Avoidance tests with the oribatid mite Oppia nitens (Acari: Oribatida) in cadmium-spiked natural soils

Ardestani, Masoud M.; Keshavarz-Jamshidian, Maryam; Gestel, Cornelis A.M. van; Straalen, Nico M. van

doi:10.1007/s10493-020-00536-9

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“…It might be just as sensitive to some chemicals as a reproduction test (Ardestani et al, 2020). It is still unclear whether there is an association between avoidance and metal bioaccumulation, whether this is because of the negative consequences of contaminant uptake or because of a sensory-based reaction (Lowe et al, 2016).…”

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Biological monitoring of Soil pollution caused by two different Zinc species using earthworms

Singh,

Malla,

Kumar

et al. 2024

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Zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO-NPs) are frequently employed in both commercial and agricultural sectors. Consequently, it is imperative to evaluate their impact on the soil ecosystem to ensure their safe and sustainable utilization in the long term. Earthworms are often used as a first indicator of soil pollution to monitor various pollutants. Nevertheless, there are unavoidable impediments that emerge during monitoring contamination in practical situations. To address the challenges, the study used soil bioindicator earthworm species Eudrilus eugeniae as an experimental model to evaluate the effects of two zinc species (ZnO-NPs and ZnCl2) on survival, reproduction, neuro-biomarkers, avoidance behavior, and their accumulation. The highest avoidance percentage was recorded 27.5% for ZnO-NP exposure and 37.5% for ZnCl2 exposure at 750 mg kg-1. ZnCl2 exposure decreased juvenile production by 3.00 ± 1.73 compared to 4.67 ± 1.15 for ZnO-NPs. At 750 mg kg−1, soils containing ZnCl2 (63.3%) had worse survival than those with ZnO-NPs (53.3%) administered, likely due to higher Zn ion. The bioaccumulation of nanoparticles and zinc ions adversely affect earthworm reproduction by reacting unfavourably with the neurotoxic marker AChE. Nevertheless, earthworms exposed to ZnCl2 had less Zn build-up in their gastrointestinal tracts than those exposed to NPs. The present work contradicts the finding that ZnO-NPs have hazardous effects on soil organisms. Instead, the study found that the toxicity of ZnCl2 was higher than that of ZnO-NPs. This difference in toxicity may be attributed to the ionic forms of Zn rather than its size. The study is valuable for ensuring the secure and sustainable application of ZnO-NPs.

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Biological monitoring of Soil pollution caused by two different Zinc species using earthworms

Singh,

Malla,

Kumar

et al. 2024

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“…More recently, the mite Oppia nitens Koch of the family Oppiidae was chosen by Princz et al (2010) as a test species. This species is easy to culture and can be used for standard toxicity tests (Ardestani et al, 2020;ECCC, 2019;ISO, 2019). O. nitens is a sexually reproducing species (Stefaniak and Seniczak, 1981) and has a reproduction rate of approx.…”

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Toxicity and bioaccumulation of copper in the oribatid mite Oppia nitens (Acari: Oribatida)

Akrami

Ardestani²,

Verweij³

et al. 2022

Applied Soil Ecology

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“…The rest are usually predators that may provide pest control services (Navarro-Campos et al 2012;Park et al 2021;Rueda-Ramírex et al 2021). Additionally, many edaphic mites, such as oribatids, are used as bioindicators and model organisms in ecotoxicology studies (Behan-Pelletier 1999;Huguier et al 2015;Ardestani et al 2020). Therefore, a myriad of research was conducted to monitor edaphic mites' abundance and diversity (Dirilgen et al 2016;Acharya and Datta 2019;Zaitsev et al 2020).…”

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Abundance and diversity of edaphic mites (Arachnida, Acari) under different forest management systems in Indonesia

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Abstract. Ihsan M, Puspitarini RD, Afandhi A, Fernando I. 2021. Abundance and diversity of edaphic mites (Arachnida, Acari) under different forest management systems in Indonesia. Biodiversitas 22: 3685-3692. Edaphic mites play crucial roles in maintaining ecosystem services that are essential to human needs. However, the conversion of natural habitats followed by agricultural intensification may adversely affect edaphic mites. The objective of this study was to investigate the influence of different management systems on edaphic mite abundance, richness, and diversity in tropical rain forests in Indonesia. There were five forest management systems, which were as follows: secondary forest, production forest (pine monoculture), and three agroforestry systems (pine + coffee, mahogany + coffee, and mahogany + new cocoyam). We established a transect containing five research plots for each forest management system. Litter and soil from each plot were collected from December to March 2021. Temperature, relative humidity, and pH of litter and soil, as well as litter thickness, were measured. We found that edaphic mite abundance, richness, and diversity in the secondary forest were similar to managed forests. However, the aforementioned variables were significantly higher in “pine” systems than in “mahogany” systems. Our analysis evidenced positive correlations between litter thickness and edaphic mite abundance, richness, and diversity. Our findings may assist in selecting the appropriate forest management systems to rationalize the conversion of secondary forests to production forests and agroforestry.

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Avoidance tests with the oribatid mite Oppia nitens (Acari: Oribatida) in cadmium-spiked natural soils

Cited by 5 publications

References 38 publications

Biological monitoring of Soil pollution caused by two different Zinc species using earthworms

Biological monitoring of Soil pollution caused by two different Zinc species using earthworms

Toxicity and bioaccumulation of copper in the oribatid mite Oppia nitens (Acari: Oribatida)

Abundance and diversity of edaphic mites (Arachnida, Acari) under different forest management systems in Indonesia

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