长棘海星的暴发及其防治

为有效控制长棘海星暴发,保护珊瑚礁生态系统,文章概述长棘海星的生物特征以及暴发周期、破坏程度和暴发原因,同时基于对我国西沙群岛海域的相关调查和分析,提出防治措施。研究结果表明:长棘海星的主要食物为造礁石珊瑚,具有个体大、数量多和生长快等特点,其暴发严重破坏珊瑚礁生态系统;我国西沙群岛盘石屿海域存在长棘海星暴发的迹象,主要原因包括台风过境、全球变暖和天敌减少等;可综合采取投放天敌、人工清理以及跟踪监测和预警等措施,加强对长棘海星的防治。     

长江口沉积物-水界面无机氮交换通量的模拟测定

通过对长江口水下沉积物-水界面可溶态无机氮(DIN=NO3- NO2- NH4 )的交换行为研究发现,低潮时近口点(A)沉积物是水体DIN的汇(-2006.99μmol/(m2·h)),而靠近口外点(B)沉积物是水体DIN的源(1848.27μmol/(m2·h))。但高潮时,A点沉积物转变为水体DIN的源(1880.97μmol/(m2·h)),而B点的沉积物转变成为DIN的汇(-956.64μmol/(m2·h))。在距河口较远高低潮盐度变化微弱的地点(P),沉积物始终是水体DIN的源(1872.41μmol/(m2·h))。高低潮海水盐度的变化对沉积物中微生物活动的影响是导致这一变化的主要原因。     

沙海蜇(Nemopilema nomurai)代谢及分解过程对水环境理化因子及浮游植物影响的研究

从上行控制角度,通过野外采样和围隔培养实验,研究了水母的代谢及分解过程对水体环境中pH、溶解氧、营养盐组成的影响,以及该过程中浮游植物的变化。实验结果表明,沙海蜇在代谢过程中短时间内会大量消耗水体中的溶解氧（dissolved oxygen,DO）,使水体出现低氧和轻度酸化。代谢过程释放出大量营养盐,使水体中的溶解无机氮（dissolved inorganic nitrogen,DIN）浓度在24h内增加为原来的12倍,溶解无机磷（dissolved inorganic phosphorus,DIP）浓度增加了40多倍,进而引起水体中叶绿素a（chlorophyll a,chl a）浓度的增加。沙海蜇的分解过程使水体表现出明显的低氧（缺氧）和酸化现象。沙海蜇生物量越大,分解时间越长,对水体的改变程度越明显,此外,还释放出大量的营养盐并改变原有的营养盐结构,可以刺激甲藻和绿藻的生长,甚至可能引发藻华。     

基于北京一号影像的射阳河口无机氮磷营养盐监测研究

通过在射阳河口现场采集光谱和水样,将实测光谱重采样为北京一号的波段反射率并与可溶性无机氮（DIN）和可溶性无机磷（DIP）浓度作相关性分析,结果表明,北京一号的近红外和红波段与DIN和DIP浓度呈强烈的正相关,这反映了沉积物的再悬浮作用是该海域营养盐的重要来源,波段组合因子中与DIN、DIP浓度相关性高的主要是由近红外波段与绿波段以及红波段与绿波段的比值或差值构成的因子,其相关性高于单波段因子。最终选择因子F10（3,1）的三次多项式模型作为该海域DIN、DIP浓度定量反演模型。模型相对浓度较高的样本组（DIN≥200g/L,DIP≥20g/L）的预测精度分别为73.69%和73.45%,而该海域DIN、DIP浓度的均值远远超过了上述阈值,影像反演结果也与实际情况高度吻合,反映了模型在该海域的实际应用价值。     

