Spatial patterns of biodiversity in the Black Sea: An assessment using benthic polychaetes     

Victor Surugiu  Nikolai Revkov  Valentina Todorova  Nafsika Papageorgiou  Vasilis Valavanis  Christos Arvanitidis 《Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science》2010

The current study broadens the biodiversity information available for the Black Sea and neighbouring regions and improves our knowledge about the polychaete biogeographic patterns to be discerned in them. There appears to be a well-defined zoogeocline from the Marmara Sea and Bosphorus Strait to the inner parts of the region (Azov Sea), depicted both as a multivariate pattern and in terms of species (or taxa) numbers. The emergent multivariate pattern complies, to a certain extent, with Jakubova’s (1935) views: three main sectors can be defined in the basin: (a) Prebosphoric, (b) the Black Sea and, (c) the Azov Sea, whereas the Bosphorus Strait and Marmara Sea show less faunal affinities with the afore-mentioned sectors. Patterns derived both from the cosmopolitan and Atlanto-Mediterranean species closely follow the one coming from the polychaete species and genera inventories. As a general trend, species numbers decrease along with the decrease in salinity towards the inner parts of the region. The trend is homologous to that seen in the benthic invertebrate inventories of all the major European semi-enclosed regional seas. Salinity and food availability appear to be the dominant abiotic factors correlated, though weakly, with the various patterns deriving from the taxonomic/zoogeographic categories. With the exception of the Anatolia, polychaete inventories from all sectors appear to be random samples of the total inventory of the region, in terms of taxonomic distinctness values. Therefore, these sectoral inventories can be used for future biodiversity/environmental impact assessment studies. A massive invasion of Mediterranean species after the opening of the Black Sea, in the lower Quaternary period, appears to be the likely biogeographic mechanism through which the old Sarmatic fauna was almost completely replaced by species of marine origin.  相似文献   

中国鲤科鱼类游泳能力综合分析和应用     

蔡露  Katopodis Christos  金瑶  黄应平  韩德举  胡望斌  陈小娟  陶江平  侯轶群 《湖泊科学》2022,34(6):1788-1801

该研究利用学术论文数据库筛选出中国鲤科鱼类游泳能力相关论文115篇,并用Origin软件进行了数据统计分析,旨在归纳和分析中国鲤科鱼类游泳能力并建立估算方法,可为正处于规划阶段和可行性研究阶段的过鱼设施流速设计提供依据.结果表明：(1)鱼类游泳速度与鱼体长度具有显著的非线性相关关系,据此建立了一系列幂函数经验公式,可为游泳能力和过鱼设施研究及设计提供依据.(2)依据所得到的经验公式和协方差分析可知,喜流水型鲤科鱼类的游泳能力>广适型>喜静水型.根据该研究得到的经验公式并结合行业规范和文献资料,对正处于规划阶段和可行性研究阶段过鱼设施流速设计的建议如下：西南地区以裂腹鱼成鱼为主要过鱼对象的过鱼设施进鱼口吸引流速范围为0.61～0.76m/s,通道内最高流速阈值为1.28 m/s;长江中下游以四大家鱼成鱼为主要过鱼对象的进鱼口吸引流速范围为0.76～0.93m/s,通道内最高流速阈值为1.49 m/s,以四大家鱼幼鱼为主要过鱼对象的进鱼口吸引流速范围为0.42～0.62 m/s,通道内最高流速阈值可为0.82 m/s.  相似文献   

Mineralogy and geochemical environment of formation of the Perama Hill high-sulfidation epithermal Au-Ag-Te-Se deposit, Petrota Graben, NE Greece   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

Panagiotis Christos Voudouris  Vasilios Melfos  Paul G. Spry  Robert Moritz  Constantinos Papavassiliou  George Falalakis 《Mineralogy and Petrology》2011,103(1-4):79-100

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Shear Strength of Sands Reinforced with Polypropylene Fibers     

Costas A. Anagnostopoulos  Theodosios T. Papaliangas  Dimitrios Konstantinidis  Christos Patronis 《Geotechnical and Geological Engineering》2013,31(2):401-423

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A preliminary assessment of hydrogeological features and selected anthropogenic impacts on an alluvial fan aquifer system in Greece     

Christos P. Petalas 《Environmental Earth Sciences》2013,70(1):439-452

An investigation was carried out to delineate the hydrogeologic framework and to understand groundwater quality of the Kompsatos River fan aquifer system, northeastern Greece, as well as to assess environmental impact induced by human activities. As groundwater is the only major source of water in this area, it is important to know the effect of geological formations, and anthropogenic activities on groundwater chemistry and environment. A thorough hydrogeological study was performed during the period 2004–2007. The differential river gauging method was used for estimating the volume of water leaking from (or discharging into) the river. Groundwater samples were collected from 89 monitoring wells, during the summer period of 2007, and analyzed for major ions and trace elements. A potential reservoir of groundwater is formed within the Kompsatos River fan. The aquifer system/Kompsatos River interaction is the outstanding feature of this area. Ca–Mg–HCO₃–SO₄ is the dominant water type as a result of dissolving carbonate salts. B, Ba, Mn, Li, Sr, and Zn are the most abundant trace elements in groundwater. Both the major-ion chemistry and trace element enrichment of the groundwater are controlled by mineral dissolution and water–rock interaction. Nitrate contamination of groundwater is related to agricultural practices. An improperly constructed drainage system led locally to salinization of groundwater. Channelization has caused considerable disruption to the river ecosystem. The eventual construction of a dam on the river will adversely affect the environment and the aquifer system. The lack of managerial policy for water is putting environmental resources and water supply in jeopardy.  相似文献   

