水生模型生态系统研究

本文阐述了水生模型生态系统的基本概念、类型、发展概况及存在问题。着重介绍各种不同类型水生模型生态系统的基本结构、研究方法及其在评价整体生态效应中的应用意义并就目前水生模型生态系统研究中存在的主要问题及今后努力方向作了简要的评述。     

中国湿地生态站现状、发展趋势及空间布局

湿地调查与监测是全面了解和掌握湿地变化,开展湿地保护和修复的前提和基础。湿地生态站是开展湿地长期监测和野外试验的平台,对研究湿地生态系统过程与功能,揭示湿地变化机理具有重要作用。系统梳理了我国现有的湿地生态站,分析了当前湿地生态站建设中面临的问题,指出：与国际主要生态观测网络相比,我国综合性湿地生态站数量较少、比例偏低,导致在湿地生态系统监测和评估上存在较大空缺;现有生态站存在层级结构不合理、监测指标体系不规范等问题,制约了国家尺度湿地生态系统监测评估的需求。研究基于中国湿地生态站的现状,提出综合性湿地生态站布局原则,认为：应反映湿地生态系统类型代表性及湿地的空间分布特征,体现综合站-区域站-卫星站的层级结构特点,服务国家湿地保护和生态修复的战略需求。按照上述布局原则,对今后综合性湿地生态站的空间布局提出建议。同时,对湿地站发展定位、聚焦的前沿科学问题、湿地联网研究及国际合作方面提出了展望。     

海南岛生态系统生态调节功能及其生态经济价值研究

生态系统服务功能是指生态系统与生态过程所形成及所维持的人类赖以生存的自然环境条件与效用．最新研究表明,生态系统服务功能包括生态系统产品、生态调节功能、生命支持功能与社会文化功能．对生态调节功能的认识与评价是区域生态环境保护与资源开发的基础,并已成为当前区域生态评价与生态规划的前沿课题．以海南岛为例,探讨了基于生态系统结构与过程的生态调节功能评价方法．在研究中。将海南生态系统类型划分为13类。分析、评价了海南岛各类生态系统在水源涵养、水土保持、营养物质循环、固碳、防风固沙等方面的生态调节功能及其生态经济价值,以及生态系统提供产品的价值．研究表明,2002年海南岛生态系统所提供的生态调节功能的价值为2035．88×10^8～2153.39×10^8元,而生态系统产品价值仅为254．06×10^8元,生态调节功能价值是其产品价值的8倍多。     

流域生态与管理学科发展及研究重点

在介绍了流域生态与管理学科发展的基础上,阐述了流域生态与管理研究的基本内容,并根据我国水土保持与生态建设需求,提出我国在该领域研究任务是深入了解流域生态过程,完善野外研究基地,发展以退化生态系统恢复为主要特色的流域管理理论体系,建成不同尺度流域生态与管理研究网络及示范模型,完成流域生态与管理学科建设。近期研究的重点为流域生态系统功能过程及其模拟、土壤质量演变与生态系统健康评价理论与方法、社会经济因素对流域水土资源管理的影响过程及作用机制。     

水体污染与水生动物

水体污染必然影响水生生态系统的结构和功能,揭示水体污染与水生动物的相互关系具有十分重要的意义。本文从3个方面论述了国内研究的新进展,介绍和讨论和有关利用水生动物进行生物监测、生态评价、生态毒理学的进展和废水处理及污水净化时对水生动物的作用等问题。     

流域尺度生态水文研究评述

根据国际上生态水文学发展的主要方向,归纳了现阶段流域生态水文学的生态水文过程与生态水资源两大主要学科领域及其进展。全球变化下流域生态过程对水文循环加剧的应对策略,基于土地利用与覆盖变化的流域水土界面可持续管理将是未来流域生态水文过程研究的前沿核心问题。以生态需水量为主,分析了生态水资源领域存在的问题,评述了河道内与河道外生态需水量评价的方法与问题,建立更加适用的生态需水量评价体系是目前生态需水量研究的关键问题,一个全新的面向生态系统的水资源评价和规划的理论体系是未来人类社会可持续发展的基础     

