| Description |
1 online resource (882 pages) |
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Front cover -- Contents -- Preface -- The Authors -- Part I: Hierarchical Ecotoxicology -- Chapter 1. The Hierarchical Science of Ecotoxicology -- Part II: Orgtanismal Ecotoxicology -- Chapter 2. The Organismal Ecotoxicology Context -- Chapter 3. Biochemistry of Toxicants -- Chapter 4. Cells and Tissues -- Chapter 5. Organs and Organ Systems -- Chapter 6. Physiology -- Chapter 7. Bioaccumulation -- Chapter 8. Models of Bioaccumulation and Bioavailability -- Chapter 9. Lethal Effects -- Chapter 10. Sublethal Effects -- Chapter 11. Conclusion -- Part III: Population Ecotoxicology -- Chapter 12. The Population Ecotoxicology Context -- Chapter 13. Epidemiology: The Study of Disease in Populations -- Chapter 14. Toxicants and Simple Population Models -- Chapter 15. Toxicants and Population Demographics -- Chapter 16. Phenogenetics1 of Exposed Populations -- Chapter 17. Population Genetics: Damage and Stochastic Dynamics of the Germ Line -- Chapter 18. Population Genetics: Natural Selection -- Chapter 19. Conclusion -- Part IV: Community Ecotoxicology -- Chapter 20. Introduction to Community Ecotoxicology -- Chapter 21. Biotic and Abiotic Factors That Regulate Communities -- Chapter 22. Biomonitoring and the Responses of Communities to Contaminants -- Chapter 23. Experimental Approaches in Community Ecology and Ecotoxicology -- Chapter 24. Application of Multimetric and Multivariate Approaches in Community Ecotoxicology -- Chapter 25. Disturbance Ecology and the Responses of Communities to Contaminants -- Chapter 26. Community Responses to Global and Atmospheric Stressors -- Chapter 27. Effects of Contaminants on Trophic Structure and Food Webs -- Chapter 28. Conclusions -- Part V: Ecosystem Ecotoxicology -- Chapter 29. Introduction to Ecosystem Ecology and Ecotoxicology -- Chapter 30. Overview of Ecosystem Processes |
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Chapter 31. Descriptive Approaches for Assessing Ecosystem Responses to Contaminants -- Chapter 32. The Use of Microcosms, Mesocosms, and Field Experiments to Assess Ecosystem Responses to Contaminants and Other Stressors -- Chapter 33. Patterns and Processes: The Relationship between Species Diversity and Ecosystem Function -- Chapter 34. Fate and Transport of Contaminants in Ecosystems -- Chapter 35. Effects of Global Atmospheric Stressors on Ecosystem Processes -- Part VI: Ecotoxicology: A Comprehensive Treatment-Conclusion -- Chapter 36. Conclusion -- Index -- Back cover |
| Summary |
Coverage in section six |
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Integrating ecotoxicological concepts across a range of hierarchical levels, Ecotoxicology: A Comprehensive Treatment focuses on the paradigms and fundamental themes of ecotoxicology while providing the detail and practical application of concepts often found in more specialized books. By synthesizing the best qualities of a general textbook and the narrower, more specific scope of a technical reference, the authors create a volume flexible enough to cover a variety of instructional vantages and thorough enough to engender a respect for the importance of understanding and integrating concepts from all levels of biological organization. Divided into six sections, the book builds progressively from the biomolecular level toward a discussion of effects on the global biosphere. It begins with the fundamentals of hierarchical ecotoxicology and vantages for exploring ecotoxicological issues. The second section introduces organismal ecotoxicology and examines effects to biochemicals, cells, organs, organ systems, and whole organisms, and bioaccumulation and bioavailability of contaminants. Population ecotoxicology, section three, places the discussion in the larger context of entire populations by analyzing epidemiology, population dynamics, demographics, genetics, and natural selection. Section four encompasses issues of community ecotoxicology. This section presents biotic and abiotic factors influencing communities, biomonitoring and community response, and the application of multimetric and multivariate approaches. Section five evaluates the entire ecosystem by describing assessment approaches, identifying patterns, analyzing relationships between species, and reviewing the effects of global atmospheric stressors. A detailed conclusion integrating the concepts discussed and promoting a balanced assessment of the overarching paradigms rounds out the |
| Notes |
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Electronic books. -- local
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Environmental toxicology
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Toxicology -- Environmental aspects
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Environmental toxicology.
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Toxicology -- Environmental aspects.
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Clements, W. H. (William H.)
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| ISBN |
9780429122132 |
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1420005014 |
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9781420005011 |
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