强潮区较高纬度移植红树植物秋茄的生理生态特性

以中国红树林引种最北界的乐清湾西门岛海域为研究地点,选择黄零为1.96、1.66和1.35 m 3个高程断面(每个潮水周期平均淹水时间分别为3.18、3.65、4.07 h),研究了1年生和4年生秋茄的生长、叶片的光合色素和保护酶活性、植株可溶性糖含量、游离氨基酸含量、离子含量等指标的变化。结果表明,当滩涂高程为黄零1.66 m以上时,每个潮水周期平均淹水时间低于3.65 h,1年生和4年生秋茄幼苗均可生长;当滩涂高程为低于黄零1.35 m时,每个潮水周期平均淹水时间高于4.07 h,1年生秋茄幼苗仍能正常生长,而4年生秋茄叶片叶绿素、类胡萝卜素总量、茎叶中的可溶性总糖和游离氨基酸含量、过氧化物酶(POD)活性以及K+/Na+比均显著降低,同时,叶片中的丙二醛(MDA)和茎、叶中Na+含量均快速上升,导致了生长缓慢。总体上说,较大树龄秋茄可生长在高程为黄零1.66 m以上,其原因是植株在每个潮水周期平均淹水时间少于3.65 h时仍能够维持正常的碳氮代谢。     

厦门地区秋茄幼苗生长的宜林临界线探讨

2003年5月在厦门大屿岛白鹭自然保护区西面滩涂上试种秋茄幼苗,研究秋茄的宜林临界线.结果表明,滩涂高程为黄零0.99 m处,每个潮水周期的平均淹水时间高达8 h,幼苗成活率低于50%,生长缓慢,不适合用秋茄造林;在滩涂高程为黄零1.62 m处,秋茄幼苗成活率达90%,生物量积累最大,光合同化作用较高,生长良好,为厦门沿海秋茄的最适生长区;而在高程为黄零1.31 m处,秋茄幼苗仍能正常生长.故厦门地区秋茄造林的宜林临界线应不低于黄零1.31 m (即厦零4.55 m),平均每个潮水周期淹水不高于5.6 h.     

中国沿海无柄蔓足类研究进展

无柄蔓足类属节肢动物门甲壳纲,是海洋生态系统和污损生物群落中极为重要的组成部分,在中国海域分布着6科25属110种,主要种类为纹藤壶(Balanus amphitrite amphitrite)、网纹藤壶(B.reticulatus)、高峰星藤壶(Chirona amaryllis)、泥藤壶(Balanus uliginosus)、白脊藤壶(B.albicostatus)、三角藤壶(B.trigonus)、红巨藤壶(Megabalanus rosa)、钟巨藤壶(M.tintinnabulum tintinnabulum)、白条地藤壶(Euraphia withersi)、鳞笠藤壶(Tetraclita squamosa squamosa),其中纹藤壶在黄、渤海为优势种,网纹藤壶则在热带和亚热带海区占优势;泥藤壶多出现在沿海河口的咸淡水交汇处;三角藤壶、红巨藤壶和钟巨藤壶等种类分布于盐度较高的海域。环境因子可对无柄蔓足类的生长发育、繁殖附着、分布状况及形态特征等产生显著影响。幼虫发育阶段要经历6期无节幼虫和1期金星幼虫,青岛大扁藻(Platymonas helgolandica)、牟式角毛藻(Chaetoceros muelleri)和亚心形扁藻(Platymonas subcordiformis)均是幼虫培养较为理想的饵料;金星幼虫可在4—8℃下保存1周左右。藤壶胶粘物由蛋白亚基聚合而成,其初生胶和次生胶组成基本相似。无柄蔓足类不仅是开展防除测试和生态科学研究的理想材料,而且还应进一步分析其在海洋生态系统中的地位和作用,并从分子水平探讨幼虫附着机理、胶粘物作用机制、种类相互关系与系统发生史。     

恢复初期红树林树栖滨螺科动物的组成与分布

滨螺科动物是红树林中常见的底栖动物,它们的形态、行为和分布等与红树林植被密切相关。本文调查了植被恢复初期(3年生)红树林树栖滨螺科动物的组成和分布情况,并探讨滩涂高程和树种对滨螺科动物分布的影响。结果表明:植被恢复初期滨螺科物种已成为优势类群,密度达到32.67 ind·m~(-2);黑口滨螺在不同滩涂高程下均为优势种,其密度和生物量在黄零1.8 m高程的秋茄林内较其他林地(黄零2.2和2.6 m)高;粗糙滨螺仅出现在黄零1.8 m的秋茄林内;种植于黄零1.6 m高程的桐花树林内黑口滨螺的生物量和密度均大于同样高程下的秋茄林,但桐花树林内的个体小于秋茄林内的个体;粗糙滨螺在不同树种间的分布没有明显差异;滨螺科物种的分布在红树林恢复初期随生境的异质性表现出差异,这种差异可能与植被形态导致的物理环境差异以及滨螺科物种活动习性、繁殖扩散模式等生物学特性有关。     

