Russian Journal of Ecology, Vol. 36, No. 6, 2005, pp. 414–420. Translated from Ekologiya, No. 6, 2005, pp. 452–459; ABSTRACT: Principles of the theory of the ecological mechanism of water self-purification based on multiple
functions of the biota in freshwater and marine ecosystems are formulated. I...
Russian Journal of Ecology, Vol. 36, No. 6, 2005, pp. 414–420. Translated from Ekologiya, No. 6, 2005, pp. 452–459; ABSTRACT: Principles of the theory of the ecological mechanism of water self-purification based on multiple
functions of the biota in freshwater and marine ecosystems are formulated. In developing this theory, the results
of the author’s experiments with filtering hydrobionts have been used. These results indicate that the water selfpurification
mechanism is vulnerable to the impact of some pollutants and, in particular, surfactants. Conclusions
drawn on the basis of the theory have practical significance for biodiversity conservation and for the sustainable
use of the biological resources of aquatic ecosystems.
The first paper to formulate in detail the new qualitative theory of multifunctional activity of organisms in improving water quality, in other words, the theory of water self-purification by organisms.
http://5bio5.blogspot.com/2014/03/article-on-multifunctional-role-of.html ;
http://www.researchgate.net/publication/227317445_On_the_Multifunctional_Role_of_the_Biota_in_the_Self-Purification_of_Aquatic_Ecosystems;
link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs11184-005-0095-x;
Additional data in support of the conclusions of this paper: see the book: Biological Effects of Surfactants.
Key words
: aquatic ecosystems, water quality, water self-purification, pollution, theory.
DOI
10.1007/s11184-005-0095-x
Print ISSN
1067-4136
Online ISSN
1608-3334
journal: http://link.springer.com/journal/11184
Vol. 36, No. 6, 2005, pp. 414–420.
