Overview
- Covers basic methods and various case studies of ecological risk assessments
- Describes mathematical models in an easy-to-follow manner
- Provides necessary knowledge and way of thinking for risk assessment
Part of the book series: Theoretical Biology (THBIO)
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This book introduces various mathematical models used in ecological risk assessment, primarily discussing models used in hazard assessment. The book aims to link ecology and conservation biology with risk assessments, bringing together the knowledge of ecotoxicology and ecology for effective risk assessment.
The first part describes population-level assessment in ecological risk assessment. The chapters cover current methodologies for ecological risk assessment, individual-level assessment, population dynamics models for population-level assessment, case studies, mathematical models for population extinctions, the derivation of mean time to extinction (MTE) and their case studies. The second part of the book discusses the mathematical models involved in hazard assessments. It introduces the method of risk assessment using species sensitivity distributions (SSDs), hazard assessment of metals, chemical mixtures using the Michaelis-Menten equation, basic elements of statistics and related topics.
Expected readers are risk assessors in governments and public sectors, students and young researchers interested in environmental science. The book is made accessible and easy to follow by beginners in mathematical biology and theoretical ecology.
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Table of contents (8 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Linking Ecology and Ecotoxicology
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Front Matter
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Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Masashi Kamo has been a researcher at the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Research Institute of Science for Safety and Sustainability (RISS), Japan since 2004. His research interests include ecology, evolutionary biology, and risk assessment. In evolutionary biology, he is interested in topics such as the evolution of infectious diseases and uses various models to study and solve related problems. In risk assessment, he looks for topics that can be analyzed using mathematical models. This approach leads him to conduct research on a diverse range of topics within risk assessment.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Theories in Ecological Risk Assessment
Authors: Masashi Kamo
Series Title: Theoretical Biology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-0309-2
Publisher: Springer Singapore
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2023
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-99-0308-5Published: 05 May 2023
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-99-0311-5Published: 06 May 2024
eBook ISBN: 978-981-99-0309-2Published: 04 May 2023
Series ISSN: 2522-0438
Series E-ISSN: 2522-0446
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 202
Number of Illustrations: 90 b/w illustrations
Topics: Ecology, Monitoring/Environmental Analysis, Environment, general, Conservation Biology/Ecology, Statistics, general