Overview
- Focuses on the topic of ecotoxicology of aquatic macrophytes
- Includes contributors who are internationally recognized specialists in this field
- Is wide ranging, including the use of macrophytes for remediation of contaminated sites
Part of the book series: Environmental Contamination Remediation and Management (ENCRMA)
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This book focuses on the topic of ecotoxicology of aquatic macrophytes and is wide ranging, including the use of macrophytes for remediation of contaminated sites. Many human activities are threats to the equilibrium of natural ecosystems. Pollution from point and non-point sources can be assessed using a variety of techniques, such as biomonitoring, biomarkers and biosensors. In aquatic ecosystems, biomonitoring of pollutants is mostly conducted by analysis of the tissues of invertebrates and fishes, and biomarker studies are also more widely applied to animals rather than in plants. Aquatic macrophytes occupy a key niche in aquatic ecosystems and provide a range of ecosystem services. In addition to their role in primary production, vegetation plays a key role in the cycling and retention of nutrients and generally acts as a sink for pollutants. Therefore, because of their importance to aquatic ecosystems, more attention should be paid to understanding the fate of pollutants and to developing methods to evaluate the health status of macrophytic plants in freshwater, marine and estuarine environments.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Ecotoxicology of Aquatic Macrophytes
Editors: Mirta L. Menone, Chris Metcalfe
Series Title: Environmental Contamination Remediation and Management
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-27833-4
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2023
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-27832-7Published: 01 June 2023
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-27835-8Published: 19 June 2024
eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-27833-4Published: 31 May 2023
Series ISSN: 2522-5847
Series E-ISSN: 2522-5855
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XV, 214
Number of Illustrations: 8 b/w illustrations, 39 illustrations in colour
Topics: Science, multidisciplinary, Biomedicine, general, Ecology, Pollution, general