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On the book: Ostroumov S.A. Introduction to Biochemical Ecology. Moscow University Press, 1986.

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Biochemical Ecology.

Many natural products were described, especially secondary metabolites, that have biological effects on a broad rangę of organisms. Some of them have a commercial importance as crop protection agents [1], and as pharmaceuticals.

There was a publication (a book) which formulated the principles and basie concepts of biochemical ecology were formulated and analyzed [2]. The book analyzed, inter alia, the ecological roles of natural and man-made Chemicals. Inter alia, some problems of Chemical communication and regulation in natural populations and ecosystems, environmental toxicology and chemistry. Ecological functions of secondary metabolites of bacteria, fungi, algae, plants, invertebrates and vertebrates.

The abstract of the book [2]: [book: Ostroumov S.A. Introduction to Biochemical Ecology. 1986. Moscow. Moscow University Press. 176 p. Figures. tables. Bibliogr.: pp. 168-174. [Analyzed: Ecological roles of natural and man-made Chemicals. Inter alia, some problems of Chemical communication and regulation in natural populations and ecosystems, environmental toxicology and chemistry and QSAR. Ecological functions of secondary metabolites of bacteria, fungi, algae, plants, invertebrates and vertebrates. There are no other books on biochemical ecology in the international literaturę that analyzes so broad diversity of data on metabolites of various taxons. Published reviews indicated that the book broke a fresh ground and extended the frontiers of ecology. The new concepts suggested: ecological chemomediators and ecological chemoregulators in ecosystems].

The book got a positive evaluation in several published reviews [3] . The book contributed to the conceptual framework and theoretical basisfor advances in the areas with the key words, inter alia: pharmacology, pest management, new pesticides. including herbicides; allelopathy in terrestrial and aquatic environments; sustainable agriculture and forestry; biocontrol agents: phytochemicals, bioactive agents; natural pesticides; biopesticides; biologically active; terpenoids; biocidal; pyrethroids; insecticidal; antifungal; herbicidal; agents; algicidal; isoprenoids; alkaloid; toxicants; toxic; phytotoxins, pharmaceutical; allelopathic potential; bioassay; blue-green, green, alga; algae; cyanobacteria, pathogenic; agrochemical; biocide; mutagenicity; phytotoxic; ichthyotoxic, phytoplankton; secondary; metabolism; metabolite; integrated, weed, management, biological, testing.