Modelling llama population development under environmental and market constraints in the Bolivian highlands

Changes in the size of animal populations over time are mainly determined by demographic and environmental factors. Livestock population dynamics are additionally influenced by harvesting decisions taken by herders. In Bolivia, not much is known about current llama husbandry and the main influencing factors determining population sizes. We collected data on demography, environmental factors and market values affecting the current and future llama population in three different regions in Bolivia. We generated a population model and assessed the future development of the llama population including environmental factors (rangeland carrying capacity, disturbance phenomena), herd structure and dynamics, and economic market demands. We calibrated and validated the llama model on the basis of 20-year data sets of the regions of Oruro, Potosi and La Paz, respectively. Model calibration by means of the Gauss-Marquardt-Levenberg algorithm yielded a model efficiency of 0.94. For model validation, however, the simulation slightly overestimated the observed llama population yielding model efficiencies of 0.91 and 0.87 for Potosi and La Paz, respectively. Model outcomes were most sensitive to death and birth rates of juveniles and death rate of females compared to environmental or other demographic factors. Population trajectories approached an overall carrying capacity for Oruro, Potosi and La Paz of 8.8 × 10⁵, 9.1 × 10⁵, and 9.0 × 10⁵ llama individuals after 100 years of simulation. Hence, detailed monitoring of demographic, environmental, and economic factors can improve predictions of llama population development over time. Further management should focus on improving birth rates and lowering female mortality through providing supplemental food and shelters against the harsh environmental conditions of the Andean highlands.     

Equivalence of the realized input and output oriented indirect effects metrics in Ecological Network Analysis

A new understanding of the consequences of how ecosystem elements are interconnected is emerging from the development and application of Ecological Network Analysis. The relative importance of indirect effects is central to this understanding, and the ratio of indirect flow to direct flow (I/D) is one indicator of their importance. Two methods have been proposed for calculating this indicator. The unit approach shows what would happen if each system member had a unit input or output, while the realized technique determines the ratio using the observed system inputs or outputs. When using the unit method, the input oriented and output oriented ratios can be different, potentially leading to conflicting results. However, we show that the input and output oriented I/D ratios are identical using the realized method when the system is at steady state. This work is a step in the maturation of Ecological Network Analysis that will let it be more readily testable empirically and ultimately more useful for environmental assessment and management.     

珠江三角洲城市周边典型中小型水库富营养化与蓝藻种群动态

为了解珠江三角洲地区城市周边中小型水库的水质状况,于2009年8月(丰水期)和2010年3月(枯水期)调查了4座典型中小型水库--横岗水库、水濂山水库、契爷石水库和东风水库,分析了水库的富营养化与蓝藻种类组成、种群动态及微囊藻毒素水平.丰水期总磷浓度为0.05～0.083 mgL-1,枯水期为0.026～0.082 m...     

A system dynamics model for evaluating the alternative of type in construction and demolition waste recycling center - The case of Chongqing, China

This paper presents a system dynamics computer model to evaluate alternative type of recycling center under different policy and economy environments through comparison on the economic feasibility of recycling centers and ratio of savings to costs in C&D waste management. A case study for the City of Chongqing, China is selected. Simulated results show three key factors can contribute to the economic feasibility of recycling and the ratio of savings to costs in C&D waste management: (a) profit; (b) unit recycling cost; (c) extra revenue from location advantage (It was assumed that the mobile centers can attain extra revenue from the location advantage compared with fixed recycling centers). The sensitive analysis and comparison on ratios between public and private sector indicate that to achieve the optimum ratio of savings to costs, design of recycling centers and selection of governmental instruments are determined by the priority list: (1) low extra revenue from location advantage; (2) low profit; (3) low unit recycling cost. Meanwhile, the fluctuation of the three factors must be prior to achieve economic feasibility of corresponding recycling centers.     

针对C3H8／空气扩散火焰的PCA简化机理构筑

C3H8是液化石油气（LPG）的主要成分,其火焰结构的数值预测对于消防等相关行业具有重要意义。单步或总包反应过于简单,不能描述碳氢燃料的氧化机制,而耦合燃料详细机理的燃烧模拟计算量大,且描述反应的数学系统具有极强的“刚性”,限制了反应机理的实际应用,而去除冗余反应和组分的简化机理具有描述燃烧的全面性优点,且降低了数学系统的“刚性”,因此耦合简化机理的火焰结构数值预测具有优势。本文采用基于矩阵分析的主成分（PCA）分析技术,分析研究了wang等发展的469步C3H8详细反应动力学机理,获得了组分的重要性排序,基于此分别构筑了320步和214步两个简化机理,针对典型扩散火焰的计算,表明建立的两个简化机理具有较高的模拟可靠性,同时也提供了一种框架简化机理的构筑方法。     

基于生态足迹的新疆可持续发展评价

生态足迹是分析国家或地区自然资源可持续利用的重要指标.利用FAO数据、新疆统计年鉴等自然资源生产与消费数据、人口数据,采用可变世界单产法计算了2000-2009年新疆生态足迹.结果表明:从2000-2009年间,新疆的人均生态足迹显著上升,生态赤字有逐渐加大的趋势.生态协调系数DS显示,新疆的资源利用超出生态环境的承载范围,其发展模式是不可持续的.     

