ISSN:
1573-5125
Keywords:
pesticides
;
stress ecology
;
ecological risk assessment
;
ecotoxicology
;
research approach
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
Notes:
Abstract This paper that serves as a prelude to a series of papers on the theme ‘Pesticide stress in freshwater ecosystems’, has three main objectives. First it outlines the importance of ecological expertise assessing the risks of discharge of pesticides into aquatic environments; second, it discusses possible contributions of ecotoxicological experiments to ecological theory; and third, it advocates the need for an integrative approach in stress-ecology. This approach is based on descriptive ecology, experimentation in the laboratory and in model ecosystems, and on the development of computer simulation models.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1009920612418
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