The present study reports the level of total petroleum hydrocarbon (TPH) in 27 commercially important fish, crustaceans and cephalopods from Orissa coast, Bay of Bengal to provide the baseline data for oil contamination in marine biota. The results showed significant differences in the TPH concentration in different species. Of all fish, Carangoides malabaricus showed the maximum TPH level (av....

The genus Cystacanthus was established by Anderson (1867: 457) and placed in tribe Ruellieae Dumortier (1829: 23) when published. In fact, it is closely related to Phlogacanthus Nees von Esenbeck (1832: 76, 99) and differs only in the corolla shape and indumentum. Thus, many authors merged Cystacanthus with Phlogacanthus (Benoist 1935, Imlay 1939, Brummit 1992, Mabberley 2008). But it was still...

Abstract Bamboo (Bambusa sp.) is a grass species with high potential for exploitation, however, this raw material easily attacked by xylophagous agents such as Coleoptera. The objective of study thus to analyse the presence wood-boring beetles associated Bambusa sp. in Alta Floresta, Mato Grosso, Brazil. was carried out bamboo plantation, from August 2016 July 2017. Two models ethanolic traps w...

The use of mosquito nets, primarily for targeting small and/or juvenile fish, has rapidly increased in Western Indian Ocean shallow seagrass beds and coral reefs over the last 20 years. However, to date, invertebrate by-catch by locally-made fishing gear not been reported. We studied net trawl fishery areas Bay Toliara, Southwest Madagascar through GPS tracking fishers from August 2018 February...

Static exposure experiments were conducted to assess the toxicity of dispersed Prudhoe Bay Crude Oil (PBCO) to embryos of the topsmelt (Atherinops affinis). Treatment with the dispersant COREXIT 9500 resulted in greater hydrocarbon concentrations in chemically enhanced water-accommodated fractions (CEWAFs) of oil, relative to the untreated water-accommodated fractions (WAFs). Topsmelt embryo de...

• Soil penetration resistance increases as a result of park reconstruction. compaction explains one-third the variability in soil macrofauna. The abundance earthworm Aporrectodea rosea after A. calliginosa decreases This study is based on an industrial city Ukraine. In 2019, 2.8 ha area was reconstructed. park’s reconstruction aimed to create comfortable environment for visitors and improve eff...