Title Protected land : disturbance, stress, and American ecosystem management / Douglas J. Spieles

Published New York : Springer, ©2010

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Description 1 online resource (xiii, 164 pages) : illustrations Series Springer series on environmental management, 0172-6161 Springer series on environmental management. Contents Note continued: Wetland Creation and Restoration -- Lakes -- Alternate States and Desirability -- Rivers -- River Restoration and Response -- References -- 10. Saltwater Ecosystems -- Intertidal Ecosystems -- Salt Marsh Dieback and Restoration -- Subtidal Ecosystems -- Artificial Reefs -- Deeper Water -- References -- 11. Protecting the Shifting Quilt -- Holism, Strong and Weak -- Four Horsemen Revisited -- Along the Continuum -- Protecting the Shifting Quilt -- References Summary This is a book about ecosystems: the ways in which we perceive them, conceptualize them, protect them, and manipulate them. Ecosystems have been given considerable attention in recent literature, and with good reason. Our growing comprehension of irreplaceable and imperiled ecosystem services has made it clear that we are in the midst of an ecological crisis. In response, various organizations, agencies, and individuals have dedicated themselves to the preservation, restoration, and maintenance of ecological systems. The United States is a world leader in this regard, building upon the legacy of giants like Thoreau, Muir, and Leopold. And yet, even as we scramble to rehabilitate and sustain ecosystems, the debate on their nature continues. In one corner are proponents of holism - those that see ecosystems as definable units with recognizable and regenerative stable states Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index In Springer eBooks Subject Ecosystem management -- United States Environmental protection -- United States. Environmental policy -- United States Environmental law -- United States NATURE -- Ecology. NATURE -- Ecosystems & Habitats -- Wilderness. SCIENCE -- Environmental Science. SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Ecology. Environmental protection -- United States. Environmental policy -- United States. Environmental law -- United States. Ecosystem management -- United States. Sciences de la terre. Environnement. Ecosystem management Environmental law Environmental policy Environmental protection United States Form Electronic book LC no. 2010933785 ISBN 9781441968135 144196813X

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