The Impacts of Recreational Four-Wheel Driving on the Abundance of the Ghost Crab (Ocypode cordimanus) on a Subtropical Sandy Beach in SE Queensland

There is increasing concern regarding the impacts of recreational four-wheel driving (4WDing) on sandy beach environments. The ghost crab Ocypode cordimanus is a widely distributed Australian species that utilizes beaches and dunes for constructing burrows and for foraging. Comparisons of ghost crab abundances (using burrow counts) in areas “open” and “closed” to recreational 4WDing were conducted on exposed sandy beaches on North Stradbroke Island, off the coast of southeast Queensland. Beaches where recreational 4WD activity is present had significantly lower ghost crab abundances than beaches where it is absent. The most plausible reason for this difference in abundance is that ghost crabs are highly vulnerable to being crushed by beach traffic when feeding on the beach at night. To mitigate the impacts of recreational 4WDing on ghost crab population management intervention is needed. Possible changes to the management of recreational 4WD activity include the setting aside of areas free of recreational 4WD activity for the conservation of biodiversity, or a prohibition on driving on the beaches between dusk and dawn. There is also a need for a consistent and transparent approach in Queensland for quantifying and monitoring 4WD activity in sandy beach environments.     

两船波浪中并靠补给相对运动模型试验研究

为了设计和实现一种辅助舰船并靠补给的波浪补偿辅助系泊系统,采用接触式测量方法对波浪中并靠两船的相对运动特性进行了模型试验。在4种不同有义波高情况下,对并靠两船在不同的浪向和波浪周期下三个方向的相对运动幅值特性进行试验研究,得出波浪中并靠两船的相对运动特性。     

粉沙质海岸开敞航道回淤计算的统计概化模型

针对粉沙质海岸开敞航道的回淤特点提出了一个计算航道回淤的统计概化模型。用此模型计算了某港粉沙质航道在施工过程中遭遇几次大风后的回淤量 ,并用此港实际测量所得回淤量来验证 ,得出较为一致的结果。因而 ,此模型可用于实际工程计算。又通过此港的实际资料 ,进行了粉沙质航道回淤的统计特性分析 ,为进一步开展粉沙质航道泥沙运动和航道回淤研究提供了一些参考资料。