SEDIMENTATION IN LAKE ONALASKA,NAVIGATION POOL 7, UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER,SINCE IMPOUNDMENT1

ABSTRACT: Sediment accumulation was evaluated in Lake Onalaska, a 2800-ha backwater impoundment on the Upper Mississippi River. Computer programs were used to process fathometric charts and generate an extensive data set on water depth for the lake. Comparison of 1983 survey data with pre-impoundment (before 1937) data showed that Lake Onalaska had lost less than 10 percent of its original mean depth in the 46 years since impoundment. Previous estimates of sedimentation rates based on Cesium-137 sediment core analysis appear to have been too high.     

A COMPARISON OF THREE METHODS FOR MEASURING RECENT RATES OF SEDIMENT ACCUMULATION1

ABSTRACT: The determination of sediment accumulation rates is important in understanding how these materials are affecting lakes and reservoirs ecosystems. In this study three methods were used to estimate sediment accumulation rates in the impounded backwater lakes behind Lock and Dam Nos. 8 and 9 on the upper Mississippi River. The three methods were: 1) a “spud” survey, 2) a survey of bottom contours, and 3) the use of fallout cesium-137. The field use of these three methods of determining sediment accumulation and the potential errors and merits involved in each method are discussed. The results from the field study in backwater areas along the upper Mississippi River showed the survey of bottom contour method gave the lowest rate of sediment deposition and the ¹³⁷Cs method gave the highest rates. Sediment accumulation rates from 0 to 7.8 cm per year were measured in the study area. All three methods are useful and have unique characteristics for determining rates and patterns of sediment accumulation. Thus the choice of a method to be used in a sediment survey is dependent on the type of information needed and the time available.     

A PLANNING METHOD FOR EVALUATING DOWNSTREAM EFFECTS OF DETENTION BASINS1

While storm water detention basins are widely used for controlling increases in peak discharges that result from urbanization, recent research has indicated that under certain circumstances detention storage can actually cause increases in peak discharge rates. Because of the potential for detrimental downstream effects, storm water management policies often require downstream effects to be evaluated. Such evaluation requires the design engineer to collect additional topographic and land use data and make costly hydrologic analyses. Thus, a method, which is easy to apply and which would indicate whether or not a detailed hydrologic analysis of downstream impacts is necessary, should decrease the average cost of storm water management designs. A planning method that does not require either a large data base or a computer is presented. The time co-ordinates of runoff hydrographs are estimated using the time-of-concentration and the SCS runoff curve number; the discharge coordinates are estimated using a simple peak discharge equation. While the planning method does not require a detailed design of the detention basin, it does provide a reasonably accurate procedure for evaluating whether or not the installation of a detention basin will cause adverse downstream flooding.     

南亚热带地区水库夏季铁、锰垂直分布特征

铁(Fe)和锰(Mn)均为氧化还原敏感性元素,是水质评价的重要指标之一.为了解南亚热带地区供水水库夏季Fe、Mn的垂直分布特征,于2016年7月调查了粤东地区9座水库敞水区湖沼学变量和Fe、Mn浓度的垂直分布特征.在有明显温度分层的深水水库中Fe、Mn存在显著的梯度分布,表层水体中总Fe(TFe)、总Mn(TMn)以及溶解性Fe、Mn(DFe、DMn)的浓度显著(TFe,F=6.708,P=0.032;TMn,F=9.720,P=0.014;DFe,F=8.129,P=0.029;DMn,F=11.125,P=0.016)低于底层.5座深水水库底层水体中TFe、TMn平均浓度分别为0.399 mg·L~(-1)和0.422 mg·L~(-1),其中溶解态离子占70%以上,而在没有明显温度分层的浅水水库中,表层水体TFe、TMn以及DFe、DMn浓度略低于底层但无显著性差异(TFe,F=0.135,P=0.726;TMn,F=0,P=1;DFe,F=0.006,P=0.943;DMn,F=0.007,P=0.936),4座浅水水库底层水体中TFe、TMn平均浓度分别为0.110 mg·L~(-1)和0.089 mg·L~(-1),且主要以非溶解态存在.水体中TFe和DFe浓度与溶解氧(DO)浓度、p H值和深度呈显著相关关系(P0.05),与总磷(TP)、总氮(TN)浓度没有显著相关性.水体热分层及高的水体稳定性导致DO和p H值呈现明显的梯度分布,是导致深水水库Fe、Mn在水层间形成梯度分布的关键原因.深水水库底层水体低DO浓度和酸性条件有利于沉积物中Fe、Mn的释放,是导致Fe、Mn以溶解态存在的主要原因.同时,以红壤为主的土壤类型可能是该地区水体中Fe、Mn普遍较高的重要原因.以上结果表明,南亚热带地区夏季分层稳定的深水水库底层水体普遍存在Fe、Mn较高的现象,以深层取水的供水方式易出现Fe、Mn浓度超标,湖上层取水则可避免该问题.     

