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Biological filtering and ecological machinery for self-purification and bioremediation in aquatic ecosystems: towards a holistic view. // Rivista di Biologia / Biology Forum. 1998. 91: 247-258.
According to one of the approaches to the definition of criteria for the phenomenon of life, the key attribute is the ability of the life system for some self-regulating and self-supporting. Part of such holistic functions of aquatic ecosystems as self-regulating and self-supporting is their cleaning the water via a multitude of various mechanisms. The goal of this paper is to present some fundamental elements of the theory of ecosystem self-purification which emphasizes the importance of the four functional biological filters that are instrumental in purification and upgrading the quality of water in aquatic ecosystems. These functional filters are: (1) direct water filtering by aquatic organisms that are filter-feeders; (2) the filter (represented mainly by communities of aquatic plants/periphyton) which prevents input of pollutants and biogenic elements (N, P) from land into water bodies; (3) the filter (represented by benthic organisms) which prevents re-entry of pollutants and biogenic elements from the bottom sediments into the water; (4) the filter (represented by the microorganisms attached to the particles which are suspended in the water) that provides microbiological treatment of the water column. New experimental data by the author reveal the role of man-made effects on the ecological machinery which purifies water. The analysis and discussion lead to the holistic theory of the natural process of bioremediation of aquatic ecosystems.
[An innovative analysis of the role of organisms in water filtration in ecosystems. Water filtration is a key component of ecological biomachinery for maintaining the natural purification potential of ecosystems. Among new facts: the synthetic surfactant SDS 1 mg/L inhibited filtration (35-95 min, 16°С) of bivalve, mussels Mytilus edulis and the removal of the cells of algae Isochrysis galbana from water. Amount of cells that stayed in water unfiltered after 95 min, was 3 times as much as the amount of cells in the control without SDS].
Abstracts in English and Italian. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9857844?dopt=Abstract; PMID: 9857844 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]; http://scipeople.com/publication/69542/;http://scipeople.com/publication/99122/;
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http://www.scribd.com/doc/42830557;According to one of the approaches to the definition of criteria for the phenomenon of life, the key attribute is the ability of the life system for some self-regulating and self-supporting. Part of such holistic functions of aquatic ecosystems as self-regulating and self-supporting is their cleaning the water via a multitude of various mechanisms. The goal of this paper is to present some fundamental elements of the theory of ecosystem self-purification which emphasizes the importance of the four functional biological filters that are instrumental in purification and upgrading the quality of water in aquatic ecosystems. These functional filters are: (1) direct water filtering by aquatic organisms that are filter-feeders; (2) the filter (represented mainly by communities of aquatic plants/periphyton) which prevents input of pollutants and biogenic elements (N, P) from land into water bodies; (3) the filter (represented by benthic organisms) which prevents re-entry of pollutants and biogenic elements from the bottom sediments into the water; (4) the filter (represented by the microorganisms attached to the particles which are suspended in the water) that provides microbiological treatment of the water column. New experimental data by the author reveal the role of man-made effects on the ecological machinery which purifies water. The analysis and discussion lead to the holistic theory of the natural process of bioremediation of aquatic ecosystems.
[An innovative analysis of the role of organisms in water filtration in ecosystems. Water filtration is a key component of ecological biomachinery for maintaining the natural purification potential of ecosystems. Among new facts: the synthetic surfactant SDS 1 mg/L inhibited filtration (35-95 min, 16°С) of bivalve, mussels Mytilus edulis and the removal of the cells of algae Isochrysis galbana from water. Amount of cells that stayed in water unfiltered after 95 min, was 3 times as much as the amount of cells in the control without SDS].
Abstracts in English and Italian. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9857844?dopt=Abstract; PMID: 9857844 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]; http://scipeople.com/publication/69542/;http://scipeople.com/publication/99122/;
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Anthropogenic effects on the biota: towards a new system of principles and criteria for analysis of ecological hazards // Rivista di Biologia / Biology Forum. 2003. vol. 96, no.1, p. 159-170.
