Biology

Biological Assessment of Natural and Anthropogenic Ecosystems
Trends in Diagnosis of Environmental Stress

Editors: Eugene M. Lisitsyn, DSc
Larissa I. Weisfeld , PhD
Anatoly I. Opalko, PhD
Reviewers and Advisory Board Members: Gennady E. Zaikov, DSc, and Alexander N. Goloshchapov, PhD

Biological Assessment of Natural and Anthropogenic Ecosystems

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Pub Date: December 2021
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Hard ISBN: 9781771889773
E-Book ISBN: 9781003145424
Pages: 306pp w/index
Binding Type: Hardback
Notes: 6 color and 26 b/w illustrations

This new volume, Biological Assessment of Natural and Anthropogenic Ecosystems: Trends in Diagnosis of Environmental Stress, looks at the application of certain criteria (biochemical, morphological, anatomical, and genetic) and discusses methodological approaches to indicate environmental problems. The book explores new scientific research and practical applications of bioindicators for both nature protection and scientific research purposes. With chapters from ecologists and biologists at several prestigious scientific institutions, the volume highlights key advancements, challenges, and opportunities in the area of bioindication.

The volume explores the use of different biological species, different plant tissues, and intracellular structures for the diagnosis and prediction of various types of anthropogenic impact on nature. Highlighting the theoretical foundations and providing an abundance of scientific information on bioindication properties on living systems, this authoritative reference source will be a valuable addition for researchers, and students of biology, ecology, and environmental protection.

Key features:

• Provides an overview of recent developments and opportunities in the field of bioindication for control of anthropogenic damage to living systems
• Looks at the screening of new parameters in order to identify the health state of biological objects from single cell to whole ecosystems, such as boreal peatlands
• Presents the results of a study of plant reactions to abiotic stressors
• Demonstrates the importance of studies related to the role of living objects as bioindicators
• Provides new research on a variety of topics in plant stress resistance
• Discusses the methodology for design, development, and the right selection of the indicators for particular problems of environmental protection

CONTENTS:
Preface

PART I: BIOINDICATION OF NATURAL AND ANTHROPOGENIC ECOSYSTEMS
1. Possibility of Using Cutover Peatbogs in Bioindication of the Environmental State
Elena S. Novoselova, Lyudmila N. Shikhova, and Eugene M. Lisitsyn

2. Paleopalinology Studies of Conditions of Peatlands Formation in the European North-East of Russia
Ksenya A. Zubkova, Lyudmila N. Shikhova, and Eugene M. Lisitsyn

3. Use of Artemia salina Biomarkers for the Evaluation of the Static Magnetic Fields Effects
Irina I. Rudneva, and Valentin G. Shaida

PART II: GENETIC DIVERSITY: EXPERIMENTAL INDUCTION AND EVALUATION OF ECOSYSTEMS IN MODERN NATURAL ENVIRONMENTS
4. Theoretical and Applied Aspects of Mutations Induction for Improving Agricultural Plants
Nina A. Bome, Larissa I. Weisfeld, Natalia N. Kolokolova, Nikolay V. Tetyannikov, Maral U. Utebayev, and Alexander Y. Bome

5. Enzymatic Activity of Bacteria Bacillus subtilis: Assessment Using Phosphemidum
Irina V. Pak, Oleg V. Trofimov, Larissa I. Weisfeld, and Rizvan D. Rustamov

6. Cytogenetic Characteristics of Seed Seedlings of Rhododendron ledebourii, Introduced in the Botanical Garden of Voronezh State University
Tatyana V. Vosrikova, Juliya V. Burmenko, and Vladislav N. Kalaev

7. Anthropogenic Pollution Influence on the Antioxidant Activity in Leaves and on the Cytogenic Structures in the Seedlings of the Representatives of the Rhododendron Genus
Tatyana V. Vosrikova, Juliya V. Burmenko, Vladislav N. Kalaev, and Vladimir N. Sorokopudov

8. Cytogenetic Indices, Germination Ability, and Content of Total Protein in Seed Progeny of Betula pendula from Various Areas of Voronezh City with Different Levels of Anthropogenic Pressure
Tatyana V. Vostrikova, Olga A. Zemlyanukhina, and Vladislav N. Kalaev

PART III: DIAGNOSIS OF ENVIRONMENTAL STATUS AND ADAPTIVE POTENTIAL OF PLANTS
9. Photoindication of Plant Nitrogen Nutrition
Rafail A. Afanasev, Genrietta E. Merzlaya, and Michail O. Smirnov

