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Wong, Allan HK, Donald J. McQueen, D. Dudley Williams, and Eric Demers. "Transfer of mercury from benthic invertebrates to fishes in lakes with contrasting fish community structures." Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 54, no. 6 (June 1, 1997): 1320–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/f97-035.

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We examined the flow of mercury (Hg) from benthic invertebrates to fishes in lakes with contrasting fish community structure. The study was carried out in two whole lakes in southcentral Ontario in 1992. Both were remote from direct sources of contamination and were chosen because of their physical and chemical similarities. Although the fish communities in the two lakes were qualitatively similar, the total number of fishes in Ranger Lake was an order of magnitude smaller than that in Mouse Lake. As a result of the lower net predation from benthivorous fishes, documented in earlier studies, Ranger Lake benthic invertebrate populations were significantly higher. However, benthic invertebrate taxa in Mouse Lake were generally larger and had higher Hg concentrations. This was partly attributed to the stunted growth of Mouse Lake fishes, which did not allow them to prey on larger benthos as a result of gape limitations. Despite the lower Hg concentrations in Ranger Lake benthos, total benthic invertebrate Hg pools were higher in this lake as a result of its higher total benthic invertebrate biomass. However, the transfer of total Hg from benthic invertebrates to fishes was higher in Mouse Lake due to the higher consumption rates of benthivorous fishes.
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Galarowicz, Tracy L., and David H. Wahl. "Foraging by a young-of-the-year piscivore: the role of predator size, prey type, and density." Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 62, no. 10 (October 1, 2005): 2330–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/f05-148.

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Young-of-the-year piscivores undergo ontogenetic diet shifts, but mechanisms influencing prey selection and implications for growth are unclear. We examined foraging and growth of 20- to 150-mm walleye (Sander vitreus) fed either zooplankton, benthic invertebrates, or fish over a range of prey densities in the laboratory. The number of each prey type consumed was influenced by walleye size and prey density. Walleye exhibited type II functional responses on each prey type; attack coefficients were constant across zooplankton and fish densities but decreased with benthic invertebrate densities. Handling time estimates were greater for fish than for other prey types but similar for zooplankton and benthos. Foraging efficiencies on zooplankton and benthic invertebrates increased with walleye size but were variable for fish prey. The smallest walleye size class (20 mm) had similar energy return (J·min–1) and growth (g·day–1) on zooplankton, benthic invertebrates, and fish. For larger walleye, both energy return and growth were highest on fish, intermediate on benthic invertebrates, and lowest on zooplankton. Diet shifts of juvenile piscivores and, consequently, growth can be explained by ontogenetic changes in foraging abilities and prey densities.
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Romero, Nicolas, Robert E. Gresswell, and Judith L. Li. "Changing patterns in coastal cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarki clarki) diet and prey in a gradient of deciduous canopies." Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 62, no. 8 (August 1, 2005): 1797–807. http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/f05-099.

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We examined the influence of riparian vegetation patterns on coastal cutthroat trout Oncorhynchus clarki clarki diet and prey from the summer of 2001 through the spring of 2002. Benthic and drifting invertebrates, allochthonous prey, and fish diet were collected from deciduous, conifer, and mixed sections of three Oregon coastal watersheds. The nine sites were best characterized as a continuum of deciduous cover, and shrub cover and proportion of deciduous canopy were positively correlated (r = 0.74). Most sources of prey (benthic invertebrate biomass, allochthonous invertebrate inputs, aquatic and total invertebrate drift) and aquatic prey ingested by coastal cutthroat trout were greater where shrub cover was more abundant. Only aquatic drift, total invertebrate drift, and allochthonous invertebrates were positively correlated with deciduous vegetation. Compared with coniferous sites, allochthonous invertebrates under deciduous and mixed canopies were almost 30% more abundant. Stream discharge likely influenced seasonal fluxes of aquatic invertebrate biomass in the benthos and drift. Aquatic insects dominated gut contents during this study; however, terrestrial prey were most common in the diet during the summer and fall. In the Pacific northwest, systematic removal of deciduous riparian vegetation to promote conifers may have unintended consequences on food resources of coastal cutthroat trout and aquatic food web interactions.
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Al-Ameen, Feryal A. M. "An Ecological Survey of Benthic Invertebrates in Three Sites in Shatt-Al-Kufa at Al-Najaf Province, Iraq." JOURNAL OF UNIVERSITY OF BABYLON for Pure and Applied Sciences 26, no. 8 (October 15, 2018): 230–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.29196/jubpas.v26i8.1691.

