The effect of mass transport on biostimulation of algal growth

A model is proposed to account for mass transport limitation to the uptake of major nutrients. A thin film diffusion resistance layer is hypothesized. In an example using Cyclotella nana (a diatom), diffusion resistance was calculated to result in a maximum decrease of 40% in phosphorus uptake rate. Transport limitation was demonstrated experimentally. The growth of Chlorella pyrenoidosa (a green alga) was found to be stimulated by shaking the cultures.Using similar mathematical techniques, the internal resistance to the uptake of nutrients in algal cell aggregates was also modeled.     

Waste-water assay with continuous algal cultures: The effect of mercuric acetate on the growth of some marine dinoflagellates

The effect of mercuric acetate was studied in culture experiments with the dinoflagellates Scrippsiella faeroense (Paulsen) Balech et Soares, Prorocentrum micans Ehrenberg and Gymnodinium splendens Lebour. Impairment of growth rates, in vivo chlorophyll fluorescence, maximum cell densities and morphological changes served as criteria for assessing sublethal influences. Tests were made using the batch- and continuous-culture techniques. Addition of Hg at concentrations of 0.001 mg.1^-1 and higher resulted in reduction of relative growth rates. In a few cases populations recovered from the initial decline and showed new growth. Cell counts corresponded very closely to in vivo chlorophyll fluorescence measurements. Morphological variations were observed in S. faeroense, which responded (even in sublethal concentrations) by bursting it's thecae, releasing naked motile cells and forming vegetative resting stages. The problems of optimal algal-bioassay methods are discussed also, in the light of results obtained by other authors.     

Parthenogenetic reproduction of Diaphanosoma celebensis (Crustacea: Cladocera). Effect of algae and algal density on survival, growth, life span and neonate production

The cladoceran Diaphanosoma celebensis Stingelin is reported on for the first time from Indian waters (Mandovi estuary, Goa). Amictic females were maintained in the laboratory (temperature 24 ± 1 °C and salinity 17 psu) for three successive generations in order to follow the parthenogenetic reproductive behaviour, growth, survival and neonate production. The mean life span and body length of adult females in the three generations showed some variations and ranged from 9 to 12.5 d and 842 to 932 μm, respectively. The mean length of the neonates produced also varied (283 to 446 μm) in the three generations. Cladoceran preference for three phytoplankton food sources, i.e. Isochrysis galbana (Parke), Chaetoceros calcitrans (Paulsen) and Tetraselmis gracilis (Kylin), was determined. Growth was faster in the initial stage with all three diets but slowed down in later life. Increased food concentrations resulted in higher neonate production but reduced the life span of females. However, long-term feeding experiments revealed that the percentage survival was high with I. galbana and low with C. calcitrans. Received: 23 June 1999 / Accepted: 20 September 1999     

Modelling the multiple nutrient limitation of algal growth

The way in which simultaneously limiting nutrients are supposed to act upon the algal growth rate is an important aspect of aquatic ecosystem modelling and research. Three different relations between the multiple nutrient limitation and two single nutrient limitations are developed from different biochemical models: a “multiplicative” relation, used in most dynamic ecosystem models, a new “sequential” relation and a “threshold” relation, sensu Liebig. The characteristics and practical consequences of these relations are investigated. By means of three experiments, derived from the literature, it is shown that the multiplicative relation yields the statistically significant worst growth rate predictions.     

Effect of temperature and light on the growth of micro- nano- and pico-plankton: impact on algal succession

The influence of light and temperature on the phytoplankton succession in a temperate sea area was investigated in laboratory experiments with natural assemblages of micro-, nano-, and picoplankton collected from the northern Baltic Sea during 1989 and 1990. Respiration increased from 0 to 30°C in all groups of phytoplankton, while gross photosynthesis stabilised at 10 to 15°C. Light saturation occurred at 25 to 75 mol quanta m^-2 s^-1, indicating low light adaptation of the algae. Picoplankton showed the strongest temperature response, and at temperatures above 10°C picoplankton obtained a higher biomass specific photosynthesis than that of the other groups. Different light treatments had no effect on the species composition in experiments with natural algal assemblages, while different temperature conditions had a marked effect. With a temperature increase from 0 to 10°C, the algal community changed from a typical spring community, with diatoms and dinoflagellates, to a summer community, dominated by mixotrophic nanoflagellates. The small, or often non-existing, autumn bloom in the sea area studied, can be explained by short day lengths combined with relatively high temperatures, causing high community respiration rates and low gross photosynthesis, resulting in a negative energy balance. The net energy gain depends on a differential temperature effect on gross photosynthesis and endogenous respiration in various plankton groups. This gives the phytoplankton groups diverse competitive advantages during different seasons and thus may be an important factor in controlling algal succession.     

