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Iker Mijangos Isabel Albizu Lur Epelde Ibone Amezaga Sorkunde Mendarte Carlos Garbisu 《Journal of environmental management》2010,91(10):2066-2074
The application of lime or liming materials to acid-soil grasslands might help mitigate soil acidity, a major constraint to forage productivity in many temperate mountainous grasslands. Nowadays, in these mountainous grasslands, it is essential to promote agricultural practices to increase forage yield and nutritive value while preserving biodiversity and agroecosystem functioning. Two different field experiments were conducted in the Gorbeia Natural Park, northern Spain: (i) one in a calcareous mountainous grassland (Arraba) and (ii) the other in a siliceous mountainous grassland (Kurtzegan) to study the effects of a single application of two liming products, i.e. 2429 kg lime (164.3% CaCO3) ha?1 and 4734 kg calcareous sand (84.3% CaCO3) ha?1, applied one month before the beginning of the sheep grazing season (May–October), on soil chemical (pH, organic C, total N, C/N ratio, %Al saturation, Olsen P, exchangeable K+ and Ca2+) and biological parameters (dehydrogenase, β-glucosidase, urease, acid phosphatase and arylsulphatase activity) as well as on botanical diversity (graminoids, forbs, shrubs) and forage yield and nutritive value (crude protein, modified acid detergent fibre, digestibility). Untreated control plots were also included in the experiment. Soil sampling was carried out at the end of the sheep grazing season (6 months after liming treatment), while botanical composition was determined one year after treatments application. Although no increase in soil pH was observed in Arraba, liming significantly increased dehydrogenase activity (an indicator of soil microbial activity) by 30.4 and 86.7% at Arraba and Kurtzegan site, respectively. Liming treatments significantly improved forage yield and nutritive value in Arraba but not in Kurtzegan. Furthermore, no differences in soil biological quality, evaluated using the “treated-soil quality index” as proposed in this work, were observed between treated and untreated soils, and between the two different lime treatments (lime, calcareous sand). It was concluded that, in acid-soil temperate mountainous grasslands, moderate liming treatments have no negative short-term effects either on soil quality or botanical composition, while resulting in improvements in forage yield and nutritive value under some conditions. 相似文献
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Brian Miller Christen Wemmer Dean Biggins Richard Reading 《Environmental management》1990,14(6):763-769
Prairie dogs (Cynomys spp.) have been poisoned throughout this century because of grazing competition with livestock. Recent evidence showed these
early claims were exaggerated, but animal control was already entrenched in government policy. As a result, ongoing government
subsidized poisoning has reduced prairie dogs to about 2% of their former distribution. The reduction of prairie dogs diminished
species diversity in the arid grasslands of North America, including the potential extinction of the black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes). Cost-benefit analysis revealed that poisoning costs more than any grazing benefits accrued. This analysis did not consider
the long-term costs of reversing ecosystem degradation, the intangible value of biological diversity as a public benefit,
or the depletion of biotic resources as a loss of actual or potential wealth. The government presently finances the poisoning
policy and the preservation of endangered species like the black-footed ferret, two apparently conflicting programs. We, therefore,
propose an integrated management plan that considers both interests. We propose that federal monies allocated to the poisoning
program be converted into a rebate for ranchers who manage livestock while preserving the prairie dog community. This would
redirect funds and personnel already allocated to prairie dog eradication to an incentive for ranchers who manage for livestock
and wildlife. Livestock interests and grassland biotic diversity would both benefit. 相似文献
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The effects of social desirability on self-reported environmental attitudes and ecological behaviour
Taciano L. Milfont 《The Environmentalist》2009,29(3):263-269
There are several claims in the literature that social desirability concerns affect people’s response to self-reported measures
of environmental attitudes and ecological behaviour. However, only a few empirical studies have indirectly evaluated the impact of social desirability on environmental issues measures, and those who did have found only a low impact.
This article describes two studies that explicitly address whether socially desirable responding has direct and moderating effects on self-reported environmental attitudes
and ecological behaviour. Results from correlational and moderated multiple regression analyses from both studies showed that
social desirability had only a weak direct effect on environmental attitudes (but not ecological behaviour), and had no moderating
effect on the environmental attitudes–ecological behaviour relationship. Implications of these findings for research on environmental
issues are discussed.
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Taciano L. MilfontEmail: |
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We examined the prevalence of residential development that occurs with consideration of the natural features of the site,
known as conservation design, within county-level planning jurisdictions across Northern Indiana. Using data from telephone
interviews with representatives of planning departments, jurisdictions were ranked based on reported use of conservation design.
