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An integrated urban development and ecological simulation model 总被引:10,自引:0,他引:10
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Compilation of published and unpublished data shows acid precipitation to be more widespread in the Pacific coastal states than is generally recognized. Although information is scattered and discontinuous, precipitation is definitely acidic in the Los Angeles Basin and north-central california, and in the Puget Sound region in Washington. Acid rain occurrences have been observed in western and eastern Oregon, but data are inadequate for regional generalization. New stations currently being established in Washington and Oregon, largely in resposnse to the recently renewed activity of Mount St. Helens, will greatly facilitate assessment of precipitation acidity in the Northwest. 相似文献
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Long ER Dutch M Aasen S Welch K Hameedi MJ 《Environmental monitoring and assessment》2005,111(1-3):173-222
A survey was designed and conducted to determine the severity, spatial patterns, and spatial extent of degraded sediment quality
in Puget Sound (Washington State, USA). A weight of evidence compiled from results of chemical analyses, toxicity tests, and
benthic infaunal analyses was used to classify the quality of sediments. Sediment samples were collected from 300 locations
within a 2363 km2 area extending from the US/Canada border to the inlets of southern Puget Sound and Hood Canal. Degraded conditions, as indicated
with a combination of high chemical concentrations, significant toxicity, and adversely altered benthos, occurred in samples
that represented about 1% of the total area. These conditions invariably occurred in samples collected within urbanized bays
and industrial waterways, especially near the urban centers of Everett, Seattle, Tacoma, and Bremerton. Sediments with high
quality (as indicated by no toxicity, no contamination, and the presence of a relatively abundant and diverse infauna) occurred
in samples that represented a majority (68%) of the total study area. Sediments in which results of the three kinds of analyses
were not in agreement were classified as intermediate in quality and represented about 31% of the total area. Relative to
many other estuaries and marine bays of the USA, Puget Sound sediments ranked among those with minimal evidence of toxicant-induced
degradation. 相似文献
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Russell T. Graham Thomas M. Quigley Rebecca Gravenmier 《Environmental monitoring and assessment》2000,64(1):31-40
Driven by the need to replace interim direction, address recent species listings as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act, and break the gridlock of implementing actions, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service (FS) and the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM), initiated an effort to develop a scientifically-sound, ecosystem-based strategy for lands they administer in the Interior Columbia Basin. The effort included an integrated assessment of 58.3 million ha in seven states describing the Basin's current conditions and risks associated with different management strategies. The assessment provides the foundation for environmental impact statements outlining management direction for 31 million hectares of FS and BLM administered lands. The process produced a framework for ecosystem management, ecosystem component (social, economic, landscape, terrestrial, and aquatic) assessments, and estimates of ecological integrity and socioeconomic resiliency. 相似文献
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British Columbia's landmass encompasses a complex diversity of ecosystems as a result of its diverse physiography, geology and climate. Resource planners and managers, depending upon their management objectives, use ecological information at different scales, from the very broad regional level to the local or site-specific level. The Ecoregion Classification and the Biogeoclimatic Ecosystem Classification systems provide the means for resource managers and others in British Columbia concerned with the environment to understand, manage, and communicate about the diverse ecosystems of the province.This paper outlines this multi-level regional ecological classification and describes how it is being applied by resource managers from various resource agencies and organizations responsible for forest, wildlife and habitat management in British Columbia. 相似文献
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The economics of transboundary air pollution in Europe 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
Ekko C. Van Ierland 《Environmental monitoring and assessment》1991,17(2-3):101-122
Acid rain is causing substantial damage in all Eastern and Western European countries. This article presents a stepwise linear optimisation model, that places transboundary air pollution by SO2 and NOx in a game theoretical framework. The national authorities of 28 countries are perceived as players in a game in which they can choose optimal strategies. It is illustrated that optimal national abatement programmes may be far from optimal if considered from an international point of view. Several scenarios are discussed, including a reference case, full cooperation, Pareto optimality and a critical loads approach. The need for international cooperation and regional differentiation of abatement programmes is emphasised. 相似文献
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近几十年来,随着全球气候的变化和社会经济的发展,受筑坝建闸、河道断流、水质恶化、酷渔滥捕、人工引种、海水入侵、调水调沙等因素影响,黄河流域水生生物多样性及资源量呈下降趋势。在目前流域内多目标同步推进的要求下,黄河流域生态保护和高质量发展正不断面临新的挑战。通过分析黄河流域水生生物多样性和资源量在时空分布上的演变规律,明确了是水资源短缺、工程建设、水环境恶化等因素的共同作用导致了黄河流域的水生态危机。基于绿色生态、高质量发展的科学管理理念,提出了新时代黄河流域水文-环境-生态协同保护与修复的发展策略,为促进黄河流域水资源保护和生态系统可持续发展提供数据支持与理论参考。 相似文献
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Slim Ben Youssef 《Environmental Modeling and Assessment》2011,16(2):205-211
The impact of the investment in absorptive capacity on transboundary pollution is studied by considering two countries, each
of them regulating a firm. Firms can invest in inventive research and in absorptive research to lower their pollution intensity.
