This book consists of 14 chapters covering important aspects in regards to various terrestrial ecosystems, wetlands, river systems, mine site rehabilitation, marsh ecology and heavy metals pollution. Also aims to fill some of the information gaps in ecological restoration, particularly in under-researched ecosystems around the world. Restoration ecology emerged as a separate field in ecology in...

The book written by seventeen experts in the field of rangeland management, this compilation of essays brings to light the latent issues concerning this subject to readers all over the globe. Though technical approaches can address some issues, social processes ultimately prevent the balancing of these matters. Socio-economic and political institutions are often a stumbling block for improving ...

We examine the relationship between niche construction theory (NCT) and human behavioral ecology (HBE), two branches of evolutionary science that are important sources in archeology. distinguish formal models as an process, uses to refer a kind behavior. Formal from NCT how environmental modification can change selection pressures organisms face. In contrast, HBE predict behavior assuming peopl...

Ecological destruction in human-dominated landscapes has significant impacts on environment sustainability internationally. Landscape planning can play a role in mitigating the effects of human-related activities. One element of landscape planning involves the analysis of the biological, spatial and social arrangement of areas in an urban environment and identifying characteristics that are und...

ANNA GÅRDMARK,* NICLAS JONZÉN*† and MARC MANGEL‡ * Department of Theoretical Ecology, Ecology Building, Lund University, SE-223 62 Lund, Sweden; † Department of Biology and Environmental Sciences, University of Jyväskylä, PO Box 35, FIN-40351, Jyväskylä, Finland; and ‡ Center for Stock Assessment Research and Department of Applied Mathematics and Statistics, Jack Baskin School of Engineering, U...