Ecological Importance of Insects in Selenium Biogenic Cycling

Ecological Importance of Insects in Selenium Biogenic Cycling

Selenium is an essential trace element for animal and human beings. Despite the importance of insects in most ecosystems and their significant contribution to the biological cycling of trace elements due to high abundance, population productivity, and diverse ecosystem functions, surprisingly little...

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Main Authors: Nadezhda Golubkina, Sergey Sheshnitsan, Marina Kapitalchuk
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:International Journal of Ecology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/835636
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spelling doaj-2293b0caf5c9462397d332ee3d5f0b662020-11-24T21:05:55ZengHindawi LimitedInternational Journal of Ecology1687-97081687-97162014-01-01201410.1155/2014/835636835636Ecological Importance of Insects in Selenium Biogenic CyclingNadezhda Golubkina0Sergey Sheshnitsan1Marina Kapitalchuk2Agrochemical Research Center, All-Russian Scientific Research Institute of Vegetable Breeding and Seeds Production, Russian Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Moscow 143080, RussiaDepartment of Natural Sciences and Geography, Pridnestrovian State University, 3300 Tiraspol, MoldovaDepartment of Natural Sciences and Geography, Pridnestrovian State University, 3300 Tiraspol, MoldovaSelenium is an essential trace element for animal and human beings. Despite the importance of insects in most ecosystems and their significant contribution to the biological cycling of trace elements due to high abundance, population productivity, and diverse ecosystem functions, surprisingly little information is available on selenium bioaccumulation by these arthropods. This review considers selenium essentiality and toxicity to insects as well as insects’ contribution to selenium trophic transfer through the food chains. Data on Se accumulation by insects of the Dniester River Valley with no anthropogenic Se loading reveal typically low Se content in necrophagous insects compared to predators and herbivores and seasonal variations in Se accumulation.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/835636
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Ecological Importance of Insects in Selenium Biogenic Cycling
International Journal of Ecology
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Sergey Sheshnitsan
Marina Kapitalchuk
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title Ecological Importance of Insects in Selenium Biogenic Cycling
title_short Ecological Importance of Insects in Selenium Biogenic Cycling
title_full Ecological Importance of Insects in Selenium Biogenic Cycling
title_fullStr Ecological Importance of Insects in Selenium Biogenic Cycling
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publisher Hindawi Limited
series International Journal of Ecology
issn 1687-9708
1687-9716
publishDate 2014-01-01
description Selenium is an essential trace element for animal and human beings. Despite the importance of insects in most ecosystems and their significant contribution to the biological cycling of trace elements due to high abundance, population productivity, and diverse ecosystem functions, surprisingly little information is available on selenium bioaccumulation by these arthropods. This review considers selenium essentiality and toxicity to insects as well as insects’ contribution to selenium trophic transfer through the food chains. Data on Se accumulation by insects of the Dniester River Valley with no anthropogenic Se loading reveal typically low Se content in necrophagous insects compared to predators and herbivores and seasonal variations in Se accumulation.
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