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The present study was conducted to determine the structure of benthic invertebrates community, as well as a study of some factors associated with water quality in Shatt Al-Kufa. The study was included a choice of three sites located along the Shatt Al-Kufa River, water samples and benthic invertebrates were collected during the period from February 2014 to January 2015. The abiotic study included measurements of chlorophyll a, salinity, total dissolved solids, biochemical oxygen demand, total hardness, nitrate, and sulfate. The biotic study included the determination the composition of the benthic invertebrates community through the study of the mean population density, the relative abundance index of these organisms and the Jaccard Coefficient was calculated to identify the value of similarity between the studied sites. In the present study, 28 taxa of benthic invertebrates were recorded belong to 4 main groups which are: 8 taxa belonged to Annelida, 7 belonged to Insecta, 10 belonged to Mollusca, 3 belonged to Nematoda. Annelida recorded the highest percentage 40.8% of the total number of benthic invertebrates, Insecta with 30.3%, Mollusca and Nematoda with 28.4 %, 0.5% respectively. Benthic invertebrate has shown positive and negative relationships with the studied physical and chemical characteristics.
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Taboada, Sergi, Luis Francisco García-Fernández, Santiago Bueno, Jennifer Vázquez, Carmen Cuevas, and Conxita Avila. "Antitumoural activity in Antarctic and sub-Antarctic benthic organisms." Antarctic Science 22, no. 5 (July 19, 2010): 494–507. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0954102010000416.

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AbstractA prospecting search for antitumoural activity in polar benthic invertebrates was conducted on Antarctic and sub-Antarctic benthos in three different areas: Bouvet Island (sub-Antarctic), eastern Weddell Sea (Antarctica) and the South Shetland Islands (Antarctica). A total of 770 benthic invertebrate samples (corresponding to at least 290 different species) from 12 different phyla were assayed to establish their pharmacological potential against three human tumour cell lines (colorectal adenocarcinoma, lung carcinoma and breast adenocarcinoma). Bioassays resulted in 15 different species showing anticancer activity corresponding to five different phyla: Tunicata (5), Porifera (4), Cnidaria (3), Echinodermata (2) and Annelida (1). This appears to be the largest pharmacological study ever carried out in Antarctica and it shows very promising antitumoural activities in the Antarctic and sub-Antarctic benthos.
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Siddik, A. A., A. A. Al-Sofyani, M. A. Ba-Akdah, and S. Satheesh. "Invertebrate recruitment on artificial substrates in the Red Sea: role of substrate type and orientation." Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 99, no. 4 (October 26, 2018): 741–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0025315418000887.

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AbstractSurface physical properties, hydrodynamics, biochemical cues, orientation and temporal scales play an important role in invertebrate larval recruitment on artificial substrates. In the present study, invertebrate recruitment on four different substrates (acrylic, stainless steel, ceramic and concrete panels) was investigated in two different orientations (vertical and horizontal) in the central Red Sea. Results showed significant variations in the abundance of benthic invertebrates between the different substrates. While barnacles and bivalves preferred panels placed in vertical positions, the abundance of bryozoans was high on horizontal panels. Artificial panel submersion season plays a significant role in the recruitment of benthic invertebrates on surfaces in the Red Sea. In conclusion, this study supports the overall notion that marine invertebrate recruitment on hard substrates is regulated by a combination of factors which include substrate type, orientation and submersion season.
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Wilhelm, Frank M., David C. Lasenby, Ralph M. Wilhelm, and Ron Plante. "A new recorder for simultaneously recording the activity and oxygen consumption of small benthic invertebrates." Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 54, no. 12 (December 1, 1997): 2888–93. http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/f97-179.

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Respiration studies of small benthic invertebrates are generally completed without regard to the inclusion of a substrate or the quantification of activity in the experimental chamber. We describe a new activity monitoring system for continuously recording the activity and oxygen consumption of small benthic invertebrates in water with the presence of a substrate. We used the freshwater amphipod Diporeia hoyi to test the new system. Activity rates were significantly higher without sediment than with sediment, and oxygen consumption was directly related to activity. Future invertebrate respiration studies, especially those with infaunal organisms, will benefit from such a system by allowing researchers to determine possible test condition - treatment interactions.
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Van Hieu, Pham, Nguyen Thi Hoang Ha, Luu Viet Dung, and Koji Omori. "Carbon Sources Supporting Macro-Invertebrate Communities in Restored Mangrove Forests from Hau Loc, Thanh Hoa, Vietnam." Journal of Marine Science and Engineering 8, no. 9 (August 25, 2020): 651. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jmse8090651.

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Mangrove forests are important in providing habitats for complex communities of terrestrial and marine fauna. Moreover, they are recognized as highly productive ecosystems in providing nutrients to mangrove food webs or exporting them to nearby coastal waters. In the present study, stable isotopes of carbon and nitrogen were applied to examine the changes in the diets of benthic invertebrate communities following mangrove restoration. The isotope signature of invertebrate tissues varied among the forest ages and locations and ranged from 3.7 ± 1.0 to 13.9 ± 1.1‰ and −26.6 ± 0.5 to −15.0 ± 0.4‰ for δ15N and δ13C, respectively. The results showed that the food source assimilation of macro-invertebrates is slightly altered from a mixture of benthic microalgae and marine phytoplankton in the mudflat to a combination of benthic microalgae and sediment organic matter in the Sonneratia caseolaris and the Kandelia obovata forests. Therefore, the diets of macro-invertebrates varied following forest ages and the position of the forest in the intertidal zone. These insights from the present study are useful for the effective conservation and restoration of mangrove forests in Vietnam and worldwide.
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Smith, Michael E., Barbara J. Wyskowski, Carol M. Brooks, Charles T. Driscoll, and Christina C. Cosentini. "Relationships between Acidity and Benthic Invertebrates of Low-Order Woodland Streams in the Adirondack Mountains, New York." Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 47, no. 7 (July 1, 1990): 1318–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/f90-151.

