Assessing Landowner Activities Related to Birds Across Rural-to-Urban Landscapes

Fluctuations of bird abundances in the Midwest region of the United States have been attributed to such factors as landscape change, habitat fragmentation, depredation, and supplemental feeding. However, no attempt has been made to estimate the collective role of landowner activities that may influence birds across a landscape. To investigate how landowners might influence birds when the majority (> 90%) of land is privately owned, we surveyed all 1694 private domestic landowners living on three breeding bird survey routes (120 km) that represent a continuum of rural-to-urban landscapes in Southeastern Michigan from October through December 2000. Our survey was designed to investigate (1) the proportion of landowners involved in bird feeding, providing bird houses, planting or maintaining vegetation for birds, gardening, landscaping, applying fertilizer, and applying pesticides or herbicides; (2) whether differences existed between urban, suburban, and rural landowner activities; and (3) whether landowners that carried out a given activity were sociodemographically different from those who did not. Of the 968 respondents (58.5% response rate), 912 (94%) carried out at least one of the activities on their land and the average landowner carried out 3.7 activities. A total of 65.6% fed birds, 45.7% provided bird houses, 54.6% planted or maintained vegetation for birds, 72.7% gardened, 72.3% landscaped, 49.3% applied fertilizer, and 25.2% applied pesticides or herbicides. Significant differences existed between the landscapes, with rural landowners having more bird houses and applying pesticides or herbicides in greater frequency. Similarly, urban landowners had a greater density of bird feeders and houses, but planted or maintained vegetation in the lowest frequency. Participation in activities varied by demographic factors, such as age, gender, and occupation. Scaling each activity to all landowners, including nonrespondents, across all landscapes indicates that between 14% and 82% of landowners may be engaged in a particular activity, with application of pesticides or herbicides having the least potential involvement (13.9%–55.4%) and gardening having the greatest potential involvement (40.1%–81.6%). Taken collectively, our results indicate that landowners are both intentionally and unintentionally engaged in a wide range of activities that are likely to influence bird populations.     

生活垃圾焚烧厂垃圾渗滤液处置技术

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无公害蔬菜生产基地环境质量评价

对广州市白云区江高镇无公害蔬菜生产基地的水、土等环境要素,以及应市蔬菜中的有毒有害物质(如重金属、硝酸盐、有机氯农药等)进行了全面的监测分析。结果发现:部分监测点的土壤汞含量及蔬菜汞含量已达到国家规定的三级标准,属轻度污染;蔬菜硝酸盐的含量全部超过ＷＨＯ／ＦＡＯ的建议水平。但只要在生产过程中采取一定的防治措施,该基地仍可作为无公害蔬菜的生产基地      

低碳经济背景下地方政府环境政策执行力调控研究

环境政策执行力与低碳经济发展之间相互促进、相互推动。目前我国已形成较完整的环境政策体系,但在实际执行中并未取得应有的成效。参考国内外已有的地方政府环境政策执行力调控经验,分析环境政策执行力影响因素,从管理体制、诱导制度、监督制度、执行主体自身建设等多个角度提出在低碳经济背景下我国地方政府环境政策执行力调控策略。     

基于层次分析-模糊综合评判的化工园区安全评价研究

应用模糊数学理论,把模糊综合评价方法具体应用到化学工业园区安全综合评价研究中,结合化工园区的实际情况,建立了化工园区的安全现状综合评价指标体系,采用定性与定量相结合的层次分析法计算评价因素的权重,运用模糊综合评判理论,提出安全现状二级模糊综合评价方法,实现对化工园区安全等级的综合评判。应用该方法对某化工园区的安全现状进行了综合评价,得出其安全等级为"一般"。实例表明:模糊综合评价方法可操作性强、效果较好,可在化工园区的安全综合评价中广泛应用。     

心理学视角下事故致因与行为探究综述

为了从人的心理角度解释事故发生的原因,研究消除和预防事故的根本措施,以行为心理学理论为指导去研究实践活动中涉及人的行为规律和特点,开展人的行为模式研究。在分析安全视角下人的主要心理因素及心理效应的基础上,分析了人的不安全行为与心理特征之间的关系,建立了心理因素下不安全行为形成模式,继而用心理学效应诠释了事故致因,提出了事故发生的内在心理机制。从人内在心理角度去理解和研究事故预防是安全科学研究的必然趋势,心理探究能为事故致因分析和人的不安全行为心理研究提供一种新的思路和方法。     

我国环境侵权的立法缺陷与完善对策

分析我国环境侵权的立法缺陷，如在环境侵权的归责原则，环境侵权的责任方式以及环境权的法律地位等方面还不尽完善，合理，探讨环境立法中需建立和完善的相关制度，如团体放讼制度，行政救济体制，责任保险制度和国家赔偿制度等。     

环保科技成果转化项目评价指标体系及评价方法

为贯彻《中华人民共和国促进科技成果转化法》,促进环境保护科技成果的转化,提出环保科技成果转化项目评价指标体系．经过对比,确立了计算权重的方法和权重．采用专家分析与层次分析法,进行了环境保护科技成果转化项目评价分值计算与转化项目的评价．     

环境法治多中心模式及其结构设计

首先指出我国目前的环境法治行政单中心模式的弊端,进而分析了多中心理论在我国的适用性,并在对其进行修正的基础上,进行了环境法治多中心模式的框架设计。     

“猪-沼-果”生态农业模式

“猪-沼-果”生态农业模式是一种循环经济模式,论文分析了这一模式的系统结构和运作机制,总结了科学实验的结果。“猪-沼-果”模式以沼气池为核心,聚集了一系列复杂的生化反应,优化传统种养模式的组织结构,使物质充分利用,能量有效转换,具有显著的经济、社会和生态环境效益。江西建设了103.87×104个农户家用沼气池和250个大、中型沼气工程,每年可以节省木材600×104余m 3,相当于75×104hm₂林地的活立木蓄积量;农作物施用沼肥,节省化肥农药,比传统模式提高肥效20%左右。“猪-沼-果”模式在流域综合治理、减少农村面源污染、发展绿色食品和控制血吸虫病等方面都有广泛的应用。