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Changes in Forest Area Along Stream Networks in an Agricultural Catchment of the Great Barrier Reef Lagoon 总被引:2,自引:1,他引:1
Scenes from the series of multispectral sensors on the Landsat satellites were used to map recent changes (between 1972 and 2004) in forest cover within and adjacent to stream networks of an intensively farmed region of the southern Great Barrier Reef catchment (Australia). Unsupervised ISODATA classifications of Tasseled-Cap transformed data (at 57 m ground resolution) mapped forest and cleared areas within 150 m of Pisoneer catchment waterways with 72.2% overall accuracy (K(hat) = 0.469), when adjusted for the size of each class. Although the user's accuracy was higher for the forest class (82.1 +/- 8.4% at alpha = 0.05), large errors of commission (34.2 +/- 8.3%) substantially affected map accuracy for the cleared class. The main reasons for misclassification include: (1) failure to discriminate narrowly vegetated riparian strips; (2) misregistration of scenes; and (3) spectral similarity of ground cover. Error matrix probabilities were used to adjust the mapped area of classes, resulting in a decline of forest cover by 12.3% and increase of clearing by 18.5% (22.4 km(2) change; 95% confidence interval: 14.3-29.6 km(2)) between 1972 and 2004. Despite the mapping errors, Landsat data were able to identify broad patterns of land cover change that were verified from aerial photography. Most of the forest losses occurred in open forest to woodland habitat dominated by Eucalyptus, Corymbia, and Lophostemon species, which were largely replaced by sugarcane cropping. Melaleuca communities were similarly affected, though they have a much smaller distribution in the catchment. 相似文献
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Comparative Analysis of New Zealand and US Approaches for Agricultural Nonpoint Source Pollution Management 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
Brian S. Caruso 《Environmental management》2000,25(1):9-22
The role of the central government in New Zealand is generally limited to research and policy development, and regional councils
are responsible for most monitoring and management of the problem. The role of the federal government in the United States
includes research and monitoring, policy development, and regulation. States also have a significant management role. Both
countries rely on voluntary approaches for NPS pollution management. Very few national water quality standards exist in New
Zealand, whereas standards are widely used in the United States. Loading estimates and modeling are often used in the United
States, but not in New Zealand. A wide range of best management practices (BMPs) are used in the United States, including
buffer strips and constructed/engineered wetlands. Buffer strips and riparian management have been emphasized and used widely
in New Zealand.
Many approaches are common to both countries, but management of the problem has only been partly successful. The primary barriers
are the inadequacy of the voluntary approach and the lack of scientific tools that are useful to decision-makers. More work
needs to be performed on the evaluation of approaches developed in both countries that could be applied in the other countries.
In addition, more cooperation and information/technology transfer between the two countries should be encouraged in the future. 相似文献
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Macroinvertebrate and fish populations in a restored impounded salt marsh 21 years after the reestablishment of tidal flooding 总被引:2,自引:0,他引:2
Swamy V Fell PE Body M Keaney MB Nyaku MK McIlvain EC Keen AL 《Environmental management》2002,29(4):516-530
During the last two decades, the State of Connecticut has restored tidal flow to many impounded salt marshes. One of the first
of these and the one most extensively studied is Impoundment One in the Barn Island Wildlife Management Area in Stonington,
Connecticut. In 1990, twelve years after the re-establishment of tidal flooding, the density of the marsh snail Melampus bidentatus, the numerically dominant macroinvertebrate of the high marsh, in Impoundment One was about half that in reference marshes
below the breached impoundment dike. By 1999 the densities of Melampus above and below the dike were not significantly different, but the shell-free biomass was greater above the dike as a result
of the somewhat larger number and size of the snails there. Twenty-one years after the renewal of tidal flooding, three marsh
macroinvertebrates (the amphipods Orchestia grillus and Uhlorchestia spartinophila and the mussel Geukensia demissa) were significantly less abundant in the previously impounded marsh than in the reference marshes, whereas another amphipod
