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Effects of mussel (Perna canaliculus) biodeposit decomposition on benthic respiration and nutrient fluxes 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
Suspension-feeding bivalves increase the quantity and quality of sedimenting organic matter through the production of faeces and pseudofaeces that are remineralised in coastal sediments and thus increase sediment oxygen demand and nutrient regeneration. Bivalves are intensively cultivated worldwide; however, no bivalve biodeposit decay rates are available to parameterise models describing the environmental effects of bivalve culture. We examined sediment biogeochemical changes as bivalve biodeposits age by incubating coastal sediments to which we added fresh mussel (Perna canaliculus) biodeposits and measured O2 and nutrient fluxes as well as sediment characteristics over an 11-day period. Biodeposits elevated organic matter, chlorophyll a, phaeophytin a, organic carbon and nitrogen concentrations in the surface sediments. Sediment oxygen consumption (SOC) increased significantly (P=0.016) by ∼1.5 times to 1,010 μmol m−2 h−1 immediately after biodeposit addition and remained elevated compared to control cores without additions for the incubation period. This increase is in the range of observed in situ oxygen demand enhancements under mussel farms. To calculate a decay rate for biodeposits in sediments we fitted a first-order G model to the observed increase in SOC. The significant model fit (P=0.001, r
2=0.72) generated a decay rate of 0.16 day−1 (P=0.033, SE=0.05) that corresponds to a half-life time of 4.3 day. This decay rate is 1–2 orders of magnitude higher than published decay rates of coastal sediments without organic enrichment but similar to rates of decaying zooplankton faecal pellets. NH4+ release increased rapidly on the day of biodeposit addition (P=0.013) and reached a maximum of 144 μmol m−2 h−1 after 5 days which was 3.6 times higher compared to control cores. During this period NH4+ release was significantly (P<0.001 to P=0.043) higher in the cores with biodeposit additions than in control cores. 相似文献
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Cinzia Brugnano Letterio Guglielmo Adrianna Ianora Giacomo Zagami 《Marine Biology》2009,156(3):331-340
The shallow-living, benthopelagic copepod species Pseudocyclops xiphophorus Wells (R Soc Edimburg 67:1967), collected over a yearly cycle from the fouling material in the brackish water Lake Faro (North-eastern
Sicily), showed marked seasonal fluctuations in population abundances, with maximum numbers recorded in autumn. Highest in
situ egg production rates coincided with periods of low adult and juvenile densities and vice versa, except in autumn when
peaks in egg production and adult population densities were coincident. In this period, mean daily egg production rates reached
a maximum of 4–5 eggs per female, when surface water temperature was 17–18°C. Egg production rates declined drastically in
winter and were completely arrested when surface temperatures dropped to 10–12°C. In March, daily egg production rates began
to increase again with an increase in ambient temperatures, reaching a maximum at the end of August. In the laboratory, as
in the field, mean daily egg production rates were positively correlated with temperature, with values ranging from 2.2 ± 0.3
(16°C) to 8.9 ± 2.6 (30°C) (mean ± S.D.) eggs per female per day. At 32°C, P. xiphophorus females survived but did not reproduce. At 34°C, all specimens died after a few days. In terms of total egg production for
the entire female lifespan, maximum values occurred at 16°C and minimum at 24°C. Temperature also dramatically affected female
life span, which was shorter at higher temperatures. Development time of eggs decreased with increasing temperature, as also
development time from egg to adulthood. Remating was necessary for the continued production of fertile eggs at 16°C because
female life span was longer. The unique egg-laying behaviour in this species may ensure higher survival rates of egg stages
compared to free-spawning and egg-carrying calanoid species. After releasing the egg pair, the female swims over the eggs
with a rotatory motion, secreting a substance which facilitates the adhesion of the eggs to the bottom; she then continues
to swim over the eggs until they are attached. Although egg production rates in this species are low compared to other pelagic
copepods, they are within the range of values reported for egg-carrying species. The greater fecundity at higher temperatures
compared to other subtemperate species indicates that the species is well adapted to the higher temperatures of coastal lagoons
and brackish water lakes where it contributes to the biofouling community. 相似文献
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Mucus released by scleractinian corals can act as an important energy and nutrient carrier in coral reef ecosystems, and a