Three categories of use emerged from the data: no use, use of individual practices associated with conservation design, and
integration of multiple conservation design practices. Qualitative data analysis revealed that conservation design practices
were not being used widely and, when used, were often used to fulfill stormwater requirements. Statistical analysis, using
data from interviews, spatial data sets, and the U.S. Census Bureau, identified several significant positive predictors of
the levels of conservation design use including conversion of forest or agricultural land cover to urban uses and education
levels in the jurisdiction. Many of the interviewees noted that agricultural land is perceived to meet open space needs within
their counties. Given that agricultural land does not fully meet all ecosystem needs, education about the benefits of other
types of open space is suggested.
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Linda Stalker Prokopy (Corresponding author)Email: |
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Marco Beccali Maurizio Cellura Maria Iudicello Marina Mistretta 《Environmental management》2009,43(4):707-724
Food production and consumption cause significant environmental burdens during the product life cycles. As a result of intensive
development and the changing social attitudes and behaviors in the last century, the agrofood sector is the highest resource
consumer after housing in the EU. This paper is part of an effort to estimate environmental impacts associated with life cycles
of the agrofood chain, such as primary energy consumption, water exploitation, and global warming. Life cycle assessment is
used to investigate the production of the following citrus-based products in Italy: essential oil, natural juice, and concentrated
juice from oranges and lemons. The related process flowcharts, the relevant mass and energy flows, and the key environmental
issues are identified for each product. This paper represents one of the first studies on the environmental impacts from cradle
to gate for citrus products in order to suggest feasible strategies and actions to improve their environmental performance.
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Marina Mistretta (Corresponding author)Email: |
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Effects of cattle grazing and haying on wildlife conservation at National Wildlife Refuges in the United States 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
Beverly I. Strassmann 《Environmental management》1987,11(1):35-44
The National Wildlife Refuge System is perhaps the most important system of federal lands for protecting wildlife in the United States. Only at refuges has wildlife conservation been legislated to have higher priority than either recreational or commercial activities. Presently, private ranchers and farmers graze cattle on 981,954 ha and harvest hay on 12,021 ha at 123 National Wildlife Refuges. US Fish and Wildlife Service policy is to permit these uses primarily when needed to benefit refuge wildlife. To evaluate the success of this policy, I surveyed grassland management practices at the 123 refuges. The survey results indicate that in fiscal year 1980 there were 374,849 animal unit months (AUMs) of cattle grazing, or 41% more than was reported by the Fish and Wildlife Service. According to managers' opinions, 86 species of wildlife are positively affected and 82 are negatively affected by refuge cattle grazing or haying. However, quantitative field studies of the effect of cattle grazing and haying on wildlife coupled with the survey data on how refuge programs are implemented suggest that these activities are impeding the goal of wildlife conservation. Particular management problems uncovered by the survey include overgrazing of riparian habitats, wildlife mortality due to collisions with cattle fences, and mowing of migratory bird habitat during the breeding season. Managers reported that they spend $919,740 administering cattle grazing and haying; thus refuge grazing and haying programs are also expensive. At any single refuge these uses occupy up to 50% of refuge funds and 55% of staff time. In light of these results, prescribed burning may be a better wildlife management option than is either cattle grazing or haying. 相似文献
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In the United States, the common interest often is conceived as a by-product of the pluralist, interest-group-driven democratic
process. Special interests dominate in many political arenas. Consequently, we have lost the language, vocabulary, and ability
to talk about the common interest. The way to reverse this trend is to develop and practice with new tools that allow us to
articulate what we mean by the common interest in specific contexts. In this article, we leveraged the literature on procedural,
substantive, and pragmatic decision making to illustrate how they work together to demonstrate whether and how the common
interest was served in three case studies of Healthy Forests Restoration Act implementation on the Apache-Sitgreaves National
Forest in Arizona. In two of the cases we found that the common interest was mostly served, while in the third case it was
not. Our results raise questions about the ability of procedural criteria or substantive criteria alone to determine effectiveness
in decision making. When evaluated together they provide a more complete understanding of how the common interest is or is
not served.
