Interesting 59 questions (ecology, environment) - all are welcome to discuss them at the network and web service for researchers, ResearchGate.

Interesting 59 questions (ecology, environment) - all are welcome to discuss them at the network and web service for researchers, ResearchGate. Just click the question you are interested in:
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• a question in Ecology:
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  Is it important to get new information on the biogeochemical role of biogenic (biological) detritus in water ecological systems?
  Biogeochemistry is an interesting interdisciplinary science. New data on biogeochemistry are often difficult to interpret; it is a challenge to find their significance to ecology.
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• a question in Ecotoxicology:
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  What is the opinion of researchers in aquatic ecology and ecotoxicology on the scientific results mentioned on the web-site (see the link attached)?
  Some results in environmental science, aquatic ecology, water toxicology were reported and discussed, some of them are relevant to environmental safety.
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• a question in Aquatic Ecotoxicology:
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  Who are the most authoritative scientists in aquatic ecotoxicology in the U.S., Germany, Netherlands?
  Aquatic toxicology is a very important area of science.
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• a question in Ecology:
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  Why is the name of V.I.Vernadsky so often mentioned in both life sciences and earth sciences?
  In Russia, there is a scientific institute and a prospect in Moscow that were named after V.Vernadsky. Vernadsky medal is one of the major awards of Russian Academy of Sciences.
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•  a question in South Africa:
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  Where to get information on environmental science achievements in BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa)?
  BRICS is the acronym for an association of five major emerging national economies: Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa. The BRICS members are all developing or newly industrialised countries, but they are distinguished by their large, fast-growing economies and significant influence on global affairs. Environmental science is a part of basis for sustainable use of natural resources and sustainable development.

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• a question in Aquatic Ecosystems:
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  Does the current environmental law give enough attention and appreciation to full range of useful roles of entire aquatic biota in water ecosystems?
  The environmental law may give more attention to fish than to other organisms in aquatic bodies and streams...
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•  a question in Water Quality:
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  Is it possible to organize a multitude of factors and processes of water self-purification into a few groups?
  There are plenty of factors and processes involved.
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•  a question in Ecology:
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  Which ecology and environmental science publications attract interest of Internet users most recently?
  It is interesting to follow the most recent happening especially in a so dynamic area of science, both paper and online publications are of interest.
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• a question in Ecology:
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  Do someone have experience using WorldCatalog to find or locate books and papers on ecology and environmental science?
  WorldCatalog is the biggest global library catalog online.
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• a question in Freshwater Ecology:
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  Why the term 'self-purification' is not broadly in use in aquatic ecology?
  Some scientists are using this term, however it is not in use as broadly as some other common terms in aquatic ecology.
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•  a question in Aquatic Ecosystems:
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  Which online water ecology publications, posts and comments in other languages different from English are most useful and recommended by colleagues?
  Many scientists have a first language other than English.
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• a question in Ecology:
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  Which books and papers could be helpful and useful in environmental education?
  There are many papers and books on ecology, it is not easy to find the most useful. It is interesting to hear opinions of colleagues and experts...
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•  a question in Environmental Toxicology:
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  Could anyone give more examples of tests (non-animal) that are a good alternative for animal testing in assessment of the ecohazards of chemicals?
  I am interested to hear opinions of colleagues on this issue.
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• a question in Chemical pollutants:
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  What are the other new findings of how chemical pollution increases the risk for diseases?
  New scientific evidence on this issue is very important and needed.
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• a question in Ecology:
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  Which books on ecology and environmental issues were most needed recently?
  The current systems for analysis of publication activity pay more attention to papers than to books. However the role of books is significant...
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• a question in Ecotoxicology:
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  What is known on membranotropic xenobiotics which may pollute aquatic environment?
  New types of pollutants are of interest
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• a question in related researchers:
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  How can a person find related researchers at ResearchGate?
  It is important
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•  a question in Aquatic Ecotoxicology:
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  Which aquatic ecology (hydroecology) papers - full texts free - are available at the online library Scribd, and other online sources of information?
  The online libraries provide access to a large number of publications.
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•  a question in Aquatic Ecosystems:
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  Are there any other key factors contributing to eutrophication except for an increase in P, N, temperature, and stagnation of water?
  It is important to consider all key factors that stimulate eutrophication. Incomplete knowledge on this issue is a cause of a failure in all current effort to stop eutrophication.
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• a question in Marine Bivalves:
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  Do synthetic anionic surfactants present any hazard to marine bivalve mollusks that are objects of aquaculture (aqua-farming)?
  environmental hazard from anionic surfactants (e.g. SDS) toward marine bivalves was not studied in detail.
