BACKGROUND Organisms are facing increasing levels of environmental stress under climate change that may severely affect the functioning of biological systems at different levels of organization. Growing evidence suggests that reduction in body size is a universal response of organisms to global warming. However, a clear understanding of whether extreme climate events will impose selection direc...

Pollution in the coastal areas negatively affects biochemical indicators of seawater, human health and marine organisms. Hai Phong is a city Vietnam with development socio-economic activities, representing through an increasing number industrial zones. This study to evaluate pollution large zones using numerical models. The simulation (MIKE 21 SW, FM, ECO Lab) models were applied simulate wave ...

As a key enzyme that hydrolyzes the neurotransmitter acetylcholine in cholinergic synapses of both vertebrates and invertebrates, acetylcholinesterase (AChE) is strongly inhibited by organophosphates. AChE inhibition may induce the decrease of swimming ability. According to previous research, swimming behavior of different aquatic organisms could be affected by different chemicals, and there is...

The importance of the earthworms in the agricultural practices is well known. The increasing applications of pesticides and chemicals in the agricultural farms have adversely influenced the flora and fauna of the soil. Earthworms which immensely contribute in increasing the quality and fertility of agricultural soil are reported be worst hit organisms under such conditions. Recent reports have ...

There have been several studies where the isotopic composition of organisms has been determined seasonally, but fewer have examined separate organs. In this context, separate organs (e.g. gonad, digestive gland and muscle), of a suspension-feeder, the scallop Pecten maximus, were used to assess seasonal changes of both stable isotopes and biochemical components. Our study used multiple indicato...

Growth of pathogenic organisms such as Escherichia coli O157:H7 and Salmonella spp. can be inhibited in ground beef through the addition of certain lactic acid-producing bacteria (LAB; Lactobacillus acidophilus NP51, Lactobacillus crispatus NP35, Pediococcus acidilactici, and Lactococcus lactis ssp. lactis). This study evaluated the effects of LAB inclusion on the organoleptic and biochemical p...

Environmental variability is an intrinsic characteristic of nature. Variability in factors such as temperature, UV, salinity, and nutrient availability can influence structural functional properties marine microbial organisms. This has profound implications for biochemical cycles the ecosystem services provided by oceans. In this review we discuss some most relevant mechanisms underpinning adap...

Like other constituents of ecosystems, insects are exposed to the action of many man-made chemicals, some of which accumulate in live and inanimate parts of the environment. Insects constitute an important group of organisms, because of the diversity of their morphology and physiology, their abundance, economic importance, and numerous effects on human health. Insects seem to display the greate...