L. E. Vihermaa, and S. Waldron, and M. H. Garnett, and J. Newton

Knowing the rate at which carbon is cycled is crucial to understanding the dynamics of carbon transfer pathways. Recent technical developments now support measurement of the ¹⁴C age of evaded CO₂ from fluvial systems, which provides an important "fingerprint" of the source of C. Here we report the first direct measurements of the ¹⁴C age of effluxed CO₂ from two small streams and two rivers within the western Amazonian Basin. The rate of degassing and ...

Luciano da Silva Souza, and Laercio Duarte Souza, and Arlicélio de Queiroz Paiva, and Anderson Clécio Vieira Rodrigues, and Luciano da Silva Ribeiro

O aprofundamento do sistema radicular dos citros é importante para aumentar a produtividade e a longevidade dessa cultura, principalmente em solos que apresentam horizontes coesos subsuperficiais. Assim, o objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar a distribuição das raízes da laranjeira 'Hamlin' enxertada em limoeiro 'Cravo', com 15 anos de idade, em uma toposseqüência de tabuleiro de Sapeaçu-BA, composta por Latossolo Amarelo argissólico (LAx) e Argissolo Amarelo (PAx), ambos coesos, e Argissolo Acin...

Delacour J.

The offshore hydrocarbon potential of Europe was fully revealed during the 1970s by various major discoveries which, after the first oil shock in 1973 and in the light of the high energy consumption in this zone, were a major asset in the new equilibria that would be found between producing and consuming countries. The offshore potential of Europe is concentrated in two zones: the North Sea and the Mediterranean. The North Sea, with the particularly harsh operating conditions, has quickly given ...

P. Katsafados, and E. Mavromatidis, and A. Papadopoulos, and I. Pytharoulis

The development and evolution of a deep low-pressure system over the Eastern Mediterranean has been investigated in comparative numerical experiments with a limited area model using climatological, gridded analyses, satellite-derived and high-resolution re-analysis sea surface temperatures (SSTs) as lower boundary conditions. The severe event of 21–22 January 2004 was selected in view of its strength and considerable impact on the coastal communities of the Northern Aegean Sea. The aim of this s...

Andrzej Jankowski

This paper presents the results of an attempt to reproduce, with theaid of a numerical circulation model, the hydrological conditions observedin the coastal area of the southern Baltic in September 1989.A large fall in surface layer seawater temperature was recordedin September 1989 at two coastal stations in the vicinity ofKolobrzeg and Wladyslawowo. This upwelling-like phenomenon was assumed tobe related to the specific anemobaric situation in September 1989,however typical of this phenomeno...

Chakravorty I, and Chahal K, and Austin G

Indranil Chakravorty1, Kamaljit Chahal2, Gillian Austin21St George's Hospital, London, 2East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, Lister Hospital and Primary Care Trust, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, UKIntroduction: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients with mucus hypersecretion tend to demonstrate increased frequency of infective exacerbations and a steeper slope of decline in lung function. Enhanced mucociliary clearance with high-frequency chest wall oscillation (HFCWO) devi...

José Ledamir Sindeaux Neto, and Michele Velasco, and José Mauro Vianna da Silva, and Patricia de Fátima Saco dos Santos, and Osimar Sanches, and Patricia Matos, and Edilson Matos

Abstract The genus Myxobolus, parasites that infect fishes, which cause myxobolosis, includes spore organisms belonging to the phylum Myxozoa and represents approximately 36% of all species described for the entire phylum. This study describes lymphocytic meningoencephalomyelitis associated withMyxobolus sp. infection in the brain and spinal cord (the central nervous system, CNS) of Eigenmannia sp., from the Amazon estuary region, in the Administrative District of Outeiro (DAOUT), Belém, Pará, B...

