Towards the application of the Water Framework Directive in Italy: Assessing the potential of benthic tools in Adriatic coastal transitional ecosystems

The potential of four benthic indices (AMBI/M-AMBI, BENTIX, BITS) was assessed in Italian coastal transitional ecosystems. The community composition showed a strong dominance of lagoonal, tolerant species, and out of more of 400 species found, only about 40 taxa were dominant. The full agreement of the four indices on an undegraded (Good or better) or degraded (Moderate or worse) status occurred only in 32.3% of stations. This study evidenced that BENTIX is inappropriate for eutrophic Adriatic lagoons, and that in such environments M-AMBI classification is actually too much dependent on diversity and richness, and seems unable to capture some peculiarities of benthic assemblages in transitional waters. AMBI and BITS gave similar classifications despite the different level of taxonomic identification needed. The unmodified use of these indices might impair accurate assessment of ecological quality status and decision-making on the managers’ point of view.     

Assessment of the ecological status of transitional waters in Sicily (Italy): First characterisation and classification according to a multiparametric approach

A 1-year cycle of observations was performed in four Sicilian transitional water systems (Oliveri-Tindari, Cape Peloro, Vendicari and Marsala) to characterise their ecological status. A panel of variables among which trophic and microbial (enzyme activities, abundance of hetetrophic bacteria and of bacterial pollution indicators) parameters, were selected. Particulate organic carbon (POC) and nitrogen (PON) and chlorophyll-a (Chl-a) contents defined the trophic state, while microbial hydrolysis rates and abundance gave insights on microbial community efficiency in organic matter transformation and on allochthonous inputs. To classify the trophic state of examined waters, the synthetic trophic state index (TRIX) was calculated.Microbial hydrolysis rates correlated positively with POC and Chl-a, which increased along the eutrophication gradient. The significant relationships among TRIX, trophic and microbial parameters suggested the use of leucine aminopeptidase, alkaline phosphatase and POC as suitable parameters to implement the Water Framework Directive when assessing the ecological status of transitional water systems.     

The relative importance of physicochemical factors and crustacean zooplankton as determinants of rotifer density and species distribution in lakes adjacent to the Yangtze River, China

The planktonic community of freshwater Rotifera in 27 subtropical lakes was studied to assess the relative importance of physicochemical factors and crustacean zooplankton as determinants of rotifer density and species distribution. Factor analysis and multiple linear regressions showed that 21.9% and 29.9% of the variance in rotifer density was explained by physicochemical factors and crustaceans, respectively. Larger rotifer density was possible in shallower lakes with higher concentration of inorganic nitrogen and less herbivorous crustaceans such as Sinocalanus dorrii and Daphnia. Redundancy analysis showed that the variances of rotifer species distribution explained by crustaceans and physicochemical factors were 26.9% and 31.0%, respectively. Further analysis demonstrated that the variances explained by pure crustaceans and pure physicochemical factors were 12.5% and 16.6%, respectively. However, these two percentages were not statistically different. Rotifer species distribution was strongly associated with Chl a and Moina micrura. Their coexistence with crustaceans seemed to be determined by their defense against potential predators and competitors.     

4种再分析资料在中国区域的适用性研究进展

根据NCEP/NCAR、NCEP/DOE、ERA-40和JRA-25共4种比较常用的再分析资料在中国区域的适用性研究作了概述。结果表明：发现4种资料既呈现出一定的共性,又在不同区域、不同时间尺度上差异显著。再分析资料的可信度普遍表现为在东部地区好于西部地区,低纬地区好于高纬地区,这可能与中国地面气象站点“东密西疏”有关;1979年前的再分析资料存在较大的不确定性,因此应用该时段NCEP/NCAR资料研究长期气候变化研究时需要谨慎;再分析资料的不同要素在不同时间、不同地域的适用性不同,因此应分区域、分要素、分季节选择合适的资料。从不同角度研讨了再分析资料的优缺点及在中国区域的适用性,旨在为中国区域气候变化研究选用再分析资料提供借鉴和参考。     

