Aerial and Tidal Transport of Mosquito Control Pesticides into the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary by R.H Pierce, M.S Henry, T.C Blum, E.M Mueller

“…This project was undertaken as the initial monitoring program to determine if mosquito adulticides applied along the Florida Keys cause adverse ecological effects in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary (FKNMS).The study monitored the distribution and persistence of two mosquito adulticides,permethrin and dibrom (naled),during three separate routine applications by the Florida Keys Mosquito Control District.The approach was to determine if toxic concentrations of the pesticides entered the FKNMS by aerial drift or tidal transport.The amount of pesticide entering the FKNMS by way of aerial drift was monitored by collection on glass fiber filter pads,set on floats in a grid pattern on either side of the FKNMS.Permethrin was recovered from filter pads on the leeward side for each of the three applications,ranging from 0.5 to 50.1 µg/m² throughout the study.Tidal current transport was monitored by collection of surface and subsurface water samples at each grid site.Tidal transport of naled and dichlorvos (naled degradation product)was apparent in the adjacent waters of the FKNMS.These compounds were detected in subsurface,offshore water at 0.1 to 0.6 µg/l,14 hr after application.Permethrin was not detected in offshore water samples; however, concentrations ranging from 5.1 to 9.4 µg/l were found in surface water from the canal system adjacent to the application route.Comparison of the observed environmental concentrations with toxicity data (permethrin LC-50,96 hr for Mysidopsis bahia =0.02 µg/l)indicated a potential hazard to marine invertebrates in the canals with possible tidal transport to other areas.…”
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Diversidad de musgos en ambientes degradados sujetos a restauración en el Parque Nacional Lago Puelo (Chubut, Argentina) Moss diversity in degraded environments under restoring in... by ADRIANA E ROVERE, GRACIELA M CALABRESE

“…Mosses carry out important functions in ecosystems, as they are essential to the water balance, they are pioneers in unstable soils, where they control erosion and colonize disturbed sites, they provide habitat and food for invertebrates, and also constitute suitable sites for the germination of vascular plants. …”
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Evidence for the effects of decommissioning man-made structures on marine ecosystems globally: a systematic map by Anaëlle J. Lemasson, Paul J. Somerfield, Michaela Schratzberger, Caroline Louise McNeill, Joana Nunes, Christine Pascoe, Stephen C. L. Watson, Murray S. A. Thompson, Elena Couce, Antony M. Knights

“…Studies in majority reported on fish (53%) and invertebrates (41%), and were disproportionately focused on biological (81%) and ecological (48%) impacts. …”
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The peculiarities of nearshore fish communities in the Vita River mouth and Dnipro River straits by М. Prychepa, О. Hupalo, Yu. Kovalenko, Т. Dvoretskyi, V. Trylis

“…The biomass of benthic invertebrates was 9.44 g/m2, and their abundance was 24400 ind.…”
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Dieta natural do siri-azul Callinectes sapidus (Decapoda, Portunidae) na região estuarina da Lagoa dos Patos, Rio Grande, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil Natural diet of the blue crab Ca... by Alexandre Oliveir, Taciana K. Pinto, Débora P. D. Santos, Fernando D'Incao

“…Blue crab feeds on a wide variety of sessile and slow moving invertebrates. The main item was Detritus, followed by the suspension-feeder mollusk Erodona mactroides Bosc, 1802 (Erodonidae). …”
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The elemental composition of purple sea urchin (<i>Strongylocentrotus purpuratus</i>) calcite and potential effects of <i>p</i>CO₂ during early life stages by M. LaVigne, T. M. Hill, E. Sanford, B. Gaylord, A. D. Russell, E. A. Lenz, J. D. Hosfelt, M. K. Young

“…Ocean acidification will likely have negative impacts on invertebrates producing skeletons composed of calcium carbonate. …”
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Estimation of the populations status and habitat conditions of Anseriformes in the State Nature Reserve «Gydansky» (Russia) using ultralight aviation by Sofia B. Rozenfeld, George V. Kirtaev, Natalya V. Rogova, Mikhail Yu. Soloviev, Andrey A. Gorchakovsky, Mikhail S. Bizin, Sofia S. Demianets

“…Based on data obtained during the preliminary study, we established the impact of Anseriformes on invertebrates. We found that on control sites, the number of spider species was two times higher than on molting sites, and their number was four times higher than on molting sites. …”
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Earthworm populations sampled using collection methods in atlantic forests with Araucaria angustifolia Populações de minhocas amostradas usando métodos de coleta em floresta atlânt... by Dilmar Baretta, George Gardner Brown, Samuel Wooster James, Elke Jurandy Bran Nogueira Cardoso

“…Araucaria angustifolia, also known as the Paraná Pine is an endangered tree species in Brazil and little is known of the diversity of soil invertebrates inhabiting these forests. Therefore, the present study was set up to evaluate the biomass and diversity of earthworms in natural and reforested Araucaria plots, impacted or not by fire, and to identify the most efficient earthworm collection method. …”
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A REMARKABLE FEATURE OF BIODIVERSITY OF THE COASTAL, MARINE AND ISLAND ECOSYSTEMS OF THE CASPIAN SEA. A NEW LOOK AT THE AGE OF ISLANDS AND LEVEL MODE by G. M. Abdurahmanov, A. A. Teymurov

