Ecological assessment of environmental degradation, pollution, and recovery: lectures of a course held at the Joint Research Centre, Ispra (Italy), 12-16 October 1987
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Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam Published for the Commission of the European Communities by Elsevier 1989
Series:Ispra courses on chemical and environmental science
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Online Access:FAW01
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Item Description:Includes bibliographical references
The Ispra Course on Ecological Assessment of Environmental Degradation, Pollution and Recovery'' was structured according to the following topics: (a) terrestrial and aquatic ecosystem concept; (b) structure, functions and evolution of the ecosystem in relation to the natural and anthropogenic influences, and (c) concept of stress, assessment and restoration of terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. These general concepts were developed in a series of lectures presented by well-known experts in their specific fields, taking into account the ecological principles and environmental management. For the various aspects of the environmental problems, the state-of-the-art, the principles of restoration techniques, the results obtained by their application and the research needs to acquire a better knowledge of the ecological processes, were discussed. The lectures were illustrated by several case studies concerning forests, lakes, reservoirs, rivers, soil and the interrelations between air and terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. This book contains the lectures presented at the course, reviewed by the authors, and complemented throughout with numerous figures and tables
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (xiv, 369 pages)
ISBN:0444600213
0444873619
9780444600219
9780444873613

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