Nitrogen sink in a small forested watershed of subtropical China

Global nitrogen (N) emission and deposition have been increased rapidly due to massive mobilization of N which may have longreaching impacts on ecosystems. Many agricultural and forest ecosystems have been identified as secondary N sources. In the present study, the input-output budget of inorganic N in a small forested watershed of subtropical China was investigated. Inorganic N wet deposition and discharge by stream water were monitored from March, 2007 to February, 2009. The concentrations and fluxes of inorganic N in wet precipitation and stream water and net retention of N were calculated. Global N input by dry deposition and biological fixation and N output by denitrification for forested watersheds elsewhere were reported as references to evaluate whether the studied forested watershed is a source or a sink for N. The results show that the inorganic N output by the stream water is mainly caused by NO3??-N even though the input is dominated by NH4 +-N. The mean flux of inorganic N input by wet precipitation and output by stream water is 1.672 and 0.537 g N/(m2 yr), respectively, which indicates that most of inorganic N input is retained in the forested watershed. Net retention of inorganic N reaches 1.135 g N/(m2 yr) considering wet precipitation as the main input and stream water as the main output. If N input by dry deposition and biological fixation and output by denitrification are taken into account, this subtropical forested watershed currently acts as a considerable sink for N, with a net sink ranging from 1.309 to 1.913 g N/(m2 yr) which may enhance carbon sequestration of the terrestrial ecosystem.     

乌江梯级水库水陆交错区湿地植物群落分布格局及多样性初探

水库修建对湿地植物多样性和分布格局的影响是目前研究的热点。梯级水库由于开发时间的不同而成为理想的利用空间代替时间的研究平台,即可以通过不同开发时间水库植物群落结构的横向比较,从时间尺度上评估水电开发对水陆交错区湿地植物分布格局的影响。本研究选取乌江上游代表性的8座梯级水库,在其水陆交错区通过建立3条不同样带,比较分析不同水库间以及不同样带间湿地植物多样性和分布格局,探讨水库修建对湿地植物格局的影响。调查结果表明,乌江干流8个水库湿地植物共84科199属247种,其中物种最多的科为禾本科(Gramineae),共计24种,物种最多的属为蓼属(Polygonum)共计6种,优势物种分别为白茅(Imperata cylindrica)、盐肤木(Rhus chinensis)、金樱子(Rosa laevigata)、小白酒草(Conyza canadensis)和狗牙根(Cynodon dactylon)。就湿地植物分布格局而言,乌江梯级水库植物群落呈现出明显的带状分布格局,第一条样带即水库消落区植物多样性与非消落区(第二、第三条样带)差异明显,消落区不同样点间多样性与水库海拔、水库修建时间、水库坡度密切相关,后续湿地植物的研究将重点关注梯级水库的消落区。     

离子交换树脂袋法研究森林土壤硝态氮及其对氮沉降增加的响应

用离子交换树脂袋法，研究了鼎湖山三种森林（马尾松林、马尾松针叶阔叶混交林和季风常绿阔叶林）土壤硝态氮对外加氮的响应特征。结果表明，土壤硝态氮显著地受森林类型、季节和氮处理的影响。整体而言，阔叶林土壤硝态氮极显著高于马尾松林和混交林，而马尾松林和混交林之间的差异则不显著。三种森林土壤硝态氮的季节变化均表现为春季和夏季极显著高于冬季和秋季，而冬季又显著高于秋季。外加氮处理提高土壤硝态氮水平，其中在马尾松林和阔叶林氮处理效应显著。所得结果与直接采集土壤或土壤水测定的硝态氮含量的结果一致，表明离子交换树脂袋法是评价土壤硝态氮水平行之有效的手段之一。     

遮光对亚热带山地大泥炭藓(Sphagnum palustre L.)生长及维管植物控制效果的影响

控制亚热带山地泥炭藓湿地中维管植物的生长可以帮助泥炭藓湿地快速恢复.以亚热带山地大泥炭藓(Sphagnum palustre L.)为研究对象,采用人工覆盖遮光网控制遮光率,探究遮光对大泥炭藓生长及维管植物控制效果的影响.结果显示:(1)大泥炭藓的生长状态方面,在无遮光下及遮光处理下,随着遮光率的增加,大泥炭藓的头状枝...