Evaluating geological heritage: correspondence on Ruban, D.A. ‘Quantification of geodiversity and its loss’ (PGA, 2010, 121(3): 326-333)     

Jasper Knight 《Proceedings of the Geologists' Association. Geologists' Association》2011,122(3):508-510

This article comments on the recent paper in this journal by Ruban (2010) which presented a simple quantitative scheme for the calculation of landscape geodiversity and its application to evaluating geodiversity between different locations. This comment article highlights some conceptual and methodological issues in the set-up and application of Ruban's scheme, and suggests that geodiversity as a measure can only be meaningful if it is set within a wider context of landscape and geological conservation and management. Some examples of conservation strategies in Great Britain are described in order to illustrate this wider context.  相似文献   

黄土高原沟谷型滑坡整治研究——以延安市子长县阎家沟滑坡为例          下载免费PDF全文

张茂省  韩乾隆  黄玉华  胡炜 《水文地质工程地质》2011,38(2):135-138

以延安市子长县阎家沟滑坡为例,分析了沟谷型滑坡的发育特征和复活机理,认为沟谷型黄土滑坡再次产生失稳破坏的根本原因是水流不断冲刷侵蚀滑坡体,使滑坡前缘产生新的临空面,提出了基于"侧挡+排水"的整治措施,实现了低成本的沟谷型黄土滑坡的整治。  相似文献   

物理守恒律保真全球谱模式辐射—云—对流过程的改进   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

钟琦  钟青  沈元芳 《气候与环境研究》2011,16(4):407-418

辐射—云一对流相互作用的正确和合理描述是改进湿物理过程描述和数值模式的重要方面.在一个物理守恒律保真的全球模式中引入描述更细致的云参数化方案和辐射参数化方案,对6个30天实时资料数值积分进行分析.结果表明,通过云参数化方案中云描述的细化,改进了模式对云分布、云量、以及云水、云冰不同相态的模拟;辐射方案中对这些云水物质的...  相似文献   

岩石滞后非线性弹性响应的物理模型          下载免费PDF全文

任隽  陈东柏  戴王强  陈运平  潘纪顺 《地震工程学报》2011,33(3):299-304

介绍了岩石滞后非线性弹性的几个物理模型。赫兹颗粒接触模型是具有多尺度和滞后特性的经典模型,它预测了岩石中强烈的非线性;软的粘结系统几乎决定了岩石的力学性质,粘结系统中的流体对非线性响应的贡献特别显著,但是目前还没有搞清楚粘结系统和孔隙流体究竟是如何影响非线性响应的;GL模型是一个基于金属位错的物理模型,这是滞后动力行为方面一个开拓性的微观模型;PM模型是一个基于岩石细观尺度的唯象模型,它对理解岩石滞后非线性的机制和尺度是很重要的。  相似文献   

双介质摄影测量共线理论研究     

钦桂勤  黄桂平  张永生 《测绘学报》2011,40(3):351-358

从摄影光学理论出发,推导摄影物镜成像系统的基点位置公式;利用针孔成像模型,分析得出摄影物镜的投影中心即为成像系统两节点的等效;简要阐述双介质摄影测量的传统观点,利用同一摄影物镜在不同介质中构成的光学系统,说明双介质摄影测量成像系统基点位置相对单介质时发生变化,并在此基础上提出与传统观点不同的看法——双介质摄影测量共线理...  相似文献   

基于多源遥感数据的生态系统保育土壤价值评估——以河北省北部四地市为例   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

许旭  李晓兵  韩念龙 《国土资源遥感》2011,(3):123-129

为了给合理地利用土地资源和科学地进行环境保护提供依据,利用多源遥感影像数据,结合气象数据、土壤属性数据与DEM,对河北北部地区生态系统的土壤保持量进行了评估,并参考《森林生态系统服务功能评估规范》,对生态系统保护土壤肥力的价值与固土价值进行了评估.结果表明,研究区2008年度生态系统的土壤保持总量达到7.55亿t,对应...  相似文献   

The pitfalls and potential of debt-for-nature swaps: A US-Indonesian case study   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

Danny Cassimon  Martin Prowse  Dennis Essers   《Global Environmental Change》2011,21(1):93-102

