Synthesis: A Framework for Predicting the Dark Side of Ecological Subsidies
In this chapter, we synthesize the state of the science regarding ecological subsidies and contaminants at the land-water interface and suggest research and management approaches for linked freshwater-terrestrial ecosystems. Specifically, we focus on move
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minants and Ecological Subsidies The Land-Water Interface
Contaminants and Ecological Subsidies
Johanna M. Kraus • David M. Walters Marc A. Mills Editors
Contaminants and Ecological Subsidies The Land-Water Interface
Editors Johanna M. Kraus Columbia Environmental Research Center U.S. Geological Survey Columbia, MO, USA
David M. Walters Columbia Environmental Research Center U.S. Geological Survey Columbia, MO, USA
Marc A. Mills National Risk Management Research Laboratory U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Cincinnati, OH, USA
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Foreword
efying Gravity: Aquatic-Terrestrial Subsidies D in the Anthropocene Humanity has eagerly embraced the idea of “better living through chemistry” and indeed chemical innovations have changed the lives of many for the better. Chemical fertilizers enabled the green revolution, pharmaceuticals have improved human health outcomes, and green chemistry is reducing waste. This expansion of the chemical industry has been accompanied by an exponential increase in both the mass and the variety of chemical compounds that are entering the natural environment.1 The Anthropocene is best characterized by the novel and persistent chemical compounds that have imparted a unique stratigraphic signature in the modern era.2 This explosion in chemical innovation is not without costs. In 1962, Rachel Carson published her influential book Silent Spring which warned that increasing the application of pesticides was leading to widespread losses of biodiversity. Modern concerns about urban
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