Monitoring Ecological Impacts

Author : Barbara J. Downes
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780521771573
Total Pages : 434 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Monitoring Ecological Impacts written by Barbara J. Downes and published by . This book was released on 2002-01-03 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides clear and useable protocols for the detection and measurement of human impacts on the environment.

Author : Barbara J. Downes
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521065290
Total Pages : 452 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Monitoring Ecological Impacts written by Barbara J. Downes and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2008-06-12 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Monitoring Ecological Impacts provides the tools needed to design assessment programs that can reliably monitor, detect, and allow management of human impacts on the natural environment. The procedures described are well-grounded in inferential logic, and the statistical models needed to analyse complex data are given. Step-by-step guidelines and flow diagrams provide clear and useable protocols which can be applied in any region of the world, a wide range of human impacts, and any ecosystem. In addition, real examples are used to show how the theory can be put into practice.

Author : Ian F. Spellerberg
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9781139445474
Total Pages : 422 pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Monitoring Ecological Change written by Ian F. Spellerberg and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2005-08-18 with total page 422 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The state of ecosystems, biological communities and species are continuously changing as a result of both natural processes and the activities of humans. In order to detect and understand these changes, effective ecological monitoring programmes are required. This book offers an introduction to the topic and provides both a rationale for monitoring and a practical guide to the techniques available. Written in a nontechnical style, the book covers the relevance and growth of ecological monitoring, the organizations and programmes involved, the science of ecological monitoring and an assessment of methods in practice, including many examples from monitoring programmes around the world. Building on the success of the first edition, this edition has been fully revised and updated with two additional chapters covering the relevance of monitoring to the reporting of the state of the environment, and the growth of community based ecological monitoring.

Author : Mritunjoy Sengupta
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351450530
Total Pages : 512 pages
Book Rating : 4.39/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Environmental Impacts of Mining Monitoring, Restoration, and Control written by Mritunjoy Sengupta and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-02-06 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Environmental Impacts of Mining is a comprehensive reference addressing some of the most significant environmental problems associated with mining. These issues include destruction of landscapes, destruction of agricultural and forest lands, sedimentation and erosion, soil contamination, surface and groundwater pollution, air pollution, and waste management. The book presents an agenda for minimizing environmental damage and offers solutions for the restoration and remediation of degraded areas. This book is a ""must have"" for environmental consultants, regulators, planners, workers in the mining industry, geologists, hydrologists, hazardous waste professionals, and instructors in the environmental sciences.

Author : T. Langford
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9781851664511
Total Pages : 488 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ecological Effects of Thermal Discharges written by T. Langford and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 1990-11-30 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The job of the responsible zoologist should be to assess or attempt to predict the consequences of any effluent or other environmental disturbance as objectively as possible, bearing in mind both the needs of conservation and the reasonable demands of man.

Author : Gene Likens
Publisher : CSIRO PUBLISHING
ISBN 13 : 1486308945
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.41/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Effective Ecological Monitoring written by Gene Likens and published by CSIRO PUBLISHING. This book was released on 2018-05-01 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Long-term monitoring programs are fundamental to understanding the natural environment and managing major environmental problems. Yet they are often done very poorly and ineffectively. This second edition of the highly acclaimed Effective Ecological Monitoring describes what makes monitoring programs successful and how to ensure that long-term monitoring studies persist. The book has been fully revised and updated but remains concise, illustrating key aspects of effective monitoring with case studies and examples. It includes new sections comparing surveillance-based and question-based monitoring, analysing environmental observation networks, and provides examples of adaptive monitoring. Based on the authors’ 80 years of collective experience in running long-term research and monitoring programs, Effective Ecological Monitoring is a valuable resource for the natural resource management, ecological and environmental science and policy communities.

