Functional changes due to invasive species: Food web shifts at shallow Posidonia oceanica seagrass beds colonized by the alien macroalga Caulerpa racemosa     

S. Deudero  A. Box  J. Alós  N.L. Arroyo  N. Marbà 《Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science》2011

Multiple stable isotope analyses were used to examine the trophic shifts at faunal assemblages within the invading macroalga Caulerpa racemosa in comparison to established communities of Posidonia oceanica seagrass meadows. Sampling of macrobenthic invertebrates and their potential food sources of algal mats and seagrass meadows in Mallorca (NW Mediterranean) showed differences in species composition of faunal and primary producers among seagrass and C. racemosa. Accordingly, changes in food web structure and trophic guilds were observed, not only at species level but also at community level. The carbon and nitrogen isotope signatures of herbivores, detritivores and deposit feeders confirmed that the seagrass provided a small contribution to the macrofaunal organisms. δ¹³C at the P. oceanica seagrass and at the C. racemosa assemblages differed, ranging from −6.19 to −21.20‰ and −2.67 to −31.41‰, respectively. δ¹⁵N at the Caulerpa mats was lower (ranging from 2.64 to 10.45‰) than that at the seagrass meadows (3.51–12. 94‰). Significant differences in isotopic signatures and trophic level among trophic guilds at P. oceanica and C. racemosa were found. N fractionation at trophic guild level considerable differed between seagrass and macroalgae mats, especially for detritivores, deposit feeders, and herbivores. Filter feeders slightly differed with a relatively lower N signal at the seagrass and CR values at community level and at trophic guild level were higher in the C. racemosa invaded habitats indicating an increase in diversity of basal resource pools. C. racemosa did seem to broaden the niche diversity of the P. oceanica meadows it colonised at the base of the food web, may be due to the establishment of a new basal resource. The extent of the effects of invasive species on ecosystem functioning is a fundamental issue in conservation ecology. The observed changes in invertebrate and macrophytic composition, stable isotope signatures of concomitant species and consequent trophic guild and niche breadth shifts at invaded Caulerpa beds increase our understanding of the seagrass systems.  相似文献   

A multi-proxy paleolimnological reconstruction of Holocene climate conditions in the Great Basin, United States     

Scott A. Reinemann  David F. Porinchu  Amy M. Bloom  Bryan G. Mark  Jason E. Box 《Quaternary Research》2009,72(3):347-358

A sediment core spanning  7000 cal yr BP recovered from Stella Lake, a small sub-alpine lake located in Great Basin National Park, Nevada, was analyzed for subfossil chironomids (non-biting midges), diatoms, and organic content (estimated by loss-on-ignition (LOI)). Subfossil chironomid analysis indicates that Stella Lake was characterized by a warm, middle Holocene, followed by a cool “Neoglacial” period, with the last two millennia characterized by a return to warmer conditions. Throughout the majority of the core the Stella Lake diatom-community composition is dominated by small, periphytic taxa which are suggestive of shallow, cool, alkaline, oligotrophic waters with extensive seasonal ice cover. A reconstruction of mean July air temperature (MJAT) was developed by applying a midge-based inference model for MJAT (two-component WA-PLS) consisting of 79 lakes and 54 midge taxa (r_jack² = 0.55, RMSEP = 0.9°C). Comparison of the chironomid-inferred temperature record to existing regional paleoclimate reconstructions suggests that the midge-inferred temperatures correspond well to regional patterns. This multi-proxy record provides valuable insight into regional Holocene climate and environmental conditions by providing a quantitative reconstruction of peak Holocene warmth and aquatic ecosystem response to these changes in the Great Basin, a region projected to experience increased aridity and higher temperatures.  相似文献   

People’s perception and socioeconomic determinants of soil erosion:A case study of Samanalawewa watershed,Sri Lanka   总被引：3，自引：0，他引：3  

E.P.N. UDAYAKUMARA  R.P.SHRESTHA  L.SAMARAKOON  D.SCHMIDT-VOGT 《国际泥沙研究》2010,25(4):323-339

Though soil erosion is an important concern in Sri Lanka, there is a dearth of baseline information on soil erosion in many ofits watersheds, which obstructs monitoring of soil erosion and mitigating its effects. In order to assess soil erosion in a critical watershed and to identify its determinants, the Samanalawewa watershed, which contains one of the main hydropower generating reservoirs in Sri Lanka, was selected for this study. Remote-sensing (RS) and geographic information system (GIS) based modeling...  相似文献   

Sedimentary Features and Sea-Level Changes Reflected in Drill Holes in the Zhuhai Area     

CHEN Junren  WAN Ling Guangzhou Marine Geological Survey  MGMR  P. O. Box  Guangzhou 《《地质学报》英文版》1999,73(2):216-224

Experimental examinations and analyses have been made of the sediments from drill holes in the Zhuhai area, Guangdong Province. The studies show that there occurred four transgressions in this area over the historical times. The first transgression occurred at 7500 a B.P., with the maxium sea level up to about 1 m above the present level. The second transgression occurred at 5750 a B.P., with the sea level possibly 4 m higher than the present. The third and fourth transgressions took place at 4650 a B.P. and 2600 a B.P. respectively, which lasted for a long time with multiple fluctuations. The fifth transgression is in process. It could be predicted that the sea level at Zhuhai would rise by 15-20 cm in the coming 50 years.  相似文献   

