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Humans as Components of Ecosystems

The Ecology of Subtle Human Effects and Populated Areas

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  • © 1993

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Editors:
  1. Mark J. McDonnell

    1. Bartlett Arboretum, Stamford, USA

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  2. Steward T. A. Pickett

    1. Mary Flagler Cary Arboretum, Institute of Ecosystem Studies, Millbrook, USA

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Table of contents (24 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxi
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  2. Introduction: Scope and Need for an Ecology of Subtle Human Effects and Populated Areas

    1. Introduction: Scope and Need for an Ecology of Subtle Human Effects and Populated Areas

      • Mark J. McDonnell, Steward T. A. Pickett
      Pages 1-5

  3. The Human Factor: Perception and Processes

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 7-8
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    2. The History and Present Entanglements of Some General Ecological Perspectives

      • Frank N. Egerton
      Pages 9-23

    3. An Exceptionally Powerful Biotic Factor

      • Michael Williams
      Pages 24-39

    4. Environmental Change: The Human Factor

      • B. L. Turner II, William B. Meyer
      Pages 40-50

    5. The Iceberg and the Titanic: Human Economic Behavior in Ecological Models

      • Jane V. Hall
      Pages 51-60

    6. Ecosystems and Human Actions

      • Andrew P. Vayda
      Pages 61-71

    7. The Human Component of Ecosystems

      • Stephen Boyden
      Pages 72-77

  4. Approaches to the Study of Humans as Components of Ecosystems

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 79-80
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    2. Discovery of the Subtle

      • Emily W. B. Russell
      Pages 81-90

    3. Land-use History and Forest Transformations in Central New England

      • David R. Foster
      Pages 91-110

    4. Variability in Lake Ecosystems: Complex Responses by the Apical Predator

      • James F. Kitchell, Stephen R. Carpenter
      Pages 111-124

    5. Humans as a Component of the Lake Titicaca Ecosystem: A Model System for the Study of Environmental Deterioration

      • Peter J. Richerson
      Pages 125-140

    6. Nitrogen Loading of Rivers as a Human-Driven Process

      • Jonathan J. Cole, Benjamin L. Peierls, Nina F. Caraco, Michael L. Pace
      Pages 141-157

    7. Humans: Capstone Strong Actors in the Past and Present Coastal Ecological Play

      • Juan C. Castilla
      Pages 158-162

    8. Modification of Nitrogen Cycling at the Regional Scale: The Subtle Effects of Atmospheric Deposition

      • John D. Aber
      Pages 163-174

    9. The Application of the Ecological Gradient Paradigm to the Study of Urban Effects

      • Mark J. McDonnell, Steward T. A. Pickett, Richard V. Pouyat
      Pages 175-189

    10. The Process of Plant Colonization in Small Settlements and Large Cities

      • Eduardo H. Rapoport
      Pages 190-207

    11. Ecological Implications of Landscape Fragmentation

      • Robert H. Gardner, Robert V. O’Neill, Monica G. Turner
      Pages 208-226
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About this book

This book, a product of the fourth Cary Conference, amply demonstrates the achievement of a major goal of all Cary Conferences. That is, Cary Conferences were conceived to provide a forum for comprehensive discus­ sion of major ecological issues from more philosophical and comprehensive perspectives. The Institute of Ecosystem Studies is proud to make its staff and facilities available on a biennial basis for the purpose of initiating and fostering these important discussions. On the one hand, the influence of humans on ecosystems may be quite obvious, such as when a forest is cut. On the other, humans live within and among ecosystems, but ecologists largely have avoided making detailed and rigorous analyses of the more subtle effects that human activities generate. Indeed, most ecologists have sought out rather pristine or remote areas for study, rather than those which include humans. This book brings together a stimulating mix of disciplines to highlight and evaluate these problems, as well as the opportunities of including humans as integral components in studies of "natural- ecosystems. An exciting dialogue has ensued. Hopefully this book will convey some of the excitement and challenges that were generated at this Cary Conference.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Bartlett Arboretum, Stamford, USA

    Mark J. McDonnell

  • Mary Flagler Cary Arboretum, Institute of Ecosystem Studies, Millbrook, USA

    Steward T. A. Pickett

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Humans as Components of Ecosystems

  • Book Subtitle: The Ecology of Subtle Human Effects and Populated Areas

  • Editors: Mark J. McDonnell, Steward T. A. Pickett

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-0905-8

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 1993

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-387-94062-5

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-0-387-98243-4

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4612-0905-8

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXI, 364

  • Topics: Ecology, Geoecology/Natural Processes, Nature Conservation

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