南海南部中布容期颗石藻化石记录及其意义

对南海南部ODP1143站750 ka以来的颗石藻化石进行了属种鉴定及百分含量分析,结果显示,在480～260 ka的中布容期,Florisphaera profunda百分含量降低,而Gephyrocapsa caribbeanica等桥石类繁盛.同时,这一时期的海水结构发生改变,营养跃层变浅,海水表层生产力增加.研...     

南海颗石藻记录对大洋碳同位素低值事件的响应

发生在冰消期时的碳同位素低值事件是晚第四纪以来大洋碳同位素变化的普遍特征。通过对南海北部MD05-2904柱状样(19°27.32′N、116°15.15′E,水深2066m,岩心长度4498cm)930个沉积物样品中颗石藻属种鉴定,发现颗石藻主要属种Florisphaera profunda,Gephyrocapsa oceanica和Emiliania huxleyi相对百分含量与浮游有孔虫碳同位素变化具有相关性。MIS5期以来δ13C值逐渐变重,颗石藻G.oceanica含量增多,下透光带种F.profunda含量逐渐降低,海水初级生产力升高。对应3次δ13C低值期,颗石藻属种含量都发生明显变化,海水初级生产力出现峰值,说明碳同位素低值事件与浮游植物群落和海洋环境变化有密切关系,颗石藻记录能够为研究大洋碳储库的变化提供依据。     

末次冰消期以来苏拉威西海颗石藻化石记录与古海洋变化

通过对苏拉威西海MD98-2178柱状样(3.62°N、118.70°E)颗石藻化石属种相对含量的统计,重建了2万年来海水古生产力、营养跃层的变化。其中Emiliania huxleyi、Gephyrocapsa oceanica、Florisphaera profunda占颗石藻群落的80%～90%。由于G.oceanica与F.profunda存在于两种完全不同的生态环境中,两者的变化趋势完全相反。前者代表高生产力以及高营养物质的海水,后者则代表低生产力与较深的营养跃层。推测冰消期颗石藻对环境变化具有两种响应模式:以约13.5ka的生产力峰值期为界,13.5ka之前颗石藻古生产力变化主要响应于径流对海洋营养物质的输入,而13.5ka之后则主要响应于海水-大气之间水循环的强度。全新世F.produnda含量及其所反映的营养跃层变化具有明显的百年尺度波动,与太阳活动的100～260a周期具有良好的相关性。推测全新世苏拉威西海区营养跃层变化受百年尺度的类似厄尔尼诺-南方涛动(El Nino-Southern Osillation,ENSO)的变化及太阳活动的驱动。     

越南岸外上升流区45万年来上层海水变化的颗石藻证据

对位于南海西部越南岸外的MD05-2901柱状样45万年以来深海沉积样品进行了颗石藻分析,通过Florisphaera profunda百分含量讨论了营养跃层深度变化的趋势,并利用Beaufort等的经验公式计算了初级生产力。结果表明,45万年以来越南岸外上升流区海水营养跃层深度和初级生产力都经历了4个比较明显的变化阶段。频谱分析表明该区F.profunda百分含量和初级生产力都受到岁差和半岁差周期的控制。与南海南部ODP1143站研究资料对比表明,两地区上层海水变化趋势基本一致,都受到东亚夏季风和地球轨道岁差和半岁差周期的驱动。     

末次冰期以来南海南部千年尺度的古海洋学

对南海南部MD05-2896柱状样22.8 kaBP以来的深海沉积物进行了浮游有孔虫和颗石藻化石定量分析.通过转换函数、特定有孔虫属种含量及比值和颗石藻Florisphaera profunda百分含量等探讨了南海南部海水表层温度、上部水体结构、初级生产力以及碳酸盐溶解作用等变化趋势和周期性.结果表明:18 kaBP以前及10 kaBP以来,海水表层温度较高,碳酸盐溶解作用较强,温跃层营养跃层较深,初级生产力较低.18～10 kaBP冰期时,海水表层温度最低,碳酸盐溶解作用变弱,营养跃层和温跃层变浅,初级生产力较高.频谱分析结果显示,22.8 kaBP以来的气候变化具有明显的周期性,以类D/O事件的千年尺度周期为主,其中最主要的周期为1 500年.     

