Marly de Fátima Carvalho de Melo, and Jeannie Nascimento dos Santos, and Elane Guerreiro Giese, and Everton Gustavo Nunes dos Santos, and Cláudia Portes Santos

Raphidascaris (Sprentascaris) lanfrediae sp. nov. is described from the intestine of the freshwater fish Satanoperca jurupari (Heckel) (Cichlidae) from the Guamá River, state of Pará, Brazil. The prevalence in fish (n = 59) was 27% with intensity of one-124 (mean 16) nematodes per fish. The new species is characterized mainly by the markedly larger size of ventricular appendix in relation to the oesophagus, presence of short male caudal alae, 14-16 subventral pairs of preanal papillae and six pa...

Ana Claudia da Silva, and Willame dos Santos Cândido, and Ricardo Carlos Pereira da Silva, and Sandra Sely Silveira Maia, and Maria de Fatima Barbosa Coelho, and Laércio Wanderlei da Silva

The coral tree (Erythrina velutina Willd.) is an arboreal species that occurs in northeast Brazil and is used in popular medicine to fight cough, asthma, oral diseases, nervous breakdowns, muscle aches and fevers. The process of formation of seedlings of the species is difficult because of the occurrence of seed dormancy. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of different methods for overcoming dormancy in seeds of the coral tree stored in different conditions and periods. The experim...

Shen HC, and Zhao ZH, and Hu YC, and Chen YF, and Tung TH

Hsi-Che Shen,1–3 Zi-Hao Zhao,4 Yi-Chun Hu,2,5,6 Yu-Fen Chen,7–9 Tao-Hsin Tung4,10,111Department of Surgery, New Taipei City Hospital, 2School of Health Care Administration, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, 3Department of Healthcare Management, Yuanpei University, Hsinchu, 4Faculty of Public Health, School of Medicine, Fu-Jen Catholic University, New Taipei City, 5Oriental Institute of Technology, 6Department of Nursing, New Taipei City Hospital, 7Business Place Hygiene Management, ...

Emre Çağlak, and Şükran Çaklı, and Sevda Çağlak

Ahmet Özer, and Ahmet Murat Olguner

Fernando Zaniolo Gibran

Based on a fish survey and preliminary underwater observations, 17 "morphotypes" were identified that characterize the morphological diversity found within 27 nektonic fish species sampled at São Sebastião Channel. Such "morphotypes" were studied using an ecomorphological approach, with the intention to investigate similarities and differences in shape and habits. Underwater field observations were also performed, to verify if the lifestyle of these species, such as vertical occupation of the wa...

王雅玄 Ya-Hsuan Wang

本研究問題意識起於科技性別化社會中，科技女性如何形塑性別氣質、或從其家庭、學校、社會脈絡中獲致其性別化主體。茲以12 位國立綜合大學科技女教授為研究對象，探索高等教育中性別與科技的複雜關係，藉由回顧科技女性個人特質、家庭社經地位與父母教養方式、學校教育、社會文化因素對其科技學習心路歷程的影響，以探討成功論述與性別氣質之關聯。結果發現，科技女性如魚得水的成功論述整合了陽剛個人、平權家庭、女校教育與融入主流社會等四個優勢因素。其最基本的成功論述是以濃厚的科技興趣作為生涯發展的基礎，進而能一路抵抗眾多父權體制下的性別不平等條件。科技女性具有陽剛特質，喜愛閱讀、探索、操作與挑戰；享有平權家庭充足教育資源並受家族科技楷模啟發；在學校受女性科技教師楷模影響並獲益於男女分校與高中文理分流制度；在社會得利於大學聯考分數決定熱門科系並融入主流社會享有母校與同儕的社會資源。本研究呼應Wells（1980）陽剛女性在現代社會中較具發展優勢，此提供科技女性成功論述之參照，然其科技專業發展仍受限於科研領域的父權心態，反映出科技性別化的結構問題。科學教師宜批判察覺社會文化中的性別符碼與規範，實踐性別平等教學，增加...

