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What Is a Biosensor?-A Terminological Guide From Biomolecular Recognition to Bioindicators. [PDF]
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Assessment of the impact of copper mining and related industrial activities on aquatic macroinvertebrate communities of the Pek River (Serbia) [PDF]
Archives of Biological Sciences, 2021 The upper stretch of the Pek River is located in proximity to one of the largest mining sites in Serbia. To estimate the influence of copper mining on river biota, the quantitative and qualitative macroinvertebrate community structure was analyzed, and ...
Čanak-Atlagić Jelena +7 more
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Common weeds as heavy metal bioindicators: a new approach in biomonitoring
Scientific Reports, 2023 Environmental pollution by heavy metals affects both urban and non-urban areas of Europe and the world. The use of bioindicator plants for the detection of these pollutants is a common practice.
A. Cakaj +5 more
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ISME Communications, 2023 Soil microbiomes are sensitive to current and previous soil conditions, and bacterial ‘bioindicators’ of biological, physical, and chemical soil properties have considerable potential for soil health assessment.
Roland C. Wilhelm +4 more
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Bacterial bioindicators enable biological status classification along the continental Danube river
Communications Biology, 2023 Despite the importance of bacteria in aquatic ecosystems and their predictable diversity patterns across space and time, biomonitoring tools for status assessment relying on these organisms are widely lacking.
Laurent Fontaine +6 more
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Lichens as spatially transferable bioindicators for monitoring nitrogen pollution.
Environmental Pollution, 2023 Excess nitrogen is a pollutant and global problem that harms ecosystems and can severely affect human health. Pollutant nitrogen is becoming more widespread and intensifying in the tropics.
Jay Delves +16 more
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Heliyon, 2023 Studies of plastic contamination in freshwater ecosystems and their biota remain scarce, despite the fact that the vast majority of plastic waste initially passes through lotic ecosystems.
N. Koutsikos +5 more
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Spatial distribution, ecological indices and interactions of arthropods on Sapindus saponaria (Sapindaceae) plants [PDF]
Brazilian Journal of Biology, 2023 Sapindus saponaria L. (Sapindaceae) is a pioneer species used in programs to recover degraded areas. The trees also assist in the pest control of some insects due to the composition of saponins on their leaves.
R. F. A. Souza +10 more
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Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research, 2020 Planktic diatom ecology in the mountain lakes of the northern European Alps has only been studied sparsely so far. To fill this knowledge gap, the driving parameters of planktic diatom assemblage composition in the euphotic zones of twenty lakes located ...
Stefan Ossyssek +3 more
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Suitability of Free-Living Marine Nematodes as Bioindicators: Status and Future Considerations
Frontiers in Marine Science, 2021 Nematodes are among the most abundant organisms on Earth, and have important roles in terrestrial, freshwater, and marine ecosystems. Free-living marine nematodes have been used successfully as indicators of biological health and ocean pollution for at ...
A. Ridall, J. Ingels
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