Multi-attribute analysis of trophic state and waterfowl management in Ringkøbing Fjord,Denmark

A multi-attribute analysis by means of the general multi-attribute analysis (GMAA) decision support system was performed in order to rank different strategies for good water quality with respect to trophic state, and good conditions for waterfowl, in the lagoon Ringkøbing Fjord, Denmark. The remedial strategies included nutrient abatement and the construction of facilities to increase the water exchange between the lagoon and the sea. The analysis showed that it is essential to keep the mean annual salinity level constant, since a drastic change in salinity may cause massive destruction of the macrophyte belt with large effects on the water quality and waterfowl abundance. It may be cost-effective to build and maintain a saltwater pumping station or a second sluice to increase the seawater inflow. Further nutrient abatement may not be cost-effective, at least not on time-scales shorter than 20 years, but the utility from nutrient abatement increases if a second sluice is built additionally. However, all of the remedial strategies, except decreasing the salinity, were projected to cause rather small changes in the effect variables compared to the no action alternative.     

The red and the black: habituation and the dear-enemy phenomenon in two desert Pheidole ants

Many species of territorial animals are more aggressive toward strangers than neighbors, a pattern of aggression referred to as the ’dear-enemy phenomenon.’ In many cases, the mechanism by which neighbors are discriminated from strangers and the function of neighbor-stranger discrimination remain controversial. We investigated the spatial patterns of inter-colony aggression within and between two Pheidole species of seed-harvesting ants in the Mojave Desert of California by quantifying aggression between colonies in standardized staged encounters. We also tested whether the level of fighting between workers of two colonies is affected by previous exposure to each other. We show that neighbors (i.e., colonies less that 2.6 m away) of either species are treated less aggressively than more distant colonies and that habituation may be a mechanism by which this discrimination is achieved. The variation in aggression among spatially distant colonies also suggests that additional genetic or environmental factors are involved in recognition. The function of the dear-enemy phenomenon in these ant species may be related to the greater risk to the resources of a colony presented by strange workers than workers from a neighboring colony. Received: 18 November 1999 / Received in revised form: 3 April 2000 / Accepted: 3 May 2000     

Characterization and distribution of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon in sediments of Haihe River, Tianjin, China

In this study sediment samples were collected from 13 sites of Haihe River in Tianjin City, China, sixteen of priority polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons （PAHs） listed in USEPA were analyzed by means of GC-MS. The total concentrations of PAH ranged from 774.81 to 255371.91 ng/g dw, and two to four rings of PAHs were dominant in sediment samples. Molecular ratios, such as phenanthrene/anthracene, fluoranthene/pyrene and low-molecular-weight PAH/high-molecular-weight PAH, were used to study the possible sources of pollution. It indicated a mixed pattern of parolytic and petrogenic inputs of PAHs in sediments in Haihe River. The petrogenic PAHs may be mainly derived from the leakage of refined products, e.g., gasoline, diesel fuel and fuel oil vehicle traffics or gas stations from urban area. The pyrolytic PAHs might be from the discharge of industrial wastewater and the emission of atmospheric particles from petrochemical factories. In addition, the levels of PAHs in the urban and industrial areas are far beyond the values reported from other rivers and marine systems reported. This situation may be due to polluted discharging from some petrochemical industrial manufactories and worse traffic conditions in Tianjin.     

多参数环境自动监测数据采集传输装置研究

为加强环境自动监测系统的建设,提供了一个支持多种类型现场信息宽接入的信息采集、支持有线和无线信息传输的开放式在线数据采集传输装置.装置用标准化的工控机作为控制核心,具备模拟信号、LonWorks信号、视频信号、RS-485信号输入接口,网络通信和GPRS远程通信方式,采用Windows操作系统和数据库技术,应用方便灵活,有助于提供有效、客观的现场环境信息,实现环境自动监测与管理.     

