胶州湾水母类生态的初步研究 Ⅰ.群落结构及其年季变化

近年来,有许多研究表明,水母类在某些近岸海域或半封闭型海湾,如美国的Narragansett湾和Cheseapeake湾,加拿大的新斯科舍省沿岸和Kulleet湾,德国的Kiel湾等,是影响浮游动物种群数量和鱼类补充量的重要因子(Denson,1982;Matsakis et al.,1991;Purcell et al.,1990,1994;Schneider et al.,1998)。由于以上海域食物丰富,海流对水母类的驱散作用较小,而且为水螅体提供了底栖生活的附着条件,因此,在这些海域水母类较丰富;而对于浮游动物和鱼卵及仔稚鱼来说,水体较浅,没有足够的空间隐藏或躲避捕食者的搜索,在这些海区水母类数量与浮游动物和仔、稚鱼数量往往呈明显的负相关关系。胶州湾是南黄海沿岸的一个典型的半封闭型海湾,而且是多种经济鱼、虾、蟹类的繁殖、育幼及索饵场所,因此很有必要对湾内水母类群落结构的生态特点有所了解,以促进对整个胶州湾生态系统动力学过程的全面认识。黄世玫(1983)和肖贻昌等(1992)曾报道过湾内水母类的种类组成,但调查时间都较短,而且只有种类记录,没有进行深入系统的研究。作者根据胶州湾1980年至1998年的历次调查资料,对湾内水母类群落的组成和结构作了较为详细的研究,而且分析了80年代以来湾内水母类群落结构的季节和年际变化。     

南极普里兹湾临近海域夏季纽鳃樽对浮游植物的摄食研究

于 1 998年 1 2月至 1 999年 1月南极夏季 ,对南大洋普里兹湾临近海域主要被囊类纽鳃樽的数量密度分布进行了现场调查 ,同时于 - 3站对纽鳃樽对浮游植物的摄食率利用肠道色索法和颗粒递减法进行了现场研究。调查结果表明 ,纽鳃樽主要分布于调查海区的浮冰区北部边缘及其以北的开阔水域。在密集区其数量密度高达 2 795ind..1 0 0 0 m- 3,浮冰区几乎没有发现。 - 3站现场摄食实验结果显示 ,纽鳃樽个体肠道色素含量变化范围为 0 .1 4～ 1 .2 7μg.ind.- 1,平均为0 .98μg.ind.- 1。肠道色素法测得的纽鳃樽对浮游植物的摄食率为 7.9μg.ind.- 1d- 1,滤水率为2 81 ind.- 1d- 1。颗粒递减法测得纽鳃樽滤水率为 1 5.3± 4.61 ind.- 1d- 1,比肠道色素法所得结果偏低。虽然由此推算纽鳃樽群体的日摄食量只占浮游植物现存量的 0 .8% ,但是对于初级生产力却有一定的摄食压力 ( 72 .2 % )。     

南极普里兹湾夏季边缘浮冰区两种主要浮游桡足类的代谢研究

于 1 998年 1 2月至 1 999年 1月南极夏季 ,对南大洋普里兹湾临近海域两种主要浮游桡足类Calanoides acutus和 Metridia gerlachei的耗氧率和排氨率进行了现场调查 ,同时对其代谢产物对海洋初级生产的贡献进行了探讨。调查结果表明 ,C. acutus的体碳、氮含量占干重百分比分别为 48.4%～ 48.6%和 6.1 %～ 6.5% ;M.gerlachei分别为 47.1 %～ 50 .1 %和 5.9%～ 7.4%。C.acutus在不同海区耗氧率有一定的差异 (0 .2 2 6～ 0 .558μl O2 mg- 1h- 1)。排氨率变化范围为 0 .0 1 4～ 1 .0 58μg N mg- 1h- 1,最高值位于浮冰区 - 9站 ,在陆冰缘区 (FI站 )最小。不同海域其排氨率的高低与现场水温无相关性。不同站位上 C.acutus的 O:N比相差 5～ 6倍。M.gerlachei耗氧率为 0 .488～ 0 .644μl O2 mg- 1h- 1,排氨率为 0 .0 1 5～ 0 .0 34μg N mg- 1h- 1。根据代谢实验结果和桡足类自身碳氮含量推算 ,其维持正常代谢的碳、氮日损失率分别为 0 .59%～ 1 .99%和 0 .44%～ 3.2 7%。桡足类群体每天的碳需求量占初级生产力的 0 .6%～ 2 9.2 % ,氨氮日输出量占初级生产所需氮盐的 0 .2 %～ 38.0 %。     

