Atlantic cod ( Gadus morhua ) larvae begin exogenous feeding while organ systems are still immature. Although the liver is morphologically differentiated at hatching, its functional development remains poorly understood. This study characterized histomorphological liver development in cod larvae using (1) monoclonal antibodies C219 and C494 to assess biliary secretory capacity across the hepatocyte canalicular membrane via ATP...

Lipid nutrition in Atlantic cod ( Gadus morhua ) larvae remains poorly understood, which poses challenges for optimizing commercial diets for cod larviculture. This study investigated the effects of two dietary phospholipid (PL) levels (~ 6 vs. 7 % dry matter, dm) and bile salt (BS) supplementation (0 vs. 0.04 % dm) on growth, survival, skeletal development and anomalies, and biochemical composition of cod larvae. A 2×2 factor...

The breakdown of plant material fuels soil functioning and biodiversity. Currently, process understanding of global decomposition patterns and the drivers of such patterns are hampered by the lack of coherent large‐scale datasets. We buried 36,000 individual litterbags (tea bags) worldwide and found an overall negative correlation between initial mass‐loss rates and stabilization factors of plant‐derived carbon, using the Tea...