不同氮浓度下三角褐指藻生长特性和化学组成

三角褐指藻是一类海洋单细胞硅藻,富含多不饱和脂肪酸,可以作为鱼、虾、贝等理想的饵料。而近年该藻曾多次在我国沿海海域发生暴发性增殖,给当地生态环境带来了一定的影响。为了探讨不同氮浓度对三角褐指藻生长特性和化学组成的影响,设置了低氮(44 μ mol.L-1)、中氮(880 μmol.L-1)和高氮(4 400 μmol.L-1)浓度三种处理,着重测定三角褐指藻的细胞密度、比生长率、生物量、可溶性糖、蛋白质含量和叶绿素含量等指标。结果表明,高氮浓度明显地促进了藻细胞的生长繁殖。高氮浓度下的藻细胞密度、比生长率和生物量分别比低氮浓度下的提高了 5.38 倍、0.81 倍和 2.86 倍。藻生长前期,高氮浓度和中氮浓度下的生长曲线相似,呈现一个"S"型的曲线。另外,高氮浓度下的藻细胞可溶性糖、蛋白质和叶绿素a含量分别是低氮浓度下的 2.5 倍、1.5 倍和 15 倍,说明高氮浓度促进了藻细胞化学组成的转化和积累。结果揭示,氮浓度可能是导致三角褐指藻近年在我国沿海海域发生暴发性增殖的重要因素。     

铁浓度诱导的三角褐指藻生长和生化组分变化

采用试验生态学方法,以海洋硅藻三角褐指藻(Phaeodactylum tricornutum)为研究材料,设置一系列铁浓度处理(3.15mg·L-1、6.30 mg·L-1、9.45 mg·L-1、18.90 mg·L-1和34.65 mg·L-1),着重测定藻液光密度(OD450)、比生长率、藻细胞密度、藻生物量、叶绿素含量和蛋白质含量等生理生化指标,探讨铁浓度对海洋微藻生长特性和生化组分的影响.结果表明,铁浓度对三角褐指藻的生长状况产生了显著的影响.三角褐指藻经培养48 h后,不同铁浓度下的藻液光密度(OD450)存在显著的差异,6.30 mg·L-1铁浓度下的藻液光密度值(OD450)最高,而随着铁浓度的进一步升高,藻液光密度值(OD450)却明显降低;比生长率和藻细胞密度在3.15 mg·L-1到9.45 mg·L-1铁浓度范围内随着铁浓度升高而增大(最大值分别约为0.609 d-1和1200×104 cell·mL-1),但高于9.45 mg·L-1的铁浓度显著降低了比生长率和藻细胞密度;在试验所设置的铁浓度范围内,藻生物最表现出随铁浓度的升高而增大的趋势,34.65 mg·L-1铁浓度下的藻生物量高达0.460 mg·ML-1.同样地,微藻叶绿素a含量和蛋白质含量也明显地受到铁浓度的影响.在3.15 mg·L-1到18.90 mg·L-1铁浓度范围内,叶绿素a含量逐渐增高(最大值为2.41 mg·L-1);同样地,蛋白质含量在9.45 mg·L-1.铁浓度下达到最大值(0.153 mg·mL-1),而随着铁浓度的逐渐升高,叶绿素和蛋白质含量却明显降低.研究结果表明.铁浓度诱导海洋微藻的生长及代谢发生变化.一定较高浓度的铁显著地促进了藻细胞的生长繁殖和藻细胞化学组分的转化和积累.这些发现将有利于加深认识铁浓度在海洋生态系统中扮演的角色,进一步明确赤潮爆发的生理生态机制,从而有助于人们采取有效的预测、预防和管理措施以降低赤潮的危害.     

