Water chemistry of lakes related to active and inactive Mexican volcanoes     

María Aurora Armienta  Gloria Vilaclara  Servando De la Cruz-Reyna  Silvia Ramos  Nora Ceniceros  Olivia Cruz  Alejandra Aguayo  Flor Arcega-Cabrera 《Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research》2008

Water chemistry of crater lakes, maars and water reservoirs linked to some Mexican volcanoes within and outside the Mexican Volcanic Belt has been determined for several years and examined regarding environmental and volcanic factors. All the analyzed lakes are relatively small with a maximum depth of 65 m, and are located in regions with different climates, from semi-arid to very humid, with altitudes ranging from 100 to more than 4000 m a.s.l. Crater lakes in active volcanoes (El Chichón, Popocatépetl) have very low pH, moderate to high temperatures and major ion concentrations varying with the level of volcanic unrest. Lakes in sub-arid and temperate-arid regions (like maars in Puebla and Guanajuato states) show high alkalinity and pH, with bicarbonate/carbonate, chloride, sodium and magnesium as predominant ions. Lakes located in humid climates (Central Michoacán and Veracruz state) have low mineralization and near-neutral pH values. In general, conservative dissolved ions and conductivity appear to be mostly controlled by precipitation/evaporation and by the ionic concentration of groundwater inputs. Calcium, magnesium, sulfate concentrations and pH are strongly influenced by volcanic-rock or volcanic gas interactions with water. The influence of low-level volcanic activity on crater lakes may be obscured by water–rock interactions, and climatic factors. One of the aims of this paper is to define the relative influence of these factors searching for a reference frame to recognize the early volcanic precursors in volcano-related lakes.  相似文献   

Wetland-Scale Mapping of Preferential Fresh Groundwater Discharge to the Colorado River     

Martin A. Briggs  Nora Nelson  Philip Gardner  D. Kip Solomon  Neil Terry  John W. Lane 《Ground water》2019,57(5):737-748

Quantitative evaluation of groundwater/surface water exchange dynamics is universally challenging in large river systems, because existing methodology often does not yield spatially-distributed data and is difficult to apply in deeper water. Here we apply a combined near-surface geophysical and direct groundwater chemical toolkit to refine fresh groundwater discharge estimates to the Colorado River through a 4-km² wetland that borders the town of Moab, Utah, USA. Preliminary characterization of raw electromagnetic imaging (EMI) data, collected by kayak and by walking, was used to guide additional direct-contact electrical measurements and installation of new monitoring wells. Chemical data from the wells strongly supported the EMI spatial characterization of preferential fresh groundwater discharge embedded in natural brine groundwaters and weighted to the southern wetland section. Inversion of the EMI data revealed sub-meter scale detail regarding bulk electrical conductivity zonation across approximately 15.5 km of transects, collected in only 3 days. This electrical detail indicates processes such as salinization of the unsaturated zone and direct discharge through the Colorado River sediments and a tributary creek bed. Overall, the study contributed to a substantial reduction in fresh groundwater discharge estimates previously made using sparse existing well data and a simplified assumption of diffuse fresh groundwater discharge below the entire wetland. EMI will likely become a widely used tool in systems with natural electrical contrast as groundwater/surface water hydrogeologists continue to recognize the prevalence of preferential groundwater discharge processes.  相似文献   

营养盐亏缺与恢复对威氏海链藻(Thalassiosira weissflogii)生长和生化组成的影响   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

王雨  林茂  卢昌义  谭凤仪 《海洋通报》2009,28(4)

通过室内纯培养,研究了营养盐亏缺以及解除亏缺对威氏海链藻 ( Thalassiosira weissflogii ) 的细胞形态、细胞增殖、胞内蛋白质、可溶性糖含量变化的影响,考察了藻细胞生长和生化组成的恢复情况.结果表明,在多种营养盐亏缺 ( N 亏缺、P 亏缺、Si 亏缺、N + P 亏缺、贫营养 ) 的条件下,威氏海链藻生长受到不同程度的抑制,全部受试细胞形态均出现不同程度变异,细胞增殖显著低于正常营养供给.恢复营养,细胞形态的损伤能得以有效恢复,细胞增殖能力得以一定程度的有限恢复,其中氮、磷亏缺的恢复效应最为明显.营养盐亏缺,各处理组细胞生化组成显著低于正常培养状态.恢复营养,氮、磷亏缺组藻细胞生化组成仍显著低于正常营养供给,生化组成的恢复效应不明显,生理活性无法恢复,而硅盐亏缺的藻细胞生长和生化组成均能恢复到正常水平.实验证明,微藻细胞的生化组成比形态变化与增殖更能反映营养盐亏缺,可作为微藻受氮、磷营养盐限制的指标.  相似文献   