Author : David B Lindenmayer
Publisher : CSIRO PUBLISHING
ISBN 13 : 0643101888
Total Pages : 183 pages
Book Rating : 4.83/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Effective Ecological Monitoring written by David B Lindenmayer and published by CSIRO PUBLISHING. This book was released on 2010-03-12 with total page 183 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Long-term monitoring programs are fundamental to understanding the natural environment and effectively tackling major environmental problems. Yet they are often done very poorly and ineffectively. Effective Ecological Monitoring describes what makes successful and unsuccessful long-term monitoring programs. Short and to the point, it illustrates key aspects with case studies and examples. It is based on the collective experience of running long-term research and monitoring programs of the two authors – experience which spans more than 70 years. The book first outlines why long-term monitoring is important, then discusses why long-term monitoring programs often fail. The authors then highlight what makes good and effective monitoring. These good and bad aspects of long-term monitoring programs are further illustrated in the fourth chapter of the book. The final chapter sums up the future of long-term monitoring programs and how to make them better, more effective and better targeted.

Author : Russell J. Schmitt
Publisher : Academic Press
ISBN 13 : 9780126272550
Total Pages : 428 pages
Book Rating : 4.57/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Detecting Ecological Impacts written by Russell J. Schmitt and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 1996-01-17 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Detecting Ecological Impacts: Concepts and Applications in Coastal Habitats focuses on crucial aspects of detecting local and regional impacts that result from human activities. Detection and characterization of ecological impacts require scientific approaches that can reliably separate the effects of a specific anthropogenic activity from those of other processes. This fundamental goal is both technically and operationally challenging. Detecting Ecological Impacts is devoted to the conceptual and technical underpinnings that allow for reliable estimates of ecological effects caused by human activities. An international team of scientists focuses on the development and application of scientific tools appropriate for estimating the magnitude and spatial extent of ecological impacts. The contributors also evaluate our current ability to forecast impacts. Some of the scientific, legal, and administrative constraints that impede these critical tasks also are highlighted. Coastal marine habitats are emphasized, but the lessons and insights have general application to all ecological systems.

Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309171172
Total Pages : 61 pages
Book Rating : 4.75/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ecological Monitoring of Genetically Modified Crops written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2000-02-21 with total page 61 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Proponents of agricultural biotechnology believe that genetically modified (GM) crops have the potential to provide great ecological benefits, such as reduced pesticide and land use, as well as agricultural benefits. However, given the rapid emergence of commercial GM crops and the likely increase in their use, many groups have raised concerns about the potential unintended, adverse ecological effects of these crops. Some ecological concerns are enhanced development of pest resistance, crosspollination with wild relatives, and reductions in beneficial insects or birds. Ecological Monitoring of Genetically Modified Crops considers the latest in monitoring methods and technologies and to asks-What are the challenges associated with monitoring for ecological effects of GM crops? Is ongoing ecological monitoring of GM crops a useful and informative activity? If so, how should scientifically rigorous monitoring be carried out in the variety of ecological settings in which GM crops are grown?

Author : Jo Treweek
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1444313290
Total Pages : 367 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ecological Impact Assessment written by Jo Treweek and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2009-06-24 with total page 367 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The world's ecosystems are increasingly threatened by human development. Ecological impact assessment (EcIA) is used to predict and evaluate the impacts of development on ecosystems and their components,thereby providing the information needed to ensure that ecological issues are given full and proper consideration in development planning. Environmental impact assessment (EIA) has emerged as a key to sustainable development by integrating social, economic and environmental issues in many countries. EcIA has a major part to play as a component of EIA but also has other potential applications in environmental planning and management. Ecological Impact Assessment provides a comprehensive review of the EcIA process and summarizes the ecological theories and tools that can be used to understand, explain and evaluate the ecological consequences of development proposals. It is intended for the many individuals and companies involved in EIA and EcIA, as well as other areas of environmental management where impacts on ecosystems need to be evaluated. It will benefit planners, regulators, environmental consultants and scientists and will also provide an invaluable sourcebook and guide for the growing number of undergraduate students taking courses in applied ecology, EIA and related topics in environmental science. A practical management guide for the increasing numbers of practitioners of EcIA. A rapidly expanding subject driven by the proliferation of environmental legislation worldwide.