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Sebastiano Calvo Gianfranco Lovison Maria Pirrotta Germana Di Maida Agostino Tomasello & Mariangela Sciandra 《Marine Ecology》2006,27(4):361-371
The relationship between flowering and growth performance of Posidonia oceanica (L.) Delile in meadows distributed along the south‐eastern coast of Sicily (Italy) was investigated by means of a statistical model (generalized linear mixed model) combined with the lepidochronological analysis. Over a 28‐year period, 67 floral stalk remains were observed. The highest flowering index was recorded in lepidochronological year 1998 (10.1%) and the Inflorescence Frequency per age showed a clear decrease corresponding to 15‐year‐old shoots. The sexual reproductive event had positive effects on rhizome elongation (cm year?1) and leaf production (no. leaves year?1) in the same flowering year, whilst no effect on the rhizome production (mg year?1) was observed. Rhizome growth variables showed significant negative lagged responses in the two years following flowering. On the whole, we calculated that the effect exerted by flowering, in terms of loss on rhizome elongation and production, was about 27% and 38%, respectively. Although it has been demonstrated that recovery from the stress induced by sexual reproduction is limited to the two years after flowering, the magnitude of the reproductive cost may become quite considerable especially in comparison with the whole lifespan of individual shoots. 相似文献
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Rock fragments from the deepest parts of a buried hydrothermal system belonging to the Mesozoic Tethys Oceanentered as xenoliths in a Miocenic diatreme. hence b... 相似文献
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Germana Barone Mauro Francesco La Russa Antonino Lo Giudice Paolo Mazzoleni Antonino Pezzino 《Environmental Geology》2008,55(3):499-504
The Cathedral of St. Giorgio in Ragusa Ibla (Sicily) is one of the most important Baroque monuments of eastern Sicily. The restoration of the monument underway has put forward notable questions regarding the stone materials used and their state of degradation. The façade appears to be made mainly of a creamy white calcarenite, and of mortars and plasters. However, detailed analysis has highlighted a more complex use of the raw material. The mortar and plaster have a different composition in regards to their architectural use while the natural stone material is distinguished not only by a creamy-white calcarenite but also by a dark coloured bituminous calcarenite (pitch rock), which now appears whiter because of superficial chromatic alterations. This process was reproduced in the laboratory using an accelerated aging technique on samples of bituminous calcarenite, which allowed the cause of the alternation to be identified as photo-oxidation of the asphaltenes. Following this process of photo-oxidation, other forms of chromatic alterations affected the façade (brown–orange-coloured patinas). FTIR, Scanning Electron Microscope and thin section microscopic observation allowed the characterization of also the products of this process to be carried out, highlighting the complex mechanism which the processes underwent. 相似文献
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We have analyzed the existing photoelectric light curves of twoK-type binary systems: UU Cnc, with a period of about 100 days, and VZ Psc, with a period of about 6 hours. Both show a large overcontact (38% for UU Cnc, 56% for VZ Psc) and a large temperature difference between components (T1500 K and 1100 K, respectively). In the case of VZ Psc, the variability is due only to the non-spherical shape, i.e., no eclipse occurs, but the determination of the photometric solution is made possible by the existence of a spectroscopic mass ratio. We find that UU Cnc is now probably undergoing Case C mass transfer in a dynamical time-scale, with the mass ratio reversal having already occurred; the system is in contact, and is likely to evolve to a 100% filling factor, that is the so-called pre-common envelope phase, a unique case never observed before. The situation for VZ Psc is more uncertain, but a similar, although not identical, possibility exists.Associated with the Istituto Nazionale Fisica Nucleare, Italy.On leave from N. Copernicus Astronomical Center, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland. 相似文献
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Persistent organochlorines, such as polychlorinated biphenyls, including coplanar congeners and DDT compounds, were measured in the liver of a teleost species: namely, Lophius budegassa. The mean concentrations of PCBs (1249 ng/g wet wt) were comparable with DDTs mean levels (1459 ng/g wet wt). Among DDTs the compound found at the highest concentration was p,p'-DDE representing 76% of the total DDT burden. The PCB profiles were dominated by congeners 153, 180, and 138 accounting for 49.8%, 16.0% and 13.7% of the total PCBs. The total 2,3,7,8-TCDD toxic equivalent (TEQs) of six coplanar PCBs, including mono- and non-ortho congeners, was 0.98 pg/g wet wt. The congeners with highest TEQs values were non-ortho-congeners followed by mono-ortho ones. 相似文献
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Agostino Tomasello Germana Di Maida Sebastiano Calvo Maria Pirrotta Marco Borra & Gabriele Procaccini 《Marine Ecology》2009,30(3):288-300
