古地理学报 ›› 2025, Vol. 27 ›› Issue (3): 667-683. doi: 10.7605/gdlxb.2025.00.027

• 生物古地理学及古生态 • 上一篇    下一篇

珠江三角洲平原螃蟹遗迹特征及其对古环境的指示意义*

王媛媛(), 张亚斌, 勾松林   

  1. 河南理工大学资源环境学院,河南焦作 454003
  • 收稿日期:2024-06-12 修回日期:2024-10-21 出版日期:2025-06-01 发布日期:2025-05-29
  • 作者简介:

    王媛媛,女,1984年生,博士,河南理工大学资源环境学院副教授,主要从事沉积学、遗迹学研究。E-mail:

  • 基金资助:
    *国家自然科学基金项目(42172130)

Characteristics of modern crab traces in the Pearl River Delta Plain and their significance as indicators of palaeoenvironments

WANG Yuanyuan(), ZHANG Yabin, GOU Songlin   

  1. Institute of Resources and Environment,Henan Polytechnic University,Henan Jiaozuo 454003,China
  • Received:2024-06-12 Revised:2024-10-21 Online:2025-06-01 Published:2025-05-29
  • About author:

    WANG Yuanyuan,born in 1984,doctor,associate professor,is mainly engaged in sedimentology and relic research. E-mail: .

  • Supported by:
    National Natural Science Foundation of China(42172130)

摘要: 螃蟹是生态环境工程师,可以灵敏反映和改造其所在的沉积和生态环境。珠江三角洲平原地区沉积环境复杂,螃蟹种类多样且数量丰富,但区域内不同种类螃蟹的分布和组成特征及其对古环境的指示意义尚缺乏研究。本文在珠江三角洲平原选取92个采样点进行水样、土样采集,个别采样点进行生物潜穴的取心,同时观察和拍照记录各个采样点螃蟹遗迹的分布与特征,利用盐度、粒度分析、CT扫描和三维重构等方法对沉积环境和螃蟹遗迹进行研究。结果表明: (1)珠江三角洲平原主要生活的螃蟹有方蟹总科相手蟹属无齿东方相手蟹、中华东方相手蟹和沙蟹总科沙蟹属丽彩拟瘦招潮等,它们形成的遗迹包括足辙迹、觅食迹、排泄迹、潜穴等,潜穴形状大多为I形、J形,还有少量Y形。(2)螃蟹遗迹主要分布在受潮汐影响的潮间带位置,其中河口区域螃蟹遗迹的丰度最高,分流河道和滨海湿地相对较少。(3)类比发现,螃蟹遗迹的形态特征和沉积环境与遗迹化石Psilonichnus类似,主要分布在潮间带的坚固地面环境中,与螃蟹遗迹相关的遗迹相为Glossifungites相、Psilonichnus相和Skolithos相。该研究不仅补充了珠江三角洲平原的现代沉积学资料,而且还揭示出螃蟹遗迹对古环境的指示意义,为地质学和生态学研究提供了重要线索和依据。

关键词: 现代生物遗迹, 遗迹学, 螃蟹, 遗迹化石, 珠江三角洲

Abstract:

Crabs serve as ecological engineers capable of sensitively reflecting and modifying sedimentary and ecological environments in which they reside. The sedimentary environment of the Pearl River Delta Plain is highly complex,which is characterized by a diverse and abundant crab population. This paper focuses on investigating the distribution and compositional characteristics of different crab species within the region,as well as their significance in indicating paleoenvironments. A total of 92 sampling points in the Pearl River Delta Plain were established to collect water samples,soil samples,and biogenic submerged burrow cores. Observations and photographic documentation were conducted to record the distribution and characteristics of crab traces at each sampling point. Subsequently,sedimentary environments and crab traces within the study area were analyzed using methods such as salinity measurement,granulometric analysis,CT scanning,and three-dimensional reconstruction. Key findings include: (1)The predominant crab species identified were Orisarma dehaani and Orisarma sinense from the family Grapsidae,Grapsoidea,and Paraleptuca splendida from the family Ocypodidae,Ocypodoidea. Crab traces included tracks,fodinichnia,waste trails,and burrows,with most burrows exhibiting I-and J-shaped configurations and a few Y-shaped structures. (2)Crab traces were predominantly distributed in intertidal zones influenced by tides,with the highest abundance observed in estuarine areas,and relatively fewer traces in diversion channels and coastal wetlands. (3)Through analogy,it was determined that the morphological characteristics and depositional environments of crab traces resemble those of the trace fossil Psilonichnus,which is primarily found in shallow marine firmground environments. Additionally,trace phases associated with crab traces include Glossifungites,Psilonichnus,and Skolithos. This study contributes modern sedimentological data for the Pearl River Delta Plain,reveals the paleoenvironmental significance of crab traces,and provides critical evidence for geological and ecological research.

Key words: modern biological traces, ichnology, crabs, trace fossil, Pearl River Delta

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