Impacts of recreation and tourism on plant biodiversity and vegetation in protected areas in Australia

This paper reviews recent research into the impact of recreation and tourism in protected areas on plant biodiversity and vegetation communities in Australia. Despite the international significance of the Australian flora and increasing visitation to protected areas there has been limited research on recreational and tourism impacts in Australia. As overseas, there are obvious direct impacts of recreation and tourism such as clearing of vegetation for infrastructure or damage from trampling, horse riding, mountain biking and off road vehicles. As well, there are less obvious but potentially more severe indirect impacts. This includes self-propagating impacts associated with the spread of some weeds from trails and roads. It also includes the severe impact on native vegetation, including many rare and threatened plants, from spread of the root rot fungus Phytopthora cinnamomi. This review highlights the need for more recreational ecology research in Australia.     

长江三角洲地区城镇扩展、开发区设置遥感解译

长江三角洲地区开发区的设置同城市扩展紧密相联，１９８５年以来掀起了办开发区热。通过遥感信息的解译，获取了城镇扩展和开发区的设置的数据，至１９９３年下半年，经过调整，开发区走上了稳步、健康发展的轨道，成为经济发展的“窗口”与“示范”。     

Insights for Integrated Conservation from Attitudes of People toward Protected Areas Near Hwange National Park,Zimbabwe

Increase in human settlements at the edge of protected areas (PAs) is perceived as a major threat to conservation of biodiversity. Although it is crucial to integrate the interests of surrounding communities into PA management, key drivers of changes in local populations and the effects of conservation on local livelihoods and perceptions remain poorly understood. We assessed population changes from 1990 to 2010 in 9 villages located between 2 PAs with different management policies (access to natural resources or not). We conducted semi‐directive interviews at the household level (n =217) to document reasons for settlement in the area and villager's attitudes toward the PAs. We examined drivers of these attitudes relative to household typology, feelings about conservation, and concerns for the future with mixed linear models. Population increased by 61% from 2000 to 2010, a period of political and economic crisis in Zimbabwe. Forty‐seven percent of immigrants were attracted by the area; others had been resettled from other villages or were returning to family lands. Attitudes toward PAs were generally positive, but immigrants attracted by the area and who used resources within the PA with fewer restrictions expressed more negative attitudes toward PAs. Household location, losses due to wild animals, and restrictions on access to natural resources were the main drivers of this negative attitude. Profit‐seeking migrants did not expect these constraints and were particularly concerned with local overpopulation and access to natural resources. To avoid socio‐ecological traps near PAs (i.e., unforeseen reduced adaptive capacity) integrated conservation should address mismatches between management policy and local expectations. This requires accounting for endogenous processes, for example, local socio‐ecological dynamics and values that shape the coexistence between humans and wildlife. Percepciones para Conservación Integrada a Partir de las Actitudes de las Personas hacia Áreas Protegidas cerca del Parque Nacional Hwangem Zimbabwe     

Synergies and trade-offs among integrated conservation approaches in Mexico

Integrated conservation approaches (ICAs) are employed by governments, communities, and nongovernmental organizations worldwide seeking to achieve outcomes with dual benefits for biodiversity conservation and poverty alleviation. Although ICAs are frequently implemented concurrently, interactions among ICAs and the synergies or trade-offs that result are rarely considered during program design, implementation, and evaluation. In support of more deliberate and effective use of ICAs, we examined interactions among four well-known strategies: biosphere reserves (BRs), voluntary protected areas (VPAs), payments for ecosystem services (PES), and community forest management (CFM). Through a comparative case study, we analyzed interactions among spatially or temporally clustered ICAs implemented on communally held and managed lands in three ecologically and socioeconomically distinct regions of Mexico. Our research methods combined policy analysis with data gathered through participant observation and semistructured interviews (n = 78) and focus groups (n = 5) with government officials, implementers, and participants involved in ICAs in 28 communities. Despite the significant differences among the regions in which they were implemented, we found that key actors at each level of involvement generally perceived interactions among ICAs as synergistic. The PES programs were perceived to strengthen protected areas by reducing forest cover loss in and around BRs, fostering proconservation attitudes, and incentivizing the establishment of VPAs. Communities that invested PES income in CFM were motivated to conserve forests beyond the duration of PES programs, and CFM in buffer zones was perceived to strengthen BRs by maintaining forest cover and generating income for communities. We also identified key social and environmental factors that can influence these interaction effects among ICAs. Based on these findings, we recommend further study of ICA interactions and intentionally complementary policy design to maximize positive environmental and social outcomes.     

