Monitoring sandy desertification of Otindag Sandy Land based on multi-date remote sensing images

Sandy desertification is now the main ecological problem in the Otindag Sandy Land. In order to reveal the process of land degradation, especially the latest situation of sandy desertification, a method integrating remote sensing, Geographic Information System (GIS) and field survey was employed to build a sandy desertification dataset for analysis. Remote sensing images included the Landsat Thematic Mapper (TM) image in 1987, the Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus (ETM⁺) image in 2000, and the image with the Charge-Coupled Device Camera (CCD) on the China-Brazil Earth Resources Satellite (CBERS) in 2006. Five land-cover classes, including active sand dunes, fixed sand dunes, semi-fixed sand dunes, inter-dune grassland and wetlands, were identified. Results showed that the Otindag Sandy Land has been suffering sandy desertification since 1987 with 2 different desertified stages. The first stage from 1987 to 2000 was a severe sandy desertification period, characterized by the fixed sand dunes decreasing at a high speed, and the semi-fixed and active sand dunes increasing remarkably. The second stage spanned from 2000 to 2006 and the sandy desertification was weakened greatly. Although a large area of fixed sand dunes were transformed to other types, fixed sand dunes were still the dominant type in the Ointdag region at 2006. Spatial change detection based on active sand dunes showed that the expansion area was much larger than the reversion area in the past two decades, and that several active sand belts had been formed, suggesting that sandy desertification controlling of the Otindag Sandy Land will be a long-term task.     

Monitoring sandy desertification of Otindag Sandy Land based on multi-date remote sensing images

Sandy desertification is now the main ecological problem in the Otindag Sandy Land. In order to reveal the process of land degradation, especially the latest situation of sandy desertification, a method integrating remote sensing, Geographic Information System (GIS) and field survey was employed to build a sandy desertification dataset for analysis. Remote sensing images included the Landsat Thematic Mapper (TM) image in 1987, the Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus (ETM⁺) image in 2000, and the image with the Charge-Coupled Device Camera (CCD) on the China-Brazil Earth Resources Satellite (CBERS) in 2006. Five land-cover classes, including active sand dunes, fixed sand dunes, semi-fixed sand dunes, inter-dune grassland and wetlands, were identified. Results showed that the Otindag Sandy Land has been suffering sandy desertification since 1987 with 2 different desertified stages. The first stage from 1987 to 2000 was a severe sandy desertification period, characterized by the fixed sand dunes decreasing at a high speed, and the semi-fixed and active sand dunes increasing remarkably. The second stage spanned from 2000 to 2006 and the sandy desertification was weakened greatly. Although a large area of fixed sand dunes were transformed to other types, fixed sand dunes were still the dominant type in the Ointdag region at 2006. Spatial change detection based on active sand dunes showed that the expansion area was much larger than the reversion area in the past two decades, and that several active sand belts had been formed, suggesting that sandy desertification controlling of the Otindag Sandy Land will be a long-term task.     

基于多时相遥感影像的浑善达克沙地沙漠化监测

沙漠化是浑善达克沙地面临的主要环境问题.为了揭示该地区沙漠化过程,特别是其最新状态,利用1987年和2000年的Landsat TM/ETM 及2006年的中巴资源卫星CCD数据,在地面考察资料及地理信息系统(GIS)的支持下,提取了固定沙地、半固定沙地、流动沙地、丘间草原及湿地5种地表覆被类型,建立了浑善达克沙地沙漠化数据库.结果表明浑善达克沙地在过去20a里发生了沙漠化,但是可分为两个阶段.第一阶段从1987年到2000年,为沙漠化快速发展期,固定沙地面积显著减少,而半固定沙地和流动沙地则明显增加;第二阶段从2000年到2006年,为沙漠化缓减期.尽管发生了沙漠化,但固定沙地仍然是浑善达克沙地面积最大的类型.针对流动沙地的空间变化检测表明在过去20a里沙地恶化的面积远远大于逆转的面积,并且已经形成了几条流动沙带,这意味着浑善达克沙地沙漠化的遏制是一个长期的过程.     

