Altitudinal migration behavior patterns of birds on the eastern slope of Mt.Gongga,China

Many bird species in montane regions exhibit altitudinal migration behavior;however,altitudinal migration of birds is still understudied,especially in Asia.Mt.Gongga(7556 m) is the highest peak of the Hengduan Mountains in Southwest China.The steep elevation gradient and the high bird diversity make the eastern slope of Mt.Gongga(Hailuo Valley) an ideal place for studying the altitudinal migration behavior patterns of birds.We synchronously recorded the local bird diversity,temperature and humidity at two sites(1800 and 3000 m a.s.l.) during three migration seasons from September 2020 to June 2021 to identify birds exhibiting altitudinal migration behavior.During our surveys,we recorded 146 bird species in total and 20 passerine bird species were altitudinal migrants according to our altitudinal migration formula.Among those 20 altitudinal migrant species,eight bird species displayed a typical altitudinal migration pattern(upward migration during the breeding season and downward migration during the non-breeding season).Moreover,temperature was correlated with the daily number of individuals(DNI) at each study site.Therefore,increasing temperatures possibly caused upward migration of birds(DNI decreased at 1800 m and increased at 3000 m) and vice versa.To further elaborate,the Rufousgorgeted Flycatcher(Ficedula strophiata),the species with the most prominent altitudinal migration behavior,initiated upward migration at a temperature of 11-12℃ at 1800 m and initiated downward migration at a temperature of 12-13℃ at 3000 m.Besides,humidity was positively correlated with the DNI.Therefore,increasing humidity(equals to increasing rainfall or snow) possibly caused downward migration of birds(DNI increased) and vice versa.Furthermore,bird species exhibiting a typical altitudinal migration behavior pattern are feeding on insects.Thus,the spatial and temporal changes of the invertebrate biomass might be an important ecological driver for the altitudinal migration of invertivorous(birds eating invertebrates) birds.This study provides fundamental data for the altitudinal migration of birds in the Hengduan Mountains and shows how altitudinal migration is seasonally dynamic across an elevational gradient in a subtropical mountain region.

Climate change in Mt. Qomolangma region since 1971

Using monthly average, maximum, minimum air temperature and monthly precipitation data from 5 weather stations in Mt. Qomolangma region in China from 1971 to 2004, climatic linear trend, moving average, low-pass filter and accumulated variance analysis methods, the spatial and temporal patterns of the climatic change in this region were analyzed. The main findings can be summarized as follows： （1） There is obvious ascending tendency for the interannual change of air temperature in Mt. Qomolangma region and the ascending tendency of Tingri, the highest station, is the most significant. The rate of increasing air temperature is 0.234℃/decade in Mt. Qomolangma region, 0.302 ℃/decade in Tingxi. The air temperature increases more strongly in non-growing season. （2） Compared with China and the global average, the warming of Mt. Qomolangma region occurred early. The linear rates of temperature increase in Mt. Qomolangma region exceed those for China and the global average in the same period. This is attributed to the sensitivity of mountainous regions to climate change. （3） The southern and northern parts of Mt. Qomolangma region are quite different in precipitation changes. Stations in the northern part show increasing trends but are not statistically significant. Nyalam in the southern part shows a decreasing trend and the sudden decreasing of precipitation occurred in the early 1990s. （4） Compared with the previous studies, we find that the warming of Mt. Qomolangma high-elevation region is most significant in China in the same period. The highest automatic meteorological comprehensive observation station in the world set up at the base camp of Mt. Qomolangma with a height of 5032 m a.s.l will play an important role in monitoring the global climate change.

Changes of the Hailuogou Glacier,Mt. Gongga,China,against the Background of Global Warming in the Last Several Decades

Great change, associated with global warming, has occurred at the Hailuogou （海螺沟） glacier, Mt. Gongga （贡嘎）, China, since the early 20th century. Various data indicate that the glacier has retreated 1 822 m in the past 106 years, with an annual mean retreat of 17.2 m, and the front elevation has risen by 300 m since 1823. Comparison of glacier variations and temperature fluctuations in China and the Northern Hemisphere, over the last 100 years, indicates that glacier retreat stages occurred during the warm phase, and vice versa. Mass balance records during 1959/60-2003/04 have shown that the glacier has suffered a constant mass loss of snow and ice. The accumulated mass balance, -10.83 m water equivalent, indicates an annual mean value of -0.24 m water equivalent. The correlation between the mass balance and temperature is significant, which also indicates that climate warming is the crucial cause of glacier loss. Local hydrological and climatic data demonstrate that runoff from the glacier has been increasing both seasonally and annually. The correlation analysis and trend analysis indicate that ice and snow melted water is the main cause of an increase in the runoff. As the climate has become warmer, changes in the glacier surface morphology have obviously occurred. These include a decrease in glacier thickness, enlargement of glacial caves, and reduction of the size of clefts on the glacier surface. The ablation period has lengthened and the ablation area has expanded. A variety of factors thus provide evidence that the Hailuogou glacier has suffered a rapid loss of snow and ice as a result of climatic warming.

