哈萨克斯坦巴尔喀什湖沉积物粒度特征及其对区域环境变化的响应

湖泊沉积物中的粒度参数记载了丰富的流域环境变化信息,可为无器测资料地区重建古环境变化序列提供可靠的途径。通过对巴尔喀什湖岩芯沉积物中粒度、磁化率等环境代用指标的分析,结合放射性137Cs定年以及流域气候、湖泊水位等器测记录数据,研究了巴尔喀什湖沉积物中粒度变化特征及其环境指示意义。结果表明:巴尔喀什湖沉积物中黏土质(4μm)组分平均含量为20.32%,细粉砂质(4～16μm)为40.13%,中粉砂质(16～32μm)为22.86%,粗粉砂质(32～64μm)为10.55%,砂质(64μm)为6.13%。通过粒径标准-偏差法提取了沉积物中环境细颗粒敏感组分(F1,6.61～10.00μm)和粗颗粒敏感组分(F2,45.71～69.18μm)。研究表明在人类活动影响不断加强的背景下,粒度敏感组分的含量变化不能敏感的反映湖泊水位、入湖径流乃至区域气候的变化,而与沉积物中磁化率所反映的人类活动强度变化存在较为显著的相关关系(r=0.870,P0.01),这可能与人类活动增强导致的流域内富含磁性物质的细颗粒碎屑物质被搬运入湖有关,湖泊沉积物中磁化率升高的同时,湖泊沉积物中细颗粒物质增加。研究结果可为长时间尺度下古环境重建研究提供重要参考依据,同时也对揭示流域人类活动对湖泊环境的影响具有一定的科学意义。     

滇池流域宝象河水库沉积物中有机碳的来源

通过对滇池流域宝象河水库沉积物TOC、TN、C/N、δ13C及粒度等指标的测定,分析了沉积物中有机碳的主要来源及其变化趋势。结果表明:水体中不同位置沉积物有机碳来源并不相同,距三岔河入库河口相对较近的沉积柱芯A中C/N比值介于2.93~11.73,δ13C值介于-23.66‰~-21.78‰,有机碳主要来源于水生生物,陆源输入贡献较小,有机碳含量受粒径大小影响显著;距三岔河入库河口相对较远的沉积柱芯B中,其TOC和TN含量较高,分别介于14.62~24.93 g?kg-1和2.11~3.3 g?kg-1,δ13C值变化范围为-28.36‰~-26.36‰,粒度以黏土和细粉砂为主,有机碳主要来源于水库周边陆源输入,受人类活动影响强烈。     

异龙湖湖泊沉积对流域人类活动的响应

通过对异龙湖短钻岩芯沉积物粒度、碳酸盐以及有机质含量等环境代用指标研究,结合文献资料和当地气象数据并参考实验室其他项目组137Cs-210Pb方法建立的年代标尺,讨论了异龙湖流域1880年以来的环境变化和人类活动对湖泊沉积环境的影响。结果表明:岩芯35~25 cm段(1880—1936年)碳酸盐含量、中值粒径均值较高,表明这一时期为暖湿气候,TOC含量处于低值且平缓,证实人类活动对周围环境影响较小,湖泊环境变化的影响因素以自然因素为主;至25~15 cm段(1936—1996年)碳酸盐含量明显下降,有机质含量快速增加,指示湖泊沉积环境受人类活动影响强烈,碳酸根离子等其他化合物含量、反应条件、过程及碳酸盐沉淀保存条件发生改变,在此种情况下,指标已不能指示湖泊环境变化;岩芯15~0 cm段(1996—2013年)沉积物粘土含量升高,砂含量降低,应与异龙湖流域防护林工程有关,这一时期的指标特征表明人类活动强度较之前有所减弱,并且开始有意识地恢复流域生态。     

