The effects of immobilization on physiology and ultrastructure of unicellular alga Platymonas subcordiformis

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Voltammetric estimation of iron(III) thermodynamic stability constants for catecholate siderophores isolated from marine bacteria and cyanobacteria

Thermodynamic stability constants have been estimated for the complexation of iron(III) with catecholate-type siderophores isolated from the marine bacterium Alteromonas luteoviolacea and from the marine cyanobacterium Synechococcus sp. PCC 7002. Stability constants were determined utilizing the “chelate scale” of Taylor et al. (1994). The scale is based upon a linear relationship between the reduction potentials and the pH-independent thermodynamic stability constants for known iron(III) complexes. Log K values for the alterobactin B ferric iron complex are 43.6 ± 1.5 at pH 8.2 and 37.6 ± 1.2 at pH 6, consistent with a shift from bis-catecholate to monosalicylate/monocatecholate iron coordination with decreasing pH. Synechococcus isolates PCC 7002 Nos. 1 and 3 formed iron(III) complexes with stability constants of approximately 38.1 ± 1.2 and 42.3 ± 1.5, respectively. The binding strengths of the iron(III) complexes examined in this study are quite high, suggesting that catecholate siderophores may play a role in the solubilization and biological uptake of iron in the marine environment.     

Origin and evolution of alkali basaltic magma in the Okinawa Trough

I~IOXThe Okinawa Trough is an extending back--arc basin between the East China Sea Shelf andthe Ry'Ukyu Island Arc of Japan. There are widespreadly distributing acid pumice in the troughand a little basalt just in some area of the extending center. There have been some detailed rePOrtsabout the mineralogy and petrochemical feature of the subalkali tholeiite and alkali trachyte in thetrough (Zhai and Gan, 1995; Li et al., 1997; Qin and Zhai, 1988). This paper mainly reportselectron mic…     

Application of sequency spectral method to ocean and atmosphere data analysis

I~IOWIn recent years, with the development of the nonlinear science, eSPecially the sea surface remote sensing measurement technology and the probing Of the modern naval science, the effects ofnonlinear coupling interaction have gradually drawn universal attention.But due to the limitation of claSSical frequency spectral method (Bracewell, 1990), it is difficult to characterize the nonlinear coupling inforTnation at higher frequency band. Thus, there havereconed the fundamental pwhleln to …     

An inverse method for underwater bottom topography by using SAR imagery

I~IOXThe image technology of the synthetic aperture radar (SAR) is one of most important advances in spaceberne microwave remote sensing (Larson et al., 1976). It has extensive application in the ocean remote sensing, such as inversion of the sea subdue winds and currentS, reconstruction of underwater hatom topography and so on. Owing tO the high conductivity of sea water, an electromagnetic wave actually cannot penetrate into the sea water, with extremely smallPenetration depth (abbot 1 c…     

Study on chemical forms of fluorine enrichment of Antarctic krill

I~IOWFluorine is one of fewer biogenic ndcroelernent, which has two thresholds. In certain extentcontent, fluorine plays an ~ant ace in constructing and growing normally for organisms. Incontrast, too high or too low content is not gabs for living being growing (Chen and Yu, 1988).In general, nuorine in seawater is known as one of conversation elements, and the average contentof nuorine of all world ocean seawater is 1. 3o rug/dln3(Chen et al., 1987).Under high fluorine seawat(lr environmen…     

闽南沿海地区不同日观测次数大气稳定度的对比

本文通过地处闽南沿海地区崇武气候站不同日观测次数大气稳定度的对比分析表明 :采用 8个时次和 4个时次观测记录所统计的稳定度频数 ,误差较小(与 2 4个时次比较 ,下同 ) ,对重要结论无大影响 ,能够较准确地描述大气稳定度的状况和特征 ;而采用 3个时次观测资料分析 ,其误差大 ,甚至导致相反的结果 ,实际应用时必须慎重。     

胶州湾海水中悬浮体的分布及其季节变化

海水中的悬浮体包含有机物和无机物,有机物主要为有机碎屑颗粒,例如植物碎屑、浮游生物等;无机物主要是无机碎屑矿物、粘土矿物,也有少量硅质生物骨骼。海水中无机颗粒物质能通过吸附作用,从海水中有效地富集有机溶解物质。海水中天然有机物的分布、变化与浮游生物的活动密切相关,在海洋食物链中占有重要地位,海水中的颗粒有机物是某些游泳动物和底栖动物的食物,因此,海水中有机物的存在不仅对海洋生物有一定的生态学意义,而且对海洋无机元素的存在形式和地球化学转移过程都有直接影响。 胶州湾是一个典型的半封闭海湾,平均水深7m,面积390km2,自然环境优良,水产资源丰富,因此胶州湾的生态环境、生物资源及生态系统持续发展的研究对胶州湾的综合开发利用具有十分重要的意义。胶州湾海水中悬浮体的分布与变化是胶州湾生态环境研究中的一个重要组成部分。本文根据胶州湾海水中悬浮体的定点观测资料,阐明了胶州湾海水中悬浮体平均含量的分布及其季节变化特征,分析了影响悬浮体含量变化的主要因素。     

Annual Anthropogenic Carbon Transport into the North Pacific Intermediate Water through the Kuroshio/Oyashio Interfrontal Zone: An Estimation from CFCs Distribution

Vertical distribution of anthropogenic carbon content of the water (exDIC) in the Oyashio area just outside of the Kuroshio/Oyashio Interfrontal Zone (K/O Zone) was estimated by the simple 1-D advection-diffusion model calibrated by the distribution of chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs). The average concentration of exDIC for = 26.60–27.00 is multiplied by the volume transport of Oyashio water into the North Pacific Intermediate Water (NPIW) to estimate the annual transport of exDIC into NPIW through K/O Zone. The estimated transport of exDIC was 0.018–0.020 GtC/y, which corresponds to 15% of the whole total exDIC accumulation in the temperate North Pacific. A simple assessment using the NPIW 1-box model indicates that the current study explains at least 70% of the total annual transport of exDIC into NPIW, and that small exDIC sources for NPIW still exists in addition to K/O Zone.     

Trophic accumulation and depuration of mercury by blue crabs (Callinectes sapidus) and pink shrimp (Penaeus duorarum)

Mercury concentrations in blue crabs (Callinectes sapidus) collected from an area of mercury-contaminated sediments in Lavaca Bay, TX, USA, are more than an order of magnitude greater than concentrations in penaeid shrimp from the same area. Laboratory feeding experiments using mercury-contaminated fish as food showed that both blue crabs and pink shrimp (Penaeus duorarum) could accumulate mercury concentrations comparable to those in their food in 28 days. Calculated mercury assimilation efficiencies averaged 76% for blue crabs and 72% for pink shrimp. Significant depuration of mercury by blue crabs was not observed during a subsequent 28-day period, but pink shrimp lost mercury at a rate of about 0.012 day-1. Model calculations predict biomagnification factors of mercury of about two to three at steady state for both species. The large difference in observed concentrations of mercury in field-collected blue crabs and penaeid shrimp does not result from differences in efficiency of mercury assimilation from their food or from differences in excretion rates. It is more likely the result of differences in residence times in the contaminated area and of differences in feeding habits.