Effects of global change on key processes of primary production in marine ecosystems

工业革命以来, 不断加剧的人类活动所引起的大气CO₂浓度增加、温度上升等全球变化问题, 正使得海洋生态系统面临着前所未有的压力。该文通过文献计量的方法分析了国内外的研究现状, 简要地回顾了全球变化对海洋生态系统影响研究的发展简史, 并聚焦海洋暖化、海洋酸化和富营养化与缺氧这三个核心研究方向, 重点阐述了它们对海洋生态系统初级生产的关键过程的影响, 总结了已取得的重要进展以及存在的主要问题, 最后提出前沿展望。     

Home on the range: spatial ecology of loggerhead turtles in Atlantic waters of the USA

Aim Although satellite tracking has yielded much information regarding the migrations and habitat use of threatened marine species, relatively little has been published about the environmental niche for loggerhead sea turtles Caretta caretta in north‐west Atlantic waters. Location North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia, USA. Methods We tracked 68 adult female turtles between 1998 and 2008, one of the largest sample sizes to date, for 372.2 ± 210.4 days (mean ± SD). Results We identified two strategies: (1) ‘seasonal’ migrations between summer and winter coastal areas (n = 47), although some turtles made oceanic excursions (n = 4) and (2) occupation of more southerly ‘year‐round’ ranges (n = 18). Seasonal turtles occupied summer home ranges of 645.1 km² (median, n = 42; using α‐hulls) predominantly north of 35 ° latitude and winter home ranges of 339.0 km² (n = 24) in a relatively small area on the narrow shelf off North Carolina. We tracked some of these turtles through successive summer (n = 8) and winter (n = 3) seasons, showing inter‐annual home range repeatability to within 14.5 km of summer areas and 10.3 km of winter areas. For year‐round turtles, home ranges were 1889.9 km². Turtles should be tracked for at least 80 days to reliably estimate the home range size in seasonal habitats. The equivalent minimum duration for ‘year‐round’ turtles is more complex to derive. We define an environmental envelope of the distribution of North American loggerhead turtles: warm waters (between 18.2 and 29.2 °C) on the coastal shelf (in depths of 3.0–89.0 m). Main conclusions Our findings show that adult female loggerhead turtles show predictable, repeatable home range behaviour and do not generally leave waters of the USA, nor the continental shelf (< 200m depth). These data offer insights for future marine management, particularly if they were combined with those from the other management units in the USA.     

冬虫夏草和中国被毛孢形态学再研究

产自甘肃省冬虫夏草主产区的冬虫夏草具有丰富的形态多样性,少教具有2-4个子座,个别子座叉状分枝.通过移栽培养,对冬虫夏草Ophiocordyceps sinensis子座的发育过程进行了连续观察,并对子囊孢子的萌发及中国被毛孢Hirsutella sinensis的形态特征进行了再研究.观察到:在子囊孢子弹射期,子座可...     

白背飞虱的迁飞生物学:起飞与迁出

2001—2002年在苏州吴中区2个生长季节的田间观察和罩笼试验表明,白背飞虱Sogatella furcifera(Horváth)7月上旬以前迁入苏州,并在当地繁殖2代。从8月中下旬开始陆续有少量向外迁飞,9月份大田出现外迁高峰。田间白背飞虱起飞比率约为50%～65%,迁出峰期的每日迁出率约为80%。8月下旬白背飞虱一般已不构成危害。但20世纪90年代中期之后,白背飞虱8月份很少迁出而在迁入地大量滞留形成增殖代和主害代,危害时间大大延长,这与20世纪80年代的发生规律有了很大的不同。轨迹分析表明,8月中下旬从苏州迁出的个体中,40%可以到达江淮稻区,另有大约40%进入黄海和东海海域,若有强西南低空急流出现时则可跨海到达韩国和日本。9月份则主要是迁往我国的南方稻区,但很少可以直达岭南地区。     

海洋浮游植物与生物碳汇

系统描述了浮游植物与海洋碳汇相关的几个过程:初级生产、浮游植物沉降、浮游动物粪球打包沉降、经典食物链碳汇、溶解有机碳生产和转化、透明胞外聚合颗粒物(TEP)凝聚网,和CO₂分压升高(海水酸化)影响下浮游植物功能群转变及中国海可能的生物碳汇前景展望。提出海洋初级生产过程和TEP凝聚网过程是中国海生物碳汇的关键过程,而中国海的黄海中部及长江口区域是生物碳汇研究的重点区域,建议将硅藻及其碳汇过程作为今后研究的重点。     