2011年春季黄、东海墨绿多管水母(Aequorea coerulescens)分布特征

2011年4月在黄、东海的大面调查中观测到一种多管水母大量发生,在现场通过表层目测计数了其分布特征,采集现场样品测量了伞径、湿重和干重,并结合水文数据分析了其分布与水团的关系。经鉴定,该种为水螅水母纲、软水母亚纲、锥螅水母目、多管水母科、多管水母属、墨绿多管水母(Aequorea coerulescens)。在69个站位中,有11个站位出现,出现率16%,主要在东海南部近岸海域。个体伞径在17.40—142.00mm之间,湿、干重分别在3.07—75.47g和0.12—3.06g之间,湿、干重与伞径呈现显著的指数关系。碳含量占干重的3.15%±0.56%,氮含量占干重的14.44%±2.65%,碳氮比为4.58±0.30。伞径和温度、盐度显著相关。作者认为,墨绿多管水母来源于舟山群岛附近海域,受海流的作用,输送到观测海域;离源地越远的站位,由于生长时间长,水母伞径增大。     

2011 年春、夏季黄、东海叶绿素a和初级生产力的时空变化特征

依据2011年春、夏两季黄、东海调查资料,分析了叶绿素a和初级生产力的空间分布和季节变化特征,并分析了主要影响因素。南黄海、东海北部春季叶绿素a平均含量为74.83mg/m2,夏季为23.84mg/m2,春季明显高于夏季。春季大部分海域叶绿素a含量垂直分布均匀,夏季则出现较为明显的分层现象,在次表层出现最大值。初级生产力水平春季为993.9mgC/(m2.d),夏季为1274mgC/(m2.d),与1984—1985年相比有所升高。春季高值区出现在黄海中部及长江口附近海域;夏季高值区主要分布在山东半岛南岸近海海域、长江口外的黄、东海交界海域以及浙江省沿岸海域。春季整个调查海区叶绿素a浓度与磷酸盐浓度呈显著负相关,与氮磷比呈显著的正相关性,表明黄、东海春季磷酸盐可能成为浮游植物生长的一个限制因子。     

南极夏季普里兹湾磷虾幼体及纽鳃樽的丰度和分布特征

根据2002年及2006年南大洋普里兹湾浮游动物和环境调查资料,对普里兹湾磷虾幼体及被囊类纽鳃樽的分布和丰度进行了初步研究。结果表明,陆架以北深海水域（水深>1000 m）磷虾幼体主要由长臂樱磷虾Thysanoessa macrura和大磷虾Euphausia superba组成,其中长臂樱磷虾幼体的分布范围更广、丰度更高。2006年与2002年相比海冰回退时间早,测区海水的平均温度和叶绿素a浓度较高,大磷虾及长臂樱磷虾幼体的丰度相对更大,成熟度更高。近岸区域磷虾幼体主要由晶磷虾Euphausia crystallorophias组成,在2002年近岸冰情严重时丰度较小,仅为95.6尾/1000 m3,2006年近岸出现冰间湖时,晶磷虾幼体丰度高达43966.6尾/1000 m3,主要以无节幼体及原蚤状幼体CI期为主。测区纽鳃樽Salpa thompsoni丰度很低,2002年仅在最北部1个站位出现,密度为10个/1000 m3,2006年在陆坡及陆架坡折3个站位出现,平均丰度为146.7个/1000 m3。海冰消融时间、冰间湖、饵料浓度等环境因子对普里兹湾磷虾幼体及纽鳃樽的分布和丰度产生重要影响。     

Analysis of expressed sequence tags from the Ulva prolifera (Chlorophyta)

