From biomass mining to sustainable fishing — using abundance and size to define a spatial management framework for deep-water lobster

Based on the assumption that depleted stocks would have recovered during a six-year layoff from fishing, trapping for deep-water spiny lobster Palinurus delagoae and slipper lobster Scyllarides elisabethae off eastern South Africa resumed in 2004 until 2007. A generalised linear modelling approach was used to investigate the effects of year, sampling area, depth, month and trap soak-time on catch and lobster size, and to construct standardised abundance indices. The renewed trapping rapidly reversed partially restored nominal catch rates. Fishing strategy changed from targeting spiny lobsters during the first months of each fishing season to targeting slipper lobsters during later months. Small spiny lobsters were abundant in the southern area, identified as a recruitment hotspot. Spiny lobster abundance and size in this area increased over four years of fishing, but conversely, large adult spiny lobsters predominated in the central and northern areas, where trapping depleted their abundance over time. The adult populations in the central and northern areas are upstream from the recruitment hotspot, and are presumably a source of larvae. Slipper lobster abundance peaked in 2005, remained relatively constant across areas, and increased with depth. Trapping for deep-water lobster is unlikely to be sustainable in its present form. However, the clear gradients in spiny lobster size and abundance by sampling area and depth provide a good framework for spatial management planning.     

Summer light‐trap catches of adult Trichoptera in hill‐country catchments of contrasting land use,Waikato, New Zealand

The distribution of adult Trichoptera in light traps was investigated alongside nine streams draining catchments under native forest, pine forest, or pasture near Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand. The aim of the study was to determine the relationship between abundance, taxonomic richness, and community composition with respect to land use during summer, and to evaluate the use of adult Trichoptera compared with benthic invertebrates as potential bio‐indicators of the effectiveness of land‐management changes. Adult Trichoptera faunas alongside the native streams were dominated by Hydrobiosidae, Conoesucidae, and Helicopsychidae (each >10% of total Trichoptera numbers for at least two of the three sites), whereas Leptoceridae, Oeconescidae, and Hydrobiosidae were relatively abundant alongside at least two of the pine sites. Adult Trichoptera faunas at the pasture sites were strongly dominated by Hydroptilidae which made up 47–85% of numbers caught at all sites. The mean number of individuals and taxa caught in light traps increased from November to January and then declined in February for all land‐use types. Overall, total numbers and taxonomic richness of adult Trichoptera were significantly lower at the pine sites compared to the pasture or native sites. TWINSPAN classification of benthic invertebrates collected in November clearly differentiated sites based on land use for presence/absence and percentage abundance data. A similar pattern was evident for most sites when adult Trichoptera faunas were used for the four sampling dates combined, suggesting that light trapping has potential as a tool for bio‐monitoring.     

鄂尔多斯盆地吴堡地区长6段浊积特征及其石油地质意义

在介绍鄂尔多斯盆地吴堡地区延长组长6段沉积特征的基础上,探讨了该储层物性特征、浊积岩特征、浊积岩分布规律及其对油藏的影响,明确了浊流沉积的石油地质意义.结果表明:鄂尔多斯盆地吴堡地区长6段以发育长石砂岩为主,填隙物成分有方解石、绿泥石、白云母以及少量的石英加大、长石加大等,砂岩储集层孔隙结构具有很强的非均质性;吴堡地区长6期湖盆沉降趋于稳定,是三角洲的高建设时期;多水系、多物源的三角洲前缘沉积为深湖浊积扇沉积提供了充足的物质基础;在吴堡地区东北部三角洲前缘水下分流河道前端发育深湖浊积扇沉积,可区分出中心微相和边缘微相两个沉积微相带,其中浊积扇中心微相以细砂岩、粉砂岩与暗色泥岩呈砂泥互层;从平面上看,浊积岩砂体非均质性在侧向上逐渐变弱,砂体底部发育厚度较大、成熟度较高的暗色湖相沉积的烃源岩,深湖相的暗色泥岩含有丰富的烃源岩,而浊积岩砂体是由深湖相的暗色泥岩构成,孔渗物性好的区域易于形成良好的上倾尖灭的透镜状岩性油藏.     

柴达木盆地三湖地区第四系构造发育历史及其勘探意义

地层厚度能够反映构造沉降及隆升。通过对柴达木盆地东部三湖地区探井统一分层后,计算现今地层厚度,然后分 期平面成图。这些图件揭示出三湖地区北斜坡背斜构造形成历史并不统一,具有由北东向南西依次发育的特征：伊克雅乌 汝、南陵丘、驼峰山背斜最早成型,是第四纪以来的同沉积背斜。k11沉积后,台吉乃尔和涩北二号才开始形成,接着涩北 一号形成,而台南背斜形成最晚。涩东鼻状构造是在k1以后才抬升的,而南斜坡至今未形成背斜构造;而且隆升速度也是 不均衡的,具有逐渐加强的趋势,尤其是更新统末期（k5以后）背斜构造快速抬升。该地区构造演化历史的确定,对于寻 找背斜构造形成的有利区带具有指导意义。     