Chaitanya Pradeep Joshi, and Cynthia Bernardo D'Lima, and Urmila Chandrashekhar Samat, and Prerna Ashok Karde, and Agraja Ganpat Patil, and Nitin Hemchandra Dani

Background: For the first time in India, allografts from human extracted teeth were prepared. A randomized, prospective, clinicoradiographical, histological study was conducted to evaluate their efficacy in comparison with freeze-dried bone allograft (FDBA) in alveolar ridge preservation. Materials and Methods: Graft preparation: with written consent, teeth were collected from three donors (full mouth extraction cases). Once donors' serums were tested negative for HIV, HBV, HCV, and Venereal dis...

V. PESIC, and M. SEZGIN, and M. E. KARACUHA, and D. URKMEZ

New records of marine mites of the family Pontarachnidae Koenike, 1910 (Acari: Hydrachnidia) from the southern Black Sea (Sinop bay, Turkey) are presented. Two species, i.e., Pontarachna valkanovi Petrova, 1978 and Pontarachna adriatica Morselli, 1980 are recorded for the first time from Turkey. These are the first records of these species after its orginal description. Our study shows ecological differences between these species: Pontarachna valkanovi were collected from 3 m depth, while P. adr...

Adel A.A. Othman, and M. Fathy, and Ali Maher

This paper presents a case study of spectral decomposition of seismic data and how it aids in seismic data interpretation. It is also known as time–frequency analysis where non-stationary signals in time/space are from time/space domain to time/space vs. frequency domain. The frequency domain representation illustrates many important features that are not apparent in time domain representation. Spectral decomposition is a non-unique process for which various techniques exist and newer modified t...

N. Ivanova, and L. T. Pedersen, and R. T. Tonboe, and S. Kern, and G. Heygster, and T. Lavergne, and A. Sørensen, and R. Saldo, and G. Dybkjær, and L. Brucker, and M. Shokr

Sea ice concentration has been retrieved in polar regions with satellite microwave radiometers for over 30 years. However, the question remains as to what is an optimal sea ice concentration retrieval method for climate monitoring. This paper presents some of the key results of an extensive algorithm inter-comparison and evaluation experiment. The skills of 30 sea ice algorithms were evaluated systematically over low and high sea ice concentrations. Evaluation criteria included standard deviatio...

М. G. Malik

The possibility to use the molecular cytoskeletal marker – glial fibrillar acidic protein (GFAP) extracted from the fish brain – for conducting ichthyotoxicological research is analysed. It has been proved that histotype-specific proteins are positively sensitive to the influence of the various adverse factors upon a fish organism. The findings allow considering the glial cells’ cytoskeleton state as reliable and authentic marker.

Meghana Kulkarni, and Dushyant Keny, and Anirudha Vyankatesh Potey, and Raakhi K. Tripathi

Background: Ayurveda implies the importance of diet and dietary habits in various human diseases. Confirmatory evidence regarding role of diet and dietary practices in diseases of skin are lacking. Objectives: To assess incompatible dietary behavior in acne, psoriasis, fungal infections, and vitiligo patients using a questionnaire tool. Materials and methods: A questionnaire-based, cross-sectional case control study was conducted in the skin out-patient department of a tertiary care hospital. Pa...

Ali Reza Solaimany Nazar, and Fatemeh Cheshmberah, and Mehrdad Farhadian

An aquaculture system can be a potentially significant source of antibacterial compounds and ammonia in an aquatic environment. In this study, the removal of total ammonia nitrogen and florfenicol antibiotic from synthetic aqueous wastewater was assessed by applying a commercial TFC (thin film composite) polyamide nanofilter. The effects of pH (6.5-8.5), pressure (4-10 bar), concentration of total ammonia nitrogen (1-9 mg/L), and florfenicol (0.2-5 mg/L) on the removal efficiency of the nanofilt...

sayed jalal alladin ashraf mansuri, and maryam ramezanian, and

Background & Objective: The emergence of fungal drug-resistance and also different side- effects related to the currently available drugs has led to a high demand for novel antifungal drugs. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the inhibitory activity of methanolic and aquatic extracts of Callistemon viminalison on the growth of Candida albicans in vitro. Materials & Methods: Having dried the leaves, the researchers prepared the extracts by distillation using methanol and water. The minimu...