放牧方式对浑善达克沙地榆树疏林退化的影响

浑善达克沙地榆树疏林是分布于草原地带的隐域植被类型,相较周边的典型草原区,其植被更加茂密,乔灌丛生,水草丰美,千百年来一直是牧民的优质冬季牧场。近半个世纪以来,因人类的过度开垦以及不合理的放牧管理,浑善达克沙地植被遭到空前的破坏,沙丘活化,载畜能力降低,生态价值和经济价值严重受损。近年来,随着国家草畜平衡以及禁牧政策的推广落实,放牧的牲畜总量得到一定程度的遏制,然而大面积草场还在继续退化。在牧民对生产生活的基本需求下,牲畜总量不可能无限制的压制。另外,适度的放牧对草原生态系统健康是有益的。因此,如何改良放牧方式,合理利用草场,在保持生态良好的基础上合理发挥草场的畜牧价值,是我们亟待探索的问题。以浑善达克沙地的典型天然植被榆树疏林为例,对不同放牧方式下的植被进行调查,基于沙地特殊的基质和植被特征,探讨适合沙地的放牧利用方式。研究表明,在相似的放牧强度下,把沙地作为冬营地,其榆树种群更新正常,植被覆盖度以及植物种类等均能保持良好,而把沙地作为夏季营地,榆树疏林植被退化严重,具体表现为:(1)榆树种群自然更新受阻;(2)灌木群落大量死亡或消失;(3)草本覆盖度显著降低,植物种类减少,多年生草本比例减少,一、二年生草本比例增加;(4)裸沙面积增加,沙丘趋于活化。本研究认为目前沙地植被的退化主要由不合理的放牧引起,并非气候因素所致。沙地适合于冬季放牧而不适合其他季节放牧。借鉴牧民的传统放牧方式,建议配合周边的典型草原区实行季节性倒场放牧,仅将沙地作为冬季营地使用,既能有效保护沙地植被又能充分发挥其畜牧价值。     

呼伦贝尔沙地45年来气候变化及其对生态环境的影响水

采用数理统计和对比分析方法,对近45年呼伦贝尔沙地气象观测资料和草场沙化、退化面积、植被状况等资料进行了分析。结果表明：呼伦贝尔沙地总体气候暖干化趋势显著;气温逐年升高、降水量减少、蒸发量增加和极端气候事件增多,使流动沙地面积不断增加,植被盖度下降。卫星遥感监测和全国沙漠化普查结果进一步表明,呼伦贝尔沙地的沙漠化正在扩展,生态环境正在恶化。逐年减少的大风日数和沙尘暴日数有利于该地区生态的保护与建设。20世纪80年代以来,沙区各级政府加大了对沙化的治理力度,沙地局部植被恢复较快。     

毛乌素沙地南缘沙漠化临界区域土壤养分的空间异质性

毛乌素沙地南缘沙漠化临界区域是沙地-草地景观界面的关键部位,研究该区域土壤养分的空间格局和生态学过程,对于土地沙漠化的机理研究具有重要的意义。采用经典统计与地统计学相结合的方法,通过半变异函数及其模型、克里格局部插值估计、空间分布图等研究了毛乌素沙地南缘沙漠化临界区域土壤养分的空间异质性特征。结果表明:研究区土壤速效钾含量符合球状模型,全氮和速效磷含量符合指数模型;速效钾含量具有强空间自相关性,其结构方差比为0.882,而全氮和速效磷含量表现为中等程度的空间自相关性,其结构方差比分别为0.501和0.514;3种土壤养分空间自相关距离存在差异,其中全氮和速效钾的变程均为511m,而速效磷的变程为143m;3种土壤养分的分布格局呈现明显的空间规律性,从牛枝子群落到黑沙蒿群落,速效钾和速效磷含量先降低后升高,与研究区的界面变化过程一致,而全氮含量逐渐降低,与研究区的植被覆盖度变化一致;3种土壤养分的标准差都较小,Kriging插值结果比较可靠。     

