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National Monitoring Program for Biodiversity and Non-Indigenous Species in Egypt
UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAM MEDITERRANEAN ACTION PLAN REGIONAL ACTIVITY CENTRE FOR SPECIALLY PROTECTED AREAS National monitoring program for biodiversity and non-indigenous species in Egypt PROF. MOUSTAFA M. FOUDA April 2017 1 Study required and financed by: Regional Activity Centre for Specially Protected Areas Boulevard du Leader Yasser Arafat BP 337 1080 Tunis Cedex – Tunisie Responsible of the study: Mehdi Aissi, EcApMEDII Programme officer In charge of the study: Prof. Moustafa M. Fouda Mr. Mohamed Said Abdelwarith Mr. Mahmoud Fawzy Kamel Ministry of Environment, Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency (EEAA) With the participation of: Name, qualification and original institution of all the participants in the study (field mission or participation of national institutions) 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS page Acknowledgements 4 Preamble 5 Chapter 1: Introduction 9 Chapter 2: Institutional and regulatory aspects 40 Chapter 3: Scientific Aspects 49 Chapter 4: Development of monitoring program 59 Chapter 5: Existing Monitoring Program in Egypt 91 1. Monitoring program for habitat mapping 103 2. Marine MAMMALS monitoring program 109 3. Marine Turtles Monitoring Program 115 4. Monitoring Program for Seabirds 118 5. Non-Indigenous Species Monitoring Program 123 Chapter 6: Implementation / Operational Plan 131 Selected References 133 Annexes 143 3 AKNOWLEGEMENTS We would like to thank RAC/ SPA and EU for providing financial and technical assistances to prepare this monitoring programme. The preparation of this programme was the result of several contacts and interviews with many stakeholders from Government, research institutions, NGOs and fishermen. The author would like to express thanks to all for their support. In addition; we would like to acknowledge all participants who attended the workshop and represented the following institutions: 1. -
A Guide to Culturing Parasites, Establishing Infections and Assessing Immune Responses in the Three-Spined Stickleback
ARTICLE IN PRESS Hook, Line and Infection: A Guide to Culturing Parasites, Establishing Infections and Assessing Immune Responses in the Three-Spined Stickleback Alexander Stewart*, Joseph Jacksonx, Iain Barber{, Christophe Eizaguirrejj, Rachel Paterson*, Pieter van West#, Chris Williams** and Joanne Cable*,1 *Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom x University of Salford, Salford, United Kingdom { University of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom jj Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom #Institute of Medical Sciences, Aberdeen, United Kingdom **National Fisheries Service, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom 1Corresponding author: E-mail: [email protected] Contents 1. Introduction 3 2. Stickleback Husbandry 7 2.1 Ethics 7 2.2 Collection 7 2.3 Maintenance 9 2.4 Breeding sticklebacks in vivo and in vitro 10 2.5 Hatchery 15 3. Common Stickleback Parasite Cultures 16 3.1 Argulus foliaceus 17 3.1.1 Introduction 17 3.1.2 Source, culture and infection 18 3.1.3 Immunology 22 3.2 Camallanus lacustris 22 3.2.1 Introduction 22 3.2.2 Source, culture and infection 23 3.2.3 Immunology 25 3.3 Diplostomum Species 26 3.3.1 Introduction 26 3.3.2 Source, culture and infection 27 3.3.3 Immunology 28 Advances in Parasitology, Volume 98 ISSN 0065-308X © 2017 Elsevier Ltd. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/bs.apar.2017.07.001 All rights reserved. 1 j ARTICLE IN PRESS 2 Alexander Stewart et al. 3.4 Glugea anomala 30 3.4.1 Introduction 30 3.4.2 Source, culture and infection 30 3.4.3 Immunology 31 3.5 Gyrodactylus Species 31 3.5.1 Introduction 31 3.5.2 Source, culture and infection 32 3.5.3 Immunology 34 3.6 Saprolegnia parasitica 35 3.6.1 Introduction 35 3.6.2 Source, culture and infection 36 3.6.3 Immunology 37 3.7 Schistocephalus solidus 38 3.7.1 Introduction 38 3.7.2 Source, culture and infection 39 3.7.3 Immunology 43 4. -
