Biogenic carbon flows through the planktonic food web of the Amundsen Gulf (Arctic Ocean): A synthesis of field measurements and inverse modeling analyses

Major pathways of biogenic carbon (C) flow are resolved for the planktonic food web of the flaw lead polynya system of the Amundsen Gulf (southeast Beaufort Sea, Arctic Ocean) in spring-summer 2008. This period was relevant to study the effect of climate change on Arctic marine ecosystems as it was characterized by unusually low ice cover and warm sea surface temperature. Our synthesis relied on a mass balance estimate of gross primary production (GPP) of 52.5 ± 12.5 g C m⁻² calculated using the drawdown of nitrate and dissolved inorganic C, and a seasonal f-ratio of 0.64. Based on chlorophyll a biomass, we estimated that GPP was dominated by phytoplankton (93.6%) over ice algae (6.4%) and by large cells (>5 μm, 67.6%) over small cells (<5 μm, 32.4%). Ancillary in situ data on bacterial production, zooplankton biomass and respiration, herbivory, bacterivory, vertical particle fluxes, pools of particulate and dissolved organic carbon (POC, DOC), net community production (NCP), as well as selected variables from the literature were used to evaluate the fate of size-fractionated GPP in the ecosystem. The structure and functioning of the planktonic food web was elucidated through inverse analysis using the mean GPP and the 95% confidence limits of every other field measurement as lower and upper constraints. The model computed a net primary production of 49.2 g C m⁻², which was directly channeled toward dominant calanoid copepods (i.e. Calanus hyperboreus 20%, Calanus glacialis 10%, and Metridia longa 10%), other mesozooplankton (12%), microzooplankton (14%), detrital POC (18%), and DOC (16%). Bacteria required 29.9 g C m⁻², a demand met entirely by the DOC derived from local biological activities. The ultimate C outflow comprised respiration fluxes (82% of the initial GPP), a small sedimentation (3%), and a modest residual C flow (15%) resulting from NCP, dilution and accumulation. The sinking C flux at the model limit depth (395 m) supplied 60% of the estimated benthic C demand (2.8 g C m⁻²), suggesting that the benthos relied partly on other C sources within the bottom boundary layer to fuel its activity. In summary, our results illustrate that the ongoing decline in Arctic sea ice promotes the growth of pelagic communities in the Amundsen Gulf, which benefited from a ∼80% increase in GPP in spring-summer 2008 when compared to 2004 – a year of average ice conditions and relatively low GPP. However, 53% of the secondary production was generated within the microbial food web, the net ecological efficiency of zooplankton populations was not particularly high (13.4%), and the quantity of biogenic C available for trophic export remained low (6.6 g C m⁻²). Hence it is unlikely that the increase in lower food web productivity, such as the one observed in our study, could support new harvestable fishery resources in the offshore Beaufort Sea domain.     

山东省莱州-安丘铁成矿带特征及找矿方向

莱州-安丘铁成矿带位于沂沭断裂带东侧,胶北隆起的西南部。成矿带呈NE向展布,长约100 km,宽10~20km。已知区内铁矿类型主要有沉积变质型、岩浆熔离型和岩浆期后热液型,成矿除受地层控制外,还与构造、岩浆活动关系密切。通过对地质和重、磁物理场的分析,确定不同成因类型铁矿的分布范围,并且划分出不同磁异常特征,指出今后的找矿方向。     

Late Holocene Adélie penguin population dynamics at Zolotov Island,Vestfold Hills,Antarctica

We inferred late Holocene Adélie penguin occupation history and population dynamics on Zolotov Island, Vestfold Hills, Antarctica, using geochemical data from a dated ornithogenic sediment core (ZOL4). Radiocarbon dates on fossil penguin bones in the core indicate that Adélie penguins occupied the island as early as 1,800 years before present (yr BP), following the retreat of the Sørsdal glacier. This occupation began ~1,200 years later than that observed at Ardley Island and King George Island, in the South Shetland Islands. Phosphorus was identified as the most indicative bio-element for penguin guano in core ZOL4, and was used to infer past penguin population dynamics. Around 1,800 years ago, the Adélie penguin populations at both Zolotov Island and Ardley Island increased rapidly and reached their highest levels ~1,000 yr BP. For the past ~900 years, the penguin populations at Zolotov Island have shown a general rising trend, with fluctuations, while those at Ardley Island have shown a moderate decreasing trend. The Adélie penguin populations at both Ardley Island and Zolotov Island showed a clear decline ~300 years ago, which we interpret as a response to the Little Ice Age, or a neoglacial cooling event.     

