Air Pollution Effects on Biodiversity

✍ Scribed by Jerry R. Barker, David T. Tingey (auth.), Dr. Jerry R. Barker, Dr. David T. Tingey (eds.)

• Publisher: Springer US
• Year: 1992
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 325
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Biodiversity is the delicate ecological balance within biological systems such as species and populations. Evidence suggests air pollution disrupts and impoverishes ecosysytems processes, and genetic and population diversity. Based on a symposium conducted by the EPA's Environmental Research Laboratory, this book pulls together current knowledge on the subject, assesses its relevance, and offers a framework for future research on the impact of air pollution on biodiversity through all levels of biological organization. This text is particularly timely due to acid rain and other toxic problems. The text also discusses the best available control technology, management practices, alternative chemicals, and legislative ways to reduce the impact of air pollution on biodiversity.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-xii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
The Effects of Air Pollution on Biodiversity: A Synopsis....Pages 3-9
Biological Diversity in an Ecological Context....Pages 10-27
Front Matter....Pages 29-29
Air Pollution Transport, Deposition, and Exposure to Ecosystems....Pages 31-51
Monitoring Atmospheric Effects on Biological Diversity....Pages 52-71
Action of Pollutants Individually and in Combination....Pages 72-92
Air Pollution Interactions with Natural Stressors....Pages 93-108
Front Matter....Pages 109-109
Genetic Diversity of Plant Populations and the Role of Air Pollution....Pages 111-130
Air Pollution Effects on Plant Reproductive Processes and Possible Consequences to Their Population Biology....Pages 131-158
Air Pollution Effects on the Diversity and Structure of Communities....Pages 159-176
Air Pollution Effects on Terrestrial and Aquatic Animals....Pages 177-233
Air Pollution Effects on Ecosystem Processes....Pages 234-260
Front Matter....Pages 261-261
Policy Framework Issues for Protecting Biological Diversity....Pages 263-279
The Science-Policy Interface....Pages 280-292
Air Pollution Effects on Biodiversity: Research Needs....Pages 293-307
Back Matter....Pages 309-322

✦ Subjects

Ecotoxicology; Nature Conservation