广西北部湾沿海牡蛎的种类及其分布

采用DNA条形码(DNA barcoding)技术, 基于COI基因序列鉴定牡蛎种类, 研究了牡蛎科(Ostreidae)牡蛎在广西沿海的分布。本次研究从广西沿海16个采样地点的潮间带共采集550个野生牡蛎样本, 随机抽取了367个牡蛎样本进行基因组DNA的提取和线粒体COI基因的鉴定, 共检测出4属7种牡蛎。巨牡蛎属有4种, 分别为熊本牡蛎(Crassostrea sikamea)108个, 葡萄牙牡蛎(Crassostrea gigas angulata)43个, 香港巨牡蛎(Crassostrea hongkongensis)15个, 近江牡蛎(Crassostrea ariakensis)18个, 囊牡蛎属(Saccostrea)的多刺牡蛎(Saccostrea echinata)61个, 爪蛎属(Talonostrea)的猫爪牡蛎(Talonostrea talonata)112个, 齿牡蛎属(Dendostea)的齿缘牡蛎(Dendostea crenulifera)10个。结果表明, 广西沿海牡蛎物种丰富, 至少7种牡蛎分布于潮间带, 其中优势种为猫爪牡蛎和熊本牡蛎, 在广西沿海各采样点均有分布。多刺牡蛎和葡萄牙牡蛎次之, 香港巨牡蛎、近江牡蛎、齿缘牡蛎数量较少, 分布较集中。     

熊本牡蛎、葡萄牙牡蛎和长牡蛎组织菌群构成及功能的比较分析

为探究健康二龄熊本牡蛎、葡萄牙牡蛎和长牡蛎5种组织间细菌群落组成、多样性和功能的差异,本研究利用Illumina高通量测序技术和PICRUSt2对3种牡蛎5种组织中的细菌群落构成及其潜在功能进行了比较分析。结果显示,在3种牡蛎的5种组织中共鉴定到6 020个细菌OTUs,其中3种牡蛎整体间共有的OTUs数占42.4%。3种牡蛎5种组织中的优势菌主要隶属于γ-变形菌纲（γ-proteobacteria）、α-变形菌纲（α-proteobacteria）、柔壁菌门（Tenericutes）和厚壁菌门（Firmicutes）。弧菌属（Vibrio）在熊本牡蛎的鳃、外套膜、性腺和血淋巴中的相对丰度均显著高于长牡蛎和葡萄牙牡蛎,且分别在熊本牡蛎外套膜、长牡蛎性腺和葡萄牙牡蛎血淋巴中相对丰度最高,但均在3种牡蛎肝胰腺中相对丰度最低。3种牡蛎5种组织间的菌群多样性均有所差异,其中在熊本牡蛎鳃、葡萄牙牡蛎外套膜和长牡蛎血淋巴中菌群多样性最高,而在熊本牡蛎血淋巴、葡萄牙牡蛎性腺和长牡蛎肝胰腺中菌群多样性最低。在不区分组织的情况下,3种牡蛎整体间的菌群结构存在显著差异（r=0.661,p<0.001）。此外,在熊本牡蛎肝胰腺、葡萄牙牡蛎鳃和长牡蛎血淋巴中细菌参与的能量代谢相关功能通路的相关丰度显著高于对应牡蛎的其他组织。本文结果表明,熊本牡蛎、葡萄牙牡蛎和长牡蛎组织内的菌群构成存在差异,且由细菌介导的功能也随牡蛎种类和组织类型发生改变。     

Factors that influence the accumulation of copper and cadmium by transplanted eastern oysters (Crassostrea virginica) in the Patuxent River, Maryland

To investigate the continued accumulation of copper and cadmium by oysters in the Patuxent River, MD, which have been at high levels since at least the mid 1960s, hatchery-raised Eastern oysters were transplanted into trays at four sites in the upper estuary. At each site two groups of oysters were used to determine growth and mortality, and another group was sampled for meat condition, metal concentration and body burden. Copper in oysters in the discharge of a coal-fired power plant was significantly greater than at all other sites, but maximum concentration of 310 micrograms g-1 was well below the maximum of 1880 micrograms g-1 detected in 1982. Cadmium levels were also significantly greater in the discharge than at the other sites, but probably because of higher discharge temperatures. Trace metal loadings, the local salinity gradient and the higher temperatures caused by power plant operation all appear to contribute to metal accumulation by oysters in the upper Patuxent estuary.     

