Sublethal exposure to agrochemicals impairs zooplankton ability to face future global change challenges

ME López-Valcárcel, A Del Arco, G Parra - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Intensive agriculture is characterized by the application of multiple stressors that damage
aquatic systems. Currently, ecotoxicological evaluations are considered insufficient to …

Influence of salinity on the thermal tolerance of aquatic organisms

L Farias, B Beszteri, AMB Castellanos, A Doliwa… - Science of the Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Aquatic organisms are challenged by changes in their external environment, such as
temperature and salinity fluctuations. If these variables interacted with each other, the …

The hologenome of Daphnia magna reveals possible DNA methylation and microbiome-mediated evolution of the host genome

A Chaturvedi, X Li, V Dhandapani… - Nucleic Acids …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Properties that make organisms ideal laboratory models in developmental and
medical research are often the ones that also make them less representative of wild …

Increased food availability reducing the harmful effects of microplastics strongly depends on the size of microplastics

K Lyu, B Yu, D Li, L Gu, Z Yang - Journal of hazardous materials, 2022 - Elsevier
Shallow lakes and ponds, providing essential ecological and environmental services, are
simultaneously disrupted by various pollutants of emerging concern (PECs). As a group of …

Historical exposure to chemicals reduces tolerance to novel chemical stress in Daphnia (waterflea)

M Abdullahi, J Zhou, V Dandhapani… - Molecular …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Until the last few decades, anthropogenic chemicals used in most production processes
have not been comprehensively assessed for their risk and impact on wildlife and humans …

Interactions between phenanthrene exposure and historical chemical stress: Implications for fitness and ecological resilience of the sentinel species Daphnia magna

F Gigl, M Abdullahi, M Barnard, H Hollert… - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) arise from incomplete combustion of oil, coal, and
gasoline, with lipophilic properties facilitating their widespread distribution and persistence …

100 years of anthropogenic impact causes changes in freshwater functional biodiversity

N Eastwood, J Zhou, R Derelle, MAE Abdallah… - Elife, 2023 - elifesciences.org
Despite efforts from scientists and regulators, biodiversity is declining at an alarming rate.
Unless we find transformative solutions to preserve biodiversity, future generations may not …

History of exposure to copper influences transgenerational gene expression responses in Daphnia magna

G Jeremias, AB Muñiz-González… - Epigenetics, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
The establishment of transgenerational effects following chemical exposure is a powerful
phenomenon, capable of modulating ecosystem health beyond exposure periods. This …

Fitness-based mobility enhances the maintenance of biodiversity in the spatial system of cyclic competition

W Huang, X Duan, L Qin, J Park - Applied Mathematics and Computation, 2023 - Elsevier
In ecosystems, species are willing to stay longer when they are in good environments and,
in this regard, explaining biodiversity and understanding the relative effect of species' …

Thermal stress and mutation accumulation increase heat shock protein expression in Daphnia

H Scheffer, JE Coate, EKH Ho, S Schaack - Evolutionary Ecology, 2022 - Springer
Understanding the short-and long-term consequences of climate change is a major
challenge in biology. For aquatic organisms, temperature changes and drought can lead to …