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Wildlife Ecotoxicology

Forensic Approaches

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  • © 2011

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Editors:
  1. John E. Elliott

    1. Pacific Wildlife Research Centre, Science and Technology Branch, Environment Canada, Delta, Canada

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  2. Christine A. Bishop

    1. Pacific Wildlife Research Centre, Science and Technology Branch, Environment Canada, Delta, Canada

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  3. Christy A. Morrissey

    1. Department of Biology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada

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  • Investigates the cause and effect relationships between environmental toxicants and vertebrate wildlife populations
  • Forensic toxicology is an important part of that field and focuses on identifying injury or death caused by poisoning
  • The implications of the choices made in environmental policy and regulatory decisions cannot be overstated
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Emerging Topics in Ecotoxicology (ETEP)

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Table of contents (15 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xix
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  2. Wildlife Ecotoxicology: Forensic Approaches

    • John E. Elliott, Christine A. Bishop, Christy A. Morrissey
    Pages 1-9

  3. Dioxins, Wildlife, and the Forest Industry in British Columbia, Canada

    • John E. Elliott
    Pages 11-43

  4. Swallows as a Sentinel Species for Contaminant Exposure and Effect Studies

    • Christine M. Custer
    Pages 45-91

  5. The Rocky Mountain Arsenal: From Environmental Catastrophe to Urban Wildlife Refuge

    • Jeffrey T. Edson, James V. Holmes, John E. Elliott, Christine A. Bishop
    Pages 93-151

  6. Abnormal Alligators and Organochlorine Pesticides in Lake Apopka, Florida

    • Allan R. Woodward, H. Franklin Percival, R. Heath Rauschenberger, Timothy S. Gross, Kenneth G. Rice, Roxanne Conrow
    Pages 153-187

  7. Restoration of Lake Apopka’s North Shore Marsh: High Hopes, Tough Times, and Persistent Progress

    • Roxanne Conrow, Edgar F. Lowe, Michael F. Coveney, R. Heath Rauschenberger, Greg Masson
    Pages 189-211

  8. Controlling Wireworms Without Killing Wildlife in the Fraser River Delta

    • John E. Elliott, Laurie K. Wilson, Robert Vernon
    Pages 213-237

  9. Toxic Trees: Arsenic Pesticides, Woodpeckers, and the Mountain Pine Beetle

    • Christy A. Morrissey, John E. Elliott
    Pages 239-265

  10. Amphibians Are Not Ready for Roundup®

    • Rick A. Relyea
    Pages 267-300

  11. Atrazine Has Been Used Safely for 50 Years?

    • Tyrone B. Hayes
    Pages 301-324

  12. Selenium, Salty Water, and Deformed Birds

    • Harry M. Ohlendorf
    Pages 325-357

  13. Eliminating Lead from Recreational Shooting and Angling: Relating Wildlife Science to Environmental Policy and Regulation in North America

    • A. M. Scheuhammer, Vernon G. Thomas
    Pages 359-382

  14. Feminized Fish, Environmental Estrogens, and Wastewater Effluents in English Rivers

    • Charles R. Tyler, Amy L. Filby
    Pages 383-412

  15. South Asian Vultures in Crisis: Environmental Contamination with a Pharmaceutical

    • J. Lindsay Oaks, Richard T. Watson
    Pages 413-441

  16. Where Science Stops, and Action Starts

    • Tim Lougheed
    Pages 443-453

  17. Back Matter

    Pages 455-466
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About this book

Many books have now been published in the broad field of environmental toxicology.  However, to date, none of have presented the often fascinating stories of the wildlife science, and the steps along the way from discovery of problems caused by environmental pollutants to the regulatory and non-regulatory efforts to address the problems.  This book provides case by case examinations of how toxic chemical effects on wildlife have brought about policy and regulatory decisions, and positive changes in environmental conditions.  Wild animal stories, whether they are about the disappearance of charismatic top predators, or of grossly deformed embryos or frogs, provide powerful symbols that can and have captured the public's imagination and have resulted in increased awareness by decision makers.  It is the intent of this book to present factual and balanced overviews and summaries of the science and the subsequent regulatory processes that followed to effect change (or not).  We cover a variety of chemicals and topics beginning with an update of the classic California coastal DDT story of eggshell thinning and avian reproduction to more recent cases, such as the veterinarian pharmaceutical that has brought three species of Asian vultures to the brink of extinction.  Researchers, regulators, educators, NGOs and the general public will find valuable insights into the processes and mechanisms involved both in environmental scientific investigation and in efforts to effect positive change.

Reviews

From the reviews:

“This volume illustrates many applications of wildlife ecotoxicology to environmental policy and litigation. It describes detectives exploring toxicologic causes of the morbidity and mortality of individual organisms and declines of wildlife populations. … Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through professionals; informed general readers.” (J. Burger, Choice, Vol. 49 (9), May, 2012)

“Wildlife Ecotoxicology might look like heavy going but is actually much more accessible than most collections of research papers. … Stories are told, both environmental and human, that should open up the subject to a broader audience. … By bringing both the peregrine falcon and vulture stories together, we get a real sense of how the field has changed over the last 50 years and appreciate the ongoing need for dedicated ecotoxicologists. Highly recommended.” (Ian Powell, The Biologist, Vol. 59 (4), October, 2012)

“This book presents 13 examples of investigations of either the effects of single chemicals or site contamination on wildlife (ecological risk assessments) or of the causes of observed effects (ecological causal assessments). … This book will be interesting to professional ecotoxicologists who are likely to know of many of these cases and some of the participants. It would be an excellent adjunct to conventional ecotoxicology texts in graduate programs.” (Glenn Suter, Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management, Vol. 8 (2), January, 2012)

Editors and Affiliations

  • Pacific Wildlife Research Centre, Science and Technology Branch, Environment Canada, Delta, Canada

    John E. Elliott, Christine A. Bishop

  • Department of Biology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada

    Christy A. Morrissey

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