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 …

Plastic is highly used polymer, with 330 million metric tons annual global production. The
extensive use of plastic from kitchen to industry level leads to accumulation of around 50–90 …

Aquatic toxicology is the study of the effects of manufactured chemicals and other
anthropogenic and natural materials and activities on aquatic organisms at various levels of …

Environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding is an increasingly important tool for surveying
biodiversity in marine ecosystems. However, the scale of temporal and spatial variability in …

Through a series of examples from physics, engineering, biology and economics, this book
illustrates the enormous potential for application of ideas and concepts from nonlinear …

1. Reproductive fitness is often compromised at the margins of a species' range due to sub-
optimal conditions. 2. Set against this backdrop, the Mediterranean's largest loggerhead sea …

The growth of the environmental sciences has greatly expanded the scope of biological
disciplines today's engineers have to deal with. Yet, despite its fundamental importance, the …

Macrobenthos are animals that live at the bottom of waters, both freshwater and seawater.
This study aims to describe the diversity of macrobenthos as a bioindicator of water quality in …

Sea urchins, ecologically important marine species, host a complex gut microbiota that plays
a significant role in their digestion, nutrient acquisition, and overall health. The gut microbes …

The mycorrhizal fungi, especially those that are vesicular arbuscular (VA), are universally
ubiquitous soil inhabitants, and form symbiotic relationships with roots of land plants from …