Ecotoxicology by Leah Bendell - 9781394197446

EcotoxicologyA Case-based Approach\nAuthor(s): Leah Bendell\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc, United States\nImprint: John Wiley & Sons Inc\nISBN-13: 9781394197446, 978-1394197446\nSynopsis\nA hands-on approach to understanding the impact of local and global stresses on ecosystems \n\nEcotoxicology: A Case-based Approach follows a learning by doing approach, building a deeper understanding of this multi-faceted discipline through the guided analysis of five carefully selected case studies that between them address both local and global anthropogenic impacts on ecosystem structure and function. \n\nThe book is divided into three sections. Section I covers the definition, history and methodology of ecotoxicology. Section II comprises five case studies, each detailing a selected anthropogenic stress, showing how the ecotoxicological approach has been used to explain its environmental impact and by doing so has provided mitigation and restoration strategies. Th.