Breaking the Vicious Circle of Illegal Logging in Indonesia

The government of Indonesia, which presides over 10% of the world's tropical forests, has set ambitious targets to cut its high deforestation rates through an REDD+ scheme (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation). This will require strong law enforcement to succeed. Yet, strategies that have accomplished this are rare and, along with past failures, tend not to be documented. We evaluated a multistakeholder approach that seeks to tackle illegal logging in the carbon‐rich province of Aceh, Sumatra. From 2008 to 2009, Fauna & Flora International established and supported a community‐based informant network for the 738,000 ha Ulu Masen ecosystem. The network reported 190 forest offenses to local law enforcement agencies, which responded with 86 field operations that confiscated illicit vehicles, equipment, and timber, and arrested 138 illegal logging suspects. From 45 cases subsequently monitored, 64.4% proceeded to court, from which 90.0% of defendants received a prison sentence or a verbal warning for a first offense. Spatial analyses of illegal logging and timber storage incidents predicted that illegal activities would be more effectively deterred by law enforcement operations that targeted the storage sites. Although numerous clusters of incidents were identified, they were still widespread reflecting the ubiquity of illegal activities. The multistakeholder results were promising, but illegal logging still persisted at apparently similar levels at the project's end, indicating that efforts need to be further strengthened. Nevertheless, several actions contributed to the law enforcement achievements: strong political will; strong stakeholder support; and funding that could be promptly accessed. These factors are highlighted as prerequisites for achieving Indonesia's ambitious REDD+ goals. Rompiendo el Círculo Vicioso de la Tala Ilegal en Indonesia     

新OG系统旋流脱水器气液分离特性数值研究

根据旋流脱水器的内部流动特性,基于欧拉-拉格朗日方法,对旋流脱水器内部气液两相流动进行了数值计算和分析,研究了液滴直径、进口质量含气率和湍流扩散效应对流场分布、脱水效率、出口质量含气率和出口液滴粒度分布的影响.结果表明：当质量流量一定时,旋流脱水器进出口压降随着进口质量含气率的增加而显著提高.对于单一直径的液滴,在不考虑湍流扩散效应的情况下,脱水效率随进口质量含气率的增加而增加.当考虑湍流扩散效应时,对于直径较小的液滴（0.1~1μm）,这种规律刚好是相反的,连续相速度的增加提升了湍流扩散速度,使湍流运动更加紊乱,但脱水效率高于不考虑湍流扩散效应时的计算结果.在混合粒径条件下,随着进口质量含气率的增加,脱水效率和出口质量含气率增加,计算表明湍流扩散效应有利于混合直径液滴的分离.随着进口质量含气率的增加,液滴质量分数的峰值逐渐向小粒径方向移动,粒径分布范围逐渐减小.     

旋风预收尘器对多级收尘系统的若干影响

论述了旋风预收尘器对多级收尘系统的若干影响因素，着重讨论了旋风除尘器出口旋转气流对系统性能的影响，并提出了具体改进措施。     

The Response of Avian Feeding Guilds to Tropical Forest Disturbance

Abstract:  Anthropogenic habitat disturbance is a major threat to tropical forests and understanding the ecological consequences of this disturbance is crucial for the conservation of biodiversity. There have been many attempts to determine the ecological traits associated with bird species' vulnerability to disturbance, but no attempt has been made to synthesize these studies to show consensus. We analyzed data from 57 published studies (covering 1214 bird species) that investigated the response of tropical bird assemblages to moderate forest disturbance (e.g., selective logging). Our results show that the mean abundance of species from six commonly reported feeding guilds responded differently to disturbance and that species' ecological traits (body size, local population size, and geographic range size) and evolutionary relationships may influence responses in some guilds. Granivore abundance increased significantly and insectivore and frugivore abundance decreased significantly following disturbance. These general conclusions were robust to the effects of ecological traits and phylogeny. Responses of carnivores, nectarivores, and omnivores were less clear, but analyses that accounted for phylogeny indicated that these guilds declined following disturbance. In contrast to the other guilds, the reported responses of carnivores and nectarivores differed among regions (Asia vs. Neotropics) and were influenced by the sampling protocols used in different studies (e.g., time since disturbance), which may explain the difficulty in detecting general responses to disturbance in these guilds. Overall, general patterns governed the responses of species to habitat disturbance, and the differential responses of guilds suggested that disturbance affects trophic organization and thus ecosystem functioning.     

