Includes bibliographical references and index.

Determination of total lipid, lipid classes, and fatty acids in aquatic samples / Christopher C. Parrish -- Fatty acids as trophic and chemical markers in freshwater ecosystems / Guillermo E. Napolitano -- Irradiance and lipid production in natural algal populations / Bruce C. Wainman, Ralph E.H. Smith, Hakumat Rai, and John A. Furgal -- Lipids in freshwater zooplankton: selected ecological and physiological aspects / Michael T. Arts -- Lipid dietary dependencies in zooplankton / Clyde E. Goulden, Robert E. Moeller, James N. McNair, and Allen R. Place -- Seasonal dynamics of lipids in freshwater benthic invertebrates / Joann F. Cavaletto and Wayne S. Gardner -- Ecological role of lipids in the health and success of fish populations / S. Marshall Adams -- Lipids and essential fatty acids in aquatic food webs: what can freshwater ecologists learn from mariculture? / Yngvar Olsen -- Influence of lipids on the bioaccumulation and trophic transfer of organic contaminants in aquatic organisms / Peter F. Landrum and Susan W. Fisher -- Lipids in water-surface microlayers and foams / Guillermo E. Napolitano and Daniel S. Cicerone -- Comparison of lipids in marine and freshwater organisms / Robert G. Ackman. "There is a general lack of understanding of the role of lipids in aquatic ecosystems. The fundamental purpose of this book is to synthesize the divergent literature on aquatic lipids into a coordinated, digestible form." "Students and researchers in ecology, phycology, aquatic toxicology, physiological ecology, and limnology will find this an invaluable guide and reference."--Jacket.