南海西北部沉积物捕获器中颗石藻通量和属种组成变化记录

本文利用沉积物捕获器回收的连续时间序列沉降颗粒物样品,研究了南海西北部海南岸外陆坡外缘海域颗石藻的通量和属种组成变化及其环境意义。研究发现,东亚夏季风引起的海南岸外上升流以及冬季风导致的混合层深度增加都会刺激该区域颗石藻的生长,其中夏季上升流的影响尤为显著。从颗石粒属种组成来看,Florisphaera profunda是南海西北部中深层(1 000m)水体中主要的颗石粒优势种,此外Emiliania huxleyi,Gephyrocapsa oceanica和Gephyrocaps ericsonii等属种含量也颇高。然而在将颗石粒折算成颗石球数量后,Emiliania huxleyi则成为主要优势种。沉积物捕获器中F.profunda的相对百分含量与颗石粒总通量呈显著的负相关,表明F.profunda的相对含量与总的颗石藻生产力有着密切联系。本结果对于利用沉积物中的颗石藻记录,尤其是F.profunda相对含量变化,恢复和重建古海洋环境尤其是古海洋生产力的研究提供了直接的理论证据。     

西太平洋暖池核心区MIS 7期以来的古生产力变化:类ENSO式过程的响应

对取自热带西太平洋暖池核心区的WP7岩心进行了底栖有孔虫和钙质超微化石研究。在利用氧同位素曲线对比和AMS14C测年数据进行地层划分的基础上,依据底栖有孔虫和钙质超微化石指标,分析了距今近250ka以来区域生产力和上层海水结构的演变特征,探讨了其控制因素和所指示的古海洋学意义。计算结果显示WP7岩心所在的暖池核心区约在距今250ka以来初级生产力在冰期(MIS6期、4期和2期)高,在间冰期(MIS7期、5期、3期和1期)低,表明该区古生产力在长的轨道时间尺度上受北半球高纬度冰量变动的影响。钙质超微化石下透光带属种Flori-sphaera profunda百分含量指示的温跃层深度变化表明冰期温跃层浅、间冰期温跃层加深,这说明类ENSO式变化导致的冰期—间冰期温跃层深度波动可能是MIS7期以来暖池核心区古生产力在冰期高而在间冰期显著降低的直接控制因素。     

西菲律宾海26万年来古生产力变化的颗石藻证据

基于国际海洋古全球变化研究项目(IMAGES)在西菲律宾海本哈姆海台获取的高质量柱状沉积物岩芯MD06-3047(17°00.44′N、124°47.93′E),利用颗石藻下透光带属种Florisphaera profunda的相对丰度以及初级生产力转换函数,恢复了260 ka以来西菲律宾海上部水体营养跃层以及初级生产力的变化历史。发现该区域26万年以来初级生产力冰期-间冰期变化特征较不明显,冰期生产力平均值略高于间冰期。通过与前人已发表的指示东亚冬季风强弱的伊利石/蒙脱石记录和热带太平洋纬向表层海水温度梯度记录的对比,提出MIS 8期以来,热带西菲律宾海古生产力变化的主要受控因素在MIS 5a左右发生明显转变。在MIS 8后期至MIS 5a之间,初级生产力受到长期类ENSO过程的影响较为显著,当热带东西太平洋海水表层温度梯度较小的时期,认为热带太平洋处于类El Niňo状态,此时西菲律宾海营养跃层相对较浅,生产力较高,反之则相反。而在MIS 5末期至末次冰消期时段,生产力受东亚冬季风的影响相对于长期ENSO过程更强,可能掩盖了后者的古生产力信号。冰期东亚冬季风加强,一方面,可以引起上部水体混合加强,增加下部营养物质向上的输送,另一方面大量风尘物质的输入可以刺激颗石藻的生长;反之在冰消期,水体混合较弱,风尘输入显著减少,生产力也随之降低。     

末次冰盛期以来日本海浮游植物生产力和群落结构变化

生物标志物法已经被广泛应用于重建海洋浮游植物生产力和群落结构变化。本文利用这种方法重建了日本海末次冰盛期以来浮游植物生产力和群落结构变化。结果显示,生物标志物含量在末次冰期最盛期21～19 ka和14～4 ka时有高值,而在19～14 ka、4～0 ka有低值。末次冰期最盛期时生物标志物的高含量是由于分层导致的底层水缺氧,生物标志物得到较好保存的结果,而此时日本海盐度很低,使颗石藻相对含量很低;19～14 ka陆源输入减少,日本海生产力水平较低,不断增加的盐度使浮游植物群落结构由硅藻、甲藻占优转变为颗石藻占优;14～4 ka对马暖流流量的加大提高了日本海的初级生产力,同时高营养盐利于硅藻、甲藻的生长,使颗石藻的相对比例减小;4 ka以后随冬季风的增强和黑潮减弱,对马暖流减弱,供应的营养盐减少,日本海生产力水平降低,使颗石藻的相对比例增大,硅藻、甲藻的相对比例减小。     

