Ecological effects population dynamics

Flueck, W.T. 1994. Effect of trace elements on population dynamics selenium deficiency in free-ranging black-tailed deer. Ecology 75 807-812. 

Tests for ecological effects include those designed to address the potential of chemicals to affect ecosystems and the population dynamics in the environment. The tests... 

Assumption 5 states that the endpoints measured in the toxicity tests on which the SSD is based must be ecologically relevant. Mortality is the most frequently studied endpoint in laboratory tests. In chronic tests, endpoints such as reproduction and inhibition of growth are also studied. Forbes et al. (2001a) argued that individual-level endpoints like survival, fecundity, and growth may not reflect effects at the population level (Assumption 5). They recommended that additional consideration be given to the relative frequency of different life cycle types, to the proportion of sensitive and insensitive taxonomic groups in communities, and to the role of density-dependent influences on population dynamics (see also Forbes and Calow 2002). 

Hunter, M. D. 2001. Insect population dynamics meets ecosystem ecology effects of herbivory on soil nutrient dynamics. Agric Forest. Entomol. 3 77-84. 

Bach, C. E. (1980) Effects of plant density and diversity on the population dynamics of a specialist herbivore, the striped cucumber beetle, Acalymma vittata (Fab.). Ecology, 61, 1515-30. 

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