мар 3, 2013 | 21:03

 
Steps to new ecology, science of environment [1-3].

Innovative publications on environmental science, ecosystems, water quality.

Biomachinery of ecosystems.

Rare earth elements in biodetritus in an aquatic system.

Innovative scientific terms (ecological chemomediators, ecological chemoregulators).

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Three innovative publications were published in the areas of environmental science, ecosystems, water quality.
These publications were authored by scientists of Moscow State University and their co-authors. These  are  some selected examples which may be useful both in advancing further research and in modernization of environmental education. The blog post is structured and the text is divided into short sections that are easy to read.

Annotations of the papers 1 — 3.

 
1. Biomachinery of ecosystems. In the insightful review paper [1], an innovative concept of ecosystem’s biomachinery (a new scientific term that was proposed and explained in detail by the author. According to the author of this paper [1], biomachinery means ecological mechanisms that include biological communities and biodiversity) which improves water quality. The innovative experimental data analysis, concepts, and generalizations in this article provide the fundamental elements of the new qualitative theory of biocontrol of water quality in a systematized form. The theory covers water self-purification in freshwater and marine ecosystems [1]. 5bio5.blogspot.com/2012/08/biocontrol-of-water-quality.html

 
2. Rare earth elements in biodetritus in an aquatic system. In 2010, a paper on using neutron activation analysis (NAA) to measure the concentrations of some chemical elements in the samples of detritus was published [2]. This paper is the first publication that reported the concentrations of a number of rare earth elements in biodetritus in an aquatic system [2]. Full text: http://ru.scribd.com/doc/114001532/

 Abstract: www.scribd.com/doc/75098592

 
3. Innovative scientific terms (ecological chemomediators, ecological chemoregulators). A paper on new concepts in ecology was published [3]. The paper explained the innovative scientific terms (ecological chemomediators, ecological chemoregulators) that were coined in 1986 in the book: S.A.Ostroumov ‘Introduction to Biochemical Ecology’ [3]. http://www.scribd.com/doc/63711272/; http://www.scribd.com/doc/73795942

 

References:
1. Ostroumov S. A. Biocontrol of water quality: Multifunctional role of biota in water self-purification. — Russian Journal of General Chemistry, 2010, 80 (13): 2754-2761. 5bio5.blogspot.com/2012/08/biocontrol-of-water-quality.html
 
2. Ostroumov S. A., Kolesov G. M. The role of biodetritus in accumulation of elements in aquatic ecosystems. — Contemporary Problems of Ecology, 2010; 3 (4): 369-373. Full text: http://ru.scribd.com/doc/114001532/trove.nla.gov.au/work/40349852

Abstract: www.scribd.com/doc/75098592

3. Ostroumov S. A. On the concepts of biochemical ecology and hydrobiology: Ecological chemomediators. — Contemporary Problems of Ecology, 2008, 1 (2): 238-244. www.scribd.com/doc/63711272/  http://www.scribd.com/doc/73795942


Addendum. Explanation of innovations in some of publications of this author:

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New CONCEPT OF ECOSYSTEM STRUCTURE, FUNCTION. concept: aquatic ecosystem is an analog of bioreactor or biomachinery:

http://5bio5.blogspot.com/2013/03/revisited-concept-of-ecosystem.html

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ENDANGERED WATER QUALITY: NEW HAZARDS. DISCOVERY OF HIDDEN HAZARDS AND PARADOX OF LOW CONCENTRATIONS OF CHEMICALS. New data show: low levels of pollutants in water can be as bad as very high toxic concentrations. Environmental hazards: small amounts of the aquatic pollutants that were studied do not kill organisms of ecosystems, however, they do not make the ecosystem stronger. They do just the opposite: the low non-lethal concentrations of the chemicals in water bring about very bad effects on functioning (vitality) of the entire ecosystem. Namely, the activity of ecosystem in water self-purification goes down. As a result, water quality goes down dramatically. This was discovered in the series of scientific articles:

http://5bio5.blogspot.com/2013/03/endangered-water-quality-new-hazards.html

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