Comparison of event‐specific rainfall–runoff responses and their controls in contrasting geographic areas     

Cody A. Ross  Genevieve Ali  Chris Spence  Claire Oswald  Nora Casson 《水文研究》2019,33(14):1961-1979

Numerous studies have examined the event‐specific hydrologic response of hillslopes and catchments to rainfall. Knowledge gaps, however, remain regarding the relative influence of different meteorological factors on hydrologic response, the predictability of hydrologic response from site characteristics, or even the best metrics to use to effectively capture the temporal variability of hydrologic response. This study aimed to address those knowledge gaps by focusing on 21 sites with contrasting climate, topography, geology, soil properties, and land cover. High‐frequency rainfall and discharge records were analysed, resulting in the delineation of over 1,600 rainfall–runoff events, which were described using a suite of hydrologic response metrics and meteorological factors. Univariate and multivariate statistical techniques were then applied to synthesize the information conveyed by the computed metrics and factors, notably measures of central tendency and variability, variation partitioning, partial correlations, and principal component analysis. Results showed that some response magnitude metrics generally reported in the literature (e.g., runoff ratio and area‐normalized peak discharge) did not vary significantly among sites. The temporal variability in site‐specific hydrologic response was often attributable to the joint influence of storage‐driven (e.g., total event rainfall and antecedent precipitation) and intensity‐driven (e.g., rainfall intensity and antecedent potential evapotranspiration) meteorological factors. Mean annual temperature and potential evapotranspiration at a given site appeared to be good predictors of hydrologic response timing (e.g., response lag and lag to peak). Response timing metrics, particularly those associated with response initiation, were also identified as the metrics most critical for capturing intrasite response variability. This study therefore contributes to the growing knowledge on event‐specific hydrologic response by highlighting the importance of response timing metrics and intensity‐driven meteorological factors, which are infrequently discussed in the literature. As few correlations were found between physiographic variables and response metrics, more data‐driven studies are recommended to further our understanding of landscape–hydrology interactions.  相似文献   

Nutrient and caloric dynamics in Avicennia marina leaves at different developmental and decay stages in Zhangjiang River Estuary,China     

Hai-Chao Zhou  Shu-Dong Wei  Qi Zeng  Li-Hua Zhang  Nora Fung-yee Tam  Yi-Ming Lin 《Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science》2010

Avicennia marina is a typical mangrove species in the subtropical coastlines of China. The main objective of this study was to assess nutrient and caloric dynamics in A. marina leaves at different developmental and decay stages. Decomposition studies using litter bags suggested that the time required for the loss of half of the initial dry weight (t₅₀) was 19 days. The extracts of A. marina leaves contained non-tannin phenolics and tannin phenolics (hydrolysable tannin), but no condensed tannin. Non-tannin phenolics and tannin phenolics contents did not differ significantly from each other at various developmental stages, but decreased rapidly during leaf decomposition. Avicennia marina leaves had high N levels, and both N and P concentrations decreased significantly during senescence. During decomposition, N concentration of the leaf litter increased gradually but the phosphorus concentration showed a decrease in the first week, and both N and P remained the same towards the end of the experiment. The gross caloric value (GCV) of mature leaves was significantly higher than those of young and senescent leaves, while ash-free caloric value (AFCV) did not change significantly during leaf development and senescence. During leaf decomposition, both GCV and AFCV increased gradually and remained the same at late stages. In subtropical Zhangjiang River Estuary, high N levels and lack of condensed tannins in A. marina leaves were responsible for the fast rate of decay. Non-tannin phenolics and tannin phenolics had no great effect on rate of decay. Nitrogen resorption during leaf senescence, and high litter decomposition followed by nitrogen immobilization are the important nutrient conservation strategy for A. marina.  相似文献   

Spectra and Pitch-Angular Distributions of Relativistic Electrons Near the Outer Radiation Belt Maximum During the Magnetic Storm of December 19–22, 2015     

