Unraveling Hong Kong Geopark experience with visitor-employed photography method     

《Applied geography (Sevenoaks, England)》2015

Geoparks have been established around the world with the major objective of protecting significant geoheritage features and reinforcing geoconservation ideas and support through educating visitors. Understanding visitors' perception of geoheritage can inform educational and conservation endeavors. This study used the visitor-employed photography (VEP) method to unravel visitor perception of geoheritage and associated natural and cultural features in the recently designated Hong Kong Global Geopark of China (HKGP). Participants were asked to take photographs of scenes with an effect on their experience in the HKGP and to elaborate in a logbook the chosen subject, reason of choice, and effect on their travel experience. Aimed at capturing real-time and organic experiences, it was found that geoheritage plays a major role in HKGP visits. Visitors develop strong emotional connections with nature through appreciating and learning about prominent features of both small and landscape scales. However, a mismatch was found between visitor belief or incorrect geological or geomorphological knowledge with inherently strong enthusiasm in deciphering the science behind geoheritage. The findings permit development of a new approach of geopark interpretation, commencing with aesthetic and emotional connections with geoheritage features. Modification of fixed on-site provisions and guiding services directed at visitor interests can better spread geoheritage knowledge and reinforce geoconservation ideas. Modeling after overseas practices, a park ranger system, audio guide devices and smart phone applications are essential to achieve meritorious geopark management, appreciation, and enjoyment.  相似文献   

Polygonal deformation bands     

《Journal of Structural Geology》2015

We report for the first time the occurrence of polygonal faults in sandstone, which is compelling given that layer-bound polygonal fault systems have been observed so far only in fine-grained sediments such as clay and chalk. The polygonal faults are shear deformation bands that developed under shallow burial conditions via strain hardening in dm-wide zones. The edges of the polygons are 1–5 m long. The shear deformation bands are organized as conjugate faults along each edge of the polygon and form characteristic horst-like structures. The individual deformation bands have slip magnitudes ranging from a few mm to 1.5 cm; the cumulative average slip magnitude in a zone is up to 10 cm. The deformation bands heaves, in aggregate form, accommodate a small isotropic horizontal extension (strain <0.005). The individual shear deformation bands show abutting T-junctions, veering, curving, and merging where they mechanically interact. Crosscutting relationships are rare. The interactions of the deformation bands are similar to those of mode I opening fractures. The documented fault networks have important implications for evaluating the geometry of km-scale polygonal fault systems in the subsurface, top seal integrity, as well as constraining paleo-tectonic stress regimes.  相似文献   

郑州黄河国家地质公园生态环境地质状况及防治措施分析     

刘超良  赵晓斌  张汇涛  彭智博  李文香 《四川地质学报》2011,(4):442-445

在收集分析大量最新资料基础上,重点介绍了郑州黄河国家地质公园的地貌特征、区域地质背景、水文地质条件,调查了公园内的生态环境地质状况,对已出现的重要生态环境地质问题提出了相应的措施及防治对策,实现对生态环境地质的妥善保护、合理开发与科学重建.  相似文献   

青州国家地质公园地质遗迹资源类型及评价     

张莉莉  王元波  王心兵  姜能翔  袁野  王志强 《山东地质》2011,(9):25-28

重要地质遗迹是人类的宝贵财富,是生态环境的重要组成部分。青州国家地质公园5.3亿年前处于海陆边缘地带,地质遗迹类型丰富,保存完好,对研究我国东部乃至东南亚地区环境的演变具有重要的科学价值。该文详细介绍了青州国家地质公园的地质遗迹类型,并对其进行了评价。  相似文献   

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1674987111000156   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

Xiaohuan Xi  Zhongfang Yang  Yujun Cui  Shumei Sun  Chengguang Yu  Min Li 《地学前缘(英文版)》2011,2(2):115-123

Employing the Unit Soil Carbon Amount (USCA) approach, soil carbon storage was calculated across the Northeast Plain of China based on the Multi-purpose Regional Geochemical Survey conducted in 2004 – 2006 (MRGS). The results indicated that the soil organic carbon (SOC) storage in topsoil (0 – 0.2 m), subsoil (0 – 1 m) and deep soil (0 – 1.8 m) was 768.1 Mt, 2978.4 Mt and 3729.2 Mt with densities of 3327.8 t/km2, 12,904.7 t/km2 and 16,157.5 t/km2, respectively. These values were consistent with national averages, whereas the soil carbon densities showed a clear increasing trend from the southern area of the Northeast Plain (Liaoning), to the middle (Jilin) and the northern Plain (Heilongjiang) — particularly in terms of topsoil carbon density, which increased from 2284.2, to 3436.7 and 3861.5 t/km2, respectively. In comparison to carbon data obtained from the Second National Soil Survey in 1984 – 1986 (SNSS), the topsoil SOC storage values from the MRGS were found to have decreased by 320.59 Mt (29.4%), with an average annual decline of 16.0 Mt (l.73%) over the 20 years. In the southern, middle and northern areas of the plain, soil carbon densities decreased by 1060.6 t/km2, 1646.4 t/km2 and 1300.2 t/km2, respectively, with an average value of 1389.0 t/km2 for the whole plain. These findings indicate that the decrease in soil carbon density varied according to the different ecosystems and land use types. Therefore, ratios of soil carbon density were calculated in order to study the carbon dynamic balance between ecosystems, and to further explore distribution characteristics, as well as the sequestration potential of SOC.  相似文献   

