Ecology and Ecosystem Conservation

Name: Ecology and Ecosystem Conservation
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ISBN: 9781597260497

ISBN-10: 1597260495

ISBN-13: 9781597260497

Edition: 2nd 2007

Authors: Oswald J. Schmitz

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Meeting today' s environmental challenges requires a new way of thinking about the intricate dependencies between humans and nature. "Ecology and Ecosystem Conservation" provides students and other readers with a basic understanding of the fundamental principles of ecological science and their applications, offering an essential overview of the way ecology can be used to devise strategies to conserve the health and functioning of ecosystems. The book begins by exploring the need for ecological science in understanding current environmental issues and briefly discussing what ecology is and isn' t. Subsequent chapters address critical issues in conservation and show how ecological science can…

Book details

List price: $26.00
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Island Press
Publication date: 1/23/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 184
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.75" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.484
Language: English



Preface



Ecosystem Conservation: The Need for Ecological Science



The Science of Ecology


What is Is Ecology?


Resolving Ecological Complexity


Life as a Game


Ecological Science: Gaining Reliable Knowledge about Ecosystems



Climate-Template for Global Biodiversity


The Physics Underlying Life on Earth


Ecosystem Types


Coping With with Climate


Climate-Space


Effects of Global Climate Change



Ecological Limits and the Size of Populations


Simple Population Growth


Ecological Balance and Carrying Capacity


Competitors and Predators


Weather


Carrying Capacity and Population Overabundance



Viability of Threatened Species


Life-Cycles and Population Dynamics


Modeling Age-Structured Population Dynamics


Viability of Loggerhead Sea Turtles



Biodiversity and Habitat Fragmentation


Diversity Indices


Habitat Fragmentation and the Species-Area Relationship


Habitat Fragmentation and Population and Community Processes



The Web of Life: Connections in Space and Time


Ecosystems in Time


Ecosystems in Space: Linkages Across Geographic Boundaries



Ecosystem Services of Biodiversity


Diversity Begets Ecosystem Stability


Diversity-Productivity Relations


Crop Pollination


Pest Control


Invasion Resistance



Protecting Biological Diversity and Ecosystem Function


Conservation Tools


Dynamic Landscapes


Global Climate Change and Reshuffling of Faunas



The Good of a Species: Toward a Science-Based Ecosystem Conservation Ethic


Tinkering with Economies


Ecological Science, Uncertainty, and Precaution


Policy and Management as a Scientific Enterprise


Questions for Discussion


References


Further Reading


Glossary


About the Author


Index