Pollution and fish health in tropical ecosystems / editors, Eduardo Alves de Almeida, Depto. de Quimica e Ciencias Ambientais, IBILCE-UNESP Sao Jose do Rio Preto, Brazil, Ciro Alberto de Oliveira Ribeiro, Federal University of Parana, Departmen

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Almeida, Eduardo Alves de, editor.

Ribeiro, Ciro Alberto de Oliveira, 1960- editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Marine ecosystem health--Tropics.

Marine ecosystem health.

Marine ecosystem health--Brazil.

Ecosystem health--Tropics.

Ecosystem health.

Ecosystem health--Brazil.

Aquatic ecology--Tropics.

Aquatic ecology.

Aquatic ecology--Brazil.

Water--Pollution--Environmental aspects--Tropics.

Water.

Water--Pollution--Environmental aspects--Brazil.

Fishes--Effect of water pollution on--Tropics.

Fishes.

Fishes--Effect of water pollution on--Brazil.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (394 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Boca Raton : CRC Press, [2014]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The tropical zone contains the highest diversity of fish species on the planet. Many of these species are being continuously exposed to pollutants that pose serious hazards to fish health thereby posing serious risks for entire fish populations. This book presents information about the different responses of fish to pollutants from the molecular levels to changes in behavior, with emphasis on tropical species. It also discusses current topics such as the adverse effects of emerging compounds like nanoparticles and endocrine disruptor chemicals.

Contents:

1. Introduction : pollution and fish health in tropical ecosystems : a brief summary on current challenges and perspectives / Eduardo Alves de Almeida, Aline Cristina Ferreira Rodrigues and Ciro Alberto de Oliveira Ribeiro

2. Genes and proteins related with biotransformation in tropical fishes : perspectives in aquatic toxicology / Juliano Zanette

3. Nuclear receptors in fish and pollutant interactions / Afonso C.D. Bainy, Jaco J. Mattos and Marilia N. Siebert

4. Fish neurotoxic pollutants / Helena Cristina Silva de Assis and Maritana Mela

5. Pollutants and oxidative stress / Francisco Filipak Neto

6. Genotoxicity and mutagenicity / Marta Margarete Cestari

7. The use of fish biomarkers in the evaluation of water pollution / Thiago E.M. Parente and Rachel Ann Hauser-Davis

8. Blood parameters of estuarine and marine fish as non-destructive pollution biomarkers / R. Seriani, D.M.S. Abessa, C.D.S. Pereira, A.A. Kirschbaum, L.D. Abujamara, L.M. Buruaem, C. Felix, G.C.R. Turatti, L.R.G.B. Prado, E.C.P.M. Sousa and M.J.T. Ranzani-Paiva

9. Histopathological markers in fish health assessment / Ciro Alberto de Oliveira Ribeiro and Marisa Fernandes Narciso

10. Emerging contaminants and endocrine system dysfunction / Daniele Dietrich Moura Costa

11. Nanoecotoxicology in fish species / Juliane Ventura-Lima, Alessandra Martins da Rocha, Marlize Ferreira-Cravo, Andre Lus da Rosa Seixas, Carmen Luiza de Azevedo Costa, Isabel Soares Chaves, Josencler Luis Ribas Ferreira, Rafaela Elias Letts, Lucas Freitas Cordeiro, Glauce R. Gouveia and Jose Maria Monserrat

12. Effect of pollutants on condition index / Larissa Paola Rodrigues Venancio and Claudia Regina Bonini Domingos

13. Behavioral biomarkers and pollution risks to fish health and biodiversity / Paulo Sergio Martins de Carvalho.

Notes:

"A CRC title."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-429-07590-1

1-4822-1289-7

9780429075902

OCLC:

868580258