distinct isotopic signature would allow following the fate of this material. This study investigates the natural C and N stable
isotopic signatures of mucus released by four scleractinian coral genera (Acropora, Fungia, Pocillopora and Stylophora) in comparison with those of suspended particulate organic matter (POM) in seawater of a Northern Red Sea fringing coral
reef near Aqaba, Jordan. The natural δ13C and δ15N signatures of coral mucus differed significantly from seawater POM for the majority of seasonal comparisons, but were inappropriate
for explicit tracing of mucus in the coral reef food web. Thus, a labeling technique using stable isotope tracers (13C and 15N) was developed that produced δ13C values of up to 122 ± 5‰ (mean ± SE) and δ15N of up to 2,100 ± 151‰ in mucus exuded by Fungia corals. 13C and 15N-enriched compounds were rapidly (within 3 h) and light-dependently transferred from the endosymbiotic zooxanthellae to the
mucus-producing coral host. The traceability of 15N-labeled mucus was examined by evaluating its uptake and potential utilization by epizoic acoelomorph Waminoa worms naturally occurring on a range of scleractinian coral taxa. This tracer experiment resulted in uptake of coral mucus
by the coral-associated acoelomorphs and further demonstrated the possibility to trace stable isotope-labeled coral mucus
by revealing a new trophic pathway in coral reef ecosystems. 相似文献
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The seasonal vertical distribution and the predatory regime encountered by Calanus finmarchicus were studied along a transect across the Reykjanes Ridge in the oceanic area southwest of Iceland from data collected during
four cruises between November 1996 and June 1997. The mortality for the overwintering period was estimated using linear regressions
of density estimates from November 1996 to April 1997. In addition, we also estimated the mortality of the oldest population
stages (C4 and older) in April and June by applying the vertical table method. During winter (November/December–January/February),
the animals mainly resided at a depth of ∼300–1,500 m in the water of Atlantic origin. Ascent to upper layers took place mainly
during March and April, and continued until May. During all cruises, continuous deep-scattering layers were observed, mainly
within the range of 400–500 m to 700–800 m depth. Based on sampling with a Harstad pelagic trawl in April, the scattering
was mainly ascribed to jellyfish (mainly Periphylla periphylla), small mesopelagic oceanic fishes (several species but Benthosema glaciale and Maurolicus muelleri were most abundant), euphausiids (mainly Meganyctiphanes norvegica) and shrimps (mainly Sergestes arcticus). These species may represent a predatory threat to overwintering C. finmarchicus. From November to April, daily per capita mortality rates were estimated to be (mean ± 95% CL) 0.004 ± 0.0028 for the total
data set, and 0.004 ± 0.0033 and 0.004 ± 0.0023 (day-1) for the Iceland Basin and Irminger Basin, respectively. Mortality rates were higher later in life (mean ± 95% CL) for C5/females
(0.13 ± 0.044) and C5/males (0.19 ± 0.051) than for C4/C5 (0.00 ± 0.035) when averaged over all samples taken in April and
June 1997. We discuss how the observed distribution and mortality rates of overwintering C. finmarchicus might be related to predatory regime. 相似文献
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M. Peharda C. A. Richardson I. Mladineo S. Šestanović Z. Popović J. Bolotin N. Vrgoč 《Marine Biology》2007,151(2):629-638
Age, growth and population structure of Modiolus barbatus from Mali Ston Bay, Croatia were determined using modal size (age) classes in length frequency distributions, annual pallial
line scars on the inner shell surface, internal annual growth lines in shell sections of the middle nacreous layer and Calcein
marked and transplanted mussels. The length frequency distributions indicated that M. barbatus attain a length of ∼40 mm in 5–6 years indicating that a large proportion of the population in Mali Ston Bay is <5 years
old. Some mussels of ∼60 mm were predicted to be 14 years old using the Von Bertalanffy growth (VBG) equation. Up to the first
6 pallial line scars were visible in young (<6 years) mussels but in older shells the first scars became obscured by nacre
deposition as the mussel increased in length and age. The age of the older shells (>6 years) was determined from the middle
nacreous lines in shell section, which formed annually in winter between February and March; the wider dark increments forming
during summer (June to September). The oldest mussel, determined from the middle nacreous lines, was >12 years, with the majority
of mussels aged between 3 and 6 years of age. The ages of mussels ascertained using the growth lines were not dissimilar to