纳米二氧化钛(nTiO_2)对三角褐指藻(Phaeodactylum tricornutum)光合系统的影响

随着人工纳米材料(MNMs)的大规模使用,其环境暴露风险也随之升高。MNMs中纳米二氧化钛(nTiO_2)产量最大,应用广泛,其环境与健康风险备受关注。已有大量研究关注短期暴露下nTiO_2的毒性效应,但对暴露过程中浮游植物的应激机制仍缺乏认识;以往的研究发现nTiO_2干扰浮游植物叶绿体的正常光合作用,但与浮游植物光合作用相关的基因表达在nTiO_2胁迫下如何变化尚不清楚。该研究通过分析浮游植物光合系统相关指标如叶绿素a、Fv/Fm、光合作用基因的表达等,试图探究不同浓度nTiO_2(0、5、10、20、50、100 mg·L~(-1))对三角褐指藻(Phaeodactylum tricornutum)的毒性效应及其潜在机制。叶绿素a的测定结果表明nTiO_2对三角褐指藻的抑制效应较微弱,暴露于10 mg·L~(-1) nTiO_2 48 h后,三角褐指藻叶绿素a含量约为对照组的76.35%;暴露120 h后恢复至对照组的94%。此外,Fv/Fm在暴露48 h前后具有类似的趋势,暴露组在48 h前Fv/Fm显著低于对照(P0.05),但48 h后并没有明显变化。这些结果表明nTiO_2对三角褐指藻的毒性效应随时间逐渐减弱,推测三角褐指藻可能对nTiO_2存在一定的抗性。进一步的研究发现,与光合作用相关基因rbcS和LcyB在三角褐指藻暴露48 h后显著下调,但处理120 h后,显著高于对照组。这一变化可能是叶绿素a含量先下降后恢复的分子机制。该研究结果为探讨nTiO_2对海洋微藻的光合毒性效应以及海洋微藻在nTiO_2暴露下的响应机制提供基础。     

邻苯二甲酸二丁酯对三角褐指藻的生态毒性效应

为了研究邻苯二甲酸二丁酯（DBP）对海洋微藻的生态毒性效应,选择三角褐指藻（Phaeodactylum tricornutum）作为受试对象,设置7个DBP质量浓度处理,即丙酮对照组、2.5、3、3.5、4、5和7.5mg·L-1,测定了三角褐指藻的生长、光合色素质量浓度和叶绿素荧光特性等指标。结果表明：DBP各暴露组对三角褐指藻的生长均有显著抑制作用,三角褐指藻不能耐受7.5mg·L-1的DBP,当DBP质量浓度为5mg·L-1时,三角褐指藻在前2天几乎没有生长,从第3天开始恢复生长,并很快进入指数生长期;叶绿素a、c及类胡萝卜素质量浓度也随着DBP暴露浓度的增大而逐渐降低;随着DBP暴露浓度的升高,三角褐指藻光系统Ⅱ（PSⅡ）的最大光能转化效率（Fv/Fm）、PSⅡ的潜在活性（Fv/F0）、实际光能转化效率（Yield）和光合电子传递效率（ETR）均降低,但与对照组相比,低质量浓度处理组（≤4mg·L-1）,各指标下降不明显,而5mg·L-1的实验组在胁迫12h后,Fv/Fm、Fv/F0、Yield、ETR逐渐上升,其参数值甚至超过其它处理组。     

鼠尾藻和鸭毛藻水提液对三角褐指藻的抑制作用

调查了鼠尾藻Sargassum thunbergii和鸭毛藻Symphyocladia latiuscula水提液对三角褐指藻Phaeodactylum tricornutum 生长的抑制作用.结果表明,海藻水提液明显抑制三角褐指藻生长,并且这种抑制作用来自藻体活性物质(化感物质);鼠尾藻和鸭毛藻的化感物质既溶于水也溶于乙醇,随时间可能被三角褐指藻消耗尽或发生降解,因而抑制作用减弱以至消失,最大抑制发生在接种4 d.鼠尾藻和鸭毛藻水提液抑制三角褐指藻生长的半效应质量浓度(EC_(50,96h))分别为4.37g·L~(-1)和3.59g·L~(-1),暗示三角褐指藻对鸭毛藻水提液抑制的反应更敏感.     

