Aquatic ecosystem research trends.

9781606927724

Aquatic ecosystem research trends.

Ed. by George H. Nairne.

Nova Science Publishers

2009

434 pages

$89.00

Hardcover

QH541

The three longest chapters in this collection present mathematical models of algae blooms, review existing literature on steroid sex hormones in freshwater ecosystems, and explore the role of NF-?B inhibitors in marine chemical ecology and biomedicine. Other topics of the 12 chapters include management of invasive aquatic plants in France, the allelopathic effect of Phragmites australis on cyanobacterial growth, ALA-D activity as a biomarker of lead contamination, and radionuclide distribution within the Chernobyl accident exclusion zone. No credentials are cited for the editor and no peer review process is noted.

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