Ecological Integrity and the Management of Ecosystems
1st Edition
Published on 1. June 1993
Book
Hardback
232 pages
978-0-9634030-1-8 (ISBN)
Description
Today, efforts are being made to rehabilitate badly degraded ecosystems and protect areas which have important ecological value, such as national parks, critical fish and wildlife habitats, natural communities and endangered species.
Since human values are an integral part of the decisions to protect or rehabilitate-the goals and objectives for such actions are often unclear. Concepts of "health," "integrity" and "diversity" express important values associated with management actions but they do not provide clear guidelines for these actions.
The criteria developed and applied in this book provide guidelines and serve as a road map to anyone involved in ecosystem management-scientists, land managers and policy makers.
Since human values are an integral part of the decisions to protect or rehabilitate-the goals and objectives for such actions are often unclear. Concepts of "health," "integrity" and "diversity" express important values associated with management actions but they do not provide clear guidelines for these actions.
The criteria developed and applied in this book provide guidelines and serve as a road map to anyone involved in ecosystem management-scientists, land managers and policy makers.
Reviews / Votes
"This is a wonderful book for those who want an understanding of the complexities and the issues involved in understanding ecosystem integrity and ecological monitoring. I highly recommend that you read this book..."-Estuaries, William L Halvorson, University of Arizona
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Bosa Roca
United States
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Inc
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
514 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-9634030-1-8 (9780963403018)
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Additional editions
Steven Woodley | James Kay
Ecological Integrity and the Management of Ecosystems
E-Book
08/2020
1st Edition
CRC Press
€245.99
Available for download
Steven Woodley | James Kay
Ecological Integrity and the Management of Ecosystems
E-Book
08/2020
1st Edition
CRC Press
€245.99
Available for download
Persons
Steven Woodley (Quebec, Canada) (Author) , James Kay (E.R.S. University of Waterloo) (Author)
Content
SETTING THE STAGEThe Notion of Natural and Cultural Integrity, Henry A. ReigerConsiderations of Scale and Hierarchy, Anthony W. KingApplying Notions of Ecological Integrity, Robert Steedman and Wolfgang HaiderChoosing Indicators of Ecosystem Integrity: Wetlands as a Model System, Paul A. Keddy, Harold T. Lee and Irene C. WisheuAPPLYING THE CONCEPTSMeasuring Biological Integrity: Lessons from Streams, James R. KarrMonitoring for Ecosystem Integrity, R.E. MunnNational and Regional Scale Measures of Canada's Ecosystem Health, I.B. Marshall, H. Hirvonen and E. WikenNational Environmental Monitoring: A Case Study of the Atlantic Maritime Region, N.L. Shackell and B. FreedmanMonitoring and Measuring Ecosystem Integrity in Canadian National Parks, Stephen WoodleyAn Approach to the Development of Biological Sediment Guidelines, Trevor B. Reynoldson and Michael A. ZarullOn the Nature of Ecological Integrity: Some Closing Comments, James J. KayIndex