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珊瑚礁生态系统有着很高的生物多样性和重要的生态功能。20世纪80年代以后全球范围内珊瑚礁的大面积退化引起了人们广泛的关注。简述了世界珊瑚礁资源现状,破坏原因,生态修复方法以及我国的珊瑚礁资源现状和修复策略等。国际上通用的生态修复策略主要是根据珊瑚的两种繁殖方式进行的,此外再配合人为的适度干扰,增加珊瑚的成活率。方法主要有:珊瑚移植、Gardening、人工渔礁、底质稳固、幼体附着等以及对相关利益者的宣传,海岸带的保护等。我国珊瑚礁退化严重,但是由于缺乏相关的科技资料报道和技术支持,缺乏系统的研究,使得珊瑚礁的生态修复成绩甚微,今后应在该领域开展更多的工作。 相似文献
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海藻场是海洋生态系统的重要类型,具有独特的生态系统服务价值。本研究对深圳东部海域海藻场大型海藻生态服务指标进行重要性评价,并依托现有的海藻场资源调查结果,以市场价值法、替代成本法、条件价值法等方法对深圳东部4片海域海藻场大型海藻的生态价值进行评估。结果表明:深圳东部4片海域海藻场大型海藻生态服务指标的重要性排序为固碳释氧>生物多样性维持>去除N、P营养盐>物质生产>吸收重金属>科研服务;深圳东部4片海域海藻场大型海藻年均生物量为10427.42 g·m-2,海藻场面积为14.55 hm2,海藻场大型海藻资源年产出量为3983.90 t·a-1;深圳东部4片海域海藻场大型海藻的生态服务总价值为24.91亿元·a-1,单位面积生态服务价值为1.71亿元·hm-2·a-1;其中小梅沙海域海藻场大型海藻的生态服务价值为7.14亿元·a-1,占年总生态价值的28.67%;七星湾海域海藻场大型海藻的生态价值5.87亿... 相似文献
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珊瑚虫是珊瑚礁的主要缔造者。各种不同类型的珊瑚虫都能分泌石灰质(CaCO_3) 外骨骼。由于个体大量繁殖,石灰质珊瑚骨越积越多,经过千百万年而形成珊瑚礁、珊瑚岛。然而不为一般人们所知的是:一种比珊瑚虫更小的虫黄藻在珊瑚虫建造珊瑚礁的过程中起着非同小可的作用。虫黄藻(Zooxanthella)是一种与珊瑚虫共生的单细胞植物。据估计,每 mm~3的珊瑚组织内有3万个虫黄藻,它们与珊瑚虫互惠共存。 相似文献
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珊瑚藻是海洋红藻中的大型钙化藻类,全球分布623种,中国现有记录共77种。随着生态科学研究的广泛展开,人们越来越认识到,珊瑚藻在海洋生态系统中,尤其在维持珊瑚礁生态系统的生物多样性及生态功能中发挥着重要作用。目前,科研人员对有关珊瑚藻的初级生产力、钙化作用以及在诱导底栖无脊椎动物幼虫的附着与变态等方面已有多方面的研究和探索。然而,有关珊瑚藻生态功能的深层次机理问题有待进一步深入研究。文章着重围绕目前珊瑚藻研究中的一些热点问题,从近年来珊瑚藻在珊瑚礁生态系统中的生态功能方面的研究概况进行综述,以期加深人们对珊瑚藻的认识,并促进对珊瑚藻生态功能的进一步深入研究。 相似文献
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大型海藻对主要营养盐的吸收的研究进展 总被引:2,自引:0,他引:2
针对当前海洋环境面临的严重的富营养化现状,利用大型海藻的吸收氮磷的能力可以有效治理和修复海洋的富营养化,实现海洋污染的生态修复.本文介绍了大型海藻主要营养盐物质(C、N、P)的吸收的其影响因素主要有物理因素、化学因素和生物因素等,大型海藻吸收营养盐的现状,研究方法,前景展望等. 相似文献
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棘冠海星的反复暴发是导致印度—太平洋区域珊瑚礁生态系统退化的最主要原因之一。然而,我国对棘冠海星的研究非常有限。本文综述了国内外关于棘冠海星及其暴发的生态影响和应对策略的研究进展,得出以下主要结论:1)雌性棘冠海星个体每年产卵数量高达50万—2亿个,环境因素变化只要导致幼虫和幼体存活率的轻微提高,成体就将得到大量补充;2)棘冠海星暴发的阈值为1000—1500个/km2,暴发周期为10—27 a,每次暴发持续1—10 a,最终可能以“种群集体感染疾病而崩溃”结束;3)棘冠海星暴发对印度洋及太平洋东部和北部珊瑚礁的破坏性非常小,却直接导致太平洋的西部和南部珊瑚礁90%以上的珊瑚死亡,并通过改变珊瑚群落组成、减少珊瑚和鱼类多样性而对珊瑚礁产生间接影响;4)关于棘冠海星暴发原因的假说中“陆地营养物质输入假说”和“捕食者过度捕捞假说”得到了最普遍的认可,但都不能解释所有的暴发事件;5)应对棘冠海星暴发的主要策略有改善水质、设立保护区、投放天敌和人工清理等,其中人工清理是最直接有效的策略,但迄今并没有发现可长期抑制棘冠海星暴发的方法。因此,急需加强对棘冠海星的深入研究,探查... 相似文献
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珊瑚礁是海洋中生产力很高、生物多样性最高、生物量最丰富的生态系。大约有二万五千种以上的海洋生物以珊瑚礁为栖所、依赖珊瑚礁生存,或者利用珊瑚礁做为繁殖下一代的场所。这么多的海洋生物喜欢生活在珊瑚礁周围主要是因为它提供丰富的食物和居住空间让其它生物利用;珊瑚礁的基础生产力高达周围海洋的50-100倍,基础生产力高就代表食物丰富,而丰富的食物就能养活很多生物;此外,珊瑚礁 相似文献
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珊瑚礁是由珊瑚、鱼类、底栖生物、藻类以及微生物等多种生命形式组成的聚集体,代表着一类典型的海洋生态系统.珊瑚礁存在于热带和亚热带的寡营养环境,拥有极高的初级生产力和生产效率,被誉为“海底热带雨林”.微生物在珊瑚礁生态系统的生物地球化学循环、物质转化以及健康维护上具有重要作用.随着分子生态学的发展,微生物在珊瑚中的作用和功能日益凸显.本文总结了微生物生态学的研究现状,包括珊瑚生态系统中微生物的定植方式,共生微生物的特性(专一性、可塑性、协同进化),共生微生物与珊瑚疾病的关系与信号调节,以及微生物应对全球变化(气温升高、海水酸化、富营养化)的响应.从“珊瑚 微生物”共生体的发生、共生微生物的特性与生态功能,以及全球环境变化下微生物的衍生效应来梳理最新理论与成果,明确珊瑚微生物生态学机制,为更好地保护珊瑚资源、维护海洋生物多样性提供理论借鉴. 相似文献
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许多大型海藻含有具潜在重要药用价值的次生代谢物质,通常这些物质在藻体中含量极微,大型海藻体本身也不像微藻那样易在短期内大量获取,并且这些物质化学结构复杂,这使得直接提取或者人工合成极为困难。利用光生物反应器培养大型海藻细胞或组织,可以经济、无限量和资源循环再利用的方式,在植物体外合成生产重要的海洋植物次生代谢物质。光生物反应器所提供的可调控和工程优化的培养环境有望成为优化次生代谢物生物合成的有效手段。光生物反应器培养大型海藻细胞或组织也是大型海藻养殖业育苗技术发展的一个重要方向。综述了近10年来光生物反应器培养大型海藻细胞或组织在培养条件以及生长动力学模型方面国内外的研究进展,并对该领域未来可能的研究方向作一展望。 相似文献
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Daniela M. Ceccarelli Zoe Loffler David G. Bourne Grace S. Al Moajil‐Cole Lisa Boström‐Einarsson Elizabeth Evans‐Illidge Katharina Fabricius Bettina Glasl Paul Marshall Ian McLeod Mark Read Britta Schaffelke Adam K. Smith Georgina T. Jorda David H. Williamson Line Bay 《Restoration Ecology》2018,26(5):827-838
