scholarly journals Moss mites (Acari, Oribatida) at the edges of bog lakes and pools in Brodnica Lakeland and Orawa–Nowy-Targ Basin (Poland)

2013 ◽  
Vol 50 (2) ◽  
pp. 105-112 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Seniczak ◽  
Stanisław Seniczak ◽  
Marcin Mistrzak ◽  
Anna Nowicka ◽  
Ewa Krasicka-Korczyńska
Keyword(s):  
Species Richness ◽  
Physicochemical Parameters ◽  
The Other ◽  
Species Structure ◽  
Total Abundance ◽  
Plant Associations ◽  
Bog Lakes ◽  
Bodies Of Water ◽  
Dominance Indices ◽  
First Time

Abstract Moss mites were investigated at the edges of 4 bodies of water located in bogs: 2 lakes in Brodnica Lakeland (O and S) and 2 pools in Orawa-Nowy-Targ Basin (K and LP). The lakes differed from the pools in most of the analysed physicochemical parameters of water and in plant associations growing at their edges. Consequently, the species richness of Oribatida and their species composition differed between lakes and pools, but the total abundance of mites was similar. Abundance of most species was low, and only 13 had dominance indices (D) exceeding 1%. The acarofauna of both lakes was similar, as most abundant in them was Limnozetes foveolatus (D > 80%), and relatively abundant were Hydrozetes longisetosus, Limnozetes ciliatus, Punctoribates sellnicki, and Trhypochthonius nigricans. These species were absent or rare at the edges of pools K and LP. In the pools, differences in species structure of Oribatida were observed. At pool K, Trimalaconothrus maior was most abundant, accompanied by Hydrozetes octosetosus, H. lacustris, and Limnozetes foveolatus. At pool LP, Trimalaconothrus foveolatus was most abundant, which tolerates a wider range of humidity than T. maior; relatively abundant were also T. maior, Hydrozetes lacustris, and several species that were not found in the other bodies of water, including a generalist like Oppiella nova. In this study, Liochthonius furcillatus and Cultroribula berolina were recorded for the first time from Poland.

scholarly journals Diagnose et écologie de quelques microalgues de la lagune Vodroboué et son embouchure

2019 ◽  
Vol 42.2 ◽  
pp. 7226-7236
Author(s):  
ADON Marie Paulette ◽  
SALLA Moreto ◽  
KONAN Estelle Sévérine ◽  
KOMOÉ Koffi ◽  
OUATTARA Allassane ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ivory Coast ◽  
Physicochemical Parameters ◽  
Temperature Tolerance ◽  
The Other ◽  
Alkaline Ph ◽  
Chemical Parameters ◽  
Physico Chemical ◽  
The One ◽  
First Time ◽  
Scanning Electron

