Modeling impacts of Yangtze River water transfer on water ages in Lake Taihu, China

To improve water quality and alleviate eutrophication in Lake Taihu, the third largest freshwater lake in China, a Yangtze River water transfer project was initiated in 2002 to bring water from the Yangtze River to Lake Taihu to dilute and divert pollutants out of the lake. We used a three-dimensional numerical model, Environmental Fluid Dynamics Code, to study the impacts of water transfer on the transport of dissolved substances in the lake by using the concept of water age. In particular, the influences of inflow tributaries and wind forcing on water age were investigated. Model results showed that the effect of water transfer on transport processes in the lake is strongly influenced by hydrodynamic conditions induced by wind and inflow/outflow tributaries. During the simulation year (2005), the water ages in Lake Taihu were highly variable both spatially and temporally, with a mean of approximately 130 days in summer and 230 days in the other seasons. Southeasterly winds—dominant in the summer—could improve the quality of water by reducing the water age in the eastern areas of the lake, which are used as a drinking water source, and in Meiliang Bay, the most polluted bay. In terms of dilution, the most efficient flow rate for transferred water was predicted to be approximately 100 m³/s. The spatial distribution of water ages showed that water transfer may preferentially enhance exchanges in some areas of the lake unless nutrient concentrations in the transferred water are reduced to a reasonable level. This study provides useful information for a better understanding of the complex hydrodynamic and mass transport processes in the lake, which is important for developing and implementing effective ecological restoration strategies in the region.     

Reconstructing habitat use of Coilia mystus and Coilia ectenes of the Yangtze River estuary, and of Coilia ectenes of Taihu Lake, based on otolith strontium and calcium

The habitat use and migratory patterns of Osbeck's grenadier anchovy Coilia mystus in the Yangtze estuary and the estuarine tapertail anchovy Coilia ectenes from the Yangtze estuary and Taihu Lake, China, were studied by examining the environmental signatures of strontium and calcium in their otoliths using electron probe microanalysis. The results indicated that Taihu C. ectenes utilizes only freshwater habitats, whereas the habitat use patterns of Yangtze C. ectenes and C. mystus were much more flexible, apparently varying among fresh, brackish and marine areas. The present study suggests that the spawning populations of Yangtze C. ectenes and C. mystus in the Yangtze estuary consist of individuals with different migration histories, and individuals of these two Yangtze Coilia species seem to use a variety of different habitats during the non-spawning seasons.     

Simulation study on water quality based on sediment release flume experiment in Lake Taihu, China

Sediments have a significant influence on the overlying water, and nutrient release from sediments is an important source for lake eutrophication, particularly in shallow lakes. Sediment resuspension is primarily driven by wind-induced currents. In this research, the correlation between release rate of suspended sediment and flow velocity was studied, and an experiment on hydrodynamic forces was conducted in a rectangle flume using water and sediments collected from three sites in Lake Taihu, a eutrophic lake in China. It was shown that the starting velocities of sediment in Lake Taihu at three different incipient standards gained from the experiment were 15, 30, and 40 cm s⁻¹ and the release rate of suspended sediment could reach up to 643.4, 5377.1, and 13980.5 g m⁻² d⁻¹, respectively. Based on the experiment, a water quantity and quality numerical model of wind-induced current with sediment pollution for Lake Taihu was developed. The model was calibrated and validated by applying it to the study of the water quality of Lake Taihu. The calculated values were generally in good agreement with field observations, which indicated that the developed model could represent the dynamics of sediment resuspension to a certain extent. This study provides a new approach and a practical tool for planning and management policy and operations to protect the water quality and ecosystems of shallow lakes.     

