南麂列岛海洋自然保护区浮游植物的种类多样性及其生态分布

于2006年5月至2007年2月之间,对南麂列岛海域的浮游植物类群进行了4个季节的调查,分析了该海域浮游植物的种类组成、优势种类、群落结构以及水平分布等特征参数的季节变化。共鉴定浮游植物80种,隶属于4个门,硅藻种类最多,甲藻其次。浮游植物可划分为3个生态类群,以广温类群为主。春季和夏季分别以三角棘原甲藻和中肋骨条藻为绝对优势种,秋冬季的优势种类组成多样化。共鉴定57种赤潮生物,占浮游植物种类数的71.25%。调查期间,三角棘原甲藻和中肋骨条藻分别于春季和夏季形成赤潮。浮游植物的物种丰富度呈现春、夏、秋、冬递减的趋势。浮游植物细胞丰度的年平均值为1.03×106cells/L,春夏季显著高于秋冬季。春季和夏季时,浮游植物高值区集中在南麂岛西北近岸海域;秋季和冬季时,浮游植物高值区相对集中在南麂岛东南近岸海域。浮游植物群落的多样性指数(H')以秋季最高,冬季最低。春季的三角棘原甲藻赤潮期间,水体中N/P值显著升高;夏季的中肋骨条藻赤潮期间,水体中N/P值显著降低。     

浙江近海春、夏季蟹类群落结构及其与环境因子的关系

根据2015年4月和7月浙江近岸海域单船底拖网调查资料, 分析了春、夏两个季节浙江近岸海域蟹类的种类组成、优势种及资源密度分布, 采用生态多样性指数和丰度/生物量比较曲线(ABC曲线)分析了群落物种多样性及其动态变化, 同时运用典范对应分析(CCA)研究了蟹类群落变化与海洋环境因子的关系。结果表明: 浙江沿岸海域春、夏季共捕获蟹类28种, 隶属于11科19属, 调查海域蟹类主要以暖水性种类占优势; 春季优势种为双斑蟳(Charybdis bimaculata)、三疣梭子蟹(Portunus trituberculatus)和日本蟳(Charybdis japonica), 夏季优势种为三疣梭子蟹和双斑蟳; 两个季节蟹类平均资源密度分别为244.38 和585.60 kg/km2, 中北部海域资源密度高于南部海域; 种类丰富度指数(D)、物种多样性指数(H′)和种类均匀度指数(J′)三种群落多样性指数均不高, 蟹类群落多样性水平处于较低水平; 根据ABC曲线评估干扰对蟹类群落的影响可得: 春、夏季浙江近岸蟹类群落分别处于严重干扰和中等干扰状态; 典范对应分析结果表明: 在进行对应分析的9个环境因子中, 水深为影响研究海域春夏两季蟹类分布的首要环境因子; 盐度(表层和底层)为影响蟹类分布的次要环境因子, 其他环境因子也均在一定程度上影响蟹类群落分布。     

珠江口大型底栖生物群落生态特征

2006年夏季和冬季分别对珠江口附近海域进行了大型底栖生物调查.调查共鉴定出大型底栖生物245种,多毛类最多(140 种).其中夏季共获大型底栖生物153种,多毛类最多(91种);冬季共获大型底栖生物157 种,多毛类最多(93种).夏冬季调查都有出现的生物种类65种.夏季珠江口大型底栖生物平均生物量为14.313 g/m2,平均丰度为205.3 ind/m2.冬季珠江口大型底栖生物平均生物量为13.077 g/m2,平均丰度为168.8 ind/m2.大型底栖生物种类数、生物量和丰度均呈现由河口内向外海增加的趋势.根据Bray-Curtis相似性系数矩阵数据对调查区域的大型底栖生物群落做了聚类(CLUSTER)和多维排序尺度(MDS)分析.结果显示,夏季可以划分为3类生物群落,冬季可以划分为5类生物群落.群落生物多样性分析结果显示,夏季珠江口北部和中部比南部生物多样性低;冬季珠江口北部生物多样性最低.利用丰度生物量比较曲线分析了大型底栖生物群落受干扰程度.结果表明,夏季大型底栖生物群落未受到干扰;冬季珠江口最北部生物群落Ⅰ处于中等干扰程度,其它生物群落未受干扰或受轻微干扰.海区大型底栖生物分布受珠江冲淡水的影响较为明显.     