Dominant plant species shape soil bacterial community in semiarid sandy land of northern China

Plant species affect soil bacterial diversity and compositions. However, little is known about the role of dominant plant species in shaping the soil bacterial community during the restoration of sandy grasslands in Horqin Sandy Land, northern China. We established a mesocosm pots experiment to investigate short‐term responses of soil bacterial diversity and composition, and the related soil properties in degraded soils without vegetation (bare sand as the control, CK) to restoration with five plant species that dominate across restoration stages: Agriophyllum squarrosum (AS), Artemisia halodendron (AH), Setaria viridis (SV), Chenopodium acuminatum (CA), and Corispermum macrocarpum (CM). We used redundancy analysis (RDA) to analyze the association between soil bacterial composition and soil properties in different plant species. Our results indicated that soil bacterial diversity was significantly lower in vegetated soils independent of plant species than in the CK. Specifically, soil bacterial species richness and diversity were lower under the shrub AH and the herbaceous plants AS, SV, and CA, and soil bacterial abundance was lower under AH compared with the CK. A field investigation confirmed the same trends where soil bacteria diversity was lower under AS and AH than in bare sand. The high‐sequence annotation analysis showed that Proteobacteria, Actinobacteria, and Bacteroidetes were the most common phyla in sandy land irrespective of soil plant cover. The OTUs (operational taxonomic units) indicated that some bacterial species were specific to the host plants. Relative to bare sand (CK), soils with vegetative cover exhibited lower soil water content and temperature, and higher soil carbon and nitrogen contents. The RDA result indicated that, in addition to plant species, soil water and nitrogen contents were the most important factors shaping soil bacterial composition in semiarid sandy land. Our study from the pot and field investigations clearly demonstrated that planting dominant species in bare sand impacts bacterial diversity. In semiarid ecosystems, changes in the dominant plant species during vegetation restoration efforts can affect the soil bacterial diversity and composition through the direct effects of plants and the indirect effects of soil properties that are driven by plant species.     

呼伦贝尔沙地45年来气候变化及其对生态环境的影响

采用数理统计和对比分析方法,对近45年呼伦贝尔沙地气象观测资料和草场沙化、退化面积、植被状况等资料进行了分析。结果表明:呼伦贝尔沙地总体气候暖干化趋势显著;气温逐年升高、降水量减少、蒸发量增加和极端气候事件增多,使流动沙地面积不断增加,植被盖度下降。卫星遥感监测和全国沙漠化普查结果进一步表明,呼伦贝尔沙地的沙漠化正在扩展,生态环境正在恶化。逐年减少的大风日数和沙尘暴日数有利于该地区生态的保护与建设。20世纪80年代以来,沙区各级政府加大了对沙化的治理力度,沙地局部植被恢复较快。     

基于SNIC-CNN-SVM模型的京津风沙源二期工程区土地利用/土地覆盖遥感识别研究

稀疏植被覆盖(草地、沙地、戈壁)演变能够直接表征区域生态环境和人类活动的动态影响变化。但由于大尺度稀疏植被区一般都具有地理跨度大,景观结构复杂多样,破碎化程度高,现有地表覆盖分类产品针对性不足等问题,使得该区域内林草沙的遥感提取难度较大,精度普遍偏低,直接制约生态效应评价模型的应用效果。因此,以典型大尺度稀疏植被区——京津风沙源治理二期工程区为研究区,研建了SNIC-CNN-SVM(SCS)模型,实现了大尺度稀疏植被区林草沙典型要素的信息自动提取和主要土地利用/土地覆盖类型识别。研究结果表明：1)引入惩罚性机制优化后的SNIC分割算法,有效提升了稀疏植被区与沙地区的边界区分度,有助于分类精度的提升;2)基于改进SNIC-CNN-SVM模型方案的研究区总体分类精度达89.41%,较优化前提高了11.17%,特别是乔、灌、草、沙地和戈壁的分类识别精度显著提升,表明该优化方案在以研究区为代表的稀疏植被区域分类中具有较好的应用效果和推广价值;3)分类结果显示,2020年工程区草地面积最大,占到了一半以上(51.52%),沙地占比11.96%,稀疏植被覆盖(草地、沙地、戈壁)区域占比68.68%...     