Seasonal variations in heavy metals concentrations in Mt.Qomolangma Region snow

The concentrations of heavy metals Ba, Pb, Cu, Zn and Co in snow pit collected in September, 2005 from the accumulation area of the East Rongbuk Glacier （6523 m a.s.l.）, which lies on the northern slope of Mt. Qomolangma, were determined by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry （ICP-MS）. Concentrations （pg/ml） of heavy metals are Ba2-227, Co2.8-15.7, Cu10-120, Zn29-4948 and Pb14-142, respectively. The 5180 was determined by MAT-252. The time period of the snow pit spans from autumn 2005 to summer 2004. Seasonal variations of the concentrations and δ^18O are observed, of which Pb, Cu, Zn and Co are much lower in summer monsoon season than that in non summer monsoon season, suggesting that different sources of heavy metals contributed to the site. EFc （crustal enrichment factors） is Co3.6, Cu27, Pb33 and Zn180, respectively. Higher EFo values of Pb, Cu and Zn suggest that Pb, Cu especially Zn are mainly contributed by anthropogenic sources.

Elevational patterns of bird species richness on the eastern slope of Mt.Gongga,Sichuan Province,China

Background:In biological systems,biological diversity often displays a rapid turn-over across elevations.This defining feature has made mountains classic systems for studying the spatial variation in diversity.Because patterns of elevational diversity can vary among lineages and mountain systems it remains difficult to extrapolate findings from one montane region to another,or among lineages.In this study,we assessed patterns and drivers of avian diversity along an elevational gradient on the eastern slope of Mt.Gongga,the highest peak in the Hengduan Mountain Range in central China,and a mountain where comprehensive studies of avian diversity are still lacking.Methods:We surveyed bird species in eight 400-m elevational bands from 1200 to 4400 m a.s.l.between 2012 and 2017.To test the relationship between bird species richness and environmental factors,we examined the relative importance of seven ecological variables on breeding season distribution patterns:land area(LA),mean daily temperature(MDT),seasonal temperature range(STR),the mid-domain effect(MDE),seasonal precipitation(SP),invertebrate biomass(IB) and enhanced vegetation index(EVI).Climate data were obtained from five local meteorological stations and three temperature/relative humidity smart sensors in 2016.Results:A total of 219 bird species were recorded in the field,of which 204 were recorded during the breeding season(April–August).Species richness curves(calculated separately for total species,large-ranged species,and smallranged species) were all hump-shaped.Large-ranged species contributed more to the total species richness pattern than small-ranged species.EVI and IB were positively correlated with total species richness and small-ranged species richness.LA and MDT were positively correlated with small-ranged species richness,while STR and SP were negatively correlated with small-ranged species richness.MDE was positively correlated with large-ranged species richness.When we considered the combination of candidate factors using multiple regression models and model-averaging,total species richness and large-ranged species richness were correlated with STR(negative) and MDE(positive),while small-ranged species richness was correlated with STR(negative) and IB(positive).Conclusions:Although no single key factor or suite of factors could explain patterns of diversity,we found that MDE,IB and STR play important but varying roles in shaping the elevational richness patterns of different bird species categories.Model-averaging indicates that small-ranged species appear to be mostly influenced by IB,as opposed to large-ranged species,which exhibit patterns more consistent with the MDE model.Our data also indicate that the species richness varied between seasons,offering a promising direction for future work.

