Search Results - "ecologism"

Ecology: principles and applications, by Chapman, J. L. (Jenny Louise), 1955 -

Table of Contents: “…Contents Introduction 2 12 The nature of ecology 3 The individual 5 23 Metabolic rate 7 24 Factors affecting metabolic rate 9 25 Size determines more than metabolic rate 10 26 Energy budgets 11 27 Distinguishing between growth and reproduction 13 115 Omnivores 126 117 Food webs 128 118 Pyramids of numbers 129 119 Pyramids of biomass 130 Energy transfer 132 123 Primary production in aquatic communities 136 125 Efficiencies in ecology 137 127 The efficiency of energy transfer in ecosystems 142 Autecology 16 33 The autecology of the European starling 19 Population dynamics 23 42 Dispersal of organisms 24 44 The study of populations 25 45 Presentation of demographic data 29 46 Evolutionary strategies 32 47 Modular organisms 34 Population regulation 37 52 Factors which regulate population size 39 53 Patterns in population dynamics 48 Ecological genetics 51 62 Reproductive systems 52 63 Genetic consequences of different reproductive systems 55 64 Patterns of genetic variation 58 65 Genetic variation within an organism 63 Behavioural ecology 64 74 Growth versus reproduction 68 76 Parental care 69 77 Breeding systems in plants 70 78 Alternative strategies 71 79 Games theory 72 710 Constraints on adaptation 74 Sociobiology 77 83 Disadvantages of group living 79 84 Optimal group size 80 86 The unit of selection and social behaviour 83 87 Human sociobiology 89 The environment 92 92 The physical environment 93 93 The biotic environment 101 94 Biotic and abiotic interactions 103 Habitats and niches 106 103 Causes competitive exclusion principle 110 104 Species coexistence 112 105 Fundamental and realised niches 113 106 Resource partitioning 114 107 Character displacement 116 109 Do plants need niches? …”

Ecology / by Cain, Michael L.

Subjects: “…Ecology Textbooks. United States…”

Ecology : concepts and applications / by Molles, Manuel C.

Subjects: “…Ecology.…”

Ecological economics : a practical programme for global reform/

The ecology of public administration by Riggs, Fred Warren

Ecology and resource management : a quantitative approach by Watt, Kenneth E. F.

Economics and the crisis of ecology by Singh Narindar

Subjects: “…Ecology…”

Linking social and ecological systems : management practices and social mechanisms for building resilience

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Ecology, development, and population problem : perspectives from India, China and Australia

Subjects: “…Human ecology -- Australia | Human ecology -- China | Human ecology -- India. …”

The Ecology of public administration & management in Africa /

The ecology of public admiration & management in Africa

Environmental law by Myneni,S . R

Subjects: “…Ecology…”

Comparative public administration : (An ecological perspective) by Arora, Ramesh

Subjects: “…Administrative ecology…”

Comparative public administration : (an ecological perspective. by Arora Ramesh K.

Comparative public administration : an ecological perspective by Arora, K. Ramesh

The earth charter in action : toward a sustainable world /

Table of Contents: “…Preamble -- Part I : Respect and care for the community of life -- Part II : Ecological integrity -- Part III : Social and economic justice -- Part IV : Democracy, nonviolence, and peace -- The way forward.…”

Health program planning : an educational and ecological approach / by Green, Lawrence W.

Trading with the environment : ecology, economics, institutions, and policy / by Andersson, Thomas

Wetland environments : a global perspective by Aber James S.

