输水明渠着生藻类群落结构特征对水动力条件的响应

明渠输水系统的着生藻类异常增殖会淤塞拦污栅,降低明渠输水能力,并增加清理工作压力。目前,有关着生藻类对水动力的响应研究多在天然河流、湖泊中开展野外原型观测,针对混凝土衬砌表面着生藻类的水动力研究仍然少见。由于混凝土基质与泥沙基质的显著差异,着生藻类在衬砌明渠和自然水体中对水动力的响应特性不同。为探究水动力对明渠着生藻类生长及群落结构的影响,特开展明渠中着生藻类的培养观测及水动力冲刷实验。通过分析着生藻类叶绿素a含量、群落结构、无灰干重、细胞密度等指标,以探究不同基质粗糙度、不同生长阶段的着生藻类对不同水动力条件的响应。结果表明:着生藻类建群过程具有3个明显阶段,分别为迟滞期、指数生长期、稳定期;随着流速增大,着生藻类生物量先上升后下降,当流速v>0.6 m/s时,着生藻类的生长被显著抑制;冲刷流速增大至v=0.8 m/s的2天后,着生藻类生物量显著减少,群落多样性下降。在着生藻类建群迟滞期(实验中约3周),该阶段提高流速对着生藻类生物量的冲刷剥离效果最明显;基质粗糙度越小,着生藻类建群迟滞期越长,通过水力冲刷的除藻效果越明显。本研究探索了不同水动力条件下明渠着生藻类的响应规律,有...     

内蒙古乌梁素海“黄苔”暴发卫星遥感动态监测

通过综合分析"黄苔"、芦苇、明水体和陆地等地物在EOS/MODIS图像上不同波段的光谱特征,提出了利用EOS/MODIS可见光、近红外波段数据提取"黄苔"信息的方法.结合乌梁素海"黄苔"实地考察资料和高空间分辨率的中巴资源卫星CBERS/CCD数据对MODIS数据监测"黄苔"的结果进行了比对验证.研究结果表明,本文提出的方法可以对"黄苔"进行有效的监测.同时提出了简单可行的去除程辐射影响的大气校正方法,利用MODIS 2008年5-10月的数据对内蒙古乌梁素海的"黄苔"灾情进行了动态监测,获得了乌梁素海"黄苔"灾情发生发展的特征信息,乌梁素海在2008年5月初开始出现"黄苔",6-7月份发生大面积"黄苔"暴发,进入8月以后"黄苔"开始逐渐消退,10月份基本消失,并初步分析了"黄苔"暴发的原因.     

附着藻类对太湖沉积物磷释放的影响

附着藻类是清水态浅水湖泊的重要组成部分,为了解附着藻类对湖泊沉积物磷释放的影响,在室内柱状装置中,将尼龙网所培养的附着藻类加盖到太湖沉积物上,即处理组,并设置无附着藻类加盖的对照组,进行为期13d的实验.结果表明:加附着藻类的处理组中的无机磷释放速率显著低于无附着藻类的对照组.与对照组相比,实验期间加附着藻类的处理组释放到水体中的磷,平均减少1.16mg.其中附着藻类吸收了0.81mg磷(70%),而附着藻类通过光合作用改变沉积物表面的氧环境抑制了0.35mg磷的释放(30%).研究表明,底栖附着藻类可以通过吸收磷和抑制沉积物磷释放降低水中营养盐含量.     

辽河太子河流域藻类植物群落结构及其季节变化

2010年9月到2011年9月分4次对太子河流域的藻类植物群落组成、丰度及优势种进行调查分析.共设置17个采样点,经鉴定共有藻类植物8门120属328种(包括21种变种).藻类植物群落以硅藻最多,有36属144种,占总体的43.77%;其次是绿藻,有49属117种,占总体的35.56%;蓝藻居第3位,有22属38种,占总体的11.85%.调查期间,太子河流域藻类植物细胞丰度在夏、秋季较高,丰度平均值分别为6.80×10⁷和3.29×10⁷cells/L;在春季较低,丰度平均值为1.36×10⁷cells/L.优势度分析显示,太子河流域各季节的藻类植物优势种都在5种以上,主要优势种有巨颤藻(Oscillatoria princeps Vauch.)、链丝藻(Hormidium flaccidum(Kütz.)Br.)、偏生毛枝藻(Stigeoclonium subsecundum(Kütz.)Haz.)等.藻类植物的Jaccard种类相似性指数在0.19~0.46之间.太子河流域藻类植物种类组成及细胞丰度均有明显的季节变化.     

