Lead contamination of small cetaceans in European waters--the use of stable isotopes for identifying the sources of lead exposure     

Caurant F  Aubail A  Lahaye V  Van Canneyt O  Rogan E  López A  Addink M  Churlaud C  Robert M  Bustamante P 《Marine environmental research》2006,62(2):131-148

Lead concentrations and isotopic composition have been measured in bone and teeth of small cetaceans belonging to three species (Delphinus delphis, Phocoena phocoena and Stenella coeruleoalba), to evaluate the toxicological risk and to determine sources of lead in the European waters. Lead concentrations, far lower than threshold value inducing toxic effects in human, were higher in teeth than in bones, but highly correlated between the two tissues (r=0.92, p<0.001). Large variations of 206Pb/207Pb values in bone tissue showed that cetaceans must be submitted to various atmospheric influences. No geographical differences appeared which is consistent with studies on their distribution indicating seasonal movements between Brittany waters and the Bay of Biscay. The negative correlation between 206Pb/207Pb ratios and age of the individuals reflected the decrease in the production of alkyl lead in Europe, i.e., the increasing use of unleaded gasoline.  相似文献   

Effects of cadmium, zinc and nitrogen status on non-protein thiols in the macroalgae Enteromorpha spp. from the Scheldt Estuary (SW Netherlands, Belgium) and Thermaikos Gulf (N Aegean Sea, Greece)     

Malea P  Rijstenbil JW  Haritonidis S 《Marine environmental research》2006,62(1):45-60

Enteromorpha prolifera (Scheldt Estuary) and E. linza (Thermaikos Gulf) were incubated at three salinities with 100 and 200microgL(-1)Cd and Zn. The objective was to measure effects of Cd, Zn and nitrogen (N) status on the pools of metal-binding non-protein thiols: glutathione and phytochelatins, (gamma-glutamyl-cysteinyl)(n)-glycine (PC). In E. linza, ammonium pools were higher, but amino acid pools, total N and protein contents were lower than in E. prolifera. Reduced glutathione (GSH) pools were positively correlated with free glutamate and protein contents. In E. linza GSH pools increased and the ratio of reduced to oxidized glutathione (GSH:(GSH+0.5GSSG)), an indicator of oxidative stress, decreased with Cd contents, indicating Cd-induced glutathione oxidation. Total glutathione pools (reduced plus oxidized) ranged from 16nmolSgdwt(-1) in controls (at 0.5micromolCdgdwt(-1)) to 179nmolSgdwt(-1) (at 1.9micromolCdgdwt(-1)) at the highest cadmium dosage. Cadmium stimulated PC synthesis in E. prolifera which suggests that in N-rich algae, glutathione pools were high enough for PC synthesis. In both species GSH and protein increased with Zn contents, whereas GSH:(GSH+0.5GSSG) decreased, which would indicate Zn-induced oxidative stress; in E. linza, at the highest salinity the glutathione redox ratio decreased from 0.61 (at 2.9micromolZngdwt(-1)) to 0.26 (at 4.9nmolSgdwt(-1)) (at 0.5molCdgdwt(-1)). PCs were not synthesized in response to Zn, which may have resulted in Zn-induced GSH oxidation. The presence of both oxidative effects (Cd, Zn) and detoxification (Cd) could be identified by observing the responses of glutathione and PC pools to metal stress.  相似文献   

基于主体人与地学本体的人-地-GIS关系讨论   总被引：7，自引：4，他引：3  

吴立新  徐磊  陈学习  车德福 《地理与地理信息科学》2006,22(1):1-6

“人-地-GIS”关系是地理信息科学及相关研究的基础。传统的人-地-GIS双向联系模型正在向以地学本体为核心的本体中心模型演化。通过主体人与客体人的区分,探讨两者在“人-地-GIS”关系中的地位与作用,分析人-地、地-GIS与人-GIS的相关关系。通过地学本体与本体论的分析,讨论地学本体与科学本体、哲学本体论之间的关系,分析地学本体与类、元数据之间的区别与联系。进而构建以地学本体为核心的“人-地-GIS”关系新模型,该模型整体上分为认知与再现两部分,由核心的本体模型及人的认知层、GIS的模型层与“地学”现象及其关系层构成。以主体人的认知为主线,讨论该模型中各模块的功能与相互关系,指出今后的发展方向。  相似文献   

