附着基材质对鼠尾藻幼苗附着及生长的影响

附着基是影响幼苗人工繁育的重要因素。为了选择有利于鼠尾藻幼苗附着和生长的附着基, 该研究利用六种不同材质的附着基(水泥块、砖块、岩块、扇贝壳、化纤布、尼龙绳)分别进行了人工采苗、车间培育及野外增殖等实验并测定了附苗效率、附苗密度、出苗率及相对生长率等生物学参数。结果显示, 静水采苗条件下, 各种附着基上受精卵附着效率为60.3% ―73.6%, 采苗期附着基材质影响不显著; 流水暂养20 d 后, 扇贝壳附着基的附苗密度明显下降(32±10 ind·cm^–2, p<0.05), 其它附 着基的附苗密度变化不明显; 野外移植30 d 后, 不同附着基上出苗率和幼苗长度变化显著(p<0.05), 其中化纤布附着基上出苗率和幼苗长度值最高(60.6±19.7 %, 7.3 ± 2.6 mm), 扇贝壳附着基上出苗率和幼苗长度值最低(6.5±11.3 %, 2.8 ± 1.6 mm)。因此,附着基材质对鼠尾藻受精卵附着影响不显著, 但附着基表面的特殊结构很可能会影响幼苗固着和生长。实验表明, 使用化纤布、水泥块、砖块附着基培育幼苗效果较好。     

沉积物对潮下带岩礁上铜藻早期定居阶段的影响

采用沉积物捕获器和抽吸泵测量不同站点和不同水深的沉积物相对数量,通过现场测量铜藻的分布密度,评估了枸杞岛潮下带铜藻分布与沉积水平和暴波强度的关系,并通过试验研究了不同沉积水平对铜藻幼孢子体附着和附着后藻苗存活的影响.结果表明:沉积物少且暴波强度小的站位铜藻分布密度最高,沉积物数量多、暴波强度高的站位铜藻分布稀少;在不同水深处,铜藻分布密度与沉积物数量呈负相关关系;附着基上沉积物数量干质量达到10.47 mg·cm-2(0.543 mm厚)时,仅4.4％的铜藻幼孢子体能够附着,当沉积数量为13.96 mg·cm-2(0.724 mm厚)时,则完全阻止幼孢子体附着;幼孢子体附着1周后,沉积物覆盖数量达到13.96 mg·cm-2时,铜藻幼苗仍有24.0％存活,当沉积物覆盖数量达到34.9 mg·cm-2(1.81 mm厚)时,铜藻幼苗全部死亡.总的来说,铜藻分布密度不但与沉积数量有关,在一定程度上还受暴波强度制约,沉积物对铜藻早期定居阶段的影响在铜藻种群分布上起到决定性作用.     

新疆野核桃自然保护区不同坡向野核桃幼苗种群年龄结构及生长特征

为了解国家Ⅱ级渐危植物新疆野核桃不同年龄幼苗的数量组成及生长特性,在野核桃自然保护区不同坡向上设置4个2-hm²样地,应用相邻格子样方法对野核桃幼苗进行逐株调查,分析了野核桃幼苗种群的数量组成、基径和株高的生长特征及各性状间的生长关系.结果表明: 阳坡、半阳坡、阴坡和半阴坡野核桃1龄幼苗均较丰富,1～3龄幼苗数量均占绝对优势,不同坡向野核桃幼苗种群均呈增长型年龄结构.各坡向野核桃1龄幼苗平均5.7%可存活到4龄,平均1.7%可以存活到7龄.3龄是野核桃幼苗数量的一个转折点,幼苗种群在生活史中采用的是r对策.野核桃幼苗的基径和株高在3龄前生长缓慢,3龄后加快生长;基径平均生长速率为3.6 mm·a^-1,按阴坡、阳坡、半阴坡、半阳坡顺序减小;株高平均生长速率为9.0 cm·a^-1,按阳坡、半阳坡、半阴坡、阴坡顺序减小.不同坡向野核桃幼苗的基径与株高均随年龄的增加呈指数函数生长,株高与基径呈幂函数异速生长,幼苗各性状间的生长快慢可通过函数的性质和参数反映出来.     

