A helping hand: artificial nest site provisioning increases breeding success of a tropical seabird     

LA Hart  J Gane  I Olivier  M Brown 《African Journal of Marine Science》2016,38(2):233-239

Common white terns Gygis alba lay a single egg balanced on rocks or branches and consequently are at risk of low nesting success. A novel technique of hollowing out coconut husks and providing artificial nest sites was developed on Cousine Island, Seychelles. Our study aimed to critically assess whether common white tern nesting success differed between artificial and natural nest sites. For natural nest sites, nesting success and the stage of nest failure were also compared between seasons, nest heights, and tree species. Finally, we compared results from our study to those of a study conducted 10 years ago on the same island. Nesting success differed significantly between artificial nests and natural nests, with the success of artificial nests nearly double that of natural nests. Hatching success was similar for artificial and natural nests (65% and 52% respectively), suggesting coconut husks do not reduce egg losses, but rather provide secure perches for young chicks. Most natural nest failures occurred during the egg phase (70%), followed by the youngest chick phase (21%). Of the eggs that hatched in natural nests, 61% fledged successfully. Tree species and season significantly influenced nesting success for natural nests and nest height varied significantly between tree species. Higher nesting success was observed during the mixed seasonal period (50%) followed by the cooler, windier and drier South-East Monsoon season (33%). The hotter and more humid North-West Monsoon period had the lowest nesting success (20%). Comparisons of nesting success at natural and artificial nest sites with the earlier study did not differ significantly, despite a smaller population of common white terns being present on the island at that stage. Our results support the use of artificial nest sites to improve nesting success for this species and serve as a model for similar species currently under threat.  相似文献   

1961—2019年青藏高原中东部夏季强降水与大尺度环流的关系     

曹瑜  游庆龙  蔡子怡 《冰川冻土》2021,43(5):1290-1300

采用一元线性回归、合成分析等方法对1961—2019年青藏高原中东部71个站点夏季强降水与大尺度环流进行了分析,研究结果表明,近年来青藏高原中东部强降水呈增加趋势。在强降水高值年时,青藏高原中东部水汽辐合加强,中纬度西风和热带地区东风带向极移动加强,高层辐散流场、水汽输送以及上升运动条件,共同作用导致了强降水的产生。在强降水低值年时,青藏高原中东部大部水汽异常辐散,区域内的季风水汽输送减弱,西风带和东风带均向赤道移动减弱,高层为气旋式环流异常。通过风暴轴、波作用通量和E-P通量进一步分析发现,当北大西洋地区风暴轴偏强（偏弱）时,瞬变扰动作用加强（减弱）,使得北大西洋地区高纬度西风加速（减弱）,急流出口区的不稳定能量激发了欧洲西北部的异常反气旋（异常气旋）,并通过Rossby波列调控季风输送,导致了青藏高原中东部地区强降水的变化。  相似文献   

增强气候诊断及预测程序通用性的一种方法     

余卫东  董博  陈巧  常军 《气象与环境科学》2007,30(2):80-82

针对现有气候统计诊断与预测程序在通用性方面的不足,以线性趋势估计的源程序为例,介绍了在微机平台上,利用Fortran90的动态数组特性,通过增加参数控制文件增强该程序通用性的思路和方法,并利用VisualBasic语言对改进后的程序进行可视化设计,增强了程序的易用性。  相似文献   

The Evaluation on Biological Properties of Carboxymethylchitosan and Carboxymethyl-chitin     

CHANG Jing LIU Wanshun HAN Baoqin LIU Bing 《青岛海洋大学学报(英文版)》2008,(4):404-410

Carboxymethyl-chitosan and carboxymethyl-chitin were prepared with the methods developed in our laboratory. The DS （degree of substitution） and DD （degree of deacetylation） of the carboxymethyl-chitosan were 103.14% and 97.18% respectively, while the DS of the carboxymethyl-chitin was 96.37%. Their effects on human fibroblasts, intradermal irritation test, in vitro and vivo degradability, and biocompatibility were evaluated. The results indicate that the polysaccharides at low concentrations can facilitate the growth of human fibroblasts and the carboxymethyl-chitosan at 100 μg mL^-1 is the most effective. The polysaccharides at higher concentrations, however, inhibit the growth of fibroblasts. The PII （Primary Irritation Index） values of CM-chitosan and CM-chitin are both 0.0, which shows that they have no irritation reaction. Both of the polysaccharides show good degradability and biocompatibility. Carboxymethyl-chitin degrades faster in vitro than carboxymethyl-chitosan. The latter, however, has no inflammatory reaction after being implanted in vivo for 7 d and shows better biocompatibility. This study may provide a scientific basis for the use of earboxymethyl-ehitosan and carboxymethyl-chitin as biomaterials.  相似文献   

