The results of a preliminary experiment suggested that a complexed
form of cobalt was more efficacious in promoting growth of a
marine phytoplankton than ionic cobalt. The phytoplankton used in this
experiment was Coccolithus huxleyi, a vitamin B₁₂ producer, and the
cobalt complex was cobalt (II)- ethylenediaminetetracetic acid [Co(II)-
EDTA]....
The migrations, distribution, and feeding of American shad, Alosa
sapidissima (Wilson), were studied from February 1980 through January
1981 in the Columbia River Estuary, an important rearing zone for
young-of-the-year shad. Sampling was performed with purse seine,
beach seine, and otter trawl.
Adult shad and large numbers of juveniles from...