A system-level modelling perspective of the KwaZulu-Natal Bight ecosystem,eastern South Africa     

UM Scharler  RC van Ballegooyen  MJ Ayers 《African Journal of Marine Science》2016,38(1):S205-S216

The KwaZulu-Natal Bight comprises the only sizeable shelf region on the eastern coast of South Africa, and is influenced by both the Agulhas Current on its seaward side and rivers and estuaries on its landward side. Established knowledge of the effect of the Agulhas Current includes the influence on nutrient concentrations in the bight of a semi-permanent upwelling cell at its northern border (St Lucia) and, to a much lesser extent, of a semi-permanent eddy feature at its southern extremity. Current modelling efforts, however, point to a very important role of land-derived nutrients, which supplement the productivity of food webs of the bight. This connectivity of the bight to its adjacent ecosystems has various implications. First, its productivity has traditionally been viewed via phytoplankton growth, whereas ecosystem modelling efforts point to a very high reliance on imported detritus (mainly land-derived) in order to sustain especially the rich benthic food web. The benthos in the bight dominates the food web, and is in marked contrast to the upwelling system of the west coast of South Africa (Atlantic Ocean) where water-column productivity dominates. Second, the importance of the connectivity of the Thukela Bank prawn-trawling ground to estuarine nursery areas, which has been modelled quantitatively, highlights the significance of this particular ecosystem connectivity for fisheries and also for the Thukela Bank food web. Heterogeneity across the bight is apparent for nutrient turnover rates (carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus), CNP content and stoichiometry, whereas nitrogen is a limiting nutrient across the entire bight. The food web near the Thukela River is richer in nutrient content and more active (higher turnover rates) compared to the northern and southern parts of the bight. This environmental heterogeneity was also apparent from the CNP content and stoichiometry of the various species and species groups in the bight. Requirements to take the hydrodynamic, biogeochemical and first ecosystem modelling efforts towards a meaningful predictive capability are discussed. The importance of adopting a system-level view of the bight and its connected systems for realistic exploration of global change scenarios is highlighted.  相似文献   

The hydrodynamic response of the York River estuary to Tropical Cyclone Isabel, 2003   总被引：3，自引：0，他引：3  

Wenping Gong  Jian Shen  William G. Reay 《Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science》2007,73(3-4):695-710

Hurricane Isabel made landfall along the North Carolina coast on September 18, 2003 (UTC 17:00) and the storm surge exceeded 2.0 m in many areas of the Chesapeake Bay and in the York River estuary. River flooding occurred subsequently, and the peak river discharge reached 317 and 104 m³ s⁻¹ in the Pamunkey and Mattaponi rivers, respectively. The York River estuary experienced both storm surge and river flooding during the event and the estuary dynamics changed dramatically. This study investigates the hydrodynamics of the York River estuary in response to the storm surge and high river inflows. A three-dimensional model was used to investigate the changes of estuarine stratification, longitudinal circulation, salt flux mechanisms, and the recovery time required for the estuary to return to its naturally evolved condition without the storm. Results show that the salt flux was mainly caused by advection, which was induced by the barotropic gradient during the storm event. The net salt flux increased by a factor of 30 during the rise of the storm surge. However, the large amount of salt transported into the estuary was quickly transported out of the estuary as the barotropic gradient reversed during the descent of the storm surge. Subsequent high freshwater inflow influenced the estuarine circulation substantially. The estuary changed from a partially mixed estuary to a very stratified estuary for a prolonged period. The model results show that it will take about 4 months for the estuary to recover to its naturally evolved salinity distribution after the impacts of the storm surge and freshwater pulse.  相似文献   

Seasonal Variability in Circulation Pattern and Residence Time of Suo-Nada     

Rolando S. Balotro  Atsuhiko Isobe  Manabu Shimizu 《Journal of Oceanography》2003,59(3):259-277

