Human Impacts on Land Cover and Water Balances in a Coastal Mediterranean County

We analyzed the effects of changes in land cover on the water balance in Spain’s Marina Baixa County, on the Mediterranean coast. To reveal how different land management strategies have affected the area’s environment, four municipalities within the same catchment were studied: Benidorm, Callosa d’en Sarrià, Beniardà, and Guadalest. In the municipalities of Callosa and Benidorm, the proportion of the area covered by woodland declined by 4.2% and 30.2%, respectively, and woodland was replaced by agriculture and urban development. The abandonment of farmland produced a 17% increase in the proportion of the area covered by vegetation in Guadalest and Beniardá, where frequent forest fires have exacerbated a decrease in the area of pine woodland. Tourism development in Benidorm has been accompanied by an increase in the transportation infrastructure and by an expansion of areas with an impermeable surface, with the lowest level of infiltration into the aquifer system. These changes have generated a net water deficit in Callosa and Benidorm of more than 6 Mm³/year, creating a high demand for water imported from other municipalities (Guadalest and Beniardá) or from outside of the county to maintain the sustainability of the current water management strategies. The Marina Baixa case study is representative of many of the world’s coastal areas that are undergoing rapid urban development based on an inappropriate understanding of human progress based mainly on economic development and thus provides insights into water management in other areas.     

Effect of Climatic Changes on the Formation of Siberian Spruce Generations in Subglotsy Tree Stands of the Southern Urals

The correlation between climatic changes and the numbers of trees in the generations of Siberian spruce (Picea obovata Ledeb.) in subgoltsy tree stands of the Southern Urals was analyzed over the past 200 years. The results showed that the most abundant generations appeared in 1809–1816, 1821–1827, 1839–1845, 1850–1867, 1875–1887, 1891–1896, 1900–1904, 1911–1918, 1923–1932, 1944–1952, 1958–1966, and 1975–1995. Their formation proved to be related to the improvement of thermal conditions of the warm season during the five to seven years before and after the emergence of trees and conditions of the cold season in the year of their emergence, as well as to the periods of increased snow depth in late April in the years 27–32 of tree growth.     

梅家洲形成、演化及其对鄱阳湖的影响

根据鄱阳湖口梅家洲东南缘钻孔 (ZK2 )沉积物环境指标特征 ,结合历史资料对梅家洲的形成与发展及其在历史时期对鄱阳湖的影响进行了探讨。随着古长江不断南迁 ,在长江与古赣江的共同作用下 ,2 .3kaBP前后 ,在长江南岸湖口地区形成天然堤 ,即梅家洲。它的出现对古赣江来水产生阻水 ,导致了鄱阳湖形成并向南扩张。对比 1970年和 1980年湖口地区水下地形图 ,发现梅家洲仍在不断加积 ,其对鄱阳湖的阻水作用更加明显 ,将引起鄱阳湖湖区沉积环境的改变 ,给鄱阳湖带来生态环境等多方面的影响。     

三峡库区水源涵养重要区生态系统格局动态演变特征

利用三期遥感分类数据为基础数据源,结合野外地面核查和生态空间分析方法,对三峡库区水源涵养重要区2000~2010年生态系统格局时空动态变化进行了分析。结果表明:研究区内各类生态系统空间分布差异较大,以森林和农田为主体生态系统;10a间,由于三峡水库蓄水淹没了大量农田和林地,导致森林生态系统和农田生态系统分别向湿地生态系统转化了179.99km2和191.27km2;其他生态系统(主要是人工表面)面积在时段内增加了506.63km2,主要是城镇建设占用部分森林和农田转换而来;时段内森林生态系统总的面积未发生较大减少主要是由于近年退耕还林、森林工程等生态工程的实施获得了大量补充;研究区后期的生态系统转化强度在逐渐增强,生态系统动态类型相互转化强度也显示出研究区生态系统类型的转化总体变差。     

气候变化下SPEI指数在嘉陵江流域的干旱评估应用

基于嘉陵江流域1962~2010年实测月降水和月平均气温数据,利用不同时间尺度(3、6、9、12个月)的SPI和SPEI指数分析了近50a来流域干旱趋势的时空演变规律。对不同时间尺度的SPI及SPEI指数分析表明,1962~2010年嘉陵江流域整体呈干旱增加趋势,特别是流域西部和北部呈现出明显的干旱增加趋势,而流域东部的干旱增加趋势并不明显,个别站点附近还呈现出微弱的干旱减少趋势。SPI及SPEI指数的变化还表明,嘉陵江流域在大时间尺度上的干旱增加趋势更为明显,大时间尺度的干旱事件主要由降雨量决定,而气温变化对干旱趋势的影响则在小时间尺度上更为显著。此外,对于相同的时间尺度,SPEI指数相较于SPI指数检验出更为明显的干旱增加趋势,表明考虑气温影响的SPEI干旱指数更能够检测干旱事件的变化规律,因此SPEI干旱指数更适用于气候变化条件下流域干旱演变特征分析。     