M. C. Gambi, and M. Cigliano

Observations on the reproductive features are provided for three species of Eunicidae (Lysidice ninetta Audouin and Milne Edwards, Lysidice collaris Grube and Nematonereis unicornis (Grube)). They all occur in Posidonia oceanica meadows as borers in the sheaths. The material examined was collected during several studies on P. oceanica meadows conducted at various times of the year and in different years along the coasts of Sardinia and the Ischia islands (Tyrrhenian Sea), and Otranto (Southern A...

Juan Francisco Araya, and Ángel Valdés

The coast of northern Chile has been sparsely studied in regards to its invertebrate fauna, with just a few works reviewing the distribution of local mollusks. This work presents a survey of the shallow water heterobranch sea slugs currently occurring around the port of Caldera (27 °S), in the Región de Atacama, northern Chile. Eight species of sea slugs were found in this study: Aplysiopsis cf. brattstroemi (Marcus, 1959), Baptodoris peruviana (d’Orbigny, 1837), Diaulula variolata (d’Orbigny, 1...

Marcelo Muñoz, and Jessica Reina, and María Belén Aldás

A pilot aerobic horizontal plug flow reactor filled with pieces of PET (polyethylene terephthalate), from plastic bottles was installed for treatment of a synthetic substrate prepared from lactic whey with COD values of 800 to 2100 mg/L. A bacterial inoculum previously acclimated to the substrate was used. Organic material removal efficiencies of 62.2%, 85% y 94% were obtained with retention times of 5.14, 6.01 and 8.01 hours, and with volumetric organic loads (Lv) of 7.68, 6.19 and 4.61 kg/day....

Laura Gajdzik, and Gilles Lepoint, and David Lecchini, and Bruno Frédérich

The temporal variation in carbon and nitrogen isotopic compositions (noted as δ13C and δ15N) was investigated in the convict surgeonfish (Acanthurus triostegus) at Moorea (French Polynesia). Over a period of 24 days, juveniles were reared in aquaria and subjected to two different feeding treatments: granules or algae. The dynamics of δ13C and δ15N in two muscles (the adductor mandibulae complex and the epaxial musculature) having different functions were compared. At the end of experiments, a st...

Marco Milardi

Fish introductions have been a common practice for thousands of years but only relatively the attention has focused on their ecosystem effects. Using a combination of paleo- and neo-limnological methods, we tried to unravel the trophic effects of such introductions in small, high-latitude and originally fishless lakes of northern Finland. These kinds of lakes constitute the numeric majority of world lakes and play a key role in global carbon and nutrient cycling. We focused on terrestrial energ...

Christopher Majka, and Jan Klimaszewski, and Randolph Lauff

The coastline inhabiting rove beetles (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) of Atlantic Canada are surveyed. Thirty-three species have now been recorded in Atlantic Canada including 26 in New Brunswick, 15 in Newfoundland, 31 in Nova Scotia, and 13 on Prince Edward Island. Oligota parva Kraatz, Acrotona avia (Casey), Strigota ambigua (Erichson), and Myrmecopora vaga (LeConte), are all newly recorded in Canada, and Bledius mandibularis Erichson is newly recorded in Atlantic Canada. We retain A. avia as a s...

