Editorial: Advancements in the Understanding of Anthropogenic Impacts on the Microbial Ecology and Function of Aquatic Environments

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Taketani, R., Dini-Andreote, F., Beier, S. and Fernandez, C. 2021. Editorial: Advancements in the Understanding of Anthropogenic Impacts on the Microbial Ecology and Function of Aquatic Environments. Frontiers in Microbiology. 12, p. 820697. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2021.820697

AuthorsTaketani, R., Dini-Andreote, F., Beier, S. and Fernandez, C.
Abstract

Aquatic environments are important ecosystems providing multiple services to humankind and directly affecting economic income worldwide. These ecosystems have increasingly been threatened by changes in global climate and diverse anthropogenic activities—from agriculture to industry (Häder et al., 2020). In general, the continuous exploitation of aquatic ecosystems has caused severe impacts on biological diversity despite some efforts to control habitat exploitation via local legislation (Popper et al., 2020). For instance, the leaching of pollutants and chemical hazards, the eutrophisation caused by extensive use of chemicals in agriculture and aquaculture, changes in land use, and the disposal of urban wastes; are the major factors responsible for most of the anthropogenic impacts on these ecosystems worldwide (Cotta et al., 2019). As such, properly monitoring the effects of these human activities is critical to aid the early detection of potential chemicals and activities with large impacts in aquatic ecosystems. Besides, advances in ecological research can provide the basis for developing new strategies of remediation and recovery of impacted systems (Taketani et al., 2010).

KeywordsMicrobial diversity; Bioremediation; Biodiversity; Global climate change; Anthropogenic impact
Year of Publication2021
JournalFrontiers in Microbiology
Journal citation12, p. 820697
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2021.820697
Web address (URL)https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2021.820697/full
Open accessPublished as ‘gold’ (paid) open access
FunderBiotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
Publisher's version
Copyright license
CC BY
Output statusPublished
Publication dates
Online24 Jan 2022
Publication process dates
Accepted15 Dec 2021
PublisherFrontiers Media SA
ISSN1664-302X

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