Finite element modeling of microstructural changes in dry and cryogenic machining of AZ31B magnesium alloy

Unsatisfactory corrosion resistance is one of the major disadvantages of magnesium alloys that impede their wide application. Microstructural changes, especially grain sizes, of Mg alloys have significant influence on their corrosion resistance. Cryogenic machining was reported to effectively induce grain refinement on Mg alloys and has a potential to improve their corrosion resistance. It is important to model these changes so that proper machining conditions can be found to enhance the corrosion rate of Mg alloys. In this paper, a preliminary study was conducted to model the microstructural changes of AZ31B Mg alloy during dry and cryogenic machining using the finite element (FE) method and a user subroutine based on the dynamic recrystallization (DRX) mechanism of Mg alloys. Good agreement in terms of grain size and affected layer thickness was found between experimental and predicted results. A numerical study was conducted using this model to investigate the influence of rake angle on microstructural changes after cryogenic machining.     

半干旱黄土丘陵区土壤结皮的地表水文效应

黄土高原广泛分布的土壤结皮对地表水文过程有重要影响.以定西黄土丘陵区安家沟小流域内的土壤结皮为研究对象,基于野外采样和水文模拟实验等技术,探讨不同土壤结皮类型对地表水文过程的影响.结果表明:①与裸地相比,有结皮覆盖的地表土壤容重较小,土壤持水能力显著增强,其增加幅度为裸地的1.4～1.9倍;②土壤结皮可有效拦截降雨,以苔藓结皮的拦截能力最强,其次为混生结皮和地衣结皮,无结皮覆盖的裸地抵御降雨冲击的能力最差;③模拟实验显示,土壤结皮能在一定程度上增加水分入渗速率及总入渗量.有结皮覆盖的平均地表入渗速率是裸地的近2倍,而其累计入渗总量也远远高于裸地.     

流域土地利用变化的水生态响应研究

流域土地利用变化造成水体物理、化学条件变化,并对诸多水生生物产生影响,进而破坏水系的生态系统结构和功能.研究显示:① 流域土地利用变化将引起水文、底质、生境改变等物理响应,以及水体营养盐、细菌、有毒有害物含量、溶解氧变化等化学响应,分布式水文模型成为研究物理和化学响应的重要工具;② 流域土地利用变化的生物响应表现为水生生物与自然用地类型呈正相关,而与农业用地、城镇用地呈负相关,并且存在明显的尺度效应,统计学分析是主要的研究方法;③ 大尺度的土地利用变化在水文过程下造成河段尺度上的外源物质输入、水文条件、底质结构等物理化学因子变化,是影响水生生物生境的直接原因.存在主要问题:① 流域土地利用变化的生物响应关系机制尚不明晰;② 流域土地利用变化的生物响应是通过物理响应、化学响应来间接作用的,但三者之间的非线性关系十分复杂;③ 水生生物对环境因子变化的敏感性和适用性存在较大差异.因此,未来研究应关注流域水文过程驱动下的物质迁移转化过程及由此带来的物理、化学和生物响应以及三者之间的关系,加强流域水文规律总结和参数率定,构建符合流域特征的参数数据库,并着力构建以保护水生态系统结构与功能为核心的流域山水林田湖系统综合管控模式.      

水文模型与生态环境发展纵览

水文模型是水文科学研究的重要方法.文章详细梳理了自1851年Mulvancy推理公式以来水文模型的发展历史,为原始萌芽时期、近代发展时期、现代变革时期三个发展时期,总结了21世纪以来水文模型研究的最新动态,绘制了水文模型发展的时间轴,对生态环境与水文模型的耦合进行了探讨,包括生态环境对人类的影响和水文模型对生态环境的影响,最后给出了未来水文模型发展趋势的展望及所要面对的主要难题;以期推动水文模型研究工作的进一步发展.     

县级土地利用动态变化及驱动力分析——以郑州市中牟县为例

以郑州市中牟县为例,利用土地详查和统计数据等资料,建立土地利用动态变化模型,分析了中牟县1996-2008年土地利用数量、速度、程度、区域差异等变化,揭示中牟县土地利用变化特征.同时,采用主成分分析法得出城镇化进程和收入水平提高是影响中牟县土地利用变化的主要驱动因素.