Lagoons : biology, management, and environmental impact / editor, Adam G. Friedman.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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LAGOONS: BIOLOGY, MANAGEMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT -- LAGOONS: BIOLOGY, MANAGEMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- METABOLIC AND STRUCTURAL ROLE OF MAJOR FISH ORGANS AS AN EARLY WARNING SYSTEM IN POPULATION ASSESSMENT -- ABSTRACT -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. LIVER, ITS ROLE IN METABOLISM, ACCUMULATION AND REGULATION OF XENOBIOTIC COMPOUNDS -- Histopathology -- Glycogen and Lipid Reserves -- Biotransformation System of Xenobiotics -- Transaminases -- Metal-Binding Proteins -- 3. THE LYMPHOHEMOPOIETIC TISSUES IN FISH

3.1. The Spleen 3.2. The Kidney -- Kidney and Its Role in Electrolyte Balance -- 4. THE IMPACT OF WATER CONTAMINATION ON RENAL FUNCTION -- Endocrine Kidney Response to Stressors -- 5. IMMUNE SYSTEM IN FISH -- 5.1. Non-Specific Defence Mechanisms -- Macrophage Aggregates -- Splenic MAs -- 6. ORGANO-SOMATIC INDICES -- The Splenosomatic Index (SSI) -- The Hepato-Somatic Index (HSI) -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- BENTHIC FORAMINIFERA IN COASTAL LAGOONS: DISTRIBUTIONAL PATTERNS AND BIOMONITORING IMPLICATIONS -- ABSTRACT -- 1. INTRODUCTION

2. MATERIAL AND METHODS 3. FORAMINIFERA LIVING IN LAGOONAL ENVIRONMENTS -- 4. DISTRIBUTION OF FORAMINIFERA IN LAGOONAL ENVIRONMENTS -- 4.1. Common Pattern -- 4.2. Choked Stratified Lagoon -- Morphology -- Hydrodynamics -- Sediments -- Foraminiferal Assemblages -- 4.3. Restricted Lagoon with Salt Wedge -- Morphology -- Hydrodynamics -- Sediments -- Foraminiferal Assemblages -- 4.4. Choked Non-Stratified Hypersaline Lagoon -- Morphology -- Hydrodynamics -- Sediments -- Foraminiferal Assemblages

4.5. Restricted, Non-Stratified Lagoon, with Roughly Normal Saline Waters Morphology -- Hydrodynamics -- Sediments -- Foraminiferal Assemblages -- 4.6. Choked Hyposaline Lagoon -- Morphology -- Hydrodynamics -- Sediments -- Foraminiferal Assemblages -- 4.7. Generalization -- 5. USING FORAMINIFERA FOR ASSESSING WATER AND SEDIMENT QUALITY IN LAGOONS -- 5.1. Use of Foraminifera -- 5.2. The Effect of Organic Matter on Benthic Foraminifera -- 5.3. The Effect of Hydrocarbon-Oil on Benthic Foraminifera

5.4. The Effect of Trace Elements on Benthic Foraminifera 7. CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- COASTWEB, A FOODWEB MODEL BASED ON FUNCTIONAL GROUPS FOR COASTAL AREAS INCLUDING A MASS-BALANCE MODEL FOR PHOSPHORUS -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- METHODS � THE MODELLING APPROACH -- Coastal Ecosystem Boundaries -- The Foodweb Model -- Predictions of Normal Biomasses -- Migration -- An Outline of the Sub-Model for Jellyfish -- THE ROLE OF MACROPHYTES -- Macrophyte Cover -- Macrophytes and Macroalgae and Their Influence on Fish Production -- RESULTS

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