July 2012

Aspects of the biology of trap caught Chrysichthys nigrodigitatus (Lacepede: 1803) from the New Calabar River, Nigeria

  Length and weight measurements of a population of 513 specimens of trap-caughtChrysichthys nigrodigitatus  harvested between January and July (excluding May), 2010 were analyzed using the following softwares; FiSAT (Fish Stock Assessment Tool) and Popdyn JFB.xls. Results of the sampled population gave a total length range of 18 to 95 cm,  Lmax (113.8 cm), L∞ (116.8 cm), Lm (60 cm), Lopt...

Author(s): A. Francis and U. Elewuo

July 2012

Microplanktic assemblages (sarcodines and alveolates) in the central and southeastern Aegean Sea (NE Mediterranean)

  Spatial changes in the structure of microplanktic assemblages (sarcodines and alveolates) in the surface waters of coastal regions in the central and southeastern Aegean Sea were estimated during late summer to early autumn. Tintinnidae (Ciliophora), as well, Acanthometridae (Radiolaria) and Globiderinidae (Foraminifera) exhibited a higher abundance in the central Aegean Sea, compared to that in the more...

Author(s): H. Miliou, K. Kapiris and I. Castritsi-Catharios