Our case study analyzed the proximity of previously mapped fractures in the aquifer matrix to 93 Florida panther (Puma concolor coryi) dens mapped from 2007-2016 in south Florida. Dens occurred in five counties (Colli...Our case study analyzed the proximity of previously mapped fractures in the aquifer matrix to 93 Florida panther (Puma concolor coryi) dens mapped from 2007-2016 in south Florida. Dens occurred in five counties (Collier = 77, Dade = 1, Hendry = 9, Lee = 5, and Monroe = 1) and three sub-basins of the Greater Everglades Basin (Big Cypress Swamp = 83, Caloosahatchee = 3, and Everglades = 7). Fractured aquifers occur worldwide, but are not the focus of habitat suitability studies, despite evidence that fractures influence plant species composition and density. Habitat alterations can occur many kilometers from the surface footprint of groundwater alterations in the regional Floridan aquifer system via preferential flow through fractures. Increased natural discharge from and recharge to the aquifer occur at fracture intersections. Greater induced recharge and habitat changes also may occur at fracture intersections. All dens were within 5 km of a previously mapped fracture;36% and 74% were within 1 km and 2 km, respectively, of those fractures;and 47%, 74%, and 90% of dens were within 2 km, 3.25 km and 5 km, respectively, from the nearest fracture intersection. Results suggest fractures influence the suitability and/or availability of habitat for panther dens, selection of den sites, and availability as well as abundance of high quality prey items essential for the nutritional demands of successfully rearing panther kittens in the wild. We recommend more detailed investigations of: a) vegetation characteristics near dens, b) groundwater alterations and cumulative impacts of those alterations associated with fractures in panther habitat (e.g., altered plant species composition and density), and c) influence of aquifer fractures in all habitats underlain by fractures.展开更多
地理信息系统(Geographical Information System,简称GIS)做为一种新兴并不断发展的技术系统,不仅能够存储、分析和表达现实世界中各种对象的属性信息,而且能够处理其空间定位特征,能将其空间信息和属性信息有机地结合起来,从空间和属...地理信息系统(Geographical Information System,简称GIS)做为一种新兴并不断发展的技术系统,不仅能够存储、分析和表达现实世界中各种对象的属性信息,而且能够处理其空间定位特征,能将其空间信息和属性信息有机地结合起来,从空间和属性两个方面对现实世界进行查询、检索和分析,并且能以直观的形式将结果表达出来,处理一定地理区域内的复杂的规划、决策和管理问题。通过对四川省南江县水资源监测系统的构建,简要介绍GIS技术在水情监测系统中的应用,为今后水利信息化建设提供先验。展开更多
文摘Our case study analyzed the proximity of previously mapped fractures in the aquifer matrix to 93 Florida panther (Puma concolor coryi) dens mapped from 2007-2016 in south Florida. Dens occurred in five counties (Collier = 77, Dade = 1, Hendry = 9, Lee = 5, and Monroe = 1) and three sub-basins of the Greater Everglades Basin (Big Cypress Swamp = 83, Caloosahatchee = 3, and Everglades = 7). Fractured aquifers occur worldwide, but are not the focus of habitat suitability studies, despite evidence that fractures influence plant species composition and density. Habitat alterations can occur many kilometers from the surface footprint of groundwater alterations in the regional Floridan aquifer system via preferential flow through fractures. Increased natural discharge from and recharge to the aquifer occur at fracture intersections. Greater induced recharge and habitat changes also may occur at fracture intersections. All dens were within 5 km of a previously mapped fracture;36% and 74% were within 1 km and 2 km, respectively, of those fractures;and 47%, 74%, and 90% of dens were within 2 km, 3.25 km and 5 km, respectively, from the nearest fracture intersection. Results suggest fractures influence the suitability and/or availability of habitat for panther dens, selection of den sites, and availability as well as abundance of high quality prey items essential for the nutritional demands of successfully rearing panther kittens in the wild. We recommend more detailed investigations of: a) vegetation characteristics near dens, b) groundwater alterations and cumulative impacts of those alterations associated with fractures in panther habitat (e.g., altered plant species composition and density), and c) influence of aquifer fractures in all habitats underlain by fractures.
文摘地理信息系统(Geographical Information System,简称GIS)做为一种新兴并不断发展的技术系统,不仅能够存储、分析和表达现实世界中各种对象的属性信息,而且能够处理其空间定位特征,能将其空间信息和属性信息有机地结合起来,从空间和属性两个方面对现实世界进行查询、检索和分析,并且能以直观的形式将结果表达出来,处理一定地理区域内的复杂的规划、决策和管理问题。通过对四川省南江县水资源监测系统的构建,简要介绍GIS技术在水情监测系统中的应用,为今后水利信息化建设提供先验。