穗状狐尾藻与不同生长期苦草种间竞争研究

水生植物之间的竞争作用在水体生态系统恢复过程中具有重要作用。本研究采用取代系列实验方法,对穗状狐尾藻(Myriophyllum spicatum L.)与不同生长期(幼苗期和成株期)苦草(Vallisneria natans(Lour.)Hara)的种间竞争进行了研究。结果显示,对于不同生长期的苦草,穗状狐尾藻均具有较强的竞争优势,成株期苦草的竞争能力强于其幼苗期;苦草成株组中的穗状狐尾藻平均株高比苦草幼苗组中的穗状狐尾藻平均株高增加了128.6%(P0.05),但苦草成株组中的穗状狐尾藻植株平均干重比苦草幼苗组中的穗状狐尾藻植株平均干重降低了62.8%(P0.05);苦草幼苗组中的穗状狐尾藻分枝较多、株丛大,对苦草幼苗形成了较大的遮光作用;苦草成株组中的穗状狐尾藻分枝少、植株较长,顶端漂浮于水面生长,表明受苦草的种间竞争压力增大,但仍小于穗状狐尾藻的种内竞争;另外,苦草幼苗组中的苦草根长比苦草成株组中的苦草根长平均长28.6%(P0.05),表明在与穗状狐尾藻竞争过程中,苦草幼苗更趋于竞争地下资源。本研究结果说明穗状狐尾藻竞争能力强于苦草,苦草幼苗受穗状狐尾藻的竞争影响较大。     

一株高蛋白含量小球藻TX的分离鉴定及其诱变育种

【背景】小球藻由于蛋白含量高、营养丰富,在水产养殖上可直接作为鱼、虾、贝类的优质饵料。【目的】对从养殖环境中分离的小球藻进行诱变,选育生长快、蛋白含量高的突变株,为水产养殖天然饵料生产提供优良藻种资源。【方法】以从养殖环境中筛选的生长相对较快且蛋白含量较高的TX作为出发藻株,对该藻株进行分子鉴定,并对该藻株进行紫外诱变、甲基磺酸乙脂(ethyl methyl sulfonate,EMS)诱变和复合诱变,采用96孔板高通量筛选技术和递进式重复筛选方法选育高生物量、高蛋白突变株。【结果】经18SrRNA基因序列分析,TX鉴定为Chlorella sorokiniana,从540个可能的突变株中筛选到8个遗传稳定且生长较快的突变株,其中H10的总蛋白含量达64.2%,可溶性蛋白含量达0.44g/L,干重达0.72g/L,分别较出发藻株提高3.4%、15.8%和26.2%。【结论】突变株H10蛋白含量高且生长较快,可用于天然饵料生产。     

枸杞岛铜藻垂直分布格局及成因分析

以枸杞岛铜藻垂直分布特征为基础,并通过现场实验分析了环境因子(沉积物、暴波强度(wave exposure)、光照强度)对铜藻幼苗阶段垂直分布及生长的影响。结果表明:铜藻的主要繁殖群体集中分布在潮间带低潮区121—240 cm的水深范围内,水深大于480 cm没有发现成藻植株;光照对铜藻的生长起重要作用,低光照强度可能不会导致铜藻的大量死亡,但明显抑制了铜藻的生长,248μmol m-2s-1的光照强度为铜藻快速生长提供了有利条件,而并没有导致铜藻幼苗大量死亡;低暴波强度虽降低了铜藻被移除的风险,但为沉积物和附生生物在铜藻附着基上的积累创造了条件,进而影响了铜藻早期定居阶段的存活;随着水深的增加,沉积物在附着基上的沉积水平显著增多(P0.01),沉积物长时间的覆盖导致了铜藻幼苗大量死亡。因此说,沉积物可能是影响铜藻垂直分布格局的主要因子。     