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Benthic invertebrates were collected during January, April, July, and October 1985 from three low-order woodland streams in the Adirondack Mountains, New York to evaluate relationships between acidity and stream invertebrates. Total invertebrate generic richness, generic diversity, Ephemeroptera density and richness, collector–gatherer richness, and scraper density and richness were positively correlated to stream pH. Ephemeroptera and Naididae (Oligochaeta) were absent from the acidic sampling site. Enchytraeid oligochaetes and Turbellaria were collected at all sites, but in significantly higher densities at the acidic site. Elmid beetles (Optioservus ovalis, Oulimnius latiusculus, Promoresia tardella), mayflies (Cinygmula and Baetis) and caddisflies (Glossosoma, Apatania, and Micrasema) were abundant at the sites where pH was highest and were absent from other sampling locales. Total invertebrate density was not decreased at the acidic site when compared with most other sampling sites. Multiple regression analyses revealed that pH and benthic organic matter were the two most important measured stream parameters in describing the variance of invertebrate communities in the three study streams.
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Rennie, M. D., N. C. Collins, C. F. Purchase, and A. Tremblay. "Predictive models of benthic invertebrate methylmercury in Ontario and Quebec lakes." Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 62, no. 12 (December 1, 2005): 2770–83. http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/f05-181.

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Multivariate analyses on benthic invertebrate methylmercury concentrations ([MeHg]) and water chemistry from 12 Quebec water bodies were used to guide the construction of simple, predictive models of benthic invertebrate [MeHg] in 23 lakes in Ontario and Quebec. Separate predictive models for collector–shredder and predatory benthic invertebrates were constructed using multiple regression and were assessed for their predictive utility by cross-validation. Predatory benthic invertebrate [MeHg] was negatively related to pH and positively related to dissolved organic carbon (DOC) concentration (cross-validation r2 = 0.31). Collector–shredder [MeHg] was positively related to [DOC] only (cross-validation r2 = 0.13). Predictive utility of our models is similar to or surpasses that observed in previously published zooplankton MeHg models tested against independently collected data. Significant environmental variables and their contribution to the overall explanatory power of benthic invertebrate MeHg models are similar to those found in zooplankton models, suggesting that in both pelagic and benthic food webs, pH and DOC are important indicators of MeHg bioavailability. Although seasonal patterns in invertebrate [MeHg] were examined, none was detected. These models represent an effective means of identifying water bodies of interest for researchers and for reconstructing past benthic invertebrate [MeHg] patterns using archived water chemistry data.
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Voparil, Ian M. "Lipid Solubilization by Marine Benthic Invertebrates." Fogler Library, University of Maine, 2003. http://www.library.umaine.edu/theses/pdf/VoparilIM2003.pdf.

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Nisbet, Katherine. "Exploring connectivity of marine benthic invertebrates." Thesis, University of Liverpool, 2011. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.569247.

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With the marine environment subjected to ever increasing anthropogenic pressures resulting in biodiversity and habitat losses, there is an urgent need to implement effective management and conservation strategies to limit these losses. One such strategy is the designation of Marine Protected Area (MPA) networks, with the central concept that individual MPAs are connected to its neighbours within the network However, determining scales of connectivity in an environment that varies considerably both spatially and temporally is inherently difficult. Larval dispersal is a main driver of population connectivity, and planktonic larval duration (PLD) is frequently used to infer dispersal distance. Thus far studies have predominantly focused on fish and tropical species, using approaches such as larval dispersal modelling, otolith microchemistry or genetic estimates of connectivity. This thesis aimed to assess the levels of connectivity in a range of benthic invertebrates characteristic of offshore shelf seas of the Northeast Atlantic, at a range of spatial and temporal scales. This was achieved by: (1) examining the variation in PLDs of a typical benthic assemblage, then using this information to examine the variation in realised dispersal at multiple locations using particle tracking software; (2) assessing habitat preferences for the same species, and exploring how the distribution of broad habitats would affect connectivity of species; and (3) using microsatellite markers to determine the genetic structure of the exploited scallop Pecten maximus at both a localised scale (Isle of Man) and a regional scale covering over half its range. While biological variation, in the form of PLD, did affect dispersal potential of common benthic invertebrates, it was the physical factors of hydrographic regime and substrate type within a species given dispersal range that played the most important role in determining ultimate dispersal distance and location. Additionally, the scale of genetic structure of the scallop Pecten maximus, with Norway genetically distinct from Scotland, Ireland and Isle of Man but weaker or no structure within those regions, highlighted the interaction of biological and physical factors. Ultimately, this thesis has provided valuable insight into the drivers of connectivity in the marine benthos, but further work, particularly more collaborative studies across multiple fields, is required if MPAs are to achieve their aims in the face of a changing environment.
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Chouinard, Julie. "Metal concentrations in benthic invertebrates in peatlands." Thesis, University of Ottawa (Canada), 1993. http://hdl.handle.net/10393/6549.

