Polyculture of the lined seahorse, Hippocampus erectus Perry, 1810 with two species of macroalgae in aquaria

A two-month study was conducted to test the e?ects of macroalgae on the growth and survivorship of juvenile lined seahorse (Hippocampus erectus) in aquaria. Twenty-day old seahorses were cultured in the tanks with green alga Chaetomorpha linum, red alga Gracilaria tikvahiae, green plastic artiˉcial plant (stargrass), and black plastic net, respectively. Increases in wet mass and standard length for the seahorses were signiˉcantly higher in the tanks with macroalgae than those without macroalgae. The seahorse survivorships in the two macroalgal treatments were also signiˉcantly higher than those of the two treatments without macroalgae. In the treatments with macroalgae, the DO and pH were higher than those without marcoalgae. During the experiment, the color of seahorses was changed to certain extent. In the green background (the treatments with C. linum and stargrass), 24.1%{28.4% of black seahorses decreased over time; whereas in the black (plastic net) or brown (G. tikvahiae) background treatments, 14.1%{16.3% of yellow seahorses decreased over time, for matching that of the background. Furthermore, the survival rate of seahorse was correlation with DO and pH, and strong correlation with standard length, wet mass and CF. Polyculture with macroalgae, survival rates of seahorse were higher than without macroaglae.     

Meteor Showers Originated from 73P/Schwassmann–Wachmann

The nucleus of the Comet 73P/Schwassmann–Wachmann had been split into many fragments at least past two returns. Since the related dense dust trail has been detected in the space infrared observation, the strong activity of the meteor shower is highly expected in the future. We applied the so-called dust-trail theory to this interesting object, and obtained several results on the future encounter with the dust trail. In this paper we introduce our results on the forecasts.     

滇西北地区潜在震源区的划分原则和方法

在收集、分析前人研究成果的基础上,参考近年来多次工程场地地震安全性评价的野外调查与分析结果,确定了滇西北及其邻区的地震构造标志,进而在该地区重新划分潜在震源区。在有强震发生的地区依地震重复原则划分潜在震源区并确定其震级上限;对于发震构造明显但没有强震记录的地区,根据发震构造规模和活动性特征,依构造类比原则划分潜在震源区;对于活动断裂分段性研究较为清楚的地方,潜在震源区被划分得更细一些;而在断裂隐伏区,则依据地震活动图像及地球物理异常判断潜在源震区的长轴方向     

金沙遗址古环境状况的综合探讨

史期时期，人类社会的生产力还十分低下，自然环境对古人类体质的进化、生产的发展，以及居住范围的变化都产生了重大的影响。通过孢粉分析和对其他植物遗存的研究复原古植被特征，同时结合广汉层古土壤地球化学行为、古河流的水动力等，来综合研究金沙遗址区古环境状况，以期能为古蜀文化研究提供环境背景。研究结果表明，文化期内总体上是热带和亚热带的温暖湿润气候，同时存在着温暖湿润与温暖干旱的气候交替。     

苏皖地区石炭系露头层序地层研究

应用露头层序地层学基本原理和方法,在详细的岩石岩相学、沉积学.地球化学研究和精细的地层划分对比基础上,对苏皖地区石炭系地层进行了露头层序地层研究.阐述了沉积层序的各种界面的露头标志,探讨了三级层序和层序区域对比的基本特征.研究表明,苏皖地区石炭系可识别出9种主要岩相、20种微相和11个三级沉积层序.Ⅰ型沉积层序边界识别标志有地表或海底侵蚀、地层上超,界面上下岩性岩相、古生物及氧碳同位素值的突变,界面的区域可对比性等,在研究区主要表现为古风化壳面、古岩溶面、侵蚀面和暴露面四种类型.陆表海盆海水较浅,沉积物常露出水面而遭受侵蚀,形成较多的Ⅰ型层序边界.三级层序发育TST,LST不发育或难以识别。     

