Utilisation and Management Changes in South Kyrgyzstan＇s Mountain Forests

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N0AA发布美国珊瑚礁生态系统新研究报告并为综合观测系统提供依据

2005年8月18日，NOAA发布美国珊瑚礁生态系统国家研究报告。根据美国浅海珊瑚礁生态系统状况新的全国评价，美国国家珊瑚礁系统依然承受着来自自然和人类的种利压力，包括：过度捕捞、病害、污染和气候变化。     

中国海岸风成沙ESR测年的研究

介绍ＥＳＲ测年的基本原理，并讨论风成沙Ｇｅ心测年的可行性、风成沙Ｅ＇心的特征、测年误差及可靠性等问题。１９９２－１９９３年在渤、黄、东、南海沿岸采集的１００余个风成沙样品ＥＳＲ测年实验表明，绝大部分海岸风成沙的年龄为１－７万年。     

海岸工程如何精心施工

由于海岸工程所处的特殊环境，而使其精心设计和精心施工更为重要，作者根据多年从事海岸工程建设的实践，介绍了精心做好施工准备工作，精心做好重点工程施工工艺讨论定案，施工过程全面控制，执行施工技术规范和评定质量工作；最后还就竣工资料、竣工图纸、施工技术总结要精心整理做了阐述。     

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