Geochemical characteristics of heavy metal pollution in surface sediments of the Tinto and Odiel river estuary (southwestern Spain)   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

J. Borrego  J. Morales  M. de la Torre  J. Grande 《Environmental Geology》2002,41(7):785-796

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Spatial and temporal analysis of a seismic series using a new version of the three point method: application to the 1989 Antequera (Spain) earthquakes     

A. M. Posadas  F. Vidal  J. Morales  J. A. Pe  a  J. Iba  ez  F. Luzon 《Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors》1993,80(3-4):159-168

The three point method (TPM) has been successfully applied to several seismic series and has provided information about the spatial characteristics (azimuth and dip) of the fault planes activated in the rupture process. A new development of the TPM to determine temporal characteristics, is presented, to obtain the evolution of the fracturing process of an active fault system. For the analysis of the 158 microearthquakes and earthquakes that took place in the seismic series of Antequera in June 1989, the choice of a threshold magnitude (m_u = 2.5) has permitted the events related to the most relevant fractures to be distinguished. Secondly, only the events between two concentric spheres (here named Spatial Crown) with respect to a given earthquake, have been used in order to avoid taking into account earthquakes that are too close to each other, together with the very distant events that have little relation to the event analysed. The Spatial Crown has permitted some clear results in the Antequera series, where we have found that the fracturing process began fundamentally with N 80° E planes and evolved to N 65° W planes. Finally, an error analysis enables an estimation of the uncertainty in the results to be obtained from the errors in the data.  相似文献   

A synthesis of the early life history of the anglerfish, Lophius piscatorius (Linnaeus, 1758) in northern British waters   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

Hislop  John R.G.; Gallego  Alejandro; Heath  Michael R.; Kennedy  Fiona M.; Reeves  Stuart A.; Wright  Peter J. 《ICES Journal of Marine Science》2001,58(1):70-86

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Variability in the Lambda Orionis cluster substellar domain     

D. Barrado Y Navascus  N. Hulamo  M. Morales Caldern 《Astronomische Nachrichten》2005,326(10):981-984

We present the first results on variability of very low mass stars and brown dwarfs belonging to the ∼5 Myr Lambda Orionis cluster (Collinder 69). We have monitored almost continuously in the J filter a small area of the cluster which includes 12 possible members of the cluster during one night. Some members have turned to be short‐term variables. One of them, LOri167, has a mass close to the planetary mass limit and its variability might be due to instabilities produced by the deuterium burning, although other mechanism cannot be ruled out. (© 2005 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)  相似文献   

Effects of fish manipulation on the plankton community in small hypertrophic lakes from the Pampa Plain (Argentina)     

Alejandro Sosnovsky  Rolando Quirs 《Limnologica》2009,39(3):219-229

Trophic cascade hypotheses predict that fish will affect the structure and biomass of pelagic plankton communities. In order to investigate trophic cascade effects from fish down to phytoplankton, whole-lake studies were performed in five hypertrophic (mean total phosphorus (TP) concentrations higher than 1000 mg m⁻³) shallow lakes located in the Pampa Plain. The main climatic characteristic of this region is the alternation between periods of drought and flood, with corresponding changes of lake depth and conductivity of lake water. All lakes were studied from April to December 2000. Samples were taken of their physical and chemical characteristics and biotic communities, focusing on the zooplankton community. Fish were manipulated in four lakes (Capurro, Longinotti, Vedia 1, Vedia 2), while the fifth (Lake Vedia 3) was left undisturbed as a reference system. High abundance of planktivorous minnows (Jenynsia multidentata and Cheirodon interruptus) dominated the fish community in the reference lake. In the manipulated lakes, fish stocks were largely reduced in late autumn (May). During winter, Capurro, Longinotti and Vedia 1 were stocked with a visual planktivore, the pampean silverside (Odontesthes bonariensis, Atherinidae). Fish stocking was 24, 33 and 19 kg ha⁻¹, respectively. In contrast, no fish were stocked in Lake Vedia 2. Following fish removal, large Daphnia appeared in these lakes and grazed intensively on the phytoplankton. In contrast, no Daphnia were found in the reference lake (Vedia 3). The stocking of O. bonariensis in lakes Capurro, Longinotti and Vedia 1 led to a decrease in the percentage of large cladocerans and a rise in the phytoplankton biomass:TP ratio. Moreover, the lakes mentioned were stocked with different quantities of silversides over different periods of time. These differences were reflected temporarily in the plankton dynamics, affecting mainly larger sized zooplankton. Nevertheless, the presence of Daphnia was short lived in the lake where fish had been removed and no O. bonariensis were stocked. Competition for resources and recruitment of remaining fish probably caused a collapse in the zooplankton biomass. Our results support the idea that fish predation on zooplankton and its effect on phytoplankton is very intense in small pampean lakes. Fish removal was short lived, however. This could be because in small pampean lakes fish recolonization is favored, and minnows are highly prolific. Moreover, if manipulation of the trophic structure of lakes is undertaken in the pampean region, high nutrient loading from the watershed, climate and hydrology should also be taken into account.  相似文献   

Assemblages of megabenthic gastropods from Uruguayan and northern Argentinean shelf: Spatial structure and environmental controls     

Alvar Carranza  Fabrizio Scarabino  Alejandro Brazeiro  Leonardo Ortega  Sergio Martínez 《Continental Shelf Research》2008