九龙江河口区表层沉积物重金属元素分布特征及其沉积环境

通过对九龙江河口表层沉积物的重金属元素含量、沉积物粒度等要素进行分析,结合相关与聚类分析等统计手段,探讨了九龙江河口地区的沉积环境与重金属元素含量特征的关系.结果表明,即使在沉积环境复杂的河口地区,重金属含量分布与沉积物粒度仍存在明显的对应关系.受沉积动力影响,不同的重金属元素分布在九龙江河口地区表现出较大差异,而嵩屿至屿仔尾一带呈带状南北向展布的重金属相对高值条带值得引起注意.     

Comparative biomonitors of coastal trace metal contamination in tropical South America (N. Brazil)

Samples of 5 bivalve molluscs (Crassostrea rhizophorae, Mytella charruana, Anomalocardia brasiliana, Anadara ovalis, Phacoides pectinata), 2 barnacles (Fistulobalanus citerosum, Balanus amphitrite) and leaves of the mangrove tree Rhizophora mangle were collected from up to 11 sites in two estuaries in Natal, Brazil--the comparatively contaminated Potengi estuary and the comparatively uncontaminated Curimataú estuary. Specimens were analysed for the trace metals Zn, Cu, Cd, Fe, Mn and Ni, and a comparative assessment made of the power of the different species as trace metal biomonitors. Four of the 5 bivalves (not P. pectinata) take up metals from solution and suspended material (food source), while P. pectinata as a lucinid with symbiotic chemosynthetic bacteria takes up metals from dissolved sources only. The organisms with the strongest net accumulation of particular metals showed the greatest discrimination between trace metal bioavailabilities between sites. Barnacles (F. citerosum) showed the best discrimination, but oysters (C. rhizophorae) are particularly recommended as biomonitors given their strong accumulation patterns for many trace metals, their large size and their local abundance.     

Bioaccumulation and depuration of Zn and Cd in mangrove oysters (Crassostrea rhizophorae, Guilding, 1828) transplanted to and from a contaminated tropical coastal lagoon

In order to study Zn and Cd accumulation and depuration, a set of oysters, Crassostrea rhizophorae, were transplanted to a metal contaminated coastal lagoon and another one was harvested there and transplanted to a non-polluted site. C. rhizophorae oysters and Perna perna mussels native from both sites were collected in order to monitor variability of metal concentration in resident populations. After three months exposure, oysters transplanted to the polluted site accumulated fourfold Zn (307-1319 microgg(-1)) without reaching the concentration level of resident oysters (9770 microgg(-1)). Cadmium concentrations had a slight but significant decrease during the same period (1.25-0.54 microgg(-1)). Oysters transplanted to the non-polluted site, showed threefold Zn depuration (6727-2404 microgg(-1)), while Cd had no significant variation (0.90-1.45 microgg(-1)). Results showed that transplanted oysters do not reach heavy metal concentrations in indigenous populations suggesting transplanted organisms would be better used to evaluate bioavailability instead of environmental concentrations.     

近江牡蛎与太平洋牡蛎的同工酶鉴别

福建省罗源湾于上世纪80年代初先后引进来自日本、台湾和澳大利亚的太平洋牡蛎．该品种引进后不久就开始出现养殖品质退化的现象；对此，有人怀疑是与本地近江牡蛎杂交所致。本文通过同工酶分析，确认罗源湾太平洋牡蛎被测样品中不舍与近江牡蛎杂交的个体．苹果酸脱氢酶电泳可作为鉴定相关种群的技术手段．但是，本项调查结果也显示罗源湾太平洋牡蛎很可能不是纯系品种，培育纯化品系、加强种质管理对振兴福建牡蛎产业具有重要意义。     

九龙江河口区现代沉积环境及其物质输运趋势

对九龙江河口区58个表层沉积物样品进行了激光粒度分析,并分别应用系统聚类分析和GSTA模型分析,探讨了研究区的沉积特征、沉积环境和表层沉积物输运趋势。结果表明,九龙江河口区表层沉积物由10种沉积物类型组成,与20世纪80年代相比,该海区底质沉积物在类型分布和粒径粗细上发生了一定的变化;将研究区划分为3种与沉积动力特征相对应的主要沉积环境区;表层沉积物输运趋势因受该区特殊的地形和复杂的水动力条件影响而表现为北进南出,海门岛西北海域形成逆时针方向输运趋势,而海门岛以东海域形成三向汇聚的输运趋势。     

