Integration of Visual Quality Considerations in Development of Israeli Vegetation Management Policy

This article deals with the visual quality of Mediterranean vegetation groups in northern Israel, the public's preference of these groups as a visual resource, and the policy options for their management. The study is based on a sample of 44 Mediterranean vegetation groups and three population groups of local residents, who were interviewed using a questionnaire and photographs of the vegetation groups. The results of the research showed that plant classification methods based on flora composition, habitat, and external appearance were found to be suitable for visual plant classification and for the evaluation of visual preference of vegetation groups by the interviewed public. The vegetation groups of planted pine forests and olive groves, characterizing a cultured vegetation landscape, were preferred over typical Mediterranean landscapes such as scrub and grassed scrub. The researchers noted a marked difference between the two products of vegetation management policy, one that proposes the conservation and restoration of the variety of native Mediterranean vegetation landscape, and a second that advanced the development of the cultured landscape of planted olive groves and pines forests, which were highly preferred by the public. The authors suggested the development of an integrated vegetation management policy that would combine both needs and thus reduce the gap between the policy proposed by planners and the local population's visual preference.     

A simulation model for projecting changes in salinity concentrations and species dominance in the coastal margin habitats of the Everglades

Sharp boundaries typically separate the salinity tolerant mangroves from the salinity intolerant hardwood hammock species, which occupy the similar geographical areas of southern Florida. Evidence of strong feedback between tree community-type and the salinity of the unsaturated (vadose) zone of the soil suggests that a severe disturbance that significantly tilts the salinity in the vadose zone might cause a shift from one vegetation type to the other. In this study, a model based upon the feedback dynamics between vegetation and salinity of the vadose zone of the soil was used to take account of storm surge events to investigate the mechanisms that by which this large-scale disturbance could affect the spatial pattern of hardwood hammocks and mangroves. Model simulation results indicated that a heavy storm surge that completely saturated the vadose zone at 30 ppt for 1 day could lead to a regime shift in which there is domination by mangroves of areas previously dominated by hardwood hammocks. Lighter storm surges that saturated the vadose zone at less than 7 ppt did not cause vegetation shifts. Investigations of model sensitivity analysis indicated that the thickness of the vadose zone, coupled with precipitation, influenced the residence time of high salinity in the vadose zone and therefore determined the rate of mangrove domination. The model was developed for a southern Florida coastal ecosystem, but its applicability may be much broader.     

三峡库区不同植被覆盖对土壤碳的影响

植被覆盖变化对三峡库区生态环境产生重要影响.土壤有机碳在陆地生态系统的发育和运行等方面均起着极其重要的作用,所以本课题研究宜昌点军区柏树地,橘树地以及菜地的土壤性质状况.结果表明:土壤含水量是柏树林最大.菜地的最小,而土壤容重的大小顺序是:柑橘树地>柏树地>菜地.土壤有机碳、易氧化碳和二者的比值都是柏树地的最大,柑橘地的最小,菜地的处于中间状态.而微生物碳和微生物墒含量大小顺序是柏树地>柑橘树>菜地;微生物代谢墒的大小顺序是:柑橘地>菜地>柏树地.由此说明柏树生长有利于土壤活性碳源含量的提高和土壤质量的改善.     

双季稻区冬种覆盖作物对土壤微生物量的影响

利用氯仿熏蒸浸提法研究了南方双季稻区4种冬季覆盖作物对土壤微生物量碳、氮周年动态的影响.结果表明:冬季种植紫云英(Astragalus sinicus L.)、黑麦草(Lolium multiflroum Lam.)和马铃薯(Solanum tuberosum L.)土壤微生物量碳含量分别为:248.8mg·kg-1、256.7mg·kg-1和238.9mg·kg-1均显著高于冬闲田的218.3 mg·kg-1(P<0.05),增幅为9.43%～17.59%;冬季种植油菜(Brassica campestris L.)土壤微生物量碳比冬闲田提高了0.63%,没有显著性差异.4种覆盖作物土壤微生物量氮含量分别为:紫云英,100.3 mg·kg-1、黑麦草,153.8 mg·kg-1、马铃薯,99.9 mg·kg-1和油菜,86.2 mg·kg-1,均显著高于冬闲田,73.5 mg·kg-1(P<0.05).对比冬闲田,各个覆盖作物均显著提高土壤有机质含量(P<0.05).说明种植冬季覆盖作物可以提高土壤有机质含量和有效养分含量,促进了土壤微生物的活动,有利于保持土壤肥力.     