不同频率电针治疗膝骨性关节炎的临床疗效观察

目的:通过临床研究探讨电针治疗膝关节骨性关节炎的最佳参数,为临床提供更加规范性的治疗,进一步提高电针疗效。方法:将符合膝关节骨性关节炎诊断标准的73例单膝患者随机分为电针疏波组、密波组两组,均针刺患侧膝眼穴,疏波组接2Hz连续波治疗,密波组接40Hz连续波治疗,采用WOMAC评分对两组治疗后疼痛、僵硬、躯体功能进行评估,同时判断1个疗程及3个疗程治疗效果。结果:经统计学处理,完成第一疗程后,两组疼痛评分比较,P均<0.01,说明两组在疼痛疗效上存在差异。而两组僵硬和躯体功能评分的比较,P>0.05,显示两组没有统计学意义。第3疗程后,两组WOMAC总分比较,P均<0.01,具有极显著性差异,第3疗程症状积分低于第1疗程,说明第3疗程后症状改善优于第1疗程。结论:电针疏波组在改善疼痛上优于密波组;第3疗程后,总体症状改善情况优于第1疗程。     

On the potential for ocean acidification to be a general cause of ancient reef crises

Anthropogenic rise in the carbon dioxide concentration in the atmosphere leads to global warming and acidification of the oceans. Ocean acidification (OA) is harmful to many organisms but especially to those that build massive skeletons of calcium carbonate, such as reef corals. Here, we test the recent suggestion that OA leads not only to declining calcification of reef corals and reduced growth rates of reefs but may also have been a trigger of ancient reef crises and mass extinctions in the sea. We analyse the fossil record of biogenic reefs and marine organisms to (1) assess the timing and intensity of ancient reef crises, (2) check which reef crises were concurrent with inferred pulses of carbon dioxide concentrations and (3) evaluate the correlation between reef crises and mass extinctions and their selectivity in terms of inferred physiological buffering. We conclude that four of five global metazoan reef crises in the last 500 Myr were probably at least partially governed by OA and rapid global warming. However, only two of the big five mass extinctions show geological evidence of OA.     

Diversity of carbon use strategies in a kelp forest community: implications for a high CO2 ocean

Mechanisms for inorganic carbon acquisition in macroalgal assemblages today could indicate how coastal ecosystems will respond to predicted changes in ocean chemistry due to elevated carbon dioxide (CO₂). We identified the proportion of noncalcifying macroalgae with particular carbon use strategies using the natural abundance of carbon isotopes and pH drift experiments in a kelp forest. We also identified all calcifying macroalgae in this system; these were the dominant component of the benthos (by % cover) at all depths and seasons while cover of noncalcareous macroalgae increased at shallower depths and during summer. All large canopy‐forming macroalgae had attributes suggestive of active uptake of inorganic carbon and the presence of a CO₂ concentration mechanism (CCM). CCM species covered, on average, 15–45% of the benthos and were most common at shallow depths and during summer. There was a high level of variability in carbon isotope discrimination within CCM species, probably a result of energetic constraints on active carbon uptake in a low light environment. Over 50% of red noncalcifying species exhibited values below ?30‰ suggesting a reliance on diffusive CO₂ uptake and no functional CCM. Non‐CCM macroalgae covered on average 0–8.9% of rock surfaces and were most common in deep, low light habitats. Elevated CO₂ has the potential to influence competition between dominant coralline species (that will be negatively affected by increased CO₂) and noncalcareous CCM macroalgae (neutral or positive effects) and relatively rare (on a % cover basis) non‐CCM species (positive effects). Responses of macroalgae to elevated CO₂ will be strongly modified by light and any responses are likely to be different at times or locations where energy constrains photosynthesis. Increased growth and competitive ability of noncalcareous macroalgae alongside negative impacts of acidification on calcifying species could have major implications for the functioning of coastal reef systems at elevated CO₂ concentrations.     

Effects of fishing and acidification‐related benthic mortality on the southeast Australian marine ecosystem

Oceanic uptake of anthropogenic carbon dioxide (CO₂) is altering the carbonate chemistry of seawater, with potentially negative consequences for many calcifying marine organisms. At the same time, increasing fisheries exploitation is impacting on marine ecosystems. Here, using increased benthic‐invertebrate mortality as a proxy for effects of ocean acidification, the potential impact of the two stressors of fishing and acidification on the southeast Australian marine ecosystem to year 2050 was explored. The individual and interaction effects of the two stressors on biomass and diversity were examined for the entire ecosystem and for regional assemblages. For 61 functional groups or species, the cumulative effects of moderate ocean acidification and fishing were additive (30%), synergistic (33%), and antagonistic (37%). Strong ocean acidification resulted in additive (22%), synergistic (40%), and antagonistic (38%) effects. The greatest impact was on the demersal food web, with fishing impacting predation and acidification affecting benthic production. Areas that have been subject to intensive fishing were the most susceptible to acidification effect, although fishing also mitigated some of the decline in biodiversity observed with moderate acidification. The model suggested that ocean acidification and long‐term fisheries exploitation could act synergistically with the increasing sensitivity to change from long‐term (decades) fisheries exploitation potentially causing unexpected restructuring of the pelagic and demersal food webs. Major regime shifts occur around year 2040. Greater focus is needed on how differential fisheries exploitation of marine resources may exacerbate or accelerate effects of environmental changes such as ocean acidification.