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In order to assess the influence of various abiotic and biotic factors on metal accumulation in peatlands, insects were collected from bogs, mineral poor fens and circumneutral fens located in Central Ontario. The peatlands represented a gradient in alkalinity from 0 (acid bogs) to 200 $\mu$eq$\cdot$L$\sp{-1}$ (circumneutral fens). Further, the peatlands had important hydrological differences with no obvious inflows in the bogs and inflow/outflow streams in the fens. Given these contrasting environments, it was hypothesized that there would also be differences in metal accumulation in the associated biota. The results of this study indicate that the acidification of peatlands, whether natural or anthropogenic, will not lead to greater availability of metals such as Zn, Cu, Al, and Mn. High organic matter levels may serve to mitigate the effects of acidification on metal availability in such peatlands. (Abstract shortened by UMI.)
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Haas, Elske Maria de. "Persistence of benthic invertebrates in polluted sediments." [S.l. : Amsterdam : s.n.] ; Universiteit van Amsterdam [Host], 2004. http://dare.uva.nl/document/75485.

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Orav-Kotta, Helen. "Habitat choice and feeding activity of benthic suspension feeders and mesograzers in the northern Baltic Sea /." Tartu, Estonia : Tartu University Press, 2004. http://dspace.utlib.ee/dspace/bitstream/10062/489/5/Kotta.pdf.

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Chan, King-tung. "Multivariate analysis of benthic macroinvertebrate communities of Hong Kong streams /." Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong, 1996. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B18037045.

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Boyd, Sheree. "Benthic invertebrate assemblages and sediment characteristics." Click here to access this resource online, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10292/727.

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Cold seep ecosystems in the deep sea are fuelled by chemosynthetic processes based on methane emission to the sediment surface from gas hydrate disassociation, methanogenesis or thermogenic processes. While cold seep ecosystems have been studied in the last three decades worldwide, little is known about New Zealand’s cold seep habitats and associated fauna. A joint German-New Zealand cruise to the Hikurangi Margin in early 2007 enabled biological and sediment sampling to investigate the biological and sedimentological relationships and variability of seeps and their faunal diversity. Multi-disciplinary approaches were employed that included Xray radiography, stratigraphic descriptions, lebensspuren traces analysis, sediment grain size analysis, determination of total organic content, carbonate content and its stable isotopic composition, and analysis of benthic invertebrate assemblages of seep habitats. The results of this study revealed three distinctive habitats and associated fauna based on the sediment characteristics and faunal type. Habitat 1 includes all sites pertaining to Omakere Ridge, a seep-related habitat comprised of layers of very poorly sorted, sandy silt, shell hash and bands of methane-derived authigenic aragonitic carbonate nodules with low total organic content (TOC). Due to the characteristics of the sediments and death assemblages of molluscs, it is inferred that Habitat 1 methane seepage is actively diffusive, waning or dormant. Habitat 2 describes sites that are either non-seep or relic and applies to those at Bear’s Paw and Kaka. Habitat 2 constituted of shell hash overlain with very poorly sandy silt, and low carbonates content and low to medium TOC. Habitat 3 describes non-seep related habitats, and includes all sites of the Wairarapa region and one reference site from Kaka also falls into this category. Sediments for Habitat 3 constituted poorly sorted silt with high TOC and low carbonate content which can be explained by their close proximity to land and converging sea currents. The mineral components of the background siliciclastic sediments for all sites studied originated in the Tertiary mudstone of the East Coast Basin. The characteristics of seep habitats of the Hikurangi Margin were comparable to that of the Northern Hemisphere modern seep counterparts, although the abundance and distributions of seep fauna were low. Results from this research have enhanced our understanding on the spatial and variability of methane fluxes and their affects on the duration of cold seep ecosystems, especially for New Zealand. However, more such studies are essential to increase our understanding of seep sediments and explain disturbance-sediment-benthic invertebrate interactions.
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Christman, Van D. "Ecology of benthic macroinvertebrates in experimental ponds." Diss., This resource online, 1991. http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-07282008-134927/.

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Hooper, Garnet James. "Effects of algal structure on associated motile epifaunal communities." Thesis, University of London, 2002. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.268881.