In 2008, a green tide broke out before the sailing competition of the 29th Olympic Games in Qingdao. The causative species was determined to be Enteromorpha prolifera (Ulva prolifera O. F. Müller), a familiar green macroalga along the coastline of China. Rapid accumulation of a large biomass of floating U. prolifera prompted research on different aspects of this species. In this study, we constructed a nonnormalized cDNA library from the thalli of U. prolifera and acquired 10 072 high-quality expressed sequence tags (ESTs). These ESTs were assembled into 3 519 nonredundant gene groups, including 1 446 clusters and 2 073 singletons. After annotation with the nr database, a large number of genes were found to be related with chloroplast and ribosomal protein, GO functional classification showed 1 418 ESTs participated in photosynthesis and 1 359 ESTs were responsible for the generation of precursor metabolites and energy. In addition, rather comprehensive carbon fixation pathways were found in U. prolifera using KEGG. Some stress-related and signal transduction-related genes were also found in this study. All the evidences displayed that U. prolifera had substance and energy foundation for the intense photosynthesis and the rapid proliferation. Phylogenetic analysis of cytochrome c oxidase subunit I revealed that this green-tide causative species is most closely affiliated to Pseudendoclonium akinetum (Ulvophyceae).     

Laboratory study on the ecological impact of sophorolipid used for harmful algae elimination

We studied the role of sophorolipid in inhibiting harmful algae bloom (HAB). Different sophorolipid concentrations were tested on marine microalgae, zooplankton, fish, and bivalve (Mytilus edulis) in laboratory. The result shows that sophorolipid could inhibit the growth of algal species selectively. Among three algae species selected, Platymonas helgolandica var. tsingtaoensis was promoted with increasing sophorolipid concentration; Isochrysis galbana was inhibited seven days later in sophorolipid concentration below 40 mg/L; and Nitzschia closterium f. minutissima was inhibited obviously in only a high sophorolipid concentration over 20 mg/L. Therefore, sophorolipid in a low concentration at <20 mg/L could remove certain harmful algae species effectively without harming other non-harmful microalgae. For other animals, sophorolipid could inhibit the growth of ciliate Strombidium sp. by 50% at 20 mg/L sophorolipid concentration after 96 h. The concentration in 96-h LC₅₀ for Calanus sinicus, Neomysis awatschensis, Lateolabrax japonicus, and Paralichthys olivaceus was 15, 150, 60, and 110 mg/L, respectively. The 24 h LC₅₀ value for Artemia salina was 600 mg/L. The relative clearance rate of mussel Mytilus edulis decreased to 80%, 40%, and 20% of the control group after being exposed to 20, 50, and 100 mg/L sophorolipid for 24 h. Therefore, the toxicity for mitigation of harmful algae bloom at previously recommended concentration of 5–20 mg/L sophorolipid is low for most tested organisms in this reaserch.     

Study on the metabolism of two dominant copepods: Calanoides acutus and Metridia gerlachei collected in summer from the marginal ice zone of the Prydz Bay, Antarctica

Metabolic rates (oxygen consumption and ammonia excretion) of two dominant copepods, Calanoides acutus and Metridia gerlachei, were measured during the austral summer (December 1998 January 1999), in the marginal ice zone of the Prydz Bay. Their elemental compositions (C and N) were also analysed through these metabolic experiments. The results showed that C. acutus was 48.4% 48.6% of dry weight in carbon content and 6.1% 6.5% of dry weight in nitrogen content. Metridia gerlachei was 47.1% 50.1% and 5.9% 7.4%, relatively. Oxygen consumption rates of C. acutus were variant in the different areas (0.226 to 0.774 μlO2mg-1h-1). And its ammonia excretion rates ranged from 0.014 to 0.105 μgNmg-1h-1. The ratio between the rates (O∶N) exhibited a large difference(5 6 times). For Metridia gerlachei, oxygen consumption rates were 0.488 0.644 μlO2mg-1 and ammonia excretion rates were 0.015 0.034 μgNmg-1h-1. From the results of metabolic rate measurements and elemental analyses, daily losses of body carbon and nitrogen were estimated to be 0.59% 1.99% and 0.44% 3.27%, respectively. The metabolic carbon requirements accounted for 0.6% 29.2% of primary production per day, and their excretion of ammonia occupied 0.2% 38.0% of daily phytoplankton nitrogen demand.