Model development & application for inland navigational canals

Several agencies in the United Kingdom have interest in the water quality of old navigational canals that have fallen into disuse after the decline of commercial canal transportation. The interested agencies desired a model to predict the water quantity and quality of inland navigational canals in order to evaluate management options to address the issues in the natural streams to which they discharge. Inland navigational canals have unique drivers of their hydrology and water quality compared to either natural streams, irrigation canals, or larger navigational canals connected to seas or oceans. Water in an inland canal is typically sourced from a reservoir and artificially pumped to a summit reach; its movement downhill is controlled by the activity of boats and overflow weirs. Stagnant impoundments between locks, which might normally be expected to result in a decrease in the concentration of sediment-associated pollutants, actually have surprisingly high levels of sediment due to boat traffic. Algal growth in the stagnant reach can be high. This paper describes a canal model developed to simulate hydrology and water quality in inland navigational canals. This model was successfully applied to the Kennet and Avon Canal to predict hydrology, sediment generation and transport, and algal growth and transport. The model is responsive to external influences such as sunlight, temperature, nutrient concentrations, boat traffic, and runoff from the contributing catchment area.

Macrozoobenthic community of Poyang Lake, the largest freshwater lake of China, in the Yangtze floodplain

Poyang Lake (Poyang Hu) is located at the junction of the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze (Changjiang) River, covering an area of 3283 km(2). As one of the few lakes that are still freely connected with the river, it plays an important role in the maintenance of the unique biota of the Yangtze floodplain ecosystem. To promote the conservation of Poyang Lake, an investigation of the macrobenthos in the lake itself and adjoining Yangtze mainstream was conducted in 1997-1999. Altogether 58 benthic taxa, including, 22 annelids, 8 mollusks, 26 arthropods, and 2 miscellaneous animals, were identified from quantitative samples. The benthic fauna shows a high diversity and a marine affinity. The standing crops of benthos in the lake were much higher than those in the river, being 659 individuals/m(2) and 187.3g/m(2) (wet mass) in the main lake, and 549 individuals/m(2) and 116.6 g/m(2) in the lake outlet, but only 129 individuals/m(2) and 0.4g/m(2) in the river. The dominant roup in the lake was Mollusca, comprising 63.4% of the total in density and 99.5% in biomass. An analysis of the functional feeding structure indicated that collector-filterers and scrapers were predominant in the lake, up to 42.2% and 24.7% in density and 70.2% and 29.2% in biomass, respectively, while shredders and collector-gatherers were relatively common in the river. The present study was restricted to the northern outlet and the northeast part of Poyang Lake. A scrutiny is required for the remaining areas.

Revised diagnosis of the genus Bangana Hamilton, 1822 (Pisces : Cyprinidae), with taxonomic and nomenclatural notes on the Chinese species

Most morphological characters diagnostic of the 13 Chinese species of the cyprinid genus Sinilabeo Rendahl, 1932, are identical to those of the genus Bangana Hamilton, 1822. Consequently, these 13 species are transferred to Bangana. A revised diagnosis is provided for the now-expanded genus Bangana, and a dichotomous key and taxonomic and nomenclatural notes are included for the following valid Chinese species: B. decora, B. dero, B. devdevi, B. discognathoides, B. lemassoni, B. lippa, B. rendahli, B. tonkinensis, B. tungting, B. wui, B. xanthogenys, B. yunnanensis, and B. zhui. Literature reports, by Chinese authors, of Sinilabeo dero from the upper Irrawady River basin, in Yunnan, are based on misidentifcations of B. devdevi. Sinilabeo cirrhinoides Wu and Lin in Wu, Lin, Chen, Chen and He, 1977, and S. laticeps Wu and Lin in Wu, Lin, Chen, Chen and He, 1977, are junior subjective synonyms of B. devdevi and B. lippa, respectively. Sinilabeo yunnanensis Wu, Lin, Chen, Chen and He, 1977, is an available name, and a lectotype is designated for the species. Bangana zhui ( Zheng and Chen, 1983) is a valid species distinct from B. yunnanensis.

