Effects of Threshold Drainage Area and Study Region Size on HAZUS Flood Analysis

This study investigates the trends and error bounds in HAZUS flood hazard modeling due to changes in two parameters: threshold drainage area and study region size. Using the city of Ozark, Missouri, U.S.A., as a case study area, we compared modeled floodplains, flood debris, and economic loss in 24 threshold drainage areas and 20 study region sizes. The results show that the total floodplain area and total economic loss decrease with increasing threshold drainage area while the total amount of flood debris has an increasing trend. A threshold drainage area of 2.00 square miles is regarded as the optimal parameter for future HAZUS flood modeling for Ozark, based on the comparison of modeled floodplains with the FEMA Q3 floodplains. The total floodplain area and total economic loss tend to be larger at a larger study region, while no clear trend has been observed in the amount of flood debris. A study region of one county is suggested for future flood modeling because this size produces stable flood estimates and is also a convenient choice.     

Selected fishery and population parameters of eight shore-angling species in the Tsitsikamma National Park no-take marine reserve

An eight-year research angling dataset collected between February 1998 and December 2005 in the Tsitsikamma National Park marine protected area (MPA), along the south-eastern Cape coast of South Africa, was examined to provide estimates of important fishery and population parameters for eight important shore-angling species. Five different estimates of natural mortality (M), and the coefficients of variation (CVs) of catch per unit effort (CPUE) and size measurements were calculated. There was no consistency in estimates of M between methods, highlighting the difficulty in obtaining reliable estimates of this parameter for per-recruit assessments. The CVs of CPUE measurements were generally higher than those for size measurements. Estimates obtained for the most abundant species, blacktail Diplodus capensis, with a mean CPUE of 0.252 fish h^–1, yielded the lowest CVs for CPUE (0.806) and size (0.130) measurements. Therefore, blacktail is considered the preferred indicator species for making comparisons with estimates obtained for shore-angling fish in exploited areas and other MPAs along the South African coastline. The large inter annual variations in mean CPUE and size for all species indicated that a minimum assessment period of four years is required to obtain reliable estimates.     

Towards the declaration of a large marine protected area: a subtidal ichthyofaunal survey of the Pondoland coast in the Eastern Cape,South Africa

A subtidal marine ichthyofaunal survey was carried out on shallow reefs (1–30m deep) in the Pondoland region between the Mtamvuna River and Port St Johns in the Eastern Cape, South Africa. The purpose of this survey was to provide the baseline data required for the zonation of a large marine protected area proposed for the region. Survey work was carried out in May and June during 2002 and 2003. A seafloor map based on earlier seismic-reflection profiling data, coupled with fishers' co-ordinates of known reefs in the area, was used to plan the survey. An underwater visual census (UVC), using the point-count method, assessed fish diversity, relative abundance and size structure. During the UVC, a total of 261 point fish-counts, covering an area of 14 288m², was completed. A total of 138 fish species from 49 different families was identified and a relatively high proportion of endemic species (26.6%) were recorded. As a result of the turbid conditions encountered south of Mbotyi, numbers and diversity of fish species observed declined with increasing latitude. Endemic sparid linefish species, which are overe-xploited in other areas, were particularly abundant in this region, and a number of new range distributions of various species were recorded during the survey. The results of this survey contributed towards the zonation of the Pondoland Marine Protected Area, which was proclaimed in June 2004.     

Report on Cartographic and GIS Activity in the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) is a federal agency whose mission is, working with others, to conserve fish and wildlife and their habitats for the continuing benefit of the American people. Under the management of fish and wildlife professionals, the National Wildlife Refuge System has become the world's premier network of wildlife habitats. The FWS is making use of modern cartographic methods and implementing Geographic Information Systems to more effectively manage the lands and resources entrusted to them.     

电法在菲律宾AREA矿区红土镍矿勘探中的应用

菲律宾AREA矿区红土镍矿为硫化镍矿岩体风化-淋滤-沉积形成的地表风化壳型矿床,矿体赋存在含矿风化基岩中。为圈定该矿区红土镍矿有利地段,依据岩(矿)石物性特征、矿体地质特征,采用对称四极电阻率剖面法(简称对称四极法)面积性测量,发现低阻异常;利用高密度电阻率测深法(简称高密度电法)剖面,对成矿有利地段进行评价并确定含矿层厚度和产状,圈定镍矿富集部位。工程验证结果表明,见矿较好位置与电法结果吻合较好。研究结果表明,红土镍矿勘探在前期工作中,采用电阻率法可圈定含矿层范围和延伸产状,有效缩小勘探范围,指导工程勘探布置,节约勘探成本。