Platoma chrysymenioides sp. nov. (Schizymeniaceae), and Sebdenia integra sp. nov. (Sebdeniaceae), Two New Red Algal Species from the Northwestern Gulf of Mexico, with a Phylogenetic Assessment of the Cryptonemiales Complex (Rhodophyta)

Recent collecting cruises conducted in the Northwestern Gulf of Mexico at 40- to 90-m depth revealed a diverse deepwater flora that is dominated by members of the Cryptonemiales complex. In this article, we describe two species new to science, Platoma chrysymenioides sp. nov. (Schizymeniaceae) and Sebdenia integra sp. nov. (Sebdeniaceae). Chloroplast-encoded rbcL sequence analyses corroborate morphological and nuclear small subunit ribosomal RNA gene data that the red algal orders Cryptonemiales and Rhodymeniales are closely related. The allied order Nemastomatales is strongly supported to include the Nemastomataceae and Schizymeniaceae, but the phylogenetic position of the Sebdeniaceae and Tsengiaceae remains equivocal. The Cryptonemiales, Rhodymeniales, Nemastomatales, Sebdeniaceae, and Tsengiaceae form a well-supported monophyletic assemblage—the Cryptonemiales complex—within the Rhodophyta

Observations on the Macroalgae Inhabiting Deep-Water Hard Bank Communities in the Northwestern Gulf of Mexico

A preliminary species list of subtidal macroalgal collections from established monitoring sites on two midshelf hard banks communities in the northwestern Gulf of Mexico is provided. A total of 50 taxa belonging to the green (Chlorophyta), brown (Phaeophyceae), and red (Rhodophyta) algae were identified, providing the first documentation of algal composition at Stetson Bank, TX, and Sonnier Bank, LA. Both sites are much more species rich and taxonomically distinct than previously reported, with a surprisingly different floristic composition between both. New records for the Gulf of Mexico include Laurencia chondrioides, Callithamniella tingitana, Diplothamnion jolyi, Griffithsia heteromorpha, and Dictyota pfaffii. Northernmost range extensions for four taxa are reported for the northwestern Gulf

En cruce : Exploración y construcción del fuera de campo

El siguiente Trabajo de Graduación parte del estudio del fuera de campo como elemento sugerente en producciones de bajo presupuesto o realizadas en contextos adversos. En cruce es un cortometraje ficcional que por momentos dialoga con la crudeza de una realidad documentada y presentada en pantalla. Tomando como base la idea del espacio imaginable, como aquello oculto en las seis porciones de espacio que no consigue abarcar la imagen (Casetti, di Chio, 2007, p.140), el trabajo parte de la exploración de cuánto puede sugerirse de dicho entorno por medio del sonido, si visualmente se limita a enseñar un fragmento de la historia.Facultad de Arte

Capacidade de inovação regional: o papel de instituições e empresas de base tecnológica em Juiz de Fora [Regional innovation capacity: the role of institutions and firms in Juiz de Fora]

The starting point of this paper is the interrelation between learning, innovation, regional and local development in the 'Knowledge or Learning Economy'. Along with the traditional economic factors that have been considered in the literature on regional development, other factors such as trust, co-operation, innovative networks, institutions and other elements that are immaterial produce the regional development in the context of the 'Learning Economy'. The main aim of this paper is to investigate the attempts to build a collective and regional learning process by innovative, technology based, small sized enterprises, together with other institutions in the city of Juiz de Fora. It highlights the local institutional environment and the characteristics of some information and knowledge intensive firms, supported by the Regional Center for Innovation and Technology Transference at the Federal University of Juiz de Fora. Moreover, special emphasis is given to some evidence about co-operation, innovative networks and external sources of information that are used to innovate.Learning, knowledge, innovation, regional development, Juiz de Fora

Distribusi Semen Kantong/Packing dan Non-packing pada PT Semen Padang

Dalam bauran pemasaran (marketing mix), ada salah satu elemen yang berfungsi untuk memastikan konsumen bisa menjangkau produk tersebut dengan cepat dan efisien, yaitu Place. Dalam pemasaran, Place sering diartikan sebagai distribusi. Tanpa adanya distribusi, proses pemasaran tidak akan berjalan dengan baik. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode kualitatif dengan mewawancari beberapa staf atau karyawan yang ahli dibidangnya. Wilayah pemasaran utama yaitu di wilayah Sumatera dan Jawa. Produk semen yang dipasarkan yaitu dalam bentuk curah dan bag. PT. Semen Padang telah melakukan pendistribusian semen ke beberapa gudang-gudang peyangga/gudang-gudang distributor yang tersebar di beberapa wilayah di Sumatera dan Jawa baik melalui jalur darat maupun jalur laut. Kemudian PT. Semen Padang juga melakukan pendistribusian semen sesuai permintaan pada masing-masing daerah pemasaran dengan jenis produk yang dihasilkan seperti Semen Portland Tipe I, II, III, dan V, Oil Well Cement (OWC), Portland Pozzolom Cement/PPC, dan Portland Composite Cement/PCC. Kata Kunci : Konsep pemasaran, Konsep Distribusi, Saluran Distribus

