中国主要河口沉积有机地球化学研究

过去的二十几年里。对中国主要河口沉积有机地球化学做了较为系统的研究。获得了诸多成果。尤其对河口沉积物的生物标志物、有机污染物的研究取得较大进展。这些研究成果为探讨物质输入、成岩作用和河口环境污染状况等提供了重要的信息。     

五种海洋微藻细胞膜与细胞内脂肪酸分子稳定碳同位素组成分析

浮游植物是海洋有机物的主要生产者,为浮游和底栖群落提供食物和能量;一部分浮游植物产生的有机物(包括脂类化合物)被保存在海洋沉积物中,既是全球碳收支中有机碳的主要组分,又作为生命活动和环境变迁的记录,提供地球历史演变的重要信息。浮游植物通过光合作用合成多种脂类化合物,可以占到生物量总碳的5%~20%。由于其结构具有指纹特征,并较蛋白质和糖类化合物结构稳定,脂类化合物已被广泛地用于研究有机物的生物地球化学循环和古代海洋环境。     

2008年冬季西太平洋表层海水浮游藻类分布特征——分子有机地球化学研究

通过对西太平洋海区表层海水颗粒物的过滤收集,利用有机地球化学方法,提取了与浮游植物相关的脂类分子,如菜子甾醇、甲藻甾醇、直链烯酮、长链二醇,分别对应于硅藻、甲藻、颗石藻、黄绿藻,分析探讨了以浮游植物生物标志物为基础的海洋生物群落和生物量的变化特征及其影响因素。研究结果表明,利用脂类标志物方法所得生物量与海洋叶绿素分布有较好的对应关系,是一种有效的重建海洋浮游植物生产力与群落结构的方法。该区域浮游植物生物分布呈明显的区域特征,长江河口陆架区域最高,其次为新几内亚群岛东部沿岸区和菲律宾群岛沿岸,而远洋区域最低。造成该结果的主要因素是河流、洋流以及区域地貌、沉积物再悬浮。硅藻由于其对营养物质的竞争优势,丰度普遍较高,其次为甲藻,而颗石藻、黄绿藻含量较低。该研究成果不仅可用于现代海洋生态结构变化的检测,更将为利用脂类分子进行古海洋群落结构的真实重建提供重要的科学依据。     

基于生物标志物的海洋溢油污染评价方法研究

生物标志物是指能够指示或表征暴露于环境化学污染物而引起生物机体发生响应变化的标志物或指标。采用生物标志物指示海洋环境的水质变化及其生态预警作用的研究是当今海洋环境科学研究的热点和前沿,在海洋污染评价领域中应用广泛。本文介绍了生物标志物的定义及分类,综述了国内外基于不同种类的生物标志物的评价方法在海洋溢油污染监测与评价中的应用特点和研究现状,以及多种生物标志物综合应用的典型方法及重要意义,例如生物标志物响应指数(biomarker response index,BRI)和综合生物标志物响应指数法(Integrated biomarker responses index,IBR)。最后,本文总结并指出了今后开展相关溢油污染评价的研究方向,包括针对海洋溢油污染特点筛选特异性强、敏感性高的生物标志物以及建立基于生物标志物的海洋溢油污染预警系统等,从而提供更加精准有效的技术方法和科学保障。     

南海表层沉积物生物标志物的分布特征及古生产力重建意义

作为一种新的地球化学指标方法，多参数生物标志物法已被广泛应用于重建浮游植物生产力。这个方法假设沉积物中生物标志物含量基本可以反映光合层浮游植物的生产力。但对于这个假设还缺乏现场的证据验证，尤其是西太平洋边缘海地区现场证据。本文对南海表层沉积物中的浮游植物生物标志物含量分布进行了研究。通过对南海77个站位的调查，发现硅藻、甲藻和颗石藻3种主要浮游植物生物标志物的总含量变化范围为551147ng·g^-1，陆源生物标志物C27＋C29＋C21正构烷烃总含量变化范围为57—732ng·g^-1。浮游植物生物标志物高值主要分布在近岸区、越南外部及巽他陆架北部的2个上升流区等高生产力区。研究表明，生物标志物的含量分布与现代海洋调查和其他古生产力指标对比显示生物标志物法基本可以用来重建生产力。相对于总有机碳含量（Total organic carbon，TOC）和蛋白石，生物标志物指标可以更准确地重建南海生产力。同时我们也发现，由于氧化降解和陆源冲淡效应的影响，在南海北部陆坡区和吕宋西北上升流区表层沉积物中生物标志物的含量与表层生产力的变化出现偏差，因此，在南海利用沉积物中生物标志物含量重建生产力存在区域性限制。     

