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Ecological Knowledge and Environmental Problem-Solving:

Concepts and Case Studies
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Size: 400 pages, 6 x 9

Publication Year:1986

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Committee on the Applications of Ecological Theory to Environmental Problems,
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This volume explores how the scientific tools of ecology can be used more effectively in dealing with a variety of complex environmental problems. Part I discusses the usefulness of such ecological knowledge as population dynamics and interactions, community ecology, life ...
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Front Matter i-xii  
Introduction 1-20 (skim)
I Kinds of Ecological Knowledge and Their Applications 21-22 (skim)
1. Individuals and Single Populations 23-37 (skim)
2. Population Interactions 38-46 (skim)
3. Community Ecology 47-60 (skim)
4. Materials and Energy 61-67 (skim)
5. Scales in Space and Time 68-74 (skim)
6. Analog, Generic, and Pilot Studies and Treatment of a Project as an Experiment 75-80 (skim)
7. Indicator Species and Biological Monitoring 81-87 (skim)
8. Dealing with Uncertainty 88-92 (skim)
9. The Special Problem of Cumulative Effects 93-103 (skim)
10. A Scientific Framework for Environmental Problem-Solving 104-115 (skim)
11. References 116-134 (skim)
II Selected Case Studies 135-136 (skim)
12. North Pacific Halibut Fishery Management 137-150 (skim)
13. Vampire Bat Control in Latin America 151-164 (skim)
14. Biological Study of California Red Scale 165-189 (skim)
15. Experimental Control of Malaria in West Africa 190-204 (skim)
16. Protecting Caribou During Hydroelectric Development in Newfoundland 205-226 (skim)
17. Conserving a Regional Spotted Owl Population 227-247 (skim)
18. Restoring Derelict Lands in Great Britain 248-274 (skim)
19. Optimizing Timber Yields in New Brunswick Forests 275-300 (skim)
20. Control of Eutrophication in Lake Washington 301-316 (skim)
21. Raising the Level of a Subarctic Lake 317-330 (skim)
22. Ecological Effects of Nuclear Radiation 331-344 (skim)
23. Ecological Effects of Forest Clearcutting 345-357 (skim)
24. Environmental Effects of DDT 358-374 (skim)
Index 375-388 (skim)
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This volume explores how the scientific tools of ecology can be used more effectively in dealing with a variety of complex environmental problems. Part I discusses the usefulness of such ecological knowledge as population dynamics and interactions, community ecology, life histories, and the impact of various materials and energy sources on the environment. Part II contains 13 original and instructive case studies pertaining to the biological side of environmental problems, which Nature described as "carefully chosen and extremely interesting."

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