COMPARISON of HEMOLYTIC ACTIVITY of Amphidinium Carterae and Amphidinium Klebsii
ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATION OF TOXIN PRODUCTION: COMPARISON OF HEMOLYTIC ACTIVITY OF Amphidinium carterae AND Amphidinium klebsii Leigh A. Zimmermann A Thesis Submitted to University of North Carolina Wilmington in Partial Fulfillment Of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Science Center for Marine Science University of North Carolina Wilmington 2006 Approved by Advisory Committee ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ Chair Accepted by _____________________________ Dean, Graduate School This thesis was prepared according to the formatting guidelines of the Journal of Phycology. TABLE OF CONTENTS ABSTRACT................................................................................................................................... iv ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.............................................................................................................v LIST OF TABLES......................................................................................................................... vi LIST OF FIGURES ..................................................................................................................... viii INTRODUCTION ...........................................................................................................................1 METHODS AND MATERIALS.....................................................................................................6 Algal Culture........................................................................................................................6 -
Redalyc.Impact of Increasing Water Temperature on Growth
Revista de Biología Marina y Oceanografía ISSN: 0717-3326 [email protected] Universidad de Valparaíso Chile Aquino-Cruz, Aldo; Okolodkov, Yuri B. Impact of increasing water temperature on growth, photosynthetic efficiency, nutrient consumption, and potential toxicity of Amphidinium cf. carterae and Coolia monotis (Dinoflagellata) Revista de Biología Marina y Oceanografía, vol. 51, núm. 3, diciembre, 2016, pp. 565-580 Universidad de Valparaíso Viña del Mar, Chile Available in: http://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=47949206008 How to cite Complete issue Scientific Information System More information about this article Network of Scientific Journals from Latin America, the Caribbean, Spain and Portugal Journal's homepage in redalyc.org Non-profit academic project, developed under the open access initiative Revista de Biología Marina y Oceanografía Vol. 51, Nº3: 565-580, diciembre 2016 DOI 10.4067/S0718-19572016000300008 ARTICLE Impact of increasing water temperature on growth, photosynthetic efficiency, nutrient consumption, and potential toxicity of Amphidinium cf. carterae and Coolia monotis (Dinoflagellata) Impacto del aumento de temperatura sobre el crecimiento, actividad fotosintética, consumo de nutrientes y toxicidad potencial de Amphidinium cf. carterae y Coolia monotis (Dinoflagellata) Aldo Aquino-Cruz1 and Yuri B. Okolodkov2 1University of Southampton, National Oceanography Centre Southampton, European Way, Waterfront Campus, SO14 3HZ, Southampton, Hampshire, England, UK. [email protected] 2Laboratorio de Botánica Marina y Planctología, Instituto de Ciencias Marinas y Pesquerías, Universidad Veracruzana, Calle Hidalgo 617, Col. Río Jamapa, Boca del Río, 94290, Veracruz, México. [email protected] Resumen.- A nivel mundial, el aumento de la temperatura en ecosistemas marinos podría beneficiar la formación de florecimientos algales nocivos. Sin embargo, la comprensión de la influencia del aumento de la temperatura sobre el crecimiento de poblaciones nocivas de dinoflagelados bentónicos es prácticamente inexistente. -
