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Mangrove‐dominated coastlines have high carbon sequestration capacity, but it remains unclear whether tidally outwelled carbon is transformed within the coastal ocean or exported offshore. Here, we used radium isotopes (224Ra and 223Ra) to investigate carbon outwelling in two mangrove seascapes in Brazil across multiple spatial scales. We sampled porewaters to define the source composition, mangrove creek waters to resolve tidal cycles, and cross‐shelf transects to trace outwelling in coastal seascapes. Radium isotopes were positively correlated with dissolved inorganic (DIC), organic (DOC) and particulate organic (POC) carbon across the seascapes. DIC was the primary form of carbon (mean ± SD), representing 85% of the total carbon pool as bicarbonate (75 ± 11%), carbonate (6 ± 5%), and CO2 (4 ± 9%). DOC and POC accounted for 10 ± 6% and 5 ± 6% of total carbon, respectively. Although mangrove waters emitted CO2 to the atmosphere (38–143 mmol m−2 d−1), both bays and continental shelves were a CO2 sink (−2.5 to −0.5 mmol m−2 d−1) associated to chlorophyll‐a enrichments (r2 = 0.86). Total carbon outwelled from mangroves were 3–4 times higher than soil carbon burial at both mangrove sites. Bicarbonate export (27–72 mmol m−2 d−1) to the continental shelf was the major fate of carbon outwelling, more than doubling the perceived capacity of mangrove soil to sequester carbon. Hence, disregarding outwelling as a blue carbon sink mechanism would lead to underestimated assessments of how mangroves capture CO2 and help to mitigate climate change. Plain Language Summary: Mangrove forests effectively store large amounts of carbon within their muddy soils due to their complex root systems, high sedimentation rates, and high productivity. Mangroves also play a crucial role in exporting carbon to the ocean through tidal flushing and climate change mitigation. Here, we measured overlooked lateral carbon fluxes using geochemical tracers. Our findings demonstrated that mangroves could sequester 3–4 times more CO2 if total carbon exports to ocean are accounted in addition to soil carbon burial. Most of the carbon is exported as bicarbonate, with the potential to remain in seawater for millennia. We argue that a fraction of mangrove carbon is not lost during transport offshore, but rather stored in the ocean, the largest global carbon reservoir. Key Points: Porewater exchange is a pivotal component of the carbon budget within mangrove seascapesMangrove carbon outwelling oscillates between tidal cycles and reaches the continental shelf within 1–3 weeksCarbon sequestration via outwelling to the ocean was 3–4 times greater than soil burial [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Children are an Heritage of the Lord...! - Psalms 127: 3 This paper interrogates the phenomenon of the insurgency of Boko Haram with a view to understanding its implication on children. The goal is to explore models for rehabilitating 'wanderer-children' as the phenomenon, coupled with the incidence of out of school children in the Sahel portends great danger for the survival of Nigeria and even the integration thrust of the West African Sub-region. The manuscript argues that Nigerian authorities need to strengthen their 'Complex Emergency' policies otherwise the threat against the region may worsen. In the effort to fashion-out these models, the paper takes a voyage to the nineteenth and early twentieth Centuries, and precisely to the colonial state where it discovered a classical model that if authorities would imbibe, the possibility for resolving the complex question of wanderer-children can be achieved. To weave its perspectives, the study depended on the qualitative research methodology. Finally, the paper recommends that governmental authorities need to combat poverty and reduce the rate of unemployment if the goal of curtailing conflict with its propensity for displacing children is to be achieved. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

One of the most abundant species of bivalves found on modern beaches and Quaternary deposits in the San Matías Gulf (Argentinian Patagonia, SW Atlantic Ocean) is Glycymeris longior. Its high abundance and broad geographical distribution turn G. longior into a target species for taphonomical studies. Here, we described the taphonomic signature registered on its shells from San Antonio Bay (San Matías Gulf, Río Negro). This study will contribute to future taphonomic comparisons in the SW Atlantic Ocean, as well as in other Quaternary deposits, and provide insight into the spatial variation of the taphonomic processes influenced by the environment. Glycymeris longior valves from the Holocene Punta Delgado deposits showed two taphonomic signatures whose shell assemblages were differentiated by fragmentation, rounding and cementation intensities. Shells from PD2018A and PD2018B (two sampling localities representing similar environments) were subject to continuous and low-energy water flow. Those remained in a low-intensity hydrodynamic sediment-water interface that would favor high shell cementation. On the other hand, shells from PD2016 were also subject to continuous but more energetic water flow. Those would remain in the taphonomic active zone for enough time to confer smooth edges and to be colonized by clionid sponges but not favorable enough for carbonate precipitation. The Punta Delgado site was interpreted as a protected area during the Holocene (last 4200 yrs.), similar to the modern one, but with differences in carbonate precipitation as the product of differences in water flow intensities. Finally, the high mechanical resistance of G. longior shells, together with its abundance and broad geographical distribution, turn this species into a suitable target taxon for further taphonomic and ecologic analyses and comparisons. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