Notas sobre las algas marinas de la Reserva Internacional de la Biosfera Seaflower, Caribe Colombiano VIII: nuevos registros de algas rojas (Rhodophyta) de San Andrés, Providencia y Santa Catalina, Colombia

Background and Aims: During the past decade, phycological research in the Seaflower International Biosphere Reserve has revealed a much more diverse marine flora than historically appreciated. This work aims to contribute to the knowledge of macroalgal biodiversity in the Archipelago of San Andres, Old Providence and Saint Cataline, Colombian Caribbean, adding 11 new records of red algae. Methods: The samples were collected around the islands in ten points covering different ecosystems, by SCUBA diving at depths between 0 and 37 m. Sampling was carried out between August and November 2009, December 2012, and September 2019 during the Seaflower Scientific Expedition. The algae collected were preserved in a 4% formalin/seawater solution. The identification was carried out using an optical microscope and specialized literature. All specimens were deposited in the herbarium JIW of the Biology Department of the Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia. Key results: Eleven species of red macroalgae are newly reported for the Seaflower International Biosphere Reserve in the Caribbean Sea. Of these taxa, six have been previously reported for the Colombian Caribbean: Botryocladia spinulifera, Champia taironensis, Dasya caraibica, Pterocladiella bartlettii, Seirospora occidentalis, Spyridia aculeata subsp. complanata. The remaining five species are new records for the country: Botryocladia cf. bahamensis, Botryocladia cf. bermudana, Ceramium brevizonatum var. caraibicum Gloioderma iyoense and Wrightiella tumanowiczii. With these results the International Biosphere Reserve Seaflower hosts 153 species of Rhodophyta, belonging to 12 orders, 27 families and 73 genera. Conclusions: With the research carried out in the last 10 years, the number of registered taxa has increased from 202 to 325, which represents a 62% increase in the knowledge of macroalgae diversity and places the Archipelago in the second most diverse region in the Colombian Caribbean.Antecedentes y Objetivos: En la última década, la investigación ficológica en la Reserva Internacional de Biosfera Seaflower ha revelado una diversidad en su flora marina que no había sido previamente apreciada. Este trabajo tiene como objetivo contribuir al conocimiento de la biodiversidad macroalgal del Archipiélago de San Andrés, Providencia y Santa Catalina en el Caribe Colombiano, adicionando 11 nuevos registros de algas rojas. Métodos: Las algas fueron recolectadas alrededor de las islas en 10 puntos, cubriendo diferentes ecosistemas, por medio de buceo SCUBA a profundidades entre 0 y 37 m. El muestreo se realizó entre agosto y noviembre de 2009, diciembre de 2012 y septiembre de 2019 durante la Expedición Científica Seaflower. Las algas recolectadas se conservaron en una solución de formalina/agua de mar al 4%. La identificación se realizó mediante microscopio óptico y literatura especializada. Todos los especímenes fueron depositados en el herbario JIW del Departamento de Biología de la Universidad Nacional de Colombia, en Bogotá, Colombia. Resultados clave: Se presentan 11 nuevos registros de especies de macroalgas rojas para la Reserva Internacional de la Biosfera Seaflower en el Mar Caribe. Seis taxa fueron previamente citados para el Caribe colombiano: Botryocladia spinulifera, Champia taironensis, Dasya caraibica, Pterocladiella bartlettii, Seirospora occidentalis y Spyridia aculeata subsp. complanata. Las restantes cinco especies son nuevos registros para el país: Botryocladia cf. bahamensis, Botryocladia cf. bermudana, Ceramium brevizonatum var. caraibicum, Gloioderma iyoense y Wrightiella tumanowiczii. Con estos resultados la Reserva Internacional de Biosfera Seaflower presenta un total de 153 especies de rodófitas, pertenecientes a 12 órdenes, 27 familias y 73 géneros. Conclusiones: Con las investigaciones realizadas en los últimos 10 años, el número de taxones registrados ha aumentado de 202 a 325, lo que representa un aumento de 62% en el conocimiento de la diversidad macroalgal y ubica al Archipiélago en la segunda región más diversa del Caribe colombiano

Spring composition of the macroalgal vegetation of a small offshore island in the north-western Mediterranean (Gallinara Island, Ligurian Sea)

