Analysis of Benthic Communities in the Cyclades Plateau (Aegean Sea) Using Ecological and Paleoecological Data Sets

Abstract. In the Cyclades plateau (Aegean Sea), a qualitative and quantitative analysis of macro-benthic fauna was carried out in 1986. Standard multivariate analysis techniques were applied to both ecological (living benthic fauna) and paleoecological data sets in order to distinguish distribution patterns.
Results showed that caution must prevail in drawing conclusions from a limited data set. The clearest classification was obtained using total living fauna, while the dead molluscan fauna gave a similar pattern; this indicates similar response to the environmental conditions of the area. In the analysis of the living molluscan fauna, the groups failed to show any clusters, probably as an effect of some impoverished sites.
In the two groups delineated, depth seems to be the major factor in the distribution of species.
The fact that two distinct data sets (subfossil assemblages and living communities), when treated separately, produce similar grouping indicates that the subfossil assemblages could be reliably used as a first approach for determination of the living communities' distribution patterns.     

Preliminary investigation of Late Pleistocene fauna from Ryonggok Cave No. 1, Sangwon County,North Hwanghae Province,Democratic People's Republic of Korea

The investigation of a limestone cave on the Ryonggok-ri of Sangwon County, North Hwanghae Province, DPRK, has yielded many faunal remains including Late Pleistocene deer, brown bears and horses. Uranium series dating of fossil teeth yielded dates of ~72ka at the base of Layer 2 – the bone-bearing unit – and ~44ka at the top. The rich and diverse mammal remains of Ryonggok Cave No. 1 are indicative of warm and humid temperate conditions during the Late Pleistocene, and reflect the presence of both dense forests and open grassland. In addition, pollen and spores from the site include two families and 24 genera of trees, six families and a genus of grasses and herbs, and two families and six genera of ferns, corroborating the environments inferred from the faunal remains.     

燕辽生物群叶肢介动物群组成和演化*

中国北方著名中、晚侏罗世的燕辽生物群含有丰富的叶肢介动物群。早期燕辽生物群也称为道虎沟生物群,主要产出层位为海房沟组,含有三饰叶肢介动物群,主要分子包括: 海房沟三饰叶肢介(Triglypta haifanggouensis)、滦平三饰叶肢介(T.luanpingensis)和平泉三饰叶肢介(T. pingquanensis)。晚期燕辽生物群又可称为玲珑塔生物群,主要产出层位为髫髻山组,含有丰富的叶肢介化石,主要分子包括: 建昌三饰叶肢介(Triglypta jiancangensis)、玲珑塔辽西叶肢介(Liaoxiestheria linglongtaensis)、大西山玲珑塔叶肢介(Linglongtaestheria daxishanensis)和青龙玲珑塔叶肢介(Linglongtaestheria qinglongensis)。文中总结了北方雕饰叶肢介(Aquilonoglypta)、柴达木叶肢介(Qaidamestheria)和针孔叶肢介(Punctatestheria)的最新研究成果,支持将柴达木叶肢介、辽西叶肢介和玲珑塔叶肢介划归北方雕饰叶肢介科。同时,三饰叶肢介是由针孔叶肢介演化而来,与柴达木叶肢介并无直接演化关系。     

河南信阳南湾湖鸟类调查与多样性分析

2010年冬季与2011年春夏季,采用样线法对位于豫鄂交界处的信阳南湾湖鸟类多样性进行调查。结合历史资料,南湾湖共记录到鸟类16目40科110种,其中4目5科9种均为国家重点Ⅱ级保护野生动物;特有种或主要分布在我国的鸟类2目2科2种。留鸟40种,夏候鸟38种,冬候鸟9种,旅鸟23种。古北界鸟类42种,东洋界鸟类35种,广布种33种。研究区具有古北界种与东洋界种混杂的特点,古北界种鸟类占优势,分布型以北方鸟类为主。基于科属水平上的G-F指数计算结果显示,南湾湖的F指数、G指数与F-G指数分别是29.26、4.57、0.84,低于邻近的伏牛山鸟类各指数,显示南湾湖在鸟纲科属水平上与伏牛山鸟类多样性相异,且具有相对较低的鸟类多样性。     

The Origin of Bedded Cherts of the Early Permian Gufeng Formation in the Lower Yangtze Area, Eastern China

Bedded cherts occurring in the Early Permian Gufeng Formation in the Lower Yangtze region, eastern China, are nearly 20-80 m in thickness and contain varying amounts of radiolarians and sponge spicules. There are three types of section for the Gufeng Formation: chert, carbonate and chert-carbonate mixing types. Bedded cherts mainly occur in the first and third types of section. The depocentres of silica are marked by some small (not larger than a few thousand square kilometres in area) rhombic or elliptic hollows and their formation was controlled by faults. Argillaceous volcanic rocks in cherts occur as numerous thin layers. Bedded cherts are characterized by higher Fe and lower Al contents, enrichment in such trace elements as As, Sb, Bi, Ga, Au, Ag and Cr, lower total REE abundance, negative Ce anomaly and varying degrees of HREE enrichment. These characteristics are important evidence for hydrothermal cherts. Minor amounts of substances of non-hydrothermal origin are mixed in the cherts. The tempera     

清河镇动物群各类化石的地史分布

清河镇动物群分布于华北地台北缘。建立清河镇动物群时,认为清河镇动物群包括管状化石、壳瓣状化石、球状壳化石、针状化石和近骨状类化石五个类型,并认为清河镇动物群的时代与梅树村动物群的时代相当。本文通过对清河镇动物群各类化石的分布规律和对所产化石地层的地质年代学和地层学的研究,认为不宜把针状化石和壳瓣状化石归入清河镇动物群;近骨状化石分布局限,其地史分布难以确定;管状化石出现于中元古代,至震旦纪和寒武纪大量产出,延续到奥陶纪;球状壳化石出现于寒武纪早期,至奥陶纪仍有。     

西藏雅鲁藏布江缝合带二叠纪灰岩体的动物群及其古地理意义

西藏雅鲁藏布江缝合带含有从砾石级到几十平方千米大小的二叠纪灰岩体，它们没有完整的地层层序，与围岩形成混杂或滑杂堆积，长期以来对其来源的解释存在争论。本文通过对灰岩体的动物群类型、古生物地理区系及其岩石学特征等方面进行研究和比较，认为雅鲁藏布江缝合线一带的二叠纪灰岩体总体上都呈现出冈瓦纳冷水型与华夏暖水型动物群混生特点，应形成于相同或类似的沉积环境。根据珊瑚、筵、腕足类等动物群大致分为与南方冈瓦纳大陆北缘内陆棚相动物群比较接近和与更靠近古赤道区的拉萨地块动物群较为接近两种类型，其时代从早二叠世晚期至长兴期不等。灰岩体主要由肉红色或灰色纯生物碎屑灰岩组成，不含或含有很少的陆源碎屑，均孤立地分散于中生代地层中，与围岩往往呈断层接触，断层带或灰岩夹层中经常有玄武岩或其他火山岩。因此，灰岩体可能为位于冈瓦纳大陆北缘外陆棚上小型碳酸盐台地或新特提斯洋最初裂解带上的海山型碳酸盐岩沉积，受后期印度-欧亚大陆板块碰撞作用而成为外来体夹于缝合带的其他海相沉积中。     

宁夏回族自治区的湿地资源及其保护建议

介绍了宁夏回族自治区湿地资源现状、面临的主要威胁和问题,提出了加强湿地立法和管理机构建设、保护湿地资源的建议。