With the development of industry, aquaculture and shipping in coastal city, large amounts of heavy metals had been released to the bay and transferred to sediment, the heavy metal pollution of sediment in bay had become a prominent environmental question. The heavy metal pollution would not only cause serious damage to the marine sedimentary environment, but also endanger human health because of the enrichment along the food chain. In this paper, the concentration, spatial and temporal distribution characteristics, occurrence forms, sources and pollution assessment of heavy metals in sediment of China's bays were compared, and the development of heavy metal research in sediments from the bays of China was prospected, which would provide research direction for the comprehensive understanding of the pollution status, development trend, pollution control and ecological restoration of heavy metal pollution of sediment in the bay.

During online learning children have low learning motivation, this is seen from the decline in learning outcomes in children. Interpersonal communication between parents and children has a role in increasing learning motivation. This study aims to explain interpersonal communication between parents and children in increasing the learning motivation of grade 2 children at SD Negeri Teluk Pucung I North Bekasi. This study used the concept of interpersonal communication. This research uses a qualitative approach with a descriptive method. Researchers conducted interviews with 5 informants including parents, teachers, and students. The results of this study show that children's learning motivation increases due to interpersonal communication between parents and children. Increased learning motivation seen from the tasks that are done and collected on time, understanding the material delivered, and increasing learning outcomes in children. Interpersonal communication between parents and children involves 5 aspects of interpersonal communication such as aspects of openness where parents and children always tell the truth during the process communication, an aspect of empathy where parents and children have a great sense of empathy for each other, aspects of support where parents always provide support in the form of support Moral and material but the support given by children to parents is less visible, aspects of positive attitudes where parents and children have a positive view of Each other so that two-way communication occurs, and aspects of equality where parents and children have similar functions such as being listeners and speakers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

One of the molecular chemical markers used to identify anthropogenic inputs is linear alkylbenzenes (LABs) that cause serious impacts in the bays and coastal ecosystems. The surface sediments samples collected from the East Malaysia, including Brunei bay to estimate the LABs concentration and distribution as molecular markers of anthropogenic indicators. Gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC–MS) was used after purification, fractionation the hydrocarbons in the sediment samples to identify the sources of LABs. The analysis of variance (ANOVA) and Pearson correlation coefficient were applied to analyze the difference between sampling stations' significance at p < 0.05. Long to short chains L/S, homologs C13/C12, and internal to external (I/E) congeners have used to assess the LABs degradation rates as well as the effectiveness of sewage treatment. Results of this study showed that the LABs concentration ranged between 7.1 to 41.3 ng g−1 dw, in the investigated stations. The majority of sample sites exhibited a considerable input of C13-LABs homologs, and LABs homologs differed significantly. The estimated LABs ratios (I/E), which ranged between 0.6 and 2.2, demonstrated the effluents with primary and less secondary sources are released into the bay waters. The degradation of LABs were up to 42% in the interrogated locations. The conclusion is that the wastewater treatment system needs to be improved, and that LABs molecular markers are highly effective in tracing anthropogenic sewage contamination. