Changes in zooplankton community structure in Sanmen Bay, China

Seasonal variations in zooplankton abundance,biomass,species diversity and community structure were investigated in the Sanmen Bay,China.Samples were collected from 15 stations,on the seasonal basis,in April(spring),July(summer) and October 2005(autumn) and January 2006(winter),respectively.The results show that zooplankton species number,abundance and biomass varied widely and had distinct spatial heterogeneity in the Sanmen Bay.A total of 72 species of zooplankton belonging to 56 genera and 17 groups of pelagic larvae were identified.The zooplankton species richness was strongly related to salinity.Based on hierarchical cluster analysis,zooplankton in this study area were classified into three groups:coastal,neritic and pelagic groups,which corresponded to the upper,middle and lower portion of the Sanmen Bay,respectively.The coastal low-saline species were dominant in the study area.The zooplankton abundance and biomass reached a peak in summer,moderate in spring and autumn,and the lowest in winter.Zooplankton abundance decreased from the upper to lower portion of the bay in April,when the highest biomass occurred in the middle portion of the bay.There were the same spatial distribution patterns for the biomass and abundance in July,with the maximum in the middle of the bay.However,zooplankton abundance was the highest in the middle of the bay in October,when maximum biomass occurred near the lower of the bay.Zooplankton abundance and biomass were evenly distributed in the Sanmen Bay in January.Spatial and temporal variations in zooplankton and their relationship with environmental factors were also analyzed.The BIOENV results indicate that the combination of chlorophyll a(Chl-a),salinity,dissolved inorganic nitrogen(DIN),dissolved oxygen(DO) and silicate(SiO3) was responsible for the variations in zooplankton community structure in the Sanmen Bay.The environmental changes played an important role in changes in the zooplankton community structure in the Sanmen Bay.     

Perceptions of environmental change over more than six decades in two groups of people interacting with the environment of Port Phillip Bay, Australia

Assessment of environmental change over long periods of time is often impossible due to the absence of long-term quantitative data. Because it is not possible to collect such data retrospectively, qualitative data may provide some understanding of variation in environmental parameters over large temporal scales. The potential of qualitative data to yield valid and informative conclusions hinges on the extent of consistency in those data. The present study explored the potential for semi-structured interviews to serve as a data source for the retrospective assessment of environmental change. Two groups of people (anglers and divers) interacting with the environment of Port Phillip Bay, Australia, were questioned about their perceptions of change in that environment. Accounts covered more than six decades and several patterns emerged. Commercial dredging for scallop (Pecten fumatus) was assumed to have had a major negative impact on many taxa. Abundance of Snapper (Pagrus auratus) increased after dredging ceased in the mid-1990s though size and abundance were reduced relative to the early 1960s. The abundance of Flathead spp. (Neoplathycephalus richardsoni, Plathycephalus laevigatus & Plathycephalus arenarius) declined, and the spread of an introduced seastar (Asterias amurensis) was implicated in this decline. Importantly, the overall condition of Port Phillip Bay appears to have deteriorated on a large scale. Many species of fish and invertebrates purportedly disappeared or declined over the course of six decades. Similarly, a substantial reduction of macroalgae was noted. This preliminary study underscores the potential of qualitative data to assess environmental conditions in the past and illustrates the capacity for interdisciplinary research to aid in management and conservation.     

Community structure of zooplankton in the Lembeh Strait, Bitung, and Wori Beach, Manado, North Sulawesi, Indonesia

The community structure of zooplankton has been conducted in the Lembeh Strait in Bitung and Wori Beach in Manado, North Sulawesi in October 2015. Sampling of this research was conducted in 22 sampling sites along the strait. Zooplankton samples were collected from 22 stations, by NORPAC 300 μm net that was vertically hauled from maximum 10 m depth up to the surface water. The samples were poured into the bottle with formalin of 4%as preservative. The results showed that there were 43 taxa of zooplankton. The abundance of zooplankton was between 21.216–4 193.776 ind./m~3. The dominant taxa were copepod, especially Calanoida. The composition of zooplankton was relatively similar in all stations. We showed the abundance, dominance, composition and distribution of zooplankton at this research. More extensive studies concerning zooplankton is required to understand zooplankton biodiversity as a whole especially on the geographical and spatial distribution to describe population and community dynamic in the Lembeh Strait and Wori Beach.     