Akashiwo Sanguinea
Ocean ORIGINAL ARTICLE and Coastal http://doi.org/10.1590/2675-2824069.20-004hmdja Research ISSN 2675-2824 Phytoplankton community in a tropical estuarine gradient after an exceptional harmful bloom of Akashiwo sanguinea (Dinophyceae) in the Todos os Santos Bay Helen Michelle de Jesus Affe1,2,* , Lorena Pedreira Conceição3,4 , Diogo Souza Bezerra Rocha5 , Luis Antônio de Oliveira Proença6 , José Marcos de Castro Nunes3,4 1 Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro - Faculdade de Oceanografia (Bloco E - 900, Pavilhão João Lyra Filho, 4º andar, sala 4018, R. São Francisco Xavier, 524 - Maracanã - 20550-000 - Rio de Janeiro - RJ - Brazil) 2 Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais/INPE - Rede Clima - Sub-rede Oceanos (Av. dos Astronautas, 1758. Jd. da Granja -12227-010 - São José dos Campos - SP - Brazil) 3 Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana - Departamento de Ciências Biológicas - Programa de Pós-graduação em Botânica (Av. Transnordestina s/n - Novo Horizonte - 44036-900 - Feira de Santana - BA - Brazil) 4 Universidade Federal da Bahia - Instituto de Biologia - Laboratório de Algas Marinhas (Rua Barão de Jeremoabo, 668 - Campus de Ondina 40170-115 - Salvador - BA - Brazil) 5 Instituto Internacional para Sustentabilidade - (Estr. Dona Castorina, 124 - Jardim Botânico - 22460-320 - Rio de Janeiro - RJ - Brazil) 6 Instituto Federal de Santa Catarina (Av. Ver. Abrahão João Francisco, 3899 - Ressacada, Itajaí - 88307-303 - SC - Brazil) * Corresponding author: [email protected] ABSTRAct The objective of this study was to evaluate variations in the composition and abundance of the phytoplankton community after an exceptional harmful bloom of Akashiwo sanguinea that occurred in Todos os Santos Bay (BTS) in early March, 2007. -
Nucleotide Amino Acid Size (Nt) #Orfs Marnavirus Heterosigma Akashiwo Heterosigma Akashiwo RNA Heterosigma Lang Et Al
Supplementary Table 1: Summary of information for all viruses falling within the seven Marnaviridae genera in our analyses. Accession Genome Genus Species Virus name Strain Abbreviation Source Country Reference Nucleotide Amino acid Size (nt) #ORFs Marnavirus Heterosigma akashiwo Heterosigma akashiwo RNA Heterosigma Lang et al. , 2004; HaRNAV AY337486 AAP97137 8587 One Canada RNA virus 1 virus akashiwo Tai et al. , 2003 Marine single- ASG92540 Moniruzzaman et Classification pending Q sR OV 020 KY286100 9290 Two celled USA ASG92541 al ., 2017 eukaryotes Marine single- Moniruzzaman et Classification pending Q sR OV 041 KY286101 ASG92542 9328 One celled USA al ., 2017 eukaryotes APG78557 Classification pending Wenzhou picorna-like virus 13 WZSBei69459 KX884360 9458 One Bivalve China Shi et al ., 2016 APG78557 Classification pending Changjiang picorna-like virus 2 CJLX30436 KX884547 APG79001 7171 One Crayfish China Shi et al ., 2016 Beihai picorna-like virus 57 BHHQ57630 KX883356 APG76773 8518 One Tunicate China Shi et al ., 2016 Classification pending Beihai picorna-like virus 57 BHJP51916 KX883380 APG76812 8518 One Tunicate China Shi et al ., 2016 Marine single- ASG92530 Moniruzzaman et Classification pending N OV 137 KY130494 7746 Two celled USA ASG92531 al ., 2017 eukaryotes Hubei picorna-like virus 7 WHSF7327 KX884284 APG78434 9614 One Pill worm China Shi et al ., 2016 Classification pending Hubei picorna-like virus 7 WHCC111241 KX884268 APG78407 7945 One Insect China Shi et al ., 2016 Sanxia atyid shrimp virus 2 WHCCII13331 KX884278 APG78424 10445 One Insect China Shi et al ., 2016 Classification pending Freshwater atyid Sanxia atyid shrimp virus 2 SXXX37884 KX883708 APG77465 10400 One China Shi et al ., 2016 shrimp Labyrnavirus Aurantiochytrium single Aurantiochytrium single stranded BAE47143 Aurantiochytriu AuRNAV AB193726 9035 Three4 Japan Takao et al. -
The Planktonic Protist Interactome: Where Do We Stand After a Century of Research?
