Investigating Causal Pathways Linking Site-Level Characteristics,Compliance, and Ecological Performance in Caribbean MPAs

A rapidly growing body of empirical evidence has linked improved ecological performance of social–ecological systems (SES) with better compliance with rules governing human activities. Researchers have proposed several key factors that motivate an individual to comply with resource use rules, including deterrence, social pressures, moral inclinations, and perceived legitimacy of rules and responsible authorities. Much of the research on compliance proposes causal mechanisms at the individual human level, but few studies test causal paths with empirical data particularly at the site level. This study tested a proposed pathway for explaining overall compliance rates and ecological performance in SES using data from structured surveys of community members, key informant interviews, policy documents, and coral reef surveys at marine protected areas (MPAs) and their associated human communities in the wider Caribbean. Findings indicate that compliance and other active MPA management interventions positively affect ecological performance, and site-level contextual factors (level of community development and being part of a political network) positively influence significant predictors of overall compliance rates, which include active MPA management and enforced punishments.     

洋口港污水排海工程排污口选划研究

在综合已有大最研究成果和工程经验的基础上,通过分析排污口选划方法原则、初步方案的选取、海域水动力和水环境影响、泥沙场泥沙冲淤及工程技术经济性等选划因素,确定了洋口港污水排海工程的最佳排污口位置.结果表明,综合考虑各种影响因素的选划方法,有利于实现排污工程的环保排放.     

用生态动力学模型分析海带养殖对浮游生态系统的影响

以我国近海典型海带养殖区桑沟湾为例,建立了"浮游植物-海带-浮游动物-营养盐-有机碎屑"生态动力学模型,较好地模拟了不同养殖密度下浮游生态系统结构的变化,通过灵敏度分析,研究状态变量对模型初值和参数变化的响应,提出了参数优化的思路.     

A Practice-Based Coupling of the Precautionary Principle to the Large Marine Ecosystem Fisheries Management Concept with a Policy Orientation: The Northeast United States Continental Shelf as a Case Example

This article addresses interdisciplinary sustainable aspects of fisheries as part of ocean management. Human-caused impacts and their role as modifiers of living marine resources is discussed. The research note also theorizes about contemporary global change and its prospective biological consequences, especially when coupled with human-induced factors in coastal marine waters. Also addressed is the management and ecological aspects of fish stock populations as part of a large marine ecosystem (LME) in the Northeast United States continental shelf of the Atlantic Ocean with suggestions for an interdisciplinary policy orientation paradigm to foster the sustainability of marine life in the sea.     

A Training Framework for Understanding Conflict in the Coastal Zone

The coastal zone is attractive for human settlement because it tends to be resource rich, providing a good location to generate incomes and livelihoods. Equally, however, it is a complex and powerful natural environment, which means that the coastal zone often becomes a focus of conflict with multiple users competing for limited space and resources. Understanding the causes of, and determining solutions to, the ensuing problems requires inputs from a range of analyses across sectors and disciplines. However, different disciplinary and sectoral approaches frequently use different investigative methods, language, and means of presenting results. This article presents a framework that has been developed in collaboration with Indian institutions over the past three years in an effort to address some of these fundamental problems of analysis and translation into policy action. Key components addressed by the framework are strengthening the capacity to practice, knowing how to proceed and how to find out what needs to be known using experience-based problem solving.     

论船舶安全检查与海事调查的统合

针对船舶安全检查与海事调查条块分割的现状,从理论和实践两方面阐述了两者的内在统一性。同时论证了船舶安全检查与海事调查统合的理论基础,并提出了对二者进行整合具体设想。     

In situ colonization of marine biofilms on UNS S32760 duplex stainless steel coupons in areas with different water qualities: Implications for corrosion potential behavior

In the presence of biofilms, stainless steels （SS） exhibits an increase in corrosion potential, called ennoblement. In the present study, the corrosion potential （Eco,） behavior of the duplex SS UNS S32760 was recorded simultaneously with the in situ marine biofilm formation in two areas at Arraial do Cabo, Southeastern Brazil. The biofilm at Forno Harbor （an anthropogenically disturbed area） was characterized by higher relative abundances of Bacteria at day 2, followed by diatoms （especially Navicula sp.） on day 10 and dinoflagellates on day 18, whereas no clear trend was recorded at Cabo Frio Island （an undisturbed area）. The ennoblement of Ecor values was site-dependent. In a complementary laboratory assay, biofilms were removed and the Eco values registered in sterile conditions for the subsequent 10 days and corroborated in situ results. Understanding biofilms and SS interactions has important implications for materials science and engineering decisions as well as helping to fill in imnortant gaps in this knowledge.     

自锚式悬索桥吊索索力测试与计算方法

从频率法测索力基本理论出发,归纳总结了边界条件、抗弯刚度以及温度等因素对频率法测试精度的影响。针对自锚式悬索桥短吊索的索力测试,提出了考虑短吊索抗弯刚度和边界条件的频率法实用计算公式。通过现场测试与分析证明,使用该实用计算公式能提高测试精度,可在类似工程索力测试中推广应用。     

巨型钢框架--拉索支撑体系在水平荷载作用下的破坏性能

为了解巨型钢框架-拉索支撑体系在水平荷载作用下的破坏性能,采用倒三角和均匀分布两种水平加载模式对经抗风抗震优化后的巨型钢框架-拉索支撑结构进行Pushover分析,研究在不同水平加载模式下的出铰顺序,并考察其抗侧刚度及拉索受力特征。研究表明,在倒三角和均匀分布两种加载模式下,结构的出铰顺序基本一致,构件破坏先后顺序为巨型柱肢间支撑、巨型梁腹杆、楼层梁、柱肢。均布加载得到的抗侧刚度大于倒三角分布;拉索退出工作的时间越早,则同一层中另一侧索拉力增加得越快。     

远程海事调查模式探讨

该文结合新冠肺炎疫情期间开展的两起海事调查工作,分析了在特殊情况下开展远程海事调查工作的必要性和可行性,总结了远程海事调查工作的优缺点及其适用的局限性,最后根据工作实际,对远程海事调查的应用提出了几点思考和建议.