A COMPREHENSIVE MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR COASTAL LOUISIANA

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“There is No Program Without Farmers”: Interactive Radio for Forest Landscape Restoration in Mount Elgon Region,Uganda

Increase in ownership and use of radios and mobile phones in Uganda may present opportunities for interactive and efficient agricultural extension services. Yet the impact of interactive radio on rural development has rarely been evaluated. In a participatory project, the International Union for the Conservation of Nature together with Farm Radio International and stakeholders from local government, radio, and community-based organizations promoted the increased use of forest landscape restoration activities though interactive rural radio programs, including innovative methods to reach populations not covered by radio. An evaluation found that 98% of people who listened to most or all of the broadcasts carried out one of the practices, whereas 84% of those who had listened to only one episode had used one of the practices. Inclusion of a wide range of community stakeholders from project inception was vital for presenting the project and embedding it within local institutional contexts.     

浙江余杭湿地生态修复现状及技术措施

近年来,湿地生态修复的理念逐渐被人们认知和认同,一些符合生态修复理念的民生工程在各地政府的大力扶持下起到了良好的宣传与示范作用,并逐步得到推广应用。然而由于我国对湿地生态修复的研究起步较晚,湿地生态修复的理念及技术尚停留在初级阶段。根据浙江省余杭区湿地资源调查资料,分析了当前湿地修复中存在的不足,提出一些切实可行的生态修复理念及技术措施。     

中国生态恢复效果评价研究综述

随着全球环境的日益恶化,生态恢复的理论与实践的研究在世界范围内逐渐开展起来。中国是世界上生态系统退化最为严重的国家之一,也是较早开展生态恢复研究和实践的国家之一。自20世纪50年代以来,中国已经批准和实施了一大批生态恢复工程。对生态恢复工程的实施效果进行科学准确的评价,不仅是生态恢复工程的重要组成内容,更是进一步调整和优化生态恢复方案的重要手段。本文在回顾中国生态恢复效果评价研究的基础上,归纳了中国生态恢复效果评价的主要内容、评价思路及相应的方法与技术,指出现有研究中存在的问题,并对今后中国生态恢复效果评价研究进行了展望,提出了今后该领域的研究重点。     

Choosing the Right Policy Tools to Encourage Watershed Stewardship through the Study of Attitude

Recently, a number of “Payment for Watershed Services” programs have aimed to engage private landowners in watershed stewardship initiatives by offering financial incentives for adopting watershed best management practices. However, a growing field of research suggests that financial incentives alone may be of limited utility to encourage widespread and long-standing behavior change, and other policy tools may be required. This research examines how attitudes may influence enrollment in watershed stewardship programs to shed light the application of incentive, capacity building, and symbolic policy tools. We distributed a questionnaire to rural landowners in the Clackamas River watershed, OR, and received 281 valid responses (29% response rate). We found that attitudes associated with trust, ecological understanding, and technical capacity played more fundamental roles compared with financial considerations. We interpret these findings by evaluating the likely efficacy of various policy tools, and stress the importance of engaging landowners by building capacity and trust.     

Assessing Conservation Adoption Decision Criteria Using the Analytic Hierarchy Process: Case Studies from Three Midwestern Watersheds

Land use changes from natural ecosystems to industrial agriculture have impacted water quality and wildlife populations in the Mississippi River basin. Government programs providing technical assistance and monetary incentives have not resulted in adequate adoption rates of conservation practices. While there has been a plethora of research examining the factors associated with conservation adoption, significantly less is understood about the relative importance of these factors. Using the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) with agricultural producers in three Midwestern watersheds, we assess the relative importance of environmental and production decision criteria when making decisions to adopt conservation practices. Although AHP provides insight into how decisions may be made at the watershed scale, this methodology also provides insight into how individuals make conservation decisions and may also provide a method for delivering tailored conservation advice and communications.     

