湿地流道在密西西比河上流域的和的度中介
Samson G Mengistu1, Heather E Golden2, Charles R Lane2
1National Research Council, National Academy of Science @ US Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA), Office of Research and Development, Cincinnati, Ohio USA.
概括
湿地特征通过影响营养物质运输,显著影响水质. 了解湿地流道有助于减少地表水中的和污染.
科学领域:
- 环境科学 环境科学
- 水文学的水文学
- 生态生态学 生态生态学
背景情况:
- 缩和有害的藻类繁殖源于水中的过量的和.
- 湿地对流域水质的影响尚未得到充分理解.
- 营养污染对水生生态系统和人类健康构成风险.
研究的目的:
- 研究湿地特征如何影响总 (TN) 和总 (TP) 度.
- 为湿地水文运输开发和应用新的空间变量.
- 评估湿地在解释流域尺度上的营养物质变化中的作用.
主要方法:
- 开发了"湿地水力运输变量"来描述湿地流道.
- 利用多线性回归模型来分析景观到水中的营养度.
- 从上密西西比河流域 (UMRB) 检查的数据.
主要成果:
- 湿地流路变量显著改善了营养模型 (TN:R2 0.89至0.91;TP:R2 0.53至0.84).
- 流量减弱环境 (例如,地下流) 与较低的TN和TP相关.
- 频繁的湿地流连接与降低TP度有关.
结论:
- 湿地特征,特别是流道,对于调节流域规模的营养水平至关重要.
- 地下流和减少的水文连接可以减轻营养出口.
- 纳入湿地流道数据可以增强水质管理和保护战略.
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