玛纳斯河谷水源地植被分布特征研究

通过对玛纳斯河谷水源地区域植被样方分析发现,该区域植被以旱生植物为主,植被分布主要受地形地貌、地下水埋深的综合影响,沿中间洼地向东西两侧不同阶地呈显著的垂直地带性分布规律,低地草甸植被一般生长在地下水埋深不足2m的区域,灌木半灌木、乔木等一般位于地下水埋深低于9m的区域,地下水埋深大于30m的区域,基本为山地荒漠草原植被。进一步对研究区植被群落优势度进行了计算,结果表明研究区优势植被群落依次为红柳群落、芦苇群落、苦豆子群落、沼柳群落、粉苞苣群落、锦鸡儿群落、榆树群落等。     

塔里木河下游工程输水后的生态效益分析

以塔里木河下游为研究区域,分析了生态输水工程实施以来该区地下水埋深、水质、植被生长状况的不同响应程度。研究表明:生态输水工程使得原本较低的地下水位在一段时间内得到抬升,局部生态环境得到改善,尤其在输水中期(2003-2005年),植被物种组成发生变化,物种多样性增加,植被盖度提高,地下水水质有所好转;但2007年以后,尤其是2008年,随着输水的间断,下游地下水位开始回落,草本植物物种数量又开始减少,因此,生态输水工程必须持续进行才能真正挽救塔里木河下游生态环境。     

孔雀河应急输水后的地下水响应研究

依据输水前后地下水埋深动态来评估孔雀河应急输水工程的实施效果。结果表明,输水显著减小了距河岸0~300m范围内的地下水埋深差异;地下水对应急输水的响应迅速,在输水结束后1周内地下水埋深趋于稳定;输水对地下水的横向影响范围超过垂直河岸300m;输水对地下水位的抬升效果显著,上游普惠区段抬升2.54m,中游尉犁区段抬升3.18m。输水后上游普惠区段平均地下水埋深8.05m,达到了荒漠河岸林胡杨和柽柳生存的地下水埋深阈值;中游尉犁区段平均地下水埋深为11.69m,天然植被仍无法有效利用,因此孔雀河生态输水必须持续性、常态化已达到生态恢复的目的。     

新疆孔雀河流域生态综合治理分区探讨

孔雀河流域及其沿河荒漠河岸林是塔里木河流域及其下游"绿色走廊"的重要组成,在区域生态安全保障与绿洲经济稳定发展中具有重要作用。近几十年,在人类活动为主的扰动下,流域生态系统退化显著,基于流域各生态系统服务功能与具体特征,实施孔雀河流域分区生态综合治理具有实际的意义。这项工作基于多年研究认识,结合孔雀河各区域生态环境问题以及解决措施与途径,将其分为三个生态保育治理分区:1博斯腾湖湖泊-湿地生态保育区;2孔雀河上、中游胡杨林生态恢复治理区;3孔雀河下游荒漠河岸林生态保育恢复区。针对每个分区各自特征制定相应的生态保育对策,旨在因地制宜地对孔雀河流域实施有效的生态修复与保育。     

塔里木河下游胡杨群落的蒸散发观测研究

本文结合涡度相关技术的实际观察数据,运用Penman-Monteith公式,估算了塔里木河下游以胡杨为主体的荒漠河岸林潜在蒸散发量,并与实际蒸散发进行了对比分析。结果表明,研究区潜在蒸散发量日变化相差较大,最大最小值之间相差约3倍;平均气温、地表净辐射、平均饱和水汽压与潜在蒸散发量变化有较好的相关性,是影响潜在蒸散发量变化的主要因素;研究区日实际蒸散量呈波动变化趋势,与地表净辐射变化有较好的相关性;降雨对实际蒸散发有明显影响,降雨后实际蒸散发量比降雨前实际蒸散发量明显增加。     

荒漠植物红砂研究进展

主要综述了荒漠植物红砂的分布区及其生境、解剖学特征、种子萌发及幼苗生长影响因素、组织培养、生理生态特征、繁殖及育苗、分子生物学特性等方面的研究。简要阐述了修复和重建红砂植被的必要性,并着重研究了红砂种子萌发的影响因素及育苗技术的发展现状,在此基础上指出红砂研究中的不足之处,并对今后的研究方向提出了建议。     

