Identification of non-indigenous phytoplankton species dominated bloom off Goa using inverted microscopy and pigment (HPLC) analysis     

P V BHASKAR  RAJDEEP ROY  MANGESH GAUNS  D M SHENOY  V D RAO  S MOCHEMADKAR 《Journal of Earth System Science》2011,120(6):1145-1154

An unusual phytoplankton bloom dominated by unidentified green coloured spherical algal cells (∼5μm diameter) and dinoflagellates (Heterocapsa, Scripsiella and Gymnodinium) was encountered along the coast of Goa, India during 27 and 29 January, 2005. Pigment analysis was carried out using both fluorometric and HPLC methods. Seawater samples collected from various depths within the intense bloom area showed high concentrations of Chl a (up to 106 mg m^− 3) associated with low bacterial production (0.31 to 0.52 mg C m^− 3 h^− 1) and mesozooplankton biomass (0.03 ml m^− 3). Pigment analyses of the seawater samples were done using HPLC detected marker pigments corresponding to prasinophytes, dinoflagellates and diatoms. Chlorophyll b (36–56%) followed by peridinin (15–30%), prasinoxanthin (11–17%) and fucoxanthin (7–15%) were the major diagnostic pigments while pigments of cryptophytes and cyanobacteria including alloxanthin and zeaxanthin formed <10%. Although microscopic analysis indicated a decline in the bloom, pheaophytin concentrations in the water column measured by both techniques were very low, presumably due to fast recycling and/or settling rate. The unique composition of the bloom and its probable causes are discussed in this paper.  相似文献   

Immiscible Transition from Carbonate-rich to Silicate-rich Melts in the 3 GPa Melting Interval of Eclogite + CO2 and Genesis of Silica-undersaturated Ocean Island Lavas     

DASGUPTA  RAJDEEP; HIRSCHMANN  MARC M.; STALKER  KATHRYN 《Journal of Petrology》2006,47(4):647-671

We explore the partial melting behavior of a carbonated silica-deficienteclogite (SLEC1; 5 wt % CO₂) from experiments at 3 GPa and comparethe compositions of partial melts with those of alkalic andhighly alkalic oceanic island basalts (OIBs). The solidus islocated at 1050–1075 °C and the liquidus at 1415 °C.The sub-solidus assemblage consists of clinopyroxene, garnet,ilmenite, and calcio-dolomitic solid solution and the near solidusmelt is carbonatitic (<2 wt % SiO₂, <1 wt % Al₂O₃, and<0·1 wt % TiO₂). Beginning at 1225 °C, a stronglysilica-undersaturated silicate melt (34–43 wt % SiO₂)with high TiO₂ (up to 19 wt %) coexists with carbonate-richmelt (<5 wt % SiO₂). The first appearance of carbonated silicatemelt is 100 °C cooler than the expected solidus of CO₂-freeeclogite. In contrast to the continuous transition from carbonateto silicate melts observed experimentally in peridotite + CO₂systems, carbonate and silicate melt coexist over a wide temperatureinterval for partial melting of SLEC1 carbonated eclogite at3 GPa. Silicate melts generated from SLEC1, especially at highmelt fraction (>20 wt %), may be plausible sources or contributingcomponents to melilitites and melilititic nephelinites fromoceanic provinces, as they have strong compositional similaritiesincluding their SiO₂, FeO^*, MgO, CaO, TiO₂ and Na₂O contents,and CaO/Al₂O₃ ratios. Carbonated silicate partial melts fromeclogite may also contribute to less extreme alkalic OIB, asthese lavas have a number of compositional attributes, suchas high TiO₂ and FeO^* and low Al₂O₃, that have not been observedfrom partial melting of peridotite ± CO₂. In upwellingmantle, formation of carbonatite and silicate melts from eclogiteand peridotite source lithologies occurs over a wide range ofdepths, producing significant opportunities for metasomatictransfer and implantation of melts. KEY WORDS: carbonated eclogite; experimental phase equilibria; partial melting; liquid immiscibility; ocean island basalts  相似文献