DANIEL B. ALENCAR, and ARTHUR A. MELO, and GISELLE C. SILVA, and REBECA L. LIMA, and KELMA M.S. PIRES-CAVALCANTE, and RÔMULO F. CARNEIRO, and ADRIANA S. RABELO, and OSCARINA V. SOUSA, and REGINE H.S.F. VIEIRA, and FRANCISCO A. VIANA, and ALEXANDRE H. SAMPAIO, and SILVANA SAKER-SAMPAIO

Marine invertebrates are capable of synthesizing bioactive compounds, which may be beneficial to human health. The aim of this study was to evaluate the antioxidant, hemolytic, antimicrobial and cytotoxic activities of crude extract (70% EtOH), and dichloromethane (DCM), ethyl acetate (EtOAc), and aqueous (Aq) fractions of the marine zoanthid Palythoa caribaeorum. The phenolic compound contents of the crude extract, DCM, EtOAc and Aq fractions were 12.33, 18.17, 10.53, and 3.18 mg GAE per gram, ...

Liliana Rusu

The last decades continuously increasing of the economical activities in the coastal environment of the Black Sea is obviously leading to the enhancement of the pollution risks due to accidental oil spillages. Starting from the fact that most accidents were generated by an inadequate forecast of the wave conditions, the aim of the present work is to develop a methodology based on spectral phase–averaging wave models able to predict the wave propagation in the coastal environment. The wave induc...

Flavia C.F. Pinheiro, and Hudson T. Pinheiro, and Thiago J.F. Costa, and João B. Teixeira, and João L. Gasparini, and Jean-Christophe Joyeux, and Agnaldo S. Martins

The harvesting of marine organisms for aquarium and ornamental art crafts is a very common and widespread activity, threatening a number of coral reef species. The goal of this manuscript is to report the intensive harvesting of two marine invertebrate species, the starfish Oreaster reticulatus and the gorgonian Phyllogorgia dilatata, in reef environments of a national priority area for the creation of a Marine Protected Area (MPA) in the Espírito Santo State, central coast of Brazil. These spec...

A. S. Pradeep Ram, and X. Mari, and J. Brune, and J. P. Torréton, and V. T. Chu, and P. Raimbault, and J. Niggemann, and T. Sime-Ngando

Increasing human activity has raised concerns about the impact of deposition of anthropogenic combustion aerosols (i.e., black carbon; BC) on marine processes. The sea surface microlayer (SML) is a key gate for the introduction of atmospheric BC into the ocean; however, relatively little is known of the effects of BC on bacteria-virus interactions, which can strongly influence microbially mediated processes. To study the impact of BC on bacteria-virus interactions, field investigations involving...

Damià Gomis, and Enrique Álvarez-Fanjul, and Gabriel Jordà, and Marta Marcos, and Roland Aznar, and Ernesto Rodríguez-Camino, and Juan Carlos Sánchez-Perrino, and José María Rodríguez-González, and Adrián Martínez-Asensio, and Josep Llasses, and Begoña Pérez, and Marcos G. Sotillo

We present an overview of the changes expected during the 21st century in key marine parameters (sea surface temperature, sea surface salinity, sea level and waves) in the sector of the NE Atlantic Ocean close to the Spanish shores. Under the A1B scenario, open-sea surface temperatures would increase by 1°C to 1.5°C by 2050 as a consequence of global ocean warming. Near the continental margin, however, the global temperature rise would be counteracted by an enhancement of the seasonal upwelling....

Vinu Sherimon

Ensuring the quality of food, particularly seafood has increasingly become an important issue nowadays. Quality Management Systems empower any organization to identify, measure, control and improve the quality of the products manufactured that will eventually lead to improved business performance. With the advent of new technologies, now intelligent systems are being developed. To ensure the quality of seafood, an ontology based seafood quality analyzer and miner (ONTO SQAM) model is proposed. T...