内蒙古鄂尔多斯高原古冰缘遗迹科学考察研究进展     

何瑞霞  金会军  蒋观利  张泽  陈雪梅  Raul David SERBAN  Mihaela SERBAN  Jef VANDENBERGHE  Valentin V.SPEKTOR  Hugh M.FRENCH 《冰川冻土》2021,43(1):263-273

冰缘遗迹(特别是冷生楔形构造及融冻褶皱)是重建古气候及第四纪晚期多年冻土环境的重要证据.内蒙古鄂尔多斯高原是我国北方地区冰缘现象最为发育的地区之一.为准确了解鄂尔多斯高原冰缘遗迹类型及其分布特征、区域冻土演化历史等,中国科学院西北生态环境资源研究院和荷兰自由大学共同组成科研小组,于2018年5—6月组织了"鄂尔多斯高原...  相似文献   

喜马拉雅珠峰地区冬季大气气溶胶化学组分及光学特征     

钟苗  徐建中  张兴华  冯琳 《冰川冻土》2021,43(1):80-91

为了研究喜马拉雅山北坡冬季大气气溶胶化学组分、光学特征及来源,2017年11—12月在珠穆朗玛峰站(QOMS)共采集22个PM2.5样品.结果显示:PM2.5中包括水溶性离子(WSIs)、有机质(OM)、元素碳(EC)在内的所有检测成分,总质量浓度为(3.36±1.06)μg·m-3;有机碳(OC)、元素碳(EC)和水...  相似文献   

青藏高原西部阿汝冰芯记录的近100 a气温变化研究   总被引：2，自引：2，他引：0  

杨丹丹  姚檀栋  邬光剑  朱美林  德吉 《冰川冻土》2021,43(1):124-134

以2017年9月钻取自青藏高原西部阿汝冰崩区长度55.29 m的阿汝冰芯为研究对象,通过冰芯δ18O记录与Nye模型重建了冰芯上部17.87 m的时间序列是1917—2016年.结合冰芯邻近的改则、狮泉河气象站1973—2016年夏季平均气温数据,通过相关性分析及线性回归法、Mann-Kendall(M-K)检验分析,...  相似文献   

共转换点道集的抽取与转换波时变静校正   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

何兵寿  张会星  彭苏萍 《海洋地质与第四纪地质》2006,26(6):139-144

纵横波速度比固定时,同一地震道中各时间采样点对应不同的转换点位置,因此,常规的整体抽道方法只能抽取特定深度或特定层位条件下的共转换点道集,它不能保证所有P-SV转换波的反射点位置都在同一水平位置处。提出了一种精确抽取共转换点道集的新方法,运用这种方法抽取的共转换点道集中所有数据对应的转换点在地面的投影都对应于同一位置,因此,该道集是一种真正意义上的共转换点道集,在此基础上提出了一种解决短波长问题的转换波时变静校正方法,实际资料处理取得了好的效果。  相似文献   

多分量地震资料处理解释技术研究   总被引：15，自引：8，他引：7       下载免费PDF全文

石建新  王延光  毕丽飞  贾志新 《地球物理学进展》2006,21(2):505-511

随着油田勘探开发的不断深入,多波多分量地震资料的应用也越来越广泛.本文结合实际资料,对多波多分量地震资料的处理和解释方法进行了探讨和研究,主要针对多波资料的静校正、叠加成像、转换波资料的共转换点的求取方法等技术进行了分析研究,开发了综合利用多波资料进行地震属性和各向异性研究的方法,形成了一套较完善的多分量地震资料的处理、解释技术系列.经过在胜利油田罗家地区的初步应用,表明了预测结果与钻井资料相吻合.  相似文献   

对共反射面叠加的进一步探讨   总被引：5，自引：5，他引：0       下载免费PDF全文

田文辉  李振春  孙小东 《地球物理学进展》2006,21(3):932-937

共反射面元（CRS）叠加考虑了反射层的局部特征和第一菲涅耳带内的全部反射,更充分挖掘了多次覆盖数据的潜力.但在地下介质复杂并存在倾斜层时存在反射点分散的情况,从而影响了CRS叠加效果.本文从射线理论出发,在考虑反射层局部特征的情况下,推导了水平地表和起伏地表情况下计算真实反射点分散程度的公式,最终将反射点分散程度定量表达出来.通过对反射点分散程度的控制,从CRS道集中抽取出共反射点（CRP）道集,在CRP道集中而不是在CRS道集中实现叠加,其效果应比传统的CRS叠加效果要好.利用水平地表和起伏地表的模型验证了本文所推导的公式的正确性和有效性.该公式在实际资料处理中的运用尚待进一步研究.  相似文献