Ecotoxicology
Subtitle: a comprehensive treatment
By: Michael C. Newman, William H. Clements
Contributors: Clements, William H. 1954-
Publisher: CRC Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Boca Raton, FL
Language: eng
Number of pages: 852
ISBN-13: 9780849333576
Subjects: Toxicology -- Environmental aspects
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index
Table of contents: title: I. Hierarchical ecotoxicology.  The hierarchical science of ecotoxicology; title: II. Organismal ecotoxicology.  The organismal ecotoxicology context; title: Biochemistry of toxicants; title: Cells and tissues; title: Organs and organ systems; title: Physiology; title: Bioaccumulation; title: Models of bioaccumulation and bioavailability; title: Lethal effects; title: Sublethal effects; title: Conclusion; title: III. Popoulation ecotoxicology.  The population ecotoxicology context; title: Epidemiology : the study of disease in populations; title: Toxicants and simple population models; title: Toxicants and population demographics; title: Phenogenetics of exposed populations; title: Population genetics : damage and stochastic dynamics of the germ line; title: Population genetics : natural selection; title: Conclusion; title: IV. Community ecotoxicology.  Introduction to community ecotoxicology; title: Biotic and abiotic factors that regulate communities; title: Biomonitoring and the responses of communities to contaminants; title: Experimental approaches in community ecology and ecotoxicology; title: Application of multimetric and multivariate approaches in community ecotoxicology; title: Disturbance ecology and the responses of communities to contaminants; title: Community responses to global and atmospheric stressors; title: Effects of contaminants on trophic structure and food webs; title: Conclusions; title: V. Ecosystem ecotoxicology.  Introduction to ecosystem ecology and ecotoxicology; title: Overview of ecosystem processes; title: Descriptive approaches for assessing ecosystem responses to contaminants; title: The use of microcosms, mMesocosms, and field experiments to assess ecosystem responses to contaminants and other stressors; title: Patterns and processes : the relationship between species diversity and ecosystem function; title: Fate and transport of contaminants in ecosystems; title: Effects of global atmospheric stressors on ecosystem processes; title: VI. Ecotoxicology : a comprehensive treatment; title: conclusion; title: Conclusion