太湖五里湖生态修复示范区水质改善效果分析

鱼类清除和沉水植被恢复常是富营养化浅水湖泊生态系统修复的重要手段。为探讨这种生态系统修复方式对亚热带富营养化浅水湖泊太湖五里湖水质的改善效果,论文研究了五里湖生态修复区与未进行任何修复的对照湖区为期6个月(2010年7～12月)的水质监测数据。数据分析结果表明,生态修复区总氮(TN)、总磷(TP)、叶绿素-a(Chl-a)以及悬浮质(TSS)浓度显著降低,分别比对照区低43.4%、48.3%、65.5%和78.9%,透明度则明显升高,约为对照区的3倍。本研究表明以鱼类清除和沉水植被恢复为主要手段的生态系统修复措施能够有效改善亚热带富营养化浅水湖泊水体的水质。     

Modeling the spatial–temporal dynamics of water use efficiency in Yangtze River Basin using IBIS model

Climate change alters regional water and carbon cycling, which has been a hot study point in the filed of climatology and ecology. As a traditionally “water-rich” region of China, Yangtze River Basin plays an important role in regional economic development and ecosystem productivity. However, the mechanism of the influence of climate change on water and carbon cycling has been received little attention. As a coupling indicator for carbon and water, the water use efficiency (WUE) is widely used, which indicates the water consumption for carbon sequestration in watershed and regional scale. A lot of studies showed that climate change has significantly affected the water resource and production of the ecosystems in Yangtze River Basin during the period of 1956–2006, when great climate variations were occurred. To better understand the alternation pattern for the relationship between water and carbon cycling under climate change at regional scale, the WUE and the spatiotemporal variations patterns were simulated in the study area from 1956 to 2006 by using the Integrated Biosphere Simulator (IBIS). The results showed that the WUE spatial pattern had the annual and seasonal variations. In general, the average annual WUE value per square meter was about 0.58 g C/kg H₂O in Yangtze River Basin. The high WUE levels were mainly distributed in the eastern area of Sichuan, western area of Jiangxi and Hunan, and the highest value reached 0.88 g C/kg H₂O. The lowest WUE’s were mainly located in the western area of Sichuan and Qinghai with the lowest values reaching to 0.36 g C/kg H₂O. The WUE in other regions mostly ranged from 0.5 to 0.6 g C/kg H₂O. For the whole study area, the annual WUE slowly increased from 1956 to 2006. The WUE in the upper reaches of Yangtze River increased based on the simulated temporal trends, which mainly located in the western area of the Sichuan Basin; the WUE of the middle reaches of Yangtze River had increased slightly from 1987 to 1996, and then decreased from 1996 to 2006; the lower reaches of Yangtze River always had smaller WUE’s than the average from 1956 to 2006. The spatiotemporal variability of the WUE in the vegetation types was obvious in the Yangtze River Basin, and it was depended on the climate and soil conditions, and as well the disturbance in its distribution areas. The temporal variations of WUE among different vegetation types had similar trends but different in values. The forest type had higher WUE than any other vegetation types ranging from 0.65 to 0.8 g C/kg H₂O. The WUE of shrubland ranged from 0.45 to 0.6 g C/kg H₂O. The WUE of tundra was the lowest, indicating the differences in plant physiology. The consistence of the spatial pattern of WUE with the NPP indicated that the regional production of Yangtze River Basin increased based on the water resources prompted and vegetation restoration. We found the drought climate was one of critical factor that impacts the alteration of WUE in Yangtze River Basin in the simulation.     

太湖水体中微型原生动物对细菌的捕食作用

运用稀释法研究了太湖中不同粒径的微型原生动物对细菌的捕食压力,探讨了捕食作用对细菌生长及温度对捕食作用的影响.结果表明:太湖水体中32μm以下的微型原生动物对细菌的捕食率为5.07d-1,其中大部分捕食压力来自小于16μm的超微型原生动物,占总捕食率的90.7%;小于16μm的超微型原生动物的捕食作用明显抑制了细菌的生长;温度对捕食作用有明显影响,随着温度的升高,超微型原生动物的捕食率和细菌的生长率均明显升高.     

Ecological restoration and factors regulating phytoplankton community in a hypertrophic shallow lake,Lake Taihu,China