New title of the journal, since 2011: THEORETICAL BIOLOGY FORUM;
Table. Abstracts in Eng. and Italian. (p.169). Bibliogr. 21 refs. [=Effetti dell' attività umana sul biota: verso un nuovo sistema di principi e criteri per l'analisi dei rischi ecologici. The currently accepted system of criteria for evaluating environmental and ecological hazards of man-made chemicals (pollutants) is vulnerable to criticism. In this paper, a new concept of the system of approaches towards criteria for evaluating the ecological hazard from man-made impact is proposed. It is suggested to assess the man-made impacts (including effects of pollutants and xenobiotics) on the biota according to the following four levels of disturbance in biological and ecological systems: (1) the level of individual responses; (2) the level of aggregated responses of groups of organisms; (3) the level of stability and integrity of the ecosystem; (4) the level of contributions of the ecosystem to biospheric processes. On the basis of the author’s experimental studies, an example is given of how to apply the proposed approach and the system of criteria to the analysis of concrete experimental data. To exemplify the efficiency of the proposed approach, it is shown how to use it to analyze new data on effects of a synthetic surfactant on water filtering by bivalves. It is concluded that the proposed approach will be helpful in better assessing environmental and ecological hazards from anthropogenic effects on the biota, including effects of man-made chemicals polluting ecosystems. New facts were discovered on effects of synthetic chemicals on marine organisms. The synthetic surfactant Triton X-100 (ТХ100) 0.5 mg/L inhibited the filtration of water (90 min, 16°С) by the marine bivalve mollusks mussels Mytilus edulis. As a result, this chemical inhibited the removal by the mussels of the cells of the algae Isochrysis galbana out of water. The abundance of unfiltered cells that stayed in water was twice as much than in the control system without TX100.
[Abstract in Russian: Синтетическое поверхностно-активное вещество, ПАВ Tритон X-100 (ТХ100) 0.5 мг/л ингибировал фильтрацию (90 мин, 16°С) воды двустворчатыми моллюсками, мидиями Mytilus edulis и удаление клеток фитопланктонной водоросли Isochrysis galbana из воды. Количество клеток, оставшихся в воде неотфильтрованными, вдвое превышало количество клеток в контроле без ТХ100].
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Table. Abstracts in Eng. and Italian. (p.169). Bibliogr. 21 refs. [=Effetti dell' attività umana sul biota: verso un nuovo sistema di principi e criteri per l'analisi dei rischi ecologici. The currently accepted system of criteria for evaluating environmental and ecological hazards of man-made chemicals (pollutants) is vulnerable to criticism. In this paper, a new concept of the system of approaches towards criteria for evaluating the ecological hazard from man-made impact is proposed. It is suggested to assess the man-made impacts (including effects of pollutants and xenobiotics) on the biota according to the following four levels of disturbance in biological and ecological systems: (1) the level of individual responses; (2) the level of aggregated responses of groups of organisms; (3) the level of stability and integrity of the ecosystem; (4) the level of contributions of the ecosystem to biospheric processes. On the basis of the author’s experimental studies, an example is given of how to apply the proposed approach and the system of criteria to the analysis of concrete experimental data. To exemplify the efficiency of the proposed approach, it is shown how to use it to analyze new data on effects of a synthetic surfactant on water filtering by bivalves. It is concluded that the proposed approach will be helpful in better assessing environmental and ecological hazards from anthropogenic effects on the biota, including effects of man-made chemicals polluting ecosystems. New facts were discovered on effects of synthetic chemicals on marine organisms. The synthetic surfactant Triton X-100 (ТХ100) 0.5 mg/L inhibited the filtration of water (90 min, 16°С) by the marine bivalve mollusks mussels Mytilus edulis. As a result, this chemical inhibited the removal by the mussels of the cells of the algae Isochrysis galbana out of water. The abundance of unfiltered cells that stayed in water was twice as much than in the control system without TX100.
[Abstract in Russian: Синтетическое поверхностно-активное вещество, ПАВ Tритон X-100 (ТХ100) 0.5 мг/л ингибировал фильтрацию (90 мин, 16°С) воды двустворчатыми моллюсками, мидиями Mytilus edulis и удаление клеток фитопланктонной водоросли Isochrysis galbana из воды. Количество клеток, оставшихся в воде неотфильтрованными, вдвое превышало количество клеток в контроле без ТХ100].
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Aquatic ecosystem as a bioreactor: water purification and some other functions. - Rivista di Biologia / Biology Forum, 2004, 97 (1): 67-78.
