Humans as components of ecosystems : the ecology of subtle human effects and populated areas /
This book highlights the importance to ecological studies of incorporating humans and their effects on ecosystems. In Humans as Components of Ecosystems, leading experts from a variety of disciplines address a number of important issues, including: The prominent role of humans in the function of eco...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Springer-Verlag,
[1993]
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | This book highlights the importance to ecological studies of incorporating humans and their effects on ecosystems. In Humans as Components of Ecosystems, leading experts from a variety of disciplines address a number of important issues, including: The prominent role of humans in the function of ecosystems on Earth; Why humans have been ignored in ecological studies; approaches taken by social scientists, historians, geographers, economists, and anthropologists in the study of human activities; the emergence of a new ecological paradigm accommodating human activities; methods for studying subtle human effects, and human-populated ecosystems; future research and training required to include humans effectively as components of ecological systems. |
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| Item Description: | "Based on the fourth Cary Conference"--Preface. Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xxi, 364 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Format: | Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 317-356) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781461209058 (electronic bk.) 1461209056 (electronic bk.) |