Epizooic metazoan meiobenthos associated with tubeworm and mussel aggregations from cold seeps of the northern Gulf of Mexico

The abundance and higher taxonomic composition of epizooic metazoan meiobenthic communities associated with mussel and tubeworm aggregations of hydrocarbon seeps at Green Canyon, Atwater Valley, and Alaminos Canyon in depths between 1400 and 2800?m were studied and compared to the infaunal community of non-seep sediments nearby. Epizooic meiofaunal abundances of associated meiobenthos living in tubeworm bushes and mussel beds at seeps were extremely low (usually <100?ind. 10?cm(-2)), similar to epizooic meiofauna at deep-sea hydrothermal vents, and the communities were composed primarily of nematodes, copepods, ostracods, and halacarids. In contrast, epizooic meiobenthic abundance is lower than previous studies have reported for infauna from seep sediments. Interestingly, non-seep sediments contained higher abundances and higher taxonomic diversity than epizooic seep communities, although in situ primary production is restricted to seeps.     

The Mesozoic of Western Scandinavia and East Greenland

Thick Mesozoic sediments are found offshore Norway and Denmark, and Mesozoic rocks are present and well exposed in Denmark, along the coast of East Greenland and on the arctic islands of Svalbard.
During the Mesozoic, Scandinavia and Greenland were subject to major extension in the Late Permian-Early Triassic and Late Jurassic-Early Cretaceous, prior to Cenozoic opening of the North Atlantic. Deep basins developed along the rift zones of the North Sea and between East Greenland and Norwa）; and were .filled with sediments derived from mainland Scandinavia and Greenland. The marginal areas bordering the rift zones suffered less subsidence, as did the epicontinental Barents Sea.     

The Research on Control Factors of Changing Process in Porphyry Copper Deposit

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长乐—南澳构造带泉港临头片麻状英云闪长岩中岩浆绿帘石的发现及其地质意义

岩浆绿帘石能够作为压力计反映岩体侵位深度,进而可估算地壳抬升剥蚀速率及地壳演化历史,因而引起了人们的研究关注。在长乐—南澳构造带泉港临头地段发现了片麻状英云闪长岩中的岩浆绿帘石。该地段是我国当前报道岩浆绿帘石的第5处产出地,但在东南沿海地区尚属首次发现。含岩浆绿帘石的片麻状英云闪长岩形成于早白垩世(K₁),以钙性(C,Peacock碱钙指数)、中钾钙碱性系列(MKCA)、准铝质和弱过铝质、钙碱性系列(CA,Miyashiro SiO₂-FeO^*/MgO)为主,具镁安山岩系列(MA)性质,呈奥长花岗岩演化趋势(Tdj);轻稀土(LREE)较富集,铕负异常不明显;微量元素呈现较大的钽(Ta)、磷(P)和钛(Ti)负异常,显示出造山带火山弧花岗岩的特征。片麻状英云闪长岩中绿帘石岩相学特征显示,黑云母和自形的绿帘石分布于斜长石的隙间,为典型的填间结构;绿帘石与黑云母相互接触、相互包裹,是一起从富水的晚期岩浆中结晶出来的原生矿物,不是交代斜长石的岩浆期后的次生矿物。绿帘石电子探针分析结果显示Ps值为24~29,TiO₂含量均小于0.1%。综合绿帘石岩相学与化学特征知悉,泉港临头片麻状英云闪长岩中的绿帘石为岩浆绿帘石。岩浆绿帘石形成压力约870 MPa,深度为25~32 km,而现今东南沿海陆壳厚度约30 km,据此推测,早白垩世(K₁)时东南沿海陆壳厚度为55~62 km;早白垩世(K₁)之后,地壳可能经历了多次抬升。     

全球海洋硅循环及研究中面临的主要挑战

海洋硅循环是海洋生物地球化学循环的关键过程之一,对调控全球二氧化碳浓度、海洋酸碱度和多种元素(氮、磷、铁、铝等)的循环具有重要作用。在当今气候变化和人类活动影响日益增强的背景下,硅循环与“生物泵”及碳循环的紧密联系,是其成为地球科学领域研究热点的主要原因。海洋中硅的外部来源主要为河流、地下水、大气沉降、海底玄武岩风化作用和海底热液输送5个途径,在全球气温变暖趋势的影响下,极地冰川融化成为高纬度海域不可忽视的硅源。生物硅在沉积物中的埋藏、硅质海绵和生物硅的反风化作用是重要的海洋硅移除过程。海洋硅循环过程复杂,受生物(生物吸收、降解)、物理(吸附、溶解)和化学(矿化分解和反风化作用)多重因素的影响,针对海洋硅循环关键过程的研究有助于综合评估海洋硅的“源-汇”和收支。本文总结了海洋硅循环的主要过程及海洋硅的收支,根据国际和国内研究现状讨论了当前海洋硅循环研究中面临的主要问题和挑战。现有研究成果显示,海洋硅的外源输入和输出通量比以往的评估分别增加了2.4和2.2倍。在短时间尺度内(<8 ka),全球海洋中硅的收支大致平衡,海洋硅循环基本处于稳定状态。气候变化和人类活动导致河流输送至陆架边缘海的硅通量发生变化,可能影响硅藻等海洋浮游植物种群结构,是未来海洋硅循环研究需要关注的问题之一。陆架边缘海较高沉积速率和强烈的反风化作用提高了该区域生物硅的埋藏效率,准确评估该区域生物硅的埋藏通量仍是亟须解决的难题。目前的研究评估了全球海洋浮游硅藻、硅质海绵以及放射虫生产力,而海洋底栖硅藻生产力的贡献受到忽视,未来需要关注底栖硅藻对生物硅的贡献及其在海洋硅的生物地球化学过程中的作用。     

