存在的问题,提出了相应的对策与建议。     

内蒙古草原生态监测站着手编写《内蒙古草原生态环境十年监测报告》

近日,内蒙古自治区草原生态环境监测站为掌握全区草原生态环境的发展变化状况和近几年国家生态环境保护与建设政策的实施情况,根据呼伦贝尔市草甸草原、锡林郭勒盟典型草原、包头市达茂旗荒漠草原、阿拉善盟荒漠生态系统监测子站提供的监测数据,着手编写《内蒙古草原生态环境十年监测报告》。 摘自中国环境监测总站《环境监测信息简报》2:003年第l、2期内蒙古草原生态监测站着手编写《内蒙古草原生态环境十年监测报告》~~     

内蒙古草原地区生态环境可持续发展的路径探析

本文首先介绍了蒙古族传统草原文化的内涵、特质和地位,通过分析内蒙古草原地区环境可持续发展中存在的诸多难题,基于草原文化的视角提出了促进内蒙古草原地区可持续发展的措施:国家的大力扶持是前提,人与自然的和谐发展是理念,能以动态的眼光确定草原文化保护的对象,并能正确对待民族成员身上的民族性和现代性。     

呼伦贝尔地区草原表层土壤中总有机碳与有机质初探

通过非分散红外线吸收法测定呼伦贝尔地区具有代表性的16个草原表层土壤(0~20 cm)中总有机碳、溶解性有机碳,使用重铬酸钾容量法测定有机质,并对其总有机碳与有机质水平及两者相关性进行了分析。初步分析了造成各样品之间总有机碳水平差异的原因。结果表明,只以打草场作为利用方式的土壤总有机碳含量较常年放牧场的总有机碳含量高。从草原类型和土壤类型上看,草甸草原总有机碳含量明显高于典型草原,黑钙土总有机碳含量明显高于栗钙土。综上,过度放牧会使草原土壤总有机碳大量释放。总有机碳含量与有机质含量有显著正相关性,相关系数达到0.902。     

2001～2007年天山南坡中段不同植被类型NDVI变化分析——以新疆和静县为例

利用MODIS数据建立近7年和静县NDVI时间序列,通过采用均值法、最大合成法和一元线性回归法,分析了该区不同植被类型年内变化、年际变化趋势.结果表明,和静县植被季相变化明显,不同植被类型变化幅度差异显著;近7年大部分地区植被存在退化趋势,局部区域植被有所改善;不同植被类型退化程度从大到小为荒漠草原＞荒漠植被＞草原＞高山垫状植被＞高寒草原＞草甸 沼泽＞落叶阔叶林＞耕地;平原区植被NDVI的变化主要受人为活动的影响.山区植被NDVI除受季节性放牧影响外,更多的受气候变化的影响.     

锡林浩特市露采煤炭区土地利用的扰动分析

利用锡林浩特市周边3个时期(2005,2009和2015年)的Landsat系列遥感影像,采用监督分类及人机交互解译的方法,将研究区土地利用类型分为露天采场、剥离区、排土场、矿山工业场地、农用地、城市建设用地和草地7类,对土地利用和土地覆被变化(Land-Use and Land-Cover Change,LUCC)进行分析。结果表明,草原区露天煤矿开发对草原生态系统扰动剧烈,采矿作业区(露天采场、剥离区、排土场、矿山工业场地)的面积及占比呈上升趋势,草地的面积及占比不断减少;土地利用变化转移矩阵表明,采矿扰动因素中,排土场对LUCC影响较大,对排土场进行有效复垦,可减缓生态环境破坏速度,对保护脆弱的草原生态系统具有重要意义;提出草原露采煤炭区LUCC的遥感监测可以准确反映矿区土地利用变化的动态过程和发展趋势,为矿区生态重建提供科学支持。     

新疆艾比湖流域平原区景观植被属性特征研究

在对新疆艾比湖流域平原区进行景观生态分类的基础上，利用“3S”技术叠置研究区草地资源类型图与景观类型图，对研究区景观植被属性特征进行分析。结果表明，研究区主要为荒漠、草原和草甸，共有33个植物群落类型，小蓬荒漠、梭梭荒漠、刚毛柽柳荒漠等各类荒漠面积合计约占研究区总面积的74．10％，芦苇草甸、含胡杨的芦苇草甸及矮嵩草草甸等各类草甸及草原面积也较大，占研究区总面积的18．34％。     