基于MODIS数据估算海河流域植被生态用水方法探讨

基于中分辨率成像光谱仪(MODIS)数据和地面气象数据,建立了区域植被生态用水模型．通过地表温度和植被覆盖度的“现状”三角关系,应用该模型计算了地表温度．植被覆盖度指数(ITVC),结合植被系数法计算了地表植被生态用水,并用该模型的计算结果分析了海河流域的生态用水．结果显示,基于“现状”三角法和植被系数法计算的植被现状环境用水与地表大型蒸渗仪实测结果较一致．海河流域植被生态用水具有明显的区域分布特征,西部山区和中东部黑龙港及运东平原和大清河淀东平原区植被生态用水量比较低,而在太行山山前平原、东南部平原以及北部燕山一带植被生态用水量比较高．     

1985年以来江苏省土地利用变化对人类活动程度的响应

利用1985、1995、2005和2008年4期遥感影像解译获取的土地利用变化数据,从土地利用变化速度、转移方向和土地利用程度方面,借助GIS空间分析和图谱分析技术及Ucinet社会网络分析软件,全面定量分析江苏省1985年以来人类活动作用下土地利用时空变化规律。研究表明:(1)1985~1995、1995~2005、2005~2008年3个时段江苏省的土地利用综合动态分别为12.95%、17.17%、15.03%,反应了人类活动对江苏省土地利用变化的影响程度呈现出"缓慢影响—剧烈影响—影响减缓"的倒U型曲线规律;(2)1985年以来,耕地、建设用地和水域之间的空间转移是江苏省土地利用转移的关键,也是人类影响土地利用最主要的表现形式,3种地类的相互转移占所有土地转移流的80%以上,其中耕地转为建设用地所占比例最大,主要分布苏锡常及南京4市的市辖区,以及昆山、江阴等经济发达的县市及苏北的宿迁市、淮安市、徐州市;(3)1985年以来,追求净产出(利润)的增长是土地利用变化的内在动力,导致建设用地增加及耕地减少,使得全省土地利用程度整体水平不断升高;受可驱动的有效资本量控制,经济发达的苏南地区一直是人类活动影响土地利用最为剧烈的区域,而苏北地区随着经济实力的不断提升土地利用受人类活动影响的程度也在逐渐增强。     

基于知识与规则的土地利用信息分层提取研究——以南京市都市区为例

为了克服利用统一分类模型难以有效提高土地利用分类精度的问题,为土地利用/覆被定性、定量信息的提取提供一种高精度、高效率的提取方法,将分层信息提取法和基于知识规则的信息提取方法相结合,基于对南京市都市区的土地利用时空特点和研究区TM影像数据中各地类波谱信息的分析,结合了地类提取指数模型、DEM数据、城市建成区边界等,充分利用地学先验知识,设计了一套土地信息分层提取的流程,对土地利用信息进行了提取。利用该方法对2012年南京市都市区的土地利用/土地覆被信息提取的总体精度达到了88.67%,Kappa系数达到了0.85。实践证明,基于知识与规则的土地利用信息分层提取方法提取精度较高,适用性强,对其他地区的土地利用/覆被信息分类提取也有一定的借鉴意义。     