不同氮磷比对藻类生长的影响

实验采用铜绿微囊藻(Microcystis aeruginosa),对其在不同氮、磷质量浓度的人工培养基中进行培养,研究不同氮磷比对藻类生长的影响.结果表明,氮磷营养盐在藻类生长过程中是重要的影响因子.在不同磷质量浓度条件下,藻类生长的最佳条件pp=O.07mg·L-1,且在磷质量浓度大于O.07 mg·L-1时,藻类生长状况要优于磷质最浓度小于0.07 mg·L-1时.在不同氮磷比条件下.藻类最佳生长条件为氮磷比等于40:1,藻类生长取决于氮的质量浓度.藻类生长对pH有重要影响.去除过量的氮磷等营养元素是防治湖泊富营养化的重要方法.     

Growth and reproduction in the mesopelagic-boundary squid Abralia trigonura

Abralia trigonura is a small squid that is an important member of the mesopelagic boundary community around Hawaii. Squids were aged by examining statolith growth increments, and various reproductive parameters were measured. Female longevity is 6 mo, and they become sexually mature at 3.5 mo. Male longevity is the same, but they become sexually mature at 2.5 mo. This species appears to be a multiple spawner, and peculiarities in the number of eggs found in the oviducts suggests that they spawn every few days. Possible advantages of this reproductive mode are examined.     

Relationship between growth rate and age at recruitment ofAnguilla japonica elvers in a Taiwan estuary as inferred from otolith growth increments

The growth history and recruitment dynamics of eel (Anguilla japonica) elvers were studied. Observations were based on growth increments in sagittal otoliths of elvers collected from Shuang-Chi River estuary off northeastern Taiwan, from November 1985 to February 1986. Total lengths of elvers upon arrival at the estuary were similar in most case; mean total lengths were from 55.99 to 59.06 mm. Daily ages of elvers at arrival ranged from 112.8±9.4 (±SD) to 156.5±13.5 d, indicating that migration of eel larvae from their oceanic spawning ground to the estuary requires 4 to 5 mo. Elver hatching dates, back-calculated from estimated daily ages, indicated that the spawning season lasted 5 mo (from late June to early October). Furthermore, the earlier eels spawned, the earlier elvers reached the estuary. The transition in growth history during the larval stage was obvious, as indicated from the change in increment width in elver otoliths. The inverse correlation between daily age and mean daily growth rates of fish length and otolith indicated that the age of elvers upon arrival at the estuary was susceptible to larval growth rate. In other words, the time taken on migration from oceanic spawning ground to the estuary was shorter for fast-growing larvae than for slowgrowing ones.     

有机磷农药乐果对萼花臂尾轮虫生殖的影响

乐果是一种农业生产上广泛使用的有机磷农药,在对病虫害防治的同时也会对非靶生物带来一定的生态环境效应,轮虫是淡水生态系统中连接食物链的初级生产者与高级消费者的重要环节,考察乐果对轮虫的作用对于研究有机磷农药对水生生态系统的影响有着十分重要的意义。以常见淡水种萼花臂尾轮虫(Brachionus calyciflorus)为受试生物,考察了亚致死剂量乐果对淡水种萼花臂尾轮虫(Brachionus calyciflorus)生殖的影响,主要考察的实验指标有:轮虫总产卵量、总产后代量以及生活史各时期历时。结果表明乐果对轮虫的性成熟和生殖都有显著的影响。一方面,在任意的虫龄段1.0、1.4和1.8 mg·L-13个质量浓度乐果都显著地抑制了轮虫的生殖输出,总产卵量和总后代量有了明显地下降,3个质量浓度组轮虫总产卵量依次为(10.33±0.14)、(9.48±0.27)和(8.71±0.31)个,仅为对照组的78.69%、72.23%和66.34%,而总后代量依次为(7.64±0.12)、(6.85±0.25)和(5.69±0.13)个,仅为对照组的75.61%,67.83%和56.31%;另一方面乐果扰乱了轮虫正常的生活史周期,性成熟时间被推迟,1.0、1.4和1.8 mg·L-13个质量浓度组轮虫的幼年期依次为(24.28±1.17)、(30.31±0.32)和(28.50±0.40)h,占整个生活史的时间分配比例由16.99%(对照值)延长至21.23%、26.44%和27.16%,分别比对照组增加了13.78%、42.03%和33.55%。但轮虫的生殖期历时被缩短,3个质量浓度组轮虫的生殖期历时依次为(69.77±3.78)、(63.98±2.99)和(58.22±0.83)h,分别为对照组值的89.71%、82.27%和74.86%,占整个生活史的时间分配比例依次下降了1.02%、6.14%和6.45%。但低质量浓度的乐果(0.2和0.6 mg·L-1)对轮虫却有一定的刺激作用。0.2和0.6 mg·L-12个质量浓度组轮虫总产卵量分别比对照组提高了38.90%和22.99%,所产的后代总数分别比对照组提高了36.62%和34.22%,2个质量浓度的乐果显著地缩短了轮虫的幼年期(P<0.01)而延长了轮虫的生殖期历时(P<0.01)。本研究结果表明有机磷农药乐果对轮虫有一定的生殖干扰作用,影响个体发育与性成熟时间、产卵量和产后代量。     