“…According to the results of pre-processing of field data set, the General picture of the floristic (higher plants) and fauna (some groups of invertebrates) species diversity (table. 1). It should be emphasized that the biota of the Islands of the Middle Caspian, in General, consists of taxa widely distributed in the Eastern and, to a lesser extent, the Western coast. …”
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EVALUATION OF COMMERCIAL TORTOISE AND TURTLE FEEDS by Nikoletta Hetényi, Emese Andrásofszky

“…Commercial pellets (ntortoise = 7, nturtle = 7, from 6 companies) dedicated to carnivorous aquatic turtles and herbivorous terrestrial tortoises, and other aquatic turtle feeds (lyophilised beef heart, dried aquatic invertebrates, and whole frozen fish) were bought in pet shops. …”
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Metabolitos secundarios, letalidad y actividad antimicrobiana de los extractos de tres corales y tres moluscos marinos de Sucre, Venezuela by Gabriel Ordaz, Haydelba D’Armas, Dayanis Yáñez, Juan Hernández, Angel Camacho

“…The presence of secondary metabolites like alkaloids, unsaturated sterols and pentacyclic triterpenes in all invertebrates, was evidenced. Additionally, sesquiterpenlactones, saponins, tannins, cyanogenic and cardiotonic glycosides were also detected in some octocoral extracts, suggesting that biosynthesis of these metabolites is typical in this group. …”
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Prey selection by two benthic fish species in a Mato Grosso stream, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil by Carla Ferreira Rezende, Rosana Mazzoni, Érica Pellegrini Caramaschi, Daniela Rodrigues, Maíra Moraes

“…After sampling, the invertebrates were fixed in 90% ethanol, and, in the laboratory, were identified to the lowest taxonomical level. …”
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Effects of light quality and intensity on the juvenile physiological metabolism of Babylonia areolata by Mao-cheng Zhong, Xiao-kun Liu, Rui Xu, Xi-jiang Liu, Qi-cheng Jiang, Xin-yu Song, Yi-ning Lu, Xuan Luo, Chen-yang Yue, Si Qin, Wen-gang Lü

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Biochemical characterization and peptide mass fingerprinting of two glutathione transferases from Biomphalaria alexandrina snails (Gastropoda: Planorbidae) by Abdel-Monem Abdalla, Ghada S. A. Abdel Karim

“…Phylogenetic tree showed that BaGST2 was clustered in the sigma group with GSTs sigma class from invertebrates and vertebrates. Conclusions We have purified and characterized two GSTs from B. alexandrina snails. …”
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Status and ecology of the Priolo or Azores bullfinch, Pyrrhula murina by Ramos, J

“….< p=""> <p>The diet ranged from invertebrates and herbaceous seeds in summer, to seeds of fleshy fruits in autumn, fern sporangia and tree seeds (of <em>Clethra arborea</em>) in winter and, flower buds, fern fronds and moss tips in spring. …”

Experimental diagenesis: insights into aragonite to calcite transformation of <i>Arctica islandica</i> shells by hydrothermal treatment by L. A. Casella, E. Griesshaber, X. Yin, A. Ziegler, V. Mavromatis, D. Müller, A.-C. Ritter, D. Hippler, E. M. Harper, M. Dietzel, A. Immenhauser, B. R. Schöne, L. Angiolini, W. W. Schmahl

“…In generating their mineralised hard parts, most marine invertebrates produce metastable aragonite rather than the stable polymorph of CaCO₃, calcite. …”
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Global climate change and the Baltic Sea ecosystem: direct and indirect effects on species, communities and ecosystem functioning by M. Viitasalo, E. Bonsdorff

“…Freshwater vascular plants will be favoured but they cannot replace macroalgae on rocky substrates. Consequently invertebrates and fish benefiting from macroalgal belts may also suffer. …”
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Role of PB1 Midbody Remnant Creating Tethered Polar Bodies during Meiosis II by Alex McDougall, Celine Hebras, Gerard Pruliere, David Burgess, Vlad Costache, Remi Dumollard, Janet Chenevert

“…However, a review of the literature indicates that PB1 is tethered to the egg surface via PB2 in several species including members of the cnidarians, lophotrochozoa and echinoids, suggesting that the midbody remnant formed during PB1 emission may be involved in directing the precise site of PB2 emission throughout the invertebrates.…”
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Efecto de herbívoros y patógenos en la sobrevivencia y crecimiento de plántulas en un fragmento del bosque templado húmedo de Chiloé, Chile Effect of herbivores and pathogens on th... by JAVIER A. FIGUEROA, SERGIO A. CASTRO

“…Los resultados se discuten en el contexto de las conocidas teorías de defensa de las plantas<br>The physical conditions of the environment, the attack of pathogen microorganisms, defoliating invertebrates and herbivores may affect the growth and survival of woody plant seedlings. …”
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Trophic ecology of the chiton Acanthopleura echinata on Chilean rocky shores Ecología trófica del chitón Acanthopleura echinata en costas rocosas de Chile by PATRICIO A CAMUS, ARTURO H NAVARRETE, ÁLVARO G SANHUEZA, L. FELIPE OPAZO

“…Overall, A. echinata consumed 85 items of algae (64.7 %, mainly fleshy and calcified encrusting thalli) and invertebrates (35.3 %, mainly barnacles). Diet was always dominated by encrusting corallines, although the proportion of algae increased with body size suggesting an ontogenetic variation in feeding habits. …”
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