U. Löptien, and L. Axell

The Baltic Sea is a seasonally ice-covered marginal sea located in a densely populated area in northern Europe. Severe sea ice conditions have the potential to hinder the intense ship traffic considerably. Thus, sea ice fore- and nowcasts are regularly provided by the national weather services. Typically, the forecast comprises several ice properties that are distributed as prognostic variables, but their actual usefulness is difficult to measure, and the ship captains must determin...

Fernando A. Abrunhosa, and Danielle C.B. Arruda, and Darlan J.B. Simith, and Carlos A.M. Palmeira

The present study investigated whether the callianassid Callichirus major shows a lecithotrophic behaviour during larval development. Two experiments were carried out. In the first experiment, larvae were subjected to an initial period of feeding, while in the second they were subjected to an initial period of starvation. In Experiment 1, 80% of C. major larvae succeeded moulting to juvenile stage in treatment with larvae fed every day. In the treatments with larvae fed for 1, 2 and 3 days there...

Vasja Mikuž

In paper the bivalve of species Lithophaga ornatissima (Mayer-Eymar, 1886) is described,found in a corallite in Oligocene beds of the Plaznica creek at Poljšica near Podnart.This is the first find of this litophaga species in Slovenia. In literature no finds of fossil date mussels are mentioned from surroundings of Polj{ica in Upper Carniola.

M. Faneca Sànchez, and J. L. Gunnink, and E. S. van Baaren, and G. H. P. Oude Essink, and B. Siemon, and E. Auken, and W. Elderhorst, and P. G. B. de Louw

The forecast of climate change effects on the groundwater system in coastal areas is of key importance for policy makers. The Dutch water system has been deeply studied because of its complex system of low-lying areas, dunes, land won to the sea and dikes, but nowadays large efforts are still being done to find out the best techniques to describe complex fresh-brackish-saline groundwater dynamic systems. In this paper, we describe a methodology consisting of high-resolution airborne electromagne...

Marilda Rigobello-Masini, and Elizabeth Aidar, and Jorge C. Masini

The activities of extra and intracellular carbonic anhydrases (CA) were studied in the microalgae Tetraselmis gracilis (Kylin) Butcher (Chlorophyta, Prasinophyceae) growing in laboratory cultivation. During ten days of batch cultivation, daily determinations of pH, cell number, enzymatic activity, and total dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC), as well as its main species, CO2 and HCO3-, were performed. Enzymatic activity increased as the growing cell population depleted inorganic carbon from the me...

Carmindo Carlos Cardoso Campos, and Patrícia Cavalcanti de Albuquerque, and Ivson José da Silva Braga

CONTEXTO: O fisioterapeuta na unidade hospitalar atua sobre os efeitos da hipoatividade ou inatividade do paciente acamado. Na prática diária, a contração do músculo da panturrilha é difundida entre os profissionais de saúde no ambiente hospitalar, principalmente nos períodos de pré e pós-operatório, como forma de diminuir a estase venosa e os riscos de trombose venosa profunda nos membros inferiores. OBJETIVO: Avaliar o volume de fluxo venoso na bomba sural, através de ultra-sonografia doppler,...

EFSA Panel on Dietetic Products, Nutrition and Allergies (NDA)

Following an application from Laboratoire Lescuyer, submitted pursuant to Article 14 of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 via the Competent Authority of France, the Panel on Dietetic Products, Nutrition and Allergies (NDA) was asked to deliver an opinion on the scientific substantiation of a health claim related to the combination of artichoke leaf dry extract standardised in caffeoylquinic acids, monacolin K in red yeast rice, sugar-cane derived policosanols, OPC from French maritime pine bark, garl...

R. Anastácio, and J. M. Gonzalez, and K. Slater, and M. J. Pereira

Abstract Field data are still recorded on paper in many worldwide beach surveys of nesting marine turtles. The data must be subsequently transferred into an electronic database, and this can introduce errors in the dataset. To minimize such errors, the “Turtles” software was developed and piloted to record field data by one software user accompanying one Tortuguero in Akumal beaches, Quintana Roo, Mexico, from June 1st to July 31st during the night patrols. Comparisons were made between exported...