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BUSCHI, EMANUELA. "Diversity of microbiomes associated with benthic invertebrates inhabiting Antarctic ecosystems." Doctoral thesis, Università Politecnica delle Marche, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/11566/274555.

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Il numero sempre più alto di studi condotti sui microbiomi ha evidenziato l’importanza che queste associazioni rivestono nello sviluppo, nella salute e nella fitness degli organismi con cui i microbiomi vivono associati. In ambienti estremi come l’Antartide, i microbiomi sembrano avere un’importanza cruciale nel creare interazioni fondamentali per l’adattamento dei loro ospiti. Gli obiettivi di questa tesi sono: i) studiare la biodiversità dei microbiomi associati a diversi invertebrati marini antartici, ii) esplorarne l’origine, confrontando i microbiomi associati agli organismi con le comunità batteriche che abitano nei sedimenti circostanti, e iii) verificare se i fattori ambientali svolgano un ruolo attivo nel modellare la loro composizione tassonomica. I risultati hanno mostrato che, nonostante i microbiomi associati ai policheti antartici (Leitoscoloplos geminus, Aphelocaeta palmeri, Aglaophamus trissophyllus) possano variare in modo significativo tra gli individui, è possibile individuare dei core, sia a livello intraspecifico sia interspecifico, che contribuiscono significativamente all'intera comunità batterica associata. I taxa batterici associati ai policheti sono completamente diversi da quelli presenti nei sedimenti circostanti, suggerendo una potenziale trasmissione verticale o diverse capacità adattative dei microbiomi ai due diversi “habitat”. Molteplici fattori (i.e., non solo fattori ambientali ma anche quelli biologici come lo stato fisiologico e le abitudini di alimentazione) influenzano, a diversi gradi, la composizione tassonomica dei microbiomi associati ai policheti antartici. Nella stella marina antartica Odontaster validus la posizione geografica è il principale fattore che spiega le differenze trovate nella composizione tassonomica dei microbiomi, sebbene siano state riscontrate alcune somiglianze tra individui raccolti in luoghi diversi, suggerendo la presenza di altri fattori in grado di selezionare comunità batteriche simili. La presenza esclusiva di batteri specifici associati a stelle marine che vivono in determinate aree suggerisce una potenziale trasmissione orizzontale dei microbiomi, probabilmente acquisiti attraverso diverse abitudini alimentari che le stelle marine hanno sviluppato nelle suddette aree. Questa tesi di dottorato fornisce nuove informazioni sui microbiomi antartici, evidenziando una forte variabilità della loro composizione e complessità delle relazioni con gli ospiti esaminati, potenzialmente dovute, oltre ai fattori ambientali, anche alle caratteristiche biologiche degli ospiti.
Growing studies on host-associated microbiomes are highlighting the important role of microbes in the development, health and fitness of their hosts. This might be particularly true in remote and extreme environments, such as the Antarctic ecosystem, where the host and its microbiome could evolve together establishing peculiar and close interactions. This study aims: i) to investigate the biodiversity of microbiomes of different Antarctic invertebrates, ii) to explore the potential sources of the host-associated microorganisms by comparing them with microbial communities inhabiting the surrounding sediments, and iii) to verify the role of environmental setting in shaping their taxonomic composition. Results revealed that microbiomes of Antarctic polychaetes (Leitoscoloplos geminus, Aphelocaeta palmeri, Aglaophamus trissophyllus) showing significant variability among individuals, but that both intra-specific and inter-specific core microbiomes contribute for a significant fraction to the whole microbial assemblage. Bacteria associated with polychaetes were completely different from those in the surrounding sediments, suggesting a potential vertical transmission or the presence of different adaptative/selective conditions of the two “habitats”. Multiple factors (i.e., not only environmental factors but also biological ones such as physiological state and feeding habits) can influence to different extent the taxonomic composition of microbiomes associated with Antarctic polychaetes. In the Antarctic sea star Odontaster validus, the geographic location was identified as the main factor influencing the taxonomic composition of microbiomes, but this was not a general rule. In fact, high similarities were found among microbiomes of individuals collected in different locations, suggesting the presence of other drivers able to select similar microbial communities. The presence of exclusive bacterial families in sea-star microbiomes suggests a potential horizontal transmission of bacterial taxa, probably acquired through different feeding habits that the sea star might have developed in the different basins. This PhD thesis provided new information on Antarctic microbiomes, highlighting a strong variability of their composition and complexity of the relationships with the investigated hosts, potentially due to, besides environmental settings, also to hosts’ biological features.
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Books on the topic "Benthic invertebrates"

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Environment, Alberta Alberta. Benthic invertebrate assessment in Wabamun Lake, November 2002. Edmonton: Alberta Environment, 2003.

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Wacasey, J. W. Benthic invertebrates collected from Ungava Bay, Canada, 1947-1951. Ste. Anne de Bellevue, Qué: Arctic Biological Station, Dept. of Fisheries and Oceans, 1987.