北部湾北部滨海湿地水体和表层沉积物中营养元素分布与污染评价

2009年4～5月,对北部湾北部滨海湿地水体和表层沉积物进行了取样调查,研究水体中营养盐和表层沉积物中碳、氮和磷元素含量、分布及其影响因素,并在此基础上评价了滨海湿地水体富营养化水平和表层沉积物的污染状况.研究区水体中的溶解无机氮(dissolved inorganic nitrogen,DIN)、活性磷酸盐PO43-—P和化学需氧量(CODMn)平均含量分别为(211.84±37.44) μg/L、(11.01±12.11) μg/L和(0.92±0.32) mg/L;表层沉积物中总氮(TN)、总磷(TP)和总有机碳(TOC)的平均含量分别为(373±355) μg/g、(232.28±157.34) μg/g和(0.45±0.46)％.北部湾北部滨海湿地水体中的DIN含量和PO43-—P含量在茅尾海和廉州湾东部西场海区都很高,且水体富营养化比较严重,大规模的海水养殖可能是造成该现象的主要原因.研究区水体中CODMn含量空间分布呈近岸高、远岸低的特征.研究区铁山港顶部、南流江口、大风江口、钦江和茅岭江口较细的表层沉积物中的TN、TP和TOC含量较高.研究区表层沉积物的TOC/TN值分布表明,钦江口、钦州港区、防城港、企沙港区和珍珠湾东北部的沉积物有机质含量受到了强烈的陆源影响.根据加拿大安大略省环境质量评价标准,除了钦州湾顶部的龙门港区、大风江口中部和铁山港顶部西北角一小部分区域的表层沉积物中的TOC、TN和TP含量分别略高于1％、550μg/g和600μg/g,已被明显污染,而处于最低级别或严重危害级别,会对部分底栖生物产生影响外,其他绝大部分区域都属安全级别,为清洁或部分已被轻微污染.     

山地灾害和人类活动干扰下九寨沟下季节海的沉积变化

九寨沟是我国旅游强度最大的山地旅游地之一,山地灾害是其旅游发展过程中面临的主要挑战.为了探讨山地灾害和人类活动对湖泊生态系统的影响,以下季节海湖泊沉积物为研究对象,利用137Cs和210Pb建立年代标尺,对沉积物粒度进行了分析.137Cs和210Pb定年法确定湖底下38.5 cm处为1952年的沉积物,50 cm处为1848年的;沉积物粒度分析结果显示,剖面内中值粒径平均值偏大,沉积速率和粗颗粒含量在1952年之后呈明显增大趋势.结果表明,沉积物来源主要是泥石流等山地灾害造成的泥砂人湖、旅游开发过程中道路等基础设施建设带来的颗粒物质;湖泊沉积对流域内的山地灾害,如泥石流等有较好的响应;森林采伐和旅游开发在一定程度上促进了湖泊沉积.     

太湖梅梁湾地区人类活动对湖泊沉积环境的影响

湖泊沉积物是记录流域人类活动以及湖泊环境响应的自然档案。通过对太湖北部梅梁湾沉积物中粒度、沉积速率、重金属（ Cd、 Pb、 Mn ）、营养盐等多个指标的分析,探讨了该湖区100多年来的环境演变状况,旨在揭示太湖梅梁湾地区的生态环境演化趋势及其与人类活动的关系。结果表明,人类活动正逐渐成为影响湖区沉积环境的主要因素。1949年以前,太湖流域民族工业的发展,人类活动方式及强度发生改变,加强了对湖区的扰动,湖区沉积速率逐渐变大,粒度变粗,重金属（ Mn元素）以及营养盐含量减少;1949年至20世纪80年代,沉积速率变动幅度大,但湖区重金属及其营养盐含量稳定,以自然沉积为主,表明这一时期输入太湖的重金属和营养盐数量比较少,导致湖水污染的仅仅是农业面源污染和生活垃圾;20世纪80年代以后,大量的工业废水和生活污水排放入湖,致使沉积物中总有机碳（ TOC）、总氮（ TN）、总磷（ TP）以及重金属含量迅速增长, TN／TP表明人为磷元素的大量输入是导致太湖水体富营养化的主要原因。自1998年以来各种污染治理措施的实施,使得表层沉积物沉积速率及Cd和Pb含量下降,湖区生态环境改善,但整体而言,仍无法遏制人类活动对太湖梅梁湾地区生态环境破坏的现象。     

