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Humans as Components of Ecosystems - The Ecology of Subtle Human Effects and Populated Areas (Hardcover): Mark J. McDonnell,... Humans as Components of Ecosystems - The Ecology of Subtle Human Effects and Populated Areas (Hardcover)
Mark J. McDonnell, Steward T.A. Pickett; Foreword by W.J. Cronon; Preface by G.E. Likens
R2,421 Discovery Miles 24 210 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

1 Introduction: Scope and Need for an Ecology of Subtle Human Effects and Populated Areas.- Section I The Human Factor: Perception and Processes.- 2 The History and Present Entanglements of Some General Ecological Perspectives.- 3 An Exceptionally Powerful Biotic Factor.- 4 Environmental Change: The Human Factor.- 5 The Iceberg and the Titanic: Human Economic Behavior in Ecological Models.- 6 Ecosystems and Human Actions.- 7 The Human Component of Ecosystems.- Section II Approaches to the Study of Humans as Components of Ecosystems.- 8 Discovery of the Subtle.- 9 Land-use History and Forest Transformations in Central New England.- 10 Variability in Lake Ecosystems: Complex Responses by the Apical Predator.- 11 Humans as a Component of the Lake Titicaca Ecosystem: A Model System for the Study of Environmental Deterioration.- 12 Nitrogen Loading of Rivers as a Human-Driven Process.- 13 Humans: Capstone Strong Actors in the Past and Present Coastal Ecological Play.- 14 Modification of Nitrogen Cycling at the Regional Scale: The Subtle Effects of Atmospheric Deposition.- 15 The Application of the Ecological Gradient Paradigm to the Study of Urban Effects.- 16 The Process of Plant Colonization in Small Settlements and Large Cities.- 17 Ecological Implications of Landscape Fragmentation.- Section III Implications for Ecosystem Management and Construction.- 18 Integration of Social and Ecological Factors: Dynamic Area Models of Subtle Human Influences on Ecosystems.- 19 Human Influences on Ecosystems: Dealing With Biodiversity.- 20 "Natural" or "Healthy" Ecosystems: Are U.S. National Parks Providing Them?.- 21 Restoration as a Technique for Identifying and Characterizing Human Influences on Ecosystems.- 22 Biosphere 2 and the Study of Human/Ecosystem Dynamics.- Section IV Overview.- 23 Part I: A Social Scientist's Perspective.- II: A Human Ecologist's Perspective.- III: A Marine Ecologist's Perspective-Humans as Capstone-Species.- IV: A Theoretical Ecologist's Perspective: Toward a Unified Paradigm for Subtle Human Effects and an Ecology of Populated Areas.- 24 Humans as Components of Ecosystems: A Synthesis.

Ecology of Cities and Towns - A Comparative Approach (Hardcover, New): Mark J. McDonnell, Amy K. Hahs, Jurgen H. Breuste Ecology of Cities and Towns - A Comparative Approach (Hardcover, New)
Mark J. McDonnell, Amy K. Hahs, Jurgen H. Breuste
R3,452 Discovery Miles 34 520 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The unprecedented growth of cities and towns around the world, coupled with the unknown effects of global change, has created an urgent need to increase ecological understanding of human settlements, in order to develop inhabitable, sustainable cities and towns in the future. Although there is a wealth of knowledge regarding the understanding of human organisation and behaviour, there is comparably little information available regarding the ecology of cities and towns. This book brings together leading scientists, landscape designers and planners from developed and developing countries around the world, to explore how urban ecological research has been undertaken to date, what has been learnt, where there are gaps in knowledge, and what the future challenges and opportunities are.

Humans as Components of Ecosystems - The Ecology of Subtle Human Effects and Populated Areas (Paperback, 1st ed. 1993. 2nd... Humans as Components of Ecosystems - The Ecology of Subtle Human Effects and Populated Areas (Paperback, 1st ed. 1993. 2nd printing 1997)
Mark J. McDonnell; Preface by G.E. Likens; Foreword by W.J. Cronon; Edited by Steward T.A. Pickett
R1,618 Discovery Miles 16 180 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Highlighting the importance to ecological studies of incorporating humans and their effects on ecosystems, leading experts from a variety of disciplines address a number of important issues, including:
* the prominent role of humans in the function of ecosystems on Earth
* why humans have been ignored in ecological studies
* approaches taken by social scientists, historians, geographers, economists, and anthropologists in the study of human activities
* the emergence of a new ecological paradigm accommodating human activities
* methods for studying subtle human effects, and human- populated ecosystems
* future research and training required to include humans effectively as components of ecological systems.
Of interest to students and researchers in ecology, and to policy-makers and environmental managers. In addition, it makes social scientists aware of new opportunties for integrating their ideas with those of ecologists.

Ecology of Cities and Towns - A Comparative Approach (Paperback, New): Mark J. McDonnell, Amy K. Hahs, Jurgen H. Breuste Ecology of Cities and Towns - A Comparative Approach (Paperback, New)
Mark J. McDonnell, Amy K. Hahs, Jurgen H. Breuste
R1,827 Discovery Miles 18 270 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The unprecedented growth of cities and towns around the world, coupled with the unknown effects of global change, has created an urgent need to increase ecological understanding of human settlements, in order to develop inhabitable, sustainable cities and towns in the future. Although there is a wealth of knowledge regarding the understanding of human organisation and behaviour, there is comparably little information available regarding the ecology of cities and towns. This book brings together leading scientists, landscape designers and planners from developed and developing countries around the world, to explore how urban ecological research has been undertaken to date, what has been learnt, where there are gaps in knowledge, and what the future challenges and opportunities are.

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