Overview

Today, efforts are being made to rehabilitate badly degraded ecosystems and protect areas which have important ecological value, such as national parks, critical fish and wildlife habitats, natural communities and endangered species. Since human values are an integral part of the decisions to protect or rehabilitate-the goals and objectives for such actions are often unclear. Concepts of ""health,"" ""integrity"" and ""diversity"" express important values associated with management actions but they do not provide clear guidelines for these actions. The criteria developed and applied in this book provide guidelines and serve as a road map to anyone involved in ecosystem management-scientists, land managers and policy makers.

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Author:   Steven Woodley ,  James Kay ,  George Francis ,  George Francis
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Inc
Imprint:   CRC Press Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.498kg
ISBN:  

9780963403018

ISBN 10:   096340301
Pages:   232
Publication Date:   01 June 1993
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

SETTING THE STAGEThe Notion of Natural and Cultural Integrity, Henry A. ReigerConsiderations of Scale and Hierarchy, Anthony W. KingApplying Notions of Ecological Integrity, Robert Steedman and Wolfgang HaiderChoosing Indicators of Ecosystem Integrity: Wetlands as a Model System, Paul A. Keddy, Harold T. Lee and Irene C. WisheuAPPLYING THE CONCEPTSMeasuring Biological Integrity: Lessons from Streams, James R. KarrMonitoring for Ecosystem Integrity, R.E. MunnNational and Regional Scale Measures of Canada's Ecosystem Health, I.B. Marshall, H. Hirvonen and E. WikenNational Environmental Monitoring: A Case Study of the Atlantic Maritime Region, N.L. Shackell and B. FreedmanMonitoring and Measuring Ecosystem Integrity in Canadian National Parks, Stephen WoodleyAn Approach to the Development of Biological Sediment Guidelines, Trevor B. Reynoldson and Michael A. ZarullOn the Nature of Ecological Integrity: Some Closing Comments, James J. KayIndex

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""This is a wonderful book for those who want an understanding of the complexities and the issues involved in understanding ecosystem integrity and ecological monitoring. I highly recommend that you read this book..."" -Estuaries, William L Halvorson, University of Arizona

This is a wonderful book for those who want an understanding of the complexities and the issues involved in understanding ecosystem integrity and ecological monitoring. I highly recommend that you read this book... -Estuaries, William L Halvorson, University of Arizona

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Steven Woodley (Quebec, Canada) (Author) , James Kay (E.R.S. University of Waterloo) (Author)

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