中国河口地球化学研究的若干进展

在过去１０年的河口地球化学研究的基础上，总结了中国一些大的河口体系中的化学要素的行为特点。与世界上的大河流相比，中国河流中具有较高的营养元素和较低的痕量元素浓度。流域盆地的风化作用指数由北向南逐渐增加，这与世界上其它地区十分相似。在河口淡－咸水混合过程中，颗粒态的化学要素多呈稳定态分布模式，这与高的泥沙量，较轻的污染程度和水文动力作用相对较弱有关，并县对生态系统有显著的影响。考虑到化学要素在中国河     

Sediment quality assessment in a tropical estuary: The case of Ceará River,Northeastern Brazil

The present study aimed to assess the sediment quality in a tropical estuary located in the northeast of Brazil under semi-arid conditions and multiple sources of contamination, using both toxicity bioassays and metal distribution. The metal distribution followed a concentration gradient decreasing one order of magnitude from the inner station toward the outer estuary, with amounts in the following order: Fe > Al > Zn > Cr > Pb > Cu. The index of geoaccumulation indicated a metal enrichment in the Ceará river sediment, mainly at inner sites, considered from moderately to strongly contaminated by Al, Cu, Cr and Zn. Sediment samples were considered toxic by means of whole sediment tests with copepods (reproduction) and amphipods (survival), and also elutriate fraction and sediment–water interface with sea urchin embryos (development). Acute and chronic toxicity did not exhibit a significant correlation with metals, emphasizing the influence of other contaminants mainly related to the pollution sources installed in the mid-estuary.     

福建九龙江口入海泥沙的扩散和河口湾的现代沉积

本文阐述了40年来九龙江入海泥沙量增加了两倍,入海泥沙在海门岛—鸡屿一带的浅滩区,其年平均淤积8—10cm,一次洪水流域搬来悬浮泥沙,使河口湾新淤积层厚2—3cm.并指出、进入河口湾的三条汉河各有独立的扇形粗粒冲积浅滩;悬移质的粉砂、粘土粒扩散至鼓浪屿以南海域;构成三角洲沉积主体的河口浅滩区的沉积速度由入海泥沙倍增而相应地加快进行.     

福建沿海巨蛎属牡蛎的主要种类及其分布

本实验采用了多重种类特异性PCR（multiplex species—specific PCR）技术,研究了巨蛎属（Crassostrea）牡蛎主要种类在福建沿海的分布．从沿海11个采样地点共采集了657个野生牡蛎样本,随机抽取了327个牡蛎样本进行基因组DNA的提取和线粒体COI基因的鉴定,结果发现200个个体为葡萄牙牡蛎（Crassostrea angulata）,101个个体为近江牡蛎（Crassostrea ariakensis）,20个个体为熊本牡蛎（Crassostrea sikamea）,6个个体为香港巨牡蛎（Crassostrea hongkongensis）．此次实验中未发现长牡蛎（Crassostrea gigas）．结果表明,福建沿海有葡萄牙牡蛎、近江牡蛎、熊本牡蛎和香港巨牡蛎4种巨蛎属牡蛎分布．     

Chemical characterization of humic substances isolated from mangrove swamp sediments: The Qinglan area of Hainan Island,China

In order to improve the understanding of structural and reactive features of sediment organic matter from mangrove swamp as well as evaluate the relationship between such features and the impact from different sources (marine and terrestrial), humic and fulvic acids were isolated from two mangrove swamp sediments located in the Qinglan harbors on Hainan Island, China. One is a forest surface sediment site (WWM2), and the other is an estuary subaqueous sediment site (BMW). The humic and fulvic acids were characterized and compared using chemical and spectroscopic methods, including elemental analysis, thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), Fourier Transformed Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR), ¹³C nuclear magnetic resonance (¹³C NMR) and potentiometric titrations. The results indicated that there were less aliphatic compounds but more aromatic compounds and oxygen-containing functional groups in fulvic acids. Humic acids contained more long-chain hydrocarbons and nitrogen compounds. Comparison of the C/N ratios and δ¹³C values for the humic substances at both sites indicated a larger marine and/or microbial contribution to the BMW site. Humic substances at the WWM2 site have more acidic functional groups than those of the BMW site. Compared to the literature, more phenolic groups existed in the samples of both sites, which may be due to the autochthonous contribution of mangrove plants.     

