Distribution and speciation of mercury in surficial sediments from main mangrove wetlands in China

The purpose of this study was to establish the distribution, speciation and bioavailability of mercury in mangrove sediments. A systemic survey of surficial sediments from 13 mangrove wetlands of China was carried out. Hg concentrations ranged from 2.3–903.6 ng g⁻¹, with an average value of 189.4 ng g⁻¹. Of the 13 areas surveyed, the Hg content in sediments was similar to background levels in 6 areas but was much higher in the other seven areas. Hg levels were affected by natural and anthropogenic factors, including terrestrial pollutants, geomorphic properties, and indirectly by economic status. Hg levels were positively correlated with organic matter, pH, and silt and clay fractions, but Hg was negatively correlated with sand fraction. In most mangrove wetlands, Hg existed primarily in the form of volatile Hg. Hg is easily bioaccumulated in mangrove wetlands and may be the natural source of Hg emissions to the atmosphere.     

不同植被类型对福建三沙湾潮滩有机碳埋藏的影响

潮滩作为重要的湿地类型和高效的有机碳汇备受关注,近期围垦、养殖等人类活动和互花米草入侵对潮滩生化环境和有机碳埋藏产生了重要影响.本研究选取了福建三沙湾三处不同植被类型的潮滩各取得沉积物短柱样,测定沉积物的总有机碳含量(TOC)、稳定碳同位素(δ13C),结合210Pbex测试计算的沉积速率,估算了不同区域的有机碳埋藏通...     

漳江口红树林国家级自然保护区海产品产量产值研究

2006年全年对福建漳江口红树林国家级自然保护区红树林主要分布地竹塔村辖区内的海产品类型、产量和价格进行了逐日统计。结果表明:2006年竹塔村滩涂海产品总产量为529956kg(1589.9kg/hm2),远高于一般的红树林。其中缢蛏苗和缢蛏成品的产量最高,分别为312468kg(937.4kg/hm2)和123376kg(370.1kg/hm2),占总产量的59.0%和23.3%。泥蚶、锯缘青蟹成品和泥螺分别占总产量的12.2%、2.3%和2.0%。缢蛏苗以冬季(1月和12月)的产量最高;锯缘青蟹苗年产量为2.59尾/m2,高峰期出现在6月至11月。2006年竹塔村红树林滩涂海产品总产值为1388.0万元(4.17万元/hm2)。研究结果可为红树林生态系统服务功能的评价和红树林的科学管理提供基础数据。     

Comparison of UAV and WorldView-2 imagery for mapping leaf area index of mangrove forest

Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) remote sensing has opened the door to new sources of data to effectively characterize vegetation metrics at very high spatial resolution and at flexible revisit frequencies. Successful estimation of the leaf area index (LAI) in precision agriculture with a UAV image has been reported in several studies. However, in most forests, the challenges associated with the interference from a complex background and a variety of vegetation species have hindered research using UAV images. To the best of our knowledge, very few studies have mapped the forest LAI with a UAV image. In addition, the drawbacks and advantages of estimating the forest LAI with UAV and satellite images at high spatial resolution remain a knowledge gap in existing literature. Therefore, this paper aims to map LAI in a mangrove forest with a complex background and a variety of vegetation species using a UAV image and compare it with a WorldView-2 image (WV2).In this study, three representative NDVIs, average NDVI (AvNDVI), vegetated specific NDVI (VsNDVI), and scaled NDVI (ScNDVI), were acquired with UAV and WV2 to predict the plot level (10 × 10 m) LAI. The results showed that AvNDVI achieved the highest accuracy for WV2 (R² = 0.778, RMSE = 0.424), whereas ScNDVI obtained the optimal accuracy for UAV (R² = 0.817, RMSE = 0.423). In addition, an overall comparison results of the WV2 and UAV derived LAIs indicated that UAV obtained a better accuracy than WV2 in the plots that were covered with homogeneous mangrove species or in the low LAI plots, which was because UAV can effectively eliminate the influence from the background and the vegetation species owing to its high spatial resolution. However, WV2 obtained a slightly higher accuracy than UAV in the plots covered with a variety of mangrove species, which was because the UAV sensor provides a negative spectral response function(SRF) than WV2 in terms of the mangrove LAI estimation.     

