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Abstract
Predicting the effect of a pollutant in an ecosystem requires knowledge of ecological processes such as competition and predator‐prey interactions. Chemical and toxicological information are not adequate. Multispecies laboratory microcosms are suggested as a tool for demonstrating ecological effects in a biologically and statistically acceptable way. Some examples of microcosms, the statistical properties of the data, and design criteria for better microcosms are presented.