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Phytoplankton communities, showing significant spatiotemporal variation within bay areas, play an important role in the structure and function of nearshore marine ecosystems. However, the absence of long-term high-resolution datasets has hindered our understanding of the effect of ENSO-driven environmental changes on phytoplankton communities in coastal ecosystems. Herein, by performing biomarker inversion analyses on two centuries' worth of sedimentary organisms in the Sanmen Bay area, we observed a marked El Niño/La Niña-related succession; specifically, that El Niño-induced warming had increased the biomass of phytoplankton by 57.89%, while also increasing the proportion of diatoms by 76.40%. In contrast, La Niña years exhibited a decrease in the biomass of phytoplankton by 54.23%. Further, over three decades of observational data from the Sanmen Bay suggest that La Niña years can promote occasional blooms through monsoonal mixing and land-based inputs. Consequently, the nearshore marine ecosystem of the bay area, being subject to intense anthropogenic activity and land–sea interactions, can be said to be influenced by global-scale ocean–atmosphere processes. Going forward, the connection between short-term extreme events and long-term changes in the nearshore marine ecosystem should receive greater attention. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Temperature is an important factor that affects nitrogen (N) transformations in an aquatic ecosystem. In this study, the surface sediments (0 to − 2 cm) from both outer and inner Meiliang Bay (OMB; IMB) were collected. A laboratory incubation experiment was conducted at different temperatures (10 °C, 20 °C and 30 °C) by the 15N tracing technique. Gross N transformation rates, including nitrification and denitrification, and NH4+ (ia) and NO3− (in) immobilization rates were estimated by the FLUAZ model. The results showed that both nitrification and denitrification rates of sediments were significantly higher in IMB than in OMB at any temperature (p < 0.05). The ia reached the highest value and was of significant difference between the bays at 20 °C (p < 0.05) with in less than 0.4 mg kg−1 dry weight sediment (d.w.s.) per day. Increasing temperature caused increased gross N transformation rates in each bay, and the temperature significantly affected nitrification, denitrification and ia rates (p < 0.05). The N transformation rates differed among different sampling sites, mainly due to their significantly different total organic carbon values (p < 0.05). In both bay sediments, microbial immobilization assimilated more NH4+ at 20 °C. The consumption of NH4+ was more by nitrification (55–77%) than by immobilization in the surface sediments of the IMB; likewise 38–73% of NH4+ was consumed by nitrification in the OMB. These findings suggested that temperature dramatically affected the N transformations in surface sediments of Taihu Lake, and the destination of inorganic N varied with temperature. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Although mariculture contributes significantly to regional/local economic development, it also promotes environmental degradation. Therefore, it is essential to understand mariculture dynamics before taking adaptive measures to deal with it. In the present study, a framework that integrates the Google Earth Engine (GEE) based methods and GeoDetector software was developed to identify patterns and drivers of mariculture dynamics. This framework was then applied to Zhao'an Bay, which is an intensive aquaculture bay in Coastal China, based on Landsat 8 OLI (2013–2022) and Sentinel-2 (December 2015–May 2022) data. The results show that the GEE-based method produces acceptable classification accuracy. The overall accuracy values for the interpretation are >85%, where the kappa coefficients are >0.9 for all years, excluding 2015 (0.83). Mariculture increased in the study area from 2013 to 2022, and this is characterised by distinct spatiotemporal variations. Cage mariculture is primarily concentrated around islands, whereas raft mariculture is dominant in bay areas, and pond and mudflat mariculture types are mostly in nearshore areas. The growth of mariculture in Zhao'an Bay is attributed to a combination of geographic and human factors. The initial area associated with mariculture in a grid significantly impacted the expansion of the raft, cage, and mudflat mariculture. The distance to an island, spatial proximity to similar types of mariculture and types of mariculture are the main drivers of change in mariculture. Human activities greatly contribute to the dynamics of mudflat mariculture; regulation regarding the clearing of waterways directly impacts the dynamics of mariculture. The present study demonstrates that the proposed framework facilitates the effective monitoring of the mariculture dynamics and identification of driving factors. These findings can be exploited for the local planning and management of mariculture in similar coastal bays. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Marine fish have been decreasing in abundance over the last few decades due to environmental destruction and human exploitation. The aim of this study was to produce an inventory of the fish in Pusong Bay, Lhokseumawe City, Aceh Province, Indonesia by means of an exploratory survey of the area. The data was analysed descriptively using tables and graphs. A total of 71 species of fish were identified belonging to 54 genera, 37 families and 15 orders. Fish belonging to the Perciformes dominated the area with 33 species or 46.48% of the total number of fish identified. Based on the IUCN red list status, 62% of the species recorded in this study are categorized as of Least Concern, 35% Not Evaluated and 3% Data Deficient. Based on CITES, 71 species of the fish in Pusong Bay are categorized as Not Evaluated. Current data on these fish is important for future evaluations of their status.

