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222			_aBiology
245			_aEcosystem ecology: A new synthesis/ _cEdited by David G. Raffaelli
260			_aCambridge: _bCambridge University Press, _cc2010
300			_aix, 162 p. ; _c25 cm
440			_aEcological Reviews
504			_aIncludes bibliography & index.
520			_aWhat can ecological science contribute to the sustainable management and conservation of the natural systems that underpin human well-being? Bridging the natural, physical and social sciences, this book shows how ecosystem ecology can inform the ecosystem services approach to environmental management. The authors recognise that ecosystems are rich in linkages between biophysical and social elements that generate powerful intrinsic dynamics. Unlike traditional reductionist approaches, the holistic perspective adopted here is able to explain the increasing range of scientific studies that have highlighted unexpected consequences of human activity, such as the lack of recovery of cod populations on the Grand Banks despite nearly two decades of fishery closures, or the degradation of Australia's fertile land through salt intrusion. Written primarily for researchers and graduate students in ecology and environmental management, it provides an accessible discussion of some of the most important aspects of ecosystem ecology and the potential relationships between them.
650			_a Biotic communities
650			_aEcology
650			_aBiology
650			_aHuman ecology
650			_aEcosystem management
700			_aRaffaelli, David G. _4Editor
700			_aFrid, Christopher L. J. _4Editor
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