The absorptive research enables a firm to capture part of the inventive research made by the other one. We show that by means
of adequate emission taxes, original and absorptive research and development (R&D) subsidies, regulators can reach the non-cooperative
social optimum. Interestingly, we show that the investment in absorptive research enables non-cooperating regulators to better
internalize transboundary pollution. The higher is the learning parameter of absorption, the greater is the proportion of
transboundary pollution internalized. Therefore, it is recommended for the international community to make the patent laws
more flexible and enabling learning from the research made by others more interesting. Moreover, the investment in absorptive
R&D may lead to multiple equilibria necessitating non-cooperating countries to coordinate on an equilibrium, which constitutes
an incentive for them to cooperate. 相似文献
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G. M. Britton D. V. Meidinger A. Banner 《Environmental monitoring and assessment》1996,39(1-3):365-372
Since 1975, the British Columbia Ministry of Forests has been systematically developing an ecosystem classification of the province, an area covering 94 million hectares. This Biogeoclimatic Ecosystem Classification (BEC) system provides a framework for resource conservation and management. To date, approximately 250 person-years have been invested in the collection, analysis and synthesis of over 8000 ecological (vegetation and environmental data) plots, and in the production of ecological field guides.The development of a database and analysis system on the micro-computer platform to support a classification system of this magnitude was a complex procedure that required judicious planning and coordination. We have developed data-processing software that permits a user to select raw data from broad provincial or regional coverage to plot- and species-level summaries, and to export the data to a variety of output formats.This paper addresses key issues for handling ecological field data on the desktop computer with emphasis on standards, operator ease-of-use, and data access. 相似文献
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Ecosystem mapping methods for British Columbia 总被引:2,自引:0,他引:2
A. Banner D. V. Meidinger E. C. Lea R. E. Maxwell B. C. Von Sacken 《Environmental monitoring and assessment》1996,39(1-3):97-117
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Edward R. Long R. Scott Carr James M. Biedenbach Sandra Weakland Valerie Partridge Margaret Dutch 《Environmental monitoring and assessment》2013,185(1):755-775
Data from toxicity tests of the pore water extracted from Puget Sound sediments were compiled from surveys conducted from 1997 to 2009. Tests were performed on 664 samples collected throughout all of the eight monitoring regions in the Sound, an area encompassing 2,294.1 km2. Tests were performed with the gametes of the Pacific purple sea urchin, Strongylocentrotus purpuratus, to measure percent fertilization success as an indicator of relative sediment quality. Data were evaluated to determine the incidence, degree of response, geographic patterns, spatial extent, and temporal changes in toxicity. This is the first survey of this kind and magnitude in Puget Sound. In the initial round of surveys of the eight regions, 40 of 381 samples were toxic for an incidence of 10.5 %. Stations classified as toxic represented an estimated total of 107.1 km2, equivalent to 4.7 % of the total area. Percent sea urchin fertilization ranged from >100 % of the nontoxic, negative controls to 0 %. Toxicity was most prevalent and pervasive in the industrialized harbors and lowest in the deep basins. Conditions were intermediate in deep-water passages, urban bays, and rural bays. A second round of testing in four regions and three selected urban bays was completed 5–10 years following the first round. The incidence and spatial extent of toxicity decreased in two of the regions and two of the bays and increased in the other two regions and the third bay; however, only the latter change was statistically significant. Both the incidence and spatial extent of toxicity were lower in the Sound than in most other US estuaries and marine bays. 相似文献
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An international workshop held in the spring of 2002 convened a group of technical experts to address monitoring, modeling,
and management of PCBs within the Detroit River-Western Lake Erie basin. Participants shared and discussed a diverse set of
research data bases pertaining to PCB levels within the region, discussed observed changes within different components of
