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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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Γεωφυσικά και μικροβιολογικά χαρακτηριστικά της λιμνοθάλασσας του Καϊάφα

Κωστοπούλου, Σοφία 29 July 2011 (has links)
Σκοπός της παρούσας εργασίας είναι η καταγραφή της περιβαλλοντικής κατάστασης της λιμνοθάλασσας του Καϊάφα στο νομό Ηλείας της Πελοποννήσου, μετά τις πυρκαγιές της 24ης Αυγούστου του 2007 και η σύγκρισή της με αντίστοιχες μετρήσεις ένα έτος (2006) πριν από τις πυρκαγιές. Αυτή η μελέτη-καταγραφή φιλοδοξεί να αποδώσει μια σαφή εικόνα της περιβαλλοντικής κατάστασης της λιμνοθάλασσας ενώ παράλληλα δύναται να αποτελέσει μια χρήσιμη τράπεζα δεδομένων για τη σχεδίαση μελλοντικών ερευνητικών εργασιών και περιβαλλοντικών παρεμβάσεων. Συγκεκριμένα γίνεται η καταγραφή της υφιστάμενης κατάστασης της λιμνοθάλασσας όσον αφορά (α) στην ποιότητα του νερού με καθορισμό του μικροβιολογικού φορτίου και (β) στην αποτύπωση της φυτοκάλυψης του πυθμένα από υδρόβια φυτά. Η αποτύπωση της υδρόβιας βλάστησης έγινε με χρήση ηχοβολιστή πλευρικής σάρωσης (side scan sonar) ενώ τα αποτελέσματα της ηχοβολιστικής αποτύπωσης ελέχθησαν με δειγματοληψίες. Τονίζεται ότι η αποτύπωση της φυτοκάλυψης του πυθμένα της λιμνοθάλασσας με ηχοβολιστή πλευρικής σάρωσης είναι από τις πρώτες που επιχειρούνται στο λιμνοθαλάσσιο περιβάλλον της Ελλάδος. Η σύγκριση των αποτελεσμάτων της παρούσας εργασίας με αυτά του έτους 2006 έδειξε αξιοσημείωτες μεταβολές στην έκταση της φυτοκάλυψης του πυθμένα ενώ επιπλέον διαπιστώθηκε σημαντική αύξηση του μικροβιολογικού φορτίου στα νερά της λιμνοθάλασσας. / This work presents the results of a multidisciplinary environmental survey which carried out in Kaiafas Lagoon, Western Peloponnesus. The aim of this survey was twofold: (a) to map and distinguish the dominant submerged macrophytic community using indirect and direct methods and (b) to evaluate the microbiological water quality of the Lagoon. Indirect and direct methods were used for mapping Potamogeton pectinatus and Chara hispida f. corfuensis meadows into the Kaiafas Lagoon. A 100 kHz E.G&G side scan sonar and sampling were successfully used to detect the extension and the coverage of the dominant submerged meadows on the lagoon floor. In order to determine the concentration of faecal bacterial in the water column of the lagoon, six (6) samples were collected and were analysed for the presence of: total coliforms, faecal coliforms, Escherichia coli. The overall data indicates that water samples are impacted by human faecal material. A comparison of the results obtained in the present work with previously reported work (2006) showed differences in the submerged macrophytic coverage and a significant increase in the bacterial concentration in the water column of the Lagoon.
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Evaluating Namibian macrophytic algae as dietary source for South African abalone (Haliotis midae)

Tsanigab, Salomon M. 03 1900 (has links)
Thesis (Msc Food Sc (Food Science))--University of Stellenbosch, 2009. / An 84-day study was conducted to find a suitable diet and feeding level for the culture of South African abalone (Haliotis midae) in Namibia. Two experimental diets, namely, a seaweed diet (SWD) Laminaria pallida (macrophytic algae) and a formulated diet (FD) (macro-algae), for use in abalone (Haliotis midae) feed development, were evaluated. The animals used in this study were juveniles (24.33 ± 3.14 mm shell length; 2.72 ± 0.83 g live weight, mean ± SE) and sub-adults (58.07 ± 10.33 mm shell length and 41.96 ± 20.61 g live weight, mean ± SE). The nutrient profile of the SWD and FD displayed no differences in the protein and carbohydrate levels. Crude protein levels ranged from 4.91 to 17.68% (dry matter (DM) basis). The lipid levels in the FD (0.25%) were almost 0.56% lower than that in the SWD (0.76%). The feed conversion ratio (FCR) and protein efficiency ratio (PER) for the sub-adult abalone ranged from 2.80 to 10.90 and 0.10 to 0.40, respectively. The juvenile abalone fed on the FD yielded significantly lower (P < 0.05) FCRs (0.8) and higher PERs (1.20) than their counterparts fed on the SWD. A similar trend was observed for the sub-adult abalone although the differences were not significant (P > 0.05). The relative growth rate (RGR) of juvenile fed on the FD was 25% lower compared to those fed on the SWD, while that of the sub-adult abalone fed on the FD was 29% lower compared to the abalone fed on the SWD. From the daily growth rate (DGR) in terms of daily body weight (DGRBW) calculated after the 84-day period, repeated-measures ANOVA (RANOVA) indicated no interaction between time period and diet. Although slightly lower, the DGRBW for the juvenile abalone fed on the SWD diet (0.033 g/day) did not differ significantly from the DGRBW of abalone fed on the FD (0.079 g/day). In contrast, sub-adult abalone fed on the SWD exhibited significantly higher DGRBW compared to those fed on the FD. Although the abalone fed on the FD was slightly higher in nutritional content, there was no significantly difference (P > 0.05) in the nutritional profile of the abalone soft body tissue fed on either the SWD or FD. There was no significant (P > 0.05) difference in preference when comparing the aroma of the abalone meat samples fed on either the SWD or FD. However, there was a significant difference (P < 0.05) in the consumers’ preference in terms of flavour for the abalone sample fed on the FD. The trained taste panel results indicated that there was no difference in the aroma and flavour of the abalone fed on the different diets (P > 0.05). This study showed that cultured juvenile H. midae, readily accepted a FD, producing high consumption and survival rates. The FD still warrants further refinement and testing for it to become a more effective mariculture feed with commercial potential.

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