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FRONTIERS IN LIFE SCIENCE
Volume 9, Issue 2, Pages 110-118Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/21553769.2016.1162753
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Bioindicators; biomonitors; planktons; phytoplanktons; zooplanktons
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Bioindicators are living organisms such as plants, planktons, animals, and microbes, which are utilized to screen the health of the natural ecosystem in the environment. They are used for assessing environmental health and biogeographic changes taking place in the environment. Each organic entity inside a biological system provides an indication regarding the health of its surroundings such as plankton responding rapidly to changes taking place in the surrounding environment and serving as an important biomarker for assessing the quality of water as well as an indicator of water pollution. Even the health of aquatic flora is best reflected by plankton, which acts as an early warning signal. In this review we have tried to explain the concept behind Bioindicators and plankton, with particular emphasis on their potential to be used as Bioindicators for water quality assessment and outcomes relating to this.
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