Assessing terrestrial wildlife populations in the Toronto and Region Area of Concern

Beneficial use impairments (BUIs) under the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement identify environmental issues requiring remedial action within the Great Lakes Areas of Concern (AOCs). We conducted this study to support the assessment of the wildlife component of BUI 3: degradation of fish and wildlife populations. We compared bird and amphibian (frogs and toads) data from the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority’s Terrestrial Long-term Monitoring Program in the Toronto and Region AOC to an adjacent, but otherwise similar, reference watershed, Duffins Creek. Twelve of 13 targets were met within the AOC for forest bird, wetland bird, meadow bird and amphibian populations based on averages of mean annual values at sites within the AOC that were within two standard deviations of averages at sites in the Duffins Creek reference watershed between 2008 and 2017. Even though wildlife populations within the AOC were within the normal range of variability expected from a reference watershed, they were often at lower levels than within the Duffins Creek reference watershed. In addition, forest bird and amphibian populations were negatively affected by urbanization within the AOC and meadow bird indices declined. We conclude that while wildlife populations within the AOC currently meet targets for BUI 3, they continue to be negatively impacted by numerous stressors that are primarily related to past and ongoing urbanization. Thus, continued restoration of wildlife habitat and protection of existing habitat within the AOC is highly recommended.     

关于加快发展南通市家用纺织业的思考

立足国内家用纺织品发展的大环境,在重点考察了南通、上海、无锡等地家用纺织业现状的基础上,就加快南通家用纺织业的发展提出了打造“南通国际家用纺织品研发（设计）中心”的具体思路。     

中国石油2004年乙烯业务概述

回顾了中国石油所属乙烯装置2004年的生产情况,总结生产管理、技术进步及改造发展工作。介绍了2005年的工作目标和任务。     

Fenton氧化法处理废水的机理及应用

阐述了Fenton试剂的氧化机理 ,分析了各项因素对氧化效果的影响。介绍了光 -Fenton法、电 -Fenton法及Fenton -混凝法在废水处理中应用情况以及存在的问题 ,并展望了其发展趋势。     

Diets,population structure,and seasonal activity patterns of mudpuppies (Necturus maculosus) in an urban,Great Lakes coastal habitat

Freshwater species native to the Laurentian Great Lakes region face numerous environmental stressors, and the conservation status and ecological relationships of many remain poorly understood. One such species, the mudpuppy (Necturus maculosus), is declining, but better information on their natural history and development of more effective population monitoring techniques is needed. We assessed seasonal variation in capture success, biases in capture techniques, and feeding ecology of mudpuppies in Wolf Lake, a highly perturbed and urban former estuarine wetland complex to Lake Michigan. Trapping periods of ≥ 3 consecutive nights occurred from January to May 2015, and October 2015 to March 2016. Overall trapping success differed among trapping periods (p = 0.01) and declined precipitously at water temperatures above 14.1 °C (p < 0.001). Mudpuppies in traps (mean 26.9 ± 0.5 cm) were larger than those caught with hand nets (mean 14.7 ± 0.8 cm, p < 0.0001), suggesting that multiple methods may be needed to accurately assess demographics. Stomach contents obtained through gastric lavage included mollusks, leeches, insects, isopods, amphipods, crayfish, fish, a frog, and a juvenile conspecific. Invasive species, including rusty crayfish (Orconectes rusticus), round gobies (Neogobius melanostomus), and zebra/quagga mussels (Dreissena spp.) were present in guts, suggesting mudpuppy foraging has changed along with aquatic communities in the region. Prey community analyses revealed differences in overall diet among size classes of mudpuppies (p = 0.001), but relatively weak similarity within size classes. Results suggest that mudpuppies in lake ecosystems occupy a broad niche that changes as they grow.     

一阶谓词逻辑的图形推理法

针对已有一阶谓词逻辑推理方法中存在的推理效率低等问题,研究一种基于谓词/变迁系统的图形推理法。定义了描述谓词间与/或关系的谓词-与/或图,借助谓词-与/或图表示谓词/变迁系统,提出一种实现反向推理的目标制导的图形推理法。该方法推理效率高,较已有的推理方法具有一定的优越性。     

武汉城市圈高校教育资源共享机制的构建

武汉城市圈内高校教育资源十分丰富但分布极不平衡。为提高教育资源的使用效益,促进城市圈高校教育的一体化发展,必须以科学发展观为理论指导,从转变观念、创新体制和完善机制等方面构建武汉城市圈高等学校教育资源共享的平台,以便更好地发挥高等教育在推进武汉城市圈＂两型社会＂建设中的＂动力站＂和＂加速器＂作用。     

受阻胺类光稳定剂的现状及开发进展

受阻胺类光稳定剂（HALS）是继紫外线吸收剂之后的一种新型高效光稳定剂，简要介绍了国内外HALS的研究，生产现状及发展趋势。     

大数据环境下的城市计算及其应用

介绍城市计算的技术内涵、数学模型及研究方法。包括数据流、图数据模型和排队论以及传感技术、城市数据管理、城市环境异构数据可视化等技术。并指出当前国内外的研究热点课题以及城市计算的应用和面临的挑战。     

Decreasing trends in total suspended solids and cumulative effects of nonpoint source projects in the Cuyahoga River Watershed,OH

Using the US EPA’s Grants Reporting and Tracking System (GRTS), we test if completion of best management practices (BMPs) through the Clean Water Act Section (4)319 National Nonpoint Source Program was associated with a decreasing trend in total suspended solids (TSS) load (metric tons/year). The study area chosen had 21 completed projects in the Cuyahoga River watershed in northeastern Ohio from 2000 to 2018. The 4319 projects ranged from dam removal, floodplain/wetland restoration to stormwater projects. There was an overall decreasing trend in TSS loads. We identified three phases of project implementation and completion, where phase 1 had ongoing projects, but none completed (2000–2004). The steepest decrease in loads, identified as phase 2 (2005–2011), was associated with completion of low-head dam modification and removal projects on the mainstem of the Cuyahoga River. A likely decreasing trend was associated with projects completed in the tributaries, such as natural channel design restoration and stormwater green infrastructure (phase 3). Pairing sediment reduction estimates from projects with the river’s flow normalized TSS loading trend, we estimated that the 4319 effort may account for a small fraction of the TSS load reduction. Other stream restoration projects (non-4319) have also been done in the Cuyahoga watershed by other organizations. However, trying to compile these other projects is challenging in larger watersheds having multiple municipalities, agencies, and nonprofits doing restoration without better coordinated record keeping and monitoring. While a decreasing trend in a pollutant load is a desirable water quality outcome, determining what contributed to that trend remains difficult.