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 eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2009.
• Series: Environmental Pollution, 15
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Ecology.; Applied ecology.; Ecotoxicology.; Pollution.; Air pollution.; Life Sciences.; Applied Ecology.; Pollution, general.; Terrestial Ecology.; Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution.

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:

• Methodology of the Research and Description of Polluters
• Soil Quality
• Plant Growth and Vitality
• Fluctuating Asymmetry of Woody Plants
• Structure of Plant Communities
• Insect Herbivory
• Methodology of Pollution Ecology: Problems and Perspectives
• Effects of Industrial Polluters: General Patterns and Sources of Variation.