One of the consequences of climate change is an increase in the temperature of the oceans, which is considered to be one of the greatest impacts on biodiversity. Fish may respond to this impact in several ways, including shifts in their patterns of occurrence. The present study investigated the variation in the structure of a H. reidi population between 2015 and 2017 in the northern Guaíba Island area, highlighting a possible relationship to thermal anomaly associated with the El Niño phenomenon. The seahorse population monitoring was performed monthly, recording sex ratio, abundance, juvenile and adult proportion, depth of occurrence, total length and the holdfast which the seahorse were found attached. The influence of the El Niño event on the study population was evaluated by the correlation of the thermal anomaly data reported for the Tropical South Atlantic Index. Seahorse density on northern Guaíba island was positively and significantly correlated with water temperature, but the sex ratio and number of juveniles were not. The diversity of holdfasts used increased over the study period and was inversely proportional to the thermal anomaly. These results suggest that the thermal anomalies caused by the El Niño in the South Atlantic might trigger migration behaviour in the study species, providing a large aggregation during that period in Guaíba island. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Agrakhan Bay of the Caspian Sea is a unique hydrographic and environmentally valuable object at the mouth of the Terek River. At the beginning of the 20th century, it was a typical sea bay; however, by the 21st century, it lost the features of a marine area and a single water body and was divided into two parts with their specific hydrographic network, water regime, landscapes, biota, and anthropogenic load. Rehabilitation of the wetlands of the former sea bay requires urgent and scientifically grounded measures, as well as good knowledge of the causes and features of its rapid degradation and data on its current hydrological-morphological and hydroecological state. In 2018–2020, the authors carried out a series of field reconnaissance, geodetic, hydrometric, botanical, and hydrochemical works in this part of the mouth, created a network of stations, took numerous water samples and bottom soil samples, and analyzed them in laboratories. A vast array of data from Roshydromet (Russian Hydrometeorological Service) stations, as well as multi-temporal cartographic materials and satellite images, have been accumulated and studied; a multilayer GIS and various maps, empirical dependencies, diagrams, and graphs have been constructed; the results of studies by outside specialists have been considered. This study has made it possible to comprehensively describe the current state of the former Agrakhan Bay, build a depth map, a landscape map, a map of bottom sediments, a map of macrophytes, and a map of hydrochemical parameters, describe the water regime and water balance of the main water bodies of the former bay, determine the relationships between the main hydrological and morphological characteristics, etc. Patterns, causes, long-term stages, and parameters of the unfavorable morphodynamics of the Agrakhan Bay in the 20th century and at the very beginning of the 21st century have been studied. This has made it possible to justify measures for partial restoration of the hydrological and ecological potential of the water bodies of the former Agrakhan Bay. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The words used for addressing are one of the most basic language elements of daily social life. For a healthy communication, first of all, it is necessary to choose the right addressing expression. When expressions that are not suitable for the addressee and the environment, often purpose of the communication take a backseat. In addition to this, the use of address expressions and gender-declaring words interchangeably poses a problem. In recent years, verbal or written reactions have been shown on social media, websites and among the public to the use of the word lady when addressing or talking about women. However, in order to give a scientific direction to the discussions, it has become a necessity to deal with the subject with an academic examination. In this study, under the leadership of male-female (kadın-erkek) and mr.