湛江红树林保护区现代沉积物粒度特征及其对风暴事件的响应   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

许艳  王拓夫 《台湾海峡》2011,30(2):269-274

沉积物粒度是描述沉积环境的重要指标之一,利用沉积物粒度参数可以反演沉积物堆积过程、沉积水动力特征.通过对湛江红树林国家级自然保护内海湾、河口、潮坪区的红树林表层沉积物粒度分析的研究,结果表明：河口与海湾区的红树林沉积物以泥质为主;有堤坝保护的河口区红树林沉积物颗粒细,为悬移质体含量高且连续稳定的低能环境;红树林发育差的潮坪区红树林沉积物为砂含量较大且水动力较强的高能环境.并通过推算海湾区沉积物的沉积年代,结合样品粒度分析的结果得出了该地区风暴潮发生的大致时间.  相似文献   

Influence of Tourists′ Environmental Tropisms on Their Attitudes to Tourism and Nature Conservation in Natural Tourist Destinations: A Case Study of Jiuzhaigou National Park in China     

CHENG Shaowen    ZHANG Jie  LU Shaojing  XU Feifei  ZHANG Honglei 《中国地理科学(英文版)》2011,(3)

People′s environmental tropism has an effect on their understanding of tourism-nature relationship,and also influences their attitudes to natural resources utilization and environmental protection.Taking Jiuzhaigou National Park of China as a study case,the authors conducted some quantitative analyses with the tools of SPSS 16.0 and LISREL 8.7,to explore the influence of tourists′ environmental tropism on their attitudes to tourism and nature conservation in the natural tourist destination.Three hypotheses ...  相似文献   

巴基斯坦红其拉甫国家公园种子植物区系分析   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

海鹰  阿布力米提·阿布都卡迪尔  曾雅娟  陈济丁  王云  陶双成  周剑 《干旱区地理》2011,34(3):486-491

红其拉甫国家公园(国家自然保护区)位于巴基斯坦北部地区,喀喇昆仑山南坡,介于36°04′～37°05′N和74°38′～75°45′E之间,海拔3 200～6 000 m之间,平均海拔4 000 m,总面积约2 270 km2,建于1975年.通过实地考察和查阅相关文献资料,对分布于该地区的植物从区系组成、区系性质的角...  相似文献   

土地利用变化对喀纳斯自然保护区生态系统服务价值的影响   总被引：2，自引：0，他引：2  

李偲  韩桂红  海米提·依米提  李晓东 《地域研究与开发》2011,30(3)

应用喀纳斯自然保护区1980,2005年两个时期的LandsatTM影像解译数据,采用Costanza生态系统服务价值计算公式,参照中国单位面积生态服务价值系统,确定了喀纳斯自然保护区生态系统单位面积生态服务价值系数,分析了保护区土地利用变化对其生态系统服务价值的影响.结果表明,保护区林地面积在减少,草地,水域、建设用地面积有所增加;研究期内生态系统服务价值从26.79亿元减少到26.02亿元,天然有林地和高覆盖度草地的减少是生态服务价值降低的主要原因;保持土壤、维持生物多样性、气候调节等各单项功能服务价值均呈现不同程度的减少,说明保护区生态环境不断趋向恶化.  相似文献   

九寨沟自然保护区景观变化与保护   总被引：2，自引：0，他引：2  

邓贵平  颜磊  章小平 《山地学报》2011,29(2)

立足于景观尺度,基于RS和GIS技术及景观生态学原理,使用巢式分析法研究了1975-2007年九寨沟自然保护区景观变化,包括景观格局、景观过程,讨论了景观变化的驱动因素.结果表明:1.最近30多年来,九寨沟自然保护区及外围圈层各类景观都发生了不同程度的变化:自保护区建立以来,林地、水域分别净增899.56 hm2、7.06 hm2,疏林/灌丛、草地分别减少440.52 hm2、970.60 hm2,耕地已全部实现退耕;而同期外围2个圈层的林地却分别减少9 012.23 hm2、25 975.28 hm2,水域减少16.89 hm2、0.83 hm2,建设用地增加376.58 hm2、1 340.35 hm2.草地增加4 883.18 hm2、56 462.11 hm2.在景观水平上,保护区破碎化程度最低,而多样性程度最高,但在类型水平上,保护区2007年的林地却仍然比1975年破碎.2.各种宏观政策,包括保护政策、旅游发展及其所引发的人类活动是九寨沟自然保护区及其外围2个圈层林地、建设用地、耕地景观变化的驱动因素,而自然地理过程是九寨沟自然保护区及其外围2个圈层冰雪/裸岩、水域景观变化的驱动因素.针对景观变化和未来面临的挑战提出了保护建议.  相似文献