Lipids in marine ecosystems

CC Parrish - International Scholarly Research Notices, 2013‏ - Wiley Online Library
Lipids provide the densest form of energy in marine ecosystems. They are also a solvent
and absorption carrier for organic contaminants and thus can be drivers of pollutant …

Egg size as a life history character of marine invertebrates: is it all it's cracked up to be?

AL Moran, JS McAlister - The Biological Bulletin, 2009‏ - journals.uchicago.edu
Egg size is one of the most important aspects of the life history of free-spawning marine
organisms, and it is correlated with larval developmental mode and many other life-history …

Fatty acid composition as biomarkers of freshwater microalgae: analysis of 37 strains of microalgae in 22 genera and in seven classes

S Taipale, U Strandberg, E Peltomaa… - Aquatic Microbial …, 2013‏ - int-res.com
The fatty acid (FA) composition of algae is an important determinant of their food quality for
consumers, and FAs can also be used as biomarkers for biochemical and energetic …

Lipid storage in marine zooplankton

RF Lee, W Hagen, G Kattner - Marine Ecology Progress Series, 2006‏ - int-res.com
Zooplankton storage lipids play an important role during reproduction, food scarcity,
ontogeny and diapause, as shown by studies in various oceanic regions. While …

Tracing aquatic food webs using fatty acids: from qualitative indicators to quantitative determination

SJ Iverson - Lipids in aquatic ecosystems, 2009‏ - Springer
Food web structure, predator–prey dynamics, foraging behavior, and consequences of these
factors for individual growth, reproduction and survival are central to our understanding of …

Effects of docosahexaenoic, eicosapentaenoic, and arachidonic acids on the early growth, survival, lipid composition and pigmentation of yellowtail flounder (Limanda …

LA Copeman, CC Parrish, JA Brown, M Harel - Aquaculture, 2002‏ - Elsevier
The role of dietary ratios of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA, 22: 6n− 3), eicosapentaenoic acid
(EPA, 20: 5n− 3) and arachidonic acid (AA, 20: 4n− 6) on early growth, survival, lipid …

Essential fatty acids in the planktonic food web and their ecological role for higher trophic levels

M Kainz, MT Arts, A Mazumder - Limnology and Oceanography, 2004‏ - Wiley Online Library
We measured concentrations of essential fatty acids (EFAs) in four size categories of
planktonic organisms—seston (10–64 µm), microzooplankton (100–200 µm) …

Lipid biogeochemistry of plankton, settling matter and sediments in Trinity Bay, Newfoundland. II. Fatty acids

SM Budge, CC Parrish - Organic geochemistry, 1998‏ - Elsevier
The fatty acid biogeochemistry of a fjord-like bay in eastern Newfoundland, Canada, was
investigated to determine sources and fates of organic material. Samples of plankton …

Mass mortalities of Pacific oysters Crassostrea gigas reflect infectious diseases and vary with farming practices in the Mediterranean Thau lagoon, France

F Pernet, J Barret, P Le Gall, C Corporeau… - Aquaculture …, 2012‏ - int-res.com
Experiments were conducted to investigate the effects of farming sites, seeding date, age of
oysters, ploidy level and rearing structures on mortality, pathogens and energetic reserves of …

Trophic relations in a stream food web: importance of fatty acids for macroinvertebrate consumers

M Torres-Ruiz, JD Wehr… - Journal of the North …, 2007‏ - journals.uchicago.edu
Our study is a first attempt to characterize seasonal fatty acid (FA) profiles of foodweb
components in a small forested stream. We measured FA content of autochthonous food …