沉水植物附植生物群落生态学研究进展

在高等水生植物表面经常附着生长着藻类、真菌和细菌等,这些有机群体组成附植生物群落,在大中型浅水湖泊中普遍存在.附植生物群落具有特定的物种组成和空间结构,并随季节推移和沉水植物生长表现出一定的动态变化特征.附植生物群落与宿主植物及周围水体环境联系密切,不仅能够表征水体营养盐、光照、温度等环境因子特征,与沉水植物、食草动物、浮游植物等水生生物类群也存在不同的相互作用.水生生态系统中,附植生物群落参与水体营养物质转化,在草-藻型湖泊生态系统的相互转化过程中起重要作用;其较高的初级生产力作为水生动物重要的食物来源,增加了食物网的多样性;同时,附植生物群落因其独特的生理生态特征正逐渐被应用于水质净化和水环境质量监测.本文在综述近年来附植生物群落研究进展的基础上,分析了附植生物群落的组成结构和动态变化特征,阐述了附植生物群落在水生生态系统中的功能,可为湖泊富营养化治理,尤其是沉水植被的生态修复和管理提供科学依据.     

Characteristics of major and trace elements in surface sediments of the Makran Accretionary Prism,Pakistan and their implications for natural gas hydrates

To accurately identify the natural gas hydrates (NGH) in the sea area of the Makran Accretionary Prism, Pakistan, this paper presents the testing and analysis of major and trace elements in sediment samples taken from two stations (S₂ and S₃) in the area by the China Geological Survey. As shown by testing results, all major elements are slightly different in content between the two stations except SiO₂ and CaO. This also applies to the trace elements that include Sr and Ba primarily and Cr, Ni and Zn secondarily. It can be concluded in this study that the tectonic setting of the Makran Accretionary Prism is dominated by oceanic island arc and that provenance of the Makran Accretionary Prism is dominated by felsic igneous provenance, which is at the initial weathering stage and mainly consists of granodiorite. Besides terrigenous detritus, there are sediments possibly originating from Makran-Bela Ophiolite from the northwestern part and Murray Ridge igneous rocks from the southeastern part. The V/Cr, Ni/Co, and V/(V+Ni) ratios indicate that sediments of the two stations are in an oxidation-suboxidation environment. However, the authors infer that the sedimentary environment of the sediments 3.0 m below the seafloor tends to be gradually transformed into a reduction environment by comparison with the Qiongdongnan Basin in the South China Sea where NGH has been discovered. The sediments in the Makran Accretionary Prism are rich in organic matter, with total organic carbon (TOC) content greater than 1%. According to comprehensive research, the organic matter in the sediments mainly originates from marine algae and has high TOC content, which is favorable for the formation of NGH.     

Vertical material flux under seasonal sea ice in the Okhotsk Sea north of Hokkaido, Japan

Downward material fluxes under seasonal sea ice were measured using a time-series sediment trap installed at an offshore site in the Okhotsk Sea north of Hokkaido, Japan, from 13 January to 23 March 2005. The maximum fluxes of lithogenic material (753 mg m⁻² day⁻¹) and organic matter (mainly detritus; 333 mg m⁻² day⁻¹) were recorded during the period in which sea ice drifted ashore and increased in extent, from 13 January to 9 February. Organic matter as fecal pellets (81–93 mg m⁻² day⁻¹) and opal as biosilica (51–67 mg m⁻² day⁻¹), representing diatom fluxes, were abundant in sediment trap samples obtained during the period of full sea ice coverage from 10 February to 9 March. Microscopic observations revealed that fecal pellets were largely diatom frustules, suggesting that zooplankton actively grazed on ice algae during the period of full sea ice coverage. During the period of retreating sea ice, from 10 to 23 March, the phytoplankton flux showed a rapid increase (from 9.5 to 22.5 × 10⁶ cells m⁻² day⁻¹), reflecting their release into the water column as the sea ice melted. Our results demonstrate that the quantity and quality of sinking biogenic and lithogenic materials vary with the seasonal extent of sea ice in mid-winter.     

