Search for dissertations about: "Amphipods"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 10 swedish dissertations containing the word Amphipods.
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1. Biomarkers and bioindicators of hypoxia and sediment toxicity in Monoporeia affinis
Abstract : Two of the most pressing environmental problems in the Baltic Sea are pollution and oxygen deficiency. The aim of this doctoral thesis was to evaluate a set of biomarkers and reproductive variables in the amphipod Monoporeia affinis to test their suitability as indicators of exposure to contaminants and hypoxia. READ MORE
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2. Natural and pollution induced factors affecting the reproduction in amphipods
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3. DNA adductomics: Method development and integration in biological effect monitoring
Abstract : Environmental omics can provide informative biomarkers for identifying pathologies or physiological responses to environmental change. Nucleic acid adductomics, one of the newest omics techniques, is particularly well suited for assessing exposure and effects of environmental contaminants because the technique can capture modifications at the (epi)genome level. READ MORE
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4. Coping with environmental change : Lessons from isotope studies in a sentinel species
Abstract : Adaptive evolution and phenotypic plasticity are two key mechanisms by which natural populations avoid extinction in the face of environmental change. Evolutionary young systems, such as the Baltic Sea with low species diversity and steep environmental gradients, are good models for studying how wild populations cope with environmental changes, such as climate-induced alterations in food supply and exposure to environmental contaminants. READ MORE
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5. Deposit-feeding in benthic macrofauna : Tracer studies from the Baltic Sea
Abstract : A low content of organic matter, which is largely refractory in nature, is characteristic of most sediments, meaning that aquatic deposit-feeders live on a very poor food source. The food is derived mainly from sedimenting phytodetritus, and in temperate waters like the Baltic Sea, from seasonal phytoplankton blooms. READ MORE