Gallinara Island, a small island located 1.5 km off the shore of Liguria (Italy, north-western Mediterranean Sea) was included in a list of proposed Marine Protected Areas (MPA) in the early 90s. Since then, its benthic assemblages have been studied in detail and the main macrophytic communities have been mapped. A detailed assessment of its benthic macroalgal flora, however, has never been made. Gallinara was visited in the course of 5 consecutive years and its macroalgal flora was studied based on collections made by snorkelling and SCUBA diving. Overall, 141 macroalgal taxa were collected and identified (23 Chlorophyta, 94 Rhodophyta, 24 Ochrophyta); 91 of them represent new records for the island. One of the most notable new records is the non-indigenous red alga Womersleyella setacea, previously unreported from the island and widely distributed, particularly on the south-eastern shore. Observations made in the course of the surveys confirm the rarefaction of some large-sized brown algae (particularly Sargassum vulgare) but indicate also that others previously reported as rare (Cystoseira compressa, Dictyopteris polypodioides) are still common on the island

Notas sobre las algas marinas de la Reserva Internacional de la Biosfera Seaflower, Caribe Colombiano IX: nuevos registros de Lobophora declerckii, Taonia abbottiana y Verosphacela ebrachia para Colombia

Background and Aims: During the Seaflower Scientific Expedition in 2019, extensive seaweed collection was carried out around Old Providence and Santa Catalina islands. Despite the intensive phycological studies realized during the past decade, new reports of macroalgae are still recorded for the Seaflower Biosphere Reserve. The objective of this work is to present three new records of brown algae for Colombia.Methods: The algal sampling was carried out in September 2019 during the Seaflower Scientific Expedition. The samples were collected around the Providencia and Santa Catalina islands in coral patches ecosystems, by SCUBA diving at depths between 3 and 16 m. The algae collected were preserved in a 4% formalin/seawater solution. The identification was carried out using optical and stereoscopic microscopes. All specimens were deposited in the herbarium JIW of the Biology Department of the Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia. Key results: Three species of brown algae are newly reported for Colombia: Lobophora declerckii, Taonia abbottiana and Verosphacela ebrachia. Verosphacela has been reported, to date, only from the type locality in Florida and from Isla Mujeres, in Mexico. Due to its cryptic and small habit, it may be much more common than actually reported. Lobophora declerckii is apparently the most common species of Lobophora in the Archipelago. Taonia abbottiana may be much more common than reported to date, but it is easily confused with Stypopodium zonale. Conclusions: Despite the intense phycological research carried out in the past decade in the Archipelago of San Andrés, Old Providence and Santa Catalina, there is still much to be discovered.Antecedentes y Objetivos: Durante la Expedición Científica Seaflower realizada en 2019, se hizo una extensa recolecta de macroalgas alrededor de las islas de Providencia y Santa Catalina. No obstante el intenso trabajo ficológico de la última década, se siguen encontrando nuevos registros de macroalgas para la Reserva de la Biosfera Seaflower. El objetivo del presente trabajo es presentar tres nuevos registros de algas pardas para Colombia.Metodos: El muestreo de algas se realizó en septiembre de 2019 durante la Expedición Científica Seaflower. Las muestras fueron recolectadas alrededor de las islas Providencia y Santa Catalina en ecosistemas de parches de coral, por medio de buceo SCUBA a profundidades entre 3 y 16 m. Las algas recolectadas se conservaron en una solución de formalina/agua de mar al 4%. La identificación se realizó mediante microscopios óptico y estereoscopio. Todos los especímenes fueron depositados en el herbario JIW del Departamento de Biología de la Universidad Nacional de Colombia, en Bogotá, Colombia. Resultados clave: Tres especies de algas pardas son reportadas por primera vez para Colombia: Lobophora declerckii, Taonia abbottiana y Verosphacela ebrachia. Verosphacela ha sido reportada, hasta la fecha, solamente en la localidad tipo en Florida y en Isla Mujeres, en México. Debido a su hábito pequeño y críptico, puede ser mucho más común de lo actualmente reportado. Lobophora declerckii parece ser la especie más común de Lobophora en el Archipiélago. Taonia abbottiana puede ser mucho más común de lo reportado actualmente, pero es fácilmente confundida con Stypopodium zonale. Conclusión: No obstante la intensa investigación ficológica llevada a cabo en la última década en el Archipiélago de San Andrés, Providencia y Santa Catalina, hay todavía mucho por descubrir

Massive quantities of pelagic sargassum on the shores of san andres island, southwestern caribbean

We report an unusual biomass of floating Sargassum, composed of the species S. fluitans and S. natans, that reached the northeastern coast of San Andres island in September 2014. The time and size of the event is unprecedented to the island.Cantidades masivas de Sargassum pelágicos en las costas de San Andrés Isla, Caribe suroccidentalSe reporta la llegada de una biomasa inusual de Sargassum flotante, compuesta por las especies S. fluitans y S. natans, a la costa nororiental de la isla de San Andrés. La época y el tamaño del evento nunca habían sido reportados anteriormente para la isla