Aquatic Food Webs in the Anthropocene

Impact of Stressors of Emerging Concern

Mirco Bundschuh

• Publisher: Academic Press
• Year: 2026
• Topic: Biological Sciences
• eBook ISBN:
  9780443265396
• Subtopic: Marine Biology
• Index: Biological Sciences

Aquatic Food Webs in the Anthropocene: Impact of Stressors of Emerging Concern addresses a variety of anthropogenic factors and their impacts on aquatic food webs. It provides readers with an overview of cutting-edge research on known and emerging anthropogenic drivers of trophic transfers in aquatic ecosystems, bringing diverse topics together to offer new perspectives on food web dynamics. Each chapter has been written by a leading expert on the pollutant or stressor in question, ensuring global coverage of emerging contaminants, light pollution, pesticides, wastewater, brownification, salinization, changing temperatures, invasive species, and their relative impacts to aquatic food webs. The concluding chapter discusses the applications of emerging research covered in this work, including the potential for effective resource management and restoration of food webs under stress. Aquatic Food Webs in the Anthropocene: Impact of Stressors of Emerging Concern provides a critical reflection on current knowledge of how anthropogenic drivers affect aquatic food webs. It is a unique resource for researchers, academics, and the wider set of stakeholders that deal with aquatic community ecology. This book is an indispensable "go-to" resource for those who would like to develop and refresh their knowledge on aquatic ecology and food web dynamics and drivers. - Addresses key anthropogenic drivers shaping food webs - Summarizes the latest developments in the field of aquatic ecology and toxicology - Proposes research applications to resource management for the restoration of aquatic food webs under stress

Table of contents

• Title of Book
• Chapter 1 Contaminants in tropical regions and their impact on aquatic food webs
• Chapter 2 Effects of artificial light at night on freshwater food webs
• Chapter 3 Wastewater impacts on river food webs
• Chapter 4 Pharmaceuticals in aquatic food webs: uptake, transfer, and effects across biological levels of organization
• Chapter 5 Freshwater browning: trends, drivers, and impacts on food webs
• Chapter 6 Effects of salinization on aquatic food webs
• Chapter 7 The energetic tug-of-war: shifting bottom-up and top-down control in aquatic food webs under rising temperatures
• Chapter 8 Impact of invasive species on aquatic food webs
• Chapter 9 Food webs in non-perennial rivers: challenges and perspectives
• Chapter 10 Bottom-up effects of antimicrobials on aquatic food webs in surface freshwater ecosystems
• Chapter 11 Aquatic food webs under stress—from science to action
• Index