| Description |
ix, 265 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
Contents note continued: 4.2.1.Acute Freshwater Tests -- 4.2.2.Acute Estuarine and Marine Tests -- 4.2.3.Chronic Freshwater Water-Only Tests -- 4.2.4.Chronic Estuarine and Marine Water-Only Tests -- 4.3.Sediment Toxicity Tests -- 4.3.1.Acute Freshwater Sediment Tests -- 4.3.2.Acute Estuarine and Marine Sediment Tests -- 4.3.3.Chronic Freshwater Sediment Tests -- 4.3.4.Chronic Estuarine and Marine Sediment Tests -- 4.3.5.In Situ Bioassays -- 4.4.Comparative Sensitivity with Other Invertebrates -- 4.5.Acclimation and Genetic Adaptation -- 4.6.Biomarkers -- 4.7.Conclusions -- References -- 5.Bioaccumulation and Trophic Transfer -- 5.1.Introduction -- 5.2.Uptake, Storage and Elimination -- 5.2.1.Uptake -- 5.2.2.Storage -- 5.2.3.Elimination -- 5.3.Body Burden and Sediment Concentration -- 5.3.1.Metals -- 5.3.2.Organic Chemicals -- 5.4.Bioaccumulation and Toxicity -- 5.5.Transfer Through Food-Chain and Biomagnification -- 5.6.Conclusions -- References -- 6.Methodological Issues -- |
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Contents note continued: 6.1.Introduction -- 6.2.Sampling -- 6.3.Fixation, Preservation and Preparation of Material -- 6.4.Biomass Estimation -- 6.5.Culture of Animals -- 6.6.Identification -- 6.7.Toxicity Tests -- 6.7.1.Water-Only Toxicity Tests -- 6.7.2.Sediment Toxicity Tests -- 6.8.Bioaccumulation -- References -- 7.Appendices -- 7.1.Appendix 1 -- 7.2.Appendix 2 |
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Machine generated contents note: 1.Introduction -- 1.1.Background on Aquatic Oligochaetes in Pollution Biology -- 1.2.Purpose and Contents of the Book -- References -- 2.Taxonomy of Aquatic Oligochaetes -- 2.1.What Is an Oligochaete Worm? -- 2.2.Classification of the Clitellata -- 2.3.Species Identification and Some Taxonomic Observations -- 2.3.1.Naidids and Tubificids -- 2.3.2.Lumbriculids -- 2.3.3.Phreodrilids -- 2.3.4.Enchytraeids -- 2.3.5.Lumbricine Worms -- References -- 3.Ecology and Field Studies -- 3.1.Introduction -- 3.2.Freshwater Community Studies -- 3.3.Estuarine and Marine Studies -- 3.4.Analytical Methods -- 3.4.1.Indices and Metrics -- 3.4.2.Multivariate Approaches -- 3.5.Other Field Approaches -- 3.5.1.Size Spectrum Analysis -- 3.5.2.Mesocosms -- 3.5.3.Field Bioaccumulation -- 3.5.4.Chaetal Alterations -- 3.6.Bioturbation -- 3.7.Conclusions and Remarks -- References -- 4.Toxicology and Laboratory Studies -- 4.1.Introduction -- 4.2.Water-Only Toxicity Tests -- |
| Summary |
"This book addresses three main themes: Ecological and Field Studies using the composition and structure of oligochaete communities, Toxicology and Laboratory Studies, and Bioaccumulation and Trophic Transfer Studies." -- Back cover |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Aquatic ecology.
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Aquatic invertebrates -- Effect of water pollution on.
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Environmental toxicology.
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Invertebrate populations.
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Oligochaeta -- Effect of pollution on.
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Water -- Pollution -- Environmental aspects.
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| Author |
Reynoldson, Trefor B.
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| LC no. |
2011934967 |
| ISBN |
9789400717176 (cased) |
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