Ecotoxicology : a comprehensive treatment /: a comprehensive treatment. (2008)

• Record Type: Book
• Uniform Title: ENVIROnetBASE.
• Further Information: Note: Michael C. Newman and William H. Clements.
• Other Names: Newman, Michael C; Clements, William H (William Henry), 1954-; CRC Press.
• Contents: Computer generated contents: Chapt. 1. The hierarchical science of ecotoxicology -- chapt. 2. The organismal ecotoxicology context -- chapt. 3. Biochemistry of toxicants -- chapt. 4. Cells and tissues -- chapt. 5. Organs and organ systems -- chapt. 6. Physiology -- chapt. 7. Bioaccumulation -- chapt. 8. Models of bioaccumulation and bioavailability -- chapt. 9. Lethal effects -- chapt. 10. Sublethal effects -- chapt. 11. Conclusion -- chapt. 12. The population ecotoxicology context -- chapt. 13. Epidemiology: the study of disease in populations -- chapt. 14. Toxicants and simple population models -- chapt. 15. Toxicants and population demographics -- chapt. 16. Phenogenetics of exposed populations -- chapt. 17. Population genetics: damage and stochastic dynamics of the germ line -- chapt. 18. Population genetics: natural selection -- chapt. 19. Conclusion -- chapt. 20. Introduction to community ecotoxicology -- chapt. 21. Biotic and abiotic factors that regulate communities -- chapt. 22. Biomonitoring and the responses of communities to contaminants -- chapt. 23. Experimental approaches in community ecology and ecotoxicology -- chapt. 24. Application of multimetric and multivariate approaches in community ecotoxicology -- chapt. 25. Disturbance ecology and the responses of communities to contaminants -- chapt. 26. Community responses to global and atmospheric stressors -- chapt. 27. Effects of contaminants on trophic structure and food webs -- chapt. 28. Conclusions -- chapt. 29. Introduction to ecosystem ecology and ecotoxicology -- chapt. 30. Overview of ecosystem processes -- chapt. 31. Descriptive approaches for assessing ecosystem responses to contaminants -- chapt. 32. The use of microcosms, mesocosms, and field experiments to assess ecosystem responses to contaminants and other stressors -- chapt. 33. Patterns and processes: the relationship between species diversity and ecosystem function -- chapt. 34. Fate and transport of contaminants in ecosystems -- chapt. 35. Effects of global atmospheric stressors on ecosystem processes -- chapt. 36. Conclusion.
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton : Taylor & Francis
• Publication Date: 2008
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 615.9/02; Toxicology -- Environmental aspects; Environmental Exposure -- adverse effects; Environmental Pollutants -- toxicity; Ecosystem; Population Dynamics; MEDICAL -- Toxicology; Toxicology -- Environmental aspects; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780849333576; 0849333571; 9781420005011; 1420005014
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
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