Ecological mechanisms regulating the dynamics of the field rotifer population in a subtropical lake: evidence from the density, reproduction, and morphology of a case rotifer, Brachionus angularis

Off-flavour substances may be regarded as a resource which can be used to study special ecological mechanisms. Relevant research on off-flavours is inextricably combined with the study of perception, ethology, genetic control etc. The chemicals concerned are commonly perceived by the senses of olfaction and gustation. Thus research on the chemical ecology of off-flavour substances in the aquatic environment involves the study of a variety of disciplines. For example the biochemistry of the relevant substances and appropriate metabolic pathways must be considered. Chemical properties are important for the behaviour of the substances. The production of off-flavours by organisms is related to phenological circumstances. The biotic effects of ecologically significant substances are dependent on several environmental factors. This paper draws attention to the possible application of fundamental research in this area to selected problems of ecological importance.

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The genome of the freshwater monogonont rotifer Brachionus angularis: Identification of phase I, II, and III detoxification genes and their roles in molecular ecotoxicology

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part D Genomics and Proteomics ◽

10.1016/j.cbd.2021.100821 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 38 ◽

pp. 100821

Author(s):

Eunjin Byeon ◽

Beom-Soon Choi ◽

Jun Chul Park ◽

Min-Sub Kim ◽

Duck-Hyun Kim ◽

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Keyword(s):

Phase I ◽

Monogonont Rotifer ◽

Brachionus Angularis

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Beyond the single index: Investigating ecological mechanisms underpinning ecosystem multifunctionality with network analysis

Ecology and Evolution ◽

10.1002/ece3.7987 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Ewa Siwicka ◽

Rebecca Gladstone‐Gallagher ◽

Judi E. Hewitt ◽

Simon F. Thrush

Keyword(s):

Network Analysis ◽

Single Index ◽

Ecological Mechanisms ◽

Ecosystem Multifunctionality

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Recolonization by Slugs: Vertical and Horizontal Dispersal by the Field Slug, Deroceras reticulatum

Insects ◽

10.3390/insects12060531 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 12 (6) ◽

pp. 531

Author(s):

Gordon Port ◽

Alan Craig ◽

Mark Shirley

Keyword(s):

Significant Contribution ◽

Vertical Movement ◽

Deroceras Reticulatum ◽

Ecological Mechanisms ◽

A Site ◽

Grassland Site

Following treatment with molluscicides or other controls, slugs can recolonize a site very quickly, but the proportion of the colonizing slugs moving from adjacent areas (horizontal dispersal) and the proportion from within the soil (vertical dispersal) has not previously been established. At a grassland site, barriers were used to exclude and trap slugs in order to estimate horizontal and vertical movement over a period of 32 months. For the first 15 months vertical movement made a significant contribution to the slugs recolonizing a grassland area. The ecological mechanisms occurring and the implications for the control of slugs are discussed.

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