Distribution of dominant species and abundance of nannofossils in surface sediments of the central and northern parts of the South China Sea——Comparison and discussion

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海洋细菌对钢的腐蚀作用

从青岛港钢板桩的锈层中分离到三种腐蚀性细菌。经鉴定这三种细菌是氧化硫杆菌(Thiobacillus thiooxidans),排硫杆菌(Thiobacillus thioparus)和脱硫脱硫弧菌(Desulfovib-iodesulforicans)。用失重法测定了这三种细菌对四种钢样的腐蚀速率。氧化硫杆菌的腐蚀速率为53.5m.d.d.(毫克/平方分米/天)(BJ_2),83.3(902),121.8(CXL-4)和81.0(7~#)。排硫杆菌的腐蚀速率为23.6mdd(BJ_2)。脱硫脱硫弧菌的腐蚀速率为9.9m.d.d.(BJ_2),9.2(902),3.7(CXL-4)和2.9(7~#)。这三种细菌对钢都具有很强的腐蚀能力。     

High gray whale relative abundances associated with an oceanographic front in the south-central Chukchi Sea

We describe gray whale (Eschrichtius robustus) distribution in the south-central Chukchi Sea in relation to environmental factors during two 5-day surveys in June and September of 2003. Whale counts per 10-min scan (an index of relative abundance) ranged from 0 to 41 in June and from 0 to 28 in September. CTD data showed an ocean front around 67.8°N with strong horizontal gradients in temperature, salinity, chlorophyll-a concentration and water-column stability. Highest whale abundance indices occurred in or near the front in both periods. Preliminary qualitative assessment of biological communities in the study area suggests that infaunal clams, echinoderms, euphausids, chaetognaths and Arctic cod were common, while ampeliscid amphipods, the previously abundant infauna (and likely prey) in the nearby Chirikov Basin feeding area, were not dominant. Euphausids may be a prey for gray whales in this area. We suggest that frontal systems may play an important role in eastern North Pacific gray whale foraging grounds. Further study is needed to fully describe the role of frontal systems in gray whale foraging grounds.     

Remineralization and accumulation of organic carbon and nitrogen in marine sediments of eutrophic bays: the case of the Bay of Concepcion, Chile

The Bay of Concepcion (36°40′S; 73°02′W) is a semi-enclosed and shallow embayment in which biogeochemical processes are seasonally coupled to coastal upwelling during the austral spring and summer. The nutrient cycle in the bay is complex due to the combined effects of a pronounced O₂ minimum layer and high nutrient concentrations both originating from subsurface equatorial water during coastal upwelling and a rapid rate of sediment nutrient recycling. The sediments are characterized by a high content of organic matter mainly due to the extremely high rates of phytoplankton production and deposition. During the upwelling period, a black flocculent layer frequently covers the sediment–water interface in the inner part of the bay where an extensive mat of Beggiatoa spp. develops. Three approaches are used to analyse the extent to which the benthic system recycles or retains nutrients at two stations, located at the centre (station C, St. C) and mouth (station B, St. B) of the bay for a 1-year period (March 1996–1997): (1) estimation of C and N remineralization rates based on SO₄²⁻ reduction measurements, (2) calculation of C and N turnover rates using a diagenetic model applied to total organic carbon and total nitrogen vertical distributions and, (3) construction of C and N budgets from direct measurements of sedimentation (from a sediment trap) and estimates of the C and N burial rates. Depth-integrated SO₄²⁻ reduction rates varied between 3.4 (winter) and 25.5 (summer) mmol m⁻² d⁻¹. Estimated C and N oxidation rates ranged between 7.9 and 87.8 mol C m⁻² yr⁻¹ and between 0.9 and 6.9 mol N m⁻² yr⁻¹, respectively. Each approach yielded minor differences in the C and N remineralization rates (and also minor differences between both studied stations), except when the kinetic model was applied to C and N distribution without including the presence of the flocculent layer. The rates of carbon oxidation and sulphate reduction were considerably higher than in other coastal sediments with similar depositional regime. The C and N burial rates were 2.23 and 0.21 (St. C) and 1.30 and 0.09 (St. B) mol m⁻² yr⁻¹, respectively. The C/N ratio of the buried fraction was ca. 10.6 at St. C and 14.4 at St. B. Because the observed differences in burial rates could not be ascribed to distinctive depositional (both stations have similar sediment accumulation rates) and oceanographic (similar O₂ concentration and hydrography) conditions, differences may be due to in part spatial heterogeneity in the supply of organic matter. The degree of preservation of organic matter as plankton detritus and nitrogen accumulating bacterial biomass associated with Beggiatoa spp. at St. C may also be involved.     

