Dynamics of suprabenthos off the Ebro Delta (Catalan Sea: western Mediterranean): Spatial 13 and temporal patterns and relationships with environmental factors     

Joan E. Cartes  Vanesa Papiol  Albert Palanques  Jorge Guilln  Montserrat Demestre 《Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science》2007,75(4):501-515

Dynamics of suprabenthos (hyperbenthos) composition and biomass have been simultaneously analyzed at two sites (S1, S2) off the Ebro River Delta (western Mediterranean). The stations, separated by ca. 5 km, differed in terms of depth (S1, 47 m; S2, 61 m), distance to the river mouth (S2 south of S1 and farther from the mouth) and fishing activity (S1 is a fishing ground; S2 is in an area closed to fishing). Peracarids (gammaridean amphipods, mysids, and cumaceans) were dominant among suprabenthic taxa. Seasonality was the main explanation for changes in taxonomic composition, with two seasonal groups indicated by MDS analyses (late summer–autumn, August–September, and November 2003; early summer, June and July samples). Peracarids at both S1 and S2 showed a peak of abundance in early July, with the highest densities reaching 5400 individuals (100 m)⁻² at S2. There was a sharp decrease of density in late July (S1) and August (S2), then an increase in August (S1) and in September (S2), respectively. A secondary peak of abundance occurred in November (S1) and December (S2). There was, therefore, a similar picture in the dynamics of suprabenthic peracarids at both sites, though with a delay of 1 month at the deeper S2. This pattern coincided with changes in river discharge (specifically, a decrease of suprabenthos when influx was below 200 m³ s⁻¹ in the period June–September 2003), and with the formation of a thermal gradient (also in June–September 2003) between S1 and S2 associated with the 15 °C isotherm. In addition, the decrease of suprabenthos in late July–August also coincided with the massive occurrence of mucilaginous aggregates close to the bottom (at between 0 and 4 m above the bottom), in the usual habitat of suprabenthos. C/N ratios in sediments (an indicator of the degree of degradation of organic matter (OM)) increased during this peak abundance of mucilaginous aggregates. The impoverishment of sediments in total organic carbon (TOC) was parallel to the decline of suprabenthos in late July–August, which is consistent with negative or non-significant correlations (evidenced both by Spearman's r and multi-regression models) between suprabenthos densities and TOC. Zooplankton taxa (e.g., copepods, chaetognaths, and fish/crustacean larvae living in the entire water column) showed significant correlations with a number of environmental factors (basically temperature), in contrast to suprabenthos. In conclusion, suprabenthos abundance was influenced by a number of natural factors, both intra-annual (e.g., OM quality, river discharges) and inter-annual (e.g., accumulation of mucilaginous remains). Probably due to their swimming capability, suprabenthos were not influenced by trawling activity. Considering the high P/B exhibited by suprabenthic crustaceans in comparison to infauna, this compartment likely has an important role in regulating food webs in those communities submitted to high fishing impact.  相似文献   

Facies architecture of the mixed carbonate/siliciclastic inner continental shelf of west-central Florida: implications for Holocene barrier development   总被引：2，自引：0，他引：2  

Gregg R. Brooks  Larry J. Doyle  Beau C. Suthard  Stan D. Locker  Albert C. Hine   《Marine Geology》2003,200(1-4):325-349

Sediment vibracores and surface samples were collected from the mixed carbonate/siliciclastic inner shelf of west–central Florida in an effort to determine the three-dimensional facies architecture and Holocene geologic development of the coastal barrier-island and adjacent shallow marine environments. The unconsolidated sediment veneer is thin (generally <3 m), with a patchy distribution. Nine facies are identified representing Miocene platform deposits (limestone gravel and blue–green clay facies), Pleistocene restricted marine deposits (lime mud facies), and Holocene back-barrier (organic muddy sand, olive-gray mud, and muddy sand facies) and open marine (well-sorted quartz sand, shelly sand, and black sand facies) deposits. Holocene back-barrier facies are separated from overlying open marine facies by a ravinement surface formed during the late Holocene rise in sea level. Facies associations are naturally divided into four discrete types. The pattern of distribution and ages of facies suggest that barrier islands developed approximately 8200 yr BP and in excess of 20 km seaward of the present coastline in the north, and more recently and nearer to their present position in the south. No barrier-island development prior to approximately 8200 yr BP is indicated. Initiation of barrier-island development is most likely due to a slowing in the Holocene sea-level rise ca. 8000 yr BP, coupled with the intersection of the coast with quartz sand deposits formed during Pleistocene sea-level highstands. This study is an example of a mixed carbonate/siliciclastic shallow marine depositional system that is tightly constrained in both time and sea-level position. It provides a useful analog for the study of other, similar depositional systems in both the modern and ancient rock record.  相似文献   