香港西贡滨珊瑚REE的地球化学特征及其与海平面变化的关系   总被引：2，自引：2，他引：0  

刘羿  彭子成  韦刚健  陈特固  P.O. Ang  贺剑峰  刘桂建 《地球化学》2006,35(5):531-539

用ICP-MS技术测定了位于珠江口西岸香港西贡滨珊瑚在1991～2002年(分辨率达到0.5a)的稀土元素(REE)含量。实验结果显示香港滨珊瑚REE具有Ce负异常、重稀土富集这种典型的海水相分布模式。香港滨珊瑚中REE含量处于目前已见报道中的高值范围,与巴布亚新几内亚珊瑚的REE含量相当。通过与不同地区的比较,香港珊瑚高REE含量很可能就是毗邻的珠江水体高REE的直接反映,而且同南海北缘半封闭边缘海的性质有关。香港珊瑚REE的来源主要为珠江口及其相邻的陆缘沉积物。此外,1991～2002年香港珊瑚REE含量年际下降趋势十分明显,Ce负异常和重稀土富集的程度也呈加剧的趋势,分布模式向海水相转化。REE含量与海平面的年际变化之间有显著的负相关关系(r=-0.7～-0.9),而且重稀土与海平面的相关系数优于轻稀土。上述结果揭示了热带滨珊瑚对近期全球变暖、极冰融化和海水膨胀所引起的海平面快速上升的响应。  相似文献   

A New Emission Mode of PSR B1859+07     

Tao Wang  P.F.Wang  J.L.Han  Yi Yan  Ye-Zhao Yu  Feifei Kou 《天文和天体物理学研究(英文版)》2023,(10):178-185

Previous studies have identified two emission modes in PSR B1859+07: a normal mode that has three prominent components in the average profile, with the trailing one being the brightest, and an anomalous mode(i.e., the A mode) where emissions seem to be shifted to an earlier phase. Within the normal mode, further analysis has revealed the presence of two submodes, i.e., the cW mode and c B mode, where the central component can appear either weak or bright. As for the anomalous mode, a new bright ...  相似文献   

Effect of Matching Algorithm and Profile Shape on Pulsar Pulse Time of Arrival Uncertainties     

J.Wang  J.P.W.Verbiest  G.M.Shaifullah  J.P.Yuan 《天文和天体物理学研究(英文版)》2023,(12):232-243

For high-precision pulsar timing analysis and low-frequency gravitational wave detection, it is essential to accurately determine pulsar pulse times of arrival(ToAs) and associated uncertainties. To measure the ToAs and their uncertainties, various cross-correlation-based techniques can be employed. We develop methodologies to investigate the impact of the template-matching method, profile shape, signal-to-noise ratio of both template and observation on ToA uncertainties. These methodologies are...  相似文献   

Effect of Dietary Phosphorus on the Growth and Body Components of Juvenile Synechogobius hasta     

LUO Zhi）  ）*  LI Xiaodong）  GONG Shiyuan）  XI Wenqiu）    LI Yali）） Key Lab of Agricultural Animal Genetics  Breeding  Reproduction of Chinese Ministry of Education  Fishery College  Huazhong Agricultural University  Wuhan  P. R. China ） Postdoctoral Research Base  Panjin Guanghe Fishery Co. Ltd.  Panjin  P. R. China 《中国海洋大学学报(英文版)》2009,8(1)

