海南小海潟湖环境的破坏与治理

从口门稳定性的角度,分析了三大人为工程(太阳河改道、在通道口修筑北堤和封堵南汊道及约5 km2的潮滩被围垦)所起的作用以及波浪动力对小海口门演变的影响,认为小海潟湖潮汐通道在其演变进程中,由于潮汐弱而波能相对较强,目前仍属波浪作用为主型,依据自己多年的研究工作,首次提出以口门复式断面和通道分汊的方法对小海及该类型潟湖进行治理.     

沿海滩涂围垦生态补偿标准构建——基于能值拓展模型衡量的生态外溢价值

论文综合利用能值分析法、生态足迹法等生态经济学方法,结合Shannon-Wiener指数和生态消费系数构建了沿海滩涂围垦生态补偿能值拓展模型以测算滩涂在各时期的生态外溢价值,并以生态外溢价值改变量作为滩涂围垦生态损害的衡量标准,且以此为生态补偿依据,在生态价值系数调整法的基础上建立了沿海滩涂围垦生态补偿标准。最后以杭州湾新区为例,测算了该区域滩涂围垦过程中各年份生态补偿标准,结果显示,2000—2015年,该区域生态补偿标准从2000年0美元/m²平缓递增到2015年0.05美元/m²。此研究表明,能值拓展模型能有效弥补传统的基于生态服务价值模型的一些不足,使评估标准相对客观化,评估结果动态化和体现对补偿主客体双方意愿的尊重。     

拔风管对CANON型人工湿地脱氮性能的影响

以猪场沼液为处理对象,探究了拔风管对基于亚硝化的全程自养脱氮(CANON)型潮汐流人工湿地(TFCW)氮素转化性能及微生物种群结构的影响.结果表明,拔风管数量可显著影响CANON型TFCW中脱氮功能微生物的数量与活性,进而影响其氮素转化速率.在水力负荷(HLR)≤0.18m3/(m2·d)的前提下,随着拔风管数量由0增...     

伶仃洋水域纳潮量计算及演变分析

基于已有研究资料和成果,对伶仃洋水域面积和岸线的历史演变进行了分析和总结,并利用遥感资料准确计算了过去近30 a内伶仃洋水域面积的演变情况。分析显示,由于沿岸围垦造陆,近30 a间,伶仃洋水域面积出现了很大程度的减小,减小幅度最大的年份出现在1988～1995年间。在此基础上,计算和分析了近30 a来伶仃洋水域纳潮演变情况。     

模拟SO_4~(2-)沉降对河口潮汐湿地甲烷排放通量的影响

2008年每月小潮日原位定期向闽江河口鳝鱼滩咸草(Cyperus malaccensis)潮汐湿地试验样地施加25,50,100kgSO42--S/(hm2·a)的硫酸钠溶液,探讨模拟SO42-酸沉降对河口潮汐湿地甲烷排放通量的影响.结果表明,SO42-酸沉降对于河口潮汐湿地甲烷排放通量基本无抑制作用.添加SO42-室内厌氧培养试验结果显示,虽然SO42-输入对湿地土壤CH4产生量具有一定的抑制作用,但相对对照组,下降幅度仅为8.5%~15.4%.室内添加甲烷产生基质的厌氧培养试验结果表明,非竞争性途径甲烷产生基质(甲醇和三甲胺)的添加可刺激并增加土壤的甲烷产生量,解释了原位施加SO42-对于河口潮汐湿地甲烷排放通量的基本无抑制作用的试验结果.     

