Ecotoxicology is the study of the effects of toxicants on
ecological systems. Ecological effects of contaminants may occur at
several levels of biological organisation, from individual
organisms to the entire biosphere. Communities consist of
interacting populations that overlap in time and space. Thus,
community ecotoxicology is concerned with effects of contaminants
on communities. This is one of a series of five books that will
provide a comprehensive treatment of field ecotoxicology, it
provides important insights into how contaminants affect the
distribution and abundance of organisms in nature.
* Both authors are well known highly respected scientists in the
field.
* The first book to be dedicated to ‘community ecotoxicology.’
Tabella dei contenuti
Introduction to Community Ecotoxicology.
Biotic and Abiotic Factors that Regulate Communities.
Biomonitoring and the Responses of Communities to
Contaminants.
Experimental Approaches in Community Ecology and
Ecotoxicology.
Application of Multimetric and Multivarate Approaches in Community
Ecotoxicology.
Disturbance Ecology and the Responses of Communities to
Contaminants.
Community Responses to Global and Atmospheric Stressors.
Trophic Structure, Food Webs, and Contaminant Transport.
Conclusions.
Index.
Circa l’autore
William H. Clements is the author of Community Ecotoxicology, published by Wiley.
Michael C. Newman is a current professor of marine science at the College of William & Mary, Virginia Institute of Marine Science.
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