Fundamentals Of Human Ecology
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| Author | : Edward J. Kormondy |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 532 |
| Release | : 1998 |
| Genre | : Nature |
| ISBN | : |
For undergraduate courses in Human Ecology, Environmental Studies, Ecological Anthropology, and Human Geography. Presenting general ecological principles followed by discussions of the human aspects of the problem, the goal of this text is to present the fundamentals of ecology and its application to humans. This text takes an integrated approach to human ecology, blending biological ecology with social sciences approaches.
| Author | : David C. Coleman |
| Publisher | : Academic Press |
| Total Pages | : 404 |
| Release | : 2004-07-19 |
| Genre | : Nature |
| ISBN | : 0121797260 |
| Author | : Peter J. Richerson |
| Publisher | : Pearson Custom Pub |
| Total Pages | : 383 |
| Release | : 1996 |
| Genre | : Nature |
| ISBN | : 9780536592675 |
| Author | : Kathleen C. Weathers |
| Publisher | : Academic Press |
| Total Pages | : 360 |
| Release | : 2021-07-23 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 0128127635 |
Fundamentals of Ecosystem Science, Second Edition provides a comprehensive introduction to modern ecosystem science covering land, freshwater and marine ecosystems. Featuring full color images to support learning and written by a group of experts, this updated edition covers major concepts of ecosystem science, biogeochemistry, and energetics. Case studies of important environmental problems offer personal insights into how adopting an ecosystem approach has helped solve important intellectual and practical problems. For those choosing to use the book in a classroom environment, or who want to enrich further their reading experience, teaching and learning assets are available at Elsevier.com. - Covers both aquatic (freshwater and marine) and terrestrial ecosystems with updated information - Includes a new chapter on microbial biogeochemistry - Features vignettes throughout the book with real examples of how an ecosystem approach has led to important change in policy, management, and ecological understanding - Demonstrates the application of an ecosystem approach in synthesis chapters and case studies - Contains new coverage of human-environment interactions
| Author | : F Stuart Chapin III |
| Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
| Total Pages | : 449 |
| Release | : 2006-04-10 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 0387216634 |
Features review questions at the end of each chapter; Includes suggestions for recommended reading; Provides a glossary of ecological terms; Has a wide audience as a textbook for advanced undergraduate students, graduate students and as a reference for practicing scientists from a wide array of disciplines
| Author | : Edward T. Wimberley |
| Publisher | : JHU Press |
| Total Pages | : 260 |
| Release | : 2009-05-29 |
| Genre | : Nature |
| ISBN | : 0801892899 |
Nested Ecology provides a pragmatic and functional approach to realizing a sustainable environmental ethic. Edward T. Wimberley asserts that a practical ecological ethic must focus on human decision making within the context of larger social and environmental systems. Think of a set of mixing bowls, in which smaller bowls sit within larger ones. Wimberley sees the world in much the same way, with personal ecologies embedded in social ecologies that in turn are nested within natural ecologies. Wimberley urges a complete reconceptualization of the human place in the ecological hierarchy. Going beyond the physical realms in which people live and interact, he extends the concept of ecology to spirituality and the “ecology of the unknown.” In doing so, Wimberley defines a new environmental philosophy and a new ecological ethic.
| Author | : Jeffrey Kevin McKee |
| Publisher | : Rutgers University Press |
| Total Pages | : 236 |
| Release | : 2003 |
| Genre | : Nature |
| ISBN | : 9780813531410 |
This text asserts that a stroke should be thought of as a syndrome, or collection of disease processes, rather than a single disease. Strokes are characterized by restriction of blood flow to the brain and are responsible for imposing a very significant burden on healthcare systems, accounting for more than four million deaths per year. They can be directly linked to the majority of adult neurological disability and they contribute to vascular dementia, the second most common cause of dementia after Alzheimer's Disease. Despite its importance on a population basis, research into the genetics of strokes has lagged behind many other disorders; however, the situation is changing and there is now growing evidence that genetic factors are important in the stroke risk, often acting via interactions with conventional risk factors.
| Author | : Gerald G. Marten |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Total Pages | : 256 |
| Release | : 2010-09-23 |
| Genre | : Business & Economics |
| ISBN | : 1136535020 |
'The scope and clarity of this book make it accessible and informative to a wide readership. Its messages should be an essential component of the education for all students from secondary school to university... [It] provides a clear and comprehensible account of concepts that can be applied in our individual and collective lives to pursue the promising and secure future to which we all aspire' From the Foreword by Maurice Strong, Chairman of the Earth Council and former Secretary General of the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (Earth Summit) The most important questions of the future will turn on the relationship between human societies and the natural ecosystems on which we all, in the end, depend. The interactions and interdependencies of the social and natural worlds are the focus of growing attention from a wide range of environmental, social and life sciences. Understanding them is critical to achieving the balance involved in sustainable development. Human Ecology: Basic Concepts for Sustainable Development presents an extremely clear and accessible account of this complex range of issues and of the concepts and tools required to understand and tackle them. Extensively supported by graphics and detailed examples, this book makes an excellent introduction for students at all levels, and for general readers wanting to know why and how to respond to the dilemmas we face.
| Author | : Malcolm L. Hunter, Jr. |
| Publisher | : John Wiley & Sons |
| Total Pages | : 516 |
| Release | : 2009-03-12 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 1444308971 |
In the new edition of this highly successful book, Malcolm Hunter and new co-author James Gibbs offer a thorough introduction to the fascinating and important field of conservation biology, focusing on what can be done to maintain biodiversity through management of ecosystems and populations. Starting with a succinct look at conservation and biodiversity, this book progresses to contend with some of the subject's most complex topics, such as mass extinctions, ecosystem degradation, and over exploitation. Discusses social, political, and economic aspects of conservation biology. Thoroughly revised with over six hundred new references and web links to many of the organizations involved in conservation biology, striking photographs and maps. Artwork from the book is available to instructors online at www.blackwellpublishing.com/hunter and by request on CD-ROM.
| Author | : J. Tyler Faith |
| Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Total Pages | : 434 |
| Release | : 2019-02-21 |
| Genre | : Social Science |
| ISBN | : 9781108727327 |
Paleozoology and Paleoenvironments outlines the reconstruction of ancient climates, floras, and habitats on the basis of animal fossil remains recovered from archaeological and paleontological sites. In addition to outlining the ecological fundamentals and analytical assumptions attending such analyzes, J. Tyler Faith and R. Lee Lyman describe and critically evaluate many of the varied analytical techniques that have been applied to paleozoological remains for the purpose of paleoenvironmental reconstruction. These techniques range from analyses based on the presence or abundance of species in a fossil assemblage to those based on taxon-free ecological characterizations. All techniques are illustrated using faunal data from archaeological or paleontological contexts. Aimed at students and professionals, this volume will serve as fundamental resource for courses in zooarchaeology, paleontology, and paleoecology.