Alyne Elizabeth Delaney, and Maria Hadjimichael

This article presents data from a citizens jury-inspired deliberative workshop held to tease out stakeholder views of management priorities for a section of the North Sea: the Dogger Bank. As this article reveals, the lessons learned from the Dogger Bank workshop advocate not simply what is required for managing one particular ocean commons, but also highlight some of the public participation research design failings, taking public participation in resource management further by adding to the li...

Simona Rimoldi, and Giovanna Finzi, and Chiara Ceccotti, and Rossana Girardello, and Annalisa Grimaldi, and Chiara Ascione, and Genciana Terova

Abstract Background Due to the paucity of oceanic resources utilized in the preparation of diets for cultured fish, commercial feed producers have been trying to replace fishmeal (FM) using alternative protein sources such as vegetable protein meals (VMs). One of the main drawbacks of using VMs in fish feed is related to the presence of a variety of anti-nutritional factors, which could trigger an inflammation process in the distal intestine. This reduces the capacity of the enterocytes to absor...

Federico Suárez

El objeto de esta ponencia es analizar los aspectos socioeconómicos y jurídicos que sustentan la reforma de la Constitución por vía de referendo, que pretende prescribir el derecho fundamental al agua, e indicar que las disposiciones propuestas a la ciudadanía son acertadas para resolver sus necesidades más sentidas en esta materia. La tesis central del texto es que el orden constitucional colombiano requiere una reforma de esta naturaleza porque debe honrar los compromisos adquiridos internacio...

Rejane Jurema Mansur Custódio Nogueira, and Péricles de Albuquerque Melo Filho, and Elcida de Lima Araújo

Objetivou-se avaliar in loco as relações hídricas e respectivas correlações em quatro acessos de mangaba (M-UFRPE 1, M-UFRPE 2, M-UFRPE 3 e M-UFRPE 4) cultivados na região litorânea do Estado de Pernambuco. As medidas foram tomadas em folhas adultas, completamente expandidas, em duas situações de exposição à luminosidade: exposição solar plena e sombreamento natural. As variáveis analisadas foram: temperatura foliar (Tf), transpiração (E) e resistência difusiva (Rs). Verificou-se que as folhas s...

Eli D. Ehrenpreis, and Dylan G. Smith

Background: Women with cervical cancer often have anal human papillomavirus (HPV) infection and anal dysplasia. However, effectiveness of anal HPV screening is unknown. Methods: A dynamic model was constructed using STELLA. Populations are represented as ''stocks'' that change according to model rates. Initial anal cytology in new cervical cancer patients, dysplasia progression and regression, cost of treating high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions (HSIL), and lifetime costs for anal cancer...

D. Pulido-Velazquez, and D. Pulido-Velazquez, and A. Renau-Pruñonosa, and C. Llopis-Albert, and I. Morell, and A.-J. Collados-Lara, and J. Senent-Aparicio, and L. Baena-Ruiz

Any change in the components of the water balance in a coastal aquifer, whether natural or anthropogenic, can alter the freshwater–salt water equilibrium. In this sense climate change (CC) and land use and land cover (LULC) change might significantly influence the availability of groundwater resources in the future. These coastal systems demand an integrated analysis of quantity and quality issues to obtain an appropriate assessment of hydrological impacts using density-dependent flow solu...

Arthur Silveira de Figueiredo, and Luiz Carlos Takita, and Saul Goldenberg

O objetivo da pesquisa é a utilização da hidroxiapatita porosa de coral, como um xenoenxerto ósseo. Utilizou-se onze coelhos da raça Nova Zelândia, nos quais fez-se defeito padrão nas metáfises femorais distais. Nesses locais praticou-se o implante de hidroxiapatita porosa de coral ou enxerto ósseo autógeno. Fez-se estudo clínico, macroscópico, exames radiológicos e histológicos em intervalos de duas, quatro e doze semanas. Os resultados comparativos foram similares enter dois tipos de implantes...