The possible hydrologic effects of the proposed lignite open‐cast mining in Drama lignite field,Greece     

Sotiris Panilas  Christos P. Petalas  Alexandra Gemitzi 《水文研究》2008,22(11):1604-1617

The present study investigates the possible hydrologic effects of the proposed lignite open‐cast mining in Drama lignite field (north Greece). Recent years have seen a rapid increase in surface mining. This activity has generated a growing concern for the potential environmental impacts associated with large scale surface mining. In order to achieve a safe mine operation and allow extraction of lignite to considerable depths, extensive dewatering by pumping will be necessary, while at the same time it is desirable to avoid presence of overpumping conditions in the broader area. Based on stratigrafic, hydrologic and hydrogeologic data, a three‐dimensional finite difference model was developed in order to simulate the dewatering process of the western part of the lignite open‐cast mine in Drama and to predict both spatially and temporally the decline of ground water level down to the lignite surface. The dewatering of the part of the aquifer which underlies the mine area will influence the hydrological conditions of the broader region. The most important anticipated effects will be the abandonment of shallow wells as well as the decrease of ground water pumping rates of deep wells. Aquifer discharge towards the ditches of the study area will cease and there will be an inversion of ground water flow from the ditches towards the underlying aquifer. Dewatering activities will probably result in minor subsidence of the nearby peat deposits of Drama Philippi marshes. Moreover, sand pumping as well as the presence of gasses is likely to cause local subsidence phenomena, mainly in the pit slopes. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.  相似文献   

Evaluation of Urban Local-Scale Aerodynamic Parameters: Implications for the Vertical Profile of Wind Speed and for Source Areas   总被引：1，自引：1，他引：0  

Christoph W. Kent  Sue Grimmond  Janet Barlow  David Gatey  Simone Kotthaus  Fredrik Lindberg  Christos H. Halios 《Boundary-Layer Meteorology》2017,164(2):183-213

Nine methods to determine local-scale aerodynamic roughness length \((z_{0})\) and zero-plane displacement \((z_{d})\) are compared at three sites (within 60 m of each other) in London, UK. Methods include three anemometric (single-level high frequency observations), six morphometric (surface geometry) and one reference-based approach (look-up tables). A footprint model is used with the morphometric methods in an iterative procedure. The results are insensitive to the initial \(z_{d}\) and \(z_{0}\) estimates. Across the three sites, \(z_{d}\) varies between 5 and 45 m depending upon the method used. Morphometric methods that incorporate roughness-element height variability agree better with anemometric methods, indicating \(z_{d}\) is consistently greater than the local mean building height. Depending upon method and wind direction, \(z_{0}\) varies between 0.1 and 5 m with morphometric \(z_{0}\) consistently being 2–3 m larger than the anemometric \(z_{0}\). No morphometric method consistently resembles the anemometric methods. Wind-speed profiles observed with Doppler lidar provide additional data with which to assess the methods. Locally determined roughness parameters are used to extrapolate wind-speed profiles to a height roughly 200 m above the canopy. Wind-speed profiles extrapolated based on morphometric methods that account for roughness-element height variability are most similar to observations. The extent of the modelled source area for measurements varies by up to a factor of three, depending upon the morphometric method used to determine \(z_{d}\) and \(z_{0}\).  相似文献   

A comparison of the updated very high resolution model RegCM3_10km with the previous version RegCM3_25km over the complex terrain of Greece: present and future projections     

Konstantia Tolika  Christina Anagnostopoulou  Kondylia Velikou  Christos Vagenas 《Theoretical and Applied Climatology》2016,126(3-4):715-726

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Investigation of flash flood natural causes of Xirolaki Torrent,Northern Greece based on GIS modeling and geomorphological analysis     

Konstantinos Tsanakas  Kalliopi Gaki-Papanastassiou  Kleomenis Kalogeropoulos  Christos Chalkias  Petros Katsafados  Efthimios Karymbalis 《Natural Hazards》2016,80(2):1015-1030

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On the variability of the surface environment response to synoptic forcing over complex terrain: a multivariate data analysis approach     

Christos H. Halios  Costas G. Helmis  Helena A. Flocas  Stephan Nyeki  Dimosthenis N. Assimakopoulos 《Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics》2012,118(3-4):107-115

Synoptic climatology relates the atmospheric circulation with the surface environment. The aim of this study is to examine the variability of the surface meteorological patterns, which are developing under different synoptic scale categories over a suburban area with complex topography. Multivariate Data Analysis techniques were performed to a data set with surface meteorological elements. Three principal components related to the thermodynamic status of the surface environment and the two components of the wind speed were found. The variability of the surface flows was related with atmospheric circulation categories by applying Correspondence Analysis. Similar surface thermodynamic fields develop under cyclonic categories, which are contrasted with the anti-cyclonic category. A strong, steady wind flow characterized by high shear values develops under the cyclonic Closed Low and the anticyclonic H–L categories, in contrast to the variable weak flow under the anticyclonic Open Anticyclone category.  相似文献