Zooplankton in Bays of the Novaya Zemlya Archipelago: Composition,Distribution, and Role in Phytoplankton Grazing and Biosedimentation

Oceanology - The zooplankton community in two bays of the eastern coast of the Novaya Zemlya archipelago (Blagopoluchiya Bay and Tsivolki Bay) has been studied for the first time. Copepods of the...     

印度尼西亚北部苏拉维斯蓝碧海峡2012-2015年东南季风期间浮游植物的变化

2013年4月，2014年5月，2012年6月和2015年10月在印度尼西亚北部苏拉维斯蓝碧海峡（Lembeh Strait）进行了4个航次的海洋生态调查，研究了蓝碧海峡的浮游植物种类组成，以及浮游植物群落结构的季节变化及其驱动因子。四个航次的调查中记录了5类浮游植物和416个种（类）。调查区浮游植物密度平均为2348cells/L，硅藻和甲藻种类最多。蓝藻种类最少，但丰度很高。季风转换期的4月份和10月份浮游植物丰度总量较低，东南季风期间5月份和6月份的浮游植物丰度较高。除了束毛藻（Trichodesmium）之外，常见种是浮游硅藻。浮游植物的丰度和多样性的季节性变化明显。海链藻（Thalassionema）、拟菱形藻（Pseudo-nitzschia）和蓝藻类的束毛藻对群落的不相似性贡献最大。由于蓝碧海峡南部营养盐浓度较高，南部水域的硅藻和甲藻密度稍高于海峡北部。虽然，南北两个水体中蓝藻的分布趋于均匀，但蓝碧海峡南部也有较高密度。与雅加达湾以及中国的一些海湾相比，蓝碧海峡的浮游植物丰度相当低。分析表明，SE季风期间上升流营养盐是左右浮游植物丰度月变化的重要因素。蓝碧海峡浮游生态系原始，且接近天然本底，人类活动背景噪声低，能够清晰地响应大环境的变化，是研究浮游生态系统的理想区域。     

2001年冬季渤海的浮游植物群落结构特征

研究了2001年冬季覆盖渤海56个测站的浮游植物物种及其群落特征。共发现浮游植物3门37属72种(不包括未定名物种)。物种主要以温带近岸型硅藻为主，优势种主要尖刺伪菱形藻、浮动弯角藻、偏心圆筛藻、具槽帕拉藻(Parnlia sulcata)和环纹劳德藻。其中的尖刺伪菱形藻、偏心圆筛藻和具槽帕拉藻是冬季渤海浮游植物的关键种。分析认为：细胞丰度的平面分布由浮游硅藻的分布所决定。同1983年同期资料相比发现，优势种没有较大变化，但其优势程度顺序和细胞丰度发生了一定的改变，整个浮游植物群落的细胞丰度有大幅度增加。冬季渤海浮游植物群落的多样性程度是低的。     

Barium variation in Pagrus auratus (Sparidae) otoliths: A potential indicator of migration between an embayment and ocean waters in south-eastern Australia

Chronological variation in otolith chemistry can be used to reconstruct migration histories of fish. The use of otolith chemistry to study migration, however, requires knowledge of relationships between the chemical properties of the water and elemental incorporation into otoliths, and how water chemistry varies in space and time. We explored the potential for otolith chemistry of snapper, Pagrus auratus, to provide information on movement history between a large semi-enclosed bay, Port Phillip, and coastal waters in south-eastern Australia. Comparisons of water chemistry across two years demonstrated that ambient barium (Ba) levels in Port Phillip Bay were approximately double those in coastal waters (11 μg L⁻¹ versus 6 μg L⁻¹). Ba levels in otolith margins of wild juvenile snapper were highly positively correlated with ambient levels across 17 sampling locations, and levels in otolith margins of adult snapper collected from Port Phillip Bay were approximately double those of snapper collected in coastal waters. Mean partition coefficients for Ba (D_Ba) were similar for juvenile (0.43) and adult (0.46) otoliths, suggesting that otolith Ba incorporation relative to ambient levels was similar across life-stages. Low Ba variation across otoliths from adult snapper maintained in tanks for three years indicated that annual temperature and/or growth cycles did not strongly influence otolith Ba variation. We concluded that chronological Ba variation in snapper otoliths would be a reliable proxy for life-history exposure to variable ambient Ba. We used water chemistry data and Ba levels across otoliths of ocean resident snapper to estimate otolith Ba levels indicative of residence in Port Phillip Bay (>10 μg g⁻¹) or coastal waters (<6 μg g⁻¹). Peaks in Ba exceeding 10 μg g⁻¹ were common across otoliths of snapper collected in Port Phillip Bay and a nearby coastal region. The location of strong Ba peaks within otoliths was consistent with residence in Port Phillip Bay during the spring/summer when snapper move into the Bay from coastal waters to spawn. Our results for snapper support the use of otolith Ba as a proxy for ambient levels throughout the life-history, however, confident interpretation of migration history from otolith Ba chronologies will most likely require matching time series of ambient Ba in the water bodies of interest.     

