Individuals, populations and the balance of nature: the question of
... et al. 2002). The population is present (i.e. persists) and must be regulated if it is not destined to random walk its way to extinction (Cooper 2001). These views are more likely to be representative of what most ecologists would currently accept, at least in general terms. Cooper does emphasise, t ...
... et al. 2002). The population is present (i.e. persists) and must be regulated if it is not destined to random walk its way to extinction (Cooper 2001). These views are more likely to be representative of what most ecologists would currently accept, at least in general terms. Cooper does emphasise, t ...
Indexically Structured Ecological Communities Abstract. Ecological
... need to fulfill: they should be bound causally, they should have internal regulation, and they should have system-level properties. Sterelny represents these criteria hyper-dimensionally noting that each can be more or less instantiated (see fig 1). This is partially true, but these axes are not ind ...
... need to fulfill: they should be bound causally, they should have internal regulation, and they should have system-level properties. Sterelny represents these criteria hyper-dimensionally noting that each can be more or less instantiated (see fig 1). This is partially true, but these axes are not ind ...
NaturePrint Regional Catchment Strategies guidelines. [PDF File
... testing of the NaturePrint Values map with regional audiences has shown that the locations of highlyranked values align well with existing views of biodiversity priorities, while the process has also offered some new insights into higher value areas. Users should be aware that some priorities may di ...
... testing of the NaturePrint Values map with regional audiences has shown that the locations of highlyranked values align well with existing views of biodiversity priorities, while the process has also offered some new insights into higher value areas. Users should be aware that some priorities may di ...
Ecology: definition, scope and relationship with other sciences
... 4. Humans appear to be changing aspects of the global environment in many ways. Thus, ecology can be very useful to help us understand what these changes are, what the implications might be for various ecosystems, and how we might intervene in either human economies or in nature to try to mitigate o ...
... 4. Humans appear to be changing aspects of the global environment in many ways. Thus, ecology can be very useful to help us understand what these changes are, what the implications might be for various ecosystems, and how we might intervene in either human economies or in nature to try to mitigate o ...
beyond economics and ecology - Pudel Uni
... Wolfgang Sachs, Wuppertal Institute, Berlin Planet Dialectics: Explorations in Environment & Development Stop trying to grow the economy and green up energy consumption! Try, instead, to figure out how best to live. Sajay Samuel’s new collection of essays by Ivan Illich inspires us all to hope for a ...
... Wolfgang Sachs, Wuppertal Institute, Berlin Planet Dialectics: Explorations in Environment & Development Stop trying to grow the economy and green up energy consumption! Try, instead, to figure out how best to live. Sajay Samuel’s new collection of essays by Ivan Illich inspires us all to hope for a ...
The Balance of Nature: What Is It and Why Care?
... has fascinated humans throughout history precisely because they have casu ally observed this pattern for such a long time and depended upon it for their survival. Despite the pleasing notion that the world’s ecosystems harbor a great steadiness or a perfect balance, the more detailed observer is un ...
... has fascinated humans throughout history precisely because they have casu ally observed this pattern for such a long time and depended upon it for their survival. Despite the pleasing notion that the world’s ecosystems harbor a great steadiness or a perfect balance, the more detailed observer is un ...
a framework of values: reasons for conserving biodiversity and
... Before examining the issue, it is a legitimate question to ask why we need such a discussion – in a nutshell, what are the reasons for asking for reasons. It may be argued, for instance, that the environmental crisis and the climate change that our planet is currently experiencing are producing effe ...
... Before examining the issue, it is a legitimate question to ask why we need such a discussion – in a nutshell, what are the reasons for asking for reasons. It may be argued, for instance, that the environmental crisis and the climate change that our planet is currently experiencing are producing effe ...
UP 205 Ecology and its Applications Spring 2015 Professor Daniel Schneider
... Description--Ecology is the scientific study of the interactions of organisms with each other and their environment, or ecosystem. Humans play a critical role in these interactions. Manipulation of these interactions for agriculture, forestry, energy production, or settlement is at the basis of huma ...
... Description--Ecology is the scientific study of the interactions of organisms with each other and their environment, or ecosystem. Humans play a critical role in these interactions. Manipulation of these interactions for agriculture, forestry, energy production, or settlement is at the basis of huma ...
Biology 300 GENERAL ECOLOGY Spring 1997
... specific interaction or set of interactions between species in an ecological community. The effect(s) of this/these interaction(s) on the abundance, distribution, behavior, morphology, physiology, life histories, and/or diversity of the species involved should be emphasized. The essay need not be lo ...