2000～2020年西南地区植被NDVI时空变化及驱动机制探究

基于2000～2020年MOD13A3 NDVI时间序列、1999～2020年气象数据以及2000年和2020年两期土地利用类型数据,采用Theil-Sen Median趋势分析、 Mann-Kendall显著性检验、多重共线性检验、残差分析和相对作用分析等方法,分析了西南地区植被NDVI时空变化特征及气候变化和人类活动对植被NDVI变化的驱动机制.结果表明,研究时段内西南地区整体及各地貌单元植被NDVI均呈上升趋势,其中,广西丘陵和云贵高原植被NDVI上升趋势最为显著,青藏高原植被NDVI上升趋势最为微弱.气候变化和人类活动影响下西南地区植被NDVI上升斜率分别为0.001 0 a^-1和0.000 6 a^-1.气候变化和人类活动的共同驱动是引起西南地区植被改善的主要原因.西南地区植被改善主要受区域气候条件的控制,植被退化主要受人类活动的影响.总体上,植被NDVI与最低气温、降水、最高气温、可能蒸散率和相对湿度呈正相关,与平均气温、气压、日照时数、温暖指数和湿度指数呈负相关.最低气温、日照时数和降水是影响西南地区植被NDVI变化的主要气象因子...     

1989~2015年海口城市热环境与景观格局的时空演变及其相互关系

利用1989,1999,2007和2015年的4期Landsat 5TM/8OLI-TIRS遥感数据,综合应用遥感、地理信息系统、景观生态学和统计分析相结合的方法,探讨海口城市热环境与景观格局的时空演变关系.结果显示,1989~2015年间,海口城市陆地表面温度（LST）总体呈逐步上升的趋势.城市热岛面积逐步扩大,空间质心向西南方向转移,且在2007年以后转移速率明显加快;冷岛质心则向东部生态核心区转移.城市LST较高的区域往往与不透水表面分布一致,较低的LST与绿地或水体分布一致.4期绿地的平均LST比不透水表面低4.17℃,其中2015年绿地景观类型百分比（PLAND）每增加10%导致LST下降0.57℃;不透水表面每增加10%,LST则上升0.78℃.不同时期绿地和不透水表面的平均LST与PLAND、最大斑块指数（LPI）、聚集度指数（AI）均表现为一致的极显著相关关系,且相关性逐年增强,其中绿地为负相关,不透水表面为正相关;景观斑块的大小和聚集程度对城市LST有较大影响.研究结果可以拓展对城市热环境与景观格局时空演变关系的认识,为城市规划和决策者提供参考.     

Effect of photo-biodegradation and biodegradation on the biogeochemical cycling of dissolved organic matter across diverse surface water bodies

The objective of this research was to quantify the temporal variation of dissolved organic matter(DOM) in five distinct waterbodies in watersheds with diverse types of land use and land cover in the presence and absence of sunlight. The water bodies were an agricultural pond, a lake in a forested watershed, a man-made reservoir, an estuary, and a bay. Two sets of samples were prepared by dispensing unfiltered samples into filtered samples in 1:10 ratio(V/V). The first set was exposed to sunlight(10 hr per day for 30 days) for examining the combined effect of photo-biodegradation, while the second set was stored in dark for examining biodegradation alone. Spectroscopic measurements in tandem with multivariate statistics were used to interpret DOM lability and composition. The results suggest that the agricultural pond behaved differently compared to other study locations during degradation experiments due to the presence of higher amount of microbial humic-like and protein-like components derived from microbial/anthropogenic sources. For all samples, a larger decrease in dissolved organic carbon(DOC) concentration(10.12% ±9.81% for photo-biodegradation and 6.65% ± 2.83% for biodegradation) and rapid transformation of DOM components(i.e., terrestrial humic-like components into microbial humic and protein-like components) were observed during photo-biodegradation experiments.Results suggest that sunlight facilitated DOM biodegradation, resulting in simpler recalcitrant molecules regardless of original composition. Overall, it was found that combined effects of light and bacteria are more efficient than bacterial effects alone in remineralizing and altering DOM, which highlights the crucial importance of sunlight in transforming aquatic DOM.