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Record Nr.

UNISA996213496303316

Autore

Newman E. I

Titolo

Applied ecology and environmental management [[electronic resource] /] / Edward I. Newman

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford, Eng. ; ; Malden, Mass., : Blackwell Science, c2000

ISBN

0-470-69817-9

1-282-34236-3

9786612342363

0-470-69872-1

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (406 p.)

Disciplina

333.95

Soggetti

Environmental sciences

Ecology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 354-385) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Applied Ecology and Environmental Management; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; 2 Energy, Carbon Balance and Global Climate Change; 3 Water; 4 Soil; 5 Fish from the Sea; 6 Management of Grazing Lands; 7 Management of Forests; 8 Pest control; 9 Pollution; 10 Conservation and Management of Wild Species; 11 Restoration of Communities; Glossary; References; Subject Index; Species Index

Sommario/riassunto

This book explains ways that ecological science can be applied to solving some of the most crucial problems facing our world today. A major theme is how resources can be effectively managed and exploited in as near a sustainable manner as possible. The author draws together, in a single volume, major topics in environmental and resource management that have traditionally been dispersed among several different books. Applied Ecology starts with an analysis of our planet's basic natural resources - energy, water and soil; it moves on to the management of biological resources - fish, grazi