排序方式: 共有49条查询结果,搜索用时 820 毫秒
11.
A Global Baseline for Spawning Aggregations of Reef Fishes 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
YVONNE SADOVY DE MITCHESON ANDREW CORNISH MICHAEL DOMEIER PATRICK L. COLIN MARTIN RUSSELL KENYON C. LINDEMAN 《Conservation biology》2008,22(5):1233-1244
Abstract: Species that periodically and predictably congregate on land or in the sea can be extremely vulnerable to overexploitation. Many coral reef fishes form spawning aggregations that are increasingly the target of fishing. Although serious declines are well known for a few species, the extent of this behavior among fishes and the impacts of aggregation fishing are not appreciated widely. To profile aggregating species globally, establish a baseline for future work, and strengthen the case for protection, we (as members of the Society for the Conservation of Reef Fish Aggregations) developed a global database on the occurrence, history, and management of spawning aggregations. We complemented the database with information from interviews with over 300 fishers in Asia and the western Pacific. Sixty‐seven species, mainly commercial, in 9 families aggregate to spawn in the 29 countries or territories considered in the database. Ninety percent of aggregation records were from reef pass channels, promontories, and outer reef‐slope drop‐offs. Multispecies aggregation sites were common, and spawning seasons of most species typically lasted <3 months. The best‐documented species in the database, the Nassau grouper (Epinephelus striatus), has undergone substantial declines in aggregations throughout its range and is now considered threatened. Our findings have important conservation and management implications for aggregating species given that exploitation pressures on them are increasing, there is little effective management, and 79% of those aggregations sufficiently well documented were reported to be in decline. Nonetheless, a few success stories demonstrate the benefits of aggregation management. A major shift in perspective on spawning aggregations of reef fish, from being seen as opportunities for exploitation to acknowledging them as important life‐history phenomena in need of management, is urgently needed. 相似文献
12.
13.
ROH Mark S DE BENEDETTI Laura JOUNG Young Hee LEE Nam Sook 《应用与环境生物学报》2007,13(2):145-151
Germplasm collection is important to preserve and maximize genetic diversity for germplasm conservation. Tsuga dumosa ( D. Don) Eichler in Engler & Prantl. and T. chinensis var. forrestii (Downie) Silba germplasm was collected from three localities in China: Mt. Yulong, Wenfeng Temple and Mt. Dishiergu, Yunnan Province. Accessions were identified based on morphological characters and RAPD markers. The shapes of the apices and margins of needles were examined, and the length and width of needles, cones and seeds from accessions of mature plants were used to compare the morphological differences and to identify the germplasm. Molecular markers generated by randomly amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) were also used to characterize the taxa. Although the clustering based on RAPD markers was inconsistent with the morphological characters of the needles, based on the overall morphological characters and on RAPD markers, the accessions from Mt. Yulong and Wenfeng Temple were identified as T. chinertsis var. forrestii, and those from Mt. Dishiergu identified as T. dumosa. Taxonomic identification of the accessions was made based on morphology and by RAPD markers concurred. The results indicate that the shapes of the apices and margins of needles particularly from young plants could not be used as a possible key to identify T. dumosa and T. chinertsis var. forrestii. Fig 6, Tab 3, Ref24 相似文献
14.
不同植被对工业污染区盐渍土的改良效果 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
以包头市西郊工业污染区盐渍化弃耕地为对象,研究了不同植被对土壤水盐动态和体积质量的影响。研究表明,造林后使林地内草本植物得到较快恢复,且归还土壤的枯落物比木本植物多,改良盐渍土壤和促进脱盐的作用较好;随植被盖度增加,盐渍土土壤含盐量和体积质量降低,盐渍土性状逐步改善。因此,在实施以耐盐树种造林为先导的工业污染区盐渍土恢复植被工程时,应适当降低造林密度,以利于林地内草本植物的恢复和建立林草复合植被,提高工业污染区盐渍土的生物治理效果。 相似文献
15.
