Ecological Issues in a Changing World: Status, Response and Strategy

by Sun-Kee Hong (Editor), John A. Lee (Editor), Byung-Sun Ihm (Editor), A. Farina (Editor), Yowhan Son (Editor)

Overview

Problems of scale have exercised the minds of ecologists for many years, and will continue to do so into the future. This volume deals with this subject and with mathematical approaches to improve our understanding of complex ecological systems. The book also concentrates on monitoring the responses of ecosystems, especially to human impacts upon them. The importance of spatial separation of function at both the landscape and ecosystem level forms an important theme. Finally, this special book focuses on large-scale issues, discussing in particular important applied ecological problems and how these can be managed through a variety of planning processes. Many examples of major ecological problems in the mainstream ecological literature are drawn from Europe and North America. In contrast, many of the most pressing ecological problems are to be found elsewhere in the world.

This volume is composed of four parts according to scale, objectives and application of modern ecological research. Part I covers emerging concepts and models in the ecosystem complex and in the landscape. Part II. Biological responses to environmental changes: pattern and process, Part III. Ecological networking and restoration technology: theory and practice, and finally a summary of 8th INTECOL Congress and possible future directions are covered in Part IV.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781402026881
Publisher:	Springer Netherlands
Publication date:	03/14/2005
Edition description:	2004
Pages:	426
Product dimensions:	8.27(w) x 11.69(h) x 0.04(d)

Table of Contents

Concept And Model In Ecosystem Complex.- A Theoretical Framework For A Science Of Landscape.- Mathematical View Of Community And Ecosystem Processes.- Complex Systems Approaches To Study Human-Environmental Interactions: Issues And Problems.- Effects Of Elevated Atmospheric Co2 On Wetland Soils.- Toward Predicting Effects Of Fire On Vegetation Dynamics Under Changed Climate Scheme— Landscape Scale Models.- Partitioning Carbon Fluxes Within Forest Stand Beneath Flux Tower, Methodology And Application.- Gas Emissions From Buffer Zones In Agricultural Landscapes – Results Evaluation Of The Viii Intecol Congress Symposium.- Landscape Ecology: Monitoring Landscape Dynamics Using Spatial Pattern Metrics.- Biological Response In Environmental Changes: Pattern And Process.- Biological Richness Of The Asian Tidal Flats And Its Crisis By Human Impacts.- Conservation And Management Of Grassland Biodiversity In East Asia.- Spread Of An Introduced Tree Pest Organism – The Pinewood Nematode.- Allelopathic Effects Of Some Plant Species In Korea.- Biomarkers In Environmental Monitoring And Its Application In Chironomus Spp.- Biomass And Nutrient Cycling Of Natural Oak Forests In Korea.- Effect Of Organic Rice Farming On The Seasonal Occurrence Of Aquatic Animals And Predation Efficacy Of The Muddy Laoch Against Mosquitoes In Rice Field.- Modelling Above-Ground Biomass Production Of Phragmites Communis Trin. Stands.- Ecological Networking And Restoration Technology: Theory And Practice.- Linking Planning System Between Spatial Development Plan And Environment Plan Toward Sustainable Development.- Landscape Ecological Approach For Restoration Site Of Natural Forests In The Ota River Basin, Japan.- Towards Eco-Integration - Ecopolis Planning In China.- Ecological Dynamics Of UrbanAnd Rural Landscapes - The Need For Landscape Planning That Considers That Considers The Biodiversity Crisis In Japan.- Ecological Engineering For Restoring River Ecosystems In Japan And Korea.- Baekdudaegan, The Central Axis Of The Korean Peninsular: The Path Toward Management Strategies Regarding To Its Concepts.- Forest Fragmentation In The Lower Region Of The Han River Basin, South Korea From 1983 To 1996.- Epilogue.- Summary Of The Viii Seoul Intecol Congress And Subsequent Progresses In Ecology In Korea As Well As In East Asia.

Editorial Reviews

From the reviews:

"This volume is a compilation of papers on some of the major topics presented at the 8th International Congress of Ecology (INTECOL), held in Seoul, South Korea in 2002. As such, it spans a wide range of subject material, from carbon fluxes to allelopathy to ecological engineering. Like most conference volumes, there is something here for everyone … ." (Sarah Goslee, Landscape Ecology, Vol. 21, 2006)

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