the ages predicted from the length frequency distributions. Age at length curves produced using modal size class data were
not different from the data obtained using the pallial scar rings and internal growth lines. Taken together these data suggest
that M. barbatus attains a length of 40 and 50 mm within 5 and 8 years, respectively. Eighty one percent of individual M. barbatus injected with a Calcein seawater solution (300 mg Calcein l−1), into their mantle cavity successfully deposited a fluorescent line, which was visible in suitably prepared shell sections
under ultra violet light. Incorporation of Calcein into the mussel shells was seasonally variable with the lowest frequency
of incorporation in mussels marked in February and recovered in May. Seasonal shell growth was observed with significantly
higher growth rates in mussels marked in May and removed in August (ANCOVA, F
3,149 = 23.11, P < 0.001). Mussels (∼18 to 22 mm) marked in May and recovered in August displayed maximal growth rates of >2.5 mm month−1 compared with a mean mussel growth rate of 1.2 ± 0.6 mm month−1. At other times of the year mussel shell growth ranged from immeasurable to 1.48 mm month−1. 相似文献
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Temporal changes in hydrography affect suspended particulate matter (SPM) composition and distribution in coastal systems,
potentially influencing the diets of suspension feeders. Temporal variation in SPM and in the diet of the mussel Perna perna, were investigated using stable isotope analysis. The δ13C and δ15 N ratios of SPM, mussels and macroalgae were determined monthly, with SPM samples collected along a 10 km onshore–offshore
transect, over 14 months at Kenton-on-Sea, on the south coast of South Africa. Clear nearshore (0 km) to offshore (10 km)
carbon depletion gradients were seen in SPM during all months and extended for 50 km offshore on one occasion. Carbon enrichment
of coastal SPM in winter (June–August 2004 and May 2005) indicated temporal changes in the nearshore detrital pool, presumably
reflecting changes in macroalgal detritus, linked to local changes in coastal hydrography and algal seasonality. Nitrogen
patterns were less clear, with SPM enrichment seen between July and October 2004 from 0 to 10 km. Nearshore SPM demonstrated
cyclical patterns in carbon over 24-h periods that correlated closely with tidal cycles and mussel carbon signatures, sampled
monthly, demonstrated fluctuations that could not be correlated to seasonal or monthly changes in SPM. Macroalgae showed extreme
variability in isotopic signatures, with no discernable patterns. IsoSource mixing models indicated over 50% reliance of mussel
tissue on nearshore carbon, highlighting the importance of nearshore SPM in mussel diet. Overall, carbon variation in SPM
at both large and small temporal scales can be related to hydrographic processes, but is masked in mussels by long-term isotope
integration. 相似文献
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Three marine diatoms, Skeletonema costatum, Chaetoceros debilis, and Thalassiosira gravida were grown under no limitation and ammonium or silicate limitation or starvation. Changes in cell morphology were documented with photomicrographs of ammonium and silicate-limited and non-limited cells, and correlated with observed changes in chemical composition. Cultures grown under silicate starvation or limitation showed an increase in particulate carbon, nitrogen and phosporus and chlorophyll a per unit cell volume compared to non-limited cells; particulate silica per cell volume decreased. Si-starved cells were different from Si-limited cells in that the former contained more particulate carbon and silica per cell volume. The most sensitive indicator of silicate limitation or starvation was the ratio C:Si, being 3 to 5 times higher than the values for non-limited cells. The ratios Si:chlorophyll a and S:P were lower and N:Si was higher than non-limited cells by a factor of 2 to 3. The other ratios, C:N, C:P, C:chlorophyll a, N:chlorophyll a, P:chlorophyll a and N:P were considered not to be sensitive indicators of silicate limitation or starvation. Chlorophyll a, and particulate nitrogen per unit cell volume decreased under ammonium limitation and starvation. NH4-starved cells contained more chlorophyll a, carbon, nitrogen, silica, and phosphorus per cell volume than NH4-limited cells. N:Si was the most sensitive ratio to ammonium limitation or starvation, being 2 to 3 times lower than non-limited cells. Si:chlorophyll a, P:chlorophyll a and N:P were less sensitive, while the ratios C:N, C:chlorophyll a, N:chlorophyll a, C:Si, C:P and Si:P were the least sensitive. Limited cells had less of the limiting nutrient per unit cell volume than starved cells and more of the non-limiting nutrients (i.e., silica and phosphorus for NH4-limited cells). This suggests that nutrient-limited cells rather than nutrient-starved cells should be used along with non-limited cells to measure the full range of potential change in cellular chemical composition for one species under nutrient limitation.Contribution No. 943 from the Department of Oceanography, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA. 相似文献
