Physiological, Developmental and Behavioral Effects of Marine Pollution

• Main Author: Weis, Judith S. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Subjects: Environment.; Ecology.; Aquatic ecology.; Urban ecology (Biology).; Climate change.; Ecotoxicology.; Pollution.; Freshwater & Marine Ecology.; Urban Ecology.; Climate Change.; Pollution, general.

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...

Table of Contents:

• Part I. Physiology
• Part II. Reproduction and development
• Part III. Behavior
• Part IV. Coping with pollutants.