Ecological Knowledge and Environmental Problem-Solving:

Concepts and Case Studies

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Publication Year:1986

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Committee on the Applications of Ecological Theory to Environmental Problems,
National Research Council
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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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