天津近岸海域夏季大型底栖生物群落结构变化特征

近年来,天津海岸带区域经济发展迅速,污染物排放量及污染海域面积持续增加,特别是2004年以来,天津港和临港工业区进行了大规模的海洋工程建设。由于具有迁移能力差、随季节波动不明显、生命周期相对较长等优点,大型底栖生物作为重要的人类干扰的反应指标,被广泛的应用于河口和海岸带生态系统对人类干扰的环境响应评价。为研究遭受人类干扰活动的天津近岸海域大型底栖生物群落结构的时空变化特征,分别于2004年和2007年夏季对渤海湾天津近岸海域进行了大面积的底栖生物群落调查。运用聚类分析、多维标度(MDS)及相似性分析(ANOSIM)等多元统计方法,分析了该区域底栖生物丰度、优势种、群落结构及生物多样性的时空变化特征。结果表明:1)2004年夏季底栖生物调查获得底栖生物29种,平均丰度为402.8个/m²,优势种为日本鼓虾、脆壳理蛤;2007年夏季底栖生物调查获得底栖生物36种,平均丰度为120.27个/m²,优势种为脆壳理蛤、小胡桃蛤、绒毛细足蟹、涡虫4种。2)2004年,调查区域底栖生物丰度空间分布呈现北低南高特征,2007年,则呈现中间低南北高的空间分布特征。3)2004年到2007年,位于大沽河口的19号站点底栖生物群落结构与其它站点存在显著性差异,生物群落受冲淡水影响明显,具有河口生物群落结构的独特性。2004年调查区域中的塘沽断面的底栖生物群落结构与其它四个断面存在显著性差异,而到2007年,五个断面底栖生物群落结构整体趋向一致。4)2004年,北部北塘、汉沽及南部岐口断面具有较高的丰富度、均匀度、多样性及较低的优势度指数,而到2007年,南部岐口、北部汉沽区域丰富度、均匀度和多样性指数均呈现下降趋势,而优势度指数则有所上升。中部区域特别是塘沽断面在丰富度、均匀度、多样性指数上有所增加,且越靠近中心区域增加程度越大。海岸工程、污染物排放、围垦养殖等人为干扰因素可能是造成天津近岸海域底栖生物丰度降低及其群落结构和多样性指数空间分布不均匀变化的主要原因。     

湛江海域浮游藻类生态及其多样性

近岸海域富营养化导致浮游藻类大量繁殖,影响海域生系统平衡。对湛江海域浮游藻类种类组成、数量分布、群落结构等进行冬、夏二季调查,得出湛江海域以硅藻门（Ｂａｃｌｌａｒｉｏ－ｐｈｙｔａ）为主要优势类群。夏季种类多样性高于冬季;赤潮生物种种类、数量均夏季高于冬季。     

合肥市不同类型湿地植物群落的物种多样性及群落特征研究

运用样地和样方相结合的调查方法,对合肥市不同演替进程的湿地类型进行调查研究,通过计算湿地植物的重要值与群落植物的α多样性与β多样性的相关指标分析了其群落多样性与群落特征.结果表明:合肥市典型的人工型湿地共有植物22科41属47种;半人工半自然型湿地共有植物10科21属21种;自然型湿地共有植物37科65属70种.湿地植物的多样性以及其群落特征与其人工性和自然性有关;在不同的外界干扰下,湿地的类型也不同,湿地处于不断的演替过程中.其群落的稳定性与物种多样性之间关系复杂,两者之间并非简单的正相关关系.在进行湿地群落和生态研究时,不仅要考虑其群落物种的多样性,也要考虑群落优势物种的组成,优势物种的优势度以及群落的演替趋势等因素.     

