Towards a simple dynamic process conceptualization in rainfall–runoff models using multi‐criteria calibration and tracers in temperate,upland catchments

Empirically based understanding of streamflow generation dynamics in a montane headwater catchment formed the basis for the development of simple, low‐parameterized, rainfall–runoff models. This study was based in the Girnock catchment in the Cairngorm Mountains of Scotland, where runoff generation is dominated by overland flow from peaty soils in valley bottom areas that are characterized by dynamic expansion and contraction of saturation zones. A stepwise procedure was used to select the level of model complexity that could be supported by field data. This facilitated the assessment of the way the dynamic process representation improved model performance. Model performance was evaluated using a multi‐criteria calibration procedure which applied a time series of hydrochemical tracers as an additional objective function. Flow simulations comparing a static against the dynamic saturation area model (SAM) substantially improved several evaluation criteria. Multi‐criteria evaluation using ensembles of performance measures provided a much more comprehensive assessment of the model performance than single efficiency statistics, which alone, could be misleading. Simulation of conservative source area tracers (Gran alkalinity) as part of the calibration procedure showed that a simple two‐storage model is the minimum complexity needed to capture the dominant processes governing catchment response. Additionally, calibration was improved by the integration of tracers into the flow model, which constrained model uncertainty and improved the hydrodynamics of simulations in a way that plausibly captured the contribution of different source areas to streamflow. This approach contributes to the quest for low‐parameter models that can achieve process‐based simulation of hydrological response. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

南极大磷虾粉对点带石斑鱼幼鱼氟蓄积的影响

为研究南极大磷虾(Euphausia superba)粉对点带石斑鱼幼鱼氟蓄积和生长的影响,作者通过饲养点带石斑鱼(Epinephelus malabaricus)幼鱼(初始体质量为(3.50±0.30)g,体长(5.5±0.3)cm)100 d,在基础日粮中添加0%(对照组)、2%、4%和6%的南极大磷虾粉制成4组饲料,饲料中氟质量分数分别为145.81、202.71、257.53和317.60 mg/kg。结果显示:南极大磷虾粉中的氟在点带石斑鱼幼鱼组织中的分布程度,以脊椎骨和鳃中为最高,氟质量分数分别为(58.020~114.380)mg/kg和(46.029~123.874)mg/kg,其次是皮(含鳞片)((44.127~88.761)mg/kg),再次是肝((7.654~18.248)mg/kg),而肌肉中氟蓄积最低((3.352~3.999)mg/kg);脊椎骨、皮(含鳞片)和鳃中氟含量随饲养时间的延续而产生蓄积,且与饲料中南极大磷虾粉的水平呈正相关,肝中氟含量随饲养时间延续而产生蓄积,但与南极大磷虾粉的水平无相关性,肌肉中氟含量与饲养时间和南极大磷虾粉水平均无相关性;100 d时,4%组和6%组的特定生长率处于最高水平,且显著高于对照组(P0.05)。本研究表明在饲料中添加4%~6%南极大磷虾粉,对点带石斑鱼幼鱼生长具有明显的促进作用。     

On the definition of the flow width for calculating specific catchment area patterns from gridded elevation data

Specific catchment area (SCA) patterns are commonly computed on grids using flow direction algorithms that treat the flow as coming from a point source at the pixel centre. These algorithms are all ambiguous in the definition of the flow width to be associated with a pixel when computing the SCA. Different methods for computing the flow width have been suggested, without giving an objective reason. In the few cases where this issue has been specifically discussed, the flow width is derived from subjective analysis and incorrect conceptualizations. This paper evaluates alternative approaches for defining the flow width when computing SCA patterns using the D∞ and D8 algorithms, by comparing theoretical and computed SCA patterns on sloping planes, inward and outward cones. Two new methods of defining the flow width are also analysed for both the D∞ and D8 algorithms. The performances of the different methods are discussed in relation to two dimensionless parameters: (1) the global resolution, defined as the ratio of a characteristic length of the study area to the grid size and (2) the upslope area resolution, defined as the ratio of the theoretical SCA to the grid size. The optimal methods are identified by specific threshold values of these dimensionless parameters. We conclude that assuming the flow width invariant and equal to the grid size is generally the best approach in most practical circumstances, both for the D∞ and D8 algorithm. Copyright © 2005 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

