Research Catalog

Title

Applied ecology and environmental management / Edward I. Newman.

Author

Newman, E. I.

Publication

Oxford, Eng. ; Malden, MA : Blackwell Science, c2000.

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Details

Additional Authors

Wiley InterScience (Online service)

Description

viii, 396 p. : ill., maps; 25 cm.

Summary

• "This book explains ways in which ecological science can be applied to solving some of the most crucial problems facing our world today. A major theme is how resources can be managed effectively and exploited in as near a sustainable manner as possible. The author draws together, in a single volume, major topics in environmental and resource management that traditionally have been dispersed amongst several different books.
• Applied Ecology starts with an analysis of our planet's basic natural resources - energy, water and soil; it moves on to the management of biological resources - fish, grazing lands and forests, and then to pest control and pollution; finally, the book tackles conservation and management of wild species and the restoration of ecological communities." "This book is aimed primarily at undergraduate students taking courses in applied ecology, environmental science, environmental management and natural resources management. The author has extensive experience as a university teacher. Like his lectures, this book is scientifically rigorous yet clear and easy to understand."--Jacket.

Alternative Title

Applied ecology & environmental management

Subject

• Écologie
• Sciences de l'environnement
• Environmental sciences
• Ecology

Genre/Form

Electronic books.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 354-385) and indexes.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Energy, Carbon Balance and Global Climate Change -- Water -- Soil -- Fish from the Sea -- Management of Grazing Lands -- Management of Forests -- Pest Control -- Pollution -- Conservation and Management of Wild Species -- Restoration of Communities.

ISBN

0632042656 (pbk.)

LCCN

^^^00029782^

OCLC

• 43648720
• SCSB-12786835

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library