A protocol for identifying suitable biomarkers to assess fish health: A systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Biomarkers have been used extensively to provide the connection between external levels of contaminant exposure, internal levels of tissue contamination, and early adverse effects in organisms.

Objectives

To present a three-step protocol for identifying suitable biomarkers to assess fish health in coastal and marine ecosystems, using Gladstone Harbour (Australia) as a case study.

Methods

Prior to applying our protocol, clear working definitions for biomarkers were developed to ensure consistency with the global literature on fish health assessment. First, contaminants of concern were identified based on the presence of point and diffuse sources of pollution and available monitoring data for the ecosystem of interest. Second, suitable fish species were ident

SUBMITTER: Kroon F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5389625 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature