Handbook of ecological indicators for assessment of ecosystem health. (©2010)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Sven E. Jørgensen, Fu-Liu Xu, Robert Costanza.
• Other Names: Jørgensen, Sven Erik, 1934-; Xu, Fu-Liu; Costanza, Robert
• Contents: Application of indicators for the assessment of ecosystem health / S.E. Jørgensen [and others] -- Eco-exergy as ecological indicator / S.E. Jørgensen -- Emergy indices of biodiversity and ecosystem dynamics / Mark T. Brown and Sergio Ulgiati -- Eco-exergy to emergy flow ratio for the assessment of ecosystem health / F.M. Pulselli, C. Gaggi, and S. Bastianoni -- Natural capital security/vulnerability related to disturbance in a panarchy of social-ecological landscapes / Nicola Zaccarelli, Irene Petrosillo, and Giovanni Zurlini -- Species richness in space and time as an indicator of human activity and ecological change / Erich Tasser [and others] -- Landscape development intensity and pollutant emergy/empower density indices as indicators of ecosystem health / Mark T. Brown and Kelly Chinners Reiss -- Ecosystem services and ecological indicators / Robert Costanza -- Application of ecological indicators for the assessment of wetland ecosystem health / S.E. Jørgensen -- Application of ecological indicators for the assessment of ecosystem health in estuaries and coastal zones / João C. Marques -- Application of ecological and thermodynamic indicators for the assessment of ecosystem health of lakes / Fu-Liu Xu -- Application of ecological indicators in forest management in Africa / Kouami Kokou, Adzo Dzifa Kokutse, and Kossi Adjonou -- Using ecological indicators to assess the health of marine ecosystems: the North Atlantic / Villy Christensen and Philippe Cury -- Indicators for the management of coastal lagoons: Sacca di Goro case study / J.M. Zaldívar [and others] -- Ecosystem indicators for the integrated management of landscape health and integrity / Felix Müller and Benjamin Burkhard -- Integrated indicators for evaluating ecosystem health: an application to agricultural systems / V. Niccolucci [and others] -- Ecological indicators to assess the health of river ecosystems / Carles Ibáñez [and others].
• Edition: 2nd ed
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press/Taylor & Francis
• Publication Date: 2010
• Copyright Date: 2010
• Extent: 1 online resource (xiii, 484 pages), illustrations, maps
• Subjects: 577.27; Ecosystem health; Environmental indicators; SCIENCE -- Global Warming & Climate Change; Ecosystem health; Environmental indicators; Ökosystem; Umweltindikator; Ökosystemforschung; Ekosystem -- utvärdering -- handböcker, manualer, etc; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781439809372; 1439809372
• Related ISBNs: 9781439809365; 1439809364
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
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• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.