(Gammarus palustris) was more abundant above the breached dike where conditions appeared to be somewhat wetter. In 1991 the fish assemblage in
a mosquito-control ditch in Impoundment One was similar to that in a ditch below the breached dike; however, the common mummichog
Fundulus heteroclitus appeared to be less abundant in the restoring marsh. By 1999 the number of mummichogs caught in ditches was significantly
greater in Impoundment One than in the reference marsh, but the numbers of mummichogs trapped along the tidal creek were comparable
above and below the dike. The results obtained in this study and those of other restoring marshes at Barn Island indicate
the full recovery of certain animal populations following the reintroduction of tidal flow to impounded marshes may require
up to two or more decades. Furthermore, not only do different species recover at different rates on a single marsh, but the
time required for the recovery of a particular species may vary widely from marsh to marsh, often independently of other species. 相似文献
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Smith JG 《Environmental management》2003,32(1):77-92
Recovery of the benthic macroinvertebrate community in a small east Tennessee stream impacted by fly ash discharges from a power plant was investigated over a period of 6.5 years. The rate of recovery was greatest in the first 2 years after an initial 75% reduction in coal use led to a similar reduction in ash discharges and associated contaminants; further recovery followed after all fly ash discharges ceased. Recovery of the stream progressed through two phases. In the first phase, which lasted for approximately the first 2 years, most density and richness metrics increased considerably. In the second phase of recovery, the increases in metric values were followed by declines before fluctuating in and out of the lower reference ranges for the metrics. Detrended correspondence analyses and indicator species analyses showed that changes in species composition and community structure were ongoing throughout the second phase. Thus, the first phase was characterized by species additions, while the second phase involved species replacements and shifts in community dominants. Further recovery of the macroinvertebrate community will probably depend on additional flushing of fly ash deposits from the streambed and flood plain, because their continued presence reduces habitat quality in the stream and serves as a potential source of contaminants. Further recovery also may be limited by the availability of vagile species in nearby watersheds. 相似文献
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Don C. Erman 《Environmental management》1981,5(6):531-536
General surveys of the benthic macroinvertebrates from Piceance Creek and the White River were conducted for nearly a decade prior to oil-shale exploitation in north central Colorado, USA. Comparison of the taxa collected in four studies on Piceance Creek and five studies on the White River shows little similarity among most studies. Studies were generally consistent in methods, site selection, and time of year for collection. Lack of agreement among the studies on what constitutes a baseline of common taxa is probably a result of taxonomic difficulties and differences in technique. More emphasis should be placed on testing possible impacts than on repeated, expensive, and inconclusive baseline inventories. 相似文献
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Lance R. Williams Christopher M. Taylor Melvin L. Warren Jr. J. Alan Clingenpeel 《Environmental management》2002,29(1):76-87
Using Basin Area Stream Survey (BASS) data from the United States Forest Service, we evaluated how timber harvesting influenced
patterns of variation in physical stream features and regional fish and macroinvertebrate assemblages. Data were collected
for three years (1990–1992) from six hydrologically variable streams in the Ouachita Mountains, Arkansas, USA that were paired
by management regime within three drainage basins. Specifically, we used multivariate techniques to partition variability
in assemblage structure (taxonomic and trophic) that could be explained by timber harvesting, drainage basin differences,
year-to-year variability, and their shared variance components. Most of the variation in fish assemblages was explained by
drainage basin differences, and both basin and year-of-sampling influenced macroinvertebrate assemblages. All three factors
modeled, including interactions between drainage basins and timber harvesting, influenced variability in physical stream features.
