Impacts of Point Polluters on Terrestrial Biota Comparative analysis of 18 contaminated areas /

• Main Authors: Kozlov, Mikhail. (Author), Zvereva, Elena. (Author), Zverev, Vitali. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2009.
• Series: Environmental Pollution, 15
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Applied Ecology.; Endangered ecosystems.; Ecology.; Environmental toxicology.; Environmental protection.; Life Sciences.; Terrestial Ecology.; Ecotoxicology.; Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution.; Ecosystems.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-2467-1

This book is unique in identifying general 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 in six countries....

Table of Contents:

• 1 Introduction
• 2 Methodology of the research and description of polluters
• 3 Soil quality
• 4 Plant growth and vitality
• 5 Fluctuating asymmetry of woody plants
• 6 Structure of plant communities
• 7 Insect herbivory
• 8 Methodology of pollution ecology: problems and perspectives
• 9 Effects of industrial polluters: general patterns and sources of variation.