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Arthur R. Bos Girley S. Gumanao Marieke M. van Katwijk Benjamin Mueller Marjho M. Saceda Rosie Lynn P. Tejada 《Marine Biology》2011,158(3):639-648
Archaster typicus, a common sea star in Indo-Pacific regions, has been a target for the ornamental trade, even though little is known about
its population biology. Spatial and temporal patterns of abundance and size structure of A. typicus were studied in the Davao Gulf, the Philippines (125°42.7′E, 7°0.6′N), from February 2008 to December 2009. Specimens of
A. typicus were associated with intertidal mangrove prop roots, seagrass meadows, sandy beaches, and shoals. Among prop roots, specimens
were significantly smaller and had highest densities (131 ind. m−2) between November and March. High organic matter in sediment and a relatively low predation rate seemed to support juvenile
life among mangroves. Size and density analyses provided evidence that individuals gradually move to seagrass, sandy habitats,
and shoals as they age. Specimens were significantly larger at a shoal (maximum radius R = 81 mm). New recruits were found between August and November in both 2008 and 2009. Timing of recruitment and population
size frequencies confirmed a seasonal reproductive cycle. Juveniles had relatively high growth rates (2–7 mm month−1) and may reach an R of 20–25 mm after 1 year. Growth rates of larger specimens (R > 30 mm) were generally <2 mm month−1. The activity pattern of A. typicus was related to the tidal phase and not to time of day: Specimens moved over the sediment surface during low tides and were
burrowed during high tides possibly avoiding predation. This is one of the first studies to document an ontogenetic habitat
shift for sea stars and provides new biological information as a basis for management of harvested A. typicus populations. 相似文献
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Ami Schlesinger Rotem Goldshmid Michael G. Hadfield Esti Kramarsky-Winter Yossi Loya 《Marine Biology》2009,156(4):753-761
Spurilla neapolitana from the Eastern Mediterranean was cultured in a self-sustained, temperature-controlled laboratory culture system, and its
life cycle is described. Adults were collected from three field sites situated 120 km apart, along the Israeli Mediterranean
coastline, between March 2006 and August 2007. Cultures of the life-cycle stages were raised at 24°C. S. neapolitana deposited white, coiled, spiral egg masses containing zygotes. Veliger larvae hatched 3.0 ± 0.4 days post oviposition. The
veliger larvae are obligatory planktotrophs, with a minimal larval phase of 22 days. In the lab, larvae settled and metamorphosed
following exposure to metabolites derived from distinct prey sea anemone species. Reproductive maturity was reached 42 ± 5 days
post metamorphosis, resulting in a laboratory generation time of 67 days (egg to egg). The average life span of reproductive
specimens in this study was 157 ± 13 days post-oviposition and they reached a length of 7–10 cm. During this period, an average
adult deposited ca. 40 × 106 zygotes. This species has several characteristics that suggest it will be a useful model for laboratory-oriented research.
Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users. 相似文献
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Hydrodynamic and chemical conditions during onset of a red-tide assemblage in an estuarine upwelling ecosystem 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
The hydrodynamics and nitrogen/silicon biogeochemistry accompanying the development of a red-tide assemblage were examined
in the Ría de Vigo (northwest Spain), a coastal embayment affected by upwelling, during an in situ diel experiment in September
1991. Despite a low N:Si molar ratio (0.5) of nutrients entering the surface layer, which was favourable for diatom growth,
the diatom population began to decline. Limited N-nutrient input, arising from moderate coastal upwelling in a stratified
water column, restricted net community production (NCP = 630 mg C m−2 d−1). In addition, light-limitation of gross primary production (GPP = 1525 mg C m−2 d−1) was observed. The relatively high f-ratio (= NCP:GPP) recorded (0.41, characteristic of intense upwelling conditions) would have been as low as 0.15 had not GPP
been limited by light intensity. Temporal separation of carbohydrate synthesis during the photoperiod from protein synthesis
in the dark could be inferred from the time-course of the C:N ratio of particulate organic matter. Severe light-limitation
would lead to diatom collapse were the diatoms not able to meet all their energy requirements during the hours of darkness.
