Nonlinear aspects of sea surface temperature in Monterey Bay

Nonlinear aspects of sea surface temperature (SST) in Monterey Bay are examined, based on an 85-year record of daily observations from Pacific Grove, California. Oceanic processes that affect the waters of Monterey Bay are described, processes that could contribute to nonlinearity in the record. Exploratory data analysis reveals that the record at Pacific Grove is non-Gaussian and, most likely, nonstationary. A more recent test for stationarity based on a power law approximation to the slope of the power spectrum indicates that the record is stationary for frequencies up to ∼8 cycles per year (∼45 days), but nonstationary at higher frequencies. To examine the record at Pacific Grove for nonlinear behavior, third-order statistics, including the skewness, statistical measures of asymmetry, the bicorrelation, and the bispectrum, were employed. The bicorrelation revealed maxima located approximately 365 days apart, reflecting a nonlinear contribution to the annual cycle. Based on a 365-day moving window, the running skewness is positive almost 80% of the time, reflecting the overall impact of warming influences. The asymmetry is positive approximately 75% of the time, consistent with the asymmetric shape of the mean annual cycle. Based on the skewness and asymmetry, nonlinearities in the record, when they occur, appear to be event-driven with time scales possibly as short as several days, to several years. In many cases, these events are related to warm water intrusions into the bay, and El Niño warming episodes.The power spectrum indicates that the annual cycle is a dominant source of variability in the record and that there is a relatively strong semiannual component as well. To determine whether or not the annual and semiannual cycles are harmonically related, the bispectrum and bicoherence were calculated. The bispectrum is nonzero, providing a strong indication of nonlinearity in the record. The bicoherence indicates that the annual cycle is a major source of nonlinearity and further implies that the annual and semiannual cycles are harmonically related. Based on the wavelet power spectrum (WPS), the appearance of the semiannual cycle is transitory; however, pathways between the annual and semiannual cycles appear at certain times when nonlinear interaction between them could occur. Comparisons between the WPS and the running skewness suggest that there is a tendency for periods when pathways exist, to coincide with increased positive skewness, and, often, with El Niño warming episodes. The Hilbert-Huang transform, a relatively new tool for nonstationary and nonlinear spectral analysis, was used to further examine the origin of the semiannual cycle. The time-dependent Hilbert spectrum reveals large and erratic variations in frequency associated with semiannual cycle but far greater stability associated with the annual cycle. As a result, the time-integrated Hilbert spectrum does not indicate the presence of a semiannual cycle. The method of surrogates from the field of nonlinear dynamics was also employed to test the Hopkins record for nonlinearity. Differences between the data and the surrogates were found that were statistically significant, implying the existence of nonlinearity in the record. Using the method of surrogates together with a one-year moving window, El Niño warming episodes appear to be a likely source of nonlinearity, consistent with the other analyses that were performed. Finally, the influence of stochastic variability due to serial correlation in the data was examined by comparing standardized statistics for the observations and for simulations based on an autoregressive model whose properties were obtained from the observations. The magnitude of the variability for the simulations was found to be far less than that associated with the original data, and thus stochastic variability does not appear to be a factor that significantly affects the interpretation of our results.     

深圳湾福田潮滩重金属含量及对大型底栖动物的影响

根据2002年1月和10月在深圳湾福田潮滩同时获得的大型底栖动物和重金属数据进行分析表明，深圳湾福田潮滩Cu、Pb、Zn、Cd含量明显超标．2002年10月Pb、Cd、Cu、Zn含量的平均值比2002年1月高．与历史资料对比，近几年Cu含量有增加趋势．2002年1月，深圳湾福田潮滩奇异稚齿虫密度与沉积物中Pb、Cd、Cu、Zn含量均有显著负相关关系．尖刺缨虫密度与Pb、Cd、Zn含量均有显著负相关关系，与Cu的相关系数也接近显著相关临界值．2002年10月，只有小头虫密度与Cd有显著正相关关系．文中分析了影响重金属与大型底栖动物数量关系的环境因素．     

Quality of coastal and estuarine essential fish habitats: estimations based on the size of juvenile common sole (Solea solea L.)

Survival and growth of early fish stages are maximal in coastal and estuarine habitats where natural shallow areas serve as nurseries for a variety of widely distributed species on the continental shelf. Processes occurring in these nursery grounds during the juvenile stage affect growth and may be important in regulating the year-class strength of fishes and population size. The need, therefore, exists to protect these essential fish habitats hence to develop indicators to estimate their quality.The purpose of the present study was to use the growth of juvenile sole as a means of comparing the quality of coastal and estuarine nursery habitats in the Bay of Biscay (France). These sole nurseries were clearly identified from studies based on trawl surveys carried out during the last two decades. The size of 1-group juveniles at the end of their second summer, as estimated from these surveys, is an indicator of growth in these habitats during the juvenile phase and can be used to compare habitat quality. A model taking into account the role of seawater temperature in spatial and interannual variations of juvenile size was developed to compare growth performance in the different nursery sectors.This study shows that the size of juvenile sole after two summers of life is not density-dependent, probably because the size of the population adapts to habitat capacity after high mortality during early-juvenile stages. Size is on one hand positively related to temperature and on the other hand higher in estuarine than in non-estuarine habitats. This high growth potential of juvenile fish in estuarine areas confirms the very important role played by estuaries as nursery grounds and the essential ecological interest of these limited areas in spite of their low water quality. If a general conclusion on habitat quality is to be reached about studies based on the growth of juvenile fish, it is necessary to use not only an integrative indicator of growth, like size, representative of the intrinsic habitat quality, but also more sensitive and less integrative means, such as otolith increments or caging experiments, which better respond to anthropogenic disturbance. Moreover, it is necessary to take juvenile densities into account.     

