Search for dissertations about: "Harpacticoid copepods"

Found 3 swedish dissertations containing the words Harpacticoid copepods.

  2. 1. Population modeling using harpacticoid copepods : Bridging the gap between individual-level effects and protection goals of environmental risk assessment

    Author : Elin Lundström Belleza; Magnus Breitholtz; Annemette Palmqvist; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Population modeling; Eco toxicity tests; Environmental risk assessment; Harpacticoid copepods; Applied Environmental Science; tillämpad miljövetenskap;

    Abstract : To protect the environment from contaminants, environmental risk assessment (ERA) evaluates the risk of adverse effects to populations, communities and ecosystems. Environmental management decisions rely on ERAs, which commonly are based on a few endpoints at the individual organism level. READ MORE

  4. 2. Integrating biochemical and growth responses in ecotoxicological assays with copepods

    Author : Ulrika Dahl; Magnus Breitholtz; Peter Matthiessen; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Environmental toxicology; Miljötoxikologi; Applied Environmental Science; tillämpad miljövetenskap;

    Abstract : The understanding of effects of chemical exposure in nature is lagging behind. Predictions of harmful effects of chemicals on aquatic organisms rely mainly on ecotoxicity tests. READ MORE

  5. 3. Ecological aspects of soft bottom meiofauna in Eastern Africa

    Author : Simon Ndaro; Magda Vincx; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; zoologi; Zoology;

    Abstract : The meiobenthos is numerically the most abundant metazoan group in shallow water habitats. While the meiobenthos characteristically shows variable distribution, the causal factors controlling this variation remain poorly understood. READ MORE