Coral reef ecosystems are under increasing pressure by multiple stressors that degrade reef condition and function. Although improved management systems have yielded benefits in many regions, broad‐scale declines continue and additional practical and effective solutions for reef conservation and management are urgently needed. Ecological interventions to assist or enhance ecosystem recovery are standard practice in many terrestrial management regimes, and they are now increasingly being implemented in the marine environment. Intervention activities in coral reef systems include the control of coral predators (e.g. crown‐of‐thorns starfish), substrate modification, the creation of artificial habitats and the cultivation, transplantation, and assisted recruitment of corals. On many coastal reefs, corals face competition and overgrowth by fleshy macroalgae whose abundance may be elevated due to acute disturbance events, chronic nutrient enrichment, and reduced herbivory. Active macroalgae removal has been proposed and trialed as a management tool to reduce competition between algae and corals and provide space for coral recruitment, in the hope of restoring the spatial dominance of habitat‐forming corals. However, macroalgae removal has received little formal attention as a method of reef restoration. This review synthesizes available knowledge of the ecological role of macroalgae on coral reefs and the potential benefits and risks associated with their active removal. 相似文献
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T. J. Done 《Hydrobiologia》1992,247(1-3):121-132
Many coral reefs around the world have degraded to a degree that their present intrinsic value and utility are greatly reduced: (mass coral mortality followed by algal invasions; local depletions of reef fisheries; deficit of reef accretion compared to physical and biological erosion). Though we can sometimes identify proximal causes (outbreaks of coral predators and eroders; over-fishing; habitat destruction), we do not have a good understanding of how population, community and ecosystem structure and function differ in degraded from un-degraded reefs. The deficiencies in our understanding limit our ability to interpret the long-term significance of reef degradation, and therefore to develop scientifically based plans for conservation and management of reefs.A particular course of action, or lack of action, based on uncritical acceptance of any of the various views of temporal variability can lead to further deterioration of specific reefs. None of these views — that reefs are either inherently robust, inherently fragile, or inherently resilient — is true over all time-space scales. This presentation reviews various models and case studies which suggest that reefs can be knocked precipitously or move slowly from one phase (coral-dominated) to another (coral-depleted and/or algal dominated). Transitions in the other direction (recovery) involve changes (e.g. succession) in populations and communities (of all reef-associated biota, not just sessile benthos), and in reef function (e.g. community metabolism, trophodynamics) which are of great intrinsic interest but only poorly understood. 相似文献
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Indirect biotic effects arising from multispecies interactions can alter the structure and function of ecological communities—often in surprising ways that can vary in direction and magnitude. On Pacific coral reefs, predation by the crown-of-thorns sea star, Acanthaster planci, is associated with broad-scale losses of coral cover and increases of macroalgal cover. Macroalgal blooms increase coral–macroalgal competition and can generate further coral decline. However, using a combination of manipulative field experiments and observations, we demonstrate that macroalgae, such as Sargassum polycystum, produce associational refuges for corals and dramatically reduce their consumption by Acanthaster. Thus, as Acanthaster densities increase, macroalgae can become coral mutualists, despite being competitors that significantly suppress coral growth. Field feeding experiments revealed that the protective effects of macroalgae were strong enough to cause Acanthaster to consume low-preference corals instead of high-preference corals surrounded by macroalgae. This highlights the context-dependent nature of coral–algal interactions when consumers are common. Macroalgal creation of associational refuges from Acanthaster predation may have important implications for the structure, function and resilience of reef communities subject to an increasing number of biotic disturbances. 相似文献