A restoration program for the control of cyanobacterial blooms and the re-establishment of submerged macrophytes was conducted in Meiliang Bay of Lake Taihu since 2003. The effect of this ecological projects on plankton community and water quality, and factors regulating phytoplankton community were investigated in 2005. In general, some improvements of water quality occurred in the ecological restoration region, especially in the region of restoring aquatic macrophytes, where we detected significant reduction of nutrients. However, it seems the abundance of phytoplankton cannot be effectively control by the present ecological engineering. The phytoplankton abundance was high in the target restoration zone. Results of CCA and correlation analysis indicate that the phytoplankton community was mainly controlled by physico-chemical factors. Cyanobacteria species were positively related with pH, temperature, TP and TSS, while negatively related with TN, TN/TP and conductivity. The most discriminant variable was TN/TP, which explained 15% of the total variance of phytoplankton. However, TN was more important for the fluctuation of TN/TP than TP. It suggested that TN may be the ultimate factor controlling the phytoplankton community in Lake Taihu. Variation partitioning analysis showed that the pure contribution of crustacean was low for the variation of phytoplankton, suggesting that top-down control by crustacean zooplankton was weak in Lake Taihu. In general, this study suggested the reduction of nutrient load should be more important than top-down control using zooplankton for the ecosystem restoration in Lake Taihu.     

Vegetation and soil properties in restored wetlands near Lake Taihu,China

Riparian wetlands are important components of the lake ecosystem, and they play essential roles in maintaining system health. Remediation of degraded lakeshore wetlands is an essential component of lake restoration. A study was conducted to investigate the restoration of lakeshore wetlands, which were converted to rice fields and then abandoned for 2, 5, 10 and 15 years, near Lake Taihu. Soil samples (0–20 cm and 20–40 cm) were taken and plant species were investigated. The carbon content in the soil had increased significantly, rising from 0.71% to 1.85% between 2 and 15 years. Organic matter accumulation improved soil texture, and water stable aggregate content (>0.25 mm) and soil porosity increased. Total nitrogen in the soil increased from 0.06% to 0.13%, and total Kjeldahl nitrogen increased from 124.4 mg kg⁻¹ to 351.5 mg kg⁻¹. Total phosphorus in the soil increased from 0.045% to 0.071%, and the Olsen-P value increased from 5.13 mg kg⁻¹ to 16.0 mg kg⁻¹. Results showed that phosphorous did not increase as much as nitrogen. In the vegetation restoration process, plant species composition moved towards a natural wetland community, and spatial heterogeneity and landscape diversity increased. The richness of plant biodiversity increased rapidly in the first 2 years, then more slowly in later restoration stages. The wetlands recovery process may be complicated by interactions of biota and soil and hydrological conditions.     

基于Ecopath模型的太湖生态系统结构与功能分析

根据2008—2009年太湖湖区水生生物调查的结果及主要水生动物摄食生态学已发表资料,应用Ecopath with Ecosim 6.1软件构建了太湖生态系统的食物网模型,初步分析了太湖生态系统功能与结构特征.模型由初级生产者、主要鱼类及无脊椎动物和有机碎屑等20个功能组组成.结果表明： 太湖生态系统的能流主要分布在4个营养级上,顶级捕食者鲌鱼营养级最高.食物网存在两条主要的营养传递途径,即碎屑食物链和牧食食物链,且碎屑食物链占比较大;营养级I的利用效率低下,大量初级生产力未能流入更高的营养层次,造成生态系统下层的营养流动“阻塞”.对系统总体特征分析发现,反映系统成熟度的指标,包括较高的净初级生产力(NPP)和净初级生产力/呼吸(NPP/R),以及较低的连接指数(CI)、系统杂食指数(SOI)和Finn循环指数(FCI)等,都揭示了太湖“幼态化”的生态系统现状;混合营养分析和关键种筛选结果显示,高强度的渔业捕捞活动对系统负影响显著,而顶级捕食者的下行效应显著下降.
     

附着生物对太湖沉水植物影响的初步研究

在水草生长比较旺盛的季节（5—6月）,以富营养化严重的太湖梅梁湾和水草较丰富的贡湖湾作为采样区域,研究了2种环境状态不同湖区附着生物的现存量及其对沉水植物的影响.结果表明:富营养化严重水域植物上附着生物的现存量较高,但不同种类植物间有所差异.附着生物显著抑制水生植物光合作用,6月的抑制作用高达91.9%以上.这种抑制作用的大小随附着生物量的增加而增强,且受宿主植物的影响.     

