The use of diplopods in soil ecotoxicology - a review.
Diplopods play an important role in the dynamics of terrestrial ecosystems, actively participating in the decomposition of organic matter and soil aeration. They have gained increased attention from ecotoxicology research because they are continuously exposed to soil contaminants and biological effects of chemical stressors can be measurable at various levels of biological organization. This paper is the first review on the use of diplopods as soil bioindicators and compiles the effects of the different toxic chemical agents on these animals. Special emphasis is given on the interpretation of the effects of heavy metals and complex mixtures in target organs of diplopods.
Departamento de Biologia, Centro de Ciências Agrárias, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, UFES, Alto Universitário, s/número Guararema, 29500-000 Alegre, ES, Brasil. Electronic address: tatianas.souza@hotmail.com.
Tatiana
T
da Silva Souza
Departamento de Biologia, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Estadual Paulista, UNESP, Avenida 24A, 1515, Bela Vista, 13506-900 Rio Claro, SP, Brasil. Electronic address: cintyachris@gmail.com.
Cintya Aparecida
CA
Christofoletti
Departamento de Biologia, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Estadual Paulista, UNESP, Avenida 24A, 1515, Bela Vista, 13506-900 Rio Claro, SP, Brasil. Electronic address: bozzato@gmail.com.
Vlamir
V
Bozzatto
Departamento de Biologia, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Estadual Paulista, UNESP, Avenida 24A, 1515, Bela Vista, 13506-900 Rio Claro, SP, Brasil. Electronic address: fontanet@rc.unesp.br.
Carmem Silvia
CS
Fontanetti
D000818:Animals; D001181:Arthropods / Q000187:drug effects*; D015415:Biomarkers; D054750:Ecotoxicology; D012987:Soil / Q000737:chemistry; D012989:Soil Pollutants / Q000633:toxicity*
D015415:Biomarkers; D012987:Soil; D012989:Soil Pollutants
Biomarkers; Millipedes; Soil toxicity; Terrestrial ecotoxicology