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2022 Vol. 41, No. 12

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2022, 41(12)
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2022, 41(12): 1-2.
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Review
Hatschek’s pit and origin of pituitary gland
Shicui Zhang, Xiaohan Ji
2022, 41(12): 1-6. doi: 10.1007/s13131-022-2044-y
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Pituitary gland, or pituitary for short, is characteristic of all vertebrates. As a “master gland” controlling a multitude of important functions in the body, its evolutionary origin has been an object of investigations of evolutionary biology for tw...
The status of research and utilisation on the subtidal kelp along the Chilean coast: A literature review
Simona Laukaityte, Rodrigo Riera
2022, 41(12): 7-17. doi: 10.1007/s13131-022-2052-y
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The most important marine coastal ecosystem in the Chilean coast are kelp forests. This review is based on ecological studies regarding different aspects of subtidal kelp ecosystems along the Chilean coast. It highlights the most interesting findings...
Articles$Physical Oceanography, Marine Meteorology and Marine Physics
Sea level rise along China coast in the last 60 years
Hui Wang, Wenshan Li, Wenxi Xiang
2022, 41(12): 18-26. doi: 10.1007/s13131-022-2066-5
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Based on long-term tide gauge observations in the last 60 years, the temporal and spatial variation characteristics of sea level change along the coast of China are analyzed. The results indicate that the sea level along the coast of China has been r...
Tsunami hazard and mitigation analysis for bathing beaches in China based on numerical simulations
Jingming Hou, Wei Lu, Tingting Fan, Peitao Wang
2022, 41(12): 27-37. doi: 10.1007/s13131-022-2027-z
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Bathing beaches are usually the first to suffer disasters when tsunamis occur, owing to their proximity to the sea. Several large seismic fault zones are located off the coast of China. The impact of each tsunami scenario on Chinese bathing beaches i...
Articles$Marine Geology
Detailed seafloor geomorphology of the western region of the North Yellow Sea, China: The result of Holocene erosional and depositional processes sculpting the offshore continental shelf
Xiaoyu Liu, Yilan Chen, Chenguang Liu, Qiuhua Tang, Yanhong Wang, Shan Gao
2022, 41(12): 38-47. doi: 10.1007/s13131-022-2060-y
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High-resolution multi-beam/single-beam bathymetric data and seismic profiling data from the latest surveys are used to map and interpret the detailed seafloor geomorphology of the western region of the North Yellow Sea (NYS), China. The mapping area ...
Articles$Marine Biology
Scleractinian coral communities of Hormuz Island in the Persian Gulf
Yamin Pouryousef, Jafar Seyfabadi, Hamid Rezai, Alireza Mahvari, Mohammad Ali Jafari
2022, 41(12): 48-57. doi: 10.1007/s13131-022-2048-7
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The abundance and health of scleractinian coral communities of Hormuz Island were investigated. For this purpose, we employed 20 m line intercept transects—12 in the intertidal zone and 15 subtidally to evaluate coral cover and community composition....
Construction and analysis of a coral reef trophic network for Qilianyu Islands, Xisha Islands
Xiaofan Hong, Zuozhi Chen, Jun Zhang, Yan’e Jiang, Yuyan Gong, Yancong Cai, Yutao Yang
2022, 41(12): 58-72. doi: 10.1007/s13131-022-2047-8
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Qilianyu Islands coral reefs (QICR), located in the northeastern part of the South China Sea, has been affected by human activities and natural disturbance. To characterize the trophic structure, ecosystem properties and keystone species of this regi...
Genetic parameters estimation for growth traits in cultured tiger pufferfish (fugu), Takifugu rubripes
Xin’an Wang, Aijun Ma, Zhifeng Liu, Zhibin Sun, Liguang Zhu, Haowen Chang
2022, 41(12): 73-79. doi: 10.1007/s13131-022-2058-5
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The aim of this study was to evaluate the genetic parameters of the growth performance of Takifugu rubripes. Heritabilities and genetic correlations were estimated for body weight (BW), body length (BL), total length (TL), chest measurement (CM) and ...
Long-term and monthly changes in abundance, size composition and spatial distribution of the mantis shrimp Oratosquilla oratoria in the Bohai Sea
Qiang Wu, Qingpeng Han, Yue Jin, Tao Yang, Zhongyi Li, Xiujuan Shan, Xianshi Jin
2022, 41(12): 80-86. doi: 10.1007/s13131-022-2057-6
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With the decline in fish resources worldwide, the ecological dominance and economic importance of crustaceans have obviously increased. Among crustacean species, mantis shrimps are increasingly dominant in many coastal waters of the world. In China, ...