沙质草地生境中大型土壤动物对土地沙漠化的响应

沙质草地沙漠化过程中土壤动物群落结构变化是沙漠化生物过程中的一个重要方面,对于掌握沙漠化过程中生物退化规律和提出合理沙漠化防治对策具有重要指导作用。选取处于不同沙漠化阶段的流动沙地、半流动沙地、半固定沙地、固定沙地和丘间低地5种生境类型,采用手拣法对其大型土壤动物群落进行了调查。共获得36个动物类群,属于8目32科,优势类群为蚁科,常见类群有22个类群,两个类群的个体数共占群落个体总数的93.33%;稀有类群有13个类群,其个体数占群落个体总数的6.67%。结果显示,丘间低地、固定沙地、半固定沙地和半流动沙地大型土壤动物群落个体数量、类群数和多样性显著高于流动沙地(P<0.05);固定沙地大型土壤动物生物量显著高于其它生境类型(P<0.05);沙质草地严重沙漠化显著地影响大型土壤动物多样性及其生物量。并且,不同土壤动物类群个体对不同沙漠化阶段生境的适应性存在一定差异,产生了不同的响应模式。土壤有机碳和酸碱度以及土壤含水量差异是影响大型土壤动物类群分布与生长的主要因素。研究表明,固定沙地是大型土壤动物的适宜沙地生境,具有较多的个体数量和较高的生物量;丘间低地、半固定沙地、半固定沙地和流动沙地影响大型土壤动物存活,其个体数量和生物量较低。     

受损沙地生态系统景观变化分析——以内蒙古浑善达克沙地为例

生态系统变化会引起景观结构及格局的改变,而景观格局及其演化可以作为评价环境变化的指标。为了揭示浑善达克沙地生态系统变化特征,该文使用陆地卫星(Landsat 5、7)的TM/ETM⁺资料及地面调查数据来分析沙地景观变化特征。通过计算机监督分类,获得了研究区1987和2000年景观类型数据,研究区的景观类型有草地、固定沙地、半固定沙地、流动沙地、灌木林及水体。通过对两期景观数据的基本特征、变化检测及转移矩阵分析发现:1)从1987到2000年,草原、固定沙地、半固定沙地都在减少,斑块破碎,而流动沙地显著增加,成为主要景观类型,同时斑块相互联合形成两条流动沙带;2)类型转移上,草原转为沙地,固定沙地主要转为半固定沙地,半固定沙地以绝对优势转为流动沙地,水体转为流动沙地及草原;3)变化监测显示,流动沙地增加面积远远大于减少的面积,而草原、固定沙地、半固定沙地呈现相反趋势,变化区域的空间分布也不尽相同。结果表明研究区沙地生态系统已经退化比较严重,特别是流动沙带的出现,需要采取积极有效的防治措施,防止进一步扩大。     

The eco-hydrological threshold for evaluating the stability of sand-binding vegetation in different climatic zones

Soil moisture dynamics are a determinant of the sustainable development of artificial sand-binding vegetation, which directly prevents and controls desertification and sand hazards, such as the sand burial of farmlands and pastures. How to maintain the stability of sand-binding vegetation is a challenge for ecologists and land managers. An eco-hydrological model coupling the dynamics of sand-binding vegetation cover and soil moisture was used to explore the effect of a stochastic daily precipitation regime on soil moisture and vegetation cover after the establishment of sand-binding vegetation. The simulation results indicate that herbaceous vegetation cover, woody vegetation cover and soil moisture increase nonlinearly with increasing annual rainfall. Specifically, herbaceous vegetation cover first increased and then decreased with increasing annual rainfall. Woody vegetation cover increased by a power-law function within the total community cover, and soil moisture increased exponentially. The eco-hydrological thresholds in different climatic zones and in typical revegetated sandy desert regions of China were determined using an eco-hydrological model. These indexes will not only help to promote dryland ecosystem management and maintain the sustainability of wind-breaks and sand-binding benefits but will also provide a quantifiable reference standard for vegetation recovery and reconstruction in sandy areas in the future.     