Under the hydrodynamic, nutrient and light conditions of the experiment, an assemblage of red-tide-forming species began to
develop, aided by their ability to migrate vertically and to synthesize carbohydrates during the light in surface waters and
protein during the dark at the 4 m-deep pycnocline. Thermal stratification, reduced turbulence, intense nutrient mineralization,
and the limited nitrogen input through moderate upwelling were all favourable to the onset of a red-tide assemblage.
Received: 15 February 1997 / Accepted: 26 September 1997 相似文献
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Helen S. Findlay Michael A. Kendall John I. Spicer Stephen Widdicombe 《Marine Biology》2010,157(4):725-735
Ocean acidification and global warming are occurring concomitantly, yet few studies have investigated how organisms will respond
to increases in both temperature and CO2. Intertidal microcosms were used to examine growth, shell mineralogy and survival of two intertidal barnacle post-larvae,
Semibalanus balanoides and Elminius modestus, at two temperatures (14 and 19°C) and two CO2 concentrations (380 and 1,000 ppm), fed with a mixed diatom-flagellate diet at 15,000 cells ml−1 with flow rate of 10 ml−1 min−1. Control growth rates, using operculum diameter, were 14 ± 8 μm day−1 and 6 ± 2 μm day−1 for S. balanoides and E. modestus, respectively. Subtle, but significant decreases in E. modestus growth rate were observed in high CO2 but there were no impacts on shell calcium content and survival by either elevated temperature or CO2. S. balanoides exhibited no clear alterations in growth rate but did show a large reduction in shell calcium content and survival under
elevated temperature and CO2. These results suggest that a decrease by 0.4 pH(NBS) units alone would not be sufficient to directly impact the survival of barnacles during the first month post-settlement.
However, in conjunction with a 4–5°C increase in temperature, it appears that significant changes to the biology of these
organisms will ensue. 相似文献
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Rates of progression and transmission of black band disease (BBD) on the staghorn coral, Acropora muricata, were compared between months for seasonal in situ studies and between temperature treatments in experimental aquaria manipulations
at Lizard Island on the Great Barrier Reef (GBR). In situ field experiments demonstrated that BBD progressed along branches
approximately twice as fast (1.7–2.4 times) during the austral summer month of January (0.99 ± 0.04 cm/day) than in the cooler
months of July (0.58 ± 0.04 cm/day) and May (0.41 ± 0.07 cm/day). Transmission of BBD between colonies was also accelerated
in warmer months, with signs of infection becoming visible 1.2 days earlier in January compared to May. The greater seawater
temperatures by ∼2 to 3°C and light intensities by up to 650 μE/m2/s in January, suggest that rates of progression and transmission of BBD are linked to one or both of these parameters. Manipulative
experiments in summer provide corroborative evidence that elevated temperatures increase rates of BBD progression, with the
disease progressing 1.3 times more rapidly in the 32°C elevated temperature treatment than in the 30°C ambient treatment (1.17 ± 0.06 cm/day
versus 0.92 ± 0.07 cm/day; F
2,6 = 7.66, P = 0.022). In contrast, although a trend for greatest BBD progression was measured in elevated temperature treatments of 29°C
(0.46 ± 0.07 cm/day) and 31°C (0.52 ± 0.06 cm/day) in winter, these rates did not differ significantly (F
3,7 = 1.72, P = 0.249) from those measured for the ambient 27°C treatment (0.37 ± 0.06 cm/day) or the field controls (0.41 ± 0.09 cm/day).