西太平洋807A孔的元素地球化学特征及其对中更新世气候转型期的记录

通过对ODP807A孔上部60.77m样品进行元素地球化学分析,揭示了晚上新世3.2Ma以来的沉积物元素含量变化特征。结果显示元素含量在中更新世过渡期均发生明显变化,具体表现为与陆源碎屑密切相关的元素含量下降,生物源元素含量显著上升,而同期物源区岩石类型没有发生明显变化。陆源元素含量的降低是由陆源碎屑含量降低导致的,反映出中更新世过渡期风搬运能力较弱。生物源元素含量的上升主要受生物生产力提高的影响。稀土元素总和(∑REE)的频谱分析显示了元素地球化学对中更新世气候转型的响应,即主导周期从41ka过渡到100ka。     

西菲律宾海15万年以来碳酸盐含量变化及其控制因素

西菲律宾海本哈姆海台的MD06-3050柱状样岩心,上部15万年以来碳酸盐含量变化总体上显示为冰期低、间冰期高的"大西洋型"特征,碳酸盐含量的变化趋势与指示溶解作用强弱的粗组分含量以及有孔虫碎壳率指数总体上呈现相似性,碳酸盐含量虽然与有机碳含量变化趋势相似,但却与初级生产力变化存在较大的差异。该海区晚更新世的碳酸盐含量变化可能受到多个因素控制,其中,溶解作用对碳酸盐含量冰期-间冰期变化的影响最为明显;而溶解作用的发生可能与有机碳/碳酸钙雨率以及深部环流的流通有关。     

Living coccolithophores in the western Pacific Ocean with mesoscale eddies

Living coccolithophores(LCs) are regarded as a group of calcifiers and play important roles in global carbon cycle.This study used microscopic observations of LCs in the western Pacific Ocean to investigate their community structure and biodiversity,especially to test whether local physical traits(mesoscale eddies) could explain their biogeographic distributions during autumn of 2017.The coccolithophore calcite inventory based on carbon-volume transformation was estimated in this study.A total of 28 taxa of coccospheres and 19 types of coccoliths were identified from 161 samples.Gephyrocapsa oceanica was the most predominant species in all the coccolithophore community,followed by Florisphaera profunda,Emiliania huxleyi,Umbilicosphaera sibogae,Gladiolithusflabellatus and Umbellosphaera tenuis.The abundance of coccospheres and coccoliths ranged from 0 to 26.8×10~3 cells/L and from 0 to 138.5×10~3 coccoliths/L,averaged at 4.2×10~3 cells/L and 10.9×10~3 coccoliths/L,respectively.This study indicated that coccolithophore community in the survey area can be clustered into four groups.Three ecological niches of coccolithophores were characterized by their vertical profiles and multivariate statistical analysis.Coccolithophore abundance and species composition were remarkably different among warm-eddy region,G.oceanica dominated warm-eddy region,while F.profunda dominated warm-eddy and none-eddy region.The average values of estimated particulate inorganic carbon,particulate organic carbon were0.197 μg/L and 0.140 μg/L,respectively.The current field study widened the dataset of coccolithophores in western Pacific Ocean.     

南海西部表层沉积中的钙质超微化石

分析研究了南海西部308个表层沉积样品中的钙质超微化石，发现除一个样品外，所有样品均含有钙质超微化石，但相对丰度相差悬殊，在0－1725个范围内变化。钙质超微化石在平面上的分布具有较明显的分区性，可划分为3个区。超微化石组合与南海其它地区超微化石组合面貌相似，由15属23种组成，以Gephyrocapsa oceanica，G.spp.（small）,Emiliania huxleyi和Florisphaera profunda为优势种，占90％以上，其中Florisphaera profunda为绝对优势种。本调查区超微化石的分布受多种因素的综合影响，重点讨论了水深、陆源物质的稀释作用、碳酸盐的溶解作用以及重力流的沉积作用等因素对超微化石分布的影响，并根据超微化石的分布推断碳酸盐临界补偿深度（CCrD）约为3100m，碳酸盐补偿深度（CCD）大于4300m。     