人类活动影响下科尔沁沙地沙漠化动态的敏感性分析及灰色预测

利用90年代1◊25万和1◊50万的TM遥感影像及GIS获得的数据,结合该区70、80年代遥感调查数据,分析了科尔沁地区6个县的土地覆盖类型和潜在沙漠化动态及敏感因子。结果表明,1980～1990年该区的沙化面积从53%扩大到70%,林地下降10.7%,草地增加8.38%,主要为低覆盖草地。由于10年来人口密度增加了10人·km^-2,耕地平均增加了7%,人口增加和活动是土地覆盖变化的敏感性因子。分析该区沙漠化的自然因素表明气候变化导致沙漠化的正逆过程,人类活动是近代该区沙漠化加剧的直接原因。灰色预测表明该地区2000年以后人口增加,而沙漠化呈增加和减少两种趋势.     

荒漠化治理中生态系统、社会经济系统协调发展问题探析——以中国北方半干旱荒漠区沙漠化防治为例

全球变暖导致的区域干旱使得干旱区水资源日益匮乏,而迅速增长的人口和社会经济发展进一步加剧水资源危机,使得有限的水资源成为全球沙漠化防治瓶颈,严重制约了沙化土地治理进程,影响了联合国"土地退化总面积零增长"目标的实现,也影响了中国社会经济的可持续和协调发展。传统的沙化土地治理生物措施重视植被盖度增加,忽视生态系统其他要素,如土壤水分、养分等与植被的相互关系,导致一些治理措施相对简单,生态系统不能协调发展。而沙化土地治理的物理措施和化学措施由于忽视了沙区社会和经济效益,其可持续性也受到科学家质疑。近期获批的国家重点研发计划项目"中国北方半干旱荒漠区沙漠化防治关键技术与示范"(2016YFC0500900)拟针对此问题开展研究,以沙化土地稳定恢复为首要目标,在认识半干旱荒漠区沙化土地正/逆过程演变机制和荒漠生态系统稳定性的基础上,研究沙化土地稳定恢复的生态阈值;以毛乌素沙地、库布齐沙漠东部、科尔沁沙地西部和呼伦贝尔沙地为典型区,针对不同沙化土地特点,研发防沙治沙关键技术,开展模式优化和试验示范;在防沙治沙模式与工程效益评估基础上,集成产业化技术体系,为国家防沙治沙工程建设提供理论基础与技术支撑。     

Evapotranspiration over the Grassland Field in the Liudaogou Basin of the Loess Plateau,China

Severe desertification on the Loess Plateau of China since the 17th century as a result of improper land use has caused critical soil erosion and water shortages in the lower reaches of the Yellow River. To prevent further soil erosion, it is very important to cover the bare land surface with natural vegetation. Evapotranspiration (ET) over the grassland (Stipa bungeana) in Shenmu County of the Loess Plateau during the growing season is estimated to be about 1 mm day^–1, and the ratio of ET to reference Evapotranspiration (ET/ET₀) is below 0.3. Evaporation from the bare soil surface simulated by a three-layer soil model is less than ET; that is, ET is 1.5 times greater than evaporation from the soil surface during the growing season.This study examines the relationships among the surface resistance r_s in the Penman–Monteith equation, solar radiation, vapor-pressure deficit, temperature, wind speed, and soil water content. Surface resistance (r_s) is strongly affected by the vapor-pressure deficit and soil water content.     

