Biological indicators for fecal pollution detection and source tracking: A review

E Li, F Saleem, TA Edge, HE Schellhorn - Processes, 2021 - mdpi.com
Fecal pollution, commonly detected in untreated or less treated sewage, is associated with
health risks (eg, waterborne diseases and antibiotic resistance dissemination), ecological …

Understanding anthropogenic impacts on zoogeochemistry is essential for ecological restoration

AJ Abraham, E Duvall, K Ferraro… - Restoration …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Ecological restoration is critical for climate and biodiversity resilience over the coming
century. Today, there is strong evidence that wildlife can significantly influence the …

Hot moments and hotspots of cyanobacteria hyperblooms in the Curonian Lagoon (SE Baltic Sea) revealed via remote sensing-based retrospective analysis

D Vaičiūtė, M Bučas, M Bresciani… - Science of The Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
A temporally and spatially detailed historical (1985–2018) analysis of cyanobacteria blooms
was performed in the Curonian Lagoon (Lithuania, Russia), the largest coastal lagoon in the …

Spatial distribution of sediment phosphorus in a Ramsar wetland

R Crocker, WH Blake, TH Hutchinson… - Science of The Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Eutrophication is a significant threat to surface water biodiversity worldwide, with excessive
phosphorus concentrations being among the most common causes. Wetland ditches under …

Inputs of seabird guano alter microbial growth, community composition and the phytoplankton–bacterial interactions in a coastal system

M Justel‐Díez, E Delgadillo‐Nuño… - Environmental …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Seabird guano enters coastal waters providing bioavailable substrates for microbial
plankton, but their role in marine ecosystem functioning remains poorly understood. Two …

Seabird influence on ecological processes in coastal marine ecosystems: An overlooked role? A critical review

G Signa, A Mazzola, S Vizzini - Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 2021 - Elsevier
Seabirds are vital, but overlooked, components of coastal marine ecosystems and may
connect the marine and terrestrial environment at a global scale, significantly contributing to …

[HTML][HTML] Extreme guanotrophication by phosphorus in contradiction with the productivity of alkaline soda pan ecosystems

E Boros, A Takács, P Dobosy, L Vörös - Science of the total Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
Waterbirds as nutrient vectors can cause high phosphorus loading in shallow inland aquatic
ecosystems. The main goal of this study was to determine the causal relationships between …

Herbivores influence biogeochemical processes by altering litter quality and quantity in a subarctic wetland

T Saunders, J Adkins, KH Beard, TB Atwood… - Biogeochemistry, 2023 - Springer
Global change drivers that modify the quality and quantity of litter inputs to soil affect
greenhouse gas fluxes, and thereby constitute a feedback to climate change. Carbon cycling …

Monthly abundance patterns and the potential role of waterbirds as phosphorus sources to a hypertrophic Baltic lagoon

R Morkūnė, J Petkuvienė, M Bružas, J Morkūnas… - Water, 2020 - mdpi.com
Compared to external loads from tributaries and sediment recycling, the role of waterbirds as
phosphorus (P) sources in estuaries is overlooked. We performed monthly ship-based …

Impact of beach wrack on microorganisms associated with faecal pollution at the Baltic Sea Sandy beaches

G Kalvaitienė, M Bučas, D Vaičiūtė, A Balčiūnas… - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
We investigated whether higher quantities of faecal indicator bacteria (FIB) are in the areas
with red algae-dominated wrack compared to areas without it and if the birds are the primary …