Estimated soil organic carbon change due to agricultural land management modifications in a semiarid cereal-growing region in Central Spain

Maintaining or increasing soil organic carbon (SOC) in agricultural lands is important for soil productivity, restoration and could potentially be a factor in reducing carbon emissions. In order to implement best practices for maintaining productivity and increasing SOC, there is a need for understanding how management changes may alter SOC levels. This applied study presents a methodology to assess and predict SOC levels to better understand effects modification to land management can have in semiarid central Spain. Results show extensification using longer-term pasture rotations (e.g. 5-year) could increase SOC levels and have an impact on soil restoration important in maintaining productivity. SOC increases brought about by new management may also have a role in contribution to national carbon emission reduction plans.     

"富营养化湖泊治理及湖泊管理昆明国际讨论会"综述

湖泊富营养化是国际上普遍存在而倍受关注的问题。以国家列为“三河三湖”重点环保项目整治的滇池为首的云南九大高原湖泊中,有6个已富营养化。在云南省即将大规模开展湖泊治理工作之际,为借鉴国际湖泊治理及管理的方法及成功的经验,2001年11月召开了此次会议。有众多国际湖泊学权威在内的10个国家的163名专家出席会议。重点讨论了5个主题：湖泊治理及管理研究;湖泊环境变化的沉积记录;湖水氮、磷负荷与湖泊生态健康;湖泊污染与治理;湖泊富营养化过程。专家们对云南高原湖泊的治理提出了4个方面的建议：以改善、恢复湖泊生态系统结构的方法控制富营养化;清淤一定要慎重;加强湖泊富营养化过程与机制的研究;加强流域管理研究。会议最后发表了《昆明宣言》,建议建立云南高原湖泊国际研究中心。     

Integrated hydrologic modeling in the inland Heihe River Basin, Northwest China

As a typical inland river basin in arid Northwest China, having distinct hydrological characteristics and severe and representative water problems, the Heihe River Basin (HRB) has attracted considerable research interest worldwide and in 2007 became a pilot basin of the G-WADI network of UNESCO/IHP. Many research programs have been conducted in the HRB since the 1980s, producing rich knowledge and data about the basin, which will be very helpful to further studies. This paper reviews research efforts related to hydrologic modeling and ongoing model integration studies performed in the HRB in recent years. Recently, an observation network covering the whole area and a Web-based data-sharing system have been established which can greatly improve data acquisition. This paper tabulates modeling activities in past years, including model applications, model modifications and enhancements, and model coupling efforts. Also described is a preliminary modeling integration tool designed to quickly build new models, which has been developed for hydrologic modeling purposes. Challenges and issues confronted in current studies are discussed, pointing toward key research directions in the future.     

喀斯特山地生态系统石漠化过程及其恢复研究综述

喀斯特石漠化一般经历顶极植被-灌草丛-石漠等3个阶段。在这一退化过程中喀斯特石漠化对环境的选择性导致喜Ca、耐旱和岩生性的植物生存,而生物量的移出和耐荫树种消退是退化的关键因素。退化过程中植被、土壤理化性质与环境形成正反馈关系,并具有退化方向上的一致性、退化过程的非同步性和退化速度的非线性等特点。喀斯特植被恢复时,其恢复对策经历了由早期更新对策向中期结构调整对策直至后期结构功能协调完善对策更替。喀斯特生态系统恢复的技术包括自然恢复、人工恢复与复合农林业综合治理技术。喀斯特区域恢复的核心是整体人地系统的生态优化。提出喀斯特生态系统石漠化过程及恢复研究的重点是适应性恢复与适应性管理的基础理论问题。     