Seasonal dynamics of sub-ice fauna below pack ice in the Arctic (Fram Strait)

Pronounced seasonality is a characteristic feature of polar ecosystems, but seasonal studies in the high-Arctic pack-ice zone are still scarce because of logistical constraints. During six expeditions (1994–2003) to the Fram Strait area between Greenland and Svalbard in winter, spring, early summer, late summer and autumn, the sub-ice habitat and fauna below the pack ice (0–1 m depth) were analyzed for seasonal patterns. Both environmental variables such as ice cover, temperature, salinity and chlorophyll a (chl a), as well as species composition, abundance and biomass of the sub-ice fauna showed distinct seasonal dynamics. Most species of the sub-ice fauna were found in early summer, followed by autumn, spring and late summer; the lowest number occurred in winter. The sub-ice fauna was dominated by copepod nauplii during all seasons. Next numerous was the small pelagic copepod Oithona similis, followed by occassional swarms of Pseudocalanus minutus and Calanus spp. Abundances of the sympagic fauna in the sub-ice water layer were much lower, with ectinosomatid copepods being usually the most numerous sympagic group. In the course of the year, total abundances of the sub-ice fauna showed a steep increase from the earliest sampling dates towards the end of winter/beginning of spring reaching maximum numbers then, and a decrease to minimum numbers in early summer. A second peak occurred in late summer, followed by a decrease towards autumn. This significant trend was due to the abundances of copepod nauplii and Oithona similis. Sympagic species were virtually absent during winter, and increased significantly in spring and early and late summer. A factor analysis revealed the variables ice cover and thickness, water temperature and salinity, as well as chl a as the major controlling factors for the seasonal patterns in different groups and species of the sub-ice fauna. Because of the special environmental conditions in the sub-ice habitat, and the unique species composition characterized by small taxa, young stages, and sympagic species, the seasonal dynamics of the Arctic sub-ice fauna differ substantially from those of the epipelagic zooplankton community in the Arctic Ocean.     

Benthic Nutrient Recycling in Port Phillip Bay, Australia

Benthic chamber measurements of the reactants and products involved with biogenic matter remineralization (oxygen, ammonium, nitrate, nitrite, phosphate, silicate, TCO₂and alkalinity) were used to define solute exchange rates between the sediment and overlying water column of Port Phillip Bay, Australia. Measurements at various sites throughout the bay, conducted during the summers of 1994 and 1995, indicate that the variability in flux values within a site is comparable to year-to-year variability (±50%). Four regions of the bay were distinguished by sediment properties and the northern region was identified as having 3–30 times greater nutrient regeneration rates than the other regions. Benthic recycling accounted for 63 and 72% of the annualized N and P input, respectively, to the entire bay as determined by summing benthic, dissolved riverine, atmospheric and dissolved effluent sources. However, bay-wide sedimentary denitrification accounted for a loss of 63% of the potentially recyclable N. This fraction is higher than many other coastal regions with comparable carbon loading. Denitrification efficiency is apparently not enhanced by benthic productivity nor by bio-irrigation. The rate of bio-irrigation is negatively correlated with denitrification efficiency. Bio-irrigation was studied using radon-222 and CsCl spike injection chamber measurements. Radon fluxes from sediments in Port Phillip Bay were enhanced over the diffusive flux by 3–16 times. The modelled rate of loss of Cs from chamber water was positively correlated with radon flux enhancement results. Both methods identify regions within Port Phillip Bay that have particularly high rates of non-diffusive pore-water overlying water solute exchange.     

