Anthropogenic organic contaminants in water, sediments and benthic organisms of the mangrove-fringed Segara Anakan Lagoon, Java, Indonesia

Segara Anakan, a mangrove-fringed coastal lagoon in Indonesia, has a high diversity of macrobenthic invertebrates and is increasingly affected by human activities. We found >50 organic contaminants in water, sediment and macrobenthic invertebrates from the lagoon most of which were polycyclic aromatic compounds (PACs). Composition of PACs pointed to petrogenic contamination in the eastern lagoon. PACs mainly consisted of alkylated PAHs, which are more abundant in crude oil than parent PAHs. Highest total PAC concentration in sediment was above reported toxicity thresholds for aquatic invertebrates. Other identified compounds derived from municipal sewage and also included novel contaminants like triphenylphosphine oxide. Numbers of stored contaminants varied between species which is probably related to differences in microhabitat and feeding mode. Most contaminants were detected in Telescopium telescopium and Polymesoda erosa. Our findings suggest that more attention should be paid to the risk potential of alkylated PAHs, which has hardly been addressed previously.     

广东湛江红树林国家级自然保护区环境教育探讨

近年来环境教育作为自然保护区的一项重要职能工作越来越受到林业主管部门的重视,通过自然保护区平台开展环境教育已成为世界自然保护事业的潮流。广东湛江红树林国家级自然保护区通过中荷合作红树林保护项目的实施,积极探讨环境教育在自然保护区的实践。     

Source apportionment of sedimentary hydrocarbons in the Segara Anakan Nature Reserve,Indonesia

The study aimed to determine the spatial distribution of n-alkanes and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in surface sediments of the Segara Anakan nature reserve and their potential origins using gas chromatography–mass spectrometry. Total alkane concentrations ranged from 3755 to 129,027 μg kg⁻¹, and the concentrations of 16 PAHs ranged from 375 to 29,517 μg kg⁻¹. The ratios of specific n-alkanes (e.g., CPI_24–34, WaxC_n, and Paq), including a new proposed index, terrestrial–marine discriminant (TMD), as well as the ratios of selected PAHs (e.g., Ant/∑178, Fl/∑202, BaAnt/∑228, and IPyr/∑276), showed that the sources of hydrocarbons in the sediments were generally biogenic, including both terrigenous and marine, with an anthropogenic pyrolytic contribution (petrogenic and biogenic combustion). For the environmental risk assessment, a sediment quality guideline (SQGs) comparison indicated that the station risk levels ranged from low to medium-low, except for R6, which has a greater impact on the ecological risk for marine organisms.     

中国红树林监测研究进展与展望

以中国学术期刊网络出版总库发表的红树林监测研究论文为基础,从红树林面积和景观格局监测、生物多样性监测、生态环境监测、遥感监测、保护恢复成效监测、生物地球化学监测、生态效益监测、灾害灾情监测和生理生态监测9个方面对中国红树林监测研究进展进行综述,并对今后中国红树林综合监测体系、监测技术标准、综合集成监测方法和技术体系、监测管理信息系统研建以及演变全过程监测进行展望。     

福建漳江口红树林湿地生态系统服务功能价值评价

根据漳江口湿地生态系统的特点,将保护区生态系统服务功能总价值划分为直接使用价值(包括直接实物价值和直接服务价值)、间接使用价值和非使用价值。以2010年为基准年,评价了研究地生态系统服务功能价值,得出保护区生态系统服务功能总价值为21472.25万元,其中直接使用价值为6910.69万元,间接使用价值为14509.56万元,非使用价值为52.00万元。漳江口红树林湿地的间接使用价值远高于直接使用价值。漳江口红树林湿地积累营养物质和生物多样性保护的价值约占总价值60%,说明漳江口红树林保护工作富有成效,维持了红树林生态系统完整性,使生态系统具有较高生产力,对生物多样性维持具有重要意义。     

