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A laboratory-based microcosm experiment was carried out to examine both the behavioral and antioxidant response of the clam Gomphina veneriformis under the conditions of 3 types of burial material (sand, silt, si...
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Spatio-temporal variation of subtidal macrobenthic fauna and the ecological assessment of Longkou Artificial Island construction in Bohai Sea, China
To evaluate the status and changes of macrobenthic communities related to the construction of the Longkou Artificial Island (LAI) in the Bohai Sea, China, four annual surveys were conducted from 2010 to 2013. ...
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Effects of key species mud snail Bullacta exarata (Gastropoda) on oxygen and nutrient fluxes at the sediment-water interface in the Huanghe River Delta, China
Since the mud snail Bullacta exarata was introduced for economic aquaculture in the Huanghe River (Yellow River) Delta in 2001, its quick population growth and expanded distribution make it a key-species in the i...
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Size distribution of individuals in the population of Asterias amurensis (Echinodermata: Asteroidea) and its reproductive cycle in China
To obtain baseline information on the size distribution of individuals in the population and reproductive features of sea star Asterias amurensis, monthly surveys of the population were carried out from May to De...
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Macrobenthic assemblage characteristics under stressed waters and ecological health assessment using AMBI and M-AMBI: a case study at the **n’an River Estuary, Yantai, China
To understand the ecological status and macrobenthic assemblages of the **n’an River Estuary and its adjacent waters, a survey was conducted for environmental variables and macrobenthic assemblage structure in...
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Iodine-promoted synthesis of acylindolizine derivatives from acetylenecarboxylates and pyridinium, isoquinolinium, or quinolinium ylides
An iodine-promoted synthesis of acylindolizinecarboxylates via 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition of nitrogen ylides with acetylenecarboxylates and subsequent aromatization for the generation of a wide range of struct...
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One-pot synthesis of polysubstituted 2-piperidinones from aromatic aldehydes, nitromethane, ammonium acetate, and dialkyl malonates
A pseudo-five-component reaction for one-pot synthesis of polysubstituted 2-piperidinones from two equivalent aromatic aldehydes, nitromethane, ammonium acetate, and dialkyl malonates is reported. Interestingl...