Title Ecological knowledge and environmental problem-solving : concepts and case studies / Committee on the Applications of Ecological Theory to Environmental Problems, Commission on Life Sciences, National Research Council.

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Washington, DC : National Academy Press, 1986.

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Description	1 online resource (xi, 388 pages) : illustrations, maps
Physical Medium	polychrome
Description	text file
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents	Individuals and single populations -- Population interactions -- Community ecology -- Materials and energy -- Scales in space and time -- Analog, generic, and pilot studies and treatment of a project as an experiment -- Indicator species and biological monitoring -- Dealing with uncertainty -- The special problem of cumulative effects -- A scientific framework for environmental problem-solving -- References -- North Pacific halibut fishery management / David Policansky -- Vampire bat control in Latin America / G. Clay Mitchell -- Biological control of California red scale / Robert F. Luck -- Experimental control of malaria in West Africa / Robert M. May -- Protecting caribou during hydroelectric development in Newfoundland / David J. Kiell, Edward L. Hill, and Shane P. Mahoney -- Conserving a regional spotted owl population / Hal Salwasser -- Restoring derelict lands in Great Britain / Peter Wathern -- Optimizing timber yields in New Brunswick forests / Thom A. Erdle and Gordon L. Baskerville -- Control of eutrophication in Lake Washington : Raising the level of a subarctic lake / John T. Lehman -- Ecological effects of nuclear radiation : Ecological effects of forest clearcutting / Carl F. Jordan -- Environmental effects of DDT / John Buckley.
Local Note	eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America
Subject	Nature conservation -- Case studies.
	Nature conservation.
Genre/Form	Case studies.
Subject	Environmental protection -- Case studies.
	Environmental protection.
	Conservation of natural resources -- Case studies.
	Conservation of natural resources.
	Ecology.
	Ecology.
Genre/Form	Electronic books.
	Washington (DC, 1979)
	Case studies.
Added Author	National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Applications of Ecological Theory to Environmental Problems.
Other Form:	Print version: Ecological knowledge and environmental problem-solving. Washington, DC : National Academy Press, 1986 0309036453 (DLC) 86000817 (OCoLC)13124638
ISBN	0585022577 (electronic book)
	9780585022574 (electronic book)
	0309036453 (paperback)
	9780309036450 (paperback)

Title Ecological knowledge and environmental problem-solving : concepts and case studies / Committee on the Applications of Ecological Theory to Environmental Problems, Commission on Life Sciences, National Research Council.

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