Successful colonization of the calanoid copepod Acartia tonsa in the oligo-mesohaline area of the Gironde estuary (SW France) – Natural or anthropogenic forcing?

The copepod Acartia tonsa appeared in Europe in the first half of the 20th century and colonized progressively European seas and estuaries, possibly transferred from North Atlantic Coast of America. It had been reported in the polyhaline area of the Gironde estuary for a long time but was first recorded in the oligo-mesohaline area in 1983. Its abundance has been increasing significantly. High abundances of A. tonsa were reported since 1999, supplanting the abundances of its autochthonous congeneric species, Acartia bifilosa. This colonization was characterized by analyzing the mean seasonal variability: (1) for three 5-year periods corresponding to three different steps of A. tonsa appearance (1978–1982, A. tonsa was absent; 1988–1992, low abundances of the species; and 1999–2003, high abundances of A. tonsa) in the oligo-mesohaline area and (2) for three stations distributed along the salinity gradient during the recent period. The aim of this work was to define if this colonization was due to natural or anthropogenic forcing and to evaluate its possible impact on autochthonous zooplanktonic community.Both natural and anthropogenic forcings seem to explain the colonization of Acartia tonsa in the oligo-mesohaline area of the Gironde estuary. First records (1983–1988) could be due to marine water inputs caused by high values of the North Atlantic Oscillation index. The global warming which caused the increase of the summer warm period, the marinisation of the system and the local decrease of the turbidity should have been the key factors favoring the establishment of the species. Anthropogenic forcings as the establishment of the nuclear power plant which locally causes warmer conditions are also important factors explaining the differences of seasonal cycle observed between oligo-mesohaline area and other stations: the seasonal pattern of A. tonsa in the oligo-mesohaline area was indeed characterized by an autumnal peak of abundances which has been observed in other stations and in many North European estuaries, and by a second spring peak that had only been observed in Southern estuaries.The introduction of Acartia tonsa in the Gironde estuary significantly changed the seasonal pattern of autochthonous copepods, by limiting their seasonal abundances without affecting their long-term population stability. Finally, the successful colonization of A. tonsa had led to the spread of the seasonal zooplanktonic production which could have had an impact on fish and shrimp productions.     

Resource Competition and Selective Grazing of Plankton in a Multispecies Pelagic Food Web Model*

Abstract. An idealized mathematical, multispecies model of the pelagic foodweb was used to explore the impact of resource competition, selective grazing, and species composition within each trophic level on the structure and functioning of a foodweb at a variety of light irradiance and nutrient levels. This concept is based on the general assumption that poorly edible species are poor competitors. The concept demonstrates that with increasing eutrophication, specialists in competition will be replaced by generalists and subsequently by poorly edible primary producers. Controlling factors not only determine the growth rate of primary producers but also select predators according to their ability to utilize the energy fixation of the system. Plankton community structure seems to adapt in such a way that the energy fixation rate of the system is optimized at a given set of nutrients and light. Red tides, dense algal blooms in shallow lakes and the varying results of biomanipulation in shallow lakes, can be explained by the concept of selective grazing. If this assumption is correct, the same ecosystem concept may be applicable for terrestrial ecosystems.     

福建九龙江口入海泥沙的扩散和河口湾的现代沉积

本文阐述了40年来九龙江入海泥沙量增加了两倍,入海泥沙在海门岛—鸡屿一带的浅滩区,其年平均淤积8—10cm,一次洪水流域搬来悬浮泥沙,使河口湾新淤积层厚2—3cm.并指出、进入河口湾的三条汉河各有独立的扇形粗粒冲积浅滩;悬移质的粉砂、粘土粒扩散至鼓浪屿以南海域;构成三角洲沉积主体的河口浅滩区的沉积速度由入海泥沙倍增而相应地加快进行.     

中国和越南青蟹线粒体16S rRNA基因序列分析

为确定我国青蟹的分类地位及其资源的合理利用与保护提供理论依据，对中国和越南青蟹的线粒体16S rRNA基因片段序列进行了测定，并同Genbank中其他青蟹的序列进行了比较，分析研究了青蟹种内和种间的遗传差异及其分类地位。结果显示：中、越青蟹个体间序列差异极小，与Genbank中Scylla paramamosain同源片段序列的相似性达到99％以上．而与其他3种青蟹的差异达3．91％～8．41％。所得序列与S．paramamosain，S．serrata，S．olivacea及s．tranquebarica的遗传距离分别为0．002，0．075，0．087，0．042，种间遗传距离远大于种内距离。序列特征、遗传距离和系统进化分析结果都表明本文研究的中国和越南青蟹均为S．paramamosain。     

Halophilic Vibrios in the waters of Xiamen Harbor and Daya Bay

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厦门浔江海域棘皮动物若干生态特点

本文报道了厦门浔江海域棘皮动物调查的结果：初步鉴定棘皮动物46种，年平均生物量23.02g/m^2，栖息密度127个/m^2。对浔江海域棘皮动物的种类组成、数量分布等生态特点进行初步研究。     

九龙江口海域中磷的化学形态分布

根据１９８７年３月至１９８８年１２月笔者在九龙江口、厦门西海域的调查研究资料，着重讨论颗粒态磷（ＰＰ）、溶解态无机磷（ＤＩＰ）、溶解态有机磷（ＤＯＰ）、总磷（ＴＰ）等各种形态磷的含量分布、季节变化，及其与叶绿素（Ｃｈｌ．ａ）、总悬浮物量（ＴＳＭ）等其他要素的关系。     

雷州半岛红树林滩涂底栖生物多样性的初步研究

分析了广东省雷州半岛红树林滩涂底栖生物种类组成与数量分布特点，用Shan non-Wiener多样性指数(H′)、Pielous种类均匀度(J)、种类丰度(D)、Berger-Parker优势度指数(I)4个测定红树林群落种类多样性指标进行数值分析。结果表明，调查所采获的底栖生物种类共有68科165种，种类组成以软体动物和甲壳类动物为主。红树林滩涂全年平均生物量为223．25g／m^2，平均栖息密度为2lO．97个／m^2。H′甚高，2个季度平均为2．2633～2.7411，J平均为0．6407～0．6411，D平均达到1．4910～2．6232。全年各类群生物组成中，生物量及栖息密度以软体动物居首位。红树林滩涂底栖生物主要经济种类有中国绿螂(Glauconome chinensis)、四角蛤蜊(Mactrar Mactra) veneriformis)、青蛤(Cyclinasinensis)等20多种。