枸杞岛铜藻种群分布的季节变化

为了查清铜藻(Sargassum horneri)的时空分布,并探明大型海藻场生态保护及修复的方法,采用水下样方法,对枸杞岛铜藻种群藻苗和成藻两个时期的分布变化情况进行了跟踪调查.结果表明:铜藻幼苗到成藻阶段密度平均损失率达61％,除了波浪作用对附着牢度差的铜藻造成移除作用外,密度制约机制可能也起了一定作用;铜藻幼苗时期水深分布范围为121 ～547 cm,而成藻时期为132～461 cm,铜藻垂直分布的宽幅缩小,而且不同站点间的水深分布宽幅变化较大,这与站点间环境因子影响程度不同有关;尤其是对分布在水深上限的铜藻来说,暴波强度的影响可能占主要作用;铜藻的生长速度与海水透明度相关,波浪的作用可能导致了沉积物再悬浮影响光照强度,抑制铜藻生长;光照强度降低是否会导致铜藻死亡还需做进一步研究,以便查清铜藻垂直分布上移的现象.     

林分结构对桂西南蚬木种群天然更新的影响

研究垂直结构(树冠指数、大树比例、小树比例和树高)及密度因素(基面积、乔木密度、灌木密度、灌木盖度和蚬木比例)对桂西南喀斯特山地典型蚬木种群天然更新的影响.结果表明: 群落平均更新密度为1742～3861株·hm^-2,密度相对较低.垂直结构和密度因素对蚬木幼龄植株个体数影响不显著,对地径和株高生长有一定影响.在垂直结构变量中,树冠指数与蚬木幼苗株高呈显著负相关,与幼苗地径的相关性不显著;大树比例和树高与幼苗的地径和株高均呈显著负相关,小树比例与幼苗地径和株高呈显著正相关.在密度变量中,乔木密度与幼苗地径、株高呈显著正相关;蚬木比例与幼苗地径呈显著负相关.多元回归分析显示,林分结构因子与蚬木幼龄植株个体数的拟合较差(P>0.05),蚬木幼苗的数量分布在一定程度上受到垂直结构的综合影响;林分结构因子模型对蚬木幼苗地径和株高的拟合较好(P<0.01),幼苗地径生长主要受乔木密度影响,株高生长主要受乔木密度和基面积的共同影响.     

大亚湾人工鱼礁附着生物的初步研究

1988年8月至1989年7月在大亚湾鱼礁区进行附着生物调查研究,记录79种生物,大约有82.7％的生物种类是鱼礁区鱼虾的饵料生物(包括35种不带壳和32种带壳的饵料生物),有17.3％的生物种类为非饵料生物。礁区附着生物种类多,附着量大,生长迅速,投礁半年后100％被生物覆盖,附着厚度30mm,附着量达17.487kg/m~2。礁区生物一年四季都能繁殖附着,主要附着期4—10月,高峰期7、8、9三个月,是投礁的最佳时间。     

枸杞岛瓦氏马尾藻养殖及其对水环境因子的影响

研究了瓦氏马尾藻(Sargassum vachellianum)海区规模化养殖及其对水环境因子的影响。结果表明:瓦氏马尾藻生长适宜水深为1.5~2.5 m,最适水深为2 m;藻体春秋季节生长相对较快,夏季开始衰败,2014年5月养殖和野生藻体均达到最高日特定生长率,分别达6.8%·d-1和5.9%·d-1,且养殖藻体生长及成熟均快于野生藻体;与2013年相比,2014年除1、7号站位外其他站位无机氮(IN)、无机磷(IP)、总氮(TN)、总磷(TP)、化学需氧量(COD)和叶绿素a(Chl-a)质量浓度均显著降低(P0.05),整体呈两侧站位高、中部站位低的趋势;溶解氧(DO)质量浓度和透明度(SD)显著升高(P0.05),其中COD和Chl-a质量浓度分别降低18.75%和43.51%,且后者最高值仅为1.55μg·L-1;DO质量浓度和透明度(SD)分别升高了4.52%和8.09%;瓦氏马尾藻养殖后该海域水质明显改善。该研究结果为瓦氏马尾藻栽培及利用大型海藻进行海洋水质环境修复提供理论依据。     

