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Barnacles are a type of crustacean, but unlike crabs and lobsters they attach themselves to a surface and don’t move around once they are adults. They are filter-feeders and can survive drying out and sun exposure in the tidal zone.
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Abstract Plankton play a key role in marine food webs by producing and transferring organic matter and energy to higher trophic levels. To define the trophic structure and interactions within the planktonic communities in the Gulf of Naples, we determined carbon and nitrogen stable isotope ratios in particulate organic matter (POM, <20 μm ...
Louise Merquiol +2 more
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Application of the Right to choose in permissible Contracts
According to the principle of the necessity of the contracts, the possibility of termination is an exceptional and unconventional one. Article 456 of the Civil Code of option has been considered as one of the cases of the dissolution of the necessary ...
Alireza Sharifi , Masomeh Abdolahi
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Heavy metals in barnacles Balanus sp.: from biomonitoring to coastal management [PDF]
This study determined the levels of Cd, Cu, Fe, Ni, and Zn in the soft tissues and shells of barnacles (Balanus sp.) collected from the Kuala Juru, Sebatu, Sg. Ayam and Kg. Pasir Puteh, Peninsular Malaysia, obtained in 2008.
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Anatomy and Ultrastructure of the Cyprid Temporary Adhesive System in Two Species of Acorn Barnacle
Acorn barnacles are sessile as adults and select their settlement site as a cypris larva. Cyprids are well adapted to exploring surfaces in dynamic environments, using a temporary adhesive secreted from the antennules to adhere during this process.
Joshua J. Raine +2 more
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Loggerhead and green turtles inhabit all oceans except the polar regions. External surfaces of sea turtles are often colonized by epibiotic chelonibiid barnacles.
Hyun Kyong Kim +6 more
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The barnacles included in the superfamily Coronuloidea are epizoic symbionts of various marine vertebrates (including cetaceans, sirenians, and sea turtles) and other crustaceans (crabs and horseshoe crabs).
ALBERTO COLLARETA +2 more
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Biotopes of the intertidal zone in Clarence Island (south of the Strait of Magellan) [PDF]
The characteristics of the Strait of Magellan promote the formation of unique environments, with diverse habitats and marine organisms. This fragmentation of the landscape generates diverse little-explored ecological associations, especially in the zone ...
Cristian Aldea +5 more
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Barnacle analysis as a microplastic pollution bioindicator on the East Coast of Surabaya [PDF]
Background Plastic pollution is a significant issue on the East Coast of Surabaya, emphasizing the need to develop microplastic monitoring programs. Barnacles became one of the potential microplastic bioindicator species on the East Coast of Surabaya ...
Miftakhul Sefti Raufanda +2 more
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Survey of Fouling Organisms at Songkhla Port in Thailand
The fouling organisms at Songkhla Port were investigated from November 2011 to December 2012. Samples were collected using PVC panels (10 cm x 20 cm) submerged for one-month and three-month periods.
Ratchanee Phuttapreecha +3 more
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