Feeding of Aurelia sp. (Scyphozoa) and links to the microbial food web

The impact of the scyphomedusa Aurelia sp. on planktonic assemblages was experimentally studied in enclosures incubated in situ in the sea lake of Mljet Island (Big Lake, Southern Adriatic), where jellyfish are present throughout the year. In situ feeding experiments using plankton at natural densities indicated a reduction in abundance for small calanoid and cyclopoid copepods, copepodites, nauplii and ciliates in the presence of Aurelia sp. In addition to direct predatory pressure, Aurelia sp. exerted an indirect cascading effect on autotrophic and heterotrophic microbial plankton. Phytoplankton biomass increases of up to 0.5 μg C·l^?1·h^?1 were mainly related to 19′‐hexanoyloxyfucoxanthin‐ and 19′‐butanoyloxyfucoxanthin‐containing phytoplankton. Bacterial production was about twice as high in the presence of Aurelia sp. and biomass was also consistently higher. It appears that the top‐down effect of predation along with material release by Aurelia sp. results in increases in microbial biomass and production.     

Particulate carbohydrates and uronic acids in the northern East China Sea

Carbohydrate species, such as uronic acids, play an important role in oceanic carbon cycling, coagulation and adsorption processes. Concentrations of particulate carbohydrates (PCHO) and uronic acids (PURA) were measured in the northern East China Sea (ECS) during June and November, 2006. In June, maximum concentrations of PCHO and PURA were observed in the surface layer of coastal waters. Their concentrations rapidly decreased with depth, suggesting that they are both bio-reactive. Moreover, phytoplankton abundance and bacterial biomass seem to be associated with observed PCHO and PURA concentrations in the ECS during June, suggesting that production of carbohydrate species in the ECS is regulated by phytoplankton assemblages, bacterial assimilation or degradation. In November, however, PCHO and PURA concentrations were homogenous within the water column due to strong vertical mixing. No strong correlations were observed between carbohydrate species (PCHO and PURA) and phytoplankton or bacterial biomass, suggesting that production of these compounds in November might be caused by the physiological difference between nutrient limited and non-nutrient limited phytoplankton. Furthermore, strong negative correlations between nutrients and PCHO species suggest that nutrient levels may be one of the driving forces behind the production of these compounds in the ECS.     

Distribution and vertical dynamics of planktonic communities at Sofala Bank, Mozambique

Coastal ecosystem processes are largely influenced by the interaction of different factors operating at various temporal and spatial scales, specifically those responsible for primary production patterns that modulate zooplankton and subsequent trophic levels. Hydrological processes, such as tidal cycles and coastal currents, nutrients availability, phytoplankton groups (studied through algal pigment signatures analysed by HPLC), and zooplankton abundance and distribution were investigated at the Sofala Bank (Mozambique), with special emphasis on their horizontal distribution and vertical dynamics (48 h). Horizontal distribution has shown inshore–offshore gradients in all analysed parameters, as well as inshore waters intrusion probably related to Zambezi River delta runoff. Tidal currents were responsible for major hydrological vertical variations and for horizontal and vertical advection of phytoplankton biomass in the surface and deepest layers, respectively. Nutrient concentrations were typical from oligotrophic regions, and nutrient ratios were strongly influenced by depleted nitrate + nitrite concentrations, indicating low estuarine discharges typical from the dry season. The very low N:P ratio obtained suggests strong nitrogen limitation to phytoplankton communities, supporting the low phytoplankton abundance observed. Both phytoplankton pigments and zooplankton were found mainly near the bottom (40 m depth), despite the latter displayed vertical migrations triggered by light variations. Phytoplankton community was dominated by microflagellates, specifically prymnesiophyceans, and behaved as a whole, except Cyanobacteria that displayed vertical distribution movements different from other phytoplankton groups, being mainly concentrated at mid-water column depths (10–20 m). This investigation enhances physico-chemical phenomena and their importance determining the planktonic communities vertical dynamics at Sofala Bank, a tropical coastal ecosystem of the Western Indian Ocean where planktonic dynamics are still poorly described and understood.     

NaAlH4 表面Ti催化空间构型和X射线吸收光谱:Car-Parrinello分子动力学和密度泛函理论研究

通过采用Car-Parrinello分子动力学方法对掺杂Ti前后的NaAlH₄(001)2×2×1超晶胞表面晶体在333 K(60 ℃)温度条件催化脱氢的空间构型做了理论研究,发现掺杂Ti的合金中AlH₄团的其中两个Al—H键长分别从约1.64 (1 =0.1 nm)增大至1.74和1.93 ,而未掺杂合金表面中AlH₄团的4个Al—H键长基本不变,这意味着掺杂Ti相对未掺杂的合金更易于放氢.但在模拟温度条件下并未发现Ti-Al成键趋     

The density functional calculations on the structural and electronic properties of the endohedral fullerene dimer (N2@C60)2

The generalised gradient approximation based on density functional theory is used to study the structural and electronic properties of the endohedral fullerene dimer (N₂@C₆₀)₂. Four N atoms sit at the cage centres in the form of two N_2 molecules. The density of states and Mulliken charge analysis explore that the energy levels from -6 to -10 eV are mainly influenced by the N₂ molecules.     

