The abnormal distribution of the molecular fossils in the pre-Cambrian and Cambrian: its biological significance

Dinosteranes and 4-methyl-24-ethylcholestanes are usually to be thought of as biomarkers for dinoflagellates, and 24-norcholestanes and C₂₈steranes for diatom. Therefore, the highest concentrations of these compounds are typically found in strata deposited since the beginning of the Mesozoic. However these compounds appeared widely and abundantly in extracts from organic-rich sediments in the Sinian and Cambrian of the Tarim Basin. This suggests that some of the planktonic algae such as dinoflagellates and diatoms have an earlier origin than the Mesozoic. Some of the remarkable algal fossils observed in the Cambrian, in both well He 4 and the outcrop section of Xiao-Er-Bulak, Tarim Basin, provide possible biological evidence for this kind of inference.     

Post-Wisconsinian paleoenvironments at Salinas del Bebedero basin, San Luis, Argentina

We present a climatic reconstruction of Holocene lacustrine episodes in the Salinas del Bebedero basin (Argentina), based on geological and diatom information.Morphological, sedimentological and diatom evidence between 11600 ± 140 yr BP and 325 ± 95 yr BP, allowed us to interpret the paleoenvironments of the basin. Episodes of high energy (sandy levels) are linked to large inflow of meltwater through the Desaguadero River, related to development of glaciers on the Andes. This inflow is characterized by peaks of relative abundance of the brackish water diatom Cyclotella choctawatcheeana Prasad. The values of C. choctawatcheeana decrease in deposits of low energy (clay levels), where it co-dominates with oligohalobous Fragilaria and Epithemia spp.To the last two peaks of large inflow of meltwater, radiocarbon dates corrected to sidereal ages, are AD 1280/1420 and AD 1443/1656. These ages agree with two cold episodes clearly recorded in dendrological studies from the Patagonian Andes and were correlated to the Little Ice Age. Thus, older Holocene episodes of large inflow of water to the basin were correlated with the Neoglacial Advances defined by Mercer (1976) for the Andes.     

Pyrolysis-GC-MS and NMR studies of dissolved seawater humic substances and isolates of a marine diatom

¹³C- and ¹H-NMR spectra were obtained for humic substances isolated from a coastal marine environment and also for the intracellular and extracellular extracts of a marine diatom. Phaeodactylum tricornutum Bohlin. Highly branched alkyl chains constitute a large proportion of the structure of the marine humic material, whereas aromatic components are less important. Carbohydrate-type materials, possibly uronic acids, are also present in appreciable amounts. Furans (derived from carbohydrates). pyrroles and nitriles (derived from proteins, nucleic acids and/or tetrapyrroles) and phenols and methylphenols (non-lignin derived) are pyrolysis products derived from pyrolysis-gas chromatography-mass spectrometry of the extracts. The results indicate the similarities in chemical structure of P. tricornutum exudate and dissolved marine humic material.     

楚科奇海浮冰区夏季短期颗粒有机物通量及其主要组分

中国首次北极科学考察期间 ,于 8月 2 0- 2 3日在楚科奇海浮冰区联合冰站实施了为期 4天的短期颗粒有机物通量研究。结果显示真光层的颗粒有机碳通量为 1 .582mgCm- 2 day- 1 ,2 2 0m深层为 1 .339mgCm- 2 day- 1 ,而相应的沉降颗粒物总通量分别高达 8.788和 1 0 .30 3mgm- 2 day- 1 。显示北极浮冰区的夏季融冰季节后期 ,颗粒有机碳通量的水平较低。与颗粒有机碳通量水平相似 ,生源硅和活性磷的通量水平也较低。对硅藻通量组份的分析表明 ,真光层沉降硅藻的优势种为Nitzschiacf.seriata、Naviculaglacialis和Melosirasp .,而 2 2 0m层则Lepto cylindrussp .占绝对优势 ,其丰度数量百分比均超过 70 %。硅藻碳通量的绝对值较低 ,为0 .1 0 7- 0 .1 1 3mgCm- 2 day- 1 。然而 ,真光层大型桡足类的碳估算值高达 1 0 8.67mgCm- 2day- 1 ,占浮游动物总碳量的 95 .3 % ,大型浮游动物的表观碳通量高于浮游植物碳通量 2- 3个数量级 ,显示楚科奇海夏季融冰期高浮游动物碳量、低浮游植物碳量的特点。但浮游动物表观碳量高的主要原因与浮游动物的昼夜垂直运动有关 ,却并非是实际向深层海洋传输的碳量     

云南洱海表层沉积物中C25高支链类异戊烯烃(HBIs)的特征及其生物地球化学指示意义

C₂₅高支链类异戊烯烃(C₂₅HBIs)通常被认为是指示硅藻的生物标志化合物,近年来在长江下游湖泊沉积物中被广泛检出。尽管云南湖泊分布广泛,但尚未有C₂₅HBIs检出的相关报道。本研究通过分析洱海不同湖区表层沉积物,首次指出其存在C₂₅HBIs化合物,并通过分析不同C₂₅HBIs化合物的空间分布特征解析其生物地球化学指示意义。结果显示,洱海表层沉积物中存在C_25:1 HBI和C_25.2HBI化合物,但均未检测到同分异构体。洱海沉积物中C₂₅HBIs浓度为11.18μg/g(TOC),显著高于富营养化的太湖,与澄湖相当。C_25:1 HBI浓度表现出南高北低的空间分布特征,而C_25:2HBI浓度则相反,因此C_25.1HBI可能表征了洱海南部湖区的优势硅藻。在C_25.2HBI浓度较低(<0.4μg/g)的沉积物中,C_...     

