Ecological Knowledge and Environmental Problem-Solving : Concepts and Case Studies

This volume explores how the scientific tools of ecology can be used more effectively in dealing with a variety of complex environmental problems.

Part I discusses the usefulness of such ecological knowledge as population dynamics and interactions, community ecology, life histories, and the impact of various materials and energy sources on the environment.

Part II contains 13 original and instructive case studies pertaining to the biological side of environmental problems, which Nature described as "carefully chosen and extremely interesting."Table of ContentsFront MatterIntroductionI Kinds of Ecological Knowledge and Their Applications1.

Individuals and Single Populations2. Population Interactions3. Community Ecology4. Materials and Energy5. Scales in Space and Time6. Analog, Generic, and Pilot Studies and Treatment of a Project asan Experiment7.

Indicator Species and Biological Monitoring8. Dealing with Uncertainty9. The Special Problem of Cumulative Effects10. A Scientific Framework for Environmental Problem-Solving11.

ReferencesII Selected Case Studies12. North Pacific Halibut Fishery Management13. Vampire Bat Control in Latin America14. Biological Study of California Red Scale15. Experimental Control of Malaria in West Africa16. Protecting Caribou During Hydroelectric Development inNewfoundland17.

Conserving a Regional Spotted Owl Population18. Restoring Derelict Lands in Great Britain19. Optimizing Timber Yields in New Brunswick Forests20.

Control of Eutrophication in Lake Washington21. Raising the Level of a Subarctic Lake22. Ecological Effects of Nuclear Radiation23. Ecological Effects of Forest Clearcutting24. Environmental Effects of DDTIndex