La description succincte et l’écologie d’un taxon de Dinophyta et de quelques taxons de Chrysophyta ont été réalisées à partir du microscope électronique à balayage (MEB) et des paramètres physico-chimiques. Les mesures des paramètres physico-chimiques (Température, pH, conductivité, nitrates et phosphates) et l’échantillonnage des taxons ont été réalisés entre 8h et 12h dans trois stations de la lagune Vodroboué (V1, V2 et V3) et son embouchure (E) pendant les périodes 2014-2015 et 2016-2017. Les échantillons pour le phytoplancton ont été prélevés à l’aide de la bouteille hydrologique, puis filtrés avec le filet à plancton. L’épiphyton a été récolté sur des macrophytes localisés dans le plan d’eau lagunaire à l’embouchure et au niveau des berges des stations V1, V2 et V3. Les taxons Torodinium sp. de la classe des Dinophyceae, Paraphysomonas uniformis hemiradia sp. n. Type de la classe des Chrysophyceae, les écailles de Mallomonas sorohexareticulata Jo, Shin, Kim, Siver & Andersen sp. nov., Mallomonas sp. et Mallomonas sp. 1 de la classe des Synurophyceae ont été observés pour la première fois en Côte d’Ivoire. Selon la diagnose des taxons, une similarité de l’ultrastructure des écailles de Mallomonas sorohexareticulata sp. nov. d’une part, et d’autre part, celles de Mallomonas sp. serait liée à la tolérance à la température. Pour ce qui concerne leur écologie, les taxons ont tolérés des pH acido-alcalines, une faible conductivité, une température et des taux de nutriments modérés. Les résultats de cette étude contribuent à la connaissance de quelques taxons de Dinophyta et de Chrysophyta qui pourraient être utilisés pour l’enseignement et les études de taxonomie des microalgues. Diagnosis and ecology of some microalgae from the Vodroboué lagoon and around its mouth ABSTRACT Succinct description and ecology of one Dinophyta taxa and some Chrysophyta taxa were realized from scanning electron microscope (SEM) and physico chemical parameters. Measurements of physicochemical parameters (temperature, pH, conductivity, nitrates and phosphates) and sampling of taxa were carried out between 8 and 12 in three stations of the Vodroboué lagoon (V1, V2 and V3) and its mouth (E) during 2014-2015 and 2016-2017 periods. Samples for phytoplankton were collected using the hydrologic bottle and then filtered with the plankton net. The epiphyton was collected by expression method on macrophytes located in the lagoon at the mouth and at the banks of V1, V2 and V3. Torodinium sp. of the Dinophyceae class, Paraphysomonas uniformis hemiradia sp. n. Type of Chrysophyceae class, the scales of Mallomonas sorohexareticulata Jo, Shin, Kim, Siver & Andersen sp. nov., Mallomonas sp. and Mallomonas sp. 1 of the class Synurophyceae were observed for the first time in Ivory Coast. According to the diagnosis of taxa, a similarity of the ultrastructure of Mallomonas sorohexareticulata sp. nov. scales, on the one hand, and Mallomonas sp. scales on the other hand would be related to temperature tolerance. Concerning their ecology, taxa have tolerated acido-alkaline pH, low conductivity and moderate temperature and nutrient levels. Results of this study contribute to the knowledge of some Dinophyta and Chrysophyta taxa can be used for teaching and microalgae taxonomy studies.

Deep-Water Mysids of the Catalan Sea: Species Composition, Bathymetric and Near-Bottom Distribution

1995 ◽  
Vol 75 (1) ◽  
pp. 187-197 ◽  
Author(s):  
J.E. Cartes ◽  
J.C. Sorbe
Keyword(s):  
Species Richness ◽  
Species Composition ◽  
Water Column ◽  
Deep Water ◽  
Dominant Species ◽  
Western Mediterranean ◽  
Total Abundance ◽  
Middle Slope ◽  
First Time ◽  
Upper Slope

Deep-water suprabenthic species of Mysidacea were studied in the Catalan Sea (western Mediterranean). Twenty-one samples were taken at depths from 385 to 1859 m, using a Macer-Giroq type sledge. Sixteen mysid species have been collected. Boreomysis arctica was the commonest species and Parapseudomma calloplura, Paramblyops rostrata and Erythrops neapolitana were also notable for their high occurrence. The genus Dactylamblyops, Mysidella biscayensis and Pseudomma affine were recorded for the first time in the Mediterranean. The greatest total abundance of mysids was found over the middle slope. On the upper slope P. calloplura and E. neapolitana formed the dominant species, and deeper B. arctica dominated. Species richness and diversity (H’) declined with increasing depth. The decrease in H’ was attributable to the growing dominance of B. arctica over the middle and lower slopes. Swimming coefficients near the bottom showed intraspecific differences. In general, the species collected inhabit the water column between 0.1 and 0.5 m above the bottom. The bathypelagic species Eucopia hanseni had high swimming coefficients. Amongst the suprabenthic species, B. arctica showed the highest swimming coefficients, and rose from the near-bottom during night on the upper and middle slope stations.