Shallow Genetic Structure of Pholis fangi in Bohai Sea and Yellow Sea Inferred from mt DNA Control Region

Pholis fangi is an ecologically important fish species inhabiting Chinese coastal waters of Yellow Sea and Bohai Sea. To investigate the genetic diversity and population genetic structure of P. fangi, a fragment of 487 bp in the first hypervariable region (HVR-1) of the mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) control region was sequenced for 181 individuals collected from Bohai Sea and Yel- low Sea. A total of 18 polymorphic sites were detected, which defined 25 haplotypes. A moderate level of haplotype diversity (h = 0.7052) and a low level of nucleotide diversity (π= 0.0028) were detected. Both the phylogenetic tree and the haplotype network showed no significant genealogical structure difference among sampling locations. Pairwise FST comparison and hierarchical mo- lecular variance analysis (AMOVA) revealed that no significant genetic structure difference existed throughout the investigated re- gions, suggesting a high gene exchange among different populations. The results of neutrality test and mismatch distribution analysis indicated that a late Pleistocene population expansion (38000 127000 years ago) happened. Seasonal schooling migration may con- tribute to the genetically homogeneous population structure of the species.

WUGONG MTS.REGION AS A CALEDONIAN MEDIUM-HIGH PRESSURE METAMORPHIC BELT:EVIDENCE FROM b_0 VALUES OF WHITE MICAS

The Wugong Mts. region may have experienced three stages of metamorphism in Early Paleo-zoic, which may be closely related to the generations of regional deformation. The first stage ismedium-pressure metamorphism, the second medium- and high-pressure one with stress on high-pressure metamorphism, and the third low-pressure and high-temperature metamorphism. Theregion, as a whole, is a Caledonian medium-high pressure metamorphic belt.

The carbon accumulation and dissipation features of sub-alpine woodland in Mt.Gongga

Based on biomass investigations, soil respiration an d plant photosynthesis measurement of dominant trees in Hailuogou valley o f Mt. Gongga, Southwest China, the carbon (C) storage, absorption and release for several typical woodlands in sub-alpine zones have been di scussed. For Abies fabri forest of 3,000 m above sea level, the C stor age amount is 177.4 t/ha for above-ground biomass and 143.2 t/ha for s oil below-ground biomass. The annual gross C fixed by vegetation photo synthesis is 20-24 t/ha. The C release by canopy respiration is 3.0-5.5 t/ha for arbors and 10-19 t/ha for surface soil and roots. The annual net C f ixed of forest ecosystem is about 6.0-7.1 t/ha. At lower elevations, t he amount of C released by woodlands is higher than that of woods a t higher elevations. The C fixed capacity of renewed forest with middle-aged t rees is higher than that of mature forest. Before becoming over-matured forest, woodland is an important sink of C whereas bareland in woods is the source of atmospheric C.

新疆大红柳滩伟晶岩型锂矿深部结构与区域成矿模型解释

为揭示花岗岩-伟晶岩型锂等稀有金属矿成矿系统的深部结构,对西昆仑造山带大红柳滩伟晶岩型锂矿集区开展了大地电磁测深法(MT)探测。通过MT三维反演电阻率模型,探测到两个0~20 km深度范围的高阻体,反映了出露于地表的大红柳滩复式花岗岩基和半隐伏的大红柳滩东花岗岩基;20~80 km深度范围内发现的大范围高导异常,则反映了深达上地幔的地壳重熔形成的大规模长英质岩浆储库。可见,成矿母岩大红柳滩花岗岩基是有根的,而且是规模巨大深达上地幔的岩浆储库,它们为超大型大红柳滩伟晶岩型锂矿的形成提供了物源和热源。与松潘-甘孜甲基卡超大型伟晶岩型锂矿集区对比,尽管川西甲基卡地区地表出露的花岗岩有限,但MT三维反演电阻率模型显示,其也存在深达上地幔的大范围高导异常,同样反映了大规模长英质岩浆储库的存在,只是剥蚀深度浅,上侵的花岗岩未被剥蚀出来而已。从而,深剥蚀的大红柳滩地区表现为大面积花岗岩出露的“热隆”特征,而浅剥蚀的甲基卡地区则表现为花岗岩围岩“片麻岩穹隆”热变质构造特征。西昆仑-松潘-甘孜伟晶岩型锂等稀有金属巨型成矿带两端的晚三叠世超大型矿床是大规模地壳重熔长英质岩浆作用中心的产物,由于锂等稀有金属的喜水性,H2O的饱和度是造就伟晶岩型锂超常富集的关键,并在长英质岩浆储库、上侵花岗岩和伟晶岩不同分异演化阶段,锂的“预富集”为大规模伟晶岩型锂矿成矿奠定了重要基础。

