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Handbook of Ecological Models used in Ecosystem and Environmental Management (Hardcover, Revised)
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Handbook of Ecological Models used in Ecosystem and Environmental Management (Hardcover, Revised)
Series: Applied Ecology and Environmental Management
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It is estimated that roughly 1000 new ecological and environmental
models join the ranks of the scientific literature each year. The
international peer-reviewed literature reports some 20,000 new
models spanning the period from 1970-2010. Just to keep abreast of
the field it is necessary to design a handbook of models that
doesn't merely list them, but rather draws the state-of-the-art
development of models for ecosystem and environmental management.
Published first in 1996, Handbook of Models Applied in Ecosystem
and Environmental Management applies precisely this approach to
review current models applied in ecosystem-wide as well as
environmentally specific management. Divided into two sections, the
first section focuses on models of common ecosystems, leaving out
only the most rare and extreme. Chapters cover coastal and marine
ecosystems, wetlands, and estuaries; lake models and those general
considerations valid for all freshwater ecosystems; grasslands,
forests, and general features of terrestrial ecosystems; and
managed ecosystems including agriculture and aquaculture as well as
wastewater treatment systems. Section II devotes attention to
specific environmental problems. It begins with a look at "out of
balance" problems such as eutrophication models, models of oxygen
depletion, and acidification models in water pollution. Further
chapters cover pollution by toxic substances, namely, heavy metal
and organic toxins; global warming; fire and the spread of fire,
and air pollution and the unique considerations of aerodynamics.
Supported with extensive references, Handbook of Models Applied in
Ecosystem and Environmental Management provides a solid overview of
the models currently in use for the management and homeostasis of
whole ecosystems as well as for the solution of today's most
pressing environmental problems.
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