1980-2009 年国内外旅游研究比较

选取《地理学报》、《地理科学》、《地理研究》、《Annals of Tourism Research》、《Journal ofTravel Research》和《Tourism Management》6 种国内外权威核心刊物,从载文作者、研究领域、研究方法、研究区域4 个方面,对1980-2009 年国内外旅游研究现状进行比较分析。从1980-1989 年、1990-1999 年和2000-2009 年3 个阶段,比较国内外旅游研究演变特征,研究发现,国内外研究领域演变存在差异性,即国外研究领域演变特征主要表现为“四降四升”,国内则表现为“三降四升”的特征;而研究区域和研究方法的演变特征存在相似性：国内外旅游研究区域均表现为“沙漏型”演变规律,即从全球性的研究缩减到对单个区域的案例研究再扩展到跨区域性/全球性的研究;在研究方法上,国内外采用描述性的定性研究方法呈下降趋势,而采用数理统计和构造模型等定量研究方法呈上升趋势。最后,从研究领域、研究区域、研究方法以及研究挑战4 个方面展望国内旅游研究未来发展趋势。     

汶川地震前后川滇块体应变与断裂变形特征研究

利用1999—2007和2007—2009年GPS资料,采用块体变形模型和GPS速度剖面研究了川滇地区的分阶段变形特征,结果显示川西北-滇中-滇西南块体主压应变率方向由北向南呈顺时针方向旋转;安宁河断裂、则木河断裂存在剪切应变积累,小江断裂南段以走滑为主、北段以应变积累为主;汶川地震对丽江-小金河断裂中南段、安宁河断裂和金沙江断裂有一定影响,对则木河断裂、小江断裂和红河断裂的影响较小。     

生态系统服务研究动态及地理学研究范式

生态系统服务是目前国际上相关研究热点之一.本文综述了国内外生态系统服务研究的进展、存在问题和发展趋势.在此基础上,针对目前生态系统服务研究生态学范式存在的问题,提出了地理学在此领域的研究范式和优先主题.研究认为,从地理学视角研究生态系统服务,应当以空间异质性和区域差异作为切入点,紧紧围绕生态系统结构与功能-生态系统服务-人类社会福祉这一主线,始终将"自然系统提供生态服务与社会经济系统内化消费"之间的耦合联系作为研究核心,综合集成分析社会经济系统对自然资本内化的响应.通过建构生态系统服务的地理学研究范式,不仅可以拓展生态系统服务研究的深度和广度,而且有助于提升自然和社会经济系统的集成分析水平,进而推动地理学综合研究进程.同时,也为地理学的核心命题--人地关系研究提供重要的实践领域.     

天津市地震前兆台网的运行监控与维护管理

介绍天津市地震前兆台网的基本概况以及前兆台网部的职责任务;阐述仪器设备运行监控、观测数据质量监控的方式与方法;总结在仪器设备、技术系统维护过程中解决的一些关键技术问题;最后提出了关于仪器和软件系统的一些问题与建议。     

国内外旅游合作关系研究进展

旅游业是一项开放度、关联度极高的新型产业,区域旅游业要实现可持续发展必须重视建立区域旅游合作关系。对近年来国内外有关旅游合作关系的研究成果进行了收集、分析,研究表明,区域旅游合作关系形成的最重要的基础是地缘关系,或者是基于某种共同的目的,特别是旅游业可持续发展等。旅游合作关系可以给旅游区带来很多潜在的利益,但这种关系的建立也有一定的难度。目前,国内外对区域旅游合作关系的研究主要涉及研究的进展和模式、合作的政策及实践3个方面,采取的手段和方法主要为历史资料收集与实地调研。     

水分再分布过程中指流特性及影响因素的实验研究

水分在土壤中的运移过程可分为土体表面存在水分供给的入渗过程和水分供给结束后水分在土体中的再分布过程两个阶段。指流作为一种优先流,区别于大孔隙流和漏斗流。国外已有研究指出,指流可以在充分供水结束后的土壤水分再分布过程中出现。然而,目前国内对指流的研究极少,对其认识和理解也相当缺乏。由此,本文采用石英砂介质对其进行了实验验证,分析了水分再分布过程中指流的特性;同时探讨了前期供水量、实验土箱尺寸、溶液浓度等因素对其发育的影响。研究结果表明,水分再分布过程中,均匀砂质土体中易于出现指流;前期供水量的多少对随后水分再分布过程中指流发育的最终形态影响不大,但能够对指流发育进程产生明显的影响;实验土箱较小时,可使原来指流发生比较明显的土体系统呈现出稳定形态;增大单一溶液的浓度对指流发育有着明显的促进作用,但其指流现象较采用自来水的处理为弱。