The development and evolution of the persistent counterclockwise circulation in Suo-Nada have been studied in detail using a three-dimensional numerical model. The realistic circulation has been reproduced from the monthly climatological fields of salinity, temperature along the open boundary, wind, heat flux and buoyancy input from twenty-two major rivers surrounding the basin. The seasonal variation of fresh-water discharge from the rivers proved to be the most important forcing mechanism driving the circulation. The expansion and contraction of coastal low salinity water well corresponded with the development of counterclockwise circulation from spring to summer and dissipation from autumn to winter. The circulation was found to be vertically homogenous and quasi-barotropic. However, confined along the coastal zone is an estuarine flow (i.e., oppositely directed currents in the upper and lower layers) whose horizontal dimension conforms to the period of maximum buoyancy flux from the rivers. This indicates that the flow pattern in Suo-Nada can be separated into two distinct regions where the relative dominance of estuarine circulation plays a significant role. Furthermore, the monthly water exchange capacity for autonomous purification of the basin has been evaluated from the average residence time of conservative material based on the calculated current field. It is demonstrated that the kinetic energy of the basin is directly responsible in promoting water exchange in Suo-Nada. This revised version was published online in August 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.  相似文献   

贝类四倍体育种研究进展   总被引：11，自引：2，他引：11  

王昭萍  李慷均  于瑞海  郑小东  王如才 《中国海洋大学学报(自然科学版)》2004,34(2):195-202

综述了国内外贝类四倍体育种的研究现状和最新进展。四倍体诱导的方法主要有抑制第1极体或同时抑制2个极体的释放、抑制第1次卵裂、细胞融合、人工雌核发育和利用三倍体诱导四倍体，其中利用三倍体获得四倍体是迄今报道的获得具存活力的四倍体的唯一成功方法。四倍体育种中染色体组操作的结果除了产生整倍体外，还产生大量的非整倍体。四倍体贝类存活力较低，但具有较高的繁殖力，能产生较大的生殖细胞，并能与二倍体杂交产生100％的三倍体。  相似文献   

中国近海的浮游软体动物 I. 翼足类、异足类及海蜗牛类的分类研究     

张福绥 《海洋科学集刊》1964,(5):125-226

浮游软体动物是海洋中各种终生营浮游生活的软体动物的概称,为海洋浮游动物的一大类群,一般属于腹足纲(Gastropoda)。如前鳃亚纲(Prosobranchia)中的异足亚目(Heteropoda)及海蜗牛科(Janthiniidae),后鳃亚纲(Opisthobranchia)中的翼足目(Pteropoda)、腹翼螺科(Gastropteridae)、波叶海牛科(Phyllirrhoidae )及海神鳃科(Glaucidae)等。其中以翼足目、异足亚目及海蜗牛科为三个主要类群,其余三科无论种类或数量都非常少。 浮游软体动物大多数为暖水性、营大洋上层生活的种类,仅有极少数冷水种及深水种。有的种类在极海出现数量很大,为鲱鱼、鲸及某些海鸟的普通饵料;某些种类在暖海有时出现数量也相当可观,可能也会有一定的饵科意义(如Okutani, 1960,发现Argonauta boettgeri捕食龟螺;著者1960年在广东水产研究所采集的大眼鲷的胃含物中发现明螺。它们的死壳沉积于海底,为生物性沉积的一个组成部分,在热带海形成有名的翼足类软泥,在海洋学上,有的种类已被取用为水团或海流指标。在海洋动物地理学上,也已根据它们的分布特点,对大洋上层浮游动物区系进行过区划。 我国海浮游软体动物的研究工作,迄今还比较零散。 本文整理了中国科学院海洋研究所历年采集的标本、全国近海调查(1958-1960)的标本、中苏东海渔场调查(1958)的沉积样品及浙江近渔场调查(1960)的部分活体标本,共记录了我国近海浮游软体动物11科、28属、59种及6个变种,其中有1个新属、3个新种及1个新变种。以我国近海来说,其中除15种外,其他全为新记录;就南海与东海的全范围而论,约半数的种类为新记录。在本文记录中,翼足类为7科、19 属、35种及6个变种(Agadina属除外),约占翼足类总种数的1/3;异足类3科、8 属、20种,包括异足类所有的科、所有的属及绝大部分的种;海蜗牛类为2种。 另外的几科浮游软体动物,在我国海也有代表,将在以后另文报告。各种浮游软体动物在我国近海的分布状况,亦将另文论述。文中各种类的描述及插图,都是根据著者的实际观察结果。  相似文献   