Interactions between timber harvesting and drainage basins indicated that differences in physical stream features were important
in determining the effects of logging within a basin. The lack of a logging effect on the biota contradicts predictions for
these small, hydrologically variable streams. We believe this pattern is related to the large scale of this study and the
high levels of natural variability in the streams. Alternatively, there may be time-specific effects we were unable to detect
with our sampling design and analyses. 相似文献
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Assessing Biotic Integrity of Streams: Effects of Scale in Measuring the Influence of Land Use/Cover and Habitat Structure on Fish and Macroinvertebrates 总被引:19,自引:2,他引:19
/ Fish and macroinvertebrate assemblage composition, instream habitat features and surrounding land use were assessed in an agriculturally developed watershed to relate overall biotic condition to patterns of land use and channel structure. Six 100-m reaches were sampled on each of three first-order warm-water tributaries of the River Raisin in southeastern Michigan. Comparisons among sites and tributaries showed considerable variability in fish assemblages measured with the index of biotic integrity, macroinvertebrate assemblages characterized with several diversity indexes, and both quantitative and qualitative measurements of instream habitat structure. Land use immediate to the tributaries predicted biotic condition better than regional land use, but was less important than local habitat variables in explaining the variability observed in fish and macroinvertebrate assemblages. Fish and macroinvertebrates appeared to respond differently to landscape configuration and habitat variables as well. Fish showed a stronger relationship to flow variability and immediate land use, while macroinvertebrates correlated most strongly with dominant substrate. Although significant, the relationships between instream habitat variables and immediate land use explained only a modest amount of the variability observed. A prior study of this watershed ascribed greater predictive power to land use. In comparison to our study design, this study covered a larger area, providing greater contrast among subcatchments. Differences in outcomes suggests that the scale of investigation influences the strength of predictive variables. Thus, we concluded that the importance of local habitat conditions is best revealed by comparisons at the within-subcatchment scale. KEY WORDS: Stream; Biomonitoring; Land use; Scale; Habitat; Fish; Macroinvertebrates 相似文献
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Three mathematical models, the runoff curve number equation, the universal soil loss equation, and the mass response functions,
were evaluated for predicting nonpoint source nutrient loading from agricultural watersheds of the Mediterranean region. These
methodologies were applied to a catchment, the gulf of Gera Basin, that is a typical terrestrial ecosystem of the islands
of the Aegean archipelago. The calibration of the model parameters was based on data from experimental plots from which edge-of-field
losses of sediment, water runoff, and nutrients were measured. Special emphasis was given to the transport of dissolved and
solid-phase nutrients from their sources in the farmers' fields to the outlet of the watershed in order to estimate respective
attenuation rates. It was found that nonpoint nutrient loading due to surface losses was high during winter, the contribution
being between 50% and 80% of the total annual nutrient losses from the terrestrial ecosystem. The good fit between simulated
and experimental data supports the view that these modeling procedures should be considered as reliable and effective methodological
tools in Mediterranean areas for evaluating potential control measures, such as management practices for soil and water conservation
and changes in land uses, aimed at diminishing soil loss and nutrient delivery to surface waters. Furthermore, the modifications
of the general mathematical formulations and the experimental values of the model parameters provided by the study can be
used in further application of these methodologies in watersheds with similar characteristics. 相似文献
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Stream Invertebrate Communities, Water Quality, and Land-Use Patterns in an Agricultural Drainage Basin of Northeastern Nebraska, USA 总被引:2,自引:0,他引:2
We used invertebrate bioassessment, habitat analysis, geographic information system analysis of land use, and water chemistry
monitoring to evaluate tributaries of a degraded northeast Nebraska, USA, reservoir. Bimonthly invertebrate collections and
monthly water chemistry samples were collected for two years on six stream reaches to identify sources contributing to reservoir
degradation and test suitability of standard rapid bioassessment methods in this region. A composite biotic index composed
of seven commonly used metrics was effective for distinguishing between differentially impacted sites and responded to a variety
of disturbances. Individual metrics varied greatly in precision and ability to discriminate between relatively impacted and
unimpacted stream reaches. A modified Hilsenhoff index showed the highest precision (reference site CV = 0.08) but was least
effective at discriminating among sites. Percent dominance and the EPT (number of Ephemeroptera, Plecoptera, and Trichoptera
taxa) metrics were most effective at discriminating between sites and exhibited intermediate precision. A trend of higher
biotic integrity during summer was evident, indicating seasonal corrections should differ from other regions. Poor correlations
were evident between water chemistry variables and bioassessment results. However, land-use factors, particularly within 18-m
