The study of Sr transfer in the trophic chain, was undertaken in the dams of Miranda do Douro and Régua belonging respectively to the upper and middle streams of Douro river.
This study was carried out during 17 months, between January 1985 and May 1986, and Sr was measured in water, phytoplankton (seston) zooplankton, specimens belonging to two benthic families (Chironomidae and Tubificidae) and in representatives of four species of fish of Cyprinidae family: Chondrostoma polylepis—boce; Cyprinus carpio—carp; Carassius auratus—goldfish; Barbus bocagei—barbel.
The results obtained showed the existence of strong seasonal variation in the levels of Sr in water and in the different levels of the food chain.
The minimum values in water correspond to the rainy seasons, when the flow is higher, identifying a clear dilution effect. In fish, where these variation are slighter, the amount of Sr is proportional to the size of the body (constant concentration), possibly because the greatest part of this element is found on skeleton pieces (bones and scales).
All the studied organisms present high Sr concentration factors from the water. However, taking into account annual averages, a great accumulation of Sr in the food chain, from the plankton to the fish itself, is not found, meaning that no important phenomena of biomagnification to Sr concentrations between prey and predator exist. The higher transfer factors (TFs) from benthic animals to fish are only due to the absence of skeleton in those animals. An estimation of TFs from benthic animals to the soft edible parts of fish show that no biomagnification exists.
The determination of TFs between food-chain levels during the different seasons, together with other physico-chemical, biological and hydrological data presented, is essential to the development of protective measures against radioactive threats. 相似文献
Determination of turbidity is a common component of water-quality assessments. In regions where there are a lot of inland
waters such as dams, sampling even a small proportion of those dams for monitoring and assessing water quality is cost prohibitive.
Satellite remote sensing has the potential to be a powerful tool for assessing water quality over large spatial scales. The
overall objective of this study was to examine whether Landsat-5 TM (Thematic Mapper) and Landsat-7 ETM+ (Enhanced Thematic
Mapper) could be used to measure turbidity across theKourris Dam, which is the biggest dam in Cyprus. This paper presents
the results obtained by applying the linear regression analysis in order to examine the relationship between the turbidity
measurements measured in-situ during the satellite overpass against at-satellite atmospheric corrected reflectance values.
It has been found that the reflectance, after atmospheric correction, at LandsatTMBands 1 and 3 is strongly related with turbidity
levels after linear regression analysis. The most significant correlation was occurred when reflectance in TM band 3 and logarithmic
reflectance in TM band 3 were correlated with turbidity measurements. Indeed, the correlation coefficient (R) when atmospheric
corrected reflectance (ρ) in the LandsatTMband 3 were correlated against turbidity, before atmospheric correction was R =
0.38 and after atmospheric correction was R = 1; and when atmospheric corrected logarithmic reflectance (Log ρ) in the Landsat
TM band 3 were correlated against turbidity, before atmospheric correction was R = 0.46 and after atmospheric correction was
R = 1. 相似文献
Decreased oxytocin levels in the amygdalas of rat dams following chronic gestational cocaine exposure have been correlated with heightened maternal aggressive behavior. In this experiment, drug-naive dams were implanted with bilateral cannulas into the central nucleus of the amygdala (CNA) or control area and infused with 1,000 or 500 ng of an oxytocin antagonist (OTA) or buffer, 4 hr before testing. Behavior was compared among dams infused with OTA into target areas just outside the CNA and cocaine-treated dams (infused with buffer). Dams infused with 1,000 ng OTA attacked intruders significantly more often than buffer-infused dams. OTA did not affect other behaviors, suggesting that disruption of oxytocin activity in the CNA may be sufficient to selectively alter maternal aggressive behavior. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved) 相似文献