Biomechanical effects of trees in an old‐growth temperate forest          下载免费PDF全文

Pavel Šamonil  Pavel Daněk  Anna Senecká  Dušan Adam  Jonathan D. Phillips 《地球表面变化过程与地形》2018,43(5):1063-1072

The role of biomechanical effects of trees (BETs) in ecosystem and landscape dynamics is poorly understood. In this study, we aim to (i) describe a widely applicable methodology for quantifying the main BETs in soil, and (ii) analyze the actual frequencies, areas and soil volumes associated with these effects in a mountain temperate old‐growth forest. The research took place in the Boubínský Primeval Forest in the Czech Republic; this forest reserve, predominated by Fagus sylvatica L. and Picea abies (L.) Karst., is among the oldest protected areas in Europe. We evaluated the effects of 4000 standing and lying trees in an area of 10.2 ha from the viewpoint of the following features: tree uprooting, root mounding, bioprotection, trunk baumsteins (rock fragments displaced by trunk growth), root baumsteins, stump hole infilling, trunk and root systems displacements, depressions formed after trunk fall, stemwash, and trunkwash. BETs were recorded in 59% of standing and 51% of lying dead trees (excluding the pervasive soil displacement by thickening trunks and roots and the infilling of decayed stumps). Approximately one tenth of the trees showed simultaneous bioprotective and bioerosion effects. Different tree species and size categories exhibited significantly different biomechanical effects. A bioprotective function was the most frequent phenomenon observed, while treethrows prevailed from the viewpoint of areas and soil volumes affected. The total area influenced by the BETs was 342 m² ha^?1. An additional 774 m² ha^?1 were occupied by older treethrow pit‐mounds with already decayed uprooted trunks. The total volume of soil associated with the studied phenomena was 322 m³ ha^?1, and apart from treethrows, volumes of the living and decaying root systems and bioprotective functions predominated. Other processes were not so frequent but still significant for biogeomorphology. Copyright © 2017 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.  相似文献   

The glacial landsystem of a tropical glacier: Charquini Sur,Bolivian Andes          下载免费PDF全文

Jakub Małecki  Harold Lovell  Wojciech Ewertowski  Łukasz Górski  Tomasz Kurczaba  Beata Latos  Michał Miara  Dorota Piniarska  Jacek Płocieniczak  Tomasz Sowada  Marcin Spiralski  Anna Warczachowska  Antoine Rabatel 《地球表面变化过程与地形》2018,43(12):2584-2602

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Spatial GR4J conceptualization of the Tamor glaciated alpine catchment in Eastern Nepal: evaluation of GR4JSG against streamflow and MODIS snow extent          下载免费PDF全文

Santosh Nepal  Jie Chen  David J. Penton  Luis E. Neumann  Hongxing Zheng  Shahriar Wahid 《水文研究》2017,31(1):51-68

Snow and glacial melt processes are an important part of the Himalayan water balance. Correct quantification of melt runoff processes is necessary to understand the region's vulnerability to climate change. This paper describes in detail an application of conceptual GR4J hydrological model in the Tamor catchment in Eastern Nepal using typical elevation band and degree‐day factor approaches to model Himalayan snow and glacial melt processes. The model aims to provide a simple model that meets most water planning applications. The paper contributes a model conceptualization (GR4JSG) that enables coarse evaluation of modelled snow extents against remotely sensed Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer snow extent. Novel aspects include the glacial store in GR4JSG and examination of how the parameters controlling snow and glacial stores correlate with existing parameters of GR4J. The model is calibrated using a Bayesian Monte Carlo Markov Chain method against observed streamflow for one glaciated catchment with reliable data. Evaluation of the modelled streamflow with observed streamflow gave Nash Sutcliffe Efficiency of 0.88 and Percent Bias of <4%. Comparison of the modelled snow extents with Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer gave R² of 0.46, with calibration against streamflow only. The contribution of melt runoff to total discharge from the catchment is 14–16% across different experiments. The model is highly sensitive to rainfall and temperature data, which suffer from known problems and biases, for example because of stations being located predominantly in valleys and at lower elevations. Testing of the model in other Himalayan catchments may reveal additional limitations. © 2016 The Authors. Hydrological Processes published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.  相似文献   

