Monitoring Ecological ChangeLiving communities are continuously changing, both as a result of natural processes and the activities of Man. It is essential for us to have effective biological and ecological monitoring programmes in order to detect these changes and understand the factors which influence them. Monitoring Ecological Change provides a practical and thought-provoking introduction to the subject, which will be of broad interest to students and professionals in the areas of ecology, environmental science, conservation and resource management. In the first part of the book, the roles of local, national and international organisations which implement monitoring programmes are discussed and assessed. In the second section of the book, a wide range of examples are used to explain and evaluate methods of data collection, analysis and interpretation. The final section focuses on the important applications of biological monitoring, such as pollution control, land-use management, monitoring rare species, and post-environmental impact assessment. |
Contents
VI | 3 |
VII | 6 |
VIII | 13 |
IX | 18 |
X | 23 |
XI | 26 |
XII | 30 |
XIII | 38 |
LI | 179 |
LII | 181 |
LIII | 183 |
LIV | 194 |
LV | 195 |
LVI | 197 |
LVII | 201 |
LVIII | 204 |
XIV | 42 |
XV | 44 |
XVI | 48 |
XVII | 49 |
XVIII | 59 |
XIX | 61 |
XX | 63 |
XXI | 69 |
XXII | 77 |
XXIII | 88 |
XXIV | 90 |
XXV | 93 |
XXVI | 94 |
XXVII | 98 |
XXVIII | 106 |
XXIX | 108 |
XXX | 109 |
XXXI | 112 |
XXXII | 115 |
XXXIII | 123 |
XXXIV | 129 |
XXXV | 131 |
XXXVI | 136 |
XXXVIII | 140 |
XXXIX | 142 |
XL | 144 |
XLI | 145 |
XLII | 157 |
XLIII | 158 |
XLIV | 160 |
XLV | 161 |
XLVII | 162 |
XLVIII | 166 |
XLIX | 170 |
L | 175 |
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abundance agricultural analysis animals Antarctic assessment baseline bioindicators biological and ecological biological monitoring biotic biotic indices Britain Cairns calculated census Centre Chapter chemical classification coastal Council Countryside Commission data collection distribution diversity index diversity indices ecological ecosystems effects effluent Environment environmental monitoring Ephemeroptera established example Field Studies Council fish forest genetic Global groups habitats impacts important indicator species insularization International IUCN land landscapes levels lichens London long-term ecological mapping Marine methods monitoring changes monitoring programmes National Nature Conservancy Nature Conservancy Council nature reserves NERC number of individuals number of species organisms plant pollution population population density protected areas quadrats recording remote sensing River sampling saprobic Score similarity indices species composition species diversity species richness Spellerberg studies Sullom Voe surveys Table taxa techniques total number undertaken UNEP vegetation water quality wildlife woodland World