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2020 Vol. 39, No. 10

2020-10 Contents
2020, (10): 1-2.
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Recent Research on the Yellow Sea Green Tide Caused by Ulva prolifera
Decadal characteristics of the floating Ulva and Sargassum in the Subei Shoal, Yellow Sea
Jie Xiao, Shiliang Fan, Zongling Wang, Mingzhu Fu, Hongjun Song, Xiao Wang, Chao Yuan, Min Pang, Xiaoxiang Miao, Xuelei Zhang
2020, 39(10): 1-10. doi: 10.1007/s13131-020-1655-4
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The data of field surveys during 2009 to 2018 was analyzed to understand the seasonality and inter-annual variability of the floating Ulva and Sargassum in the Subei Shoal, the southwestern Yellow Sea of China on decadal scale. The floating Ulva biom...
Spatiotemporal variability of physical-biogeochemical processes and intrinsic correlations in the semi-enclosed South Yellow Sea
Qinsheng Wei, Baodong Wang, Mingzhu Fu, Junchuan Sun, Qingzhen Yao, Ming Xin, Zhigang Yu
2020, 39(10): 11-26. doi: 10.1007/s13131-020-1656-3
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Investigating the spatiotemporal variability of biogeochemical processes and ecological responses under multiple physical controls in shelf seas is of great importance for obtaining an in-depth understanding of marine ecosystem. Based on a compiled d...
Expression analyses of miRNA Up-MIR-843 and its target genes in Ulva prolifera
Juanjuan Yang, Dachun Yu, Songdong Shen
2020, 39(10): 27-34. doi: 10.1007/s13131-020-1657-2
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microRNAs (miRNA) families play a critical role in plant growth, development, and responses to abiotic stress. In this study, we characterized Up-miR-843 and its targets genes in Ulva prolifera responses to nitrogen depravation and heat stress. The d...
Identification of genes under positive selection reveals evolutionary adaptation of Ulva mutabilis
Jian Zhang, Xiaowen Zhang, Wentao Han, Xiao Fan, Yitao Wang, Dong Xu, Yan Zhang, Jian Ma, Chengwei Liang, Naihao Ye
2020, 39(10): 35-41. doi: 10.1007/s13131-020-1658-1
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Ulvophytes are attractive model systems for understanding the evolution of growth, development, and environmental stress responses. They are untapped resources for food, fuel, and high-value compounds. The rapid and abundant growth of Ulva species ma...
Characterization of a broad substrates specificity acyl-CoA: diacylglycerol acyltransferase 1 from the green tide alga Ulva prolifera
Xiaowen Zhang, Xiaoyuan Chi, Yitao Wang, Jian Zhang, Yan Zhang, Dong Xu, Xiao Fan, Chengwei Liang, Naihao Ye
2020, 39(10): 42-49. doi: 10.1007/s13131-020-1659-0
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Triacylglycerols (triglycerides, TAGs) are the major carbon and energy storage forms in various organisms, and important components of cellular membranes and signaling molecules; they have essential functions in multiple physiological processes and s...
Effects of light and salinity on carotenoid biosynthesis in Ulva prolifera
Yuan He, Yuantu Ye, Songdong Shen
2020, 39(10): 50-57. doi: 10.1007/s13131-020-1577-1
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Ulva prolifera is a green alga that plays an important role in green tides. Carotenoid biosynthesis is a basic terpenoid metabolism that is very important for maintaining normal life activities in algae. In this study, we first reported the complete ...
Marine Chemistry
Concentrations and sinking rates of transparent exopolymer particles (TEPs) in a coastal sea: the Changjiang River (Yangtze River) Estuary
Shujin Guo, Jun Sun
2020, 39(10): 58-69. doi: 10.1007/s13131-020-1660-7
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Transparent exopolymer particles (TEPs) are ubiquitous throughout the oceans, and their sedimentation is considered an efficient biological carbon sink pathway. To investigate the role of coastal TEPs in sinking carbon from the upper layer, samples w...
Marine Geology
Calcareous nannofossil changes in the Early Oligocene linked to nutrient and atmospheric CO2
Ruigang Ma, Haizhang Yang, Xiaobo Jin, Zhao Zhao, Gongcheng Zhang, Chuanlian Liu
2020, 39(10): 70-80. doi: 10.1007/s13131-020-1661-6
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Rapid changes on nutrient supply and CO2 concentration that occurred in the northern South China Sea (SCS) during the Early Oligocene, provides an ideal natural laboratory, allowing us to peer into the coccolithophores’ physiology in the geological r...
