Microarthropoda and Enchytraeidae (Oligochaeta) in Naturally Lead-Contaminated Soil: A Gradient Study

Hågvar, Sigmund; Abrahamsen, Gunnar

doi:10.1093/ee/19.5.1263

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“…In the region polluted by the copper smelting works at Gtog6w, a high concentration of heavy metals reduced the density and species number of mites. This is consistent with the results that Bengtsson and Rundgren (1988) obtained in coniferous forests polluted by a brass mill at Gusum (Sweden), and H~gvar and Abrahamsen (1990) observed in Norwegian forests naturally polluted by lead.…”

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Effect of copper smelting air pollution on the mites (ACARI) associated with young scots pine forests polluted by a copper smelting works at Głogów, Poland. II. Soil mites

Seniczak

Klimek

Gackowski

et al. 1997

Water Air Soil Pollut

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Abstract. The soil mites were investigated in the areas covered with dead needles in young Scots pine forests (plant association Leucobryo-Pinetum), polluted by a copper smelting works at Gtog6w, and in a control plot. The concentration of heavy metals, mainly copper and lead, was the lowest in the control plot, and increased towards the pollution source. A high concentration of these metals reduced the density of mites and species number of Oribatida and Gamasida, while small concentrations were associated with the increasing abundance of mites and species number of Oribatida. Among mites, the following categories were distinguished: a) sensitive to heavy metals, b) sensitive to a high concentration, but tolerant of small concentrations, and c) tolerant of these metals. The changed vertical distribution of mites in the most polluted soil was also observed, due to accumulation of heavy metals in the Of/h horizon.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

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Effect of copper smelting air pollution on the mites (ACARI) associated with young scots pine forests polluted by a copper smelting works at Głogów, Poland. II. Soil mites

Seniczak

Klimek

Gackowski

et al. 1997

Water Air Soil Pollut

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“…According to the author, these metals had greater effects on the group than heavy metals. Hågvar and Abrahamsen (1990) pointed out that although increasing lead concentration decreased species richness, there were only slight changes in total abundance because the density of several species had grown. Bargagli (1998) concluded that total abundance is far from ideal for indication purposes, since while some species vanish, others can thrive.…”

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Application of Oribatid Mites as Indicators (Review)

Gergócs¹,

Hufnágel²

2009

Appl Ecol Env Res

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Abstract. This review discusses the connection between quantitative changes of environmental factors and oribatid communities. With the overview of available studies, it can be clearly explored how various characteristics of Oribatid communities are modified due to changes in moisture, temperature, heavy metal concentration, organic matter content and level of disturbance. The most important question concerning the application of Oribatids as indicators is to clarify what kind of information content does natural Oribatid coenological patterns possess from the aspect of bioindication. Most of the variables listed above can be directly measured, since rapid methods are available to quantify parameters of the soil. Responses of Oribatids are worth to study in a more complex approach. Even now we have an expansive knowledge on how communities change due to modifications of different factors. These pieces of information necessitate the elaboration of such methods which render Oribatid communities suitable for the task to prognosticate what extent the given site can be considered near-natural or degraded, based on the Oribatid composition of a single sample taken from the given area. Answering this problem needs extensive and coordinated work.

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“…The mixture toxic pressure for 'down-the-drain' consumer products, which was highly correlated with toxic pressure of pharmaceuticals, had a relatively low influence compared with other stressors at both the state and ecoregion scales. The greatest potential negative influence of chemical emissions typical for human settlements on biological communities was found in the Erie Drift Plain ecoregion, an Låg et al (1970) and Hågvar and Abrahamsen (1990). Bottom: a mixed-metal gradient at Gusum, Sweden.…”

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Eco-epidemiology of aquatic ecosystems: Separating chemicals from multiple stressors

Posthuma

Dyer

Zwart³

et al. 2016

Science of The Total Environment

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Microarthropoda and Enchytraeidae (Oligochaeta) in Naturally Lead-Contaminated Soil: A Gradient Study

Cited by 75 publications

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Effect of copper smelting air pollution on the mites (ACARI) associated with young scots pine forests polluted by a copper smelting works at Głogów, Poland. II. Soil mites

Effect of copper smelting air pollution on the mites (ACARI) associated with young scots pine forests polluted by a copper smelting works at Głogów, Poland. II. Soil mites

Application of Oribatid Mites as Indicators (Review)

Eco-epidemiology of aquatic ecosystems: Separating chemicals from multiple stressors

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