夏季大亚湾鱼类群落结构与多样性

根据2018年8月大亚湾海域底拖网鱼类资源调查数据,分析了大亚湾夏季鱼类群落结构特征。结果表明:2018年大亚湾夏季渔获鱼类56种,隶属9目、34科、47属。其中,鲈形目(Perciformes)最多(39种,69.64%);物种组成以短吻鲾(Leiognathus brevirostris)、黄斑蓝子鱼(Siganus oramin)、拟矛尾鰕虎鱼(Parachaeturichthys polynema)、六指马鲅(Polynemus sextarius)和二长棘犁齿鲷(Evynnis cardinali)等小型低值鱼类为主;鱼类物种多样性存在明显的空间差异,表现为湾口海域最大,沿岸海域次之,湾中部海域最小。鱼类群落结构大体分为咸淡水湾内和海水广布湾口两个鱼类群组;对比1985—2017年夏季调查资料可知,30多年来大亚湾夏季鱼类群落物种多样性减小;优势种组成更替显著,由以大型中上层的经济鱼类为主演变为以小型底层、近底层的低值鱼类为主,其主要原因是人类活动对大亚湾生态系统的干扰,尤其是捕捞致使鱼类群落结构发生改变、趋向简单化。     

营养盐加富和鱼类添加对浮游植物群落演替和多样性的影响

浮游植物是水体生态系统敞水区最重要的初级生产者,其组成与多样性反映了群落的结构类型和存在状态。通过围隔实验,模拟水库春季发生的营养盐加富和鱼类放养的干扰,分析在这两种干扰下的浮游植物群落演替过程中优势种和稀有种的变化,并通过以丰度与生物量为变量的香农和辛普森多样性指数的计算,分析浮游植物群落演替过程中的多样性变化特征。结果表明,营养盐加富干扰下的浮游植物群落的优势种变化和演替更为明显,营养盐加富与鱼类添加对浮游植物群落多样性变化的影响符合中度干扰理论。在优势种优势度变化较大的浮游植物群落演替过程中,多样性指数与浮游植物生物量有较高的负相关性。在浮游植物群落演替过程中,香农和辛普森多样性指数的变化趋势基本一致,采用丰度与生物量为变量的两种多样性指数的计算结果对实验系统中浮游植物群落多样性的分析结果没有明显的影响。     

广西近岸海域浮游植物群落的生态特征

根据2009年9月(丰水期)和2010年1月(枯水期)广西近岸海域的调查资料,分析了该海域浮游植物的种类组成、优势种、丰度及其分布和多样性等群落生态特征。结果表明:调查海域共鉴定浮游植物4门40属134种,其中硅藻是主要优势类群,占总种数的87.3%;丰水期和枯水期共有种类达84种,种类相似性指数为81.4%,无明显的季节性差异;丰水期优势种较多,其中最主要的优势种为旋链角毛藻(Chaetoceros curvisetus)和柔弱伪菱形藻(Pseudo-nitzschia delicatissima);枯水期优势种组成相对简单,以球形棕囊藻(Phaeoecystis globosa)占绝对优势,优势度指数为96.1%;浮游植物的丰度呈显著的区域和季节差异;丰水期表现为近岸海域自东向西递减,沿岸普遍高于离岸海域的特征;浮游植物群落的Shannon指数和Pielou均匀度指数平均值分别为2.79和0.58,多样性水平较高;多样性指数和均匀度指数季节变化不明显,但具有显著的空间分布规律,呈中部高而两侧低的单峰态;相关性分析表明,浮游植物丰度与环境因子存在一定的相关性;丰水期,浮游植物丰度与水温呈负相关(P0.05);枯水期,浮游植物丰度与无机氮呈显著正相关(P0.01),而与生化需氧量(P0.01)、盐度(P0.05)呈负相关。     

