Book Description
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
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