乳山湾外邻近海域氮和磷的分布与收支过程研究

基于2009年6–9月，2014年5月，2014年7–8月在乳山湾外邻近海域的综合调查资料，分析了该开放海域水体与沉积物中氮、磷营养盐的组成和分布，并在潮汐潮流数值模式计算水通量的基础上分析了近岸开放区域无机氮(DIN)和无机磷(DIP)的循环与收支的主要过程，量化了潮汐潮流、初级生产的消耗与转化、底界面过程与内部循环等过程对氮和磷营养盐循环与收支的影响。结果表明，夏季乳山湾外邻近海域水体DIN和DIP的浓度与分布受陆源输入和潮汐潮流的共同影响，高值均出现在湾口区域；沉积物-水界面存在DIN和DIP从沉积物向上覆水释放的现象，使得底层水体的氮、磷营养盐浓度高于表层水体。氮的收支表明，研究海域水体内部循环过程是初级生产所需DIN的主要来源，占初级生产总消耗量的86%，其次是水交换作用(11%)，底界面扩散对初级生产的贡献相对较小(3%)；水体DIN的移出主要是通过埋藏、向外海的输送和水体反硝化作用，其比例分别为80%、16%和4%。磷的收支显示，研究海域水体内部循环过程贡献了初级生产所需DIP的91%，其次是水交换作用(9%)，底界面扩散对初级生产的贡献小于1%；水体DIP支出主要是通过沉积埋藏和向外海的输送，其比例分别为67%和33%。研究结果表明内部循环过程是近海水体氮和磷获得补充的主要途径，不过外部来源的氮、磷营养盐结构与系统内部具有显著的差异，且系统内磷的埋藏效率要高于氮，其必将对乳山湾外邻近海域营养盐结构和初级生产产生长远的影响。     

2019年夏季长江口及邻近海域锋面控制下叶绿素a的分布特征及其环境影响因素分析

长江口外潮汐混合和低盐度羽流形成的泥沙锋和羽状锋对浮游植物与环境因子的空间分布具有重要控制作用。本研究依据2019年夏季长江口及邻近海域典型断面叶绿素a (Chl-a)浓度和环境因子的调查结果,以锋面为边界,探讨了不同区域Chl-a浓度与环境因子的分布特征及相互关系,以期深入了解锋面的生态效应。结果表明,在泥沙锋以内的近岸区域,水体垂直混合均匀;受长江径流输入和泥沙锋"屏障"作用影响,总悬浮物(TSM)和营养盐浓度最高,其中TSM为220.0±275.3 mg/L,溶解无机氮(DIN)、溶解无机磷(DIP)和溶解硅酸盐(DSi)分别可以达到94.7±21.2μmol/L、0.85±0.33μmol/L和95.3±22.6μmol/L;高浓度TSM引起显著的光限制效应,导致Chl-a浓度较低(1.7±0.5μg/L)。在羽状锋以外的区域,出现垂直层化现象;表层海水的TSM和营养盐显著降低,其中TSM为5.1 mg/L,DIN、DIP和DSi分别为1.0μmol/L、0.03μmol/L和2.4μmol/L;Chl-a浓度受到营养盐供应不足的影响,浓度仅为0.2μg/L。高浓度的Chl-a (7.5±4.1μg/L)主要出现在泥沙锋和羽状锋之间的过渡区域,该区域营养盐得到长江径流与上升流的补充;同时,由于大量TSM在泥沙锋快速沉降,缓解了水体的光限制效应,有利于浮游植物的生长和积累。研究结果验证了泥沙锋和羽状锋对TSM与营养盐的重要控制作用,这对于理解长江口及邻近海域藻类灾害高发区的成因具有科学参考价值。     