First description of the male and redescription of the female of Philometra clavaeceps Dogiel and Akhmerov, 1959 (Nematoda : Philometridae), a parasite of east Asian cyprinid fish

The first description of the male and a redescription of the female of the nematode Philometra clavaeceps Dogiel and Akhmerov, 1959, a parasite of east Asian cyprinids, are presented on the basis of specimens collected from Culter erythropterus Basilewsky and Culler dabryi Bleeker from Liangzi Lake (the Yangtze River basin), Hubei Province, central China. Gravid females from the fish abdominal cavity, penetrating often into ovaries, occurred in May-June, whereas conspecific males and young mature females on the swimbladder were recorded in January. Philometra clavaeceps seems to have a pronounced annual maturation cycle in the locality. The finding of P. clavaeceps in C. dabryi represents a new host record.

Garra bispinosa, a new species of cyprinid fish (Teleostei : Cypriniformes) from Yunnan, Southwest China

Garra bispinosa, a new species of cyprinid fish from the Irrawaddy River basin in Yunnan, Southwest China is described here. It has a conspicuous, quadrate and forwards pointed proboscis reflected downwards against the snout and anteriorly bilobed with one large, uniscupid and acanthoid tubercle on the distal end of each lobe, a character unique among all other congeners in Southeast Asia and China, and further differs from them in having the following combination of characters: snout with a deep groove across its tip to form a transverse lobe, 16 circumpeduncular scales, 34-35 lateral line scales, a smaller mental disc (length 38.1-43.8 % of head length), a forwards situated anus (anus to anal distance 25.9-30.6 % of pelvic to anal distance), and a slightly pointed snout.

Redescription of Camallanus hypophthalmichthys Dogel and Akhmerov, 1959 (Nematoda : Camallanidae) and its first record from fishes in China

The nematode Camallanus hypophthalmichthys Dogel and Akhmerov, 1959 is redescribed from specimens collected from the intestine of the bighead carp Aristichthys nobilis, from Liangzihu Lake (Yangtze River basin), Hubei Province, central China. The light and scanning electron microscopical examination made it possible to study in detail the morphology of this so far little-known species and to confirm its validity. The main specific features of C. hypophthalmichthys distinguishing it from the most similar Camallanus spp. is the presence of 3 small caudal processes on the male tail tip, 13-16 longitudinal ridges on the inner surface of the valve of the buccal capsule, and the arrangement of preanal and postanal genital papillae in the male. This finding represents a new host record, the first record of this parasite in the Yangtze River basin, and the first documented record of C. hypophthalmichthys from China. Camallanus hypophthalmichthys is considered a specific intestinal parasite of fishes of the cyprinid Hypophthalmichthyinae.

Revision of the cyprinid genus Placocheilus Wu, 1977 in China, with description of a new species from Yunnan

Placocheilus is re-diagnosed on the basis of oromandibular structures compared to those of closely related groups. It is represented in China by three species restricted to Yunnan, namely P. caudofasciatus from the Tengtiaohe River (Nam Na), P. cryptonemus from the Nujiang Rive ( upper Salween River basin), and P. robustus, herein described as a new species from the Yuanjiang River ( Red River basin). P. robustus n. sp. is differentiated from its congeners in having a stout caudal peduncle ( depth 72.4-82.5% of its length) and the medium-sized scaleless midventral region of belly extended slightly beyond halfway from the pectoral- to pelvic-fin origin. It is further distinguished from P. caudofasciatus in having a coarsely crenulated rostral fold with 18-23 indentations on its distal margin and a smaller mental adhesive disc ( length 66.7-71.4% of its width and 37.0-43.1% of the head length).

Four new terrestrial species of Marionina (Clitellata, Enchytraeidae) from China and re-examination of M. hoVbaueri Moller

