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  • The Global ETD Search service is a free service for researchers to find electronic theses and dissertations. This service is provided by the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations.
    Our metadata is collected from universities around the world. If you manage a university/consortium/country archive and want to be added, details can be found on the NDLTD website.
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Effects of temperature on growth, metabolic rate, and lower dissolved oxygen tolerance of Speckled Peacock Bass Cichla temensis

Coffill-Rivera, Manuel E. 09 August 2022 (has links) (PDF)
I examined the effects of temperature (25, 30, and 35°C) on growth, standard metabolic rate (SMR), and lower dissolved oxygen tolerance (LDOT) of juvenile Speckled Peacock Bass Cichla temensis. Fish were acclimated to 150-L aquaria for 7 weeks before the growth, SMR, and LDOT experiments. The growth study lasted 58 days and fish acclimated to 25 and 30°C displayed similar growth rates, while fish acclimated to 35°C had very poor growth rates. The SMR and LDOT experiments were performed using intermittent respirometers. Fish acclimated to 25°C had the lowest SMR, followed by 30°C, and finally 35°C. The highest LDOT was observed at 25°C, followed by 30°C, and finally 35°C. Collectively, these results suggest that 25-30°C is within the thermal optima of Speckled Peacock Bass for grow-out and survival in an aquaculture setting. Further, I recommend maintaining dissolved oxygen concentrations at or near saturation.
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[en] PREDICTING MERCURY CONCENTRATION IN TUCUNARÉ USING MASS BALANCE AND BIOENERGETICS / [pt] PREDIÇÃO DA CONCENTRAÇÃO DE MERCÚRIO EM TUCUNARÉ USANDO MODELOS DE BALANÇO DE MASSA E BIOENERGÉTICO

YSRAEL MARRERO VERA 18 March 2005 (has links)
[pt] O mercúrio usado no garimpo do ouro na região amazônica é liberado para a atmosfera, solo e rios. Uma vez na atmosfera, o metal é oxidado e imediatamente se deposita. Na água, ocorre a transformação para o metilmercúrio principalmente pela ação de microrganismos. A formação do metilmercúrio aumenta a dispersão e biodisponibilidade do elemento no ambiente aquático. O metilmercúrio pode ser incorporado pelo plancton entrando, assim, na cadeia alimentar. A concentração do metal aumenta a medida que se ascende nos níveis tróficos da cadeia, atingindo os valores mais elevados em peixes carnívoros como o tucunaré. Dessa forma, as emissões de mercúrio provocam a contaminação dos recursos naturais e aumentam os riscos para a saúde dos consumidores habituais de pescado. O objetivo deste trabalho é testar um modelo de bioacumulação de mercúrio em peixes para estimar concentrações em predadores de topo da cadeia alimentar. O modelo pode ser usado como ferramenta para a gestão ambiental de ecossistemas aquáticos potencialmente contaminados com mercúrio. Este objetivo foi atingido através da combinação dos modelos de balanço de massa de Trudel e bioenergético de Wisconsin, aplicados em espécies tropicais do gênero Cichla (tucunaré) da bacia do rio Tapajós. O modelo bioenergético de Wisconsin foi usado para determinar as taxas de consumo de alimento a partir de dados de crescimento estimados. Os parâmetros usados nos modelos foram obtidos na literatura. A habilidade da modelagem na predição dos teores de mercúrio em tucunarés foi avaliada através da comparação com dados de campo obtidos nos anos 1992 e 2001, no rio Tapajós e no sistema de lagos Maicá. Os melhores resultados foram alcançados para os espécimes coletados no ano 1992, o que parece estar relacionado com uma melhor estimativa da concentração de mercúrio no alimento neste ano. / [en] The mercury used in the artisanal mining (garimpo) of gold in the Amazon region is emitted to the atmosphere, soil and rivers. Once in the atmosphere, the metal is oxidized and immediately deposited. In the water, the transformation to methylmercury takes place mostly due to the action of microorganisms. The formation of methylmercury increases the dispersion and bioavailability of the element in the aquatic environment. The methylmercury can be assimilated by the plankton and enters the food chain. The concentration of the metal increases further up in the trophic levels of the chain and reaches the highest values in carnivorous fishes like tucunaré. Thus, the mercury emissions cause the contamination of natural resources and enhance the risks to the health of regular fish consumers. The objective of this work is to test a model for bioaccumulation of mercury in fishes. The model calculates concentrations in top predators of the food chain and can be used as a tool for the management of aquatic ecosystems potentially contaminated with mercury. This objective was accomplished through the combination of the Trudel mass balance and Wisconsin bioenergetics models, applied to tropical species of the Cichla (tucunaré) genre of the Tapajós river basin. The Wisconsin bioenergetics model was utilized to determine the rates of food consumption from estimated fish growth data. The parameters used in the models were found in the literature. The ability of the models to predict mercury contents in tucunarés was evaluated by comparison with the field data, obtained in 1992 and 2001, in the Tapajós River and in the Maicá lakes. The best results were attain ed for specimens collected in 1992 what seems to be related to a better estimate of mercury concentration in the food in this year.

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