Sotnikov  N. V.  Antonova  E. E.  Riazantseva  M. O.  Ovchinnikov  I. L.  Rubinstein  I. A.  Barinova  V. O.  Mit’  S. K. 《Geomagnetism and Aeronomy》2019,59(6):651-659

Geomagnetism and Aeronomy - Variations in the spectra and pitch-angle distribution of relativistic electrons are studied for the large magnetic storm on December 19–22, 2015, during which the...  相似文献   

Differences in leaf construction cost between alien and native mangrove species in Futian, Shenzhen, China: implications for invasiveness of alien species   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

Li F  Yang Q  Zan Q  Tam NF  Shin PK  Vrijmoed LL  Cheung SG 《Marine pollution bulletin》2011,62(9):1957-1962

Construction cost (CC) is a quantifiable measure of energy demand for biomass production, and low CC is hypothesized to give an alien plant growth advantages and increase its potential to be an invader. Comparison of leaf CC and growth traits between alien and native mangroves in Shenzhen Futian Nature Reserve showed CC per unit mass (CC_mass), carbon concentration and gross and ash-free caloric values of alien mangroves were significantly lower than those of native species, while the height and chest circumference were just the opposite. Alien species Sonneratia apetala had the lowest CC_mass while Sonneratia caseolaris had the lowest CC_area, and were 8.99% and 32.17% lower than those of native species, respectively. Conversely, specific leaf area (SLA) of these two Sonneratia species was significantly higher than native species. Lower CC and higher SLA make the two Sonneratia species grow and spread faster than other mangroves and enhance their invasive potential.  相似文献   

Temporal changes of polyphenols and enzyme activities in seedlings of Kandelia obovata under lead and manganese stresses     

Yan ZZ  Tam NF 《Marine pollution bulletin》2011,63(5-12):438-444

The temporal responses of peroxidase (POD), superoxide dismutase (SOD), total polyphenols (TP), extractable condensed tannins (ECT) to different levels of lead (Pb) or manganese (Mn) stress, as well as the metal accumulation, in seedlings of Kandelia obovata were investigated. Both stress time and stress intensity had significant effects with significant accumulation of Pb and Mn in roots at Day 1. Pb and Mn showed no significant effects on root or leaf TP and ECT at Day 1. Prolonged exposure to metals caused significant drops of root TP and ECT but increased in leaves at Days 7 and 49. POD activities decreased in both roots and leaves at Day 1, while POD and SOD both increased under moderate levels of Pb and Mn at Day 7. The present study showed that antioxidative enzyme activities were more sensitive indicators to Pb or Mn stresses than phenolic compounds.  相似文献   

Thermochemistry of strontium incorporation in aragonite from atomistic simulations     

Sergio E. Ruiz-Hernandez  Ricardo Grau-Crespo  A. Rabdel Ruiz-Salvador  Nora H. De Leeuw 《Geochimica et cosmochimica acta》2010,74(4):1320-13861

We have investigated the thermodynamics of mixing between aragonite (orthorhombic CaCO₃) and strontianite (SrCO₃). In agreement with experiment, our simulations predict that there is a miscibility gap between the two solids at ambient conditions. All Sr_xCa_1−xCO₃ solids with compositions 0.12 < x < 0.87 are metastable with respect to separation into a Ca-rich and a Sr-rich phase. The concentration of Sr in coral aragonites (x ∼ 0.01) lies in the miscibility region of the phase diagram, and therefore formation of separated Sr-rich phases in coral aragonites is not thermodynamically favorable. The miscibility gap disappears at around 380 K. The enthalpy of mixing, which is positive and nearly symmetric with respect to x = 0.5, is the dominant contribution to the excess free energy, while the vibrational and configurational entropic contributions are small and of opposite sign. We provide a detailed comparison of our simulation results with available experimental data.  相似文献   

基于循环经济的湿地利用模式——以华侨城湿地为例     

田婷婷  昝启杰  谭凤仪  言丹  李喻春  方谊翎  韦萍萍 《湿地科学与管理》2012,8(2):37-40

随着湿地开发利用项目日益增多,湿地生态环境的保护与社会、经济效益增长之间的关系也越来越受到人们的关注。在循环经济的指导下,华侨城集团提出滨海湿地利用新模式——华侨城湿地多业态综合利用模式,实现生态效益、经济效益和社会效益的"三赢",并为湿地资源的保护和利用提供新的思路。  相似文献