The Climatic Stress Lab by Professor Martin Holmstrup and Associate professor Stine Slotsbo is a research group under Department of Terrestrial Ecology
In our newly funded research project we are going to investigate the genetic basis of freeze-tolerance in the Arctic whiteworm Enchytraeus albidus. Link til projekt
Earthworm burrow number and vertical distribution are affected by the crop sequence of a grass-clover rotation system. Link to paper.
Adults and eggs of the Arctic seed bug, Nysius groenlandicus have high heat tolerance. Only the eggs overwinter and are extremely desiccation resistant. Link to paper.
When thermal conditions become stressful, the sensitivity of insects toward insecticides can be exacerbated. Likewise, exposure of insects to insecticides can subsequently influence their ability to handle stressful temperatures. Link to paper.
The potworm, Enchytraeus albidus, has a broad thermal optimum range and displays almost similar biomass production in the range of 15–22 °C. Maximum production of this live-feed for fish can reach 80 g live worms per month per liter soil. Link to paper.
Bioaccumulation of polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) by terrestrial worms gets higher in a warmer world. Link to paper.
Pandas, slugs and ants hint at shortcut to greener biofuel
This paper provides a summary of the FORESEE Workshop (In Field Organism Risk modeling by coupling Soil Exposure and Effect) held January 28‐30, 2020 in Düsseldorf, Germany. This workshop focussed on toxicokinetic‐toxicodynamic (TKTD) and population modeling of earthworms in the context of environmental risk assessment.
In this paper we show that survival of freezing by earthworms is reduced in soil contaminated with mercury. This effect is likely associated with mercury-induced oxidative stress which impairs membrane phospholipid composition, but is also connected to draining of carbohydrate energy storage used as an energy source during freezing.
A review on how plant secondary compounds mediate below ground species interactions
In a rapidly changing world, advancing our understanding of the cumulative ecological impacts of multiple stressors is critical for biodiversity conservation and ecosystem management
Salinity of the growth medium is important for production potential and nutritional value of white worms used as fish feed
