Phytoplankton Dynamics in the North American Great Lakes: Volumes 1 and 2 (Ecovision World Monograph)

Science & Math

Munawar, M.

Munawar, I. F.

Biological Sciences

Aquatic Ecosystem Health & Mgmt Soc

<p><div>The Persian Gulf's marine environment has suffered from a variety of perturbations, most resulting directly or indirectly from the extraction of oil and subsequent development projects--drilling, refining, dredging, and landfilling, as well as from worldwide maritime transportation. In addition, the environment and its people have suffered from the Iran-Iraq war in the early 1980s and from Iraq's invasion of Kuwait in 1990. Since then the countries of the Gulf, in collaboration with regional and international organizations, have initiated extensive measures for the protection and conservation of the Gulf. One such initiative was the decision by the Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research to publish a state-of-the-art monograph to address and document the complex subject of the health and sustainability of the gulf ecosystem.</div></p>

The Gulf Ecosystem Health and Sustainability (Ecovision World Monograph)

<p><div>The Great Lakes of the World (GLOW) is a series of international symposia organized by the Aquatic Ecosystem Health and Management Society in order to promote interaction and communication between Great Lakes scientists and communities around the world. The purpose of GLOW is to establish a platform where understanding of structure, function, and performance of healthy and damaged ecosystems from integrated, multidisciplinary, and sustainable perspectives is promoted. This book includes papers originating in part from the first of many international symposia--Exploring the Great Lakes of the World: Food-Web Dynamics, Health and Integrity, held at Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe. The following is adapted from the editorial: "As scientists, we accept that we can never know everything at one time about large aquatic ecosystems, due to temporal and spatial measurement limitations. This uncertainty can be reduced through sharing our knowledge of large systems so that others can incorporate our results into analyses of their systems. To that end, this book is a remarkable achievement as it does accomplish global coverage of large and great lakes."</div></p>

The Great Lakes of the World (GLOW): Food-Web, Health and Integrity (Ecovision World Monograph)

The Lake Huron Ecosystem: Ecology, Fisheries and Management (Ecovision World Monograph)

<p>There is growing interest in re-connecting urban residents with nature, but most conservationists want to work in pristine areas, and most urban areas are considered too degraded to rank high on conservation priority lists. <i>Bringing Conservation to Cities</i> is a timely and informative exposé of what it takes to foster a conservation ethic in a major urban area―complete with critical lessons learned―and to simultaneously inspire and develop the next generation of urban conservationists. The book explores the new urban conservation frontier, with its numerous challenges and opportunities, and fosters more urban conservation initiatives throughout the world.</p>

Bringing Conservation to Cities: Lessons from Building the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge (Ecovision World Monograph)

History

Hartig, John H.

Americas

<p>Project Quinte was a Canadian multi-agency collaborative initiative--launched in 1972 and lasting until 2018--that generated the longest ecosystem-based data set in the Great Lakes. The project produced a special bulletin of the <i>Canadian Journal of Fisheries Science</i> in 1986 and two special issues of <i>Aquatic Ecosystem Health & Management</i> more recently. This monograph provides a broad sweep of the many facets of aquatic ecosystem structure and function that were explored in efforts to define and solve the challenges to ecosystem health present in the Bay of Quinte ecosystem and to sustain it hopefully far into the future. Many papers provide a long-term perspective that highlights the need to maintain monitoring programs while increasing our basic knowledge. Long-term studies of ecosystems like Quinte continually reveal new questions and challenges beyond the scope of controlled laboratory experiments. The health of the Bay of Quinte is much improved as a result of the long-term participation of people, time, and resources reflected in this book. The monograph through its twenty-six in-depth chapters opens a wide panorama for exploration and application of the ecosystem approach and the resulting productivity, with much remaining to be done by those that follow in these footsteps. Approximately one hundred scientists have collectively participated toward the preparation of various chapters included in this meticulously peer-reviewed monograph.</p>

Ecology of the Bay of Quinte: Health, Management and Global Implications (Ecovision World Monograph)

State of Lake Ontario: Past, Present and Future (Ecovision World Monograph)

<p>Lake Superior was saved from the extremes felt elsewhere because it is the top of the drainage landscape. Superior offered the prospects of greatest success because it was, in general, least altered. Many decades later, Superior serves as the best example of success in recovering from environmental adversity. This is not to say that restoration is complete or that all ecological problems are resolved. The heavy hand of humanity continues to cause important threats to the present and future state of Lake Superior. <i>State of Lake Superior</i> offers a polythetic view of current conditions in Lake Superior and insightful suggestions about where and how improvements should continue. The chapters range from basic reviews of what we know as a consequence of effective research to explorations of what little we know about challenging environmental issues for the future. Among these are the continuing concerns about contaminants, the burgeoning march of invasive species, and the portent of global change. We find some encouragement in the resilience of this large lake ecosystem. In many respects, it is a success story, as is shown from the insights of research merged with the mindful attention of management agencies.</p>

State of Lake Superior (Ecovision World Monograph)

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