Scavenging and fractionation of thorium vs. protactinium in the ocean, as determined from particle–water partitioning experiments with sediment trap material from the Gulf of Mexico and Sargasso Sea

2009 ◽  
Vol 286 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 131-138 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kimberly A. Roberts ◽  
Chen Xu ◽  
Chin-Chang Hung ◽  
Maureen H. Conte ◽  
Peter H. Santschi
Keyword(s):  
Gulf Of Mexico ◽  
Sediment Trap ◽  
Sargasso Sea ◽  
Water Partitioning

scholarly journals Probopyrinella latreuticola parasite infestation frequencies in pelagic Sargassum-associated shrimp, Latreutes fucorum

2017 ◽  
Vol 41 (3) ◽  
pp. 219-222
Author(s):  
Lindsay M Martin ◽  
Jeffrey M Schell ◽  
Amy N S Siuda
Keyword(s):  
Gulf Of Mexico ◽  
Trophic Level ◽  
Food Source ◽  
Sargasso Sea ◽  
Parasitic Infestation ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Lower Trophic Level ◽  
Parasite Infestation ◽  
Commercially Important ◽  
Eastern Caribbean

Abstract Bopyrid isopod parasitic infestation of a variety of decapod definitive hosts is common worldwide. We report frequencies of a parasite infestation in the shrimp Latreutes fucorum associated with the pelagic macroalgae Sargassum in the Gulf of Mexico, Sargasso Sea and Eastern Caribbean. Average Probopyrinella latreuticola infestation frequency was 6.7% and did not significantly vary between regions. The presence of the ectoparasite appeared to impact fertility with only one infested individual found carrying eggs. In contrast, across all three regions, 13% (of n = 4001) of the non-infested shrimp were carrying eggs. With L. fucorum accounting for three quarters of lower trophic level biomass in the pelagic Sargassum-associated faunal community, parasite infestation may have negative consequences for ecologically and commercially important populations that rely directly or indirectly on the host as a food source.

scholarly journals Air-borne dust fluxes to a deep water sediment trap in the Sargasso Sea

1998 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 311-320 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. D. Jickells ◽  
S. Dorling ◽  
W. G. Deuser ◽  
T. M. Church ◽  
R. Arimoto ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Deep Water ◽  
Sediment Trap ◽  
Sargasso Sea
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