2022—2023年四川泸定M_(S)6.8、M_(S)5.0和M_(S)5.6地震序列的发震构造及成因

四川泸定2022年9月5日发生M_(S)6.8强震,随后10月22日和2023年1月26日又分别发生M_(S)5.0和M_(S)5.6强余震,主震和两次强余震的震中相距仅几公里却有着截然不同的震源机制解,因此,探究三者的发震构造、联系及成因至关重要.本研究利用国家地震台网记录到的这三次地震序列的连续波形数据及震相资料进行双差重定位,并进一步采取CAP波形反演方法和P波初动极性反演方法获得研究区M_(L)2.5+的79个余震震源机制解.结果显示,主破裂沿鲜水河断裂磨西段,破裂彻底,余震活动性不高.沿主断裂分布的余震具有明显的分段特征,断层近直立且西北浅东南深.主震及磨西段大部分余震均为走滑机制,是典型的印度—欧亚板块挤压旋转造成鲜水河走滑断裂带应力失稳触发的强震活动.发生在贡嘎山地区的余震是M_(S)6.8主震触发的震群活动,震级水平不高,分布弥散,并没有触发与主断裂共轭的燕子沟、海螺沟和磨子沟次级断裂,而是触发了与主断裂近平行的次级隐伏断裂——贡嘎山断裂.M_(S)5.0和M_(S)5.6两次强余震均发生在该次级隐伏断裂上,断层倾角40°~50°且震源深度较浅.贡嘎山地区拉张型地震活动明显不同于走滑型为主的鲜水河断裂带,可能是印度—欧亚板块挤压旋转作用下贡嘎山快速隆升而地表快速剥离导致局部因重力卸载而垮塌造成的,M_(S)6.8主震有明显的触发作用.三次泸定强震的发生,释放了磨西段及西侧贡嘎山地区部分应力,但并未改变"Y"字形交汇区强震发生的可能性.

山区MT资料精细处理与效果分析

在山区获得的 MT野外资料不可避免地受到各种干扰及地形与局部异常体的影响 ,常规方法很难满足山区 MT资料处理与解释的要求。本文提出了山区 MT资料精细处理方法 ,与常规资料处理方法相比较 ,主要从以下三个方面进行了改进 :1TE与 TM极化曲线的精细识别 ;2二维精细反演 ;3电法、地质交互式处理解释。实测资料处理表明 :采用精细处理的方法来进行解释 ,与常规方法相比 ,得到了较好的地电剖面。

Adaptation Management of Mountain Tourism Service: The Case of the Source Regions of the Yangtze and Yellow River

Mountain areas are often rich in ecological diversity and recreational opportunities. Mountain tourism is thought to be an effective and important means for maintaining and expanding rural economies and, thus, improving the living conditions of rural societies. As mountain tourism service research is a professional field with several disciplines involved, a multi-disciplinary management pIatform is needed and it facilitates participation in sustainable mountain development by diverse stakeholders. With the source regions of the Yangtze and the Yellow River as a case study, this paper presents a conceptual framework for an adaptation management of mountain tourism services according to technical, policy, social and economic dimensions. The framework is based on a vulnerability assessment of mountain ecosystems, and can serve as a reference for the development of tourism service in other mountain areas.

Source and yearly distribution of PAHs in the snow from the Hailuogou glacier of Mountain Gongga, China

Snow samples were collected over a 3-year period from 2012 to 2014 at the Hailuogou glacier of Mountain Gongga(Mt. Gongga) and analyzed for 16 priority polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons(PAHs) using Gas Chromatography–Mass Spectrometry(GC–MS). The results show that total average levels of the 16 PAHs ranged from 452 to 290 ng·L^(-1) with a possible declining trend from 2012 to 2014. Distances between the sampling sites and the emission sources were estimated at typically less than 500 km. The results suggest that the major source of PAHs was from coal combustion, while contributions from automobile exhaust played an important role in more recent years. This finding was in agreement with the characteristics of presence of local industry, residence, and recent development of tourism of the surrounding areas.

CRUSTAL STRUCTURE IN EASTERN REGION OF QINGHAI—TIBET PLATEAU

A geophysical survey including Magnetotelluric sounding(MT), gravity and geomagnetism was carried out in eastern region of Qinghai—Tibet plateau in 1998. It is to be known from tectonic map that study area was divided into four blocks by three large sutures, but we have very little information on deep\|seated structure which have close relationship with evolution of Tibet plateau, our purpose is to find some deep crustal structure evidences of the blocks and sutures for understanding deep tectonic feature in this region. The geophysical survey region is located in about 97～98°E and 35～26°N, the profile with the length of 760km runs through Bayanhar, Qingtang and Gandise block in NS direction, 349 gravity and geomagnetic data were acquired simultaneously, and 31 MT sites are be placed along the profile with about 18km\|interval to detect electrical conductive feature.