The diversity,abundance and fate of ice algae and phytoplankton in the Bering Sea

Despite being an essential part of the marine food web during periods of ice cover, sea ice algae have not been studied in any detail in the Bering Sea. In this study, we investigated the diversity, abundance and ultimate fate of ice algae in the Bering Sea using sea ice, water and sub-ice sediment trap samples collected during two spring periods in 2008 and 2009: ice growth (March–mid-April) and ice melt (mid-April–May). The total ice algal species inventory included 68 species, dominated by typical Arctic ice algal diatom taxa. Only three species were determined from the water samples; we interpret the strong overlap in species as seeding of algal cells from the sea ice. Algal abundances in the ice exceeded 10⁷ cells l^?1 in the bottom 2-cm layer and were on average three orders of magnitude higher than in the water column. The vertical flux of algal cells beneath the ice during the period of ice melt (>10⁸ cells m^?2 day^?1) exceeded export during the ice growth period by one order of magnitude; the vertical flux during both periods can only be sustained by the release of algae from the ice. Differences in the relative species proportions of algae among sample types indicated that the fate of the released ice algae was species specific, with some taxa contributing to seeding in the water column, while other taxa were preferentially exported.     

Aggregation of algae released from melting sea ice: implications for seeding and sedimentation

Summary Factors influencing the fate of ice algae released from melting sea ice were studied during a R V Polarstern cruise (EPOS Leg 2) to the northwestern Weddell Sea. The large-scale phytoplankton distribution patterns across the receding ice edge and small-scale profiling of the water column adjacent to melting ice floes indicated marked patchiness on both scales. The contribution of typical ice algae to the phytoplankton was not significant. In experiments simulating the conditions during sea ice melting, ice algae revealed a strong propensity to form aggregates. Differences in the aggregation potential were found for algal assemblages collected from the ice interior and the infiltration layer. Although all algal species collected from the ice were also found in aggregates, the species composition of dispersed and aggregated algae differed significantly. Aggregates were of a characteristic structure consisting of monospecific microaggregates which are likely to have formed in the minute brine pockets and channels within the ice. Sinking rates of aggregates were three orders of magnitude higher than those of dispersed ice algae. These observations, combined with the negligible seeding effect of ice algae found during this study, suggest that ice algae released from the melting sea ice are subject to rapid sedimentation. High grazing pressure at the ice edge of the investigation area is another factor eliminating ice algae released during melting.Data presented here were collected during the European Polarstern Study (EPOS) sponsored by the European Science Foundation     

Influence of sea ice on the composition of the spring phytoplankton bloom in the northern Baltic Sea

During the late winter and spring of 1994, the influence of sea ice on phytoplankton succession in the water was studied at a coastal station in the northern Baltic Sea. Ice cores were taken together with water samples from the underlying water and analysed for algal composition, chlorophyll a and nutrients. Sediment traps were placed under the ice and near the bottom, and the sedimented material was analysed for algal composition. The highest concentration of ice algae (4.1 mmol C m⁻²) was found shortly before ice break-up in the middle of April, coincidental with the onset of an under-ice phytoplankton bloom. The ice algae were dominated by the diatoms Chaetoceros wighamii Brightwell, Melosira arctica (Ehrenberg) Dickie and Nitzschia frigida Grunow. Under the ice the diatom Achnanthes taeniata Grunow and the dinoflagellate Peridiniella catenata (Levander) Balech were dominant. Calculations of sinking rates and residence times of the dominant ice algal species in the photic water column indicated that only one ice algal species (Chaetoceros wighamii) had a seeding effect on the water column: this diatom dominated the spring phytoplankton bloom in the water together with Achnanthes taeniata and Peridiniella catenata. Received: 9 May 1997 / Accepted: 15 February 1998     