10. Revegetation and Launching Self-Restoration Process of the Disturbed Landscape Along the Transport Corridor in Western Siberia
Nina A. Bome, Nikolai G. Ivanov, Marina V. Semenova, Lee A. Neuman, and Alexander Y. Bome

11. Pigment Content in Plant Leaves as Bio-Indicator of Adaptability to Growing Conditions
Eugene M. Lisitsyn

12. Some Indirect Methods for Predicting the Rooting Ability of Apple Tree (Malus spp.) Stem Cuttings
Olga A. Opalko and Anatoly Iv. Opalko

Index


About the Authors / Editors:
Editors: Eugene M. Lisitsyn, DSc
Assistant Professor, N.V. Rudnitsky North East Agricultural Research Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences in Kirov, Russia; Professor, Vyatka State Agricultural Academy, Kirov, Russia

Eugene M. Lisitsyn, DSc, is an Assistant Professor at the N.V. Rudnitsky North East Agricultural Research Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences in Kirov, Russia, and a Professor of Ecology and Zoology at Vyatka State Agricultural Academy, also in Kirov, Russia. He is a member of the N. I. Vavilov Society of Geneticists and Breeders. Dr. Lisitsyn is the author of over 230 publications in scientific journals and conference proceedings, as well as the co-breeder of oats variety Krechet. His research interests concern the basic problems of plant adaptation to environmental stressors, such as soil acidity, aluminum and heavy metals, and the other ecological problems. He has published chapters in several books, including Barley: Production, Cultivation and Uses; Biological Systems, Biodiversity, and Stability of Plant Communities; Chemical and Structure Modification of Polymers; Materials Chemistry: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Innovative Methods; Temperate Crop Science and Breeding: Ecological and Genetic Studies; and Antioxidants in Systems of Varying Complexity: Chemical, Biochemical and Biological Aspects, among others.

Larissa I. Weisfeld , PhD
Chief Specialist, Emanuel Institute of Biochemical Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia

Larissa I. Weisfeld, PhD, is a Chief Specialist at the Emanuel Institute of Biochemical Physics of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia; and a member of the All-Russia Vavilov Society of Geneticists and Breeders. She is also the author of more than 300 articles published in scientific journals and conference proceedings and holds seven patents for inventions. She is the co-author of four new winter wheat cultivars registered in the State Register of the Russian Federation. Her main field of interest concerns basic problems of chemical mutagenesis, mutational selection, and the mechanism of action of p-aminobenzoic acid. She has worked as a scientific editor in the publishing house Nauka (“Sciences” in Russian) (Moscow, Russia) and with the journals Genetics and Ontogenesis. She is the author of several book chapters and has co-edited several books with Apple Academic Press, including Ecological Consequences of Increasing Crop Productivity: Plant Breeding and Biotic Diversity; Biological Systems, Biodiversity, and Stability of Plant Communities; Temperate Crop Science and Breeding Ecological and Genetic Study; Heavy Metals and Other Pollutants in the Environment: Biological Aspects; Chemistry and Technology of Plant Substances: Chemical and Biochemical Aspects; Temperate Horticulture for Sustainable Development and Environment: Ecological Aspects, and Antioxidants in Systems of Varying Complexity.

Anatoly I. Opalko, PhD
Leading Researcher, Genetics, Plant Breeding and Reproductive Biology Division, National Dendrological Park “Sofiyivka,” National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine

Anatoly Iv. Opalko, PhD in Agriculture, Professor, is a Leading Researcher of the Genetics, Plant Breeding and Reproductive Biology Division at the National Dendrological Park “Sofiyivka” of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. He is also Head of the Cherkassy Regional Branch of the Vavilov Society of Geneticists and Breeders of Ukraine. He is a prolific author, researcher, and lecturer. He has received several awards for his work, including the badge of honor, “Excellence in Agricultural Education,” and the badge of honor of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine “for professional achievement.” He has also received the Nikolai Cholodny Prize in Botany and Plant Physiology. He is member of many professional organizations and is on the editorial boards of several Ukrainian and international biological and agricultural science journals. He is the author and co-editor of books with Apple Academic Press: Ecological Consequences of Increasing Crop Productivity: Plant Breeding and Biotic Diversity; Biological Systems, Biodiversity, and Stability of Plant Communities; and Temperate Crop Science and Breeding. He was also a reviewer and advisory board member for the book Heavy Metals and Other Pollutants in the Environment: Biological Aspects and Temperate Horticulture for Sustainable Development and Environment: Ecological Aspects.

Reviewers and Advisory Board Members: Gennady E. Zaikov, DSc, and Alexander N. Goloshchapov, PhD





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