Micro-evolution due to pollution: possible consequences for ecosystem responses to toxic stress
Polluting events can change community structure and ecosystem functioning. Selection of
genetically inherited tolerance on exposed populations, here referred as micro-evolution …
genetically inherited tolerance on exposed populations, here referred as micro-evolution …
Submarine and deep-sea mine tailing placements: a review of current practices, environmental issues, natural analogs and knowledge gaps in Norway and …
E Ramirez-Llodra, HC Trannum, A Evenset… - Marine pollution …, 2015 - Elsevier
The mining sector is growing in parallel with societal demands for minerals. One of the most
important environmental issues and economic burdens of industrial mining on land is the …
important environmental issues and economic burdens of industrial mining on land is the …
Production and fate of kelp detritus
The flow of detritus between habitats is an important form of connectivity that affects regional
productivity and the spatial organization of marine ecosystems. Kelps form highly productive …
productivity and the spatial organization of marine ecosystems. Kelps form highly productive …
Pollution reduces native diversity and increases invader dominance in marine hard‐substrate communities
Anthropogenic disturbance is considered a risk factor in the establishment of non‐
indigenous species (NIS); however, few studies have investigated the role of anthropogenic …
indigenous species (NIS); however, few studies have investigated the role of anthropogenic …
Copper release from waste rocks in an abandoned mine (NE, Brazil) and its impacts on ecosystem environmental quality
This study aimed to estimate the impact of an abandoned copper (Cu) mine on ecosystem
environmental quality, using integrated ecological and biogeochemical analyses. Through a …
environmental quality, using integrated ecological and biogeochemical analyses. Through a …
Transcriptomic and metabolomic analysis of copper stress acclimation in Ectocarpus siliculosus highlights signaling and tolerance mechanisms in brown algae
Background Brown algae are sessile macro-organisms of great ecological relevance in
coastal ecosystems. They evolved independently from land plants and other multicellular …
coastal ecosystems. They evolved independently from land plants and other multicellular …
Ecosystem-based management for kelp forest ecosystems
Kelp forests line a quarter of the world's coastlines and provide diverse ecosystem services.
While kelps are a harvested resource themselves, they are also foundation species that form …
While kelps are a harvested resource themselves, they are also foundation species that form …
Tolerance to oxidative stress induced by desiccation in Porphyra columbina (Bangiales, Rhodophyta)
L Contreras-Porcia, D Thomas, V Flores… - Journal of …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Unravelling the mechanisms underlying desiccation tolerance is crucial in order to
understand the position of algal species in the intertidal zone. The alga Porphyra columbina …
understand the position of algal species in the intertidal zone. The alga Porphyra columbina …
Copper stress induces biosynthesis of octadecanoid and eicosanoid oxygenated derivatives in the brown algal kelp Laminaria digitata
To better understand the toxicity and the orchestration of antioxidant defenses of marine
brown algae in response to copper‐induced stress, lipid peroxidation processes were …
brown algae in response to copper‐induced stress, lipid peroxidation processes were …
ANTIOXIDANT RESPONSES IN SCYTOSIPHON LOMENTARIA (PHAEOPHYCEAE) INHABITING COPPER‐ENRICHED COASTAL ENVIRONMENTS1
Scytosiphon lomentaria (Lingb.) Link.(Phaeophyceae) is one of the two dominant seaweeds
in a coastal area of northern Chile affected by copper mine wastes, where the concentration …
in a coastal area of northern Chile affected by copper mine wastes, where the concentration …