Floating seaweeds and associated fauna in the White Sea

Floating seaweeds and associated fauna in Kandalaksha, Onega, and Dvina bays and in the Gorlo of the White Sea were studied. The bulk of the drifting objects were composed of various algae of the Fucus, Chorda, and Chordaria genera. In these drifting communities, 82 different animal and plant species were encountered. The drifting objects were most abundant in Kandalaksha and Onega bays. The minimal abundances were detected in the Gorlo and in Dvina Bay. The total abundance and biomass of the drifting seaweeds and animals were estimated as 25.5 million individuals and 24.2 thousand tons, respectively. The role of the phenomenon considered in the distribution of the animals and seaweeds and in the balance of matter and energy in the White Sea is discussed.     

钦州湾丰水期和枯水期浮游动物群落特征

在2011年丰水期(7月)和2012年枯水期(3月),分别对钦州湾的内湾和外湾开展了浮游动物调查,研究了枯水期和丰水期钦州湾浮游动物的种类组成、数量分布和季节变化特征。丰水期和枯水期浮游动物种类数量分别为27种和44种,以优势度指数Y0.02确定的优势种丰水期和枯水期分别为3种和4种。丰水期浮游动物丰度为4.0~133.6ind/m3,平均丰度为50.9ind/m3;枯水期浮游动物丰度为1.2~1 725.0ind/m3,平均丰度为272.2ind/m3。丰水期浮游动物(包含鱼卵仔鱼)生物量为1.7~179.2mg/m3,平均生物量为44.0mg/m3;枯水期浮游动物(包含鱼卵仔鱼)生物量为3.1~3 530.0mg/m3,平均生物量为474.9mg/m3。无论是浮游动物的种类数量、丰度和生物量,均显示出内湾低于外湾的空间分布特征,以及枯水期高于丰水期的变化特征。钦州湾浮游动物的这种季节变化和空间分布特征主要是与浮游植物生物量、贝类养殖、环境的稳定度以及人为干扰等有着密切的关系。     

Effects of water exchange and vegetation on the macroinvertebrate fauna composition of shallow land-uplift bays in the Baltic Sea

Shallow bays with soft sediment bottoms are common habitats along the Swedish and Finnish Baltic Sea coastline. These bays undergo a process of geomorphometric evolution with the natural isostatic land-uplift process, whereby open bays and sounds decrease in depth and are gradually isolated from the sea, forming bays with narrow openings. This study tested the relationship between the morphometric isolation of the bays from the sea and the macroinvertebrate fauna community of these bays. Additionally, we tested the specific role of the submerged vegetation as an indicator of the macroinvertebrate fauna community. We chose two environmental factors for the analyses, water exchange of the bays and the taxon richness of the macroflora in the bays. We found a hierarchical relationship between water exchange, flora taxon richness, and fauna biomass and taxon richness using structural equation modelling: decreased biomass and taxon richness of fauna were related to decreased flora taxon richness, which in turn was related to decreased water exchange. Using multivariate redundancy analysis, the two environmental factors included in the model were found to explain 47.7% of the variation in the fauna taxon composition and 57.5% of the variation in the functional feeding groups of the fauna. Along the morphometric isolation gradient of the bays, the fauna assemblages changed from a community dominated by gastropods, bivalves, and crustaceans, to a community mainly consisting of a few insect taxa. Moreover, the proportion of predators, gathering collectors, and shredders increased while that of filtering collectors and scrapers decreased. Our results indicate that the density and taxon richness of macroinvertebrate fauna are higher in less morphometrically isolated bays than in more isolated bays in the Baltic Sea. Furthermore, we suggest that the taxon richness of macroflora can serve as an indicator of the fauna community.     

福清湾及附近海域浮游动物的数量和分布

本文分析了2005年10月和2006年5月在福清湾及其附近海域采集的浮游动物样品,结果表明,福清湾已鉴定的浮游动物有64种,10类浮游幼体.分为4个生态类群,包括河口低盐类群,近岸暖温类群,近岸暖水类群和广布外海类群.浮游动物物种多样性指数春季高于秋季.春季浮游动物总个体数均值为(161ind/m3)高于秋季的(83ind/m3),春季生物量均值为(67.7mg/m3)低于秋季的(87.7mg/m3);浮游动物总个体数的平面分布,春季湾内西部水域最高,海坛海峡最少;秋季福清湾东部水域最高,湾内西部水域最少.浮游动物生物量和总个体数的平面分布趋势基本一致.另外还对浮游动物的分布与环境因子的关系进行了分析.     

