Ecological Applications Towards a Sustainable World

About this book

Ecological Applications presents a broad range of methods and techniques for managing environmental sustainability. This book examines ecological theory at the individual, populations, and community levels, and is an excellent resource for anyone looking to improve the health of their local ecosystems. It presents a broad range of methods and techniques for managing environmental sustainability. It focuses on ecological applications for sustainability including restoration, conservation, biosecurity, pest control, harvest management, and the design of reserves. It examines ecological theory at the individual, population and community levels. It considers economic and socio-political aspects.

Contents

Preface
1. Introduction - humans, nature and human nature
Part 1: Ecological applications at the level of individual organisms:
2. Ecological applications of niche theory
3. Life-history theory and management
4. Dispersal, migration and management
Part 2: Applications at the level of populations:
5. Conservation of endangered species
6. Pest management
7. Harvest management
Part 3: Applications at the level of communities and ecosystems:
8. Succession and management
9. Applications from food web and ecosystem theory
Part 4: Applications at the regional and global scales:
10. Landscape management
11. Dealing with global climate change
Index

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Biography

Colin Townsend obtained his DPhil at Sussex before taking up teaching positions at Oxford University and the University of East Anglia. In 1989 he moved from the UK to New Zealand, where he was appointed Chair of Zoology at the University of Otago; he is now Director of the Ecology, Conservation and Biodiversity Research Group at Otago.