荒漠植物红砂研究进展

主要综述了荒漠植物红砂的分布区及其生境、解剖学特征、种子萌发及幼苗生长影响因素、组织培养、生理生态特征、繁殖及育苗、分子生物学特性等方面的研究。简要阐述了修复和重建红砂植被的必要性,并着重研究了红砂种子萌发的影响因素及育苗技术的发展现状,在此基础上指出红砂研究中的不足之处,并对今后的研究方向提出了建议。     

黄土高原植被类型变化和空间分布对气象因子变化的响应

利用基于GIS的黄土高原植被类型分布图,结合黄土高原地区标准气象站的气象因子资料,对黄土高原植被类型变化和空间分布对气象因子变化的响应关系进行了分析。结果显示:从东南到西北,年降水量、月平均最高气温、月平均最低气温逐渐减少,年平均气温、全年日照时数、全年最大蒸散量、平均风速逐渐增加,植被类型由东南湿润半湿润森林、半干旱森林草原往西北转变成轻干旱、重半干旱的温性草原、干旱的荒漠半荒漠植被。     

塔里木河下游生态输水的效应

根据塔里木河下游的地下水位、植物调查数据,对比分析了塔里木河下游生态输水后地下水位、生物量、物种多样性变化。结果表明：实施生态输水工程后,地下水位对生态输水的响应显著,地下水位逐渐抬升,下降趋势得以控制。草本植物生物量的变化趋势与每次输水量变化趋势基本一致,即随着输水量的增加草本植物的生物量也相应增加,草本植物生物量对生态输水的响应程度与输水的时间、输水量的多少有密切关系。地下水位埋深上升,物种多样性也呈上升趋势,但二者并不是同步,物种多样性上升趋势滞后于地下水位的上升,这表明地下水位的抬升有利于植物多样性的增加,但是地下水位变化对植物多样性的影响是一个渐变的过程。     

大渡河流域干冷河谷特征植被调查分析——以某水电站为例

水电开发建设促进经济发展、增加清洁能源的同时,势必会对当地生态环境造成一定影响。特别是对于地处干冷河谷地区工程建设后的植被恢复工作一直是工程实践的难题。选取大渡河流域上游电站施工区作为研究对象,对该区域典型的干冷河谷植被特征进行调查分析,以气候地形、植被特征和植物种类为调查重点,分析了不同立地条件下的植被分布特征及影响要素,成果可为干冷河谷区域水电开发建设中的植被恢复技术的可行性论证和植被恢复工程方案提供参考。     

Vegetation and carbon sequestration and their relation to water resources in an inland river basin of Northwest China

In the Heihe River Basin in the arid inland area of northwest China, the distribution of water resources in vegetation landscape zones controls the ecosystems. The carbon sequestration capacity of vegetation is analyzed in relation to water resources and vegetation growing conditions. During the last 20 years, the vegetation ecosystems have degenerated in the Heihe River Basin. Simulation using the C-FIX model indicates that, at present, the total amount of NPP of vegetation accounts for about 18.16 TgC, and the average value is 106 gC/m(2)/yr over the whole basin. NPP has generally the highest value in the upperstream mountain area, middlestream artificial oases area, downstream river bank area, alluvial fan and the terminal lake depression where vegetation grows relatively well. The lowest value is found in the vast downstream desert and Gobi area. Protection of vegetation ecosystems and enhancement of carbon sequestration require such inland river basins as the Heihe River Basin to be brought under management in a comprehensive way, taking water as a key, to carry out a rational and efficient allocation and utilization of water resources.     

Surface water and groundwater nitrogen dynamics in a well drained riparian forest within a poorly drained agricultural landscape

The effectiveness of riparian zones in mitigating nutrient in ground and surface water depends on the climate, management, and hydrogeomorphology of a site. The purpose of this study was to determine the efficacy of a well drained, mixed-deciduous riparian forest to buffer a river from N originating from a poorly drained grass seed cropping system. The study site was adjacent to the Calapooia River in the Willamette Valley, Oregon. Water was found to move from the rapid drainage of swale surface water. During winter hydrological events, the riparian forest also received river water. Low nitrate (NO3-) concentrations (0.2-0.4 mg NO3- -NL(-1)) in the shallow groundwater of the cropping system were associated with low rates of mineralization and nitrification (33 kg N ha(-1) yr(-1)) and high grass seed crop uptake of N (155 kg N ha(-1) yr(-1)). The riparian forest soil had higher rates of mineralization (117 kg N ha(-1) yr(-1)) that produced quantities of soil N that were within the range of literature values for plant uptake, leading to relatively low concentrations of shallow groundwater NO3 (0.6-1.8 mg NO3- -NL(-1)). The swale that dissected the cropping system and riparian area was found to have the highest rates of denitrification and to contribute dissolved organic C to the river. Given the dynamic nature of the hydrology of the Calapooia River study site, data suggest that the riparian forest plays a role not only in reducing export of NO3- from the cropping system to the river but also in processing nutrients from river water.     

