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Comprehensive Evaluation of Bisphenol A Toxicity Reveals Neurobehavioral, Metabolic, and Reproductive Impairments in Girardia tigrina

Environmental Toxicology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Bisphenol A (BPA), a common industrial chemical used in plastics and consumer products, is increasingly detected in aquatic environments, raising serious concerns about its potential ecological impacts. This study evaluated the sublethal and acute toxic effects of BPA on the freshwater planarian Girardia tigrina, a recognized model for ...
Raquel de Jesus Selestrino, Felipe Schaly, Welligton Luciano Braguini   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Application of Nanoscale Zero-Valent Iron Promotes Soil Remediation While Negatively Affecting Soil Microbial Biomass and Activity

Frontiers in Environmental Science, 2019
The use of nanoscale zero-valent iron (nZVI) particles for soil remediation is gaining increased attention. However, there are concerns about the potential adverse effects of nZVI on soil microbial communities and, hence, soil quality.
Mikel Anza, Oihane Salazar, Lur Epelde, Itziar Alkorta, Carlos Garbisu   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Taxonomic and functional diversity of noctuoid moths in a Mediterranean coastal area: implications for dune conservation in a long‐term ecological research eLTER site

Insect Science, EarlyView.
This study investigates the taxonomic and functional diversity of noctuoid moths in a protected coastal dune system in Central Italy, revealing strong ecological associations between moth assemblages and dune zonation. Differences in species composition and trait attributes, along with the presence of habitat‐exclusive species, highlight the role of ...
Micaela del Valle Rasino, Simone Fattorini, Michele Innangi, Angela Stanisci, Andrea Sciarretta, Maria Laura Carranza   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Detection of Sulfur from Industrial Emissions Across a Complex Mountainous Landscape: An Isotope Approach Using Plant-Based Biomonitors in Winter

Atmosphere
Tree rings, tree needles, and moss can be used as biomonitors to evaluate atmospheric pollutant concentrations and deposition patterns spanning different timescales.
Ann-Lise Norman, Sunita LeGallou, Erin E. Caldwell, Patrick M. Blancher, Jelena Matic, Ralph Cartar   +5 more
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Monitoring of Nitrification in Chloraminated Drinking Water Distribution Systems With Microbiome Bioindicators Using Supervised Machine Learning

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2020
Many drinking water utilities in the United States using chloramine as disinfectant treatment in their drinking water distribution systems (DWDS) have experienced nitrification episodes, which detrimentally impact the water quality.
Vicente Gomez-Alvarez, Randy P. Revetta
doaj   +1 more source

Museomics Deciphers the Phylogeographic Differentiation and Conservation Status of a Montane Pheasant

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
Museum specimens provide a rich source of historical DNA, enabling insights into phylogenetic relationships and demographic history of the endangered Koklass Pheasant. Our findings uncovered a previously unrecognized population in Guizhou province and highlighted elevated extinction risk in populations from Anhui province and Southern China, informing ...
Zhiyong Jiang, Yalin Cheng, Shuai Zhang, Wenqing Zang, Peng He, Dezhi Zhang, Jinjuan Mei, Peng Cui, Yanhua Qu, Hailong Wu   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

The value of regeneration for insect fauna associated with leaf litter in the Brazilian savanna: A comparative study of biomass and trophic structure

Annals of Applied Biology, EarlyView.
This study demonstrates the ecological value of natural regeneration in the Brazilian Cerrado by analysing the biomass, richness and trophic structure of leaf litter insects across pasture (P), regenerating (R) and native (N) areas. We found that R areas supported insect communities more similar to N habitats than to Ps, with higher richness, greater ...
Thalita Moraes Miranda Ribeiro de Souza, Rodrigo Aranda   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Dominant Meristic Traits of Fish and Their Association with Habitat Water Quality Parameters: A Case Study

Fishes
Fish morphological traits are increasingly recognized as sensitive bioindicators of aquatic ecosystem quality. This study investigated the associations between dominant meristic traits, which are a subset of morphological features of six common ...
Olha Biedunkova, Pavlo Kuznietsov, Vasyl Korbutiak, Alina Petruk, Bardukh Gabrielyan, Jaroslav Andreji, Yulia Grokhovska, Serhii Konontsev   +7 more
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Devouring the Invaders: The Racial‐Ecological Politics of the Chinese Crayfish Trade in Kenya

American Anthropologist, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article examines entanglements of ecology, race, and foodways at Lake Naivasha in Kenya. Nonnative Louisiana red swamp crayfish (Procambarus clarkii), first introduced to Kenya in the 1960s, were once viewed as invasive but are now sought after as a delicacy among Kenya's Chinese community.
Amanda Kaminsky
wiley   +1 more source

Soil macrofauna in a Cerrado/Caatinga ecotone under different crops in Southwestern Piauí State, Brazil

Ciência Rural, 2017
: The aim of this study was to characterize the soil macrofauna under different crop systems and compare them to the macrofauna under the native vegetation of a Cerrado/Caatinga ecotone in southwestern Piauí State, Brazil.
Djavan Pinheiro Santos, Thiago Rodrigo Schossler, Isis Lima dos Santos, Nathália Batista Melo, Glenio Guimarães Santos   +4 more
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