Control mechanisms of diel vertical migration: Theoretical assumptions

We explore control mechanisms underlying the vertical migration of zooplankton in the water column under the predator-avoidance hypothesis. Two groups of assumptions in which the organisms are assumed to migrate vertically in order to minimize realized or effective predation pressure (type-I) and to minimize changes in realized or effective predation pressure (type-II), respectively, are investigated. Realized predation pressure is defined as the product of light intensity and relative predation abundance and the part of realized predation pressure that really affects organisms is termed as effective predation pressure. Although both types of assumptions can lead to the migration of zooplankton to avoid the mortality from predators, only the mechanisms based on type-II assumptions permit zooplankton to undergo a normal diel vertical migration (morning descent and evening ascent). The assumption of minimizing changes in realized predation pressure is based on consideration of DVM induction only by light intensity and predators. The assumption of minimizing changes in effective predation pressure takes into account, apart from light and predators also the effects of food and temperature. The latter assumption results in the same expression of migration velocity as the former one when both food and temperature are constant over water depth. A significant characteristic of the two type-II assumptions is that the relative change in light intensity plays a primary role in determining the migration velocity. The photoresponse is modified by other environmental variables: predation pressure, food and temperature. Both light and predation pressure are necessary for organisms to undertake DVM. We analyse the effect of each single variable. The modification of the phototaxis of migratory organisms depends on the vertical distribution of these variables. (C) 2001 Academic Press.

Community structure and seasonal dynamics of planktonic ciliates along salinity gradients

The ciliate community structure and seasonal dynamics in a solar saltern of the Yellow Sea were studied based oil 4 sampling dates and 8 stations with salinities from 27.7 parts per thousand to 311.0 parts per thousand. The effects of the type and concentration of the fixative used (Lugol's and Bouin's) were tested at the first sampling date. Fixative type and fixative concentration had significant effects on ciliate abundance and blovolume, with 1% Lugol's giving the best results. A detailed investigation using live observations and protargol staining techniques revealed a total of 98 morphospecies from 8 sampling stations. There was obvious seasonal variation in species composition at most of the stations, but this tended to be less distinct with increasing salinity, as the dominant ciliate group shifted from oligotrichs to heterotrichs. Ciliate abundance varied from 4.40 x 10(1) to 2.11 x 10(5) cells l(-1) and biomass ranged between 2.39 and 9.87 x 10(3) mu g Cl-1 (at a salinity of 147.6 parts per thousand). Both abundance and biomass decreased abruptly when salinity exceeded 100-150 parts per thousand. Statistical analyses Suggested that the dynamics of ciliate abundance and biomass were regulated by both salinity and by season, but those of diversity and species richness were mainly controlled by salinity and both significantly decreased with increasing salinity. (C) 2009 Elsevier GmbH. All rights reserved.

Antioxidant activities of sulfated polysaccharide fractions from Porphyra haitanesis

Three sulfated polysaccharide fractions (F1, F2, and F3) were isolated from Porphyra haitanesis, an important economic alga in China, through anion-exchange column chromatography and their in vitro antioxidant activities were investigated in this study. Galactose was the main sugar unit of the three fractions. The analytical results indicated that polysaccharide fractions from P. haitanesis had similar chemical components to porphyran from other species, but differed in their high sulfate content. The sulfate content of F1, F2 and F3 was 17.4%, 20.5% and 33.5% respectively. All three polysaccharide fractions showed antioxidant activities. They had strong scavenging effect on superoxide radical, and much weaker effect on hydroxyl free radical. Lipid peroxide in rat liver microsome was significantly inhibited, and H2O2 induced hemolysis of rat erythrocyte was partly inhibited by F1, F2 and F3. Among them, F3 showed strongest scavenging effect on superoxide radical; F2 had strongest effect on hydroxyl radical and lipid peroxide.

青海茶卡-共和盆地及其毗邻地区种子植物区系

茶卡-共和盆地及其毗邻地区位于青海省的东部,约处于北纬34°45'～37°00',东经98°45'～101°30'.海拔2 800～5 305 m,面积约38 300 km2,属于高原大陆性气候类型.本区共有野生种子植物59科、277属、854种.分别占青海省总科数的65.56%、总属数的54.53%、总种数的37.37%.区系特征如下:1、种类相对较贫乏,木本更贫乏.2、就属的层面而言,本区属于以北温带成分,特别是欧亚大陆温、寒地带典型成分为优势的,兼具旱生温性、耐寒温性和高寒类型的温带区系性质.3、许多种、属和热带类型均以本区为边缘分布区,因而区系的边缘性质明显.4、为青藏高原高寒区系、黄土高原温性(草原)植物区系和亚洲东部荒漠区系在我国的交汇过渡区,区系的过渡性质明显.5、是青藏高原植物亚区唐古特地区的一部分.6、是青海植物区系或"唐古特植物地区"划分植物亚地区的关键区域.