Mina Seifzadeh, M, and A.A. Khanipor

This project was carried out to evaluate the effect of metabisulfite sodium on microbial quality, shelf-life as well as residual of metabisulfite sodium in edible tissue of processed cultured shrimp during freezing storage. The samples were treated with 3% metabisulfite sodium for 10 minutes and were stored at -18 °C for 6 months. Then, the microbial quality of the samples was assayed. Results revealded a significant reduction (P

Tanmay Sanyal, and Anilava Kaviraj, and Subrata Saha

Accumulation of chromium (Cr) was determined in water, sediment, aquatic plants, invertebrates and fish in aquatic ecosystems receiving effluents from handloom textile industries in Ranaghat–Fulia region of West Bengal in India. Cr was determined in the samples by atomic absorption spectrophotometer and data were analyzed functionally by Genetic Algorithm to determine trend of depositions of Cr in the sediment and water. Area plot curve was used to represent accumulation of Cr in biota. The resu...

Jacob M Froehlich, and Zachary eFowler, and Nicholas J Galt, and Daniel L Smith, and Daniel L Smith, and Peggy R Biga, and Peggy R Biga

Sarcopenia and dynapenia pose significant problems for the aged, especially as life expectancy rises in developed countries. Current therapies are marginally efficacious at best, and barriers to breakthroughs in treatment may result from currently employed model organisms. Here, we argue that the use of indeterminate-growing teleost fish in skeletal muscle aging research may lead to therapeutic advancements not possible with current mammalian models. Evidence from a comparative approach utilizin...

S. Luoma, and J. Okkonen, and K. Korkka-Niemi, and N. Hendriksson, and B. Backman

The groundwater in a shallow, unconfined, low-lying coastal aquifer in Santala, southern Finland, was chemically characterised by integrating multivariate statistical approaches, principal component analysis (PCA) and hierarchical cluster analysis (HCA), based on the stable isotopes δ²H and δ¹⁸O, hydrogeochemistry and field monitoring data. PCA and HCA yielded similar results and classified groundwater samples into six distinct groups that revealed the factors control...

Paulo S. Pompeu, and Lorena B. Nogueira, and Hugo P. Godinho, and Carlos B. Martinez

In South America, one important symptom of the failure of fish passages to sustain fish migratory recruitment is the inability of eggs and larvae to reach the nurseries. This is especially so when the breeding areas are located upstream of a reservoir, and the floodplain is downstream of the dam. Therefore, the transport of fish larvae and eggs across reservoir barriers is a key factor in the development of effective conservation strategies. In this paper, we evaluate the potential for migratory...

Vernon E. Thatcher, and Antonio A. N. de Oliveira, and Adriana M. Garcia

Specimens of a cymothoid isopod from a freshwater fish of Minas Gerais State were studied. These were found to be morphologically comparable to Philostomella cigarra Szidat & Schubart, 1960, except for having multilaminate pleopods which is the distinguishing characteristic of the genus Braga Schiödte & Meinert, 1881. The first pleopod is bilaminate while the second is quadrilaminate. Pleopods three to five are trilaminate. It is herein proposed that the generic name Philostomella Szidat & Schub...

Alison L Spongberg

This paper describes the initial investigation of PCB concentrations in four geographical regions (three on the Pacific and one in the Caribbean) of coastal Costa Rica: Bahia Culebra, Golfo Dulce, Golfo de Nicoya, and Limón. Overall total concentrations of PCB were low in all areas except around the port of Golfito (Golfo Dulce). Overall average concentration is 2.80 ng/g dw, with a standard deviation of 2.75. The low concentration could be due to lack of contamination or the subsequent degradat...

R. C. de Winter, and T. J. Reerink, and A. B. A. Slangen, and H. de Vries, and T. Edwards, and R. S. W. van de Wal

Currently a paradigm shift is made from global averaged to spatially variable sea level change (SLC) projections. Traditionally, the contribution from ice sheet mass loss to SLC is considered to be symmetrically distributed. However, several assessments suggest that the probability distribution of dynamical ice sheet mass loss is asymmetrically distributed towards higher SLC values. Here we show how asymmetric probability distributions of dynamical ice sheet mass loss impact the high-end u...

