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

• Autore: Newman E. I
• Pubblicazione: Oxford, Eng. ; ; Malden, Mass., : Blackwell Science, c2000
• Edizione: 2nd ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (406 p.)
• Disciplina: 333.95
• Soggetto topico: Environmental sciences; Ecology
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Applied ecology and environmental management
• ISBN: 0-470-69817-9; 1-282-34236-3; 9786612342363; 0-470-69872-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910830385003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II