Influence of Particle Mixing on Vertical Profiles of Chlorophyll a and Bacterial Biomass in Sediments of the German Bight, Oyster Ground and Dogger Bank (North Sea)

In May and September 1999 11 stations were sampled in the southern and central North Sea, located in the German Bight, eastern Oyster Ground and Dogger Bank. The study focused on the influence of particle mixing on transport of chlorophyll a to deeper sediment layers and vertical bacterial distribution (max. DEPTH=10 cm). The sampling stations were chosen to reflect a gradient in environmental conditions in the North Sea. The sampling stations differed in respect to redox potential (eH up to −243 mV in the German Bight and up to 274 mV in the offshore regions), silt content (up to 54% in the German Bight and 0·34% at the northern Dogger Bank) and different proportion of fresh organic material on total organic matter content (C/N ratios ranging from 9·27 in the German Bight up to 1·72 in the offshore sediments). Although bacterial densities (8·55×10⁹ g⁻¹in the German Bight up to 0·35×10⁹ g⁻¹in offshore sediments) were significantly correlated to chlorophyll a content in the sediment (P<0·01), inconsistencies in the temporal pattern of both variables in the surficial sediment layer suggested, that the dynamics of bacterial densities is generally controlled by food supply but also by other variables. The chlorophyll a content in the surficial sediments of the German Bight (up to 1·84 μg g⁻¹) was significantly higher than in the Oyster Ground (up to 0·58 μg g⁻¹) and the Dogger Bank area (up to 0·68 μg g⁻¹). With increasing chlorophyll a input to the benthic realm a subsequent enhanced burial of this compound into deeper sediment layers was expected either by biological (bioturbation) or by physical sediment mixing. However, the vertical profile of chlorophyll a decreased steeply in the sediments of the German Bight. Contrary, subsurface peaks were measured in the offshore areas. It was concluded from these results, that the vertical distribution of organic matter in sediments is less limited by the quantitative input from the water column but concomitant with particle mixing itself. The extent and possible mechanisms of particle mixing in the different study areas in relation to specific environmental factors is discussed.     

盐城凹陷烃源岩分析及成藏期次研究

应用碳同位素及天然气成熟度经验公式分析气源,确定了天然气成因类型以油型气为主,主力烃源岩层位为上古生界栖霞组。分析该区烃源岩埋藏史类型发现存在晚期深埋型、两期深埋型和早期深埋型三种类型,晚期深埋型最有利于油气二次成藏。对该区流体包裹体有机质丰度及均一化温度分析发现盐城凹陷有过两期油气充注,时间为晚始新世—新第三纪期间的5Ma～11Ma和32Ma～34Ma,以晚期充注成藏为主要特征。     

Carbon and hydrogen isotopic characteristics of natural gases from the Luliang and Baoshan basins in Yunnan Province, China

The Luliang and Baoshan basins are two small ba- sins in Yunnan Province. In the recent ten years or so, there have been found a number of natural gas pools of commercial importance in the two basins. Although the gas pools are small in size, the natural …     

外赋AGB星星风吸积的角动量守恒模型

用整个系统的角动量守恒条件代替切向动量守恒条件,推导出星风质量吸积及轨道参量变化方程．在新的轨道参量变化方程的基础上,计算了外赋AGB星系统的星风质量吸积及轨道参量的变化．将星风吸积模型同内禀AGB星核合成模型结合起来,通过逐次脉冲吸积质量和混合,自洽地计算外赋AGB星的重元素超丰,并给出计算结果与观测值的比较．对初始质量较大的Ba星（M2．0＝2．5M⊙）,当系统轨道周期大于1300天时,属于星风吸积,小于600天成为共同包层双星或灾变双星．对初始质量较小的Ba星（M2．0＝13M⊙）,当系统轨道周期大于1600天时,属于星风吸积,小于600天时成为灾变双星,由此可以解释Ba星的重元素超丰和轨道参量的观测事实,并有利于解释观测到的外赋S星轨道周期的600天下限．随着星风吸积过程的进行,轨道偏心率逐渐增大,这对解释Ba星轨道偏心率平均值大于外赋S星和CH星平均值的观测事实有利．