Incorporating local ecological knowledge into urban riparian restoration in a mountainous region of Southwest China

Modern cities use straightened and concrete watercourses with simple greening for riparian zones, which has been criticised for insensitivity to natural system integrity and cultural identity. This increases the challenge to urban ecologists, landscape designers and managers to conceive innovative and effective design solutions that do not jeopardise hydraulic efficiency yet are culturally acceptable to local communities. This paper introduces the field of local ecological knowledge (LEK) as rich sources of inspiration and design solutions to meet this challenge. LEK refers to knowledge and practices of various local cultures about the relationship of living beings (including humans) with their environments. Wepropose a pragmatic framework that integrates LEK with modern landscape design. It includes steps: (1) investigate existing practices, skills andmeasures relating to LEK; (2) explore how and whereLEKcan inspire or integrate withdesign. Here we propose three aspects for integration in accordance with the nature of landscaping process: overall structure, component and maintenance.(3)evaluate and test the integration in terms of its acceptability by local communities. Taking the riparian revegetation project of Hanfeng Lake Urban Wetland Park (Chongqing Municipality) as an example, we illustrate the utility of this framework. 11 local common practices relating to LEK were identified. According to thethree aspects for integration, alternative design solutions were offered. The survey showed that LEK based designwas more highly valued than other conventional ways in terms of useracceptance. We conclude that LEK provides actionable ecologically sound and culturally desirablesolutions for urbanlandscape. We also recognise that LEK evolveswith changing environments and new harmonious and dynamic human-nature relationships arecontinually re-forming. The process of acquisition and application of LEK could encourage multidisciplinary and synthetic approaches to urban ecosystems. Such adaptability and interdisciplinary engagementare crucial totoday’schanging and complexurban environments.     

紫荆属（Cercis L.）种质资源情况及研究进展

紫荆属植物是一种具有观赏价值和潜力的植物类群，具有很广阔的园林应用前景。研究综述了紫荆属种质资源的分类、调查与引进情况，从植物系统进化、繁殖技术、分子生物学角度阐述了其相关的研究进展，并分析了紫荆属植物的园林应用形式。提出目前紫荆属植物研究与应用存在的问题，并进行了展望，为我国紫荆属植物资源的开发和利用提供了参考。     

野鸭椿育苗与园林应用研究

野鸭椿花色淡雅、果色红艳、观果期长,是良好的观花、观果植物,生产上可通过播种繁殖、扦插繁殖,经过4~5年可培育成大苗用于庭院造景。野鸭椿在园林中可单纯成林,也可丛植成景、孤植成主景,还可修剪成盆景,应用前景十分广阔。     

探讨园林绿化的市场运作

将园林绿化的工作通过市场的运作,逐步实现市场管理,从无形到有形,从无序到有序的转变。     

榄溪菊韵的景观特色分析

小榄菊花会是广东省中山市小榄镇一项重要的民俗活动。以菊花会200周年景点之一的榄溪菊韵为例,从园林景观的角度分析了菊花与湿地景观融合、菊花与园林造景等方面的关系,为菊花在园林中的应用提供了新的思路,阐述弘扬小榄菊花文化和保护湿地的重要性。     

黄蝉属植物研究现状及其园林应用

黄蝉属(Allamanda L.)植物是重要的观赏植物。综述了黄蝉属植物种质资源及其系统学、生理生态特性、药理作用、杀虫活性和栽培繁殖等方面的研究现状，归纳总结该属植物在园林中的配置应用情况，并对该属植物今后的研究方向进行展望。     

儒学审美意识与中国古典园林的交融

儒家思想及其审美意识对中国古典园林的产生和发展影响深远。笔者先从早期儒学与园林肇端的交融谈起,说明儒家主导思想及审美意识与中国古典园林的交融,主要体现在礼乐人格塑造、山水比德思想、隐逸出世思想等方面,挖掘中国造园思想的哲学、美学根源,及其对现代园林景观的启示。     

From regionally predictable to locally complex population structure in a freshwater top predator: river systems are not always the unit of connectivity in Northern Pike Esox lucius

Contemporary genetic diversity is the product of both historical and contemporary forces, such as climatic and geological processes affecting range distribution and continuously moulded by evolutionary forces selection, gene flow and genetic drift. Predatory freshwater fishes, such as Northern Pike Esox lucius, commonly exhibit small population sizes, and several local populations are considered endangered. Pike inhabit diverse habitat types, including lakes, rivers and brackish marine waters, thus spanning from small isolated patches to large open marine systems. However, pike population structure from local to regional scales is relatively poorly described, in spite of its significance to developing conservation measures. We analysed microsatellite variation in a total of 1185 North European pike from 46 samples collected across both local and regional scales, as well as over time, to address two overarching questions: Is pike population structure associated with local and/or regional connectivity patterns, and which factors likely have the main influence on the contemporary distribution of genetic diversity? To answer this, we combined estimators of population diversity and structure to assess evidence of whether populations within (i) habitats, (ii) drainage systems and (iii) geographical regions are closer related than among these ranges, and whether patterns are temporally stable. Contrasting previous predictions that genetic drift obscures signals of postglacial colonisation history, we identified clear regional differences in population genetic signatures, suggesting a major effect of drainage divides on colonisation history and connectivity. However, several populations deviated from the general pattern, showing that local processes may be complex and need to be examined case‐by‐case.     

格式塔知觉组织原则在废弃铁路景观营造中的应用

废弃铁路是一种宝贵的精神财富,对其进行改造与再利用具有突出的现实价值。格式塔心理学在景观空间设计中具有独到的优势。以设计实例阐述格式塔知觉组织原则在废弃铁路景观营造中的应用,以期为废弃铁路景观营造理论研究提供参考。     

城区道路景观共生模式研究——以金寨县将军大道为例

对小城镇沿河主干道的道路周边用地和道路中央分隔带进行景观设计和植物配置,将生态学中的共生机制原理运用到景观规划中,将地形、地貌、地物的自然景观,满足人类精神需要的人文景观,道路行车安全的功能景观和谐优化,初步探讨出一种共生机制下的小城镇道路景观共生模式。