Channel‐planform evolution in four rivers of Olympic National Park,Washington, USA: the roles of physical drivers and trophic cascades          下载免费PDF全文

Amy E. East  Kurt J. Jenkins  Patricia J. Happe  Jennifer A. Bountry  Timothy J. Beechie  Mark C. Mastin  Joel B. Sankey  Timothy J. Randle 《地球表面变化过程与地形》2017,42(7):1011-1032

Identifying the relative contributions of physical and ecological processes to channel evolution remains a substantial challenge in fluvial geomorphology. We use a 74‐year aerial photographic record of the Hoh, Queets, Quinault, and Elwha Rivers, Olympic National Park, Washington, USA, to investigate whether physical or trophic‐cascade‐driven ecological factors – excessive elk impacts after wolves were extirpated a century ago – are the dominant drivers of channel planform in these gravel‐bed rivers. We find that channel width and braiding show strong relationships with recent flood history. All four rivers widened significantly after having been relatively narrow in the 1970s, consistent with increased flood activity since then. Channel planform also reflects sediment‐supply changes, evident from landslide response on the Elwha River. We surmise that the Hoh River, which shows a multi‐decadal trend toward greater braiding, is adjusting to increased sediment supply associated with rapid glacial retreat. These rivers demonstrate transmission of climatic signals through relatively short sediment‐routing systems that lack substantial buffering by sediment storage. Legacy effects of anthropogenic modification likely also affect the Quinault River planform. We infer no correspondence between channel evolution and elk abundance, suggesting that trophic‐cascade effects in this setting are subsidiary to physical controls on channel morphology. Our findings differ from previous interpretations of Olympic National Park fluvial dynamics and contrast with the classic example of Yellowstone National Park, where legacy effects of elk overuse are apparent in channel morphology; we attribute these differences to hydrologic regime and large‐wood availability. Published 2016. This article is a U.S. Government work and is in the public domain in the USA  相似文献   

Solifluction meets vegetation: the role of biogeomorphic feedbacks for turf‐banked solifluction lobe development          下载免费PDF全文

Jana Eichel  Daniel Draebing  Lasse Klingbeil  Markus Wieland  Christian Eling  Sebastian Schmidtlein  Heiner Kuhlmann  Richard Dikau 《地球表面变化过程与地形》2017,42(11):1623-1635

Vegetation is an important factor influencing solifluction processes, while at the same time, solifluction processes and landforms influence species composition, fine‐scale distribution and corresponding ecosystem functioning. However, how feedbacks between plants and solifluction processes influence the development of turf‐banked solifluction lobes (TBLs) and their geomorphic and vegetation patterns is still poorly understood. We addressed this knowledge gap in a detailed biogeomorphic investigation in the Turtmann glacier foreland (Switzerland). Methods employed include geomorphic and vegetation mapping, terrain assessment with unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and temperature logging. Results were subsequently integrated with knowledge from previous geomorphic and ecologic studies into a conceptual model. Our results show that geomorphic and vegetation patterns at TBLs are closely linked through the lobe elements tread, risers and ridge. A conceptual four‐stage biogeomorphic model of TBL development with ecosystem engineering by the dwarf shrub Dryas octopetala as the dominant process can explain these interlinked patterns. Based on this model, we demonstrate that TBLs are biogeomorphic structures and follow a cyclic development, during which the role of their components for engineer and non‐engineer species changes. Our study presents the first biogeomorphic model of TBL development and highlights the applicability and necessity of biogeomorphic approaches and research in periglacial environments. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.  相似文献   

POTENTIAL EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGES ON AQUATIC SYSTEMS: LAURENTIAN GREAT LAKES AND PRECAMBRIAN SHIELD REGION     

J. J. MAGNUSON  K. E. WEBSTER  R. A. ASSEL  C. J. BOWSER  P. J. DILLON  J. G. EATON  H. E. EVANS  E. J. FEE  R. I. HALL  L. R. MORTSCH  D. W. SCHINDLER  F. H. QUINN 《水文研究》1997,11(8):825-871

