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| Title |
Parasite responses to pollution: what we know and where we go in ‘Environmental Parasitology’
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| Published in |
Parasites & Vectors, February 2017
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| DOI | 10.1186/s13071-017-2001-3 |
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| Authors |
Bernd Sures, Milen Nachev, Christian Selbach, David J. Marcogliese |
| Abstract |
Environmental parasitology deals with the interactions between parasites and pollutants in the environment. Their sensitivity to pollutants and environmental disturbances makes many parasite taxa useful indicators of environmental health and anthropogenic impact. Over the last 20 years, three main research directions have been shown to be highly promising and relevant, namely parasites as accumulation indicators for selected pollutants, parasites as effect indicators, and the role of parasites interacting with established bioindicators. The current paper focuses on the potential use of parasites as indicators of environmental pollution and the interactions with their hosts. By reviewing some of the most recent findings in the field of environmental parasitology, we summarize the current state of the art and try to identify promising ideas for future research directions. In detail, we address the suitability of parasites as accumulation indicators and their possible application to demonstrate biological availability of pollutants; the role of parasites as pollutant sinks; the interaction between parasites and biomarkers focusing on combined effects of parasitism and pollution on the health of their hosts; and the use of parasites as indicators of contaminants and ecosystem health. Therefore, this review highlights the application of parasites as indicators at different biological scales, from the organismal to the ecosystem. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 7 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 29% |
| Germany | 1 | 14% |
| Unknown | 4 | 57% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 5 | 71% |
| Scientists | 1 | 14% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 14% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 378 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 377 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 78 | 21% |
| Researcher | 42 | 11% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 42 | 11% |
| Student > Bachelor | 39 | 10% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 26 | 7% |
| Other | 56 | 15% |
| Unknown | 95 | 25% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 128 | 34% |
| Environmental Science | 68 | 18% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 21 | 6% |
| Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine | 17 | 4% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 9 | 2% |
| Other | 29 | 8% |
| Unknown | 106 | 28% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 5. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 26 January 2024.
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#6,810,547
of 25,238,182 outputs
Outputs from Parasites & Vectors
#1,417
of 5,926 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#119,340
of 431,956 outputs
Outputs of similar age from Parasites & Vectors
#30
of 145 outputs
Altmetric has tracked 25,238,182 research outputs across all sources so far. This one has received more attention than most of these and is in the 72nd percentile.
So far Altmetric has tracked 5,926 research outputs from this source. They typically receive a little more attention than average, with a mean Attention Score of 6.1. This one has done well, scoring higher than 75% of its peers.
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