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BL
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958427
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b712797
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| Title & Author
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Wildlife toxicology : : emerging contaminant and biodiversity issues /\ edited by Ronald J. Kendall [and others] ; with a foreword by Thomas Lovejoy.
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| Publication Statement
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Boca Raton :: CRC Press,, ©2010.
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1 online resource (xvii, 321 pages) :: illustrations, maps
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| ISBN
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1439817952
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: 1466533471
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: 9781439817957
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: 9781466533479
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1439817944
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9781439817940
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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Chapter 1: Introduction and Overview; Chapter 2: Environmental Toxicology of Munitions-Related Compounds; Chapter 3: Agriculture: Pesticides, Plant Genetics, and Biofuels; Chapter 4: Influence of Pesticides and Environmental Contaminants on Emerging Diseases of Wildlife; Chapter 5 Impacts of Contaminants and Pesticides on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Structureand Function; Chapter 6: Impacts of Anthropogenic CO2 and Climate Change on the Biology of Terrestrial and Marine Systems.
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| Abstract
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Provides a global assessment of a range of environmental stressors, including pesticides, environmental contaminants, and other emerging chemical threats, and their impact on wildlife populations. This book addresses these dangers and recommend proven mitigation techniques to protect and sustain Earth's wildlife populations.
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Animals-- Effect of pollution on.
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Biodiversity conservation.
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Biodiversity.
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Environmental toxicology.
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Pesticides and wildlife.
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Wildlife conservation.
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Animals, Wild.
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Ecosystem.
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Environmental Pollutants-- toxicity.
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Environmental Pollution-- adverse effects.
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Animals-- Effect of pollution on.
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Bekämpningsmedel-- miljöaspekter.
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Biodiversity conservation.
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Biodiversity.
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BUSINESS ECONOMICS-- Infrastructure.
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Ekotoxikologi.
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Environmental toxicology.
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Pesticides and wildlife.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE-- General.
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Wildlife conservation.
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| Dewey Classification
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363.17/92
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| LC Classification
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RA1226.W55 2010eb
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| Added Entry
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Kendall, Ronald J.
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