Soil carbon release along a gradient of physical disturbance in a harvested northern hardwood forest

Changes in soil respiration associated with forest harvest could increase net loss of CO₂ to the atmosphere relative to pre-harvest values. By excavating quantitative soil pits across a gradient of physical disturbance in a harvested northern hardwood forest, this study examines C release from mineral soil. Mineral soil samples were analyzed for pH, percent organic matter (%OM), C and N concentration, δ¹³C, and total C per unit area. Results show a relationship between degree of disturbance and C concentration in soil 10-30 cm beneath the O-horizon. Highly disturbed sites show C depletion, with horizons from disturbed sites containing 25% less total C than the least disturbed sites. δ¹³C signatures of soil profiles at these sites show vertical mixing of plant-derived material into deeper mineral horizons. Mixing, as a result of physical disturbance, could have led to the observed C depletion by physical or chemical destabilization, or through the promotion of microbial respiration in deep mineral soil. Regardless of the mechanism, these results suggest elevated CO₂ emissions from soil following harvest, and, thus, have implications for the validity of wood biomass as a carbon neutral energy source.     

认识和重视-类病害——森林衰退病

本文就“森林衰退病”(Forest decline)理论的概念、意义,森林衰退病病原,“衰退病”(Decline,Dicline disease)模式,以及诱发因素(Predisposing factors)、激化因素(Inciting factors)和促进因素(Contributing factors)之间的相互关系作了综述介绍,并看重强调了运用这一新的植物病理学理论,认识和指导我国林业及热作生产的重要现实意义。     

马蹄形过水断面正常水深计算的遗传算法

马蹄形过水断面是无压输水隧洞中常采用的断面形式之一 ,因其几何形状复杂 ,水力计算困难。目前常采用的方法有试算法、图解法和迭代法 ,这些方法由于计算量大且精度不易保证 ,不便于在生产实践中应用推广。将马蹄形过水断面正常水深计算转化为非线性优化问题 ,采用实数编码的遗传算法进行求解 ,实例计算表明该方法精度高、通用性强、操作简便 ,便于在生产实践中应用。     

Valuing forest recreation on the national level in a transition economy: The case of Poland

Recreation benefits constitute a substantial part of the total economic value of forests, and are important for the choice of multi-functional forest policies. The application of methods valuing such benefits is in its infancy in transition economies in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), so value estimates for policy use are sometimes transferred from Western Europe proportionally scaled down by GDP. However, little is known about how recreation values vary with income, and one risks underestimating benefits in CEE. This paper reports the findings of the first comprehensive, national-level study in any CEE country estimating annual and per trip forest recreation values in Poland using the Travel Cost (TC) and Contingent Valuation (CV) methods. Two in-person interview surveys of forest recreation behaviour were carried out. The first was administered on-site in ten representative forest areas, and the other in the homes of a national sample of adult Poles. Results show that forest recreation is highly valued in Poland, at Euros 0.64–6.93 per trip per person, depending on the valuation method. Both trip frequency and per trip values are higher than the average in Western Europe, despite a lower income level. Thus, a simple GDP-adjusted transfer from Western Europe would substantially undervalue forest recreation in Poland. Further, a comparison of TC consumer surplus estimates and GDP/capita in Europe shows no clear relationship, indicating that a range of cultural, institutional and other factors may be important.     

Polypore diversity in managed and old-growth boreal Picea abies forests in southern Finland

Polypore communities were compared between mature managed, overmature managed, and old-growth spruce-dominated forests in southern Finland. A total of 85 polypore species, with 6000 records, were found in 16 sample plots, each 4 ha in size. Old-growth stands had on average 80% more species than mature stands, and 38% more species than overmature managed stands. Variation in polypore species richness was best explained by diversity of dead wood and the number and volume of dead trees. The best predictor for the number of threatened polypore species was the number of cut stumps. Threatened species were practically confined to old-growth forests and to stands in which the amount of dead wood exceeded 20 m³/ha. This figure appears to represent a stand-level threshold value for the amount of dead wood, below which the persistence of threatened species becomes unlikely. Our results suggest that a significant increase in the amount of dead wood (e.g. by leaving large retention trees and even by killing trees) is needed in managed forests before they become suitable habitats for threatened polypores.     

排灌输水隧洞正常水深的简捷算法

为了使标准城门洞形断面正常水深的求解具有简单的显函数计算公式,对标准城门洞形断面正常水深的基本方程进行恒等变形,将水面位于底角圆弧段和顶弧段正常水深的超越方程以及水面位于侧边直线段正常水深的高次方程,变成无量纲化正常水深与已知量综合参数的单变量函数方程.引入准线性函数的概念并将准线性函数作为标准模板,再对正常水深的单变量函数方程应用准线性函数标准模板,在工程常用范围即无量纲化正常水深y∈[0.051,.80]范围内进行优化计算及准线性函数逼近,得到了超越方程和高次方程的替代函数方程,替代函数具有类似于线性函数形式,即正常水深的准线性显函数表达式,并进行误差分析.结果表明,在隧洞底部圆弧段正常水深的最大相对误差小于0.36%,侧边直线段正常水深的最大相对误差小于0.31%,顶弧段正常水深的最大相对误差小于0.39%,说明准线性公式在隧洞有效水深范围内计算的水深准确度较高,可为排灌输水隧洞的断面设计及实现渠道水位控制时确定均匀流水深提供参考.     

建阳市森林结构调整的建模及仿真研究

应用分室理论建立森林结构调整模型 ,并以此分析、预测建阳市森林结构中林种、地类等 1 4个因子的动态变化状况。预测结果表明 :建阳市森林结构已向良性状态发展 ,但与建阳市林业远景规划目标相比仍有差距     

中小比例尺航片森林蓄积量的遥感判读研究

研究了中小比例尺航片在森林蓄积量判读上的应用,结果表明：可以根据航片上影像灰度的平均值来进行树种的判别;利用灰度标准偏差进行林分蓄积量的估测,其拟合误差不足5%,满足林业生产实践的精度要求。填补了中小比例尺森林蓄积量判读的空白,是建立森林蓄积量判读的不同比例尺、不同遥感来源立体判读体系的重要补充,具有十分重要的现实意义。