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Physiological, Developmental and Behavioral Effects of Marine Pollution

Judith S Weis (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

454 Seiten

2013
Springer (Verlag)
978-94-007-6948-9 (ISBN)

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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.

Dr. Judith S. Weis is a Professor of Biological Sciences at Rutgers University, Newark. She received her bachelor's degree from Cornell University, and MS and PhD from New York University. Her research focuses mostly on estuarine ecology and ecotoxicology, and she has published over 200 refereed scientific papers, as well as a book on salt marshes (“Salt Marshes: A Natural and Unnatural History”) in 2009 and a book on fish (“Do Fish Sleep?”) published in 2011.

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

Erscheint lt. Verlag	19.8.2013
Zusatzinfo	XVIII, 454 p.
Verlagsort	Dordrecht
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Limnologie / Meeresbiologie
	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz
	Naturwissenschaften ► Chemie ► Technische Chemie
	Technik ► Umwelttechnik / Biotechnologie
Schlagworte	Behavioural effects • bioaccumulation • Developmental Effects • Physiological effects • Tolerance
ISBN-10	94-007-6948-2 / 9400769482
ISBN-13	978-94-007-6948-9 / 9789400769489
Zustand	Neuware