不同水深和底质对太湖马来眼子菜(Potamogeton malaianus)生长的影响

在野外通过用钢管在水泥池子中进行吊盆悬挂试验,研究了在1a生长周期内不同底质(软泥和黄土)、不同水深(30、60、90、120 cm和150 cm)对太湖马来眼子菜(Potamogeton malaianus Miq.)生长的影响,试图探询太湖马来眼子菜的最佳生长习性,为太湖进行沉水植物生态修复提供科学依据.结果表明:(1)水深对马来眼子菜的影响比底质的影响大.马来眼子菜的株长、生物量和分蘖数在不同的水深梯度呈显著性差异,而两种底质间却没有显著性差异.(2)马来眼子菜适合在水温为20～30℃的范围内快速生长.(3)马来眼子菜的最佳生长深度是60～120 cm.在60～120 cm的水深范围内马来眼子菜的分蘖数随着时间变化在缓慢增加,株长、株长增加量、相对生长速率和干重增加量均随水深的增加而增大,而水深较大或较小时马来眼子菜都会因为光照不足或者容易脱水等因素限制其生长和繁殖.(4)在经过冬季越冬期后马来眼子菜的营养生长能力下降,繁殖能力上升.     

长江流域鸟类的初步分析

对长江流域范围内有关动物调查报告和研究资料进行全面、系统地收集和整理,建立了鸟类分布数据库,初步查明在长江流域分布的鸟类共有762种,隶属20目、66科、291属,约占全国鸟类种数的61．2％。其中拥有中国特有鸟及主要分布鸟类72种,国家一级重点保护动物26种,国家二级重点保护动物92种。     

基于景观格局的太湖流域生态风险评估

以太湖流域为例,采用2000、2005、2010、2015年4期景观类型数据,结合Markov和CLUE-S模型对2030年不同情景下景观类型进行模拟,构建景观生态风险指数,运用空间统计、重心迁移等方法,对太湖流域生态风险进行研究,揭示其景观生态风险时空演化特征及其规律.结果表明: 2000—2015年,太湖流域以中生态风险和较低生态风险为主,高生态风险区主要分布在太湖湖区,低生态风险由太湖西南部和南部向太湖北部发达地区转移.景观生态风险与自然因素呈负相关,且相关性减弱,与社会经济因素相关性越来越强,景观生态风险受人类干扰越来越显著.社会经济因素对景观生态风险的影响,在不同城市化发展阶段的区域表现出显著差异:欠发达地区随着经济开发,景观日益破碎化,生态风险相应增加;发达地区则随着经济的进一步发展,城市化扩展使景观集聚成片,破碎度和分离度指数降低,生态建设得到恢复,景观生态风险随着经济发展开始降低.CLUE-S模型模拟预测表明,未来太湖流域景观生态风险将总体降低,主要以低生态风险和较低生态风险为主.太湖湖区不论在历史和未来都是高生态风险区,需要人们对太湖区域加强管理保护.     

无机氮磷添加对太湖来源浮游植物和附着生物生物量的影响术

为了探讨富营养对太湖来源水体浮游植物的影响,对来源于太湖梅梁湾的水体进行氮磷营养盐添加实验.实验共3个处理(T0、T1和T2),T0不进行营养盐添加,处理T1和T2添加无机氮磷,T1中总氮、总磷净增加分别为10和0.5 mg·L-1,T2添加的量为T1的2倍.结果表明:T0的浮游植物叶绿素a含量明显低于添加营养盐的2个处理,而添加营养盐的2个处理之间没有显著差异,说明氮磷营养盐的添加在一定程度上能够促进浮游植物的生长,但并非营养盐添加越高浮游植物生物量就越高;添加处理与对照中附着生物叶绿素a含量的比较结果与浮游植物生物量的相同;T2中浮游植物的生长可能受到除氮磷之外的因素的限制;T1和T2中均没有出现期望的蓝藻水华,表明蓝藻水华的形成不只是与充足的氮磷供应有关.     

