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Large scale ecology and conservation biology : the 35th Symposium of the British Ecological Society with the Society for Conservation Biology, University of Southampton, 1993

Title: Large scale ecology and conservation biology : the 35th Symposium of the British Ecological Society with the Society for Conservation Biology, University of Southampton, 1993 / edited by P.J. Edwards, R.M. May, N.R. Webb.
Author: British Ecological Society. Symposium (35th : 1993 : University of Southampton)
Publication: Oxford [England] ; Boston : Blackwell Scientific Publications, ©1994.

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xi, 375 pages : illustrations (some color); 23 cm

Summary

What will be the consequences of rapid climatic change? What rate of exploitation of deep sea fish stocks is sustainable? Can we predict the dynamics of epidemic diseases such as AIDS? Where should we direct our conservation efforts, given the gathering rate of loss of biological diversity? A fundamental issue in the attempt to answer these and other questions is whether we can make ecological predictions at a scale appropriate to the pressing environmental problems that need to be addressed. Much ecological theory has developed from studies conducted at a small scale within a single habitat. This volume examines the distinctive character of large-scale ecological processes by considering three main topics - first, the nature of large-scale ecological processes and the adequacy of the ecological concepts and models that describe these processes; second, the practical problems of working at a large scale and the special tools, such as remote sensing and geographic information systems, that may be needed; finally, the social, economic and political issues associated with the application of ecological ideas in decision- and policy-making. This is the first book to establish a close connection between the aims of conservation biology and the need for a large-scale approach to ecology. It is essential reading for all those interested in the area from graduate level upwards.

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Genre/Form

Conference papers and proceedings

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Contents

The effects of spatial scale on ecological questions and answers / R.M. May -- Historical development of alternate communities in a hemlock-hardwood forest in northern Michigan, USA / M.B. Davis [and others] -- Animal distributions : patterns and processes / J.H. Lawton [and others] -- Spatial distribution of marine organisms : patterns and processes / M.V. Angel -- Metapopulations and conservation / S. Harrison -- Conserving insect habitats in heathland biotopes : a question of scale / N.R. Webb and J.A. Thomas -- Declining farmland bird species : modelling geographical patterns of abundance in Britain / S. Gates [and others] -- Scale and patterns of community structure in Amazonian forests / D.G. Campbell -- Harvesting species of different lifespans / G.P. Kirkwood, J.R. Beddington and J.A. Rossouw -- Blanket bogs in Great Britain : an assessment of large-scale pattern and distribution using remote sensing and GIS / E. Reid [and others] -- Tsetse distribution in Africa : seeing the wood and the trees / D.J. Rogers and B.G. Williams -- Monitoring species performance of common dominant plant species / P. Newbould -- An investigation into methods for categorizing the conservation status of species / G.M. Mace -- Turning conservation goals into tangible results : the case of the spotted owl and old-growth forests / D.S. Wilcove -- The ecological component of economic policy / J.S. Marsh -- Translating ecological science into practical policy / J. Porritt.

ISBN

0865428018
9780865428010
0632038322
9780632038329

LCCN

93034239

OCLC

ocm28844138
28844138
SCSB-9631799

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Princeton University Library