红树林海岸带研究的一个新方向—生物地貌研究

介绍了红树林海岸生物地貌研究产生的背景，讨论了研究的目标和研究的主要内容，以及几点建议性的研究方法。     

秋茄落叶分解失重过程的季节变化和滩面差异

秋茄红树林不同季节落叶分解失重速率研究表明:落叶的干重损失速率是夏>秋>春>冬。就失重过程而言,最高的失重速率和季节间最明显的分解速率差异都出现于分解初期,淋溶作用很可能是引起这一分解特征的重要原因。落叶在林地滩面外滩(中潮带).中滩和内滩(高潮蒂)分解28d时的失重率分别为53.4%、44.8%和48.9%,即外滩>内滩>中滩。中潮带比高潮带具有较高的潮浸频度和滩面潮湿度,使得落叶在中潮带的分解快于高潮带。     

Satellite-Based Assessment of the Extent and Changes in the Mangrove Ecosystem of the Niger Delta

This study was carried out with the primary aim of understanding how the mangrove ecosystem in the Niger Delta has been altered recently. Specifically, we determined the spatial extent of the mangrove forest in the Niger Delta using remotely sensed satellite data and estimated changes in the spatial extent of the forest from the mid-1980s through 2003. Overall, about 21,340 hectares of Mangrove forest was lost over the study period. Fieldwork confirmed that these losses were primarily due to urbanization, dredging activities, activities of the oil and gas industries, and the spread of Nypa Palm (Nypa frutican) plant species.     

淋溶在红树植物秋茄落叶分解失重中的潜在作用

于１９８６年冬－１９８９年秋在福建省九龙江口，连续３年分季节进行红树植物秋茄落叶在林地滩面的分解实验，并在室内测定其落叶和腐叶的可溶性物质含量，定量探讨淋溶在落叶分解失重中的潜在作用。结果表明，可溶性物质平均占落叶干重的２７．２６％，这些可溶性物质中的８７％在分解初期的快速淋溶阶段迅速损失，可导致落叶初始干重损失２４％。快速淋溶阶段持续时间平均分别是，春季３６ｄ，夏季，１３ｄ，秋季，１７ｄ，冬季５     

Isoprenoids of Okinawan mangroves as lipid input into estuarine ecosystem

Isoprenoids in the nonsaponifiable lipids (NSL) fraction of Okinawan mangroves were analyzed with special reference to their importance as lipid input into estuarine ecosystems. Triterpenoids and phytosterols comprised the major proportion of NSL. Identifications of the triterpenoids and phytosterols in NSL fraction were based on the interpretation of ¹³C-NMR and GC-MS spectra. The triterpenoids and phytosterols mainly comprised 11 and 6 compounds, respectively. The major components were lupeol, β-amyrin and taraxerol for triterpenoids, and β-sitosterol and stigmasterol for phytosterols. The diversity in the terpenoid composition was noted in both leaves and roots of mangrove species, implying the chemotaxonomic utility of terpenoids. Terpenoid compositions of the root are not always similar to that of leaf, suggesting that terpenoids in the root are produced by biosynthesis in situ, not by translocation of the synthate from the leaf. Terpenoids existed in greater proportion in the outer parts of the root. These data are likely to contribute to estimating the lipid input from mangrove trees adjacent to estuarine sediments and the ocean.     

大亚湾红树林区底相大型动物的群落

本文据1987～1989年实地调查资料,研究了大亚湾红树林区底栖生物的种类组成与数量分布。结果表明,分布于湾顶5种红树林内的底栖生物70种,主要由多毛类(23种)、软体动物(23种)、甲壳动物(12种)和星虫动物(8种)组成;平均生物量219.77g/m~2,平均栖息密度281个/m~2;在数量上以软体动物的腹足类占优势。文中应用群落结构指数进行分析,并与九龙江口的作了比较。