To introduce the special issue this paper reviews the use of protists as bioindicators. Seven
key advantages of protist bioindicators are highlighted, namely: environmental sensitivity …

Increasing environmental pollution and the continuous development of new chemicals and
drugs has led to ever growing concern about the potential effects of these compounds …

Protists (microbial eukaryotes) are diverse, major components of marine ecosystems, and
are fundamental to ecosystem services. In the last 10 years, molecular studies have …

Biological wastewater treatment is a process of increasing importance in a world with an
ever-increasing human population. Wastewater treatment facilities are designed to maintain …

Protozoa constitute a major link between the highly productive and nutrient retaining
microbial loop and the metazoans of the classical food web. Protozoa are efficient at …

The unicellular eukaryotes are currently grouped in the kingdom Protista, together with their
multicellular relatives. The inclusion of protozoa, algae and water moulds in a single taxon …

Bioindicator Species and Their Use in Biomonitoring Page 1 UNESCO – EOLSS SAMPLE
CHAPTERS ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING – Vol. I – Bioindicator Species and Their Use in …

Despite an increasing number of surveys describing adverse effects of contaminated
sediments on marine organisms, few studies have addressed protists. In this study, the free …

This paper emphasizes some aspects of soil protozoology related to agriculture, viz. farming
systems, biocides, and biodiversity. Ecofarming slightly increases abundances and …

A fluorescent in situ hybridization method that uses rRNA-targeted oligonucleotide probes
for counting protists in cultures and environmental water samples is described. Filtration …