Geomicrobial ecotoxicology as a new subject in environmental sciences is proposed.
Environmental sciences is an interdisciplinary subject and current development allows investigation of environmental issues from physical, chemical, geological, biological and toxicological approaches. Based on such development, geomicrobial ecotoxicology or microbial ecotoxicology is proposed to advance the information gathering on ecosystem processes and function because microorganisms are numerous and fundamental to the cycling of nutrients and energy flow.
School of Biological Sciences, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, SAR, People's Republic of China, jdgu@hku.hk.
Ji-Dong
JD
Gu
Yanxin
Y
Wang
D004463:Ecology; D054750:Ecotoxicology; D004783:Environmental Microbiology; D004784:Environmental Monitoring