The lower rates of BBD progression in the 31°C winter treatment (0.52 ± 0.06 cm/day) than in the 30°C (0.92 ± 0.07 cm/day)
summer treatment, may have been a response to 28-fold decreased light irradiance in the former, suggesting that high irradiance
in combination with elevated temperatures may promote progression of BBD. Results from this study indicate that the impact
of elevated temperature on BBD progression is complex with a combination of environmental factors including temperature and
light playing key roles in progression and transmission of the disease. 相似文献
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Great scallop, Pecten maximus, and blue mussel, Mytilus edulis, clearance rate (CR) responses to low natural seston concentrations were investigated in the laboratory to study (1) short-term
CR variations in individual bivalves exposed to a single low seston diet, and (2) seasonal variations in average CR responses
of bivalve cohorts to natural environmental variations. On a short temporal scale, mean CR response of both species to 0.06 μg L−1 chlorophyll a (Chl a) and 0.23 mg L−1 suspended particulate matter (SPM) remained constant despite large intra-individual fluctuations in CR. In the seasonal study,
cohorts of each species were exposed to four seston treatments consisting of ambient and diluted natural seston that ranged
in mean concentration from 0.15 to 0.43 mg L−1 SPM, 0.01 to 0.88 μg L−1 Chl a, 36 to 131 μg L−1 particulate organic carbon and 0.019 to 0.330 mm3 L−1 particle volume. Although food abundance in all treatments was low, the nutritional quality of the seston was relatively
high (e.g., mean particulate organic content ranged from 68 to 75%). Under these low seston conditions, a high percentage
of P. maximus (81–98%) and M. edulis (67–97%) actively cleared particles at mean rates between 9 and 12 and between 4 and 6 L g−1 h−1, respectively. For both species, minimum mean CR values were obtained for animals exposed to the lowest seston concentrations.
Within treatments, P. maximus showed a greater degree of seasonality in CR than M. edulis, which fed at a relatively constant rate despite seasonal changes in food and temperature. P. maximus showed a non-linear CR response to increasing Chl a levels, with rates increasing to a maximum at approximately 0.4 μg L−1 Chl a and then decreasing as food quantity continued to increase. Mean CR of M. edulis also peaked at a similar concentration, but remained high and stable as the food supply continued to increase and as temperatures
varied between 4.6 and 19.6°C. The results show that P. maximus and M. edulis from a low seston environment, do not stop suspension-feeding at very low seston quantities; a result that contradicts previous
conclusions on the suspension-feeding behavior of bivalve mollusks and which is pertinent to interpreting the biogeographic
distribution of bivalve mollusks and site suitability for aquaculture. 相似文献
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Particle sorting in bivalves: in vivo determination of the pallial organs of selection 总被引:5,自引:0,他引:5
Benthic particle feeders are exposed to a food supply varying in both quantity and quality. Previous studies have shown that
bivalve molluscs deal with such fluctuating particle regimes in a variety of ways, including adjustments in pumping and ingestion
rates, and selective rejection of non-nutritive particles as pseudofeces. The actual site of particle selection within the
pallial cavity, however, has remained a topic of speculation. During August 1995 and January and August 1996, we exposed the
oysters Crassostrea virginica (Gmelin) and C. gigas (Thunberg), and the mussel Mytilus trossulus Gould to a mixture of ground, aged Spartina alterniflora Loisel and similar-sized phytoplankton at three concentrations (103, 104, 105 particles ml−1). We then examined the ctenidia and labial palps by means of endoscopy and sampled, in vivo, the particulate material from
various ciliated tracts, and analyzed the samples with a flow cytometer. We found that in oysters, the ctenidia are responsible
for particle sorting, whereas the labial palps play an accessory role in particle selection, or function to control the volume
of material to be ingested. In mussels, however, the ctenidia play little role in particle selection and simply transport
particulate matter to the palps for further processing. We suggest that selection by the ctenidia of oysters is a function
of their architecture (plicate, heterorhabdic).
