Potential Use of Biomarkers in Zooplankton as Early Warning Signal of Ecotoxicological Risk in the Marine Food Chain

• Published in: Marine Ecology
• Main Authors: MINUTOLI R., GUGLIELMO L., FOSSI, MARIA CRISTINA
• Other Authors: Minutoli, R., Fossi, MARIA CRISTINA, Guglielmo, L.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2002
• Subjects: zooplanktonic crustacean; benthic decapod; marine environment; brackish environment; biomarker; esterases; Antarctic; Faro; Palermo; The Antarctic; Antarc*; Euphausia superba; Copepods
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11365/40383; https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1439-0485.2002.tb00027.x

Zooplankton is an essential component of the marine and brackish food chains. The ecotoxicological risk of zooplanktonic communities, estimated by the modern methodological approach of biomarkers, can be used as an early warning signal of ecosystem health. The aim of this project is to estimate the...