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Toddi A. SteelmanEmail: |
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Woody shrub encroachment severely impacts on the hydrological and erosion response of rangelands and abandoned cultivated
lands. These processes have been widely investigated at various spatial scales, using mostly field experimentation. The present
study used remote sensing to investigate spatial and temporal patterns of soil erosion and encroachment by a woody shrub species,
Pteronia
incana, in a catchment in Ngqushwa district, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa between 1998 and 2008. The extreme categories of
soil erosion and shrub encroachment were mapped with higher accuracy than the intermediate ones, particularly where lower
spatial resolution data were used. The results showed that soil erosion in the worst category increased simultaneously with
dense woody shrub encroachment on the hill slopes. This trend is related to the spatial patterning of woody shrub vegetation
that increases bare soil patches—leading to runoff connectivity and concentration of overland flow. The major changes in soil
erosion and shrub encroachment analysed during the 10-year period took place in the 5–9° slope category and on the concave
slope form. Multi-temporal analyses, based on remote sensing, can extend our understanding of the dynamics of soil erosion
and woody shrub encroachment. They may help benchmark the processes and assist in upscaling field studies. 相似文献
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Andrew McKinley 《The Environmentalist》2008,28(3):319-326
In this short essay it is argued that recent criticisms portraying the activist environmental movement as overly pessimistic
are valid and that the communication of this pessimism to the public at large has been largely counterproductive to the objectives
of environmentalists. It is argued that, in contrast to historic assumptions of a ‘progress paradigm’ that epitomized the
widely held optimism of the past, the shock tactics and pessimistic media campaigns employed by the activist environmental
movement, and the media that capitalizes upon those campaigns, have contributed to the creation of a figurative hopeless age. The key characterization of the hopeless age is the widely held assumption that the future will be worse than the present
and that the lives of future generations will be diminished relative to our own. It is argued that the creation of this social-psychological
phenomenon is counterproductive to the aims of the environmental movement and that the restoration of a collective vision
and message of hope would be far more productive. Lastly, some reasons for a hopeful outlook are suggested.
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Andrew McKinleyEmail: Email: |
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An Empirical Evaluation of Private Landowner Participation in Voluntary Forest Conservation Programs
The use of voluntary programs targeting resource conservation on private land has become increasingly prevalent in environmental
policy. Voluntary programs potentially offer significant benefits over regulatory and market-based approaches. This article
examines the factors affecting landowner participation in voluntary forest conservation programs using a combination of parcel-level
GIS and remotely sensed data and semi-structured interviews of landowners in Monroe County, Indiana. A logistic regression
model is applied to determine the probability of participation based on landowner education, membership in other non-forest
voluntary programs, dominant land use activity, parcel size, distance from urban center, land resource portfolios, and forest
cover. Both land use activity and the spatial configuration of a landholder’s resource portfolio are found to be statistically
significant with important implications for the design and implementation of voluntary programs.
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Derek KauneckisEmail: |
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Farmers attempting to subsist in tropical uplands often rely upon unsustainable resource use practices that lead to soil erosion, declining crop yields, and a loss of soil productivity capacity. Other uses of tropical uplands, including logging and conversion of forest to rangelands, have similar results. The undesirable effects of these actions are felt on-site, at the watershed level, and even nationally. Ecological cause-effect relationships are poorly understood, and few examples exist of the successful integration of ecological knowledge with upland development. It is hypothesized that recent results of ecological research could be applied to uplands management so that stable sustainable systems of human use may be established. A second hypothesis is that statistically reliable data can be obtained from experiments in upland situations, although natural variations of soils, weather, and vegetation are great. To test these hypotheses, research involving multinational collaboration among American and Southeast Asian scientists has begun. The objective of the work is to provide credible quantitative information to help policy and decision makers and resident farmers to plan and implement improved practices based on ecological principles.Some findings to date include:
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1. | Ecological principles are difficult to relate to the practical context of upland agroecosystems. Indeed, the null hypothesis is necessary for planning experiments and demonstrations. |
2. | The signal-to-noise ratio in these field experiments is low, and the detection of changes due to human intervention in soil erosion, nutrient movement, and plant productivity is difficult. |
3. | Obstacles to field research in developing countries include logistic, cultural, political, and institutional factors. It is essential that local land managers participate from the start with scientific researchers in designing experiments. |
4. | Planned collaboration among academic and government scientists facilitates design of relevant research and the implementation of results. |