海南岛热带农业光能资源利用率研究

本文通过绿色植物能量转化的生理机能,即光合作用过程中太阳能的投入、转化和产出的内在联系,定量地描述了海南岛各地实际光能利用率;地区性农业生产潜力;潜在光能利用率及其与实际光能利用率的绝对差值。结果表明,全岛实际光能利用率低于全国平均水平,只及一年两熟地区的一半,高值区接近一年一熟地区;潜在光能利用率与世界热带地区差距不大;潜在与实际光能利用率之差全岛平均达5.1％,具有较大的增产潜力。文中还针对海南的实际粗略地探讨了岛内光能利用率不高的原因和提高光能利用率的相应途径。     

The characters for the boundary layer and mechanism of acid rain formation in the Qingdao area,China

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一种新型直流旋风分离器

针对普通旋风分离器结构上存在有内旋流和混流区会卷走尘粒而降低分离效率的问题 ,总结了原直流旋风分离器生产设计经验 ,开发设计出了一种新型直流旋风分离器 ,没有普通旋风分离器存在的两个问题 ,而且能克服普通旋风分离器流动路线长的缺陷 ,在同一工作条件下 ,分离粒径比原直流旋风分离器减小了 6～ 8μm。在此介绍了分离机理 ,提出了一套设计计算方法 ,给出了计算实例 ,总结出新型直流旋风分离器的特点及适用场合     

离心脉冲静电除尘器内颗粒浓度场测试分析

在离心脉冲静电除尘器研究的基础上 ,进行了离心脉冲静电除尘器内的浓度场的测试分析 ,并得出了在一定入口风速、工作电压、入口粉尘浓度下其颗粒浓度场分布规律及实测回归方程。     

Biomass Burning in the Amazon-Fertilizer for the Mountaineous Rain Forest in Ecuador (7 pp)

Background Biomass burning is a source of carbon, sulfur and nitrogen compounds which, along with their photochemically generated reaction products, can be transported over very long distances, even traversing oceans. Chemical analyses of rain and fogwater samples collected in the mountaineous rain forest of south Ecuador show frequent episodes of high sulfate and nitrate concentration, from which annual deposition rates are derived comparable to those found in polluted central Europe. As significant anthropogenic sources are lacking at the research site it is suspected that biomass burning upwind in the Amazon basin is the major source of the enhanced sulfate and nitrate imput. Methods Regular rain and fogwater sampling along an altitude profile between 1800 and 3185 m has been carried out in the Podocarpus National Park close to the Rio SanFrancisco (3°58'S, 79°5'W) in southern Ecuador. pH values, electrical conductivity and chemical ion composition were measured at the TUM-WZW using standard methods. Results and Discussion Results reported cover over one year from March 2002 until May 2003. Annual deposition rates of sulfate were calculated ranging between 4 and 13 kg S/ha year, almost as high as in polluted central Europe. Nitrogen deposition via ammonia (1.5–4.4 kg N/ha year) and nitrate (0.5–0.8 kg N/ha year) was found to be lower but still much higher than to be expected in such pristine natural forest environment. By means of back trajectory analyses it can be shown that most of the enhanced sulfur and nitrogen deposition is most likely due to forest fires far upwind of the Ecuadorian sampling site, showing a seasonal variation, with sources predominantly found in the East/NorthEast during January–March (Colombia, Venezuela, Northern Brazil) and East/SouthEast during July–September (Peru, Brazil). Conclusion Our results show that biomass burning in the Amazon basin is the predominant source of sulfur and nitrogen compounds that fertilize the mountaineous rain forest in south Ecuador. Recommendation and Outlook The mountaineous rain forest in south Ecuador has developed on poor and acid soils, with low nutrient availability. The additional fertilization resulting from anthropogenic biomass burning constitutes a significant disturbance of this ecosystem, its functioning and biodiversity. Thus it is planned to employ isotope analyses for quantifying the pathways of nitrate and sulfate deposition in these natural forests.     

粤西地区的热带气候资源与区划

粤西热带是我国三大热带区域之一,是热带经济作物、水果和蔗糖生产的重要基地。本文分析了该区的气候资源及其主要气象灾害,结果表明该区光热资源丰富,适宜发展多种热带亚热带经济作物;水、热配合状况好,降水的有效性较高;但台风风害和低温冷害也较严重。为了充分利用气候资源,可将全区划分为北部多雨轻风区、西部多雨大风区、东部偏旱温暖区和南部干热大风区,并论述了各区农业气候资源开发利用情况。