This book, “Environmental Stressors and Wildlife Health: Impacts on Birds and Mammals", synthesises global data and information on birds and mammals (with an emphasis on marine birds and marine mammals). The impacts of two legacy pollutants (Hg, DDT) and two emerging pollutants (Plastics and Climate change/CO2) on birds and mammals were collected, collated, analysed, interpreted, and synthesised. It documented the location/ country and continent-wide (Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania, and South America) species impacted by pollution. The impacts of pollutants are assessed in light of taxonomy, species affected, feeding habits, concentration detected, location/country, sex, age, IUCN conservation status, the toxic threshold value and sub-lethal and lethal effects. This book reveals that Hg, DDT, plastics and climate change (CO2) have impacted and will impact birds and mammals across the seven continents.
Expert Comments
Pollution Impacts on Wildlife (Birds & Mammals) provides a comprehensive understanding of the intricate relationship between pollution and wildlife.
Dr. Parappurath Abdul Azeez, Director (former), Sálim Ali Center for Ornithology & Natural History,
India. Visiting Faculty, Department of Environmental Management, Bharathidasan University, India.
This book is a welcome addition to researchers who would like to pursue their research on pollution's impact on wildlife and biodiversity.
Prof Dr. Joseph Jimu Baloyi, Department of Animal Science, University of Venda, South Africa.
This book comprehensively synthesizes global data on the effects of mercury, DDT, plastics, and climate change (CO2) on marine birds and mammals across seven continents.
Prof. Dr RUAN Yuefei Phoebe, State Key Laboratory of Marine Pollution, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
