Evidence map›Paper›PMID 29915695›Full record

ArticlePeerJ2018

Long-term experimental

Andrea Padiglia, Fabio D Ledda, Bachisio M Padedda, Roberto Pronzato, Renata Manconi

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Article in PeerJ, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
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7citing papers in PubMed
1.6field-weighted citation impact, top 20% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 54 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Andrea PadigliaDepartment for Earth, Environment and Life Sciences, University of Genova, Genova, Italy.
Fabio D LeddaCentre for Integrative Biology, University of Trento, Trento, Italy.
Bachisio M PadeddaDepartment of Architecture, Design and Urban Planning, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy.
Roberto PronzatoDepartment for Earth, Environment and Life Sciences, University of Genova, Genova, Italy.
Renata ManconiDepartment of Veterinary Medicine, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy.
University of Sassari · ITUniversity of Genoa · ITUniversity of Trento · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe marine sponge

methodsExplants were cultured in four long-term experiments (19 and 31 months at ca. 2.5 m depth), to determine the suitability of new culture techniques by testing substrata and seeding time (season), and monitoring survival and growth. Explants were excised and grown in an experimental plant close to the wild donor sponge population. Percentage growth rate (GR%) was measured in terms of surface cover area, and explant survival was monitored

resultsExplant survival was high throughout the trial, ranging from 78.57% to 92.85% on travertine tiles and from 50% to 71.42% on oyster shells. A few instances of sponge regression were observed. Explant cover area correlated positively with season on two substrata, i.e., tiles and shells. The surface cover area and GR% of explants were measured in the starting phase and monitored up to the end of the trial. High GR% values were observed both on tiles (>21%) and on oyster shells (>15%). DISCUSSION: The data on the behaviour and life-style of cultured fragments, together with an increase >2,400% in cover area, demonstrate that

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Behaviour and life styleMarine Protected AreaSardinian SeaSeeding seasonShallow water spongecultureSponge biomass supplySubstrataSurvival and growthSustainable bioresources managementWestern Mediterranean

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PMID29915695
PMCPMC6004114
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