~(99)Tc~m-明胶的制备和生物分布

为考察明胶静脉注射后在机体内的吸收及分布情况,用~(99)Tc~m对明胶进行整体标记,然后将标记物~(99)Tc~m-明胶静脉注射于小鼠和家兔体内,检测不同时间后标记物的生物分布.结果表明,明胶可以被~(99)Tc~m所标记,且标记产物~(99)Tc~m-明胶放化纯大于95%;小鼠体内分布显示其具有较高肾摄取率,5 min时小鼠肾的摄取率达到29.36%/g,20 min时可以达到66.88%/g;家兔双肾显像清晰.说明~(99)Tc~m-明胶具有特异性肾分布的特点.

海北高寒草甸生态系统定位站辐射气候特征

以2000—03到2001—02的辐射观测资料，分析了海北高寒草甸生态系统定位站地区辐射及各分光辐射的变化特征．将为高寒草甸生态系统的物质循环、能量流动、草地生产力形成机制等问题的研究提供科学依据。结果表明：海北站区Eg、Er、UV、PAR、NIR和En具有明显的日、年变化，年内其总量分别达6278．867MJ／m^2、1515．139MJ／m^2、311．242MJ／m^2、2576．777MJ／m^2、3397．404MJ／m^2和2542．950MJ／m^2，其中在植物生长期的5—9月分别为3181．215MJ／m^2、698．021MJ／m^2、165．955MJ／m^2、1133．965MJ／m^2、1673．871MJ／m^2和1668．805MJ／m^2。年内Er、UV、PAR、NIR和Eh占Eg的比例分别为0．242、0．048、0．410、0．540和0．410，在植物生长期分别为0．219、0．052、0．413、0.528和0．527。对Eg和PAR提出了下列形式的模拟求算式．Eg=Eg0（0．089．7＋0．9768S／S0）和PAR=-3.8044＋0.4177％，模拟效果较好，可利用有关常规气象观测资料进行估算。

高寒草甸小气候考察研究

文章介绍了海北高寒草甸试验区的野外考察现场和考察情况，并对青海海北高寒草甸矮嵩矮嵩草草甸试验区的小气候考察结果进行了讨论，结果表明：高寒草甸地区具有明显高寒大陆性气候特征，日较差大，日照时间长，地表强度具明显的周期变化，太阳辐射强烈，全年总辐射量5.866～6.704*10~6KJ/m~2，但较湿润，可为研究高寒草甸小气候特点、局地生态环境和指导生产实践提供科学依据。

Reproductive biology of great cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis) in the qinghai-tibet plateau

There have been no detailed studies on reproductive biology of the Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis) in Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. We conducted such investigations during the breeding seasons of 1999 and 2000 in Qinghai-Lake Bird Isle, China. Great Cormorants began to migrate to Qinghai-Lake for reproduction from the middle of March and left from early October at the end of reproduction. Nesting periods were from early April to mid June and took 50 days. Egg-laying occurred during the three weeks from the end of April to 20 May. Females typically laid an egg every 1-2 days until clutch completion. Mean clutch size in the study area over two years was 3.3 (SE +/- 0.13, N = 68, range 1-5) and most (66.18%) fell within the range 3-4 eggs. Length of eggs averaged 61.01 mm and breadth averaged 34.13 mm. Fresh egg weight averaged 57.34 g (SE +/- 0.36, range 46.0-73.7 g, N = 179). Hatching success was 48.7% and fledging success was 64.9% over two years. Decline of available fish resources in Qinghai-Lake might be one of main causes of lower reproductive success. The causes of chick loss were possibly high altitude, high winds and prolonged rain.

