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National Ocean Service
Government•Silver Spring, Maryland, United States•
About: National Ocean Service is a government organization based out in Silver Spring, Maryland, United States. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Algal bloom & Population. The organization has 500 authors who have published 643 publications receiving 46096 citations.
Topics: Algal bloom, Population, Brevetoxin, Domoic acid, Karenia brevis
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TL;DR: Additional work is needed in both fish and invertebrates to better explain species‐specific differences in the relationship between AChE inhibition and mortality and to investigate other physiological perturbations associated with A cholinesterase inhibition.
Abstract: The majority of insecticides currently in use are organophosphorus, carbamate, and synthetic pyrethroid compounds. Organophosphorus insecticides (OPs) produce toxicity by inhibiting the cholinesterase enzymes in the nervous system. Monitoring of acetylcholinesterase (AChE) inhibition has been widely used in terrestrial and freshwater aquatic systems as an indicator of OP exposure and effects. This review describes the use of AChE inhibition as a biomarker in the estuarine environment, discusses the relationship between AChE inhibition and other manifestations of OP toxicity, and highlights areas where additional research is needed. A variety of studies with estuarine fish have suggested that brain AChE inhibition levels of > 70% are associated with mortality in most species. Selected species, however, appear capable of tolerating much higher levels (> 90%) of brain inhibition. Sublethal effects on stamina have been reported for some estuarine fish in association with brain AChE inhibition levels as low as 50%. Most studies suggest, however, that these effects are observed only when brain AChE inhibition is at near-lethal levels. A number of field studies have successfully used AChE inhibition in fish as a biomarker in the estuarine environment. The use of AChE inhibition as a biomarker in estuarine invertebrates has been less well studied. Although AChE inhibition has been measured in the tissues of a variety of invertebrate species following OP exposure, the relationship between AChE inhibition and lethality is less distinct. Additional work is needed in both fish and invertebrates to better explain species-specific differences in the relationship between AChE inhibition and mortality and to investigate other physiological perturbations associated with AChE inhibition.
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TL;DR: There is a rapidly advancing monitoring effort resulting from the perception of increased impacts from these HABs, manifested as expanding routine coastal monitoring programs, rapid development and deployment of new detection methods for individual species, toxins, and toxicities, and expansion of coastal modeling activities towards observational forecasts of bloom landfall and eventually bloom prediction.
Abstract: Blooms of autotrophic algae and some heterotrophic protists are increasingly frequent in coastal waters around the world and are collectively grouped as harmful algal blooms (HABs). Blooms of these organisms are attributed to two primary factors: natural processes such as circulation, upwelling relaxation, and river flow; and, anthropogenic loadings leading to eutrophication. Unfortunately, the latter is commonly assumed to be the primary cause of all blooms, which is not the case in many instances. Moreover, although it is generally acknowledged that occurrences of these phenomena are increasing throughout the world's oceans, the reasons for this apparent increase remain debated and include not only eutrophication but increased observation efforts in coastal zones of the world. There is a rapidly advancing monitoring effort resulting from the perception of increased impacts from these HABs, manifested as expanding routine coastal monitoring programs, rapid development and deployment of new detection methods for individual species, toxins, and toxicities, and expansion of coastal modeling activities towards observational forecasts of bloom landfall and eventually bloom prediction. Together, these many efforts will provide resource managers with the tools needed to develop effective strategies for the management and mitigation of HABs and their frequently devastating impacts on the coastal environment.
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Stanford University1, University of California, Santa Barbara2, University of California, Santa Cruz3, The Nature Conservancy4, Marine Conservation Institute5, College of William & Mary6, Oregon State University7, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill8, University of California, Riverside9, National Marine Fisheries Service10, National Ocean Service11, University of Maine12
TL;DR: In this article, the authors identify ecological principles for MSP based on a synthesis of previously suggested and/or operationalized principles, along with recommendations generated by a group of twenty ecologists and marine scientists with diverse backgrounds and perspectives on MSP.
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TL;DR: This contribution reviews the current situation of integrative ecological assessment worldwide, by presenting several examples from each of the continents: Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe and North America.
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TL;DR: In this paper, an integrated methodology for the assessment of estuarine trophic status (ASSETS) is described, which may be applied comparatively to rank the eutrophication status of the estuaries and coastal areas, and to address management options.
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Name | H-index | Papers | Citations |
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Charles H. Peterson | 77 | 202 | 28829 |
David T. Sandwell | 65 | 245 | 20058 |
William G. Sunda | 57 | 103 | 13933 |
Patricia A. Tester | 50 | 115 | 7012 |
James E. Byers | 49 | 137 | 9385 |
Jonathan A. Hare | 45 | 126 | 7259 |
Hunter S. Lenihan | 43 | 90 | 19833 |
Walter H. F. Smith | 42 | 111 | 30201 |
Richard P. Stumpf | 39 | 114 | 6034 |
Jonathan H. Grabowski | 39 | 120 | 5874 |
John S. Ramsdell | 39 | 115 | 4038 |
Patricia A. Fair | 38 | 115 | 3926 |
James C. Ryan | 37 | 101 | 5362 |
R. Wayne Litaker | 37 | 78 | 3947 |
Mark Busman | 36 | 84 | 4683 |