Detailed Information on Publication Record
2006
Using nematodes in soil ecotoxicology.
SOCHOVÁ, Ivana, Jakub HOFMAN and Ivan HOLOUBEKBasic information
Original name
Using nematodes in soil ecotoxicology.
Name in Czech
Využití hlístic v půdní ekotoxikologii
Authors
SOCHOVÁ, Ivana, Jakub HOFMAN and Ivan HOLOUBEK
Edition
Environment International, 2006, 0160-4120
Other information
Language
English
Type of outcome
Článek v odborném periodiku
Field of Study
30304 Public and environmental health
Country of publisher
United States of America
Confidentiality degree
není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství
Impact factor
Impact factor: 2.626
Organization unit
Faculty of Science
UT WoS
000236409200010
Keywords in English
nematodes; soil ecotoxicology
Tags
Tags
International impact, Reviewed
Změněno: 24/2/2010 22:20, prof. RNDr. Jakub Hofman, Ph.D.
V originále
Nematodes represent a very abundant group of soil organisms and non-parasitic species are important for soil quality and in the soil food web. In recent years, it has been shown that nematodes are appropriate bioindicators of soil condition and they are also suitable organisms for laboratory toxicity testing. The aims of this paper are to overview and critically assess methods and approaches for researching soil nematode ecotoxicology. In natural ecosystems, nematode abundance and community structure analyses were proved to be sensitive indicators of stress caused by soil pollutants and ecological disturbance. Community structure analyses may be approached from a functional or ecological point of view; species are divided into groups according to their feeding habits or alternatively the maturity index is calculated according to their ecological strategy. Many environmental factors have the potential to affect nematode community, which consequently results in high space and time variability. This variance is major handicap in field ecotoxicological studies because pollutant–nematode relationships are obscured. For prospective risk assessment of chemicals, several toxicity tests with nematodes were developed and are increasingly used. Sensitivity of these tests is comparable to tests with other soil species (e.g. enchytraeids, earthworms and springtails) while tests are less demanding to space and time. Most studies have focused on metal toxicity but organic compounds are almost overlooked. Endpoints used in tests were often mortality, reproduction or movement, but more sublethal endpoints such as feeding or biomarkers have been used recently too. Although there is an increasing amount of knowledge in soil nematode ecotoxicology, there is still a lot of various issues in this topic to research.
In Czech
Využití hlístic v půdní ekotoxikologii
Links
| MSM0021622412, plan (intention) |
|