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•  a question in Freshwater Ecology:
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  Which organisms, freshwater or marine are more involved in improving water quality?
  The freshwater and marine ecosystems are far from being identical...
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• a question in Aquatic Ecosystems:
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  Which aquatic organisms play essential roles in improving water quality in aquatic (freshwater and marine) ecosystems?
  Traditionally it is thought that the main role belongs to microorganisms. Is this really so?
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• a question in Scientific Publication:
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  Which scientific journals are underestimated and deserve a higher Impact Factor than their current Impact Factor?
  The current Impact Factor is sometimes misleading and does not reflect the true level of a scientific journal.
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•  a question in Ecology:
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  Are there any pages on Facebook, where information on ecology publications is available?
  Facebook is easy to use.
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• a question in Freshwater Ecology:
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  Which publications on water quality improvement could be recommended?
  Water is a vital resource. However what is needed is not just water but water of proper quality.
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• a question in Ecology:
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  Could somebody give examples of innovative publications (on environmental science, ecology, biology) which were cited recently?
  Citation of the publications is an evidence of merit.
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• a question in Ecology:
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  What are the real innovations and discoveries made in ecology recently?
  Ecology is an important area of science. Are there any new steps?
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• a question in Ecology:
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  Which publications on environmental sciences attracted much interest of researchers, internet users, on global scale?
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• a question in Freshwater Ecology:
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  Is the review paper titled 'Some aspects of water filtering activity of filter-feeders' available in libraries?
  The paper provides a review of relevant issues. Many scientists in marine ecology and freshwater ecology expressed their interest in these issues.
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• Sergei A. Ostroumov asked a question in Ecology:
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  What are some recent blog posts with substantial information on environmental science, ecology, protection of environment?
  It is useful to have innovative materials available online. Some online materials provide valuable bibliography and full texts of interesting scientific papers.
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• Sergei A. Ostroumov asked a question in Environmental Toxicology:
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  How to use the book titled ‘Biological Effects of Surfactants’, which was acquired by more than 500 U.S. university libraries?
  This book was acquired by Harvard University, M.I.T., Cambridge, Oxford universities, Library of Congress, British Library, national libraries of other countries of Europe and Asia. The keywords include bioassay, bioindicators, ecotoxicology, hazard assessment etc.
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• Sergei A. Ostroumov asked a question in Ecology:
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  Which publications on the interdisciplinary issues of ecology, chemistry and biochemistry could be recommended as innovative?
  Interdisciplinary issues are of significant scientific interest.
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• Sergei A. Ostroumov asked a question in protection of environment:
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  Which book on conservation biology could be recommended as the most useful?
  This is of interest to scientists, professors and students
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• Sergei A. Ostroumov asked a question in Ecology:
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  Are there any publications on environmental sciences which are read online really often – e.g., 1,000 times a day?
  These publications are most needed currently.
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• Sergei A. Ostroumov asked a question in Aquatic Ecotoxicology:
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  Which are examples of top discoveries, top publications on aquatic toxicology (water ecotoxicology), on protection of environment in this century?
  It is good to know the examples of recent publications with substantial innovations.
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• Sergei A. Ostroumov asked a question in Ecotoxicology:
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  What do you think on a degree of environmental hazards of surfactants and detergents - a high degree of hazard or not?
  Usually the lists of the most important environmental toxicants do not include surfactants. Do you think the lists will change in future?
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• Sergei A. Ostroumov asked a question in Aquatic Ecology:
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  Which organisms play key roles in improving water quality in aquatic ecosystems?
  This question is vital to understand factors that form water quality
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• Sergei A. Ostroumov asked a question in Academic Journals:
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  Which scientific journal in the area of life sciences/ biological sciences in Russia is the most authoritative, influential, prestigious?
  It is important to discuss rating of journals.
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• Sergei A. Ostroumov asked a question in Water Quality:
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  Which papers on environmental science, ecology, protection of environment, protection of water quality were downloaded most recently?
  Internet users download the papers which are most innovative, most interesting.
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• Sergei A. Ostroumov asked a question in Aquatic Ecosystems:
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  Which processes contribute the most to water self-purification?
  This question leads to revolutionary insights into understanding aquatic ecosystem function.
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• Sergei A. Ostroumov asked a question in Aquatic Ecosystems:
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  Besides microorganisms, do other organisms play a key role in improving water quality?
  Usually it is considered that bacteria are the key player in water self-purification. Is it really so?
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• Sergei A. Ostroumov asked a question in Aquatic Ecology:
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  What is water self-purification?
