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The Western Ghats forests are endowed with large species and habitat diversity, which is nowadays under threat by increasing demographic pressure and changing land use. To address these challenges, a novel and comprehensive approach is sought from the principles of landscape ecology. Morpho-pedological features are used to delineate landscape units all over the Western Ghats of Kerala, among which the Western Anamalai region is chosen to elucidate the relative influence of physical factors, bioclimate and anthropogenic pressures on the characteristics of natural vegetation and on the status of the vertebrate fauna. Highlighting patterns of resource utilization by proximal and distant stakeholders, the book goes about identifying value-based management zones, while proposing management strategies for conservation and sustainable development.
Environmental Studies --- biodiversité --- écologie humaine --- écologie du paysage --- Ghâts occidentaux --- biodiversity --- Western Ghats --- human ecology --- landscape ecology --- forest management
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Landscape ecology --- Ecologie du paysage --- Periodicals. --- Périodiques --- Landscape ecology. --- spatial and temporal heterogeneity --- landscape planning --- ecosystem management --- geo- and biodiversity protection --- landscape typology and dynamics --- Ecology --- landscape ecology
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This image atlas and reference book is written in simple language that can be understood by a broad audience. The work comprehensively explains the geomorphological forms of high mountains using many examples like glacial erosion forms and deposits such as moraines and gravel terraces, which are illustrated with numerous photographs. Landslide landscapes, volcanoes, weathering, and erosion are other examples discussed. These examples are from across the world, including the Himalayas, the Alps, the Andes, and the Southern Alps of New Zealand. This work is useful for laymen who are interested in geosciences, especially high-mountain landforms, as well as for students and teachers of earth sciences.
Geography. --- Geomorphology. --- Physical Geography. --- Landscape Ecology. --- Geology. --- Physical geography. --- Landscape ecology. --- Géographie --- Géologie --- Géographie physique --- Ecologie du paysage --- Landforms --- Mountains --- Land forms --- Geomorphology --- Ecology --- Geography --- Geomorphic geology --- Physiography --- Physical geography
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This work is a scientific monograph that examines the flora and vegetation of natural mineral wetlands in comparison to mineral wetlands affected by bitumen exploitation. The work is of broad relevance because (a) wetland loss and degradation is a global problem; (b) the continued global increase in fossil fuel exploitation is resulting in widespread damage; and (c) bitumen (tar sands, oil sands) exploitation is a rapidly growing and destructive set of activities. The core of the work is a meta-analysis of 417 vegetation plots. Analyses of change over time and chemical and physical attributes of water and soil are presented for the subset of plots with sufficient data. The purpose of the work is to demonstrate that: (1) There are marked differences between natural and industrially-affected wetlands. (2) Industrially-affected mineral wetlands differ from natural wetlands in their vegetation assemblages, their depressed vegetation and species diversity, and their abundance of exotic weeds. (3) Successful post-bitumen mining wetland reclamation has not been accomplished and may not be attainable within the foreseeable future given the ecological and physical conditions of the industrial wetlands, current reclamation practices, and lax regulatory standards. In regard to government policy and industrial practices, it finds that they are responsible for reclamation failure on a grand scale.
Life Sciences. --- Landscape Ecology. --- Plant Ecology. --- Environmental Monitoring/Analysis. --- Environmental Management. --- Life sciences. --- Landscape ecology. --- Environmental management. --- Sciences de la vie --- Ecologie du paysage --- Environnement --- Gestion --- Bitumen -- Environmental aspects -- Canada. --- Wetland conservation -- Canada. --- Wetland ecology -- Canada. --- Earth & Environmental Sciences --- Ecology --- Wetland ecology --- Wetland conservation --- Bitumen --- Environmental aspects --- Conservation of wetlands --- Wetlands --- Wetlands conservation --- Wetlands ecology --- Conservation --- Plant ecology. --- Caustobioliths --- Nonmetallic minerals --- Nature conservation --- Monitoring/Environmental Analysis. --- Environmental stewardship --- Stewardship, Environmental --- Environmental sciences --- Management --- Botany --- Plants --- Environmental monitoring. --- Biomonitoring (Ecology) --- Ecological monitoring --- Environmental quality --- Monitoring, Environmental --- Applied ecology --- Environmental engineering --- Pollution --- Phytoecology --- Vegetation ecology --- Measurement --- Monitoring --- Floristic ecology
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Utilizing a paleoecological approach, this volume brings together decades of research on the modern natural environment of Washington State’s Olympic Peninsula. This review of past research on paleoenvironmental change since the Late Pleistocene presents paleoecological records of changing forest composition and fire over the last 14,000 years. This volume, and its conclusions, draws extensively from Dr. Daniel Gavin and Dr. Linda Brubaker’s study of five Olympic Peninsula pollen records. The Olympic Peninsula is an ideal setting for studying the responses of ecosystems to past climate change. Located just south of the maximum ice-sheet extent during the Last Glacial Maximum, there is abundant evidence that it functioned as a glacial refugium; 29 taxa endemic to the peninsula likely persisted in such refugia. Furthermore, its uniquely steep rainfall gradient produces a wide range of habitats over short distances. A literature review, synthesis of published data, and close examination of the authors’ investigations of post-glacial climate and vegetation change, this book features detailed color maps and data graphics.