贡嘎山地区泥石流形成的水热组合分析

贡嘎山位于青藏高原东缘、大雪山脉中南段,区域地形地貌复杂,气候多变,泥石流活动频繁。近年来,随着全球气候变暖,冰川的退缩,泥石流灾害日趋严重。对近40 a来该区泥石流发生的年际、年内和暴发前夕的水热组合分析发现:湿热的水热组合最有利于泥石流的形成,泥石流类型不同,其水热组合也存在一定的差异。冰川泥石流暴发的年内降水变化曲线多呈双峰或多峰型,气温曲线一般呈单峰型,而冰雪雨水型泥石流暴发当月的气温和降水都比较高,气温和降水变化曲线一般都呈单峰型。

贡嘎山东坡土壤有机质及氮素分布特征

对贡嘎山东坡自然垂直带土壤有机质和氮素的分布特征的研究表明,贡嘎山东坡表层土壤有机质和全氮含量随海拔升高有上升趋势,但在针阔混交林以上出现波动,在群落过渡带处出现显著峰值,气候和植被类型的综合作用决定了有机质和氮素的空间分布.土壤有机质和氮素在土壤剖面中的垂直分布趋势一致,凋落物层和土壤A层高于B、C层,这与动植物残体在土壤中的垂直分布格局类似.群落过渡带在腐殖质A层出现氮素累积峰.土壤碳氮比介于7～25之间,相对较低,利于土壤腐殖质化和有机氮矿化.碳氮比随海拔升高而升高,在土壤剖面中的分布随植被类型不同而有所差异.土壤中的氮素主要以有机氮的形式存在于土壤有机质中,土壤碳氮比与有机质含量显著相关.

贡嘎山海螺沟冷杉群落物种多样性与群落结构随海拔的变化

冷杉(Abies fabri)是贡嘎山东坡亚高山暗针叶林主要的建群种和林线树种。在海螺沟沿海拔梯度调查了19个冷杉林样方,以此分析冷杉在其垂直分布范围内,物种多样性、群落结构及生物量沿海拔梯度的变化。结果表明:(1)二元指示种分析(TWINSPAN)可将全部样方分为5个群落类型:a.冷杉+麦吊云杉(Picea brachytyla)+云南铁杉(Tsuga dumosa)混交林群落;b.冷杉+阔叶树-杂灌群落;c.冷杉+阔叶树-冷箭竹(Bashania fangiana)群落;d.冷杉-杂灌-苔藓群落;e.冷杉-杜鹃(Rhododendron spp.)-苔藓群落。群落类型的空间分异主要受海拔和坡度、坡位等小地形因素控制。(2)群落乔木层、灌木层的物种丰富度和Shannon-Wiener指数随海拔上升而减小;但草本层没有明显的变化趋势。(3)各层的β多样性指数随海拔上升均有减小趋势;海拔3300 m以上的群落构成差异较小。(4)冷杉群落和冷杉种群的最大高度、平均高度、最大胸径、平均胸径都随海拔上升而逐渐减小;海拔3550 m以上,冷杉个体的高和直径生长因受到林线环境制约而明显减小,而DBH>5 cm的冷杉和全部种的密度随海拔上升而增大。(5)冷杉林材积随海拔上升而下降,平均值为846.4 m^3/hm^2。

贡嘎山亚高山林地碳的积累与耗散特征

根据贡嘎山海螺沟内5种主要林地上的生物量调查、土壤呼吸和光合作用测定,研究亚高山地区典型林带上C的存贮、吸收和排放关系。对于海拔3000 m附近的峨眉冷杉林,其地上和地下C贮量分别为177.4 t/hm2和143.2 t/hm2,森林光合作用吸收的C量在22～24 t/hm2·a之间,通过呼吸释放C量为3～5.5 t/hm2·a (乔木冠层) 和10～19 t/hm2·a (地面土壤及根系),年光合作用净固定的C为7.05 t/hm2。低海拔处生态系统C的呼吸量较大,100a以内的中幼龄树木固C能力高于成熟林的固C作用。林地在成为过熟林之前主要还是C的汇,林间裸地是大气的C源。

珠穆朗玛峰地区近34年来气候变化

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