Tonian–Ediacaran Tectonometamorphic History of the Sa’al Complex, Sinai (Egypt): Implications for the Tectonostratigraphic Framework of the Northern Arabian–Nubian Shield

The Sa''al Metamorphic Complex (SMC; southern Sinai) encompasses the oldest arc rocks in the Arabian–Nubian Shield, comprising two non-consanguineous metavolcanic successions (the Agramiya Group and the Post-Ra''ayan Formation) separated by the metasediments of the Ra''ayan Formation. It experienced three distinct deformational events (D1–D3) and two low-medium grade regional metamorphic events (M1–M2). The Agramiya Group and the Ra''ayan Formation experienced all tectonometamorphic events (D1–D3 and M1–M2), whereas the Post-Ra''ayan volcanic rocks were only affected by the D3 and M2 events. D1 is an extensional event and is connected to the late Rodinia break-up (~Tonian; 900–870 Ma). The M1 metamorphism variably affected the older Agramiya Group, the rhyolitic tuffs experiencing lower to upper greenschist facies conditions and the basic and intermediate volcanic rocks undergoing amphibolite facies metamorphism. The Ra''ayan Formation metasediments experienced upper greenschist to amphibolite facies metamorphism. The upper greenschist facies M2 affected the youngest Post-Ra''ayan volcanic rocks and other stratigraphic successions. The compressive D2 and D3 events were coeval with the accretion of dismembered terranes in the assembly of Gondwana. D2 can be linked to the Tonian–Cryogenian arc-arc assembly (~880–760 Ma; in Elat and Sinai), whereas D3 and the accompanying M2 is constrained to 622–600 Ma (Ediacaran).     

青海共和盆地东北缘中-新生代热演化史:来自沟后杂岩体及当家寺岩体的低温热年代学证据

青藏高原东北部中-新生代隆升初始的时间、位置多有争议。共和盆地处于秦岭、祁连、昆仑造山带的结合部,是研究盆-山耦合、构造热演化的理想位置。新近在盆地东北部发现了异常高温的干热岩体,其热源机制和经历的热历史过程是进一步地热藏开发的关键。本文对盆地东北缘青海南山和沟后杂岩体以及盆地内瓦里贡-过马营隆起的当家寺岩体进行了系统的低温热年代学分析,以追溯该区经历的热历史。磷灰石裂变径迹和（U-Th）/He模拟结果显示,当家寺岩体和沟后杂岩体自三叠纪结晶以来,在侏罗纪-白垩纪,经历200~150Ma和135~100Ma两期快速冷却抬升,可能与羌塘地体和拉萨地体依次向北碰撞拼接在青藏高原东北部的远程效应有关。裂变径迹和（U-Th）/He模拟结果显示,沟后杂岩体记录到晚中新世（15~5Ma）的快速冷却事件,而盆地东部当家寺岩体的样品未记录到该期的快速冷却事件,可能是北倾的青海南山南缘逆冲断裂晚新生代再活动使得沟后杂岩体在新近纪晚期快速隆升造成,而当家寺岩体主要受右行走滑-逆冲的瓦里贡断裂的控制,并未发生该时期的快速冷却抬升事件。因此,青藏高原东北部差异隆升、热历史过程不仅受区域构造作用的控制,也明显受不同时期的活动断裂及古地貌的影响。共和盆地东北缘露头岩体热历史过程未见到明显的中新世以来的增热现象,与共和盆地内干热岩存在的增热特征不同。     

PCBs and its coupling with eco-environments in Southern Yellow Sea surface sediments

In this paper, the spatial distribution and source of the PCBs in surface sediments of the Southern Yellow Sea (SYS) and influencing factors, such as the sediment characteristics (components, relative proportions and total organic carbon contents), and hydrodynamic conditions were analyzed. PCB concentrations in the surface sediments ranged from 518-5848 pg/g, with average values of 1715 pg/g decreasing sharply compared to last year. In the study area, the PCB pollution level in the middle area was the highest, followed by that of the east coast and the west coast, respectively. Although the PCB level in the coastal areas was lower than that in the middle areas, it was proven in our study that the Yellow Sea obtained PCBs by virtue of river inputs. There was a positive and pertinent correlation between the clay proportion and PCB concentrations, and the increase of the PCB concentrations was directly proportional to the increase of TOC contents, with r=0.61, but it was contrary to the sediment grain size. Consequently, the factors controlling PCB distribution had direct or indirect relationships with sediment grain size; moreover, the hydrodynamic conditions determined the sediment components and grain size. In conclusion, hydrodynamic conditions of the Yellow Sea were the most important influencing factors effecting the distribution of PCBs in the surface sediments of the SYS.     

Recolonization and recovery dynamics of the macrozoobenthos after sand extraction in relict sand bottoms of the Northern Adriatic Sea

The long-term effects of sand extraction on macrozoobenthic communities were investigated in an offshore area in the Northern Adriatic Sea characterised by relict sands formed during the last Adriatic post-glacial transgression. Surveys were carried out before, during and 1, 6, 12, 18, 24 and 30 months after extraction at three impacted and seven reference stations. The operations did not influence the physical characteristics of the sediment, but they caused almost complete defaunation at dredged sites. Univariate and multivariate analyses highlighted that the macrozoobenthic community responses to the dredging operations were (1) a rapid initial recolonisation phase by the dominant taxa present before dredging, which took place 6-12 months after sand extraction; (2) a slower recovery phase, that ended 30 months after the operations, when the composition and structure of the communities were similar in the dredged and reference areas. This pattern of recolonisation-recovery fits well with the commonly encountered scenario where the substratum merely remains unchanged after marine aggregate extraction.