Bioindicators and Biomonitors, Volume 6 (Trace Metals and other Contaminants in the Environment)
Contributors: B.A. Markert (Editor); A.M. Breure (Editor); H.G. Zechmeister (Editor)
Publisher: Pergamon
Published: June 30, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 1040
ISBN-13: 9780080441771
Subjects: Applied ecology; Science; Environmental Studies; Science/Mathematics; Environmental Science; Life Sciences - Ecology; Science / Ecology; Environmental monitoring; Indicators (Biology)
First sentence: Organisms, populations, biocoenoses and ultimately whole ecosystems are naturally influenced by numerous biotic and abiotic stress factors such as fluctuations in climate, varying radiation and food supply, predator-prey relationships, parasites, diseases, and competition within and between species.