我国生物修复技术的现状与展望

环境问题是当前人类生存与发展过程中所面临的重大问题。生物修复技术是解决环境污染,恢复被人类活动破坏的生态系统,实现人类社会可持续发展的重要手段之一。近年来,我国生物修复技术研究与应用蓬勃发展,取得了显著成绩。其内容主要包括微生物修复技术、重金属污染的植物修复技术、矿山废弃地生态恢复技术、固体废弃物资源化技术、垃圾填埋场生态修复技术及湖沼生态恢复技术等。在高效特异微生物与重金属超富集植物筛选及其机理研究上取得了一系列的突破,已筛选出近50种针对农药、石油、多环芳烃等有机污染物的高效特异菌种和As、Cd、Mn、Zn等12种重金属的超富集植物。今后应注意吸收其他学科的理论知识,拓宽研究领域,注重生物修复的机理研究及相关分子生物学技术的开发与应用;开展全国范围的环境污染调查与风险评估工作;建立污染环境修复的法规与标准;从而促进生物修复技术的持续发展,为国民经济发展及环境与健康保护服务。     

黄土高原植被恢复潜力研究

黄土高原从1999年开始大规模退耕还林（草）,植被覆盖发生了较大变化,对黄土高原植被恢复现状和恢复潜力进行评估具有重要意义。本文使用1999-2013年SPOT VEG NDVI数据,采用线性回归、Hurst指数分析法、统计学方法以及地理空间分析技术,对黄土高原植被恢复状况和潜力进行了探讨。结论主要为：① 1999年退耕还林（草）以来,黄土高原植被覆盖度呈显著上升趋势,黄土高原三分之二地区的植被将会持续改善;② 植被响应曲线分析表明,黄土区植被覆盖度和干旱指数呈显著的指数关系,且缓坡相关性大于陡坡。土石山区植被响应函数为线性函数,相关系数下降;③ 整个黄土高原地区平均植被恢复潜力为69.75%。植被恢复潜力值东南高而西北低,黄土高原东南地区植被恢复状况较好,其植被恢复潜力指数较小,而植被恢复潜力指数较高的地区主要为北方风沙区及西部丘陵沟壑区;④ 不同降水量条件下,植被恢复速度差别显著,其中降水量在375~575 mm之间的地区,植被恢复最快。植被恢复措施应该“因水制宜”,避免因造林带来的土壤干化加剧。研究结果以期为黄土高原生态文明建设提供科学支撑。     

气候变化和生态建设对秦岭—淮河南北植被动态的影响

论文基于2000-2019年秦岭—淮河南北MODIS-NDVI植被覆盖数据,对中国南北过渡带植被时空变化进行分析,并探讨植被动态变化驱动因素.结果 表明:①在趋势变化上,2000-2019年秦岭—淮河南北植被显著恢复.其中,秦巴山区植被恢复面积占比最高,其次是巫山山区和关中平原;植被退化区面积占比仅为6.4％,主要分布...     

Integration of Geospatial Science in Teacher Education

Abstract

One of the primary missions of our university is to train future primary and secondary teachers. Geospatial sciences, including GIS, have long been excluded from teacher education curriculum. This article explains the curriculum revisions undertaken to increase the geospatial technology education of future teachers. A general education class introducing geospatial technology to the general student body has been developed, a cartography class has been modified to provide applied geospatial experience explicitly for future teachers, and a service learning partnership with local K–12 schools has been established where students are working with teachers to integrate geospatial sciences in their academic programs.     

Restoring degraded landscapes in lowland Namaqualand: Lessons from the mining experience and from regional ecological dynamics

Three-quarters of a century ago diamond mining was added to livestock grazing and cereal cropping as a serious cause of landscape degradation in the north-western semi-arid region of South Africa, Namaqualand. Since that time the activities of diamond mine operators and prospectors have eclipsed all other land uses as a cause of degradation in this region. Discontinuous patches along virtually all of the 400 km of the Namaqualand coastline have been, or are currently, being mined or prospected. Prior to 1992 little was done to restore the landscapes and ecosystems to their pre-mining state, but since then legislation has placed a clear responsibility for restoration on mining operators. Implementation of ecological restoration was initially slow, but has recently gained momentum, in line with a growing awareness of environmental responsibilities amongst the global mining industry. In general, autogenic recovery of the perennial vegetation does not take place. The low annual rainfall and prevailing strong windy conditions present the greatest climatic challenges to the restoration of the flora. While the unique vegetation, and its features (e.g. poor representation of perennial species in the seedbank) present challenges to understanding the interventions that are critical in achieving ecological restoration. At the same time, climatic conditions such as the strong seasonality and low variability of rainfall, together with floristic features such as the high incidence of succulence, and the extraordinary drought tolerance of many seedlings, present opportunities for restoration. Perhaps the greatest challenges to restoration derive from the unsuitability of much of the mined overburden soils for plant growth. The nature and importance of climatic conditions, mined soils, topsoils, soil nutrients, landscaping, seedbanks, seeding, transplantation, and the interactions between these and other factors are evaluated in the context of this semi-arid environment and the prevailing mining practices.     