Spatial and diel variations of the prokaryotic community in the Phaeocystis globosa blooms area of Beibu Gulf, China
Cheng He, Sha Xu, Shuqun Song, Caiwen Li
2022, 41(12): 87-97. doi: 10.1007/s13131-022-1984-6
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While prokaryotes play key roles in nutrient cycling and energy flow during Phaeocystis globosa blooms, the information on the spatial and diel temporal distribution of the prokaryotic community during Phaeocystis blooms remains scarce. In January 20...
In situ cultivation of deep-sea water with bicarbonate fueled a different microbial community
Yong Wang, Jun Li, Zhanfei Wei, Qingmei Li, Yingli Zhou, Wenli Li, Jun Chen, Suixue Wang, Yongzhi Xin, Aiqun Zhang
2022, 41(12): 98-104. doi: 10.1007/s13131-021-1959-z
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Some deep-sea microbes may incorporate inorganic carbon to reduce CO2 emission to upper layer and atmosphere. How the microbial inhabitants can be affected under addition of bicarbonate has not been studied using in situ fixed and lysed samples. In t...
Applying a fish expert system for ranking the biological effects of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons on the rockfish Sebastiscus marmoratus in the Maowei Sea, China
Ronghui Zheng, Chao Fang, Fukun Hong, Weiming Kuang, Yulu Jiang, Jincan Chen, Yusheng Zhang, Jun Bo
2022, 41(12): 105-114. doi: 10.1007/s13131-022-2033-1
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Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) pollution, particularly in coastal environments, is a global concern. In this study, the biomonitoring and ranking effects of PAHs in the rockfish Sebastiscus marmoratus were determined in the Maowei Sea, China...
Morphological and histological changes in the brains of turbot (Scophthalmus maximus) with gonadal development
Chunyan Zhao, Liang Chi, Yongshuang Xiao, Bing Li, Yunliang Lu, Yanting Cui, Wenqi Wang, Jun Li
2022, 41(12): 115-122. doi: 10.1007/s13131-022-2041-1
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The brain plays a critical role in controlling reproduction through the hypothalamus-pituitary-gonadal (HPG) axis in vertebrates. Turbot (Scophthalmus maximus) has become an economically important marine fish in Europe and North China. Previous resea...
Increased light availability enhances tolerance against ocean acidification-related stress in the calcifying macroalga Halimeda opuntia
Zhangliang Wei, Yating Zhang, Fangfang Yang, Lijuan Long
2022, 41(12): 123-132. doi: 10.1007/s13131-022-2037-x
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Although the adverse impacts of ocean acidification (OA) on marine calcifiers have been investigated extensively, the anti-stress capabilities regulated by increased light availability are unclear. Herein, the interactive effects of three light level...
Chemical identification, antioxidant, cholinesterase inhibitory, and cytotoxic properties of fucoidan extracted from Persian Gulf Sargassum angustifolium
Arghavan Hosseinpouri, Mehdi Mohammadi, Elham Ehsandoost, Paria Sharafi-Badr, Narges Obeidi
2022, 41(12): 133-141. doi: 10.1007/s13131-021-1961-5
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Marine macroalgal sulfated fucose-containing polysaccharides, like fucoidan, have drawn significant attention due to their biotechnological potentials, such as anti-cancer, antioxidant, and anti-cholinesterase activities. The fucoidan derived from br...
Phytoplankton diversity in a tropical bay, North Borneo, Malaysia as revealed by light microscopy and Next-Generation Sequencing
Brian Wei Khong Chong, Sandric Chee Yew Leong, Victor S. Kuwahara, Teruaki Yoshida
2022, 41(12): 142-151. doi: 10.1007/s13131-022-2036-y
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Assessments of phytoplankton diversity in Sabah waters, North Borneo, have primarily relied on morphology-based identification, which has inherent biases and can be time-consuming. Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS) technology has been shown to be capa...
Research Note
First record of Odontaster penicillatus populations (Philippi, 1870) (Echinodermata: Asteroidea) in the Atacama and Antofagasta regions, Chile (Southeast Pacific)
Leonardo Campos, Fernando Berrios, Brenda B. Hermosillo-Núñez, Marco Ortiz
2022, 41(12): 152-155. doi: 10.1007/s13131-021-1957-1
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We report for the first time the presence of local populations of the starfish Odontaster penicillatus in the regions of Atacama and Antofagasta, Chile. This finding indicates an extension of the distribution limit of 500 km with respect to the last ...