Strontium isotope constraints on the seasonal variation of the provenance of base cations in rain water at Kawakami, Central Japan

The ⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr ratios in monthly precipitation in the forested basin at Kawakami, central Japan, varied seasonally from 0.709 to 0.711 in spring to as low as 0.7062 ± 0.0004 in autumn over nine years from 1987 to 1995. The seasonal variation can be explained in terms of the mixing of three sources of Sr: sea salt (⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr 0.70917), soluble eolian minerals originating from deserts in continental Asia ( 0.711), and biogenic materials growing on soils derived from the volcanic rock substrates in the vicinity ( 0.706). It is estimated that the contribution of sea-salt Sr into the Kawakami rain Sr is relatively constant (10 ± 5%) and that more than half of the Sr is of biogenic origin throughout the year except during spring rains when 50% of the Sr is due to the dissolution of Ca-minerals from Asian dusts. The dominant contribution of eolian components to spring rains is consistent with the high concentration of ³H, which is typical of air masses from Asia.     

浙江沿岸海域海洋动物体内的石油烃水平

报道了浙江沿岸32种海洋动物体中的石油烃含量。结果表明，海洋动物体内的石油烃含量明显有软体类＞甲壳类＞鱼类的趋势；海洋动物的石油烃含量还与它们的生活方式有关，其含量有定居性动物＞游泳能力弱动物＞游泳能力强动物的特征；比较了各类海洋动物内石油烃在浙江沿岸不同海域的含量水平，还与国内外其他海域的海洋动物体内的石油烃含量作了比较。     

黄河三角洲附近海域浮游植物多样性

以文献资料和定性调查结果，综合分析了黄河三角洲附近海域浮游植物物物种多样性；以１９９６年定量调查资料，研究了浮游植物多样度以及与均度、单纯度之间的关系。结果表明：该海域共鉴定出浮游植物７２种，占本海域已记录浮游植物１１６种（变种）的６２％，分占中国海和渤海已记录种类的５％和１９％；浮游植物多样度在０．１９～２．１０之间，均度在０．２７～０．９７之间，单纯度在０．１４～０．９１之间；多样度与均度呈显     

海洋排放二甲基硫通量的研究进展

综述国内外二甲基硫（DMS）海气通量的研究进展，总结了DMS海气通量的各种估算方法。重点讨论滞膜模型及其传输速率常数的确定，进而分析DMS海气通量估算中存在的不确定性。     

大亚湾海域海水中各种形态磷的研究

根据 1999年 5月 (春季 )的调查 ,统计了大亚湾海域海水微表层、次表层、表层和底层水中各种形态P的含量 ,计算了各种形态P分别占总磷 (TP)和总溶解磷 (TDP)的百分比 ,讨论了各种形态P之间的相互关系 ,分析了影响颗粒磷 (PP)和溶解磷 (TDP)分布的环境因素。结果表明 ,大多数站位微表层对各种形态P产生了富集 ,但是富集概率有所差别 ;大亚湾海域水中P ,除微表层主要以PP形态存在外 ,其余水层均主要以TDP形态存在 ,TDP在所有水层中均以DOP为主要存在形态 ;各个水层中PP是影响TP分布变化的主要因素 :影响PP在微表层、次表层和表层分布变化的主要环境因素为COD ,在底层则为叶绿素a与COD的叠加 ;影响TDP在微表层和底层分布变化的主要环境因素为盐度 ,在次表层和表层则为COD。     

辽东湾海冰漂移的动力要素分析

利用辽东海JZ20－2海域冰期气象、水文和海冰的实测资料和海冰数值模拟结果，对海冰漂移过程中风和流的拖曳力、海冰内力、科氏力和海面倾斜力要素的基本特征进行了分析；采用海冰热力－动力模式对1999年2月3日6：50至2月5日6：50间辽东湾海冰进行了48h数值模拟，对并JZ20-2海域的海冰动力要素进行了对比分析。发现海冰内力、风和流的拖曳力为同一量级，海面倾斜力和科氏力明显较小，其均值的比例关系依次为14．7：18．8：32．6：1．5：1．0；海冰各动力要素相互影响，共同决定了海冰的漂移速度和运动轨迹。     

