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  • 1
    ISSN: 1573-5117
    Keywords: zonation ; macrofauna ; salt marsh ; tidal flat ; ParanaguáBay ; Brazil
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Biology
    Notes: Abstract Intertidal zonation and seasonal variability of benthic macrofaunawere analysed along a Spartina alterniflora (Loisel) marshand nearby unvegetated flat in a subtropical bay. Fivereplicate samples were taken along six tidal levels from the uppermarsh, limited by mangroves, to the lower unvegetated flat.Sediment composition, live and dead above- and below-ground biomassof S. alterniflora and detritus biomass from the vegetatedand unvegetated areas were determined to evaluate whethervariations on plant structure and detritus along the 25 m transectaffect the dynamics of benthic invertebrates. Composition andabundance of invertebrates varied with the elevation and plantcover clearly plays a key role on the distribution patterns of themacrofauna. Below-ground and dead above-ground biomass presentedthe highest correlation with the densities of the invertebrates.Vertical distribution of benthic fauna, however, appears not to beaffected by bellow-ground fraction. Higher detritus biomass in theupper unvegetated flat coincided with higher densities ofdetritivorous or omnivorous species in this level. An eruptivealgal growth during summer affected positively most of the dominantspecies.
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    ISSN: 1573-5117
    Keywords: macrofauna ; Spartina alterniflora ; salt marsh ; detritus biomass ; tidal flat ; Paranaguá Bay ; Brazil
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Biology
    Notes: Abstract The influence of Spartina alterniflora marshes and detritus availability on the spatial structure and time variability of macrobenthic associations was investigated in Paranaguá Bay, a subtropical estuary in southern Brazil. Four sampling sites were established along the salinity and exposure gradient of Paranaguá Bay in the winter and summer of 1992. At each site, 5 samples (0.02 m2corer) were taken in the salt marshes and adjacent unvegetated tidal flats. Sediment composition, salt marsh structure (stem height and density, live and dead above- and below-ground biomass of S. alterniflora) and vegetal detritus biomass were determined to assess whether they can affect the dynamics of macrobenthic invertebrates. The development of salt marshes and the amount of detritus, the latter mainly originated from adjacent mangroves, were determined by the energy and salinity gradients along the bay. Plant above- and below-ground components, together with detritus biomass, exert a strong influence on the composition and distribution of macrofauna in Paranaguá Bay. Salt marshes support higher densities and species number of macrobenthic invertebrates. Multivariate analyses showed that oscillations of different fractions of Spartina alterniflora, as well as detritus availability, affect the different components of macrobenthic associations in a variable degree. Spatial and temporal shifts of infaunal organisms appear to be more evident than those of mobile epibenthic forms.
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    ISSN: 1573-5117
    Keywords: macrofauna ; Spartina alterniflora ; salt marsh ; detritus biomass ; tidal flat ; Paranaguá Bay ; Brazil
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Biology
    Notes: Abstract The influence of Spartina alterniflora marshes and detritus availability on the spatial structure and time variability of macrobenthic associations was investigated in Paranaguá Bay, a subtropical estuary in southern Brazil. Four sampling sites were established along the salinity and exposure gradient of Paranaguá Bay in the winter and summer of 1992. At each site, 5 samples (0.02 m2corer) were taken in the salt marshes and adjacent unvegetated tidal flats. Sediment composition, salt marsh structure (stem height and density, live and dead above- and below-ground biomass of S. alterniflora) and vegetal detritus biomass were determined to assess whether they can affect the dynamics of macrobenthic invertebrates. The development of salt marshes and the amount of detritus, the latter mainly originated from adjacent mangroves, were determined by the energy and salinity gradients along the bay. Plant above- and below-ground components, together with detritus biomass, exert a strong influence on the composition and distribution of macrofauna in Paranaguá Bay. Salt marshes support higher densities and species number of macrobenthic invertebrates. Multivariate analyses showed that oscillations of different fractions of Spartina alterniflora, as well as detritus availability, affect the different components of macrobenthic associations in a variable degree. Spatial and temporal shifts of infaunal organisms appear to be more evident than those of mobile epibenthic forms.
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    New York, NY [u.a.] : Wiley-Blackwell
    Molecular Reproduction and Development 36 (1993), S. 494-499 
    ISSN: 1040-452X
    Keywords: Luciferase gene ; 153-ZP3/LUC ; ZDT ; Transgene ; Life and Medical Sciences ; Cell & Developmental Biology
    Source: Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
    Topics: Biology
    Notes: We report that cis-acting DNA elements involved in oocyte-specific expression of the mouse sperm receptor gene (mZP3) are located close to the gene's transcription start site. Mice bearing a transgene that consists of only 153 nt of mZP3 5′-flanking region fused to the firefly luciferase gene (153-ZP3/LUC) expressed the reporter gene in ovary not in a wide variety of tissues; although two of three lines carrying 153-ZP3/LUC also expressed the transgene in forebrain and hypothalamus. Within the ovaries of transgenic mice, luciferase activity was restricted to growing oocytes. However, levels of luciferase activity in these oocytes were lower than those in oocytes from mice bearing transgenes that contain a larger segment of mZP3 5′-flanking region (470-6,500 nt) fused to the firefly luciferase gene. Mice bearing a trans-gene that consists of 470 nt of mZP3 5′-flanking region and mZP3 intragenic sequences (ZDT) were also analyzed. The presence of mZP3 intragenic sequences did not result in significantly increased levels of firefly luciferase activity in oocytes of mice carrying the ZDT transgene. Overall, these results suggest that as little as 153 nt of mZP3 5′-flanking region is sufficient to target expression of the firefly luciferase gene to mouse oocytes and that the mZP3 intragenic sequences probably do not contain enhancer elements. Rather, enhancer elements are probably present between  -  153 and  -  470 nt of the mZP3 5′-flanking region. © 1993 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
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