Applied Ecology

Introduction to Ecology by SIST

Ecology is defined as the study of inter relationship and interaction of different organisms with each other and with their environment. It is concerned with the general principles that apply to both animals and plants. This PDF covers the following topics related to Ecology : Introduction, Environmental Impact Assessment and Legislation, Planning and Evaluation Techniques, Environment Quality and Design.

Author(s): Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology

66 Pages

Applied Ecology

Applied ecology is a framework for the application of knowledge about ecosystems so that actions can be taken to create a better balance and harmony between people and nature in order to reduce human impact on other beings and their habitats. Topics covered includes: Conservation Management, Habitat Creation, Agro-Ecological Systems, Wetland Engineering, Disease Transmission, Breeding and Reintroduction of Rare Species, Environmental Valuation, Nature Tourism, The Endangered Resources, New Societies and Cultures, Case Studies.

Author(s): The Wikibooks

NA Pages

Fundamentals of Ecology Lecture Notes

This note covers productivity and biogeochemical cycles in ecosystems, trophic dynamics, community structure and stability, competition and predation, evolution and natural selection, population growth and physiological ecology. There is particular emphasis placed on aquatic systems.

Author(s): Prof. Sallie Chisholm and Dr. Laurel Schaider

NA Pages

Landscape Ecology

This book, Landscape Ecology has written to present major and efficient applications in landscape ecology, as well as to propose a solid action for this category of topics. The book aims to illustrate various treatment methods of the land-use models impact on landscape ecology creation.

Author(s): Amjad Almusaed

NA Pages

Chemical Ecology The Chemistry of Biotic Interaction

Chemical ecology has made major progress in recent decades. Topics covered includes: The Chemistry of Poisons in Amphibian Skin, The Chemistry of Phyletic Dominance, Chemical Signals in the Marine Environment, Analysis of Chemical Signals by Nervous Systems, Chemical Ecology.

Author(s): Thomas Eisner and Jerrold Meinwald

NA Pages

Microbial Methods in Ecology

This note provides an introduction to microbial methods applicable to the study of ecosystems. Topics covered includes: Bacterial Abundance, Bacterial Production, Extracellular Enzyme Assays, Microbial Biogeochemistry: Metabolism in Winogradsky columns, Microbial Food Webs: Bacteria-phytoplankton competition, Flagellate and ciliate grazing on bacteria, Molecular Techniques.

Author(s): Joe Vallino and Kristin Gribble

NA Pages

Diversity of Ecosystems

Aim of this book is to bring out a general view on the function of ecosystems, modelling, sampling strategies, invading species, the response of organisms to modifications, the carbon dynamics, the mathematical models and theories that can be applied in diverse conditions.

Author(s): Mahamane Ali

496 Pages

Dictionary of ecology

This practical dictionary is for the use of students, teachers, and investigators in ecology and related fields such as range management, forestry, wildlife, conservation, agronomy, and limnology. The aim of this dictionary is to fill the need for definitions of many new terms that have come into usage during the past thirty years and also to include many of the old terms that are used in current literature.

Author(s): Herbert C Hanson

408 Pages