Effect of Heavy Metals on the Survival and Population Growth Rates of Marine Rotifer, Brachionus plicatilis

Impact of Copper and Cadmium on the Nutritional Value of the Rotifer Brachionus plicatilis and their Effect on Dicentrarchus labrax Fish Larvae.

“…Heavy metals are widely known as a potential toxic agent to zooplankton and other living organisms (Gama-Flores et al, 2006;Fokina et al, 2013;Wang et al, 2014). Hwang et al (2016) reported that Cu and Cd have a toxic effect on B. plicatilis. Consistent with the previous finding, the present results showed that the treatment with sublethal concentrations of CdCl 2 and CuSO 4 decreased the total mean length and width of D. labrax larvae during the period of 5-15dph when compared with non-treated control.…”

The Application of a Fish-Based Multi-Metric Index for the Assessment of Ecological Qualities of Estuaries in the Korean Peninsula

“…The difference between closed estuaries and open estuaries is most evident in the salinity data among the aquatic environments. Salinity affects the metabolic activity, osmotic regulation, and circadian rhythm of fish and acts as an important factor in the life of diadromous fish and estuary fish [44]. In addition, Duque et al [45] reported that open estuaries, characterised by a wide range of salinity, exhibit relatively moderate salinity (10 psu or more), which is an environment suitable for fish living in brackish water zones, and that the abundance of fish species is also very high in open estuaries.…”