淹水胁迫对秋茄(Kandelia candel)幼苗叶片C、N及单宁含量的影响——一个关于碳素-营养平衡假说的实验

通过在福建厦门同安湾潮间带滩涂种植红树植物秋茄,测定不同滩面高程（黄海高程1．6,1．0,0．4m）下1年生秋茄幼苗叶片单宁、C、N、叶绿素含量及幼苗的生长指标,研究了淹水胁迫对秋茄幼苗次生代谢物质单宁的影响及作用机理。结果表明,随着滩面高程的降低,淹水胁迫增强,秋加幼茁生物量、叶片C／N及单宁含量显著降低,在滩面高程0．4m处,与1．0m和1．6m相比,幼苗生物量分别降低了18．2％和47．0％,叶片C／N比值分别降低了17．5％和20．0％,相应地,叶片单宁含量也分别降低了44．6％和70．5％。秋茄幼苗叶片单宁含量与叶片C／N比值呈显著止相关（R=0．8425）,表明秋茄幼苗叶片中C、N含量及单宁含量对淹水胁迫的响应符合碳素／营养平衡假说。     

深圳湾引种红树植物海桑的幼苗发生和扩散格局的生态响应

海桑（Sonneratia caseolaris）是我国华南沿海主要红树林造林树种,在深圳湾引种造林15年后,在天然红树林和光滩中出现了大面积的扩散。为了研究深圳湾红树植物海桑的幼苗扩散及其与生态因子的关系,作者采用样线和样方调查法于2006年9月至2007年9月对深圳福田红树林内天然扩散的海桑幼苗的密度、高度和盖度及其相关生态因子（包括种间竞争、群落类型、光照、扩散距离与滩面高程）进行了6次调查。天然红树林和人工海桑林林下海桑幼苗密度在调查初期分别为24．7棵/m^2和19．7棵／m^2,到2007年9月林下的一年生海桑幼苗全部死亡,说明林下的弱光生境显著抑制了海桑幼苗的早期生长和自然更新。不同林型下（包括天然白骨壤林和秋茄林、人工海桑林）的海桑幼苗的密度、高度、盖度差异不显著（P〉0．05）;而林中空地各指标显著高于林下（P〈0．05）。虽然深圳福田红树林滩面高程介于1．12—2．10m（黄海平均海平面）之间,海桑幼苗自然扩散分布的最适滩面高程是1．40-1．60m,属于深圳湾红树林的中高潮滩,但幼苗密度与滩面高程之间相关性较小。海桑具有一定的长距离扩散能力,天然白骨壤林和秋茄林下海桑幼苗密度与其扩散距离（距最近母树的距离）之间呈显著负相关。天然白骨壤林和秋茄林下海桑幼苗密度与光照强度相关性不显著（P〉0．05）,而人工海桑林林下的海桑幼苗密度与光照强度呈显著正相关,且相关系数逐次增大,说明海桑幼苗的早期生长受到光照强度的影响极为显著。因此,深圳湾引种海桑的繁殖体在天然白骨壤林和秋茄林下的扩散主要受与母树距离的影响,但在海桑人工林下光照强度是影响幼苗分布的最重要生态因子。     

白脊藤壶形态的变异

中国沿岸白脊藤壸Balanus albicostatus Pilsbry有圆锥形、陡圆锥形和圆柱形。其形态与年龄、浪击、群集度及基底的粗糙度有关。壁板表面的脊和色纹数也与年龄、浪击和基底的粗糙度有关。壳口面积小于40mm~2时,其面积增大缓慢,大于40mm~2时,其面积增大与基底面积增加呈正相关。随着年龄的增大,基底由椭圆形变为圆形。盖板的形状与年龄和腐蚀度有关。 白脊藤壶广泛分布在我国沿岸,是潮间带隐蔽岩岸的优势种。因其形态变化极大,故分类学家曾把其变异的个体订为不同的亚种。藤壶的形态变异问题,早就引起生态学家和古生物学家关注。因水生动物外壳的形态和结构可作为环境变化的指标,故可为生态学家、古生物学家和古地理学家提供重要的信息(Rhoads and Lutz,1980)。国外曾对半寒藤壶Semibalanus balanoides、缺刻藤壶B.crenatus、小藤壶Chthamalus challenger和C.depressus的形态变异进行了研究。本文着重讨论白脊藤壶的形态变异及产生变异的原因。     