影响碳酸盐岩比溶蚀度、比溶解度因素探讨

文章在研究碳酸盐岩的化学成分、矿物成分和结构等特征的基础上，建立了广西碳酸盐岩比溶蚀度、比溶解度的数学地质模型。     

Variations of some heavy minerals in recent beach sands

The influence of shape, size, and specific gravity of mineral grains on the variation of the content of these minerals in beach sands has been investigated for fixed conditions of sedimentation on the beaches of the Baltic Sea and Michigan Lake. The coefficient of variation was used as a measure of the variance. Linear models tested by the analysis of variance were applied and revealed that the shape of grains and the combined effect of the size and specific gravity are responsible for the main part of the variation.     

3种藜科植物叶特性因子对土壤养分、水分及种群密度的响应

 以科尔沁沙地3种主要的藜科植物为实验材料,通过控制土壤养分、土壤水分以及种群密度,研究植物比叶面积（SLA）和叶干物质含量（LDMC）对土壤养分、土壤水分和种群密度及三者交互作用的响应。结果表明：养分和水分对这3种植物的SLA和LDMC的影响均为显著,其中养分为最大的变异源。3种藜科植物的SLA和LDMC对密度处理响应均为不显著。交互作用对3种藜科植物SLA和LDMC的影响则要弱于单因素（密度、水分）处理;养分的增加导致沙蓬、大果虫实的SLA增大,LDMC减小;水分对SLA、LDMC的影响和养分相似;尖头叶藜的响应方式与沙蓬、大果虫实相异,随养分的增加其SLA有减小的趋势,LDMC反而有增大的趋势; 土壤养分、水分的改变对尖头叶藜SLA和LDMC的影响较弱。     

塔里木地台北缘内生磷矿预测及资源远景评价

塔里木地台北缘深断裂两侧有多处碱性杂岩体分布。通过对其长约2000km范围内地质资料的搜集,实地地质调查,遥感资料解译,航、地磁异常资料的分析与实测工作、重点评价区工程验证等一系列成果的综合分析与研究,发现260km铁磷矿化带,控矿岩体具有“串珠状等距性特征,铁磷矿体主要赋存在辉石岩和黑云母辉石岩中。”在三个调查区中划分出9个找矿远景区。尉犁-兴地调查区中发现多处偏碱性超基性杂岩体,其中三处远景区经深部验证均发现铁磷矿体。是寻找内生磷矿颇具找矿前景的地区。温宿-拜城调查区是寻找Nb-Ta—P矿前景的最佳地段。巴楚-阿图什调查区应是寻找碳酸盐型磷-稀土矿的有利地区。经研究提出：“古老地台边缘受深大断裂控制的偏碱性-超基性杂岩成矿,碱幔分异-碱性偏碱性不混熔岩浆成矿-熔离作用形成层状铁磷矿体的成岩成矿模式”。     

Variations in crab claw morphology and diet across contrasting inter‐tidal habitats

Crabs are important predators of inter‐tidal ecosystems, controlling the abundance and distribution of their prey populations. Often the same crab species occupies several habitats and, although their effects on prey have been quantified across habitats, crabs’ dietary and morphological responses to differing environmental influences have been overlooked. Here, we used the crabs Eriphia verrucosa and Pachygrapsus marmoratus as model species to examine differences in claw morphometry – size and wear – and diet between rocky shore and heterogeneous sand flat habitats. We predicted that, intra‐specifically, crabs from rocky shores would consume more hard‐shelled prey owing to their high availability and consequently, would display chelipeds with the following claw characteristics: a higher degree of claw damage, stronger musculature (higher propel height) and increased mechanical advantage (defined as the ratio of input lever length to output lever length) than crabs in the heterogeneous sand flat habitats. Sampling was performed in heterogeneous sand flat habitats and rocky shores of the Central Portuguese coast. For each crab species, carapace width, diet composition and several claw morphometric measures were recorded, revealing significant intra‐specific differences (using multivariate analysis) between shore types. We found that E. verrucosa and P. marmoratus consumed more hard prey on rocky shore than on sand flat habitats, which resulted in rocky shore crabs having more accentuated dentition wear and larger musculature than their sand flat habitat counterparts. We suggest that the strong response of crab claw morphometry to environmentally induced diet variations is an important mechanism in the successful adaptation of crab species to inhabit differing habitats. A major implication is that the impact of the same species on prey may vary largely with habitat type as a result of predation efficiency varying with claw condition.     

