Streamside Forest Buffer Width Needed to Protect Stream Water Quality,Habitat, and Organisms: A Literature Review

This literature review addresses how wide a streamside forest buffer needs to be to protect water quality, habitat, and biota for small streams (≤~100 km² or ~5th order watershed) with a focus on eight functions: (1) subsurface nitrate removal varied inversely with subsurface water flux and for sites with water flux >50 l/m/day (~40% avg base flow to Chesapeake Bay) median removal efficiency was 55% (26‐64%) for buffers <40 m wide and 89% (27‐99%) for buffers >40 m wide; (2) sediment trapping was ~65 and ~85% for a 10‐ and 30‐m buffer, respectively, based on streamside field or experimentally loaded sites; (3) stream channel width was significantly wider when bordered by ~25‐m buffer (relative to no forest) with no additional widening for buffers ≥25 m; (4) channel meandering and bank erosion were lower in forest but more studies are needed to determine the effect of buffer width; (5) temperature remained within 2°C of levels in a fully forested watershed with a buffer ≥20 m but full protection against thermal change requires buffers ≥30 m; (6) large woody debris (LWD) has been poorly studied but we infer a buffer width equal to the height of mature streamside trees (~30 m) can provide natural input levels; (7, 8) macroinvertebrate and fish communities, and their instream habitat, remain near a natural or semi‐natural state when buffered by ≥30 m of forest. Overall, buffers ≥30 m wide are needed to protect the physical, chemical, and biological integrity of small streams.     

Instream Restoration to Improve the Ecohydrologic Function of a Subalpine Meadow: Pre‐implementation Modeling with HEC‐RAS

Vegetation in subalpine meadows in the Sierra Nevada Mountains is particularly vulnerable to lowering of groundwater levels because wet meadow vegetation is reliant upon shallow groundwater during the dry summer growing season. These ecosystems are especially vulnerable to channel incision as meadow aquifers are hydrologically connected to tributaries, and many have not yet recovered from previous anthropogenic influences. While instream restoration projects have become a common approach, lack of postrestoration monitoring and communication often result in a trial‐and‐error approach. In this study we demonstrate that preimplementation modeling of possible instream restoration solutions, chosen to raise stream stage and subsequently groundwater levels, is a useful tool for evaluating and comparing potential channel modifications. Modeling allows us to identify strategic locations and specific methods. Results show additional sediment depth and roughness on tributaries along with introduced woody debris (simulated by high roughness) on the Tuolumne River are the most effective means of raising stream stage. Results demonstrate that restoration efforts are most efficient in tributary streams. Managers and planners can more efficiently direct resources while minimizing the potential for negative impacts or failed restoration projects by modeling the possible effects of multiple restoration scenarios before implementation.     

河岸带不同植被格局对表层土壤养分分布和迁移特征的影响

河流周边的人类活动干扰使得河岸带的植被类型和结构发生了巨大变化。研究选取了北京市温榆河的3个类型河岸带植被结构,从河漫滩到河道上依次为：（I）杨树林-农田、（II）火炬树林-荒草、（III）农田-荒草。通过土壤采样分析和对比研究,发现河岸带的植被格局可以显著影响土壤养分的空间分布特征和流失风险。从河漫滩到河道的方向上,河岸带植被组合I的土壤全氮、全磷、有效氮、有效磷和有机质含量均呈现降低的趋势,而土壤容重则逐渐增加。对于植被结构类型II,土壤的全氮、有效氮和有机质呈现出波动的变化;而土壤的全磷和有效磷都呈现比较平缓的变化趋势。对于植被组合III,土壤养分含量均呈现增加的趋势,土壤容重呈现降低的趋势。河岸植被模式III的下坡位荒草区域的土壤养分和有机质含量都要显著高于其上坡位的农田区域,但农田区域的土壤容重则大于荒草区域。植被结构的异质性还可以影响到河岸样带的土壤平均养分含量和容重大小。研究结果可以为退化河岸带的植被恢复和植被格局的优化设计提供参考。     

淮河干流岸边带生态健康遥感评估

结合高分辨率遥感影像在岸边带范围提取、生态系统高精度分类、生态结构特征提取方面的优势,将景观结构指数纳入岸边带生态健康评估指标体系,从生态功能、生态结构和生态胁迫三个方面对淮河干流岸边带生态健康状况进行全面调查评估.评价结果显示,淮河干流岸边带生态健康指数低于0.3,生态健康状况总体处于较差水平,并具有明显的空间走向特征,从上游到中游呈现出生态环境状况逐渐变差、再略有改善的趋势.通过对淮河干流岸边带生态环境问题的分析,认为人类开发强度大、植被覆盖率低、自然岸线保有率低、人为干扰强度大是造成淮河干流岸边带生态健康状况较差的主要原因.     

铜陵市惠溪河滨岸带土壤重金属形态分布及风险评估

为揭示惠溪河滨岸带土壤重金属(Pb、Cu、Zn、Ni、Cr、Cd和As)形态分布和生态风险状况,沿河采集12个采样点的土壤样品,采用改进的Tessier五步连续提取法开展形态分析,并以Hkanson潜在生态危害指数法进行生态风险评估. 结果表明:①As和Cr以残渣态占绝对优势,Zn、Pb和Ni以残渣态和Fe-Mn氧化物结合态为主,Cu则以残渣态和有机结合态为主,Cd具有形态多样的分布特征;②7种重金属污染程度排序为As＞Cd＞Zn＞Cu＞Pb＞Ni＞Cr,潜在生态风险大小排序为Cd＞As＞Cu＞Pb＞Ni＞Zn＞Cr,其中Cd和As属极高风险等级,Cu为中等风险等级,其他4种元素则为轻微风险等级;③根据潜在生态风险指数,小倪村、狼尾湖右岸和大倪村采样点属于高风险等级,其他9个采样点均属于很高风险等级;④由综合污染及潜在生态风险贡献率水平,初步判定As和Cd为惠溪河滨岸土壤重金属污染治理和修复的优先控制对象.      

