The Pollution Biology of Aquatic Oligochaetes

• Main Authors: Rodriguez, Pilar (Author), Reynoldson, Trefor B. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2011.
• Subjects: Environment.; Aquatic ecology.; Environmental management.; Ecotoxicology.; Water pollution.; Marine sciences.; Freshwater.; Marine & Freshwater Sciences.; Freshwater & Marine Ecology.; Environmental Management.; Waste Water Technology / Water Pollution Control / Water Management / Aquatic Pollution.

  In aquatic ecosystems, the oligochaetes are often a major component of the community. Their relevance in sediment quality assessment is largely related to their benthic and detritivorous life habit. In this book, we aim to present the state of the art of Pollution Biology using oligochaete worms i...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Taxonomy of Aquatic Oligochaetes
• Ecology and field studies
• Toxicology and laboratory studies
• Bioaccumulation and trophic transfer
• Methodological issues.