Effect of submerged aquatic vegetation on turbulence induced by an oscillating grid

In wetlands wind-induced turbulence significantly affects the bottom boundary, and the interaction between turbulence and plant canopies is therefore particularly important. The aim of this study is to advance understanding of the impact of this interaction in submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV)¹ on vertical mixing in a fluid dominated by turbulence. Wind-generated turbulence was simulated in the laboratory using an oscillating grid. We quantify the vertical distribution of turbulent kinetic energy (TKE)² above and within different types of vegetation, measured by an acoustic Doppler velocimeter. Experimental conditions are analysed in two canopy models (rigid and semi-rigid) with seven solid plant fractions (SPFs)³, three stem diameters (d)⁴ and three oscillation grid frequencies (f)⁵ and four natural SAVs (Cladium mariscus, Potamogeton nodosus, Myriophyllum verticillatum and Ruppia maritima).     

黑藻（Hydrilla verticillata）生长和锚定的沉积物条件需求初步研究

恢复沉水植被是湖泊生态修复工程中的关键环节,明确沉水植物生长和锚定的环境条件是恢复沉水植被的重要前提。本研究以湖泊生态修复常用的沉水植物黑藻（Hydrilla verticillata）为例,结合文献分析、控制实验和野外调查3种方法研究了其生长和锚定的沉积物条件需求。结果表明,黑藻在沉积物有机质含量为0.16%～38.36%、密度为1.08～2.06g/cm3、含水率为19.80%～78.14%的范围内能正常生长,在沉积物有机质含量为0.64%～21.84%、密度为1.09～2.06 g/cm3、含水率为25.32%～72.06%的范围内适宜生长;在沉积物有机质含量为0.29%～18.30%、密度为1.16～2.06 g/cm3、含水率为19.80%～72.17%的范围内,黑藻植株能够稳定定植。本研究结果可为恢复黑藻提供初步的边界条件数据,也可为其它生态修复常用沉水植物的类似研究提供方法上的借鉴。     

蒙新高原湖泊高等水生植物和大型底栖无脊椎动物调查

2008年7月和9月调查了我国蒙新高原12个湖泊的高等水生植物和大型底栖无脊椎动物,除阜康天池外皆采集到了水生植物和底栖动物.水生植物共有8科12种,优势种为芦苇和蓖齿眼子菜.底栖动物共鉴定出4门8纲26科64种(属),优势类群为摇蚊和水丝蚓.乌梁素海的水生植物和底栖动物种类最丰富,分别为9种和35种(属).乌梁素海和哈素海全湖都有水生植物分布,但其它湖泊仅分布在个别湖湾.不同湖泊间的底栖动物群落相似性很低.将蒙新地区湖泊湖区分为敞水区、沿岸带水生植物区和强劲湖流区.底栖动物在沿岸带水生植物区的多样性比敞水区高,优势集中性比敞水区低,而强劲湖流区无底栖动物.沿岸带水生植物区不同类型生境中的底栖动物群落相似性分析表明沉水植物密布、风生湖流微弱生境中的底栖动物最丰富,风生湖流强劲生境中无底栖动物.总体上,蒙新高原湖泊水生植物和底栖动物群落相似性较低,要保护湖泊生物多样性,建议对每个湖泊进行适当保护,重点保护风生湖流较弱的沉水植物区.     