北极新奥尔松地区湖泊沉积物色素含量变化及环境意义

大量的古气候资料和现代器测数据表明,最近100年来北极气候经历了明显的变暖过程,这必然会对脆弱的极地湖泊生态系统产生影响。以北极新奥尔松地区的湖泊沉积柱样为研究对象,对其中4种色素(叶绿素及其衍生物CD、总胡萝卜素TC、蓝藻叶黄素Myx和颤藻黄素Osc)进行了分析,结合其他物化指标如碳酸钙含量、TOC等,从历史演化的角度重点探讨了新奥尔松地区最近100年以来湖泊初级生产力演化过程。结果表明,在相对寒冷的小冰期,气候对湖泊中藻类的生长不利,湖泊生产力下降,沉积物中色素含量出现低值,生物硅含量降低;表层5cm(对应约1890AD)沉积物中有机质含量显著升高,各色素含量均明显增加,表明小冰期后气温上升,导致湖泊藻类生长迅速,湖泊生产力大大提高,但此时生物硅仍保持在相对较低的水平,这可能与其他藻类的竞争生长有关。最近100年,沉积物中Osc/Myx比值不断降低,表明该湖泊中蓝藻含量不断上升,暗示北极地区人类活动的增强可能导致湖泊营养水平增加。     

全球变暖对青藏高原不同补给类型湖泊生产力的影响

研究以青藏高原阿翁错和托素湖湖泊沉积物为研究对象,通过多指标(总有机碳含量、有机碳同位素和有机碳埋藏速率等)综合分析,重建不同补给类型湖泊的生产力变化及碳循环过程。结果显示：全球变暖对不同类型湖泊的生产力的影响存在显著差异。在以降水和冰川融水为主要补给源的阿翁错,全球变暖造成冰川融水补给增加。当指示冰川融水补给量变化的δ¹⁸O_carb值逐渐偏负时,湖泊沉积物TOC含量逐渐升高;指示冰川融水输入造成湖泊面积持续扩张,营养物质增加,湖泊生产力提高;当湖泊面积扩张较快,即冰川融水在短时间内快速输入时,TOC含量下降,可能是由于当冰川融水输入过多,造成湖水温度下降过快时,底栖藻类生产力下降,进而湖泊固碳能力下降。对于受人类活动影响的托素湖,全球变暖对湖泊水文过程及生产力的影响较小,δ¹⁸O_carb值变化主要受控于农业灌溉活动引起的湖泊补给水量的变化。当δ¹⁸O_carb值升高时,TOC含量增加;推测是由于农业灌溉耗水量增加导致湖泊补给水量减少,湖泊水位下降,湖泊底部...     

长江中游网湖沉积物营养元素变化特征及其影响因素

在放射性核素¹³⁷Cs和²¹⁰Pb精确计年的基础上,建立了长江中游网湖近代沉积物年代序列。通过对沉积物中TOC、TN、TP、孢粉、重金属元素、粒度等指标的测定,结合相关文献资料,分析了百年来网湖沉积物中营养元素的分布特征,物源变化以及主控因子。结果表明:百年来网湖沉积物中TN和TOC含量显著相关,呈不断上升趋势,存在2个明显的演化阶段,主控因子为流域人类活动强度,气候波动对其有影响,但影响不大。TP的变化与TN和TOC明显不同,波动较大,规律不明显,主要受人类活动强度以及径流侵蚀输移入湖物质变化两大因子控制。     