riparian zones, were correlated with bioassessment scores. For example, there was a strong negative correlation between percentage
of rangeland in 18-m riparian zones and percentage of dominance in streams (r
2
= 0.90, P < 0.01). Results demonstrate that standard rapid bioassessment methods, with some modifications, are effective for use in this agricultural
region of the Great Plains and that riparian land use may be the best predictor of stream biotic integrity. 相似文献
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Fish Community Structure as a Measure of Degradation and Rehabilitation of Riparian Systems in an Agricultural Drainage Basin 总被引:7,自引:0,他引:7
/ Assessing the health of ecological components of agroecosystems may be accomplished by examining changes in the drainage basin, which serves as an integrator of the agroecosystem landscape. In this study we examined fish communities in terms of an array of indicators of structure and related these to changes in riparian vegetation and agricultural practice. Evidence suggests management practices designed to foster healthier environments by, for example, reestablishing riparian vegetation were associated with positive impacts on the integrity of the fish community. At the same time, continued intensification of agricultural practices in parts of the drainage basin in recent years likely has had an off-setting influence in overall improvements in agroecosystem health. Assessments of changes in the structure of the fish associations provide the balance sheet by which the counteracting influences can be aggregated and assessed.KEY WORDS: Fish community structure; Riparian system; Agricultural drainage basin 相似文献
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6 m3) following extensive gravel extraction from the channel, this evolution appears to be reversed today, showing that this river
is capable of rehabilitating itself. The watershed supplies the river with 50,000 m3/yr of material and part of this load (30,000 m3/yr) is extracted. Although it is theoretically possible to reverse this phenomenon, it is unacceptable for the local economy
as man-made installations unadapted to flooding were developed along the river during the period of incision. Today, the development
policy is in conflict with the maintenance and the preservation of natural sediment transport and deposition. 相似文献
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A straightened stream stretch with poor habitat heterogeneity was divided into a “control” section with a low amount of submerged woody debris and an experimentally “wood-enriched” downstream section to study the effect of enhanced habitat diversity on the benthic invertebrate community. The downstream section was enriched by fixing 25 wood packages constructed from 9–10 branches on the stream bottom. Succession processes occurring in the two stream sections were compared by chironomid exuviae drift from July to November 2000 and from April to August 2001. During the first sampling period, more drifting chironomid exuviae (medians of control vs. wood-enriched: 446 vs. 331, no significant difference) and total number of taxa (44 vs. 36, Wilcoxon signed-rank test P = 0.019) were recorded for the control section. Although species compositions of both stream sections were highly similar (Sørensen index: 0.83) the diversity in the wood-enriched section was distinctly lower compared to the control section (Shannon–Weaver index: 1.19 vs. 1.50). During the second sampling period, exuviae numbers remained higher in the control section (median: 326 vs. 166), but total numbers of taxa were nearly equal (51 vs. 49), as well as species diversity (Shannon–Weaver index: 1.67 vs. 1.64). The lower chironomid diversity observed during the first sampling period coincided with a gradual but significant change of the streambed morphology in the wood-enriched section. There, the initially more U-shaped profile (V/U = 0.81 ± 0.37) had turned into a pronounced V shape (V/U = 1.14 ± 0.21), whereas the control section retained its unaltered U shape (V/U = 0.62–0.75). This small-scale study on experimental of woody debris in sandy lowland streams showed that the negative impact of increased hydraulic disturbance of the existing streambed more than outweighed any positive impact resulting from the increase in woody debris. 相似文献
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Toward an Integrated Management Plan of the Djoudj Park Water Resources: Senegal River Mouth 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
A new approach was needed to preserve the biodiversity of the Djoudj Park within a context marked by many constraints: drought,
regulation of its hydrologic system, and anthropogenic pressure. The local management plan developed in this paper aims at
the responsible management and fair distribution of the available water resources in the Djoudj Park to provide a balanced
response to conservation issues and the growing needs of the local communities. The opposition between an administration determined
to exercise its power and the confidence of local people weary of being stripped of their rights and cultural assets required
the setting up of a consensual management plan. This plan would provide a means to determine the timing and the number of
sluice gates to operate, based on an efficient command of the needs for water for each activity in the park and its surroundings.
This tool will allow the park authority to take full cognizance of the needs and opinions of all interest groups but also
their limits while keeping the essential functions of this wetland. It is also suggested that institutional and administrative
reform be carried out to associate local populations in the definition and implementation of criteria for an integrated management
of the Djoudj resources. 相似文献