Protected land
Subtitle: disturbance, stress, and American ecosystem management
By: Douglas J. Spieles
Series: Springer series on environmental management; Springer series on environmental management
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 164
ISBN-13: 9781441968128; 9781441968135
Subjects: Protected areas; Nature conservation; Conservation biology; Environmental conditions; Environmental sciences; Management; Environmental management; Ecosystem management
Other titles: Disturbance, stress, and American ecosystem management; American ecosystem management
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Four ecosystems, four questions; title: Ecosystems in theory: The ecosystem idea and ideal ; A thing is right ; Disturbance, stress and resilience ; Invasion; title: Ecosystems in practice: Very small ecosystems ; Forested ecosystems ; Grassland ecosystems ; Freshwater ecosystems ; Saltwater ecosystems ; Protecting the shifting quilt.