  Water self-purification is relevant to water safety, water sustainability, ecosystem services
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• Sergei A. Ostroumov asked a question in Water Quality:
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  Where can one get innovative, interesting papers (on environmental sciences, life sciences) online free?
  Topics: ecology, aquatic, sciences, environmental, ecological, toxicology, water quality, protection, conservation, biological, sustainability, biosphere, chemico-biotic interactions, pollution control, water, self-purification, detergents, phytoremediation, filter-feeders, suspension feeders, surfactants, environment, pollution, water quality, aquatic organisms...[more]
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• Sergei A. Ostroumov asked a question in Environmental Toxicology:
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  What publications on environmental science were well-cited internationally?
  It is useful to identify well-cited publications which contributed to the scientific basis of protection of environment, and environmental safety.
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• Sergei A. Ostroumov asked a question in Water Quality:
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  What principles will be helpful in conservation of nature as related to aquatic (freshwater, marine) biodiversity?
  Which principles will be helpful in organizing reserves to protect aquatic organisms?
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• Sergei A. Ostroumov asked a question in Pollution:
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  Are synthetic surfactants (key components of detergent mixtures) of environmental hazard?
  Surfactants are components of laundry detergents, shampoos, dish washing liquids
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• Sergei A. Ostroumov asked a question in Environmental Science:
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  Which are the most interesting, innovative, recent posts on environmental science, ecology, including water quality ecology?
  There are so many posts, links, web pages; some priorities are needed on which of them are most relevant
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• Sergei A. Ostroumov asked a question in Ecosystem Ecology:
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  Is it possible to modernize the concept of ecosystem?
  New knolwdledge of many new facts in ecology may lead to a change in the concept of ecosystem
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• Sergei A. Ostroumov asked a question in Ecology:
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  Which materials online - on environmental science, water science - were most viewed recently?
  It is useful to know which links attrected much attention currently
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• Sergei A. Ostroumov asked a question in Environment:
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  What are the primary priorities in environmental science, and ecology in particular?
  I believe that it is important to see the priorities in this area of research.
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• Sergei A. Ostroumov asked a question in Water Quality:
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  What is the innovative element in the paper: The concept of aquatic biota as a labile and vulnerable component of water self-purification system?
  this paper is one of the first that started a series of fundamentally innovative papers on water self-purification. What is the feature of this paper, what is the most outstanding innovation in this article?
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• Sergei A. Ostroumov asked a question in Aquatic Ecosystems:
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  What publications could be recommended as the top important in the area of aquatic ecology, water quality ecology, water safety?
  Water quality is a real issue; many biological sciences contribute important facts relevant to water quality; it is important to identify key publications in this area
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• Sergei A. Ostroumov asked a question in Environmental Toxicology:
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  How may synthetic surfactants affect aquatic higher plants?
  The book 'Biological Effects of Surfactants' demonstrated that synthetic surfactants may be of hazard to aquatic life. More info is needed in this direction.
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• Sergei A. Ostroumov asked a question in Aquatic Ecotoxicology:
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  Can shampoo be an environmental hazard to aquatic organisms?
  Traditionally, shampoo is not on the list of hazardous environmental pollutants. Is it an environmentally safe chemical product?
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• Sergei A. Ostroumov asked a question in Shellfish:
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  Which chemical pollutants in water are hazardous to the aquaculture of oysters?
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• Sergei A. Ostroumov asked a question in Marine Ecology:
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  Do you agree that almost all aquatic biodiversity is involved to maintaining water quality in water bodies and streams?
  Traditionally it was a dogma that mainly aquatic heterotrophic bacteria are the main factor of water self-purification. By contrast, some recent papers proposed the theory that almost all biodiversity is involved. Examples of these papers: http://ru.scribd.com/doc/52627327/;
  http://5bio5.blogspot.com/2013/12/making-water-clear-clean-pure-safe.html;
  http://www.scribd.com/doc/48099028[more]
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• Sergei A. Ostroumov asked a question in Aquatic Ecotoxicology:
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  Can detergents produce negative effects on freshwater bivalve mollusks (freshwater mussels)?
  It is important to know toxic effects of chemical pollutants on freshwater bivalve mollusks because these organisms contribute to improving water quality so that their health is a part of water ecosystem health.
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• Sergei A. Ostroumov asked a question in Water Quality:
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  Is something known on how detergents may affect freshwater bivalve mollusks?
  The first paper to report negative effects of a detergent on freshwater mussels (Unio)
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• Sergei A. Ostroumov asked a question in Aquatic Science:
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  Where data on ecotoxicology of detergents could be found?
  See: http://5bio5.blogspot.com/2013/12/top-publications-ecology-environment.html
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