Experiental deformation of single crystals of biotite     

Dr. M. A. Etheridge  B. E. Hobbs  M. S. Paterson 《Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology》1973,38(1):21-36

Single crystals of biotite have been shortened up to 20% in compression tests parallel to [100], [110] and [010] directions at 3 Kbar confining pressure and temperatures from 300 to 700° C, and at a strain rate of 10^–4 sec^–1. Thick metal constraining sleeves were used and led to a distribution of kinking throughout the crystals. The orientation of kink boundaries, angle of bending and asymmetry of the basal plane across the kink boundaries and the axes of bending were measured. A minor amount of unidentified non-basal slip must have occurred to account for the assymmetry, but basal slip predominates at all temperatures. From the axes of bending, the discrete slip directions [100], [110] and [110] for basal slip are deduced. Increase in temperature mainly leads to a simpler pattern of kinking associated with the kinks being wider and the kinking angle larger, presumably as a result of greater mobility of dislocation walls that form the kink boundaries.In his summary table, Mügge lists these axes as [010] and [130] but the latter seems to be quoted in error, and in conflict with his text, in place of [310]. Borg and Handin (1966) have quoted the [130] indices as given by Mügge in his table. In the analysis of their own observations there has been a confusion between direction indices and plane normal indices. When this is corrected, their results would also indicate [100] and [110] as active slip directions in [001] (Borg, private communication).  相似文献   

Inversion of the electromagnetic induction problem using Parker's algorithms with both precise and practical data     

R. J. Jady  G. A. Paterson  K. A. Whaler 《Geophysical Journal International》1983,75(1):125-142

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A novel shear vane used to determine the evolution of hydraulic dredge tracks in sub-tidal marine sediments     

C. Hauton  D. M. Paterson 《Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science》2003,57(5-6):1151-1158

A novel shear vane is described which can be used to record the shear strength of discrete depth horizons of a variety of marine sediment types in situ. This vane, or modifications of it, has great potential in allowing measurement of in situ shear strength without requiring any samples to be removed from the sea bed, a process which can often destroy the fine structure of the sediment. The vane was used to monitor the change in sediment shear strength caused by a hydraulic dredge, which was used to fish razor clams (Ensis arcuatus) in a sheltered bay within the Clyde Sea area, Scotland. Data collected using this apparatus provided valuable and immediate information on the stratification of the sea bed post-dredging and allowed the evolution of the dredge track to be regularly monitored by divers over a period of 100 d.  相似文献   

Early presence of Bythotrephes cederströmii (Cladocera: Cercopagidae) in lake sediments in North America: evidence or artifact?     

DeWeese  Nichole E.  Favot  Elizabeth J.  Branstrator  Donn K.  Reavie  Euan D.  Smol  John P.  Engstrom  Daniel R.  Rantala  Heidi M.  Schottler  Shawn P.  Paterson  Andrew M. 《Journal of Paleolimnology》2021,66(4):389-405

Journal of Paleolimnology - The spiny water flea (Bythotrephes cederströmii), a freshwater crustacean considered to be the world’s best-studied invasive zooplankter, was first recorded...  相似文献   

Corrigendum to: Why is the relative abundance of Asterionella formosa increasing in a Boreal Shield lake as nutrient levels decline?     

Branaavan Sivarajah  Kathleen M. Rühland  Andrew L. Labaj  Andrew M. Paterson  John P. Smol 《Journal of Paleolimnology》2016,56(1):93-93

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How late are K-feldspar megacrysts in granites?   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

R.H. Vernon  S.R. Paterson 《Lithos》2008,104(1-4):327-336

Various petrologists have suggested that K-feldspar megacrysts grow in granites that are extensively crystallized, even at subsolidus conditions. However, experimental evidence indicates that, though K-feldspar nucleates relatively late in the crystallization history, abundant liquid is available for development of large crystals. A great deal of evidence, involving many different factors, favours a magmatic/phenocrystic origin for K-feldspar megacrysts in granites, namely simple twinning, oscillatory zoning, euhedral plagioclase inclusions, and concentric, crystallographically controlled arrangements of inclusions. In addition, abundant evidence has been presented of (1) mechanical accumulation of K-feldspar megacrysts in granites, (2) alignment of megacrysts and megacryst concentrations in magmatic flow foliations, (3) involvement of megacrysts in zones of magma mixing in granite plutons, and (4) occurrence of megacrysts in some volcanic rocks, implying that the megacrysts were suspended in enough liquid to be moved without fracturing or plastic deformation. Detailed trace element and isotopic data also indicate that megacrysts can move between coexisting felsic and more mafic magmas. Irregular overgrowths on megacrysts are consistent with continued magmatic growth after euhedral megacrystic growth ceased, the overgrowths being impeded by simultaneously crystallizing quartz and feldspar grains.  相似文献   

Knowledge-based systems as decision support tools in an ecosystem approach to fisheries: Comparing a fuzzy-logic and a rule-based approach   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

Astrid Jarre  Barbara Paterson  Coleen L. Moloney  David C.M. Miller  John G. Field  Anthony M. Starfield 《Progress in Oceanography》2008,79(2-4):390