广西沿海红海榄造林的宜林临界线

2004年8月—2005年8月,在广西英罗湾滩涂上建造8个高程梯度(320~390cm,相邻梯级间高度差10cm)的试验平台,研究全日潮海区潮汐淹水胁迫对红海榄幼苗生长和生理指标的影响.结果表明:小高程(320~330cm)生境对红海榄幼苗茎高生长有微弱促进作用,340cm以上高程组幼苗茎高随滩涂高程增加而增大.中等高程(350~370cm)有利于幼苗茎节数的增长.滩涂高程越低,幼苗叶数、叶面积和叶保存率越低.小高程组幼苗叶片叶绿素a受损明显,叶绿素b则受损相对较轻;叶绿素a/b值随滩涂高程降低而减少.长时间淹水诱导使根系中SOD活性上升,叶片中则表现为中等高程组酶活性较低.叶片和根系中POD活性均随高程降低而增加.淹水胁迫使红海榄幼苗各器官及全株的生物量降低;随着淹水程度加大,新生器官生物量分配比例由叶向茎转移.随着高程降低,幼苗存活率从88.9%降至40.0%,但370cm以上高程组存活率均在80%以上.建议将当地平均海面线作为广西沿海红海榄胚轴造林的宜林临界线.     

广西西端海岸四种红树植物天然种群生境高程

在广西防城港市东湾渔洲坪、石角、交东3个样地平行海面方向共设置18条剖面对4种红树植物白骨壤(Avicenniamarina)、桐花树(Aegiceras corniculatum)、秋茄(Kandelia obovata)、木榄(Bruguiera gymnorhiza)在沿海滩涂生长带高程测量和群落调查。调查结果表明:由于人类活动造成东湾渔洲坪和交东两个样地的坡度变化较大,分别从-0.37变化为-0.05和-0.72变化为-0.10,而地处北仑河口保护区内的石角样地受到保护,没有人为因素的影响,坡度从-0.23变化为-0.10变化不大。石角和交东两个样地中的桐花树集中出现在高程15至40 cm和33至36 cm范围内;秋茄集中出现在高程43至60 cm和37至51cm范围内;木榄集中出现在高程94至106 cm和111至119 cm范围内。所有样地中的白骨壤在高程60至80 cm范围内,树高最高达到220 cm,且分布密集;桐花树在高程20至40 cm范围内,树高最高达到200 cm,且分布密集;秋茄在高程40至80 cm范围内,树高最高达到200 cm,且分布密集;木榄在高程60至100 cm范围内,且分布密集,树高最高达280 cm。通过对各样地剖面上红树植物种类出现频度的分析和林木高度的测量,4种红树植物天然林临界滩涂高程分别为:桐花树为-7 cm;秋茄为+33 cm;白骨壤为+23和+26 cm;木榄为+44 cm。对应的浸淹时间分别为8.5、7.0、7.0、6.0h。在石角和交东分别有30.0%和56.7%的桐花树分布于平均海平面以下,秋茄也能分布在此高程下,平均株高也达1.75 m。根据现场实际调查结果,桐花树、秋茄可以大量生存在平均海平面以下的滩涂上。     

西门岛人工秋茄林恢复对大型底栖生物的影响

选择乐清湾西门岛海域相同高程断面不同造林时间的人工红树林(秋茄林)、光滩和互花米草丛,采用空间代替时间的方法,分析我国分布最北界人工红树林造林过程对大型底栖生物的影响.大型底栖动物生活型分布基本表现为幼林(1、4、8a秋茄林)以底上附着型为主,而在光滩、50a秋茄林和互花米草中底下生活类群相对增加.并且穴居型动物只出现在发育成熟的生态系统内.各项指标显示50a老林群落生态稳定性较好,光滩和互花米草丛次之,但优于发育中的秋茄幼林.与以往研究结果不同,50a老林的大型底栖动物生物种类的丰度及群落的物种多样性最高,并不与红树林的发育状况呈负相关,也不比邻近光滩低.结合50a林下滩涂底泥情况,西门岛50a红树林林下滩涂的底质发育要落后于国内天然红树林土壤.这可能与当地红树林造林规模小以及强潮差海域有关.此外,红树林恢复过程中,大型底栖动物生物多样性与生态稳定性之间的线性关系,其适用的系统面积和演替时间的尺度范围有必要做更加深入的探讨.     

