GLORIA

GEOMAR Library Ocean Research Information Access

feed icon rss

Your email was sent successfully. Check your inbox.

An error occurred while sending the email. Please try again.

Proceed reservation?

Export
  • 11
    ISSN: 1573-515X
    Keywords: anoxic sediments ; biomineralization ; organic matter recycling ; skeleton weathering
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Chemistry and Pharmacology , Geosciences
    Notes: Abstract The knowledge of the biodegradation rates is essential to studies of the biogeochemistry and ecology of aquatic systems. It helps us to quantify the production and uptake rates of chemical components and their recycling, and to understand the mechanisms and rates of organic matter accumulation in sediments. Experimental studies of biodegradation processes in six types of mineralized skeletons were performed in shallow-marine waters of Calvi Bay, Corsica and in estuarine waters of Roscoff, Brittany. Three types of mollusk shells, sea urchin skeletal plates, crab cuticle and fish vertebrae were exposed to oxic and anoxic conditions over periods of 15 days to 30 months. After recovery of the substrates, protein assays, bacterial counts and organic carbon analyses were performed. Quantitative protein assays and bacterial counts indicate that biodegradation of mineralized skeletal structures occurs at a slower rate in anoxic conditions than in oxic conditions. Bacterial analysis showed that in anoxic environment, less than 0.5% of the consumed organic matter is converted into bacterial biomass. The aerobic biodegradation rate was positively correlated with the organic content of the skeletons. Anoxic biodegradation of skeletons occurred at much slower rates in estuarine sediments than in shallow marine sediments. Preservation of skeletal structures in estuarine conditions appears to be correlated with the abundance of dissolved organic matter rather than with high sedimentation rates.
    Type of Medium: Electronic Resource
    Location Call Number Limitation Availability
    BibTip Others were also interested in ...
  • 12
    Electronic Resource
    Electronic Resource
    Springer
    Helgoland marine research 26 (1974), S. 18-26 
    ISSN: 1438-3888
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Biology
    Description / Table of Contents: Zusammenfassung 1. An der Westküste des Golfes von Akaba wurde an 3 verschiedenen Probeorten die Fächerorientierung vonMillepora dichotoma untersucht, wobei jede Probenfläche aus drei gleichgroßen Teilflächen bestand. Die Tiefenausdehnung des Transekts wurde durch die Tiefenbegrenzung der Milleporiden bestimmt. 2. Mittels eines Kompasses wurden die verschiedenen Fächerorientierungen gemessen, indem die Abweichungen von Norden für jede Kolonie verzeichnet wurde. 3. Die Messungen ergaben in den beiden tiefer liegenden Dritteln gleiche Fächerausrichtungen, während die Kolonien des seichteren Drittels von dieser Orientierung abwichen. Die Ausrichtungen sind in Verbindung mit der Wasserbewegung interpretierbar und lassen auf eine rechtwinkelige Ausrichtung zur Strömung schließen. 4. Beobachtungen ergaben, daß umgebrochene Kolonien, die flach auf dem Untergrund lagen und somit parallel beströmt wurden bzw. schräg im Riff klemmten, neue Fächerebenen bildeten, die im rechten Winkel zur Strömung standen. Diese Tatsache stimmt mit Resultaten von eigenen Versetzungsversuchen bei Gorgonien überein; sie zeigen, daß eine Zweitorientierung möglich ist. 5. Weitere Beobachtungen, die auf eine rechtwinkelige Ausrichtung der Milleporiden zur Wasserbewegung schließen lassen, werden aufgezählt. Bei verschiedenen Kolonien konnten Zweifachorientierungen eines Fächers vermerkt werden. Dies läßt auf eine feine Differenzierung zwischen Perzeption der Riffdetailströmung und der Hauptwasserbewegung schließen.
    Notes: Abstract The orientation of fans ofMillepora dichotoma was investigated on the west coast of the Gulf of Akabah. Three transects were sampled by measuring equal areas in three different depths. The total depth range of the transect was determined in each case by the occurrence of the milleporids. Orientation of fans was determined by compass and the deviation from north for each colony noted. In all cases the orientation was uniform in the lower two thirds of the transect. The upper third shows a different orientation. Orientation is correlated with the prevailing direction of water movement and the plane of the fans grows perpendicular to the water current. Broken-off colonies lying flat on the bottom orient their new growth again perpendicular to the prevailing current. Further evidence for perpendicular fan orientation to the prevailing current is reported. Some fans exhibit two planes of orientation thus suggesting a high sensitivity to local deflection of reef current from the main direction of water movement.
    Type of Medium: Electronic Resource
    Location Call Number Limitation Availability
    BibTip Others were also interested in ...
  • 13
    Publication Date: 2019-07-17
    Repository Name: EPIC Alfred Wegener Institut
    Type: Article , isiRev
    Location Call Number Limitation Availability
    BibTip Others were also interested in ...
Close ⊗
This website uses cookies and the analysis tool Matomo. More information can be found here...