Parasite responses to pollution: what we know and where we go in 'Environmental Parasitology'

B Sures, M Nachev, C Selbach, DJ Marcogliese - Parasites & vectors, 2017 - Springer
Environmental parasitology deals with the interactions between parasites and pollutants in
the environment. Their sensitivity to pollutants and environmental disturbances makes many …

Is a healthy ecosystem one that is rich in parasites?

PJ Hudson, AP Dobson, KD Lafferty - Trends in ecology & evolution, 2006 - cell.com
Historically, the role of parasites in ecosystem functioning has been considered trivial
because a cursory examination reveals that their relative biomass is low compared with that …

[图书][B] Evolutionary ecology of parasites

R Poulin - 2011 - degruyter.com
Parasites have evolved independently in numerous animal lineages, and they now make up
a considerable proportion of the biodiversity of life. Not only do they impact humans and …

Homage to Linnaeus: how many parasites? How many hosts?

A Dobson, KD Lafferty, AM Kuris… - Proceedings of the …, 2008 - National Acad Sciences
Estimates of the total number of species that inhabit the Earth have increased significantly
since Linnaeus's initial catalog of 20,000 species. The best recent estimates suggest that …

[PDF][PDF] Why ignoring parasites in fish ecology is a mistake

JT Timi, R Poulin - International Journal for Parasitology, 2020 - otago.ac.nz
abstract Parasites are ubiquitous components of biological systems that have evolved in
multiple independent lineages during the history of life, resulting in a diversity of taxa greater …

Parasites of the superorganism: are they indicators of ecosystem health?

DJ Marcogliese - International journal for parasitology, 2005 - Elsevier
The concept of ecosystem health is derived from analogies with human health, which
subsequently leads to the implication that the ecosystem has organismal properties …

Advances and trends in the molecular systematics of anisakid nematodes, with implications for their evolutionary ecology and host—parasite co-evolutionary …

S Mattiucci, G Nascetti - Advances in parasitology, 2008 - Elsevier
The application of molecular systematics to the anisakid nematodes of the genera Anisakis,
Pseudoterranova and Contracaecum, parasites of aquatic organisms, over the last two …

Combined effects of parasites and contaminants on animal health: parasites do matter

DJ Marcogliese, M Pietrock - Trends in parasitology, 2011 - cell.com
The cumulative effects of multiple stressors are becoming a priority concern for
ecotoxicologists, ecologists and conservation biologists working to understand threats to …

Biological early warning system based on the responses of aquatic organisms to disturbances: a review

MJ Bae, YS Park - Science of the Total Environment, 2014 - Elsevier
Aquatic ecosystems are subject to a number of anthropogenic disturbances, including
environmental toxicants. The efficient monitoring of water resources is fundamental for …

A “toolbox” for biological and chemical monitoring requirements for the European Union's Water Framework Directive

IJ Allan, B Vrana, R Greenwood, GA Mills, B Roig… - Talanta, 2006 - Elsevier
Until now, water quality monitoring has relied heavily on spot sampling followed by
instrumental analytical measurements to determine pollutant concentrations. Despite a …