JOÃO WAGNER A. CASTRO, and KENITIRO SUGUIO, and JOSÉ C.S. SEOANE, and ALINE M. DA CUNHA, and FABIO F. DIAS

The present paper aims to investigate the relative sea-level and the coastal evolution during the Holocene in the Rio de Janeiro coastline, based on geological and biological indicators. Using topographic survey, excavation and coring, and 14C dating of these coastal deposits and beachrocks outcrops, we have reconstructed a sea-level curve for the Holocene. For the first time on the Brazilian coast it was identified a negative record of relative sea-level during Late Pleistocene and Early Holoce...

Yu-Chai Lai

This study investigated the genealogy of iconographic interpretation. By adopting an aesthetic communication model for reader responses as the basis for consideration, we regarded reader-book interactions as the artistic and receptive poles of the conversational process. Regarding the artistic pole, we explored the inviting structure of iconographic narrative. Regarding the receptive pole, we cited empirical studies in which the results are related to iconographic interpretation, in addition to ...

Neena K Sharma, and Kristin Robbins, and Kathleen Wagner, and Yvonne M Colgrove

Background: Exercise can be beneficial for cardiopulmonary, musculoskeletal or neurological systems, and other factors including mood, and may be beneficial in reducing fall risks, dementia and variables associated with quality of life (QOL). Parkinson′s disease (PD) produces progressive motor and cognitive deterioration that may leave those inflicted unable to participate in standard exercise programs. Alternative forms of exercise such as yoga may be successful in improving physical function, ...

Changkian, S., and Kaewtubtim, P.

A study of the evolution of element, crystal structure and thermoluminescence signal versus gamma irradiation dose were carried out for calcite shells samples. The composition of element was studied by X-ray fluorescence spectrometer. As identified by X-ray diffraction and SEM/EDS analysis, two polymorphs of calcium-carbonate were extracted: calcite and aragonite. The evolution of TL signal versus gamma irradiation dose using the TL reader (Harshaw 2000) was initially dependent on crystal struct...

Adam Stelmaszewski

The paper presents an improved method of determining petroleum pollutants in water based on fluorescence, which allows the oil content to be estimated with an accuracy better than 50%. The method was used to measure the oil content in Gulf of Gdańsk seawater sampled at Gdynia-Orłowo between January 2006 and September 2008. The 174 measurements made during this period ranged from 1 to 120 µg kg^-1, but the majority did not exceed 20 µg kg^-1. The most...

Tarmo Soomere, and Kai Myrberg, and Matti Leppäranta, and Alexei Nekrasov

The main findings of studies of the physical oceanography of the Gulf of Finland (GoF) during 1997-2007 are reviewed. The aim is to discuss relevant updates published in international peer-reviewed research papers and monographs, bearing in mind that a comprehensive overview of the studies up to the mid-1990s is available (Alenius et al. 1998). We start the discussion with updates on the basic hydrographical and stratification conditions, and progress in the understanding of atmospheric forcing ...

Cooper Cindy L, and Hind Daniel, and Parry Glenys D, and Isaac Claire L, and Dimairo Munyaradzi, and O'Cathain Alicia, and Rose Anita, and Freeman Jennifer V, and Martin Leonie, and Kaltenthaler Eva C, and Thake Anna, and Sharrack Basil

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>People with multiple sclerosis (MS) are at high risk of depression. We undertook a pilot trial of computerised cognitive behavioural therapy (CCBT) for the treatment of depression in people with MS to test the feasibility of undertaking a full trial.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>Participants with a diagnosis of MS and clinical levels of depression were recruited through out-patient clinics and postal screening questionnaires at two UK centres and randomised to CCBT ...