We analyzed the structure of the megabenthic gastropod assemblages on the Uruguayan and northern Argentinean shelf and slope. Our analysis determined that there are two major biologically distinct assemblages which occurred in a 210,000 km² area showing conspicuous environmental gradients and large frontal areas: (a) an assemblage associated with the zone under the influence of the freshwater discharge of Río de la Plata and the shallow waters of the inner shelf and (b) an assemblage associated with marine zone in the outer shelf, which includes Magellanic (Subantarctic) and subtropical faunas. A multivariate analysis demonstrated a significant correlation between the environmental and biological matrix. This evidence suggests a noticeable effect of the physical environment on the spatial structure of the assemblage. We suggest that the current distribution patterns are caused by two different processes operating together: while processes operating at ecological time scales (e.g. differential tolerances to salinity and depth) determine most of the structure observed at the inner shelf, the presence of two contrasting water masses over the outer shelf determine a biogeographic boundary for the benthic fauna, linked to shifting climatic factors influencing species niche dynamics over evolutionary time scales. Thus, at the spatial scale here considered, ecological and historical processes must be considered when attempting to understand which factors determine the current structure of benthic assemblages at regional scales.  相似文献   

A double seismic antenna experiment at teide Volcano: existence of local seismicity and lack of evidences of Volcanic tremor     

J. Almendros  J. M. Ibez  G. Alguacil  J. Morales  E. Del Pezzo  M. La Rocca  R. Ortiz  V. Araa  M. J. Blanco 《Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research》2000,103(1-4)

Data analyzed in the present work correspond to a 40 days field experiment carried out in Teide Volcano (Canary Islands, Spain) with two short-period small-aperture dense seismic antennas in 1994. The objective of this experiment was to detect, analyze and locate the local seismicity. We analyzed also the background seismic noise to investigate the possible presence of volcanic tremor. From a set of 76 events, we selected 21 of them in base of their good signal-to-noise ratio and their possibility to locate their seismic source by using the seismic antennas. A visual classification based on the S–P time and seismogram shape has permitted to establish three groups of events: local seismicity (S–P time between 3 and 5 s), very local earthquakes (S–P time smaller than 3 s) and artificial explosions. These earthquakes have been located by applying the Zero Lag Cross-Correlation technique and the inverse ray-tracing procedure. Those earthquakes that were recorded simultaneously by both seismic antennas were also located by intersecting both back-azimuths. The analysis of the seismicity has revealed that the amount of seismicity in Teide Volcano is moderate. This seismicity could be distributed in three main areas: inside the Caldera Edifice (below the Teide–Pico Viejo complex), in the eastern border of the Caldera Edifice and offshore of the island. At present, this activity is the only indicator of the volcano dynamics. The analysis of the back-ground seismic noise has revealed that at frequencies lower than 2 Hz, the Oceanic Load signal is predominant over other signals, even over local earthquakes with a magnitude of 2.0. Due to this, although if in the Teide area were present a weak volcanic tremor, or other volcanic signals with predominant peaks below 2 Hz, to observe them would be a very difficult task.  相似文献   

Ficus benjamina leaves as indicator of atmospheric pollution: a reconaissance study     

Bertha Aguilar Reyes  Rubén Cejudo Ruiz  Juan Martínez-Cruz  Francisco Bautista  Avto Goguitchaichvili  Claire Carvallo  Juan Morales 《Studia Geophysica et Geodaetica》2012,56(3):879-887

We present a diagnostic study to evaluate the suitability of Ficus benjamina tree leaves as a captor of heavy metal particles from atmospheric dusts in urban areas. Leaf samples were taken at 16 localities within three areas in Morelia, state of Michoacán (Mexico??s medium size city, 830000 inhabitants). Measurements of magnetic susceptibility were conducted to determine the magnetic enhancement using samples from green, relatively unpolluted area, as a reference. The samples collected at areas with heavy traffic (main avenues) yielded values almost ten times higher than the values obtained for the unpolluted reference. Isothermal Remanent Magnetization curves are proportional to the degree of pollution. Associations of almost pure magnetite with heavy metals were revealed by scanning electron microscope.  相似文献   

The Negative Binomial Distribution as a Renewal Model for the Recurrence of Large Earthquakes     

Alejandro Tejedor  Javier B. Gómez  Amalio F. Pacheco 《Pure and Applied Geophysics》2015,172(1):23-31

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Physically Consistent Responses of the Global Atmospheric Hydrological Cycle in Models and Observations     

Richard P. Allan  Chunlei Liu  Matthias Zahn  David A. Lavers  Evgenios Koukouvagias  Alejandro Bodas-Salcedo 《Surveys in Geophysics》2014,35(3):533-552

Robust and physically understandable responses of the global atmospheric water cycle to a warming climate are presented. By considering interannual responses to changes in surface temperature (T), observations and AMIP5 simulations agree on an increase in column integrated water vapor at the rate 7 %/K (in line with the Clausius–Clapeyron equation) and of precipitation at the rate 2–3 %/K (in line with energetic constraints). Using simple and complex climate models, we demonstrate that radiative forcing by greenhouse gases is currently suppressing global precipitation (P) at ～?0.15 %/decade. Along with natural variability, this can explain why observed trends in global P over the period 1988?2008 are close to zero. Regional responses in the global water cycle are strongly constrained by changes in moisture fluxes. Model simulations show an increased moisture flux into the tropical wet region at 900 hPa and an enhanced outflow (of smaller magnitude) at around 600 hPa with warming. Moisture transport explains an increase in P in the wet tropical regions and small or negative changes in the dry regions of the subtropics in CMIP5 simulations of a warming climate. For AMIP5 simulations and satellite observations, the heaviest 5-day rainfall totals increase in intensity at ～15 %/K over the ocean with reductions at all percentiles over land. The climate change response in CMIP5 simulations shows consistent increases in P over ocean and land for the highest intensities, close to the Clausius?Clapeyron scaling of 7 %/K, while P declines for the lowest percentiles, indicating that interannual variability over land may not be a good proxy for climate change. The local changes in precipitation and its extremes are highly dependent upon small shifts in the large-scale atmospheric circulation and regional feedbacks.  相似文献