Zn2+对藻类生物膜生长生理特性影响研究

利用自制的简易生物膜反应器,在3500 lx的光照和14∶10的光暗比下,以Zn2+为模式重金属,利用模拟氮磷废水驯化培养鞘藻（Oedogonium sp.）使其形成藻类生物膜,研究不同Zn2+浓度对鞘藻形成的藻类生物膜生长及生理特性的影响。综合考虑藻类对Zn2+的耐受范围,选定模拟氮磷废水中Zn2+5个质量浓度水平：1.0、3.0、5.0、10.0、20.0 mg·L-1,定时从反应器中取一定量的藻类生物膜,测定以下生理生化指标：叶绿素、超氧化物歧化酶（SOD）、硝酸盐还原酶（NR）、蛋白质及胞外多聚糖,并以藻细胞干质量为基准。研究结果表明：藻类生物膜对Zn2+有一定的耐受性,且质量浓度为5 mg·L-1的Zn2+对藻类生物膜的生长有明显的促进作用,但当质量浓度增大至20 mg·L-1时,藻体大量死亡,藻类生物膜生长明显受到抑制。Zn2+质量浓度为3 mg·L-1的实验组对鞘藻的叶绿素含量有明显的促进作用,而当Zn2+质量浓度为20 mg·L-1时,鞘藻内的叶绿素含量明显减少。不同Zn2+质量浓度对鞘藻的生理生化指标也表现出不同的作用,其中SOD含量随着Zn2+质量浓度的升高明显受到抑制;10 mg·L-1的Zn2+对NR有明显的促进作用;各实验组蛋白质含量在实验初期均有增加,但随之又均有降低;在实验前2 d,20 mg·L-1的Zn2+对胞外多聚糖有明显的促进作用,其含量为对照的1.4倍。以上现象均表明藻类生物膜在重金属的作用下其生长代谢会发生一定的变化,使藻类生物膜能够在一定重金属浓度范围内较好地生长,为藻类生物膜的进一步利用奠定理论基础。     

Effect of uranium on growth and reproduction of the marine amphipod Allorchestes compressa

Experiments on growth of the marine amphipod Allorchestes compressa Dana were carried out over four weeks, and both growth and reproduction were studied over three generations, each of which was exposed to uranium for approximately 10 wk. At 0.1 mg l^-1 the uranium increased growth by 23%, as measured by the mean weight after 4 wk, and at 2 mg l^-1 growth was reduced by 28% compared with the control. A. compressa accumulated uranium from sea water with a concentration factor of 10. There was no effect of uranium on the survival of amphipods or their progeny in the multiple-generation experiment, but the numbers of males, the sex ratio, and the respiration rate (measured on males only) at 1mg l^-1 were significantly lower than the control. A. compressa is shown to be a convenient species for the study of toxic effects on growth and reproduction using multiple-generation experiments.     