Byongjun Hwang, and Jeremy Wilkinson, and Edward Maksym, and Hans C. Graber, and Axel Schweiger, and Christopher Horvat, and Donald K. Perovich, and Alexandra E. Arntsen, and Timothy P. Stanton, and Jinchang Ren, and Peter Wadhams

Breakup of the near-continuous winter sea ice into discrete summer ice floes is an important transition that dictates the evolution and fate of the marginal ice zone (MIZ) of the Arctic Ocean. During the winter of 2014, more than 50 autonomous drifting buoys were deployed in four separate clusters on the sea ice in the Beaufort Sea, as part of the Office of Naval Research MIZ program. These systems measured the ocean-ice-atmosphere properties at their location whilst the sea ice parameters in th...

Alexander B. Akani, and Paul O. Dienye, and Ita B. Okokon

Background: Approximately half of the earth’s population in the rural areas of developing countries uses energy obtained from biomass burning, which is harmful to people. Objective: This study is aimed at determining which respiratory symptoms can be associated with biomass burning amongst fish smokers in the Oyorokoto fishing settlement. Methods: A community-based, cross-sectional questionnaire, which employed a modified cluster sampling technique, was used. Results: A total of 300 subjects ...

A. C. TSIKLIRAS, and K. I. STERGIOU

In this review we collected data on the age at maturity (tm) and maximum reported age (tmax) for 235 stocks of Mediterranean marine fishes, belonging to 82 species, 37 families, 12 orders and 2 classes (Actinopterygii and Elasmobranchii). Among Actinopterygii (mean tm ± SD = 2.20 ± 1.43 y, n = 215), tm ranged from 0.3 y, for the common goby Pomatoschistus microps, to 12 y, for dusky grouper Epinephelus marginatus, while among Elasmobranchii (mean tm ± SD = 5.94 ± 2.47 y, n = 20), tm ranged betwe...

Serish, and Srinivas C

Phototherapy is an effective treatment for various dermatological conditions. Ultraviolet B (290 - 320nm) is reported effective in the treatment of psoriasis. Narrow band UVB (NB-UVB) is also reported effective in the treatment of psoriasis and vitiligo. To standardize the dosage schedule for NB-UVB we undertook this study to determine the minimal erythema dose (MED) on type IV and Indian skin. On six volunteers tested the MED for NB-UVB ranged between 150mj and 400mj and for BB-UVB ranged betwe...

José Enrique Barraza, and Julio Alberto Armero-Guardado, and Zobeyda Marisol Valencia de Toledo

A red tide event occurred in El Salvador from August 2001 to January 2002. National health authorities usually measured toxin levels in Ostrea iridescens, however other species were analyzed during this microalgae bloom: Anadara similis, Anadara tuberculosa and Modiolus sp. El Salvador authorities consider 400 mouse units/100 g the highest value that is safe for human health. During this period toxin levels in O. iridescens and Modiolus sp. increased from values under 400 to 3 977 and 15 468 mou...

MOKARRAM RAVANBAKHSH, and TAYYEBEH AMINI, and SAYED MOHSEN NASSAJ HOSSEINI

Ravanbakhsh M, Amini T, Hosseini SMN. 2015. Plant species diversity among ecological species groups in the Caspian Sea coastal sand dune; Case study: Guilan Province, North of Iran. Biodiversitas 16: 16-21. Biodiversity is often discussed in terms of species diversity is concentrated. Species diversity is one of the important characteristics of biological communities and its as a function of the number and size represent populations of species in a special geographic region.The aim of this study...