Electronic and optical properties of pure and Ce3+-doped CaS single crystals: a first-principles prediction

This paper investigates the electronic and optical properties for pure and Ce³⁺-doped CaS crystals by using the first-principles total energy calculations. The results show that CaS:Ce has a direct band gap of 2.16 eV, and the top of the valence band is determined by S 3p states and the bottom of the conduction band is determined by Ce 4f states, respectively. Our results validate that the yellow emission from CaS:Ce is produced by doped cerium and the green emission quenches at 12.5% cerium concentration. The Ce-S bond shows more covalent character than the Ca-S bond.     

石狮东部近岸海域浮游植物群落结构及其与环境因子的关系

根据2018年春、秋两季在石狮东部近岸海域进行调查所获得的数据,研究了该海域浮游植物的群落结构,并对浮游植物群落与环境因子的关系进行了相关性分析。通过春、秋两季的调查,经初步鉴定,共145种浮游植物,隶属于3门51属,种类以硅藻为主,其中硅藻122种,甲藻21种,蓝藻2种。在春季的调查中,优势种有奇异棍形藻(Bacillaria paradoxa)、密连角毛藻(Chaetoceros densus)等7种,秋季的优势种有中肋骨条藻(Skeletonema costatum)、琼氏圆筛藻(Coscinodiscus jonesianus)等5种。浮游植物细胞密度在1.81×10~4～410.65×10~4cells/m~3之间,春季明显高于秋季。春季多样性指数(H')平均值为3.24,秋季为3.31。相关性分析结果表明,影响石狮东部近岸海域浮游植物群落的主要环境因子有水温、盐度、无机氮含量和活性磷酸盐含量。     

中国东部海域浮游植物类群遥感反演研究

浮游植物类群遥感反演能够为全面认识浮游植物在海洋生态系统中的作用提供重要的数据资料。但由于复杂的水体光学特性,近海浮游植物类群遥感反演存在着巨大挑战。本研究以复杂光学二类水体—中国东部海域为研究区,通过使用3种建模方法,即波段组合法、基于奇异值分解的多元线性回归法、基于奇异值分解的XGBoost回归法,利用遥感反射率数据反演浮游植物类群。经原位实测数据集验证,基于奇异值分解的XGBoost回归法构建的8类浮游植物叶绿素a浓度反演模型的精度最高,其中硅藻、甲藻的叶绿素a浓度反演模型在验证集上的决定系数均大于0.7。相比之下,3种建模方法估算得到的绿藻、蓝藻和金藻的叶绿素a浓度精度较低（验证结果的决定系数小于0.45）。同时,研究评估了OLCI影像的3种大气校正方法（C2RCC、POLYMER、MUMM）在中国东部海域的适用性。结果显示,相对于其他两种大气校正算法,C2RCC在各波段有较好的表现（均方根误差小于0.004 8 sr⁻¹）。将3种浮游植物类群反演模型应用到大气校正后的OLCI影像,验证结果显示,利用基于奇异值分解的多元线性回归法建立的硅藻叶绿素a浓度模型有较好的反演精度（决定系数为0.56）。     

Long-term nutrient variation trends and their potential impact on phytoplankton in the southern Yellow Sea,China

The concentration and composition of nutrients, such as N, P, and Si, respond to biogeochemical processes and in turn, impact the phytoplanktons’ community structure and primary production. In this study, historical data was systematically analyzed to identify long-term variations in nutrient trends, red tide frequency, phytoplankton community abundance, and dominant species succession in the southern Yellow Sea(SYS). Results showed that N/P concentration ratios dramatically increased as a funct...     

大亚湾夏季浮游植物群落结构的长期变化及其与环境因子的关系

本文分析了1999−2017年大亚湾夏季浮游植物群落结构的长期变化及其与环境因子的关系,结果显示,大亚湾海域海水温度呈显著下降趋势,盐度呈显著上升趋势;溶解无机氮浓度出现较大幅度提升,2008−2017年间大亚湾溶解无机氮浓度平均值比1999−2007年提升了72.73%;大亚湾浮游植物种类数变化趋势不明显,主要优势种没有发生明显变化,柔弱伪菱形藻（Pseudonitzschia delicatissima）为区域第一优势种,其次为中肋骨条藻（Skeletonema costatum）;浮游植物总丰度、硅藻丰度、甲藻丰度以及主要种类中的柔弱伪菱形藻、中肋骨条藻和叉角藻（Ceratium furca）丰度均呈现显著上升趋势;浮游植物生物多样性指数（H′）和均匀度（J）均呈下降趋势。人类活动所引起的溶解无机氮浓度大幅升高以及外海水入侵加强所引起的海水温度降低和盐度上升导致了浮游植物丰度的上升、优势种的单一化和生物多样性指数的下降。