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Effects of 17alpha-ethinylestradiol on zoo- and phytoplankton in lentic microcosms.
Anal. Bioanal. Chem. 378, 716-724 (2004)
The effects of 17 alpha-ethinylestradiol (EE), an endocrine disruptor, on zoo- and phytoplankton were studied in outdoor 230-L still-water microcosms. Cell density and biomass, diversity, and community composition were analyzed. Five microcosms were treated by controlled release for six weeks, three by direct application of EE. To investigate recovery, sampling was continued for four weeks after treatment. Most characteristics of the zooplankton were not unambiguously affected by EE. Only the relative density of copepods, especially of their larvae, decreased significantly after EE application. For phytoplankton, no unambiguous concentration- or toxodose-correlated effects on any biotic characteristics could be found. However, most properties of the phytoplankton deviated from those of controls, i.e. tended to be smaller (number of species per microcosm, biomass, cell density) or covered a wider range (diversity, evenness). PCA indicated a shift of species structure in the treated microcosms. This was supported by the species scores calculated by the principal response curve method, although the principal response curve itself showed no clear EE-correlated shifts. High variability within the biocenosis between microcosms and over time, probably because of disturbance of the ecosystem before starting of the test, might have superimposed EE-dependent effects.
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Publication type
Article: Journal article
Document type
Scientific Article
Keywords
17alpha-Ethinylestradiol; Zooplankton; Phytoplankton; Endocrine disruptor
Language
english
Publication Year
2004
HGF-reported in Year
2004
ISSN (print) / ISBN
1618-2642
e-ISSN
1618-2650
Quellenangaben
Volume: 378,
Issue: 3,
Pages: 716-724
Publisher
Springer
Publishing Place
Heidelberg
Reviewing status
Peer reviewed
Institute(s)
Institute of Ecological Chemistry (IOEC)
Institute of Biomathematics and Biometry (IBB)
Institute of Developmental Genetics (IDG)
Institute of Biomathematics and Biometry (IBB)
Institute of Developmental Genetics (IDG)
POF-Topic(s)
30204 - Cell Programming and Repair
30204 - Cell Programming and Repair
Research field(s)
Genetics and Epidemiology
Genetics and Epidemiology
PSP Element(s)
G-505100-001
FE 73822
G-500500-001
FE 73822
G-500500-001
Scopus ID
3042737181
Erfassungsdatum
2004-02-25