光照对海菜花(Ottelia acuminata)种子萌发、幼苗生长及生理的影响

为研究滇池海菜花衰退消亡的原因,探讨其恢复的可能性,通过模拟实验研究了光照对海菜花种子萌发和幼苗生长及生理的影响.结果表明光照强度对海菜花种子萌发的影响不显著;光照强度显著影响海菜花幼苗的生长,其中71.8%和91.5%遮光条件下海菜花的平均叶片长度、叶片宽度和株高均显著高于无遮光和97.6%遮光条件下其平均叶片长度、叶片宽度和株高,平均生物量显著高于97.6%遮光条件下其平均生物量;实验中期不同光照条件下,海菜花叶片叶绿素a含量差异显著,其中71.8%遮光条件下海菜花叶片叶绿素a含量显著高于无遮光和97.6%遮光条件下其含量;光照强度对海菜花叶片过氧化物酶活性影响不显著.富营养化导致的水体透明度低、光照强度弱不影响海菜花种子萌发,但影响了海菜花的生长发育和生理特性,进而可能影响了海菜花的繁殖,这可能是滇池海菜花消亡的原因之一.因此恢复海菜花必须提高水体透明度,改善光照强度.     

苦草(Vallisneria natans)和黑藻(Hydrilla verticillata)对沉积物各形态磷垂直分布的影响

采用沉水植物苦草(V.natans)和黑藻(H.verticillata)作为研究对象,在其旺盛生长期测定群落内外上覆水及沉积物各形态磷的含量,以探究不同根系特点的沉水植物对沉积物中各形态磷垂直分布的影响.结果表明:实验进行30 d后苦草和黑藻组沉积物总磷(TP)、无机磷(IP)和氢氧化钠提取磷(NaOH-P)含量在垂直方向均呈现不同程度的降低.苦草和黑藻组沉积物TP的含量在4.5 cm深度处降低幅度最大,较对照组分别下降了58.91和36.46 mg/kg;IP含量分别在沉积物6.0和3.0 cm深度处降低幅度最大,较对照组分别降低了85.41和57.41 mg/kg.总体来看,沉水植物苦草对沉积物各形态磷含量降低的影响大于黑藻.     

伊乐藻等几种沉水植物的生物量和生产量测定以及竞争态势试验

对1993—1995年在东太湖边池塘中进行的伊乐藻等几种沉水植物的生物量、生产量测定以及竞争态势试验结果进行了分析,阐明了因收割方法不同,水草的单位面积产量及营养物质量不同;并以中位刈割方法为最佳;在竞争试验的环境条件下伊乐藻是优势种。     

基质类型和物种丰度对沉水植物模块化生长及根系发育的影响

沉水植物恢复是富营养化湖泊生态恢复的关键,基质类型和物种丰度对沉水植物生长和群落稳定具有重要作用,本研究旨在探索不同基质类型和物种丰度对沉水植物生长及根系发育的影响,为富营养化湖泊沉水植物恢复技术研究提供基质筛选和物种配置的技术参数。研究选取苦草(Vallisneria natans(Lour.) Hara)、微齿眼子菜(Potamogeton maackianus A.Bennett)、穗状狐尾藻(Myriophyllum spicatum L.)、伊乐藻(Elodea nuttallii(Planch.)H.St.John)4种沉水植物,根据物种丰度(1、2、3、4个物种)配置了11个物种组合,且选配了4种基质类型:无疏松层(a1、a2)和有疏松层(b1、b2),总计处理数为44(n=11×4)。测定了地上生物量、地下生物量、总生物量、株高、最大根长、总根长、总根表面积、总根体积、根平均直径、总根尖数、根分枝数、根交叉数、根冠比、根比表面积等14个生长及根系功能性状指标。结果表明:(1)随着沉水植物丰度的增加,地下生物量、总生物量、株高、最大根长、总根长、总根表面积、总根体积、总根...     