渤海湾盆地南堡凹陷断层对油气运聚的控制作用

在对南堡凹陷断层类型划分的基础上,利用地质统计法和地化分析等技术手段,从宏观到微观多个方面阐述了南堡凹陷断层对油气运聚的控制作用。根据断层的发育历史,将南堡凹陷断层划分为3类：长期活动型(Ⅰ类)、早期活动型(Ⅱ类)和晚期活动型(Ⅲ类)。其中Ⅰ类断层大多沟通油源,是油气纵向运移的主要通道,由于其多期活动,形成了南堡凹陷多套含油层系纵向上相互叠置的局面。断层活动的时期和强度控制油气纵向上的分配,而且油气在平面上主要分布在油源断层附近的断块圈闭中。断层封闭性在时间上具有明显的差异性,在油气运聚过程中扮演输导和封堵双重角色。反向遮挡断层圈闭无论在油气藏数量还是在烃柱高度方面均明显好于顺向断层遮挡圈闭,是南堡凹陷油气勘探的有利目标。断层遮挡圈闭的储量规模受断层封闭性影响,准确评价遮挡断层的封闭能力对于提高钻探成功率具有重要意义。     

Use of camera traps to determine dispersal of tigers in semi-arid landscape,western India

Dispersal is a life history trait that plays a key role in population dynamics. We used camera traps to estimate the distance male and female tigers (Panthera tigris) dispersed from Ranthambhore Tiger Reserve (RTR) in semi-arid habitats of western India from 2003 to 2010. We deployed camera traps whenever tiger tracks were found in places adjacent to protected areas where tigers had not been recently reported. We identified tigers by matching strip patterns by using their photographs with the database of camera-trapped tigers of RTR at the Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun. We determined the aerial distance (straight line) between the last location of photo-capture in the natal area (in RTR) and the location of the most recent photo-capture. One female and three male tigers that dispersed from RTR were identified from photographs. The longest distance dispersed by a tiger was 148.4 km, and the average dispersed distance was 124.2 ± 23.7 km (n = 3) for male tigers and 78.4 km for the female tiger. The minimum age of the male tigers when they dispersed was 24 months. These data are important for making conservation and management decisions for restoration of potential connectivity between landscapes.     

凤太矿田尖端山铅锌矿床与八方山铜—铅锌矿床成矿特征对比研究

尖端山铅锌矿床与八方山铜—铅锌矿床的成矿类型及控矿因素是类似的。八方山—尖端山倒转背斜的倾伏部位和较陡翼部是矿体的主要赋存部位,而其次级背斜、局部向斜部位亦是成矿的有利部位,深部钻探资料表明尖端山背斜南翼矿体有向SW倾伏趋势,具有形成隐伏矿体的潜力。由此,推测尖端山背斜以南相邻的八方山—尖端山背斜的次级向斜部位有隐伏矿体存在的可能性,应该作为今后寻找隐伏矿体的主要远景区。     

加蓬海岸盆地南、北次盆成藏特征对比

加蓬海岸盆地属于被动大陆边缘盆地。盆地沉积盖层主要由白垩系、古近系和新近系组成,沉积地层组合具有明显的三分性,包括早白垩世盐下层系、早白垩世晚期阿普特期盐膏层和晚白垩世至新近纪盐上层系。根据目前的油气发现,北加蓬主要富集盐上油气资源,南加蓬主要富集盐下油气资源。从构造沉积背景、油气地质条件、油气发现规模、油气平面分布、油气勘探潜力5方面对南、北次盆进行对比,分析南、北次盆的油气聚集差异,结合勘探现状分析其勘探潜力,并指出南加蓬次盆勘探难点为圈闭识别,北加蓬次盆的勘探难点是砂体预测。     

不同地质背景地热系统水-岩作用下温泉水的地球化学特征——以重庆市温塘峡背斜温泉、滇东小江断裂带温泉为例

本文以重庆市温塘峡背斜和滇东小江断裂带出露温泉为例,探讨了其水文地球化学特征的差异。研究发现,由于地质背景条件基本相同,温塘峡背斜出露的温泉水文地球化学特征比较接近,水化学类型为SO4-Ca（Mg）型,而小江断裂带温泉水文地球化学特征差异较大,泉水水化学类型主要有HCO3-Na型（YN1）、HCO3-Ca型（YN2）、SO4-Ca（Mg）型（YN3和YN5）和SO4-HCO3-Ca-Na型（YN4）,这与各泉点所处地质背景条件不同有很大关系。此外,通过对Na-K-Mg和Na-K-Mg-Ca图解模型的解读得出,所有样品均未达到水-岩平衡,仅有YN1泉点样品接近完全平衡线,表明YN1接近水-岩作用平衡状态,并由上述图解模型估算得到YN1点热储温度大概为100~120℃,与运用SiO2温标计算的热储温度（133~139℃）相差不大。此外,水化学特征和Na-K-Mg-Ca图解分析也表明,YN2与温塘峡背斜温泉水-岩作用过程比较相似。     

老挝万象平原钾盐矿床控矿构造研究

老挝万象平原钾盐矿层赋存于新近系古新统塔贡组中,主要含钾矿物为光卤石,少量钾石盐.成矿期塔贡组及钾盐矿层主要受北西向的边界断裂及塔贡向斜控制;成矿期后钾盐矿层主要受褶皱(盐向斜、盐背斜)控制.在钾盐矿层沉积后,先在水平应力作用下形成宽缓褶皱.由于向斜部位相对沉降,沉积速度较快,钾盐矿层上部的碎屑岩较厚;而背斜部位相对上...