Environmental Assessment of Estuarine Ecosystems: A Case Study

by Amiard-Triquet; Claude

• ISBN13: 9781420062601
• ISBN10: 1420062603
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2009-02-11
• Publisher: CRC Press

Summary

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. The two estuaries detailed here provide a full-spectrum of chemical and toxicological exposure and effects. Although the focus is on a specific region, the book covers a broad range of environmental issues and solutions. Understanding the observations about this region allow it to serve as a benchmark when assessing, remediating, and applying new developments to other estuaries. 

Table of Contents

Preface	p. vii
Contributors	p. ix
Introduction	p. 1
Sedimentary Processes on Estuarine Mudflats: Examples of the Seine and Authie Estuaries	p. 19
Quantification of Contaminants	p. 31
Biomarkers Based upon Biochemical Responses	p. 59
Biogeochemistry of Metals in Sediments: Development of Microscale Analytical Tools and Use of Indicators of Biological Activities	p. 83
Organic Contaminants in Coastal and Estuarine Food Webs	p. 107
Tolerance in Organisms Chronically Exposed to Estuarine Pollution	p. 135
Linking Energy Metabolism, Reproduction, Abundance, and Structure of Nereis Diversicolor Populations	p. 159
Historical Records of the Nereis diversicolor Population in the Seine Estuary	p. 183
Ecological Status and Health of the Planktonic Copepod Eurytemora affinis in the Seine Estuary	p. 199
From Pollution to Altered Physiological Performance: The Case of Flatfish in the Seine Estuary	p. 227
Diatoms: Modern Diatom Distribution in the Seine and Authie Estuaries	p. 241
Foraminifera	p. 255
Patterns of Abundance, Diversity, and Genus Assemblage Structure of Meiofaunal Nematodes in the Seine (Pont de Normandie) and Authie (Authie Port) Estuaries	p. 281
Dynamic Diagenetic Modelling and Impacts of Biota	p. 303
Conclusions	p. 323
Index	p. 349
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