Description
S. Marshall Adams, editor
656 pages
Published by American Fisheries Society, August 2002
Summary
A practical guide to the use of biocriteria for assessment of the effects of environmental stressors on aquatic ecosystems and organisms, especially fish. Written by scientists who are the best in their fields, this book provides helpful information for designing and applying bioindicators in the field to reliably assess the health of aquatic organisms and the ecosystems. This volume may be used as a manual for scientists, students, and others, in a variety of disciplines and applications.
Table of Contents
Biological Indicators of Aquatic Ecosystem Stress: Introduction and Overview S. Marshall Adams
Biochemical Responses as Indicators of Aquatic Ecosystem Health Daniel Schlenk and Richard T. Di Giuilo
Molecular Biomarkers in Aquatic Organisms: DNA Damage and RNA Expression Isaac I. Wirgin and Christopher W. Theodorakis
Physiological and Condition-Related Indicators of Environmental Stress in Fish Bruce A. Barton, John D. Morgan, and Mathilakath M. Vijayan
Genetic Responses as Population-Level Biomarkers of Stress in Aquatic Ecosystems Christopher W. Theodorakis and Isaac I. Wirgin
Immunological Indicators of Environmental Stress and Disease Susceptibility in Fishes Charles D. Rice and Mary R. Arkoosh
Histopathological Biomarkers as Integrators of Anthropogenic and Environmental Stressors Mark S. Myers and John W. Fournie
Evaluating Stress in Fish Using Bioenergetics-Based Stressor-Response Models Daniel W. Beyers and James A. Rice
Reproductive Indicators of Environmental Stress in Fish Mark S. Greeley, Jr.
Assessing Fish Population Responses to Stress Michael Power
Behavioral Measures of Environmental Stressors in Fish Edward E. Little
Community-Level Indicators of Stress in Aquatic Ecosystems Martin J. Attrill
Integration of Population, Community, and Landscape Indicators for Assessing Effects of Stressors Donald L. DeAngelis and John L. Curnutt
Assessing Contaminant-Induced Stress Across Levels of Biological Organization Lyndal L. Johnson and Tracy K. Collier
Statistical Considerations in the Development, Evaluation, and Use of Biomarkers in Environmental Studies Eric P. Smith
Biomarkers and Bioindicators in Monitoring and Assessment: The State of the Art Peter V. Hodson