城市公园湖泊污染治理实践

城市公园湖泊水体保护和水污染治理越来越受到人们的重视。公园内水体往往补充水源不足，自净能力脆弱，当受到污染，湖水会变黑发臭，破坏公园美景。深圳市东湖公园人工湖污染治理过程中结合了水利防洪、环境保护、园林绿化等措施进行综合治理，通过截污、清淤、补充水、湖泊堤岸及拦水橡胶坝的恢复等措施，使湖泊水质得到彻底改善。合理的设计使人工湖具有滞洪防洪功能，还可对公园内地下水起到调节和补充作用，清澈的湖水又使人工湖成为公园内秀丽的景点。该项目为城市公园湖泊污染综合治理进行了一次探索和实践。     

Reconciling Environmental and Flood Control Goals on an Arid-Zone River: Case Study of the Limitrophe Region of the Lower Colorado River in the United States and Mexico

Arid zone rivers have highly variable flow rates, and flood control projects are needed to protect adjacent property from flood damage. On the other hand, riparian corridors provide important wildlife habitat, especially for birds, and riparian vegetation is adapted to the natural variability in flows on these rivers. While environmental and flood control goals might appear to be at odds, we show that both goals can be accommodated in the Limitrophe Region (the shared border between the United States and Mexico) on the Lower Colorado River. In 1999, the International Boundary and Water Commission proposed a routine maintenance project to clear vegetation and create a pilot channel within the Limitrophe Region to improve flow capacity and delineate the border. In 2000, however, Minute 306 to the international water treaty was adopted, which calls for consideration of environmental effects of IBWC actions. We conducted vegetation and bird surveys within the Limitrophe and found that this river segment is unusually rich in native cottonwood and willow trees, marsh habitat, and resident and migratory birds compared to flow-regulated segments of river. A flood-frequency analysis showed that the existing levee system can easily contain a 100 year flood even if vegetation is not removed, and the existing braided channel system has greater carrying capacity than the proposed pilot channel.     

Nitrous oxide emission from riparian buffers in relation to vegetation and flood frequency

The nitrate (NO(3)(-)) removal capacity of riparian zones is well documented, but information is lacking with regard to N(2)O emission from riparian ecosystems and factors controlling temporal dynamics of this potent greenhouse gas. We monitored N(2)O fluxes (static chambers) and measured denitrification (C(2)H(2) block using soil cores) at six riparian sites along a fourth-order stretch of the White River (Indiana, USA) to assess the effect of flood regime, vegetation type, and forest maturity on these processes. The study sites included shrub/grass, aggrading (<15 yr-old), and mature (>80 yr) forests that were flooded either frequently (more than four to six times per year), occasionally (two to three times per year), or rarely (every 20 yr). While the effect of forest maturity and vegetation type (0.52 and 0.65 mg N(2)O-m(-2) d(-1) in adjacent grassed and forested sites) was not significant, analysis of variance (ANOVA) revealed a significant effect ( < 0.01) of flood regime on N(2)O emission. Among the mature forests, mean N(2)O flux was in this order: rarely flooded (0.33) < occasionally flooded (0.99) < frequently flooded (1.72). Large pulses of N(2)O emission (up to 80 mg N(2)O-m(-2) d(-1)) occurred after flood events, but the magnitude of the flux enhancement varied with flood event, being higher after short-duration than after long-duration floods. This pattern was consistent with the inverse relationship between soil moisture and mole fraction of N(2)O, and instances of N(2)O uptake near the river margin after flood events. These results highlight the complexity of N(2)O dynamics in riparian zones and suggest that detailed flood analysis (frequency and duration) is required to determine the contribution of riparian ecosystems to regional N(2)O budget.     