... specific interaction or set of interactions between species in an ecological community. The effect(s) of this/these interaction(s) on the abundance, distribution, behavior, morphology, physiology, life histories, and/or diversity of the species involved should be emphasized. The essay need not be lo ...
Estimating the Major Contributors to Environmental
... climate change, and he also added that Australia, with only 0.32% of the global population, accounts for 1.43% of the world’s carbon emissions. Australia is reported to be one of the countries most at risk from the effect of climate change (Stern, 2006). The destruction of habitat by human activitie ...
... climate change, and he also added that Australia, with only 0.32% of the global population, accounts for 1.43% of the world’s carbon emissions. Australia is reported to be one of the countries most at risk from the effect of climate change (Stern, 2006). The destruction of habitat by human activitie ...
Use and limitations of ecological models
... models includes simple to use bio-geochemical models or population dynamic models which additionally include an effect component. They can be used to solve management problems and to perform environmental risk assessments for the ...
... models includes simple to use bio-geochemical models or population dynamic models which additionally include an effect component. They can be used to solve management problems and to perform environmental risk assessments for the ...
Ambio 22 - Ecosystem Ecology: The CBL Gonzo Group
... For example. in the Chesapeake Bay, temperatures range from near 30" C in surface waters in late summer to zero by late winter. Ice cover is extensive in severe winters, but ofonly local importance in normal winters. Salinity also varies widely, from near zero in the upper reaches of tributaries to ...
... For example. in the Chesapeake Bay, temperatures range from near 30" C in surface waters in late summer to zero by late winter. Ice cover is extensive in severe winters, but ofonly local importance in normal winters. Salinity also varies widely, from near zero in the upper reaches of tributaries to ...
The economics of degrowth Ecological Economics
... numbers to possible degrowth scenarios and assesses the effects on state expenditures and employment. The basis is a dynamic macro-economic model that simulates future growth and CO2 emission scenarios for Canada. The model shows that “selective growth”, i.e. a structural shift of the economy to low ...
... numbers to possible degrowth scenarios and assesses the effects on state expenditures and employment. The basis is a dynamic macro-economic model that simulates future growth and CO2 emission scenarios for Canada. The model shows that “selective growth”, i.e. a structural shift of the economy to low ...
The economics of degrowth
... numbers to possible degrowth scenarios and assesses the effects on state expenditures and employment. The basis is a dynamic macro-economic model that simulates future growth and CO2 emission scenarios for Canada. The model shows that “selective growth”, i.e. a structural shift of the economy to low ...
... numbers to possible degrowth scenarios and assesses the effects on state expenditures and employment. The basis is a dynamic macro-economic model that simulates future growth and CO2 emission scenarios for Canada. The model shows that “selective growth”, i.e. a structural shift of the economy to low ...
для самостоятельной работы - Кубанский государственный
... First of all, they exhaust toxic gases into the air. Secondly, they are considered to be the main noise offenders in the city. This problem progresses as the number of cars increases from year to year. As a result the level of harmful substances in the air also increases. Another problem which is wo ...
... First of all, they exhaust toxic gases into the air. Secondly, they are considered to be the main noise offenders in the city. This problem progresses as the number of cars increases from year to year. As a result the level of harmful substances in the air also increases. Another problem which is wo ...
Third World Quarterly 16
... tendencies toward m onopolisation in key economic sectors.14 In many countries, economic m onopolisation has been associated with state protectionism of existing enterprises and resource constraints that prevent new ® rms from entering markets. 15 Lack of com petition, however, is not just a comm on ...
... tendencies toward m onopolisation in key economic sectors.14 In many countries, economic m onopolisation has been associated with state protectionism of existing enterprises and resource constraints that prevent new ® rms from entering markets. 15 Lack of com petition, however, is not just a comm on ...
A Catholic Critique of Law and Economics
... On the growth of the law and economics beyond its original concerns, see Eric Posner, Values and Consequences: An Introduction to Economic Analysis of Law, in Chicago Lectures on Law and Economics (Eric Posner, ed.) 18991 (1999). ...
... On the growth of the law and economics beyond its original concerns, see Eric Posner, Values and Consequences: An Introduction to Economic Analysis of Law, in Chicago Lectures on Law and Economics (Eric Posner, ed.) 18991 (1999). ...
Abstract, 1. Introduction, 2. Methodology and 3. Ecological character
... vegetation of each identified natural area. Most of this work was carried out from roads, foreshores or high points, using telescopes and binoculars. The District was covered in a methodical fashion based on geography, i.e. moving north to south and west to east. Where large mosaics occurred, severa ...