Regional differentiation of ecological conservation and its zonal suitability at the county level in China

China’s investments, financial incentives and deductions in terms of ecological conservation are based at the county level. Therefore, the monitoring and assessment of the effects of ecological conservation at the county level is important to provide a scientific basis for the assessment of the ecological and environmental quality at the county scale. This paper quantitatively estimated the dynamics of high-quality ecosystems and vegetation coverage over the past 15 years, and their relationships with the number of ecological conservation programs at the county level were analyzed. Then, the effects of ecological conservation measures on ecological changes at the county level and their regional suitability were assessed and discussed. The results showed that counties with a percentage of high-quality ecosystems greater than 50% were primarily distributed in northeastern China, southern subtropical China and the southeastern Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, and those with a percentage lower than 20% were mostly distributed in northwestern China, the southwestern karst region and the North China Plain. In recent decades, ecological conservation has focused on ecologically fragile regions; more than five ecological conservation programs have been implemented in most counties of the Three River Source Region in Qinghai Province, southeastern Tibet, western Sichuan, the Qilian Mountains, southern Xinjiang and other western regions, while only one or zero have been implemented in the eastern coastal area of China. Over the past 15 years, the proportional area of high-quality ecosystems has increased in approximately 53% of counties. The vegetation coverage of counties in the Loess Plateau, Huang-Huai-Hai Plain, Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei (Jing-Jin-Ji), Sichuan-Guizhou-Chongqing, and Guangdong-Guangxi provincial-level areas has increased significantly. However, it decreased in northern Xinjiang, central Tibet, central and eastern Inner Mongolia, the Yangtze River Delta and other regions. The relationships between the numbers of ecological conservation programs and the indicators of ecosystem restoration response, such as high-quality ecosystem and vegetation coverage, do not show positive correlations. These results suggest that ecological conservation programs should be planned and implemented according to the distribution patterns of high-quality ecosystems and that restoration measures such as afforestation should follow natural principles and regional differentiation under the background of climate change.     

中国县域尺度生态保护的地域分异及其适宜性（英文）

China's investments, financial incentives and deductions in terms of ecological conservation are based at the county level. Therefore, the monitoring and assessment of the effects of ecological conservation at the county level is important to provide a scientific basis for the assessment of the ecological and environmental quality at the county scale. This paper quantitatively estimated the dynamics of high-quality ecosystems and vegetation coverage over the past 15 years, and their relationships with the number of ecological conservation programs at the county level were analyzed. Then, the effects of ecological conservation measures on ecological changes at the county level and their regional suitability were assessed and discussed. The results showed that counties with a percentage of high-quality ecosystems greater than 50% were primarily distributed in northeastern China, southern subtropical China and the southeastern Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, and those with a percentage lower than 20% were mostly distributed in northwestern China, the southwestern karst region and the North China Plain. In recent decades, ecological conservation has focused on ecologically fragile regions; more than five ecological conservation programs have been implemented in most counties of the Three River Source Region in Qinghai Province, southeastern Tibet, western Sichuan, the Qilian Mountains, southern Xinjiang and other western regions, while only one or zero have been implemented in the eastern coastal area of China. Over the past 15 years, the proportional area of high-quality ecosystems has increased in approximately 53% of counties. The vegetation coverage of counties in the Loess Plateau, Huang-Huai-Hai Plain, Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei(Jing-Jin-Ji), Sichuan-Guizhou-Chongqing, and Guangdong-Guangxi provincial-level areas has increased significantly. However, it decreased in northern Xinjiang, central Tibet, central and eastern Inner Mongolia, the Yangtze River Delta and other regions. The relationships between the numbers of ecological conservation programs and the indicators of ecosystem restoration response, such as high-quality ecosystem and vegetation coverage, do not show positive correlations. These results suggest that ecological conservation programs should be planned and implemented according to the distribution patterns of high-quality ecosystems and that restoration measures such as afforestation should follow natural principles and regional differentiation under the background of climate change.     