Young Ah Goo, and Yihsuan S. Tsai, and Alvin Y. Liu, and David R. Goodlett, and Claire C. Yang

PURPOSE: Interstitial cystitis/painful bladder syndrome (IC/PBS) is characterized by chronic pain, pressure and discomfort felt in the pelvis or bladder. An in-depth shotgun proteomics study was carried out to profile the urinary proteome of women with IC/PBS to identify possible specific proteins and networks associated with IC/PBS. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Urine samples from ten female IC/PBS patients and ten female asymptomatic, healthy control subjects were analyzed in quadruplicate by liquid ...

T. Mailly, and E. Blayo, and J. Verron

Two years of altimetric data from Topex/Poseidon (October 1992–September 1994) and ERS-1 (October 1992–December 1993) were assimilated into a numerical model of the North Atlantic. The results of these simulations are analysed in the Azores region to assess the performance of our model in this particular region. Maps of instantaneous dynamic topography and transports show that the model performs well in reproducing the velocities and transports of the Azores Front. Drifter data from the Se...

Francesc Ordines, and Enric Massutí, and Joan Moranta, and Antoni Quetglas, and Beatriz Guijarro, and Khaled Fliti

In this paper we compare the elasmobranch composition, depth-related trends of species and community descriptors (abundance, biomass, mean fish weight, species richness and diversity) of the Balearic Islands Archipelago and Algeria (north- and southwestern Mediterranean, respectively). The samples used in this study were collected in bottom trawl surveys between 36 and 779 m depth. Generalized linear models, linear regression, cluster and similarity percentage analyses, and generalized additive ...

Eduardo Manuel Rosa Bulhoes, and Stéphanie Katrin Vianna Klotz, and Izaura da Silva Arêas Mota, and Tatiane Cardoso Tavares, and Juliana Bastos Sanguêdo, and Carolina Almeida Santos Cidade

Em Campos dos Goytacazes-RJ, o Projeto Orla vem sendo articulado envolvendo as três esferas de poder e a representação da sociedade civil. Iniciou em dezembro de 2009 objetivando promover a gestão sustentável da orla e assegurar a preservação ambiental e o ordenamento da orla denominada Farol de São Thomé. O objetivo geral do artigo é registrar o processo de implantação do projeto, expondo etapas cumpridas, participação dos atores, questões de interesse e resultados alcançados. A municipalidade...

Luigina Sorbara, and Katrin Mueller

Purpose: The purpose of this pilot study was to determine the effect of varying lens diameter of two types of keratoconic lenses on lens performance and initial comfort with participants with either centered or oval cones. Methods: Sixteen eyes of ten keratoconic participants were fitted with lenses of five diameters i.e. 8.7, 9, 9.6, 10.1 and 10.4 diameters and two commercially available lens types; “KCGP-1” and “KCGP-2”. Lensmovement, centration and initial comfort were assessed. Results: Ten ...

Roberta Bittencourt Peixoto, and Humberto eMarotta, and Alex eEnrich-Prast

Natural and human-induced controls on carbon dioxide (CO2) in tropical waters may be very dynamic (over time and among or within ecosystems) considering the potential role of warmer temperatures intensifying metabolic responses and playing a direct role on the balance between photosynthesis and respiration. The high magnitude of biological processes at low latitudes following eutrophication by nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) inputs into inland waters may be a relevant component of the C cycle, s...

Okan Akyol, and Fatih Perçin

Niloofar Jenabian, and Sina Haghanifar, and Hodis Ehsani, and Ehsan Zahedi, and Masumeh Haghpanah

Background: The treatment of furcation area defects remained as a challenging issue in periodontal treatments. Regeneration treatment of furcation defects is the most discussed periodontal treatment. Although not completely hopeless in prognosis, the presence of the furcation involvement significantly increases the chance of tooth loss. The current research was conductedeto compare theeadditive effect of combined guided tissue regeneration (GTR) and platelet-rich growth factor (PRGF) on the trea...