广西4大海湾红树林区硅含量的变化特征及其影响因素

利用2007年12月至2008年11月对广西沿海4个海湾红树林区进行系统调查的数据资料,分析不同海湾红树林区Si含量的变化特征及其与环境因素的关系。结果表明,广西海湾红树林区Si含量较高,年平均值高达52.26μmol·dm-3,明显高于20世纪80年代河口区的30.83μmol·dm-3;在季节上主要依赖于径流的变化而呈夏高、冬低,春、秋季适中的特征,区域分布亦具有随S下降而增加,随硅藻占浮游植物比例上升而下降的良好规律,依次排列为廉州湾>钦州湾>珍珠湾>铁山港红树林区。相关分析显示,影响研究海区Si含量变化的主要因素是陆源径流与海水的物理混合过程,其次是生物作用,有机体分解的化学过程影响相对较小。Si与N、P营养盐的关系极为密切,其中Si与N的同源性极好,4个季节均达到了非常显著(p值<0.01)的正相关水平;而Si与P含量之间却出现明显分区现象,海湾特征尤为突出。     

Palaeoenvironmental evolution of Cenote Aktun Ha (Carwash) on the Yucatan Peninsula,Mexico and its response to Holocene sea-level rise

A 61-cm core was obtained from 4 m below the water table in Cenote Aktun Ha, on the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico. The cenote is 8.6 km from the Caribbean coast and its formation and evolution have been largely affected by sea-level change. The base of the core dates to 6,940–6,740 cal year BP and overlying sediments were deposited rapidly over the subsequent ~200 years. The pollen record shows that the cenote evolved from a marsh dominated by red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle) and fern (Polypodiaceae) to an open-water system. These vegetation changes were controlled by water level and salinity and are thus useful indicators of past sea level. At the base, the δ¹³C_org isotopic ratios reveal the influence of terrestrial vegetation (−29‰ VPDB), but shift to more negative values up-core (−33‰), indicating an influence from particulate matter in the flooded cenote pool. Although microfossil populations were nearly absent through most of the core, the microfossil assemblage in the upper 6 cm of the core is dominated by the juvenile foraminifer Ammonia tepida and the thecamoebian genus Centropyxis. These populations indicate open-water conditions in the cenote and a major environmental shift around 6,600 cal year BP, which is related to sea-level rise in the Caribbean basin. These data fit well with previously established sea-level curves for the Caribbean Sea. Our reconstruction of the environmental history of Cenote Aktun Ha helps elucidate the floral and hydrological history of the region, and highlights the utility of cenote sediments for studying the Holocene sea-level history of the Caribbean Sea.     

广东湛江红树林国家级自然保护区鸟类调查监测及保护对策

广东湛江红树林国家级自然保护区位于中国大陆最南端的湛江市,分布有全国最大面积的红树林。红树林生态系统生物多样性丰富,非常适宜鸟类生存,而保护区地处西伯利亚-澳大利亚候鸟迁徒路线,每年都有大量候鸟在红树林区内栖息繁衍。如何保护这些珍贵鸟类及红树林栖息地是保护区的主要工作之一。介绍了湛江红树林保护区鸟类资源特点及变化情况,并提出了一些可行的保护措施。     

Biological risk and pollution history of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in Nansha mangrove,South China

Chinese government has taken various measures to alleviate pollution caused by polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in the region of Pearl River Delta since the economic reform in 1978, but the effectiveness of these measures remains largely unknown. This study aimed to elucidate the biological risk and pollution history of PAHs by measuring the concentrations of 28 PAHs in the surface and core sediments, respectively, in Nansha mangrove. Results found that the biological risk of PAHs was low without obvious spatial variation. The PAH concentration along the depth gradient indicated that PAH pollution was stabilized since the early 1990s while the source of PAHs has gradually changed from combustion of coal to petroleum products. This implied that the mitigation measures taken by the Chinese government were effective. Compared to marine bottom sediment, we propose that using mangrove sediment can provide a more accurate and precise estimate of pollution history of PAHs.