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Spider webs in monitoring of air pollution
SHS Web of Conferences, 2018 Biomonitoring is a significant tool of environmental protection strategies. Variety of bioindicators are used worldwide, particularly mosses, lichens and tree leaves. However, they revile many considerable disadvantages, e.g.
Rutkowski Radosław +3 more
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Nutrients in sediment regulate benthic algal assemblages in the tropical Tri An reservoir of Vietnam
Vietnam Journal of Science, Technology and Engineering, 2022 Benthic algal assemblages are considered effective indicators of environmental change because they sensitively respond to a variety of environmental conditions.
Thi Hoang Yen Tran +3 more
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DILSTORE software for ecological status assessment of lakes based on benthic diatoms [PDF]
, 2009 Until recently, only few diatom indices were developed for monitoring littoral zones of lakes. The available indices are not applicable for all lake types because species lists and environmental constraints’ ranges are different.
, Acs, Hofmann, Rott, Zelinka
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Sociobiology, 2020 The ‘dehesas’ are important and vast agro-silvo-pastoral systems typical of the Iberian Peninsula that are undergoing a crisis due to their low economic profitability and environmental degradation.
Francisco Jiménez-Carmona +2 more
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Bird community recovery following removal of an invasive tree
Ecological Solutions and Evidence, 2021 Faunal responses to plant invasions and their managed removal can expand our understanding of the nature of disturbance and the success of restored plant communities.
Benjamin A. O'Leary +3 more
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Owls as bioindicators: their spatial and temporal aspects in Eastern Europe [PDF]
, 2019 The article presents the unique results of a study of the spatial distribution of owls in the territory of the Republic of Tatarstan by season of the year on long-term data. Ravkin’s transect method was used to census fixed randomly selected plots spread
Askeyev, Arthur +2 more
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Anuran call properties as reliable indicators of environmental suitability for reproduction
Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, EarlyView.The onset of animal breeding activity is often accompanied by auditory signals, typically produced by males, that indicate reproductive status to potential mates and competitors. Here, using male anuran advertisement calls as a case study, we present the novel hypothesis that characteristics of ectotherm auditory signals that are modulated by ...
Julianne E Pekny +2 more
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Dwarf shrubs as bioindicators. [PDF]
Silva Fennica, 1981 Several studies of air polluted forest environments have shown that dwarf shrubs suffer from air pollution. In many cases the disturbances have been attributed to the susceptibility of the dwarf shrubs, while in some cases the vegetational competition factor has been discussed.
Mikkonen, Hilkka, Huttunen, Satu
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Bioindicators and environmental protection [PDF]
E3S Web of Conferences, 2020 The plants capable to occlude the maximum quantity of the heavy metals (HM) from soil solution are studied. Plants - indicators of accumulation of heavy metals are allocated, the new directions on decrease in toxicity of the soil are offered. For the purpose of studying of sorption abilities of bean herbs studied accumulation of heavy metals on phases ...
Khanieva I.M. +4 more
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Food Biomacromolecules, EarlyView.Abstract Honeybees (Apis mellifera L.) are an important class of insects that are the most beneficial in terms of economy. Beeswax is the second most important bee products after honey. Its commercial importance is due to its antimicrobial, antioxidant, anti‐inflammatory and antiseptic as well as regenerative properties.
Rajshri Naveen, Manickam Loganathan
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