A review of eastern tropical Pacific oceanography: Summary     

M.F. Lavín  P.C. Fiedler  J.A. Amador  L.T. Ballance  J. Frber-Lorda  A.M. Mestas-Nuez 《Progress in Oceanography》2006,69(2-4):391

The collection of articles in this volume reviewing eastern tropical Pacific oceanography is briefly summarized, and updated references are given. The region is an unusual biological environment as a consequence of physical characteristics and patterns of forcing – including a strong and shallow thermocline, the ITCZ and coastal wind jets, equatorial upwelling, the Costa Rica Dome, eastern boundary and equatorial current systems, low iron input, inadequate ventilation of subthermocline waters, and dominance of ENSO-scale temporal variability. Remaining unanswered questions are presented.  相似文献   

An overview of the Oyashio ecosystem   总被引：3，自引：0，他引：3  

Yasunori Sakurai   《Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography》2007,54(23-26):2526

The Oyashio shelf region and the seasonally ice-covered areas north of Hokkaido are highly productive, supporting a wide range of species including marine mammals, seabirds and commercially important species in the western subarctic Pacific. The fishes include gadids, such as walleye pollock and Pacific cod, and subarctic migratory pelagic fishes such as chum salmon and pink salmon. It is also an important summer feeding ground for subtropical migrants such as the Japanese sardine, Japanese anchovy, Pacific saury, mackerels, Japanese common squid, whales and seabirds. In recent decades, some components of the Oyashio ecosystem (i.e., phytoplankton, mesozooplankton, gadid fish, and subtropical migrants) have shown changes in species abundance or distribution that are correlated with environmental changes such as the 1976/1977 and 1988/1989 regime shifts. The First Oyashio Intrusion moved northward from the mid-1960s until the late 1970s, when it moved southward until the 1980s, after which it returned to the north again after the mid-1990s. The sea-surface temperature in spring decreased after the late 1970s, increased after the late 1980s, and remained high during the 1990s. The extent of ice cover in the Sea of Okhostk also decreased during the latest warming in the 1980–1990s but has increased again since the late 1990s. This and other variabilities affect the Oyashio ecosystem and the surrounding region.  相似文献   

Management implications of interactions between fisheries and sandeel-dependent seabirds and seals in the North Sea   总被引：4，自引：2，他引：4  

Furness  Robert W. 《ICES Journal of Marine Science》2002,59(2):261-269

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Private rights,public benefits: Industry-driven seabed protection     

Jeremy Helson  Stefan Leslie  George Clement  Richard Wells  Ray Wood 《Marine Policy》2010

New Zealand has a large exclusive economic zone (EEZ) that contains a variety of marine habitats and commercially-important species. The commercial fishing industry operating within New Zealand's EEZ is of significant value to the economy and fisheries resources are managed through the extensive use of Individual Transferable Quotas (ITQs). One of the benefits of ITQs has been to better align some of the private incentives of quota owners with the public interest. These incentives contributed to an initiative proposed by the fishing industry to close large areas of New Zealand's EEZ to protect the seabed from trawling. These closed areas are termed benthic protection areas (BPAs) and protect the benthic biodiversity of about 1.1 million square kilometres of seabed—approximately 30% of New Zealand's EEZ. A significant proportion of New Zealand's known seamounts and active hydrothermal vents are protected by these closed areas. We describe and discuss the criteria used to select BPAs and some of the criticism of this marine protection initiative. We argue that the assignment of strong property rights in fishing resources was an important precondition to an industry initiative that has a significant public benefit. Where private and public interests are well aligned, government can adopt an enabling and facilitation role, ceding direct control of processes in order to get the results the align with the public interest.  相似文献   

Systematic conservation planning in the Mediterranean: a flexible tool for the identification of no-take marine protected areas     

Maiorano  Luigi; Bartolino  Valerio; Colloca  Francesco; Abella  Alvaro; Belluscio  Andrea; Carpentieri  Paolo; Criscoli  Alessandro; Jona Lasinio  Giovanna; Mannini  Alessandro; Pranovi  Fabio; Reale  Bruno; Relini  Giulio; Viva  Claudio; Ardizzone  Gian Domenico 《ICES Journal of Marine Science》2009,66(1):137-146

