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Autore |
Newman E. I |
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Titolo |
Applied ecology and environmental management [[electronic resource] /] / Edward I. Newman |
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Oxford, Eng. ; ; Malden, Mass., : Blackwell Science, c2000 |
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ISBN |
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0-470-69817-9 |
1-282-34236-3 |
9786612342363 |
0-470-69872-1 |
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Edizione |
[2nd ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (406 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Environmental sciences |
Ecology |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 354-385) and indexes. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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 |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 |
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