Invasion genetics of Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas shaped by aquaculture stocking practices     

Jenny Moehler  K. Mathias Wegner  Karsten Reise  Sabine Jacobsen 《Journal of Sea Research》2011,66(3):256-262

As a result of aquaculture activities Pacific oysters Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793) have invaded the European Wadden Sea. Using a variable noncoding mitochondrial marker, we show that the invaded range is the result of two independent invasions. Haplotype frequencies point towards two separate groups, one in the southern and the other in the northern Wadden Sea. We found virtually no genetic differentiation throughout the southern range and the putative source from British Columbia, Canada, suggesting that the Southern region can be considered as a closed population. In the North, mismatch distributions, haplotype ordination and isolation-by-distance analysis suggest a stronger, persistent impact of aquaculture on invasive populations. Due to the ongoing supply of new genetic material from hatchery production the northern invasive populations can therefore be considered as an open population highlighting the importance of aquaculture practice on the genetics of this keystone invader in the Wadden Sea.  相似文献   

Measuring Thermo-Mechanical Properties of Cometary Surfaces: In Situ Methods     

Kömle  Norbert I.  Kargl  Günter  Seiferlin  Karsten  Marczewski  Wojiech 《Earth, Moon, and Planets》2002,90(1-4):269-282

Thermal and mechanical properties of cometary ices are closely associated with eachother. Both are largely determined by the texture (porosity, grain size distribution,grade of sintering) of the material. The surface probe of the Rosetta mission to comet46P/Wirtanen (Rosetta Lander) will for the first time measure these thermo-mechanical keyparameters in situ, using a hammering device, a drill, and anchors to be shot intothe ground by pyrotechnical means. Several of these components are associated to theexperiment MUPUS (MUlti-PUrpose-Sensors forsurface and sub-surface science). The development of this instrument has now reached amature state, as the flight model is already delivered and integrated with thespacecraft. We describe the main aspects of the experiment, outline the evaluationmethods, and show representative results from test measurements.  相似文献   

Nitrate reduction potential of a fractured Middle Triassic carbonate aquifer in Southwest Germany     

Osenbr&#;ck  Karsten  Blendinger  Eva  Leven  Carsten  R&#;gner  Hermann  Finkel  Michael  Jakus  Natalia  Schulz  Hartmut  Grathwohl  Peter 《Hydrogeology Journal》2022,30(1):163-180

Hydrogeology Journal - Nitrate reduction constitutes an important natural mechanism to mitigate the widespread and persistent nitrate contamination of groundwater resources. In fractured aquifers,...  相似文献   

Textural evolution of perovskite in the Afrikanda alkaline–ultramafic complex,Kola Peninsula,Russia     

Naomi?J.?PotterEmail author  Matthew?R.?M.?Ferguson  Vadim?S.?Kamenetsky  Anton?R.?Chakhmouradian  Victor?V.?Sharygin  Jay?M.?Thompson  Karsten?Goemann 《Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology》2018,173(12):100

Perovskite is a common accessory mineral in a variety of mafic and ultramafic rocks, but perovskite deposits are rare and studies of perovskite ore deposits are correspondingly scarce. Perovskite is a key rock-forming mineral and reaches exceptionally high concentrations in olivinites, diverse clinopyroxenites and silicocarbonatites in the Afrikanda alkaline–ultramafic complex (Kola Peninsula, NW Russia). Across these lithologies, we classify perovskite into three types (T1–T3) based on crystal morphology, inclusion abundance, composition, and zonation. Perovskite in olivinites and some clinopyroxenites is represented by fine-grained, equigranular, monomineralic clusters and networks (T1). In contrast, perovskite in other clinopyroxenites and some silicocarbonatites has fine- to coarse-grained interlocked (T2) and massive (T3) textures. Electron backscatter diffraction reveals that some T1 and T2 perovskite grains in the olivinites and clinopyroxenites are composed of multiple subgrains and may represent stages of crystal rotation, coalescence and amalgamation. We propose that in the olivinites and clinopyroxenites, these processes result in the transformation of clusters and networks of fine-grained perovskite crystals (T1) to mosaics of more coarse-grained (T2) and massive perovskite (T3). This interpretation suggests that sub-solidus processes can lead to the development of coarse-grained and massive perovskite. A combination of characteristic features identified in the Afrikanda perovskite (equigranular crystal mosaics, interlocked irregular-shaped grains, and massive zones) is observed in other oxide ore deposits, particularly in layered intrusions of chromitites and intrusion-hosted magnetite deposits and suggests that the same amalgamation processes may be responsible for some of the coarse-grained and massive textures observed in oxide deposits worldwide.  相似文献   

Early Eocene volcanic ashes on Greifswalder Oie and their depositional environment,with an overview of coeval ash-bearing deposits in northern Germany and Denmark     

Karsten Obst  Jörg Ansorge  Sabine Matting  Heiko Hüneke 《International Journal of Earth Sciences》2015,104(8):2179-2212

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Rift processes and crustal structure of the Amundsen Sea Embayment,West Antarctica,from 3D potential field modelling     

Thomas Kalberg  Karsten Gohl  Graeme Eagles  Cornelia Spiegel 《Marine Geophysical Researches》2015,36(4):263-279

