Environmental Assessment of Estuarine Ecosystems - A Case Study

Informationen zum Autor Claude Amiard-Triquet, Philip S. Rainbow Klappentext With contributions from international experts! this reference covers all aspects of estuaries from the physiological to the economical. Using a comparative case study of two French estuaries! the text demonstrates the state-of-the-art science required to assess the estuary paradox. Zusammenfassung With contributions from international experts, this reference covers various aspects of estuaries from the physiological to the economical. Using a comparative case study of two French estuaries, it demonstrates the science required to assess the estuary paradox. It also covers a broad range of environmental issues and solutions. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction. Sedimentary Processes on Estuarine Mudflats: The Example of the Seine and the Authie Estuaries. Quantification of Contaminants. Biomarkers Based upon Biochemical Responses. Biogeochemistry of Metals in Sediments: Development of "Micro-Scale" Analytical Tools and the Use of Indicators of Biological Activities. Organic Contaminants in Coastal and Estuarine Foodwebs. Tolerance in Organisms Chronically Exposed to Estuarine Pollution. Linking Energy Metabolism, Reproduction, Abundance and Structure of Nereis diversicolor Populations. Historical Records of the Nereis diversicolor Population in the Seine Estuary. Ecological Status and Health of the Planktonic Copepod Eurytemora affinis in the Seine Estuary. From Pollution to Altered Fish Physiological Performance; The Case of Flatfish in the Seine Estuary. Diatoms. Foraminifera. Patterns of Abundance, Diversity and Genus Assemblage Structure of Meiofaunal Nematodes in the Seine (Pont de Normandie) and Authie (Authie Port) Estuaries. Dynamic Diagenetic Modelling and the Impact of Biota. Conclusions.

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• Authors: Claude (Universite De Nantes Amiard-Triquet, Claude Rainbow Amiard-Triquet
• Assisted by: Claude Amiard-Triquet (Editor), Claude (Universite De Nantes Amiard-Triquet (Editor), Amiard-Triquet Claude (Editor), Philip S. Rainbow (Editor), Philip S. (Natural History Museum- U.K.) Rainbow (Editor), Philip S. (The Natural History Museum Rainbow (Editor), Rainbow Philip S. (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 11.02.2009
• EAN: 9781420062601
• ISBN: 978-1-4200-6260-1
• No. of pages: 368
• Series: Environmental and Ecological Risk Assessment; Environmental and Ecological Risk Assessment
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Ecology; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Business administration; NATURE / Natural Resources, SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Geography, Environmental Management, Deltas, estuaries, coastal regions, Coastlines