基于系统动力学的建筑安全监管博弈研究

为研究影响建筑安全的因素,探讨科学的建筑安全监管策略,在建筑企业与政府安全监管部门具有有限理性的前提下,建立建筑安全监管的演化博弈模型。对稳定状态的分析表明,模型并不总是存在演化稳定策略。在此基础上,建立系统动力学模型,借助数据仿真分析不同变量对建筑安全状况的动态影响。研究结果表明,奖惩力度、监管失误率、监管成本、安全投入、惩罚机制等因素的变化对建筑安全状况产生影响。建筑安全长效监管可从加大对监管部门的奖惩力度、减少监管部门的监管失误率、降低建筑安全监管成本、合理控制安全措施投入、设计合理的建筑企业惩罚机制等方面着手。     

Symmetrizing cathode-anode response to speed up charging of nanoporous supercapacitors

Asymmetric behaviors of capacitance and charging dynamics in the cathode and anode are general for nanoporous supercapacitors. Un-derstanding this behavior is essential for the optimal design of supercapacitors. Herein, we perform constant-potential molecular dynamics simulations to reveal asymmetric features of porous supercapacitors and their effects on capacitance and charging dynamics. Our simulations show that, counterintuitively, charging dynamics can be fast in pores providing slow ion diffusion and vice versa. Unlike electrodes with single-size pores, multi-pore electrodes show overcharging and accelerated co-ion desorption, which can be attributed to the subtle interplay between the dynamics and charging mechanisms. We find that capacitance and charging dynamics correlate with how the ions respond to an applied cell voltage in the cathode and anode. We demonstrate that symmetrizing this response can help boost power density, which may find practical applications in supercapacitor optimization.     

氢燃料动力船岸基式加注作业泄漏扩散模拟及影响因素分析

为保障氢燃料动力船加注作业安全,基于FLACS软件构建模拟模型,将模拟与实验结果进行对比,分析泄漏方向、大气稳定度、风速等因素对氢燃料动力船岸基式加注作业泄漏扩散的影响,并基于模拟结果划定加注作业限制区域及警戒区域。研究结果表明:FLACS模拟结果与实验结果吻合较好;大气越稳定,泄漏后的氢气云越难扩散;水平方向上,氢气云扩散距离随风速的增大先小幅增加后降低;垂直方向上,较高风速对氢气云扩散存在促进作用;建议水上加氢站的控制室在原先设计的基础上向内移动5 m以上;建议取沿船长方向125 m、沿船宽方向21 m、沿垂直方向24 m为包络线,设置加注限制区域,该区域内禁止无关人员进入,并严禁任何形式的点火源。     

CO在烟煤中吸附与扩散的分子模拟研究*

为揭示CO在烟煤中的微观吸附和扩散机理,利用Wiser烟煤分子模型,通过巨正则蒙特卡洛（GCMC）和分子动力学方法,研究5种不同温度（293.15,303.15,313.15,323.15,333.15 K）下,压力为0.1～3.0 MPa时CO吸附量、吸附热的变化,采用能量分布分析CO在烟煤中的吸附行为,利用扩散系数和扩散活化能研究CO在烟煤中的扩散特性。研究结果表明:CO在烟煤分子中的模拟结果符合朗格缪尔（Langmuir）吸附规律,随着温度的升高,Langmuir参数a和b减小,CO在烟煤分子中饱和吸附量和吸附能力降低。温度越高,烟煤分子的等量吸附热越低,烟煤分子吸附CO分子的平均等量吸附热为21.20～23.11 kJ/mol,小于42 kJ/mol,属于物理吸附;随着压力的升高,CO分子由能量较高的优势吸附位点逐渐向相对较弱的吸附位点移动;在模拟的温度和压力条件下,CO在烟煤分子模型中的扩散系数随温度和压力的升高而增加,扩散活化能随压力的升高而减小。研究结果为揭示CO在烟煤分子中微观吸附与扩散规律,准确预测采空区封闭火区煤自燃情况具有重要意义。