Applied and theoretical considerations for constructing spatially explicit individual-based models of marine larval fish that include multiple trophic levels   总被引：3，自引：2，他引：3  

Hermann  Albert J.; Hinckley  Sarah; Megrey  Bernard A.; Napp  Jeffrey M. 《ICES Journal of Marine Science》2001,58(5):1030-1041

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Toxic chemicals and abnormalities in fish and shellfish from urban bays of puget sound     

Donald C. Malins  Bruce B. McCain  Mark S. Myers  Donald W. Brown  Albert K. Sparks  Joseph F. Morato  Harold O. Hodgins 《Marine environmental research》1984,14(1-4)

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A legal regime for the Arctic?: Interplay with the Law of the Sea Convention     

Olav Schram Stokke 《Marine Policy》2007

The Law of the Sea Convention constrains regional environmental regimes, especially with respect to navigation beyond the territorial sea. Existing soft-law institutions, notably the Arctic Council, have already strengthened environmental governance in the region by (1) improving the knowledge base; (2) preparing practical guidance on risk reduction; (3) highlighting in broader regulatory fora the Arctic dimension of problems like long-range transported hazardous compounds; and (4) supporting the capacity of Arctic states to implement existing commitments. None of those functions would be much enhanced by a legally binding Arctic environmental regime. The political impediments to reaching circumpolar agreement on a single comprehensive legal regime would suggest a flexible approach to norm building that seeks productive interplay with existing institutions.  相似文献   

The Status Of Geography: An ‘Attitude-Opinion’ Survey Of The Aag Membership     

Albert J. Petersen  Wayne L. Hoffman 《The Professional geographer》1972,24(2):146-149

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Alfred Lacroix     

Madame E. Jérémine  Albert Michel-Lévy 《Bulletin of Volcanology》1950,10(1):173-189

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Rythmes de sédimentation dans le crétacé helvétique     

Albert Carozzi 《International Journal of Earth Sciences》1951,39(1):177-195

A new method of sedimentary rocks investigation is proposed. It illustrates by means of curves the variations in both time and space of the main mineral and organic features. By combining them together in a logical way, it is possible to decipher the relations between sedimentation and the different factors governing it: depth, distance to shoreline, direction and strength of marine currents, biological and chemical conditions, tectonics and so on. Finally a paleogeographic classification of lithological facies is obtained.Some examples taken in the Cretaceous of the Swiss High Calcareous Alps are presented. The bathymetrical interpretation of their facies is in close agreement with the results of modern oceanographic investigations which have described in some cases very similar conditions.

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Zusammenfassung Eine Interpretationsmethode der Sedimentgesteine wird dargestellt. Mittels Kurven warden die zeitlichen und räumlichen Variationen der wichtigsten mineralogischen und organischen Charaktere ausgedrückt. Die durch diese Kurven gelieferten Angaben werden unter sich in logischer Weise kombiniert und erlauben eine paläogeographische Klassifikation der verschiedenen lithologischen Einheiten. Hiermit ist es möglich, die Verbindungen zwischen der Sedimentation und den verschiedenen Faktoren, welche die letztere beeinflussen, herzustellen: Tiefe, Entfernung von der Küste, Richtung und Stärke der Strömungen, physikalisch-chemische Bedingungen, Tektonik usw. Es werden verschiedene Beispiele aus der helvetischen Kreide dargelegt. Die bathymetrische Interpretation ihrer lithologischen Fazies entspricht den neuesten Arbeiten der Ozeanographie, worin ähnliche aktuelle Bedingungen beschrieben sind.

