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Author:   National Research Council ,  Division on Earth and Life Studies ,  Commission on Life Sciences ,  Committee on the Applications of Ecological Theory to Environmental Problems
Publisher:   National Academies Press
Imprint:   National Academies Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.658kg
ISBN:  

9780309036450

ISBN 10:   0309036453
Pages:   400
Publication Date:   01 February 1986
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1 Front Matter; 2 Introduction; 3 I Kinds of Ecological Knowledge and Their Applications; 4 1. Individuals and Single Populations; 5 2. Population Interactions; 6 3. Community Ecology; 7 4. Materials and Energy; 8 5. Scales in Space and Time; 9 6. Analog, Generic, and Pilot Studies and Treatment of a Project as an Experiment; 10 7. Indicator Species and Biological Monitoring; 11 8. Dealing with Uncertainty; 12 9. The Special Problem of Cumulative Effects; 13 10. A Scientific Framework for Environmental Problem-Solving; 14 11. References; 15 II Selected Case Studies; 16 12. North Pacific Halibut Fishery Management; 17 13. Vampire Bat Control in Latin America; 18 14. Biological Study of California Red Scale; 19 15. Experimental Control of Malaria in West Africa; 20 16. Protecting Caribou During Hydroelectric Development in Newfoundland; 21 17. Conserving a Regional Spotted Owl Population; 22 18. Restoring Derelict Lands in Great Britain; 23 19. Optimizing Timber Yields in New Brunswick Forests; 24 20. Control of Eutrophication in Lake Washington; 25 21. Raising the Level of a Subarctic Lake; 26 22. Ecological Effects of Nuclear Radiation; 27 23. Ecological Effects of Forest Clearcutting; 28 24. Environmental Effects of DDT; 29 Index

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