Acute toxicity tests using earthworms to estimate ecological quality of compost and digestate
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2018 at "Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management"
DOI: 10.1007/s10163-017-0619-z
Abstract: Ecological quality of compost and digestate, used as fertilizers for agricultural use, was assessed through an acute ecotoxicological bioassay testing the earthworm Eisenia fetida (Annelida). The test evaluates the earthworm’s attitude to dig within 15 min… read more here.
Keywords: quality; quality compost; compost digestate; ecological quality ... See more keywords
Estimation of lake ecological quality from Sentinel-2 remote sensing imagery
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2020 at "Hydrobiologia"
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-020-04197-y
Abstract: The Water Framework Directive requires European states to monitor the ecological quality of their lakes. Detailed information on the composition and abundance of biological groups such as aquatic plants (macrophytes) and phytoplankton (including chlorophyll a… read more here.
Keywords: quality; ecological quality; lake ecological; remote sensing ... See more keywords
An integrated system for rapid assessment of ecological quality based on remote sensing data
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2020 at "Environmental Science and Pollution Research"
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-020-09424-6
Abstract: Ecological quality assessment (EQA) is important for regional socio-economic development and its sustainability. To assess the status of land ecological quality more precisely, an ecological quality assessment system with 11 indicators of ecological stability, ecosystem… read more here.
Keywords: quality; integrated system; ecological quality; study ... See more keywords
Assessment of ecological quality status along the Apulian coasts (eastern Mediterranean Sea) based on meiobenthic and nematode assemblages
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2017 at "Marine Biodiversity"
DOI: 10.1007/s12526-017-0745-9
Abstract: Coastal environments may be impacted by several anthropogenic activities such as sewage discharges, fish-farming and hydrocarbons along with seaside tourism activities, all proved to have an effect on benthic and, particularly, meiobenthic assemblages. An ecological… read more here.
Keywords: along apulian; meiobenthic nematode; ecological quality; nematode ... See more keywords
Ecological quality assessment of Kor River in Fars Province using macroinvertebrates indices
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2018 at "International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology"
DOI: 10.1007/s13762-018-2107-y
Abstract: Modifications in the ecological structure of macroinvertebrate communities could reflect changes in environmental conditions. Therefore, the aim of the present study is to identify macroinvertebrate assemblage and evaluating the efficiency of single-criterion and multicriteria indices… read more here.
Keywords: quality; kor river; assessment kor; ecological quality ... See more keywords
Assessment and analysis of ecological quality, macroinvertebrate communities and diversity in rivers of a multifunctional tropical island
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2017 at "Ecological Indicators"
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2017.02.013
Abstract: Abstract This study aims to assess the macroinvertebrate communities, diversity and ecological quality (expressed as BMWP-Viet) of rivers on a tropical island. Environmental factors associated with macroinvertebrate communities, diversity and ecological quality were identified to… read more here.
Keywords: macroinvertebrate communities; ecological quality; island; diversity ... See more keywords
Linking fish-based biological indicators with hydrological dynamics in a Mediterranean river: Relevance for environmental flow regimes
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2018 at "Ecological Indicators"
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2018.06.073
Abstract: Abstract The relationship between flow dynamics and biological communities becomes especially relevant in Mediterranean rivers. Given their natural variability and growing anthropogenic pressures, their low sections are subjected to multiple impacts. The definition of ecohydrological… read more here.
Keywords: flow regimes; river; ecological quality; hydrological indices ... See more keywords
Assessing the ecological quality status of transplanted mangrove wetland in the Oujiang estuary, China.
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2018 at "Marine pollution bulletin"
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2018.05.010
Abstract: Although numerous studies have performed ecological quality status (EcoQS) assessments in aquatic ecosystems, knowledge regarding the assessment of the EcoQS of mangrove transplant wetlands is still lacking. Therefore, we investigated the influence of mangrove transplants… read more here.
Keywords: quality; ecological quality; quality status; benthic quality ... See more keywords
Imposex and ecological quality status in Stramonita brasiliensis (Claremount & Reid, 2011): A temporal (2007 to 2018) and spatial evaluation on the southeastern coast of Brazil
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2021 at "Journal of Sea Research"
DOI: 10.1016/j.seares.2021.102080
Abstract: Abstract This study evaluates tributyltin (TBT) pollution on a spatial-temporal scale using imposex occurrence in Stramonita brasiliensis in a coastal region of the southeast Brazil, between 2007 and 2018, and tests the viability of this… read more here.
Keywords: status; quality; stramonita brasiliensis; 2007 2018 ... See more keywords
Predicting the Ecological Quality Status of Marine Environments from eDNA Metabarcoding Data Using Supervised Machine Learning.
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2017 at "Environmental science & technology"
DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.7b01518
Abstract: Monitoring biodiversity is essential to assess the impacts of increasing anthropogenic activities in marine environments. Traditionally, marine biomonitoring involves the sorting and morphological identification of benthic macro-invertebrates, which is time-consuming and taxonomic-expertise demanding. High-throughput amplicon… read more here.
Keywords: status; edna metabarcoding; marine environments; ecological quality ... See more keywords
Dynamical changes of land use/land cover and their impacts on ecological quality during China’s reform periods: A case study of Quanzhou city, China
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2022 at "PLOS ONE"
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0278667
Abstract: The rapid growth of China’s economy has greatly accelerated the process of urbanization during China’s reform periods. Urbanization has significantly caused land use and land cover (LULC) changes and thus has impacts on the local… read more here.
Keywords: land; china; land use; ecological quality ... See more keywords