末次冰消期以来福建福宁湾钻孔的粒度特征及其环境指示意义

海岸沉积物是记录海-陆-气相互作用下区域古环境变化的重要载体。因短历时古气候事件发生时间短、各物质载体和代用指标都存在一定不足,对华南海岸带沉积物研究多探讨其与海平面波动等长时间尺度上的关系,限制了对粒度信息中可能记录的短期气候事件的深入研究,不利于解译古气候与古人类历史。本研究选取福建霞浦福宁湾FN1钻孔0～8 m部分,以光释光年代标尺为基础,使用粒度作为主要环境代用指标,并通过端元分析、主成分和相关性分析方法,阐明福建东北沿海地区沉积物粒度特征;再结合TOC/TN含量变化,探讨其环境指示意义。结果表明：(1)钻孔0～8 m沉积物以粉砂为主,不同沉积相中各粒级百分比含量波动较大,根据粒径变化趋势和各粒度参数变化曲线分为U1、U2、U3三层。(2)根据BasEMMA方法选取3个端元进行分析。其中,EM1代表低能沉积条件,以粉砂为主,是受冬季风影响的敏感组分,可指示冬季风强度变化;EM2代表中能沉积条件,出现粒级、TOC/TN及沉积速率的突变。受东亚冬季风影响,陆源物质含量增加;EM3代表高能沉积条件,区域水动力增强,沉积物粗颗粒含量增加;高能与低能条件的频繁变化使沉积过程变得复杂,形成...     

南大洋普里兹湾沉积物中生物硅的溶解度研究

本文利用中国南极科学考察航次获得的沉积物样品,采用分批（batch）实验方法,获取实验室生物硅溶解度,并结合间隙水中可溶性硅剖面,对普里兹湾沉积物中生物硅的溶出过程进行了初步研究。研究结果如下：在25℃,pH 8条件下,普里兹湾IV-10、 IS-4站表层沉积物中生物硅的实验室溶解度分别为1936、1539μmol/dm3,不同层次沉积物溶出结果显示随深度增加溶解度值降低。根据实验室溶解度数据与间隙水硅酸盐Cd的分析比较,表明研究站位沉积物生物硅的早期成岩过程中生物硅的溶出还伴随有其他化学过程。     

Independent measurement of biogenic silica in sediments by FTIR spectroscopy and PLS regression

We present an independent calibration model for the determination of biogenic silica (BSi) in sediments, developed from analysis of synthetic sediment mixtures and application of Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIRS) and partial least squares regression (PLSR) modeling. In contrast to current FTIRS applications for quantifying BSi, this new calibration is independent from conventional wet-chemical techniques and their associated measurement uncertainties. This approach also removes the need for developing internal calibrations between the two methods for individual sediments records. For the independent calibration, we produced six series of different synthetic sediment mixtures using two purified diatom extracts, with one extract mixed with quartz sand, calcite, 60/40 quartz/calcite and two different natural sediments, and a second extract mixed with one of the natural sediments. A total of 306 samples—51 samples per series—yielded BSi contents ranging from 0 to 100 %. The resulting PLSR calibration model between the FTIR spectral information and the defined BSi concentration of the synthetic sediment mixtures exhibits a strong cross-validated correlation ( \( {\text{R}}^{ 2}_{\text{cv}} \)  = 0.97) and a low root-mean square error of cross-validation (RMSECV = 4.7 %). Application of the independent calibration to natural lacustrine and marine sediments yields robust BSi reconstructions. At present, the synthetic mixtures do not include the variation in organic matter that occurs in natural samples, which may explain the somewhat lower prediction accuracy of the calibration model for organic-rich samples.     

Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy,a new method for rapid determination of total organic and inorganic carbon and biogenic silica concentration in lake sediments

We demonstrate the use of Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIRS) to make quantitative measures of total organic carbon (TOC), total inorganic carbon (TIC) and biogenic silica (BSi) concentrations in sediment. FTIRS is a fast and cost-effective technique and only small sediment samples are needed (0.01 g). Statistically significant models were developed using sediment samples from northern Sweden and were applied to sediment records from Sweden, northeast Siberia and Macedonia. The correlation between FTIRS-inferred values and amounts of biogeochemical constituents assessed conventionally varied between r = 0.84–0.99 for TOC, r = 0.85–0.99 for TIC, and r = 0.68–0.94 for BSi. Because FTIR spectra contain information on a large number of both inorganic and organic components, there is great potential for FTIRS to become an important tool in paleolimnology.     

