An evaluation of beached bird monitoring approaches     

Seys J  Offringa H  Van Waeyenberge J  Meire P  Kuijken E 《Marine pollution bulletin》2002,44(4):322-333

Oil-pollution monitoring at sea through beach bird surveying would undoubtedly benefit from a further standardisation of methods, enhancing the efficiency of data collection. In order to come up with useful recommendations, we evaluated various approaches of beached bird collection at the Belgian coast during seven winters (1993-1999). Data received in a passive way by one major rehabilitation centre were compared to the results of targeted beach surveys carried out at different scales by trained ornithologists: 'weekly' surveys - with a mean interval of 9 days - restricted to a fixed 16.7 km beach stretch, 'monthly' surveys over the entire coastline (62.1 km) and an annual 'international' survey in Belgium over the same distance at the end of February. Data collected through Belgian rehabilitation centres concern injured, living birds collected in a non-systematical way. Oil rates derived from these centres appear to be strongly biased to oiled auks and inshore bird species, and are hence of little use in assessing the extent of oil pollution at sea. The major asset of rehabilitation centres in terms of data collection seems to be their continuous warning function for events of mass mortality. Weekly surveys on a representative and large enough section rendered reliable data on oil rates, estimates of total number of bird victims, representation of various taxonomic groups and species-richness and were most sensitive in detecting events quickly (wrecks, oil-slicks, severe winter mortality, etc.). Monthly surveys gave comparable results, although they overlooked some important beaching events and demonstrated slightly higher oil rates, probably due to the higher chance to miss short-lasting wrecks of auks. Since the monthly surveys in Belgium were carried out by a network of volunteers and were spread over a larger beach section, they should be considered as best performing. Single 'international beached bird surveys' in February gave reliable data on total victim number (once the mean ratio between numbers in various months is known) and oil rate (provided a sufficiently large sample can be collected), but failed in tracking events. It is a particularly attractive approach because of its long tradition, resulting in invaluable long-term databases, and the uniformity in which these surveys are organised on a large scale. The minimal distance for a monthly survey amounts to 25-30 km (40-50% of Belgian coastline) up to 40 km (65%) in order to attain sound figures for oil rate and species-richness, respectively. These distances are primarily determined by the number of bird corpses that may be collected and are hence a function of beaching intensity and corpse detection rate.  相似文献   

基于遗传算法的海洋地震拖缆避险工况阵列控制研究     

李扬  张维竞 《海洋工程》2015,33(1):114-118

针对海洋地震拖缆系统上位机对多个“水鸟”的控制问题,选取一种海上常见避险工况,对该工况进行分析计算,建立数学模型并利用“罚函数法”进行约束处理,得出基于遗传算法的适应度函数,并提出适用于该类工况一般情况的适应度函数公式,该公式能够完成对该工况所有情形的控制。实例表明该方法易于操作,计算得出的结果符合控制要求。  相似文献   

论鸟类飞行起源的“树栖”与“地栖”假说之争     

季燕南  王旭日  黑须球子 《江苏地质》2015,39(2):201-206

简要介绍了鸟类飞行起源的2种假说:"树栖起源"假说与"地栖起源"假说。详细讨论了2种假说的理论支撑点及存在的问题,认为鸟类的祖先和原始鸟类可以借助自然界中任何有利的地形和地物来帮助滑翔和起飞,而不是仅仅依赖直立高大的树木。"地栖起源"假说更合乎情理,也更接近或更符合客观事实,同时提出了"地栖起源"假说的新模式图。  相似文献   

ROOST SITES AND COMMUNAL BEHAVIOR OF ANDEAN CONDORS IN CHILE*     

THORA MARTINA HERRMANN  MIRCEA I. COSTINA  ALINA M. ARON COSTINA 《Geographical review》2010,100(2):246-262

The Andean condor (Vultur gryphus) is an endangered species. Even southern Patagonia, home to the most stable and abundant populations of Andean condors, is witnessing increasing pressure from development and tourism. Taking the case of Torres del Paine National Park, in the Chilean Patagonia, we examine monitoring of condor populations at roosting sites and communal bird behavior in response to humans as an effective tool for bird conservation within protected areas. Based on field data collected throughout 2007, we identify new roosting places, explore activity patterns and population characteristics of free‐ranging and roosting Andean condors, examine bird behavior in response to humans, and analyze the current and likely future ecological impacts of tourism on the condor population and its habitat. Our results reveal that the impact of tourism is still low and that the Andean condors do not seem to be declining in numbers in the park but that the importance of roosts and animal behavior in response to humans must be considered for future monitoring, bird‐conservation planning, and ecotourism management.  相似文献   

SAVING THE ALBATROSS: FASHIONING AN ENVIRONMENTAL REGIME     

ROBIN W. DOUGHTY 《Geographical review》2010,100(2):216-228

After enduring decades of exploitation, associated with marine‐mammal persecution during the nineteenth century in the Southern Hemisphere, many albatross populations recovered. Albatross hunting ended by the mid 1900s as nations set aside breeding islands as parks and preserves. However, researchers began to note declines in the 1960s and traced them to deaths at sea due to industrial fishing. In this article I note the historic use of albatrosses and tracks efforts to establish international accords among states that will guide efforts to save what has become one of the most threatened bird groups in the world.  相似文献   

Factors influencing small-scale distribution of 10 macrolichens in King George Island,West Antarctica     

