The effect of dietary retinoic acid (RA) on the growth, lipid deposition, oxidation resistance, immunity, hepatopancreatic and intestinal health of Macrobrachium rosenbergii was evaluated. A total of 1200 prawns (0.22 ± 0.00 g) were divided into six groups and fed their corresponding feed containing 4, 132, 296, 562, 1206 or 2562 mg/kg dietary RA. The weight gain rate, specific growth rate and final body weight of the prawns c...

Suspended matter in seawater carries abundant nutrients and carbon, playing a significant role in carbon cycle and ecosystem in many oceanic settings such as atolls. The Zhongsha Great Atoll (hereafter ZGA), located in the deep South China Sea, sustains a both regionally and globally important ecosystem. Characteristic of the suspended matter in this area, however, remains poorly investigated. Using a data set encompassing tem...