微型沟台阶化整治技术研究

微型沟台阶化整治工程是小流域综合治理中治沟工程的一项研究成果。以中山沟流域为研究区,介绍了适宜进行微型沟台阶化整治的沟道条件和整治技术。在整治后的台阶地种植\"下曲葡萄\"并进行效益评价,结果表明:微型沟台阶化整治工程是一项既能保持水土又能增加耕地面积的新型沟道治理措施。     

Biomass production of Eucalyptus boundary plantations and their effect on crop productivity on Ethiopian highland Vertisols

In recent years, Eucalyptus globulus planted along field boundaries has come to dominate the central highland landscape of Ethiopia. Although evidence is scanty, there is a perception that this practice adversely affects crop productivity. An on-farm trial was conducted on Pellic Vertisol at Ginchi to determine the production potential of eucalypt boundaries and their effect on the productivity of adjacent crops of tef (Eragrostis tef) and wheat (Triticum sp.). The experiment comprised three stand ages, four field aspects and six distances from the tree-crop interface, using a split-split plot design with three replicates. Wood production rates ranged between 168 kg ha⁻¹ y⁻¹ (four years old) and 2901 kg ha⁻¹ y⁻¹ (twelve years). Thus eucalypt boundaries planted on a hectare of land would satisfy 50 to 75% of the annual biomass energy requirement of a rural household of five persons. Significant depression of tef and wheat yields occurred over the first 12m from the tree line: the reduction was 20 to 73% for tef and 20 to 51% for wheat, equivalent to yield losses of 4.4 to 26% and 4.5 to 10% per hectare respectively. Nevertheless, in financial terms, the tree component adequately compensated for crop yield reduction and even generated additional income. Therefore, eucalypt boundaries have great potential to satisfy the rising demand for wood, without requiring a major change in land use on the highland Vertisols. The greater availability of wood will reduce the demand for dung and crop residues for fuel, and thus may contribute to improved soil management on croplands while relieving the increasing pressure on indigenous forest and woodlands.     

An index for evaluating the flood-prevention function of paddies

Urbanization is expanding in and around small to medium-sized cities as well as in large cities, and the expansion includes low-lying areas where the flood risk is high. Flood risk in small watersheds has been evaluated using precise mathematical models. However, these models cannot be applied to larger basins due to the complexity of data collection and analysis. As a result, quantitative evaluations of flood risk at macro scales and the flood-prevention function of paddies around urban areas have not been made. This paper proposes a method and an index that can be used to evaluate the flood-prevention function of paddies on a regional scale. In addition, the use of this system for basin-wide management is illustrated by an example for the Kinu and Kokai rivers, which are tributaries of the Tone River of Japan. The applicability of the approach is evaluated using data from a major flood that occurred in the study area.     

Fuzzy optimization model for integrated management of total nitrogen loads from distributed point and nonpoint sources in watershed

A fuzzy optimization model is developed to allocate allowable total nitrogen (T-N) loads to distributed nonpoint sources (NPSs) and point sources (PSs) in a watershed for river water quality management using the linear programing technique. The watershed is divided into uniform grid cells on which T-N loads issuing from NPSs such as paddy fields, upland crop fields and cities are controlled. A geographic information system integrated with the digital elevation model facilitates computation of route lengths of surface and subsurface flows from cells to a river running through the watershed. The T-N loads discharged from their sources are assumed to decay, subject to distance-related first-order kinetics. As management goals, maximizations of total allowable NPS loads, total allowable PS loads and total yield of rice are considered from environmental and economic viewpoints. A prime constraint is an effluent limitation standard for the aggregate amount of loads that arrive at the downstream end of the river. The fuzzy sets theory helps appropriately describe vague attitudes of decision-makers (i.e., stakeholders and management authorities) in terms of constraints and conflicting goals. An application of the fuzzy optimization model, developed as an improvement over our last nonfuzzy model, to a real watershed in Shiga prefecture, Japan, demonstrates that the fuzzy model embodies our last model, and is capable of creating management alternatives for T-N load allocation in a more practical and flexible manner.     

帽儿山林场集水区森林景观格局特征的研究

本文以黑龙江省帽儿山林场为研究区域,采用ArcGISIO．0空间分析模块划分该地区集水区的森林,并通过Frag＋stats3．3对帽儿山林场集水区从斑块水平和斑块类型水平上景观格局进行分析。其中,景观格局指标包括：斑块面积、面积比、斑块数、斑块密度、形状指数、分维度等。研究结果表明：软阔混交林是帽儿山林场集水区主要的森林景观类型,是其森林资源的重要组成成分,其次是硬阔混交林,柞树林,白桦林等,景观资源丰富。该地区景观特征的研究为帽儿山集水区森林景观规划、森林景观生态系统优化提供了理论参考,对改善帽儿山集水区地区森林结构、更好地实现森林空间布局的优化配置和发挥森林的生态功能等方面具有重要意义。     

南、北盘江流域（贵州部分）土地退化类型及机理

在对珠江上游南、北盘江流域（贵州部分）调查的基础上，分析了该流域土地退化成因，原生生态系统的脆弱性只是导致土地退化的一个方面。而人为活动才是土地退化的主要因素。根据土地退化的成因、结果，将珠江上游南、北盘江流域（贵州部分）土地退化划分为：土壤侵蚀、石漠化、土地贫瘠、土壤污染、土壤破坏五种类型，并提出了退化土地的管理及恢复措施。     

Soil nitrate-nitrogen in forested versus non-forested ecosystems in a mixed-use watershed

In tracking nutrients that enter the Gulf of Mexico via the Suwannee Basin, a disproportionate amount of the nitrate-nitrogen (NO₃-N) has been shown to originate in the Santa Fe River Watershed (SFRW). This study investigated soil NO₃-N distributions across the range of land-use and soil order combinations that exist in the SFRW with a focus on comparing NO₃-N levels in forested versus non-forested land-uses. The SFRW consists of 52% forested land-uses (i.e. pine plantation, forest regeneration, upland forest, and forested wetland), 47% non-forested land-uses (i.e. agriculture, rangeland, and urban), and 1% water. Soil samples were collected from four depth intervals (0-30, 30-60, 60-120, 120-180 cm) at 101 to 141 sites with a stratified-random design in six sampling events (Sept. 2003, Jan. 2004, May 2004, Jan. 2005, May 2005, and Sept. 2005). No samples were collected in Sept. 2004 due to flooding associated with two hurricanes. Nitrate-nitrogen was significantly lower in forested than non-forested land-uses across all sampling events, depth intervals, and for profile average data. Within the non-forested land-use category, NO₃-N levels were highest in row crop agriculture and improved pasture sites. In terms of soil order, NO₃-N values were generally highest in Ultisols and Spodosols, but soil order explained less of the variation in the NO₃-N data than did land-use or sampling date. Nitrate-N concentrations were considerably altered by Hurricanes Frances and Jeanne which passed over the SFRW in late summer of 2004. In the post-hurricane sampling events, NO₃-N was significantly lower in both forested and non-forested sites. A year later, however, NO₃-N concentrations in forested sites remained quite low, while concentrations in non-forested sites had begun to increase.