新疆东昆仑蛇绿岩岩石学、地球化学特征及其大地构造意义

The East Kunlun area of Xinjiang (briefly EKAX) is the western part of broadly speaking East Kunlun orogenic zone. The absence of geological data (especially ophiolites) on this area has constrained our recognition to its geology since many years. Fund by National 305 Item (96-915-06-03), this paper, by choosing the two ophiolite zones (Muztag and Southwestern Margin of Aqikekule Lake ophiolite zones) exposed at EKAX as the studied objects and by the analysis of thin section, electron probe, XRF, ICP-MS, SEM and Sm-Nd isotope, totally and sys ematically dealt with the field geological, petrological, minerological, petrochemical and geochemical characteristics (including trace, rare earth element and Sm-Nd isotope) and the tectonic setting indicated by them for each ophilite zone. Especially, this paper discussed the trace and rare earth element patterns for metamorphic peridotites, their implications and related them to the other components of ophiolite in order to totally disclose ophiolite origins. Besides, this paper also studied the petrological, geochemical and paleobiological characteristics for the cherts coexsisted with the Muztag ophiolite and the tectonic setting indicated by them. Based on these, the author discussed the tectonic evolution from Proterozoic to Permian for this area. For Muztag ophiolite, their field geological, petrological, minerological, petrochemical and geochemical characteristics show that: ① outcropped along the Muztag-Jingyuhu fault with west-to-east strike, the ophiolite is composed of such three components as metamorphic peridotites, cumulates and volcanic rocks; ② metamophic peridotites consist of such types as lherzolites, serpentinized lherzolites and serpentinites, only pyroxenites is seen of cumulates and volcanic rocks include basalts, basaltic andesites and andesites; ③ mineralogical data on this ophiolite suggest it formed in supra-subduction zone (SSZ)environment, and its mantle wedge is heterogeneous; ④ whole-rock TiO_2 and Al_2O_3 of metamorphic peridotites indicate their original environment with the MORB and SSZ characteristics; ⑤ metamorphic peridotites have depleted LREE and flat REE patterns and volcanic rocks have enriched LREE patterns; ⑥ trace element characteristics of metamorphic peridotites imply that they had undergone Nb and Ta enrichment event after partial melting; ⑦ trace element characteristics of volcanic rocks and their tectonic diagrams show they are formed in the spreading and developed island arc environment with back-arc basin, such as rifted island arc, which is supported by the ε_(Nd)(t) -2.11～+3.44. In summary, the above evidence implies that Muztag ophiolite is formed in SSZ environment, where heterogeneous mantle wedge was metasomatised by the silica-enriched melt from subducted sediments and/or oceanic crust, which makes the mantle wedge enriched again, and this enriched mantle wedge later partially melted to form the volcanic rocks. For Southwestern Margin of Aqikekule Lake ophiolite, their field geological, petrological, minerological, petrochemical and geochemical characteristics show that: ① it outcropped as tectonic slices along the near west-to-east strike Kunzhong fault and is composed of metamorphic perodotties, cumulates and volcanic rocks, in which, chromites are distributed in the upper part of metamorphic peridotites as pods, or in the lower part of cumulates as near-strata; ② metamorphic peridotites include serpentinites, chromite-bearing serpentinites, thlorite-epidote schists and chromitites, of which, chromitites have nodular and orbicular structure, and cumulates include pyroxenits, serpentinites, chromite-bearing serpentinites, chromites and metamorphically mafic rocks and only basalts are seen in volcanic rocks; ③ Cr# of chromites suggest that they formed in the SSZ and Al_2O_3 and TiO_2 of metamorphic peridotites also suggest SSZ environment; ④metamorphic peridotites have V type and enriched LREE patterns, cumulates have from strongly depleted LREE, flat REE to enriched LREE patterns with universally striking positive Eu anomalies and basalts show flat REE or slight enriched LREE patterns with no Eu anomalies; ⑤ trace element and Sm-Nd isotope characteristics of metamorphic peridotites imply their strikingly heterogeneous mantle character(ε_(Nd)(t)+4.39～+26.20) and later Nb, Ta fertilization; ⑥ trace element characteristics of basalts and their tectonic diagrams show they probably formed in the rifted island arc or back-arc basin enviromnent. In summary, the above evidence shows that this ophiolite formed in the SSZ environment and melts from subudcted plate are joined during its formation. Rare earth element, whole-rock and sedimentary characteristics of cherts with the Muztag ophiolite show that they formed in the continental margin environment with developed back-arc basin, and radiolarias in the cherts indicate that the upper age of Muztag ophiolite is early carboniferous. Based on the accreted wedge models of Professor Li Jiliang for Kunlunshan Mountain and combined with study on the two typical ophiolite profiles of EKAX, the author discussed the tectonic evolution of EKAX from Proterzoic to Permian.

