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Calibration of diatoms along a nutrient gradient in Florida Everglades Water Conservation Area-2A, USA 总被引：2，自引：0，他引：2
Sherri R. Cooper Jacqueline Huvane Panchabi Vaithiyanathan Curtis J. Richardson 《Journal of Paleolimnology》1999,22(4):413-437
The relationship between diatom taxa preserved in surface soils and environmental variables at 31 sites in Water Conservation Area 2A (WCA-2A) of the Florida Everglades was explored using multivariate analyses. Surface soils were collected along a phosphorus (P) gradient and analyzed for diatoms, total P, % nitrogen (N), %carbon (C), calcium (Ca), and biogenic silica (BSi). Phosphorus varied from 315-1781 g g-1, and was not found to be correlated with the other geochemical variables. Canonical correspondence analysis (CCA) was used to examine which environmental variables correlated most closely with the distributions in diatom taxa. Canonical correspondence analysis with forward selection, constrained and partial CCA, and Monte Carlo permutation tests of significance show the most significant changes in diatom assemblages along the P gradient (p < 0.01), with additional species differences correlated with soil C, N, Ca, and BSi.Weighted-averaging (WA) regression and calibration models of diatom assemblages to P and BSi were developed. The diatom-based inference model for soil [P] had a high apparent r2 (0.86) with RMSEboot = 218 g g-1. Indicator diatom species identified by assessing species WA optima and WA tolerance to [P], such as Nitzschia amphibia and N. palea for high [P] (~1300-1400 g-1) and Achnanthes minutissima var. scotica and Mastogloia smithii for low [P] (~400-600 g g-1), may be useful as monitoring tools for eutrophication in WCA-2A as well as other areas of the Everglades. Diatom assemblages analyzed by cluster analysis were related to location within WCA-2A, and dominant taxa within clusters are discussed in relation to the geochemical variables measured as well as hydrology and pH. Diversity of diatom assemblages and a Disturbance Index based on diatom data are discussed in relation to the historically P-limited Everglades ecosystem. Diatom assemblages should be very useful for reconstructions of [P] through time in the Florida Everglades, provided diatoms are well preserved in soil cores. 相似文献
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Sherri L. Johnson Don Henshaw Greg Downing Steve Wondzell Mark Schulze Adam Kennedy Greg Cohn Stephanie A. Schmidt Julia A. Jones 《水文研究》2021,35(5):e14187
The H. J. Andrews Experimental Forest (HJA) encompasses the 6400 ha Lookout Creek watershed in western Oregon, USA. Hydrologic, chemistry and precipitation data have been collected, curated, and archived for up to 70 years. The HJA was established in 1948 to study the effects of harvest of old-growth conifer forest and logging-road construction on water quality, quantity and vegetation succession. Over time, research questions have expanded to include terrestrial and aquatic species, communities and ecosystem dynamics. There are nine small experimental watersheds and 10 gaging stations in the HJA, including both reference and experimentally treated watersheds. Gaged watershed areas range from 8.5 to 6242 ha. All gaging stations record stage height, water conductivity, water temperature and above-stream air temperature. At nine of the gage sites, flow-proportional water samples are collected and composited over 3-week intervals for chemical analysis. Analysis of stream and precipitation chemistry began in 1968. Analytes include dissolved and particulate species of nitrogen and phosphorus, dissolved organic carbon, pH, specific conductance, suspended sediment, alkalinity, and major cations and anions. Supporting climate measurements began in the 1950s in association with the first small watershed experiments. Over time, and following the initiation of the Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) grant in 1980, infrastructure expanded to include a set of benchmark and secondary meteorological stations located in clearings spanning the elevation range within the Lookout Creek watershed, as well as a large number of forest understory temperature stations. Extensive metadata on sensor configurations, changes in methods over time, sensor accuracy and precision, and data quality control flags are associated with the HJA data. 相似文献
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In 2007, the CNA Military Advisory Board (MAB), an expert panel composed of 11 retired admirals and generals from the United
States, identified climate change as a “threat multiplier” for instability in some of the most volatile regions of the world.