不同沙源供给条件下柽柳灌丛与沙堆形态的互馈关系——以策勒绿洲沙漠过渡带为例

以塔克拉玛干沙漠南缘策勒绿洲—沙漠过渡带为研究区域,根据沙源供给丰富程度的明显差异,在固定沙地、半固定沙地、半流动沙地和流动沙地随机选择100个相对独立的柽柳灌丛沙堆,对每个沙堆形态进行测量,并对沙堆上的柽柳灌丛进行调查,分析研究不同沙源供给条件下柽柳灌丛形态特征和沙堆形态变化及其相互关系。结果表明:(1)在4种沙源供给条件下,柽柳灌丛高度相对稳定,灌丛长度、宽度、树冠投影面积、总枝条数、新枝率、基部新枝率和生物量随着沙源供给丰富度的增加而相应增加。(2)随沙源供给丰富度的增加沙堆尺度显著增大,外形向着沿风向拉长的不对称圆丘状发展,风影沙尾轮廓逐渐清晰。沙堆形态参数间存在良好的相关性,其中长度与宽度协同增长,回归曲线在流动沙地为二次函数关系,在其它3种沙地呈线性相关;底面积与高度表现为良好的二次函数关系;底面积与体积间存在显著的线性关系。(3)柽柳灌丛形态参数与沙堆形态参数间存在良好的相关性。其中树冠面积与沙堆体积间为显著线性关系,而树冠大小又与总枝条数以及新枝率密切相关,柽柳灌丛沙堆的适应机理应归于不断增加的沙源供给而产生的风积沙埋对柽柳灌丛生长的促进作用及灌丛与沙堆间的互馈效应。该区域柽柳沙包的形成以一定灌幅的存在为前提,可以判定是土地退化的产物,其中半流动沙地生境相对于其他沙地正处于急速退化中。     

治沙措施通过植物群落的质量效应驱动土壤因子变化——以玛曲高寒草甸沙化区为例

沙漠化是玛曲高寒草甸面临的主要生态问题之一,研究沙障固定+种草植灌+围封共同构建的综合性治沙措施对不同调查区(县城南岸与河曲马场)玛曲高寒草甸严重沙漠化区域(流动沙地)植物群落和土壤因子的影响,以及植物群落驱动土壤因子变化的生态机制,有助于科学合理的开展沙漠化防治与生态恢复工作。结果表明：治沙措施实施后,植物群落的主要优势种由青藏苔草(Carex moorcroftii)转变为垂穗披碱草(Elymus nutans)与青藏苔草并重。不受调查区制约,治沙措施能够显著改善植物群落数量特征与物种多样性,表现为县城南岸与河曲马场的地上生物量大幅提高至18.04 g/m²和24.67 g/m²(P<0.05),盖度分别为23.8%和31.1%,较流动沙地显著提高了487.3%和589.2%(P<0.05),物种丰富度和Shannon多样性指数的变化规律与盖度相近。土壤因子方面,除pH值外,治沙措施能够显著提高县城南岸与河曲马场的土壤全氮、全碳、全磷、速效磷和速效钾。线性混合效应模型表明,治沙措施实施后,地上生物量是驱动土壤有机质、全氮和全碳...     

生态安全条件下土地利用格局优化——以皇甫川流域为例

在人类活动导致的生态环境问题中,土地利用格局变化对区域生态安全起着决定性作用。选择我国乃至在世界上都罕见的多沙、粗沙、强烈水土流失的黄河皇甫川流域作为研究区域,针对土壤侵蚀和生态用水这两大影响流域生态安全的关键问题,开展土地利用变化模拟、土壤侵蚀3S监测、适宜植被盖度估算、土壤侵蚀情景模拟、土地利用格局优化等方面的综合研究。结果表明:(1)土地利用格局变化是导致土壤侵蚀变化的重要因素。从1987年到2015年,建筑用地、林地和灌丛面积增加,水域、沙地和裸砒砂岩面积减少,导致流域年平均土壤侵蚀模数由16160.72 t km-2a-1降至9710.72 t km-2a-1。(2)土地利用类型与土壤侵蚀模数密切相关并存在一定规律。6种不同土地利用类型多年平均土壤侵蚀模数的大小顺序为:裸砒砂岩沙地耕地草地林地灌丛,表明灌、林措施是流域植被恢复和土壤侵蚀减少的首选。(3)土地利用结构和空间格局优化有助于提升区域生态安全水平。在优化格局下,2007年和2015年土壤侵蚀模数比优化前分别减少5469.57 t km-2a-1和5432.77 t km-2a-1,优化后2015年土壤侵蚀模数仅为4277.95 t km-2a-1,低于流域自然侵蚀临界值或允许土壤侵蚀模数5300 t km-2a-1,优化土地利用格局成为加强流域生态环境建设的重要途径。     

