A new probabilistic approach to estimating marine gastropod densities from baited traps

A new probabilistic approach is proposed to assess muricid species population abundances at scales relevant to both Ancient and Modern coastal fisheries. Motivated by the long‐term goal of reconstructing the dynamics of exploited murex populations during Antiquity, the objective was to estimate the population density of the banded dye‐murex, Hexaplex trunculus (Linnaeus, 1758) from successive captures with baited traps, using a method similar to the technique employed in the Mediterranean purple dye industry. The stochastic model developed simulates cumulative captures while accounting for high variability. It was calibrated with data acquired during a field trapping experiment (Crete Island, Greece). Traps’ catchability and Effective Area of Attraction (EAA) were estimated using the individual speed and behavioural response towards bait from laboratory experiments. Average density of H. trunculus was estimated as 2.2 ± 1.4 SE individuals per square metre, with no significant differences between seagrass and rocky habitats. The clearing time of successive capture experiments averaged 84 ± 6 SE hr. Clearing ca. 0.4 ha of subtidal area would be necessary to produce ca. 1.0 g of pure Tyrian purple pigment. The method described is generalizable to making population abundance estimates for similar groups, such as whelks, in modern fisheries.     

一种环境敏感型造礁石珊瑚Pocillopora sp.共生虫黄藻和细菌的生态特征

在气候和人类活动的长期影响下,南海珊瑚礁演变出生境各异的珊瑚礁生态系统.珊瑚对特殊生境的适应离不开体内共生微生物类群的调节.分析共生微生物的生态特征有助于了解珊瑚的环境适应机制,同时可以对珊瑚未来的进化趋势做出评估.本研究从南海低纬度的南沙群岛(NS)和西沙群岛(XS)以及相对高纬度的海南陵水(LS)3个珊瑚礁区采集一...     

角刺藻(Chaetoceros spp)诱变和耐低温品系筛选的研究

本文记述了用化学诱变剂N—甲基—N′—硝基—N—亚硝基胍(MNNG)处理小角刺藻(Chaetoceros minutissumus)和纤细角刺藻(C.gracilis),处理后在低温(13℃)条件下进行群体选择和单细胞选择,筛选出了在低温条件下迅速繁殖的小角刺藻6株,纤细角刺藻2株。并研究及讨论了对照组及耐低温品系之间、不同的耐低温品系之间在繁殖速度及氨基酸组成上的差异。     

Distribution of Overturn Induced by Internal Tides and Thorpe Scale in Uchiura Bay

The vertical mixing process induced by internal tides was investigated by repeated conductivity, temperature, and depth (CTD) measurements and bottom-mounted acoustic Doppler current profiler (ADCP) in Uchiura Bay from July 24 to 25, 2001. Internal tides were observed with a wave height of 40 m and a horizontal current of 0.3 ms⁻¹. Density inversions were found in the CTD data, and the method of Galbraith and Kelley (1996) was applied to the data to identify overturns and to calculate Thorpe scale. Most of the overturns distributed in the region of low Richardson number, so that they were considered to be caused by shear instability associated with the internal tides. Thorpe scale was calculated to be 0.48 m. From the Thorpe scale, the vertical eddy diffusivity due to internal tides in Uchiura Bay was estimated as K _ρ ∼ 10⁻⁴ m²s⁻¹. This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Forces on partly buried, tandem twin cylinders in waves at low Keulegan-Carpenter numbers

This study deals with the forces on the circular cylinder, laid on, or partly buried in the bed with a parallel twin dummy cylinder nearby and without it. They were determined by measuring the pressure distribution on the cylinder in the case of wave at low KC numbers. The forces on the cylinder were calculated by the integration of the measured pressures determined by pressure transducers on the surface of the cylinder. Force coefficients were obtained for the low KC numbers (KC<5), for the burial-depth-to-the diameter ratio = 0-0.7. The distance between axis of the measurement and dummy cylinders to diameter ratio (x/D) was 2, 1.5 and 1. The dummy cylinder was replaced downstream and upstream of the measurement cylinder.     

海浪场非平衡信息论熵的研究初探

鉴于传统熵与时间无关 ,不能反映海 -气耦合机制下海浪场的基本属性———不可逆性 ,文章将非平衡信息论熵的概念引入海浪场的研究。依据海浪场相空间的Fokker Planck方程 ,首次推导出了非平衡信息论熵的熵平衡方程、熵密度、熵流密度、熵产生密度、广义力和广义力密度的具体表达式。     

吲哚乙酸对微拟球藻生长和脂肪酸含量的影响

研究不同浓度吲哚乙酸(Indole-3-Acetic Acid,IAA)对微拟球藻(Nannochloropsis oculata)生长和脂肪酸组成的影响。结果表明:在0.1 mg/L时,低于0.5 mg/L时IAA促进微拟球藻生长,但不影响叶绿素和不饱和脂肪酸合成;IAA促进生长作用最显著,最大比生长率为2.33 d-1。随浓度进一步增加,IAA促生长作用越来越小,并抑制叶绿素和不饱和脂肪酸合成;在5 mg/L时,IAA极显著抑制EPA合成。添加适当浓度IAA可促进藻细胞生长,缩短其生长周期。     

基于最大熵原理的非瑞利海浪波高的统计分布

本论文在最大熵原理的基础上,通过解一个条件变分问题导出一种适用于描述非瑞利海浪波高H统计分布的概率密度函数fn(H)=αHre-βHn,用实验室风浪槽中不同风速下和不同风区处实测的36组风浪波高数据对上述概率密度函数进行验证,并与至今仍被广泛应用的瑞利波高概率密度函数加以比较.结果显示瑞利概率密度函数显著地偏离实验数据,而上述概率密度函数则与各组实测波高分布均符合良好.