Biogeochemistry of silica in Devils Lake: implications for diatom preservation

Diatom-salinity records from sediment cores have been used to construct climate records of saline-lake basins. In many cases, this has been done without thorough understanding of the preservation potential of the diatoms in the sediments through time. The purpose of this study was to determine the biogeochemistry of silica in Devils Lake and evaluate the potential effects of silica cycling on diatom preservation. During the period of record, 1867–1999, lake levels have fluctuated from 427 m above sea level in 1940 to 441.1 m above sea level in 1999. The biogeochemistry of silica in Devils Lake is dominated by internal cycling. During the early 1990s when lake levels were relatively high, about 94% of the biogenic silica (BSi) produced in Devils Lake was recycled in the water column before burial. About 42% of the BSi that was incorporated in bottom sediments was dissolved and diffused back into the lake, and the remaining 58% was buried. Therefore, the BSi accumulation rate was about 3% of the BSi assimilation rate. Generally, the results obtained from this study are similar to those obtained from studies of the biogeochemistry of silica in large oligotrophic lakes and the open ocean where most of the BSi produced is recycled in surface water. During the mid 1960s when lake levels were relatively low, BSi assimilation and water-column dissolution rates were much higher than when lake levels were high. The BSi assimilation rate was as much as three times higher during low lake levels. Even with the much higher BSi assimilation rate, the BSi accumulation rate was about three times lower because the BSi water-column dissolution rate was more than 99% of the BSi assimilation rate compared to 94% during high lake levels. Variations in the biogeochemistry of silica with lake level have important implications for paleolimnologic studies. Increased BSi water-column dissolution during decreasing lake levels may alter the diatom-salinity record by selectively removing the less resistant diatoms. Also, BSi accumulation may be proportional to the amount of silica input from tributary sources. Therefore, BSi accumulation chronologies from sediment cores may be effective records of tributary inflow.     

Fourier-transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIRS), a New Method to Infer Past Changes in Tree-line Position and TOC using Lake Sediment

This study tests the hypothesis that Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIRS) of lake sediments can be used to infer past changes in tree-line position and total organic carbon (TOC) content of lake water. A training set of 100 lakes from northern Sweden spanning a broad altitudinal and TOC gradient from 0.7 to 14.9 mg/l was used to assess whether vegetation zones and TOC can be modelled from FTIR spectra of surface sediments (0–1 cm) using principal component analysis (PCA) and partial least squares (PLS) regression. Preliminary results show that FTIRS of lake sediments can be used to reconstruct past changes in tree line and the TOC content of lake water, which is hardly surprising since FTIRS registers the properties of organic and minerogenic material derived from the water mass and the drainage area. The FTIRS model for TOC gives a root mean squared error (RMSECV) of calibration of 1.4 mg/l (10% of the gradient) assessed by internal cross-validation (CV) yielding an R_cv² of 0.64. This should be compared with a near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) and diatom transfer function for TOC from the same set of lakes, which have a R_cv² of 0.61 and 0.31, and RMSECV of 1.6 and 2.3 mg/l, respectively. The FTIRS-TOC model was applied to a Holocene sediment core from a tree-line lake and the results show similar trends as inferences from NIRS and pollen from the same core. Overall, the results indicate that changes in FTIR spectra from lake sediments reflect differences in catchment vegetation and TOC, and that FTIRS-models based on surface-sediment samples can be applied to sediment cores for retrospective analysis.     