城市生活垃圾填埋场释放汞的形态初步研究

大气的人为汞释放源研究已经较为广泛,但国内外对垃圾填埋场这一潜在的大气汞释放源还没有重视,尤其是垃圾填埋场释放汞的形态研究较为缺乏。2003 年11 月下旬,对贵阳市一新建的生活垃圾填埋场排放气体中的总汞( TGM) 、单甲基汞(MMHg) 、二甲基汞(DMHg) 进行了初步的研究。结果显示填埋半年、填埋一年与填埋两年的垃圾填埋场排气筒气体中总汞浓度分别为665. 52 ±291. 25 ng/ m3 ( n = 305) 、25. 6 ±3. 2 ng / m3 ( n = 13) 、14. 5±1. 8 ng/ m3 ( n = 28) ;填埋半年与填埋两年的垃圾填埋场排气筒气体中单甲基汞浓度分别为2. 06 ±1. 82 ng/ m3( n = 11) 、0. 18 ±0. 06 ng/ m3 ( n = 2) ,二甲基汞浓度为9. 45 ±5. 18 ng/ m3 ( n = 12) 。这一结果初步说明垃圾填埋场不仅是大气总汞的释放源类型之一,也是大气中毒性更强的单甲基汞与二甲基汞的释放源之一。

我国南方岩溶区和北方黄土区的大气CO2效应

我国南方岩溶区与北方黄土区都是巨大的碳库。碳酸盐的溶蚀及再结晶是两个碳库与大气ＣＯ２交换的重要过程；碳的区域平衡是评价化学风化消耗或逸散ＣＯ２的基础，岩溶区与黄土区在地球化学风化的环境背景。溶蚀过程，产物运移和归宿等差异很大。黄土区化学风化消耗大气ＣＯ２通量较岩溶区小。目前评价两类地区土壤与大气ＣＯ２的源汇关系尚不成熟，需要定量认识土壤ＣＯ２与下伏碳酸盐岩溶蚀或与下伏黄土次生碳酸盐化作用。

中国煤中氟的含量及其分布

在全国主要产煤的26 个省、市和自治区根据各煤田的地质储量、成煤时期和煤变质程度,兼顾各矿区的煤炭产量,采集305 个煤样,用高温热水解2离子选择性电极法测定了全部样品的氟含量. 煤中的氟主要以无机形态赋存,氟含量和变质程度之间没有必然的联系. 成煤时代等单一因素对氟含量的影响可能为其它各种因素的综合作用所掩盖,对此有必要进行更深入、具体的研究. 研究了各省、市和自治区的煤氟含量的分布,有必要重新审视、甄别燃煤型氟中毒区氟的来源. 全国煤的氟含量服从对数正态分布,90 %的样品含氟范围为47～347mg/ kg ,宜用几何平均值136mg/ kg 作为全国平均煤氟含量. 与世界煤相比,中国煤氟含量并无异常.

贵州赫章土法炼锌导致的土壤重金属污染特征及微生物生态效应

贵州省赫章县妈姑镇新关寨附近的土法炼锌不仅导致植被的破坏，而且使附近土壤中重金属有不同程度的积累，Zn达到162.23-877.88mg/kg,Pb为37.24-305.56mg/kg,Cd为0.50-16.43mg/kg，大大超过了当地的土壤背景值；而且重金属含量（特别是Pb和Zn含量）与土壤中的Fe2O3和Al2O3有极显著的正相关关系，显示土壤中铁氧化物和粘土矿物对重金属的固定作用。化学形态研究表明，Pb和Zn在土壤中主要表现为铁锰氧化物结合态与残渣态，而Cd的情况与Pb和Zn完全相反，其形态以可交换态为主。本区土壤微生物生物量（用含碳量表示）较低，仅为57.00-388.00μg/g，而且与土壤重金属间有显著的负相关关系，特别是与Zn的相关系数高达-0.7801，反映出重金属对微生物的毒害作用。Biolog测试结果表明，土壤微生物群落结构间没有明显的差别；土壤微生物DNA经PCR（聚合酶链式反应）和DGGE（变性梯度胶电泳）反应后的基因片段非常一致，反映出不同程度的重金属污染并没有导致土壤微生物群落结构的改变和基因损伤，另一方面也表明，土壤本身有强烈的固定重金属能力，抵御了重金属对土壤生物的进一步毒害。

铅锌矿山开发导致的重金属在环境介质中的积累

以连续提取法和相关性分析研究了土法冶炼锌、铅锌和矿山开采导致的重金属在废渣及环境介质土壤、溪流沉积物中的积累,并分析了其环境危害性。结果显示,贵州赫章土法炼锌导致的重金属Pb、Zn、Cd 在环境介质中的积累相当高。水城杉树林铅锌矿山开采引起的重金属积累则相对较低,但也明显高于背景值;土壤和沉积物中的铁矿物对重金属有强烈的固定作用。除残渣态外,Pb、Zn 在土壤、炼锌废渣中主要呈铁锰氧化物结合态,沉积物中则为碳酸盐结合态。可交换态Pb、Zn 含量变异较大,但在炼锌废渣、土壤中含量明显高于河流沉积物,暗示铅锌矿开发对土壤环境的潜在危害更大。