The region studied includes the Laurentian Great Lakes and a diversity of smaller glacial lakes, streams and wetlands south of permanent permafrost and towards the southern extent of Wisconsin glaciation. We emphasize lakes and quantitative implications. The region is warmer and wetter than it has been over most of the last 12000 years. Since 1911 observed air temperatures have increased by about 0·11°C per decade in spring and 0·06°C in winter; annual precipitation has increased by about 2·1% per decade. Ice thaw phenologies since the 1850s indicate a late winter warming of about 2·5°C. In future scenarios for a doubled CO₂ climate, air temperature increases in summer and winter and precipitation decreases (summer) in western Ontario but increases (winter) in western Ontario, northern Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan. Such changes in climate have altered and would further alter hydrological and other physical features of lakes. Warmer climates, i.e. 2 × CO₂ climates, would lower net basin water supplies, stream flows and water levels owing to increased evaporation in excess of precipitation. Water levels have been responsive to drought and future scenarios for the Great Lakes simulate levels 0·2 to 2·5 m lower. Human adaptation to such changes is expensive. Warmer climates would decrease the spatial extent of ice cover on the Great Lakes; small lakes, especially to the south, would no longer freeze over every year. Temperature simulations for stratified lakes are 1–7°C warmer for surface waters, and 6°C cooler to 8°C warmer for deep waters. Thermocline depth would change (4 m shallower to 3·5 m deeper) with warmer climates alone; deepening owing to increases in light penetration would occur with reduced input of dissolved organic carbon (DOC) from dryer catchments. Dissolved oxygen would decrease below the thermocline. These physical changes would in turn affect the phytoplankton, zooplankton, benthos and fishes. Annual phytoplankton production may increase but many complex reactions of the phytoplankton community to altered temperatures, thermocline depths, light penetrations and nutrient inputs would be expected. Zooplankton biomass would increase, but, again, many complex interactions are expected. Generally, the thermal habitat for warm-, cool- and even cold-water fishes would increase in size in deep stratified lakes, but would decrease in shallow unstratified lakes and in streams. Less dissolved oxygen below the thermocline of lakes would further degrade stratified lakes for cold water fishes. Growth and production would increase for fishes that are now in thermal environments cooler than their optimum but decrease for those that are at or above their optimum, provided they cannot move to a deeper or headwater thermal refuge. The zoogeographical boundary for fish species could move north by 500–600 km; invasions of warmer water fishes and extirpations of colder water fishes should increase. Aquatic ecosystems across the region do not necessarily exhibit coherent responses to climate changes and variability, even if they are in close proximity. Lakes, wetlands and streams respond differently, as do lakes of different depth or productivity. Differences in hydrology and the position in the hydrological flow system, in terrestrial vegetation and land use, in base climates and in the aquatic biota can all cause different responses. Climate change effects interact strongly with effects of other human-caused stresses such as eutrophication, acid precipitation, toxic chemicals and the spread of exotic organisms. Aquatic ecological systems in the region are sensitive to climate change and variation. Assessments of these potential effects are in an early stage and contain many uncertainties in the models and properties of aquatic ecological systems and of the climate system. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.  相似文献   

山东金伯利岩的壳幔混染、部分熔融、Re-Os 同位素年龄及冰盖冰川搬运、人造金刚石干扰等领域研究最新进展          下载免费PDF全文

王照波  王庆军  朱成河  丁志豪 《山东国土资源》2023,39(4):12-21

根据山东蒙阴各类金伯利岩及其相关幔源捕掳体的化学成分,研究了金伯利岩壳源混染程度与岩石类型之间的关系。发现橄榄岩—碎裂状橄榄岩—粗斑金伯利岩—细粒金伯利岩之间,其壳源混染程度逐渐增高。粗斑金伯利岩的壳源混染程度接近碎裂状橄榄岩,表明粗斑金伯利岩是碎裂状橄榄岩的进一步碎裂的产物;金伯利岩经历了地幔橄榄岩的部分熔融形成碎裂状橄榄岩、斑状金伯利岩。根据金伯利岩中大理岩包体、黄铁矿的Re-Os同位素研究,获得了蒙阴金伯利岩的侵位时间分别为227.97Ma和245.80Ma,属于三叠纪,与苏鲁-大别造山带的形成时间一致,由此分析蒙阴金伯利岩的侵位与扬子板块和华北板块的碰撞有关,也似乎暗示了华北克拉通破坏的初始阶段。华北冰盖冰川对于金刚石的搬运方式、搬运路径与流水搬运之间存在巨大差异,需要对金刚石的供源与分散进行重新认识。地表大量分布的人造金刚石对金刚石的找矿工作已经造成干扰与误导,需要引起重视。  相似文献   