福建漳江口红树林区秋茄幼苗生长动态

通过福建漳江口红树林自然保护区内8个样方24个小样方人工种植600个秋茄胚轴,在3a时间内对秋茄胚轴建立、幼苗生长以及环境因子进行定期观测。研究结果表明：林缘空地的秋茄生长状况良好,白骨壤林内最不利于秋茄幼苗的生长。潮位、盐度、底质土壤理化因子不是造成该样地各样方间秋茄幼苗生长差异的主要原因。动物取食、光照状况以及种间竞争是限制秋茄生长的主要环境因子。秋茄胚轴在长根前易于随潮水漂走,底质土壤中自骨壤致密的根系抑制了秋茄胚轴的定植,导致白骨壤林内秋茄幼苗漂走的数量最多。昆虫和螃蟹等动物的取食是导致林内已经固着生长的秋茄幼苗大量死亡的最主要原因,而林外被取食的幼苗个体极少。此后秋茄幼苗能否继续成长,主要取决于幼苗所接受到的光照条件。3a后,在荫蔽的树冠下,秋茄幼苗无法存活;而在林外,秋茄幼苗已经长成幼树。在林外滩涂上迅速生长的互花米草,也将影响秋茄幼苗的更新和生长。     

福建亚热带红树林生态学的研究

福建亚热带红树林种类计有五科五属六种,即木榄、秋茄、海漆,老鼠簕、桐花树和白骨壤。主要群落类型有秋茄+木榄-桐花树群落、秋茄+桐花树群落、秋茄群落和白骨壤群落。秋茄高生长与土壤含氮量(%)的关系呈半对数线性正相关,回归公式为log y=0.9397+3.124x(y为树高、x为含氮量)。树高与土壤含盐量呈抛物线相关。红树林生态系统中,生物因子的作用是明显的。藤壶附着于叶面或树干上,严重危害秋茄生长发育。林下相手蟹等造穴活动,有利于林下土壤通气性。浒苔、颤藻等藻类繁殖,也会影响红树生长。引种栽培要选择适当的生境和适合本地的种类、才能保证较高的成活率。     

The growth of Kandelia candel seedlings in mangrove habitats of the Zhangjiang estuary in Fujian, China

Propagules of Kandelia candel collected from the Zhangjiang estuary were planted in mangrove habitats along the intertidal gradient. The rooting rates of K. candel propagules varied spatially. The lowest rate occurred in Avicennia marina forest (69.7%). The rates were higher in K. candel forest (90.0%), at the fringe of the mangrove forest (89.3%) and on the bare tidal flat outside the mangrove forest (82.7%). After one year, the survival rates of seedlings planted under A. marina forest, K. candel forest, at the fringe of the mangrove forest, and on the bare tidal flat were 13.7%, 54.7%, 76.0%, and 34.7%, respectively. Among the surviving K. candel seedlings, those at the fringe of the mangrove forest and on the bare tidal flat had greater height, stem diameter, leaf number, leaf area, and biomass than those under A. marina and K. candel forests. These results demonstrated that establishment and growth of K. candel seedlings occurred successfully at the fringe of the mangrove forest, but were the worst under A. marina forest. The performance of K. candel seedlings was independent of physico-chemical characters of sediment. However, interspecies competition, propagule predation by insects and crabs, and the incident light had significant effects on seedling survival and growth.     

Pacific sardine behaviour related to tidal current dynamics in Bahía Magdalena, México

The behaviour, distribution and abundance of the Pacific sardine Sardinops sagax , detected by acoustics, was studied in relation to the pelagic environmental conditions of water temperature, fluorescence and dissolved oxygen concentration induced by tidal currents in Bahía Magdalena, México (24°32' N; 112°01' W). Sampling was along an 18 km long transect covering an area inside the bay (mean depth 20 m), the main entrance to the bay (mean depth 35 m), and the continental shelf (mean depth 100 m). The main entrance to the bay was the most dynamic area along the hydrographic transect, where the Pacific sardines tended to aggregate, probably to feed on the phytoplankton accumulated during the receding tide. With the flood tide, a high-speed tidal current is generated, introducing cool water with low oxygen concentrations into the bay. During the ebb tide, a tidal wave is also formed, but the warm and relatively well oxygenated bay water mass is transported towards the open sea. Acoustic records showed that whatever the tidal current direction (inflow or outflow), no fish schools were detected within the area of more intense tidal current speeds (>120 cm s⁻¹). Visual observations of surface Pacific sardine schools during the flood tide indicate that sardines were out of the transducer signal detection range (<10 m depth), suggesting that Pacific sardines undergo vertical migration, probably to avoid the high water current speed with low dissolved oxygen content. This behaviour may have a relevant effect on the overall hydroacoustic estimation of small pelagic fish abundance in shallower pelagic environments such as this subtropical bay.     

