Detecting Ecological Impacts: Concepts and Applications in Coastal Habitats - Brossura

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ISBN 10: 0123992567 ISBN 13: 9780123992567

Casa editrice: Academic Press, 2011

Riassunto

Detecting Ecological Impacts: Concepts and Applications in Coastal Habitats focuses on crucial aspects of detecting local and regional impacts that result from human activities. Detection and characterization of ecological impacts require scientific approaches that can reliably separate the effects of a specific anthropogenic activity from those of other processes. This fundamental goal is both technically and operationally challenging. Detecting Ecological Impacts is devoted to the conceptual and technical underpinnings that allow for reliable estimates of ecological effects caused by human activities. An international team of scientists focuses on the development and application of scientific tools appropriate for estimating the magnitude and spatial extent of ecological impacts. The contributors also evaluate our current ability to forecast impacts. Some of the scientific, legal, and administrative constraints that impede these critical tasks also are highlighted. Coastal marine habitats are emphasized, but the lessons and insights have general application to all ecological systems.

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: Academic Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2011
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0123992567
• ISBN 13: 9780123992567
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 428
• Redattore: Schmitt Russell J.
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