Enchytraeid surveys were made in China, mainly along the Changjiang (Yangtze) River Basin, during the period 1991-1999. Among the findings, four terrestrial species of Marionina are new to science and well illustrate the taxonomic complexity of the genus as currently defined. Marionina sinica sp. n. is characterized by a specific chaetal distribution, the marionine pattern of the dorsal blood vessel, and elongate, fusiform, spermathecal ectal ducts. Marionina sacculata sp. n. is distinguished by the possession of a pair of pouch-like oesophageal appendages in IV, the lack of lateral chaetae in VII-XI, a marionine pattern of the dorsal blood vessel, and short spermathecal ectal ducts gradually expanding into spherical ampullae. Both M. sinica and M. sacculata have minute bodies (2-3 mm long in vivo) and lack spermathecal accessory glands. The former species shows its closest aYnities with the European M. brendae Rota, 1995, whereas the latter is closest to the German M. hoVbaueri Moller, 1971, for which an amended diagnosis is provided. Marionina seminuda sp. n. has only ventral chaetal bundles, distributed from III onwards and bisetose. It is similar to the Holarctic M. subterranea (Knollner, 1935) in lacking entirely the lateral chaetae and in having the brain incised posteriorly, the dorsal vessel bifurcating behind the pharynx, and coelomocytes containing opaque granules, but diVers from it in having the longest chaetae in preclitellar segments and gland cells distributed all over the spermathecal ectal ducts. Marionina righiana sp. n. is diagnosed by the location of the head pore on the prostomium, the absence of lateral chaetae from VIII ( VII or IX) onwards, the possession of free spermathecae extending backwards through one to four segments, the brain deeply incised posteriorly, the lumbricilline pattern of the dorsal blood vessel, and the opacity of coelomocytes in vivo. Prior to this study, members of the genus so atypical as M. righiana with respect to the position of the head pore and the structure of the spermathecae were known only from South American soils. Until the taxonomy of Marionina has been more thoroughly assessed and revised, the assignment of the four species to this large assemblage should be regarded as tentative.

辽河流域降雨侵蚀力的时空变化分析

降雨侵蚀力是反映流域降雨侵蚀能力的综合指标之一。根据辽河流域10个气象站的日降雨量资料,利用日降雨侵蚀力模型估算辽河流域的降雨侵蚀力。结果表明:辽河流域降雨侵蚀力的空间变异与降雨量的空间分布趋势基本一致,由东南向西北递减,变化于1 000~3 800 MJ.mm/(hm2.h.a)之间;降雨侵蚀力年内集中度高,6—8月3个月约占全年的80%;降雨侵蚀力年际变化大,年际变率Cv在0.367~0.649之间,采用时序系列的Mann-Kendall检验表明,降雨侵蚀力并无显著变化趋势;特别是在流域水土流失严重的西辽河地区,年降雨侵蚀力较小,但年内集中程度大,年际变化更突出。

松花江流域河流泥沙及其对人类活动的响应特征

对松花江流域主要水文站输沙量变化的分析表明:51年来,嫩江除1998年发生洪水外其余年份输沙量变化不大,第二松花江输沙量表现为明显的下降趋势,松花江干流输沙量也表现为下降趋势,而松花江整个流域在1979年之前为下降趋势,1979年之后为上升趋势。松花江干流区域和第二松花江为主要的泥沙来源区,分别占整个松花江流域输沙量的72.1%和16.2%。通过对单位降雨侵蚀力输沙量的分析,松花江流域输沙量负荷的变化与流域内重大历史事件、国家政策等人为活动的变化密切相关。"大跃进"时期嫩江流域输沙量负荷显著增大,三年自然灾害时期各区段输沙量负荷都出现峰值,"文革"时期各区段输沙量负荷起伏变化比较大,改革开放特别是家庭联产承包责任制实施以后,各区段输沙量负荷都呈现显著增长的趋势,90年代自然灾害频发使输沙量负荷持续出现峰值,直至1999年退耕还林后输沙量负荷才有所下降,但此后输沙量负荷又有不同程度的增长趋势。

地理环境要素与渭河流域水沙关系的定量研究

定量评价影响渭河流域产水、产沙的地理环境要素因子,为渭河流域产水、产沙格局划分及流域生态环境建设提供理论依据。【方法】分析渭河流域主要支流产水、产沙对年降雨量(P)、植被净初级生产力(NPP)、泥沙中数直径(D50)等地带性因子之间的响应机制。【结果】流域产水、产沙模数与以上3种因子之间均存在明显的非线性关系。采用回归分析得到了流域产水、产沙与地带性因子之间的多元回归模型。【结论】建立了渭河流域产水、产沙与地理环境要素之间的多项式回归模型。