延长植物群在塔里木的发现兼论中国晚三叠世植物地理分区的西 …

报道延长植物群－晚三叠世北方型植物群在塔里木的发现,结合塔里木中三叠世和吐鲁番晚三叠世以及两地早、中侏罗世均产化北方型植物群的证据,阐明我国南北晚三叠世植物分区的西端界线仍应划在昆仑山而不是天山。     

尼罗河及其流域环境的近期变化：以文献为依据

The Nile is one of the longest rivers on the planet and an important freshwater source for the arid regions of Africa. It is also a river that is extensively affected by anthropogenic impact. This paper aims to provide an account of the social drivers that combine to cause extensive changes in the Nilotic environments. This paper is based on extensive review of literature backed up by field research. The main focus is on the lower Nile, where the effects of anthropogenic disturbances are most prominent. We argue that the Nile Basin is characterized by interrelated and compound problems of resource management, and managing this river system effectively requires shifting the focus from water related problems to a basin wide management agenda. We contend that knowledge of environmental history is important for this agenda shift, and the idea of benefit sharing can alleviate the growing stress on this extremely sensitive arid river basin.     

锆石(U-Th)/He定年技术研究

锆石(U-Th)/He定年是同位素热年代学体系中重要的定年手段,是记录地质体完整热历史重要的实验方法之一,在火山岩定年、造山带演化、地貌演化、沉积盆地热演化及限定矿床热液活动时代等应用方面发挥着重要的作用。中国地质科学院地质研究所同位素热年代学实验室成功建立了锆石(U-Th)/He定年的实验方法,实验主要包括三个独立的过程:样品前处理、He含量分析和U、Th含量分析。氦同位素质谱仪对锆石样品的氦同位素比值分析精度约为0.1%左右;ICP-MS对锆石的U、Th同位素比值分析精度通常情况下优于1%。对国际上普遍使用的FCT锆石和斯里兰卡锆石标样进行(U-Th)/He年龄测定。测试结果显示27粒FCT锆石(U-Th)/He年龄分布在25.81~30.72Ma之间,加权平均年龄为28.18±0.51Ma(1σ)(参考值为28.3±2.6Ma);20粒斯里兰卡锆石碎片(U-Th)/He年龄分布在445.5~489.5Ma之间,排除异常值后加权平均值为479.0±8.0Ma(1σ)(参考值为470±11Ma)。所测两个标准物质的年龄均与参考值一致,表明本实验室的实验流程准确可靠。本实验方法的建立填补了我国锆石(U-Th)/He定年实验方法的空白,为我国热年代学的发展提供了新的技术支撑。     

面向地表覆盖更新的时空目标不一致性探测方法研究

正地表覆盖是地表各种生物与物理覆盖综合体,其空间分布及随时间的变化是气候模拟、生态评估、地理国情监测等不可或缺的重要基础地理信息。随着对地观测技术发展,利用遥感影像提取地表覆盖信息已成为当前的一种主要技术手段。但因地物光谱、纹理、时相等特征复杂多样,加上时相适宜、质量优良的影像数据难以全面覆盖,往往导致地表覆盖更新前后多期产品数据不一致。工程生产实践中,地表覆盖数据质检主要以人工检核为主、部分自动化为辅,耗时、费力,迫切需要一种面向地表     

GNSS空间环境学研究进展和展望

对流层和电离层是地球近地空间环境中两个重要的组成部分,是靠近地球表面且与人类生活联系最密切的大气圈层。全球导航卫星系统技术的快速发展,为GNSS空间环境学的研究提供了良好的契机。本文介绍了现有GNSS空间环境学中在对流层和电离层方面的研究现状和进展。在GNSS对流层研究方面,主要集中于GNSS对流层关键参数建模和水汽反演两部分;在GNSS电离层研究方面,主要包括GNSS二维/三维电离层建模和区域/全球电离层监测。