浙江近岸泥质区百年来浮游植物生产力的变化及对环境的响应

在210Pb定年的基础上, 对取自浙江沿岸泥质缺氧区的柱样沉积物开展了菜子甾醇、甲藻甾醇、长链烯酮等生物标志化合物分析, 根据生物标志化合物含量及比例的分布特征, 重建了泥质区110年来浮游植物生产力及群落结构变化。结果表明浙江近岸浮游植物生产力百年来呈上升趋势, 自20世纪60年代开始上升, 80年代以来有显著增加, 浮游植物群落结构则均有甲藻比例上升、硅藻比例下降的趋势。研究认为, 浙江沿岸泥质区百年来浮游植物生产力的提高与我国化肥施用量和长江氮的入海通量呈正相关, 营养盐N∶P和N∶Si比值的增加导致浮游植物优势种由硅藻向甲藻的转变, 说明自20世纪60年代, 尤其是自20世纪80年代以来工农业快速发展、大型水利工程建设等人类活动是导致浙江沿岸泥质区海域浮游植物生产力提高及群落结构变化的主要因素。     

Culture environment and hatchery of origin influence growth,condition and feeding organ morphology in the Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas in South Africa

South Africa lacks a commercial oyster hatchery. To inform the sourcing of seed for future hatchery establishments, we compared half-sib Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas cohorts from hatcheries in Namibia and Chile. We measured oyster growth, mortality, condition and feeding organ morphology in Algoa Bay (AB, Eastern Cape) and Saldanha Bay (SB, Western Cape), South Africa, from July 2011 to June 2012. Within SB, 14.3% of mean daily sea temperatures exceeded this species’ thermal optimum of 19 °C, compared to 50.5% in AB. Food abundance (mean daily chlorophyll a concentration) in SB (7.8 mg m^–3) was double that in AB (3.9 mg m^–3) where, presumably to increase particle clearance rates in a relatively phytoplankton-poor environment, oysters had larger gill:palp surface area ratios. Plankton fatty acid profiles (indicators of food quality) differed between locations. In AB, instantaneous growth rates differed between cohorts, and trends varied seasonally. Within both locations, condition index was usually higher in Chilean oysters, whereas shell density was higher in Namibian oysters. In AB only, Chilean seed suffered substantially higher summer mortalities than Namibian seed, suggesting that the latter are more suited to temperatures in AB. AB should also be assessed for culture of the indigenous oyster species that occur there.     

Ethnic migration between area groups in England and Wales

Minority ethnic populations in England and Wales have been increasing steadily as a share of the total population since the 1991 Census. In this paper, we are interested in how internal migration has changed as a possible consequence. Our analysis focuses on the movements between 12 area groups, as defined by the Office for National Statistics, and addresses the following three research questions: (1) how has internal migration in England and Wales evolved from 1991 to 2004; (2) what are the main differences in the movements between the White (majority) population and the ethnic minority population; and (3) how do migration patterns differ when ethnicity, education and employment statuses are considered together? The data come from the 1991 to 2004 National Health Service Central Registers, the 1999–2004 patient registers and the 2001 Census. We find strong stability in the migration patterns of the total population over time. However, large differences appear when the flows are disaggregated by ethnicity and further by education and employment. Education level is an important factor influencing the migration patterns for the White population, whereas employment status is a much more important factor for the ethnic minority population.     

Variation of colour patterns in larval Hydropsyche (Trichoptera): Implications for species identifications and the phylogeny of the genus

Larvae of the lotic caddisfly genus Hydropsyche may occur in densities of thousands to several tens of thousands of individuals/m² across continents and running water types. Therefore, stream ecologists frequently face the task of identifying larvae of this genus. Early keys to larval Hydropsyche of Asia, Europe and North America often used the relatively complicated frontoclypeal colour pattern for species discrimination, whereas equivocal views about the variation of this pattern limited its use in recent keys. Has each species of a given species group a different (although intraspecifically variable) basic pattern of lighter spots on the darker frontoclypeus, or have all species of a group the same basic colour pattern that varies more or less intraspecifically? An answer to this question has obvious implications for the identification of the species as well as for the phylogeny of the genus, so we examined the variation of this colour pattern across ∼11,000 specimens of 10 Hydropsyche species from the Loire River (France).All 10 species had the same basic colour pattern on the frontoclypeus (six contrasting light patches on a dark background) that varied intraspecifically across a certain range of colour contrasts. Comparing other sources illustrating the frontoclypeus of Hydropsyche larvae provided more support for the idea that six contrasting light patches on the frontoclypeus is the typical basic colour pattern that varies within almost all European species; males of these species have a simple phallus form. Two European and many North American species of the genus (from the Ceratopsyche group) have a different basic colour pattern of seven light patches on the frontoclypeus that varies also intraspecifically; males of these species have a complicated phallus form.If the variation of such colour patterns in co-existing populations of several species is known, the relative contrast differences among the individual patches on the frontoclypeus and the form of the individual patches can provide valuable information for rapid species identification. Analysis of this variation may also contribute to phylogenetic studies of the genus Hydropsyche and other hydropsychids.     

