Marine Pollution and Advances in Biomonitoring in Cartagena Bay in the Colombian Caribbean

P Romero-Murillo, JL Gallego, V Leignel - Toxics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Coastal zones sustain extensive biodiversity, support key processes for ocean dynamics,
and influence the balance of the global environment. They also provide resources and …

Impact of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon accumulation on oyster health

N Gan, L Martin, W Xu - Frontiers in Physiology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
In the past decade, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill triggered a spike in investigatory effort on
the effects of crude oil chemicals, most notably polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), on …

Risk assessment as tool for coastal erosion management

N Rangel-Buitrago, WJ Neal, VN de Jonge - Ocean & Coastal Management, 2020 - Elsevier
The coastal zone of Cartagena city, Colombia provides illustration for applying risk
assessments as a basis for guiding coastal management. Much of this coastal reach is …

Modeling multi-decadal mangrove leaf area index in response to drought along the semi-arid southern coasts of Iran

D Mafi-Gholami, EK Zenner, A Jaafari… - Science of the Total …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Leaf Area Index (LAI; as an indicator of the health) of the mangrove ecosystems on
the northern coasts of the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman was measured in the field and …

Persistent and emerging pollutants assessment on aquaculture oysters (Crassostrea gigas) from NW Portuguese coast (Ria De Aveiro)

JR Gadelha, AC Rocha, C Camacho, E Eljarrat… - Science of the Total …, 2019 - Elsevier
The study aim was to determine a range of relevant persistent and emerging pollutants in
oysters produced in an aquaculture facility located in an important production area, to …

[HTML][HTML] Occurrence of OCPs & PCBs and their effects on multitrophic biological communities in riparian groundwater of the Beiluo River, China

H Sun, Q Chen, C Qu, Y Tian, J Song, Z Liu… - … and Environmental Safety, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) may exert adverse effects on human and
ecosystem health. However, as an ecologically fragile zone with strong interaction between …

Persistent organic pollutants and trace metals in selected marine organisms from the Akanda National Park, Gabon (Central Africa)

F Sardenne, F Le Loc'h, N Bodin, JH Mve-Beh… - Marine Pollution …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Akanda National Park (ANP) is composed of mangrove ecosystems bordering
Libreville, Gabon's capital. The contamination of aquatic resources from the ANP by …

Assessment of ecosystem health and its key determinants in the middle reaches of the yangtze river urban agglomeration, china

F Ge, G Tang, M Zhong, Y Zhang, J Xiao, J Li… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Urban agglomerations have gradually formed in different Chinese cities, exerting great
pressure on the ecological environment. Ecosystem health is an important index for the …

[HTML][HTML] Marine ecological and environmental health assessment using the pressure-state-response framework at different spatial scales, China

W Yang, Z Zhang, T Sun, H Liu, D Shao - Ecological Indicators, 2021 - Elsevier
Coastal seas are sensitive marine ecosystems, subject to stress from human activities and
climate change. Understanding their health is therefore essential. In this study, we …

Cosmopolitan Distribution of Endozoicomonas-Like Organisms and Other Intracellular Microcolonies of Bacteria Causing Infection in Marine Mollusks

I Cano, D Ryder, SC Webb, BJ Jones… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Intracellular microcolonies of bacteria (IMC), in some cases developing large extracellular
cysts (bacterial aggregates), infecting primarily gill and digestive gland, have been …