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Quantitative ecotoxicology /
"This book provides a quantitative treatment of the science of ecotoxicology. The first chapters consider fundamental concepts and definitions essential to understanding the fate and effects of toxicants at various levels of ecological organization as covered in the remaining chapters. Scientif...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Boca Raton, FL :
Taylor & Francis,
2012.
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| Edición: | 2nd ed. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Introduction; Ecotoxicology as a Scientific Discipline; Toxicants and Biosphere; Toxicant Effects in Ecosystems; Toxicant Fate in Ecosystems; Organization of Knowledge Based on Explanatory Principles; Bayesian Inference; Toward Strongest Possible Inference and Clear Ecological Relevance; References; ; The Measurement Process ; General; Regions of Quantitation; Blank Correction; Accuracy and Precision; Variance Structure; Sample Size; Outliers; Summary; References; ; Bioaccumulation ; General Modeling Bioaccumulation: General Approach; Modeling Bioaccumulation: Alternative Approaches; Intrinsic Factors Affecting Bioaccumulation; Summary; References; ; Lethal and Other Quantal Responses to Stress ; General; Dose-Response at a Set Endpoint; Time to Death; Quantifying the Effects of Extrinsic Factors; Quantifying Effects of Intrinsic
- Factors; Toxicant Mixtures; Summary; References; ; Statistical Tests for Detection of Chronic Lethal and Sublethal Stress ; General; Method Selection; One-Way Analysis of Variance; Test of Normality: Shapiro-Wilk's Test; Test for Homogeneity of Variances: Bartlett's Test; Treatment Means Compared to the Control Mean; Monotonic Trend: Williams's Test; Steel's Multiple Treatment-Control Rank Sum Test; Wilcoxon Rank Sum Test with Bonferroni's Adjustment; A Second Look at Statistical Testing; Inferring Biological Significance from Statistical Significance; Summary; References; ; Population and Metapopulation Effects ; General; Epidemiology; Population Size; Demography; Spatial Distribution of Individuals; Population Genetics; Summary; References; ; Community Effects; General; Simple Species Interactions; Community Structure and Function; Composite