Effects of organic toxicants on the anoxic energy metabolism of the mussel Mytilus edulis

The anoxic rates of heat dissipation by mussels (Mytilus edulis) were enhanced after exposure to pentachlorophenol (PCP) and tributyltin (TBT), both known uncouplers of oxidative phosphorylation. The degree of metabolic activation under anoxia was dependent upon the amount of toxicant accumulated in the tissues, but the concentration-response relationship was different to that under aerobic conditions. Biochemical measurements indicated that the anaerobic metabolic pathways were significantly disturbed by PCP and TBT. There was a decline in succinate, an increase in the fumarate: succinate ratio, and an increase in the accumulation of lactate, indicating a shift from succinate to lactate anaerobic pathways. A consequence of organic toxicant exposure was a reduction in anoxic survival time of mussels.     

藻类分子生物技术两年评─—与藻类活性物质研究有关的生物技术

根据１９９２年６月－１９９４年６月国内外发表资料，评述海洋藻类活性物质研究的生物技术及最新成果。认为，海洋生物活性物质研究的重心正转向与海洋生物技术有关的研究。运用生物技术筛选、提取并生产藻类活性物质已经成为这一领域的主流。综合文献表明，藻类活性物质的生物技术正走向成熟，大量的活性物质被发现，光生物反应器将成为主要的下游生产技术，通过藻类基因工程生产药物已初现端倪。     

Problems with biogenic silica measurement in marginal seas

Surface sediment samples from the Bohai, Yellow Sea, and the Pacific were used to assess biogenic silica (BSi) content and to study uncertainties in BSi measurements. The contents of BSi in the Bohai and Yellow Sea are all less than 1%. The dissolution of BSi in sediments from the Bohai and Yellow Sea is very important to maintain high levels of silicate in the water column. The non-biogenic silica from clay minerals has an obvious effect on BSi of sediment samples in the Bohai and Yellow Sea with low BSi and high clay minerals. The solid to solution ratio was found to have a great influence on BSi measurement, which can induce uncertainties up to 75%. The effect of loss by sorption and centrifugation is negligible. Interlaboratory comparison of techniques for BSi measurement by the wet alkaline extraction technique of Mortlock and Froelich [Deep-Sea Res. 36 (1989) 1415-1426] with clay correction was suggested to give no significant differences. However, differences in sediment compositions and reagent to sample ratio may limit the application of the wet alkaline extraction method.     

Dynamics and control of a towed underwater vehicle system, part I: model development

Autonomous vehicles are being developed to replace the conventional, manned surface vehicles that tow mine hunting towed platforms. While a wide body of work exists that describes numerical models of towed systems, they usually include relatively simple models of the towed bodies and neglect the dynamics of the towing vehicle. For systems in which the mass of the towing vehicle is comparable to that of the towed vehicle, it becomes important to consider the dynamics of both vehicles. In this work, we describe the development of a numerical model that accurately captures the dynamics of these new mine hunting systems. We use a lumped mass approximation for the towcable and couple this model to non-linear numerical models of an autonomous surface vehicle and an actively controlled towfish. Within the dynamics models of the two vehicles, we include non-linear controllers to allow accurate maneuvering of the towed system.     

红海湾水域溶解氧、pH值、盐度和营养盐分布特征及相互关系研究

通过１９９８年６月对广东省红海湾海水养殖水域环境因子的调查,阐述了海水中溶解氧、盐度、ｐＨ值和营养盐的分布特征及其变化规律,并讨论了它们之间的相互关系,结果表明,溶解氧及海水ｐＨ值随温度由北（除１５￣１７号站）向南（除６号站）增高而增高。同时证实了光合作用是导致溶解氧含量和ｐＨ值增高的主要原因。而营养盐与盐度呈密度的负相关,浮游植物总量随营养盐由北向南降低而明显增高。     

Determination of nutrient salts by automatic methods both in seawater and brackish water: the phosphate blank

The main inconvenience in determining nutrients in seawater by automatic methods is simply solved: the preparation of a suitable blank which corrects the effect of the refractive index change on the recorded signal. Two procedures are proposed, one physical (a simple equation to estimate the effect) and the other chemical (removal of the dissolved phosphorus with ferric hydroxide).     

藻类分子生物技术两年评─—与藻类活性物质研究有关的生物技术

根据1992年6月—1994年6月国内外发表资料，评述海洋藻类活性物质研究的生物技术及最新成果。认为，海洋生物活性物质研究的重心正转向与海洋生物技术有关的研究。运用生物技术筛选、提取并生产藻类活性物质已经成为这一领域的主流。综合文献表明，藻类活性物质研究的生物技术正走向成熟，大量的活性物质被发现，光生物反应器将成为主要的下游生产技术，通过藻类基因工程生产药物已初现端倪。     

超浅海风暴潮的数值模拟(一)——零阶模型对渤海风潮的初步应用

由我国北方的寒潮或冷空气所引起的渤海风潮,按文献的分析,该属于“超浅海风暴潮”类型.以渤海风潮为例,按超浅海风暴潮理论进行数值计算,不仅对该理论是一有力的检验,且对探讨渤海风潮的机制和预报也是一个有益的参考. 将冷锋所造成的大风风场重现在计算网格上,在现场海面风资料极度贫乏的情况下,显然是一较难的课题.本文仅就发生渤海风潮时,渤海上空风场的几个主要力学特征,设计了几个理论模式风应力场,对渤海风潮进行了数值计算,以期获得全过程概貌及主要特征.计算结果达到了这一预期目的.     

从第九届国际光合作用大会看藻类分子遗传学发展趋势

根据１９９２年８月３０日－９月４日在日本名古层如开的第九届国际光合作用大会上交流的以藻类为材料的研究论文，综述了分子遗传学方面的研究成果。认为这些成果体现了光合作用研究的最新进展，蕴含有一定的应用前景；表明类分子遗传学不仅是藻类学研究领域的带头学科，而且已经活跃在光合作用等重大生物学问题研究的前沿；反映了藻类分子遗传学向解决生物学重大问题和推动藻类资料开发方向发展的趋势。