Population Ecotoxicology (Hb)

ISBN 10: 0471988189 / ISBN 13: 9780471988182

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Title: Population Ecotoxicology (Hb)

Binding: Hardcover

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Synopsis:

This essential text for ecotoxicologists, environmental consultants and environmental scientists, explores the science of contaminants in the biosphere and toxicant effects on populations. Topics covered include:

• The population context for ecotoxicology
• Epidemiology of noninfectious disease in populations
• Population dynamics and demography
• Translating individual effects to population effects using energy allocation theory and phenotypic plasticity
• Toxicant-related natural selection
• The effect of toxicants on the genetic qualities of populations

  
  

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Population Ecotoxicology explores the science of contaminants in the biosphere and toxicant effects on populations. Topics include:

• The population context for ecotoxicology
• Epidemiology of noninfectious disease in populations
• Population dynamics and demography
• Translating individual effects to population effects using energy allocation theory and phenotypic plasticity
• Toxicant-related natural selection
• The effect of toxicants on the genetic qualities of populations

Population Ecotoxicology is essential reading for all ecotoxicologists, environmental consultants and environmental scientists.

The Hierarchical Ecotoxicology Series is a sequence of five books designed to bridge a widening gap between general ecotoxicology textbooks and highly specialized books. Each book in the series focuses on one level of biological organization at a time, highlighting key concepts and defining important connections between levels of organization. Identification and discussion of ecotoxicological paradigms form the backbone of each book.