邻苯二甲酸二丁酯对海洋微藻生长的影响

近年来,内陆和近海水体中的一种典型环境激素邻苯二甲酸二丁酯(DBP)含量显著上升,但其对海洋生态系统的影响并不明确。本研究选取7种海洋微藻为实验材料,包括1种甲藻(东海原甲藻Prorocentrum donghaiense),2种定鞭藻(小普林藻Prymesium parvum和球形棕囊藻Phaeocystis globosa),2种硅藻(中肋骨条藻Skeletonema costatum和三角褐指藻Phaeodactylum tricornutum),以及1种隐藻(红胞藻Rhodomonus salina)和1种绿藻(海洋小球藻Chlorella sp.),设置5个DBP暴露浓度(5、10、20、50、100μg·L-1),研究其对海洋微藻生长的影响,并探索DBP暴露对微藻抗氧化系统和光合系统的影响。结果表明:在所有暴露组中,球形棕囊藻、小普林藻、东海原甲藻、红胞藻、海洋小球藻生长速率显著增加;5~20μg·L-1的DBP暴露下中肋骨条藻不受影响,50、100μg·L-1下受到抑制;所有DBP暴露组对三角褐指藻没有显著影响。在50μg·L-1DBP暴露下,随着时间的延长,球形棕囊藻的SOD、CAT、MDA均表现出先升高后下降的趋势,第7天藻的叶绿素a、叶绿素b,类胡萝卜素含量较对照组分别增加了23%、10%、48%,球形棕囊藻光系统II(PSII)的最大光能转化效率(Fv/Fm)、PSII的潜在活性(Fv/F0)、光合性能指数PI分别增加了4.8%、16%、69%。研究发现DBP对海洋微藻的影响具有种间差异性,能够显著促进有害赤潮藻球形棕囊藻的生长,近岸水体DBP含量的增加可能改变浮游植物群落组成,进而增加有害藻华暴发的风险。     

Cu（Ⅱ）对海洋浮游植物生长影响的初步研究

选择赤潮异弯藻(Heterosigma akashiwo Hada)、三角褐指藻(Pheodactylum tricornutum Bohlin)、海洋原甲藻(Prorocentrum micans Ehrenber)、裸甲藻(Gymnodinim sp.)、亚心型扁藻(Platymonas subcordiforus)、旋链角毛藻(Chaetoceros curvisetus Cleve)、中肋骨条藻(Skeletonema costatum(Greville)Cleve)、青岛大扁藻(Platymonashelgolanidica)8种浮游植物,采用一次培养实验方法,研究了重金属Cu(Ⅱ)对海洋浮游植物生长的影响,并在Logistic生长模型的基础上结合Lorentz方程和GaussAmp方程,引入Cu(Ⅱ)浓度项,建立了Cu(Ⅱ)胁迫下海洋浮游植物生长动力学模型——Logistic-W模型,描述了Cu(Ⅱ)存在条件下海洋浮游植物的生长过程.结果表明,较高浓度Cu(Ⅱ)对8种浮游植物的生长普遍具有抑制作用,而较低浓度Cu(Ⅱ)则可促进旋链角毛藻、中肋骨条藻、青岛大扁藻的生长;Lorentz方程可以描述Cu(Ⅱ)浓度对浮游植物生长速率参数的影响,而GaussAmp方程可以描述Cu(Ⅱ)浓度对浮游植物生物量的影响;Cu(Ⅱ)胁迫下浮游植物的生长可用动力学方程Logistic-W描述,实验验证该模型合理,其拟合相关系数R2为0.817～0.993,平均为0.916.论文提出的生长模型可以预测不同浓度Cu(Ⅱ)胁迫下海洋浮游植物的生长情况,也可根据浮游植物的生长情况推测相应海区的Cu(Ⅱ)浓度.     