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Elliott, J. M. A new bibliography of samplers for freshwater benthic invertebrates. Ambleside: Freshwater Biological Association, 1993.

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Canada. Dept. of Fisheries and Oceans. Benthic Invertebrates of the Westfield River (Nova Scotia, Canada). S.l: s.n, 1987.

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Wisseman, Robert W. Montana rapid bioassessment protocols: Benthic invertebrate studies, 1990. Corvallis , Ore: Aquatic Biology Associates, 1990.

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Harris, Steven C. Benthic invertebrate fauna inhabiting the island area of the Coosa River below Jordan Dam, Elmore County, Alabama, 1986-1987. Tuscaloosa, Ala: Geological Survey of Alabama, Biological Resources Division, 1989.

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O'Connell, M. F. A survey of benthic macroinvertebrates in rivers in Placentia Bay, Newfoundland. Ottawa, Ont: Dept. of Fisheries and Oceans, 1996.

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Nasibulina, B. M. Ėkologicheskie osobennosti razvitii︠a︡ donnykh bespozvonochnykh delʹty Volgi. Astrakhanʹ: Astrakhanskiĭ gos. universitet, 2005.

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Olaso, Ignacio. Distribución y abundancia del megabentos invertebrado en fondos de la plataforma cantábrica. Madrid: Ministerio de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación, Secretaría General Técnica, 1990.

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Dermott, R. Benthic invertebrate fauna of Lake Erie 1979: Distribution, abundance and biomass. Burlington, Ont: Great Lakes Laboratory for Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 1994.

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Book chapters on the topic "Benthic invertebrates"

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de Drago, Ines Ezcurra, Mercedes Marchese, and Luciana Montalto. "Benthic Invertebrates." In The Middle Paraná River, 251–75. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2007. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-70624-3_10.

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Allanson, B. R., R. C. Hart, J. H. O’Keeffe, and R. D. Robarts. "Planktonic and benthic invertebrates." In Inland Waters of Southern Africa: An Ecological Perspective, 309–74. Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands, 1990. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-2382-9_13.

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Lo Giudice, Angelina, Maurizio Azzaro, and Stefano Schiaparelli. "Microbial Symbionts of Antarctic Marine Benthic Invertebrates." In Springer Polar Sciences, 277–96. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-02786-5_13.

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Cavaletto, Joann F., and Wayne S. Gardner. "Seasonal Dynamics of Lipids in Freshwater Benthic Invertebrates." In Lipids in Freshwater Ecosystems, 109–31. New York, NY: Springer New York, 1999. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-0547-0_7.

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Stoddart, James A. "Historecognition and Fine-Scale Spatial Genetic Structure in Sessile Benthic Invertebrates." In Invertebrate Historecognition, 111–25. Boston, MA: Springer US, 1988. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-1053-2_9.

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López-Gappa, Juan. "The Impact of Global Change on Marine Benthic Invertebrates." In Natural and Social Sciences of Patagonia, 177–204. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-86676-1_8.

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Brouder, Mark J., David W. Speas, and Timothy L. Hoffnagle. "Changes in number, sediment composition, and benthic invertebrates of backwaters." In The Controlled Flood in Grand Canyon, 241–48. Washington, D. C.: American Geophysical Union, 1999. http://dx.doi.org/10.1029/gm110p0241.

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Meriläinen, Jarmo J., and Juhani Hynynen. "Benthic Invertebrates in Relation to Acidity in Finnish Forest Lakes." In Acidification in Finland, 1029–49. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 1990. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-75450-0_52.

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Detwiler, P. M., Marie F. Coe, and Deborah M. Dexter. "The benthic invertebrates of the Salton Sea: distribution and seasonal dynamics." In The Salton Sea, 139–60. Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands, 2002. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-3459-2_11.

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Harrison, Florence L., Roger E. Martinelli, and John P. Knezovich. "Comparison of Genotoxic Responses of Some Benthic Marine Invertebrates to Radiation." In Radionuclides in the Study of Marine Processes, 389. Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands, 1991. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-3686-0_65.

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Conference papers on the topic "Benthic invertebrates"

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J K McNett, W F Hunt, and J A Osborne. "Water Quality Assessed By Benthic Macro- Invertebrates: Proposing the WQABI Method." In 2010 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, June 20 - June 23, 2010. St. Joseph, MI: American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers, 2010. http://dx.doi.org/10.13031/2013.29681.

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McNett, J. K., and W. F. Hunt. "Water Quality Assessed by Benthic Macro-Invertebrates: Proposing the WQABI Method." In World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2009. Reston, VA: American Society of Civil Engineers, 2009. http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/41036(342)542.

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Reish, D. "Benthic Invertebrates as Indicators of Marine Pollution: 35 Years of Study." In OCEANS '86. IEEE, 1986. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/oceans.1986.1160380.