The rodent fauna from the Neolithic human settlement of Tepecik-Çiftlik (Niğde, Turkey)

Mammalia ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 83 (2) ◽  
pp. 157-179 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ozan Erdal ◽  
Sevket Sen ◽  
M. Korhan Erturaç ◽  
Erhan Bıçakçı
Keyword(s):  
Vegetation Cover ◽  
Plant Cover ◽  
The Other ◽  
Human Settlement ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Dry Steppe ◽  
Bodies Of Water ◽  
First Time ◽  
Spermophilus Xanthoprymnus

Abstract The primary aim of this study was to establish for the very first time the results on the rodent fauna gathered from the ongoing Neolithic excavations at the Tepecik-Çiftlik site in southern Cappadocia (Niğde, Turkey). So far, the fauna being study is represented by species of arvicolines (Microtus cf. arvalis and Arvicola cf. amphibius), murines (Mus cf. musculus), sousliks (Spermophilus xanthoprymnus), hamsters (Mesocricetus brandti) and mole-rats (Spalax xanthodon), and their remains are described in detail. Paleoenvironmental assumption based on common preferences of the fauna elements indicates, at first sight, a rather dry steppe environment with sparse plant cover or perennial short grasses. On the other hand, the presence of Arvicola cf. amphibius points out streams and marsh-like vegetation cover with bodies of water . The predation or burn marks observed on some specimens and the presence of subterraneous rodents raise questions concerning their taphonomy.

To the species structure of predatory phytoseiid mites (Parasitiformes, Phytoseiidae) of state reserve “Elanetskyi Step”

2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 39-43
Author(s):  
V. Yu. Bondarev
Keyword(s):  
Common Species ◽  
Species Structure ◽  
Phytoseiid Mites ◽  
First Order ◽  
Plant Feeding ◽  
Plant Associations ◽  
The Family ◽  
Different Types ◽  
First Time ◽  
Predatory Phytoseiid Mites

As material for this work the gatherings of the author executed in 2016 year. On 43 species of plants 85 samples in which 249 copies of phytoseiid mites are revealed are taken. For the statistical analysis used an occurrence index (P1, %) and an index of domination of Paliya-Kovnatski (Di). Species structure of predatory phytoseiid mites (Parasitiformes: Phytoseiidae) in plant associations of state reserve "Elanetskyi step" (Mykolaiv region, Ukraine) were studied at the first time. 21 species of 7 genera of the family are detected (A. andersoni, A. herbarius, A. maior, N. marginatus, N. reductus, N. tauricus, E. finlandicus, D. echinus, T. tiliarum, P. intermixtus, P. soleiger, A. caudiglans, A. rapida, A. pirianykae, A. recki, A. verrucosa, A. spectata, T. cotoneastri, T. laurae, T. tiliae). Frequency of occurrence and fidelity to different types of plant communities for each species of mites were determined. Amlydromella (s. str.) recki, the most common species, was with occurrence index 35.3%. The species Amblydromella (s. str.) rapida, Amblydromella (Litoseia) spectata, and Paraseiulus intermixtus were the rare species (one specimen of each species was presented at collections). Amblydromella (s. str.) recki was the dominant in the complex of plant-feeding predatory mites. Three species, A. pirianykae, A. andersoni and E. finlandicus, were the subdominants. Typhlodromus cotoneastri was the subdominant of the first order. The remaining 16 species were the secondary members of the complex.

Darwin's two competing phylogenetic trees: marsupials as ancestors or sister taxa?

2012 ◽  
Vol 39 (2) ◽  
pp. 217-233 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. David Archibald
Keyword(s):  
Fossil Record ◽  
Evolutionary Biology ◽  
Phylogenetic Trees ◽  
Charles Darwin ◽  
The Other ◽  
Charles Lyell ◽  
Single Origin ◽  
Molecular Studies ◽  
Richard Owen ◽  
First Time

Studies of the origin and diversification of major groups of plants and animals are contentious topics in current evolutionary biology. This includes the study of the timing and relationships of the two major clades of extant mammals – marsupials and placentals. Molecular studies concerned with marsupial and placental origin and diversification can be at odds with the fossil record. Such studies are, however, not a recent phenomenon. Over 150 years ago Charles Darwin weighed two alternative views on the origin of marsupials and placentals. Less than a year after the publication of On the origin of species, Darwin outlined these in a letter to Charles Lyell dated 23 September 1860. The letter concluded with two competing phylogenetic diagrams. One showed marsupials as ancestral to both living marsupials and placentals, whereas the other showed a non-marsupial, non-placental as being ancestral to both living marsupials and placentals. These two diagrams are published here for the first time. These are the only such competing phylogenetic diagrams that Darwin is known to have produced. In addition to examining the question of mammalian origins in this letter and in other manuscript notes discussed here, Darwin confronted the broader issue as to whether major groups of animals had a single origin (monophyly) or were the result of “continuous creation” as advocated for some groups by Richard Owen. Charles Lyell had held similar views to those of Owen, but it is clear from correspondence with Darwin that he was beginning to accept the idea of monophyly of major groups.

