Ecological Knowledge and Environmental Problem-Solving: Concepts and Case Studies

Ecological Knowledge and Environmental Problem-Solving: Concepts and Case Studies
ISBN-10
0309036453
ISBN-13
9780309036450
Category
Science
Pages
401
Language
English
Published
1986-02-01
Publisher
National Academies Press
Authors
National Research Council, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Commission on Life Sciences

Description

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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