Acid Rain/Fisheries

R. E. Johnson, editor
357 pages
Published by American Fisheries Society
Publication date: 1982
Summary
International symposium on acid rain's immediate damage and future threat to fish
and aquatic resources in North America.
Table of Contents
Introduction to Symposium
T. A. Haines
KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Acid Rain -- Environmental Crisis of the Eighties
R. Simmons
HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE
An Historical Perspective on Acid Precipitation
E. B. Cowling
Acid Rain Chemodynamics
H. T. Spencer
CASE HISTORIES
Historical Fisheries Changes Related to Surface Water pH Changes in Canada
H. H. Harvey and C. Lee
Historical Fisheries Changes in the United States Related to Decreases in Surface
Water pH
C. L. Schofield
Current Status of Lake Acidification and its Effects on the Fishery Resources
of Canada
J. R. M. Kelso and C. K. Minns
Recent Impacts of Acidification on Fisheries Resources in the U.S.
M. H. Pfeiffer
GEOCHEMISTRY
The Effects of Acidification on the Chemistry of Ground and Surface Waters
S. A. Norton
Susceptibility of Surface Waters to Acidification
A. Henriksen
IMPACTS ON DECOMPOSERS, PLANTS, INVERTEBRATES
Effects of Acidification on Aquatic Primary Producers and Decomposers
G. R. Hendrey
Planktonic Fluctuations in a Fertilized, Acidic Lake: the Role of Invertebrate
Predators
N. C. Yan, C. J. Lafrance, and G. G. Hitchin
IMPACTS ON FISH
Physiological Effects of Acid Stress on Fish
H. Leivestad
Effects on Fish of Metals Associated with Acidification
J. P. Baker
Reproduction in Fish Experiencing Acid and Metal Stress
R. H. Peterson, P. G. Daye, G. L. Lacroix, and E. T. Garside
Physiological Mechanisms of Acid Toxicity to Fish
C. M. Wood and D. G. McDonald
Population Responses of Fish in Acidified Waters
H. H. Harvey
IMPACTS ON AMPHIBIANS
Responses of Amphibians to Acid Precipitation
M. A. Tome and F. H. Pough
PROGNOSIS AND REMEDIAL ACTION
Information Needs for Regulatory Control of Acidic Precipitation
L. Smith
Problem Complexity in Predicting Impacts from Altered Precipitation
Chemistry
G. E. Glass and T. G. Bridges
Remedial Actions for Interim Maintenance of Fish Stocks in Acidified
Waters
W. A. Flick, C. L. Schofield, and D. A. Webster
SOCIO-ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL CONCERNS
Socio-Economic Measurement of Acid Rain Impacts on Fisheries
A. L. W. Tuomi
Acid Rain and International Law
I. H. Courage
SUMMARY AND OVERVIEW
Acid Rain and Fisheries -- an Overview
M. G. Johnson
Closing Remarks
T. A. Haines
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