LIU Huajie  ;WU Qingfeng  ;FANG Shibo 《极地研究(英文版)》2012,(3):141-148

Lichens are among the main primary colonists in most terrestrial ecosystems of Antarctica, where the effects of environmental factors on spatial distribution of lichens are essential to understanding the functioning of Antarctic terrestrial ecosystems. We measured abundance of 10 frequently observed macrolichens and 15 environmental factors at a small scale （20 cm× 20 cm）, in the ice-free areas of Fildes Peninsula and Ardley Island, King George Island, West Antarctica, and assessed the effects of environmental factors on the local distribution of these lichens. Canonical correspondence analyses （CCA） show that 8 out of 15 environmental factors, belonging to 4 sets of variables, are important in spatial distribution of the 10 lichens. Variation partitioning analyses show that most of the variation in distribution of the 10 lichens is described by the spatial heterogeneity of substrate, bird influence and microclimate and topography, whereas human impact has no significant effects.  相似文献   

北京野鸭湖湿地自然保护区冬季鸟类生境选择研究   总被引：4，自引：1，他引：3  

高德  张静  洪剑明  张有强  陈卫 《湿地科学》2009,7(2):162-168

于2007年10月至2008年3月对北京野鸭湖湿地自然保护区进行了鸟类多样性调查,共记录到鸟类69种,隶属13目24科45属.优势种鸟类9种,常见种8种,稀有种52种,与湿地关系密切的游禽和涉禽占优势地位.利用高分辨率遥感图像,在"3S"技术的支持下,确定鸟类分布的模拟样方,以调查鸟类生境,共调查了16个可能影响保护区冬季鸟类栖息地分布的变量.通过独立两样本t检验与卡方检验的方法筛选出其中的10个主要变量,最后采用主成分分析的方法确定了5个影响鸟类生境选择的主要成分.结果表明,鸟类生境选择角度具有多向性的特点,景观因子、干扰因子和水因子是主要的影响因子.由于冰的隔离作用成为冬季鸟类自我保护的主要方式,水域的宽阔性对于冬季鸟类的生境选择具有重要意义.建议在对野鸭湖湿地自然保护区冬季鸟类采取保护措施时,必须重视水环境的恢复、各种人为干扰的消除以及系统保护的加强.  相似文献   

吊舱式直升机频率域电磁系统性能及应用效果   总被引：6，自引：1，他引：5       下载免费PDF全文

王卫平  周锡华  王守坦  方迎尧  金龙哲 《地球物理学进展》2008,23(3):942-947

IMPULSE系统是2003年2月从加拿大Scintrex公司引进的吊舱式直升机频率域电磁、磁综合系统.该系统采用新型的宽带技术,数字化程度较高,系统较为灵活,尤其适合于地形较为复杂地区的矿产和水工环勘查工作.目前该系统已经完成了飞行试验和4个测区的试生产测量工作,并在地下煤火勘查、矿产勘查等方面取得了明显的效果,实践证明该系统在地质和水工环勘查中具有良好的应用前景.  相似文献   

基于Sentinel-2A影像的杭州湾南岸湿地植被特征及其候鸟生境分析          下载免费PDF全文

艾顺毅  李加林  田鹏  倪梦娇  何香梅  张海涛 《海洋通报》2023,(1):92-101

互花米草的入侵与扩张占据了其他植物的生态位,在一定程度上,改变甚至破坏了滩涂景观,对原生生态系统造成了消极影响。利用2019-2021年Sentinel-2A影像,结合最大似然分类法与决策树分类法对杭州湾南岸互花米草等多种生境类型加以识别,并进一步讨论生境变迁对迁徙候鸟的影响。结果表明：（1）决策树分类法总体精度更高且细节信息更为丰富,但存在较为明显的漏分现象;（2） 2019-2021年互花米草分布范围不断扩大且空间分布愈发离散,严重侵占芦苇、光滩等生境的生态位,导致总体生境景观趋于破碎;（3）受互花米草入侵的影响,适宜鸻鹬类候鸟栖息的光滩与海三棱藨草生境面积锐减,整体生境状况愈发复杂多样,候鸟适宜生境面积呈明显减少趋势。  相似文献   

江苏近海海域鸟类多样性及其与风电、养殖关系分析          下载免费PDF全文

刘威  张星烁  徐海根  杨波  曹铭昌  熊天石  韩永祥  袁屏  伊剑锋  周大庆 《海洋科学》2023,47(4):89-107

江苏近海海域是具有数十年历史的鸟类学研究地区,对于海洋性鸟类繁殖、保护以及江苏省鸟类名录的修订具有重要地位。本研究首次系统调查、整理了近40年间江苏近海海域鸟类多样性,分析了鸟类多样性的群落结构及与风电、养殖的关系特征。通过对连云港、盐城和南通近海海域以及少数离岸岛屿4个季度的野外调查,共计发现鸟类69种2 393只,隶属于11目27科。其中,雀形目和鸻形目是近海海域鸟类的重要组成类群,鹱形目、鲣鸟目和潜鸟目在江苏近海海域稳定存在。本研究将江苏近海海域记录鸟类丰富至182种。2020年调查发现的鸟类物种占总记录鸟种数的37.91%,首次记录到的鸟种有27种。Pearson相关性检验显示风电建设与鸟类多样性在距离尺度上呈现显著的正相关关系,筏式养殖与鸟类多样性在距离尺度上呈现显著的负相关关系。表明江苏近海海域鸟类对风电场具有明显的规避倾向,而对筏式养殖区域具有明显的依赖倾向。针对当前江苏近海海域生物多样性保护水平较低、人为干扰严峻的背景下,本文研提了基于生物多样性保护的政策建议,为近海海域空间优化和保护地体系制定提供参考。  相似文献