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The use of diatoms in ecotoxicology and bioassessment: Insights, advances and challenges by Pandey, Lalit K., Bergey, Elizabeth A., Lyu, Jie, Park, Jihae, Choi, Soyeon, Lee, Hojun, Depuydt, Stephen, Oh, Young-Tae, Lee, Sung-Mo, Han, Taejun

“…Diatoms are regularly used for bioassessment and ecotoxicological studies in relation to environmental and anthropogenic disturbances. Traditional taxonomical…”
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Climate gradients, and patterns of biodiversity and biotic homogenization in urban residential yards by Bergey, Elizabeth A, Whipkey, Benjamin E

“…Residential yards constitute a substantive biodiverse greenspace within urban areas. This biodiversity results from a combination of native and non-native…”
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Land Snails at the Zoo: A Biodiverse Community with Conservation and Educational Potential by Bergey, Elizabeth A., Boonmachai, Tuangthong

“…The combination of animals and plants in zoological gardens provides the opportunity for conservation within the grounds. An example is pollination gardens…”
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Diatoms on the carapace of common snapping turtles: Luticola spp. dominate despite spatial variation in assemblages by Wu, Shelly C, Bergey, Elizabeth A

“…Filamentous algae are often visible on the carapaces of freshwater turtles and these algae are dominated by a few species with varying geographic…”
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First record and description of three new species in the land snail genus Diplommatina Benson, 1849 (Caenogastropoda, Diplommatinidae) from Satun Province, Thailand by Boonmachai, Tuangthong, Bergey, Elizabeth A., Nantarat, Nattawadee

“…The micro land snail genus Diplommatina (family Diplommatinidae) is widely distributed in Southeast Asia and includes many endemic species. Three new species…”
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Trading in snails: plant nurseries as transport hubs for non-native species by Bergey, Elizabeth A, Figueroa, Laura L, Mather, Charles M, Martin, Rebekah J, Ray, Eric J, Kurien, Jobin T, Westrop, David R, Suriyawong, Phushewan

“…The plant trade provides a major mechanism for the long-distance dispersal of land snails, including slugs, which have low natural mobility. Whereas…”
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The impacts of non-native watercress in Oklahoma spring ecosystems by Bergey, Elizabeth A.

“…Watercress ( Nasturtium officinale ) has spread widely from Europe and commonly occurs in Oklahoma (USA) springs. Watercress is usually an emergent plant and…”
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Influence of limestone and anthropogenic activities on land snail communities in Satun Province, Thailand by Boonmachai, Tuangthong, Bergey, Elizabeth A., Wongsawad, Chalobol, Nantarat, Nattawadee

“…Southeast Asia is renowned for its rich biodiversity and serves as a global hotspot for organisms. Satun Province, located in southern Thailand, represents a…”
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Metal toxicity and recovery response of riverine periphytic algae by Pandey, Lalit K., Bergey, Elizabeth A.

“…In the present study, in situ assessment of metal (Cu and Zn) toxicity followed by their recovery response was examined in periphyton dominated by diatoms. For…”
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Cigarette butts may have low toxicity to soil-dwelling invertebrates: Evidence from a land snail by Gill, Hussan, Rogers, Kyler, Rehman, Bilal, Moynihan, John, Bergey, Elizabeth A.

“…Cigarette butts are a common form of litter that is often deposited on soil, where toxins from butts may affect soil-dwelling organisms. We examined possible…”
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Exploring the status of motility, lipid bodies, deformities and size reduction in periphytic diatom community from chronically metal (Cu, Zn) polluted waterbodies as a biomonitoring tool by Pandey, Lalit K., Bergey, Elizabeth A.

“…Taxonomic metrics of diatoms are regularly used for aquatic biomonitoring, including testing for heavy metal stress. In contrast, non-taxonomical parameters in…”
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A review of methods for measuring the surface area of stream substrates by BERGEY, Elizabeth A, GETTY, Gail M

“…Surface area measurement is a common component of benthic research, especially in the quantification of chlorophyll. Multiple techniques are available and 10…”
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Dispersal of a non-native land snail across a residential area is modified by yard management and movement barriers by Bergey, Elizabeth A.

“…Urban areas with residential yards (= domestic gardens) provide a diverse environmental mosaic characterized by high plant architectural and species diversity…”
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Diatoms as indicators of environmental health on Korean islands by Park, Jihae, Bergey, Elizabeth A., Han, Taejun, Pandey, Lalit K.

“…•Concentrations of As, Cd, Cr, Pb, Ni, and Zn were above the ESV and TRV.•Concentrations of As, Cd, Cr, Pb, Ni, and Zn were above the ESV and TRV.•Shannon…”
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A native species contributes to biotic homogeneity of urban land snails in Thailand by Bergey, Elizabeth A, Dumrongrojwattana, Pongrat, Boonmachai, Tuangthong, Nantarat, Nattawadee

“…ABSTRACT Biotic homogenization or the increasing similarity of biota has been documented in urban land snail assemblages in Europe and North America. The…”
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In a behavioural bioassay, effluents from cigarette butts, cured tobacco and tree leaves differentially affect resting site selection in the land snail Cornu aspersum by Bergey, Elizabeth A, Shakir, Mariam F

“…ABSTRACT Cigarette butts (CBs) contain a plethora of chemicals, including many that are toxic. Although numerous studies have demonstrated the toxicity of CBs…”
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Residential yards as designer ecosystems: effects of yard management on land snail species composition by Bergey, Elizabeth A., Figueroa, Laura L.

“…Residential yards comprise the majority of green space in urban landscapes, yet are an understudied system because of access issues and because yards may be…”
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Qualitative and quantitative assessment of diatom deformities and protoplasmic condition under metal and metalloid stress by Negi, Sudeeksha, Han, Taejun, Park, Jihae, Bergey, Elizabeth A., Sangeeta, Chaubey, Jyoti, Kumar, Abhishek, Gupta, Divyanshi, Gupta, Mahima, Singh, Shivangi, Pandey, Lalit Kumar

“…   Metals and metalloids are toxic, persistent, and non-biodegradable and can be biomagnified (e.g., Hg), and therefore pose a serious threat to the algal…”
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Cigarette butt effects on diatom health in a stream ecosystem by Werdel, Gina M., Pandey, Lalit K., Bergey, Elizabeth A.

“…Cigarette butts are a prevalent form of litter containing numerous toxic chemicals. Because cigarette butts are frequently deposited on the ground and carried…”
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Messages in the mucus: Selection of land snail resting sites based on the presence of mucus from conspecifics and other species by Bergey, Elizabeth A., Atakpo, Idara J., Benni, Nissi K., Bohrofen, Braxton, Boyce, Cassidy H.

“…Mucus is applied to substrates as snails move and when they rest. Beyond the use of mucus in movement and adhesion, the wide array of chemicals in mucus allows…”
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