Beetles (Insecta: Coleoptera) as bioindicators of the assessment of environmental pollution

S Ghannem, S Touaylia… - Human and Ecological …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Bioindicators have been generating great interest in environmental pollution research.
Insects and especially arthropod are useful to assess the effects of anthropogenic activities …

Agrochemical treatments as a source of heavy metals and rare earth elements in agricultural soils and bioaccumulation in ground beetles

A Naccarato, A Tassone, F Cavaliere, R Elliani… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
The continuous and extensive application of agrochemicals leads to the accumulation of
heavy metals (HMs) and rare earth elements (REEs) in agricultural soils and their transfer in …

Pygidial glands in Carabidae, an overview of morphology and chemical secretion

A Giglio, ML Vommaro, P Brandmayr, F Talarico - Life, 2021 - mdpi.com
Predator community structure is an important selective element shaping the evolution of prey
defence traits and strategies. Carabid beetles are one of the most diverse families of …

Only habitat specialists become smaller with advancing urbanization

T Magura, M Ferrante, GL Lövei - Global Ecology and …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Urbanization profoundly changes environments, ecosystems and biodiversity. The
urban heat island (UHI) effect represents one of the most consistent human‐induced …

Triazine herbicide and NPK fertilizer exposure: accumulation of heavy metals and rare earth elements, effects on cuticle melanization, and immunocompetence in the …

A Naccarato, ML Vommaro, D Amico, F Sprovieri… - Toxics, 2023 - mdpi.com
The increasing use of agrochemicals, including fertilizers and herbicides, has led to
worrying metal contamination of soils and waters and raises serious questions about the …

Particulate matter hinders the development and reproduction of predatory mites of Euseius finlandicus (Acariformes: Phytoseiidae)

E Puchalska, A Przybysz, A Nowak, E Wójcik-Gront… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
The foliage of the small-leaved lime (Tilia cordata) is characterised by the nerve axils being
grown by non-glandular trichomes, which trait contributes to the enhanced retention of the …

Distribution of toxic elements between biotic and abiotic components of terrestrial ecosystem along an urbanization gradient: Soil, leaf litter and ground beetles

E Simon, S Harangi, E Baranyai, M Braun, I Fábián… - Ecological …, 2016 - Elsevier
Urbanization and anthropogenic activities are the major source of environmental pollution
which may cause damage in terrestrial ecosystems and their organisms. Toxic elements can …

Copper and zinc impact on stress biomarkers and growth parameters in a model organism, Galleria mellonella larvae

M Coskun, T Kayis, M Yilmaz, O Dursun, I Emre - Biometals, 2021 - Springer
The objective of the present study was to investigate the impact of zinc and copper on some
biomarkers in a model organism Galleria mellonella L. We investigated the effects of Cu and …

The development of decontamination methods in coastal marine habitats by transplantation of the mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis (Lamarck, 1819): Comparison …

I Bouzidi, H Beyrem, E Mahmoudi, N Al-Hoshani… - Marine Pollution …, 2023 - Elsevier
The health status of Mytilus galloprovincialis native from a polluted habitat was surveyed
before and after 30 and 60 days of in situ transplantation and in vivo experiments. The …

[HTML][HTML] Impacts of nanoparticles and phosphonates in the behavior and oxidative status of the mediterranean mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis)

B Sellami, I Bouzidi, A Hedfi, M Almalki, R Rizk… - Saudi Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
The current study investigated the exposure of the Mediterranean mussel (Mytilus
galloprovincialis) to gold nanoparticles decorated zinc oxide (Au-ZnO NPs) and …