生态恢复中生态系统反服务与居民生存的博弈——以甘肃“猪进人退”现象为例

生态系统为人类提供积极的生态系统服务的同时,也产生了消极的影响,如生态质量改善后野生动物数量增加并对居民生产和生活产生冲击的现象,此即生态系统反服务（EDS）。以西秦岭西汉水上游林区边缘的部分村庄为研究区,以“猪进人退”为案例,通过访谈和问卷调查、博弈论模型分析,试图揭示生态恢复建设过程中生态系统反服务给当地居民生存带来的消极影响和各利益方的博弈均衡结果。研究表明：案例区生态质量趋好背景下66%的村庄遭野猪侵害,其引致的EDS具体表现在5个方面,包括农田被毁、部分村民搬迁、耕地撂荒增加、村民人身安全受到威胁以及疾病传染威胁等;人类（包括村民和政府）在解决此问题时的纳什均衡为（防治,侵害）,在生态效益目标不改变的情况下,野猪侵害行为不可避免,村民防治措施的有效性决定了村民对生态保护积极态度的程度。政府如果提高生态补偿,则可以达到村民和政府均积极保护生态、村民也积极防治野猪的理想模式。     

基于生物–环境–服务功能模型的三江源高寒草甸湿地不同恢复措施效果评价

研究以青海省三江源区退化草甸湿地为研究区,对湿地环境和功能进行评估,构建了基于生物（Biology）-环境（Environment）-服务功能（Service）的BES模型（涉及3个生物指标,4个环境指标,8种生态系统服务功能指标）评估3种湿地恢复技术（I-补播草种+生长期封育;II-围栏封育和III-防鼠样地）对湿地恢复的效果。基于2017年和2018年的监测数据,计算湿地综合健康指数（Comprehensive healthy index,CHI）和净变动指数（Net variation index,NVI）,分析不同恢复措施下湿地健康的恢复过程及其恢复程度。结果表明：① 3种修复技术在湿地恢复中均取得较好的效果。湿地的综合健康指数从2016年未实施任何措施时的0.499分别上升至0.712、0.716和0.650,湿地健康水平由警戒状态恢复至良好状态;② 评价期内恢复技术I和II对湿地恢复效果均好于恢复技术III,但未发现恢复技术I和II之间存在显著差别;③ 高寒湿地生物指标与供给指标恢复速度较快、恢复程度较好,而土壤支持等指标恢复速度较慢、幅度较小。补播草种有助于短时、高效地恢复湿地植被,而实现土壤和功能的全面恢复还需要结合封育等更多的措施和更长的周期。     

Exploring the Association of Communication Satisfaction with the Oil and Natural Gas Industry and Risk Perceptions of Shale Energy Development

Despite the vast literature on shale energy development, surprisingly little empirical research has been conducted on the shale energy communicators, communication practices, and community outreach programs. Using data drawn from a random sample of individuals in two counties in the Eagle Ford Shale region of south Texas, we present a newly-constructed unidimensional scale that can be used to measure stakeholders’ level of satisfaction with the oil and natural gas industry’s communication performance. We then examine the relationship between individuals’ level of communication satisfaction with the oil and gas industry and their perceptions of risk in regard to shale energy development in the Eagle Ford Shale. We find substantial support for the hypothesis that communication satisfaction with the oil and natural gas industry is negatively associated with risk perception. We conclude the paper with several suggestions for future research.