Evaluating Flow Diversion Impacts to Groundwater‐Dependent Riparian Vegetation with Flow Alteration and Groundwater Model Analysis

An approach for assessing the potential ecologic response of groundwater‐dependent riparian vegetation to flow alteration is developed, focusing on change to groundwater. Groundwater requirements for riparian vegetation are reviewed in conjunction with flow alteration statistics. Where flow alteration coincides with groundwater‐related vegetation sensitivities, scenarios are developed for groundwater simulation. Groundwater depths and recession rates in the riparian zone are simulated for baseline and altered stream hydrographs, with changes to river stage and width represented with a transient, flow‐dependent boundary condition. Potential flow diversion from the Upper Gila River in New Mexico is examined. Statistical flow alteration analysis, applying prospective diversions to a 76‐year record of daily flow, shows that flows in the winter‐spring months and within the high‐pulse to small flood range are subject to greatest potential change. Groundwater simulation scenarios are developed for these flow conditions in representative dry, near‐average, and wet years. Differences in groundwater elevations, generally less than 0.25 m during the flow alteration period, dissipate rapidly following cessation of diversion. Relating groundwater depth, recession rates and range of fluctuations to riparian vegetation needs, we find adverse ecological response is not expected from groundwater impacts for the flow alteration examined.     

干旱区荒漠植被的特点及恢复问题的研究--以塔里木河流域胡杨林生态系统为例

干旱区除存在唯一的真正森林-胡杨(Populuseuphratica)林外,植被普遍极其稀疏,以降水稀少,蒸发显著为特点的干旱区,荒漠植被的存在对于生态环境的保护和良性发展起到极大的作用,干旱区的荒漠植被表现出特有的生理特征,本文研究塔里木河流域胡杨林的特征及对生态环境的适应规律,进一步提出了扩展荒漠植被的可能性及其措施。     

Water‐Yield Reduction After Afforestation and Related Processes in the Semiarid Liupan Mountains,Northwest China1

Abstract: The increase of coverage of forest/vegetation is imperative to improve the environment in dry‐land areas of China, especially for protecting soil against serious erosion and sandstorms. However, inherent severe water shortages, drought stresses, and increasing water use competition greatly restrict the reforestation. Notably, the water‐yield reduction after afforestation generates intense debate about the correct approach to afforestation and forest management in dry‐land areas. However, most studies on water‐yield reduction of forests have been at catchment scales, and there are few studies of the response of total evapotranspiration (ET) and its partitioning to vegetation structure change. This motivates us to learn the linkage between hydrological processes and vegetation structure in slope ecosystems. Therefore, an ecohydrological study was carried out by measuring the individual items of water balance on sloping plots covered by different vegetation types in the semiarid Liupan Mountains of northwest China. The ratio of precipitation consumed as ET was about 60% for grassland, 93% for shrubs, and >95% for forestland. Thus, the water yield was very low, site‐specific, and sensitive to vegetation change. Conversion of grassland to forest decreased the annual water yield from slope by 50‐100 mm. In certain periods, the plantations at lower slopes even consumed the runon from upper slopes. Reducing the density of forests and shrubs by thinning was not an efficient approach to minimize water use. Leaf area index was a better indicator than plant density to relate ET to vegetation structure and to evaluate the soil water carrying capacity for vegetation (i.e., the maximum amount of vegetation that can be supported by the available soil water for an extended time). Selecting proper vegetation types and plant species, based on site soil water condition, may be more effective than the forest density regulation to minimize water‐yield reduction by vegetation coverage increase and notably by reforestation. Finally, the focuses in future research to improve the forest‐water relations in dry‐land areas are recommended as follows: vegetation growth dynamics driven by environment especially water conditions, coupling of ecological and hydrological processes, further development of distributed ecohydrological models, quantitative relation of eco‐water quota of ecosystems with vegetation structures, multi‐scaled evaluation of soil water carrying capacity for vegetation, and the development of widely applicable decision support tools.     

WATER LOSSES ALONG A REACH OF THE PECOS RIVER IN NEW MEXICO1

ABSTRACT: A reach of the Pecos River, located in eastern New Mexico, was examined to evaluate losses of river flows due to evaporation, seepage, and transpiration. An accurate assessment of the water losses along this reach is critical for determining how water rights are adjudicated for water users in the Pecos basin and interstate compact accounting. Water losses significantly impact flows through critical habitat for species protected under the Endangered Species Act. Daily losses of river flows were analyzed for the study reach that extends from immediately below the Pecos River confluence with Taiban Creek to the United States Geological Survey (USGS) gage near Acme. The analysis was completed with consideration for other processes including flood wave travel times and attenuation along with stream bank storage and returns. The analysis was completed using daily stream flow data from USGS gages located along the study reach. Empirical seasonal functions were developed to relate flow loss to the flow rate in the river. The functions were ultimately developed to provide a method for comparing the effects of different river flows on the available water supply.