2019 年夏季长江口及邻近海域锋面控制下叶绿素a分布特征及其环境影响因素分析

长江口外潮汐混合和低盐度羽流形成的泥沙锋和羽状锋对浮游植物与环境因子的空间分布具有重要控制作用。本研究依据 2019 年夏季长江口及邻近海域典型断面叶绿素 a （Chl-a） 浓度和环境因子的调查结果,以锋面为边界,探讨了不同区域 Chl-a 浓度与环境因子的分布特征及相互关系,以期深入了解锋面的生态效应。结果表明,在泥沙锋以内的近岸区域,水体垂直混合均匀;受长江径流输入和泥沙锋“屏障”作用影响,总悬浮物 （TSM） 和营养盐浓度最高,其中TSM为 220.0± 275.3 mg/L,溶解无机氮 （DIN）、溶解无机磷 （DIP） 和溶解硅酸盐 （DSi） 分别可以达到 94.7±21.2 umol/L、 0.85±0.33umol/L 和 95.3±22.6 umol/L;高浓度 TSM 引起显著的光限制效应,导致 Chl-a 浓度较低 （1.7 ±0.5 ug/L）。在羽状锋以外的区域,出现垂直层化现象;表层海水的 TSM 和营养盐显著降低,其中 TSM 为 5.1 mg/L,DIN、DIP 和 DSi 分别为1.0 umol/L、0.03 umol/L 和 2.4 umol/L;Chl-a浓度受到营养盐供应不足的影响,浓度仅为 0.2ug/L。高浓度的 Chl-a （7.5±4.1±g/L） 主要出现在泥沙锋和羽状锋之间的过渡区域,该区域营养盐得到长江径流与上升流的补充;同时,由于大量 TSM在泥沙锋快速沉降,缓解了水体的光限制效应,有利于浮游植物的生长和积累。研究结果验证了泥沙锋和羽状锋对 TSM 与营养盐的重要控制作用,这对于理解长江口及邻近海域藻类灾害高发区的成因具有科学参考价值。     

长棘海星(Acanthaster planci)幼体特异性PCR检测技术与应用*

长棘海星(Acanthaster planci)的暴发是导致我国南海乃至印度—太平洋海域珊瑚礁退化的主要原因之一。浮游幼体的密度是决定成体种群是否暴发的重要指标, 但是由于幼体肉眼不可见且不易分辨, 常规调查和显微镜观察均无法有效检测到自然海域的长棘海星幼体, 因此迫切需要开发一种高灵敏性且特异性的长棘海星幼体检测技术。本研究针对长棘海星幼体线粒体细胞色素氧化酶亚基I(mtCOI, mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase subunit I)基因序列, 建立了基于聚合酶链式反应(PCR, polymerase chain reaction)的长棘海星幼体特异性检测技术, 并对西沙七连屿珊瑚礁海域的长棘海星幼体进行了检测。结果表明, 设计筛选的4对特异性引物均可以扩增长棘海星ApmtCOI基因片段, 且与蓝指海星(Linckia laevigata)、面包海星(Culcita novaeguineae)、粒皮海星(Choriaster granulatus)和吕宋棘海星(Echinaster luzonicus)没有交叉反应。在退火温度为58.5℃时, 引物2aooniF/2aooniR的特异性最佳, 具有较高的灵敏度, 可检测到皮克级的长棘海星基因组DNA。利用该技术检测了西沙七连屿海域长棘海星幼体分布情况, 发现10月底西沙七连屿珊瑚礁海域能检测到长棘海星幼体, 且幼体分布并不均匀。因此, 该检测技术可作为今后长棘海星幼体种群监测的有效方法。     

黄河下游营养盐浓度月际变化及其对水库泄洪事件的响应

根据2017年12月—2019年12月和2018年小浪底水库泄洪期间对黄河下游营养盐的月观测和日观测,系统的分析了黄河下游溶解态营养盐浓度、组成和通量变化.结果表明,除DON(溶解有机氮)、DSi(溶解态硅)和DIP(溶解无机磷)外,其他各溶解态营养盐浓度均呈丰水期低、枯水期高的特点.在观测期间,DSi/DIN(溶解态...     