Suspended cultivation of Gracilaria in the sea

Suspended rope cultivation systems for Gracilaria or Gracilariopsis can be seeded from spores but vegetative propagation is used for those which are currently commercially successful. Such systems and methods have been recently developed for the shallow lagoon areas around Lüderitz, Namibia and deeper open water sites off the Araya Peninsula, Venezuela. Various sites, substrata, depths and seeding methods have been assessed and have resulted in average commercial growth rates of about 3.5% per day. Netlon ‘Superope’ has been demonstrated to be more suitable than laid rope as a substratum for outplanted vegetative Gracilaria gracilis in Namibia as it does not compress the thalli as they grow. An efficient method, using hooks, has been developed to ‘seed’ the Superope. There is a very low incidence of algal epiphytism: mainly Ceramium and Ulva sp. In Venezuela, pilot rope cultivation systems for Gracilariopsis tenuifrons proved successful and have good commercial prospects.     

Development of a subtidal epibenthic community: factors affecting species composition and the mechanisms of succession

Summary Macroinvertebrate grazers and temporal variability were found to strongly influence species composition of communities that developed subtidally on plexiglas panels. On panels exposed to the naturally high densities of sea urchins and sea stars, only grazer-resistant algal crusts, a diatom/blue-green algal film and short-lived filamentous algae became abundant. On those panels protected from grazers, however, other algae and sessile invertebrates were also common. Both the effects of grazing and the abundance of individual taxa differed on panels immersed at different times of the year.Resident species also affected subsequent recruitment. Some colonists were found more frequently on panels with established communities than on recently immersed plates. Others became more abundant on younger than on older panels. Considerable small-scale spatial variation in the abundance of species was also found among panels within treatments and appeared to persist throughout the 13 months of the study.I suggest that since the interactions that determine which mechanisms are important in succession occur between individuals (generalized here to species), not between successional stages, factors such as those examined that can determine which species will interact, indirectly determine the mechnaisms that are important in the development of a community. Models that deal with interactions between successional stages may lack the detail neccessary to predict or explain changes in species composition in diverse communities.     

Emergence and Seedling Growth of a Cultivated and a Wild Strain of Safflower under Various Amounts of Simulated Rainfall

Two separate experiments were conducted to investigate the effects of different planting depths and irrigation regimes on the emergence and seedling heights of a cultivated (Carthamus tinctorius L. cv. Arak 2811) and a wild strain (C. oxyacantha Bieb.) of safflower. In the first experiment, three planting depths (0.5, 2.0 and 3.5 cm) and four water levels (6,9,12, and 15 mm) were used. Water was applied only once at the start of the experiment. For Arak 2811, the highest emergence percentage and seedling height were obtained when seeds were planted 0.5 cm deep in the soil and irrigated with the equivalent of 12 mm of rainfall. In the second experiment, five water levels (3, 6, 9, 12 and 15 mm) were applied at 3-day intervals for a period of 25 days and the planting depth was 0.5 cm. For Arak 2811, the seedlings emerged within 4 to 7 days after the first watering while for the wild strain, the emergence started on the 4th day and continued up to the 17th day. The emergence percentage of the wild safflower was almost half of that of the cultivated strain. However, the emerged wild seedlings were much more resistant to low available water than the seedlings of the cultivated variety of safflower.     

Semi-continuous monitoring of the capacity of sea water for supporting growth of phytoplankton

Overlapping series of dialysis cultures of three marine planktonic algae were grown in running sea water for several months and responded systematically to the variations in the nutrient level of the water. Under the right conditions the algal cultures showed three growth phases, namely, exponential, linear, and asymptotic as predicted for the dialysis system used. The transition point between exponential and linear growth was well correlated with the concentration of the limiting nutrient in the sea water. Furthermore, linear line correlation between growth rate in the linear phase and the nitrate content of the sea water was obtained for the three of the species involved. It was also found that the final cell density of the asymptotic growth phase was determined by the nitrate content of the sea water. The yield coefficients for conversion of nitrate to cells calculated for linear growth agreed well with the protein content of the various algae.For several cultures of one of the algal species the “maintenance requirement” for nitrate was estimated on the basis of the linear correlation obtained between final cell yield and the nitrate content of the sea water.     