抑制薇甘菊生长的日本菟丝子化感物质研究

采用制备型高效液相色谱、重结晶等方法从有害植物日本菟丝子（Cuscuta japonica Choisy）的水浸液有机萃取物中分离出能显著抑制薇甘菊（Mikania micrantha H.B.K.）种子萌发的化感物质,并采用核磁共振（1HNMR、13CNMR）法、质谱（MS）法等对其结构进行分析和鉴定。结果表明：能显著抑制薇甘菊种子萌发的日本菟丝子化感物质为桂皮酸（cinnamicacid）和3-苯基丙酸（3-phenylpropanoic acid）。这2种化合物在菟丝子属的植物中属首次分离鉴定。这2种化感物质具有开发为生物源农药（如除草剂）的潜力。研究结果为入侵植物薇甘菊的防治提供了参考依据,也为日本菟丝子的开发利用开辟了一条新途径。     

Growth and reproduction ofCaprella danilevskii (Crustacea: Amphipoda) reared in the laboratory

Caprella danilevskii Czerniavski, an epifaunal amphipod crustacean, was successfully reared for two generations under laboratory conditions. Amphipods were maintained in pairs or fours in a Petri dish. Temperature and photoperiod were maintained at 20°C, and 14 h light: 10 h dark, respectively. Colonies of the diatomCylindrotheca closterium (Ehrenberg) Reumann and Lewin were provided as food source. The red algaGelidium amansii (Lamouroux) Lamouroux was used to provide an attachment substrate for the caprellids. Juveniles that emerged from the brood pouch were described as instar I. Subsequent instars were identified by molts. Juveniles molted successively at 2.5 to 6.5 d intervals. The body length of males at each instar increased exponentially, while that of females followed a sigmoid curve. A different pattern of flagellar segment addition in the antenna I of males and females was revealed. At the age of 20.8 d, females reached instar VII, and produced their first embryos. After 5.1 d, juveniles emerged from the brood pouch. On average, females produced 5.4 clutches successively at 5.0 d intervals. The number of offspring per spawning increased from 6.3 at instar VII to 22.0 at instar XII. The total number of offspring was 69.0 for a female throughout her life span.     

Growth rate of the bathypelagic crustacean Gnathophausia ingens (Mysidacea: Lophogastridae). I. Dimensional growth and population structure

Gnathophausia ingens has 13 instars, each with a distinct range of sizes which does not overlap the sizes of adjacent instars. The intermolt interval, measured in the laboratory at 5.5°, 6.5° and 7.5°C, increases with increasing size and decreases with increasing temperature. At 5.5°C it varies from 166 days for the smallest individuals to 253 days for the oldest. The period of larval development in the marsupium of a female is estimated to be 530 days. The life span of females is estimated to be 2,950 days with the onset of reproduction at 2,400 days. It is sugquested that this species is semelparous. The population structure data suggest that there is low mortality through the first 7 instars, progressively higher mortality from Instar 8 through Instar 11, and slightly lower mortality in the remaining 2 instars. These life-history characteristics appear to be directed toward maximizing absolute fecundity (as opposed to time-specific fecundity) in a stable environment. These characteristics may have been selected for by low available food energy and made possible by the stability of the deep sea.     

Continuous growth facilitates feeding and reproduction: impact of size on energy allocation patterns for organisms with indeterminate growth

Body size has great influence on feeding, reproduction, and ecological importance. This study measures growth, reproduction, and feeding for several northeastern Pacific intertidal invertebrates that have indeterminate growth. In all species studied, linear size (length, diameter) showed asymptotic growth fit by the von Bertalanffy growth function, supporting the notion that less energy is allocated to growth with age because of increased reproduction. However, these same species displayed a continuous, roughly linear increase in volume with age. Both reproductive output and food intake were shown to scale proportionally with volume. This indicates that some species with indeterminate growth do not reduce energy allocation to growth with age but instead display continuous volumetric growth that facilitates increases in feeding rate and reproductive output with age and size. A simple allometric model is proposed to describe constant volumetric growth rates and linear increases in reproduction with age.     

The effect of seasonality on oxidative metabolism in the sea urchin Loxechinus albus

The objective of the present study was to investigate seasonal variations in the oxidative metabolism of the sea urchin Loxechinus albus gonads. The reported spawning period for this species is from September to November. Lipid radical content showed non-significant changes upon the seasons. Ascorbyl radical content and the content of α-tocopherol were lower in samples collected in spring and summer as compared to the values in winter-collected animals. Ascorbate content decreased in samples collected in fall as compared to those collected in winter. For the lipophilic compartment, the lipid radical content/α-tocopherol content ratio is an indicator of oxidative stress. This index increased significantly in tissues during spawning as compared to the values in samples collected during winter. The ascorbyl content/ascorbate content ratio is an indicator of oxidative stress for the hydrophilic milieu. A significant decrease by 66% was determined in tissues from gonads of animals collected in summer as compared to values in animals collected in winter. The data reported here suggest a different profile of response against oxidative stress at the lipophilic and hydrophilic milieus in L. albus gonads.     