Cd2+、Cu2+ 和Zn2+ 对5种单细胞藻酯酶基因表达调控的影响

在Cu^2 ,Cd^2 和Zn^2 的作用下，三角褐指藻（Phaeodactylum tricornutum Bohlin)，湛江叉鞭藻（Dicrateria Zhanjiangensis Hu)，绿色巴夫藻（Pavlova viridis Tseng,Chen et Zhang sp.nov.)青岛大扁藻（Platymonas helgolandica var.Tsingtaoensis Tseng et T.J.Chang) ,小球藻（Chlorella sp.) 等单细胞藻酯酶安生明显的变化，受高浓度的Cu^2 胁迫时三角褐指藻的Est-3座位的a基因，受中等浓度Cd^2 胁迫时的湛江叉鞭藻的Est-3座位的b基因，受低等浓度Cd^2 胁迫时的绿色巴夫藻的Est-1座位的a,b,两个,高浓度Zn^2 胁迫时绿色巴夫藻Est-1座位的b基因，受高浓度Cd^2 胁迫时青岛大扁藻的Est-2座位的c基因，受Cu^2 胁迫时小球藻的Est-1座位的b基因，受中低浓度的Cd^2 ,Zn^2 和低浓度的Cu^2 胁迫时小球藻的Est-2座位的b基因等基因的表达明显增强，而绝大部分位点的基因表达受3种离子的抑制。图5表5参9     

1,2,4-三氯苯对3种海洋微藻的毒性效应

1,2,4-三氯苯(1,2种,4-TCB)是环境中普遍存在的持久性有机污染物之一,而1,2,4-TCB对藻类的毒性作用报道很少。以1,2,4-TCB处理后,3种海洋微藻(金藻Isochrysis Zhanjiangensis、角毛藻Platymonas Subcordiformis和扁藻Chaetoceros miielleri)的生长状况、蛋白质质量分数和叶绿素质量分数的改变来检测1,2,4-TCB对海洋微藻的毒性效应。结果表明:1,2,4-TCB对3种海洋微藻的生长均有一定的抑制作用,该效应表现出一定的浓度和时间依赖性;1,2,4-TCB处理4d后,3种海洋微藻细胞蛋白质质量分数和叶绿素质量分数下降,呈现一定的浓度—效应关系,这表明1,2,4-TCB对3种海洋微藻产生毒害效应,其作用机制可能与藻类光合作用功能降低和蛋白质功能受损有关。1,2,4-TCB在一定程度上降低了藻类饵料的利用价值,而且对食物链下游生物具有潜在的危害性。     

Ni2+胁迫对铜绿微囊藻（Microcystis aeruginosa）和集胞藻（Synechocystis sp.）的生长和光合色素的影响(Effects of Nickel on Growth and Photosynthetic Pigments of Microcystis aeruginosa and Synechocystis sp.)

光合作用是蓝藻生长繁殖的生理基础,研究重金属胁迫下蓝藻光合色素的变化和响应,有助于揭示其受害机理.在实验室无菌纯培养条件下,研究了不同浓度Ni2+处理下铜绿微囊藻和集胞藻的生物量和光合色素随时间的变化趋势.结果表明:浓度为5mg·L-1～25mg·L-1的Ni2+对M.aerugonisa的生长有抑制作用,随着处理剂量的增加和处理时间的延长,抑制作用愈加显著;在短时间(24h)内,Ni2+对Synechocystissp.的生长没有显著影响,随胁迫时间延长呈现出抑制作用;Ni2+处理M.aerugonisa至24h及Synechocystis sp.至48h时,藻细胞光吸收能力整体上受到明显抑制;5mg·L-1～25mg·L-1的Ni2+胁迫下,M.aerugonisa和Synechocystis sp.的叶绿素a含量随胁迫时间延长而降低;在叶绿素a(Chla)、藻蓝蛋白(PC)和别藻蓝蛋白(APC)三种光合色素中,藻蓝蛋白(PC)对Ni2+胁迫最为敏感,是Ni2+伤害蓝藻的重要作用位点.Ni2+对M.aerugonisa的抑制作用比Synechocystis sp.更明显.     