bioRxiv preprint doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/587352; this version posted May 2, 2019. The copyright holder for this preprint (which was not certified by peer review) is the author/funder, who has granted bioRxiv a license to display the preprint in perpetuity. It is made available under aCC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 International license. Bjorbækmo et al., 23.03.2019 – preprint copy - BioRxiv The planktonic protist interactome: where do we stand after a century of research? Marit F. Markussen Bjorbækmo1*, Andreas Evenstad1* and Line Lieblein Røsæg1*, Anders K. Krabberød1**, and Ramiro Logares2,1** 1 University of Oslo, Department of Biosciences, Section for Genetics and Evolutionary Biology (Evogene), Blindernv. 31, N- 0316 Oslo, Norway 2 Institut de Ciències del Mar (CSIC), Passeig Marítim de la Barceloneta, 37-49, ES-08003, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain * The three authors contributed equally ** Corresponding authors: Ramiro Logares: Institute of Marine Sciences (ICM-CSIC), Passeig Marítim de la Barceloneta 37-49, 08003, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Phone: 34-93-2309500; Fax: 34-93-2309555. [email protected] Anders K. Krabberød: University of Oslo, Department of Biosciences, Section for Genetics and Evolutionary Biology (Evogene), Blindernv. 31, N-0316 Oslo, Norway. Phone +47 22845986, Fax: +47 22854726. [email protected] Abstract Microbial interactions are crucial for Earth ecosystem function, yet our knowledge about them is limited and has so far mainly existed as scattered records. Here, we have surveyed the literature involving planktonic protist interactions and gathered the information in a manually curated Protist Interaction DAtabase (PIDA). In total, we have registered ~2,500 ecological interactions from ~500 publications, spanning the last 150 years. -
University of Oklahoma
UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA GRADUATE COLLEGE MACRONUTRIENTS SHAPE MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES, GENE EXPRESSION AND PROTEIN EVOLUTION A DISSERTATION SUBMITTED TO THE GRADUATE FACULTY in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY By JOSHUA THOMAS COOPER Norman, Oklahoma 2017 MACRONUTRIENTS SHAPE MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES, GENE EXPRESSION AND PROTEIN EVOLUTION A DISSERTATION APPROVED FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGY AND PLANT BIOLOGY BY ______________________________ Dr. Boris Wawrik, Chair ______________________________ Dr. J. Phil Gibson ______________________________ Dr. Anne K. Dunn ______________________________ Dr. John Paul Masly ______________________________ Dr. K. David Hambright ii © Copyright by JOSHUA THOMAS COOPER 2017 All Rights Reserved. iii Acknowledgments I would like to thank my two advisors Dr. Boris Wawrik and Dr. J. Phil Gibson for helping me become a better scientist and better educator. I would also like to thank my committee members Dr. Anne K. Dunn, Dr. K. David Hambright, and Dr. J.P. Masly for providing valuable inputs that lead me to carefully consider my research questions. I would also like to thank Dr. J.P. Masly for the opportunity to coauthor a book chapter on the speciation of diatoms. It is still such a privilege that you believed in me and my crazy diatom ideas to form a concise chapter in addition to learn your style of writing has been a benefit to my professional development. I’m also thankful for my first undergraduate research mentor, Dr. Miriam Steinitz-Kannan, now retired from Northern Kentucky University, who was the first to show the amazing wonders of pond scum. Who knew that studying diatoms and algae as an undergraduate would lead me all the way to a Ph.D. -
1. Dinoflagellate Chemotaxis and Attraction to Fish Products…………………………………………………………
ABSTRACT CANCELLIERI, PAUL JOSEPH. Chemosensory Attraction of Pfiesteria spp. to Fish Secreta. (Under the direction of Dr. JoAnn M. Burkholder). Dinoflagellates represent a diverse group of both auxotrophic and heterotrophic protists. Most heterotrophic dinoflagellates are raptorial feeders that encounter prey using “temporal-gradient sensing” chemotaxis wherein cells move along a chemical gradient in a directed manner toward the highest concentration. Using short-term “memory” to determine the orientation of the gradient, dinoflagellates swim in a “run- and-tumble” pattern, alternating directed swimming with rapid changes in orientation. As the extracellular concentration of the attractant increases, a corresponding increase in the ratio of net-to-gross displacement results in overall movement toward the stimulus. The dinoflagellates Pfiesteria piscicida and P. shumwayae are heterotrophic estuarine species with complex life cycles that include amoeboid, flagellated, and cyst stages, that have been implicated as causative agents in numerous major fish kills in the southeastern United States These organisms show documented “ambush-predator” behavior toward live fish in culture, including rapid transformations among stages and directed swimming toward fish prey in a manner that suggests the presence of a strong signalling relationship between live fish and cells of Pfiesteria spp. Zoospores of the two species of Pfiesteria can be divided into three functional types: TOX-A designates actively toxic isolates fed on fish prey; TOX-B refers to temporarily non-toxic cultures that have recently (1 week to 6 months) been removed from fish prey (and fed alternative algal prey); and NON-IND refers to isolates without apparent ichthyotoxic ability (tested as unable to kill fish in the standardized fish bioassay process; or without access to fish for ca. -