5. | The idea of ecologically based management has been well received by researchers and government officials in Asia. There is little argument with the logic of the approach. |
6. | Pressures for quick responses to urgent problems in the uplands conflict with the need for careful, long-term, statistically valid scientific research. |
7. | Ecological principles are vaguely understood and poorly articulated in the scientific literature. The transfer and application of ecological science to the developing world would be enhanced by clearer statements of principles. |
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Cross-Boundary Coordination on Forested Landscapes: Investigating Alternatives for Implementation 总被引:2,自引:0,他引:2
Cross-boundary coordination is a tool for ecosystem management whereby landowners voluntarily coordinate management practices
toward economic and/or ecological landscape-scale outcomes (e.g., fiber, invasive species control, habitat). Past research
indicates that it may be particularly applicable on landscapes that include small forest landholdings. To explore alternatives
by which coordination might occur, we conducted seven focus groups with landowners (n = 51) who actively manage their forests in southwest Wisconsin and northeast Iowa. Focus group participants were presented
with three hypothetical alternatives to coordinate with their neighbors; landowners could self-organize, work with a natural
resource professional (i.e., forester), or work with an organization to complete a cross-boundary practice. In this article,
we focus on the latter two alternatives and the role of two social theories—principal-agent and cooperation—in explaining
landowners’ evaluations of these alternatives. Key findings are that (1) cross-boundary coordination has the potential to
alleviate problems between landowners and resource professionals inherent to their typical working relationship, and (2) social
relationships are a major factor contributing to landowners’ willingness to participate. We posit that cross-boundary coordination
offers a non-economic incentive for landowners to work together as it may reduce the uncertainty associated with hiring a
resource professional. At the same time, professionals can provide a bridging function among landowners who are unacquainted.
To achieve these outcomes and expand the adoption of cross-boundary coordination, we suggest four guidelines. First, foster
dialogue among landowners toward shared cognition and oversight. Second, match landowners’ practices and objectives such that
there are clear benefits to all. Third, develop relationships through low risk activities where possible. Fourth, do not expect
on-going commitments.
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Mark RickenbachEmail: |
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Sustainability assessment (SA) is a holistic and long-range strategic instrument capable of assisting policy-making in electing,
and deciding upon, future development priorities. The outcomes of an SA process become more relevant and strengthened when
conducted with multi-stakeholder engagement, which provides for multiple dialogues and perspectives. This was the object of
research of the SA team in the context of BioScene (Scenarios for Reconciling Biodiversity Conservation with Declining Agriculture Use in Mountain Areas in Europe), a three-year project (2002–2005) funded by the European Union 5th Framework Program, which aimed to investigate the implications
of agricultural restructuring and decline for biodiversity conservation in the mountain areas of Europe, using three distinct
methodological streams: the ecological, the socio-economic, and the SA approaches. The SA approach drew on the previous two
to assess the importance for biodiversity management of different scenarios of agri-environmental change and rural policy
in six countries (France, Greece, Norway, Slovakia, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom), develop causal chains, include stakeholder
views, and identify potential contributions for, or conflicts with, sustainability. This article tells how SA was used, what
sustainability meant in each study area through different objectives of sustainability considered, discusses the methods used
in SA, and the benefits arising. The SA was conducted by a team independent of any study area, who developed and oversaw the
application of the SA methodology, assisting national teams, and developing a cross-country understanding of the sustainability
of proposed scenarios in the different geographical and social contexts, and their implications for policy-making. Finally,
it reflects on the persistent challenges of interdisciplinary research, compounded by multi-cultural teams, and concludes
on the BioScene’s lessons for the further development and application of SA.
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William R. SheateEmail: |
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Willingness to Pay for Improving the Residential Waste Disposal System in Korea: A Choice Experiment Study 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
This study attempts to apply choice experiments with regard to the residential waste disposal system (RWDS) in Korea by considering
various attributes that are related to RWDS. Using data from a survey conducted on 492 households, the empirical analysis
yields estimates of the willingness to pay for a clean food-waste collection facility, the collection of small items (such
as obsolete mobile phones and add-ons for personal computers), and a more convenient large waste disposal system. The estimation
results of multinomial logit models are quite similar to those of nested logit models. The results reveal that residents have
preferences for the cleanliness of facilities and the collection of small items. In Korea, residents are required to purchase
and attach stickers for the disposal of large items; they want to be able to obtain stickers at not only village offices but
also supermarkets. On the other hand, the frequency of waste collection is not a significant factor in the choice of the improved
waste management program.