Sphagnum mosses (Sphagnaceae, Bryophyta) of mires Chefandzar and Masota in North Ossetia (Caucasus)

2018 ◽  
Vol 52 (2) ◽  
pp. 455-462 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Ya. Doroshina ◽  
I. A. Nikolajev
Keyword(s):  
Plant Communities ◽  
The Other ◽  
North Caucasus ◽  
Sphagnum Mosses ◽  
Greater Caucasus ◽  
The North ◽  
First Time ◽  
North Ossetia

Sphagnum mires on the Greater Caucasus are rare, characterized by the presence of relict plant communities of glacial age and are in a stage of degradation. The study of Sphagnum of Chefandzar and Masota mires is carried out for the first time. Seven species of Sphagnum are recorded. Their distribution and frequency within the North Caucasus are analyzed. Sphagnum contortum, S. platyphyllum, S. russowii, S. squarrosum are recorded for the first time for the study area and for the flora of North Ossetia. The other mosses found in the study area are listed.

An Epistemological Criticism of Social Entrepreneurship: Is Social Entrepreneurship a Sound Scientific Field of Research

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amir Forouharfar
Keyword(s):  
Social Entrepreneurship ◽  
Social Constructivism ◽  
Social Epistemology ◽  
American English ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Knowledge Structure ◽  
Scientific Field ◽  
The Other ◽  
First Time

The paper was shaped around the pivotal question: Is SE a sound and scientific field of research? The question has given a critical tone to the paper and has also helped to bring out some of the controversial debates in the realm of SE. The paper was organized under five main discussions to be able to provide a scientific answer to the research question: (1)<b> </b>is “social entrepreneurship” an oxymoron?, (2) the characteristics of SE knowledge, (3) sources of social entrepreneurship knowledge, (4) SE knowledge: structure and limitations and (5) contributing epistemology-making concepts for SE.<b> </b>Based on the sections,<b> </b>the study relied on the relevant philosophical schools of thought in <i>Epistemology </i>(e.g. <i>Empiricism</i>, <i>Rationalism</i>, <i>Skepticism</i>, <i>Internalism</i> vs. <i>Externalism</i>,<i> Essentialism, Social Constructivism</i>, <i>Social Epistemology, etc.</i>) to discuss these controversies around SE and proposes some solutions by reviewing SE literature. Also, to determine the governing linguistic discourse in the realm of SE, which was necessary for our discussion,<i> Corpus of Contemporary American English (COCA)</i> for the first time in SE studies was used. Further, through the study, SE buzzwords which constitute SE terminology were derived and introduced to help us narrowing down and converging the thoughts in this field and demarking the epistemological boundaries of SE. The originality of the paper on one hand lies in its pioneering discussions on SE epistemology and on the other hand in paving the way for a construction of sound epistemology for SE; therefore in many cases after preparing the philosophical ground for the discussions, it went beyond the prevalent SE literature through meta-analysis to discuss the cases which were raised. The results of the study verified previously claimed embryonic pre-paradigmatic phase in SE which was far from a sound and scientific knowledge, although the scholarly endeavors are the harbingers of such a possibility in the future which calls for further mature academic discussion and development of SE knowledge by the SE academia.

A Nabatean port on the Red Sea: note on the pottery finds from al-Qusayr (al-Wajh, Saudi Arabia)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Caroline Durand
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
19Th Century ◽  
Red Sea ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
The Other ◽  
Trade Routes ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Roman Egypt ◽  
Pottery Sherds ◽  
First Time

Al-Qusayr is located 40 km south of modern al-Wajh, roughly 7 km from the eastern Red Sea shore. This site is known since the mid-19th century, when the explorer R. Burton described it for the first time, in particular the remains of a monumental building so-called al-Qasr. In March 2016, a new survey of the site was undertaken by the al-‘Ula–al-Wajh Survey Project. This survey focused not only on al-Qasr but also on the surrounding site corresponding to the ancient settlement. A surface collection of pottery sherds revealed a striking combination of Mediterranean and Egyptian imports on one hand, and of Nabataean productions on the other hand. This material is particularly homogeneous on the chronological point of view, suggesting a rather limited occupation period for the site. Attesting contacts between Mediterranean merchants, Roman Egypt and the Nabataean kingdom, these new data allow a complete reassessment of the importance of this locality in the Red Sea trade routes during antiquity.