玛曲县生态环境保护及建议

文章阐述了玛曲县由于人类活动和自然因素等原因发生的草原沙漠化、病虫害、河水减少等生态环境问题，针对此问题提出了防治措施．     

典型草地生态监测敏感因子筛选研究

选择甘肃省有代表性的草地生态环境———天祝县草地生态环境,进行生态环境监测指标体系敏感因子的筛选研究。通过实验、调查,收集大量数据资料,初步筛选、确定草地生态环境监测敏感因子,对所选敏感因子进行计算机处理与分析,确定敏感因子相关因素,从而建立数学模型;验证、修改和完善模型,最终建立草原生态环境监测系统简洁、高效的敏感因子指标体系,为建立和完善生态环境监测系统,准确、客观地评价生态环境奠定基础。     

The effects of biotic and abiotic factors on the spatial heterogeneity of alpine grassland vegetation at a small scale on the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau (QTP), China

Understanding the complex effects of biotic and abiotic factors on the composition of vegetation is very important for developing and implementing strategies for promoting sustainable grassland development. The vegetation–disturbance–environment relationship was examined in degraded alpine grasslands in the headwater areas of three rivers on the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau in this study. The investigated hypotheses were that (1) the heterogeneity of the vegetation of the alpine grassland is due to a combination of biotic and abiotic factors and that (2) at a small scale, biotic factors are more important for the distribution of alpine vegetation. On this basis, four transects were set along altitudinal gradients from 3,770 to 3,890 m on a sunny slope, and four parallel transects were set along altitudinal gradients on a shady slope in alpine grasslands in Guoluo Prefecture of Qinghai Province, China. It was found that biological disturbances were the major forces driving the spatial heterogeneity of the alpine grassland vegetation and abiotic factors were of secondary importance. Heavy grazing and intensive rat activity resulted in increases in unpalatable and poisonous weeds and decreased fine forages in the form of sedges, forbs, and grasses in the vegetation composition. Habitat degradation associated with biological disturbances significantly affected the spatial variation of the alpine grassland vegetation, i.e., more pioneer plants of poisonous or unpalatable weed species, such as Ligularia virgaurea and Euphorbia fischeriana, were found in bare patches. Environmental/abiotic factors were less important than biological disturbances in affecting the spatial distribution of the alpine grassland vegetation at a small scale. It was concluded that rat control and light grazing should be applied first in implementing restoration strategies. The primary vegetation in lightly grazed and less rat-damaged sites should be regarded as a reference for devising vegetation restoration measures in alpine pastoral regions.     

基于遥感和GIS的四川省草地动态变化分析

利用地理信息系统技术,在空间数据库平台的支持下,对四川省20世纪90年代中期到2000年间的草地动态变化特征、草地动态变化的背景特征及其空间分布特征进行了分析。研究表明,净增草地部分主要来源于耕地,净减草地部分的主要去向是林地。总体上,净增草地面积3812公顷,净增草地部分主要是在轻度土壤侵蚀区、中度土壤侵蚀区、剧烈土壤侵蚀区和强度土壤侵蚀区,坡度等级5、6和1的区域,环境等级5、6、4和1的区域;净减草地部分主要是在微度土壤侵蚀区和极强土壤侵蚀区,坡度等级3、2和4的区域,环境质量等级7和8的区域。净增草地的区域为川西北高原、丘陵和川西南山区,净增草地面积的前四个地州市是遂宁市、泸州市、巴中地区和广安市,净减少草地的区域为盆周山地和平原,净减少草地面积的前四个地州市是广元市、绵阳市、达川市和宜宾市。     

A Landscape Approach for Detecting and Evaluating Change in a Semi-Arid Environment

