Ecosystem Ecology
A New Synthesis
Part of Ecological Reviews
- Editors:
- David G. Raffaelli, University of York
- Christopher L. J. Frid, Griffith University, Queensland
- Date Published: March 2010
- availability: Available
- format: Hardback
- isbn: 9780521513494
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What can ecological science contribute to the sustainable management and conservation of the natural systems that underpin human well-being? Bridging the natural, physical and social sciences, this book shows how ecosystem ecology can inform the ecosystem services approach to environmental management. The authors recognise that ecosystems are rich in linkages between biophysical and social elements that generate powerful intrinsic dynamics. Unlike traditional reductionist approaches, the holistic perspective adopted here is able to explain the increasing range of scientific studies that have highlighted unexpected consequences of human activity, such as the lack of recovery of cod populations on the Grand Banks despite nearly two decades of fishery closures, or the degradation of Australia's fertile land through salt intrusion. Written primarily for researchers and graduate students in ecology and environmental management, it provides an accessible discussion of some of the most important aspects of ecosystem ecology and the potential relationships between them.
Read more- Enables a complete understanding of ecosystem behaviour by viewing ecosystems as social-ecological systems
- Presents practical advice for managers and policy makers through coverage of ecosystem ecology as applied to the ecosystem approach
- Reviews different approaches to the study of ecosystems, providing the reader with an understanding of their basis and relative merits
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- Date Published: March 2010
- format: Hardback
- isbn: 9780521513494
- length: 174 pages
- dimensions: 255 x 180 x 13 mm
- weight: 0.51kg
- contains: 21 b/w illus. 12 tables
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
List of contributors
Preface
1. The evolution of ecosystem ecology David G. Raffaelli and Christopher L. J. Frid
2. Linking population, community and ecosystem ecology within mainstream ecology Andy Fenton and Matthew Spencer
3. Thermodynamic approaches to ecosystem behaviour: fundamental principles with case studies from forest succession and management Paul C. Stoy
4. Ecosystem health Piran C. L. White, James C. R. Smart, Anna R. Renwick and David G. Raffaelli
5. Interdisciplinarity in ecosystems research: developing social robustness in environmental science Kevin Edson Jones and Odette A. L. Paramor
6. The links between biodiversity, ecosystem services and human well-being Roy Haines-Young and Marion Potschin
7. Ecosystem ecology and environmental management Christopher L. J. Frid and David G. Raffaelli
Index.Instructors have used or reviewed this title for the following courses
- Ecossytems and Society
- Ecosystem Ecology
- Environmenatl biology
- Field Ecosystems Ecology
- Physiological Plant Ecology
- Topics in Ecology
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