Risks to Aquatic Animal Health Conditions in Environmental Extremes: Research and Management

Dear Colleagues,

Recently, no science journal has attempted to present contemporary issues resulting from the complexities of dynamic changes in physiology and the health of fish and aquatic species in a changing climate, especially in relation to environmentally occurring chemical compounds. This Special Issue is requesting contributions whose hypotheses involve aquatic species—with an emphasis on teleost fishes—which are experiencing new and evolving physiological challenges from contaminants, as well as the effects of climate dynamics and weather events. This Special Issue will include such articles on how aquatic species are being influenced by dramatic changes in water availability and use, volume, temperature, and associated weather phenomena. The goal is to publish a series of papers authored by experts on integrated effects, at a number of relevant biological and ecological hierarchies, involving effects of contaminants and climate dynamics on aquatic species. These articles will touch on topics that include data, such as molecular and protein biomarker expressions, organismal mortalities, morphological adaptations, reproductive ecotoxicology, fish recruitment, ecosystem changes over time, as well as broad outlooks on populations and management.

Dr. Jill A. Jenkins
Steve L. Goodbred
Guest Editors

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