Impact of point polluters on terrestrial ecosystems: Methodology of research, experimental design, and typical errors

The current state of the ecology of the impact regions is outlined. It is argued that the complex of ecosystems situated around a point polluter (an impact region) is an appropriate model for solving several fundamental and applied ecological problems related to the exploration of strong external im...

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Published inRussian journal of ecology Vol. 43; no. 2; pp. 89 - 96
Main Authors Vorobeichik, E. L, Kozlov, M. V
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Dordrecht Springer-Verlag 01.03.2012
SP MAIK Nauka/Interperiodica
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Biota
Ecology
ecosystems
Environment
Error analysis
Experimental design
Life Sciences
Pollution
Terrestrial ecosystems
methodology of analysis
evaluation unit
passive experiments
experimental unit
point polluters
industrial pollution
terrestrial ecosystems
pollution gradient
impact region
methodological errors
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Summary:The current state of the ecology of the impact regions is outlined. It is argued that the complex of ecosystems situated around a point polluter (an impact region) is an appropriate model for solving several fundamental and applied ecological problems related to the exploration of strong external impacts on biota. Typical methodological errors resulting from insufficient attention to specific features of passive experiments are analysed, and ways to avoid them are proposed. The principles of spatial arrangements of study sites within the impact region and of the selection of experimental and evaluation units are discussed.
Bibliography:http://dx.doi.org/10.1134/S1067413612020166
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ISSN:1067-4136
1608-3334
DOI:10.1134/S1067413612020166