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Seung-Hoon YooEmail: |
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Douglas J. Norton James D. Wickham Timothy G. Wade Kelly Kunert John V. Thomas Paul Zeph 《Environmental management》2009,44(2):356-368
Common decision support tools and a growing body of knowledge about ecological recovery can help inform and guide large state
and federal restoration programs affecting thousands of impaired waters. Under the federal Clean Water Act (CWA), waters not
meeting state Water Quality Standards due to impairment by pollutants are placed on the CWA Section 303(d) list, scheduled
for Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) development, and ultimately restored. Tens of thousands of 303(d)-listed waters, many
with completed TMDLs, represent a restoration workload of many years. State TMDL scheduling and implementation decisions influence
the choice of waters and the sequence of restoration. Strategies that compare these waters’ recovery potential could optimize
the gain of ecological resources by restoring promising sites earlier. We explored ways for states to use recovery potential
in restoration priority setting with landscape analysis methods, geographic data, and impaired waters monitoring data. From
the literature and practice we identified measurable, recovery-relevant ecological, stressor, and social context metrics and
developed a restorability screening approach adaptable to widely different environments and program goals. In this paper we
describe the indicators, the methodology, and three statewide, recovery-based targeting and prioritization projects. We also
call for refining the scientific basis for estimating recovery potential.
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Paul ZephEmail: |
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Agricultural expansion and deforestation are spatial processes of land transformation that impact on landscape pattern. In
peninsular Malaysia, the conversion of forested areas into two major cash crops—rubber and oil palm plantations—has been identified
as driving significant environmental change. To date, there has been insufficient literature studying the link between changes
in landscape patterns and land-related development policies. Therefore, this paper examines: (i) the links between development
policies and changes in land use/land cover and landscape pattern and (ii) the significance and implications of these links
for future development policies. The objective is to generate insights on the changing process of land use/land cover and
landscape pattern as a functional response to development policies and their consequences for environmental conditions. Over
the last century, the development of cash crops has changed the country from one dominated by natural landscapes to one dominated
by agricultural landscapes. But the last decade of the century saw urbanization beginning to impact significantly. This process
aligned with the establishment of various development policies, from land development for agriculture between the mid 1950s
and the 1970s to an emphasis on manufacturing from the 1980s onward. Based on a case study in Selangor, peninsular Malaysia,
a model of landscape pattern change is presented. It contains three stages according to the relative importance of rubber
(first stage: 1900–1950s), oil palm (second stage: 1960s–1970s), and urban (third stage: 1980s–1990s) development that influenced
landscape fragmentation and heterogeneity. The environmental consequences of this change have been depicted through loss of
biodiversity, geohazard incidences, and the spread of vector-borne diseases. The spatial ecological information can be useful
to development policy formulation, allowing diagnosis of the country’s “health” and sustainability. The final section outlines
the usefulness of landscape analysis in the policy-making process to prevent further fragmentation of the landscape and forest
loss in Malaysia in the face of rapid economic development.
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Adnan A. HezriEmail: |
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van Wilgen BW Reyers B Le Maitre DC Richardson DM Schonegevel L 《Journal of environmental management》2008,89(4):336-349
This paper reports an assessment of the current and potential impacts of invasive alien plants on selected ecosystem services in South Africa. We used data on the current and potential future distribution of 56 invasive alien plant species to estimate their impact on four services (surface water runoff, groundwater recharge, livestock production and biodiversity) in five terrestrial biomes. The estimated reductions in surface water runoff as a result of current invasions were >3000 million m3 (about 7% of the national total), most of which is from the fynbos (shrubland) and grassland biomes; the potential reductions would be more than eight times greater if invasive alien plants were to occupy the full extent of their potential range. Impacts on groundwater recharge would be less severe, potentially amounting to approximately 1.5% of the estimated maximum reductions in surface water runoff. Reductions in grazing capacity as a result of current levels of invasion amounted to just over 1% of the potential number of livestock that could be supported. However, future impacts could increase to 71%. A ‘biodiversity intactness index’ (the remaining proportion of pre-modern populations) ranged from 89% to 71% for the five biomes. With the exception of the fynbos biome, current invasions have almost no impact on biodiversity intactness. Under future levels of invasion, however, these intactness values decrease to around 30% for the savanna, fynbos and grassland biomes, but to even lower values (13% and 4%) for the two karoo biomes. Thus, while the current impacts of invasive alien plants are relatively low (with the exception of those on surface water runoff), the future impacts could be very high. While the errors in these estimates are likely to be substantial, the predicted impacts are sufficiently large to suggest that there is serious cause for concern. 相似文献
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The effects of livestock grazing on selected riparian and stream attributes, water chemistry, and algal biomass were investigated
over a two-year period using livestock enclosures and by completing stream surveys in the Cypress Hills grassland plateau,
Alberta, Canada. Livestock enclosure experiments, partially replicated in three streams, comprised four treatments: (1) early
season livestock grazing (June–August), (2) late season livestock grazing (August–September), (3) all season grazing (June–September),
and (4) livestock absent controls. Livestock grazing significantly decreased streambank stability, biomass of riparian vegetation,
and the extent to which aquatic vegetation covered the stream channels compared with livestock-absent controls. Water quality
comparisons indicated significant differences among the four livestock grazing treatments in Battle and Graburn creeks but
not in Nine Mile Creek. In Graburn Creek, the concentration of total phosphorus in the all-season livestock grazing treatment
was significantly higher than that in the livestock-absent control, and the early season and late season grazing treatments.