Genetic and environmental effects on the growth rate of Littorina saxatilis

Transfer experiments with two morphs of Littorina saxatilis Olivi (=L. rudis) typically inhabiting exposed and sheltered localities, showed a between-morph difference in shell growth in the same type of habitat, and a withinmorph difference between exposed and sheltered environments. The former indicates a genetic difference between the two morphs, although growth rate has an environmental component as shown by the latter. Juvenile snails of the exposed morph were on average slightly larger than sheltered morph juveniles on hatching, but at 20 wk, when raised in identical environments, the sheltered morph juveniles had grown significantly larger than the exposed ones. A rise in temperature from 5° to 10°C enhanced growth rate for snails raised in the laboratory. Temperature alone could not however explain increased growth during the spring and summer in natural populations.     

Effects on growth and reproduction of the coral Stylophora pistillata by the mutualistic damselfish Dascyllus marginatus

Although coral dwelling fishes are common on coral reefs, the nature of their effect on the host corals is poorly understood. The present study, conducted in the Gulf of Eilat (Red Sea) between July 1989 and August 1990, demonstrated that the branching coral Stylophora pistillata (Esper) benefits, in two components of coral fitness, from the presence of the damselfish Dascyllus marginatus (Rüppell), an obligate coral dweller. The growth rate of damselfish-inhabited corals was significantly higher than that of corals without damselfish. This was observed, using two growth assessment methods, in long-term (>7 mo) comparisons between: (1) corals where the damselfish were experimentally removed versus corals with unaltered fish groups; and (2) naturally inhabited versus non-inhabited corals. The presence of damselfish did not affect the coral's specific (per surface area) reproductive output, whether it was assessed by the number of female gonads per polyp or by the number of planulae released cm^-2 surface area d^-1. However, the more rapid increase in branch size in damselfish-inhabited corals resulted in an apparent increase in the total reproductive output, with age, in growing corals. These findings demonstrate that the association between the damselfish D. marginatus and its host coral, S. pistillata, is mutualistic.     

Interannual variability of growth and reproduction in Bursera simaruba: the role of allometry and resource variability

Plants are expected to differentially allocate resources to reproduction, growth, and survival in order to maximize overall fitness. Life history theory predicts that the allocation of resources to reproduction should occur at the expense of vegetative growth. Although it is known that both organism size and resource availability can influence life history traits, few studies have addressed how size dependencies of growth and reproduction and variation in resource supply jointly affect the coupling between growth and reproduction. In order to understand the relationship between growth and reproduction in the context of resource variability, we utilize a long-term observational data set consisting of 670 individual trees over a 10-year period within a local population of Bursera simaruba (L.) Sarg. We (1) quantify the functional form and variability in the growth-reproduction relationship at the population and individual-tree level and (2) develop a theoretical framework to understand the allometric dependence of growth and reproduction. Our findings suggest that the differential responses of allometric growth and reproduction to resource availability, both between years and between microsites, underlie the apparent relationship between growth and reproduction. Finally, we offer an alternative approach for quantifying the relationship between growth and reproduction that accounts for variation in allometries.     

Effects of noise on growth and reproduction of Crangon crangon in rearing tanks

Brown shrimp, Crangon crangon (L.), were reared in Angoulins, France from April to June 1981. Rearing in a soundproof box reproduced acoustical conditions similar to those prevailing in the shrimps' original environment. Growth and reproduction were compared to those of shrimp from the same source but reared in acoustical conditions prevailing in a thermoregulated aquarium; other experimental conditions were identical. In the aquarium, the noise-level attained 30 dB in the 25 to 400 Hz frequency range; this permanently high sound-level resulted in a significant reduction in growth and reproduction rates of the shrimp. To a lesser degree, noise also appears to increase aggression (cannibalism) and mortality rate and to decrease food uptake. These symptoms are extremely similar to those induced by adaptation to stress.