Humans as Components of Ecosystems

The Ecology of Subtle Human Effects and Populated Areas

Häftad, Engelska, 1997

Av Mark J. McDonnell, Steward T.A. Pickett, Mark J. Mcdonnell, Steward T. A. Pickett

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This volume highlights the importance to ecological studies of incorporating humans and their effects on ecosystems. Leading experts from a variety of disciplines address a number of 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; and future research and training required to include humans effectively as components of ecological systems.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum1997-04-30
Mått155 x 235 x 22 mm
Vikt593 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor364
Upplaga97001
FörlagSpringer-Verlag New York Inc.
MedarbetareCronon,W.J.
ISBN9780387982434

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1 Introduction: Scope and Need for an Ecology of Subtle Human Effects and Populated Areas.- Section I The Human Factor: Perception and Processes.- 2 The History and Present Entanglements of Some General Ecological Perspectives.- 3 An Exceptionally Powerful Biotic Factor.- 4 Environmental Change: The Human Factor.- 5 The Iceberg and the Titanic: Human Economic Behavior in Ecological Models.- 6 Ecosystems and Human Actions.- 7 The Human Component of Ecosystems.- Section II Approaches to the Study of Humans as Components of Ecosystems.- 8 Discovery of the Subtle.- 9 Land-use History and Forest Transformations in Central New England.- 10 Variability in Lake Ecosystems: Complex Responses by the Apical Predator.- 11 Humans as a Component of the Lake Titicaca Ecosystem: A Model System for the Study of Environmental Deterioration.- 12 Nitrogen Loading of Rivers as a Human-Driven Process.- 13 Humans: Capstone Strong Actors in the Past and Present Coastal Ecological Play.- 14 Modification of Nitrogen Cycling at the Regional Scale: The Subtle Effects of Atmospheric Deposition.- 15 The Application of the Ecological Gradient Paradigm to the Study of Urban Effects.- 16 The Process of Plant Colonization in Small Settlements and Large Cities.- 17 Ecological Implications of Landscape Fragmentation.- Section III Implications for Ecosystem Management and Construction.- 18 Integration of Social and Ecological Factors: Dynamic Area Models of Subtle Human Influences on Ecosystems.- 19 Human Influences on Ecosystems: Dealing With Biodiversity.- 20 “Natural” or “Healthy” Ecosystems: Are U.S. National Parks Providing Them?.- 21 Restoration as a Technique for Identifying and Characterizing Human Influences on Ecosystems.- 22 Biosphere 2 and the Study of Human/Ecosystem Dynamics.- SectionIV Overview.- 23 Part I: A Social Scientist’s Perspective.- II: A Human Ecologist’s Perspective.- III: A Marine Ecologist’s Perspective—Humans as Capstone-Species.- IV: A Theoretical Ecologist’s Perspective: Toward a Unified Paradigm for Subtle Human Effects and an Ecology of Populated Areas.- 24 Humans as Components of Ecosystems: A Synthesis.