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Stubbington, R., P. J. Wood, and I. Reid. "Contrasting use of hyporheic habitat by benthic invertebrates during spates and low flows." In BHS 3rd International Conference. British Hydrological Society, 2010. http://dx.doi.org/10.7558/bhs.2010.ic66.

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Tackett, Lydia S., and Andrea Tintori. "DRILLING AND CRUSHING PREDATION OF BENTHIC INVERTEBRATES DURING THE LATE TRIASSIC IN TETHYS." In GSA Annual Meeting in Seattle, Washington, USA - 2017. Geological Society of America, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1130/abs/2017am-306677.

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HAN, YONG. "MODELING THE BIOMASS OF BENTHIC INVERTEBRATES AND FISHES IN POYANG LAKE BY BIVARIATE COUPLED METHOD." In 38th IAHR World Congress. The International Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research (IAHR), 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.3850/38wc092019-0459.

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Roberts, Louise, Harry R. Harding, Irene Voellmy, Rick Bruintjes, Steven D. Simpson, Andrew N. Radford, Thomas Breithaupt, and Michael Elliott. "Exposure of benthic invertebrates to sediment vibration: From laboratory experiments to outdoor simulated pile-driving." In Fourth International Conference on the Effects of Noise on Aquatic Life. Acoustical Society of America, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1121/2.0000324.

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Kotta, Jonne, Helen Orav-Kotta, and Tiina Paalme. "In situ Evidence on the Role of Benthic Invertebrates on the Decomposition of Drifting Algal Mats in a Brackish Water Ecosystem." In 2010 International Conference on Biosciences. IEEE, 2010. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/biosciencesworld.2010.25.

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Protasov, A., A. Sylaieva, T. Novoselova, and I. Morozovskaya. "Benthic and periphytic invertebrate contour groups in techno-ecosystems of power plants of Ukraine." In Xth International Conference of Zoologists. Institute of Zoology, Republic of Moldova, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.53937/icz10.2021.10.

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Based on many years of research experience of water techno-ecosystems of thermal and nuclear power plants a brief review of the main patterns of formation of the composition, cenotic structure, elements of the functional organization of benthos and periphyton communities was made. It was shown that the composition of zoobenthos and zooperiphyton in some cooling ponds, other technical water bodies and watercourses was quite rich. In addition, due to the rather intensive invasive process, the list of taxa is constantly expanding. Species of tropical and subtropical origin have been recorded. Of particular importance is the invasion of species that may be the cause of bio-hindrances in the operation of power plant equipment. Techno-ecosystems have been studied to varying degrees. One of the most studied for a long time are the cooling ponds of Khmelnitsky and Chernobyl nuclear power plants. Hydrobiological research and monitoring at the first one has been carried out for more than 20 years. It was found that the influence of biotic invasion (invasion of Dreissenidae) may have a significant impact, comparable to extreme technogenic factors, on both the ecosystem and technical water supply facilities. The stages of contourisation and decontourisation processes in the Khmelnitsky NPP techno-ecosystem were established. At the Chernobyl NPP cooling pond, studies were carried out during all periods of the existence of the reservoir and the power plant, until the process of uncontrolled pond descent and transforming it into a unique wetland. Based on the obtained data, practical recommendations relating to the organization of hydrobiological and environmental monitoring, as well as reducing biological hindrances and improving the reliability of power plant equipment have been developed.
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Marín-Aragón, Raúl, Leandro Sampaio, Laura Guerrero-Meseguer, Puri Veiga, and Marcos Rubal. "Diversity and Abundance Patterns of Benthic Invertebrate Assemblages on Intertidal Estuarine Seagrass Beds in Aveiro (Portugal)." In The 2nd International Electronic Conference on Diversity (IECD 2022)—New Insights into the Biodiversity of Plants, Animals and Microbes. Basel Switzerland: MDPI, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/iecd2022-12421.

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Reports on the topic "Benthic invertebrates"

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Cobb, D. G. Benthic Invertebrates of Lake Winnipeg. Natural Resources Canada/ESS/Scientific and Technical Publishing Services, 1996. http://dx.doi.org/10.4095/207522.

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Bowles, David, Michael Williams, Hope Dodd, Lloyd Morrison, Janice Hinsey, Tyler Cribbs, Gareth Rowell, Michael DeBacker, Jennifer Haack-Gaynor, and Jeffrey Williams. Protocol for monitoring aquatic invertebrates of small streams in the Heartland Inventory & Monitoring Network: Version 2.1. National Park Service, April 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.36967/nrr-2284622.

