Distribution of Biological Activity in the Lower St Lawrence Estuary as Determined by Multivariate Analysis

Three stations located in the Laurentian Trough were investigated three times during the summer production maximum (in June-July 1990; COUPPB90-1 cruise). A range of multivariate analyses was carried out to extract major physical-biological features in a large data set covering the whole cruise. This study presents the advantages of combining conventional principal component analysis (PCA) with a three-way data analysis. PCA provides the centre of gravity of the different locations for each variable and each sample during the cruise without temporal information. Three-way data analysis produces the trajectory of the different site/time locations for each variable and each sample, and clarifies spatial and temporal relationships between variables. The results reproduce the main patterns of the lower St Lawrence Estuary during the summer plankton bloom and indicate an upstream movement of warm and less saline waters associated with surface production. Apparently these large changes at the surface are not reflected in the deeper layers. Cluster analysis suggests that autotrophic and heterotrophic activities are decoupled when production is low and are correlated only when production increases.     

Ecological implications of biomass and morphotype variations of bacterioplankton: an example in a coastal zone of the Northern Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean)

This study had the objective of quantifying the variability in abundance, cell volume, morphology and C content of a natural bacterioplankton community in a coastal zone of the North Adriatic Sea during two periods (February and June) of two consequent years (1996 and 1997). We used epifluorescence microscopy with Acridine Orange staining procedures and a microphotographic technique. Low variability in bacterial abundance (range 0.3–3.1 × 10⁵ cells ml^?1) occurred between summer and winter periods. Conversely, the cell volume and the calculated carbon content changed greatly with warm and cold periods (ranges: 0.015–0.303 μm³ and 5.83–42.17 fg C cell^?1, respectively). Elongated bacteria were dominant while coccoid cells prevailed only in February 1997. Biomass showed high variability (range 0.12–10.21 μg C l^?1) whilst the abundance did not show noticeable differences among the sampling periods. As a consequence, quantification of bacterial biomass based solely on cell abundance must be considered with caution because the true biomass could depend on variability in cell volumes and morphotypes.     

碳、氮源浓度和培养时间对裂殖壶菌生长和脂肪酸组成的影响

对细胞干重的测定和应用气相色谱仪测定了不同碳、氮源浓度和不同培养时间下裂殖壶菌(Schizochytrium limac-inum)OUC88的生长和脂肪酸的组成。结果表明,在含有9%的葡萄糖和6%的豆粕水解物的培养基中,细胞生物量达到最高,为25.92 g/L;在含有6%的葡萄糖和2%的豆粕水解物的培养基中,细胞总脂含量以及总脂中的DHA含量均达到最高,分别为50.56%和35.83%。另外,不同生长时期内裂殖壶菌的总脂含量和脂肪酸组成不同。在培养到第4~5天,细胞的生物量、总脂以及DHA产量均最高。     

渤海浮游植物生物量时空变化初析

本文根据 4 0年间收集的综合观测资料、部分成果以及 1998/ 1999年本课题执行的 2个航次的调查和岸边监测 ,分析了渤海浮游植物生物量的年循环规律、水平分布的年际变化及长期变化。结合渤海水温、盐度、黄河径流量及营养盐浓度的变化 ,初步分析了原因。渤海为高生产力陆架海 ,每年有 2次生物量的高峰期 ,水华时间有 1个月的前后移动 ;生物量及其水平分布的年际变化大于 10年际变化。渤海温盐有增加趋势 ,无机氮浓度增加、磷酸盐浓度降低 ,河流输入变化只影响局部海域子系统 ,近岸海域的富营养化使得营养盐更多地消耗在近岸 ,而中央海区依然保持良好水质。物理系统的变化是该时空变化的重要原因之一。     

Chlorophyll a Biomass of Netplankton in Surface Waters of the Northern North Pacific Ocean and the Adjacent Seas from Summer to Autumn

Chlorophyll a concentrations of net (retained on 30 m mesh net) and total plankton in surface waters were determined along cruise tracks in an area of the northern North Pacific Ocean and the adjacent Bering Sea and the Gulf of Alaska from summer to autumn. Total chlorophyll a concentrations were high with a great areal and temporal variations in the western northern North Pacific compared to the eastern part. Chlorophyll a concentrations of netplankton varied from 0.001 to 0.230 g chl a l^–1 (average, 0.029 ± 0.040 g chl a l^–1), and showed a positive relation but a weak regression coefficient (r ² = 0.551) against the "average total chlorophyll a" (average of total chlorophyll a at the beginning and at the end during sampling of netplankton). However there were several data points showing high "average total chlorophyll a" but low netplankton and vice versa. Average percentage share of netplankton in the total chlorophyll a was estimated to be as large as 4.26%.     

Effect of synoptic meteorological conditions on aerosol properties over urban environment: A study over tropical urban region of Hyderabad,India

Aerosol particle size distribution and chemical properties are important in studies related to human health and climate. The present study describes an analysis of aerosol mass loading, Aerosol Optical Depth (AOD), black carbon aerosol mass concentration and carbon monoxide over tropical urban region of Hyderabad, India, during March 2006, coinciding with active forest fires season over India. Aerosol optical depth, particulate matter mass loading and carbon monoxide were observed to be high on days with air mass coming from north of the study area. Spatial occurrence of forest fires was analysed using MODIS daytime data and DMSP-OLS nighttime data sets. Aerosol optical depth measured using Microtops-II sunphotometer correlated well with MODIS derived AOD values. Results of the study suggested that synoptic meteorological conditions play an important role in the observed aerosol properties over the study area during the forest fire season.     

适宜生态流量计算方法研究

从河流生态系统的特征出发,提出了以鱼类生境法和鱼类生物量计算适宜生态流量的途径。采用鱼类生境法和鱼类生物量法,对松花江流域的适宜生态需水开展应用研究。结果表明,两种方法计算的结果基本一致。在一般情况下,鱼类生境法和鱼类生物量方法可以互相验证,二者计算成果相差3%以下。在没有回水顶托的影响下,鱼类生境法适用于不同尺度的河流。而鱼类生物量方法,一般适用于较大的平原型河流,对于较小的山区河流,该方法需慎重使用。     

岷江上游大沟流域油松人工幼林生物量组成及其影响因素

为了揭示人工林不同层次的生物量组成关系及其影响因素,选择岷江上游大沟流域的油松人工林,调查分析了林分不同层次生物量组成及其关系,探讨了乔木密度、坡向、海拔对生物量的影响。发现:1)两种林龄油松人工林生物量分配基本一致,即,乔木层>灌木层>草本层;乔木各构件生物量大小顺序为:枝>干>叶>根>果/皮。同时指出,枝叶对下木层生物量的影响显著。2)乔木密度显著控制了林分生物量及其组成,在本调查范围内坡向的影响似乎不明显;海拔对22 a油松影响显著,而24 a的不显著;综合分析表明,本区域内,22 a油松保持在3 800株/hm2左右和24 a在3 500株/hm2左右时,有助于林分生物量的稳定与提高,促进生态系统功能的恢复。