沙海蜇(Nemopilema nomurai)代谢及分解过程对水环境理化因子及浮游植物影响的研究

从上行控制角度,通过野外采样和围隔培养实验,研究了水母的代谢及分解过程对水体环境中pH、溶解氧、营养盐组成的影响,以及该过程中浮游植物的变化。实验结果表明,沙海蜇在代谢过程中短时间内会大量消耗水体中的溶解氧(dissolved oxygen,DO),使水体出现低氧和轻度酸化。代谢过程释放出大量营养盐,使水体中的溶解无机氮(dissolved inorganic nitrogen,DIN)浓度在24h内增加为原来的12倍,溶解无机磷(dissolved inorganic phosphorus,DIP)浓度增加了40多倍,进而引起水体中叶绿素a(chlorophyll a,chl a)浓度的增加。沙海蜇的分解过程使水体表现出明显的低氧(缺氧)和酸化现象。沙海蜇生物量越大,分解时间越长,对水体的改变程度越明显,此外,还释放出大量的营养盐并改变原有的营养盐结构,可以刺激甲藻和绿藻的生长,甚至可能引发藻华。     

Radium-traced nutrient outwelling from the Subei Shoal to the Yellow Sea: Fluxes and environmental implication

The Subei Shoal is the largest sandy ridge in the southern Yellow Sea and is important source for nutrient loading to the sea. Here, the nutrient fluxes in the Subei Shoal associated with eddy diffusion and submarine groundwater discharge（SGD） were assessed to understand their impacts on the nutrient budget in the Yellow Sea. Based on the analysis of 223 Ra and 224 Ra in the field observation, the offshore eddy diffusivity mixing coefficient and SGD were estimated to be 2.3×10⁸ cm     

海南西岛珊瑚群落变化及其影响因素 *

在2018年的海南三亚西岛珊瑚群落分布和水质环境因子调查中, 共记录到造礁石珊瑚68种, 多孔螅2种。基于珊瑚礁底质类型的非度量多维标度分析, 可将西岛站位划分为区域1(东-南侧)和区域2(西侧)。全岛活珊瑚覆盖率为13.6%, 区域1和区域2分别为4.2%和27.7%, 区域2珊瑚多样性高于区域1。区域1珊瑚礁处在显著退化状态, 而区域2相对健康, 但是优势种类单一。与历史资料对比分析, 东侧站位造礁石珊瑚覆盖率从2011年的近40%降至2018年不足4%, 退化显著, 而西侧站位珊瑚礁无明显退化; 丛生盔形珊瑚(Galaxea fascicularis)逐渐取代分枝状的鹿角珊瑚成为绝对优势种类; 珊瑚礁区浊度、溶解无机氮(dissolved inorganic nitrogen, DIN)和喇叭藻的δ¹⁵N均值分别为2.54NTU、9.63μmol·L^-1和5.09‰, 均处在较高水平。相关性分析表明, 环境因子的空间变化并不能解释珊瑚群落的空间分布。因此, 推测人类活动引起的极端扰动事件可能是导致西岛珊瑚群落空间分布和东侧站位珊瑚近几年显著退化的主要原因, 如三亚河清淤在三亚湾随意倾倒引起的浑浊事件。应加强对三亚湾清淤和西岛人类活动的管控, 减轻颗粒物沉积和营养盐富集的影响, 促进西岛珊瑚礁逐渐恢复。     

Large temporal changes in contributions of groundwater-borne nutrients to coastal waters off a volcanic island

We examined the contribution of submarine groundwater discharge (SGD) to nutrient budgets in Hwasun Bay, Jeju Island, Korea in August 2009, October 2014, and May 2015. The concentrations of dissolved inorganic nitrogen (DIN) and dissolved inorganic phosphorus (DIP) in fresh groundwater were in the range of 285?716 μM and 2.3?3.2 μM, respectively, which were each 1?2 orders of magnitude higher than those in the bay seawater. The outer-bay seawater flowing into the bay was oligotrophic (2.9 ± 1.9 μM for DIN and 0.2 ± 0.3 μM for DIP). Nutrient budget calculations were performed for each season by accounting for submarine fresh groundwater discharge (SFGD) and water residence times. In August 2009 (DIN = 1.8 μM and DIN:DIP ratio = 4.6 for the outerbay water), DIN inputs from SFGD accounted for approximately 40% of the DIN inventory in the bay seawater. In October 2014 (DIN = 1.1 μM and DIP < 0.05 μM for the outer-bay water), DIP from SFGD accounted for approximately 100% of the DIP inventory in the bay seawater. In May 2015, mean concentrations of DIN and DIP in the bay seawater were 8.6 ± 12 μM and 0.11 ± 0.04 μM, respectively, with conservative behaviors in the bay seawater in association with excessive groundwater inputs. These results imply that SGD plays a critical but different role in nutrient budgets and stoichiometry in coastal waters off a volcanic island depending on open-ocean nutrient conditions.     