Walter J. Hamming Robert D. Macphee James R. Taylor 《Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association (1995)》2013,63(1):7-16
Sampling for nitrogen and sulfur dioxides was initiated at several National Air Sampling Network stations in 1959 using a sampler developed for that purpose. In 1961 the Gas Sampling Network was expanded to its maximum of 49 stations. Sampling equipment and collecting solutions are supplied and chemical analyses performed by the network laboratories. Sampling and analysis procedures are described briefly. Average and maximum 24-hour concentrations of nitrogen dioxide and sulfur dioxide observed at 48 stations during 1961-1963 are presented. 相似文献
16.
Abstract: Bumble bees are a group of pollinators that are both ecologically and economically important and declining worldwide. Numerous mechanisms could be behind this decline, and the spread of parasites from commercial colonies into wild populations has been implicated recently in North America. Commercial breeding may lead to declines because commercial colonies may have high parasite loads, which can lead to colonization of native bumble bee populations; commercial rearing may allow higher parasite virulence to evolve; and global movement of commercial colonies may disrupt spatial patterns in local adaptation between hosts and parasites. We assessed parasite virulence, transmission mode, and infectivity. Microparasites and so‐called honey bee viruses may pose the greatest threat to native bumble bee populations because certain risk factors are present; for example, the probability of horizontal transmission of the trypanosome parasite Crithidia bombi is high. The microsporidian parasite Nosema bombi may play a role in declines of bumble bees in the United States. Preliminary indications that C. bombi and the neogregarine Apicystis bombi may not be native in parts of South America. We suggest that the development of molecular screening protocols, thorough sanitation efforts, and cooperation among nongovernmental organizations, governments, and commercial breeders might immediately mitigate these threats. 相似文献
17.
Preventing groundwater contamination is vastly cheaper than remediation. Recognizing this, attention in water and land management
agencies in North America increasingly turn to groundwater protection. Local agencies, such as municipalities and watershed
management districts, are vital to successful groundwater protection, but they face daunting challenges. In the United States,
senior governments have recognized these challenges and provide considerable support for local agencies. In Ontario, Canada,
local agencies are, to a much greater extent, on their own. The aims in this paper are to analyze factors that shape local
capacity for groundwater protection, focusing on Ontario, and to recommend avenues for capacity building. Interrelationships
among five dimensions of capacity (technical, financial, institutional, social, and political) are explored through an analysis
of three smaller Ontario communities: City of Guelph (population 93,400), Town of Orangeville (population 22,188), and Town
of Erin (population 11,000). Size clearly influences capacity for groundwater protection. However, other considerations unrelated
to size appear to be as important. These other factors include the ability to form horizontal and vertical linkages with external
agencies, political leadership and commitment, and citizen involvement. Thus, smaller communities in Ontario (and other jurisdictions
with limited senior government support) would do well to focus on these areas at the same time as they develop their technical,
financial, and institutional capacity. 相似文献
18.
This paper examines the changing trends in world tin demand for the period 1962–1985. In the early 1970s tin production peaked, and has since declined. The reasons for the decline are examined in terms of changes in product composition of income (i.e. mix of goods and services), changes in material composition of products, decline in gross domestic investment and the rising price of tin. 相似文献
19.
In 1982, for the first time since OPEC was founded in 1961, its production was surpassed by the non-OPEC countries in the world excluding the centrally planned economies. In that year, for the world as a whole, OPEC provided 35% of the oil consumed. The decline was brought about by a decrease in consumption and by a marked increase in production from non-OPEC sources. It is expected that non-OPEC producers will have the capacity to meet more than half of the world's oil requirements until the early 1990s, at which time OPEC producers will again assume the role of providing over 50% of the world's oil. 相似文献
20.
The European Water framework directive (WFD) is probably the most important environmental management directive that has been enacted over the last decade in the European Union. The directive aims at achieving an overall good ecological status in all European water bodies. In this article, we discuss the implementation steps of the WFD and their implications for environmental engineering practice while focusing on rivers as the main receiving waters. Arising challenges for engineers and scientists are seen in the quantitative assessment of water quality, where standardized systems are needed to estimate the biological status. This is equally of concern in engineering planning, where the prediction of ecological impacts is required. Studies dealing with both classification and prediction of the ecological water quality are reviewed. Further, the combined emission–water quality approach is discussed. Common understanding of this combined approach is to apply the most stringent of either water quality or emission standard to a certain case. In contrast, for example, the Austrian water act enables the application of only the water quality based approach - at least on a temporary basis. 相似文献