Monitoring of chemicals in the aquatic environment by chemical analysis alone cannot
completely assess and predict the effects of chemicals on aquatic species and ecosystems …

Extraction of natural gas from hard‐to‐reach reservoirs has expanded around the world and
poses multiple environmental threats to surface waters. Improved drilling and extraction …

The vast scope of conservation problems has forced biologists and managers to rely on"
surrogate" species to serve as shortcuts to guide their decision making. These species …

The definitive reference in its field, Ecological Risk Assessment, Second Edition details the
latest advances in science and practice. In the fourteen years since the publication of the …

Increased temperature and other environmental effects of global climate change (GCC)
have documented impacts on many species (eg, polar bears, amphibians, coral reefs) as …

When looking for a book on fish toxicology, you might find one that discusses the
biochemical and molecular aspects, or one that focuses aquatic toxicology in general. You …

Community ecotoxicology is defined as the study of the effects of contaminants on patterns
of species abundance, diversity, community composition, and species interactions. Recent …

Most ecosystems receive an assortment of anthropogenic chemicals from the thousands
possible, making it important to identify a predictive theory for their direct and indirect effects …

Virtually all species live within complex food webs, and many of these organisms are
exposed to contaminants. However, we know little about how community processes, such as …

The field of toxicology has traditionally assessed the risk of contaminants by using laboratory
experiments and a range of pesticide concentrations that are held constant for short periods …