延河流域种子植物区系特征与物种空间分布

以延河流域为例,采用环境梯度分层采样技术,对该流域种子植被的区系成分进行调查分析。结果表明,延河流域主要的种子植物区系共涉及57个科、148属、211种,其中裸子植物3科3属3种,被子植54科145属208种。从植物区系科属的分布型看,热带亚热带成分占31.57%,温带成分占28.07%;从属的分布型看,热带亚热带成分占11.72%,温带成分占60.54%。温带成分构成了本区系的主体,本区种子植物区系属温带性质。虽然数量上较整个黄土高原的植物区系成分较少,但这些物种却是该流域种子植物群落的主要构成种,对该区的生态恢复具有更重要的意义。在此基础上,进一步借助物种空间分布与环境要素响应图,分析211个物种分布的环境梯度空间,结果表明,它们可直接满足生态恢复重建的物种选择等需求,具有较好的应用价值。

辽宁太子河流域枯季水资源实时预报研究

太子河流域位于辽河中下游，区内分布有我国重要的钢铁、石化和粮食生产基地，是辽宁社会和经济发达地区。当前，太子河流域水资源短缺、水污染和地下水超采问题突出，水资源已成为制约当地社会经济持续、健康、稳定发展的重要因素。针对当前太子河流域严峻的水资源开发利用态势，论文提出了水资源实时评价的内容和方法，根据水资源实时监控管理的实际需要，将水资源实时评价分为汛末水资源实时评价和汛前水资源实时评价两部分。其中汛末评价主要是为计划用水和节约用水服务，而汛前评价主要是为抗旱减灾服务。在实时评价基础上，将水资源实时预报分为面向实时管理的水资源实时预报和面向实时调度的水资源实时预报两部分。建立了基于人工神经网络的地表径流实时预报模型和基于数值模拟技术的地下水可开采量（可供水量）实时预报模型，并进行了模型的率定、识别和验证。此外，借助由水资源实时预报模型和水资源实时管理模型构成的水资源实时预报管理祸合计算模式及计算流程，经模型祸合迭代计算，得出了太子河流域枯水期（2001～2002年度）水资源实时管理方案。上述研究成果，可以为辽宁太子河流域实现“计划用水和节约用水”提供决策依据，并可为北方干旱、半干旱地区流域水资源的“统一管理、动态管理和科学管理”提供可借鉴模式。

杂谷脑流域景观格局优化配置研究

景观格局优化理论、方法和技术的研究是景观生态学的一个热点问题，同时也是一个难点。本文以眠江上游典型研究区-杂谷脑流域为研究对象，利用遥感和GIS技术分析该流域从1974年到2000年景观格局的时空变化，并分析了对该流域生态安全存在威胁的主要因素；以空间模拟技术和线性规划为基础建模，从理论和方法上探讨景观格局优化配置问题，以期为该区域的农林复合景观系统的生态安全和可持续发展找出切实可行的格局优化模式；并提出生态敏感度概念，为景观管理优先级提供依据。本文的主要结论如下：（l）杂谷脑流域作为长江上游重要的森林资源输出地，从1974年到2000年景观变化得出，有林地面积减少13％；灌木林地面积增加37％；相应的水源涵养能力下降，土壤侵蚀量增加7.8％；（2）杂谷脑流域陡坡耕作严重，分布在20°-45°坡度上的耕地占耕地总面积的78．2％；干旱河谷分布范围扩大，面积从1974年的217.99km2增加到2000年的237．38kmZ对生态安全造成威胁；（3）产业结构以资源密集型产业和重污染工业为主，结构不合理，第一产业比例大，农民人均纯收入远低于同期全国平均水平，教育水平比较低，这些问题会对杂谷脑流域生态安全产生负向影响；（4）以减少土壤侵蚀为依据，通过空间建模和线性规划方法优化设计杂谷脑流域景观格局，优化结果显示土壤侵蚀量比2000年减少2.35*106吨／年，土壤保持能力与1974年相近，水源涵养能力增强；（5）景观管理对于区域安全必不可少，针对该流域现存问题，建议以提高科学技术水平，调整产业结构和资源利用方式，提高教育水平为突破口。