Copepods as References Species in Estuarine and Marine Waters

Wing Hin Kevin Patrick Kwok; Sami Souissi; Gael Dur; Eun Ji Won; Jae Seong Lee

doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-800949-9.00012-7

Copepods as References Species in Estuarine and Marine Waters

Wing Hin Kevin Patrick Kwok, Sami Souissi, Gael Dur, Eun Ji Won, Jae Seong Lee

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Abstract

Copepods are a class of small crustaceans that are widespread and naturally abundant in all aquatic ecosystems as a key link between primary producers and higher predators. They have 13 distinct life stages (i.e., egg, six naupliar stages, five copepodite stages, adult), making development easy to trace, and many species are sexually dimorphic. These life-history traits and its importance in the aquatic food web make copepods a suitable candidate as reference organisms for ecotoxicology. Copepods are used particularly for full life-cycle toxicity evaluation. This potential is recognized by researchers, government agencies, and international bodies. This chapter provides a summary of the current state of science in copepod toxicity testing, published protocols of copepod tests, and identifies key research area for further development of copepod testing.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Aquatic Ecotoxicology
Subtitle of host publication	Advancing Tools for Dealing with Emerging Risks
Publisher	Elsevier Inc.
Pages	281-308
Number of pages	28
ISBN (Electronic)	9780128011768
ISBN (Print)	9780128009499
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-800949-9.00012-7
Publication status	Published - 13 Jul 2015

Keywords

Genetics
Life-cycle toxicity
Population effect
Toxicity testing

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General Medicine

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