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| Lopez-acosta, Maria; Leynaert, Aude; Chavaud, Laurent; Amice, Erwan; Bihannic, Isabelle; Le Bec, Thierry; Maldonado, Manuel. |
| Sponges consume dissolved silicon (DSi) to build their skeletons. Few studies have attempted to quantify DSi utilization by these organisms and all available determinations come from laboratory measurements. Here we measured DSi consumption rates of the sponge Tethya citrina in its natural habitat, conducting 24h incubations in benthic chambers. Sponges consumed DSi at an average rate of 0.046 +/- 0.018 mu mol h(-1) mL(-1) when DSi availability in its habitat was 8.3 +/- 1.8 mu M. Such DSi consumption rates significantly matched the values predicted by a kinetic model elsewhere developed previously for this species through laboratory incubations. These results support the use of laboratory incubations as a suitable approach to learn about DSi consumption.... |
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| Ano: 2019 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00605/71664/70115.pdf |
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| Treguer, Paul; Sutton, Jill; Brzezinski, Mark; Charette, Matthew A.; Devries, Timothy; Dutkiewicz, Stephanie; Ehlert, Claudia; Hawkings, Jon; Leynaert, Aude; Mei Liu, Su; Llopis Monferrer, Natalia; Lopez Acosta, Maria; Maldonado, Manuel; Rahman, Shaily; Ran, Lihua; Rouxel, Olivier. |
| he element silicon (Si) is required for the growth of silicified organisms in marine environments, such as diatoms, which consume vast amounts of Si together with N, P, and C, connecting the biogeochemical cycles of these elements. Thus, understanding the Si cycle in the ocean is critical for understanding issues such as carbon sequestration by the ocean's biological pump. In this review, we show that recent advances in process studies indicate that total Si inputs and outputs, to and from the world ocean, are 57 % and 18 % higher, respectively, than previous estimates. We also update the total ocean silicic acid inventory value, which is about 24 % higher than previously estimated. These changes are significant, modifying factors such as the geochemical... |
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| Ano: 2021 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00643/75509/76356.pdf |
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| Maldonado, Manuel. |
| The spicule complement of a demosponge specimen collected from the Atlantic coast of Spain was noted to be similar to that of Pachastrella monilifera, but particularly characterized by the presence of short-shafted mesotriaenes. After detailed examination, it was concluded that the specimen undoubtedly belonged to the species Pachastrella ovisternata Von Lendenfeld, 1894. For a long time, this species has been regarded a synonym of Pachastrella monilifera Schmidt, 1868. Examination of this new specimen showed that Pachastrella ovisternata was a valid species of the genus Pachastrella. Moreover, it denoted the real existence of mesotriaenes in this genus. The parsimony analyses indicated that the species Yodomia perfecta, traditionally assigned to the genus... |
| Tipo: Article / Letter to the editor |
Palavras-chave: Astrophorida; Pachastrellidae; Parsimony analysis; Sponges; Taxonomy. |
| Ano: 1993 |
URL: http://www.repository.naturalis.nl/record/504266 |
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