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Fatty Acids as a Tool to Understand Microbial Diversity and Their Role in Food Webs of Mediterranean Temporary Ponds

Molecules, 2014
Temporary Mediterranean ponds are complex ecosystems which support a high diversity of organisms that include heterotrophic microorganisms, algae, crustaceans, amphibians and higher plants, and have the potential to supply food and a resting place to ...
Carla C. C. R. de Carvalho, Maria-José Caramujo   +1 more
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Isotopic niche differs between seal and fish‐eating killer whales (Orcinus orca) in northern Norway

Ecology and Evolution, 2020
Ecological diversity has been reported for killer whales (Orcinus orca) throughout the North Atlantic but patterns of prey specialization have remained poorly understood.
Eve Jourdain, Clare Andvik, Richard Karoliussen, Anders Ruus, Dag Vongraven, Katrine Borgå   +5 more
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A bacterial index to estimate lake trophic level: National scale validation

, 2021
Lakes and their catchments have been subjected to centuries to millennia of exploitation by humans. Efficient monitoring methods are required to promote proactive protection and management.
Pearman, John K, Dahl, Jenny, Hamilton, David P, Vandergoes, Marcus J, Adamson, Janet, Howarth, Jamie D, Wood, Susanna A, Pochon, Xavier, Waters, Sean, Thomson-Laing, Georgia, Biessy, Laura, Thompson, Lucy, Atalah, Javier, Brasell, Katie A, Ellison, Riki, et al.   +15 more
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Rapid Spartina alterniflora removal reshapes bird communities via soil and macrobenthic pathways

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
The invasion of Spartina alterniflora has caused widespread ecological disruption along coastal wetlands. In response, China launched a large-scale, physical S. alterniflora removal project.
Wenzhang Dai, Jingdan Cao, Shengxi Yan, Mohan Huo, Tianyi Sun, Mengshuo Liu, Shuqing An, Xin Leng   +7 more
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Diet Composition and Trophic Level of Greater Forkbeard Phycis blennoides (Gadiform: Phycidae) from the Algerian Coast

Croatian Journal of Fisheries, 2018
The diet of the greater forkbeard Phycis blennoides (Brünnich, 1768) of the Algerian coast was studied between December 2013 and June 2015, providing information on its ecology for a better understanding of the feeding strategy.
Alioua Zakia, Amira Soumia, Derbal Farid, Rachedi Mounira, Bahbah Lamia, Bensari Billel, Zerouali-Khodja Fatiha   +6 more
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Mercury bioaccumulation in the Mediterranean

E3S Web of Conferences, 2013
This study details mercury pollution within the food chain of the Mediterranean by analysing the most comprehensive mercury dataset available for biota and water measurements.
Cinnirella S., Pirrone N., Horvat M., Kocman D., Kotnik J.   +4 more
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Ontogenetic Variation in the Trophic and Mercury Levels of Japanese Anchovy in the High Seas of the Northwestern Pacific Ocean

Journal of Marine Science and Engineering
The aim of this study was to explore the connection between growth and feeding ecology and mercury (Hg) levels in Japanese anchovy (Engraulis japonicus).
Long Chen, Guanyu Hu, Zhenfang Zhao, Bilin Liu, Xinjun Chen, Yingcong Chen   +5 more
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Wing morphology is linked to stable isotope composition of nitrogen and carbon in ground beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae)

European Journal of Entomology, 2015
As movement is expensive in terms of energy required, mobile animals might have to utilize more energy rich resources than less mobile animals. As mobile animals are possibly more effective foragers we hypothesize a positive correlation between mobility ...
Marcin ZALEWSKI, Dorota DUDEK-GODEAU, Alexei V. TIUNOV, Jean-François GODEAU, Yutaka OKUZAKI, Hiroshi IKEDA, Paweł SIENKIEWICZ, Werner ULRICH   +7 more
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Trophic model-generated indicators of the southern Benguela ecosystem for communicating with fisheries managers [PDF]

, 2010
Includes abstract.Includes bibliographical references (leaves 112-121).An Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries (EAF) is the new management paradigm considered for ecosystems worldwide.
Osman, Wisaal
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Freshwater fishes of Orissa, India

Journal of Fisheries, 2018
Varied freshwater resources of Orissa blessed with diverse fish fauna. In total, 186 species of fishes belonging to 11 orders, 33 families and 96 genera were recorded from various freshwater bodies of Orissa. Cypriniformes was the most dominant order and
Havagiappa Sharnappa Mogalekar, Johnson Canciyal   +1 more
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