A new context-based approach to assess marine mammal behavioral responses to anthropogenic sounds

Acute effects of anthropogenic sounds on marine mammals, such as from military sonars, energy development, and offshore construction, have received considerable international attention from scientists, regulators, and industry. Moreover, there has been increasing recognition and concern about the potential chronic effects of human activities (e.g., shipping). It has been demonstrated that increases in human activity and background noise can alter habitats of marine animals and potentially mask communications for species that rely on sound to mate, feed, avoid predators, and navigate. Without exception, regulatory agencies required to assess and manage the effects of noise on marine mammals have addressed only the acute effects of noise on hearing and behavior. Furthermore, they have relied on a single exposure metric to assess acute effects: the absolute sound level received by the animal. There is compelling evidence that factors other than received sound level, including the activity state of animals exposed to different sounds, the nature and novelty of a sound, and spatial relations between sound source and receiving animals (i.e., the exposure context) strongly affect the probability of a behavioral response. A more comprehensive assessment method is needed that accounts for the fact that multiple contextual factors can affect how animals respond to both acute and chronic noise. We propose a three-part approach. The first includes measurement and evaluation of context-based behavioral responses of marine mammals exposed to various sounds. The second includes new assessment metrics that emphasize relative sound levels (i.e., ratio of signal to background noise and level above hearing threshold). The third considers the effects of chronic and acute noise exposure. All three aspects of sound exposure (context, relative sound level, and chronic noise) mediate behavioral response, and we suggest they be integrated into ecosystem-level management and the spatial planning of human offshore activities.     

核糖体RNA基因在海洋动物分子系统学中的应用

随着分子遗传标记在分子系统学中应用的发展,核糖体RNA基因因其特殊的组成结构和演化方式被广泛应用于海洋动物分子系统学研究中.本文系统地介绍了真核生物核糖体RNA基因的组成和性质及其近年来在海洋动物系统进化、分类和种质鉴定、遗传多样性研究等方面研究中的应用.从中可以看出,核糖体RNA基因已经广泛应用于海洋动物的分子系统学研究中,但主要利用的是核糖体RNA基因的一级结构.图2参36     

Some peculiar features of the hydrochemical regime and the fauna of mesohaline waters

The information available reveals pronounced changes in the ion ratio when marine and fresh waters are mixed. The critical salinity has been shown to be about 5%. in the Kara, White, Baltic, Azov, Black and, probably, Caspian Seas, and British Columbia. Corresponding results were obtained in experimental mixings of White Sea waters with a variety of fresh waters. A close connection is suggested between mixed water hydrochemistry and the existence of an eco-physiological barrier. This barrier divides, at salinities of 5 to 8%., the two basic types of aquatic animals into marine and freshwater representatives.     

Use of Ordination Techniques to Follow Community Succession from Oil Impact to Recovery in the Field

Much effort has been directed toward elucidating pollution effects on marine benthic communities (Pearson and Rosenberg, 1978; Sanders et al., 1980; NAS 1985). Less effort has been directed at methods of data analysis which will identify distribution patterns and relationships between communities. Traditional community structure summary parameters such as species richness and various indices of diversity utilize only part of the information contained in a data set and are not very useful in elucidating relationships between communities of animals.     

Bigger is not always better: offspring size does not predict growth or survival for seven ascidian species