煤矸石山生态恢复的主要路径

煤矿开采过程伴随着大量煤矸石和废弃物的堆积,对当地生态环境造成巨大危害,恢复受损煤矿区煤矸石山生态系统成为近年来研究的热点。目前,许多研究者从煤矸石山土壤和植被恢复技术、监督管理等方面进行归纳总结,各有侧重地提出相应恢复措施,对于指导当地生态恢复实践发挥了重要作用。然而,绝大部分研究综述均未深入分析煤矸石山生态恢复过程中的关键问题,同时也未从生态系统的整体性和长期稳定性考虑设置恢复路径。基于此,通过梳理前人研究成果,归纳出煤矸石山恢复过程中的地质安全、土壤环境、植被恢复、种群繁衍、生态系统稳定等方面关键问题,从恢复前后逻辑关系和生态系统整体性考虑,设计出边坡稳定性处理及整形、土地复垦、物种选择、人工建植、土壤种子库形成、种群繁衍与更新、生态系统健康和稳定性评价、补充措施等一整套煤矸石山生态恢复的主要路径和方法,对煤矸石山生态系统恢复的基本途径从六个方面进行了总结,同时提出存在的问题和未来需要进一步研究的方向,为煤矸石山生态系统恢复实践提供重要理论指导。     

生态承载力研究进展

基于生态承载力的概念发展,介绍了常用的生态承载力研究方法,包括生态足迹法、人类净初级生产力占用法、状态空间法、综合评价法、系统模型法和生态系统服务消耗评价法,并客观评述了这些方法的优缺点,指出了目前生态承载力研究中存在的薄弱环节。未来生态承载力研究需要完善理论体系,深入研究承载力过程机理与承载机制,将生态系统服务的空间流动因素纳入评估体系,构建完善的评价指标体系,加强生态承载力时空动态评估。最终将生态承载力作为解决生态脆弱区资源环境问题的抓手,建立区域资源环境监测预警机制,并落实到主体功能规划和生态安全建设上,为生态文明建设提供有力的科学依据。     

灾后生态恢复评价研究进展

灾后生态恢复评价是恢复生态学重要研究方向之一,从20世纪90年代开始,随着研究手段和防灾减灾意识的提高逐渐成为研究的热点。灾害生态恢复评价以森林火灾、地震及地质灾害、旱灾、采矿及地面沉降、火山喷发、飓风6大灾害为主要研究领域,以不同时间序列生态系统演替、不同条件下受灾生态系统恢复效果差异性和相关性分析以及受灾生态系统生态恢复趋势预测为研究内容,针对退化生态系统的结构、功能、过程进行评估和鉴定。当前,灾害生态恢复评价采用的指标包括遥感和地面两大类,方法分为单因子对比法、综合指数法、模拟预测法、反推法。针对灾后生态恢复评价指标缺乏系统性、参照系过于单一性以及对灾区后续恢复指导性不强等问题,未来应在技术框架流程、指标体系分类归纳、生态恢复标准阈值制定、以及生态恢复评价应用等方面加强研究,以体现灾后生态恢复评价评估结果的科学性、客观性以及对生态系统管理的作用。     

基于生态系统服务供需的城市群生态安全格局构建框架

近年来,生态系统服务供需失调引发了一系列问题,诸如城市热岛、生态用地流失、环境污染、生物多样性减少等生态风险问题,已成为威胁生态安全、制约社会经济可持续发展的重要因素,因此维持生态系统服务供需平衡是生态安全健康发展的保障和关键。梳理了生态系统服务评价、生态安全格局构建的研究现状,指出了存在的不足,同时构建了基于生态系统服务的城市群生态安全格局基本框架,并提出了生态安全格局未来的研究重点:城市群区域和城市内部生态系统服务的多尺度综合评价、城市功能区的划分及对生态安全的胁迫作用、生态过程与生态系统服务与生态安全的耦合、基于生态系统服务流的生态安全格局构建、模拟和优化。通过耦合社会经济数据、卫星遥感数据、城市地图大数据,评价城市内部和外部不同尺度的生态系统服务,保障城市群生态系统服务流畅通传输,实现城市群生态安全格局评价和优化。     

The importance of long‐term social‐ecological research for the future of restoration ecology

In the face of rapid environmental and cultural change, long‐term ecological research (LTER) and social‐ecological research (LTSER) are more important than ever. LTER contributes disproportionately to ecology and policy, evidenced by the greater proportion of LTER in higher impact journals and the disproportionate representation of LTER in reports informing policymaking. Historical evidence has played a significant role in restoration projects and it will continue to guide restoration into the future, but its use is often hampered by lack of information, leading to considerable uncertainties. By facilitating the storage and retrieval of historical information, LTSER will prove valuable for future restoration.     

