As ecosystems become increasingly affected by human activity, the need to monitor,
evaluate, manage, and remediate ecological change will increase. Because of the …

Here we review mechanisms and factors influencing contaminant exposure among
terrestrial vertebrate wildlife. There exists a complex mixture of biotic and abiotic factors that …

Presenting a multidisciplinary perspective in a concise format, Principles of Ecotoxicology,
Third Edition discusses the fundamental chemical and ecological nature of pollution …

The potential use of biomarkers in ecological risk assessment is explored. The biomarker
concept, initially developed to form a basis for studies at the individual/population level, is …

Difficult to measure accurately and deal with effectively, organic pollutants continue to be a
major hazard in the environment. Significantly expanded, the second edition of Organic …

Laboratory-based assessments of the potentially damaging effects of trace metals in the
natural environment are difficult to validate. This is a consequence of the diverse factors …

Epidemiology can be defined as the study of the prevalence of disease in a community at a
special time and which is produced by special causes not generally present in the affected …

The field of wildlife toxicology can be traced to the late nineteenth and early twentieth
centuries. Initial reports included unintentional poisoning of birds from ingestion of spent …

Although a number of biomarkers of pollutant exposure have been identified in invertebrate
species, direct linkage with changes at population and/or community levels are poorly …

The endocrine and biochemical responses to the acute stress of capture and handling were
investigated in sexually mature and in immature male and female yellow perch, Perca …