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Publication titled:
On the Biotic Self-purification of Aquatic Ecosystems: Elements of the Theory. Author: S.A.Ostroumov.
— in the journal titled: Doklady Biological Sciences. 2004. v.396, pp.206-211.
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Publication titled:
On the Biotic Self-purification of Aquatic Ecosystems: Elements of the Theory. Author: S.A.Ostroumov.
— in the journal titled: Doklady Biological Sciences. 2004. v.396, pp.206-211.
The peer reviewed journal:
Comments in Spanish see: http://5bio5.blogspot.ru/2014/04/on-important-publication-short.html
www.springerlink.com/index/t0nv6rk522230175.pdf;
Full text of this innovative publication:
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/259335499_Article_published_titled_On-the-biotic-self-purification-of-aquatic-ecosystems-elements-of-the-theory._Doklady-Biological-Sciences_V.396_2004_206211;
http://www.scribd.com/doc/48099028/4DBS-On-the-Biotic-Self-Purification-fulltext
DOI:10.1023/B:DOBS.0000033278.12858.12
http://www.scribd.com/doc/48099028/4DBS-On-the-Biotic-Self-Purification-fulltext
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DOI:10.1023/B:DOBS.0000033278.12858.12
ABSTRACT: In this paper, fundamentals of a new ecological theory were formulated. This theory explains how aquatic ecosystems contribute to improving water quality, making water clean and clear.
FAQ on the paper:
•Question. Self-purification. What is self-purification?
•Answer: Self-purification is the complex process, or, more precisely, a set of natural processes in aquatic ecosystems, which lead to improving or maintaining water quality. Another term with a similar, but not completely the same meaning: assimilative capacity.
•Question. What kind of journal had published this paper?
•Answer: This journal, Doklady Biological Sciences, is a high rank journal that is indexed by PubMed and Web of Science. More detail on the journal see at the site, free:
http://www.springer.com/life+sciences/journal/10630
•Question: How broad is the geographical range of the area of potential relevance and application of the conclusions that were made in the paper?
•Answer: Just look on where the paper was cited: it was cited by the authors of other scientific articles who conducted their research in Europe, North America, and Asia (e.g., in China).
•Question: Where the results and conclusions of the paper could be applied?
•Answer: the results presented in the paper could be applied in explaining and predicting the behaviour of aquatic ecosystems, in securing the safety of the sources of water supply, in protecting biodiversity of aquatic organisms, in aquaculture, and in education.
•Question: There is a question on the method that was used in some related publications of the same author. In some of his experiments, he studied how bivalve mollusks (mussels and others) remove the suspended matter from aquatic environment. In some of these experiments the suspended matter was the cells of yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Why?
•Answer: This was just a matter of convenience in doing the experiment. Other authors used very unusual materials as suspended matter in analogous experiments. All types of suspended matter worked. It was shown that all types of suspended matter were being removed by bivalve mollusks from aquatic environment. In additional experiments with bivalve mollusks (marine mussels, the Latin name: Mytilus galloprovincialis), the author of these series of papers compared the filtration and removal rate of two types of paticles of the suspended matter: first, the cells of phytoplankton algae, and second, the cells of of yeast (the Latin name of the yeast: Saccharomyces cerevisiae). The result of the experiment: both types of suspended matter were removed with the same rate, the rate of the decrease of the amount of cells in water were the same. This experiment made a scientific rationale for using the suspension of the yeast cells in further experiments, just as a convenient model of a suspension of organic particles in water .
•Question: Is this paper available in other languages different from English?
•Answer: Yes, it is available in Russian, see:
On the biotic self-purification of aquatic ecosystems: elements of the theory. — in the journal titled: DAN ("Doklady Akademii Nauk" = Доклады академии наук), Vol. 396, 2004, No. 1, p. 136–141. [Content of the paper, in short: System of elements of the theory of biotic maintaining the natural purification potential of ecosystems]. The paper was awarded the honorary Diploma from the Academy of Water Sciences (2006). In Russ., (translated into Eng. and published in: Doklady Biological Sciences)
•Question: which other publications provide more detail on the issues covered in this paper?
•Answer: those publications are available on the sites that are listed here:
•Online, Free. 24 Environmental science publications. Titles with links. (Keywords: aquatic pollution, chemicals, ecology, ecosystem health, water filtration, environmental hazards, water self-purification, testing, toxicology):
•http://5bio5.blogspot.com/2013/04/online-free-env-scipapers-aquatic.html
SpringerLink:
•http://5bio5.blogspot.com/2012/07/envscience-doi-and-references-selected.html
•http://www.researchgate.net/profile/Sergei_Ostroumov/blog/6882_scribd_fulltexts;
•http://www.researchgate.net/profile/Sergei_Ostroumov/blog/6766_EcologyEnvironmentonlinefree;
•http://www.researchgate.net/profile/Sergei_Ostroumov/blog/5653_Water_Quality_Ecology_papers_available;
•Question: where this paper was cited?
Answer: Some examples are below:
•Example 1:
• paper titled: Estimation of critical nutrient amounts based on input-output analysis in an agriculture watershed of eastern China;
Authors: D.J. Chen, J. Lu, Y.N. Shen, R.A. Dahlgren… — in the journal titled: Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, 2009;
•Question. Self-purification. What is self-purification?
•Answer: Self-purification is the complex process, or, more precisely, a set of natural processes in aquatic ecosystems, which lead to improving or maintaining water quality. Another term with a similar, but not completely the same meaning: assimilative capacity.