九龙江河口区海水水质模糊综合评价

根据九龙江河口区2011—2018年的监测数据,分析了该海域海水中无机氮(inorganic nitrogen, DIN)、活性磷酸盐(active phosphate, DIP)、化学耗氧量(chemical oxygen demand, COD)和石油类含量的年际变化趋势和平面分布特征,并应用模糊综合评价法对九龙江河口区的水质进行了评价。结果表明,2011—2018年,九龙江河口区DIN和DIP年均含量呈现先增加后降低趋势,COD年均含量呈现逐年下降趋势,而石油类年均含量总体呈波动变化趋势;DIN、DIP、COD和石油类均受九龙江径流输入的影响,含量平面分布大部分呈现西南部高于东北部的特征。模糊综合评价显示九龙江河口区水质为Ⅳ类水,主要污染物是DIN和DIP。水质综合评分值逐年变大,表明水质开始出现好转趋势。     

辽宁沿海巨蛎属牡蛎的分布

作者采用多重种特异性PCR(multiplex species-specific PCR)技术,研究了巨蛎属(Crassostrea)牡蛎在辽宁沿海的分布。从辽宁沿海的共11个采样点共采集802个牡蛎样本,通过对COI基因的扩增,随机检测了其中的531个牡蛎样本,结果517个个体为长牡蛎(Crassostrea gigas),14个为近江牡蛎(Crassostrea ariakensis),未发现其他巨蛎属牡蛎。结果表明,辽宁沿海有长牡蛎和近江牡蛎等2种巨蛎属牡蛎分布,其中长牡蛎为优势种,分布于潮间带和潮下带,近江牡蛎为稀有种,分布于潮下带,而且在黄海和渤海海域均有分布。     

Phosphorus speciation and availability in intertidal sediments of a temperate estuary: relation to eutrophication and annual P-fluxes

For a better understanding of the phosphorus dynamics and bioavailability in temperate climates, sequential chemical extraction techniques were used to study sediment P-pools distribution and relative importance in a eutrophicated estuary.Results indicate a shift in importance from the iron-bound P fraction to the CaCO₃-bound P fraction with increasing salinity, which suggests a decrease in bioavailable P from the most inner part of the estuary seaward, as the CaCO₃ associated P is believed to be less available for organisms. Salt marsh plants also influence sediment P speciation, through higher organic P fractions (mainly humic acid associated P) when compared to non-vegetated sediments. The ratio of iron-bound P to iron-oxyhydroxides may be used as an indicator of P availability, since it reflects the number of available P sorption sites in the metal oxides. This ratio was lowest in the intermediate zone of the estuary (13.7) when compared to the outer site (29.6) and the upper site (26.1), suggesting saturation of sorption sites. Co-incident with this, the intermediate site is characterized by the occurrence of macroalgal blooms during summer. In the present case, superficial sediments in the Mondego estuary do not show a clear seasonal trend, either in total amounts of exchangeable P or P speciation. Pools of exchangeable P in the surface sediment were 30 times higher than the annual net-export of P (14 ton year⁻¹) from the estuary. The annual P release from the sediment appears diminutive in comparison with the pool-size. Management measures to reduce nutrient input into coastal water systems should therefore consider that phosphorus availability may persist as a result of sediment supply, even after reducing the external point sources.     

九龙江河口区营养盐分布特征及其影响因素分析

根据2009、2010年"丰水期"和"枯水期"四航次九龙江河口混合区的调查资料,且结合历史资料对营养盐含量及分布特征、周日变化特征进行了统计和相关分析,研究了九龙江流域营养盐输入海洋的变化过程,探讨九龙江河口营养盐伴随潮汐变化,以及河口混合过程中的生物地球化学行为。调查期间溶解无机氮、硅和磷含量的平面分布呈现出由径流冲淡水高值向河口外海端递减的变化趋势;在涨潮时,河口区感潮段高溶解无机氮、硅、磷营养盐的陆源冲淡水与低溶解无机氮、硅、磷营养盐外海水相遇,随着外海水的侵入,外海水的作用逐渐加强,在稀释混合过程中呈现出无机营养盐逐步降低的变化趋势,退潮时则相反;营养盐在这复杂的河口过程中往往表现出在水动力的作用下稀释混合是主要过程,无机氮和活性硅酸盐在河口稀释混合过程中呈现保守性特征,活性磷酸盐在河口转移(补充)过程的行为复杂化,呈现缓冲作用为主。     

Growth patterns of the pearl oyster Pinctada margaritifera L. in Gazi Bay,Kenya

Culture of pearl oysters is rapidly increasing worldwide, including the western Indian Ocean. The oyster Pinctada margaritifera L., which produces the most highly valued black pearls, occurs in East Africa, a nd as been exploited there for the shell for many decades. The growth patterns of P. margaritifera from a natural population in the sheltered back-reef, and fro oysters translocated to a tidal current-swept site, both sites within Gazi Bay, Kenya, are described. The growth rate in the natural population ranged from 31.3mm year^?1 (60–65mm size-class) to 7.6mm year^?1 (105–110mm size-class). The von Bertalanffy growth coefficient (K), calculated with a fixed L_∞ of 127.2mm, was 0.30 for the natural population and 0.38 for the translocated oysters. The mean growth rate during the north-east monsoon season was approximately double that for during the south-east monsoon season. The dailyrate of nacre deposition ranged from 1.3μm to 5.9μm (mean 3.45μm); it declined with the size of oysters and was marginally higher at the high-energy current site. At that rate, it would take approximately two years to produce a marketable cultured half pearl with a 2.5mm layer of nacre. The results of the study are relevant to the understanding of the influence of the environment on growth, and are applicable to the optimisation of growth rate of pearl oysters in the inshore region along the east coast of Africa.     

Seasonal variation in lysosomal destabilization in oysters,Crassostrea virginica

Lysosomal destabilization assays have been used as valuable biomarkers of pollutant exposures in a variety of bivalve and fish species. The responses of oysters, Crassostrea virginica, deployed at and native to various reference and degraded sites were evaluated for lysosomal destabilization during both summer and winter seasons. In both native and deployed oysters, lysosomal destabilization rates tended to be higher during the winter at both reference and polluted sites. There are at least two hypothetical explanations. Greater lysosomal destabilization rates may be related to physiological changes associated with mobilization of nutrient reserves during the winter and gametogenesis. However, lysosomal destabilization in deployed oysters was correlated with tissue metal concentrations. These data also support a second hypothesis that seasonal differences in physico-chemical factors (such as reduced levels of acid volatile sulfides) may increase the bioavailability of metals during the winter so that adverse effects are more pronounced.     

Metallothionein in liver of eels Anguilla anguilla from the Thames Estuary: an indicator of environmental quality?

The purpose of this study was to examine the role of the cysteine-rich protein metallothionein (MT) in the detoxification and metabolism of metals in livers of eels Anguilla anguilla from the Thames Estuary, and to assess the value of MT measurements in environmental monitoring. Hepatic MT levels and associated metal concentrations were determined in A. anguilla collected on three occasions during 1998 at sites along the tidal Thames (from freshwater to the sea) and also from a reference site (Tamar Estuary) in southwest England. MT was present at basal levels of 2 mg g(-1) dry weight (dw), predominantly in association with the essential metals Cu and Zn. MT concentrations were variable within each eel 'population' but were generally highest (up to 11 mg g(-1) in individual eels) at the more contaminated upper- and mid-estuarine sites in the Thames (e.g. Brentford and Kew). Lowest MT levels were those in eels from Blythe Sands at the mouth of the estuary. Season, sex, reproductive status and salinity may have influenced MT levels to some extent, although metals were the most significant factor. Hepatic MT concentrations were highly correlated with associated metal burdens (Zn, Cu, Ag and Cd),--notably reflecting Cu and Ag enrichment in the upper- and mid-estuary. With the exception of Zn, metals in the supernatant fraction of eel livers were primarily associated with MT. Proportions of Cu, Ag and Cd bound to MT increased as a function of accumulated metal burdens, with no indication of saturation. Thus, despite causing induction of MT, excess bioavailable Cu, Ag and Cd appear to be successfully detoxified in eels over the range of environmental contamination encountered along the Thames Estuary. Paradoxically, it may be argued from conventional doctrine that the presence of raised levels of MT, at upstream sites, constitutes a response to contamination and, by definition, signals that the fish are affected by metals; however, obvious signs of deleterious effects were not detected. Superficially, from liver MT data, it would seem that eel populations have become biochemically adapted to metal contamination. The approach tested here has proved viable in helping to interpret trends in bioavailability and the toxicological significance of accumulated metal burdens in Thames eels. A. anguilla is a common inhabitant of estuarine and fresh waters throughout Europe, and related species occur world wide. Therefore, determination of hepatic MT (and associated metals) in eels could be useful for monitoring responses to metal exposure and environmental quality on a much broader basis. Ideally these determinations should be performed in tandem with other sublethal-effects measurements to maximise information.