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Ecosystem Ecology
A New Synthesis

Part of Ecological Reviews

Editors:
David G. Raffaelli, University of York
Christopher L. J. Frid, Griffith University, Queensland

David G. Raffaelli, Christopher L. J. Frid, Andy Fenton, Matthew Spencer, Paul C. Stoy, Piran C. L. White, James C. R. Smart, Anna R. Renwick, Kevin Edson Jones, Odette A. L. Paramor, Roy Haines-Young, Marion Potschin

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Date Published: March 2010
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format: Paperback
isbn: 9780521735032

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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.
- 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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Product details
- Date Published: March 2010
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521735032
- length: 174 pages
- dimensions: 244 x 170 x 9 mm
- weight: 0.37kg
- contains: 21 b/w illus. 12 tables
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
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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
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- Ecossytems and Society
- Ecosystem Ecology
- Environmenatl biology
- Field Ecosystems Ecology
- Physiological Plant Ecology
- Topics in Ecology
Editors
David G. Raffaelli, University of York
David G. Raffaelli is Director of the UK's NERC Centre, UKPopNet. He has written extensively on aspects of ecosystem ecology, especially food webs and integrated catchment ecology, and more recently has become extensively involved with the ecosystem services approach to the management of natural resources within the UK and Europe through his work with DIVERSITAS, UKBRAG, the Royal Society's Global Environment Research Committee, DEFRA and the BES.
Christopher L. J. Frid, Griffith University, Queensland
Christopher L. J. Frid is Professor of Marine Biology at the University of Liverpool and a long standing member of the BES. He is a member of DEFRA's Marine Fisheries Science Advisory Group and the Council of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. He has written extensively on aspects of marine ecology and human impacts on marine ecosystems and has been a major proponent of the development of the ecosystem approach to marine management.
Contributors
David G. Raffaelli, Christopher L. J. Frid, Andy Fenton, Matthew Spencer, Paul C. Stoy, Piran C. L. White, James C. R. Smart, Anna R. Renwick, Kevin Edson Jones, Odette A. L. Paramor, Roy Haines-Young, Marion Potschin