Protected land: disturbance, stress, and american ecosystem management

This is a book about ecosystems: the ways in which we perceive them, conceptualize them,protect them, and manipulate them. Ecosystems have been given considerable attention inrecent literature, and with good reason. Our growing comprehension of irreplaceable andimperiled ecosystem services has made it clear that we are in the midst of an ecological crisis.In response, various organizations, agencies, and individuals have dedicated themselves to thepreservation, restoration, and maintenance of ecological systems. The United States is a worldleader in this regard, building upon the legacy of giants like Thoreau, Muir,and Leopold.And yet, even as we scramble to rehabilitate and sustain ecosystems, the debate on their naturecontinues. In one corner are proponents of holism—those that see ecosystems as definableunits with recognizable and regenerative stable states. Translation of concept into management practice Different perspectives and views are used to evaluate the debate of ecosystems' nature Very relevant to the current environmental agenda INDICE: Preface.- Four Ecosystems, Four Questions; Oak Openings, Ohio; Kissimmee River, Florida; Tallgrass Prairie, Kansas; Six Rivers National Forest, California; Four Questions.- Part 1: Ecosystems in Theory.- The Ecosystem Ideaand Ideal; Preservation, Conservation, and Ecology; Gleason and Individualism; Leopoldian Preservation and Conservation; Hutchinson, Holism, and Individualism; The New Ecology; Preservation of the Ideal; Toward an Ecosystem Approach to Management.- A Thing is Right; The Adaptive Cycle; Diversity, Stability, Health and Integrity.- Disturbance, Stress, and Resilience; Disturbance; Resilience; Complications of Stress.- Invasion; Colonization and Succession; Factors of Colonization; Nonnative Invaders; Passengers and Drivers; Ecosystem Function and Service; Ecosystem Service and Invasion; Eradication; A Conservation Dilemma.- Part 2: Ecosystems in Practice.- Very Small Ecosystems; Microbial Ecosystems; Biofilms as Model Ecosystems; Biofilms as Patches; Micro- and Macro-Ecosystems.- Forested Ecosystems; The Forest Sanctuary; The Monongahela Experiment; Wilderness Management; Healthy Forests; Unmanaged Forest Succession.- Grassland Ecosystems.- Grasslands, Short and Tall; Prairie Restoration and UmbrellaSpecies; Land Trust Grasslands.- Freshwater Ecosystems; Wetlands; Lakes; Rivers.- Saltwater Ecosystems; Intertidal Ecosystems; Subtidal Ecosystems; Deeper Water.- Protecting the Shifting Quilt; Holism, Strong and Weak; The Four Horsemen Revisited; Along the Continuum; Protecting the Shifting Quilt.- Index.

• ISBN: 978-1-4419-6812-8
• Editorial: Springer
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 140
• Fecha Publicación: 29/09/2010
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés