大连金沙滩小型底栖生物时空分布特征及影响因素

于2015年和2016年对大连金沙滩砂质潮间带进行了季节性的调查,对小型底栖生物及其所处的沉积环境进行了研究,探讨了小型底栖的丰度、生物量和群落的时空变化及其与环境变量的关系。结果表明,金沙滩砂质潮间带沉积物主要成分为极粗砂和粗砂,年平均叶绿素a (Chl-a)质量比为0.99μg/g±1.44μg/g,年平均有机碳质量分数为0.38%±0.56%;共鉴定小型底栖生物类群15个,优势类群为海洋线虫类与底栖桡足类(二者占总丰度72.82%);小型底栖生物年平均丰度为42.52个/cm~2±42.91个/cm~2,呈现明显的季节变化和潮区差异,季节变化趋势为3月10月7月12月,潮区变化趋势为高潮带中潮带低潮带;年平均生物量为87.00μg/cm2±85.32μg/cm~2,季节变化趋势为10月7月3月12月,潮区间也存在显著差异。小型底栖生物的类群组成在季节间具有极显著差异。BIOENV分析表明,间隙水盐度、极粗砂质量比和有机碳质量分数的组合能最好地解释金沙滩小型底栖生物群落的时空分布。研究结果可为砂质滩小型底栖生物的研究提供基础数据,也可为全球气候变化背景下砂质潮间带的保护、开发和利用提供科学依据。     

三亚大东海砂质潮间带小型底栖生物的时空分布及影响因素

于2015年和2016年对三亚大东海砂质潮间带进行了季节性的调查,对小型底栖生物及其所处的沉积环境进行了研究,探讨了小型底栖生物的丰度、生物量和群落的时空变化及其与环境变量的关系。共鉴定小型底栖生物类群11个,优势类群为海洋线虫类与桡足类(二者占总丰度83.13%);小型底栖生物年平均丰度为(595.77±442.72)ind·10cm~(–2),小型底栖生物2015年12月的平均丰度为(768.70±533.22) ind·10cm~(–2), 2016年6月平均丰度为(422.85±236.42) ind·10cm~(–2)。丰度分布呈现明显的季节和潮区差异。相关分析结果表明pH、偏态系数与小型底栖生物的丰度呈极显著的负相关,分选系数、中值粒径与之呈极显著的正相关性。小型底栖生物的丰度随季节变化趋势为冬季夏季。食物丰度、溶氧量升高与沉积物粒径的变化是冬季桡足类丰度的大幅增加的主要原因。TWO-WAY ANOVA与ANOSIM结果显示,潮带对小型底栖生物丰度和群落结构的影响在冬季显著。SIMPER分析结果显示,此差异主要来源为桡足类和线虫类。BIOENV分析结果显示,溶氧量和分选系数的组合最能解释这种差异。这一结果可能是由于高、中潮带的人为干扰与砂滩的清理作用导致。夏季潮带间丰度与群落结构差异不显著,pH、盐度、叶绿素含量是影响其分布的主要原因。研究结果可为砂质滩小型底栖生物的研究提供基础数据,也可为全球气候变化背景下砂质潮间带的保护、开发和利用提供科学依据。     

青岛三种岩礁海藻附植小型底栖生物的初步研究

2013年6月-2014年6月对青岛岩礁潮间带鼠尾藻、孔石莼、蜈蚣藻附植小型底栖生物进行了连续13个月的逐月采样,对小型底栖生物的丰度、生物量、生产量、类群组成及其季节动态进行了研究。共鉴定出小型底栖生物16个类群。鼠尾藻附植小型底栖生物的年平均丰度和生物量分别为7×103 ind·g-1 dwt algae·a-1和56×103μg·g-1 dwt algae·a-1。孔石莼附植小型底栖生物的年平均丰度和生物量分别为2×103 ind·g-1 dwt algae·a-1和8×103μg·g-1 dwt algae·a-1。蜈蚣藻附植小型底栖生物的年平均丰度和生物量分别为3×103 ind·g-1 dwt algae·a-1和16×103μg·g-1 dwt algae·a-1。三种藻类附植小型底栖生物平均丰度和生物量的高低依次为:鼠尾藻蜈蚣藻孔石莼。附植小型底栖生物及其主要类群的丰度具有明显的季节变化,其中鼠尾藻、孔石莼附植小型底栖生物丰度与海水温度和盐度显著相关。附植小型底栖生物的丰度还可能与藻类生长周期关系密切,三种藻类附植小型底栖生物的丰度的最高值均出现在藻类的快速生长期之前。三种藻类附植小型底栖生物群落差异显著,鼠尾藻上线虫为最优势类群,孔石莼和蜈蚣藻上底栖桡足类为最优势类群。藻类形态和藻类生活周期是影响附植小型底栖生物类群组成、丰度和生物量的关键因素。     

高通量测序分析北仑河口红树林潮间带底栖真核生物分布

为了解红树林不同潮位沉积物中底栖真核生物群落分布,基于18S rRNA基因采用高通量测序方法分析了广西北仑河口陆缘、林中和海缘3个潮位红树林沉积物中底栖生物群落结构。结果表明,北仑河口潮间带红树林沉积物中底栖生物多样性丰富,Shannon-Wiener指数变化范围在6. 08～6. 73之间; PCA分析表明潮间带中底栖生物群落差异较大,陆缘红树林中扁形动物、节肢动物和软体动物相对丰度较高,林中区域中纤毛虫、环节动物和轮虫相对丰度较高,海缘红树林中硅藻相对丰度较高;红树林中主要OTUs有桡足类的太平洋纺锤水蚤(Acartia pacifica)、硅藻类的海链藻(Thalassiosira sp.)、纤毛虫类的前管虫(Prorodon teres)、多毛类的小头虫(Capitella sp.)。高通量测序方法能较全面反映红树林区微型/小型底栖生物群落,研究结果为丰富红树林底栖生物群落研究和解析底栖生物在红树林生态系统发挥的作用提供基础数据。     

马鞍列岛海洋特别保护区岩相潮间带底栖生物初步研究

2010年9月的大潮期间在马鞍列岛海洋特别保护区岩相潮间带共设两个断面,进行底栖生物调查。共鉴定出潮间带底栖动、植物21种,其中软体动物11种,甲壳动物5种,藻类4种,环节动物1种。用多样性指数、均匀度指数、丰富度指数及ABC曲线对岩相潮间带底栖生物群落进行分析,结果显示:潮间带底栖生物多样性指数较低,两断面的底栖生物未受到干扰。     

青岛太平湾砂质潮间带小型底栖生物丰度和生物量的研究

于2004年10月~2005年10月对青岛太平湾砂质潮间带进行了小型底栖生物的逐月采样,对丰度和生物量进行定量研究。结果表明,小型底栖生物的年平均丰度为(1 025.40±268.84)ind.10cm-2,平均生物量为(1 195.87±476.53)μgdwt.10cm-2,平均生产量为(10 762.80±4 288.77)μg dwt.10cm-2a-1。小型底栖生物在丰度和生物量上呈现了明显的季节变化,高值主要出现在4,5,6月,而低值在8,9月。共鉴定出l2个类群,线虫在丰度上占绝对优势(89.2%)。按生物量,多毛类占46.9%,其次为线虫31%。其它较多的类群还有涡虫、桡足类、腹毛虫、寡毛类等。50%以上的小型底栖生物分布在0~4cm表层,冬季部分向下迁移。Pearson相关分析表明,小型底栖生物数量对间隙水溶氧表现出明显的滞后效应,而与盐度、pH和沉积物环境因子相关性不明显。     

拟建宁海电厂附近潮间带底栖生物群落生态

2002年12月对拟建宁海电厂附近海域3条潮间带断面的底栖生物生态进行了调查,共鉴定出潮间带大型底栖生物71种,平均生物量为1753.92g/m2,平均栖息密度为839个/m2。生物多样性指数和K-优势曲线都显示了位于拟建电厂选址区内的潮间带底栖生物群落已经受到了扰动。     

青岛薛家岛砂质潮间带小型底栖生物丰度和生物量

于2008和2009年对青岛薛家岛砂质潮间带进行了4个季度的小型底栖生物调查。结果表明:小型底栖生物的平均丰度为(1 384.69±424.97)ind·10cm-2,平均生物量为(1 286.70±225.13)μg·10cm-2。共鉴定出11个类群,丰度方面,线虫占绝对优势,占年平均丰度的86.59%;涡虫居次,占4.89%。生物量方面,线虫也占绝对优势,占37.30%;多毛类居次,占18.90%。在垂直分布上,表层0~4cm的数量最多,占39.65%,其它各层分布依次递减。小型底栖生物的丰度和生物量呈现了明显的季节变化和潮区差异。相关分析未表明小型底栖生物丰度和环境的显著相关性。     

中国海洋底栖生物学发展回顾与展望

海洋底栖生物是海洋生态系统中的重要组成部分,在底层生态系统的能量流动和物质循环过程中发挥着重要作用。我国海洋底栖生物学起步较晚,经过数十年的发展,已取得许多研究进展和成果,但目前学科发展仍存在很多不足。总体而言,我国海洋底栖生物研究力量相对薄弱和分散,仍为相对弱势的一个学科,亟需一个交流与合作的平台来整合业内的研究力量和资源,促进我国底栖生物学的研究与发展。本文综合分析了大型底栖生物、小型底栖生物和微型底栖生物研究的现状和发展趋势,并就未来发展提出了建议。     

小型底栖生物在海洋生态监测中的应用

本文简要介绍了小型底栖生物及其作为生态监测生物的优点,综述了近期国内、外小型底栖生物在海洋生态监测中的应用研究,认为小型底栖生物是海洋环境变化的良好指示生物类群.     

国际小型底栖生物研究的某些进展

论述了海洋小型底栖生物的定义、历史及当前国际研究的某些最新动态、依据我国目前研究的现状提出了今后策略和应着重加强的研究方向。     

青岛沧口潮间带小型底栖生物的时空分布研究

于2008年7、10月,2009年1、4月对青岛沧口潮间带进行了小型底栖生物调查。结果表明,小型底栖生物的年平均丰度为(936.02±565.31)ind.10cm-2,平均生物量为(561.89±322.57)μg.10cm-2(干重)。共鉴定出10个类群,线虫在丰度上占绝对优势(95.41%),按生物量,线虫占63.58%,多毛类居次,占13.21%。丰度有潮区差异,生物量呈现季节和潮区差异。在垂直分布上,表层0～4层分布最多(42.57%),向深层呈现递减趋势,并且垂直分布表现出季节变化。高潮带春季表层的小型底栖动物数量百分比最高,冬季表层的数量百分比显著的低于其他3个季节。相反,中潮带冬季表层数量百分比却明显高于其他3个季节。Pearson相关分析未表明小型底栖生物总丰度和环境因子的显著相关。但对各层的小型底栖生物丰度和环境因子的Pearson相关分析表明,0～4cm的小型底栖生物丰度和叶绿素及中值粒径显著相关,8～12cm的小型底栖生物丰度和中值粒径显著相关。BIOENV分析表明,能够解释小型底栖动物空间分布的的最佳环境因子组合为有机质、中值粒径和含沙量。     

中国小型底栖生物研究的40年——进展与展望

基于2016年希腊第16届国际小型底栖生物会议资料及我国已有的信息,本文论述了国内外小型底栖生物的研究概况,着重介绍了我国该领域的主要进展,包括小型底栖生物的方法学、丰度与生物量的分布、海洋线虫和底栖桡足类的分类学、入侵植物种对线虫群落的影响、粒径谱和次级生产力、摄食生态学、实验室培养和生活史、环境检测、海洋线虫的分子生物学与系统演化、生态动力学-水层底栖耦合模型以及人才培养。依据国内外研究现状提出了今后的发展目标和应着重加强的研究方向。     

用海洋线虫监测潮间带有机质污染的调查研究

本文是1990年6月至12月,在青岛湾东侧的泥质—粉砂质潮间带,对小型底栖生物所进行的定量研究。小型动物的丰度,随季节变化很大,从9月的909ind/10cm~2至6月的9850ind/10cm~2。自由生活海洋线虫占整个小型动物数量的99.8％。线虫的最低值出现在严重污染区的S_4站。6月在污染区的S_2站观察到。线虫的最高值21427ind/10cm~2。SCI指数随远离排污口而增加。沿有机质污染的梯度,海洋线虫的丰度和SCI指数所显示的趋势,与本研究及以前所获得的大型多毛类动物(主要是小头虫)的研究结果相吻合。将海洋线虫的丰度、百分比组成和SCI指数,做为一种可行的方法,可用来监测受到有机质污染的沉积物。     

Absorption Efficiencies of the Intertidal Mangrove Dwelling Mollusk Melampus coffeus LINNÉ and the Rocky Intertidal Mollusk Acanthopleura granulata GMELIN

Abstract. .The absorption efficiencies of the intertidal mangrove dwelling mollusk Melampus coffeus and the rocky intertidal dwelling mollusk Acanthopleura granulata were calculated by a modification of CONOVER'S (1966) equation. M. coffeus tended to consume fresh mangrove leaves indicating that M. coffeus may obtain much of its energy from the actual substrate material rather than from associated bacteria and meiofauna on decaying leaves. Obtaining energy directly from the substrate may be a mechanism for M. coffeus to utilize its food source more efficiently. In contrast, chitons (A. granulata) may utilize the higher energy components of their limited intertidal microflora! food source. Using the high energy component of a food source may be an additional mechanism by which organisms efficiently utilize a food source.     

Meiofauna meso-scale variability in two estuarine habitats

Spatial and temporal variations in meiofauna abundances were measured for 13 months within two estuarine habitats, an intertidal mudflat and a small, usually subtidal pond. Three locales within each habitat were sampled monthly (nine replicate cores per habitat) to quantify nematode and copepod species within-habitat, meso-scale (m-km) variation. Significant levels of variation were found between habitats (all taxa tested), among locales within habitats (all taxa except the harpacticoid species Microarthridion littorale) and among months. The magnitude of variation differed greatly within the two habitats. Species with marsh affinities predominated in two of the three mudflat locales, while the third locale was predominated by subtidal species. This within-habitat heterogeneity was related to the proximity to the marsh and/or to the position on an exposure gradient. Although significant meso-scale variability was also found in the pond, species responses were more individualistic suggesting that physical gradients were not as influential. These data indicate that meso-scale variability should be considered when planning long-term or baseline meiofauna investigations to assure that the study is representative of the habitat and that subsequent ecological inferences are valid.     

The biomass of macro- and interstitial fauna on clean and wrack-covered beaches in Western Australia

The benthic faunal spectrum including bacteria, protozoans, meiofauna, wrack epifauna and macrofauna, was quantitatively surveyed on two modally reflective, moderate energy, Western Australian beaches. The more exposed beach had coarser sand, no intertidal macrofauna and a poor interstitial fauna. The less exposed beach had a large deposit of wrack totalling 161 kg m^?1 dry mass concentrated on the lower shore. The amphipod Allorchestes compressa was abundant in the fresh wrack comprising most of the macrofauna. There were also fairly abundant small epifauna on the wrack. Dry biomass of macrofauna, epifauna, meiofauna, protozoans and bacteria was 0, 0, 15, 4 and 180 g m^?1 on the more exposed beach and 160, 3, 112, 9 and 901 g m^?1 on the less exposed beach with wrack. On the latter beach there was an inverse correlation between meiofaunal densities and the densities of protozoans and bacteria, suggesting grazing by the former on the latter. On both beaches meiofauna was concentrated in the mid- to upper beach, protozoans near the surface and bacteria in the mid- to lower beach. It is estimated that bacteria are responsible for most of the secondary production on both beaches.     