Ecological impacts of water transfers on Lake Taihu from the Yangtze River,China

As an ecosystem responds to external environmental changes slowly due to its reorganization compared with the water quality and it has great influence on lake ecosystems, it is indispensable to evaluate ecological impacts from water transfers for the security of the water source in Lake Taihu. Evaluations were conducted by comparing the indicators exergy (Ex), structural exergy (Ex_st) and phytoplankton buffer capacity (β_((TP)/(Phy))) changes after water transfers from 2002 to 2007 with those reference statuses where the water transfers were not implemented from 1998 to 2001. Besides those three ecological indicators, affiliated indicators such as ratio of zooplankton biomass to phytoplankton biomass, diversity index and trophic state index were also involved in the evaluation. The results showed the water transfers altered the ecosystem status and had positive effects on Lake Taihu and most of its sub-zones, such as Gonghu Bay, Northwest Zone, Southwest Zone and Centre Zone in the post-transfer period. The seasonable trends indicated that the ecosystem health with environmental influences excluded in November and February was better than that in May and August during the water transfers from 2002 to 2007 and there were significant differences in the ecosystem health of the first and second stages during water transfers. The ecosystem health in May and August was better than in November and February during the first stage of the water transfers (from 2002 to 2004), while the opposite obtained during the second stage from 2005 to 2007 in Dongtaihu Bay and East Epigeal Zone. On the whole, water transfers serve to deter algal congregation in Lake Taihu.     

长江三角洲生态环境脆弱带生态修复技术研究进展

我国长江三角洲作为中国第一大经济区,综合实力最强的经济中心,其城市化和工业化发展迅速,但在人类活动的高强度影响和干预下,该地区的资源环境问题日益突出：生态环境脆弱性程度的增高,脆弱性发展趋势的加快等等一系列问题严重影响着长江三角洲的可持续发展,该区域生态环境呈现出的脆弱性特征已成为我国新的生态环境脆弱带。基于长江三角洲自然、经济、社会和环境状况的数据基础,及国内外脆弱性综合评价指标(自然因素和人为因素),对长江三角洲进行生态环境评估发现该区域具体的生态环境问题主要为土壤污染、城区大气污染、水环境污染,以及地面沉降等。通过剖析长江三角洲4类生态环境问题(土壤污染、大气污染、水环境污染、地面沉降)的现状、形成的具体原因及带来的影响,结合国内外生态修复技术的研究成果,详细论述了该区域4类生态环境问题的生态修复技术类型(物理方法、化学方法、生物方法、生态方法)、基本原理及各自的优缺点,同时评估了不同生态修复技术在污染治理过程中的可行性、安全性、经济性,旨在以上述理论研究为参照标准评估该区域环境污染治理过程中生态修复技术的修复潜力,为长江三角洲生态环境问题的治理修复提供方案及理论参考。长江三角洲...     

Ecological Risk Assessment of DDT Accumulation in Aquatic Organisms of Taihu Lake,China

DDT (Dichlorophenyltrichloroethane) is a toxic, ubiquitous, and persistent bioaccumulative pollutant in the global environment. Although its use as an insecticide has been banned in China since 1983, residual DDT levels in the Taihu Lake are evident. Aimed at the protection of fish resources, three species of high-value fish in the Taihu Lake (Protosalanx hylocranius (Abbott), Salangichthys tangkahkeii (Wu), and Coilia nasus Temminck et Schlegel) were selected and an ecological risk assessment was used to estimate the DDT threats to fish populations. Based on a food web model, a bioaccumulation model was used to estimate the DDT concentration in zooplankton, benthos, and fish and the Monte Carlo (MC) simulation method was used to analyze the uncertainty in the bioaccumulation process. Then the chronic toxicity dose-response relationship of DDT on the Protosalanx hyalocranius (Abbott) population, estimated by ICE and ACE software, was used to calculate the mortality rates in different fish stages with the DDT concentrations. Last, the demographic modeling (Leslie matrix) was used to assess the ecological risk of DDT damage on the Protosalanx hyalocranius (Abbott) population. The results show that the estimated DDT concentrations in benthos and zooplankton were 0.14–16.56 μ g/kg, 2.15–99.30 μ g/kg, respectively. The fish DDT concentration results are a series of increasing curves and the maximal values reach 266, 101, and 211 μ g/kg for Protosalanx hylocranius (Abbott), Salangichthys tangkahkeii (Wu), and Coilia nasus Temminck et Schlegel, respectively. In the process of ecological risk quantization, a 4.06–7.25% reduction in the biomass of the Protosalanx hyalocranius (Abbott) population was estimated in 10,000 MC imulations and 4.21%, 4.89%, and 5.69% reductions were estimated in 75%, 50%, and 25% probability, respectively.     

跨流域调水背景下汉江流域洋县段的鱼类多样性及资源现状

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