Multiple Stresses in Ecosystems
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Ecotoxicology is the evaluation of toxic effects within the environment, typically within one specific ecosystem, like a forest, stream, or lake. For years now, ecotoxicological studies have tended to focus on one toxicant at a time. But that isn't how an ecosystem encounters toxicants (or stresses): there may be several elements at work in the air, several more in the water, and still more already within the soil of any given ecosystem, and all have some level of toxic influence on that ecosystem. Multiple Stresses in Ecosystems presents the state-of-the-art in determining the effects of these multiple impacts upon ecosystems.
Resulting from a vanguard conference originally held in 1993 at UC Davis, this new work is divided into three sections that present methodolgies for assessing the health of an ecosystem; the effects of multiple toxicological impacts upon an ecosystem, and which tools are worth using to assess these dangers. Environmental scientists, chemists, toxicologists, risk analysts, and probably the entire membership of SETAC will find need for this book, as will wetlands scientists, ecologists, and research biologists.
Table of Contents
Preface
Impact Of Multiple Stresses On Ecosystems
Evaluation and Scaling In Ecotoxicology
Extrapolation And Scaling In Ecotoxicology
A Framework For Evaluating Organism Responses To Multiple Stressors: Mechanisms Of Effect And Importance Of Modifying Ecological Factors
Forest Ecosystems And Air Pollution: The Importance Of Multiple Stress Interactions At A Regional And Global Scale
Multiple Environmental Stresses On The Fragile Lake Tahoe Ecosystem
Establishing The Health Of Ecosystems
Establishing Ecosystem Health
Physiology And Ecological Health
Biomarkers: Are There Linkages To Ecological Effects?
Establishing The Health Of Ecosystems
Establishing The Health Of Ecosystems: The Role Of Risk Assessment
Stressors In The Marine Environment
Future Methods In Ecotoxicology
Ecotoxicological Methods
Development And Application Of Immunoassays For Biological And Environmental Monitoring
Using Surface Probe Localized 31P NMR Spectroscopy To Understand Sublethal Environmental Actions
The Use Of Developing Organisms For Assessing Contamination In The Marine Environment
An Attempt To Explain Ecological Health With A Metaphor
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