Long-term sediment records reveal over three thousand years of heavy metal inputs in the Mar Menor coastal lagoon (SE Spain)

A Pérez-Ruzafa, L Dezileau… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract The Mar Menor lagoon combined high biological production and environmental
quality, making it an important economic engine. However, the pressure of human activities …

Large-Scale Prediction of Seagrass Distribution Integrating Landscape Metrics and Environmental Factors: The Case of Cymodocea nodosa (Mediterranean–Atlantic …

RM Chefaoui, J Assis, CM Duarte, EA Serrão - Estuaries and Coasts, 2016 - Springer
Understanding the factors that affect seagrass meadows encompassing their entire range of
distribution is challenging yet important for their conservation. Here, we predict the realized …

A reassessment of the use of Posidonia oceanica and Mytilus galloprovincialis to biomonitor the coastal pollution of trace elements: new tools and tips

J Richir, S Gobert - Marine pollution bulletin, 2014 - Elsevier
The present study gives a summary using state-of-the-art technology to monitor Posidonia
oceanica and Mytilus galloprovincialis as bioindicators of the pollution of the Mediterranean …

Trace element (Al, As, B, Ba, Cr, Mo, Ni, Se, Sr, Tl, U and V) distribution and seasonality in compartments of the seagrass Cymodocea nodosa

P Malea, T Kevrekidis - Science of the Total Environment, 2013 - Elsevier
Novel information on the biological fate of trace elements in seagrass ecosystems is
provided. Al, As, B, Ba, Cr, Mo, Ni, Se, Sr, Tl, U and V concentrations in five compartments …

Copper bioaccumulation, photosystem II functioning, and oxidative stress in the seagrass Cymodocea nodosa exposed to copper oxide nanoparticles

M Moustakas, P Malea, K Haritonidou… - … Science and Pollution …, 2017 - Springer
Photosynthetic activity, oxidative stress, and Cu bioaccumulation in the seagrass
Cymodocea nodosa were assessed 4, 12, 24, 48, and 72 h after exposure to two copper …

The effects of Bisphenol A on the seagrass Cymodocea nodosa: Leaf elongation impairment and cytoskeleton disturbance

IDS Adamakis, P Malea, E Panteris - Ecotoxicology and Environmental …, 2018 - Elsevier
Bisphenol A (BPA) is an emerging pollutant of environmental concern, classified as
“moderately toxic” and “toxic”, causing adverse effects on aquatic biota. Although information …

Environmentally relevant bisphenol A concentrations effects on the seagrass Cymodocea nodosa different parts elongation: perceptive assessors of toxicity

P Malea, D Kokkinidi, A Kevrekidou… - … Science and Pollution …, 2020 - Springer
Toxicity data on bisphenol A (BPA) effects on aquatic macrophytes remain scarce.
Therefore, environmentally relevant BPA concentrations (0.03, 0.1, 0.3, 0.5, 1, and 3 μg L …

Biomonitoring environmental status in semi-enclosed coastal ecosystems using Zostera noltei meadows

L Boutahar, M Maanan, O Bououarour, J Richir… - Ecological …, 2019 - Elsevier
Semi enclosed waters, such as estuaries and lagoons, are vulnerable ecosystems that are
experiencing persistent trace element (TE) contamination. Seagrasses have been reported …

Microtubule integrity and cell viability under metal (Cu, Ni and Cr) stress in the seagrass Cymodocea nodosa

P Malea, IDS Adamakis, T Kevrekidis - Chemosphere, 2013 - Elsevier
The effects of increasing Cu, Ni and Cr concentrations (0.5, 5, 10, 20 and 40 mg L− 1) on
microtubule organization and the viability of leaf cells of the seagrass Cymodocea nodosa …

Antioxidant Activity, Inhibition of Intestinal Cancer Cell Growth and Polyphenolic Compounds of the Seagrass Posidonia oceanica's Extracts from Living Plants and …

A Kevrekidou, AN Assimopoulou, V Trachana… - Marine Drugs, 2024 - mdpi.com
The aim of the present study was to investigate the use of Posidonia oceanica for making
products beneficial for human health. Firstly, we demonstrated that the antioxidant defense …