Received: 4 June 1997 / Accepted: 23 January 1998 相似文献
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Population dynamics and production of the planktonic copepods in a eutrophic inlet of the Inland Sea of Japan. I. Centropages abdominalis 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
Population dynamics and production of the calanoid copepod Centropages abdominalis were studied from November 1986 to November 1987 in Fukuyama Harbor, in the central part of the Inland Sea of Japan. This species was present in the plankton during a cold-water period from November to June (temperature range: 8.9 to 21.1 °C), with a peak abundance (23 600 ind m–3) in February. During this period, six generations could be detected, and each generation time agreed well with that predicted from food-satiated laboratory experiments, indicating that the natural population was not food-limited. The population suffered extremely high mortality during the period from egg to naupliar stage (N) II: only 0.02 to 4% of the eggs survived to NII. However, the mortality in stages older than NII was almost negligible. The growth rate of C. abdominalis increased exponentially with increasing temperature. Its biomass and production rate showed marked seasonal variations largely in parallel with numerical abundance. The estimated production between 7 November 1986 and 29 May 1987 was 355 mg C m–3 or 2.66 g C m–2, 95% of which occurred during February and March. The daily production rate to biomass ratio increased exponentially with temperature from 0.18 at 8.9°C to 0.37 at 19°C. 相似文献
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Nutrient sufficiency of zooxanthellae in the sea anemone Aiptasia pallida cultured in low nutrient seawater depends on the availability of particulate food to the host. Zooxanthellae in anemones unfed for 20 to 30 d exhibited the following characteristics of nutrient deficiency: cell division rates decreased; chlorophyll a content gradually decreased from 2 to <1 pg cell–1; and C:N ratios increased from 7.5 to 16. Over a 3-mo period, algal populations in unfed anemones gradually decreased, indicating that zooxanthellae were lost faster than they were replaced by division. The mitotic index of zooxanthellae in unfed anemones was stimulated either by feeding the host or by the addition of inorganic N and P to the medium. Whether algae are nutrient-limited in hosts under field conditions has not been examined fully; however, C:N ratios in zooxanthellae from field-collected hosts are slightly higher (9.4 vs 7.5) than in hosts fed to repletion in laboratory cultures. This observation might indicate N limitation in the field. 相似文献
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Marine communities are experiencing unprecedented rates of species homogenization due to the increasing success of invasive
species, but little is known about the mechanisms that allow a species to invade and persist in a new habitat. In central
California, native (Mytilus trossulus Gould 1850) and invasive (Mytilus galloprovincialis Lamarck 1819) blue mussels and their hybrids co-exist, providing an opportunity to analyze the mechanisms that determine
the distributions of these taxa. Spatial and temporal variation in temperature and salinity and the relative frequencies of
these mussel taxa were examined between 2000 and 2004 at four sites in San Francisco Bay and four in Monterey Bay, which were
chosen for their different positions along inferred estuarine/oceanic gradients in the hybrid zone. Mussels were genetically
identified as the parent species or hybrids by amplifying regions of two species-specific loci: the adhesive byssal thread
protein (Glu-5′) and the internal transcribed spacer region of ribosomal DNA (ITS 1). The proportion of M. trossulus at the eight hybrid zone sites correlated negatively with average salinity (R
2=0.60) and positively with maximal temperature (R
2≥0.72), a somewhat unexpected result given what is known about the phylogeography of this species. The proportion of M. galloprovincialis showed the opposite pattern. The proportion of hybrids was correlated neither with habitat temperature nor salinity. Genotypes
of mussel populations at an additional 13 sites from Coos Bay, Oregon (latitude 43.35°N) to Long Beach, California (latitude
33.72°N), sampled at various intervals between 2000 and 2004, were also determined. This survey confirmed previous reports
that the hybrid zone lies between Monterey and the Cape Mendocino region (latitudes 36.63°N–40.5°N). Within Monterey and San
Francisco Bays, however, the temporal comparisons (1990s vs. 2000s) revealed abrupt changes in the proportions of the two
parent species and their hybrids on annual and decadal time scales. These changes indicate that the blue mussel populations
are in a highly dynamic state. The survey also showed that, regardless of habitat, M. trossulus is consistently of smaller average size than either M. galloprovincialis or hybrids.
