Studies investigating the use of biomarkers in pesticide risk assessment have greatly
increased in recent years; however, issues concerning the ecological meaning of enzymatic …

Field‐based (in situ) approaches are used increasingly for measuring biological effects and
for stressor diagnoses in aquatic systems because these assessment tools provide realistic …

Bridging the gap between early, sensitive responses to stress at the infra-organismal levels
and long-term, ecologically relevant responses at the supra-organismal levels is a …

More than two‐thirds of the world's nickel (Ni) lateritic deposits are in tropical regions, and
just less than half are within South East Asia and Melanesia (SEAM). With increasing Ni …

To better understand chemical modes of action, emphasis has been given to stress
responses at lower levels of biological organization. Cholinesterases and antioxidant …

The main purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of benzo (a) pyrene (BaP) on
seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax) juveniles using parameters at different levels of biological …

Despite that chironomids are the most widely used benthic insect test species worldwide,
little research has been conducted so far with tropical chironomid representatives. This study …

Enchytraeids are important organisms of the soil biocenosis. They improve the soil pore
structure and the degradation of organic matter. These organisms are used in standardized …

Estuaries in every country exemplify the same paradox-they are among the most productive
ecosystems and also among the most impacted by anthropogenic activities. And although …

Abstract Backswimmers (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Notonectidae) are insect predators in a
wide variety of freshwater habitats. These insects are well known through their role as …