环境胁迫对水生植物根系分泌小分子量有机酸(LMWOAs)的影响特征

本文首次对马来眼子菜(Potamogeton malaianus)、苦草(Vallisneria natans)、芦苇(Phragmites australis)、菖蒲(Acorus calamus)、荇菜(Nymphoides peltatum)和菱角(Trapa incisa) 6种水生植物根系小分子量有机酸(Low Molecular Weight Organic Acids,LMWOAs)分泌差异性及其对环境胁迫(温度、缺磷和高铵态氮)响应特征进行研究结果证实6种受试植物根系分泌LMWOAs组成和含量具有明显的物种差异性;其中,甲酸、乳酸和草酸为主要有机酸温度可显著影响水生植物根系LMWOAs分泌量而对种类影响不大,高温(30℃)刺激莕菜根系LMWOAs分泌量增加,但却明显抑制苦草和菖蒲根系LMWOAs分泌; 25℃时马来眼子菜、芦苇和菱角根系LMWOAs分泌量最多缺磷和高铵态氮胁迫均会显著影响水生植物根系LMWOAs分泌量和种类缺磷胁迫促进苦草、菖蒲和莕菜根系LMWOAs分泌量增加68.68%、55.30%和257.82%,并刺激乙酸和苹果酸等有机酸分泌;而缺磷胁迫可导致马来...     

Influence of thermal stratification on the surfacing and clustering of floaters in free surface turbulence

The dispersion of floaters, small organic particles lighter than water, on the free surface of an open turbulent channel flow subject to thermal stratification is studied by Direct Numerical Simulation (DNS) of turbulence and Lagrangian Particle Tracking (LPT). Constant heat flux is maintained at the free surface of the channel, the bottom wall is adiabatic and the turbulent flow is driven by a pressure gradient. This archetypal flow setup mimics an environmentally plausible situation which can be found in terrestrial water bodies. The free surface turbulence characteristic of such flows has a strong influence on the distribution of the floaters: the objective of this work is to study the effect of different regimes of stable stratification on the surface distribution of floaters. The distribution of the floaters can possibly influence the transfer of chemical species across the water/atmosphere interface. Our results show that the modification of turbulence due to the thermal stratification strongly influences the settling velocity of floaters in the bulk of the flow. At the surface, stratification effects are also observed on the clustering of the floaters: the filamentary patterns of floaters observed in unstratified turbulence are progressively lost as thermal stratification increases, and the distribution of the floaters remains roughly two-dimensional.     

Effects of spatial wind inhomogeneity and turbulence anisotropy on circulation in an elongated basin: A simplified analytical solution

The response of a closed basin to wind forcing has been studied extensively, but the role of turbulence anisotropy coupled with spatial wind inhomogeneity has never been considered explicitly. An analytical solution is presented for steady state hydrodynamics, considering the central part of a constant-depth, elongated basin with a laterally varying wind, and a homogeneous, yet anisotropic, eddy viscosity tensor. The solution is derived both for a single-layer and for a two-layer basin, which is representative of a stratified lake with a well-developed thermocline. Since the focus is on the short-term barotropic reaction to wind forcing, which determines the type of lake circulation, baroclinic effects are neglected as a first approximation. In this case, the development of planimetric (depth-averaged) circulation superimposed on circulation in the vertical plane can be determined as a function of wind lateral variation and a few dimensionless parameters. The relevance of such an analytical solution is twofold. Firstly, the knowledge of the prevailing circulation can help in the choice of the best type of numerical model (three-dimensional vs. two-dimensional, depth- or lateral-averaged). Secondly, it shows the importance of correct estimates of both vertical and horizontal eddy viscosity, whereas the latter is not usually considered as an important parameter in lake hydrodynamics modeling.     