Life Sciences. --- Plant Ecology. --- Climate Change. --- Environmental Geography. --- Landscape Ecology. --- Biogeosciences. --- Life sciences. --- Landscape ecology. --- Climatic changes. --- Sciences de la vie --- Ecologie du paysage --- Climat --- Changements --- Botany --- Earth & Environmental Sciences --- Plant Ecology --- Geology, Strtegraphic. --- Geobiology. --- Environmental geography. --- Plant ecology. --- Climate change. --- Ecology --- Changes, Climatic --- Changes in climate --- Climate change --- Climate change science --- Climate changes --- Climate variations --- Climatic change --- Climatic changes --- Climatic fluctuations --- Climatic variations --- Global climate changes --- Global climatic changes --- Climatology --- Climate change mitigation --- Teleconnections (Climatology) --- Plants --- Environmental aspects --- Biology --- Earth sciences --- Biosphere --- Geography --- Phytoecology --- Vegetation ecology --- Floristic ecology --- Global environmental change
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"Landscape Bionomics,” or “Bio-integrated Landscape Ecology,” radically transforms the main principles of traditional Landscape Ecology by recognizing the landscape as a living entity rather than merely the spatial distribution of species and communities on the territory, often analysed in separate themes (water, species, pollution, etc.). To be more exact, the landscape is identified as the "life organization integrating a set of plants, animals, and human communities and its system of natural, semi-natural, and human cultural ecosystems in a certain spatial configuration." This new perspective inevitably leads to significant changes in how to assess and manage the environment. This book represents the culmination of an endeavor begun by the author, with the support of Richard Forman and Zev Naveh, more than a dozen years ago. It builds on the author’s previous successful publication, Landscape Ecology, A Widening Foundation, by addressing a range of additional topics and discussing the new theoretical and methodological concepts that have emerged during the past decade of research. Particular attention is paid to the fact that interventions in the landscape can be made with the best intentions yet cause serious damage! Against this background, the author explains the need to study "landscape units" by applying methods comparable to those used in clinical diagnosis – hence ecologists can be viewed as the “physicians” of ecological systems.
Life Sciences. --- Life Sciences, general. --- Landscape Ecology. --- Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning. --- Life sciences. --- Regional planning. --- Landscape ecology. --- Sciences de la vie --- Aménagement du territoire --- Ecologie du paysage --- Ecology. --- NATURE / Ecology. --- Biology --- Health & Biological Sciences --- Biology - General --- Balance of nature --- Bionomics --- Ecological processes --- Ecological science --- Ecological sciences --- Environment --- Environmental biology --- Oecology --- Ecology --- Urban planning. --- Environmental sciences --- Population biology --- Regional development --- Regional planning --- State planning --- Human settlements --- Land use --- Planning --- City planning --- Landscape protection --- Biosciences --- Sciences, Life --- Science --- Government policy --- Cities and towns --- Civic planning --- Land use, Urban --- Model cities --- Redevelopment, Urban --- Slum clearance --- Town planning --- Urban design --- Urban development --- Urban planning --- Art, Municipal --- Civic improvement --- Urban policy --- Urban renewal --- Management
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Macrophytes and macrophytes ecology have gained an added importance with the introduction of, and legal requirement to implement, the European Water Framework Directive. This reflects the valuable role that aquatic plant communities play in assessing the ecological status of water bodies. Significant changes in the status and general abundance of these communities has been recorded in the last three decades, consequent on such factors as global warming and, increasingly, on the spread of aggressive alien species. These changes have been most felt in those waters that are exploited for amenity and recreational pursuits. The increased biomass of aquatic vegetation in water bodies has adversely impacted on leisure use of these systems but has also impacted on their use for agricultural, flood relief, municipal and domestic purposes. The loss to national economies resulting from this excessive plant biomass has been appreciable and has put pressure on water managers to develop weed control procedures that are efficient, environmentally sensitive and cost-effective. The results from the most up-to-date research activities and field trials of leading aquatic plant scientists and managers in all five continents, aimed at resolving these weed problems, has been drawn together in this volume. The title of this special issue, 'Macrophytes in aquatic ecosystems: from biology to management', is wide-ranging and reflects the broad scope and scale of the papers presented therein. It further recognises the old paradigm: 'knowledge to achieve management and management to achieve knowledge'.