象山港浮游动物的分布特征及其中长期变化

为更好地了解象山港海湾浮游动物群落的现状,保护海洋生态环境,分别于2015年1、4、7、10月在象山港海域进行了25个站位的4个航次生态综合调查,结果表明:4个航次共鉴定出98种浮游动物和20类浮游幼体,优势种共21种,无4季共有优势种。浮游动物群落具有明显的季节变化,平均丰度(ind/m3):夏季(186.2±96.4)春季(152.6±112.1)秋季(56.8±30.2)冬季(15.4±22.2);平均生物量(mg/m3):春季(90±75)夏季(52±24)秋季(26±19)冬季(14±11);平均多样性指数:秋季(2.305±0.370)夏季(1.908±0.449)春季(1.622±0.578)冬季(1.348±0.474)。聚类和多维尺度分析表明,春、夏和秋季3个季节浮游动物群落结构具有明显区域性差异,港口部和口外部海域的群落聚类明显,与其他群落之间相似度最低。分析象山港近35年的浮游动物历史数据表明,浮游动物丰度和生物量的下降可能与陆源排污、水产养殖污染和滨海电厂建设等人类活动有关。     

春季渤海不同区域砂壳纤毛虫的群落特征

As one of the important microzooplankton in marine pelagic habitats, tintinnids are classified as neritic genera,oceanic genera and cosmopolitan genera. Until now, we know little about the interaction between neritic and oceanic genera in continental shelves. Low species richness area was found in the mixing area between neritic and oceanic genera in the East China Sea. In this study, we investigated the spatial distribution of tintinnid community throughout the entire Bohai Sea in May(spring) of 2014 to find out:(1) whether the tintinnid assembalges differed in the three major bays bordering this shallow inland sea;(2) whether there was low species richness area in the Bohai Sea. Three genera and 11 species attributed to neritic and cosmopolitan taxa were reported from this region. Tintinnid abundance averaged(81±216) ind./L(0–1 234 ind./L). Tintinnid community differed within the three major bays, with each characterized by different tintinnid taxa. Referring to the average abundance of three bays, tintinnids were most abundant in the Laizhou Bay((328±445) ind./L), and least abundant in the Liaodong Bay((34±57) ind./L). A low species richness area occurred in the central Bohai Sea(20–40 m isobaths), in some stations of which no tintinnid was recorded. Our study demonstrates that tintinnid community varied greatly over small spatial scales, and low species richness area was found in the mixing area between neritic and oceanic genera within this inland sea.     

2013年夏季西南印度洋表层浮游动物群落分布格局

本研究基于2013年夏季“大洋一号”船大洋第30航次西南印度洋海区科学考察走航线路,对西南印度洋21°S到38°S海域表层浮游动物群落进行连续采样调查,研究了该海域表层中型浮游动物群落结构和物种多样性及空间分布格局。结果显示,研究海域表层中型浮游动物群落组成包括:桡足类、磷虾类、端足类、十足类、介形类、毛颚动物、被囊类、异足类、翼足类、刺胞动物及多毛类等11大类,总计50属69种;优势类群为桡足类(69%)和磷虾类(27%)。多样性指数随经度和纬度的变化特征:H′、D多样性指数及J均匀度指数随纬度的升高均呈下降趋势;在经度梯度上,几种多样性指数也大致呈现出东高西低的趋势。聚类分析表明,研究区可大致以36°S附近为界划分为南部和北部两大类群,分别以北部桡足类(平均粒径小),南部磷虾类(平均粒径大)Euphausia属为优势群落。群落相似性结果反映出,南部类群与南极克罗克海峡和南极长城湾水域群落,北部类群与西北印度洋海域群落的联通性不高。     

Characteristics and regional classification of the copepod community in Ariake Bay with note on comparison with 3 decades ago

