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| Gueguen, Marielle; Lassus, Patrick; Laabir, Mohamed; Bardouil, Michele; Baron, Regis; Sechet, Veronique; Truquet, Philippe; Amzil, Zouher; Barille, Laurent. |
| The occurrence of new phytoplankton species in a coastal area may be explained by the import of shellfish containing whole live algal cells in their digestive tracts. Indeed, shellfish containing toxic algal cells can induce both primary contaminations in safe areas ( initially free from toxic microalgae), and secondary contaminations of other shellfish growing in the same area via the faeces of the imported animals. To mitigate this problem, shellfish need to be placed in a separate holding tank and their intestinal content purged. For a deeper understanding of the risks associated with transferring contaminated shellfish, oysters ( Crassostrea gigas) and mussels ( Mytilus edulis) were purposely fed either Alexandrium minutum or A. catenella (... |
| Tipo: Text |
Palavras-chave: Risk assessment; Toxic phytoplankton; Uptake; Gut passage; Mytilus edulis; Crassostrea gigas. |
| Ano: 2008 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/2008/publication-3897.pdf |
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| Fernández,Alfonso; Sáiz,Francisco. |
| We investigated whether introduced European rabbit on Robinson Crusoe Island, Chile, has the potential to spread the seeds of the exotic Papaver somniferum (opium poppy) via endozoochory. A total of 1320 rabbit droppings were collected during early autumn in the study area and analyzed in laboratory with binocular magnifying glass. Seeds from six different species were found in the droppings: Papaver somniferum (Papaveraceae), Centaurea melitensis (Asteraceae), Amaranthus sp. (Amarantaceae), Melilotus indicus (Fabaceae), Rumex acetosella (Polygonaceae), and one unidentified species. Poppy seeds were dominant. Most seeds (82%) were destroyed during ingestion, but some of the intact seeds found in pellets remained viable. Germination rate of ingested seeds... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Endozoochory; Gut passage; Invasive species; Seed dispersal. |
| Ano: 2007 |
URL: http://www.scielo.org.ar/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0327-93832007000100003 |
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