Ecological Integrity and the Management of Ecosystems

by Steven Woodley, James Kay

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781000162233
Publisher:	CRC Press
Publication date:	08/26/2020
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	232
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

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

Table of Contents

The Notion of Natural and Cultural Integrity, Considerations of Scale and Hierarchy, Applying Notions of Ecological Integrity, Choosing Indicators of Ecosystem Integrity: Wetlands as a Model System, APPLYING THE CONCEPTS Measuring Biological Integrity: Lessons from Streams, Monitoring for Ecosystem Integrity, National and Regional Scale Measures of Canada's Ecosystem Health, National Environmental Monitoring: A Case Study of the Atlantic Maritime Region, Monitoring and Measuring Ecosystem Integrity in Canadian National Parks, An Approach to the Development of Biological Sediment Guidelines, On the Nature of Ecological Integrity: Some Closing Comments.

Editorial Reviews

Sponsored by the Heritage Resources Centre, U. of Waterloo, and the Canadian Parks Service, this volume presents an in-depth discussion by 18 environment and resource experts, who define ecosystem integrity from several perspectives and put it into a scientific framework, address key issues of scale and ecosystem hierarchy, show how to establish a regional and national monitoring system, and provide real- world applications and models that can be used on an international scale. For scientists, land managers, policy makers, and others involved in ecosystem management. Published by St. Lucie Press, 100 E. Linton Blvd., Suite 403B, Delray Beach, FL 33483. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Booknews

"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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