-mrs./miss (baybayan) words, the dictionary definitions and usage purposes of words expressing gender or address such as boy-girl (oğlan-kız), gentleman-lady (bey-hanım), gentleman-lady (beyefendi-hanımefendi), female (dişi), slang word for woman (karı), guy, hatun, virility-maiden were evaluated; the correct use of words is explained with examples. As a result of the evaluation, it has been concluded that the above-mentioned words have changed depending on the purpose of addressing or specifying gender. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The contamination of heavy metals due to human activities has attracted great attention and may lead to serious environmental problems. This research was performed on seawater, sediments, and organisms in Jieshi Bay, China. The level of Cu, Pb, Zn, Cd, Hg, and As, respectively, was measured in each environment to acquire a comprehensive understanding of their sources and distribution and to accomplish a risk assessment. The results showed that the concentration of heavy metals in autumn was higher than those in spring, and surface water has a higher heavy metal content than bottom water. The main sources of these heavy metals could be surface runoff and industrial wastewater discharge in the said bay. Hg was the main pollutant in the seawater. Hg, Cu, Zn, and Cd could easily accumulate in organisms than other heavy metal contents. In addition, even though the concentration of Pb did not exceed the Seawater Quality Standard, decision-makers should still be attentive to the Pb content in fish because of bioaccumulation from seafood product consumption.

In this paper, the spatial distribution maps of Sanmen Bay’s landscape genres between 1995 and 2020 were drawn based on spectra, GPS data, and the genres’ information extracted through remote-sensing imagery, in a way to fundamentally evaluate the region’s coupling and coordinated development. Moreover, to provide a science-based reference point for protecting and utilizing the Bay’s wetlands, changes of landscape genres were examined through a transition matrix, and the drivers of these dynamics were analyzed on a Logistic regression model. In addition, a theoretical and appraisal system compatible with the comprehensive evaluation of a bay’s ecosystem was built upon the analysis of Sanmen Bay’s land and sea areas. This would provide a scientific basis for bay ecosystem preservation by complementing the theoretical architecture of comprehensively evaluating a bay’s environment and keeping the evaluation more timely and complete. Beyond that, we investigated the region’s social development and its spatial improvement over the marine economy from the perspective of a bay’s coupled society-economy-ecology system, which took into account manifest and latent environmental factors that have been absent in conventional bay development planning. Finally, through empirical analysis, to improve the social and economic landscape of Sanmen Bay provides effective policy recommendations, the study also made new efforts to explore and promote the sustainability of China’s Gulf ecosystem.

Phytoplankton communities, showing significant spatiotemporal variation within bay areas, play an important role in the structure and function of nearshore marine ecosystems. However, the absence of long-term high-resolution datasets has hindered our understanding of the effect of ENSO-driven environmental changes on phytoplankton communities in coastal ecosystems. Herein, by performing biomarker inversion analyses on two centuries’ worth of sedimentary organisms in the Sanmen Bay area, we observed a marked El Niño/La Niña-related succession; specifically, that El Niño-induced warming had increased the biomass of phytoplankton by 57.89%, while also increasing the proportion of diatoms by 76.40%. In contrast, La Niña years exhibited a decrease in the biomass of phytoplankton by 54.23%. Further, over three decades of observational data from the Sanmen Bay suggest that La Niña years can promote occasional blooms through monsoonal mixing and land-based inputs. Consequently, the nearshore marine ecosystem of the bay area, being subject to intense anthropogenic activity and land–sea interactions, can be said to be influenced by global-scale ocean–atmosphere processes. Going forward, the connection between short-term extreme events and long-term changes in the nearshore marine ecosystem should receive greater attention.

