Diet and trophic interactions of seven species planktivorous fishes: European anchovy Engraulis encrasicolus, sardine Sardina pilchardus, round sardinella Sardinella aurita, sprat Sprattus sprattus, red bandfish Cepola macrophthalma, damselfish Chromis chromis bogue Boops boops were studied in the Bay Marseille (North-Western Mediterranean Sea) from March to September 2017. Taxonomic compositio...

Z. Naturforsch. 50c, 345-352 (1995); received January 27/February 20, 1995 Liverworts, Frullania, Flavone Aglycones, Acylated Flavone Glycosides, Chemotaxonomy From Frullania teneriffae 5 known flavone aglycones and 6 flavone glycosides were iso­ lated, among them the new 6-OH-luteolin-6-0-ß-D-glucoside-7-0-ß-D-glueoside-6'"-(3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaroylester). F. cesatiana contains 2 flavone-di...

In this study thirty wood rotting and litter degrading basidiomycetes were screened for the production of lignocellulolytic enzymes such as, laccase, peroxidase, and cellulase using rapid micro quantification assay. Out of the 30 indigenous isolates Trametes gibbosa was identified to be a potential lignocellulolytic enzyme producer, producing a maximum amount of cellulase (299.66 ± 1.59 IU/L) a...

E-mail address (for F. Hazin): [email protected] depths between 5 and 10 m. Bottom longlines consisted of a multifilament mainline (6 mm in diameter) with up to 100 secondary lines, each approx. 5 m in length and constructed from 3-mm diameter monofilament attached to a wire snood (1 m in length). Types of hooks varied among brands, but rela­ tive sizes (i.e. 9/0) remained similar.The mai...

India has a long coastal line of about 8000 km includes 13 main land states and 5 Union territories which comprises significant biodiversity. The east and west coast of India continues to be a large fishing ground in the south Asian region and is one of the largest marine product nations in the world. During the period of 2009, India’s annual fish landings are about 3.16 million tonnes [1]. Fis...

The Editor-in-Chief of the European Journal of Cardiothoracic SurgeryyInteractive CardioVascular Thoracic Surgery (EJCTSyICVTS) can be appointed for a maximum of two terms of five years each. The former Editor-in-Chief, Ludwig von Segesser, has served these two terms and I am proud to be chosen as the new Editor-in-Chief of these prestigious journals (Fig. 1). This change in the incumbent of th...