| deep coastal marine taphonomy: investigation into carcass decomposition in the saanich inlet, british columbia using a baited camera. | decomposition and faunal colonization of a carcass in the terrestrial environment has been well studied, but knowledge of decomposition in the marine environment is based almost entirely on anecdotal reports. three pig carcasses were deployed in saanich inlet, bc, over 3 years utilizing ocean network canada's venus observatory. each carcass was deployed in late summer/early fall at 99 m under a remotely controlled camera and observed several times a day. dissolved oxygen, temperature, salinity, ... | 2014 | 25329759 |
| ameson metacarcini sp. nov. (microsporidia) infecting the muscles of dungeness crabs metacarcinus magister from british columbia, canada. | the dungeness crab metacarcinus magister supports a large and valuable fishery along the west coast of north america. since 1998, dungeness crabs exhibiting pink- to orange-colored joints and opaque white musculature have been sporadically observed in low prevalence from the fraser river delta of british columbia, canada. we provide histological, ultrastructural, and molecular evidence that this condition is caused by a new microsporidian parasite. crabs displaying gross symptoms were confirmed ... | 2014 | 25114045 |