Bioavailability of mercury in several north-eastern U.S. Spartina ecosystems     

Ronald J. Breteler  Ivan Valiela  John M. Teal 《Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science》1981,12(2):155-166

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The food and growth of 0-group flatfish on nursery grounds in the Clyde Sea Area     

M.G. Poxton  A. Eleftheriou  A.D. McIntyre 《Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science》1983,17(3):319-337

In early summer plaice (Pleuronectes platessa L.) in the Clyde Sea Area eat Tellina siphons and spionid palps. As they grow, they take progressively larger siphons, fragments of spionids and some crustaceans. In late summer they eat entire spionids and other sedentary polychaetes. There is no significant predation on fish. The common dab [Limanda limanda (L.)] took a wider range of prey species than the plaice, but also depended mainly on polychaetes, crustaceans and bivalves. Depth distribution may limit both intra- and interspecific competition between these fish and also influence the choice of prey. The results from the main nursery areas of Irvine and Ayr Bays were similar to those from the other bays throughout the Clyde Sea Area and support earlier work at Firemore Bay in north-west Scotland and in the Dutch Wadden Sea.The growth rate of the fish increases during the early summer and may be related to increasing food availability, feeding experience of the fish and longer day length. Growth rate between areas appeared to be correlated with benthic productivity. 0-group plaice in Irvine, Ayr and Firemore Bays grew to different mean lengths by the end of the summer growth season, being 82 mm, 73 mm and 61 mm, respectively, for the period 1972–1974. This agrees with the known differences in standing stocks of intertidal macrobenthos in these bays (17·0, 11·1 and 1·3 g m^?2 dry weight, respectively). The significance of this in relation to survival is discussed. Offshore migration of the larger fish in the autumn may result in apparent slowing of growth rates prematurely in inshore areas. The year-class strength depends more on the food availability in the nursery areas than on the number of plaice that settle on the bottom.  相似文献   

The benthic macroinvertebrates of the Block Island Sound     

Frank W. Steimle 《Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science》1982,15(1):1-16

The benthic invertebrates of Block Island Sound have not been adequately studied, in contrast to other adjacent southern New England sounds. This study examines the species composition, abundance and biomass of benthic macrofaunal invertebrates at nine locations within Block Island Sound. The sites sampled, represent a wide range of subtidal habitats within the Sound, and were visited in February and September.Some 224 species were identified, of which almost half (104) were polychaetes. The benthic assemblages at most stations were dominated numerically by tube dwelling, surface detritus or suspension feeding amphipods, e.g. Ampelisca agassizi and A. vadorum, as well as the protobranch bivalve, Nucula proxima. This dominant Ampelisca-Nucula assemblage was associated with silty fine sand sediments. The average macrofaunal biomass for all stations was 158 g (wet weight) m^?2, two thirds the average benthic biomass of Georges Bank, an important fishery area. Based on the examination of the records of earlier surveys in Block Island Sound, there is evidence that this silty-sand, ampeliscid-dominated assemblage has persisted since at least the mid-1940s.  相似文献   

The measurement of diffusion coefficients in the Conwy estuary     

John R. West  Andrew P. Cotton 《Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science》1981,12(3):323-336

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Comparison of toxicity between populations of Gonyaulax tamarensis of eastern North American waters     

Lucie Maranda  Donald M. Anderson  Yuzuru Shimizu 《Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science》1985,21(3):401-410

Isolates of the dinoflagellate Gonyaulax tamarensis were established from benthic cysts or motile cells collected along the north-western Atlantic coast from the Bay of Fundy to Long Island. All clones were grown under the same conditions and assayed in a blind test for toxin content and composition. Differences in toxin content (μmouse unit per cell) spanning two orders of magnitude were found, with decreasing toxicity from north to south. Some isolates had undetectable toxin levels. The low toxicity of southern strains of G. tamarensis may explain the historical absence of paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP) in areas where cysts and motile cells have been reported. The cause of the observed geographic pattern is unknown, but is does suggest that there may be an environmentally-determined southern limit to the regional PSP problem.Qualitative data on the toxin composition of some clones indicate that saxitoxin, neosaxitoxin and gonyautoxins -II, -III and -IV are generally present. A more quantitative approach (i.e. one which examines each isolate for all of the 12 Gonyaulax toxins) is needed to fully utilize the potential of toxin composition in discriminating between strains.  相似文献   

Temporal and spatial variations in suspended matter in continental shelf and slope waters off the north-eastern United States     

Michael H. Bothner  Carol M. Parmenter  John D. Milliman 《Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science》1981,13(2):213-IN2

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安徽地区历史及现代地震活动与断裂活动性关系研究   总被引：2，自引：0，他引：2  

陈安国  刘东旺  郑海刚 《华北地震科学》2009,27(4):16-21

安徽地区处于华北板块与扬子板块沿着大别造山带的陆一陆碰撞变形带,构造背景复杂多样,断裂十分发育。郯庐断裂带长期控制着两侧的构造格局,大别山东缘的霍山地区多条断裂在晚第四纪有新活动。史料记载表明安徽地区历史地震以中强震为主,最高震级为M6 1/4级。根据区域地震地质、历史地震近年最新研究成果,对第四纪特别是晚第四纪以来的断裂活动习性做出归纳和分类,并分析历史地震、1970年后有仪器记载以来中等强度地震和小地震密集与断裂活动的相关性,为中长期地震预测提供依据。  相似文献   

莱州湾南岸滨海湿地变化及其原因分析   总被引：3，自引：0，他引：3  

吴珊珊  张祖陆  陈敏  管延波 《湿地科学》2009,7(4):373-378

以1992年和2004年的TM遥感影像为数据源,从景观生态学角度,对1992年和2004年的莱州湾南岸湿地及其变化进行了研究。结果表明,与1992年相比,2004年研究区湿地面积减少了32．339km2,其中,自然湿地面积减少了246．189km2,而人工湿地面积却增加了213．851km2,至2004年,人工湿地面积已占研究区湿地总面积的78．22％;湿地景观多样性指数下降了0．1077,景观优势度指数和景观破碎化指数分别上升至0．109和0．0089。自然湿地被大面积垦殖,湿地淡水资源不足,大规模开采沿海卤水资源,环境污染加剧,风暴潮等自然灾害频发,是导致研究区自然湿地萎缩的主要因素。  相似文献   

南渡江三角洲北岸的海岸演变及其机制分析   总被引：7，自引：2，他引：5  

龚文平  王宝灿 《海洋学报》1998,20(3):140-148

南渡江三角洲位处琼州海峡南岸中部,自冰后期海侵以来,南渡江河口位置不断向海凸出,三角洲经历了由河流作用为主到波浪作用为主、从东部到西部演变的过程,目前三角洲东部废弃,西部向海口湾东部淤进[1].现今南渡江在新埠村南开始分汉,分流河道有干流、横沟河和海甸溪,分流河道间的沙洲分别为新埠岛和海甸岛(见图1).  相似文献   

莆田沿海地区的地质灾害与防治     

张德泉 《台湾海峡》1998,17(3):355-357

本文根据多年的地质调查,对莆田沿海地区地质灾害进行研究,找出上术守质灾害的成因,并提出若干防治灾害的建议。  相似文献