Lipids in Freshwater Ecosystems

1. Determination of Total Lipid, Lipid Classes, and Fatty Acids in Aquatic Samples.- 1.1. Introduction.- 1.2. Results and Discussion.- 1.3. Conclusion.- References.- 2. Fatty Acids as Trophic and Chemical Markers in Freshwater Ecosystems.- 2.1. Introduction.- 2.2. Nomenclature.- 2.3. Characteristics of Fatty Acid Markers for Trophic Studies.- 2.4. Primary Sources and Trophic Transfer of Fatty Acids.- 2.5. Research Needs.- 2.6. Conclusions.- References.- 3. Irradiance and Lipid Production in Natural Algal Populations.- 3.1. Introduction.- 3.2. Metabolism and Reallocation.- 3.3. Irradiance and Lipid Synthesis.- 3.4. Conclusions.- 3.5. Research Directions.- References.- 4. Lipids in Freshwater Zooplankton: Selected Ecological and Physiological Aspects.- 4.1. Introduction.- 4.2. Usefulness of Areal Energy Reserve Estimates.- 4.3. Time Course of Lipid Deposition/Loss.- 4.4. Lipids as Indices of Stress.- 4.5. Ultraviolet Radiation and Zooplankton Lipids.- 4.6. Research Needs and Suggested Future Directions.- 4.7. Conclusions.- References.- 5. Lipid Dietary Dependencies in Zooplankton.- 5.1. Introduction.- 5.2. Methods.- 5.3. Results.- 5.4. Discussion.- References.- 6. Seasonal Dynamics of Lipids in Freshwater Benthic Invertebrates.- 6.1. Introduction.- 6.2. Results and Discussion.- 6.3. Research Needs.- 6.4. Conclusions.- References.- 7. Ecological Role of Lipids in the Health and Success of Fish Populations.- 7.1. Introduction.- 7.2. Results and Discussion.- References.- 8. Lipids and Essential Fatty Acids in Aquatic Food Webs: What Can Freshwater Ecologists Learn from Mariculture?.- 8.1. Introduction.- 8.2. Results and Discussion.- 8.3. Concluding Remarks.- References.- 9. Influence of Lipids on the Bioaccumulation and Trophic Transfer of Organic Contaminants in Aquatic Organisms.- 9.1. Introduction.- 9.2. Prediction of Bioconcentration and Bioaccumulation.- 9.3. Factors Affecting Prediction.- 9.4. Mimicking Bioconcentration with Semipermeable Membrane Devices.- 9.5. Toxicity and the Role of Lipid.- 9.6. Relevance of Food Chain Transfer to Bioaccumulation.- 9.7. Biomagnification and Organism Lipids.- 9.8. Lipids and Transgenerational Transfer of Contaminants.- 9.9. Conclusions.- References.- 10. Lipids in Water-Surface Microlayers and Foams.- 10.1. Introduction.- 10.2. Basic Physicochemistry of Surface Microlayers.- 10.3. Basic Structure of Foams.- 10.4. Sampling Techniques.- 10.5. Physicochemical Processes at the Surface Microlayers.- 10.6. Lipids in the Water-Surface Microlayers and Foams.- 10.7. Research Needs.- 10.8. Final Remarks.- References.- 11. Comparison of Lipids in Marine and Freshwater Organisms.- 11.1. Introduction.- 11.2. Discussion.- 11.3. Conclusions.- References.

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