Understanding implications of consumer behavior for wildlife farming and sustainable wildlife trade

Unsustainable wildlife trade affects biodiversity and the livelihoods of communities dependent upon those resources. Wildlife farming has been proposed to promote sustainable trade, but characterizing markets and understanding consumer behavior remain neglected but essential steps in the design and evaluation of such operations. We used sea turtle trade in the Cayman Islands, where turtles have been farm raised for human consumption for almost 50 years, as a case study to explore consumer preferences toward wild‐sourced (illegal) and farmed (legal) products and potential conservation implications. Combining methods innovatively (including indirect questioning and choice experiments), we conducted a nationwide trade assessment through in‐person interviews from September to December 2014. Households were randomly selected using disproportionate stratified sampling, and responses were weighted based on district population size. We approached 597 individuals, of which 37 (6.2%) refused to participate. Although 30% of households had consumed turtle in the previous 12 months, the purchase and consumption of wild products was rare (e.g., 64–742 resident households consumed wild turtle meat [i.e., 0.3–3.5% of households] but represented a large threat to wild turtles in the area due to their reduced populations). Differences among groups of consumers were marked, as identified through choice experiments, and price and source of product played important roles in their decisions. Despite the long‐term practice of farming turtles, 13.5% of consumers showed a strong preference for wild products, which demonstrates the limitations of wildlife farming as a single tool for sustainable wildlife trade. By using a combination of indirect questioning, choice experiments, and sales data to investigate demand for wildlife products, we obtained insights about consumer behavior that can be used to develop conservation‐demand‐focused initiatives. Lack of data from long‐term social–ecological assessments hinders the evaluation of and learning from wildlife farming. This information is key to understanding under which conditions different interventions (e.g., bans, wildlife farming, social marketing) are likely to succeed.     

Toxicological Assessment of Wastewater and Runoff from the Baikal Pulp and Paper Mill

Russian Journal of Ecology -     

区域性“减灾十年初步规划”的编制原则

本文简要介绍区域性“减灾十年初步规划”编制的一般原则，包括规划编制的意义、目的、编制顺序和规划应注意的几个方面，并提出规划成果的实施意见。可供各地编制规划时参考。     

Integrating disciplinary research into an interdisciplinary framework: A case study in sustainability research

The complexity of today’s research problems increasingly demands that scientists move beyond the confines of their own discipline. In this special issue, the basics of a transdisciplinary framework are established and problems analyzed in a specific discipline are successfully integrated in this transdisciplinary network. The intent has been to go beyond only statements about the importance of enabling early stage researchers to work across disciplinary boundaries, and to show that important discoveries are being made at the intersection of disciplines. Embedding various research projects in a more global framework can meet the demands of an interdisciplinary or transdisciplinary approach (especially for early stage researchers) and contribute significantly to sustainable research.     

消泡剂硅油I在工业废水氨氮测定中的应用

对色泽较深，含杂质量较高的废水加硅油I以抑制测定中蒸馏产生的泡沫．结果表明，在250ml水样中加硅油IO．10～1．25ml，即可收到理想效果．硅油I性质稳定，不随水蒸汽蒸出，对测定无干扰．     

二极管阵列检测器及其应用

二极管阵列检测器是近几年发展的、不同于传统分析仪器所用的光电检测原理的一种新型检测器，这种检测配合计算机处理，可以在百分之一秒内给出被测组份的光谱以及各种定性定量数据，是一种“全息”的检测方式，文中将讨论二极管阵列检测器的构成，工作条件，性能及应用等问题，涉及光源，光导纤维，单色器，阵列元件操作条件等各个部分。     

若干生态农业的模式及其应用

本文根据浙江省生态农业的实践,总结出数种生态农业模式,叙述了各种模式的结构、功能、效益、特点及应用现状,提出了模式的适用对象和应用时需重点注意的问题。     

纳米技术在环境保护中的应用

介绍了纳米技术在环境保护领域中的应用现状、存在问题和今后的研究方向。纳米光催化剂、纳米过滤技术和纳米级的水处理剂在水处理中有着广泛的应用;纳米级的汽车尾气净化催化剂和其它纳米催化剂在大气污染控制方面有着普通材料无法比拟的优势;纳米技术在噪声污染控制和环境监测等方面也有广泛的应用。但是,纳米技术同时也存在光催化时光利用率低、催化效率低、纳米功能材料工作条件要求高等问题。     

SBR系统在张家港港的应用及养护

结合张家港港的实际情况，阐述了ＳＢＲ污水处理系统在张家港港应用的可行性、有效性及使用中ＳＢＲ 系统的养护方法     

离子色谱法在石化工业废水分析中的应用

用IC-6离子色谱分析仪，研究石化工业废水中阴离子的测定技术，并首次建立炼油、化肥外排废水中F^-、Cl^-、NO2^-、PO4^3-、NO3^-、SO4^2-等阴离子含量测定的岗位。以含0．0054mol／L碳酸氢钠和0．0050mol／L碳酸钠为淋洗液，在电流70mA、流速1．5mL／min、泵压0～42MPa的条件下，测得各阴离子的相关系数均大于0．995、相对标准偏差（RSD）〈5．00％、加标回收率为95％～116％。