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Abstracts in Eng. and Italian. [A fundamental concept is proposed of aquatic ecosystem as a bioreactor that carries out the function of water purification in natural water bodies and streams. The ecosystem as a bioreactor has the following characteristic attributes: (1) it is a large-scale (large-volume) bioreactor; (2) it is a diversified (in terms of the number of taxa and the scope of functional activities) bioreactor; (3) it possesses a broad range of biocatalytic (chemical-transforming and degrading) capabilities. New experimental data on xenobiotics - induced inhibition of the water filtration performed by the molluscs Unio tumidus, U. pictorum, M. galloprovincialis and inhibition of feeding by Lymnaea stagnalis emphasized the potential ecological hazard from sublethal concentrations of pollutants (including those exemplified by synthetic surfactants and detergents). http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15648211; PMID: 15648211 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]; http://scipeople.com/uploads/materials/4389/4Rivista.Biologia97p39Aquatic..Bioreactor.RTF ; http://direct.bl.uk/bld/PlaceOrder.do?UIN=159337168&ETOC=RN&from=searchengine; https://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0B589QnrA6gkoNGZlM2Y5MDYtODliYS00NzEzLWEzYzUtMDZiNmJlZDA4MWM2&sort=name&layout=list&num=50;
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Abstracts in Eng. and Italian. [A fundamental concept is proposed of aquatic ecosystem as a bioreactor that carries out the function of water purification in natural water bodies and streams. The ecosystem as a bioreactor has the following characteristic attributes: (1) it is a large-scale (large-volume) bioreactor; (2) it is a diversified (in terms of the number of taxa and the scope of functional activities) bioreactor; (3) it possesses a broad range of biocatalytic (chemical-transforming and degrading) capabilities. New experimental data on xenobiotics - induced inhibition of the water filtration performed by the molluscs Unio tumidus, U. pictorum, M. galloprovincialis and inhibition of feeding by Lymnaea stagnalis emphasized the potential ecological hazard from sublethal concentrations of pollutants (including those exemplified by synthetic surfactants and detergents). http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15648211; PMID: 15648211 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]; http://scipeople.com/uploads/materials/4389/4Rivista.Biologia97p39Aquatic..Bioreactor.RTF ; http://direct.bl.uk/bld/PlaceOrder.do?UIN=159337168&ETOC=RN&from=searchengine; https://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0B589QnrA6gkoNGZlM2Y5MDYtODliYS00NzEzLWEzYzUtMDZiNmJlZDA4MWM2&sort=name&layout=list&num=50;
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Ostroumov S.A., Dodson S., Hamilton D., Peterson S., Wetzel R.G. Medium-term and long-term priorities in ecological studies // Rivista di Biologia / Biology Forum. 2003 (May). 96: 327-332.
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Abstracts in Eng. and Italian (p. 332). Bibliogr. 20 ref. http://scipeople.com/uploads/materials/4389/3RivistaBio96Priorities2.rtf; www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14595906 ; PMID: 14595906 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] Research priorities in ecology and environmental sciences for the future are formulated. The priorities for both fundamental and applied ecology are proposed. The list of priorities includes 50 items. The priorities are relevant to terrestrial, aquatic, and general ecology. The list of priorities is helpful when grant proposals are being prepared, evaluated, and selected for funding.
Medium-term and long-term priorities in ecological studies // Rivista di Biologia / Biology Forum. 2003. 96: 327-332. Abstracts in Eng. and Italian (p. 332). Bibliogr. 20 ref. [In collaboration: S.A.O., Dodson S., Hamilton D., Peterson S., Wetzel R.G.] [The detailed list of priorities in ecology].
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New title of the journal, since 2011: THEORETICAL BIOLOGY FORUM; | | THEORETICAL BIOLOGY FORUM Formerly (1919 - 2011) «Rivista di biologia - Biology Forum» Fabrizio Serra editore, Pisa - Roma Rivista semestrale / Semiannual Journal Editor-in-Chief: Silvano Traverso (Genova) Associate Editors: Marcello Buiatti (Firenze), Giuseppe Damiani (Pavia), Paolo Freguglia (L'Aquila), Eva Jablonka (Tel Aviv), David M. Lambert (Brisbane) Editors Emeriti: Giuseppe Sermonti (Roma), Renzo Morchio (Genova) Editorial Board: Armando Bazzani (Bologna), Lev Beloussov (Moskwa), Marco Buiatti (Paris), Vincenzo Capasso (Milano), Paola Cerrai (Pisa), Manuela Giovannetti (Pisa), Gabriele A. Losa (Locarno), Silvia Morante (Roma) Advisory Board: V. Benci (Pisa), E. Beretta (Urbino), E. Boncinelli (Milano), G. De Vico (Napoli), R. Fani (Firenze), A. Fasano (Firenze), M. Forti (Pisa), L. Fronzoni (Pisa), L. Galleni (Pisa), G. Giudice (Palermo), R. Hertel (Freiburg i. B.), M.-W. Ho (Milton Keynes), G. Longo (Paris), A. Minelli (Padova), P. Nardon (Lyon), Z. Neubauer (Praha), T. Nonnenmacher (Ulm), H. Paterson (Queensland), E. Pessa (Roma), D.J. Read (Sheffield), P. Saunders (London), A. Simonetta (Firenze), G. Turchetti (Bologna), C. Vellano (Torino), G. Webster (Brighton) Guidelines for submission of manuscripts «Theoretical Biology Forum» is an International Peer-Reviewed Journal and it is Abstracted / Indexed in BIOBASE/Current Awareness in Biological Sciences; Cambridge Scientific Abstracts; Current Contents (Agriculture, Biology & Environmental Science); EMBiology; Index Medicus / MEDLINE/PubMed; Science Citation Index Expanded/Scisearch; Scopus; UMI; Zoological Record. The eContent is Archived with Clockss and Portico. ISI Impact Factor (2011): 0.613  Online |
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