外源氮磷负荷比增加对刺苦草（Vallisneria spinulosa）生长的影响

磷(P)是水生态系统生产力的限制因子,因此,在水体富营养化治理的过程中,许多地方采取了有效的措施控制流域P的排放;但氮(N)来源复杂,难以有效控制,导致湖泊外源的N∶P负荷比日益扩大.植物的生长需要合适的N∶P比,因此,外源N∶P负荷比的增加可能会对沉水植物的生长产生影响.采取控制实验,将刺苦草(Vallisneria spinulosa)栽种于塑料桶中,每隔3 d添加1次N、P营养盐,实验设置5个处理,P外源性负荷量固定为4 mg/(m~2·d),N外源性负荷量分别为0、40、80、120、160 mg/(m~2·d).实验周期为80 d.结果显示:随着N∶P负荷比的增加,刺苦草的叶干重、植株总干重、根干重、叶N及总N含量、叶片数、叶P及总P含量等指标基本保持不变或略有增加,单株总根长、根茎长度、块茎干重和无性系小株数目则呈现下降趋势.结果表明:随外源N∶P负荷比的增加,刺苦草个体生长指标总体呈现不变的趋势,但与种群扩张潜力相关的指标如根茎长度、块茎干重和无性系小株数目等则呈现下降趋势;刺苦草体内累积的N随外源N∶P负荷比的增加而增加,但P的累积保持不变.说明N∶P负荷比的增加对刺苦草个体生长影响不大,但对种群扩张不利;刺苦草对P的吸收也并不随N∶P比的增加而改变.     

The analysis of turbulence time series: Statistical and correlation approaches using the minitab package

The theoretical basis and use of statistical and correlation approaches for the analysis of turbulence time series are described. In particular, the analysis of data from high frequency current meter measurements using MINITAB is presented and the data files and analytical routines are included on the software disk.     

不同生长型沉水植物配置对生物量积累和水质净化效果的影响

种植水生植物,尤其是沉水植物,是目前广泛应用于受损水体的最主要的生态修复方法之一.研究不同生长型沉水植物组合对水体理化因子的影响及营养物质的去除效率可为受损水生生态系统修复提供重要的科学依据.本研究以我国水体修复中常用的3种不同生长型沉水植物苦草(Vallisneria natans)、黑藻(Hydrilla vertiillata)和穗状狐尾藻(Myriophyllum spicatum)为研究对象,采用1种生长型种植和2种生长型及3种生长型混种模式,研究不同生长型沉水植物组合及其不同生长阶段对实验系统水质指标及氮、磷等营养物质去除率的影响.结果表明,所有植物组合处理均显著提高了系统中总氮、总磷和氨氮去除率;在实验前中期总氮、总磷和氨氮去除率最高.从本实验受试物种组合来看,1种和2种生长型组合比3种生长型组合具有更高的生物量累积量和总氮去除率.Pearson相关性分析显示,实验系统中的pH、DO浓度与植物总生物量呈显著正相关,总氮、总磷、氨氮浓度均与植物总生物量呈显著负相关.建议在受损浅水水生态系统修复过程中,根据生态修复不同阶段考虑不同生活型、生长型和功能群的水生植物组合;在生态修...     

长江中下游湖泊群落水平下沉水植物碳、氮、磷化学计量特征及其影响因素

以长江中下游14个湖泊沉水植物为研究对象,分析群落水平下沉水植物碳(C)、氮(N)、磷(P)的化学计量特征及其影响因素.结果显示,沉水植物群落C含量平均为386.93±25.80 mg/g,范围为315.98~441.97 mg/g,N和P含量的平均值分别为26.10±4.84和2.64±0.99 mg/g,范围分别为13.75~40.89和1.01~5.92 mg/g.与物种水平研究相比,群落水平下沉水植物C、N、P化学计量特征变异系数较小,内稳定性更强.群落C含量与P含量具有显著相关性,而与N含量不相关,这说明C元素与N和P之间的耦合关系并不一致;N∶P比与P含量之间具有极显著的负相关关系,但与N含量不相关,说明沉水植物群落P含量的变异对N∶P比起主导作用.冗余分析表明,环境因子解释了沉水植物群落化学计量特征总变异的30.2%,在P0.01水平下对沉水植物群落化学计量特征具有显著影响的环境因子为底泥总磷、底泥N∶P比、水深和消光系数.变差分解结果表明,底泥和上覆水分别独自解释了化学计量特征总变异的5.21%和10.19%,其交互作用解释了总变异的5.25%.通过该研究结果推测,在恢复湖泊水生植被的实践过程中,相对于底泥,对上覆水光照条件进行控制可能更加迫切.     

