乌昌地区污水综合利用北灌荒漠防护林方案初探

根据新疆天山北坡经济带区位优势以及北坡地势南高北低、干旱少雨等地理气候特点,结合乌昌地区的发展现状和规划目标,将乌昌地区城市生活污水,用于灌溉北部荒漠防护林。对构建片、带、网相结合的绿色屏障,阻挡沙漠南移,改善乌昌地区生态环境具有一定的缓解作用,为解决干旱地区城市污水的综合利用做了有益的探索研究。     

塔里木沙漠公路防护林生态工程对地下水位的影响分析

为了解塔里木沙漠公路防护林生态工程对地下水位的影响,在该工程第69#灌溉水源井处设置观测场,通过多个观测井的非稳定流抽水试验,观测井中地下水位的变化情况,确定了研究区域的含水层渗透系数K=13.317m/d、抽水影响半径R=332.04 m。分析了地下水位降落"漏斗"和水位下降、上升随时间和空间的变化规律:在2个抽水应力期内,水位急速下降和上升过程均可在抽水试验开始后的11 min内完成,随着时间的累积,变化趋势逐渐缓慢;抽水结束后,水位可恢复到初始水平。因此,研究认为塔里木沙漠公路防护林生态工程灌溉期抽水不会引起天然地下水位的持续下降,这将为沙漠公路沿线地下水资源的可持续利用和防护林生态工程整体的稳定性及长久运行提供一定的理论依据。     

Impact of Sand Dune Stabilization Structures on Soil and Yield of Millet in the Semi-Arid Region of NW Nigeria

The low-rainfall ecologies of the northern fringes of Nigeria are prone to desertification and sand dune activities that are phenomenal and extensive. Stabilization structures put in place by various governmental and non-governmental agencies to check desertification in northwestern Nigeria were evaluated with respect to efficiency, impact on soil development and yield of millet. The study focused on the active and stabilized sand dune formations in NW Nigeria. Various stabilization techniques were identified within Gidan Kaura (the study site) and results were compared with an unstabilized sand dune (control site). Results obtained indicated that the sand dunes within the study area are still active despite the numerous stabilization structures, some of which were established over 15 years ago. Shelterbelts were the most effective techniques in sand dune stabilization and soil development when properly sited across wind direction. Shelterbelts recorded significantly higher levels of pH, organic carbon, total nitrogen, exchangeable bases and micronutrients except for copper, when compared with all other treatments. The least effective of all the structures was mechanical fencing, probably due to the inadequate quantity of plant residues used in its construction. The impact of the various structures on the physical and chemical soil properties was evaluated for surface soils as were the structures on the yield of millet in stabilized dunes and non-dune areas. The results are discussed in depth in this paper.