Title: pollution-induced community tolerance
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - pollution-induced community tolerance
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.14929
Status: current

Definition
Increase in tolerance to pollution resulting from species composition shifts in the community, acclimatization of individuals, and genetic changes in populations in the community.

Related Terms
- acclimatization: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/14418
- community: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/14531
- populations: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/14932

Source
- PAC, 2009, 81, 829. 'Glossary of terms used in ecotoxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2009)' on page 929 (https://doi.org/10.1351/PAC-REC-08-07-09)

Other Outputs
- html: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/14929/html
- json: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/14929/json
- xml: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/14929/xml

Citation: Citation: 'pollution-induced community tolerance' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.14929
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