(CNA MAB National security and the threat of climate change
2007)The Department of Defense reached a similar conclusion in last year’s Quadrennial Defense Review–a legislatively mandated
analysis of the Defense Department’s strategy and priorities. This document frames the long-term course for policy decision-making
at the highest levels. The reports demonstrate that climate change and energy are now mainstream elements of national security
planning, and can be assessed within the frameworks used to evaluate other threats, risks, and responses. However, the exact
magnitude of the threat posed by climate change is difficult to calibrate in part because the language used by scientists
to predict uncertainty and the confidence levels of judgments is not sufficiently clear. The defense community has a vast
amount of experience exploring and dealing with uncertainty. Scientists trying to better describe the effects of climate change
may be able to draw lessons from the defense community’s approach to uncertainty including how to better communicate findings
to wide audiences including policy-makers. 相似文献
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A. Paige Fischer Ken Vance-Borland Kelly M. Burnett S. Hummel Janean H. Creighton Sherri L. Johnson 《社会与自然资源》2014,27(7):671-688
Patterns of social interaction influence how knowledge is generated, communicated, and applied. Theories of social capital and organizational learning suggest that interactions within disciplinary or functional groups foster communication of knowledge, whereas interactions across groups foster generation of new knowledge. We used social network analysis to examine patterns of social interaction reported in survey data from scientists and managers who work on fish and fire issues. We found that few fish and fire scientists and managers interact with one another, suggesting low bridging social capital and thus, limited opportunity for generation of new knowledge. We also found that although interaction occurs among scientists—suggesting modest bonding social capital—few managers interact with other managers, indicating limited opportunity for communication of scientific knowledge for the purposes of application. We discuss constraints and opportunities for organizational learning evident in these patterns of social interaction among fish and fire scientists and managers. 相似文献
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Ongoing monitoring programs and historical data are not sufficient to establish anthropogenic effects on the ecology of Chesapeake Bay. However, stratigraphic records preserved in the sediments can be used to reconstruct both prehistoric and historic sedimentation and water conditions of the bay, including anoxia and eutrophication. Pollen, diatoms, total organic carbon (TOC), nitrogen, total sulfur, and an estimate of the degree of pyritization of iron (DOP) are being used as paleoecological indicators in dated sediment cores for the purpose of reconstructing a long-term environmental history of the bay. Analysis of the data indicates that sedimentation rates, anoxic conditions, and eutrophication have increased in the Chesapeake Bay since the time of European settlement. For example, since initial land clearance around 1760, sedimentation rates have increased from as low as 0.02 cm yr?1 to an average 0.22 cm yr?1, and TOC from 0.14 mg cm?2 yr?1 to a high 4.96 mg cm?2 yr?1. Diatom community structure shows a steady decrease in overall diversity since 1760 and the centric:pennate ratio has increased significantly since 1940. 相似文献
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Sherri A. Mason Jörg Trentmann Tanja Winterrath Robert J. Yokelson Theodore J. Christian Lisa J. Carlson Thomas R. Warner Louise C. Wolfe Meinrat O. Andreae 《Journal of Atmospheric Chemistry》2006,55(3):273-297
Results from two independently developed biomass-burning smoke plume models are compared. Model results were obtained for the temporal evolution of two nascent smoke plumes originating from significantly different fire environments (an Alaskan boreal forest and an African savanna). The two smoke plume models differed by 1%–10% for [O3], with similar differences for NO
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and formaldehyde (relative percent differences). Smaller intermodel differences were observed for the African savanna smoke plume as compared to the plume from the Alaskan boreal fire. Mechanistic differences between the models are heightened for the Alaskan smoke plume due to the higher VOC emission ratios as compared to the African savanna fire. The largest deviations result from the differences in oxidative photochemical mechanisms, with a smaller contribution attributable to the calculation of photolysis frequencies. The differences between the two smoke plume models are significantly smaller than the uncertainties of available photokinetic data or field measurements. Model accuracy depends most significantly on having the fullest possible VOC data, a requirement that is constrained by currently available instrumentation. 相似文献
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Cooper Sherri Rumer McGlothlin Sunghea Kim Madritch Michael Jones Daniel L. 《Estuaries and Coasts》2004,27(4):617-633
Sediment cores were collected from the Neuse and Pamlico River estuaries, North Carolina, at seven different sites, and the
data show strong anthropogenic influence on water quality. The sediments from these cores were dated using210Pb,137Cs,14C, and pollen horizon techniques. Specific parameters investigated include bulk density, sedimentation rates, diatom assemblage
changes, nutrient and trace metal flux, and vegetation changes as recorded in the pollen record. The greatest increases in
sedimentation, nutrient and metal flux and changes in diatom assemblages have occurred in the past 50–60 yr in the Pamlico
and Neuse. Diatom diversity has decreased and small planktonic forms have become dominant over time, most likely due to eutrophication
and increased turbidity and sedimentation. Major changes occur before phytoplankton surveys and monitoring were initiated.
