Microbial Biomass and Organic Nutrients in the Deep-Sea Sediments of the Central Indian Ocean Basin     

Chandralata Raghukumar  G. Sheelu  P. A. Loka Bharathi  Shanta Nair  C. Mohandass 《Marine Georesources & Geotechnology》2001,19(1):1-16

In order to assess the impact of deep-sea mining on the in situ benthic life, we measured the microbial standing stock and concentration of organic nutrients in the deep-sea sediments of the Central Indian Ocean Basin in the Indian pioneer area. Sediments were collected using box core and grab samples during September 1996. The total bacterial numbers ranged from 10 10 -10 11 cells per g -1 dry weight sediment. There was a marginal decrease in the number of bacteria from surface to 30 cm depth, though the subsurface section registered a higher number than did the surface. The highest numbers were encountered at depths of 4-8 cm. The retrievable number of bacteria were two orders less in comparison with the direct total counts of bacteria. An almost homogeneous distribution of bacteria, total organic carbon, living biomass, and lipids throughout the depth of cores indicates active microbial and benthic processes in the deep sea sediments. On the other hand, a uniform distribution of total counts of bacteria, carbohydrates, and total organic carbon in all the cores indicates their stable nature and suggests that they can serve as useful parameters for long-term monitoring of the area after the benthic disturbance. Further studies on temporal variability in this region would not only verify the observed norms of distribution of these variables but would also help to understand restabilization processes after the simulated benthic disturbance.  相似文献   

马里亚纳海槽区岩芯中浮游有孔虫和CaCO_3溶解及其影响溶解的因素     

高建西  周希林  鞠晓华 《海洋科学进展》1993,(2)

本文从浮游有孔虫壳体保存,数量,分异度值,底栖类/浮游类比率和CaCO_3含量诸方面讨论马里亚纳海槽区岩芯中溶解及其影响溶解的因素。  相似文献   

Historical analysis of heavy metal pollution in three estuaries on the north coast of Galicia (NW Spain)     

F. Lorenzo  A. Alonso  M. J. Pellicer  J. L. Pagés  M. Pérez-Arlucea 《Environmental Geology》2007,52(4):789-802

This research focuses on the development of metal pollution in sediment cores from three estuaries in Northwest Spain: Viveiro, Ortigueira and Barqueiro. Pb, Cu, Co, Cr, Cd and Zn and total organic carbon were assessed using principal component analysis (PCA) in order to obtain background values, measure pollution levels and identify pollution sources. Results were interpreted by considering the local industrial history, grain size and C/N relationship. The pollution levels obtained bear a strong resemblance to those documented for of a moderately industrialised area. PCA identifies factors that reflect mainly temporal associations with metals. Sedimentation rates between 0.9 and 1.1 cm/year were determined. In Viveiro core levels of Cr pollution are associated with tanneries. In Ortigueira, high core levels of Cu and Co are linked to mining, and Cr levels to adjacent ultramafic rocks. Erosion of Holocene sediment causes high values of Co and Cr in the Barqueiro core. Cu increase in the three estuaries is related to fungicide use since 1910. Sea level rise appears to be affecting the marine characteristics of the sediments in Barqueiro. In Viveiro, the nature of the sediment reflects engineering work and land reclamation.  相似文献   

莱州湾、渤海湾及渤海中央盆地沉积物岩芯地球化学的初步研究     

周永芝  刘娟 《海洋科学进展》1991,(2)

本文对莱州湾、渤海湾、渤海中央盆地的海洋底质沉积环境进行了研宄,通过对17柱沉积物岩芯样品中Fe,Al,Mn,Ti的测定和分析,论述了四元素在底质表层沉积物中及在岩芯沉积物中的含量和分布规律,用数理统计的方法分析了渤海中央盆地Fe,Al,Mn,Ti的丰度值,为渤海环境背景值及环境背景历史的研究提供了重要参数。  相似文献   

Characterization of organic matter in sediment cores of the Todos os Santos Bay, Bahia, Brazil, by elemental analysis and 13C NMR     

Costa AB  Novotny EH  Bloise AC  de Azevedo ER  Bonagamba TJ  Zucchi MR  Santos VL  Azevedo AE 《Marine pollution bulletin》2011,62(8):1883-1890

The impact of human activity on the sediments of Todos os Santos Bay in Brazil was evaluated by elemental analysis and ¹³C Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (¹³C NMR). This article reports a study of six sediment cores collected at different depths and regions of Todos os Santos Bay. The elemental profiles of cores collected on the eastern side of Frades Island suggest an abrupt change in the sedimentation regime. Autoregressive Integrated Moving Average (ARIMA) analysis corroborates this result. The range of depths of the cores corresponds to about 50 years ago, coinciding with the implantation of major onshore industrial projects in the region. Principal Component Analysis of the ¹³C NMR spectra clearly differentiates sediment samples closer to the Subaé estuary, which have high contents of terrestrial organic matter, from those closer to a local oil refinery. The results presented in this article illustrate several important aspects of environmental impact of human activity on this bay.  相似文献