Comparison of macroinvertebrate sampling methods for nonwadeable streams

Bioassessment of nonwadeable streams in the United States is increasing, but methods for these systems are not as well-developed as for wadeable streams. In this study, we compared six macroinvertebrate field sampling methods for nonwadeable streams adapted from those used by three major programs: the U.S. Environmental Protection Agencys Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Program-Surface Waters, the U.S. Geological Surveys National Water Quality Assessment Program, and the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, Division of Surface Water Biocriteria Program. We performed all six methods at 60 sites across four rivers and measured water chemistry and physical habitat at each site to assess abiotic conditon. Sites were divided into two groups: those influenced by navigational lock and dam structures (restricted flow, or RF) and those free-flowing or with lowhead dams (run-of-the-river, or ROR). Metrics based on passive Hester-Dendy artificial substrate samplers differed greatly from active sampling methods (i.e., using nets) but represented abiotic conditions well in both ROR and RF sites. Although metric values were similar across certain sampling methods, the metrics significantly correlated with abiotic variables varied among methods and between ROR and RF sites. These results emphasize that methods are not interchangeable, and the ability to detect certain stressors depends on sampling method.The U.S. Governments right to retain a non-exclusive, royalty free licence in and to any copyright is acknowledged.     

Using slides to test for changes in crown defoliation assessment methods part II: Application of the image analysis system CROCO

We tested whether the semi-automatic program CROCO can replace visual assessments of slides to detect changes in defoliation assessment methods. We randomly selected a series of slides of 24 Norway spruce trees with 220 field assessments made between 1986 and 1995. The slides had been randomly arranged and assessed by three experts without knowledge of the tree number or the year when the slide was taken. Defoliation scores were computed with CROCO. Each tree had thus three different defoliation scores, field assessments, photo assessments and CROCO scores.CROCO scores were less correlated with the field assessments (Spearmans rank correlation: 0.67) than were the slide assessments with the field assessments (0.79–0.83). However, CROCO was not biased against the field scores, while slide assessments systematically underestimated defoliation.In a multi-variate mixed effect model none of the variables tree overlap, tree visibility and light conditions was significant in explaining differences between slide assessors and CROCO scores. The same model applied for the differences from the field scores yielded significant effects for poor light conditions (CROCO and all assessors), for crown overlap (CROCO and one assessor) and for visibility (one assessor). We conclude, therefore, that CROCO can be used to detect past and future changes in assessment methods without bias if poor quality photographs are avoided.     

Application Of Artificial Neural Network Models To Analyse The Relationships Between Gammarus pulex L. (Crustacea, Amphipoda) And River Characteristics

This study aimed at analysing the relationship between river characteristics and abundance of Gammarus pulex. To this end, four methods which can identify the relative contribution and/or the contribution profile of the input variables in neural networks describing the habitat preferences of this species were compared: (i) the ‘PaD‘ (‘Partial Derivatives‘) method consists of a calculation of the partial derivatives of the output in relation to the input variables; (ii) the ‘Weights‘method is a computation using the connection weights of the backpropagation Artificial Neural Networks; (iii) the ‘Perturb‘method analyses the effect of a perturbation of the input variables on the output variable; (iv) the ‘Profile‘ method is a successive variation of one input variable while the others are kept constant at a fixed set of values. The dataset consisted of 179 samples, collected over a three-year period in the Zwalm river basin in Flanders, Belgium. Twenty-four environmental variables as well as the log-transformed abundance of Gammarus pulex were used in this study. The different contribution methods gave similar results concerning the order of importance of the input variables. Moreover, the stability of the methods was confirmed by gradually removing variables. Only in a limited number of cases a shift in the relative importance of the remaining input variables could be observed. Nevertheless, differences in sensitivity and stability of the methods were detected, probably as a result of the different calculation procedures. In this respect, the ‘PaD‘method made a more severe discrimination between minor and major contributing environmental variables in comparison to the ‘Weights‘, ‘Profile‘ and ‘Perturb‘ methods. From an ecological point of view, the input variables ‘Ammonium‘ and to a smaller extent ‘COD‘, were selected by these methods as dominant river characteristics for the prediction of the abundance of Gammarus pulex in this study area.     

陆源排海污水生物毒性控制限值研究——以秦皇岛市为例

在枯水期和丰水期,对秦皇岛市15个典型入海排污口污水进行生物效应监测,选用发光细菌(费歇尔弧菌)、藻类(中肋骨条藻)、甲壳类(卤虫)、鱼类(海水青鳉幼鱼) 4种不同的生物毒性测试生物对污水进行短期急性毒性测试。结果表明:排海污水的毒性大小易受雨水稀释影响;海水青鳉幼鱼对污水最为敏感,其次为卤虫和中肋骨条藻,费歇尔弧菌敏感性最低。对排海污水毒性评估结果与理化指标的相关性分析进一步表明,仅仅依靠理化指标来评估污水的环境影响具有局限性。     

Study on the water quality of the Taihu Lake using geonotoxicological methods

--The micronucleus(MCN) test of Vicia faba root tip cell     

弥散实验确定地下水溶质水动力参数的复形调优法

准确求出地下水污染物迁移的水动力参数，是成功预防并控制地下水污染的重要基础。该文将复形调优法运用于弥散实验中地下水溶质水动力参数的确定，并与其他方法进行比较。结果表明，复形调优法仅需一个观测井的监测资料即可，且计算简便、结果可信，这对提高野外弥散实验的成功率及经济性具一定的积极意义。     

县域土地复垦潜力分析方法研究

以山西省潞城市为研究区域，对土地复垦潜力补充调查、适宜性评价、潜力分级和其测算与分析方法、潜力的构成进行了研究。结果表明：在土地利用现状调查成果的基础上，进行待复垦土地资源数量、质量、分布调查，并将指数和法与适宜性调查相结合进行适宜性评价，用潜力系数进行潜力级别划分，是县域土地复垦潜力研究的有效方法。     

流场状态对渡槽槽体结构风载体形系数的影响

对矩形和U形渡槽槽体在均匀流场和湍流场中各取不同的高宽比进行了风洞试验,分别测量了槽内有水和无水两种情况下槽体各个部位的风压系数,进而算得了渡槽结构的风载体型系数.试验结果表明,湍流对渡槽槽体结构风载体形系数有显著影响,研究成果可为渡槽结构的抗风设计提供参考依据.     

关于大学生如何扩大英语词汇量的初步探讨

对于大学生来说扩大英语词汇量是至关重要的.如何使大学生快速地扩大词汇量是教师和学生共同关心的问题.本文在心理学和学习方法两方面对词汇的积累进行了探讨,发现记忆单词与学习的动机及兴趣密切相关,而且还要在众多扩充词汇量的方法中找出适合个人特点的几种加以综合应用,只要坚持不懈必会在词汇量上有所突破.     

一种高柔结构的减震装置

介绍了国内外高柔结构减震装置的研究现状，提出了一种新的高柔结构减震装置，并对该装置进行了原理分析和计算。为了检验该高柔结构减震装置的减震效果，在大型结构振动台上进行了模型试验，实验结果表明，由于减震装置的约束作用，增加了系统的刚度，系统共振频率略有增大，该减震装置具有明显的减震效果。最后，对该减震装置在灾害救生方面上的应用前景进行了展望。