GOLDSTEIN, LEON, AND KOY P. FORSTER. Osmoregulation and urea metabolism in the little skate Raja erinacea. Am. J. Physiol. 220(3) : 742-746. 197 1 .-Little skates, Raja erinacea, were transferred gradually (4 days) from full to approximately half-strength seawater. Steady-state conditions (with respect to solute and water balance) were established by the end of the dilution program. The skates ...

The performance of a large-scale water Cherenkov neutrino telescope relies heavily on the transparency surrounding water, quantified by its level light absorption and scattering. A pathfinder experiment was carried out to measure optical properties deep seawater in South China Sea with light-emitting diodes (LEDs) as sources, photon multiplier tubes (PMTs) cameras sensors. Here, we present an s...

Ocean acidification (OA) results in reduced seawater pH and aragonite saturation state (Ωarag), but also reduced seawater buffer capacity. As buffer capacity decreases, diel variation in seawater chemistry increases. However, a variety of ecosystem feedbacks can modulate changes in both average seawater chemistry and diel seawater chemistry variation. Here we model these effects for a coastal, ...

GOLDSTEIN, LEON, AND KOY P. FORSTER. Osmoregulation and urea metabolism in the little skate Raja erinacea. Am. J. Physiol. 220(3) : 742-746. 197 1 .-Little skates, Raja erinacea, were transferred gradually (4 days) from full to approximately half-strength seawater. Steady-state conditions (with respect to solute and water balance) were established by the end of the dilution program. The skates ...

This study describes, for the first time, the water chemistry and microbial diversity in Dziani Dzaha, a tropical crater lake located on Mayotte Island (Comoros archipelago, Western Indian Ocean). The lake water had a high level of dissolved matter and high alkalinity (10.6-14.5 g L-1 eq. CO32-, i.e. 160-220 mM compare to around 2-2.5 in seawater), with salinity up to 52 psu, 1.5 higher than se...

Ž . The purpose of this study was to find the minimum inhibitory concentrations MIC for the following antibacterial agents: chloramphenicol, florfenicol, flumequine and the combination Ž . trimethoprimrsulfadiazine to bacteria associated with scallop Pecten maximus larvae. To evaluate possible effects of components in seawater to the antimicrobial activity of these agents, MIC values were estab...

Summer storms along the Antarctic Peninsula can cause microhabitats of the terrestrial midge Belgica antarctica to become periodically inundated with seawater from tidal spray. As microhabitats dry, larvae may be exposed to increasing concentrations of seawater. Alternatively, as a result of melting snow or following rain, larvae may be immersed in freshwater for extended periods. The present s...

results it was found that in all studied wavelengths with or without methylene blue (mb), the level of all studied enzymes decreased remarkably when compared to dark controls. it was observed that the synthesis level of sod, glutathione peroxidase gp, and glucose 6 phosphate dehydrogenase g-6-pd in e. coli decreased significantly in red light with respect to white, blue, and green light in seaw...

This contribution assesses the availability of catabolic energy for microbial life during water-rock reactions in the flanks of mid-ocean ridges, where basaltic and ultramafic rocks interact with circulating seawater. In addition to equilibrium thermodynamic computations, results for kinetic reaction paths are presented. In these calculations, it is assumed that dissolution of olivine and basal...

Marine snow aggregates are heavily colonized by heterotrophic microorganisms that express high levels of hydrolytic activities, making aggregates hotspots for carbon remineralization in the ocean. To assess how aggregate formation influences the ability of seawater microbial communities to access organic carbon, we compared hydrolysis rates of six polysaccharides in coastal seawater after aggre...