The environment
Ecological Knowledge and Environmental Problem-Solving
Concepts and Case Studies
by Committee on the Applications of Ecological Theory to Environmental Problems; National Research Council
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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."
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- Publisher National Academies Press
- Publication Date January 1986
- Orginal LanguageEnglish
- ISBN/Identifier 9780309036450
- Publication Country or regionUnited States
- FormatPaperback
- Primary Price 100.75 USD
- Pages400
- ReadershipProfessional and scholarly
- Publish StatusPublished
- Dimensions9 x 6 inches
- Biblio Notes1986
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