Status of Family Fissidentaceae in Gujarat

2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
D.G. Shah ◽  
D.N. Mehta ◽  
R.V. Gujar
Keyword(s):  
Distinct Species ◽  
The State ◽  
The Other ◽  
Land Plants ◽  
Reproductive Structures ◽  
The Family ◽  
The Status ◽  
Vegetative Characters ◽  
First Time ◽  
Different Parts

Bryophytes are the second largest group of land plants and are also known as the amphibians of the plant kingdom. 67 species of bryophytes have been reported from select locations across the state of Gujrat. The status of family fissidentaceae which is a large moss family is being presented in this paper. Globally the family consists of 10 genera but only one genus, Fissidens Hedw. has been collected from Gujarat. Fissidens is characterized by a unique leaf structure and shows the presence of three distinct lamina, the dorsal, the ventral and the vaginant lamina. A total of 8 species of Fissidens have been reported from the state based on vegetative characters as no sporophyte stages were collected earlier. Species reported from the neighboring states also showed the absence of sporophytes. The identification of different species was difficult due to substantial overlap in vegetative characters. Hence a detailed study on the diversity of members of Fissidentaceae in Gujarat was carried out between November 2013 and February 2015. In present study 8 distinct species of Fissidens have been collected from different parts of the state. Three species Fissidens splachnobryoides Broth., Fissidens zollingerii Mont. and Fissidens curvato-involutus Dixon. have been identified while the other five are still to be identified. Fissidens zollingerii Mont. and Fissidens xiphoides M. Fleisch., which have been reported as distinct species are actually synonyms according to TROPICOS database. The presence of sexual reproductive structures and sporophytes for several Fissidens species are also being reported for the first time from the state.

scholarly journals First Report of blaNDM-1 Bearing IncX3 Plasmid in Clinically Isolated ST11 Klebsiella pneumoniae from Pakistan

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. 951
Author(s):  
Hazrat Bilal ◽  
Gaojian Zhang ◽  
Tayyab Rehman ◽  
Jianxion Han ◽  
Sabir Khan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sequence Type ◽  
The Other ◽  
High Rate ◽  
Antibiotics Resistance ◽  
New Delhi ◽  
Molecular Type ◽  
Plasmid Analysis ◽  
First Time ◽  
Encoding Genes ◽  
Sequence Types

The New Delhi Metallo-β-lactamase (NDM) is among the most threatening forms of carbapenemases produced by K. pneumoniae, well-known to cause severe worldwide infections. The molecular epidemiology of blaNDM-1-harboring K. pneumoniae is not well elucidated in Pakistan. Herein, we aim to determine the antibiotics-resistance profile, genes type, molecular type, and plasmid analysis of 125 clinically isolated K. pneumoniae strains from urine samples during July 2018 to January 2019 in Pakistan. A total of 34 (27.2%) K. pneumoniae isolates were carbapenemases producers, and 23 (18.4%) harbored the blaNDM-1 gene. The other carbapenemases encoding genes, i.e., blaIMP-1 (7.2%), blaVIM-1 (3.2%), and blaOXA-48 (2.4%) were also detected. The Multi Locus Sequence Typing (MLST) results revealed that all blaNDM-1-harboring isolates were ST11. The other sequence types detected were ST1, ST37, and ST105. The cluster analysis of Xbal Pulsed Field Gel Electrophoresis (PFGE) revealed variation amongst the clusters of the identical sequence type isolates. The blaNDM-1 gene in all of the isolates was located on a 45-kb IncX3 plasmid, successfully transconjugated. For the first time, blaNDM-1-bearing IncX3 plasmids were identified from Pakistan, and this might be a new primary vehicle for disseminating blaNDM-1 in Enterobacteriaceae as it has a high rate of transferability.

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