Jun-Hwan Kim, and Hee-Ju Park, and Kyeong-Wook Kim, and Ju-Chan Kang

Abstract Juvenile black sea bream, Acanthopagrus schlegelii, were exposed to waterborne zinc (Zn) at concentrations of 0, 200, and 400 μg/L, at temperatures of 18 or 26 °C for 4 weeks. Superoxide dismutase (SOD) activities in the liver and gill of A. schlegelii significantly increased following exposure to waterborne Zn. Significant reduction in glutathione S-transferase (GST) activity in the liver and gill was observed following exposure to waterborne Zn. Glutathione (GSH) concentrations in the...

Chorong Lee, and Soohwan Kim, and Se-Jin Lim, and Kyeong-Jun Lee

Abstract An 8-week feeding trial was conducted to study the effect of dietary supplementation of a biofloc powder on growth performance and non-specific immune response of Litopenaeus vannamei. Seven experimental diets were prepared with supplementation of graded levels of dried biofloc powder by 0, 0.5, 1.0, 2.0, 4.0, 6.0, and 8.0% (designated as Con, BF0.5, BF1, BF2, BF4, BF6, and BF8, respectively). Triplicate groups of shrimp (1.01 ± 0.01 g) were hand-fed with one of the diets four times a d...

Morgane Paul Magouana Anvo, and Rokyatou Sissao, and Benié Rose Danielle Aboua, and Chantal Yvette Zoungrana-Kaboré, and Athanase Kraidy Otchoumou, and Essetchi Paul Kouamelan, and Aboubacar Toguyéni

Abstract The present study was performed to investigate the effect of fish oil (FO), palm oil (PO), and cashew kernel oil (CKO) as the dietary lipid sources on the growth performance, tissues fatty acids composition and economical profitability in Clarias gariepinus fingerlings. Three isonitrogenous (49.32%), isolipidic (15.18%), and isoenergetic (21 kJ/g) diets were formulated, differed only to the added lipid source and coded accordingly as D1 (fish oil), D2 (palm oil), and D3 (cashew kernel o...

Takayuki HANAZATO, and Shigeto ODA

Diel vertical migration (DVM) of larvae of the phantom midge Chaoborus flavicans (Diptera: Chaoboridae) inhabiting a fishless pond and a fish-abundant lake (Lake Nakanuma) was studied in the field and in the laboratory. In the fishless pond, dissolved oxygen concentration and water temperature were homogeneously distributed in the vertical profiles and Chaoborus larvae did not show DVM. In contrast, there was thermal stratification and an anoxic layer in Lake Nakanuma, and 2nd, 3rd and 4th insta...

C. Reed, and M. J. Evans, and L. R. Crilley, and W. J. Bloss, and T. Sherwen, and K. A. Read, and J. D. Lee, and L. J. Carpenter

We present 2 years of NO_<i>x</i> observations from the Cape Verde Atmospheric Observatory located in the tropical Atlantic boundary layer. We find that NO_<i>x</i> mixing ratios peak around solar noon (at 20–30 pptV depending on season), which is counter to box model simulations that show a midday minimum due to OH conversion of NO₂ to HNO₃. Production of NO_<i>x</i> via decomposition of organic nitrogen species and the photolysis of HNO<sub>3...

Jiangfeng Zhu, and Liuxiong Xu, and Xiaojie Dai, and Xinjun Chen, and Yong Chen

The objective of this study was to estimate depth distribution of pelagic species captured in a longline fishery and to evaluate the difference in depth distribution among species. We estimated depth distribution for 17 frequently captured species based on a Chinese longline fishing trip targeting bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus) in the central-eastern Pacific Ocean in February-November 2006. The depth distributions of 13 bycatch species were significantly different from that of bigeye tuna. Alt...