Ariake Bay, Kyushu Island, has recently exhibited environmental degradation in the form of red tides and anoxic bottom water. To determine the characteristics and regional classification of the copepod community, zooplankton surveys were made throughout the bay in three cruises each in October 2004, January 2005 and March 2009 by vertical tows of a 0.1-mm-mesh plankton net. Oithona davisae was the most abundant in January and March, and Microsetella norvegica in October. Cluster analysis revealed that the copepod community from each cruise was generally separated into the inner to eastern-middle region and the western-middle to mouth region. A SIMPER analysis revealed that dissimilarity between the groups and similarity within each group were mainly due to the dominant species, but the similarities within the outer-region group in January and March were mostly contributed by Paracalanus parvus s.l. A non-metric multidimensional scaling with bubble plots of environmental variables and a BIOENV analysis showed that transparency was more different between the two groups than temperature and salinity. As compared with two similarly sized, eutrophic bays (Tokyo and Osaka Bays), Ariake Bay differs from Tokyo Bay in the dominance of M. norvegica and from Osaka Bay in the high abundance of O. davisae even in the colder season. The dominant species and the regional classification of the copepod community in the bay were similar to those in the studies in the 1970s, suggesting that the copepod community has not notably changed during the last 3 decades.     

Zooplankton communities and oceanographic structures in a high-resolution grid in the south-eastern corner of the Bay of Biscay

A one year long monthly sampling series at a fixed station was combined with a high-spatial resolution survey (May 2003) to investigate factors controlling zooplankton distribution in the south-eastern corner of the Bay of Biscay. Species abundance and gonad maturity for Calanoides carinatus and Calanus helgolandicus were estimated to clarify whether the observed spatial patterns were attributable to increased population growth or to mechanical accumulation. The two studies included distinct oceanographic regimes. The eastern corner of the grid was characterized by Adour river plume waters and the Cap Breton canyon, and the rest of the area by an alternating pattern of physical convergences and divergences. In the river plume, the zooplankton community diversity and abundances were highest in response to the nutrient enriched river plume waters and the submarine canyon. In the rest of the area, distribution and abundance patterns were the result of a combination of behaviour and physical transport.     

象山港冬季浮游动物的分布

对2002年12月象山港海区的浮游动物种类组成和数量分布特征及其与环境的关系进行了研究。结果表明,象山港海区出现浮游动物44种,可以划分为4个生态类群,其中近岸低盐性类群的种类较多,其优势种有真刺唇角水蚤Labidoceraeuchaeta、驼背隆哲水蚤Acro-calanusgibber、中华哲水蚤Calanussinicus、中华假磷虾Pseudeuphausiasinica和拿卡箭虫Sagittanagae等,半咸水河口类群、暖水性外海类群和广盐暖水性类群的种数均较少。浮游动物生物量的分布趋势与丰度的一致。湾顶部水域浮游动物的生物量和丰度都出现最高值,从湾顶部往湾口方向,浮游动物的生物量和丰度均呈逐渐降低的趋势。象山港海区周日连续站观测的结果显示,夜间半日潮时浮游动物的生物量和丰度均高于白昼半日潮时,低平潮时浮游动物的生物量与丰度均出现了最高值。     

Population dynamics of the ctenophore Mnemiopsis leidyi and its impact on the zooplankton in the coastal regions of the Black Sea of the Crimean coast in 2004–2008

The abundance, biomasses, and population structure of the ctenophore Mnemiopsis leidyi were monitored in the coastal waters of the northern part of the Black Sea (Sevastopol Bay and the adjacent continental shelf regions) in 2004–2008. The abundance and species composition of the comb jelly’s food in the sea were obtained along with experimental data on the digestion time. Based upon these data, the feeding intensity of the ctenophore in situ was estimated. This information was used to calculate the predatory impact of the comb jelly population on certain groups of forage organisms and the forage zooplankton community as a whole. The predatory impact of the M. leidyi population on the bivalve veligers was the highest (up to 90% of the abundance a day) compared to the Copepoda and Cladocera (30% and 40%, respectively). In the summers of 2004–2008, the daily consumption rates of the zooplankton by the ctenophore population in the shelf zone and in the bay were similar to each other: up to 15% and 12% of the abundance a day, respectively. The highest pressure of the ctenophore upon the zooplankton was observed in 2004 and 2008, when M. leidyi was especially abundant in the plankton for a long time.