Table of Contents: “…Wetland environments: A global perspective; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Part I; 1: Wetland overview; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 How much and where; 1.3 Wetland trends; 1.4 Wetland preservation and protection; 1.5 Wetland science; 1.6 Book approach and outline; 1.7 Summary; 2: Wetland criteria; 2.1 Definitions; 2.2 Water; 2.3 Soil; 2.4 Vegetation; 2.5 Wetland classification; 2.6 Peatland; 2.7 Anthropogenic dimensions of wetlands; 2.8 Summary; 3: Methods in wetland research; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Remote sensing; 3.2.1 Image resolution and interpretability; 3.2.2 Wetland image interpretation. 5.3 Hydric soil criteria5.4 Mineral and organic hydric soils; 5.5 Submerged wetland substrates; 5.6 Summary; 6: Wetland vegetation; 6.1 Plant adaptations; 6.1.1 Structural adaptations; 6.1.2 Biochemical adaptations; 6.2 Ecological categories; 6.2.1 Shoreline plants; 6.2.2 Emergent plants; 6.2.3 Floating plants; 6.2.4 Submerged plants; 6.2.5 Plant zonation; 6.3 Indicator categories; 6.4 Plant hardiness zones; 6.5 Invasive plant species; 6.6 Summary; 7: Wetland wildlife; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Wetland invertebrates; 7.2.1 Insects; 7.2.2 Mosquitos; 7.2.3 Corals; 7.3 Wetland vertebrates. 7.3.1 Amphibians7.3.2 Reptiles; 7.3.3 Birds; 7.3.4 Mammals; 7.4 Invasive animal species; 7.5 Summary; Part III; 8: Wetland change; 8.1 Introduction; 8.2 Hydroseral succession; 8.3 Sea-level change and crustal movements; 8.3.1 Glacial eustasy; 8.3.2 Glacial isostasy; 8.3.3 Complicated responses; 8.3.4 Modern sea-level rise; 8.4 Climate change; 8.4.1 Climate basics; 8.4.2 Climate and wetlands; 8.5 Fire; 8.6 Summary; 9: Wetlands through time; 9.1 Introduction; 9.2 Coal; 9.2.1 Paleozoic coal; 9.2.2 Cretaceous-Tertiary coal and lignite; 9.3 Amber; 9.4 Pleistocene and Holocene wetlands. 9.4.1 Nordic region9.4.2 North America; 9.4.3 Tropics and Antarctica; 9.4.4 Holocene climate and early man; 9.5 Summary; 10: Environmental cycles and feedback; 10.1 Biogeochemical cycles; 10.1.1 Wetland elements; 10.1.2 Nitrogen; 10.1.3 Phosphorus, potassium and sulfur; 10.2 Carbon cycle; 10.2.1 Carbon reservoirs; 10.2.2 Carbon balance; 10.2.3 Carbon gases and climatic feedback; 10.3 Fossil fuels; 10.3.1 Fossil-fuel consumption; 10.3.2 Coal mining and acid rain; 10.3.3 Estonian oil shale; 10.4 Human experiment; 10.5 Summary; Part IV; 11: Wetland services, resources and valuation…”

Agroecological Footprints Management for Sustainable Food System

Table of Contents: “…Preface Chapter 1: Ecological Footprints in Agroecosystem- An Overview Chapter 2: Natural Resources Intensification and Footprints Management for Sustainable Food System Chapter 3: Agroecology for Sustainable Food System and Footprint Mitigation Chapter 4: Carbon and Nitrogen Footprint Management for Food Security Chapter 5: Future Transitions to a Renewable Stationary Energy Sector- Implications the Future Ecological Footprint and Land use Chapter 6: Biomass as a Cornerstone of Circular Economy: Resources, Energy and Environment Chapter 7: Land Footprint Management and Policies Chapter 8: Grey Water Footprint Accounting, Challenges and Problem Solving Chapter 9: Water Footprint in Rice-based Cropping Systems of South Asia Chapter 10: Impact of Urbanization and Crude Oil Exploration in Niger Delta Mangrove Ecosystem and its Livelihood Opportunities: A Footprint Perspective Chapter 11: Challenges for Corporate Ecological Footprint Calculations in the SME Sector in Hungary- Case Study Evidence from Six Hungarian Small Enterprises Chapter 12: Opportunities, Challenges and Ecological Footprint of Sustaining Small Ruminant Production in the Changing Climate Scenario Chapter 13: Determining the Perspectives of Turkish Students Ecological Footprint Awareness Based upon a Survey Chapter 14: Energy and Climate Footprint Towards the Environmental Sustainability Chapter 15: Ecofootprint of Charcoal production and it's Economic Contribution Towards Rural Livelihoods in Sub-Saharan Africa Chapter 16: River Sand Mining and its Ecological Footprint at Odor River, Nigeria…”