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Time-delayed effect of petroleum-derived products in soil and their bioremediation on plant – herbivore interaction [PDF]

open access: yesArchives of Environmental Protection, 2021
The aim of the study was to determine the time-delayed (after three years from the moment of soil pollution) effect of petroleum-derived products (PDPs) (petrol, diesel fuel and used engine oil) on the interaction between selected host plant (broad bean)
Milena Rusin   +5 more
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Responses of the gut microbiota to environmental heavy metal pollution in tree sparrow (Passer montanus) nestlings

open access: yesEcotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 2023
Gut microbiota plays a critical role in regulating the health and adaptation of wildlife. However, our understanding of how exposure to environmental heavy metals influences the gut microbiota of wild birds, particularly during the vulnerable and ...
Sheng Zhang   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Use of lichen species for air pollution biomonitoring: Case of Dar-Chichou forest (Cap-Bon, North-East Tunisia)

open access: yesEnvironmental and Sustainability Indicators, 2022
In the present work, we investigated the bio-uptake of 4 MTE (Ni, Cd, Pb, Zn) in the thalli of some species of lichens near a road crossing the Dar-Chichou forest (NE- Tunisia).
Sonia Dhaouadi   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Biomonitoring for Watershed Protection from a Multiscale Land-Use Perspective

open access: yesDiversity, 2023
The types and intensification of land use in the watershed affect the living organisms in aquatic ecosystems differently; this impact will also vary according to temporal and spatial scales.
Kaline de Mello   +4 more
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Owls as bioindicators: their spatial and temporal aspects in Eastern Europe

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Ecology, 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
Arthur Askeyev   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Genetic variation and population structure of clonal Zingiber zerumbet at a fine geographic scale: a comparison with two closely related selfing and outcrossing Zingiber species

open access: yesBMC Ecology and Evolution, 2021
Background There has always been controversy over whether clonal plants have lower genetic diversity than plants that reproduce sexually. These conflicts could be attributed to the fact that few studies have taken into account the mating system of ...
Rong Huang   +3 more
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Assessment of exposure to fungal aerosol in the lecture rooms of schools in the Lesser Poland region [PDF]

open access: yesArchives of Environmental Protection, 2023
The paper presents an assessment of the mycological air quality in classrooms of school buildings located in Lesser Poland. In 10 schools, 5 sampling points were designated: 4 indoors and 1 as an "outdoor background". A 6-stage Andersen impactor was used
Krzysztof Frączek   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effects of Artemisia dracunculus L. Water Extracts on Selected Pests and Aphid Predator Coccinella septempunctata L.

open access: yesAgronomy, 2022
The aim of this study was to determine the effects of water extracts of tarragon (Artemisia dracunculus L.) on the feeding intensity, mortality, and weight gain of selected pests, i.e., adult pea leaf weevils (Sitona lineatus L.), nymphs, wingless ...
Janina Gospodarek   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Optimal analysis conditions for sperm motility parameters with a CASA system in a passerine bird, Passer montanus

open access: yesAvian Research, 2019
Background Sperm motility parameters, which can be measured objectively and repeatedly by a computer-assisted sperm analysis (CASA) system, are important indicators of sperm quality. However, the sperm motility parameters assessed by a CASA system can be
Ying Yang   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

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