The blue mussel (Mytilus spp.) is widely used as a bioindicator for monitoring of coastal
water pollution (mussel watch programs). Herein we provide a review of this study field with …

Introducing the growing problem of microplastic pollution in the aquatic environment, this
timely full-color illustrated multidisciplinary book is dedicated exclusively to the subject of …

Climate changes in the Arctic are predicted to alter distributions of marine species. However,
such changes are difficult to quantify because information on present species distribution …

Large-scale climate changes influence the geographic distribution of biodiversity. Many taxa
have been reported to extend or reduce their geographic range, move poleward or displace …

Abstract North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans contain large amount of undiscovered oil and gas
reserves. Therefore threat of oil spills and its hazardous ecological consequences are of …

The heavy metal pollution is a serious environmental pollution around the globe and
threatens the ecosystem. The physicochemical traits (pH, Electrical conductivity, hardness …

Benthic bioaccumulation of hazardous materials has been a great challenge to the health of
lake ecosystems. As representative benthic macroinvertebrates, freshwater mussels and …

The interactive effects of ocean acidification (OA) and copper (Cu) ions on the mussel
Mytilus galloprovincialis are not well understood. The underlying mechanisms also remain …

The Mytilus mussels are spread all over the world and many related species coexist in
several areas and can produce hybrid offspring. Mussels have been used for decades in …

Physiological, Immunological, Genotoxic and Histopathological Biomarker Responses of
Molluscs to Heavy Metal and Water-Quality P Page 1 Open Access OMICS International Review …