潮间带沉积物中重金属污染评价及生物有效性研究进展

潮间带是一个典型的环境脆弱带和敏感带,极易受到人类活动的破坏.潮间带重金属除了直接对潮间带生物有影响外,还可以通过过食物链的富集和放大作用影响人类健康,同时由于潮间带水动力和生物活动的影响,造成重金属的重新分布和释放,产生重金属的"二次污染",直接危害近岸环境.开展重金属元素在潮间带沉积物中含量、赋存形态、污染评价及其生物有效性已成为目前环境科学领域中十分重要的研究内容和任务,国内外学者均对河流沉积物重金属污染开展了大量的研究.文章从这4个方面阐述了潮间带沉积物重金属研究进展,以期为潮间带沉积物重金属研究提供一定的参考.     

浙江六横岛泥滩潮间带大型底栖动物的群落特征

本文分析了浙江六横岛泥滩潮间带大型底栖动物的种类组成、数量分布和多样性指数等群落特征。3个泥滩潮间带断面调查采获的大型底栖动物共有19种,其中软体动物10种,节肢动物6种,脊索动物2种,环节动物1种。3个泥滩潮间带断面总平均生物量为470.77±314.32 g/m2, 总平均栖息密度为480±248 ind./m2。在各类群底栖动物中,平均生物量及密度都以软体动物居首位。六横岛潮间带大型底栖动物的Shannon-Wiener多样性指数、Margalef丰富度指数和Pielou均匀度指数的分布范围分别在1.97-2.14、1.45-1.67和0.83-0.95,平均值分别为2.06±0.08、1.53±0.12和0.90±0.06。六横潮间带大型底栖动物ABC曲线分析表明底栖动物群落已受到一定程度的污染扰动。     

文蛤滩涂养殖海域水体有机污染综合评价

分别于2010年3月(冬季)、5月(春季)、8月(夏季)和11月(秋季)调查了江苏省南通沿岸的文蛤滩涂养殖区内10个站位的水体中COD、无机氮、活性磷酸盐以及DO的时空分布,并选用海洋有机污染评价指数法、单项指标评价法、富营养化指数法以及潜在富营养化指数法对调查海域的有机污染状况和富营养化水平进行了评价。结果表明,5月(春季)水质已经受到严重的有机污染和重度富营养化状况。但整个海域周年水质则受到轻度有机污染,水质状况总体上处于中度富营养化水平,同时还受到不同程度的磷限制潜在性富营养影响。     

兴化湾潮间带大型底栖生物群落生态研究

分别于2005年11月(秋季)和2006年5月(春季)两个季节,在兴化湾潮间带4条断面取样,共鉴定大型底栖生物189种.其中,多毛类、甲壳类和软体动物占总种数的90.5％,是该海域的主要优势类群.优势种主要有寡鳃卷吻沙蚕(Nephtys oligobranchia)、中蚓虫(Mediomastus sp.)、异蚓虫(Heteromastus sp.)、珠带拟蟹守螺(Cerithideopsilla cingulata)和侧理蛤(Theora lata)等.平均栖息密度和生物量分别为326 ind/m2和32.35 g/m2.空间分布上,栖息密度和生物量的垂直分布次序为:中潮区＞低潮区＞高潮区,水平分布具有湾内向湾口递减的趋势;对比两个季节,春季的平均栖息密度和生物量均大于秋季.群落结构分析显示,兴化湾潮间带大型底栖生物群落结构不稳定,群落发生扰动.     

Classification of soils supporting mangrove plantation in Kuwait

The State of Kuwait has initiated an ambitious national program to establish greenery in 20000 ha of open spaces in inland and coastal areas. Afforestation of intertidal zones with mangrove plants is being considered as a viable option for greening coastal areas. In view of this fact, experimental plantations were established using two ecotypes of Avicennia marina (Bahrain and UAE) and one ecotype of Avicennia germinans (Florida). The study consisted of two 10-year old plantations and two 2-year old plantations. Seedlings established successfully and grew vigorously on some of the locations within the site. Therefore, studies were conducted during 2002-2003 to describe and classify soils that supported maximum mangrove establishment and growth under the harsh arid coastal conditions of Kuwait. For this purpose, eight soil profiles (four each representing areas where seedlings established successfully and grew vigorously and where all seedlings died in the initial stages of establishment) were investigated and classified according to the soil taxonomy. The main soil types observed in the study site were: Typic Aquisalids, Typic/sodic Aquicambids and Calcic Aquisalids. Mangrove growth performance in relation to the landform, soil type and properties of the soil at various depths is discussed in the paper. The plant growth appeared to be the better on the typic Aquisalid soil than that on the Typic/sodic Aquicambid soils. The relative proportions of the coarse sand fraction, occurrence of the anaerobic layer in the profile and the surface layer salinity influenced both the establishment and growth of mangrove plants.     