In an ecosystem approach to fisheries (EAF), management must draw on information of widely different types, and information addressing various scales. Knowledge-based systems assist in the decision-making process by summarising this information in a logical, transparent and reproducible way. Both rule-based Boolean and fuzzy-logic models have been used successfully as knowledge-based decision support tools. This study compares two such systems relevant to fisheries management in an EAF developed for the southern Benguela. The first is a rule-based system for the prediction of anchovy recruitment and the second is a fuzzy-logic tool to monitor implementation of an EAF in the sardine fishery. We construct a fuzzy-logic counterpart to the rule-based model, and a rule-based counterpart to the fuzzy-logic model, compare their results, and include feedback from potential users of these two decision support tools in our evaluation of the two approaches. With respect to the model objectives, no method clearly outperformed the other. The advantages of numerically processing continuous variables, and interpreting the final output, as in fuzzy-logic models, can be weighed up against the advantages of using a few, qualitative, easy-to-understand categories as in rule-based models. The natural language used in rule-based implementations is easily understood by, and communicated among, users of these systems. Users unfamiliar with fuzzy-set theory must “trust” the logic of the model. Graphical visualization of intermediate and end results is an important advantage of any system. Applying the two approaches in parallel improved our understanding of the model as well as of the underlying problems. Even for complex problems, small knowledge-based systems such as the ones explored here are worth developing and using. Their strengths lie in (i) synthesis of the problem in a logical and transparent framework, (ii) helping scientists to deliberate how to apply their science to transdisciplinary issues that are not purely scientific, and (iii) representing vehicles for delivering state-of-the-art science to those who need to use it. Possible applications of this approach for ecosystems of the Humboldt Current are discussed.  相似文献   

The impact of organic pollution on the macrobenthic fauna of Dubai Creek (UAE)   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

Saunders JE  Al Zahed KM  Paterson DM 《Marine pollution bulletin》2007,54(11):1715-1723

Dubai Creek is a tidal marine intrusion bisecting Dubai within the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The creek extends 14km inland from its opening into the Arabian Gulf, with a narrow lower creek channel leading to a lagoon section in the upper creek. The creek contains numerous sources of organic pollution including sewage outlet flows and boat waste. A survey of the creek was performed, assessing organic pollution, water properties, and the benthic macrofaunal community. The upper creek was heavily polluted with macrofauna communities commonly associated with organic pollution and eutrophication, while the lower creek contained low pollution and relatively healthy macrofauna communities. There is little net tidal flow of water within the creek and residence time in the lagoon is high, which may account for the high organic pollution levels. However, some evidence of the pollution effect moving into the lower creek was found. The results are considered in light of current and historic organic loading within the creek and future developments in the area.  相似文献   

Climate-mediated changes in small lakes inferred from midge assemblages: the influence of thermal regime and lake depth     

Roberto Quinlan  Michael J. Paterson  John P. Smol 《Journal of Paleolimnology》2012,48(2):297-310

Subfossil midge (Chironomidae and Chaoboridae) assemblages were examined in the surficial sediments (0?C1?cm) from small inland lakes in the Experimental Lakes Area (ELA) of northwestern Ontario, Canada. In these boreal lakes, maximum depth (Z_max), alkalinity, Secchi depth and chlorophyll-a concentrations explained significant amounts of variation in the subfossil assemblages. Constrained ordinations (redundancy analysis) indicated that the relationship between Z_max (as sqrt Z_max) and assemblage composition was strong enough to develop a paleolimnological inference model. Model statistics suggested that a robust model was generated (r ²?=?0.78, RMSEP?=?0.533, max bias?=?0.674); however, when the model was applied to a subfossil stratigraphy from an ELA lake sediment core, results suggested that the inference model had produced an unrealistically shallow Z_max inference. Further analyses indicated that thermal regime had a strong influence on assemblage composition; when the influence of thermal regime was partialled out, there was a much weaker relationship between Z_max and assemblage composition, particularly for stratified lakes. A thermal regime inference model was subsequently developed, which, when applied to the lake sediment core stratigraphy, indicated that the shallow Z_max inference may have been the result of a period of increased mixing or polymixis in this stratified lake. Water column mixing may increase due to hypolimnetic warming and increased water clarity resulting from declines in dissolved organic carbon. In a training set where there are strong correlations between lake depth and assemblage composition, this relationship is not necessarily a strict function of lake depth, but of some other highly correlated variable, likely thermal conditions.  相似文献   

The oldest bivalved arthropods from the early Cambrian of East Gondwana: Systematics,biostratigraphy and biogeography     

Timothy P. Topper  Christian B. Skovsted  Glenn A. Brock  John R. Paterson 《Gondwana Research》2011,19(1):310-326

The oldest bradoriid fauna from Australia, occurring in the lower Cambrian Ajax and Wirrapowie limestones of the Flinders Ranges, South Australia consists of eleven taxa, including one new genus and species, Quadricona madonnae gen. et sp. nov. and two new species, Liangshanella circumbolina sp. nov. and Zepaera jagoi sp. nov. In the Ajax Limestone, Liangshanella circumbolina sp. nov. occurs c. 20 m below the FAD of the zonal trilobite Abadiella huoi. This pre-trilobitic occurrence represents the oldest bivalved arthropod hitherto known from East Gondwana and suggests a lower Cambrian (Series 2, Stage 3) age for the assemblage. The recognition of distinct bradoriid assemblages associated with the Abadiella huoi (Atdabanian), Pararaia tatei, P. bunyerooensis and P. janeae (all Botoman) trilobite biozones in South Australia indicates great potential for future regional biostratigraphic correlation. Quantitative biogeographic analysis including new taxonomic data from the lower Cambrian of South Australia, highlights the strong endemism displayed by early Cambrian bradoriid communities and strengthens the close faunal affinities with South China and Antarctica.  相似文献