Influence of surface roughness of dune bedforms on flow and turbulence characteristics

The current paper investigates the flow and turbulence characteristics over dune bedforms by means of laboratory experiments, where spatially dense and temporally high frequency velocity measurements were done. Although similar studies are available in the literature, the focus and novelty of the current study is to assess the influence of surface roughness of the dune bedforms on the nearbed flow. For direct comparison, two different surface roughness heights over idealized, fixed-shaped, high-angled dune bedforms were tested; one with a hydraulically-smooth surface, and the other with a fully-rough surface. Spatial variation of time-averaged flow as well as turbulence statistics were examined, which was complemented by streamline plots and spectral analyses. The results are interpreted from sediment entrainment and sediment transport points of view. The results show that increased dune surface roughness reduces the nearbed flow velocity, but increases the flow velocities at upper regions. The upward directed flow near the dune crests becomes stronger in the case of smooth surface, while the re-attachment point moves further downstream compared to the rough wall case. It is concluded that the roughness of the dune surface affects the nearbed flow and turbulence characteristics qualitatively and quantitatively, which is shown to have direct consequences on sediment entrainment characteristics.     

太湖康山湾示范区水生植物对水体氮、磷控制的适用性分析

为重建湖泊水生植被,改善太湖局部水域水质,在太湖康山湾示范区两个大型围隔进行了两种类型水生植物重建.通过2010年8月-2011年8月的现场采样及分析测定发现,人工控制条件下,浮叶植物荇菜和菱以及沉水植物马来眼子菜的重建效果较好,在其生长季节具有较高的覆盖度;研究表明,控制风浪及提高透明度是恢复水生植被的前提;植被重建区沉水植物氮、磷含量与浮叶植物差别不大,但浮叶植物重建区水体氮、磷浓度的控制比沉水植物重建区好;从经济及水环境效益角度来看,太湖敞水区的沿岸带由于风浪的控制比较困难,恢复水生植被时,应选择浮叶植物荇菜、菱、沉水植物马来眼子菜等抗风浪能力强的物种.本研究为太湖敞水区沿岸带的生态恢复方案制定提供了理论依据.     

The influence of macrophyte growth,typical of eutrophic conditions,on river flow velocities and turbulence production

The influence of emergent and submerged macrophytes on flow velocity and turbulence production is demonstrated in a 140 m reach of the River Blackwater in Farnborough, Hampshire, UK. Macrophyte growth occurs in patches and is dominated by Sparganium erectum and Sparganium emersum. In May 2001, patches of S. erectum were already established and occupied 18% of the channel area. The flow adjusted to these (predominantly lateral) patches by being channelled through a narrower cross‐section. The measured velocity profiles showed a logarithmic form, with deviations attributable to topographic control. The channel bed was the main source of turbulence. In September 2001, in‐stream macrophytes occupied 27% of the channel, and overhanging bank vegetation affected 32% of the area. Overall flow resistance, described by Manning's n, showed a threefold increase that could be attributed to the growth of S. emersum in the middle of the channel. Velocity profiles showed different characteristic forms depending on their position relative to plant stems and leaves. The overall velocity field had a three‐dimensional structure. Turbulence intensities were generally higher and turbulence profiles tended to mirror the velocity profiles. Evidence for the generation of coherent eddies was provided by ratios of the root mean square velocities. Spectral analysis identified deviations from the Kolmogorov ?5/3 power law and provided statistical evidence for a spectral short‐cut, indicative of additional turbulence production. This was most marked for the submerged vegetation and, in some instances, the overhanging bank vegetation. The long strap‐like leaves of S. emersum being aligned approximately parallel to the flow and the highly variable velocity field created by the patch arrangement of macrophytes suggest that the dominant mechanism for turbulence production is vortex shedding along shear zones. Wake production around individual stems of S. emersum close to the bed may also be important locally. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.