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Thermal evolutions of the terrestrial planets   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

M. Nafi Toksöz  Albert T. Hsui  David J. Johnston 《Earth, Moon, and Planets》1978,18(3):281-320

The thermal evolution of the Moon, Mercury, Mars, Venus and hypothetical minor planets is calculated theoretically, taking into account conduction, solid-state convection, and differentiation. An assortment of geological, geochemical, and geophysical data is used to constrain both the present day temperatures and thermal histories of the planets' interiors. Such data imply that the planets were heated during or shortly after formation and that all the terrestrial planets started their differentiations early in their history. Initial temperatures and core formation play the most important roles in the early differentiation. The size of the planet is the primary factor in determining its present day thermal state. A planetary body with radius less than 1000 km is unlikely to reach melting given heat source concentrations similar to terrestrial values and in the absence of intensive early heating such as short half-life radioactive heating and inductive heating.Studies of individual planets are constrained by varying amounts of data. Most data exist for the Earth and Moon. The Moon is a differentiated body with a crust, a thick solid mantle and an interior region which may be partially molten. It is presently cooling rapidly and is relatively inactive tectonically.Mercury most likely has a large core. Thermal calculations indicate it may have a 500 km thick solid lithosphere, and the core may be partially molten if it contains some heat sources. If this is not the case, the planet's interior temperatures are everywhere below the melting curve for iron. The thermal evolution is dominated by core separation and the high conductivity of iron which makes up the bulk of Mercury.Mars, intermediate in size among the terrestrial planets, is assumed to have differentiated an Fe–FeS core. Differentiation and formation of an early crust is evident from Mariner and Viking observations. Theoretical models suggest that melting and differentiation of the mantle silicates has occurred at least up until 1 billion years ago. Present day temperature profiles indicate a relatively thick (250 km) lithosphere with a possible asthenosphere below. The core is molten.Venus is characterized as a planet similar to the Earth in many respects. Core formation probably occurred during the first billion years after the formation. Present day temperatures indicate a partially molten upper mantle overlain by a 100 km thick lithosphere and a molten Fe–Ni core. If temperature models are good indicators, we can expect that today, Venus has tectonic processes similar to the Earth's.Paper dedicated to Professor Hannes Alfvén on the occasion of his 70th birthday, 30 May 1978.  相似文献   

Using dual-isotope data to trace the origin and processes of dissolved sulphate: a case study in Calders stream (Llobregat basin,Spain)   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

Neus Otero  Àngels Canals  Albert Soler 《Aquatic Geochemistry》2007,13(2):109-126

Whereas most of the reported δ³⁴S values of dissolved sulphate are positive in the Llobregat basin, Calders stream, which is a tributary of the Llobregat River, is characterised by negative values. Stream waters, sampled monthly between 1997 and 1998, and quarterly in 1999, show an overall increase in δ³⁴S from −10‰ to 0‰, coupled with an increase in Na and Cl concentration. On the other hand, the oxygen isotopic composition of dissolved sulphate, δ¹⁸O, displayed an opposite trend with a slight decrease, from +9‰ to +6‰. Detailed sampling up stream in November 2000 indicated that, contrary to most of the surficial waters of the Llobregat basin with a δ³⁴S_SO4 mainly controlled by evaporites, in Calders stream, sulphate is derived from pyrite oxidation. The dual-isotope approach, coupled with chemical data, allowed us to identify the contribution of ³⁴S-rich sulphate effluents from anthropogenic sources, while mixing models, calculated between natural and anthropogenic sources, enabled us to estimate their contribution. Sudden increases of δ³⁴S and δ¹⁸O of dissolved sulphate in stream waters are believed to be caused by a sulphate reduction process related to oil spillage. The long-term enrichment in δ³⁴S, coupled with a decrease in δ¹⁸O_SO4, from Jan-97 to Aug-99, is interpreted as a progressive increase in the contribution of pig manure.  相似文献