Sex‐specific affinity for redox‐active metals influences antioxidant responses of Callinectes amnicola (blue crab) populations in littoral and open water habitats of a tropical coastal lagoon

The critical role of ecological preferences and opportunity in determining contaminant uptake and adaptive responses of sexes in the wild is still poorly understood. This ecological relationship was investigated by measuring metal bioaccumulation and antioxidant activity in male and female blue crab populations from open water habitat and the littoral/inter‐tidal zone of the Lagos Lagoon. A total of 741 samples of blue crab (littoral zone: 263 females, 137 males; open water zone, 230 females, 111 males) was collected monthly over 24 months (January 2010–January 2012) from each site and the measurements of morphometric features (wet weight, carapace length, carapace width) were recorded; condition index, metal (redox active: Cu, Zn, redox inactive: Pb, Cd) concentration in tissues (gills, hepatopancreas, gonads and muscle) and antioxidant activity (superoxide dismutase, reduced glutathione, glutathione peroxidase, catalase and malondialdehyde) were measured for each sex. Monthly sediment samples for both habitats were also analysed for metals using standard methods. Female crabs were significantly larger (p < .05) with a better condition index than the male crabs across sites and seasons, while higher oxidative damage was recorded in male crabs in the littoral zone compared to the open water zone. The results show that there was a negative association between antioxidant activity and lipid peroxidation; a negative relationship between concentrations of redox‐inactive metals (Pb and Cd) and antioxidant activity in male crab tissues; and a positive relationship between uptake of a redox‐active metal (Cu) and antioxidant activity in female crab tissues. Although these trends suggest sex‐specific toxicity, they also associate redox‐inactive metals with the downregulation of antioxidant activity and oxidative stress. Furthermore, the higher condition index of females corroborates the possibility of sex‐specific toxicity, while the larger‐sized females compared to males suggests size‐sexual dimorphism in the blue crab populations. The site‐specific oxidative damage between sexes may be attributed to the different complexity of both habitats, which affords different ecological opportunities for the sexes.     

镧对黄姑鱼幼鱼促生长作用和成活率影响的研究

为探究镧对黄姑鱼(Nibea albiflora)幼鱼的促生长作用和成活率的影响,本研究设7组不同镧质量浓度处理组,采用不同方程对不同镧质量浓度组的体质量生长拟合。实验结果表明,不同镧质量浓度处理组黄姑鱼幼鱼的生长速度差异显著(P0.05)。采用线性方程:1.8 mg/L处理组的体质量生长系数最大,为0.011 2,而对照组(0 mg/L)的体质量生长系数最小,为0.009 9;采用多项式方程:1.8 mg/L组全长生长系数的绝对值最大,为3.26,而对照组(0 mg/L)的全长生长系数的绝对值最小,为1.17。镧对体质量增大率、全长增长率和特定生长率、死亡率均有显著的影响(P0.05),用多项式方程分别对上述生长参数与镧质量浓度(C)之间的相关关系拟合得到,体质量增大率=162.93+42.79C+(–11.62)C~2(R~2=0.95),全长增长率=38.49+21.54C+(–7.27)C~2(R~2=0.90),特定生长率=1.08+0.16C+(–0.04)C~2(R~2=0.93),死亡率=62.91+(–22.88)C+7.19C~2(R~2=0.54)。根据方程,得到最适体质量增大、最适全长增长、最适特定生长、最低死亡率的镧质量浓度分别为1.84、1.48、2和1.59 mg/L。证实,镧可促进黄姑鱼幼鱼的生长及提高成活率,1.48~2 mg/L为黄姑鱼幼鱼的最适生长的镧质量浓度范围。