the local ecosystem, and identified several primary issues impacting future PCB management strategies. Results presented at
the workshop indicate dramatic reductions in PCB contamination levels have been observed in much of study area between the
late 1970s and mid-1990s. Estimates of loadings attributable to water and atmospheric sources have generally declined, as
have PCB concentrations in herring gull eggs, smelt and walleye. Nevertheless, additional improvements have not been observed
during recent years and elevated contamination levels remain a concern within local hot spots, particularly in the lower Detroit
River and Trenton Channel. A primary recommendation broadly supported by workshop participants is the need to maintain, support,
and coordinate a comprehensive ecosystem monitoring program for the Detroit River-Western Lake Erie basin, one that incorporates
both near-field and far-field monitoring elements. Such a program is crucial to provide necessary data in support of understanding
ecosystem trends, calculating annual mass loadings to the system, assessing impacts of remediation actions, developing improved
modeling frameworks, and formulating cost-effective management strategies for the future. 相似文献
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环境监测现代化建设体系中的实验室管理 总被引:3,自引:1,他引:3
阐述了重点实验室建设的主要目标,以及重点实验室的主要研究内容和发展方向,提出对重点实验室实行开放运行的管理机制,规范管理制度,争取重大科研项目,注重人才培养,加强国际合作与交流,加强质量控制和质量管理,坚持持续改进。 相似文献
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In the Puget Sound region of the United States a task force of community volunteers using bees monitored environmental pollution. This paper discusses advantages and limitations of public involvement in the assessment of regional environmental problems, particularly with respect to biological monitoring. This approach not only yielded extensive information about pollution levels but also was very cost effective.Work supported by Cooperative Agreement CR-810035-01-0 with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Research Laboratory, Corvallis, Oregon, U.S.A. 相似文献
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水生态监测能够为水生态环境监督、管理和保护提供重要的数据和技术支撑。加强黄河水生态监测,维护流域水生态系统健康,对促进黄河流域高质量发展具有重要意义。从常规水质监测、生境监测和生物监测3个方面,分析了中国水生态监测方法的研究进展及在黄河流域的应用实践。结合黄河流域水生态监测尤其是生物监测相对滞后的现状,探讨了流域水生态监测的发展方向。建议加快黄河流域水生态监测能力建设,建立适用于黄河流域的水生态监测与评价标准体系,探索新兴监测技术与传统技术的有机结合。 相似文献
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Innovation, knowledge exchange and collaboration are fundamental in environmental studies. Impact assessments represent a key tool in identifying and predicting the environmental consequences of a project. The journal Environmental Impact Assessment Review started promoting research discussing different issues or methods in the field of impact assessments and environmental management since 1980. By analyzing 1664 articles published within the journal between 1980 and 2018 by 2935 authors, affiliated to institutions from 75 countries, this study aims to provide a better understanding of the environmental assessment research trends. Bibliometric indicators such as keywords or country of affiliation were analyzed through a network methodological approach, including co-occurrence analysis, centrality metrics and multiple correspondence analysis. The international collaboration and productivity maps bring a novel overview to this type of analysis and reveal new perspectives for thrived cooperation on environmental assessments research. The results illustrate the most common research topics through a conceptual structure map and a keywords co-occurrence graph with a temporal overlay, which allows observing their evolution over the years. Furthermore, this work tries to explain the political, economic, social and technological factors that influence the tendencies in environmental assessments research and scientific cooperation, providing future insights for environmental scientific priorities. 相似文献
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In the 1990s, the obligation to assess transboundary environmental impacts has become part of international law. The UN/ECE Convention on environmental impact assessment (EIA) in a transboundary context, which entered into force in 1997, is one of the key documents. In this study, we show that difficulties with the practical implementation of the Convention arise partly from an incomplete sharing of the concept of EIA, and partly from different material interests on the part of the Parties to the Convention. Attempts to improve the practical implementation should recognize both aspects. Several approaches are thus needed for improving the implementation. Some will help in developing a mutual understanding of impact assessments, whereas others may help in overcoming differences in material interests. 相似文献