Preliminary evidence for progressive sestonic food depletion in incoming tide over a broad tidal sand flat

1991 ◽  
Vol 32 (4) ◽  
pp. 405-413 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charles H. Peterson ◽  
Robert Black
1980 ◽  
pp. 71-80 ◽  
Author(s):  
Satoshi NOJIMA ◽  
Yoshiro KITAJIMA ◽  
Yasuhisa KUWAHARA ◽  
Seiya MIYAMOTO ◽  
Sakuji FURUNISHI

2010 ◽  
Vol 60 (7) ◽  
pp. 1626-1630 ◽  
Author(s):  
Antje Gittel ◽  
Michael Seidel ◽  
Jan Kuever ◽  
Alexander S. Galushko ◽  
Heribert Cypionka ◽  
...  

A Gram-negative, rod-shaped, sulfate-reducing bacterium (strain JS_SRB250LacT) was isolated from a tidal sand-flat in the German Wadden Sea. 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis showed that strain JS_SRB250LacT belonged to the Desulfobulbaceae (Deltaproteobacteria), with Desulfopila aestuarii MSL86T being the closest recognized relative (94.2 % similarity). Higher similarity (96.6 %) was shared with ‘Desulfobacterium corrodens’ IS4, but this name has not been validly published. The affiliation of strain JS_SRB250LacT to the genus Desulfopila was further supported by analysis of aprBA gene sequences and shared physiological characteristics, in particular the broad range of organic electron donors used for sulfate reduction. Compared with Desulfopila aestuarii MSL86T, strain JS_SRB250LacT additionally utilized butyrate and succinate and grew chemolithoautotrophically with hydrogen as an electron donor. CO dehydrogenase activity was demonstrated, indicating that the reductive acetyl-CoA pathway (Wood–Ljungdahl pathway) was used for CO2 fixation. Results of cellular fatty acid analysis allowed chemotaxonomic differentiation of strain JS_SRB250LacT from Desulfopila aestuarii MSL86T by the presence of C17 : 0 cyclo and the absence of hydroxy and unsaturated branched-chain fatty acids. Based on phylogenetic, physiological and chemotaxonomic characteristics, strain JS_SRB250LacT represents a novel species of the genus Desulfopila, for which the name Desulfopila inferna sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is JS_SRB250LacT (=DSM 19738T =NBRC 103921T).


1987 ◽  
Vol 61 (2) ◽  
pp. 231-241 ◽  
Author(s):  
William A. Wescott ◽  
John E. Utgaard

A trace-fossil assemblage is exposed in the uppermost portion of an interpreted tidal sand-flat deposit in the Upper Mississippian Tar Springs Sandstone in southwestern Illinois. Sedimentary structures, indicative of a tidal origin for this unit, include herringbone crossbeds, flaser and lenticular beds, reactivation surfaces, small channel scours, and shrinkage cracks. The trace fossils include trackways, trails, feeding structures, dwelling burrows, and escape structures. Vertical dwelling and escape structures dominate the assemblage with lesser numbers of horizontal and inclined traces. The ichnological and sedimentological characteristics are diagnostic of the Skolithos ichnofacies. Preservation of the assemblage at the top of the Tar Springs Sandstone was the result of substrate stabilization as the tidal flat subsided and was transgressed. The present trace-fossil assemblage probably was formed by a combination of a pre-omission tidal-flat suite and an omission suite formed during and after the transgression. Preservation of the assemblage suggests a passive transgression with minimal scouring and reworking of the tidal-flat deposit.


2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 171
Author(s):  
Akhmad Khahlil Gibran ◽  
Aries Kusworo

Batuan silisiklastik berumur Trias yaitu Formasi Kanikeh, tersebar di Pulau Seram hingga Pulau Kesui dan Teor dari Maluku hingga Maluku Tenggara. Formasi Kanikeh telah lama dikenal memiliki karakteristik batuan induk yang baik. Pemahaman tentang Formasi Kanikeh masih minim, interpretasi lingkungan pengendapan dan korelasi stratigrafi masih ada perbedaan. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah mendapatkan hasil interpretasi lingkungan pengendapan berdasarkan data terbaru. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah pengukuran penampang stratigrafi pada empat lintasan pengamatan di daerah Seram Bagian Timur dengan menggunakan pendekatan analisis litofasies dan asosiasi fasies. Hasil dari penelitian ini menunjukkan adanya 9 litofasies, yaitu: Litofasies Batupasir Konglomeratan (Sg); Litofasies Batupasir Lapisan Silangsiur Mangkok (Sp); Litofasies Batupasir Bioturbasi (Sb); Litofasies Batupasir Karbonan (Sc); Litofasies Batupasir Bergelombang (Sw); Litofasies Batupasir Flasser (Sf); Litofasies Batupasir Laminasi Sejajar (Sh); Litofasies Batulumpur Lenticular (Fl); Litofasies Batulumpur Berlapis (Fsc). Deskripsi litofasies tersebut termasuk ke dalam suatu sistem pengendapan pasang-surut (intertidal) yaitu tidal channel, tidal sand flat, tidal sand-mud mixed flat, dan tidal mudflat. Formasi Kanikeh terendapkan dengan sistem pengendapan batuan silisiklastik yang dipengaruhi oleh arus pasang-surut pada lingkungan pengendapan transisi. ABSTRACT - Facies and depositional environment of Kanikeh Formation, Bula Basin, Maluku. The Triassic siliciclastic rocks, Kanikeh Formation are spread across Seram, Kesui, and Teor Island from Molucca to Southeast Molucca. The Kanikeh formation has been known as an excellent source rock. However, its interpretation of the depositional environment and stratigraphic correlation are still poorly understood. This study aims to give a better understanding of the depositional environment. This study consists of Lithofacies descriptions and facies associations of four stratigraphy measuring sections in Eastern Seram Island. The results of this study indicate that there are 9 lithofacies, including conglomeratic sandstone (Sc); Through cross bed sandstone (Sp); Bioturbated sandstone (Sb); Carboniferous sandstone (Sc); Wavy Sandstone (Sw); Flasser Sandstone (Sf); parallel laminated sandstone (Sh); lenticular mudstone (Fl); dan laminated mudstone (Fsc). The lithofacies description is included in four facies associations which are included in a tidal deposition system (intertidal) there are tidal channels, tidal sand flat, tidal sand-mud mixed flat, dan tidal mudflat. Based on the results Kanikeh Formation is deposited with a siliciclastic deposition system influenced by tidal currents within transition deposition environments.


