Environmental Contaminants and Terrestrial Vertebrates: Effects on Populations, Communities, and Ecosystems

by Peter H. Albers (editor), Gary H. Heinz (editor), Harry M. Ohlendorf (editor)

From an October 1998 symposium at the University of Maryland, College Park, 13 papers explore not only the effects of contaminants on wildlife, but also endpoints and study design, and applying research findings to ecological risk assessment at contaminated sites. The topics include contaminants as a cause for perturbations in terrestrial vertebrate populations, the statistical design of wildlife toxicology studies, and estimating population-level effects on wildlife based on individual-level exposures. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

351 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 2000