S. GARCIA-SANZ, and P. G. NAVARRO, and F. TUYA

Despite sea-urchins can play an important role affecting the community structure of subtidal bottoms, factors controlling the dynamics of sea-urchin populations are still poorly understood. We assessed the seasonal variation in recruitment of three sea-urchin species (Diadema africanum, Paracentrotus lividus and Arbacia lixula) at Gran Canaria Island (eastern Atlantic) via monthly deployment of artificial collectors throughout an entire annual cycle on each of four adjacent habitat patches (seag...

Rodrigo H. Castro, and Rogerio C. Costa, and Adilson Fransozo, and Fernando L. Mantelatto

The population structure of the penaeidean shrimp Xyphopenaeus kroyeri was studied in Ubatuba Bay, Ubatuba, São Paulo, Brazil. The period and site of juvenile recruitment were monitored using a monthly sampling design with eight fixed areas (transects) from September 1995 to August 1996. The population structure was assessed using size frequency distributions (based on carapace length) for each month and sampling area. Females were significantly larger than males, suggesting a differential growt...

M. Scalas, and P. Marra, and L. Tedesco, and R. Quarta, and E. Cantoro, and A. Tumolo, and D. Rollo, and M. Spagnulo

This article describes the architecture of sea situational awareness (SSA) platform, a major asset within TESSA, an industrial research project funded by the Italian Ministry of Education and Research. The main aim of the platform is to collect, transform and provide forecast and observational data as information suitable for delivery across a variety of channels, like web and mobile; specifically, the ability to produce and provide forecast information suitable for creating SSA-enabled applicat...

Renato Hajenius Aché de Freitas, and Ricardo S. Rosa, and Bradley M. Wetherbee, and Samuel H. Gruber

Sharks face a number of obstacles for surviving their first several years of life and many species occupy nursery areas. Although estimates of survival, particularly for young age classes, are essential for assessing, monitoring and effectively managing animal populations, there have been relatively few calculations of survival within shark populations and even fewer estimates based on direct methods for sharks on their nursery grounds. We used tag-recapture methods to estimate the population si...

Alexandre Cunha Ribeiro

The eastern Brazilian coastal drainages are of great biogeographical significance, because of their highly endemic fish faunas. Phylogenetic patterns suggest a close biotic relationship between the rivers that flow into the Atlantic and those on the adjacent upland crystalline shield. However, little has been said on the dynamics of the geological processes causally related to the cladogenetic events between these areas. Distributional and phylogenetic patterns suggest a close association with t...

Juanes F., and Gephard S., and De La Hoz J., and Moran P., and Dopico E., and Horreo J. L., and Garcia-Vazquez E.

Atlantic salmon stocks in northern Spain are at the southern range of the species distribution. As such they are likely more vulnerable to environmental change and human disturbance. The Nalon-Narcea River salmon is one such population in Asturias, Spain. The river is dammed throughout the watershed with few fish passage facilities. However, angling data show that salmon returns are consistent although the population is relatively small. We have employed one tributary as a model, the Ri...

Bruno Cavalcante Bellini, and Douglas Zeppelini

Seira Lubbock, 1869 is the most speciose genus of Collembola in Brazil. Herein, we describe and illustrate a new species of Seira, Seira ritae sp. nov., collected in João Pessoa, state of Paraíba, Brazil, in an urban seaside area. The new species shows many similarities with S. mendoncea Bellini & Zeppelini, 2009 especially in what concerns the dorsal distribution of the macrochaetae of the head, the metathorax, and the first three abdominal segments. However, the two species can be distinguishe...

Janaína Bumbeer, and Rosana Moreira da Rocha

ABSTRACT The number of biological invasions has grown dramatically in recent decades, as well as the world's human population and coastal development. Anthropogenic habitats, such as pier pilings and break waters, have been constantly added to marine environment, usually concentrated in estuarine areas. These habitats are focal points for marine invasions, but relatively little is known about the spread of non-indigenous species (NIS) to nearby natural habitats. This study aimed to determine the...