Responses of nutrient biogeochemistry and nitrogen cycle to seasonal upwelling in coastal waters of the eastern Hainan Island

The coastal upwelling has profound influence on the surrounding ecosystem by supplying the nutrient-replete water to the euphotic zone. Nutrient biogeochemistry was investigated in coastal waters of the eastern Hainan Island in summer 2015 and autumn 2016. From perspectives of nutrient dynamics and physical transport, the nutrient fluxes entered the upper 50 m water depth（between the mixed layer and the euphotic zone） arisen from the upwelling were estimated to be 2.5-5.4 mmol/（m²·d）,...     

西沙生态监控区造礁石珊瑚退化原因分析

2005-2009年对西沙生态监控区5个站位(永兴岛、石岛、西沙洲、赵述岛和北岛)造礁石珊瑚种类、覆盖度、补充量及其主要环境因子进行了调查.研究结果表明,西沙生态监控区造礁石珊瑚呈现逐年退化趋势,活造礁石珊瑚覆盖率从2005年的65%下降到2009年的7.93%,而死珊瑚覆盖率变化则相反,从2005年的4.70%增加到...     

Selective coral mortality associated with outbreaks of Acanthaster planci L. in Bootless Bay, Papua New Guinea

Population outbreaks of crown-of-thorns sea star (Acanthaster planci L.) remain one of the most significant biological disturbances on tropical coral reefs although the increasing attention given to other threats has greatly limited recent progress in understanding the cause and consequences of this phenomenon. In September 2005 dramatic increases in the abundance of A. planci were observed on reefs within Bootless Bay, Central Province, Papua New Guinea, where few crown-of-thorns have previously been reported. Densities of A. planci peaked at 162 sea stars per hectare and caused extensive coral mortality. This outbreak killed upwards of 55% of live corals, reducing overall coral cover from 42.4% in 2005 down to just 19.1% in March 2006. Declines in coral cover were largely driven by widespread mortality of Acropora spp. which dominated reef assemblages prior to the outbreak. The extensive depletion of Acropora spp. greatly altered the coral composition as well as the physical structure of reef habitats. In the absence of any other major disturbances these coral communities are likely to quickly recover, but this outbreak highlights the ongoing contribution of A. planci to degradation of coral reef environments.     

Denitrification in Qi''ao Island coastal zone, the Zhujiang Estuary in China

Samples of sediments and the overlying water were collected in the Qi'ao Island coastal zone, the Zhujiang (Pearl River) Estuary (ZE). Denitrification rates, sediment oxygen demand (SOD) , and fluxes of inorganic nitrogen compounds were investigated with N2 flux method, using a self-designed continuous flow through and auto-sampling system. The results indicate that the denitrification rates varied between 222 and 908 μmol/(m2·h) with an average of 499 μmol/(m2·h). During incubation, the sediments absorbed dissolved oxygen in the overlying water with SOD ranging from 300 to 2 363 μmol/(m2·h). The denitrification rates were highly correlated with the SOD (r2 =0.77) regardless of the NO3- + NO2- concentrations in the overlying water, organ- ic carbon contents in sediments and water temperature, suggesting that the SOD was probably the main environ-mental factor controlling the denitrification in the Qi'ao Island coastal zone. There was a net flux of NO3- + NO2-into the sediments from the overlying water. The NH4+ flux from sediments into water as the result of mineraliza-tion was between 12. 3 and 210. 3 μmol/(m2·h) ,which seems limited by both organic carbon content in sedi-ment and dissolved oxygen concentration in the overlying water.     

