Ebook: Ecological Issues in a Changing World: Status, Response and Strategy
- Tags: Environment general, Ecology, Climate Change
- Year: 2004
- Publisher: Springer Netherlands
- Edition: 1
- Language: English
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Problems of scale have exercised the minds of ecologists for many years, and will continue to do so into the future. This volume deals with this subject and with mathematical approaches to improve our understanding of complex ecological systems. The book also concentrates on monitoring the responses of ecosystems, especially to human impacts upon them. The importance of spatial separation of function at both the landscape and ecosystem level forms an important theme. Finally, this special book focuses on large-scale issues, discussing in particular important applied ecological problems and how these can be managed through a variety of planning processes. Many examples of major ecological problems in the mainstream ecological literature are drawn from Europe and North America. In contrast, many of the most pressing ecological problems are to be found elsewhere in the world.
This volume is composed of four parts according to scale, objectives and application of modern ecological research. Part I covers emerging concepts and models in the ecosystem complex and in the landscape. Part II. Biological responses to environmental changes: pattern and process, Part III. Ecological networking and restoration technology: theory and practice, and finally a summary of 8th INTECOL Congress and possible future directions are covered in Part IV.
Problems of scale have exercised the minds of ecologists for many years, and will continue to do so into the future. This volume deals with this subject and with mathematical approaches to improve our understanding of complex ecological systems. The book also concentrates on monitoring the responses of ecosystems, especially to human impacts upon them. The importance of spatial separation of function at both the landscape and ecosystem level forms an important theme. Finally, this special book focuses on large-scale issues, discussing in particular important applied ecological problems and how these can be managed through a variety of planning processes. Many examples of major ecological problems in the mainstream ecological literature are drawn from Europe and North America. In contrast, many of the most pressing ecological problems are to be found elsewhere in the world.
This volume is composed of four parts according to scale, objectives and application of modern ecological research. Part I covers emerging concepts and models in the ecosystem complex and in the landscape. Part II. Biological responses to environmental changes: pattern and process, Part III. Ecological networking and restoration technology: theory and practice, and finally a summary of 8th INTECOL Congress and possible future directions are covered in Part IV.
Problems of scale have exercised the minds of ecologists for many years, and will continue to do so into the future. This volume deals with this subject and with mathematical approaches to improve our understanding of complex ecological systems. The book also concentrates on monitoring the responses of ecosystems, especially to human impacts upon them. The importance of spatial separation of function at both the landscape and ecosystem level forms an important theme. Finally, this special book focuses on large-scale issues, discussing in particular important applied ecological problems and how these can be managed through a variety of planning processes. Many examples of major ecological problems in the mainstream ecological literature are drawn from Europe and North America. In contrast, many of the most pressing ecological problems are to be found elsewhere in the world.
This volume is composed of four parts according to scale, objectives and application of modern ecological research. Part I covers emerging concepts and models in the ecosystem complex and in the landscape. Part II. Biological responses to environmental changes: pattern and process, Part III. Ecological networking and restoration technology: theory and practice, and finally a summary of 8th INTECOL Congress and possible future directions are covered in Part IV.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xxii
A Theoretical Framework For A Science Of Landscape....Pages 3-13
Mathematical View Of Community And Ecosystem Processes....Pages 15-30
Complex Systems Approaches To Study Human-Environmental Interactions: Issues And Problems....Pages 31-46
Effects Of Elevated Atmospheric Co2 On Wetland Soils....Pages 47-54
Toward Predicting Effects Of Fire On Vegetation Dynamics Under Changed Climate Scheme— Landscape Scale Models....Pages 55-64
Partitioning Carbon Fluxes Within Forest Stand Beneath Flux Tower, Methodology And Application....Pages 65-95
Gas Emissions From Buffer Zones In Agricultural Landscapes – Results Evaluation Of The Viii Intecol Congress Symposium....Pages 97-108
Landscape Ecology: Monitoring Landscape Dynamics Using Spatial Pattern Metrics....Pages 109-131
Biological Richness Of The Asian Tidal Flats And Its Crisis By Human Impacts....Pages 135-155
Conservation And Management Of Grassland Biodiversity In East Asia....Pages 157-172
Spread Of An Introduced Tree Pest Organism – The Pinewood Nematode....Pages 173-188
Allelopathic Effects Of Some Plant Species In Korea....Pages 189-202
Biomarkers In Environmental Monitoring And Its Application In Chironomus Spp....Pages 203-215
Biomass And Nutrient Cycling Of Natural Oak Forests In Korea....Pages 217-232
Effect Of Organic Rice Farming On The Seasonal Occurrence Of Aquatic Animals And Predation Efficacy Of The Muddy Laoch Against Mosquitoes In Rice Field....Pages 233-250
Modelling Above-Ground Biomass Production Of Phragmites Communis Trin. Stands....Pages 251-256
Linking Planning System Between Spatial Development Plan And Environment Plan Toward Sustainable Development....Pages 263-299
Landscape Ecological Approach For Restoration Site Of Natural Forests In The Ota River Basin, Japan....Pages 301-310
Towards Eco-Integration - Ecopolis Planning In China....Pages 311-323
Ecological Dynamics Of Urban And Rural Landscapes - The Need For Landscape Planning That Considers That Considers The Biodiversity Crisis In Japan....Pages 325-336
Ecological Engineering For Restoring River Ecosystems In Japan And Korea....Pages 337-353
Baekdudaegan, The Central Axis Of The Korean Peninsular: The Path Toward Management Strategies Regarding To Its Concepts....Pages 355-383
Forest Fragmentation In The Lower Region Of The Han River Basin, South Korea From 1983 To 1996....Pages 385-397
Summary Of The Viii Seoul Intecol Congress And Subsequent Progresses In Ecology In Korea As Well As In East Asia....Pages 401-411
Back Matter....Pages 413-425