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The Heartland Inventory and Monitoring Network (HTLN) is a component of the National Park Service’s (NPS) strategy to improve park management through greater reliance on scientific information. The purposes of this program are to design and implement long-term ecological monitoring and provide information for park managers to evaluate the integrity of park ecosystems and better understand ecosystem processes. Concerns over declining surface water quality have led to the development of various monitoring approaches to assess stream water quality. Freshwater streams in network parks are threatened by numerous stressors, most of which originate outside park boundaries. Stream condition and ecosystem health are dependent on processes occurring in the entire watershed as well as riparian and floodplain areas; therefore, they cannot be manipulated independently of this interrelationship. Land use activities—such as timber management, landfills, grazing, confined animal feeding operations, urbanization, stream channelization, removal of riparian vegetation and gravel, and mineral and metals mining—threaten stream quality. Accordingly, the framework for this aquatic monitoring is directed towards maintaining the ecological integrity of the streams in those parks. Invertebrates are an important tool for understanding and detecting changes in ecosystem integrity, and they can be used to reflect cumulative impacts that cannot otherwise be detected through traditional water quality monitoring. The broad diversity of invertebrate species occurring in aquatic systems similarly demonstrates a broad range of responses to different environmental stressors. Benthic invertebrates are sensitive to the wide variety of impacts that influence Ozark streams. Benthic invertebrate community structure can be quantified to reflect stream integrity in several ways, including the absence of pollution sensitive taxa, dominance by a particular taxon combined with low overall taxa richness, or appreciable shifts in community composition relative to reference condition. Furthermore, changes in the diversity and community structure of benthic invertebrates are relatively simple to communicate to resource managers and the public. To assess the natural and anthropo-genic processes influencing invertebrate communities, this protocol has been designed to incorporate the spatial relationship of benthic invertebrates with their local habitat including substrate size and embeddedness, and water quality parameters (temperature, dissolved oxygen, pH, specific conductance, and turbidity). Rigid quality control and quality assurance are used to ensure maximum data integrity. Detailed standard operating procedures (SOPs) and supporting information are associated with this protocol.
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Couture, P., P. G. C. Campbell, and M. Rosabal. Evidence of metal contamination in Lac Dasserat using benthic invertebrates and yellow perch. Natural Resources Canada/ESS/Scientific and Technical Publishing Services, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.4095/297756.

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Sanasack. Assimilation of Selected PAH and PCB Congeners Sorbed to Sediment by Benthic Invertebrates. Fort Belvoir, VA: Defense Technical Information Center, August 1992. http://dx.doi.org/10.21236/ada266274.

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Cushing, C. E. Impact of environmental dewatering of Lower Granite and Little Goose reservoirs on benthic invertebrates and macrophytes. Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI), September 1993. http://dx.doi.org/10.2172/10187546.

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Butman, Cheryl A., and Robert A. Wheatcroft. Transfer of Contaminants between the Water Column and Bottom Sediments: The Role of Deposit-and Suspension-Feeding Benthic Invertebrates. Fort Belvoir, VA: Defense Technical Information Center, December 1998. http://dx.doi.org/10.21236/ada360866.

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Butman, Cheryl A., and Robert A. Wheatcroft. Transfer of Contaminants Between the Water Column and Bottom Sediments: The Role of Deposit- and Suspension-feeding Benthic Invertebrates. Fort Belvoir, VA: Defense Technical Information Center, September 1997. http://dx.doi.org/10.21236/ada628697.

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Lenz, Mark. RV POSEIDON Fahrtbericht / Cruise Report POS536/Leg 1. GEOMAR, October 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.3289/geomar_rep_ns_56_2020.

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DIPLANOAGAP: Distribution of Plastics in the North Atlantic Garbage Patch Ponta Delgada (Portugal) – Malaga (Spain) 17.08. – 12.09.2019 The expedition POS 536 is part of a multi-disciplinary research initiative of GEOMAR investigating the origin, transport and fate of plastic debris from estuaries to the oceanic garbage patches. The main focus will be on the vertical transfer of plastic debris from the surface and near-surface waters to the deep sea and on the processes that mediate this transport. The obtained data will help to develop quantitative models that provide information about the level of plastic pollution in the different compartments of the open ocean (surface, water column, seafloor). Furthermore, the effects of plastic debris on marine organisms in the open ocean will be assessed. The cruise will provide data about the: (1) abundance of plastic debris with a minimum size of 100 μm as well as the composition of polymer types in the water column at different depths from the sea surface to the seafloor including the sediment, (2) abundance and composition of plastic debris in organic aggregates (“marine snow”), (3) in pelagic and benthic organisms (invertebrates and fish) and in fecal pellets, (4) abundance and the identity of biofoulers (bacteria, protozoans and metazoans) on the surface of plastic debris from different water depths, (5) identification of chemical compounds (“additives”) in the plastic debris and in water samples.
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Taylor, B. R. Optimization of field and laboratory methods for benthic invertebrate biomonitoring. Natural Resources Canada/ESS/Scientific and Technical Publishing Services, 1997. http://dx.doi.org/10.4095/306928.

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Taylor, B. R., and R. C. Bailey. Technical evaluation on methods for benthic invertebrate data analysis and interpretation. Natural Resources Canada/ESS/Scientific and Technical Publishing Services, 1997. http://dx.doi.org/10.4095/306929.

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