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Impacts of Point Polluters on Terrestrial Biota
Kozlov, Mikhail; Zvereva, Elena; Zverev, Vitali
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Paperback. This book identifies patterns in responses of terrestrial biota to industrial pollution and the sources of variation in these responses. The meta-analysis is based on extensive original data on soils, plants and animals collected around 18 industrial polluters. Series: Environmental Pollution. Num Pages: 466 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSAF; RNC; RNP; TQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 736.
The adverse consequences of pollution impact on terrestrial ecosystems have been under careful investigation since the beginning of the twentieth century. Several thousand case studies have documented the biotic effects occurring in contaminated areas. However, after more than a century of research, ecologists are still far from understanding the effects of pollution on biota. Only a few generalisations have been made on the basis of extensive monitoring programs and numerous expe- ments with industrial contaminants. The need to reveal general patterns in the responses of terrestrial biota to ind- trial pollution and to identify the sources of variation in these ... Read more
The adverse consequences of pollution impact on terrestrial ecosystems have been under careful investigation since the beginning of the twentieth century. Several thousand case studies have documented the biotic effects occurring in contaminated areas. However, after more than a century of research, ecologists are still far from understanding the effects of pollution on biota. Only a few generalisations have been made on the basis of extensive monitoring programs and numerous expe- ments with industrial contaminants. The need to reveal general patterns in the responses of terrestrial biota to ind- trial pollution and to identify the sources of variation in these ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
466
Condition
New
Series
Environmental Pollution
Number of Pages
466
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789400736719
SKU
V9789400736719
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About Kozlov, Mikhail; Zvereva, Elena; Zverev, Vitali
Mikhail Kozlov got his Ph.D. in entomology in 1986 at the Institute of Biology in Novosibirsk, Russia. Since 1991 he works in the Section of Ecology of the University of Turku, Finland. Mikhail has been working on the impact of aerial pollution on terrestrial ecosystems over the past 25 years. He has been doing fieldwork in several polluted regions of ... Read more
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