The effect of dietary phosphorus on the growth and body components of juvenile Synechogobius hasta was determined. Different percentages of dietary phosphorus (0.63, 0.77, 0.93, 1.06, 1.22 and 1.36) were tested by feeding the fish (body weight, 15.81 g ± 0.32 g; 20 individuals each group; 3 groups each percentage) at a surplus of 5%–10% above satiation for 35 d. Dietary phosphorus did not significantly affect the specific growth rate, feed intake, feed conversion ratio and protein efficiency rate. Nitrogen ...  相似文献   

Detection of the end point temperature of thermal denatured protein in fish and chicken meat through SDS-PAGE electrophoresis     

GAO Hongwei）  ）*  MAO Mao）  LIANG Chengzhu）  LIN Chao）    XIANG Jianhai）） Institute of Oceanology  Chinese Academy of Sciences  Qingdao  P. R. China ） College of Food Science  Engineering  Ocean University of China  P. R. China ） Sh  ong Entry-Exit Inspection  Quarantine Bureau of P. R. China  P. R. China 《中国海洋大学学报(英文版)》2009,8(1):95-99

Sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE) was applied in the detection of the end point temperature (EPT) of thermal denatured protein in fish and meat in this study. It was also used in studying the thermal denatured temperature range of proteins in salmon and chicken meat. The results show that the temperature ranges of denatured proteins were from 65 ℃ to 75 ℃ , and these temperature ranges were influenced by the processing methods. Through SDS-PAGE, the features of repeated he...  相似文献   

The Effect of Temperature on Growth and Energy Budget of the Polychaete,Neanthes japonica Izuka     

LIU Yong ）  ）    XIAN Weiwei ）  ） Key Laboratory of Marine Ecology  Environmental Sciences  Institute of Oceanology  Chinese Academy of Sciences  Qingdao  P. R. China ） College of Fisheries  Ocean University of China  Qingdao  P. R. China 《中国海洋大学学报(英文版)》2009,8(2)

Growth and energy budget of the polychaete, Neanthesjaponica, at various temperatures (17, 20, 23, 26 and 29 ℃) were investigated in this study. The growth, as indicated by final dry weight and specific growth rate (SGR), increased with increasing temperature, with the maximum level at 26℃, and then decreased significantly at 29℃. A similar trend was observed in feeding rate, food conversion efficiency (FCE) and apparent digestive rate (ADR). However, no significant differences were detected in ADR among all the temperature treatments. In the pattern of energy allocation, faeces energy was only a small component of energy budget and had little influence on the proportion of food energy allocated to growth. The metabolic energy accounted for a large portion of energy intake for each temperature treatment. The nitrogen excretion was appreciable with changing temperature. The two expendi-ture terms (respiration energy and excretion energy) in energy budget were the major factors influencing the proportion of food en-ergy allocated to growth. These results revealed that temperature affected the growth of N. japonica mainly by influencing feeding rate and FCE. In addition, regression equations describing the relationship between feeding rate, faecal production, SGR, FCE and temperature were obtained. The optimum temperatures for feeding rate, FCE and SGR were estimated at 25.01 ℃, 24.24℃ and 24.73 ℃, respectively, from the regression equations.  相似文献   

Habitat continuity effects on gradients of fish biomass across marine protected area boundaries     

Forcada A  Bayle-Sempere JT  Valle C  Sánchez-Jerez P 《Marine environmental research》2008,66(5):536-547

Marine protected areas (MPAs) could be useful as fisheries management tools for the exportation of pelagic eggs, larvae and adult fish. A decreasing gradient of fish biomass across MPAs boundary may indicate export. We determine whether gradients of decreasing biomass of fish assemblage occurred in Tabarca Marine Reserve over two habitats with different continuity across the boundaries, to test if the patchy nature of the marine environment might act as a barrier for the fish export. In general, significant decreasing gradients in total fish biomass and biomass of some species were observed on P. oceanica and rocky substrates, independently of their different continuity through the reserve boundaries. Changes in the multivariate structure of the fish assemblage were correlated with the distance from integral reserve. All of these results support the hypothesis that the exportation of adult fish from Tabarca Marine Reserve occurs, and this process may influence the surrounding fished areas.  相似文献