•Question. What kind of journal had published this paper?
•Answer: This journal, Doklady Biological Sciences, is a high rank journal that is indexed by PubMed and Web of Science. More detail on the journal see at the site, free:
http://www.springer.com/life+sciences/journal/10630
•Question: How broad is the geographical range of the area of potential relevance and application of the conclusions that were made in the paper?
•Answer: Just look on where the paper was cited: it was cited by the authors of other scientific articles who conducted their research in Europe, North America, and Asia (e.g., in China).
•Question: Where the results and conclusions of the paper could be applied?
•Answer: the results presented in the paper could be applied in explaining and predicting the behaviour of aquatic ecosystems, in securing the safety of the sources of water supply, in protecting biodiversity of aquatic organisms, in aquaculture, and in education.
•Question: There is a question on the method that was used in some related publications of the same author. In some of his experiments, he studied how bivalve mollusks (mussels and others) remove the suspended matter from aquatic environment. In some of these experiments the suspended matter was the cells of yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Why?
•Answer: This was just a matter of convenience in doing the experiment. Other authors used very unusual materials as suspended matter in analogous experiments. All types of suspended matter worked. It was shown that all types of suspended matter were being removed by bivalve mollusks from aquatic environment. In additional experiments with bivalve mollusks (marine mussels, the Latin name: Mytilus galloprovincialis), the author of these series of papers compared the filtration and removal rate of two types of paticles of the suspended matter: first, the cells of phytoplankton algae, and second, the cells of of yeast (the Latin name of the yeast: Saccharomyces cerevisiae). The result of the experiment: both types of suspended matter were removed with the same rate, the rate of the decrease of the amount of cells in water were the same. This experiment made a scientific rationale for using the suspension of the yeast cells in further experiments, just as a convenient model of a suspension of organic particles in water .
•Question: Is this paper available in other languages different from English?
•Answer: Yes, it is available in Russian, see:
On the biotic self-purification of aquatic ecosystems: elements of the theory. — in the journal titled: DAN ("Doklady Akademii Nauk" = Доклады академии наук), Vol. 396, 2004, No. 1, p. 136–141. [Content of the paper, in short: System of elements of the theory of biotic maintaining the natural purification potential of ecosystems]. The paper was awarded the honorary Diploma from the Academy of Water Sciences (2006). In Russ., (translated into Eng. and published in: Doklady Biological Sciences)
•Question: Is there a list of errata?
•Answer: there is a misprint: in the paper, the analysis includes the functional parts of aquatic ecosystems that are named 'pumps' by the author. Unfortunately, on one occasion, this word, 'pump', was wrongly printed as 'pimp'.
•Question: which other publications provide more detail on the issues covered in this paper?
•Answer: those publications are available on the sites that are listed here:
On the Multifunctional Role of the Biota in the Self-Purification of ...
https://www.researchgate.net/.../227317445_On_the_Multifunctional_Role_of_the_Bi...
Impact Factor: 0.39 · DOI: 10.1007/s11184-005-0095-x;The concept of aquatic biota as a labile and vulnerable component of the water self-purification system. This article was among TOP FULL-TEXT DOWNLOADS in 2014.
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/12375514_The_concept_of_aquatic_biota_as_a_labile_and_vulnerable_component_of_the_water_self-purification_system;
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/12375514_The_concept_of_aquatic_biota_as_a_labile_and_vulnerable_component_of_the_water_self-purification_system;
•http://5bio5.blogspot.com/2013/04/online-free-env-scipapers-aquatic.html
SpringerLink:
•http://5bio5.blogspot.com/2012/07/envscience-doi-and-references-selected.html
•http://www.researchgate.net/profile/Sergei_Ostroumov/blog/6882_scribd_fulltexts;
•http://www.researchgate.net/profile/Sergei_Ostroumov/blog/6766_EcologyEnvironmentonlinefree;
•http://www.researchgate.net/profile/Sergei_Ostroumov/blog/5653_Water_Quality_Ecology_papers_available;
•Question: where this paper was cited?
Answer: Some examples are below:
•Example 1:
• paper titled: Estimation of critical nutrient amounts based on input-output analysis in an agriculture watershed of eastern China;
Authors: D.J. Chen, J. Lu, Y.N. Shen, R.A. Dahlgren… — in the journal titled: Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, 2009;
[ key words: China, freshwater, eutrophication, aquatic ecology, water pollution, surface waters, diffuse (non-point) source pollution ];
Full text of this article:
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/222428741_Estimation_of_critical_nutrient_amounts_based_on_inputoutput_analysis_in_an_agriculture_watershed_of_eastern_China
•Example 2:
• paper titled: Self-Purification of Water Current and the Role of Microbiological Transformation of Organic Matter in the System of the Selenga River and Its Delta.
Authors: E.O. Makushkin et al., 2005 —in a journal that is being published by Springer Press;
[key words: water qulaity, water pollution, rivers, frershwater, water current,
the Selenga River, Lake Baikal, effects of pollutants, organic chemicals]
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•Example 2:
• paper titled: Self-Purification of Water Current and the Role of Microbiological Transformation of Organic Matter in the System of the Selenga River and Its Delta.
Authors: E.O. Makushkin et al., 2005 —in a journal that is being published by Springer Press;
[key words: water qulaity, water pollution, rivers, frershwater, water current,
the Selenga River, Lake Baikal, effects of pollutants, organic chemicals]
**