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Ecotoxicology is a rapidly-developing area of science which seeks to understand the impacts of toxic chemical exposure on the integrity of ecological systems and their subcomponents. Since its inception in the 1970s, its concerns have broadened from a consideration of lethal effects arising from catastrophic events such as oil spillages towards the understanding of more subtle nonlethal impacts on natural systems. In recent years, as the science has developed, the need for continued exchange of ideas between ecotoxicologists and mainstream ecologists has been highlighted, and the aim of this volume is to bring together international experts from both within and outside the ecotoxicological community to review and highlight the most recent developments in their areas of expertise. The material presented covers both aquatic and terrestrial systems, and deals with issues of global concern, and offers a potential source of ideas and information for those involved in environmental research and management. This book should be of interest to ecotoxicologists, ecologists, environmental scientists and risk assessment practitioners.

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Author:   D.J. Baird ,  P.E. Douben ,  P. Greig-Smith ,  L. Maltby
Publisher:   Chapman and Hall
Imprint:   Chapman and Hall
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1996
Volume:   11
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 0.50cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.454kg
ISBN:  

9780412754906

ISBN 10:   0412754908
Pages:   90
Publication Date:   30 September 1996
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1 Putting the ‘ECO-’ into ECOtoxicology.- 2 Ecology in ecotoxicology: some possible ‘rules of thumb’.- 2.1 Introduction.- 2.2 Reliability.- 2.3 Relevance.- 2.4 ‘Rules of thumb’.- 2.5 Conclusions.- References.- 3 Using demographic theory, community ecology and spatial models to illuminate ecotoxicology.- 3.1 Introduction.- 3.2 Stage-structured demographic models as an improvement on simply counting dead animals.- 3.3 Adapting recent advances in community ecology for predicting beyond single-species reponses in ecotoxicology.- 3.4 Using spatially explicit models to suggest how the scale and spatial patterning of a chemical stress influences its impact.- 3.5 Can ecology better serve environmental toxicology?.- 3.6 Conclusion.- Acknowledgements.- References.- 4 Indirect effects: concepts and approaches from ecological theory.- 4.1 Introduction.- 4.2 Simple types of indirect effects.- 4.3 Empirical studies to determine indirect effects.- 4.4 Estimating magnitudes of direct and indirect effects.- 4.5 Factors affecting the propagation of indirect effects.- 4.6 Indeterminacy of ecological interactions.- 4.7 Conclusions.- References.- 5 The dimensions of space and time in the assessment of ecotoxicological risks.- 5.1 Introduction.- 5.2 Space and time in ecotoxicology: arguments from first principles.- 5.3 Effects of temporal and spatial factors on ecotoxicological processes.- 5.4 The next steps in ecotoxicology.- References.- 6 Coping with variability in environmental impact assessment.- 6.1 Introduction.- 6.2 The nature of environmental variation.- 6.3 Variation and impact assessment.- 6.4 Study designs and their assumptions.- 6.5 On natural variation, pseudoreplication, power and scale.- 6.6 Conclusions.- Acknowledgements.- References.- 7 Environmental stress andthe distribution of traits within populations.- 7.1 Are responses to environmental stress general?.- 7.2 Key definitions.- 7.3 Population tolerance distributions.- 7.4 Sensitivity in toxicology.- 7.5 Sensitivity in ecology.- 7.6 Variability in asexual versus sexual populations.- 7.7 Stress-caused changes in variability.- 7.8 Evidence for increased variability in response to stress?.- 7.9 Predicting variance changes in response to stress.- 7.10 Detecting effects of stress on variable systems.- 7.11 Promising directions for future inquiry.- 7.12 Concluding remarks.- Acknowledgements.- References.

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...short, concisely written, ideas-driven reviews of dey issues making this a text suitable for both students and researchers - Ethology Ecology & Evolution

...short, concisely written, ideas-driven reviews of dey issues making this a text suitable for both students and researchers - Ethology Ecology & Evolution

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