Explanation. The first publication in which a link was discovered among 3 phenomena: top-down control, eutrophication plus algal blooms, and toxic pollution.
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http://5bio5.blogspot.com/2012/07/the-first-publication-in-which-link-was.html
The aim of this blog post is to explain the contribution to science, and the role of the following article:
Ostroumov S.A. Inhibitory analysis of top-down control: new keys to studying eutrophication, algal blooms, and water self-purification. – Hydrobiologia. 2002, vol. 469, p. 117-129.
www.scribd.com/doc/52598579/;
DOI: 10.1023/A:1015559123646
This is the first publication in which a link was discovered among 3 phenomena: to-down control, eutrophication plus algal blooms, and toxic pollution.
In the paper, a factor was found that is of the key role to a number of previously non-connected or only loosely connected phenomena. These phenomena are:
Algal and cyanobacterial blooms as well as other manifestations that are symptoms of eutrophication;
Top-down control in aquatic ecosystems;
Toxic chemical pollution with synthetic chemicals;
The paper demonstrated that the common factor that has a key role to all the three phenomena is water filtration by invertebrates who are filter-feeders.
This factor is the grazing of phytoplankton by filter-feeders. A vital example is the grazing as a result of water filtration by bivalve mollusks. The author provided an in-depth review and his own new experimental data.
This factor is the grazing of phytoplankton by filter-feeders. A vital example is the grazing as a result of water filtration by bivalve mollusks. The author provided an in-depth review and his own new experimental data.
To be continued.