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Rates of respiration and protein synthesis were measured during embryonic and larval development of Antarctic asteroids with
different life-history modes (non-feeding and feeding larvae: Acodontaster hodgsoni, Porania antarctica, Odontaster meridionalis). Patterns of respiration for these species all show an increase during embryogenesis, with subsequent maintenance of routine
respiration (“starvation resistance”), even in the absence of food for ~4 months (O. meridionalis). Fractional rates of protein synthesis (i.e., rate per unit mass of whole-body protein content) in the Antarctic larvae
are essentially identical to those of temperate species. Larvae of O. meridionalis had an average fractional synthesis rate of 0.52% ± 0.05 h−1 at −1.0°C, which is comparable to the temperate asteroid Asterina miniata at 0.53% ± 0.14 h−1 at 15°C. For embryos of the asteroids A. hodgsoni and P. antarctica, fractional rates of protein synthesis (~0.2% h−1) also are comparable to those reported for embryos of temperate echinoderm species. While rates of synthesis are high, rates
of protein deposition are relatively low (percent of protein synthesized that is retained for growth). During a ~4 month growth
period for larvae of O. meridionalis, the average protein depositional efficiency was 5.2%. This contrasts with higher rates of depositional efficiency reported
for similar developmental stages of temperate echinoderm species. The biological significance of maintaining high rates of
macromolecular synthesis for species with low rates of cell division and low protein depositional efficiencies is intriguing
in the context of understanding the mechanistic bases of extended life spans and dispersal potential in response to changing
Antarctic environments. 相似文献
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Piers Ettinger-Epstein Steve W. Whalan Christopher N. Battershill Rocky de Nys 《Marine Biology》2007,153(2):171-178
Determining the reproductive processes of benthic invertebrates is central to our understanding of their recruitment and population
dynamics. Sexual reproduction of the gonochoric and viviparous Great Barrier Reef sponge, Luffariella variabilis (Poléjaeff 1884) was quantified from histological samples collected over two reproductive seasons (2004 and 2005). Gametogenesis
commenced for females at a water temperature of 21°C, the lowest water temperature of the year. Spermatogenesis occurred above
22.5°C with sperm asynchronously developed and released from August or September to October. Oocytes developed asynchronously
from July to September, embryos from September to December, and larvae from November to December. Female reproduction terminated
in December (after larval release) prior to the highest mean annual water temperature of 30°C in January. There was a significant
(35%) decrease in female reproductive output in 2005 compared to 2004, as measured by the reproductive index (0.68 ± 0.12
female reproductive propagules mm−2 of mesohyl in 2005 compared with 1.05 ± 0.10 mm−2 in 2004). This corresponded with delayed oogenesis and spermatogenesis, and a shortened larval development cycle corresponding
with a delayed minimum temperature (21°C) in August of 2005 compared with July 2004. Accordingly, the maximum percentage of
the mesohyl occupied by female reproductive propagules (eggs, embryos and larvae) was also reduced by 60% in 2005 (overall
mean of 13.04% in October 2004 compared with 5.35% in October 2005). However, the mean sizes of individual female propagules
remained the same from year to year. Males in contrast, showed no overall difference in either reproductive index or percentage
occupation of the mesohyl between 2004 and 2005. The lowered reproductive output (∼35%) of females of L. variabilis associated with delayed minimum water temperatures may have important implications for population reproductive success where
oogenesis and spermatogenesis and larval release are cued by minimum and maximum water temperatures, respectively. 相似文献
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The scaling of metabolic rates with body mass is one of the best known and most studied characteristics of aquatic animals.
Herein, we studied how size is related to oxygen consumption, ammonia excretion, and ingestion rates in tropical (Octopus maya) and cold-water (Enteroctopus megalocyathus) cephalopod species in an attempt to understand how size affects their metabolism. We also looked at how cephalopod metabolisms
are modulated by temperature by constructing the relationship between metabolism and temperature for some benthic octopod
species. Finally, we estimated the energy balance for O. maya and E. megalocyathus in order to validate the use of this information for aquaculture or fisheries management. In both species, oxygen consumption
and ammonia excretion increased allometrically with increasing body weight (BW) expressed as Y = aBW
b
. For oxygen consumption, b was 0.71 and 0.69 for E. megalocyathus and O. maya, respectively, and for ammonia excretion it was 0.37 and 0.43. Both species had low O/N ratios, indicating an apparent dependence
on protein energy. The mean ingestion rates for E. megalocyathus (3.1 ± 0.2% its BW day−1) and O. maya (2.9 ± 0.5% its BW day−1) indicate that voracity, which is characteristic of cephalopods, could be independent of species. The scope for growth (P = I − (H + U + R) estimated for E. megalocyathus was 28% higher than that observed in O. maya (320 vs. 249 kJ day−1 kg−1). Thus, cold-water cephalopod species could be more efficient than tropical species. The protein and respiratory metabolisms
of O. maya, E. megalocyathus, and other octopod species are directly dependent on temperature. Our results offer complementary evidence that, as Clarke
(2004) stated, the metabolic response (R and U) cannot be determined mechanistically by temperature, as previously proposed (Gillooly et al. 2002). 相似文献