{"id":305,"date":"2021-02-05T12:11:48","date_gmt":"2021-02-05T16:11:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.test.dev\/?page_id=305"},"modified":"2025-09-26T09:33:36","modified_gmt":"2025-09-26T13:33:36","slug":"general","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/site\/pinedalab\/general\/","title":{"rendered":"General Interest"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t<h1> Definitions used in our lab and barnacle trivia <\/h1>\n<p><strong>Larval transport<\/strong><\/p>\n&#8220;Larval transport .. is.. the mean horizontal translocation of larvae between points along a specified one-dimensional axis per unit time (with units L \/ time)&#8221;. &#8220;This definition does not consider timing and magnitude of spawning, larval abundance, mortality,<br \/>\nor settlement (discussed in Pineda et al., 2007). It acknowledges the separation of pelagic and benthic habitats, and accommodates the mechanistic resolution of the fundamental biological-physical processes accounting for larval translocation along a spatial dimension of interest (e.g., alongshore, cross-shore)&#8221; .(See\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/site\/pinedalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2021\/03\/Pineda_and_Reyns_2018_proofs.pdf\">Pineda and Reyns, 2018<\/a>, and also <a href=\"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/site\/pinedalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2021\/03\/Pineda_Hare_Sponaugle_2007.pdf\">Pineda, Hare and Sponaugle, 2007<\/a>)\n<p><strong>Larval dispersal<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Larval dispersal refers to the spread of larvae from a spawning source to a settlement site. This definition is consistent with the terrestrial literature (natal dispersal in Clobert et al., 2001; Begon et al., 2006) that describes seed dispersal as the probability density function of the number of seeds versus distance from the adult source (i.e., the dispersal kernel) (Nathan and Muller-Landau, 2000; see Gerrodette, 1981, for a rare marine example).&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>(See Scheltema, 1986 and <a href=\"http:\/\/science.whoi.edu\/labs\/pinedalab\/PDFdocs\/Pineda_Hare_Sponaugle_2007.pdf\">Pineda, Hare and Sponaugle, 2007<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Population connectivity<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Population connectivity has been defined as the exchange of individuals among geographically separated subpopulations&#8230;By this definition, if the exchange is measured at the time of settlement, connectivity is essentially larval dispersal from one population to another&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>(See <a href=\"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/site\/pinedalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2021\/03\/Cowen_et_al_2007.pdf\">Cowen et al., 2007<\/a>, Oceanography, and <a href=\"http:\/\/science.whoi.edu\/labs\/pinedalab\/PDFdocs\/Pineda_Hare_Sponaugle_2007.pdf\">Pineda, Hare and Sponaugle, 2007<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Reproductive population connectivity <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The dispersal of individuals among subpopulations that survive to reproduce (see <a href=\"http:\/\/science.whoi.edu\/labs\/pinedalab\/PDFdocs\/Pineda_Hare_Sponaugle_2007.pdf\">Pineda, Hare and Sponaugle, 2007<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Nearshore<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The nearshore zone includes (a) the shallow waters where surface and bottom Ekman layers interact, the nearshore of Mitchum and Clarke (1986), and the inner shelf of Lentz (1995), and (b), the surfzone.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p> Barnacle names around the world<\/p>\n<p>(Thanks to the many friends who contributed!)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Afrikaan<\/strong>: Brandgans; eendemossel; eendskulp<\/p>\n<p><strong>Brazil <\/strong>and<strong> Portugal<\/strong>: Craca (acorn barnacle), percebes (gooseneck barnacle)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chile<\/strong>: Picoroco (I believe this refers solely to the edible <em> Austromegabalanus psittacus) <\/em>Picoroco poem <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/science.whoi.edu\/labs\/pinedalab\/Subpages\/Lab_definitions.html#PICOROCO_poem\">here<\/a><\/strong>).<\/p>\n<p><strong>France<\/strong>: Bernacle, bercnache, anatife, ou gland de mer<\/p>\n<p><strong>Italy<\/strong>: Balani<\/p>\n<p><strong>Japan: <\/strong>Acorn barnacle<strong>: <\/strong>Fujitsubo (mount bottle), pedunculate barnacle: Kamenote (turtle hand)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mexico<\/strong>: Sacabocado (from a fisherman in Acapulco, vox populi in Baja California&#8230;), percebes (<em>Pollicipes<\/em>) and volcancitos (acorn barnacles) West coast of Baja California<\/p>\n<p><strong>Norway<\/strong>: Rur (specifically for acorn barnacle)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Panama<\/strong>: Carremojo (Fisherman from Bahia Honda, Pacific side of Panama)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Spain: <\/strong>Percebe (gooseneck barnacle),\u00a0 Arneir\u00f3n (in Galicia, <em>Balanus perforatus<\/em>)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sweden: <\/strong>Havstulpan, tulip of the sea<\/p>\n<p><strong>Turkey: <\/strong>Dragana<\/p>\n<p><strong>Other barnacle trivia<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Famous barnacles: Nora Barnacle (James Joyce&#8217;s wife)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Interesting books related to barnacles <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Mariano, J. 1998. Guerreiros do Mar, 1st ed. Ed. Grupo Forum. A photograph book about the Portuguese &#8220;percebeiros&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ARE BARNACLES BORING?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/news\/trevor-noah-trump-comey-week-1011055\">Trevor Noah on the Daily Show<\/a> -Comedy Central<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/science.whoi.edu\/labs\/pinedalab\/images\/img2.jpg\" alt=\"Comedy Central screenshot\" width=\"134\" height=\"76\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>A poem by Pablo Neruda:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a name=\"PICOROCO_poem\"><\/a>PICOROCO<\/strong><\/p>\nEl picoroco encarcelado<br \/>\nest\u00e1 en una torre terrible,<br \/>\nsaca una garra azul,<br \/>\npalpita desesperado en el tormento.\nEs tierno adentro de su torre:<br \/>\nblanco como harina de mar<br \/>\npero nadie alcanza el secreto<br \/>\nde su fr\u00edo castillo g\u00f3tico.\n<p><strong><a name=\"PICOROCO_poem0\"><\/a>THE PICOROCO<\/strong><\/p>\nThe picoroco imprisoned<br \/>\nin a terrible tower,<br \/>\nextends a blue claw, palpitates,<br \/>\ndesperate in the storm.\nThe picoroco is tender inside its tower:<br \/>\nwhite as flour of the sea<br \/>\nbut no one can reach the secret<br \/>\nof its cold gothic castle.\n<p>(English translation by M. Jacketti, D. Maloney and C. 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