Climate change and marine and freshwater toxins.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Variability and trends of global sea ice cover and sea level : effects on physicochemical parameters / Josefino C. Comiso -- New techniques in environment monitoring / Begoña Espiña [and others] -- Responses of marine animals to ocean acidification / Mikko Nikinmaa and Katja Anttila -- Alexandrium spp. : genetic and ecological factors influencing saxitoxin production and proliferation / Shauna Murray, Uwe John, and Anke Kremp -- Potential effects of climate change on cyanobacterial toxin production / Susanna A. Wood [and others] -- Impact of global warming on the distribution of marine toxic blooms : an evolving matter / Gustaaf M. Hallegraeff -- Global warming, climate patterns, and toxic cyanobacteria / Elke S. Reichwaldt, Som Cit Sinang, and Anas Ghadouani -- Human impact in Mediterranean coastal ecosystems and climate change : emerging toxins / Aristidis Vlamis and Panagiota Katikou -- Gambierdiscus, the cause of ciguatera fish poisoning : an increased human health threat influenced by climate change / Gurjeet S. Kohli, Hazel Farrell, and Shauna A. Murray -- Control and management of harmful algal blooms / Dani J. Barrington [and others] -- Global climate change profile and its possible effects on the reproductive cycle, sex expression, and sex change of shellfish as marine toxin vectors / Joaquín Espinosa, Sara Silva-Salvado, and Oscar García-Martín -- Effects on world food production and security / M. Carmen Louzao, Natalia Vilariño, and Luis M. Botana -- From science to policy : dynamic adaptation of legal regulations on aquatic biotoxins / Natalia Vilariño [and others].

Production of toxins by marine and freshwater microalgae has been known for decades. However, toxic blooms have increased in frequency and distribution raising serious concerns regarding seafood and drinking water safety. This book compiles current evidence on the influence of climate change on the spreading of toxin producing species in aquatic systems. The chemistry and biology of toxin production is revised and an outlook on control and prevention of the toxin's impact on human and animal health is given.

English.

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