What Will Be The Consequences Of Rapid Climatic Change? What Rate Of Exploitation Of Deep Sea Fish Stocks Is Sustainable? Can We Predict The Dynamics Of Epidemic Diseases Such As Aids? Where Should We Direct Our Conservation Efforts, Given The Gathering Rate Of Loss Of Biological Diversity? A Fundamental Issue In The Attempt To Answer These And Other Questions Is Whether We Can Make Ecological Predictions At A Scale Appropriate To The Pressing Environmental Problems That Need To Be Addressed. Much Ecological Theory Has Developed From Studies Conducted At A Small Scale Within A Single Habitat. This Volume Examines The Distinctive Character Of Large-scale Ecological Processes By Considering Three Main Topics - First, The Nature Of Large-scale Ecological Processes And The Adequacy Of The Ecological Concepts And Models That Describe These Processes; Second, The Practical Problems Of Working At A Large Scale And The Special Tools, Such As Remote Sensing And Geographic Information Systems, That May Be Needed; Finally, The Social, Economic And Political Issues Associated With The Application Of Ecological Ideas In Decision- And Policy-making. This Is The First Book To Establish A Close Connection Between The Aims Of Conservation Biology And The Need For A Large-scale Approach To Ecology. It Is Essential Reading For All Those Interested In The Area From Graduate Level Upwards. The Effects Of Spatial Scale On Ecological Questions And Answers / R.m. May -- Historical Development Of Alternate Communities In A Hemlock-hardwood Forest In Northern Michigan, Usa / M.b. Davis [and Others] -- Animal Distributions : Patterns And Processes / J.h. Lawton [and Others] -- Spatial Distribution Of Marine Organisms : Patterns And Processes / M.v. Angel -- Metapopulations And Conservation / S. Harrison -- Conserving Insect Habitats In Heathland Biotopes : A Question Of Scale / N.r. Webb And J.a. Thomas -- Declining Farmland Bird Species : Modelling Geographical Patterns Of Abundance In Britain / S. Gates [and Others] -- Scale And Patterns Of Community Structure In Amazonian Forests / D.g. Campbell -- Harvesting Species Of Different Lifespans / G.p. Kirkwood, J.r. Beddington And J.a. Rossouw -- Blanket Bogs In Great Britain : An Assessment Of Large-scale Pattern And Distribution Using Remote Sensing And Gis / E. Reid [and Others] -- Tsetse Distribution In Africa : Seeing The Wood And The Trees / D.j. Rogers And B.g. Williams -- Monitoring Species Performance Of Common Dominant Plant Species / P. Newbould -- An Investigation Into Methods For Categorizing The Conservation Status Of Species / G.m. Mace -- Turning Conservation Goals Into Tangible Results : The Case Of The Spotted Owl And Old-growth Forests / D.s. Wilcove -- The Ecological Component Of Economic Policy / J.s. Marsh -- Translating Ecological Science Into Practical Policy / J. Porritt. Edited By P.j. Edwards, R.m. May, N.r. Webb. Includes Bibliographical References And Indexes.

Large-Scale Ecology and Conservation Biology: The 35th Symposium of the British Ecological Society With the Society for Conservation Biology Univers (Symposia of the British Ecological Society)

Large-Scale Ecology and Conservation Biology: The 35th Symposium of the British Ecological Society With the Society for Conservation Biology (Symposium of the British Ecological Society)

Large scale ecology and conservation biology : the 35th Symposium of the British Ecological Society with the Society for Conservation Biology, University of Southampton, 1993

Large Scale Ecology And Conservation Biology (british Ecological Society Annual Symposium Volume)

British Ecological Society. Symposium (35th: 1993: University of Southampton); Edwards, Peter J; May, Robert M. (Robert McCredie), 1936-; Webb, N. R. (Nigel R.)

British Ecological Society. Symposium, British Ecological Society Symposium 1993 (University of Southampton), Robert M. May, Peter J. Edwards

Peter J Edwards; Robert M May; Nigel Webb; British Ecological Society Symposium (35th : 1993 : University of Southampton)

P J Edwards; R M May; N R Webb; British Ecological Society. Symposium $(35e : 1993 : University of Southampton)

edited by P.J. Edwards, R.M. May, N.R. Webb

Wiley-Blackwell (an imprint of John Wiley & Sons Ltd)

Blackwell Publishing Ltd

Blackwell Science Ltd

Blackwell Publishers

United Kingdom and Ireland, United Kingdom

Oxford [England], Boston, England, 1994

United States, United States of America

December 1994

March 1994

1, 1994

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

xi, 375 pages : 23 cm
What will be the consequences of rapid climatic change? What rate of exploitation of deep sea fish stocks is sustainable? Can we predict the dynamics of epidemic diseases such as AIDS? Where should we direct our conservation efforts, given the gathering rate of loss of biological diversity? A fundamental issue in the attempt to answer these and other questions is whether we can make ecological predictions at a scale appropriate to the pressing environmental problems that need to be addressed. Much ecological theory has developed from studies conducted at a small scale within a single habitat. This volume examines the distinctive character of large-scale ecological processes by considering three main topics - first, the nature of large-scale ecological processes and the adequacy of the ecological concepts and models that describe these processes; second, the practical problems of working at a large scale and the special tools, such as remote sensing and geographic information systems, that may be needed; finally, the social, economic and political issues associated with the application of ecological ideas in decision- and policy-making. This is the first book to establish a close connection between the aims of conservation biology and the need for a large-scale approach to ecology. It is essential reading for all those interested in the area from graduate level upwards
Includes bibliographical references and indexes
The effects of spatial scale on ecological questions and answers / R.M. May -- Historical development of alternate communities in a hemlock-hardwood forest in northern Michigan, USA / M.B. Davis [and others] -- Animal distributions : patterns and processes / J.H. Lawton [and others] -- Spatial distribution of marine organisms : patterns and processes / M.V. Angel -- Metapopulations and conservation / S. Harrison -- Conserving insect habitats in heathland biotopes : a question of scale / N.R. Webb and J.A. Thomas -- Declining farmland bird species : modelling geographical patterns of abundance in Britain / S. Gates [and others] -- Scale and patterns of community structure in Amazonian forests / D.G. Campbell -- Harvesting species of different lifespans / G.P. Kirkwood, J.R. Beddington and J.A. Rossouw -- Blanket bogs in Great Britain : an assessment of large-scale pattern and distribution using remote sensing and GIS / E. Reid [and others] -- Tsetse distribution in Africa : seeing the wood and the trees / D.J. Rogers and B.G. Williams -- Monitoring species performance of common dominant plant species / P. Newbould -- An investigation into methods for categorizing the conservation status of species / G.M. Mace -- Turning conservation goals into tangible results : the case of the spotted owl and old-growth forests / D.S. Wilcove -- The ecological component of economic policy / J.S. Marsh -- Translating ecological science into practical policy / J. Porritt

Most ecological theory has developed from studies conducted on a small scale within a single habitat. This book attempts to tackle the distinctive character of large-scale ecological processes.

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