A quantitative study on meiofauna was carried out along a transect throughout the Changjiang Estuary＇ s oxygen minimum zone （OMZ） in the East China Sea. There exist two distinct station groups in the OMZ： the fine...A quantitative study on meiofauna was carried out along a transect throughout the Changjiang Estuary＇ s oxygen minimum zone （OMZ） in the East China Sea. There exist two distinct station groups in the OMZ： the fine-grained hypoxic area and the more fine-grained anoxie area. Meiofauna abundance ranged from （ 101.5±31.0） ind./cm^2 （ hypoxie area） to （369.9±123.9） ind./cm^2（ anoxic area） along the transect. Free-living marine nematodes were the numerically dominant meiofauna at every station. The anoxic area differed significantly in meiofauna abundance and vertical distribution pattern from the hypoxic area. Within the anoxic area, nematodes abundance increased and amounted to over 90% of the total meiofauna; about 50% of nematodes were found in the 2-5 and 5-8 cm layers. At hypoxie stations, about over 85 % were restricted to the top 2 cm. Benthic eopepod abundance and dominance decreased consistently with the oxygen gradient. The pattern of meiofauna biomass was similar to that of abundance. The correlation analysis of the meiofauna numbers and environmental parameters indicated that abundance and biomass of total meiofauna and nematodes had significant or highly significant （ P 〈 0.05 or P 〈 0.01 ） correlations with Chl a and Pha a, but no significant （ P 〉 0.05 ） correlations with bottom-water oxygen （ BWO2 ）. On the other hand, there was a highly significant positive correlation between benthic eopepod abundance and bottom-water oxygen （P 〈 0.05 ）. The investigation on the nematode community structure indicated that two different nematode communities existed in hypoxic and anoxic areas. In certain way, the shift in nematode species composition distinguishes the anoxia to hypoxia. Nematode diversity was generally lower within the anoxic stations than the hypoxic ones, but the difference was not significant. Indices of the nematode community structure varied in relation to the bottom-water oxygen together with bottom-water temperature, Chl a concentration and medi展开更多
Extensional fault-bend folds, also called rollovers, are one of the most common structures in extensional settings. Numerous studies have shown that oblique simple shear is the most appropriate mechanism for quantitat...Extensional fault-bend folds, also called rollovers, are one of the most common structures in extensional settings. Numerous studies have shown that oblique simple shear is the most appropriate mechanism for quantitative modeling of geometric relations between normal faults and the strata in their hanging walls. However, the oblique simple shear has a rather serious issue derived from the shear direction, particularly above convex bends. We use geometric and experimental methods to study the deformation of extensional fault-bend folds on convex bends. The results indicate that whether the fault bends are concave or convex, the shear direction of the hanging wall dips toward the main fault. On this basis, we improve the previous geometric model by changing the shear direction above the convex bends. To illustrate basin history, our model highlights the importance of the outer limit of folding instead of the growth axial. Moreover, we propose a new expression for the expansion index that is applicable to the condition of no deposition on the footwall. This model is validated by modeling a natural structure of the East China Sea Basin.展开更多
基金the Ministry of Science and Technology of China under contract Nos 2002CB412400,G1999043709the National Natural Science Foundation of China under contract No.40176033.
文摘A quantitative study on meiofauna was carried out along a transect throughout the Changjiang Estuary＇ s oxygen minimum zone （OMZ） in the East China Sea. There exist two distinct station groups in the OMZ： the fine-grained hypoxic area and the more fine-grained anoxie area. Meiofauna abundance ranged from （ 101.5±31.0） ind./cm^2 （ hypoxie area） to （369.9±123.9） ind./cm^2（ anoxic area） along the transect. Free-living marine nematodes were the numerically dominant meiofauna at every station. The anoxic area differed significantly in meiofauna abundance and vertical distribution pattern from the hypoxic area. Within the anoxic area, nematodes abundance increased and amounted to over 90% of the total meiofauna; about 50% of nematodes were found in the 2-5 and 5-8 cm layers. At hypoxie stations, about over 85 % were restricted to the top 2 cm. Benthic eopepod abundance and dominance decreased consistently with the oxygen gradient. The pattern of meiofauna biomass was similar to that of abundance. The correlation analysis of the meiofauna numbers and environmental parameters indicated that abundance and biomass of total meiofauna and nematodes had significant or highly significant （ P 〈 0.05 or P 〈 0.01 ） correlations with Chl a and Pha a, but no significant （ P 〉 0.05 ） correlations with bottom-water oxygen （ BWO2 ）. On the other hand, there was a highly significant positive correlation between benthic eopepod abundance and bottom-water oxygen （P 〈 0.05 ）. The investigation on the nematode community structure indicated that two different nematode communities existed in hypoxic and anoxic areas. In certain way, the shift in nematode species composition distinguishes the anoxia to hypoxia. Nematode diversity was generally lower within the anoxic stations than the hypoxic ones, but the difference was not significant. Indices of the nematode community structure varied in relation to the bottom-water oxygen together with bottom-water temperature, Chl a concentration and medi
文摘Extensional fault-bend folds, also called rollovers, are one of the most common structures in extensional settings. Numerous studies have shown that oblique simple shear is the most appropriate mechanism for quantitative modeling of geometric relations between normal faults and the strata in their hanging walls. However, the oblique simple shear has a rather serious issue derived from the shear direction, particularly above convex bends. We use geometric and experimental methods to study the deformation of extensional fault-bend folds on convex bends. The results indicate that whether the fault bends are concave or convex, the shear direction of the hanging wall dips toward the main fault. On this basis, we improve the previous geometric model by changing the shear direction above the convex bends. To illustrate basin history, our model highlights the importance of the outer limit of folding instead of the growth axial. Moreover, we propose a new expression for the expansion index that is applicable to the condition of no deposition on the footwall. This model is validated by modeling a natural structure of the East China Sea Basin.
