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Effect of microplastic particles on the population growth rate and clearance rate of selected ciliates (Protista, Ciliophora)
Microplastics (MPs), due to their micro size, which overlaps with the typical food size of various aquatic organisms, can be ingested and move up the...
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Composition and distribution of planktonic ciliates with indications to water quality in a shallow hypersaline lagoon (Pulicat Lake, India)
Planktonic ciliate composition and distribution together with physicochemical variables were investigated in a shallow hypersaline lagoon, Pulicat,...
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Trace elements in sediments and plankton from two high-altitude lakes in a volcanic area from North Patagonia, Argentina
This study analyzes the distribution of nine potentially toxic trace elements (arsenic, antimony, bromine, cobalt, chromium, mercury, rubidium,...
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Protist DNA from Lake Sediments
Protists are unicellular eukaryotes found in almost all biomes on Earth. Despite their critical importance in aquatic ecosystems, there is still a...
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Microzooplankton grazing and its key group composition in subtropical eutrophic coast of Southern China: in relation to environmental changes
Microzooplanton play a crucial role in marine ecosystems, as they transfer matter and energy from pico- and nano-phytoplankton to mesozooplankton. In...
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Molecular characterization and transcriptional modulation of stress-responsive genes under heavy metal stress in freshwater ciliate, Euplotes aediculatus
Heavy metal pollutants in the environment are increasing exponentially due to various anthropogenic factors including mining, industrial and...
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Molecular characterization of waterborne protozoa in surface water and sediment in Brazil: a taxonomic survey of ciliated protozoa and their correlation with Giardia duodenalis and Cryptosporidium spp.
The detection of Giardia duodenalis and Cryptosporidium spp. was performed, along with the identification of the ciliated protozoa biodiversity, to...
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The Sources and Fates of Lake Sedimentary DNA
For over two decades, ancient DNA (aDNA) from various organisms has been successfully recovered from lake sediments from all over the world, ranging...
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Cyanobacterial DNA from Lake Sediments
Cyanobacteria have become infamous due to their impacts on aquatic ecosystems, in particular negative consequences on ecosystem functioning and...
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How planktonic microcrustaceans respond to environment and affect ecosystem: a functional trait perspective
Functional traits are ecologically relevant characteristics of species. They are relevant to community structuring in face of environmental drivers...
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Impact of Drought and Wildfires in Recent Trends of Diarrhetic Shellfish Toxins in Cockles from Northwest Portugal and Its Similarities with Sardine Stock Trends in the Period 2001–2022
In Portugal, high levels of diarrhetic shellfish toxins (DSTs) originating from Dinophysis spp. are accumulated in bivalves, mainly on the northwest...
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Occurrence of microplastics in gastrointestinal tracts of planktivorous fish from the Thoothukudi region
Planktivorous fish are easily susceptible to passive microplastic ingestion during their feeding behaviour and may be transferred along with the...
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Disruption of ecological networks in lakes by climate change and nutrient fluctuations
Climate change interacts with local processes to threaten biodiversity by disrupting the complex network of ecological interactions. While changes in...
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Zooplankton Diversity and Their Spatiotemporal Distribution: An Ecological Assessment from a Brackish Coastal Lagoon, Chilika, Odisha
Zooplankton constitutes a pivotal component in the pelagic food webs and serves as the major source of fish diet, thereby determining the...
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Observation of Marine Invertebrates in the Noto Peninsula
Marine invertebrates comprise the majority of all animal phyla and are categorized into benthos, plankton, nekton, and neuston, according to their...
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Microbial Life in the Aegean Sea
The Aegean Sea is a highly oligotrophic marine region and as such the microbial food web is of particular interest for its functioning, especially...
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The Aquatic Plastisphere: Methodology, Biofilm Formation Mechanism, and Microbial Diversity
From 2019 to 2060, the amount of plastic accumulated in the aquatic environment is expected to increase from 140 million tons to 493 million tons....
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Characterization of the bacterioplankton community and the influencing factors in the upper reaches of the Han River basin
The upper reaches of the Han River are the source region of water for the Middle Route of China’s South-to-North Water Diversion Project, mainly for...
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Can functional units of periphytic protozoan communities be used to evaluate the effects of harmful algal blooms on ecological quality in marine ecosystems?
Based on biological traits, the ecological quality status under the pressure of two harmful algal bloom (HAB) species was evaluated using functional...
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Use of Microbial Mass Assisted Aquaculture Practice: A Step Towards Resilient and Sustainable Youth Empowerment
Biofloc technology converts toxic materials like Ammonia and Nitrates into proteinaceous substances which are very useful products for aquaculture....