Environmental disasters offer the unique opportunity for landscape-scale ecological and
evolutionary studies that are not possible in the laboratory or small experimental plots. The …

Numerous organisms have shown an ability to survive and reproduce under low-dose
ionizing radiation arising from natural background radiation or from nuclear accidents. In a …

The 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster initiated a series of catastrophic events resulting in
long-term and widespread environmental contamination. We characterize the genetic …

In the initial aftermath of the 1986 Chernobyl accident there were detrimental effects
recorded on wildlife, including, mass mortality of pine trees close to the reactor, reduced …

Article (non-refereed) Page 1 Article (non-refereed) Beresford, NA; Horemans, N.;
Copplestone, D.; Raines, KE; Orizaola, G.; Wood, MD; Laanen, P.; Whitehead, HC; Burrows …

Gut microbiota play an important role in host health. Yet, the drivers and patterns of
microbiota imbalance (dysbiosis) in wild animals remain largely unexplored. One …

Purpose Cataract (opacification of the ocular lens) is a typical tissue reaction (deterministic
effect) following ionizing radiation exposure, for which prevention dose limits have been …

The impacts of contaminants on wildlife are dose dependent, and thus being able to track or
predict exposure following contamination events is important for monitoring ecosystem …

Recent studies apparently finding deleterious effects of radiation exposure on cataract
formation in birds and voles living near Chernobyl represent a major challenge to current …

The accident that occurred at the Chornobyl nuclear power plant (Ukraine, 1986)
contaminated a large extension of territory after the deposition of radioactive material. It is …