Water Pollution and Fish Physiology Contributor(s): Heath, Alan G. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0873716329 ISBN-13: 9780873716321 Publisher: CRC Press OUR PRICE: $308.75 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 1995 Annotation: Explains how toxic chemical pollutants affect physiological processes in teleost fish. This Second Edition has been completely updated, and chapters have been added on immunology and acid toxicity. The emphasis is on understanding the mechanisms of sublethal effects on fish and their responses to these environmental stressors. -- Provides a complete and updated treatment of the effects of water pollutants on the physiology of fish -- Includes material on how toxics affect the respiration, cardiovascular system, liver structure and function, metabolism, enzyme activity, reproduction and spawning, immune system, and nervous system functions in fish -- Contains figures and tables that illustrate the material covered in the text |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Nature | Animals - Fish - Science | Life Sciences - Ecology - Science | Environmental Science (see Also Chemistry - Environmental) |
Dewey: 597.024 |
LCCN: 95016292 |
Physical Information: 1.01" H x 6.45" W x 9.57" (1.59 lbs) 374 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: This book provides a concise synthesis of how toxic chemical pollutants affect physiological processes in teleost fish. This Second Edition of the well-received Water Pollution and Fish Physiology has been completely updated, and chapters have been added on immunology and acid toxicity. The emphasis, as in the first edition, is on understanding mechanisms of sublethal effects on fish and their responses to these environmental stressors. |