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Comparative Ecology Of The Parasites Of The Spot, Leiostomus Xanthurus Lacepede, And The Atlantic Croaker, Micropogonias Undulatus Linnaeus (Sciaenidae), In The Cape Hatteras Region, Dennis A. Thoney
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Parasite communities of spot, Leiostomus xanthurus, and Atlantic croaker, Micropogonias undulatus, were examined to determine if (1) their structure changed with host age, (2) geographical location affected community structure, (3) food habits affected community structure, and (4) their parasite communities are predictable. Juvenile fish were collected monthly from Chesapeake Bay and Pamlico Sound. Adult fish were collected offshore north of Cape Hatteras in fall, and offshore south of Cape Hatteras in spring and fall. A total of 21 parasitic species occurred in juvenile spot and 19 in juvenile croaker from Chesapeake Bay and Pamlico Sound. The parasite communities of juvenile …
Heterotrophic Bacterial Production: Relationships To Biological And Abiological Factors In Estuarine Environments, Eric Thor Koepfler
Heterotrophic Bacterial Production: Relationships To Biological And Abiological Factors In Estuarine Environments, Eric Thor Koepfler
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Section 1. Ecotoxicological effects of creosote contamination on benthic bacterial communities in the Elizabeth River, Virginia were investigated using both structural and functional microbial parameters. Results indicated that cell specific and total heterotrophic bacterial production parameters were depressed in a dose dependent manner with increasing sediment PAH concentrations. Toxicity effects upon production were modified by temporal trends associated with temperature as well as spatial sediment characteristics. of the parameters employed, the tritiated thymidine production assay was found to be the most sensitive for detection of ecotoxicological effects. Section 2. Bacterial abundance and production were examined during a destratification event in …
The Influence Of Tributyltin On Various Aspects Of Activation And Reactive Oxygen Formation In Oyster Toadfish (Opsanus Tau) Macrophages, Charles D. Rice
The Influence Of Tributyltin On Various Aspects Of Activation And Reactive Oxygen Formation In Oyster Toadfish (Opsanus Tau) Macrophages, Charles D. Rice
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The effects of tributyltin (TBT) on phorbol myristate acetate (PMA)- and calcium ionophore (A23187)-stimulated peritoneal macrophages from oyster toadfish (Opsanus tau) were evaluated in a luminol-dependent chemiluminescence (CL) assay. PMA-stimulated CL responses were increased by in vitro exposure to 50 ug/L TBT, but depressed to baseline values by 500 ug/L TBT. A23187-stimulated CL increased with 5 ug/L and 50 ug/L TBT, and depressed by 500 ug/L TBT. Responses stimulated by synergistic doses of PMA and A23187 were increased by 50 ug/L TBT and depressed by 500 ug/L TBT. Enhanced PMA- and A23187-stimulated CL following TBT exposure returned to baseline values …
Recent Vegetation And Area Changes In A Tidal Marsh Located At Pope's Creek, Virginia, Julia K. Wilcox
Recent Vegetation And Area Changes In A Tidal Marsh Located At Pope's Creek, Virginia, Julia K. Wilcox
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