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Gunster DG Gillis CA Bonnevie NL Abel TB Wenning RJ 《Environmental pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987)》1993,82(3):245-253
Newark Bay, New Jersey, is particularly vulnerable to ecological damage from petroleum and chemical spills, as a result of the enclosed nature and shallow depth of the bay, the high frequency of shipping traffic, and the numerous chemical and petroleum transfer terminals located alongs its shores. To evaluate the potential impacts to the natural resources of this coastal estuarine ecosystem, chemical and petroleum accidents reported to the US Coast Guard (USCG) between 1982 and 1991 were compiled to determine the frequency and volume of these incidents in Newark Bay and in each of its major tributaries. Records obtained from the USCG National Response Center's computerized database indicated that more than 1453 accidental incidents, resulting in the release of more than 18 million US gallons of hazardous materials and petroleum products, occurred throughout Newark Bay during this period of time. The bulk of the materials released to the aquatic environment consisted of petroleum products, specifically No. 6 Fuel Oil (103 spills, 12 829 272 US gal) and gasoline (207 spills, 48 816 US gal). The majority of the reported incidents occurred in the Arthur Kill and its tributaries, as well as in the Kill Van Kull and the Passaic River. The results of this study indicated that the accidental discharge of petroleum and hazardous chemicals represents a significant source of chemical pollution in Newark Bay. Based on the frequency of spills and the volume of materials released to the aquatic environment, it is likely that these events are having a deleterious effect on the Newark Bay ecosystem. 相似文献
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Nicole B. Richoux Sébastien Jaquemet Bo T. Bonnevie Yves Cherel Christopher D. McQuaid 《Marine Biology》2010,157(8):1755-1766
During chick-rearing, albatrosses can alternate between long foraging trips that provide the main source of food for the adults
and short foraging trips that they use to feed their young. This flexibility in foraging behaviour can lead to differences
in diet composition between adults and chicks and implies that they may be vulnerable in different ways to food shortages.
The trophic ecology of the Grey-headed albatross Thalassarche chrysostoma was investigated at the sub-Antarctic Prince Edward Islands during the chick-rearing period in April 2006 using a combination
of approaches. Diets of adults and chicks were assessed using stable isotope ratios and fatty acid (FA) profiles of blood
and/or stomach oils, in addition to stomach contents analysis. Fish from the family Macrouridae and cephalopods (particularly
the onychoteuthid Kondakovia longimana) were the primary prey, whereas crustaceans (krill Euphausia superba) represented a smaller proportion of the stomach contents. Stomach oil FA profiles contained more monounsaturated FA than
the profiles of plasma, which were richer in saturated FA and arachidonic acid (20:4n-6). There was also a distinct separation
of adults from chicks, with higher levels of monounsaturates in chick plasma, and higher saturated FA levels (particularly
16:0) in the adult plasma. Stable carbon isotope ratios of whole blood were similar in adults and chicks, whereas stable nitrogen
isotope ratios showed significant enrichment by >1‰ in chicks. The combined FA, stable isotopes and stomach contents analyses
suggest clear differences in diet quality between adults and chicks, with chicks feeding at a higher trophic position through
feeding more on highly nutritious fish and adults keeping much of the less nutritious zooplankton for themselves. 相似文献
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Maëlle Connan Patrick Mayzaud Guy Duhamel Bo T. Bonnevie Yves Cherel 《Marine Biology》2010,157(10):2303-2316
Fatty acid (FA) and fatty alcohol (FAlc) compositions of both total lipid and neutral lipid fractions were studied for five
myctophid species sampled in Kerguelen waters. Both qualitative and quantitative FA signature analyses were then performed
to investigate their diet over longer time scales than the conventional stomach content analysis. Regarding their lipid class,
FA and FAlc compositions, the five species could be discriminated into two groups: wax-ester-rich species (Electrona antarctica, Krefftichthys anderssoni) characterised by large amounts of monounsaturated FAs (>73% of total FAs) and triacylglycerol-rich species (Electrona carlsbergi, Gymnoscopelus nicholsi, Protomyctophum bolini) with major amounts of saturated and monounsaturated FAs (>29 and >46% of total FAs, respectively). Qualitative and quantitative
FA analyses showed that K. anderssoni mainly preyed upon copepods, E. antarctica upon copepods and more euphausiids and P. bolini and E. carlsbergi mainly upon euphausiids with some copepods, while G. nicholsi had a more diverse diet. This study shows the usefulness of quantitative statistical analysis to determine the diet of Antarctic
and sub-Antarctic predators and stresses the need of increasing the lipid and FA analyses of more zooplanktonic and micro-nektonic
marine species. 相似文献
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