Role of Crab Herbivory in Die-Off of New England Salt Marshes

Abstract:  Die-offs of cordgrass are pervasive throughout western Atlantic salt marshes, yet understanding of the mechanisms precipitating these events is limited. We tested whether herbivory by the native crab , Sesarma reticulatum , is generating die-offs of cordgrass that are currently occurring on Cape Cod, Massachusetts (U.S.A.), by manipulating crab access to cordgrass transplanted into die-off areas and healthy vegetation. We surveyed 12 Cape Cod marshes to investigate whether the extent of cordgrass die-off on creek banks, where die-offs are concentrated, was related to local Sesarma grazing intensity and crab density. We then used archived aerial images to examine whether creek bank die-off areas have expanded over the past 2 decades and tested the hypothesis that release from predation, leading to elevated Sesarma densities, is triggering cordgrass die-offs by tethering crabs where die-offs are pervasive and where die-offs have not yet been reported. Intensity of crab grazing on transplanted cordgrass was an order of magnitude higher in die-off areas than in adjacent vegetation. Surveys revealed that Sesarma herbivory has denuded nearly half the creek banks in Cape Cod marshes, and differences in crab-grazing intensity among marshes explained >80% of variation in the extent of the die-offs. Moreover, the rate of die-off expansion and area of marsh affected have more than doubled since 2000. Crab-tethering experiments suggest that release from predation has triggered elevated crab densities that are driving these die-offs, indicating that disruption of predator–prey interactions may be generating the collapse of marsh ecosystems previously thought to be exclusively under bottom-up control .     

Predictors of specialist avifaunal decline in coastal marshes

Coastal marshes are one of the world's most productive ecosystems. Consequently, they have been heavily used by humans for centuries, resulting in ecosystem loss. Direct human modifications such as road crossings and ditches and climatic stressors such as sea‐level rise and extreme storm events have the potential to further degrade the quantity and quality of marsh along coastlines. We used an 18‐year marsh‐bird database to generate population trends for 5 avian species (Rallus crepitans, Tringa semipalmata semipalmata, Ammodramus nelsonii subvirgatus, Ammodramus caudacutus, and Ammodramus maritimus) that breed almost exclusively in tidal marshes, and are potentially vulnerable to marsh degradation and loss as a result of anthropogenic change. We generated community and species trends across 3 spatial scales and explored possible drivers of the changes we observed, including marsh ditching, tidal restriction through road crossings, local rates of sea‐level rise, and potential for extreme flooding events. The specialist community showed negative trends in tidally restricted marshes (?2.4% annually from 1998 to 2012) but was stable in unrestricted marshes across the same period. At the species level, we found negative population trends in 3 of the 5 specialist species, ranging from ?4.2% to 9.0% annually. We suggest that tidal restriction may accelerate degradation of tidal marsh resilience to sea‐level rise by limiting sediment supply necessary for marsh accretion, resulting in specialist habitat loss in tidally restricted marshes. Based on our findings, we predict a collapse of the global population of Saltmarsh Sparrows (A. caudacutus) within the next 50 years and suggest that immediate conservation action is needed to prevent extinction of this species. We also suggest mitigation actions to restore sediment supply to coastal marshes to help sustain this ecosystem into the future.     

Invertebrate recolonization of fine-grained beneficial use schemes: An example from the southeast coast of England

The disposal of maintenance dredged material constitutes one of the most important problems in coastal zone management. To minimise ecological impacts, a number of ‘beneficial use’ options have developed whereby the material is regarded as a potential resource and used to recharge or recreate intertidal habitats. This paper presents the results of a sampling programme to investigate the macrofaunal recovery rates, and the underlying mechanisms responsible for them, following a beneficial use scheme involving the placement of fine-grained dredged material on a salt marsh in southeast England. Three stations in the recharge area and three reference stations, located within the same salt marsh system, were selected. These stations were sampled prior to recharge (recharge stations only) then 1 week, 3, 6, 12 and 18 months after the recharge. Sediment redox potentials (1, 2 and 4 cm sediment depths) were also measured on each sampling occasion. The results indicated a rapid recolonization of the fauna typical of the surrounding salt marsh channels. All univariate parameters had recovered after 3 months after the recharge. Active post-juvenile immigration is likely to have been the predominant recovery process. Multivariate data analysis revealed that the community structure of the recharge stations, however, did not progress towards those of the reference sites. Natural spatial variability in community structure at the scale of the recharge-reference station distance, and differences in eventual tidal elevations are factors responsible for these differences. The need to carefully assess reference site suitability in monitoring beneficial use schemes is discussed.