The presumed trade-off between offspring size and quality predicted by life history theory is often invoked to explain the wide range of propagule sizes observed in animals and plants. This trade-off is broadly supported by intraspecific studies but has been difficult to test in an interspecific context, particularly in animals. We tested the fitness consequences of offspring size both intra- and interspecifically for seven species of ascidians (sessile, suspension-feeding, marine invertebrates) whose offspring volumes varied over three orders of magnitude. We measured two major components of fitness, juvenile growth rates and survival, in laboratory and field experiments encompassing several food conditions. Contrary to the predictions of life history theory, larger offspring size did not result in higher rates of growth or survival, and large offspring did not perform better under nutritional stress, either intraspecifically or interspecifically. In fact, two of the four species with small offspring grew rapidly enough to catch up in size to the species with large offspring in as little as eight weeks, under wild-type food conditions. Trade-offs between growth potential and defense may overwhelm and obscure any trade-offs between offspring size and survival or growth rate. While large initial size may still confer a competitive advantage, we failed to detect any consequences of interspecific variation in initial size. This implies that larger offspring in these species, far from being inherently superior in growth or survival, require compensation in other aspects of life history if reproductive effort is to be efficient. Our results suggest that the importance of initial offspring size is context dependent and often overestimated relative to other life history traits.     

全氟辛烷磺酰基化合物(PFOS)类有机污染物在生物体中的污染现状

以全氟辛烷磺酰基化合物(Perfluorooctanesulphonate,PFOS)为代表的全氟化合物是一类新型持久性环境污染物,因在生产生活中的广泛使用而长期存在于环境中,目前已成为一种全球性污染物.近年来对PFOS等物质的污染检测已经从水土环境转向了生物有机体,在鸟类、鱼类、海洋动物、哺乳动物、人类等各个层次上的生物均已开始了广泛的检测分析.北美、欧洲、日本、中国等国是受此类物质污染程度较高并且研究报道较多的区域.论文总结了PFOS在上述地区不同生物体和不同人群的污染现状及暴露水平,为全面了解并控制PFOS污染提供了基础依据.     

汞在海洋浮游植物中的生物累积和毒性效应

浮游植物是海洋生态系统的主要初级生产者,同时作为食物也是许多水生生物摄取汞的主要途径。本文综述了近年来汞在海洋浮游植物中的最新研究进展,包括汞在浮游植物中的吸收、累积规律及其影响因素,汞对浮游植物的毒性效应(生长抑制、光合作用影响)以及生物的适应机制(汞的还原、螯合解毒、矿化固定等),最后对浮游植物中汞累积和毒性的未来研究方向进行了展望。     

The Control of Biological Invasions in the World's Oceans

Abstract: The introduction of alien, or nonindigenous, animals and plants has been identified by scientists and policy makers as a major threat to biodiversity in marine ecosystems. Although government agencies have struggled to control alien species on land and freshwater for decades with mixed success, the control of alien marine species is in its infancy. Prevention of introduction and establishment must be the first priority, but many populations of alien marine species are already well established worldwide. National and international policies leave loopholes for additional invasions to occur and provide only general guidance on how to control alien species once they are established. To address this issue, a multinational group of 25 scientists and attorneys convened in 1998 to examine options for controlling established populations of alien marine species. The discussions resulted in a framework for control of alien marine species to provide decision-making guidance to policymakers, managers, scientists, and other stakeholders. The framework consists of seven basic steps: (1) establish the nature and magnitude of the problem, (2) set objectives, (3) consider the full range of alternatives, (4) determine risk, (5) reduce risk, (6) assess benefits versus risks, and ( 7) monitor the situation. This framework can provide guidance for control efforts under the existing patchwork of national laws and can help provide a foundation for international cooperation.     

Calcein as a marker in experimental studies newly-hatched gastropods

A nontoxic method of marking juvenile animals is a prerequisite for many field studies investigating growth and survivorship in marine invertebrates. This study investigates the effectiveness of low concentrations of calcein in marking hatchling snails (Nucella ostrina), the durability of the calcein mark, and the effects of marking on survivorship and growth. I also describe an inexpensive means of visualizing the calcein mark under a dissecting microscope. Results demonstrate that calcein provides a long-lasting, readily detected fluorescent shell mark that can be used to measure shell growth accurately. In addition, marking with calcein did not affect survivorship or growth, and had no size-dependent effects on growth or survivorship. Received: 13 October 1999 / Accepted: 18 June 2000