Article
Environmental Sciences
E. V. Sheehan, L. A. Holmes, B. F. R. Davies, A. Cartwright, A. Rees, M. J. Attrill
Summary: MPAs are used to manage human impacts, particularly fishing pressure, and can help rewild degraded areas of seabed habitat. However, the potential for MPAs to increase ecosystem resilience from storms is not well understood. Extreme storm disturbance impacts on seabed habitats in MPAs can be significant and may provide insights into the ecological responses of seabed ecosystems to future extreme disturbance events.
FRONTIERS IN MARINE SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Luke J. Potgieter, Namrata Shrestha, Marc W. Cadotte
Summary: The presence of invasive alien plant species in urban areas can have negative impact on biodiversity, ecosystem services, and human well-being. Developing a prioritization framework for managing these species in urban landscapes is complex due to conflicting ecological, economic, and social objectives. By utilizing evidence-based and stakeholder-based assessments, a systematic prioritization tool was developed to assist conservation practitioners in selecting priority species for management action in urban areas.
JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY
(2022)
Review
Engineering, Environmental
Joseph Flotemersch, Kelsey Aho
Summary: The study found that factors influencing public perceptions of aquatic ecosystems include environmental factors and sociocultural factors. Environmental factors include the presence of water plants and algae, floating debris, water odor, movement, clarity, and the overall aesthetic appeal of the ecosystem. Sociocultural factors include age, education, gender, and local knowledge.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Jana S. Dietrich, Ellen A. R. Welti, Peter Haase
Summary: Due to ongoing climate change, extreme climatic events (ECEs) are expected to increase in frequency and severity, posing a threat to the high biodiversity of riverine ecosystems. This study used long-term data from a pristine stream in Germany to examine the effects of four types of ECEs on insect abundance and community structure.
Review
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
A. T. D. Perera, Tianzhen Hong
Summary: This study reviewed the existing research on the vulnerability and resilience of the energy ecosystem in the face of extreme climate events. It found that the increased interactions during the transformation of the energy landscape into an ecosystem could significantly increase the vulnerability of the energy infrastructure. The present state of the art models used by energy system modelers are unable to assess such a complex ecosystem. Therefore, the study introduces a novel COVID analogy to understand disruption propagation within and beyond the energy ecosystem, and organizes the existing state of the art based on this analogy. The study also highlights the need for considering future climate variations and assessing vulnerability in interconnected energy infrastructure.
RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Filipe Banha, Antonio M. Diniz, Rosa Olivo del Amo, Franscisco J. Oliva-Paterna, Pedro M. Anastacio
Summary: Public engagement is crucial for the effective management of Invasive Alien Species (IAS) and biosecurity campaigns. Surveys are necessary to monitor stakeholders' perceptions and risk behaviors regarding IAS. The survey conducted on the Iberian Peninsula revealed differences in IAS awareness between countries and stakeholder groups. Raising awareness about the impacts of IAS on human socio-economic aspects and health is important for education campaigns.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2022)
Article
Biology
Sergi Sabater, Anna Freixa, Laura Jimenez, Julio Lopez-Doval, Giorgio Pace, Claudia Pascoal, Nuria Perujo, Dylan Craven, Juan David Gonzalez-Trujillo
Summary: Both gradual and extreme weather changes have complex ecological responses in river ecosystems, but the effects of trend or event changes on biodiversity and functioning are still unclear. A comprehensive analysis of 71 published studies showed that extreme changes in water flow and temperature significantly reduce species richness, while gradual changes have no such effect. Event effects, particularly those affecting hydrological dynamics, have twice the impact on biodiversity and primary productivity compared to gradual changes. Dryness associated with flow interruption has the largest impact on river biota and ecosystem functions among extreme weather events.
BIOLOGICAL REVIEWS
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Md Lokman Hossain, Jianfeng Li, Yangchen Lai, Carl Beierkuhnlein
Summary: Grassland ecosystems in northern China show varying levels of resistance and resilience to extreme climate events, such as droughts. Alpine and steppe grasslands exhibit higher resistance and lower resilience after extreme wet conditions, while lower resistance and higher resilience after extreme dry conditions. Hay meadows show stable resistance and resilience under climatic perturbations. Increasing trends of greenness were observed in alpine grassland, grass-dominated steppe, and hay meadow, while no significant changes were observed in arid and semi-arid steppes.
ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT
(2023)
Article
Marine & Freshwater Biology
Luciano N. Santos, Ana Clara S. Franco, Joice S. de Souza, Igor C. Miyahira, Antonio Jailson S. Rodrigues, Isabela Cristina B. Goncalves, Natascha Krepsky, Helga A. B. Monte, Clarissa Naveira, Tatiana M. B. Cabrini, Rayane R. S. Abude, Matheus Augusto, Nathalia Rodrigues, Tamara B. Guimaraes, Raquel A. F. Neves
Summary: The study confirmed the influence of the intermediate disturbance hypothesis (IDH) on native and total species richness in Neotropical aquatic ecosystems, but found that the distribution of non-native species is complex and influenced by various factors. Further research is needed to better understand the role of IDH in the distribution of non-native species.
Article
Ecology
Benoit Pichon, Elisa Thebault, Gerard Lacroix, Isabelle Gounand
Summary: Species dispersal and resource spatial flows have significant impacts on the dynamics of connected ecosystems. This study investigates the role of subsidy stoichiometry in mediating the response of a meta-ecosystem to subsidy flows. The results demonstrate the potential for positive feedback loops and increased production at the meta-ecosystem scale through spatial complementarity. However, accentuating the stoichiometric mismatch between local resources and basal species needs can also have a negative impact on production.
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Hong Fu, Pierre Gauzere, Jorge Garcia Molinos, Peiyu Zhang, Huan Zhang, Min Zhang, Yuan Niu, Hui Yu, Lee E. Brown, Jun Xu
Summary: This study evaluated the effectiveness of 440 aquatic restoration projects in the northwest Taihu basin, China, finding significant improvements in water quality and benthic invertebrate biological indices across most of the study area, mainly due to projects targeting pollution sources.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Eric I. Ameca, Lucy Chamart, Paul A. Garber
Summary: Inherent differences in adaptive capacity to extreme climatic events (ECEs) among species are crucial for their survivorship. This study examined 199 non-human primate species exposed to cyclones and found that species with broad food types, subgrouping social systems, and diverse habitat types tend to cope better with cyclones. Approximately 15% of species, mainly from the Atelidae and Cercopithecidae families, were identified as highly flexible, while about 60% of primates, including species from the Cheirogaleidae, Lemuridae, Lepilemuridae, and Indriidae families, were assessed with low flexibility. This framework improves our understanding of vulnerability to extreme climate events and guides conservation and management strategies.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2023)
Review
Environmental Sciences
Bin Ji, Yaqian Zhao
Summary: This study presents a preliminary exploration of the interaction between PFASs and biofilms in various aquatic environments. It discusses the biosorption properties of biofilms on PFASs and their possible mechanisms, as well as the complex impact of PFASs on biofilm systems. The study suggests that biofilms after adsorption of PFASs serve as a unique ecological niche and provide a potential microbial pool for PFASs biodegradation.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2024)
Article
Ecology
Scott Bennett, Julia Santana-Garcon, Nuria Marba, Gabriel Jorda, Andrea Anton, Eugenia T. Apostolaki, Just Cebrian, Nathan R. Geraldi, Dorte Krause-Jensen, Catherine E. Lovelock, Paulina Martinetto, John M. Pandolfi, Carlos M. Duarte
Summary: The study found that the impacts of marine exotic species on local ecosystems mainly occurred within the thermal environments of their original range, with the most significant impacts often occurring in slightly cooler locations than their origin. The impact of exotic species on local abundance displayed a hump-shaped relationship with temperature.
GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND BIOGEOGRAPHY
(2021)
Article
Ecology
Liam N. Nash, Pablo A. P. Antiqueira, Gustavo Q. Romero, Paula M. de Omena, Pavel Kratina
Summary: Tropical aquatic ecosystems are impacted by warming, leading to a decrease in connectivity between terrestrial and aquatic habitats, as well as a reduction in the flux of aquatic resources to terrestrial ecosystems and variable effects on the breakdown of terrestrial resources in aquatic ecosystems. This could potentially impact consumers in both ecosystem types and disrupt cross-ecosystem dynamics in an interconnected tropical landscape.
JOURNAL OF ANIMAL ECOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Natalia Mirzoeva, Nickolai Shadrin, Vladislav Proskurnin, Svetlana Arkhipova, Igor Moseychenko, Elena Anufriieva
Summary: Artificial Sr-90 is an important long-lived radionuclide found in the global radioactive fallout after the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant accident. The study reveals the vertical distribution of Sr-90 in Crimean sediment and calculates the sedimentation rate, which varies over time.
Article
Zoology
Nickolai Shadrin, Vladimir Yakovenko, Elena Anufriieva
Summary: The study investigated the time balance during the feeding of Gammarus aequicauda in the presence of two prey species. The results showed that the duration of eating prey depended on the kind of prey, while the time to capture the first prey was not influenced by whether it was Artemia sp. or chironomid larva. The order of prey eating and prey composition also affected the average hourly consumption rate and the maximum consumption.
JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL ZOOLOGY PART A-ECOLOGICAL AND INTEGRATIVE PHYSIOLOGY
(2022)
Review
Environmental Sciences
Nickolai Shadrin, Elena Anufriieva, Gonzalo Gajardo
Summary: This introductory article provides a general overview of the types of inland waters and their ecosystems, and highlights the modern problems of conservation and sustainable use in the face of climate change and increasing anthropogenic pressure.
Article
Ecology
Nickolai Shadrin, Alexandr Latushkin, Elena Anufriieva
Summary: Oxygen concentration, salinity, temperature, total suspended solids, chlorophyll a content, wind direction, and speed were measured in 13 sites of Bay Sivash, the largest hypersaline water body in the world, in August 2021. The oxygen concentration and oxygen saturation of water increased significantly after sunrise between 6.30 and 14.00 h, while the flow of oxygen varied depending on the time of day. There was a negative correlation between salinity and oxygen concentration in the lagoon, and chlorophyll a concentration showed significant variations during the daytime.
REGIONAL STUDIES IN MARINE SCIENCE
(2023)
Review
Environmental Sciences
Daria Balycheva, Elena Anufriieva, Raisa Lee, Alexander Prazukin, Nickolai Shadrin
Summary: Hypersaline habitats are diverse ecological environments that contain a significant number of diatom species. This study examined diatom species richness in a lake in Crimea, all hypersaline waters in Crimea, and globally. The findings revealed a total of 51 species in Lake Chersonesskoye, 91 species in ten Crimean hypersaline lakes, and a global total of 458 species. There was little similarity in species composition between water bodies and sampling periods at all scales. Furthermore, the study showed that less than 40% of the species in hypersaline waters have been identified globally, indicating the potential for further exploration and discovery. The unique nanostructure of diatom shells in hypersaline waters may also have valuable applications in technology.
Review
Biodiversity Conservation
Yuliya Kornyychuk, Elena Anufriieva, Nickolai Shadrin
Summary: Hypersaline waters are unique habitats that limit species richness due to their high salinity. The relationship between salinity and species richness of parasitic organisms has not been well established. This review aims to fill this gap by summarizing the available data on parasites in hypersaline waters worldwide. The study found that there are 85 species and forms of parasites belonging to five phyla in hypersaline waters, with Platyhelminthes being the most diverse. The number of parasitic species decreases exponentially with increasing salinity, and free-living animal species are much more abundant in the salinity range of 35 to 210 g center dot L-1 compared to parasitic ones.
Article
Zoology
Subramani Thirunavukkarasu, Nickolai Shadrin, Natesan Munuswamy
Summary: This study observed the developmental stages of Artemia franciscana population in an Indian salt field and documented the characteristics and sexual differentiation of different stages. It provides important insights into the early development of A. franciscana.
JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL ZOOLOGY PART A-ECOLOGICAL AND INTEGRATIVE PHYSIOLOGY
(2023)
Review
Environmental Sciences
Alexander Prazukin, Elena V. Anufriieva, Nickolai Shadrin, A. O. Kovalevsky
Summary: The review summarizes 348 published articles and analyzes the production capabilities of the cosmopolitan filamentous green algae Cladophora spp., the biochemical composition of their biomass, and the possibilities of using their biomass in agriculture and aquaculture. Cladophora biomass, with its high content of carbohydrates, proteins, minerals, and vitamins, can serve as a valuable source of nutrients in the diet of humans and animals. It can also be used as fertilizers and plant stimulants. In aquaculture, Cladophora biomass can partially replace artificial shrimp food and provide a sustainable alternative to reduce the need for artificial feed.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Article
Ecology
Nickolai Shadrin, Natalia Mirzoeva, Vladislav Proskurnin, Elena Anufriieva
Summary: Knowledge about the distribution of elements in bottom vertical cores is crucial for assessing current levels and understanding the history of aquatic environments. Hypersaline lagoons/lakes provide an ideal setting for studying element distribution due to limited bioturbation and undistorted sediment layers. In this study, the vertical distribution of 27 elements was examined in a Crimean hypersaline marine lake. The concentrations of most elements showed quasi-cyclical changes, with peak values observed in sediment layers formed in 1976 and 2006. The authors hypothesized a natural rhythm with a 30-year period. Furthermore, the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in 1986 had a significant impact not only on the concentration of 90Sr, but also on the levels of Mo, Ba, Tl, Sb, Se, and Ag, as they were transported via atmospheric fallout and the Dnieper river waters through the North Crimean Canal.
REGIONAL STUDIES IN MARINE SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Biology
E. Anufriieva, N. Shadrin
Summary: This article introduces the application of the balance-energy approach in studying the adaptability of animals to salinity, and finds some regular results through the analysis and summarization of experimental data.
ZHURNAL OBSHCHEI BIOLOGII
(2022)