北极新奥尔松地区土壤中生物硅含量及形态特征

硅循环与碳循环密切相关,生物硅作为硅的重要载体,在全球硅循环中占有十分重要的地位。目前,人们对陆地生态系统的硅循环做了大量研究,但对极地地区硅的研究却极为少见。利用中国第五次北极考察获得的土壤与植物样品,对北极新奥尔松地区中国黄河站站基表层土壤中生物硅的含量及土壤和植被中生物硅(主要为植硅体)的形态进行了初步研究。主要结论为:北极新奥尔松地区中国黄河站站基附近表层土壤中颗粒有机碳的含量为1.00—69.3 mg·g-1,平均值为13.7 mg·g-1;颗粒有机氮含量为0.11—9.84 mg·g-1,平均值为1.43 mg·g-1;可溶态硅含量为3.90—26.3μg·g-1,平均值为10.7μg·g-1;生物硅含量为5.60—9.97 mg·g-1,平均值为7.56 mg·g-1,且其含量与土壤颗粒态有机碳和颗粒有机氮呈正相关关系,表明三者具有相似来源。北极表层土壤生物硅比温带、热带地区生物硅含量要高。植物样品中植硅体形态以帽形、圆形、平滑棒形、齿形、刺棒形和哑铃形等形态为主,大小在10—100μm之间。土壤样品中的植硅体主要来源于植物,形态分别为平滑棒形、刺棒形、圆形、哑铃形、鞍形、尖形和帽形,另外硅藻也是北极土壤中生物硅的组成部分,其中裸露土壤中藻类(羽纹纲硅藻)占生物硅的多数(93.3%)。对比发现,有植被覆盖的土壤中,土壤有机碳、可溶出态硅、生物硅含量和植硅体形态丰富度往往比无植被覆盖或寡植被区土壤高,这表明尽管该地区植被稀少,但植物生长对该地区土壤硅循环存在显著影响,值得进一步关注。     

Impact of pre-Columbian agriculture, climate change, and tectonic activity inferred from a 5,700-year paleolimnological record from Lake Nicaragua

Lake Nicaragua, the largest lake in Central America, is a promising site for paleolimnological study of past climate change, tectonic and volcanic activity, and pre-Columbian agriculture in the region. It is near the northern limit of the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ), which brings the rainy season to the tropics, so effects of decreasing precipitation due to southern migration of the ITCZ through the Holocene should be observable. Because fault zones and an active volcano lie within the lake, the long-term impact of tectonic and volcanic activity can also be examined. Finally, the fertile volcanic soils near the lake may have encouraged early agriculture. We analyzed diatoms, biogenic silica (BSi), total organic carbon (TOC), water content, volcanic glass, and magnetic susceptibility in a sediment core from Lake Nicaragua with eleven accelerator mass spectroscopy radiocarbon dates, spanning ~5,700 years. Sediment accumulation rates decreased from the bottom to the top of the core, indicating a general drying trend through the Holocene. An increase in eutrophic diatom abundance suggests that pre-Columbian agriculture impacted the lake as early as ~5,400 cal yr BP. Above a horizon of coarser grains deposited sometime between ~5,200 and 1,600 cal yr BP, planktonic diatoms increased and remained dominant to the top of the core, indicating that water depth permanently increased. Although magnetic susceptibility peaked and water content dipped at the coarse horizon, volcanic glass fragments did not increase, suggesting that the coarse horizon and subsequent increase in water depth were caused by tectonic rather than by volcanic activity. Decreased accumulation rates of BSi and TOC indicate that water became clearer when depth increased.     

苦海沉积物有机质反映的过去840年来青藏高原东部环境变化

青藏高原对全球气候变暖响应敏感,研究青藏高原近千年来环境演化过程、规律与驱动机制对预测其未来气候可能发生的变化有重要参照意义.通过位于青藏高原东部的苦海沉积物总有机质相关指标[总有机碳(TOC)、总氮(TN)、总有机碳与总氮比值(TOC/TN)和总有机碳同位素(δ13Corg)]的研究重建了该区域过去840年来的环境演...     

长江河口潮滩表层沉积物对磷酸盐的吸附特征

实验研究了长江口滨岸潮滩表层沉积物对上覆水体中磷酸盐（PO4－P）的吸附特性，结果表明，沉积物吸磷过程主要发生在0－10小时（h)内，尔后基本上达到一种动态平衡过程，但在0－0.5h沉积的对PO4－P的吸附速率最大，达到10.40-56.40mg/kg h，且其吸附速率受细颗粒物含量影响明显。沉积物对PO4－P宾吸附容量达26.32-204.08mg/kg，且吸附容量与Fe^3 和总有机碳（TOC）含量有了的正相关关系；PO4－P的吸附效率达21.55-248.30L/kg，且吸附效率主要取决于TOC含量。此外，环境因子（温度，pH和盐度等）圣沉积的吸磷作用显著。