海洋领域放射虫研究五十年

RADIOLARIAN STUDIES OF MODERN SEAS IN CHINA DURING THE LAST FIFTY YEARS

我国对取自海洋标本或样品的放射虫研究始于二十世纪50年代,比国际上整整晚了一个多世纪。从大量的生物分类学与生态学工作入手,到与海洋地质学和古海洋环境研究的结合;从研究中国近海,到走向大洋以至极区;在借鉴国际上已发表参考文献的过程中,每走一步主要依靠的是我们自己的探索和耕耘。从开创此研究领域,到成果与国际接轨,在老一辈科学家的艰苦创业和辛勤带领下,经过几代人的共同努力,已取得较为丰硕的研究成果,并奠定了较为扎实的学科基础,为我国的放射虫生物学与地质学研究及其应用开拓了一条宽广的道路,相信将在服务于国家经济发展和人类科学进程中发挥越来越大的重要作用。作者根据我国在海洋放射虫研究领域中的主要历程,介绍了其中的一些基本概况以及所取得的主要进展与成果。专此纪念著名的古生物学家盛金章院士。

Research on radiolarians in China for samples from sea started in late 50’ of the twentieth century, lagging behind the oversea radiolarian study for more than one century. Chinese researches proceeded with basic works in radiolarian taxonomy and ecology, which were later applied to marine geologic and paleoenvironmental analyses, covering the study areas from Chinese offshore to oceans and even to the arctic and Antarctic. On the basis of published references from abroad during the last 50 years and with hard work of generations of progress in radiolarian study scientists in China, we have made progress and acquired scientific results that form the foundation of raiolarian study in both biology and geology in China. Hereby, I introduce relevant backgrounds and advances and results, according to the course of marine radiolarian researches in China. This paper is dedicated to academician Sheng Jinzhang, a famous paleontologist.