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Front Cover -- ECOLOGICAL MODEL TYPES -- ECOLOGICAL MODEL TYPES -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Contributors -- Acknowledgements -- 1 - Introduction: An Overview -- 1.1 APPLICATION OF ECOLOGICAL MODELING -- 1.2 MODEL CLASSIFICATION AND MODEL TYPES -- 1.3 APPLICATION OF THE 14 MODEL TYPES -- 1.4 THE ECOSYSTEM AS AN OBJECT FOR MODELING -- References -- 2 - Biogeochemical Models -- 2.1 ADVANTAGES AND PROPERTIES OF BIOGEOCHEMICAL MODELS -- 2.2 MODELING ELEMENTS -- 2.3 THE MODELING PROCEDURE -- 2.4 ECOLOGICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL BIOGEOCHEMICAL MODELS -- References

Application of ecotoxicology and environmental chemistry -- Sources of toxic substance pollution -- Properties of toxic substances -- Estimation of ecotoxicological parameters -- Global element cycles -- Toxic substances in the environment -- Calculations of reactions and equilibrium -- Environmental risk assessment -- Application of ecological models in ecotoxicology and environmental chemistry -- Ecological indicators and ecosystem services as diagnostic tools -- Application of environmental technology in environmental management -- Application of ecotgechnology/ecological engineering in environmental management -- Application of cleaner production in environmental management -- Implementation of integrated environmental management to solve toxic substance pollution problems -- Summary and conclusions

1. Introduction -- 2. Limits to growth -- 3. How nature flourishes within limits -- 4. How to adopt nature's properties in our society -- 5. Working with a global model -- 6. To think like an ecosystem is key to win-win outcomes for humans and environment -- 7. Ecological footprint -- 8. Sustainability -- 9. Can we overcome the obstacles?

It is estimated that roughly 1000 new ecological and environmental models join the ranks of the scientific literature each year. The international peer-reviewed literature reports some 20,000 new models spanning the period from 1970-2010. Just to keep abreast of the field it is necessary to design a handbook of models that doesn't merely list them, but rather draws the state-of-the-art development of models for ecosystem and environmental management. Published first in 1996, Handbook of Models Applied in Ecosystem and Environmental Management applies precisely this approach to review current m

Jorgensen's Ecosystem Ecology provides a thorough and comprehensive overview of the world's aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. This derivative volume based on the best-selling Encyclopedia of Ecology (published 2008) is the only book currently published that provides an overview of the world's ecosystems in a concise format.Provides an overview of the world's ecosystems in a concise formatCovers aquatic and terrestrial ecosystemsBased on the best-selling Encyclopedia of Ecology Full-color figures and tables support the text and aid in understanding

The book presents an integration of existing ecosystem theories in such a comprehensive way as to enable a full ecological and theoretical pattern to be presented. It shows that ecosystems and their reactions may be understood, provided that all basic systems ecology is applied to different aspects of the properties of ecosystems. Since the publication of the previous two editions of this book, ongoing research and discussions on an international scale have greatly clarified and enhanced this pattern. This progress is presented as Chapter 16 in this new, third edition. It is shown that the integrated ecosystem theory presented can be applied to explain various ecological observations and rules. Audience: Researchers and decision makers whose work involves the study of ecosystems and ecology. This book is also recommended for use in graduate courses