长江口海域底栖生态环境质量评价——AMBI和M-AMBI法

AMBI(AZTI’s Marine Biotic Index)和M-AMBI(Multivariate-AMBI)指数可以有效地评价河口和近岸海域软底质海洋大型底栖动物群落对人为和自然扰动的响应.本研究根据2009年4月在长江口采集的大型底栖动物资料,首次在长江口海域同时运用栖息密度和生物量计算AMBI(BAMBI)和M-AMBI(M-BAMBI),对其进行底栖生态质量评价.结果表明,长江口底栖生态环境皆受到不同程度的干扰,其中受干扰最严重的区域集中在杭州湾、舟山及长江口门区附近海域,与该海域的陆源排污、富营养化以及大量的海岸工程建设等有密切的关系.单因素方差分析表明,运用栖息密度和生物量计算出的两个指数值,评价结果无明显的差异.与AMBI相比,M-AMBI与本研究生物群落结构参数以及环境因子的匹配度更高,能够更有效地评价长江口底栖生态环境质量.Pearson相关分析和一元线性回归分析表明,M-AMBI与底层水体的富营养化指数之间存在线性显著负相关关系,而与表层水体的呈非线性显著负相关;AMBI与富营养化指数之间却无显著相关关系,说明M-AMBI更适合指示长江口水域的富营养化压力.     

Biotic indexes reveal the impact of harbour enlargement on benthic fauna

Environmental effects of enlargement works in Puerto Calero (Lanzarote, Canary Islands) were analysed in the sediments using abiotic variables (total hydrocarbons, polyaromatic hydrocarbons, organic matter and granulometry) and three biotic indexes (AMBI, M-AMBI and BENTIX). A before–after/control–impact (BACI) design was developed with four sampling campaigns, before (November 2004), during (March and July 2005) and after (July 2006) works. Inner stations were characterised by high concentrations of pollutants (total hydrocarbons and polyaromatic hydrocarbons). A temporal trend (2004–2006) was observed in macrofaunal assemblage structure, and thus in AMBI, M-AMBI and BENTIX indexes. Macrobenthic assemblages also mirrored the pollution gradient, with bioindicator species in inner stations (the polychaete Pseudopolydora paucibranchiata and the mollusc Abra alba), sensitive species (the sipunculid Aspidosiphon muelleri, the crustacean Pariambus typicus and the polychaete Aponuphis bilineata) in outer stations and ubiquitous species (the polychaetes Aricidea assimilis and Armandia polyophthalma) in both stations (inner and outer).     

基于大型底栖动物摄食群上的生态质量评价

基于2011年5月和9月航次获取的大型底栖动物和环境数据,采用建立在功能摄食群上的摄食均匀度指数（the feeding evenness index,j_FD）并辅以建立在群落结构指标上的多元AZTI海洋生物指数（Multivariate AZTI Marine Biological Index,M-AMBI）评价渤海湾生态质量状况.本研究将所有大型底栖动物划分为5个摄食群,但2个航次均未发现植食者.从物种丰富度的角度看,碎屑食者和肉食者占比最高;从栖息密度的角度看则是浮游生物食者占比最高,而杂食者则在上述两个指标中均占比最低.摄食均匀度指数值大都低于0.60,说明研究区大部分海域的大型底栖动物群落受到不同程度的干扰,生态环境质量较差,这可能与该海域所受到的人为干扰如陆源排污、围海造陆有关.与M-AMBI相比,二者指示的渤海湾生态质量状况基本一致,且均能敏感地响应渤海湾近岸河口至离岸海域的环境压力梯度.总体上来讲,j_FD适用于评价渤海湾的生态质量状况.