Integrated Futures for Europe’s Mountain Regions: Reconciling Biodiversity Conservation and Human Livelihoods   总被引：1，自引：1，他引：0  

Jonathan Mitchley  Martin F.Price  Joseph Tzanopoulos 《山地科学学报》2006,(4)

Introduction Europe's mountains cover nearly half of the continent's area (Price et al. 2004) and land cover varies significantly (European Commission 2004). In most massifs, except for Sicily, southern Greece, and the British Isles, forest cover is dominant. In northern Europe, grassland is proportionately more important, and much of the mountains of the British Isles is covered by moorland. In central and southern Europe, arable land is of far greater importance than grassland, with Med…  相似文献   

CLIMATIC CONTROL OF SOIL ACIDITY     

Michael E. Folkoff  Vernon Meentemeyer  Elgene O. Box 《自然地理学》2013,34(2):116-124

A curve-fit model of the relationship between soil pH (A horizon) and climate forms the basis of a map of predicted pH for the conterminous United States. This map was produced with the aid of a large climatic data base, a computer mapping program and subroutines to map modeled values of soil pH. Patterns of pH follow well-recognized patterns of climate, although the pH of 7 line deviates greatly from Marbut's line dividing pedalfers from pedocals. The overall accuracy of the map and model was checked using a validation data set. Geographic patterns of pH are realistic, although land use, topography, and parent material may cause local variations about the predicted mean for a given region. Several apparently anamolous map patterns were also checked but found to be accurate. Prediction of the detailed pattern of pH will require variables in addition to climate.  相似文献   

CLASSIFICATION:OLDTIMERS AND NEWCOMERS     

ILDIKOE.FRANK  JEROMEH.FRIEDMAN 《地理学报(英文版)》1989,(2)

Classification and regression techniques are among the most used tools by chemometricians.Withclassification,the two classic methods are discriminant analysis and SIMCA.In this paper we discuss theconnection between these two methods and introduce two new ones of the same family:DASCO(discriminantanalysis with shrunken covariances)and RDA(regularized discriminant analysis).We demonstrate on bothsimulated and real data sets that their performance is superior to the old favorites.This is especially truein small-sample/high-dimension settings typical in chemistry.  相似文献   

北极楚科奇海近代沉积物稀土元素地球化学特征初探   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1       下载免费PDF全文

霍文冕  曾宪章  田伟之  曾文义  尹明端 《极地研究》2003,15(1):21-27

于 1 999年夏季我国首次北极科学考察期间在楚科奇海采集了三个沉积物岩芯 ,并采用中子活化法 (INAA)测定了沉积物样品中稀土元素的含量。结果表明 ,其含量与东海大陆架细粒沉积物的稀土元素含量十分接近。稀土元素的含量沿沉积物岩心的垂直分布呈现出随深度轻微增大的趋势。页岩标准化的稀土元素配分模式相对平缓 ,Ce有轻度负异常 ,表明沉积物稀土元素除了陆源物质以外 ,也存在生物沉积作用的来源。稀土元素与指示陆源的元素Al具有良好的正相关关系 ,相对于地壳丰度所计算的富集因子接近于 1 ,进一步说明楚科奇海沉积物中的稀土元素以陆源物质输入为主 ,通过江河携带入海 ,最后随碎屑物质、悬浮物而沉积下来 ,并保持一种稳定的沉积状态。  相似文献   

~(40)Ar/~(39)Ar Age and Geological Significance of Lamprophyres in Pishan on the SW Margin of the Tarim Terrane, NW China   总被引：2，自引：0，他引：2  

Ariel BOVEN 《《地质学报》英文版》2003,77(1):36-43

The dike swarm of lamprophyres at Pishan on the SW margin of the Tarim terrane is composed of ultra-potassic lamprophyres that have intruded into the Proterozoic hornblende schists. 40Ar/39Ar dating data suggest that the isochron ages for phlogopite and whole rock separates of the lamprophyres are 231.7±0.3 Ma and 228.5±0.3 Ma, respectively. Geochemical data indicate that the dikes were derived from a subduction-related or metasomatized mantle. During the Middle-Late Triassic the western Kunlun area entered the post-orogeny period, and thus the occurrence of the dike swarm in the study area may have been controlled by underplating.  相似文献   

Stream Function Wave Derived by Unified Variational Principle of Water Gravity Wave     

Fu Yuhua Senior Engineer  China Offshore Oil Production Research Center  P.O.Box  Beijing 《中国海洋工程》1997,(2)

Based on the linear wave,solitary wave and fifth order stokes wave derived by use of the Uni-fied Variational Principle of Water Gravity Wave(UVPWGW),this paper derives stream function wavetheory by using UVPWGW.This paper will handle the Kinematic Free Surface Boundary Condition(KFSBC)and Dynamic Free Surface Boundary Condition(DFSBC)directly and give the optimum solu-tion,instead of the conditions ∑(Q_(av)-Q_i)~2=min,and the related equations of stational condition.When the wave height H,period T and water depth D are given,the original stream function wave willbe determined,and can not be adjusted if it does not agree with the real case;in the present method,the ad-justment can be done by adding several constraint conditions,for example,the wave profile can be ad-justed according to the condition of accurate peak position.The examples given in this paper show that forthe original stream function wave,the DFSBC can be fairly well satisfied,but the KFSBC can not;howev-er,the stream function wave derive  相似文献