Atoll‐like structures of the endemic Mediterranean seagrass Posidonia oceanica were encountered in the innermost area of the Stagnone di Marsala, a semi‐enclosed coastal lagoon along the western coasts of Sicily. The area is characterized by limited water exchange with the open sea and by a marked seasonal variation of water salinity and temperature, reaching beyond the theoretical tolerance limits of the species. In the present study we determined the genetic composition of the atoll‐like structures, as well as the growth performance and flowering rate of these stands. We also assessed whether and to what extent the atoll‐like structures are genetically isolated from plants growing in meadows outside the lagoon. For this purpose we utilized 13 microsatellite markers to genotype single shoots sampled inside and outside the lagoon. Lepidochronological analyses were performed on the same shoots to determine the annual rhizome growth rate, the number of leaves and the inflorescences formed as an estimate of growth‐ and reproductive performance over the years. The innermost area of the lagoon showed a lower number of alleles, a lower percentage of polymorphic loci, a lower clonal diversity, but higher heterozygosis excess with respect to the other areas analysed. Spatial autocorrelation was here significant, up to slightly below 300 m. Shoots collected in the atolls exhibited a 25% lower vertical growth rate and 16% lower leaf formation in comparison to those in open‐sea meadows. No flowering events were recorded during 24 years of investigation, whereas inflorescences were observed frequently in meadows outside the lagoon. Results from Fst and factorial correspondence analysis confirmed the expected genetic isolation of the confined atolls with respect to the meadows outside the lagoon and revealed limited gene flow within the lagoon itself. Apparently, the enclosed system of the Stagnone lagoon is genetically isolated, with a possible selection of genotypes adapted to persistent stressful conditions, consistent with reduced growth and lack of flowering events. 相似文献
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Mauro F. La Russa Germana Barone Cristina M. Belfiore Paolo Mazzoleni Antonino Pezzino 《Environmental Earth Sciences》2011,62(6):1263-1272
Noto is an important Baroque urban center in south-eastern Sicily, which was completely reconstructed after the severe earthquake
of 1693. Most of its monuments and historic buildings were built in Pietra di Noto stone, a pale cream calcarenite, quarried
in outcrops located near the city. This stone, still currently used as building material, is undergoing many forms of alteration
and degradation, which cause significant damage to monuments. In this study, three commercial protective products were tested
on some Noto calcarenite samples from quarries, with the aim of assessing their protective effectiveness. In particular, petrographic
analyses by optical microscopy were carried out for textural characterization of the stone materials. Capillary water absorption,
porosimetric and colorimetric procedures, UV radiation and salt crystallization aging tests were performed to better evaluate
interactions between protective products and substrate. 相似文献
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Sebastiano Imposa Francesco Barone Domenico Bella Massimo Cristaldi Stefano Gresta 《Environmental Earth Sciences》2011,64(7):1777-1786
A “standard procedure” to characterize the seismic hazard of a given area was proposed. It is based on a multidisciplinary
approach implying: (1) the knowledge of the seismic history of the area; (2) detailed geological surveys; (3)seismic noise
measurements; (4) simulations of earthquake scenarios. The downtown of Acireale, a typical baroque town located on Eastern
Sicily, was chosen as the “test area”. A catalog of the local seismogenic faults (able to generate earthquakes in historical
times) has been compiled, as well as a seismic catalog for the effects of both local and regional earthquakes. The analysis
of both catalogs allowed us to make the following conclusions: (1) the most important seismogenic faults affecting the Acireale
municipality do not affect the downtown, while the related local earthquakes attenuate their energy (and intensity) in short
(few km) distances; (2) the highest seismic intensity (degree X) experienced in Acireale downtown was caused by the 1693 regional earthquake; (3) over the last 140 years, the downtown has
experienced the highest intensity value of VII only once, while six times the intensity was VI. On the whole, this implies
a moderate seismic hazard. The estimation of the seismic hazard has been also approached by the experimental method of recording
seismic noise. Measurements have been performed at seven different sites, where drills gave detailed information on the shallow
subsurface geology to obtain HV (horizontal/vertical) spectral ratios. On the whole, the highest site amplification factor
was moderate (about 7). A further investigation based on synthetic seismograms (and spectra) produced by simulating two given
earthquake scenarios was also performed. The two scenarios are, respectively, representative of the largest expected earthquake
in the area (the 1693 shock) and of a moderate (magnitude ca. 5.5) local earthquake (as the 1818 one). Moderate to strong
locally expected accelerations were evidenced. 相似文献