ENGLISH

Community Ecotoxicology

By William H. Clements , Michael C. Newman

Book information

Publisher
Wiley
Year
2002
ISBN
0471495190, 9780471495192
LCC
QH545.A1 C55 2002
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (2157620 bytes)
Series
Hierarchical Exotoxicology Mini Series
Pages
356\356
Topic
Biology
Library
duansci.com
Time added
2010-02-18 13:16:04

Description

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.

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