The balance between microzooplankton grazing and phytoplankton growth in a highly productive estuarine fjord

During 24, three-day cruises to Dabob Bay, Washington State, USA, from February 4 to April 26, 2002, and February 4 to May 1 2003, we examined the relative growth and grazing rates of phytoplankton and microzooplankton using dilution experiments. Experiments were conducted over two time intervals: 8–10 h during the nighttime only, or 24 h from noon to noon. We used water from two depths during each cruise: from the surface mixed layer, and from a deep layer below the seasonal thermocline. During 2002, there was one mid-sized bloom consisting mainly of Thalassiosira spp. in early February, and a larger bloom in April comprised of two Chaetoceros spp. and Phaeocystis sp. During 2003, there were also two blooms, one in early February, which was again dominated by Thalassiosira spp., and a second larger bloom in mid-April, comprised mainly of Thalassiosira spp. and Chaetoceros spp. During all four of these blooms, and for both water source depths, specific grazing rates of microzooplankton were most often as high or higher than the calculated phytoplankton specific growth rates. The major microzooplankton categories that could have accounted for this were (1) a large Gyrodinium spp., (2) a group of fusiform-shaped mid-sized Protoperidinium species, and (3) three loosely defined taxonomic groups consisting of naked ciliates, tintinnids, and unidentified heterotrophic dinoflagellates. Based on our measurements, it appears that the microzooplankton community grazing pressure can often exert significant control on phytoplankton biomass, even during the extremely productive spring bloom periods and under several different diatom-dominated bloom types. These results suggest that even in highly productive estuarine ecosystems, which are often nurseries to economically important fisheries species, microzooplankton play a critical role and may significantly alter the availability and efficiency of transfer of energy to higher trophic levels.     

南海大鹏湾盐田海域骨条藻数量的多元分析

１９９０年及１９９１年３月３０日－５月３０日，在南海大鹏湾盐田海域设点测定骨条藻数量及各环境要素，以逐步回归，主成分分析及判别分析的方法，分析该海区骨条藻数量与环境因子的关系。１９９０年４、５月与１９９１年４，５月骨条藻数量差异与该期间环境因子值差异显著有关；初步提出用三维主成分分析图及判别分析方程作为盐田海域骨条材料潮预报的方法。     

遮浪湾浮游幼虫主要类别的形态

在对粤东遮浪湾浮游幼虫样品进行初步鉴定和分类的基础上,对其中主要类别的45个典型幼虫作简要的形态描述。湾中浮游幼虫分属12个动物门,30种类型,其中环节动物多毛类幼虫分属10个科。个别类型和形态的浮游幼虫在我国海区属首次报道。     

锦州湾泥沙运动的研究

根据１９８５年春季和１９８６年夏季（洪水期）对锦州湾现场调查和室内分析资料计算的结果是，锦州湾沿岸河流在洪水期进入湾内泥沙量为７．４６万ｔ，全年为１３．７万ｔ，外海进入湾内的泥沙量在洪水期为８．２２万ｔ，全年为２０．１９万ｔ。故洪水期进入湾内的少量为１５．６８万ｔ，全年为３３．８９万ｔ，假如这些泥沙进入湾内作均匀沉积，则洪水季节沉积量为０．１４ｇ／ｃｍ＾２，年沉积量为０．２９８ｇ／ｃｍ＾２。     

大亚湾核电站邻近埔渔洲红树林区软体动物生态研究

本文研究了大亚湾埔渔洲红树林区软体动物种类组成,数量分布和群落结构特点,报道软体动物已鉴定有35种,主要由樱蛤科、帘蛤科和汇螺科组成;按种类性质,大多属于广温广盐广布种。平均生物量为51.15g/㎡,平均栖息密度为58个/㎡,群落可划分高、中、低3个分布带,同时简要地分析了生物群落与环境因子的关系。     

Intraannual variability of sea level around Tosa Bay

Through analysis of monthly in situ hydrographic, tide gauge, altimetry and Kuroshio axis data for the years 1993–2001, the intraannual variability of sea level around Tosa Bay, Japan, with periods of 2–12 months is examined together with the intraannual variability of the Kuroshio south of the bay. It is shown that the intraannual variation of steric height on the slope in Tosa Bay can account for that of sea level at the coast around the bay as well as on this slope. It is found that the steric height (or sea level) variation on the slope in this bay is mainly controlled by the subsurface thermal variation correlated with the Kuroshio variation off Cape Ashizuri, the western edge of Tosa Bay. That is, when the nearshore Kuroshio velocity south of the cape is intensified [weakened] concurrently with the northward [southward] displacement of the current axis, temperature in an entire water column decreases [increases] simultaneously, mainly due to the upward [downward] displacement of isotherms, coincident with that of the main thermocline. It follows that the steric height (or sea level) decreases [increases].     

大连湾春秋季浮游植物的调查研究

1999年5月和10月 ,对大连湾 (121°36′42″～121°46′53″N,38°28′39″～39°00′16″E)进行了浮游植物的调查研究 ,结果表明:大连湾浮游植物共53种。其中 ,硅藻门有26属42种 ,甲藻门有6属8种。浮游植物的平均数量为23.4×104 个/m3,其中 ,硅藻门的平均数量为23.7×104个/m3 ,占浮游植物总量的80.1% ,甲藻门的平均数量为25.9×104个/m3 ,占浮游植物总量的16.7 %。优势种中的丹麦细柱藻 (Leptocylindyusdanicus)、中肋骨条藻 (Skeletonemacostatum)、诺氏海链藻 (Thalassiosiranordenskioldii)均为赤潮生物 ,说明该区域有发生赤潮的危险。