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Application of the precautionary approach and conservation reference points to management of Atlantic seals     

Hammill  M. O.; Stenson  G. B. 《ICES Journal of Marine Science》2007,64(4):702-706

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A Moored Underwater Energy Conservation System for Profiling Measurement   总被引：3，自引：0，他引：3  

龚德俊陈永华  李思忍徐永平 姜静波 《中国海洋工程》2007,21(3):541-548

There is a need to obtain the hydrologic data including ocean current,wave,temperature and so on in the South China Sea.A new profiling instrument which does not suffer from the damage due to nature forces or incidents caused by passing ships,is under development to acquire data from this area.This device is based on a taut single point mid-water mooring system.It incorporates a small,instrumented vertically profiling float attached via an electromechanical cable to a winch integral with the main subsurface flotation.On a pre-set schedule,the instrument float with sensors is winched up to the surface if there is no ship passing by,which is defined by an on-board miniature sonar.And it can be immediately winched down to a certain depth if the sonar sensor finds something is coming.Since,because of logistics,the area can only be visited once for a long time and a minimum of 10 times per day profiles are desired,energy demands are severe.To respond to these concerns,the system has been designed to conserve a substantial portion of the potential energy lost during the ascent phase of each profile and subsequently use this energy to pull the instrument down.Compared with the previous single-point layered measuring mode,it is advanced and economica1.At last the paper introduces the test in the South China Sea.  相似文献   

中华鲟随机扩增多态性DNA及遗传多样性研究   总被引：43，自引：5，他引：43  

张四明  邓怀  晏勇  汪登强  吴清江 《海洋与湖沼》2000,31(1):1-7

采用随机扩增多态性ＤＮＡ（ＲＡＰＤ）技术进行了连续３年（１９９５－１９９７）共７０尾来源于长江水系中华鲟样本遗传分析,共用了４０个１０ｂｐ长的随机引物,在２６种可供分析的引物中,只有ＯＰＫ０１、ＯＰＫ０２、ＯＰＫ０３、ＯＰＫ０９、ＯＰＫ１４和ＯＰＱ０８ＲＡＰＤ－ＰＣＲ产物有多态现象,多态引物占２３％。２６个引物中共扩增出１０８条稳定的ＤＮＡ带。其中１２条带为多态带,多态座位比例为１１．１％。个体间  相似文献   

On the recent warming of the southeastern Bering Sea shelf   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

P.J. Stabeno  N.A. Bond  S.A. Salo 《Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography》2007,54(23-26):2599

During the last decade, the southeastern Bering Sea shelf has undergone a warming of 3 °C that is closely associated with a marked decrease of sea ice over the area. This shift in the physical environment of the shelf can be attributed to a combination of mechanisms, including the presence over the eastern Bering Sea shelf of a relatively mild air mass during the winter, especially from 2000 to 2005; a shorter ice season caused by a later fall transition and/or an earlier spring transition; increased flow through Unimak Pass during winter, which introduces warm Gulf of Alaska water onto the southeastern shelf; and the feedback mechanism whereby warmer ocean temperatures during the summer delay the southward advection of sea ice during winter. While the relative importance of these four mechanisms is difficult to quantify, it is evident that for sea ice to form, cold arctic winds must cool the water column. Sea ice is then formed in the polynyas during periods of cold north winds, and this ice is advected southward over the eastern shelf. The other three mechanisms can modify ice formation and melt, and hence its extent. In combination, these four mechanisms have served to temporally and spatially limit ice during the 5-year period (2001–2005). Warming of the eastern Bering Sea shelf could have profound influences on the ecosystem of the Bering Sea—from modification of the timing of the spring phytoplankton bloom to the northward advance of subarctic species and the northward retreat of arctic species.  相似文献   

Depensation, probability of fertilization, and the mating system of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua L.)     

Rowe  Sherrylynn; Hutchings  Jeffrey A.; Bekkevold  Dorte; Rakitin  Ana 《ICES Journal of Marine Science》2004,61(7):1144-1150

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