ECOLOGY TODAY: An Anthology of Contemporary Ecological Research
Editors:
B. Gopal, P.S. Pathak and K.G. Saxena
(Jawaharlal Nehru University, and Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi)
August 1998 - 500 pages hardbound ISBN: 81-86047-18-2
US $ 90 (In India: Rs 1000) MEMBERS' Discount - 50%
The volume includes 23 invited papers which provide an overview of the contemporary thinking in ecological research around the world. Major areas of ecology covered in the volume include: Biodiversity, Global Climate Change, Landscape Ecology and Conservation, Ecology- Economics Interface, Restoration and Management of Degraded Ecosystems, Soil Biology and Fertility, Mangroves, Chemical Ecology, and Methodological Approaches (such as Remote Sensing, Statistical Ecology and Ecological Modeling). The state-of-the-art reviews by world's eminent ecologists are of lasting value as valuable references for researchers and students.
CONTENTS
B. Gopal, P.S. Pathak and K.G. Saxena: Ecology Today: An Introduction
F. diCastri: Ecology in a Global Economy
Z. Naveh: Culture and Landscape Conservation - a Landscape Ecological Perspective
J.N.R. Jeffers: Systems Thinking in Ecological Research and Management
Sandra Brown: Present and Future Role of Forests in Global Climate Change
Zhao Shidong and Bai Wanqui: A Systematic Analysis of Landuse Dynamics in China
Will Steffen: Putting the Human Dimension into Global Change Science: A Personal Perspective
K.G. Saxena, K.S. Rao, R.K. Maikhuri and K.K. Sen: Biodiversity - Ecology and Sustainable Development Perspective
S.D. Sastrapradja: Conserving Biological Diversity for National Development: The Indonesian Experience
M.B. Usher: Minimum Viable Population Sie, Maximum Tolerable Population Size, or the Dilemma of Conservation Success
N. Ishwaran: Application of Integrated Conservation and Development Projects in Protected Area Management
E. H. Rapoport and C.R. Marino: Patterns of Commerce and the Dispersal of Weeds
R.C. Dalal: On Fertility Degradation in Vertisols
John J. Ewel and Ankila Hiremath: Nutrient Use Efficiency and the Management of Degraded Lands
P.S. Pathak and J.C. Dagar: Agroforestry: A Reclamation Pathway for Degraded Lands
E. Cuevas and E. Medina: The Role of Nutrient Cycling in the Conservation of Soil Fertility in Tropical Forest
Ecosystems
S.R. Gupta and B. Kaur: The Soil-Decomposer System: Processes, Controls and Management
A. E. Lugo: Mangrove Ecosystem Research with emphasis on Nutrient Cycling
M. Kassas: Fragile Ecosystems in Near East Countries: Problems and Management
Ishwar Prakash: Impact of Indira Gandhi Canal on the Desert Ecosystem
Usha Goel: Chemical Ecology: A Challenging Frontier of Ecology
E. Wada, I. Tayasu, K. Kora, T. Matsubara, N.O. Ogawa, Y. Yamada, K. Yoshi and A. Sugimoto: The Use of Stable Isotopes in Ecological Studies
P.S. Roy and G.S. Pujar: Scope of Remote Sensing and Geographic Information System in Ecosystem Management and Monitoring
G.P. Patil, G.D. Johnson and W.L. Myers: Statistical Ecology of Landscape Characterization with Satellite Data for Resource Assessment and Management - An Ecological Approach.