永兴岛及七连屿造礁石珊瑚近10年变化分析

根据2007-2016年珊瑚礁监测数据，永兴岛及七连屿共调查到造礁石珊瑚11科113种，常见种有鹿角杯形珊瑚Pocillopora damicornis、疣状杯形珊瑚Pocillopora Verrucosa、粗野鹿角珊瑚Acropora humilis、澄黄滨珊瑚Porites lutea、丛生盔形珊瑚Galaxea fascicularis、梳状菊花珊瑚Goniastrea pectinata及锯齿刺星珊瑚Cyphastrea serailia等。研究区域内造礁石珊瑚种类近10年（2007-2016年）来下降明显，其中永兴岛从39种下降到18种，下降率为53.85%；北岛从23种下降到17种，下降率为26.09%；赵述岛从46种下降到12种，下降率为73.91%；西沙洲从51种下降到15种，下降率为70.59%。群体形态群落中皮壳状种类数最为稳定，分枝类下降了59.26%；叶片状下降了75.00%；圆盘状下降了87.50%；团块状下降了57.14%。通过对研究区域造礁石珊瑚种类组成及群落形态等方面的变化分析可见，人为活动、长棘海星、珊瑚病害、台风及全球升温等因素逐渐影响到西沙海域的珊瑚礁生态系统。     

Nutrients,light and phytoplankton production in the shallow,tropical coastal waters of Bandon Bay,Southern Thailand

Phytoplankton primary production and its regulation by light and nutrient availability were investigated in the shallow, tropical coastal waters of Bandon Bay, Southern Thailand. The bay was meso‐eutrophicated and highly turbid, receiving river water discharge. Water column stratification was consistently weak during both rainy and dry seasons. Dissolved inorganic nitrogen (DIN) was higher off the river mouth than in the other regions, suggesting that river water discharge was a main source of DIN. By contrast, dissolved inorganic phosphorus (DIP) showed a significant negative correlation with total water depth, implying that regeneration around the sea floor was an important source of DIP. Surface DIN and DIP showed positive correlations with surface primary production (PP) and water column primary productivity (ΣPP*), respectively. The combined correlation and model analyses indicate that total water depth had an ambivalent influence on water column primary production (ΣPP); shallower water depth induced more active regeneration of nutrients, but it also caused higher turbidity and lower light availability as a result of enhanced resuspension of sediments. Furthermore, there was a vertical constraint for phytoplankton during the rainy season: total water depth tended to be shallower than euphotic zone depth. In conclusion, light limitation and vertical constraint owing to shallow water depth appear to be more important than nutrient limitation for water column primary production in Bandon Bay.     

Species-diverse coral communities on an artificial substrate at a tuna farm in Amami,Japan

Tuna-farming is expanding worldwide, necessitating the monitoring/managing of its effects on the natural environment. In Japan, tuna-farming is conducted on coral reefs that have been damaged by mass-bleaching events and crown-of-thorns starfish (COTS) outbreaks. This study focused on the coral community on an artificial substrate of tuna-farm to reveal the possible effects of tuna-farming on the natural environment. Corals flourished on ropes suspended in the farm in the Amami Islands, southern Japan. These were moored 3 m below the sea-surface in 50-m-deep water. The coral community on the rope was analyzed and compared with those on natural substrata on two adjacent COTS-damaged reefs and with that in a protected reef. Corals were monitored throughout a year. Sixty coral species grew on the ropes, that corresponds to 27.3% of the 220 species known from Amami. The coral community was unique, dominated by massive faviid corals. On the ropes, the water temperature rarely exceeded 30.0 °C and no corals on the rope were severely bleached or covered by sedimentation during the observations. The tuna-farm infrastructure provided corals with a suitable habitat, and species-rich coral communities were established. These coral communities are an important node connecting tuna-farms and the natural environment.