| Contents |
Section I. Legacy and emerging contaminants in marine mammal populations. 1. Organochlorine contaminants and reproductive implication in cetaceans : a case study of the common dolphin / Sinéad Murphy [and nine others] ; 2. Feeding ecology tools to assess contaminant exposure in coastal mammals / Elizabeth A. McHuron, Sarah H. Peterson and Todd M. O'Hara ; 3. The effects of oil exposure on cetaceans / Céline A.J. Godard-Codding and Tracy K. Collier ; 4. Legacy contamination in estuarine dolphin species from the South American coast / Salvatore Siciliano [and nine others] ; 5. Poly- and perfluoralkyl substances in marine mammals / Patricia A. Fair and Magali Houde ; 6. Impacts of marine litter on cetaceans : a focus on plastic pollution / Maria Cristina Fossi [and three others] ; 7. Persistent organic pollutants in cetaceans living in a hotspot area : the Mediterranean Sea / Letizia Marsili, Begoña Jiménez and Asunción Borrell ; 8. Pollutants in tropical marine mammals of the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador : an ecotoxicological quest to the last Eden / Juan José Alava and Peter S. Ross -- Section II. Effects of toxicological and cumulative stress on marine mammal health. 9. Field sampling techniques and ecotoxicologic biomarkers in cetaceans / Céline A.J. Godard-Codding and Maria Cristina Fossi ; 10. Ecotoxicological biomarkers and accumulation of contaminants in pinnipeds / Kristina Lehnert [and three others] ; 11. New technologies for monitoring marine mammal health / Annalaura Mancia ; 12. Immunotoxic effects of environmental pollutants in marine mammals / Jean-Pierre Desforges [and three others] ; 13. Ecotoxicological stress in Arctic marine mammals, with particular focus on polar bears / Heli Routti, Bjørn M. Jenssen and Sabrina Tartu ; 14. Toxicological risks and considerations associated with lipophilic contaminant burdens of Southern Ocean mysticetes / Susan M. Bengtson Nash ; 15. Emerging pathogens and stress syndromes of cetaceans in European waters : cumulative effects / Sandro Mazzariol [and five others] ; 16. Ecotoxicology of the Sirenia in the twenty-first century / Thomas J. O'Shea [and three others] -- Section III. Implication for monitoring and conservation of marine mammals. 17. Marine mammals and multiple stressors : implications for conservation and policy / Mark P. Simmonds. |
| Abstract |
"Marine Mammal Ecotoxicology: Impacts of Multiple Stressors on Population Health provides tactics on how to develop a comprehensive methodology for the study of existing threats to marine mammals. By presenting a conservation-biology approach and new and emerging technologies, this work helps provide crucial knowledge on the status of marine mammal populations that not only helps readers understand the ecosystem's health, but also instigate mitigation measures. This volume provides information that helps investigators unravel the relationships between exposure to environmental stressors (e.g., climate change, pollutants, marine litter, pathogens and biotoxins) and a range of endpoints in marine mammal species." -- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2019935587 |
| ISBN | 9780128121443 (paperback) |
| ISBN | 0128121440 (paperback) |