辽东湾表层沉积物中生物标志物记录的浮游藻类生物量和群落组成特征

对渤海辽东湾海域表层沉积物中浮游植物生物标志物的分布进行了研究。通过对辽东湾51个站位的调查研究发现,硅藻、甲藻和颗石藻这3种浮游植物的生物标志物含量分布规律不明显,为了消除粒度和沉积速率的影响,将这3种生物标志物总量与总有机碳(TOC)含量做比值,得到的相对含量从湾内到湾口随着离岸距离增加而增加,生物标志物指示的初级生产力与现场调查的结果一致,表明生物标志物法基本可以用来重建初级生产力。辽东湾海域初级生产力在湾口高于湾内,表明其主要控制因素是水体浊度而不是陆源营养盐的输入。辽东湾西侧菊花岛附近初级生产力的高值主要与人类养殖、陆源排污等导致的水体富营养化相关。生物标志物的相对比例结果显示,辽东湾两侧近岸区硅藻和甲藻相对贡献高,尤其是硅藻占据绝对优势,这主要与硅藻在高营养盐的情况下具有竞争优势有关,而在辽东湾中部发现高的颗石藻相对贡献与黄海暖流入侵路径相对应。     

生物标志物在海洋溢油污染评价中的应用

生物标志物是指能够描述或表征生物机体所产生的各种变化的标志物或指标,在海洋污染评价领域具有较好的应用前景。文章详细综述了国内外应用于海洋溢油污染评价的生物标志物类型、特点和研究现状。同时结合海洋开发与管理,提出了目前研究的不足之处,指出了今后开展相关研究的方向,包括针对海洋溢油污染特点筛选特异性强、稳定性好的生物标志物以及基于生物标志物的海上平台石油污染预警系统的建立等。     

脂类分析在海洋微藻化学分类学上的研究进展

总结了目前脂类研究在海洋微藻化学分类学上的研究进展。所有的海洋微藻脂类都含一定的脂肪酸和甾醇,而不同种类的海洋微藻都有其特殊的脂肪酸和甾醇组成特征,我们可以运用这些特性来判别微藻可能所处的化学分类学地位：如果运用从某些藻类中发现的部分罕见脂类成分,还有可能对微藻的个别种类进行确定。随着对微藻中脂类物质分离,提取、纯化技术研究的不断深入,加上质谱、核磁共振等结构分析手段和脂类衍生化技术的日益完善,可以构建海洋微藻脂类物质组成结构快速查询信息库,并使其成为微藻化学分类的一个重要辅助手段。     

渤海湾、黄河口和长江口海域海水中颗粒氨基酸含量的分布

海水中除含有大量无机物质外,还含有种类繁多,但含量很低的有机物质,其含量约为C0.5-2.0mg／L。海水有机物质可分为溶解有机物质(DOM)和颗粒有机物质(POM)。前者为主要组分,后者所含比例很小。在大洋中POM的主要来源有:①浮游生物,尤其是浮游植物活体、死骸及其分解碎屑;②海水中进行的DOM POM的动力平衡产物。近岸海水还受河流流入的陆地POM和大气带入的陆源尘埃的影响。POM主要由蛋白质、碳水化合物、脂类等组成。POM是食碎屑动物的良好食物,它构成海洋食物链的一环,与水域生物生产力有直接的联系。POM中蛋白质含量以颗粒氨基酸(PAA)表示。Daumas(1976)曾报道过沿岸海水中PAA含量的季节变异,纪明侯等(1992年)于1980-1981年首次对青岛胶州湾内PAA含量在不同站位和不同季节中的变化特征进行调查研究。作者等继而于1982年7月、1983年10月和1984年5、7、8月乘"金星二号"考察船前后首次研究了渤海湾、黄河口和长江口附近水域中颗粒氨基酸的组成与含量在不同站位中的分布。所得结果如下。     