紫外氯胺组合消毒供水系统中病毒微生物的分布特征

为研究紫外氯胺组合消毒对供水系统中病毒微生物的影响特性,以生产规模紫外氯胺组合消毒供水系统为研究对象,应用宏基因组技术对供水系统中病毒微生物的迁移变化、群落结构和病毒宿主进行了分析.结果表明,紫外氯胺组合消毒工艺能降低病毒物种数(6.13％)和基因丰度(51.97％),但不能完全去除水中病毒微生物.对比美国环保署(US...     

蚁群算法在生命线网络系统抗震拓扑优化中的应用

近年来,遗传算法和模拟退火算法已经应用于网络系统的抗震拓扑优化,蚁群算法也已经成功应用到多个组合优化问题中。首先论述了生命线网络系统抗震拓扑优化模型,然后介绍了网络抗震可靠度分析的最小路递推分解算法。通过对优化问题解形式的分析,采用二进制编码的蚁群算法对优化模型进行了求解。最后,结合实例分析,并与遗传算法和模拟退火算法的计算结果进行了对比。结果表明,蚁群算法可以作为一种新的工具进行网络系统的优化设计。     

水生生物辐射剂量率计算在核电厂环境影响评价中的应用

生物辐射剂量率的计算是评价放射性元素对生物辐射影响的前提,也是核电厂环境影响报告书中不可缺少的组成部分。通过一个环境影响报告实例,介绍水生生物辐射剂量率的计算在核电厂环境影响评价中的应用。     

重庆都市区环境压力与经济发展退耦研究

在简介环境压力与经济发展退耦理论的基础上,以重庆都市区为例,构建环境压力与经济发展耦合的PSR框架,应用退耦分析方法建立环境压力与经济发展退耦的指标体系,并对1996—2007年重庆都市区环境压力与经济发展退耦状态及趋势进行了评价。结果显示:①在相邻年度间各指标退耦比较普遍,相对和绝对退耦发生率达88%,但退耦程度在指标间和时间上有明显差异,各指标退耦指数在-4.990 6~4.887 8之间波动,且2000年以后退耦更明显;②2007年与1996年比较,综合退耦指数达0.845 3,呈明显的相对退耦状态,而且在1996—2007年间综合退耦持续发生;③评价结论符合重庆都市区环境状况与经济发展的客观实际,将退耦分析作为环境压力评价的方法论具有重要的实践意义。     

旅游景区(点)系统空间结构随机聚集分形研究——以南京市旅游景区(点)系统为例

根据旅游景区(点)系统自组织演化的特征,以南京市旅游景区(点)系统为例,采用随机聚集分形的方法对其空间结构进行了研究。认为景区(点)系统的演化类似于有限扩散集团凝聚模型,得出景区(点)系统空间结构是分形的,具有比较明显的随机聚集分形结构,在不同的地理区域上表现为不同的系统演化时段,空间结构上的向心性作用也有强弱之分,从系统的聚集中心向四周是景点密度衰减的。指出随机聚集维数的测算与分析是景区(点)系统空间结构自组织优化趋势的判据,同时提供了优化的途径。     

中国陆地地表水生态系统服务功能及其生态经济价值评价

根据水生态系统提供服务特点,可将水的生态系统服务功能划分为具有直接使用价值的产品和具有间接使用价值的支持系统功能两大类。在评价中,将我国陆地水生态系统分为河流、水库、湖泊、沼泽4个类型,结合基础数据的可获得性,建立了由生活及工农业供水、水力发电、内陆航运、水产品生产、休闲娱乐5个直接使用价值指标和调蓄洪水、河流输沙、蓄积水分、保持土壤、净化水质、固定碳、维持生物多样性7个间接使用价值指标构成的评价指标体系。以2000年为评价基准年份,对全国陆地水生态系统生态经济价值进行了评价,结果表明,陆地地表水生态系统2000年的直接使用价值为4263.91×10⁸元,间接使用价值为5546.92×10⁸元,总价值为9810.83×10⁸元,相当于2000年我国国内生产总值的10.97%。