Concentrations of soluble reactive phosphorus in the all-season livestock grazing treatment also exceeded that in livestock-absent
control. In contrast, differences in water quality variables in the remaining 22 comparisons (i.e., 22 of the total 24 comparisons)
were minor even when differences were statistically significant. Effects of livestock grazing on algal biomass were variable,
and there was no consistent pattern among creeks. At the watershed scale, spatial variation in algal biomass was related (P < 0.05) with concentrations of NO2
− + NO3
− and soluble reactive phosphorus in two of the four study creeks. Nutrient diffusing substrata experiments showed that algal
communities were either nitrogen-limited or not limited by nutrients, depending on stream and season. 相似文献
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The effects of livestock grazing on selected riparian and stream attributes, water chemistry, and algal biomass were investigated over a two-year period using livestock enclosures and by completing stream surveys in the Cypress Hills grassland plateau, Alberta, Canada. Livestock enclosure experiments, partially replicated in three streams, comprised four treatments: (1) early season livestock grazing (June–August), (2) late season livestock grazing (August–September), (3) all season grazing (June–September), and (4) livestock absent controls. Livestock grazing significantly decreased streambank stability, biomass of riparian vegetation, and the extent to which aquatic vegetation covered the stream channels compared with livestock-absent controls. Water quality comparisons indicated significant differences among the four livestock grazing treatments in Battle and Graburn creeks but not in Nine Mile Creek. In Graburn Creek, the concentration of total phosphorus in the all-season livestock grazing treatment was significantly higher than that in the livestock-absent control, and the early season and late season grazing treatments. Concentrations of soluble reactive phosphorus in the all-season livestock grazing treatment also exceeded that in livestock-absent control. In contrast, differences in water quality variables in the remaining 22 comparisons (i.e., 22 of the total 24 comparisons) were minor even when differences were statistically significant. Effects of livestock grazing on algal biomass were variable, and there was no consistent pattern among creeks. At the watershed scale, spatial variation in algal biomass was related (P < 0.05) with concentrations of NO2 ? + NO3 ? and soluble reactive phosphorus in two of the four study creeks. Nutrient diffusing substrata experiments showed that algal communities were either nitrogen-limited or not limited by nutrients, depending on stream and season. 相似文献
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Robins L 《Environmental management》2008,42(5):833-846
This paper aims to give practical meaning to ‘capacity building’ through (a) identifying a suite of practical measures, such
as mentoring or best practice guidelines, that have been shown to or are considered to build human, social, institutional,
and economic capital; (b) placing these measures within a broader systems framework; and (c) exploring stakeholder feedback
on specific measures to inform framework implementation. The 29 measures described provide actors, whether government or nongovernment,
with a suite of practical investment choices for building capacity. These measures are then clustered into eight groups according
to their primary purpose and placed within a systems framework. The framework provides a tool for actors with responsibilities
for or an interest in capacity building to inform more holistic and strategic targeting of effort and investment. Stakeholder
feedback gathered through surveys and workshops is subsequently reported to further inform implementation of specific measures
within the framework’s eight groupings. The framework presented may be built upon through the identification and inclusion
of further capacity building measures. The research is conducted within the context of decentralized governance arrangements
for natural resource management (NRM), with specific focus on Australia’s recently formalized 56 NRM regions and their community-based
governing boards as an informative arena of learning. Application of the framework is explored in the Australian setting through
the identification and comparison of measures supported and most preferred by four major stakeholder groups, namely board
members, regional NRM organization staff, policy/research interests, and Indigenous interests. The research also examines
stakeholder perceptions of capacity issues, and whether these issues are likely to be addressed through implementing their
preferred measures.
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Lisa RobinsEmail: |