Changes in Avian and Plant Communities of Aspen Woodlands over 12 Years after Livestock Removal in the Northwestern Great Basin

Abstract: Riparian and quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides) woodlands are centers of avian abundance and diversity in the western United States, but they have been affected adversely by land use practices, particularly livestock grazing. In 1990, cattle were removed from a 112,500‐ha national wildlife refuge in southeastern Oregon. Thereafter, we monitored changes in vegetation and bird abundance in years 1–3 (phase 1) and 10–12 (phase 2) in 17 riparian and 9 snow‐pocket aspen plots. On each 1.5‐ha plot, we sampled vegetation in 6 transects. Three times during each breeding season, observers recorded all birds 50 m to each side of the plot's 150‐m centerline for 25 minutes. We analyzed data with multivariate analysis of variance and paired t tests with p values adjusted for multiple comparisons. In both periods, riparian and snow‐pocket aspen produced extensive regeneration of new shoots ( stems/ha and 7079 stems/ha, respectively). By phase 2, a 64% increase in medium‐diameter trees in riparian stands indicated successful recruitment into the overstory, but this pattern was not seen in snow‐pocket stands, where the density of trees was over 2 times greater. By phase 2 in riparian and snow‐pocket stands, native forb cover had increased by 68% and 57%, respectively, mesic shrub cover had increased by 29% and 58%, and sagebrush cover had decreased by 24% and 31%. Total avian abundance increased by 33% and 39% in riparian and snow‐pocket aspen, respectively, ground or understory nesters increased by 133% and 67% and overstory nesters increased by 34% and 33%. Similarly, ground or understory foragers increased by 25% and 32%, aerial foragers by 55% and 57%, and overstory foragers by 66% and 43%. We interpreted the substantial regeneration of aspen shoots, increased densities of riparian forbs and shrubs, and increased avian abundances as a multitrophic‐level response to the total removal of livestock and as substantial movement toward recovery of biological integrity.     

三峡库区香溪河流域河岸带种子植物区系研究

根据详细的植物群落调查资料,对三峡库区香溪河流域河岸带种子植物区系进行了研究。结果表明：河岸带维管束种类在科级水平上占神农架的65.8％,在属级水平上占47.3％,在种级水平上占26.7％。河岸带植物区系的性质为温带特性,与神农架地区种子植物属的性质相一致。河岸带这一独特自然景观的植物区系在整个区域自然景观中具有相当的代表性。在香溪河流域河岸带中,维管束植物种类较丰富,分布着大量的珍稀濒危植物种类,表明河岸带在生物多样性保护中具有重要的作用。     

液相色谱-电喷雾质谱法测定污水和污泥中壬基酚聚氧乙烯醚的参数优化

在液相色谱-电喷雾质谱法测定壬基酚聚氧乙烯醚的过程中,对壬基酚聚氧乙烯醚加合离子的形成影响因素进行分析,优化了关键参数,建立了测定污水和污泥中壬基酚聚氧乙烯醚的高分辨高灵敏的液相色谱-电喷雾质谱方法.流动相A为0.1mmol·l~(-1)乙酸钠缓冲液,流动相B为甲醇,各聚合度壬基酚聚氧乙烯醚的加合离子响应值达到最大;锥孔电压没为60V能最大程度上避免[NPnEO+2Na]~(2+)对测定的干扰.NP1EO,NP2EO和NPnEOs(n=3-15)的仪器检出限分别为10pg,1pg和0.1pg.该方法成功用于污水和污泥中壬基酚聚氧乙烯醚的测定.     

复合脱硫添加剂在湿法烟气脱硫系统中的工程应用

在某300MW脱硫机组对添加剂强化SO2吸收,实现高效SO2脱除的作用规律进行了研究.结果表明,脱硫添加剂的加入可以有效提高WFGD系统污染物的脱除效率,减少吸收塔浆液池浆液pH值的波动,提高石灰石传质,增加石灰石利用率和脱硫副产品石膏的品质;添加剂对SO2浓度变化具有良好的适应性,能够保证系统高效、长期稳定的运行;添加剂在脱硫系统的主要损失是石膏携带导致.通过添加剂实现WFGD系统的高效稳定运行是一种有效的手段.     

High salinisation risks in a typical semi-arid river network in northern China

The objective of this study was to investigate the salinisation characteristics of a semi-arid river network in northern China and highlight the influencing factors and risks. The Ziya River Basin, a typical semi-arid river network located in the North China Plain, is studied herein. Overlying water, surface sediment and riparian soil samples were collected in July and December of 2014 in the Ziya River Basin. The results showed that the average concentrations of salt content in the overlying water and surface sediment of 10 rivers in the Ziya River Basin were 1105.64 and 2159.35?mg/L, respectively. High level of salinisation was found in most rivers not only in overlying water, but also in surface sediment. The impact of the salinisation of overlying water on riparian soil diminished with distance away from the shore and had no impact beyond 15 m from the shore. Heavy pollution can contribute greatly to the salinisation of the water column and can cause significant impacts on river sediment and riparian soil. Salinisation in the overlying water affects the sediment and riparian soil, and reveals that the high risk of salinisation in the Ziya River Basin has been underestimated.