南疆近60年来风灾天气及灾度时空变化特征

利用新疆南疆各地州1949～2008年间发生的大风天气所造成的死亡人口、受灾农田面积、经济损失和死亡牲畜资料,评估南疆风灾的灾度及其时空变化特征进行深入分析。分析得出:(1)阿克苏、喀什和巴州重大风灾天气发生次数多,强度大,是风灾防范和灾后救助的重点地区;和田和克州重大风灾天气发生次数少,强度弱,是风灾防范和灾后救助的次重点地区;在4～5月份重大风灾天气发生次数多,持续时间长,而且4～5月份是作物播种和出苗期,大风容易成灾,为此4～5月份是风灾防范和灾后救助的重点季节。(2)重大风灾天气发生次数由20世纪50年代至90年代逐年增长,自21世纪开始略有减少;重大风灾天气在巴州发生次数最多,在60a间为84次,其次喀什75次,阿克苏67次,和田和克州较少。(3)风灾经济损失随着工农业生产总值的增长而增加,而且增长速度比经济增长速度快,建议增加防治风灾投入,改善生态环境,加快退耕还林还草进程,建立减灾系统,加强风灾防治。     

天山托木尔峰国家级自然保护区垂直自然带景观特征分析

根据实地考察和相关参考资料,运用历史文献和统计分析的方法,对托木尔峰国家级自然保护区垂直自然带景观特征进行分析,结果显示：对托木尔峰自然保护区垂直自然带的形成,地形地貌因素起着主导作用,纬度起着次要作用,受地形地貌因素制约的水热条件是形成各垂直自然带景观特征的最重要的物质和能量来源,随着水热条件的垂直变化,从低山带至高山带有规律的出现暖温带荒漠带、温带荒漠草原带、山地草原带、亚高山草甸带、高山草甸带、高山垫状植被带和高山冰雪带.东西走向的天山山脉,南北向深切的冰川和流水地貌,对来自北大西洋和北冰洋的湿润气流起了显著地屏障作用,致使托木尔峰南、北坡具有不同的气候特点,南坡形成了暖温带半干旱和干旱气候.自然景观以温带荒漠、荒漠草原和草原为主,植物种类贫乏,具有耐旱特点,随着海拔高度的增加,植物的荒漠成分逐渐减少,草原和草甸成分逐渐增加,土壤的有机质含量提高,碳酸盐的淋溶作用增强.     

托木尔峰国家级自然保护区土地利用/覆被生态服务价值变化分析

参照中国陆地生态系统服务价值当量,结合研究区不同土地利用∕覆被类型的生物生产量,研究各土地利用/覆被类型的生态服务价值变化。结果表明：① 1989-2014年,冰川面积增长27.63%,草地增长35.69%,水体减少55.43%,荒地减少13.81%,林地减少9.87%;1989-2002年的区域综合动态度为0.72%,2002-2014年的为0.62%。② 保护区的生态服务价值为52.31×10⁸元/a,突出了保护区重要的生态地位。在保护区11项生态服务功能中,水文调节和水资源供给生态服务功能价值最高,食物和原料生产生态服务功能价值较低。③ 1989-2014年生态服务总价值量降低31.49%,其中冰川和草地的总价值量持续增长27.63%和35.70%,水体和荒地的持续减少55.43%和13.81%,林地的先减22.13%,后增15.75%。在价值构成比例上,1989年水体占主要地位,2014年冰川占主要地位。     

Preliminary studies onIndomysis annandalei (Mysidacea,crustacea) from Karachi waters with a brief account of its larval development

Population, seasonal abundance of the mysidIndomysis annandalei Tattersal (1914) from Karachi waters (northern Arabian Sea) are studied. Occurrence of breeding females is noted and developmental stages are described.     

Arsenic remediation by Australian laterites

The efficiency of Australian laterites in arsenic adsorption has been examined using three laterite samples collected from different locations in South Australia. The characteristics such as electrical conductivity, pH, mineral compositions, and isoelectric point of laterite samples have been measured. The laterite samples are mainly composed of iron and aluminum oxides, and rutile (TiO₂). Two batch experiments have been performed to compare the efficiencies of different laterites to remove AS (III) from water at two different doses, and to examine whether pH influences arsenic adsorption. For 50 mg/l arsenic solution, at doses 1,000 g (laterite)/l (arsenic solution) and 200 g/l, the laterites removed more than 97% and 87–97%, respectively. At the dose of 200 g/l, adsorption capacity has been found to be 200–243 mg/kg. Out of the laterite samples from three localities, the Kangaroo Island laterite performed the best. This is probably related to its high content of gibbsite. It has been found that arsenic adsorption by laterite is not significantly affected at the examined pH ranges of 4.7–10.0.     

PRELIMINARY STUDIES ON INDOMYSIS ANNANDALEI (MYSIDACEA, CRUSTACEA) FROM KARACHI WATERS WITH A BRIEF ACCOUNT OF ITS LARVAL DEVELOPMENT

Population, seasonal abundance of the mysid Indomysis annandalei Tattersal (1914) from Karachi wat-ers (northern Arabian Sea) are studied. Occurrence of breeding females is noted and developmental stagesare described.