Spatial distribution of zooplankton in the intertidal marsh creeks of the Yangtze River Estuary,China

Zooplankton are important grazers of primary production within intertidal marshes and are the optimal prey of higher trophic consumers; however, the patterns of their spatial distribution in marsh creeks are rarely reported. The zooplankton in the intertidal creeks with different salinities at Dongtan marshes of the Yangtze River Estuary was surveyed. The mean zooplankton densities in the intertidal creeks were 53,638 ind. m⁻³ in April and 132,916 ind. m⁻³ in July, respectively, which were as high as in the near-shore subtidal waters of the Yangtze River Estuary. This high abundance implied the important roles of zooplankton in the matter flux between marshes and near-shore waters through complex intertidal creek systems. Zooplankton total densities changed significantly from northern to southern creeks. ANOSIM and CCA analyses revealed that the zooplankton community structure were significantly different among the northern, eastern and southern creeks, and between two sampling seasons. Salinity accounted for most of the spatial variation of zooplankton community, whereas water temperature, chlorophyll a concentration, and pH were the main reasons of the temporal variation observed. Copepods were the most abundant zooplankton group. A total of 24 copepod species, belonging to 15 families and 20 genera, were recorded. Planktonic copepods preferred the northern and eastern creeks, with higher densities in July than in April, while benthic copepods predominated only in the northern creeks in April. Since the role of benthic and planktonic copepods may differ in transporting nutrients in the intertidal creeks, it is suggested that the variations in their distribution may influence the ecological functions of zooplankton in the estuarine matter fluxes both spatially and temporally.     

Occurrence of juvenile Japanese flounder Paralichthys olivaceus in brackish estuaries

Juvenile Japanese flounder Paralichthys olivaceus usually inhabit high salinity inshore sandy areas. In June–August 1997, 25 individuals of juvenile Japanese flounder (33–75 mm total length) were collected in the Natori and Nanakita River estuaries in Sendai Bay, Japan. This is the first record of this species being collected in brackish estuaries in which salinities fluctuate from 0 to 30 over a spring tidal cycle. Factors of rainfall, river flow, or year class strength of Japanese flounder were unable to explain the unusual occurrence of this species in the estuaries. The collected juvenile Japanese flounder were considered to have migrated into the estuaries around the time of the passage of an unusually early typhoon that affected this area, indicating the possibility that this species utilizes estuaries for refuge from strong disturbance in its usual habitats. The juveniles fed mainly upon mysids both in the estuaries and the sandy beach area, indicating that estuaries can be a substitute nursery habitat for this species.     

长江口夏季水体磷的形态分布特征及影响因素

根据2006年7月至9月"海监49号"科学考察船夏季航次的调查数据,分析了长江口及邻近海域水体中磷形态的平面分布特征及其影响因素,结果表明,调查海域水体各种形态磷平均浓度均为底层高于表层,并呈现出由河口向邻近海域降低的趋势.杭州湾及最大混浊带部分区域水体中以颗粒态磷为主,且颗粒态无机磷为磷的主要存在形态;长江口门及江苏东部近海区域水体中以溶解态磷为主,溶解态无机磷为磷的主要存在形态;舟山群岛东部外海区表层水体以溶解态磷为主,溶解态有机磷为磷的主要存在形态,而底层水体中溶解态磷浓度略高于颗粒态磷,以溶解态无机磷为磷的主要存在形态.水体中颗粒态无机磷与颗粒态有机磷、颗粒总磷与总磷、总磷与悬浮颗粒物均呈非常显著的正相关,说明悬浮颗粒物是颗粒态磷的主要影响因素.调查海域外海区域绝大部分站位水体中溶解态无机磷表层浓度接近或小于浮游植物生长限制的动力学最低阈值,是磷限制或潜在的磷限制区域.     

内潮对吕宋海峡地转流动力计算的影响

利用2008年8~9月份吕宋海峡121°E断面上19.5°N~21°N之间4个连续站的CTD资料,讨论了内潮引起的温、盐剖面扰动对地转流诊断计算的影响,指出:在吕宋海峡,内潮引起的温、盐剖面扰动对地转流诊断计算的干扰不可忽略。因此,地转流诊断计算必须剔除温、盐剖面中的"内潮噪声"。另外,本文根据4个连续站时间平均后的温、盐剖面,通过动力计算法得到了吕宋海峡121°E断面上的地转流场,得出结论如下:吕宋海峡地转流速度较大部分多位于350 m以浅,流速最大值出现在表层;黑潮入侵南海主要发生于19.8°N~21°N的上层;在19.5°N~21°N之间,50~1 700 m深度范围内,海水体积通量呈现"上进下出"的垂向结构,350 m以浅为入流,流量约为2.6 Sv(1 Sv=1×106m3.s-1),350 m以深为出流,流量约为3.1 Sv。同期观测所得121°E断面上的盐度分布验证了本文所得地转流场的合理性。     

The macrozoobenthos of the Karavasta lagoon system (Albania): local assemblages and geographical comparisons

The macrozoobenthic assemblage from the Karavasta lagoon system, the main wetland of Albania, was studied on soft bottoms and artificial hard substrates. Three different communities were identified: the typical ‘brackish‐water community’, an ‘outlet community’ dominated by filter‐feeders, and a typical ‘marine community’, inhabiting fine sandy bottoms, where polychaetes are dominant, together with a few species of tunicates and bivalves, which colonize hard substrates. The occurrence of build‐ups of the bryozoan Conopeum seurati, settled on the upper portion of long submerged wooden poles, was the main feature of faunistic interest. The faunistic affinity between the zoobenthic assemblage recorded in the hyperhaline lagoon of Karavasta and the assemblages from two Italian lagoons, the brackish Lake of Lesina and the euhaline Lake of Fogliano, was considered according to the different hydrological conditions and the geographical location. Hydrological confinement and salinity were likely to be the leading factors influencing the benthic community composition in the Karavasta wetland area. Therefore, on a vaster spatial scale, the isolation and geographical proximity of the ecosystems and colonizing ability and dispersal changes of the species appear to be the main factors liable to produce faunal variations.     

