Tolerance to Environmental Contaminants

Name: Tolerance to Environmental Contaminants
Brand: CRC Press

CRC Press

Tolerance to Environmental ContaminantsAuthor(s): Claude Amiard-Triquet, Philip S. Rainbow, Michele Romeo\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: CRC Press\nISBN-13: 9780367383114, 978-0367383114\nSynopsis\nTolerance, the ability of populations to cope with the chemical stress resulting from toxic contaminants, has been described in many organisms from bacteria to fungi, from phytoplankton to terrestrial flowering plants, and from invertebrates such as worms to vertebrates like fish and amphibians. The building of tolerance, be it by physiological acclimation or genetic adaptation, can have great consequences for the local biodiversity, and hence the ecology and ecosystem functioning of many of the worlds habitats. Understanding the frequency of the occurrence of tolerance has tremendous implications for the sustainability of biodiversity and ecosystem functioning.\n\nTolerance to Environmental Contaminants takes a multidisciplinary approach .