Environmental Ecology
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Environmental Ecology

The Impacts of Pollution and Other Stresses on Ecosystem Structure and Function

  1. 434 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Environmental Ecology

The Impacts of Pollution and Other Stresses on Ecosystem Structure and Function

About this book

Environmental Ecology: The Impacts of Pollution and Other Stresses on Ecosystem Structure and Function deals with environmental studies on the ecological impacts of anthropogenic stresses. The book discusses more particularly the ways that anthropogenic or natural influences affect the quality of the inorganic and biotic components of the biosphere, as well as the human environment. The text discusses the sources of air pollution, the different toxic elements (naturally occurring contamination or anthropogenic sources), and acidifying substances or "acid rain." The author also cites several studies that deal with the reclamation of acidified bodies of water. Another topic the author addresses is declining forest areas; he then cites several case studies of this occurrence, such as those by Fowells, 1965; Hepting, 1971; and Auclair, 1987. The text also investigates the ecological effects of oil pollution caused during the refining process and transportation. The author then examines the general response patterns to ecological stress. The text is intended for advanced students of environmental ecology and environmental science, as well as for ecologists, environmentalists, and urban planners and officials.

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Information

Publisher
Academic Press
Year
2013
Print ISBN
9780122665400
eBook ISBN
9781483278117
Topic
Biological Sciences
Subtopic
Biology
Index
Biological Sciences

Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Environmental Ecology: The Impacts of Pollution and Other Stresses on Ecosystem Structure and Function
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Table of Contents
  5. Dedication
  6. PREFACE
  7. CHAPTER 1. THE ECOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF POLLUTION AND OTHER STRESSES
  8. CHAPTER 2. AIR POLLUTION
  9. CHAPTER 3. TOXIC ELEMENTS
  10. CHAPTER 4. ACIDIFICATION
  11. CHAPTER 5. FOREST DECLINE
  12. CHAPTER 6. OIL POLLUTION
  13. CHAPTER 7. EUTROPHZICATION OF FRESH WATER
  14. CHAPTER 8. PESTICIDES
  15. CHAPTER 9. HARVESTING OF FORESTS
  16. CHAPTER 10. LOSS OF SPECIES RICHNESS
  17. CHAPTER 11. ECOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF WARFARE
  18. CHAPTER 12. EFFECTS OF STRESS ON ECOSYSTEM STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION
  19. GLOSSARY
  20. BIBLIOGRAPHY
  21. BIOLOGICAL INDEX
  22. CHEMICAL INDEX
  23. GEOGRAPHICAL INDEX
  24. SUBJECT INDEX