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Daisuke Taira Tai Chong Toh Chin Soon Lionel Ng Hai Xin Loke Lutfi Afiq-Rosli Patrick C. Cabaitan 《Marine and Freshwater Behaviour and Physiology》2017,50(5-6):375-385
The recovery of bleached corals is crucial in ensuring the persistence of the coral reef ecosystem function. This study investigated whether relocating bleached Platygyra sinensis colonies was a viable measure to accelerate their recovery. During a mild bleaching event in 2014, eight bleached colonies of P. sinensis were relocated from an affected reef at Sultan Shoal, Singapore, to a reef at Kusu that was less impacted. Another eight colonies at Sultan Shoal were tagged as controls. After five months, 88% of relocated bleached colonies at Kusu showed full recovery whereas only 25% of the control bleached colonies at Sultan Shoal had recovered. The differential coral recovery among the two sites was most likely due to lower seawater temperatures and faster water flow at Kusu, which helped to mitigate the effects of thermal stress on the bleached corals. This relocation study demonstrated that relocating bleached P. sinensis to sites with more favourable environmental conditions is a viable approach to reduce bleaching impacts for this species. 相似文献
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Chelsey Wegener Bradley Martin Craig Didden Peter J. Edmunds 《Invertebrate Biology》2018,137(1):29-37
On Caribbean reefs, colonies of the hydrocoral Millepora alcicornis are capable of pursuing and overgrowing arborescent octocorals (Wahle 1980 ). Nearly four decades since these interactions were described, we quantified arborescent octocorals encrusted by Millepora spp. (Linnaeus 1758) on shallow reefs in St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands, and evaluated encrusted colonies for evidence of an origin through pursuit. In 2014, 8% of octocorals (n=1684 colonies) were encrusted by Millepora spp., and in 2015, 12% were encrusted (n=847 colonies). Millepora spp. encrusted colonies of 10 octocoral genera, and in 2014, the most frequently encrusted were Eunicea spp. (40% of encrusted octocorals); in 2015, the most frequently encrusted were Gorgonia spp. (46% of encrusted colonies). In both years, ≥67% of encrusted octocorals were >21 cm from other colonies of Millepora spp.; 7% of octocorals were >1.3 m from colonies of Millepora spp. in 2014; and 16% of octocorals were >2.0 m from colonies of Millepora spp. in 2015. Relative to the ~5% of octocorals encrusted by Millepora spp. in Jamaica in the late 1970s, a high percentage (~9%) of octocorals were encrusted by Millepora spp. in St. John in 2014 and 2015. The large distances from most encrusted octocorals to the nearest colonies of Millepora spp. in St. John are inconsistent with a hypothesized origin through pursuit, contact, and overgrowth (sensu Wahle 1980 ). 相似文献
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The species composition and distribution of marine plants on the fringing reef of Secoko Island were studied before and after the mass coral mortality in 1998. The study showed that changes in the bottom communities that occurred after bleaching of corals were caused by the presumed development of marine plants substituting reef-building corals on the bottom. The number of algal species grew from 211 to 345. The projective cover (PC) of hard substrate with macroalgae increased: in 1998, it was 1–10% in the subtidal zone and 20–50% in the intertidal zone, while in 2002 through 2005, the PC reached 71% in the subtidal and 40–85% in the intertidal zone. It is assumed that the phase of the “plant reef” on Sesoko Island is a temporary event, and that the coral reef can recover within several decades, unless a natural catastrophe occurs again. 相似文献
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Smith JE Shaw M Edwards RA Obura D Pantos O Sala E Sandin SA Smriga S Hatay M Rohwer FL 《Ecology letters》2006,9(7):835-845