渤海湾、黄河口和长江口海域海水中颗粒氨基酸含量的分布

海水中除含有大量无机物质外，还含有种类繁多，但含量很低的有机物质，其含量约为C 0.5-2.0mg/L。海水有机物质可分为溶解有机物质(DOM)和颗粒有机物质(POM)。前者为主要组分，后者所含比例很小。在大洋中POM的主要来源有:①浮游生物，尤其是浮游植物活体、死骸及其分解碎屑;②海水中进行的DOM-POM的动力平衡产物。近岸海水还受河流流入的陆地POM和大气带入的陆源尘埃的影响。POM主要由蛋白质、碳水化合物、脂类等组成。POM是食碎屑动物的良好食物，它构成海洋食物链的一环，与水域生物生产力有直接的联系。POM中蛋白质含量以颗粒氨基酸(PAA)表示。Daumas(1976)曾报道过沿岸海水中PAA含量的季节变异，纪明侯等(1992年)于1980-1981年首次对青岛胶州湾内PAA含量在不同站位和不同季节中的变化特征进行调査研究。作者等继而于1982年7月、1983年10月和1984年5、7、8月乘“金星二号”考察船前后首次研究了渤海湾、黄河口和长江口附近水域中颗粒氨基酸的组成与含量在不同站位中的分布。所得结果如下。     

Evolutionary trends in the lipid biomarker approach for investigating the biogeochemistry of organic matter in the marine environment

The detailed investigation of organic carbon cycling in estuarine and marine environments has stimulated the development of multidisciplinary concepts, research and sampling strategies as well as analytical tools in the last 10 years. Among other approaches, the molecular biomarker one has also undergone significant improvements. Some examples dealing with specific markers including sterols, alkenes and fatty acids are discussed in this paper in terms of source identification and transformation processes.Although some limitations exist for the elucidation of their stereochemistry, sterols have been used extensively to study biochemical processes affecting the organic matter in the water column and at the ocean/sediment interface. Sterols also appear as promising tracers of terrestrial vs. marine inputs in complex estuarine systems. The specificity of individual fatty acids or groups of acids has also been used to assess the origins and transformation processes of organic matter in marine samples. New approaches are presented including the investigation of intact lipid classes and the elucidation of the position of double bonds of unsaturated fatty acids and alkenes. Finally, we discuss the use of che-mometric techniques due to increasing chemical information and the interest of combining molecular-level and stable isotope approaches.     

海产贝类体内类胡萝卜素的研究进展

类胡萝卜素是一类脂溶性的大分子量的有机化合物,在染色、医药、食品等行业中具有很高的应用价值.类胡萝卜素也广泛地存在于海产贝类体内.本文详细综述了国内外海产贝类体内类胡萝卜素的来源、种类和含量、功能及吸收代谢方面的研究状况,为今后的研究提供参考.     

Glacial–interglacial variations in Quaternary production of marine organic matter at DSDP Site 594, Chatham Rise, southeastern New Zealand margin

CaCO₃ and total organic carbon concentrations, organic matter C/N and carbon isotope ratios, and sediment accumulation rates in late Quaternary sediments from DSDP Site 594 provide information about glacial–interglacial variations in the delivery of organic matter to the Chatham Rise offshore of southeastern New Zealand. Low C/N ratios and nearly constant organic δ¹³C values of −23‰ indicate that marine production dominates organic matter supply in both glacial and interglacial times during oxygen isotope stages 1 through 6 (0–140 ka) and 17 through 19 (660–790 ka). Increased organic carbon mass accumulation rates in isotope stages 2, 4, 6, and 18 record enhanced marine productivity during glacial maxima. Excursions of organic δ¹³C values to ca. −29‰ in portions of isotope stage 2 suggest that the local concentration of dissolved CO₂ was occasionally elevated during the last glacial maximum, probably as a result of short periods of lowered sea-surface temperature. Dilution of carbonates by clastic continental sediment generally increases at this location during glacial maxima, but enhanced delivery of land-derived organic matter does not accompany the increased accumulation of clastic sediments.     