南黄海生物硅的时空变化

Concentrations of biogenic silica(BSi) in the southern Yellow Sea were determined during four cruises(spring:April–May 2014; autumn: November 2014; summer: August–September 2015; winter: January 2016). Samples of BSi were measured using the double extraction method. Seasonal and spatial variations of BSi and the potential correlation between chlorophyll a(Chl a) content and BSi in four seasons were measured in this study. Significant spatial variability was observed in seawater BSi concentrations. The average concentration of BSi was highest in winter and lowest in spring. Furthermore, the relationships between concentrations of BSi and hydrological parameters were also discussed. There was a significant positive correlation between Chl a and BSi. The concentrations of BSi showed significant relationships with temperature and the concentrations of silicates, total inorganic nitrogen and total inorganic phosphorus, indicating that distribution of BSi was affected by temperature and nutrient level.     

温度对海洋硅藻吸收或释放一氧化氮的影响

基于全球变暖的背景,研究了温度对三角褐指藻(Phaeodactylumtricornutum)、小新月菱形藻(Nitzschiaclosteriumf.minutissima)和中肋骨条藻(Skeletonemacostatum)生长的影响,并初步探讨了温度对海洋硅藻生长过程中吸收或释放一氧化氮(NO)的影响。培养温度分别为20℃和25℃。结果显示,温度升高,中肋骨条藻的比生长速率降低(P0.05),而对三角褐指藻和小新月菱形藻的生长没有明显影响。不同种类硅藻对高温的适应能力不同,且在不同生长阶段对NO呈现不同的吸收或释放规律。与20℃培养条件相比,25℃条件下三角褐指藻对NO的净吸收速率在指数生长期、生长平台期和衰亡期分别升高了40.2%、98.2%和16.0%;小新月菱形藻对NO的净吸收速率在生长的平台期升高了5.7倍;中肋骨条藻对NO的净释放速率在生长的平台期升高幅度最大,为11.5倍。结果表明全球变暖对不同种类的硅藻代谢NO的促进程度不同。     

中国南麂列岛产海洋底栖硅藻新种-南麂侧链藻(Pleurosira nanjiensis sp. nov.)的形态与分子系统学研究

本文描述了采自南麂列岛小柴屿岩相潮间带的一海洋底栖硅藻新种,南麂侧链藻（Pleurosira nanjiensis sp.nov.）。本研究使用光学显微镜和扫描电子显微镜对该种进行了形态学观察,并基于SSU rRNA和rbcL基因重建了其系统发育关系。南麂侧链藻具有壳面橄榄形、椭圆形或圆形,壳面隆起,单眼突出于壳表面,2–3个唇状突（rimportulae）,放射排列的线纹等特征,区别于其他侧链藻。     

多胺对3株硅藻生长的影响

为探究多胺对硅藻生长的影响,以精胺、亚精胺、腐胺、尸胺和苯乙胺为外源多胺,对角毛藻Chaetoceros sp.、小新月菱形藻Phaeodactylum tricornutum Bohlin以及威氏海链藻Conticribra weissflogii进行室内添加培养。结果表明:同一温度下,不同多胺对不同硅藻生长存在特异性差异。亚精胺对角毛藻的生长起促进作用;尸胺对小新月菱形藻起促生长作用,而精胺对小新月菱形藻起抑生长作用;多胺对威氏海链藻生长前期(13 d前)主要起促生长作用,后期起抑生长作用(13 d后)。因此,适时适量添加多胺可有效促进硅藻的生长,提高硅藻的繁殖效率。     

Redeposition of volcaniclastic sediments by a tsunami 4600 years ago at Kushima City,south-eastern Kyushu,Japan

The Hyuga-nada Sea, south-eastern Kyushu, Japan, is located between a strong (Nankai Trough) and a weak interplate coupling zone (Ryukyu Trench). Over the past 400 years this area has only experienced Magnitude 7·5 earthquakes or smaller and associated small-scale tsunamis. However, this short historical record most likely does not include the full range of high magnitude, low frequency giant earthquakes that might have occurred in the region. Thus, it is still unclear whether giant earthquakes and their associated tsunamis have occurred in this region. This paper reports on a prehistoric tsunami deposit discovered in a coastal lowland in south-eastern Kyushu facing the Hyuga-nada Sea. There is a reddish-brown pumiceous layer preserved in a non-marine, organic-rich mud sequence obtained from onshore sediment cores. This layer is recognized as the ca 4600 year old Kirishima-Miike tephra (that is now placed around 4500 years ago) sourced from Mount Kirishima, southern Kyushu. Another whitish pumiceous layer is evident below the Kirishima-Miike tephra in almost all of the sediment cores. A relatively high percentage of marine and brackish diatoms is recorded within this lower pumiceous layer (but not in the surrounding muds or in the overlying Kirishima-Miike tephra), indicating a marine or beach sediment source. Plant material obtained from organic-rich mud immediately below the event layer was dated to ca 4430 to 4710 cal yr bp , providing a limiting-maximum age for this marine incursion event. The presence of marine diatoms below the event layer is probably explained by pre-seismic subsidence. An absence of the resting spore of the planktonic brackish diatom Cheatoceros and the appearance of the freshwater diatom Eunotia serra immediately above the event layer probably represents a marked change to a relatively low-salinity environment. Assuming that there were no significant local geomorphological changes, such as drainage obstruction caused by formation of a new barrier spit, it is considered that co-seismic or immediate post-seismic uplift are the most likely explanations for this notable environmental change. Based on the crustal movements noted before and after the marine incursion, this event is interpreted here as an earthquake-generated tsunami. Moreover, because of these notable seismic crustal movements the tsunamigenic earthquake probably occurred immediately offshore of the study site.