Thermal constraints on the respiration and excretion rates of krill,Euphausia hanseni and Nematoscelis megalops,in the northern Benguela upwelling system off Namibia

Rates of respiration and ammonia excretion of Euphausia hanseni and Nematoscelis megalops were determined experimentally at four temperatures representative of conditions encountered by these euphausiid species in the northern Benguela upwelling environment. The respiration rate increased from 7.7 µmol O₂ h^?1 g_ww ^?1 at 5 °C to 18.1 µmol O₂ h^?1 g_ww ^?1 at 20 °C in E. hanseni and from 7.0 µmol O₂ h^?1 g_ww ^?1 (5 °C) to 23.4 µmol O₂ h^?1 g_ww ^?1 (20 °C) in N. megalops. The impact of temperature on oxygen uptake of the two species differed significantly. Nematoscelis megalops showed thermal adaptations to temperatures between 5 °C and 10 °C (Q₁₀ = 1.9) and metabolic constraint was evident at higher temperatures (Q₁₀ = 2.6). In contrast, E. hanseni showed adaptations to temperatures of 10–20 °C (Q₁₀ = 1.5) and experienced metabolic depression below 10 °C (Q₁₀ = 2.6). Proteins were predominantly metabolised by E. hanseni in contrast to lipids by N. megalops. Carbon demand of N. megalops between 5 and 15 °C was lower than in E. hanseni versus equal food requirements at 20 °C. It is concluded that the two species display different physiological adaptations, based on their respective temperature adaptations, which are mirrored in their differential vertical positioning in the water column.     

The diel cycle of carbonyl sulfide in marine surface waters: Field study results and a simple model

The concentrations of atmospheric and dissolved carbonyl sulfide (COS) were measured during a Lagrangian study aboard the R/V Meteor in the northeast Atlantic Ocean, April/May 1992, and during a campaign on the research platform Nordsee in the German Bight (southeastern North Sea), September 1992. The arithmetic means and standard deviations of the COS saturation ratios were 1.27 ± 0.58 (northeast Atlantic) and 3.23 ± 0.73 (German Bight). Sea surface COS showed a pronounced diel cycle with highest concentrations in the late afternoon and a mean concentration amplitude of about 2. To account for this diel cycle, we analyze our results using a simple empirical model, which includes a zeroth order photoproduction constant, sea surface UV light intensity, and terms for hydrolysis removal and air-sea exchange. Fitted and observed COS concentrations agreed to within11 % (northeast Atlantic) and 14% (German Bight). The in situ COS photoproduction constants were (0.030 ± 0.008) fmol L^–1 s^–1 W^–1 m² in the northeast Atlantic (n = 8) and (0.17 ± 0.07) fmol L^–1 s^–1 W^–1 m² in the German Bight (n = 10). After normalization to the cloud cover corrected UV irradiance at 40 latitude, we obtained sea surface COS production rates of (0.034 ± 0.017) nmol L^–1 d^–1 in the northeast Atlantic and (1.62 ± 0.62) nmol L^–1 d^–1 in the German Bight. Currently available in situ photoproduction rates show a high degree of correlation with the UV absorbance (r ² = 0.98, n = 4) and fluorescence (r ² = 0.85, n = 4) of chromophoric dissolved organic matter (CDOM). The regional differences between the COS productivity in the northeast Atlantic Ocean and the German Bight is attributed to the distribution pattern of CDOM optical properties.     

去眼柄对凡纳滨对虾(Litopenaeus vannamei)稚虾耗氧率昼夜节律的影响

采用流水装置测定去眼柄对凡纳滨对虾稚虾 (Litopenaeusvannamei)耗氧率昼夜节律的影响。实验水温为 2 5℃± 0 .5℃ ,实验虾规格为 (2 .2 6 6± 0 .0 13) g。实验结果表明 :1、去眼柄对凡纳滨对虾稚虾耗氧率的高峰和低峰发生的时间产生影响。正常组对虾耗氧率的高峰多发生在夜间 ,低峰多发生在日间 ;去眼柄后 ,对虾耗氧率的高峰和低峰则大都发生在日间 ;2、去眼柄对虾的日间和夜间的平均耗氧率差异不显著 (P >0 .0 5 ) ,而正常对虾夜间平均耗氧率显著高于日间 34.79% (P <0 .0 5 ) ;3、去眼柄对对虾的平均耗氧率未产生显著的影响(P >0 .0 5 )。     

Vertical Migration of Sound Scatterers in the Southern Yellow Sea in Summer

Acoustic volume backscattering strength data were collected and Conductivity Temperature Depth (CTD) measur e m e n t s were conducted in the southern Yellow Sea in summer 2005 and 2006. The high temporal and vertical resolution acoustic data measured with a 307 kHz Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) and a 250 kHz acoustic Doppler profile (ADP) had dominant diel variation, which resulted from vertical migration of sound scatterers. Some scatterers congregating in the bottom layer in the daytime migrated upward at dusk, and migrated downward into the bottom layer at dawn. The migration speeds were estimated. More than 33 days data show that the diel migration varies with time. The feature of migration measured with ADCP and ADP is consistent to some extent with what is described in the study on vertical migration of zooplankton in the southern Yellow Sea with conventional net samples.     

三亚湾浮游动物的昼夜垂直移动

1998年11月和1999年1、4、8月在三亚湾(109°28′6″E,18°13′36″N;水深约15m)进行了24h的浮游动物昼夜连续分层采样。结果表明,浮游动物的昼夜垂直移动季节变化显著,春季在中上层(0—10m)分布,夏季营显著的白天下降、夜晚上升的移动。三亚湾浮游动物的昼夜垂直移动可划分为移动显著和不显著两大类型,前者又可划分为白天下降、夜晚上升,白天上升、夜晚下降,傍晚和清晨上升、白天和夜晚下降3种类型;后者又可划分为中上层分布和各水层均匀分布2种类型。此外,有些种类的昼夜垂直移动无明显的规律。光照是影响浮游动物昼夜垂直移动的重要因素。浮游植物密度与浮游动物的昼夜垂直移动关系不密切。夏季浮游动物的大型种类肥胖箭虫(Sagittaenflata)、亚强次真哲水蚤(Subeucalanussubcrassus)可以穿越温跃层的上界而进入表层。浮游动物昼夜垂直移动的幅度不但与种类的个体大小有关,而且也与水深和种类的习性有关。