Flooding regimes increase avian predation on wildlife prey in tidal marsh ecosystems

Within isolated and fragmented populations, species interactions such as predation can cause shifts in community structure and demographics in tidal marsh ecosystems. It is critical to incorporate species interactions into our understanding when evaluating the effects of sea‐level rise and storm surges on tidal marshes. In this study, we hypothesize that avian predators will increase their presence and hunting activities during high tides when increased inundation makes their prey more vulnerable. We present evidence that there is a relationship between tidal inundation depth and time of day on the presence, abundance, and behavior of avian predators. We introduce predation pressure as a combined probability of predator presence related to water level. Focal surveys were conducted at four tidal marshes in the San Francisco Bay, California where tidal inundation patterns were monitored across 6 months of the winter. Sixteen avian predator species were observed. During high tide at Tolay Slough marsh, ardeids had a 29‐fold increase in capture attempts and 4 times greater apparent success rate compared with low tide. Significantly fewer raptors and ardeids were found on low tides than on high tides across all sites. There were more raptors in December and January and more ardeids in January than in other months. Ardeids were more prevalent in the morning, while raptors did not exhibit a significant response to time of day. Modeling results showed that raptors had a unimodal response to water level with a peak at 0.5 m over the marsh platform, while ardeids had an increasing response with water level. We found that predation pressure is related to flooding of the marsh surface, and short‐term increases in sea levels from high astronomical tides, sea‐level rise, and storm surges increase vulnerability of tidal marsh wildlife.     

Measuring sediment accretion in early tidal marsh restoration

Sediment accretion is a critical indicator of initial progress in tidal marsh restoration. However, it is often difficult to measure early deposition rates, because the bottom surface is usually obscured under turbid, tidally-influenced waters. To accurately measure early sediment deposition in marshes, we developed an echosounder system consisting of a specialized acoustic profiler, differential global positioning system unit, and laptop computer mounted on a shallow-draft boat. We conducted a bathymetry survey at the Tubbs Setback tidal restoration site on San Pablo Bay, California, along north–south transects at 25-m intervals. Horizontal position was recorded within 1 m each second and water depth to 1 cm every 0.05 s. Bottom elevations were adjusted for tidal height with surveyed tide gages. We created detailed bathymetric maps (grid cell size: 12.5 m × 12.5 m) by interpolation with inverse distance weighting. During the third year after restoration, sediment accretion averaged 57.1 ± 1.1 cm and the estimated sediment gain was 132,900 m³. The mean difference between the elevations from the bathymetry system and the 9 sediment pins was 2.0 ± 1.0 cm. The mean difference of the intersection points of east–west and north–south survey transects was 2.1 ± 0.2 cm, which provided a measure of repeatability with changing water levels. Our echosounder system provided accurate and repeatable measurements of sediment accretion of a recently restored tidal wetland, and this system proved to be a viable tool for determining sediment deposition in marshes and assessing early restoration progress.     

闽江河口潮汐湿地二氧化碳和甲烷排放化学计量比

为了阐明河口潮汐湿地碳源温室气体排放的化学计量比特征,对闽江河口潮汐湿地二氧化碳和甲烷排放进行了测定与分析。结果表明:芦苇湿地和短叶茳芏湿地二氧化碳与甲烷排放均呈现正相关;涨潮前、涨落潮过程和落潮后芦苇湿地和短叶茳芏湿地CO2∶CH4月平均值分别为55.4和185.0,96.3和305.5,68.7和648.6,3个过程芦苇湿地和短叶茳芏湿地CO2∶CH4差异均不显著(P>0.05),2种植物湿地CO2∶CH4对潮汐的响应并不一致,但均在涨潮前表现为最低;涨潮前、涨落潮过程和落潮后均表现为芦苇湿地CO2∶CH4低于短叶茳芏湿地(P<0.05);河口潮汐湿地CO2∶CH4为空间变异性>时间变异性,潮汐、植物和温度均对CO2∶CH4的变化具有一定的调节作用。