2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (6) ◽  
pp. 1445-1461
Author(s):  
Amee P. Shah ◽  
Mary Lou Galantino

Purpose Nationwide, upward trends exist in student issues with anxiety, stress, depression, and lowered classroom performance. As emotional awareness and emotional regulation skills are typically not addressed in professional discipline-specific courses, students experience challenges in their academic performance. This pilot research explored the effect of brief targeted classroom practices within an empowerment-based framework on domains of emotional intelligence. Method Twenty-two students in an undergraduate speech-language pathology class received a 13-week, biweekly, 15-min session of empowerment-based worksheet exercises to develop increased self-esteem, emotional awareness and regulation, and communication. Assessments of self-esteem, emotional intelligence, communication competence, and communication apprehension were conducted using validated scales, namely, the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale ( Rosenberg, 1965 ), the Quick Emotional Intelligence Self-Assessment ( Mohapel, 2015 ), the Self-Perceived Communication Competence Scale ( McCroskey & McCroskey, 2013 ), and the Personal Report of Communication Apprehension ( McCroskey, 1982 ), respectively. Midsemester and semester-end student reflections were collected. Results Paired t tests were significant in self-esteem and emotional quotient, including subdomains of emotional awareness, emotional management, social emotional awareness, and relational management. Significance was noted in communication competence in the subdomains of dyad interaction, stranger interaction, and acquaintance. Students' reflection showed significant improvement in empowerment and self-rated improvements in confidence, communication, connections with peers, and trust with instructor. Conclusion Preliminary evidence demonstrates positive outcomes with integration of intentional classroom exercises to build emotional intelligence (including emotional awareness and regulation), self-esteem, and communication. This empowerment model may assist faculty in developing effective pedagogical strategies to build students' self-resiliency.


2019 ◽  
Vol 62 (9) ◽  
pp. 3397-3412
Author(s):  
Michelle I. Brown ◽  
David Trembath ◽  
Marleen F. Westerveld ◽  
Gail T. Gillon

Purpose This pilot study explored the effectiveness of an early storybook reading (ESR) intervention for parents with babies with hearing loss (HL) for improving (a) parents' book selection skills, (b) parent–child eye contact, and (c) parent–child turn-taking. Advancing research into ESR, this study examined whether the benefits from an ESR intervention reported for babies without HL were also observed in babies with HL. Method Four mother–baby dyads participated in a multiple baseline single-case experimental design across behaviors. Treatment effects for parents' book selection skills, parent–child eye contact, and parent–child turn-taking were examined using visual analysis and Tau-U analysis. Results Statistically significant increases, with large to very large effect sizes, were observed for all 4 participants for parent–child eye contact and parent–child turn-taking. Limited improvements with ceiling effects were observed for parents' book selection skills. Conclusion The findings provide preliminary evidence for the effectiveness of an ESR intervention for babies with HL for promoting parent–child interactions through eye contact and turn-taking.


2020 ◽  
Vol 63 (10) ◽  
pp. 3349-3363
Author(s):  
Naomi H. Rodgers ◽  
Jennifer Y. F. Lau ◽  
Patricia M. Zebrowski

Purpose The purpose of this study was to examine group and individual differences in attentional bias toward and away from socially threatening facial stimuli among adolescents who stutter and age- and sex-matched typically fluent controls. Method Participants included 86 adolescents (43 stuttering, 43 controls) ranging in age from 13 to 19 years. They completed a computerized dot-probe task, which was modified to allow for separate measurement of attentional engagement with and attentional disengagement from facial stimuli (angry, fearful, neutral expressions). Their response time on this task was the dependent variable. Participants also completed the Social Anxiety Scale for Adolescents (SAS-A) and provided a speech sample for analysis of stuttering-like behaviors. Results The adolescents who stutter were more likely to engage quickly with threatening faces than to maintain attention on neutral faces, and they were also more likely to disengage quickly from threatening faces than to maintain attention on those faces. The typically fluent controls did not show any attentional preference for the threatening faces over the neutral faces in either the engagement or disengagement conditions. The two groups demonstrated equivalent levels of social anxiety that were both, on average, very close to the clinical cutoff score for high social anxiety, although degree of social anxiety did not influence performance in either condition. Stuttering severity did not influence performance among the adolescents who stutter. Conclusion This study provides preliminary evidence for a vigilance–avoidance pattern of attentional allocation to threatening social stimuli among adolescents who stutter.


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