Thirty years of US long-term ecological research: characteristics, results, and lessons learned of--taking the Virginia Coast Reserve as an example

In order to observe and understand long-term and large-scale ecological changes, the US National Science Foundation initiated a Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) program in 1980. Over the past 30 years, the US LTER program has achieved advances in ecological and social science research, and in the development of site-based research infrastructure. This paper attributed the success of the program to five characteristics, i.e., 1) consistency of research topics and data across the network, 2) long-term time scale of both the research and the program, 3) flexibility in research content and funding procedures, 4) growth of LTER to include international partners, new disciplines such as social science, advanced research methods, and cooperation among sites, and 5) sharing of data and educational resources. The Virginia Coast Reserve LTER site was taken as an example to illustrate how the US LTER works at site level. Some suggestions were made on the China long-term ecological research, including strengthening institution construction, improving network and inter-site cooperation, emphasizing data quality, management, and sharing, reinforcing multidisciplinary cooperation, and expanding public influence.     

美国长期生态研究计划三十年:特点、效果与启示——以弗吉尼亚海岸带保护区为例

为观测和理解长时间与大范围尺度的生态变化,美国自然科学基金会于1980年启动了长期生态研究计划(LTER),30年来在站点建设、科学研究和社会服务等方面取得了巨大成就.本文将美国LTER的成功经验归纳为5个特点,即:研究网络、研究主题和数据兼容的系统性,项目时间与研究尺度的长期性,资金来源与研究内容的灵活性,国际、人文、方法与机构合作方面的拓展性,数据和教育的共享性;并以弗吉尼亚海岸保护区(VCR)为案例展示其实施效果.在此基础上提出对我国长期生态研究的建议,包括加强组织建设,建立完整网络并增强站际合作,重视数据的质量、管理和分享,增强多学科研究,扩大公共影响等.     

Long-term growth patterns of Welwitschia mirabilis,a long-lived plant of the Namib Desert (including a bibliography)

Plant Ecology - Over the past 14 years, long-term ecological research (LTER) was conducted on the desert perennial, Welwitschia mirabilis (Gnetales: Welwitschiaceae), located in the Welwitschia...     

Integrating Social Science into the Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) Network: Social Dimensions of Ecological Change and Ecological Dimensions of Social Change

The integration of the social sciences into long-term ecological research is an urgent priority. To address this need, a group of social, earth, and life scientists associated with the National Science Foundations (NSF) Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) Network have articulated a conceptual framework for understanding the human dimensions of ecological change for the LTER Network. This framework explicitly advocates that what is often divided into natural and human systems be considered a single, complex social-ecological system (SES). In this paper, we propose a list of core social science research areas, concepts, and questions; identify the need for multiscale investigatory frameworks crucial for implementing integrated research; and suggest practical approaches for integration. In sum, this paper is a general outline for empirical and cross-site research projects where investigators agree that bringing together social, biological, and earth scientists can lead to synthetic approaches and a unified understanding of the mechanisms regulating SES. Although the motivation for this goal is specific to the LTER Network and similar projects, we believe that the issues and ideas presented here are widely applicable to other interdisciplinary SES studies.     

Long-term socio-ecological research (LTSER) for biodiversity protection – A complex systems approach for the study of dynamic human–nature interactions

Recently, the long-term ecological research (LTER) program in the US was evaluated. In its 20-year review report, the National Science Foundation recognizes the achievements of the past and specifies guidance for future development. Among other aspects, research activities of the next decade should concentrate on a new core area: biological diversity, and, to inform environmental policy on the interrelationships and reciprocal impacts of ecological and human systems, LTER is requested “to partner with social scientists” at all existing or newly selected research sites (http://www.nsf.gov/od/lpa/news/02/pr0265.htm). In Europe, LTER activities head in the same direction. To create durable integration of European biodiversity research capacity and to address biodiversity policy needs, long-term socio-ecological research (LTSER) sites should serve as real-world laboratories for interdisciplinary and policy relevant research (http://www.lter-europe.ceh.ac.uk and www.alter-net.info). In this paper, we explore how LTER could meet the challenges of the future: the increase of knowledge on issues of biological diversity and of partnership approaches among the natural and social sciences in common research facilities – the LTSER sites.Regarding biological diversity we explore, in particular, the advantages for improving: (1) ecological-economic modelling, a powerful technique for analysing complex human–nature interaction, (2) the design of choice experiments, a rather new evaluation method for assessing the benefits of conservation and (3) the understanding of biodiversity as complex social dilemma. Regarding the issue of research collaboration, we focus on the geographical scale of LTSER sites and, on a more general level, on the demands of research management in terms of project design, common knowledge and organisation of research teams.     