Laurus nobilis L. is an aromatic medicinal plant widely cultivated in many world regions. L. nobilis has been increasingly acknowledged over the years as it provides an essential contribution to the food and pharmaceutical industries and cultural integrity. The commercial value of this species derives from its essential oil, whose application might be extended to various industries. The chemical composition of the essential oil depends on environmental conditions, location, and season during which the plants are collected, drying methods, extraction, and analytical conditions. The characterization and chemotyping of L. nobilis essential oil are extremely important because the changes in composition can affect biological activities. Several aspects of the plant's secondary metabolism, particularly volatile production in L. nobilis, are still unknown. However, understanding the molecular basis of flavor and aroma production is not an easy task to accomplish. Nevertheless, the time-limited efforts for conservation and the unavailability of knowledge about genetic diversity are probably the major reasons for the lack of breeding programs in L. nobilis. The present review gathers the scientific evidence on the research carried out on Laurus nobilis L., considering its cultivation, volatile composition, biochemical and molecular aspects, and antioxidant and antimicrobial activities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) is a watershed to river basin scale model widely used to simulate the quality and quantity of surface water and groundwater. SWAT has been applied in a wide variety of geographical landscapes around the world. This review presents a comprehensive summary of SWAT applications for coastal watersheds. Thirty-four articles were identified as coastal applications of SWAT, which account for 3% of the total published studies using SWAT. Nash-Sutcliffe efficiency (NSE) was the most common metric used to evaluate SWAT simulations. The SWAT model calibration and validation studies in coastal watersheds reported higher NSE values for monthly flow simulation (NSE up to 0.95) than for daily flow simulation (NSE up to 0.89). Among all the studies, 34% of the reported NSE values (flow and water quality combined) were >0.75. The majority (58%) of flow values were reported daily, while the majority (81%) of water quality values were reported monthly. Only two studies combined SWAT with a hydrodynamic model to account for tide-storm surge processes. SWAT may be applied more readily and successfully to coastal watersheds if a userfriendly method is developed for coupling SWAT with hydrodynamic models to simulate the tidal influence. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Due to the intensive human activities and rapid economic development during the past few decades, the anthropogenic sourced nitrogen (N) input into coastal waters has increased dramatically. In this study, the net anthropogenic nitrogen input (NANI), including the deposition of atmospheric N, the application of N fertiliser, the fixation of biological N, and the net N inputs from food and feed, into the Zhanjiang Bay watershed from 1978 to 2018 were estimated using statistical data, and the driving forces were analysed using the Logarithmic Mean Divisia Index (LMDI) factor decomposition approach. The results show that the NANI dramatically increased from 5269 to 20 639 kg N km−2. The cause of this increase was related to high input from N fertilisers and the net food and feed N input (with average contributions of 56.45% and 41.42%, respectively), which was accompanied by rapid economic development in Zhanjiang Bay. The output from the LMDI illustrates that the cause of the changes in the NANI was a shift in the dietary structure instead of an increase in the human population, which suggests that the impact of human population on the increase in the NANI using simple relational analysis may be overestimated. Remarkably, we found that the N from aquatic protein and animal protein comprised a significant proportion of the total N consumption in this coastal city, which differs from previous studies of inland cities. This is likely due to the fact that aquaculture is significantly developed in this coastal city. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Although mariculture contributes significantly to regional/local economic development, it also promotes environmental degradation. Therefore, it is essential to understand mariculture dynamics before taking adaptive measures to deal with it. In the present study, a framework that integrates the Google Earth Engine (GEE) based methods and GeoDetector software was developed to identify patterns and drivers of mariculture dynamics. This framework was then applied to Zhao’an Bay, which is an intensive aquaculture bay in Coastal China, based on Landsat 8 OLI (2013–2022) and Sentinel-2 (December 2015–May 2022) data. The results show that the GEE-based method produces acceptable classification accuracy. The overall accuracy values for the interpretation are >85%, where the kappa coefficients are >0.9 for all years, excluding 2015 (0.83). Mariculture increased in the study area from 2013 to 2022, and this is characterised by distinct spatiotemporal variations. Cage mariculture is primarily concentrated around islands, whereas raft mariculture is dominant in bay areas, and pond and mudflat mariculture types are mostly in nearshore areas. The growth of mariculture in Zhao’an Bay is attributed to a combination of geographic and human factors. The initial area associated with mariculture in a grid significantly impacted the expansion of the raft, cage, and mudflat mariculture. The distance to an island, spatial proximity to similar types of mariculture and types of mariculture are the main drivers of change in mariculture. Human activities greatly contribute to the dynamics of mudflat mariculture; regulation regarding the clearing of waterways directly impacts the dynamics of mariculture. The present study demonstrates that the proposed framework facilitates the effective monitoring of the mariculture dynamics and identification of driving factors. These findings can be exploited for the local planning and management of mariculture in similar coastal bays.