青藏高原东南部及其邻近地区FY-2E卫星晴空大气可降水量评估

为了解青藏高原东南部及邻近地区FY-2E卫星大气可降水量(FY-2ETPW)的可靠性,利用2010~2012年探空计算值(RS TPW)对其进行对比分析。结果表明:青藏高原地区月平均FY-2ETPW除7月偏小外,其余月份都偏大,相对偏差仅有6月和7月在25%以内,其余月份都在50%以上,尤其是1月高达780.45%,FY-2ETPW与RS TPW之间为负相关系数,FY-2ETPW在青藏高原地区不可靠;低海拔地区,6月和7月平均FY-2ETPW偏小,其余月份都偏大,5~8月相对偏差不足4%,但1月相对偏差却高达105.84%;低海拔地区4~10月,FY-2E TPW与RS TPW相关系数大于0.5,FY-2ETPW订正模型估计标准误差为6.57mm,个别站点误差较大,还有待进一步的改进。     

海平面上升对广东近岸海域环境影响研究

全球气候变暖会引起海平面上升,已有研究表明,广东沿海海平面上升量最大,上升速度为2.19 mm/a。本文根据张锦文对广东沿海的海平面上升估计值,研究了广东沿海到2030年、2050年和2100年时由海平面上升造成的海岸滨线后退和海岸面积损失的影响,并进一步分析了海平面上升对广东近岸海域红树林、海草和湿地生态系的影响。     

苏南农村地区大气PM2.5元素组成特征及其来源分析

为了解苏南农村地区大气细颗粒物的污染水平及其可能的来源,在2002年7月-2003年1月的夏、秋、冬3个季节对雪堰镇和太湖站PM_2.5进行采样和分析,得到了PM_2.5和14种组成元素的质量浓度.研究表明,苏南农村地区PM_2.5的污染水平较高,S,Zn,Pb和As 4种污染元素的质量浓度水平与城市接近;组成元素的季节分布规律存在区域差异,这可能与局地源的贡献,大气细颗粒物中、长距离传输以及复杂的气象条件有关.因子分析结果表明,土壤源、燃煤源、冶金或垃圾焚烧和汽车尾气4类源对PM_2.5有明显贡献,说明人类活动对苏南农村地区PM_2.5具有重要影响.      

草原区露天煤矿开发景观格局影响回顾性评价——以胜利一号露天矿为例

本文以胜利一号露天矿为例,通过解译近40年来矿区周边的遥感影像图片,对矿区周边的景观类型和景观格局变化进行回顾性评价,结果表明：（1）目前胜利一号露天矿周边景观以草原景观为主,75.41%的景观为草原景观,其中以克氏针茅草原所占面积最大,占整个评价区面积的60.22%,其次为羊草草原景观（占11.58%）。（2）胜利一号露天矿周边景观类型在近40年来发生了明显变化,草原景观不断减少,而人工景观类型却在不断增加2,000年以后人工景观增加幅度最大,2010年人工景观类型面积是2000年的3.54倍。（3）胜利一号露天矿周边土壤质地正逐步由低湿化向中生化和砾石质化转变,草原景观类型也发生了一定变化,与1973年相比2,010年克氏针茅草原面积增加了14.22%,而羊草草原面积却降低了53.6%。（4）人工景观的增加使得矿区周边整个景观更趋于多样化,景观分布也趋于均匀,而景观优势度指数降低,景观斑块密度逐渐增大,最大斑块指数、平均斑块周长面积比、最近邻体距离、蔓延度指数逐渐减小,景观斑块趋于小型化,使景观异质性增加,景观破碎化加大。（5）人工景观的增加使草原景观内部的多样性和均匀度正在遭受破坏;而且随着草原景观中克氏针茅草原面积的不断增加,草原景观的优势度指数不断增加。     

莱州湾东、南沿岸海(咸)水入侵的地下水水化学特征

莱州湾东、南沿岸地区是世界上具代表性的海水入侵区域之一,该地区有海水、埋藏卤水（古海水）两种不同的入侵类型。为揭示该地区地下咸－淡水过渡带复杂的水化学变化过程和地下淡水被侵染的机理,通过在典型地段咸－淡水过渡带的4条地下水观测剖面,进行了长期水化学监测分析。研究表明,现代海水、卤水在入侵过程中的地下水水化学特征有明显不同;地下水与含水岩层间的离子交换与离子吸附作用对咸水的地下入侵过程产生重要影响。