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32. The benthic macrofauna at the outfalls of the underwater sewage discharges in the Gulf of Trieste (northern Adriatic sea, Italy)Vivianne Solis-Weiss, Ida Floriana Aleffi, Nicola Bettoso, Pietro Rossin, Giuliano Orel, 2007, original scientific article Abstract: The macrobenthic communities living at the outfalls of the five underwater sewage ducts servicing the Italian area of the Gulf of Trieste were sampled from 1990 to 1993 and analysed using uni- and multivariate techniques. 19,947 organisms from 217 taxa were identified. Polychaetes dominated the macrobenthic community, followed by molluscs; together they composed 92% of the total abundance and 80% of the number of species. Faunal composition differed between stations and was found to be influenced by sediment composition and depth rather than by discharges, even though the stations were located directly at the outfalls. Although the Biotic Index was low at all stations and no biological indicators of organic enrichment were found, the whole analysis indicated some degree of environmental unbalance, but it is similar to most soft bottom areas in the Gulf. These results indicate that the waste treatments have been effective in controlling the adverse effects of the urban discharges or at least have not negatively influenced the local benthic populations over the study period. Keywords: macrobenthos, soft-bottoms macrobenthos, biotic index, sewage discharges, Gulf of Trieste, Adriatic sea Published in RUP: 10.07.2015; Views: 4249; Downloads: 75 Link to full text |
33. Pyrethrum (Tanacetum cinerariifolium) from the northern Adriatic as a potential source of natural insecticideJana Ambrožič-Dolinšek, Maja Kovač, Jana Žel, Marjana Camloh, 2007, original scientific article Abstract: Pyrethrum Tanacetum cinerariifolium (Trevir.) Schulty-Bip., a species native to the Eastern Adriatic coastal mountains and islands, is a plant widely used in the production of natural insecticides, pyrethrins. The biosynthetic potential of Pyrethrum from two different locations in the Northern Adriatic for pyrethrin production was determined. In all the samples obtained, all 6 pyrethrins were detected, as measured by HPLC. The highest pyrethrin content was detected in the flower heads, which contained, on average, 1.2 % pyrethrins of dry weight. The pyrethrin content of flower heads from the Northern Adriatic populations is comparable with the content levels in conventional production of Pyrethrum, but not as high as the content levels for highly productive Pyrethrum clones from countries currently producing pyrethrins. Keywords: Pyrethrum, Tanacetum cinerariifolium, pyrethrins, HPLC, northern Adriatic Published in RUP: 10.07.2015; Views: 4573; Downloads: 48 Link to full text |
34. Occurrence of striped dolphins (Stenella coeruleoalba) in the Gulf of TriesteMarco Francese, Marta Picciulin, Milena Tempesta, Francesco Zuppa, Erik Merson, Antonietta Intini, Andrea Mazzatenta, Tilen Genov, 2007, original scientific article Keywords: Stenella coeruleoalba, striped dolphins, cetaceans, strandings, Adriatic Sea Published in RUP: 10.07.2015; Views: 3130; Downloads: 47 Link to full text |
35. Inland observations of common bottlenose dolphins Tursiops truncatus (Montagu,1821) in the delta of the Bojana/Buna river, Albania and MontenegroPeter Sackl, Jakob Smole, Darko Saveljić, Borut Štumberger, 2007, short scientific article Abstract: Inland observations of common bottlenose dolphins Tursiops truncatus (Montagu, 1821) in the delta of the Bojana/Buna river, Albania and Montenegro Keywords: common bottlenose dolphin, Tursiops truncatus, Bojana, Buna, Albania, Montenegro, Adriatic sea Published in RUP: 10.07.2015; Views: 3064; Downloads: 34 Link to full text |
36. Ottoman merchants in the Adriatic : trade and smugglingMaria Pia Pedani, 2008, original scientific article Abstract: In the 15th century sultans discovered the economic importance of the Adriatic. They accepted doges' rule on this sea but, at the end of the 16th century, the presence of Christian and Muslim pirates marred the relations between the two states. Ottoman merchants used to cross the Adriatic to reach the markets of Venice and Ancona. Besides regular trade there was also smuggling: above all arms were exported to the Empire while wheat went westwards. Several links united the two commercial communities: for instance, subjects of the Republic embarked sometimes on Ottoman ships; in the ports of the Serenissima the sultan's merchants used to pay the same customs as Venetians and, sometimes, they also insured themselves with Venetian companies. The wars of the end of the 17th century put a momentary stop to Muslim commercial activities in Venice and in the Adriatic. However, at the beginning of the following century, Albanian vessels charged with Ottoman goods appeared again at St. Mark's docks, even if soon after, in the 1720s', short-sighted Venetian protectionist politics pushed them to prefer the port of Trieste. Keywords: Ottoman empire, Venice, Adriatic sea, trade, smuggling Published in RUP: 10.07.2015; Views: 3251; Downloads: 20 Link to full text |
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40. Cetacean records and encounter rates in the northern Adriatic sea during the years 1988-2007Giovanni Bearzi, Marina Costa, Elena Politi, Stefano Agazzi, Nino Pierantonio, Daria Tonini, Mauro Bastianini, 2009, original scientific article Keywords: cetaceans, common bottlenose dolphin, Tursiops truncatus, Adriatic sea Published in RUP: 10.07.2015; Views: 3093; Downloads: 26 Link to full text |