Description: Ecological knowledge and environmental problem-solving

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Ecological knowledge and environmental problem-solving concepts and case studies /

Other Authors:	National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Applications of Ecological Theory to Environmental Problems.
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, DC : National Academy Press, 1986.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (xi, 388 pages) : illustrations, maps.
Subjects:	Nature conservation -- Case studies. Environmental protection -- Case studies. Conservation of natural resources -- Case studies. Ecology. Electronic books.

Item Description:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Individuals and single populations -- Population interactions -- Community ecology -- Materials and energy -- Scales in space and time -- Analog, generic, and pilot studies and treatment of a project as an experiment -- Indicator species and biological monitoring -- Dealing with uncertainty -- The special problem of cumulative effects -- A scientific framework for environmental problem-solving -- References -- North Pacific halibut fishery management / David Policansky -- Vampire bat control in Latin America / G. Clay Mitchell -- Biological control of California red scale / Robert F. Luck -- Experimental control of malaria in West Africa / Robert M. May -- Protecting caribou during hydroelectric development in Newfoundland / David J. Kiell, Edward L. Hill, and Shane P. Mahoney -- Conserving a regional spotted owl population / Hal Salwasser -- Restoring derelict lands in Great Britain / Peter Wathern -- Optimizing timber yields in New Brunswick forests / Thom A. Erdle and Gordon L. Baskerville -- Control of eutrophication in Lake Washington : Raising the level of a subarctic lake / John T. Lehman -- Ecological effects of nuclear radiation : Ecological effects of forest clearcutting / Carl F. Jordan -- Environmental effects of DDT / John Buckley. Colorado Mountain College - E-Book Collection / Ebsco Academic. Colorado Mountain College - E-book Collection / Ebsco.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (xi, 388 pages) : illustrations, maps.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	0585022577 9780585022574