Ore Group Classification - A Case Study from Ingaldhal Sulphide Deposit, Karnataka Craton, India

All varieties of base metal sulphide deposits may be classified using base metal ratios viz. Copper Ratio (CR=100Cu/{Cu+Zn}), Zinc Ratio (ZR=100Zn/{Zn+Pb}) and Lead Ratio (PR=100Pb/{Pb+Cu}). Based on this ore group classification an attempt has been made to identify ore groups present in the late Archaean volcanic associated Ingaldhal Sulphide Deposit (ISD) of Karnataka Craton. Using base metal ratios (CR, ZR and PR) five distinct fields are suggested: Cu, Cu-Zn, Cu-Zn-Pb, Zn-Cu and Zn-Cu-Pb/Zn-Pb-Cu with their associated geological and geochemical characteristics. A transitional change in the ore groups is observed from the North Block (Cu rich groups; CR>50) to South Block (Zn and Pb dominated groups; CR<50) and the Main Block is represented by all the five ore groups.This classification may be useful as a pointer in the exploration of polymetallic base metal deposits. Copper rich groups (Cu, Cu-Zn and Cu-Zn-Pb) exhibit high concentration of Bi and Co, and low CaO and Cd whereas the Zn rich groups (Zn-Cu and Zn-Cu-Pb/Zn-Pb-Cu) show high CaO and Cd, and low Bi and Co. The CR of most of the ore groups exhibit a sympathetic relation with Co and Ag. A preliminary attempt has been made for better understanding of ore group genesis of ISD by integrating ore group characteristics with deduced geothermometry.     

2012年夏季南海西北部网采浮游植物群落结构

根据2012年8—9月在南海西北部海区的采样调查,对网采浮游植物的群落结构进行了研究。本次调查共检出浮游植物206种(包括变种及变形),隶属于4门55属,其中硅藻门40属114种,占总种数的55.3%;甲藻门10属86种,占总种数的41.7%。浮游植物平均细胞丰度为66.67×10⁴cells·m^-3,硅藻平均细胞丰度为65.79×10⁴cells·m^-3,甲藻平均细胞丰度为0.88×10⁴cells·m^-3。优势种为伏氏海线藻 Thalassionema franenfeldii、翼根管藻 Rhizosolenia alata和菱形海线藻 Halassionema nizschioides。调查海区的Shannon-Weiner多样性指数(H′)平均值为2.67,高值区位于西沙群岛和调查区东部。对比分析浮游植物细胞丰度与环境因子可知,浮游植物细胞丰度高和种类多的区域,其水体营养盐含量也高,说明营养物质与该区浮游植物细胞丰度分布和群落结构密切相关。     

HDPE功能性固沙障防风效应试验

根据仿生学原理,按照普遍使用并取得显著防护效益的草方格上疏下密式孔隙结构,采用抗紫外线性能强、耐极端气温和抗老化性强的HDPE材料制作出相似孔隙结构的功能性固沙障。通过风洞模拟试验,对比分析HDPE均一型与功能性固沙障的防风效应。结果表明：（1）均一型和功能性固沙障的有效防护距离随着风速的增大呈现指数衰减。（2）在低风速（<14 m·s^-1）条件下,均一型固沙障的总有效防护距离比功能性固沙障大;而在高风速（>14 m·s^-1）条件下,均一型固沙障的总有效防护距离比功能性固沙障小。无论风速大小,功能性固沙障网间的有效防护距离都远大于均一型。（3）均一型和功能性防沙网均可用于替代传统的防沙材料,具有极大的应用价值和推广前景。功能性防沙网适宜作较矮的半隐蔽式格状沙障,而均一型防沙网更适宜作高立式阻沙沙障。     

多维非高斯系统最小熵控制

针对多维非高斯系统提出了最小熵控制方法,控制的目标是使系统的非高斯输出概率密度函数跟踪一个已知的联合概率密度函数.首先,根据系统模型和辅助映射,构建了系统状态、跟踪误差与扰动输入之间的泛函算子模型,然后基于梯度算法设计了递归的次优控制律,最后通过仿真验证了最小熵控制算法的有效性.     

北京市道路尘中重金属时空分布特征及污染程度评价

北京市作为我国的经济和文化中心,高速的城市化进程带来了一系列的环境问题。城市道路尘可以通过不同途径进入人体,对人体健康造成伤害。本研究采集了春、冬两季北京市6类功能区中道路尘样品46件,研究了其中Cr、Pb、Cd、As和Hg元素的含量和空间分布特征,并采用单因子指数法和内梅罗污染指数法,评价了道路尘中重金属污染程度。结果表明:除冬季As元素外,其余元素平均含量均高于北京市土壤背景值; 5种重金属元素平均含量一般为市区最高,郊区最低。单因子污染评价表明,冬、春两季各个功能区道路尘中除As元素无污染外,其余元素均具有一定程度的污染,其中Cd元素污染程度最高;冬季各功能区道路尘中重金属元素综合污染指数评价均为轻度污染;春季郊区为尚清洁,工厂区、居民区和商业区为轻度污染,休闲区和教育区为中度污染。