高浓热盐水在胶州湾潮流作用下的输移扩散规律研究

水电联产已经成为目前大型海水淡化工程的主要建设模式,然而海水淡化过程产生的高浓热盐水直接排海对受纳水体的污染是1个有待解决的重要问题.为建立一个能够较准确地模拟高浓热盐水排入海洋中的输移扩散情况的三维数学模型,用来预测高浓热盐水进入海洋水体后经湍动混合与输移扩散后的时空分布特性,揭示高浓热盐水在潮流作用下的运动及演变规律,进而对排放影响作出分析判断.采用文中建立的数学模型对胶州湾西岸的某电厂高浓热盐水表面排海问题进行数值模拟,研究表明该模型较好地模拟和复演了胶州湾的潮流场和高浓热盐水输移扩散情况,规则半日潮流对浓盐水的输移扩散起着决定性作用,通过比较不同排放口底层温度升高和盐度升高等值线包络面积得出较合理的排放口选址.该模型为合理布置水电联产设备的取水口和排放口位置提供了有效途径,为沿海水电联产产物浓盐水排放后对近海水域的环境污染控制具有一定的实际意义和理论价值.     

Distribution pattern of zooplankton in the han river estuary with respect to tidal cycle

The monthly distribution of zooplankton communities in Han River estuary was investigated at two stations from July 1998 to June 1999. Monthly mean abundance of total zooplankton varied remarkably, with the range from 20 indiv.·m^-3 to 19,600 indiv.·m^-3. During the study period, dominant species of zooplankton community were dinoflagellateNoctiluca scintillans, copepodsParacalanus indicus, Paracaanus crassirostris, Acartia hongi, Acartia ohtsukai, and meroplanton cirriped larvae. According to tidal states, relative high abundance occurred at high tide without regard to season. The temporal distribution of abundance implied that the reduced salinity probably limited the zooplankton populations and the fluctuations of salinity were an important factor in the variation of abundance. However, the results of salinity tolerance test shows that the variations in salinity do not directly influence the decrease of abundance. This study shows that the relatively high abundance of zooplankton near high tide seems to be related with the expansion of abundant zooplankton inhabiting Incheon coastal waters through tidal currents.     

The relation between distribution of zooplankton and salinity in the Changjiang Estuary

Seasonal netzplankton samples from stations in the Changjiang (Yangtze River) Estuary were collected from May, 2004 to February, 2005. The dominant species and their contribution to the total zooplankton abundance were determined. Moreover, the relationship between the salinity and abundance was studied with stepwise linear regression. During the whole year, the salinity was positively correlated with the abundance, while the temperature, negatively. Linear regression analysis showed also a high positive correlation with salinity for total abundance in August and November, while in February and May, no obvious relations were found. The most abundant community was composed of neritic and brackish-water species. The North Passage (NP) (salinity <5) was greatly diluted by freshwater while the North Branch (NB) was brackish water with salinity range of 12–28. Consequently, clear decline in abundance of zooplankton was along the estuarine haloclines from the maximum in the area of high salinity to the minimum in the limnetic zone. Total zooplankton abundance and biomass were lower in NP than the NB in all seasons. In short, the salinity influenced the abundance of each species of zooplankton, and ultimately determined the total abundance of zooplankton. Furthermore, a winter peak in the abundance existed, which might be caused by the flourishing of Sinocalanus sinensis, a widely distributed species in the Changjiang Estuary.     

热带气旋活动对陕西2007年两次大暴雨影响的综合分析

通过2007年陕西两次区域性大暴雨的分析发现,台风远距离的影响作用明显。在对流层中低层,台风西行发展和加强时,台风低压的东侧或东北侧的风场出现显著增强现象,为暴雨区输送大量能量和提供充沛的水汽。台风在海南附近时,其径向特征表现明显,大暴雨出现在秦岭以南;台风在台湾附近时,其纬向特征表现明显,大暴雨出现在秦岭以北。垂直运动分析表明,台风低压系统的存在、维持、发展和加强对副热带高压有一定的维持、加强作用,有利于强降水的形势能够稳定和维持。     

山东兖州煤田杨庄井田断层构造特征及其对生产的影响

兖州煤田为鲁西南地区的主要煤田之一,属华北大型聚煤盆地的一部分。杨庄井田位于兖州煤田的西北翼,总体呈倾斜的单斜构造,井田内构造以断层为主,近SN向,NE—NEE向和NW-NWW向3组断层互相切割,致使煤层错动,影响工作面和巷道的布置,局部煤炭资源甚至无法开采。故应采取探采结合的方式,查明断层的分布规律和延展方向,以充分合理地开发煤炭资源。