Declines in coral cover are generally associated with increases in the abundance of fleshy algae. In many cases, it remains unclear whether algae are responsible, directly or indirectly, for coral death or whether they simply settle on dead coral surfaces. Here, we show that algae can indirectly cause coral mortality by enhancing microbial activity via the release of dissolved compounds. When coral and algae were placed in chambers together but separated by a 0.02 μ m filter, corals suffered 100% mortality. With the addition of the broad-spectrum antibiotic ampicillin, mortality was completely prevented. Physiological measurements showed complementary patterns of increasing coral stress with proximity to algae. Our results suggest that as human impacts increase and algae become more abundant on reefs a positive feedback loop may be created whereby compounds released by algae enhance microbial activity on live coral surfaces causing mortality of corals and further algal growth. 相似文献
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Changes in invertebrate body size-distributions that follow loss of habitat-forming species can potentially affect a range of ecological processes, including predation and competition. In the marine environment, small crustaceans and other mobile invertebrates (‘epifauna') represent a basal component in reef food webs, with a pivotal secondary production role that is strongly influenced by their body size-distribution. Ongoing degradation of reef habitats that affect invertebrate size-distributions, particularly transformation of coral and kelp habitat to algal turf, may thus fundamentally affect secondary production. Here we explored variation in size spectra of shallow epifaunal assemblages (i.e. the slope and intercept of the linear relationship between log abundance and body size at the assemblage level) across 21 reef microhabitats distributed along an extensive eastern Australian climatic gradient from the tropical northern Great Barrier Reef to cool temperate Tasmania. When aggregated across microhabitats at the site scale, invertebrate body size spectra (0.125–8 mm range) were consistently log-linear (R2 ranging 0.87–0.98). Size spectra differed between, but not within, major groups of microhabitats, and exhibited little variability between tropical and temperate biomes. Nevertheless, size spectra showed significant tropical/temperate differences in slopes for epifauna sampled on macroalgal habitats, and in elevation for soft coral and sponge habitats. Our results reveal epifaunal size spectra to be a highly predictable macro-ecological feature. Given that variation in epifaunal size spectra among groups of microhabitats was greater than variation between tropical and temperate biomes, we postulate that ocean warming will not greatly alter epifaunal size spectra directly. However, transformation of tropical coral and temperate macroalgal habitats to algal turfs due to warming will alter reef food web dynamics through redistribution of the size of prey available to fishes. 相似文献
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This study examined how habitat associations changed with ontogeny in the tiger tail seahorse Hippocampus comes Cantor, 1850, over four reef zones in a coral reef ecosystem. Hippocampus comes showed ontogenetic differences in their use of habitat at the scale of reef zones (macrohabitat) and holdfasts (microhabitat). Across reef zones, juvenile size classes (25–105 mm standard length, L S ) were most abundant in wild macroalgal beds ( Sargassum spp.) (55·7%), while adults (>105 mm L S ) occupied both coral reefs (39·7%) and macroalgal beds (42·7%). Microhabitat use also varied with ontogeny. Juveniles generally used macroalgal holdfasts, while adults >135 mm L S used a greater diversity of specialized microhabitats that included branching sponges, branching corals and tall seagrass. Ontogenetic changes in habitat association, as well as size-related shifts in crypsis and aggregation, suggest that H. comes experiences fitness trade-offs that vary with size; juveniles may associate with habitat that reduces predation, while larger individuals may use distinct microhabitat in reef zones to optimize reproductive success. Results are discussed in the context of targeted exploitation, expanding artisanal mariculture, habitat damage from illegal fishing and reserve design. 相似文献