Life Sciences. --- Freshwater & Marine Ecology. --- Biodiversity. --- Landscape Ecology. --- Applied Ecology. --- Community & Population Ecology. --- Life sciences. --- Landscape ecology. --- Aquatic biology. --- Ecology. --- Sciences de la vie --- Biodiversité --- Ecologie du paysage --- Hydrobiologie --- Ecologie --- symposium proceedings --- Algae --- macrophytes --- genetics --- physiology --- ecology --- productivity --- aquatic plants --- invasive species --- algal communities --- Aquatic weeds -- Congresses. --- Aquatic weeds -- Control -- Congresses. --- Aquatic weeds -- Ecology -- Congresses. --- Aquatic weeds --- Ecology --- Plant Sciences --- Agriculture --- Earth & Environmental Sciences --- Control --- Water weeds --- Applied ecology. --- Aquatic ecology. --- Community ecology, Biotic. --- Aquatic pests --- Weeds --- Balance of nature --- Biology --- Bionomics --- Ecological processes --- Ecological science --- Ecological sciences --- Environment --- Environmental biology --- Oecology --- Environmental sciences --- Population biology --- Environmental protection --- Nature conservation --- Biological diversification --- Biological diversity --- Biotic diversity --- Diversification, Biological --- Diversity, Biological --- Biocomplexity --- Ecological heterogeneity --- Numbers of species --- Hydrobiology --- Water biology --- Aquatic sciences --- Aquatic ecology . --- Biocenoses --- Biocoenoses --- Biogeoecology --- Biological communities --- Biomes --- Biotic community ecology --- Communities, Biotic --- Community ecology, Biotic --- Ecological communities --- Ecosystems --- Natural communities --- Aquatic biology
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Wildland fuels are a critical factor in fire management because they are the one factor that managers can control. However, fuels have always been defined, described, and quantified in the context of inputs to fire behavior models. Wildland fuel science was always considered part of fire behavior research and the two have been intimately linked for over 50 years. Now, however, there are many other critical applications for wildland fuels, such as carbon accounting, wildlife habitat assessment, erosion control, and smoke calculation. The rigid fire behavior treatment of fuels does not lend itself to these other important fields. Wildland Fuel Fundamentals and Application is the first book to highlight wildland fuels and treat them as a natural resource rather than just a fire behavior input. This volume serves as a synthesis of fuels information in the context of ecology that can be used to understand basic fuels characteristics to objectively evaluate results of fire research and management applications. It is the only volume to provide a comprehensive description of fuels as well their ecology and measurement in one place.
Life Sciences. --- Landscape Ecology. --- Forestry. --- Environmental Management. --- Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology. --- Conservation Biology/Ecology. --- Ecology. --- Life sciences. --- Landscape ecology. --- Conservation biology. --- Forests and forestry. --- Environmental management. --- Biotechnology. --- Sciences de la vie --- Ecologie --- Ecologie du paysage --- Biologie de la conservation --- Forêts et sylviculture --- Environnement --- Biotechnologie --- Gestion --- Earth & Environmental Sciences --- Ecology --- Wildfires --- Prevention and control. --- Environmental engineering. --- Fire extinction --- Fire prevention --- Balance of nature --- Biology --- Bionomics --- Ecological processes --- Ecological science --- Ecological sciences --- Environment --- Environmental biology --- Oecology --- Environmental sciences --- Population biology --- Nature conservation --- Chemical engineering --- Genetic engineering --- Environmental stewardship --- Stewardship, Environmental --- Management --- Forest land --- Forest lands --- Forest planting --- Forest production --- Forest sciences --- Forestation --- Forested lands --- Forestland --- Forestlands --- Forestry --- Forestry industry --- Forestry sciences --- Land, Forest --- Lands, Forest --- Silviculture --- Sylviculture --- Woodlands --- Woods (Forests) --- Agriculture --- Natural resources --- Afforestation --- Arboriculture --- Logging --- Timber --- Tree crops --- Trees --- Ecology . --- Environmental control --- Environmental effects --- Environmental stresses --- Engineering --- Environmental health --- Environmental protection --- Pollution --- Sustainable engineering
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Some European lands have been progressively alleviated of human pressures, particularly traditional agriculture in remote areas. This book proposes that this land abandonment can be seen as an opportunity to restore natural ecosystems via rewilding. We define rewilding as the passive management of ecological successions having in mind the long-term goal of restoring natural ecosystem processes. The book aims at introducing the concept of rewilding to scientists, students and practitioners. The first part presents the theory of rewilding in the European context. The second part of the book directly addresses the link between rewilding, biodiversity, and habitats. The third and last part is dedicated to practical aspects of the implementation of rewilding as a land management option. We believe that this book will both set the basis for future research on rewilding and help practitioners think about how rewilding can take place in areas under their management.