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A three-dimensional model study on processes of stratification and de-stratification in the Limfjord     

Richard Hofmeister  Hans Burchard  Karsten Bolding 《Continental Shelf Research》2009,29(11-12):1515-1524

Investigations on stratifying and de-stratifying processes in the Limfjord in Denmark, stretching from the North Sea at the western end to the Kattegat at the eastern end, were carried out. The forcing of the Limfjord is dominated by mean sea surface elevation and salinity gradients, diffuse freshwater supply, as well as episodic saline inflow events from the North Sea boundary. The physical regime of the Limfjord switches periodically from stratified to mixed conditions. In order to investigate the complexity of the system, a realistic three-dimensional high-resolution numerical model study was conducted for the year 2003. The results are based on, and compared to, available field data. A central subject of this study is the anomaly of potential energy as a measure for stratification. The stratifying and de-stratifying processes are identified as contributing terms in a dynamic equation for the potential energy anomaly. The comparison of model results and observations shows that the model has the capability of reproducing the observed physical regimes. Changes in the simulated stratification turn out to be a complex interaction of differential advection, heating and turbulent mixing in the central Limfjord.  相似文献   

Genomics in marine monitoring: New opportunities for assessing marine health status     

Sarah J. Bourlat  Angel Borja  Jack Gilbert  Martin I. Taylor  Neil Davies  Stephen B. Weisberg  John F. Griffith  Teresa Lettieri  Dawn Field  John Benzie  Frank Oliver Glöckner  Naiara Rodríguez-Ezpeleta  Daniel P. Faith  Tim P. Bean  Matthias Obst 《Marine pollution bulletin》2013

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Multi-Constrained Catchment Scale Optimization of Groundwater Abstraction Using Linear Programming     

Mehrdis Danapour  Michael N. Fienen  Anker Lajer Højberg  Karsten Høgh Jensen  Simon Stisen 《Ground water》2021,59(4):503-516

Due to increasing water demands globally, freshwater ecosystems are under constant pressure. Groundwater resources, as the main source of accessible freshwater, are crucially important for irrigation worldwide. Over-abstraction of groundwater leads to declines in groundwater levels; consequently, the groundwater inflow to streams decreases. The reduction in baseflow and alteration of the streamflow regime can potentially have an adverse effect on groundwater-dependent ecosystems. A spatially distributed, coupled groundwater–surface water model can simulate the impacts of groundwater abstraction on aquatic ecosystems. A constrained optimization algorithm and a simulation model in combination can provide an objective tool for the water practitioner to evaluate the interplay between economic benefits of groundwater abstractions and requirements to environmental flow. In this study, a holistic catchment-scale groundwater abstraction optimization framework has been developed that allows for a spatially explicit optimization of groundwater abstraction, while fulfilling a predefined maximum allowed reduction of streamflow (baseflow [Q95] or median flow [Q50]) as constraint criteria for 1484 stream locations across the catchment. A balanced K-Means clustering method was implemented to reduce the computational burden of the optimization. The model parameters and observation uncertainties calculated based on Bayesian linear theory allow for a risk assessment on the optimized groundwater abstraction values. The results from different optimization scenarios indicated that using the linear programming optimization algorithm in conjunction with integrated models provides valuable information for guiding the water practitioners in designing an effective groundwater abstraction plan with the consideration of environmental flow criteria important for the ecological status of the entire system.  相似文献   

Seismic properties of the upper mantle beneath Lanzarote (Canary Islands): Model predictions based on texture measurements by EBSD   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

Pierre Vonlanthen  Karsten Kunze  Luigi Burlini  Bernard Grobety 《Tectonophysics》2006,428(1-4):65-85

We present a petrophysical analysis of upper mantle xenoliths, collected in the Quaternary alkali basalt fields (Series III and IV) from the island of Lanzarote. The samples consist of eight harzburgite and four dunite nodules, 5 to 15 cm in size, and exhibit a typical protogranular to porphyroclastic texture. An anomalous foliation resulting from strong recovery processes is observed in half of the specimens. The lattice preferred orientations (LPO) of olivine, orthopyroxene and clinopyroxene were measured using electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD). In most samples, olivine exhibits LPOs intermediate between the typical single crystal texture and the [100] fiber texture. Occasionally, the [010] fiber texture was also observed. Simultaneous occurrence of both types of fiber textures suggests the existence of more than one deformation regime, probably dominated by a simple shear component under low strain rate and moderate to high temperature. Orthopyroxene and clinopyroxene display a weaker but significant texture. The LPO data were used to calculate the seismic properties of the xenoliths at PT conditions obtained from geothermobarometry, and were compared to field geophysical data reported from the literature. The velocity of P-waves (7.9 km/s) obtained for a direction corresponding to the existing seismic transect is in good agreement with the most recent geophysical interpretation. Our results are consistent with a roughly W–E oriented fastest P-wave propagation direction in the uppermost mantle beneath the Canary Islands, and with the lithosphere structure proposed by previous authors involving a crust–mantle boundary at around 18 km in depth, overlaid by intermediate material between 11 and 18 km.  相似文献