Sources,transport, and partitioning of organic matter at a highly dynamic continental margin

Continental shelves play a major role as transition zone during transport of multiply-sourced organic matter into the deep sea. In order to obtain a comprehensive understanding of the origin and fractionation processes of organic matter at the NW Iberian margin, 40 surface sediment samples were analyzed for a structurally diverse range of lipid biomarkers, lignin phenols, grain size distribution, organic carbon content (TOC), its stable carbon isotopic composition (δ¹³CTOC), and the organic carbon to nitrogen ratio (TOC/TN). The biomarker inventory reflected a heterogeneous mixture of organic matter from various marine and terrestrial sources. Soil- and vascular plant-derived continental organic matter, indicated by lignin phenols and plant-derived triterpenoids, was primarily associated with the silt fraction and transported by river run-off. The spatial distribution patterns of higher plant-derived waxes, long-chain n-alkanes, n-alcohols, and n-fatty acids suggested distinct different transport mechanisms and/or sources. The branched tetraether index, a molecular proxy expressing the relative abundance of branched dialkyl tetraethers vs. crenarchaeol and considered to signal soil-derived organic matter, was not as sensitive as the other molecular indicators in detecting continental organic matter. Hydrodynamic sorting processes on the shelf resulted in a separation of different types of terrestrial organic matter; grass and leaf fragments and soil organic matter were preferentially transported offshore and deposited in areas of lower hydrodynamic energy. Algal lipid biomarker distributions indicated a complex community of marine plankton contributing to organic matter. Spatial and seasonal patterns of phytoplankton growth primarily controlled the distribution of algal organic matter components. The interplay of all of these processes controls production, distribution, and deposition of organic matter and results in three distinct provinces at the Galicia–Minho shelf: (I) fresh marine organic matter dominated the inner shelf region; (II) high inputs of terrestrial organic matter and high TOC content characterized the mid-shelf deposited mudbelt; (III) lower concentrations of relatively degraded organic matter with increased proportions of refractory terrestrial components dominated the outer shelf and continental slope.     

海洋有机质的光谱分析方法评述

海洋有机质的光谱分析已成为海洋碳循环的研究热点之一。本文从天然有机质吸收光谱和荧光光谱分析的基本原理入手,系统梳理了有机质光谱分析中容易被忽视的基本概念,讨论了过滤与保存方式、p H值、荧光内滤效应等对有机质光谱分析的影响。结合色氨酸、酪氨酸、腐殖酸及大量现场样品的实验结果,对吸收光谱和三维荧光光谱的不同解析方法进行了系统的分析与对比。基于在南海、西菲律宾海获取的现场调查数据,对于文献中常用的荧光指数(FI)、腐殖化指数(HIX)、自生源指数(BIX)等光谱参数的内在含义及其在海洋环境中的适用性进行了评述。此外,还归纳和总结了胶体有机质和颗粒有机质荧光分析的最新进展,并对今后在光谱分析与观测领域有待完善和突破的一些关键领域进行了展望。     

珠江口外近海沉积有机质化学及稳定同位素组成的早期成岩改变

理解早期成岩过程中有机质的化学和同位素分馏对于研究海洋和湖泊环境中的生物地球化学过程是很重要的。将珠江口外近海生物成因有机质分为可水解氨基酸、碳水化合物、脂类和酸不溶四个部分,分析了有机质的化学和同位素组成(δ13C,δ15N),借以讨论沉积有机质在埋藏的早期成岩过程中所发生的化学和同位素改变,结果表明,从浮游生物→悬浮颗粒物→表层沉积物→沉积柱内部,易降解组分可水解氨基酸、碳水化合物、脂类占样品总有机碳的份额依次降低。沉积物及四个有机部分的稳定碳同位素组成在纵向上随深度保持相对恒定,而在不同有机部分之间差异明显。不同类型有机物的分解速率差异在改变有机质化学成分的同时,导致其δ13C发生小幅度负向漂移;细菌有机质的形成和分解对有机质化学成分和同位素组成演化也有重要贡献,并且在一定程度上抵消了上述δ13C的负向漂移,其结果导致沉积有机质的δ13C略低于浮游生物;另一方面,由于异养菌生长过程中的氮同位素分馏系数与可利用氮源的特征和培养基的性质等多种因素有关,导致沉积物的δ15N变化范围增大。在这里δ13C可以可靠地指示该海域沉积有机质的来源,而δ15N变化范围较大且规律不明显,难以用作沉积有机质来源的指示。     

Marine vs. terrigenous organic matter in Louisiana coastal sediments: The uses of bromine:organic carbon ratios

