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Main Title Physiological, Developmental and Behavioral Effects of Marine Pollution [electronic resource] /
Type EBOOK
Author Weis, Judith S.
Publisher Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer,
Year Published 2014
Call Number GE1-350
ISBN 9789400769496
Subjects Environmental sciences ; Ecology ; Aquatic biology ; Urban Ecology ; Climatic changes ; Environmental toxicology ; Pollution
Internet Access
Description Access URL
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-6949-6
Collation XVII, 452 p. 98 illus., 7 illus. in color. online resource.
Notes
Due to license restrictions, this resource is available to EPA employees and authorized contractors only
Contents Notes
Part I. Physiology -- Part II. Reproduction and development -- Part III. Behavior -- Part IV. Coping with pollutants. Synthesizing decades of work, but up-to-date, this book focuses on organism-level responses to pollutants by marine animals, mainly crustaceans, molluscs, and fishes. Emphasizing effects on physiological processes (feeding/digestion, respiration, osmoregulation), life-cycle (reproduction [including endocrine disruption], embryo development, larval development, developmental processes later in life (growth, regeneration, molting, calcification, cancer), and behaviour, the book also covers bioaccumulation and detoxification of contaminants, and the development of tolerance. The major pollutants covered are metals, organic compounds (oil, pesticides, industrial chemicals), nutrients and hypoxia, contaminants of emerging concern, and ocean acidification. Some attention is also devoted to marine debris and noise pollution.