长山列岛邻近海域鱼类群落种类组成和多样性时空变化

为了解黄、渤海生态系统交错带长山列岛邻近水域鱼类群落种类组成和多样性,根据2016年10月,2017年1月、5月及8月进行的鱼类资源底拖网调查数据,应用相对重要性指数、物种多样性指数、k优势度曲线等方法,研究了长山列岛邻近海域鱼类群落种类组成、物种多样性时空变化及其与环境因子的关系。结果表明: 该海域共计捕获鱼类77种,以温水性、底层、洄游性鱼类为主,优势种组成季节变化明显,春季、冬季主要优势种为黄鮟鱇,夏季以日本鲭、鳀等中上层鱼类为主。全年共计出现洄游性鱼类46种,季节间物种迁移指数均在100以上,其中秋季物种迁移指数最大。鱼类群落物种丰富度指数在春季最高、Shannon多样性指数和均匀度指数在秋季最高。夏季物种丰富度指数与表层水温呈显著负相关;冬季物种丰富度指数与水深、底层水温呈极显著正相关,Shannon多样性指数与底层水温呈极显著正相关。长山列岛邻近海域作为黄、渤海两大生态系统的交错带,鱼类群落表现出高物种多样性、洄游种多以及明显的时空异质性。     

鸭绿江口湿地鸻鹬类停歇地的生物生态研究

鸭绿江口湿地是鸻鹬类在东亚一澳大利亚北迁路线上的最重要停歇地,潮间带上的双壳类、腹足类、多毛类等底栖动物为鸻鹬类提供了能量保障.2010年3月-2011年6月对鸭绿江口潮间带的生物生态进行了调查研究.研究结果表明,生物群落结构相对简单,主要以双壳类、腹足类和多毛类为主,优势种演替明显,系统具有低多样性低密度的特点.鸻鹬类能量补充来源相对匮乏,饵料生物量的更新速度较慢,所提供的能值也相对较低,江户明樱蛤、青蛤(幼体)和长吻沙蚕是鸻鹬类的主要食物来源.鸻鹬类主要集中在低潮带下区觅食,在北迁高峰期对低潮带下区饵料生物影响较显著,尤其对江户明樱蛤丰度影响最明显.泥螺作为优势种,生态位最宽,分布于整个调查断面和潮带,但因体表分泌一种毒性粘液而不被鸻鹬类取食.饵料生物的种群补充能力较强,在鸻鹬类迁徙高峰期之后,饵料丰度和生物量又会恢复到正常水平.虽然目前人类对鸻鹬类的威胁显现较小,但使人类一生态系统一滨鸟之间持续和谐统一,必须综合考量鸭绿江口湿地包括人类在内的生态系统各关键组分之间的生态关联,兼顾生态系统的完整性和人类社会经济发展的可持续性.     

珠江口伶仃洋海域底层游泳动物的季节变化

珠江口伶仃洋海域是渔业资源的重要栖息地,近年来由于人类活动的加剧导致生态环境质量下降。为进一步了解栖息环境恶化对渔业资源的影响,于2009年8月至2010年4月采用底拖网在珠江口伶仃洋海域进行了游泳动物4个季节的调查。共鉴定游泳动物92种,其中鱼类54种,甲壳类32种和头足类6种。游泳动物种数夏季最高,为52种,春季最低,仅35种,春、夏季和冬、春季种类季节更替显著。优势种组成较为稳定,以日本蟳(Charybdis japonica)、黑斑口虾蛄(Oratosquilla kempi)和棘头梅童鱼(Collichthys lucidus)为主要优势种,其中日本蟳为全年优势种,平均尾数密度占总密度的8.07%～26.22%。游泳动物资源密度和尾数密度季节变化趋势一致,均为夏季最高,秋季和春季次之,冬季最低。珠江口伶仃洋海域温度和盐度有明显的季节变化,夏季和秋季温度较高,盐度较低,冬季和春季温度较低,而盐度较高。温度是伶仃洋海域游泳动物种类和数量季节变化的主要因子。与历史资料比较,珠江口主要经济鱼、虾类出现小型化趋势。     

山东半岛南部海湾底栖动物群落生态特征及其与水环境的关系

2006-2007年对山东半岛南部4个海湾(荣成湾、桑沟湾、靖海湾和五垒岛湾)19个站位的底栖动物群落结构特征进行了研究,并对14个环境因素和底栖动物群落生态特征分别进行主成分分析和Spearman相关分析。结果显示,荣成湾、桑沟湾和靖海湾的底栖动物种类中,多毛类所占比例最高,而五垒岛湾仅秋、冬季多毛类所占比例最高。根据聚类分析和非度量多维标度方法分析,4季底栖动物群落均可分为2个群落,春、冬季的第一聚群为靖海湾和五垒岛湾,第二聚群为荣成湾和桑沟湾。秋季荣成湾、桑沟湾、靖海湾组成第一聚群,第二聚群由五垒岛湾构成。夏季,底栖动物Shannon-Wiener多样性指数(H')与采样深度和总碱度呈显著正相关,与水温呈极显著的负相关关系。秋季,与硝酸盐呈负相关关系,说明富营养化对山东半岛南部4个海湾大型底栖动物群落产生了一定负面影响。ABC曲线法分析显示,荣成湾和桑沟湾底栖动物的丰度优势度曲线与生物量优势度曲线相交,表明荣成湾和桑沟湾大型底栖动物群落处于中度干扰状态,密集的养殖活动可能对其生态系统带来了巨大影响,加强海水养殖管理,强化生态健康养殖理念,合理利用海洋生物资源,对大型底栖动物群落的稳定性具有重要意义。     

珠江口及毗邻海域营养盐对浮游植物生长的影响

基于2006年7月(夏季),10月(秋季)和2007年3月(春季)的现场调查数据,对珠江口及毗邻海域中的营养盐和叶绿素a等环境生态因子的时空分布特性进行了对比分析,研究了氮磷比与叶绿素a含量和种群多样性之间的联系,探讨了该海域营养盐对于浮游植物生长的影响。结果表明:(1)研究海域营养盐表现出较强的季节和空间差异性,总氮(TN)和总磷(TP)浓度均值春季(1.545 mg/L、0.056 mg/L)和夏季(1.570 mg/L、0.058 mg/L)均大于秋季(1.442 mg/L、0.034 mg/L),且春夏季浓度空间差异更明显。(2)调查期间海域营养盐含量超标现象突出,夏季尤为明显。无机氮(DIN)总体均值0.99 mg/L,超四类海水标准限值1倍,活性磷酸盐(PO4-P)总体均值0.021 mg/L,DIN∶PO4-P平均值为130;叶绿素a浓度与营养盐、p H、温度有较显著的相关性。(3)叶绿素a浓度较高的站位,具有较高的DIN∶PO4-P值,但浮游植物多样性指数偏低,优势种明显,主要为中肋骨条藻。氮磷比的改变会影响不同生长特性的浮游植物间的竞争和种群结构的改变;今后海洋污染治理中,在控制氮、磷污染时要注意氮磷比的改变可能造成的浮游生态影响。     

Environmental conditions and compositions of plankton and nekton in the epipelagic zone of the northwestern Pacific Ocean in summer 2009, the year of the largest spawning migration of pink and Chum Salmon

The distribution of temperature, salinity, phytoplankton, zooplankton, and nekton, including Pink Salmon and Chum Salmon, is analyzed based on the data from a complex survey conducted in the upper epipelagic zone of the northwestern Pacific Ocean in June–July 2009. An estimate of water transfer, plankton biomass (by size fractions and taxonomic groups), and biomass and abundance of nekton is made. The water circulation pattern was notable for the “compressed” state of the Western Subarctic Gyre. Copepods predominated in zooplankton (60.8% biomass), and Pacific Salmon dominated in the nekton. The ratio of the plankton biomass to the nekton biomass in various biostatistical areas varied from 23.9 to 195.1 (mean 46.7). It was found that the nekton biomass in the area of the spreading subarctic waters reaches its maximum in the summer months and that in the area of subtropical waters reaches its maximum in the fall. In the upper 30-meter layer, the biomass of fish and squid rose during the night to 2.92 million tons, or 1.6 times as much, due to mesopelagic migrants. The nekton communities of the upper epipelagic of the northwestern Pacific Ocean functioned normally, providing a high level of biological and fish productivity.     

Phytoplankton growth in relation to network topology: time‐averaged catchment‐scale modelling in a large lowland river

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