Responses of meiofauna and nematode communities to crude oil contamination in a laboratory microcosm experiment

We examined the effects of crude oil contamination on community assemblages of meiofauna and nematodes after exposure to total petroleum hydrocarbons in the laboratory. We administered a seawater solution that had been contaminated with total petroleum hydrocarbons to seven treatment groups at different concentrations, while the control group received uncontaminated filtered seawater. The average density of total meiofauna in the experimental microcosms diluted with 0.5%, 1%, 2%, and 4% contaminated seawater was higher than the density in the control. The average density of total meiofauna in the 8%, 15%, and 20% microcosms was lower than the density in the control. The density of nematodes was similar to that of the total meiofauna. Cluster analysis divided the microcosms into group 1 (control, 0.5%, 1%, 2%, and 4% microcosms) and group 2 (8%, 15%, and 20% microcosms). However, SIMPROF analysis showed no significant difference between the two groups (p > 0.05). Bolbolaimus spp. (37.1%) were dominant among the nematodes. Cluster analysis showed similar results for nematode and meiofaunal communities. The total meiofaunal density, nematode density, and number of Bolbolaimus spp. individuals were significantly negatively associated with the concentration of total petroleum hydrocarbons (Spearman correlation coefficients, p < 0.05). Within the nematodes, epistrate feeders (group 2A: 46%) were the most abundant trophic group. Among the treatment groups, the abundance of group 2A increased in low-concentration microcosms and decreased in high-concentration microcosms. Thus, our findings provide information on the effects of oil pollution on meiofauna in the intertidal zones of sandy beaches.     

胶州湾大沽河口小型底栖动物分布的季节变动

Sediment samples were collected in the intertidal zone of the Dagu River Estuary, Jiaozhou Bay, China in April,July and October 2010 and February 2011 for examining seasonal dynamics of meiofaunal distribution and their relationship with environmental variables. A total of ten meiofaunal taxa were identified, including free-living marine nematodes, benthic copepods, polychaetes, oligochaetes, bivalves, ostracods, cnidarians, turbellarians,tardigrades and other animals. Free-living marine nematodes were the most dominant group in both abundance and biomass. The abundances of marine nematodes were higher in winter and spring than those in summer and autumn. Most of the meiofauna distributed in the 0–2 cm sediment layer. The abundance of meiofauna in hightidal zone was lower than those in low-tidal and mid-tidal zones. Results of correlation analysis showed that Chlorophyll a was the most important factor to influence the seasonal dynamics of the abundance, biomass of meiofauna and abundances of nematodes and copepods. CLUSTER analysis divided the meiofaunal assemblages into three groups and BIOENV results indicated that salinity, concentration of organic matter, sediment sorting coefficient and sediment median diameter were the main environmental factors influencing the meiofaunal assemblages.     

Freshwater seepages and ephemeral macroalgae proliferation in an intertidal bay: II. Effect on benthic biomass and metabolism

Intertidal soft-sediments biomass and metabolism are naturally heterogeneous in time and space at different scales. Particular perturbations such as freshwater seepages and seasonal proliferation of ephemeral macroalgae can intermittently and/or locally create additional variability in these systems. Since the impacts of such environmental stresses on natural processes are not well understood, the hypothesis that they would affect the functioning of the benthic system was tested. An intertidal bay whose structure and functioning has been previously described and where a carbon budget has been calculated, was chosen. The results showed that the metabolism of the intertidal sediments was greatly impacted by the above perturbations. Freshwater seepage increased meiofauna and microalgae biomasses and enhanced the total benthic metabolism (increasing community respiration and gross primary production until 4 and 2 fold respectively) without altering its seasonal trend. Ephemeral macroalgae proliferation had a more important effect on the total benthic metabolism, increasing community respiration and gross primary production 8 and 12 fold respectively and leading to a change in the seasonal trend.