Using biological traits to predict species sensitivity to toxic substances

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 296-301

  Baird, Donald J ^a   Van den Brink, Paul J ^b  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Ecological relevance; Species traits; Species sensitivity distribution

Indexed keywords

TOXIC SUBSTANCE;

FEEDING ECOLOGY; LIFE HISTORY; MORPHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDICTION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TOXIC SUBSTANCE;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL TRAIT; SPECIES DISTRIBUTION; STRESS;

ANIMALS; DATABASES, FACTUAL; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 34247607172     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: 10902414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2006.07.001     Document Type: Article

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