Recent data on the sources of organic carbon buried in the ocean have emphasized the probable importance of terrigenous organic matter in burial budgets of deltaic depocenters. The many markers used to assess relative importance of marine vs. terrestrial sources each have ambiguities. We use the ratio of bromine to organic carbon (Br:OC) as a source indicator for organic matter in the Mississippi delta. Progressive increases in bromine concentrations from the river to the slope indicate increasing content of marine-derived organic matter. Quantitative estimates of marine vs. terrigenous organic matter using Br:OC ratios in a two-endmember mixing model are consistent with recent estimates using a combination of three other source markers [Gordon, E.S., Goñi, M.A. 2003. Sources and distribution of terrigenous organic matter delivered by the Atchafalaya River to sediments in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta, 67:2359–2375]. The Br:OC vs. δ¹³C relationship indicates seaward increase in δ¹³C without proportionate incorporation of marine organic matter, consistent with recent arguments that isotopically depleted terrestrial detritus derived from C3 plants is separated from C4-derived terrigenous organic matter during transport. Decreasing Br:OC ratios downcore at many sites that have significant amounts of marine organic matter indicate that the marine organic matter is preferentially lost during burial diagenesis. This preferential loss constrains the contribution of organic matter burial in deltaic environments to global removal of Br.     

New perspective of Miocene marine hydrocarbon source rocks in deep-water area in Qiongdongnan Basin of northern South China Sea

Drilling wells reveal that the organic matter abundance of Miocene marine source rocks in shallow water area of the Qiongdongnan Basin is relatively low with poor hydrocarbon generation poten- tial. However, in some drilling wells of deep water area close to the central depression belt, Miocene marine source rocks with better organic matter abundance and hydrocarbon generation have been found, which have achieved better source rock standard based on the analysis of geochemical charac- teristics. Although there are no exploratory wells in deep water area of the research region, through the comparative analysis of geochemical data of several typical exploratory wells respectively from shallow water area in the basin, central depression belt margin in deep-water area of the basin and Site 1148 of deep sea drilling in the South China Sea Basin, it reveals that the tendency of the quality of source rocks becomes positive gradually from delta to bathyal environment, which then becomes negative as in deep oceanic environment. Owing to the lack of terrestrial organic matter input, the important controlling factors of Miocene marine source rocks in the Qiongdongnan Basin are ocean productivity and preservation conditions of organic matter. The element geochemistry data indicate that the tendency of the paleoproductivity and the preservation conditions of organic matter become positive as water depth increase from shallow area to bathyal area close to central depression belt. So it is speculated that there must exist high quality source rocks in the central depression area where the preservation conditions of organic matter are much better. Besides, in theory, in oxygen-poor zone of oceanic environment at the water depth 400-1 000 m, the preservation conditions of organic matter are well thus forming high-quality marine source rocks. The result- ing speculation, it is reasonable to consider that there are high hydrocarbon generation potential source rocks in bathyal environment of the Qiongdongnan Basin, especially at the water depth 400- 1 000 m.     

Origin of sedimentary organic matter in the north-western Adriatic Sea

In order to evaluate the origin and the transformation of organic matter on the shallow shelf of the NW Adriatic Sea, organic carbon, total nitrogen and stable isotope ratios of organic carbon were analysed in riverine suspended matter and sediments as well as in marine suspended and sedimentary organic matter, in marine phytoplankton and zooplankton.The deposition of organic matter is influenced by fine sediment concentration. Surface sediments were characterised by highly variable biogeochemical conditions on the sea floor, whereas sub-surface sediments showed a more homogeneous hypoxic/anoxic environment.Low C_org/N ratio and high organic carbon and nitrogen concentrations in riverine suspended organic matter indicate an important contribution of freshwater phytoplankton within rivers, particularly during low flow regimes, which adds to the marine phyto- and zooplankton at shelf locations.In order to evaluate the importance of terrestrial, riverine and marine sources of OM in shelf sediments, a three end-member mixing model was applied to shelf surface sediments using ¹³C/¹²C values for organic matter and N/C ratios. The model showed an elevated contribution of terrestrial organic substances at intermediate depths (10–15 m), mostly corresponding to an area of coarser grain-size, whereas the riverine and marine organic fractions were mainly accumulating near the coast and offshore, respectively.     

水层-底栖耦合生态动力学研究的某些进展

概述浅海生态系的水层系统与底栖系统耦合的基本原理,着重介绍有机质沉降动力学、底栖生态系统对有机质的响应、生物沉降和侧向平流、生物扰动和沉积物再悬浮研究的进展,结语中提出应予优先支持研究的科学问题。