Enclosed Experimental Ecosystems And Scale Tools for Understanding and Managing Coastal Ecosystems

ISBN 10: 0387767665 / ISBN 13: 9780387767666

Editore: Springer, 2009

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Riassunto:

This book provides an introduction to the "problem of scale", and presents information that will allow for improved design and interpretation of enclosed experimental aquatic ecosystems. The results of a 10-year research project are integrated into the book.

Dalla quarta di copertina:

The environmental challenges now facing humanity, ranging from climate change to urbanization to invasive species to agricultural and industrial pollutants are particularly acute in the coastal zone. Research in this region and in other aquatic ecosystems is complicated by interactions that occur over broad scales of time, space, and ecological complexity. Enclosed experimental ecosystems (mesocosms and microcosms) have become critical research tools because they provide a degree of control not achievable through field experiments. Yet to date, techniques for systematically extrapolating results from small-scale experimental ecosystems to larger, more open, more biodiverse, and more heterogeneous ecosystems in nature have not been well developed. This book is designed to provide scientists, resource managers and students with a comprehensive and practical guide and reference for improving the design and interpretation of research conducted in experimental ecosystems.

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Titolo: Enclosed Experimental Ecosystems And Scale ...
Casa editrice: Springer
Data di pubblicazione: 2009
Legatura: Rilegato
Condizione: New