Environment. --- Nature Conservation. --- Environmental Management. --- Biodiversity. --- Landscape Ecology. --- Applied Ecology. --- Environmental sciences. --- Landscape ecology. --- Environmental management. --- Sciences de l'environnement --- Biodiversité --- Ecologie du paysage --- Environnement --- Gestion --- Earth & Environmental Sciences --- Ecology --- Wildlife reintroduction --- Ecosystem management --- Biotic communities --- Ecosystems management --- Animal re-introduction --- Animal reintroduction --- Animals --- Re-establishment of wildlife --- Re-introduction of wildlife --- Reestablishment of wildlife --- Reintroduction of wildlife --- Restoration of wildlife --- Rewilding (Wildlife reintroduction) --- Wildlife re-establishment --- Wildlife re-introduction --- Wildlife reestablishment --- Wildlife restoration --- Management --- Reintroduction --- Applied ecology. --- Nature conservation. --- Applied ecology --- Environmental management --- Nature conservation --- Biodiversity conservation --- Animal introduction --- Wildlife conservation --- Environmental protection --- Biological diversification --- Biological diversity --- Biotic diversity --- Diversification, Biological --- Diversity, Biological --- Biology --- Biocomplexity --- Ecological heterogeneity --- Numbers of species --- Environmental stewardship --- Stewardship, Environmental --- Environmental sciences --- Conservation of nature --- Nature --- Nature protection --- Protection of nature --- Conservation of natural resources --- Conservation biology --- Endangered ecosystems --- Natural areas --- Conservation --- Environmental toxicology. --- Waste disposal. --- Ecotoxicology. --- Waste Management/Waste Technology. --- Ecotoxicology --- Pollutants --- Pollution --- Environmental health --- Toxicology
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Forests must be measured if they are to be managed and conserved properly. This book describes the essential principles of modern forest measurement, whether using simple hand-held equipment or sophisticated satellite imagery. It particularly focuses on measuring forest biomass over large forest areas, a key aspect of climate change studies, as well as the volumes of wood that are commercially available. Written in a straightforward style, it will be accessible to anyone who works with forests, from the professional forester to the layperson. It considers not only how and why forests are measured but also the scientific basis of the measurements taken.
Life Sciences. --- Forestry Management. --- Landscape Ecology. --- Plant Sciences. --- Life sciences. --- Landscape ecology. --- Forests and forestry. --- Botany. --- Sciences de la vie --- Ecologie du paysage --- Forêts et sylviculture --- Botanique --- Earth & Environmental Sciences --- Ecology --- Forestry management. --- Plant science. --- Botanical science --- Phytobiology --- Phytography --- Phytology --- Plant biology --- Plant science --- Biology --- Natural history --- Plants --- Forest administration --- Forest plants --- Forest resource administration --- Forest resource management --- Forest stewardship --- Forest vegetation management --- Forestry management --- Forests and forestry --- Stewardship, Forest --- Vegetation management, Forest --- Ecosystem management --- Natural resources --- Biosciences --- Sciences, Life --- Science --- Management --- Administration --- Control --- Forest land --- Forest lands --- Forest planting --- Forest production --- Forest sciences --- Forestation --- Forested lands --- Forestland --- Forestlands --- Forestry --- Forestry industry --- Forestry sciences --- Land, Forest --- Lands, Forest --- Silviculture --- Sylviculture --- Woodlands --- Woods (Forests) --- Agriculture --- Afforestation --- Arboriculture --- Logging --- Timber --- Tree crops --- Trees --- Measurement. --- Floristic botany
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