The influence of watershed land use cover on stream fish diversity and size-at-age of a generalist fish

Changes in land use have manifold effects on stream ecosystems. Consequently, the degradation of watersheds can cause extreme responses if the resilience of the stream is exceeded, triggering changes in fish communities and a reorganization of the ecosystem. Fish community surveys are frequently used to evaluate the impact of anthropogenic pressures on freshwater streams. Dynamic indices such as individual growth are also interesting because they integrate the effects of environmental conditions through time, providing an assessment in the long term. In this study we have investigated the ecological implications of watershed land use cover on fish diversity and growth of the generalist species Umbra limi (central mudminnow) in six streams in Southern Ontario (Canada). In detail, the growth of U. limi has been explored using a Dynamic Energy Budget (DEB) model, which pursues a mechanistic explanation of the bioenergetics of an individual under different environmental conditions. Given the mechanistic approach, the outcomes of the DEB model can provide a solid foundation for extrapolating the conclusions of this study to a broader spatial scale. The results of this study reveal that the proportion of modified land use of the watershed (agricultural and urban land) can reach a tipping point beyond which the functioning of the stream abruptly changes. Consequently, land use cover may be used as a precautionary indicator for watershed management. The results also demonstrate that U. limi could be used as a sentinel species to identify potential impacts on fish diversity and size-at-age as a cost-effective indicator for stream monitoring programs.     

毛乌素沙地南缘沙丘生物结皮对凝结水形成和蒸发的影响

在水分极度匮乏的荒漠生态系统,凝结水是除降雨之外最重要的水分来源之一,它对荒漠生态系统结构、功能和过程的维持产生重要的影响。为探明半干旱沙区生物结皮表面的凝结水形成和蒸发特征,采用自制的微型蒸渗计(直径7 cm、高5 cm的PVC管)实验观测了不同类型地表(裸沙、浅灰色藻类结皮、黑褐色藻类结皮和苔藓结皮)对凝结水形成和蒸发的影响。结果表明:(1)观测期间共有20次凝结水形成记录,除降雨天气外,几乎每天都能观测到水分凝结现象;(2)不同类型地表凝结水总量依次为(1.998±0.075),(2.326±0.083),(2.790±0.058)和(3.416±0.068) mm,生物结皮表面的凝结水总量显著大于裸沙(P < 0.05);随生物结皮的发育,不同类型生物结皮表面的凝结水总量呈增加的趋势,凝结水总量之间差异显著(P < 0.05);观测期间不同类型地表日平均凝结水量依次为(0.100±0.003),(0.116±0.004),(0.140±0.002)和(0.171± 0.003) mm,不同类型地表日平均凝结水量之间差异极显著(P < 0.01);(3)凝结水形成过程的观测结果显示,凝结水19:00开始形成,23:00-凌晨1:00形成不明显,1:00-7:00继续形成,除浅灰色藻类结皮外,太阳升出后在黑褐色藻类结皮和苔藓结皮表面继续形成少量的凝结水;凝结水7:30开始蒸发,10:30到11:00之间结束蒸发,凝结水在裸沙和浅灰色藻类结皮中的保持时间显著大于黑褐色藻类结皮和苔藓结皮中的保持时间(P < 0.05);(4)凝结水的形成受大气温度、地表温度、空气相对湿度和大气地表温度差等气象因素的影响,但其形成过程不与某一个气象因素呈简单的线性关系。