... vegetation of each identified natural area. Most of this work was carried out from roads, foreshores or high points, using telescopes and binoculars. The District was covered in a methodical fashion based on geography, i.e. moving north to south and west to east. Where large mosaics occurred, severa ...
Biology 1020: Course Outline
... constantly evolve in response to a changing physical and biological environment Ecosystem function as the result of organisms interacting with each other and with the physical and chemical environment Life histories and mating systems as evolutionary adaptations Populations of organisms and how they ...
... constantly evolve in response to a changing physical and biological environment Ecosystem function as the result of organisms interacting with each other and with the physical and chemical environment Life histories and mating systems as evolutionary adaptations Populations of organisms and how they ...
Oct Cover_Cover
... ing their scientific reputations (Gieryn 1978; Zuckerman 1978; Ziman 1981; Ziman 1987). Other processes are at work, however, including the desire to conduct research relevant to policy problems (Merton 1979; Worster 1994). By inviting ecologists to evaluate potential research priorities and investi ...
... ing their scientific reputations (Gieryn 1978; Zuckerman 1978; Ziman 1981; Ziman 1987). Other processes are at work, however, including the desire to conduct research relevant to policy problems (Merton 1979; Worster 1994). By inviting ecologists to evaluate potential research priorities and investi ...
Ecological principles Study Module 2
... All of the previous sections have dealt with the laws, sources and uses of energy within ecosystems, and how to depict the transfer of that energy through an ecosystem. To do this, we have assumed that there were organisms (which, dead or alive are called biotic factors) and their physical environme ...
... All of the previous sections have dealt with the laws, sources and uses of energy within ecosystems, and how to depict the transfer of that energy through an ecosystem. To do this, we have assumed that there were organisms (which, dead or alive are called biotic factors) and their physical environme ...
Key Native Ecosystems added to inventory in March 2017
... present which includes kawakawa, mapou, kohekohe, kanono, karaka and tree ferns. The native groundcover in the forest is a good mix of seedlings and ferns. Fauna The forest remnants provide an important habitat for a range of native and exotic bird species in an area mainly dominated by developed fa ...
... present which includes kawakawa, mapou, kohekohe, kanono, karaka and tree ferns. The native groundcover in the forest is a good mix of seedlings and ferns. Fauna The forest remnants provide an important habitat for a range of native and exotic bird species in an area mainly dominated by developed fa ...
The Imperialism of Economics Over Ethics
... politics. It was sometime later, however, that Adam Smith and David Ricardo began to establish economics as a respectable science. Since the late-eighteenth century, economics has developed independent disciplinary foundations and, in successive stages, has subjected more and more domains of human l ...
... politics. It was sometime later, however, that Adam Smith and David Ricardo began to establish economics as a respectable science. Since the late-eighteenth century, economics has developed independent disciplinary foundations and, in successive stages, has subjected more and more domains of human l ...
A Study of the Social Ecological Wisdom in H.W. Longfellow‟s Poetry
... in the realm of natural science, to literary criticism is the realization of the marriage of literature and natural science. Under this marriage of science and humanity comes out a new mode of literary criticism in ecology, which is one of the important features in eco-criticism. In the technology-g ...
... in the realm of natural science, to literary criticism is the realization of the marriage of literature and natural science. Under this marriage of science and humanity comes out a new mode of literary criticism in ecology, which is one of the important features in eco-criticism. In the technology-g ...
Ecological economics
Ecological economics/eco-economics refers to both a transdisciplinary and interdisciplinary field of academic research that aims to address the interdependence and coevolution of human economies and natural ecosystems over time and space. It is distinguished from environmental economics, which is the mainstream economic analysis of the environment, by its treatment of the economy as a subsystem of the ecosystem and its emphasis upon preserving natural capital. One survey of German economists found that ecological and environmental economics are different schools of economic thought, with ecological economists emphasizing strong sustainability and rejecting the proposition that natural capital can be substituted by human-made capital.Ecological economics was founded as a modern movement in the works of and interactions between various European and American academics (see the section on history and development below). The related field of green economics is, in general, a more politically applied form of the subject.According to ecological economist Malte Faber, ecological economics is defined by its focus on nature, justice, and time. Issues of intergenerational equity, irreversibility of environmental change, uncertainty of long-term outcomes, and sustainable development guide ecological economic analysis and valuation. Ecological economists have questioned fundamental mainstream economic approaches such as cost-benefit analysis, and the separability of economic values from scientific research, contending that economics is unavoidably normative rather than positive (i.e. descriptive). Positional analysis, which attempts to incorporate time and justice issues, is proposed as an alternative. Ecological economics shares many of its perspectives with feminist economics, including the focus on sustainability, nature, justice and care values.