Geological characteristics of the Nankai Trough subduction zone and their tectonic significances
Jie Zhang, Ling Chen, Zihua Cheng, Limei Tang
2020, 39(10): 81-95. doi: 10.1007/s13131-020-1663-4
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The Nankai Trough subduction zone is a typical subduction system characterized by subduction of multiple geological units of the Philippine Sea Plate (the Kyushu-Palau Ridge, the Shikoku Basin, the Kinan Seamount Chain, and the Izu-Bonin Arc) beneath...
The controlling factors of high suspended sediment concentration in the intertidal flat off the Huanghe River Estuary
Bowen Li, Yonggang Jia, J. Paul Liu, Jianfeng Su, Xiaolei Liu, Mingzheng Wen
2020, 39(10): 96-106. doi: 10.1007/s13131-020-1679-9
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The Huanghe River (Yellow River) is known by its high suspended sediment concentration (SSC) in its river mouth tidal flat. However, the factors controlling the high SSC over there are not well understood. Therefore, we conducted 7-d hydrodynamic obs...
Marine Biology
Population dynamics modelling with spatial heterogeneity for yellow croaker (Larimichthys polyactis) along the coast of China
Qiuyun Ma, Yan Jiao, Yiping Ren, Ying Xue
2020, 39(10): 107-119. doi: 10.1007/s13131-020-1602-4
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As one of the top four commercially important species in China, yellow croaker (Larimichthys polyactis) with two geographic subpopulations, has undergone profound changes during the last several decades. It is widely comprehended that understanding i...
The influence of water-sediment regulation on macrobenthic community structures in the Huanghe River (Yellow River) Estuary during 2012–2016
Shaowen Li, Fan Li, Xiukai Song, Mingliang Zhang
2020, 39(10): 120-128. doi: 10.1007/s13131-020-1664-3
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To determine if water-sediment regulation has affected macrobenthic community structure in the Huanghe River Estuary, China, macrobenthic samples were collected following regulation events from 2012 to 2016. We identify seven phyla and 138 macrobenth...
Antibacterial and antiparasitic activities analysis of a hepcidin-like antimicrobial peptide from Larimichthys crocea
Libing Zheng, Yuan Li, Jun Wang, Ying Pan, Jia Chen, Weiqiang Zheng, Longshan Lin
2020, 39(10): 129-139. doi: 10.1007/s13131-020-1580-6
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As an economically important marine fish, the large yellow croaker Larimichthys crocea suffered from marine white spot disease caused by the ectoparasite Cryptocaryon irritans in recent years. This disease not only could result in physiological damag...
Extension and application of a database for the rapid identification of Vibrio using MALDI-TOF MS
Jing Wu, Yuexia Zhou, Xiaofei Liu, Yuan Cao, Chengjin Hu, Yingjian Chen
2020, 39(10): 140-146. doi: 10.1007/s13131-020-1635-8
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Rapid and accurate identification of Vibrio species has been problematic because phenotypic characteristics are variable within species and biochemical identification requires two or more days to complete. Matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization–...
Oxidative stress responses to cadmium in the seedlings of a commercial seaweed Sargassum fusiforme
Tiantian Zhang, Minheng Hong, Mingjiang Wu, Binbin Chen, Zengling Ma
2020, 39(10): 147-154. doi: 10.1007/s13131-020-1630-0
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Cadmium (Cd) is a common heavy metal pollutant in the aquatic environment, generally toxic to plant growth and leading to growth inhibition and biomass reduction. To study the oxidation resistance in Sargassum fusiforme seedlings in response to inorg...
Early development, life history and ecological habits of Grateloupia constricata Li et Ding
Yuanyuan Ding, Yao Bian, Huina Wang, Jing Liu, Jingrui Li, Hongwei Wang
2020, 39(10): 155-161. doi: 10.1007/s13131-020-1662-5
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As the largest genus of Halymeniaceae, Grateloupia has been widely reported. Here, we observed the life history and early development of Grateloupia constricata Li et Ding and investigated the effects of temperature, irradiance, and photoperiod on th...
Phenotypic plasticity and taxonomy of Cladophora gracilis (Griffiths) Kützing (Cladophorales, Chlorophyta) in the western Yellow Sea with the implication of its DNA barcode
Bingxin Huang, Linhong Teng, Jingjing Jiang, Lanping Ding
2020, 39(10): 162-170. doi: 10.1007/s13131-020-1586-0
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Due to extensive morphological plasticity, the taxonomy of Cladophora species remains unclear. As one of the widely distributed species, C. gracilis was reported to hold many varieties, which make it difficult to identify the species. This study expl...