Overall trends are similar to those found in Chesapeake Bay, although the time frame of major changes is more recent. Dominant
small planktonic diatom species differ between Chesapeake Bay and the Neuse and Pamlico. Variance in paleoecological indicators
between these mid-Atlantic estuaries may be due to geomorphology and land use history. 相似文献
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Tsegaye Tadesse Donald A. Wilhite Sherri K. Harms Michael J. Hayes Steve Goddard 《Natural Hazards》2004,33(1):137-159
Drought has an impact on many aspects of society. To help decision makers reduce the impacts of drought, it is important to
improve our understanding of the characteristics and relationships of atmospheric and oceanic parameters that cause drought.
In this study, the use of data mining techniques is introduced to find associations between drought and several oceanic and
climatic indices that could help users in making knowledgeable decisions about drought responses before the drought actually
occurs. Data mining techniques enable users to search for hidden patterns and find association rules for target data sets
such as drought episodes. These techniques have been used for commercial applications, medical research, and telecommunications,
but not for drought. In this study, two time-series data mining algorithms are used in Nebraska to illustrate the identification
of the relationships between oceanic parameters and drought indices. The algorithms provide flexibility in time-series analyses
and identify drought episodes separate from normal and wet conditions, and find relationships between drought and oceanic
indices in a manner different from the traditional statistical associations. The drought episodes were determined based on
the Standardized Precipitation Index (SPI) and Palmer Drought Severity Index (PDSI). Associations were observed between drought
episodes and oceanic and atmospheric indices that include the Southern Oscillation Index (SOI), the Multivariate ENSO Index
(MEI), the Pacific/North American (PNA) index, the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) Index, and the Pacific Decadal Oscillation
(PDO) Index. The experimental results showed that among these indices, the SOI, MEI, and PDO have relatively stronger relationships
with drought episodes over selected stations in Nebraska. Moreover, the study suggests that data mining techniques can help
us to monitor drought using oceanic indices as a precursor of drought. 相似文献
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Christopher M. Free Olaf P. Jensen Sherri A. Mason Marcus Eriksen Nicholas J. Williamson Bazartseren Boldgiv 《Marine pollution bulletin》2014
Despite the large and growing literature on microplastics in the ocean, little information exists on microplastics in freshwater systems. This study is the first to evaluate the abundance, distribution, and composition of pelagic microplastic pollution in a large, remote, mountain lake. We quantified pelagic microplastics and shoreline anthropogenic debris in Lake Hovsgol, Mongolia. With an average microplastic density of 20,264 particles km−2, Lake Hovsgol is more heavily polluted with microplastics than the more developed Lakes Huron and Superior in the Laurentian Great Lakes. Fragments and films were the most abundant microplastic types; no plastic microbeads and few pellets were observed. Household plastics dominated the shoreline debris and were comprised largely of plastic bottles, fishing gear, and bags. Microplastic density decreased with distance from the southwestern shore, the most populated and accessible section of the park, and was distributed by the prevailing winds. These results demonstrate that without proper waste management, low-density populations can heavily pollute freshwater systems with consumer plastics. 相似文献
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