Theories in Ecological Risk Assessment / by Masashi Kamo.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kamo, Masashi, author.

Series:

Theoretical Biology, 2522-0446

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ecology.

Environmental sciences--Mathematics.

Environmental sciences.

Conservation biology.

Statistics.

Mathematical Applications in Environmental Science.

Environmental Sciences.

Conservation Biology.

Local Subjects:

Ecology.

Mathematical Applications in Environmental Science.

Environmental Sciences.

Conservation Biology.

Statistics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (212 pages)

Edition:

1st ed. 2023.

Place of Publication:

Singapore : Springer Nature Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2023.

Summary:

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.

Contents:

0. Introduction - Ecologist in Wonderland

Part 1. Linking Ecotoxicology and Ecology

Chapter 1. Basic Concepts of Ecological Risk Assessment

Chapter 2. Population-level assessment

Chapter 3. Population models of extinction

Chapter 4. Population level assessment using the canonical model

Part 2. Models for ecotoxicology

Chapter 5. Species Sensitivity Distribution in Ecological Risk Assessment

Chapter 6. BLM: A model for predicting metal toxicities

Chapter 7.Mathematical models for chemical mixtures

Chapter 8.Statistics and related topics.

Other Format:

Print version: Kamo, Masashi Theories in Ecological Risk Assessment

ISBN:

9789819903092

OCLC:

1378933403