Contaminants and Ecological Subsidies

Chapter 1 Introduction: Ecological Subsidies as a Framework for Understanding Contaminant Fate, Exposure, and Effects at the Land-Water Interface

Chapter 2 Ecological Factors Controlling Insect-Mediated Methyl Mercury Flux from Aquatic to Terrestrial Ecosystems: Lessons Learned from Mesocosm and Pond Experiments

Chapter 3 Pathways of Contaminant Transport Across the Aquatic-Terrestrial Interface: Implications for Terrestrial Consumers, Ecosystems, and Management

Chapter 4 Agriculture and Mining Contamination Contribute to a Productivity Gradient Driving Cross-Ecosystem Associations Between Stream Insects and Riparian Arachnids

Chapter 5 Cross-Ecosystem Linkages and Trace Metals at the Land-Water Interface

Chapter 6 Metamorphosis and the Impact of Contaminants on Ecological Subsidies

Chapter 7 Variables Affecting Resource Subsidies from Streams and Rivers to Land and their Susceptibility to Global Change Stressors

Chapter 8 Beyond “Donors and Recipients”: Impacts of Species Gains and Losses Reverberate Among Ecosystems Due to Changes in Resource Subsidies

Chapter 9 Practical Considerations for the Incorporation of Insect-Mediated Contaminant Flux into Ecological Risk Assessments

Chapter 10 When Nutrients Become Contaminants in Aquatic Systems: Identifying Responses to Guide Terrestrial-Derived Detrital Endpoint Development for Managers

Chapter 11 Mesocosms to Evaluate Aquatic-Terrestrial Contaminant Linkages Using Aquatic Insect Emergence: Utility for Aquatic Life Criteria Development

Chapter 12 Studying Effects of Contaminants on Aquatic-Terrestrial Subsidies: Experimental Designs Using Outdoor and Indoor Mesocosms and Microcosms

Chapter 14 Synthesis: A Framework for Predicting the Dark Side of Ecological Subsidies