The distribution of intertidal phytopsammon in an Oregon estuary

The sediments of two tidal flats in Yaquina Bay, Oregon, USA, were studied to determine the distribution and abundance of the interstitial microalgal communities. The hydrography of the bay, as well as fluetuations in various physical and chemical parameters appear to regulate the biomass and the vertical and intertidal distribution of these organisms.     

Benthic ecology of the high arctic deep sea

An analysis is made of 75 quantitative benthic samples collected by Mini-LUBS, and 28 qualitative benthic samples collected with the small biological trawl, from Fletcher's Ice Island, T-3, while it was drifting over the Alpha Cordillera region of the High Arctic Ocean during October, 1969 through February, 1970 and in March, 1972. The depth range was 1000 to 2500 m. Benthic foraminiferans account for about 53%, bivalves for 27%, sponges for 7%, and polychaetes for 5% of the total biomass. Other groups make up the remaining 8%. The weight ratio of macro- to meiofauna is 1:1. Numerically, excluding Foraminifera, polychaetes comprise 42%, nematodes 16%, sponges 11%, and bivalves 8% of the total fauna. The remaining 23% is composed of 13 other taxa. Biomass in the Amerasian Basin at depths of 1000 to 2000 m is extremely low (0.04 g/m); it is comparable to depths of 5000 to 6000 m in the oligotrophic red-clay area of the mid-Pacific Ocean, and is 40 times less than biomass at comparable depths from Antarctica and off Peru. Diversity, as calculated by the Shannon-Weaver method, is low, suggesting that the Arctic ecosystem is young, as reported in earlier studies (Dunbar, 1968; Menzies et al., 1973). Although the H' values are low, no biocoenoses of oligomixity in the deep Arctic are revealed, contrary to previous statements and beliefs. There may be fewer major benthic groups in the Arctic Ocean than in other parts of the world oceans. Following the conventional terminology of Petersen (1913) and Thorson (1957), we have called the High Arctic biocoenoses of the Alpha Cordillera region a Thenea abyssorum-Spirorbis granulatus community.     

A further contribution to the study of fish populations by capture-recapture experiments

In capture-recapture experiments, fish populations can be studied by two different sampling procedures. In both procedures, tagged fish are released on capture, but untagged fish are in one procedure released after tagging, in the second procedure they are retained. Using the two sampling techniques, Rafail (1971a,b) gave expressions for the estimation of an assumed constant (C) of proportionality between probabilities of capture of tagged to untagged fish which are simplified here to forms easier for calculation. The estimation of this constant (C) aids in estimation of abundance and mortality rates of untagged fish which are assumed to differ from those of tagged fish.     

贵州草海沉积物纤维素氧同位素研究及其古环境意义

纤维素在湖泊沉积过程中不易发生分解,故其稳定同位素组成能真实地反映原始环境信息。本文在建立一套有效的四阶段(酸洗、碱洗、漂白及碱洗)湖泊沉积物纤维素提取基础上,成功测定了近500年草海沉积物纤维素氧同位素组成。草海纤维素氧同位素组成与董哥洞石笋恢复的降雨量的一致性变化表明纤维素氧同位素主要反映湖水氧同位素组成,进而指示了湖区降雨量变化。     

间接原子吸收法测定水中硫化物

通过将水样酸化后转化成硫化氢,用氮气带出,被含有定量且过量的铜离子吸收液吸收。分离沉淀后,通过测定上清液中剩余的铜离子,对硫进行间接定量。方法检出限为0.2 mg·L^-1,对实际水样进行分析,加标回收率在90%～95%之间,结果令人满意。     

生物柴油制备工艺影响因素的探讨

介绍了生物柴油制备的基本工艺,着重阐述了催化剂、反应温度、反应时间、醇油比、水分以及游离脂肪酸含量对生物柴油制备的影响,并提出了生物柴油制备工艺今后的研究方向和开发前景。