Eggs of the Copepod Acartia Tonsa Dana Require Hypoxic Conditions to Tolerate Prolonged Embryonic Development Arrest Tue Sparholt Jørgensen1,2*, Per Meyer Jepsen1, H
Jørgensen et al. BMC Ecol (2019) 19:1 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12898-018-0217-5 BMC Ecology RESEARCH ARTICLE Open Access Eggs of the copepod Acartia tonsa Dana require hypoxic conditions to tolerate prolonged embryonic development arrest Tue Sparholt Jørgensen1,2*, Per Meyer Jepsen1, H. Cecilie B. Petersen1, Dennis Steven Friis1 and Benni Winding Hansen1* Abstract Background: Copepods make up the largest zooplankton biomass in coastal areas and estuaries and are pivotal for the normal development of fsh larva of countless species. During spring in neritic boreal waters, the copepod pelagic biomass increases rapidly from near absence during winter. In the calanoid species Acartia tonsa, a small fraction of eggs are dormant regardless of external conditions and this has been hypothesized to be crucial for sediment egg banks and for the rapid biomass increase during spring. Other eggs can enter a state of induced arrest called quies- cence when external conditions are unfavourable. While temperature is known to be a pivotal factor in the transition from developing to resting eggs and back, the role of pH and free Oxygen in embryo development has not been systematically investigated. Results: Here, we show in a laboratory setting that hypoxic conditions are necessary for resting eggs to maintain a near-intact rate of survival after several months of induced resting. We further investigate the infuence of pH that is realistic for natural sediments on the viability of resting eggs and document the efect that eggs have on the pH of the surrounding environment. We fnd that resting eggs acidify their immediate surroundings and are able to survive in a wide range of pH. -
Notophthalmus Viridescens) by a New Species of Amphibiocystidium, a Genus of Fungus-Like Mesomycetozoan Parasites Not Previously Reported in North America
203 Widespread infection of the Eastern red-spotted newt (Notophthalmus viridescens) by a new species of Amphibiocystidium, a genus of fungus-like mesomycetozoan parasites not previously reported in North America T. R. RAFFEL1,2*, T. BOMMARITO 3, D. S. BARRY4, S. M. WITIAK5 and L. A. SHACKELTON1 1 Center for Infectious Disease Dynamics, Biology Department, Penn State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA 2 Department of Biology, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33620, USA 3 Cooperative Wildlife Research Lab, Department of Zoology, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL 62901, USA 4 Department of Biological Sciences, Marshall University, Huntington, WV 25755, USA 5 Department of Plant Pathology, Penn State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA (Received 21 March 2007; revised 17 August 2007; accepted 20 August 2007; first published online 12 October 2007) SUMMARY Given the worldwide decline of amphibian populations due to emerging infectious diseases, it is imperative that we identify and address the causative agents. Many of the pathogens recently implicated in amphibian mortality and morbidity have been fungal or members of a poorly understood group of fungus-like protists, the mesomycetozoans. One mesomycetozoan, Amphibiocystidium ranae, is known to infect several European amphibian species and was associated with a recent decline of frogs in Italy. Here we present the first report of an Amphibiocystidium sp. in a North American amphibian, the Eastern red-spotted newt (Notophthalmus viridescens), and characterize it as the new species A. viridescens in the order Dermocystida based on morphological, geographical and phylogenetic evidence. We also describe the widespread and seasonal distribution of this parasite in red-spotted newt populations and provide evidence of mortality due to infection. -
21 Pathogens of Harmful Microalgae
21 Pathogens of Harmful Microalgae RS. Salomon and I. Imai 2L1 Introduction Pathogens are any organisms that cause disease to other living organisms. Parasitism is an interspecific interaction where one species (the parasite) spends the whole or part of its life on or inside cells and tissues of another living organism (the host), from where it derives most of its food. Parasites that cause disease to their hosts are, by definition, pathogens. Although infection of metazoans by other metazoans and protists are the more fre quently studied, there are interactions where both host and parasite are sin gle-celled organisms. Here we describe such interactions involving microal gae as hosts. The aim of this chapter is to review the current status of research on pathogens of harmful microalgae and present future perspec tives within the field. Pathogens with the ability to impair and kill micro algae include viruses, bacteria, fungi and a number of protists (see reviews by Elbrachter and Schnepf 1998; Brussaard 2004; Park et al. 2004; Mayali and Azam 2004; Ibelings et al. 2004). Valuable information exists from non-harm ful microalgal hosts, and these studies will be referred to throughout the text. Nevertheless, emphasis is given to cases where hosts are recognizable harmful microalgae. 21.2 Viruses Viruses and virus-like particles (VLPs) have been found in more than 50 species of eukaryotic microalgae, and several of them have been isolated in laboratory cultures (Brussaard 2004; Nagasaki et al. 2005). These viruses are diverse both in size and genome type, and some of them infect harmful algal bloom (HAB)-causing species (Table 21.1).