Interplay between physical and predator landscapes affects transferability of shorebird distribution models

Coastal landscapes with extensive intertidal mudflats provide non-breeding habitat for Arctic shorebirds. Few attempts have been made to develop and test landscape-level models predicting the intertidal distribution of these birds. We modelled the distribution of a Holarctic species, Dunlin (Calidris alpina), at a hemispherically important non-breeding site, the Fraser River Delta, British Columbia, Canada, in seasons with different predator landscapes. We trained the models during a season when nocturnal predators were common and tested temporal transferability of the models on independent datasets when nocturnal predators were absent. Snowy Owls (Nyctea scandiaca) influenced Dunlin distribution and thus model transferability. After accounting for their presence, models displayed good to excellent discrimination, i.e. prediction of the instantaneous and cumulative (over low tide period) probability of mudflat use by Dunlin, in fore- and backcasting applications. Model calibration was good or else, where over-prediction was observed, the reason for the bias was identified. The distribution models may predict mudflat use by Dunlin and possibly related species given relevant data describing the intertidal landscape. The models are amenable to GIS application, describe the amount of use per hectare of the intertidal zone and can be used to determine and visualise relative and absolute suitability of intertidal areas. Electronic supplementary material  The online version of this article (doi:) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.     

The Feasibility and Economic Potential of Geoduck Aquaculture in Neah Bay,Washington

The geoduck clam, Panopea abrupta, is an economically important species and mainly cultured in the Southern Puget Sound of Washington State. There are no examples of intertidal geoduck aquaculture in Neah Bay. Since 2011, the Makah Fisheries Management （MFM） has started a pilot project supported by the United States Department of Agriculture Rural Business Enterprise Grant （USDA-RBEG）. The MFM aquaculture practice and results showed that the Neah Bay beaches are feasible for intertidal geoduck aquaculture, and have the proper conditions to produce high quality geoduck clams. As compared to finfish culture, there is little environmental concern for geoduck aquaculture due to the natural seawater fluctuation （no artificial feeding） and the intertidal nature （no genetic mixing）. This advantage provides the opportunity for community members of all backgrounds to partake in the aquaculture process, with low investment costs for establishing a family-based geoduck farming business. Overall, the high market value and the economic potential make geoduck aquaculture an ideal candidate in development of remote and rural areas along the Washington coast.     

黄河口滨岸潮滩不同类型湿地土壤氮素分布特征

对黄河口滨岸潮滩不同类型湿地土壤氮分布特征进行了对比研究。结果表明,湿地土壤氮以有机氮为主,无机氮所占比例较低且以铵态氮为主。土壤氮水平分布特征明显,TN、NH4+-N和NO3--N含量较高的分别是芦苇湿地、碱蓬-柽柳湿地(过渡带)湿地和芦苇湿地;土壤氮垂直分布特征亦明显,表现为表层土壤氮含量大于下层,其中,TN、NH4+-N和NO3--N含量垂直变化最明显的分别是三棱蔗草-朝天委陵菜湿地、碱蓬湿地和芦苇湿地。影响土壤氮分布的主要因素有水分条件、植被类型及微生物活动等。相关分析表明TN与有机氮、有机质呈极显著正相关(P<0.01),NH4+-N与TP呈显著负相关(P<0.05)。研究发现,植被对调整湿地氮的空间分布有一定作用,从而为湿地生态修复提供了理论依据。     

福建海岛潮间带软体动物种类组成与分布

福建海岛潮间带软体动物鉴定248种,绝大多数为暖水性种类。种类组成以瓣鳃类(120种)和腹足类(114种)占绝对优势。不同底质生态类型的软体动物的种数依次为岩相93种,泥沙滩83种,泥滩55种,沙滩36种,红树林区6种;生物量大小依序为岩相943.89g/m~2、泥沙滩 51.64g/m~2、泥滩 38.68g/m~2和沙滩 9.07g/m~2;栖息密度大小依序为岩相956.8个/m~2、泥滩 92.5个/m~2、泥沙滩 25.9个/m~2、沙滩 22.1个/m~2。种类分布的总体特点是:南部海岛多于北部海岛,外海海岛多于近岸内湾河口的海岛;生物数量分布的总体特点是:近岸内湾、河口的海岛大于外海的海岛。本文还对海岛潮间带软体动物资源的开发作了若干探讨。     

滩涂养殖牡蛎死亡及生态环境效应调查研究

滩涂养殖牡盛死亡高峰发生在８月中旬至９月中旬，高死亡区主要分布在潮间带的潮区，特别是低潮时因滩面不平存有少量积水的取样区，死亡率高达８４％以上，造成死亡的环境因素主要是由于夏季的高温所致，８月中旬观测到低潮时滩涂泥温最高可达３５．８℃。