Conservation of Marine Megafauna through Minimization of Fisheries Bycatch

Abstract: Many populations of marine megafauna, including seabirds, sea turtles, marine mammals, and elasmobranchs, have declined in recent decades due largely to anthropogenic mortality. To successfully conserve these long‐lived animals, efforts must be prioritized according to feasibility and the degree to which they address threats with the highest relative impacts on population dynamics. Recently, Wilcox and Donlan (2007, Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment) and Donlan and Wilcox (2008, Biological Invasions) proposed a conservation strategy of “compensatory mitigation” in which fishing industries offset bycatch of seabirds and sea turtles by funding eradication of invasive mammalian predators from the terrestrial reproductive sites of these marine animals . Although this is a creative and conceptually compelling approach, we find it flawed as a conservation tool because it has narrow applicability among marine megafauna, it does not address the most pervasive threats to marine megafauna, and it is logistically and financially infeasible. Invasive predator eradication does not adequately offset the most pressing threat to most marine megafauna populations—fisheries bycatch. For seabird populations, fisheries bycatch and invasive predators infrequently are overlapping threats. Invasive predators have limited population‐level impacts on sea turtles and marine mammals and no impacts on elasmobranchs, all of which are threatened by bycatch. Implementing compensatory mitigation in marine fisheries is unrealistic due to inadequate monitoring, control, and surveillance in the majority of fleets. Therefore, offsetting fisheries bycatch with eradication of invasive predators would be less likely to reverse population declines than reducing bycatch. We recommend that efforts to mitigate bycatch in marine capture fisheries should address multiple threats to sensitive bycatch species groups, but these efforts should first institute proven bycatch avoidance and reduction methods before considering compensatory mitigation.     

Ozone Dry Deposition Velocities for Coastal Waters

Air-sea exchange rates for ozone were measured by the eddy correlation technique at a site on the north Norfolk coast in the UK. The average surface resistance to ozone uptake was found to be, r_s(O₃) = 1,000 ± 100 s m^-1. Micrometeorological measurements of trace gas fluxes to ocean surfaces are rare but a review of available measurements suggests that we can constrain sea water surface resistance for ozone to between 1,000 (Regener (1974), and this work) and 1,890 s m^-1 (Lenschow et al., 1982), yielding surface deposition velocities between 0.53 and 1.0 mm s^-1. These values are more than an order of magnitude greater than can be explained by laboratory determined mass accommodation coefficients for ozone to water. The importance of dry deposition with respect to process air-sea exchange models is highlighted. A trend in surface deposition velocity with wind speed was also observed supporting a surface chemical enhancement mechanism of ozone uptake which in turn is enhanced by near surface mixing processes.     

Predicting the Spatial Distribution of a Seabird Community to Identify Priority Conservation Areas in the Timor Sea

Understanding spatial and temporal variability in the distribution of species is fundamental to the conservation of marine and terrestrial ecosystems. To support strategic decision making aimed at sustainable management of the oceans, such as the establishment of protected areas for marine wildlife, we identified areas predicted to support multispecies seabird aggregations in the Timor Sea. We developed species distribution models for 21 seabird species based on at‐sea survey observations from 2000–2013 and oceanographic variables (e.g., bathymetry). We applied 4 statistical modeling techniques and combined the results into an ensemble model with robust performance. The ensemble model predicted the probability of seabird occurrence in areas where few or no surveys had been conducted and demonstrated 3 areas of high seabird richness that varied little between seasons. These were located within 150 km of Adele Island, Ashmore Reef, and the Lacepede Islands, 3 of the largest aggregations of breeding seabirds in Australia. Although these breeding islands were foci for high species richness, model performance was greatest for 3 nonbreeding migratory species that would have been overlooked had regional monitoring been restricted to islands. Our results indicate many seabird hotspots in the Timor Sea occur outside existing reserves (e.g., Ashmore Reef Marine Reserve), where shipping, fisheries, and offshore development likely pose a threat to resident and migratory populations. Our results highlight the need to expand marine spatial planning efforts to ensure biodiversity assets are appropriately represented in marine reserves. Correspondingly, our results support the designation of at least 4 new important bird areas, for example, surrounding Adele Island and Ashmore Reef. Pronostico de la Distribución Espacial de una Comunidad de Aves Marinas para Identificar Áreas Prioritarias de Conservación en el Mar de Timor