淡水入流的生态学意义与其研究现状     

李心铭 《海洋湖沼通报》1996,(4):60-67

由于来自江河的淡水在多数情况下携带大量的营养盐入海，河口海区成为适合于特殊门类的有机物生长的有利海洋环境。与此同时，大量的人类与工业废弃物也随着江河径流入海，从而严重地影响到河口海区的生态环境。鉴于上述原因，淡水入流的生态学 意义现正被广泛地研究。  相似文献   

中国近海珍珠贝科的研究     

王祯瑞 《海洋科学集刊》1978,(14):101-118

珍珠贝科的种类都属暖水种，广泛分布在热带-亚热带海区。由于珍珠贝能产生价值很高的珍珠，长时期来一直是重要的捕捞对象。在我国不仅有产优质珍珠的母贝，而且还有许多适于珍珠贝生长的良好海湾；大力发展人工养殖和育珠，对增加水产资源、支援我国社会主义建设有着重要的作用。为此，搞清我国沿海珍珠贝科的种类及其分布，也是十分必要的。 珍珠贝科和其他贝类一样，早在Linnaeus(1758)时已有记载。其后Lamarck(1819)，Adams(1857)， Reeve(1857)及Dunker (1872)等都有系统的报道，但由于多数种的形态具有较大程度的变异性，所以在分类上一直存在着比较混乱的现象。早期的分类仅根据模式标本的外部特征，后来虽有些学者也曾注意到珍珠贝的形态变异，但由于当时条件所限，往往将一些变异类型订为不同的种。  相似文献   

Dissolved organic carbon in the freshwater tidal reaches of the Schelde estuary   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

Koenraad Muylaert  Renaat Dasseville  Loreto De Brabandere  Frank Dehairs  Wim Vyverman 《Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science》2005,64(4):591-600

To unravel the factors that regulate DOC dynamics in the freshwater tidal reaches of the Schelde estuary, DOC concentration and biodegradability were monitored in the upper Schelde estuary and its major tributaries. Although the Schelde estuary possesses a densely populated and industrialized catchment, our data suggest that the bulk of DOC in the freshwater tidal reaches is not derived from waste water. This was concluded from the low biodegradability of DOC (on average 9%), DOC concentrations that are close to the mean for European rivers (4.61 mg l⁻¹) and the absence of an inverse relationship between DOC and discharge. Most DOC originating from waste water being discharged in tributaries of the estuary appears to be remineralised before these tributaries reach the main estuary. Although dense phytoplankton blooms were observed in the upper estuary during summer (up to 700 μg chl a l⁻¹), these blooms did not appear to produce large quantities of DOC in the freshwater tidal reaches as DOC concentrations were low when phytoplankton biomass was high. The fact that DOC concentrations were high in winter and decreased in summer suggests a predominantly terrestrial source of DOC in the freshwater tidal reaches of the Schelde estuary.  相似文献   

Diving behaviour of freshwater finless porpoises (Neophocaena phocaenoides) in an oxbow of the Yangtze River, China   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

Akamatsu  Tomonari; Wang  Ding; Wang  Kexiong; Wei  Zhuo; Zhao  Qingzhong; Naito  Yasuhiko 《ICES Journal of Marine Science》2002,59(2):438-443

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Movements of non-maturing cultured Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) in a Canadian river     

Carr  J. W.; Lacroix  G. L.; Anderson  J. M.; Dilworth  T. 《ICES Journal of Marine Science》1997,54(6):1082-1085

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