The vital role of forests in limiting the likelihood of dangerous climate change has precipitated renewed interest in debt-for-nature swaps. This article uses evidence on past debt-for-nature deals and similar debt mechanisms to assess a recent second wave of such swaps. It outlines five typical shortcomings of this form of financial transaction: that they often fail to deliver additional resources to the debtor country and/or debtor government budget; often fail to deliver more resources for conservation/climate purposes; often have a negligible effect on overall debt burdens (and, as such, do not generate more ‘indirect’ benefits); and are often in conflict with principles of alignment with government policy and alignment with government systems (these two last shortcomings being important elements within the new aid delivery paradigm). Our analysis is applied to a recent debt-for-nature swap between the United States and Indonesia. We show that this case, which we consider a litmus test for current swap practice, performs unevenly across the five shortcomings. First, although the US-Indonesian swap does increase available resources to Indonesia at the country level, it does not generate extra budgetary room for the Indonesian government. Second, the extent to which the resources provided by the swap are additional to other donor support and reserved domestic budget lines for conservation goals is unclear. Third, the swap is too insignificant to create indirect (positive) economic effects. Regarding alignment issues, fourth, the swap is very much in line with current national policy, but, fifth, appears at odds with the new aid delivery paradigm's insistence on system alignment. We argue that if a second generation of debt-for-nature swaps is to be pursued then they need to avoid the common pitfalls associated with this form of finance. Moreover, there is a need to debate broader ways of linking debt service repayments to climate mitigation and adaptation.  相似文献   

Assessing the utility WorldView-2 imagery for tree species mapping in South African subtropical humid forest and the conservation implications: Dukuduku forest patch as case study     

《International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation》2015

Indigenous forest biome in South Africa is highly fragmented into patches of various sizes (most patches < 1 km²). The utilization of timber and non-timber resources by poor rural communities living around protected forest patches produce subtle changes in the forest canopy which can be hardly detected on a timely manner using traditional field surveys. The aims of this study were to assess: (i) the utility of very high resolution (VHR) remote sensing imagery (WorldView-2, 0.5–2 m spatial resolution) for mapping tree species and canopy gaps in one of the protected subtropical coastal forests in South Africa (the Dukuduku forest patch (ca.3200 ha) located in the province of KwaZulu-Natal) and (ii) the implications of the map products to forest conservation. Three dominant canopy tree species namely, Albizia adianthifolia, Strychnos spp. and Acacia spp., and canopy gap types including bushes (grass/shrubby), bare soil and burnt patches were accurately mapped (overall accuracy = 89.3 ± 2.1%) using WorldView-2 image and support vector machine classifier. The maps revealed subtle forest disturbances such as bush encroachment and edge effects resulting from forest fragmentation by roads and a power-line. In two stakeholders’ workshops organised to assess the implications of the map products to conservation, participants generally agreed amongst others implications that the VHR maps provide valuable information that could be used for implementing and monitoring the effects of rehabilitation measures. The use of VHR imagery is recommended for timely inventorying and monitoring of the small and fragile patches of subtropical forests in Southern Africa.  相似文献   

Understanding nesting ecology and behaviour of green marine turtles at Setiu,Terengganu, Malaysia          下载免费PDF全文

Aini Hasanah Abd Mutalib  Nik Fadzly  Amirrudin Ahmad  Nurolhuda Nasir 《Marine Ecology》2015,36(4):1003-1012

In this paper, we emphasize the importance of understanding the nesting ecology and nesting behaviour of green marine turtles (Chelonia mydas). Data were collected from 2007 until 2012 from nesting beaches at Setiu Terengganu, Malaysia. We focused on one of the beaches, Telaga Papan, based on data collected in 2012. We recorded the distribution of nesting areas, the emergence hour and the correlation between successful nesting attempts and false crawls. Telaga Papan had a significantly higher distribution of green marine turtle nesting compared with the other five beaches (ANOVA, F_5,42 = 8.874, P < 0.01, mean = 36.750 ± 3.727). The highest number of successful nesting attempts was recorded in 2012 (mean = 28.714). A majority of the species landed between 22:00 and 23:59 h (25%). There was a strong correlation between successful nesting attempts and false crawls (r_s = 0.883, P = 0.02). Based on these findings on the nesting ecology and nesting behaviour of green marine turtles, we suggest that scientific research, strict monitoring, awareness programs and policy implementation should be carried out proactively. Such activities are necessary to reduce the anthropogenic pressures at the nesting beaches as well as to ensure more successful nesting attempts of green marine turtles in Setiu.  相似文献   

Marine conservation challenges in an era of economic crisis and geopolitical instability: The case of the Mediterranean Sea     

《Marine Policy》2015

In the Mediterranean Sea, socio-economic drivers may accelerate the process of exclusive economic zone (EEZ) declarations. Despite the challenges, the EEZ declarations may provide important opportunities for leveraging change to national policy towards the development of large-scale conservation of marine ecosystems and biodiversity in this zone. Using the Mediterranean Sea as a case study, we aim to highlight a set of best practices that will maximize the potential for the development of large-scale marine conservation initiatives. These include a range of approaches, such as using surrogates to fill the many biodiversity data gaps in the region, further the development of consistent and open access databases, and the utilization of technological developments to improve monitoring, research and surveillance of less accessible and under-explored marine areas. The integration of Mediterranean-wide and local conservation efforts, the facilitation of transboundary collaboration, and the establishment of regional funds for conservation will further enhance opportunities for marine conservation in this region.  相似文献