流域生态风险评价研究进展

流域生态风险评价是流域生态环境保护与管理的重要研究内容,与一般的区域生态风险评价相比,具有其独特的流域特征。在已有研究基础上,对流域生态风险评价进行了概念界定与特征分析,并按照风险源、生态受体、生态终点的分类标准对流域生态风险评价进行了类型划分,简要评述了流域生态风险评价的相关研究主题,并尝试构建反映流域时空尺度变化规律的生态风险评价概念模型。最后针对流域生态风险评价的研究现状,重点讨论了目前存在的不足及未来的研究趋向。     

矿区生态风险评价研究述评

作为世界上矿产资源最丰富的国家之一,我国的矿山开采活动在给经济发展注入强大拉动力的同时,也给矿区生态环境带来了巨大的生态风险。总结前人相关研究,在对比分析了矿区生态风险及其评价与区域生态风险评价异同的基础上,初步明晰矿区生态风险具有风险源的多样性、空间影响边界的模糊性、随空间距离的衰减性及时间累积的延续性等特性。目前矿区生态风险评价的矿区类型过多集中于金属矿区的重金属污染等单项风险,对综合生态风险评价的重视不充分,多基于景观格局、生态环境问题视角,结果多对斑块或生态系统风险评价进行拼接,欠缺基于空间异质性的整体综合;风险度量模型、指标体系法和空间分析法则是较为常用的矿区生态风险评价方法,但在模型模拟方面略显不足。基于现有研究进展,预期矿区独特性的体现、空间格局的关注、"3S"技术的综合应用、生态安全阈值的设定、不确定性表征、基于评价结果的风险规避等将有望成为未来研究的重点。     

生态安全研究进展

随着全球变化的不断加速,生态安全研究已成为国内外研究的热点。国外对生态安全的研究始于1970年代末,按照时间顺序和研究内容可以分为安全定义的扩展、环境变化与安全的经验性研究、环境变化与安全的综合性研究及环境变化与安全内在关系研究四个阶段,当前已进入环境变化和安全内在关系的探讨。我国生态安全研究始于1990年代,研究处于起步阶段,理论和实践研究尚待深入。生态安全应是指人与自然这一整体免受不利因素危害的存在状态及其保障条件,并使得系统的脆弱性不断得到改善。生态安全的本质有两个方面,一个是生态风险,另一个是生态脆弱性。生态安全的科学本质是通过脆弱性分析与评价,利用各种手段不断改善脆弱性,降低风险。生态安全与可持续发展是直接相关的,主要表现在以下方面:生态安全是可持续发展的基石,它是可持续发展追求的目标之一;生态安全与可持续发展具有内涵和目标的一致性;生态安全是对可持续发展概念的补充和完善。今后我国的生态安全研究应注意的四个方面是:概念与学科体系研讨、建立和完善;技术与方法;重点研究领域和重点研究区域;生态安全维护与生态环境管理调控     

Defining linkages between the GSC and NSF's LTER program: how the Ecological Metadata Language (EML) relates to GCDML and other outcomes

The Genomic Standards Consortium (GSC) invited a representative of the Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) to its fifth workshop to present the Ecological Metadata Language (EML) metadata standard and its relationship to the Minimum Information about a Genome/Metagenome Sequence (MIGS/MIMS) and its implementation, the Genomic Contextual Data Markup Language (GCDML). The LTER is one of the top National Science Foundation (NSF) programs in biology since 1980, representing diverse ecosystems and creating long-term, interdisciplinary research, synthesis of information, and theory. The adoption of EML as the LTER network standard has been key to build network synthesis architectures based on high-quality standardized metadata. EML is the NSF-recognized metadata standard for LTER, and EML is a criteria used to review the LTER program progress. At the workshop, a potential crosswalk between the GCDML and EML was explored. Also, collaboration between the LTER and GSC developers was proposed to join efforts toward a common metadata cataloging designer's tool. The community adoption success of a metadata standard depends, among other factors, on the tools and trainings developed to use the standard. LTER's experience in embracing EML may help GSC to achieve similar success. A possible collaboration between LTER and GSC to provide training opportunities for GCDML and the associated tools is being explored. Finally, LTER is investigating EML enhancements to better accommodate genomics data, possibly integrating the GCDML schema into EML. All these action items have been accepted by the LTER contingent, and further collaboration between the GSC and LTER is expected.