G. Fischer, and O. Romero, and U. Merkel, and B. Donner, and M. Iversen, and N. Nowald, and V. Ratmeyer, and G. Ruhland, and M. Klann, and G. Wefer

A more than two-decadal sediment trap record from the Eastern Boundary Upwelling Ecosystem (EBUE) off Cape Blanc, Mauritania, is analysed with respect to deep ocean mass fluxes, flux components and their variability on seasonal to decadal timescales. The total mass flux revealed interannual fluctuations which were superimposed by fluctuations on decadal timescales. High winter fluxes of biogenic silica (BSi), used as a measure of marine production (mostly by diatoms) largely correspond to a posi...

Akhil Kapoor, and Surender Kumar Beniwal, and Ashok Kalwar, and Mukesh Kumar Singhal, and Raj Kumar Nirban, and Harvindra Singh Kumar

Introduction: Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) in elderly patients differs biologically from that in younger patients and is known to have unfavorable chromosomal rearrangements, higher resistance, and lower tolerance to chemotherapy. In such circumstances, instead of giving full-blown chemotherapy, palliative metronomic chemotherapy (MCT) could be a treatment option. Patients and Methods: We performed a prospective pilot study of old AML patients (age >60 years) not amenable to curative treatment. ...

A. Silyakova, and R. G. J. Bellerby, and K. G. Schulz, and J. Czerny, and T. Tanaka, and G. Nondal, and U. Riebesell, and A. Engel, and T. De Lange, and A. Ludvig

Net community production (NCP) and carbon to nutrient uptake ratios were studied during a large-scale mesocosm experiment on ocean acidification in Kongsfjorden, western Svalbard, during June–July 2010. Nutrient depleted fjord water with natural plankton assemblages, enclosed in nine mesocosms of ~ 50 m³ in volume, was exposed to <i>p</i>CO₂ levels ranging initially from 185 to 1420 μatm. NCP estimations are the cumulative change in dissolved inorganic carbon concentrations...

Flávia Marisa Prado Saldanha-Corrêa, and Sônia Maria Flores Gianesella

The vertical mixing between South Atlantic Central Water (SACW) and Coastal Water (CW) was simulated through microcosm experiments using the autochthonous phytoplankton community (fraction < 150 mm), without nutrient enrichments. SACW is cold (T< 18°C) and nutrient rich, while CW is warmer (T> 20°C) and oligotrophic. The phytoplankton growth potential of SACW, CW and an equivalent mixture of both (SACW+CW) was compared, under 100, 30 and 10% of sunlight, at surface seawater temperature, in winte...

Bruno Welter Giraldes, and Angela Zacaron Silva, and Fabio M. Corrêa, and David M. Smyth

Artisanal fishing activity with gillnets to capture the spiny lobster is a common practice along the coastal reefs of Brazil. This research aims to understand the impact that this artisanal fishing practice is having on the coastal reef systems analysing its associated fauna (bycatch) and the stock of the target species Panulirus echinatus. The study compared an area which was subjected to intense gillnet fishing against one were the practice was absent. The analysis of target species using noct...

S. M. van Leeuwen, and W. F. Le Quesne, and E. R. Parker

We applied a coupled marine water column model to three sites in the North Sea. The three sites represent different hydrodynamic regimes and are thus representative of a wider area. The model consists of a hydro-biogeochemical model (GOTM-ERSEM-BFM) coupled one way upwards to a size-structured model representing pelagic predators and detritivores (Blanchard et al., 2009). Thus, bottom-up pressures like changing abiotic environment (climate change, chemical cycling) will have an impact on fish bi...

Irfina Manda Astari, and Tri Rima Setyawati, and Ari Hepi Yanti

<p class="NoParagraphStyle" align="center"><strong>ABSTRACT</strong><strong></strong></p><p class="NoParagraphStyle"><strong> </strong></p><p class="NoParagraphStyle">The common goldfish <em>Carassius auratus auratus</em> is an ornamental freshwater fish species with  high market value. The market value of ornamental fish can be determined through some parameters, one of them is brightness of the fish scales. Brightness level may be enhanced by supplementing plant powder containing carotenoid in...