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Ecological applications : toward a sustainable world / Colin R. Townsend.

By: Townsend, Colin R.
Publisher: Malden, MA : Blackwell, 2008Description: xvi, 346 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.ISBN: 9781405136983 (pbk.); 1405136987 (pbk.).Subject(s): Applied ecology | Nature -- Effect of human beings on | Sustainable developmentDDC classification: 639.9
Contents:
1. Introduction - humans, nature and human nature. -- Pt. 1. Ecological applications at the level of individual organisms. 2. Ecological applications of niche theory. 3. Life-history theory and management. 4. Dispersal, migration and management. -- - Pt. 2. Applications at the level of populations. 5. Conservation of endangered specie. - 6. Pest management. 7. Harvest management. -- Pt. 3. Applications at the level of communities and ecosystems. 8. Succession and management. 9. Applications from food web and ecosystem theory. -- Pt. 4. Applications at the regional and global scales. 10. Landscape management. 11. Dealing with global climate change.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Introduction - humans, nature and human nature. -- Pt. 1. Ecological applications at the level of individual organisms. 2. Ecological applications of niche theory. 3. Life-history theory and management. 4. Dispersal, migration and management. -- - Pt. 2. Applications at the level of populations. 5. Conservation of endangered specie. - 6. Pest management. 7. Harvest management. -- Pt. 3. Applications at the level of communities and ecosystems. 8. Succession and management. 9. Applications from food web and ecosystem theory. -- Pt. 4. Applications at the regional and global scales. 10. Landscape management. 11. Dealing with global climate change.