营口市滨海大道地质灾害危险性综合评估与防治措施

营口市滨海大道工程属于重要项目,建设用地所处地质环境为中等—复杂区,现状地质灾害主要类型为崩塌灾害。通过对危险性起决定作用的地形条件、地层岩性、构造地震、人类活动4方面因素的分析,该地区地质灾害危险性分级属危险性小级,地质灾害危险性分区属于危险性小区,因而在采取措施条件下适宜路桥建设,并提出了防治措施,为施工建设打下了基础。     

结构性软土中打桩引起的超孔隙水压力

根据结构性土体的变形特征和屈服准则, 建立打桩力学模型。 原状土变形具有典型的应变软化现象, 土体破坏满足摩尔-库仑准则, 用柱孔扩张理论, 分析了超孔隙水压力的分布规律。     

硅酸盐类样品中硅、铁、铝、钛、锰、钙、镁、钾、钠和磷的x射线荧光光谱测定

本文拟定了一种以熔融法制备样片,用X射线荧光光谱测定硅酸盐类样品中Si、Fe、Al、Tj、Mn、Ca、Mg、K、Na、P等元素的分析方法。在对不同靶材X光管和分光晶体实验对比的基础上,选择了最佳的测量条件。该法具有快速、准确,测量范围广,检测限低,价格便宜等优点。经过近百个各种类型标样或管理样品的分析对比表明,本法不仅适用于硅酸盐类岩石样品的分析,还适用于铁矿、铝土矿、碳酸盐类岩矿样品以及水泥、耐火材料等样品的分析。     

四川呷村银多金属矿床地质特征及其与日本黑矿的类比

呷村地处特提斯－喜马拉雅构造域东缘。呷村银多金属矿床产于晚三叠世义敦古岛弧带的昌台火山－沉积盆地中，矿床规模经勘查证实为超大型。呷村矿床与日本黑矿类比，在构造背景、地质特征、剖面结构及蚀变和矿化分带、矿石类型、成矿机理等方面具有极大的相似性，说明海底喷气－沉积型块状硫化物矿床，在类似的地质构造环境中均具有极大的远景。     

硅酸盐细菌解钾作用机理的综合效应

硅酸盐细菌能释放土壤含钾硅酸盐矿物中的磷、钾、硅等元素，直接供给植物生长利用，同时亦具有固氮能力。这为挖掘土壤潜在肥力、发展可持续农业提供了一条新的思路。本文分析了硅酸盐细菌对钾长石、伊利石的解钾作用过程，细菌-矿物复合体的形成，细菌对矿物的溶蚀作用，矿物晶体结构与细菌的解钾作用关系，复合体微环境的变化对细菌解钾作用的影响以及细菌对K^ 的主动吸收等，从微生物矿物学的角度讨论了硅酸盐细菌对含钾硅酸盐矿物解钾作用的机理问题，提出了硅酸盐细菌解钾作用综合效应的看法，并就农业生产上的利用问题指出，应根据当地的土壤环境，选择适宜的生产菌种和吸附剂，并配合使用其它化学肥料和有机肥料。     

四川岔河锡矿区富铟矿石的发现及其找矿意义

铟(In)是一种稀散元素,它极少呈独立矿物出现,而是以其他矿物,例如金属硫化物、金属氧化物等为载体。近年来,随着对铟的年需求量不断上升,铟的市场标价一路走高,今后的上涨空间仍然很大。作者通过岩石矿物学和地球化学研究,初步发现四川岔河锡多金属矿区的铟含量很高,最高可达186.5×10-6,因此,推测此地区有很大的找铟前景。通过对铟与其它成矿元素的相关分析,发现该地区的铟与Zn、Cu、Fe、Cd、Sn、Ga都有明显的正相关性,由此推测铟可能存在于它们的金属硫化物、氧化物和(或)锡的氧化物中,进一步的电子探针工作发现,铟主要赋存于闪锌矿中,闪锌矿中最高含量可达500×10-6。因此,初步推断岔河地区铟有很大的找矿前景,应该考虑在今后的地质找矿工作和采选冶过程中加以综合评价和综合利用。     

湖南雪花顶花岗岩及其包体的地质地球化学特征和成因分析

对湖南雪花顶岩体花岗岩和包体的主量元素、微量元素、稀土元素及Sr-Nd同位素进行了分析。研究表明,包体为弱过铝高钾钙碱性-钙碱性石英闪长质-花岗闪长质岩石,寄主岩石为偏铝质高钾钙碱性黑云母二长花岗岩。两者具有比较相似的地球化学特征:在微量元素上,均表现为富集大离子亲石元素,相对亏损相容元素场Cr、Ni和高场强元素Nb、Ta、P等,具明显的Nb、P、Ti、Ba、Sr负异常;在稀土元素上,均表现为轻稀土富集,轻重稀土呈较强的分馏并具有中等的Eu负异常;包体的εSr(t)、εNd(t)值变化在207.0～247.7、-5.8～-7.8之间,寄主岩石的εSr(t)、εNd(t)值变化在214.9～236.6、-7.9～-8.6之间,均具有地壳的典型组成。在此基础之上,结合岩石形貌学、矿物学研究,本文认为雪花顶岩体中包体为寄主岩石源区的花岗质岩浆的残留体。再综合区域加里东花岗岩的地球化学特征,进一步认为雪花顶花岗岩为挤压向伸展松弛转换环境下早元古代晚期地壳物质重熔的产物,诱导因素可能为加里东早期沿赣东北、湘南、粤西一线发生的地幔物质底侵事件。部分熔融过程中没有新生地幔物质的加入。源区物质主要以长石质陆源沉积物为主,含有较多的中-基性岛弧成分;其成熟度可能较低,推测形成于活动大陆边缘环境。