1971 - 2015年羌塘高原藏色岗日冰川变化     

贾博文  侯书贵  王叶堂 《冰川冻土》2020,42(2):307-317

通过对地形图和Landsat系列影像的目视解译获取冰川边界, 分析得到1971 - 2015年羌塘高原藏色岗日冰川变化。结果表明： 2015年研究区有冰川84条, 总面积（297.65±4.29） km2; 1971 - 2015年冰川持续退缩, 面积减少（19.32±24.31） km2, 年均退缩率为（0.14±0.17）%, 退缩较慢; 五个时段年均退缩速率分别为（0.12±1.46）%、 （0.20±0.32）%、 （0.12±0.50）%、 （0.01±0.57）%和（0.16±0.31）%。消融期（5 - 9月）温度的上升是研究区冰川退缩的主要驱动力。小规模冰川（<0.5 km2）的退缩率14.00%大于大规模冰川（>2 km2）的5.58%; 北朝向冰川的退缩率8.06%大于南朝向冰川的4.16%; 冰川数量由78条增加到84条反映出大冰川在退缩的过程中分裂成小冰川; 2条冰川末端发生前进。  相似文献   

基于面积−高程积分的他念他翁山玉曲流域地貌学分析     

张威  唐倩玉  刘亮  沈俊杰  李亚鹏  成然 《地理科学》2020,40(8):1394-1402

以他念他翁山玉曲流域为研究区,利用ArcGIS中的水文分析工具,将玉曲流域划分为1 030个亚流域盆地,采用高程起伏比法,对亚流域盆地进行面积?高程积分值（HI）计算。结合研究区的构造运动、岩性、地形起伏度、冰川作用等,探讨HI值的分布特征及主要影响因素,并确定研究区的地貌演化阶段。研究结果显示：① 玉曲流域所有亚流域盆地的HI值介于0.18~0.70,HI平均值为0.44,整体处于侵蚀循环的壮年和老年阶段。② 长毛岭大断层和瓦合大断裂经过玉曲流域,2条断裂的HI平均值分别为0.47和0.42,长毛岭大断层的活动性要高于瓦合大断裂,说明构造因素对HI值存在一定影响。③ 由于不同亚流域盆地内岩性抗侵蚀能力不同,导致HI值存在着较大差异,花岗岩、闪长岩等侵入岩（平均值0.55）>砾岩、灰岩等沉积岩（平均值0.49）>海相碳酸盐岩（平均值0.47）>夹杂着粉砂岩、页岩和泥岩的长石石英砂岩（平均值0.42）>第四系冲积物和冰碛物（平均值0.35）。④ 对于玉曲流域而言降水量对HI值的影响较小。  相似文献   

Protected nearshore shallow and deep subtidal rocky reef communities differ in their trophic diversity but not their nutritional condition     

ER Heyns-Veale  ATF Bernard  A Götz 《African Journal of Marine Science》2019,41(1):103-114

Large physical changes that alter reef macrobenthos and fish assemblages occur with increasing depth, so the biological processes that regulate communities at different depths are expected to diverge. We used analyses of stable isotopes (δ13C and δ15N) and fatty acids to establish whether shallow (11–25 m) and deep (45–75 m) warm-temperate reef communities within a South African marine protected area differ in their trophic organisation and nutritional condition. We found evidence of enhanced nutritional condition in plankton from the deeper reef as compared with the shallow reef based on the essential fatty acid content, but this effect was generally not observed in the macrobenthos or the fish communities. Community-based indices derived from the stable isotope data indicated that the shallow-reef community had significantly greater niche diversification (greater diversity of carbon sources at the base of the food web) and more niche space occupied than the deep-reef community. One obvious difference in available carbon sources between reef communities was the absence of benthic primary production on the deep reef, where light is limiting. Our results highlight that the decreased trophic diversity, and to an extent functional redundancy, associated with the simplification of food webs at depth may translate into greater vulnerability of deep reefs to disturbance.  相似文献