Ecotoxicology of Wild Mammals

by Shore, Richard F.; Rattner, Barnett A.

• ISBN13: 9780471974291
• ISBN10: 0471974293
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-04-25
• Publisher: WILEY

Summary

This landmark book, which contains contributions from the world's foremost mammalian ecotoxicologists, is a truly impressive summary of research undertaken in this field in recent years. It is also the first book to draw such information together in a seamless and unified approach. In examining the exposure and effects of environmental contaminants in wild mammal populations, this book addresses four core questions: * What exactly do we know about environmental contaminants in wild mammals? * What are the commonalities and differences between mammal orders/species in the effects that contaminants have? * How and to what degree of accuracy can we predict the adverse effects of environmental contaminants on mammalian wildlife? * How significant are contaminant insults compared with other density-independent and -dependent factors such as habitat loss, climatic factors and disease? The key underlying scientific principles and issues raised by the team of international authors will have significance throughout the world, making this an invaluable book not only for all those studying the effects of environmental pollutants on mammals, but also on regulatory agencies, and those carrying out environmental impact assessment.

Author Biography

Richard F. Shore and Barnett A. Rattner are the authors of Ecotoxicology of Wild Mammals, published by Wiley.

Table of Contents

List of contributors	vii
Series Foreword	xi
Editors' Preface	xiii
Abbreviations	xvii
Environmental Contaminants	1	(48)
David J. Hoffman
Barnett A. Rattner
Irene Scheunert
Friedhelm Korte
Mammal Classification and Characteristics	49	(36)
Giovanni Amori
Ronald M. Nowak
Marsupialia and Monotremata	85	(38)
Robyn M. Bolton-Grob
Jorma T. Ahokas
Charles T. Eason
Insectivora	123	(36)
Wei-chun Ma
Sylvia Talmage
Chiroptera	159	(56)
Donald R. Clark Jr.
Richard F. Shore
Rodentia and Lagomorpha	215	(100)
Steven R. Sheffield
Katarzyna Sawicka-Kapusta
Jonathan B. Cohen
Barnett A. Rattner
Carnivora	315	(56)
Christopher F. Mason
Christopher D. Wren
Pinnipedia	371	(56)
Peter S. Ross
Gera M. Troisi
Cetacea and Sirenia	427	(70)
Thomas J. O'Shea
Alex Aguilar
Perissodactyla and Artiodactyla	497	(54)
Arne Froslie
Tore Silvertsen
Robert Lochmiller
Biomarkers for Contaminant Exposure and Effects in Mammals	551	(26)
David B. Peakall
Karen McBee
Extrapolation of Laboratory Tests to Field Populations	577	(58)
Douglas J. Forsyth
Assessing Hazard and Risk of Chemical Exposures to Wild Mammals: Food-chain Analysis and its Role in Ecological Risk Assessment	635	(36)
Greg Linder
Gerhard Joermann
Putting the Impacts of Environmental Contamination into Perspective	671	(20)
Anne Fairbrother
Summation	691	(16)
Robert K. Ringer
Index	707