Latitudinal change in benthic foraminiferal fauna by ITCZ movement along the ~131°W transect in the equatorial Pacific Ocean

Modern and fossil benthic foraminifera were examined from nine surface sediments and two piston cores along the ~131°W transect in the equatorial Pacific Ocean. This study was conducted to clarify the biotic response of abyssal benthic foraminifera during the last 220 ka to changes in the seasonal extent of the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ). The abundance of modern benthic foraminifera was high at stations between the equator and 6°N, whereas it was low at stations north of 6°N, which is generally consistent with the latitudinal CaCO₃ distribution of surface sediments. The northward increase of Epistominella exigua from the equator to ~6°N is similar to the seasonal variations in chlorophyll-a concentrations in the surface water and ITCZ position along ~131°W. This species was more common at core PC5103 (~6°N) than at core PC5101 (~2°N) after ~130 ka, when the Shannon-Wiener diversity (H’) between the two cores started to diverge. Hence, the presentday latitudinal difference in benthic foraminifera (E. exigua and species diversity) between ~2°N and ~6°N along ~131°W has been generally established since ~130 ka. According to the modern relationship between the seasonality of primary production and seasonal ITCZ variations in the northern margin of the ITCZ, the latitudinal divergence of benthic foraminiferal fauna between ~2°N and ~6°N since ~130 ka appear to have been induced by more distinct variations in the seasonal movement of ITCZ.     

中国黄渤海春秋季今生颗石藻

The living coccolithophores(LCs) are an important class of calcified taxa of phytoplankton functional groups,and major producers of marine biogenic inorganic carbon,playing an important role in the marine carbon cycle.In this study,we report the two-demensional abundance,composition of LCs and its correlation with the environmental parameters in spring and autumn,in order to understand the ecological role of LCs in the Yellow Sea and the Bohai Sea.In spring,totally 9 taxa belonging to coccolithophyceae were identified using a polarized microscope at the 1 000× magnification.The dominant species were Emiliania huxleyi,Gephyrocapsa oceanica,Helicosphaera carteri,and Calcidiscus leptoporus.The abundance of coccosphores and coccoliths ranged 0–7.72cells/m L,and 0–216.09 coccoliths/m L,with the average values of 0.21 cells/m L,and 11.36 coccoliths/m L,respectively.The Emiliania huxleyi distribution was similar to Gephyrocapsa oceanica.The highest abundance of coccoliths was observed in the east of Shandong Peninsula in northern Yellow Sea,whereas Helicosphaera carteri distributed more widely.Emiliania huxleyi and Gephyrocapsa oceanica were the two predominant species in LCs with higher abundances.The distribution of LCs was similar to that of coccoliths.In autumn,14 taxa belonging to coccolithophyceae were identified with dominant species as Emiliania huxleyi,Gephyrocapsa oceanica,Helicosphaera carteri,Calcidiscus leptoporus and Oolithotus fragilis.The abundance of coccosphores and coccoliths ranged 0–24.69 cells/m L,and 0–507.15 coccoliths/m L,with the average values of 1.47 cells/m L,and55.89 coccoliths/m L,respectively.The highest abundance of coccoliths was located in Qingdao coastal waters and south of the survey area.The distribution of LCs was similar to the coccoliths; in addition,LCs presented large abundance in the east of the central Yellow Sea area.     

Distribution of dominant species and abundance of nannofossils in surface sediments of the central and northern parts of the South China Sea——Comparison and discussion

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Distributional patterns and variation of valve diameter of Paralia sulcata in surface sediments of Southern British Columbia Inlets

Paralia sulcata is one of 7 species out of 216 identified from 95 surface sediment samples which has a relative abundance of ≥2% of the total count. The relative abundance of P. sulcata in the surface sediments increases in the direction of increasing salinity in the surface waters, toward the mouth in high and medium runoff inlets, and toward the head in the low runoff inlets. The absolute abundance of P. sulcata in the surface sediments, and primary productivity, both increase toward the mouth in high and medium runoff inlets. Increasing valve diameter of P. sulcata is associated with both increasing salinity of the surface waters and increasing primary productivity.