Coastal habitats have great ecological importance with estuarine environments providing feeding sites for many fish species, especially during juvenile life stages. This study investigates the diet composition and trophic guild organization of the common and abundant ichthyofauna in shallow areas of the Todos os Santos Bay (TSB), Bahia, Brazil, and their relationships with environmental parameters. Six fish sampling campaigns were carried out in the shallow zones (infralittoral) of the Paraguaçu River estuary which encompasses the inner and outer (marine exposure) reaches of the TSB. The stomach contents of 1231 individuals belonging to common and abundant species were examined. A total of 32 food items were identified and fish were into four trophic guilds: detritivores, zoobenthivores I, zoobenthivores II, and zooplanktivores. The relationship between the guilds and environmental parameters showed that zoobenthivores II and zooplanktivores guilds had a positive relationship with salinity and pH, explaining 86% of data variability, though only the salinity variable was significant. This study provides basic information about the diet composition of common and abundant species in the TSB and their organization into trophic guilds. In addition, demonstrates that shallow waters fish across all guilds have broadly similar diets, comprising food items that are usually associated with bottom waters.

The role of heat fluxes in phytoplankton production during the summer heating of the Barguzin Bay of Lake Baikal was studied using mathematical simulation. The results of numerical experiments showed effects of longwave radiation and latent and sensible heat fluxes on phytoplankton growth in the upper layers. This study found that the largest concentrations of phytoplankton biomass are localized at some distance from the mouth of the Barguzin River. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Laurus nobilis L. is an aromatic medicinal plant widely cultivated in many world regions. L. nobilis has been increasingly acknowledged over the years as it provides an essential contribution to the food and pharmaceutical industries and cultural integrity. The commercial value of this species derives from its essential oil, whose application might be extended to various industries. The chemical composition of the essential oil depends on environmental conditions, location, and season during which the plants are collected, drying methods, extraction, and analytical conditions. The characterization and chemotyping of L. nobilis essential oil are extremely important because the changes in composition can affect biological activities. Several aspects of the plant’s secondary metabolism, particularly volatile production in L. nobilis, are still unknown. However, understanding the molecular basis of flavor and aroma production is not an easy task to accomplish. Nevertheless, the time-limited efforts for conservation and the unavailability of knowledge about genetic diversity are probably the major reasons for the lack of breeding programs in L. nobilis. The present review gathers the scientific evidence on the research carried out on Laurus nobilis L., considering its cultivation, volatile composition, biochemical and molecular aspects, and antioxidant and antimicrobial activities.

Cette étude rapporte la présence d'Hippocampus patagonicus Piacentino & Luzzatto, 2004 dans les récifs rocheux peu profonds. Nous avons trouvé deux individus sur deux plages différentes de l'île de Guaíba, baie de Sepetiba, Rio de Janeiro, Brésil. Nous avons enregistré deux adultes de dimensions similaires aux individus étudiés dans d'autres études. Ils ne sont généralement pas trouvés dans les eaux peu profondes, mais la présente étude les rapporte associés à des récifs rocheux de moins d'un mètre de profondeur. Il s'agit du premier rapport de l'espèce dans cet environnement et dans la baie de Sepetiba. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]