A multiple biomarker approach to tracking the fate of an ice algal bloom to the sea floor

In ice-covered Arctic seas, the ice algal production can be the main input of organic matter to the ecosystem. Pelagic–benthic coupling is thought to be particularly tight in those areas. The increase in ice algal production in Franklin Bay from January/February to April/May 2004 paralleled an increase in benthic oxygen demand. However, sedimentary chlorophyll a, which is usually an indicator of “fresh” organic matter inputs to the sea floor, did not increase. Consequently, it was asked what was the fate of the ice algal phytodetritus arriving at the sea floor? To answer this question, photosynthetic pigments from the sea ice, water column particulate organic matter, and sediment, as well as diatom frustules in the sediment, were studied from January to May 2004. The number of ice diatom cells in the sediment showed an increase in April/May, confirming higher inputs of fresh ice algae to the sediment. Changes in sedimentary pigment profiles in the first 10 cm suggested an increase in bioturbation due to enhanced benthic activities. Finally, the decrease in the ratio of chlorophyll a to phaeophorbide a implied an increase in macrobenthic activity. Benthic macrofauna consumed some of the deposited material and mixed some within the top five cm of sediment. The response of sedimentary pigments to an ice algal input can be studied at different levels and it is only the combination of these studies that will allow an understanding of the overall fate of phytodetritus in the benthic compartment.     

The Response of Antarctic Sea Ice Algae to Changes in pH and CO2

Ocean acidification substantially alters ocean carbon chemistry and hence pH but the effects on sea ice formation and the CO₂ concentration in the enclosed brine channels are unknown. Microbial communities inhabiting sea ice ecosystems currently contribute 10–50% of the annual primary production of polar seas, supporting overwintering zooplankton species, especially Antarctic krill, and seeding spring phytoplankton blooms. Ocean acidification is occurring in all surface waters but the strongest effects will be experienced in polar ecosystems with significant effects on all trophic levels. Brine algae collected from McMurdo Sound (Antarctica) sea ice was incubated in situ under various carbonate chemistry conditions. The carbon chemistry was manipulated with acid, bicarbonate and bases to produce a pCO₂ and pH range from 238 to 6066 µatm and 7.19 to 8.66, respectively. Elevated pCO₂ positively affected the growth rate of the brine algal community, dominated by the unique ice dinoflagellate, Polarella glacialis. Growth rates were significantly reduced when pH dropped below 7.6. However, when the pH was held constant and the pCO₂ increased, growth rates of the brine algae increased by more than 20% and showed no decline at pCO₂ values more than five times current ambient levels. We suggest that projected increases in seawater pCO₂, associated with OA, will not adversely impact brine algal communities.     

硝酸盐对球形棕囊藻生长和硝酸还原酶活性的影响

以我国南海海域分离的赤潮原因种——球形棕囊藻(Phaeocystis globosa)为材料, 研究了不同硝酸盐浓度下藻细胞生长及硝酸还原酶活性的变化。当培养基中不含硝酸盐时, 藻细胞内硝酸还原酶的活性保持在非常低的水平, 藻细胞的生长受到限制, 不能形成正常的生长曲线: 当培养基中硝酸盐浓度为3.62 mmol.L-1时, 藻细胞的硝酸还原酶活性和比生长速率达到最大。在含有硝酸盐的培养基中, 接种培养后第9天藻细胞硝酸还原酶活性达到最大值, 并且在4种不同硝酸盐浓度下, 藻细胞硝酸还原酶活性的差异性达到极显著水平(P<0.01)。在接种培养第16天藻细胞密度达到最大值, 并且4种不同硝酸盐浓度培养的藻细胞密度之间的差异性也达到极显著水平(P<0.01)。实验结果表明, 在培养基中添加不同浓度的硝酸盐, 对球形棕囊藻细胞硝酸还原酶的活性和藻细胞的生长有极显著的影响, 含有较高硝酸盐的富营养化海域有利于球形棕囊藻细胞的持续生长。