Vegetation change in the American West has been a subject of concern throughout the twentieth century. Although many of the changes have been recorded qualitatively through the use of comparative photography and historical reports, little quantitative information has been available on the regional or watershed scale. It is currently possible to measure change over large areas and determine trends in ecological and hydrological condition using advanced space-based technologies. Specifically, this process is being tested in a community-based watershed in southeast Arizona and northeast Sonora, Mexico using a system of landscape pattern measurements derived from satellite remote sensing, spatial statistics, process modeling, and geographic information systems technology. These technologies provide the basis for developing landscape composition and pattern indicators as sensitive measures of large-scale environmental change and thus may provide an effective and economical method for evaluating watershed condition related to disturbance from human and natural stresses. The project utilizes the database from the North American Landscape Characterization (NALC) project which incorporates triplicate Landsat Multi-Spectral Scanner (MSS) imagery from the early 1970s, mid 1980s, and the 1990s. Landscape composition and pattern metrics have been generated from digital land cover maps derived from the NALC images and compared across a nearly 20-year period. Results about changes in land cover for the study period indicate that extensive, highly connected grassland and desertscrub areas are the most vulnerable ecosystems to fragmentation and actual loss due to encroachment of xerophytic mesquite woodland. In the study period, grasslands and desertscrub not only decreased in extent but also became more fragmented. That is, the number of grassland and desertscrub patches increased and their average patch sizes decreased. In stark contrast, the mesquite woodland patches increased in size, number, and connectivity. These changes have important impact for the hydrology of the region, since the energy and water balance characteristics for these cover types are significantly different. The process demonstrates a simple procedure to document changes and determine ecosystem vulnerabilities through the use of change detection and indicator development, especially in regard to traditional degradation processes that have occurred throughout the western rangelands involving changes of vegetative cover and acceleration of water and wind erosion.     

Assessment of effects of climate change and grazing activity on grassland yield in the Three Rivers Headwaters Region of Qinghai–Tibet Plateau, China

Inter-annual dynamics of grassland yield of the Three Rivers Headwaters Region of Qinghai–Tibet Plateau of China in 1988–2005 was analyzed using the GLO-PEM model, and the herbage supply function was evaluated. The results indicate that while grassland yield in the region showed marked inter-annual fluctuation there was a trend of increased yield over the 18 years of the study. This increase was especially marked for Alpine Desert and Alpine Steppe and in the west of the region. The inter-annual coefficient of variation of productivity increased from the east to the west of the region and from Marsh, Alpine Meadow, Alpine Steppe, Temperate Steppe to Alpine Desert grasslands. Climate change, particularly increased temperatures in the region during the study period, is suggested to be the main cause of increased grassland yield. However, reduced grazing pressure and changes to the seasonal pattern of grazing could also have influenced the grassland yield trend. These findings indicate the importance of understanding the function of the grassland ecosystems in the region and the effect of climate change on them especially in regard to their use to supply forage for animal production. Reduction of grazing pressure, especially during winter, is indicated to be critical for the restoration and sustainable use of grassland ecosystems in the region.     

围栏封育在伊犁昭苏盆地退化草地生态恢复中的应用

目前新疆伊犁地区草地退化、生态环境恶化,严重影响到伊犁州区域的经济发展和生态安全。本文以伊犁昭苏盆地昭苏马场春秋草场围栏封育区为研究区,定量分析围栏封育技术对退化草场恢复作用及其机制,以期发现恢复程度与封育时间的相关关系。结果得出围栏封育后优良牧草增产幅度大,两年围栏分别比一年围栏和不围栏增产262．95kg/hm^2和7723．5kg/hm^2。围栏封育两年后的草地适做放牧利用,而围栏封育一年适做打草场利用。     

玛纳斯河流域荒漠草地沙化遥感监测研究

以1989—2016年玛纳斯河流域TM/OLI遥感影像为数据源,利用混合像元分解技术,计算玛纳斯河流域草地总覆盖度和裸沙面积。在此基础上通过监测年与基期年的比较,计算草地覆盖度相对基期年的减少率和裸沙面积相对基期年的增加率两个监测指标,依据《天然草地退化、沙化、盐渍化的分级指标》(GB 19377—2003),对计算出的两个指标分别进行沙化等级评定和赋值,将两种评定结果相综合来监测草地沙化。结果表明,玛纳斯河流域近30年来荒漠草地沙漠化总体呈现先增加后降低的趋势。分析表明,玛纳斯河流域草地沙化是人为和自然因素双重作用的结果。     