Seasonal variability of Holocene climate: a palaeolimnological study on varved sediments in Lake Jues (Harz Mountains, Germany)

Studies combining sedimentological and biological evidence to reconstruct Holocene climate beyond the major changes, and especially seasonality, are rare in Europe, and are nearly completely absent in Germany. The present study tries to reconstruct changes of seasonality from evidence of annual algal successions within the framework of well-established pollen zonation and ¹⁴C-AMS dates from terrestrial plants. Laminated Holocene sediments in Lake Jues (10°20.7′ E, 51°39.3′ N, 241 m a.s.l.), located at the SW margin of the Harz Mountains, central Germany, were studied for sediment characteristics, pollen, diatoms and coccal green algae. An age model is based on 21 calibrated AMS radiocarbon dates from terrestrial plants. The sedimentary record covers the entire Holocene period. Trophic status and circulation/stagnation patterns of the lake were inferred from algal assemblages, the subannual structure of varves and the physico-chemical properties of the sediment. During the Holocene, mixing conditions alternated between di-, oligo- and meromictic depending on length and variability of spring and fall periods, and the stability of winter and summer weather. The trophic state was controlled by nutrient input, circulation patterns and the temperature-dependent rates of organic production and mineralization. Climate shifts, mainly in phase with those recorded from other European regions, are inferred from changing limnological conditions and terrestrial vegetation. Significant changes occurred at 11,600 cal. yr. BP (Preboreal warming), between 10,600 and 10,100 cal. yr. BP (Boreal cooling), and between 8,400 and 4,550 cal. yr. BP (warm and dry interval of the Atlantic). Since 4,550 cal. yr. BP the climate became gradually cooler, wetter and more oceanic. This trend was interrupted by warmer and dryer phases between 3,440 and 2,850 cal. yr. BP and, likely, between 2,500 and 2,250 cal. yr. BP.     

Morphotaxonomy and seasonal distribution of planktonic and benthic Prorocentrales in Karachi waters, Pakistan Northern Arabian Sea

Morphotaxonomy and seasonal abundance of dinoflagellates of the genera Prorocentrum and Mesoporos(Prorocentrales) were studied from nutrient-rich waters,Karachi Harbor and the mouth of the Manora Channel,Pakistan during May 2002-July 2003.Using both light and scanning electron microscopy,13 species of Prorocentrales were identified according to cell shape,size,ornamentation of thecal plates,and architecture of apical platelets,apical pore area,marginal pores,and intercalary bands.P.sigmoides,P.arcuatum,P.scutellum,P.donghaiense,P.balticum,P.minimum,P.emarginatum,P.lima,P.faustiae,and Mesoporos perforatus constitute new records for sindh coast of Pakistan.The most abundant species were P.minimum/P.balticum(4.5×103 cells/L),P.micans(1.1×103 cells/L),P.gracile/P.sigmoides(2.5×102 cells/L) and P.donghaiense(6.6×103 cells/L) at temperatures of 29-31℃ and salinities of 35-40.Maximum abundance was observed in winter and lower abundance in summer.There was no significant change in the distribution of species between stations except for the benthic species which occurred close to Karachi Harbor waters.Significant positive correlations were observed between Prorocentrum spp.and temperature(R 2 =0.27) and negative correlations with salinity(R 2 =-0.32) except for P.minimum and P.emarginatum which has negative correlation with temperature(R 2 =-0.24) and positive with salinity(R 2 =0.08,0.19).The finding of potential okadaic-acid producing species of benthic Prorocentrum call for monitoring for possible human health problems in this region.