Grasslands changes in the Northern Songnen Plain,China during 1954–2000

Songnen Plain in Northeast China is one of the most significantly altered biological hotspots on Earth. Based on the information from integrated topographic maps, Landsat MSS, TM/ETM images and geographic information systems, grassland cover change, grassland fragmentation, agricultural reclamation, and saline–alkaline wasteland expansion in the region were investigated for the period of 1954 to 2000. The results showed that the native grassland decreased by 44.6 × 10⁴ ha and moderate density grassland decreased from 78.3 × 10⁴ to 20.3 × 10⁴ ha. Calculated from change dynamic model, the annual decrease rate of grassland was 1.1%.The distribution center of the grasslands illustrated a trend of shifting southeastward. The distance between centroids of grassland was 10.1 km. The numbers of grassland patch increased by 1,378, while the patch size of grasslands declined. Grassland experienced substantial clearing and fragmentation. The decreased grassland was converted into cropland, wetland, and saline–alkaline wasteland. The loss and degradation of grasslands was closely related to regional climate during the past 47 years. Population and livestock number increased significantly as grassland quality decreased. Intensive human activities including irrational reclamation and overgrazing may have accelerated the degradation of grasslands.     

Effects of the Conservation Reserve Program on northern bobwhite and grassland birds

The Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) has converted just over 36 million acres of cropland into potential wildlife habitat, primarily grassland. Thus, the CRP should benefit grassland songbirds, a group of species that is declining across the United States and is of conservation concern. Additionally, the CRP is an important part of multi-agency, regional efforts to restore northern bobwhite populations. However, comprehensive assessments of the wildlife benefits of CRP at regional scales are lacking. We used Breeding Bird Survey and National Resources Inventory data to assess the potential for the CRP to benefit northern bobwhite and other grassland birds with overlapping ranges and similar habitat associations. We built regression models for 15 species in seven different ecological regions. Forty-nine of 108 total models contained significant CRP effects (P < 0.05), and 48 of the 49 contained positive effects. Responses to CRP varied across ecological regions. Only eastern meadowlark was positively-related to CRP in all the ecological regions, and western meadowlark was the only species never related to CRP. CRP was a strong predictor of bird abundance compared to other land cover types. The potential for CRP habitat as a regional conservation tool to benefit declining grassland bird populations should continue to be assessed at a variety of spatial scales. We caution that bird-CRP relations varied from region to region and among species. Because the NRI provides relatively coarse resolution information on CRP, more detailed information about CRP habitats (spatial arrangement, age of the habitat (time since planting), specific conservation practices used) should be included in future assessments to fully understand where and to what extent CRP can benefit grassland birds.     

Monitoring an ecosystem at risk: What is the degree of grassland fragmentation in the Canadian Prairies?

Increasing fragmentation of grassland habitats by human activities is a major threat to biodiversity and landscape quality. Monitoring their degree of fragmentation has been identified as an urgent need. This study quantifies for the first time the current degree of grassland fragmentation in the Canadian Prairies using four fragmentation geometries (FGs) of increasing specificity (i.e. more restrictive grassland classification) and five types of reporting units (7 ecoregions, 50 census divisions, 1,166 municipalities, 17 sub-basins, and 108 watersheds). We evaluated the suitability of 11 datasets based on 8 suitability criteria and applied the effective mesh size (m _eff) method to quantify fragmentation. We recommend the combination of the Crop Inventory Mapping of the Prairies and the CanVec datasets as the most suitable for monitoring grassland fragmentation. The grassland area remaining amounts to 87,570.45 km² in FG4 (strict grassland definition) and 183,242.042 km² in FG1 (broad grassland definition), out of 461,503.97 km² (entire Prairie Ecozone area). The very low values of m _eff of 14.23 km² in FG4 and 25.44 km² in FG1 indicate an extremely high level of grassland fragmentation. The m _eff method is supported in this study as highly suitable and recommended for long-term monitoring of grasslands in the Canadian Prairies; it can help set measurable targets and/or limits for regions to guide management efforts and as a tool for performance review of protection efforts, for increasing awareness, and for guiding efforts to minimize grassland fragmentation. This approach can also be applied in other parts of the world and to other ecosystems.