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Ecosystem Classification for Environmental Management

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  • © 1994

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Editors:
  1. Frans Klijn

    1. Centre of Environmental Science, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands

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Part of the book series: Ecology & Environment (ECOLEN, volume 2)

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
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  2. Theory

    1. Environmental policy and ecosystem classification

      • Helias A. Udo de Haes, Frans Klijn
      Pages 1-21

    2. Basic principles of classification

      • Isaac S. Zonneveld
      Pages 23-47

    3. System ecological concepts for environmental planning

      • Wolfgang Haber
      Pages 49-67

    4. The natural hierarchy of ecological systems

      • Michel Godron
      Pages 69-83

  4. Applications

    1. A flexible multiple stress model: who needs a priori classification?

      • Joris B. Latour, Rudo Reiling, Jaap Wiertz
      Pages 183-198

    2. Ecosystem classification and hydro-ecological modelling for national water management

      • Frans A. M. Claessen, Frans Klijn, J. Flip P. M. Witte, J. Gerard Nienhuis
      Pages 199-222

    3. Up-to-date information on nature quality for environmental management in Flanders

      • Geert de Blust, Desiré Paelinckx, Eckhart Kuijken
      Pages 223-249

    4. Monitoring ‘small biotopes’

      • Jesper Brandt, Esbern Holmes, Dorthe Larsen
      Pages 251-274

    5. The use of floristic data to establish the occurrence and quality of ecosystems

      • Kees C. L. G. Groen, Ruud van der Meijden, Han J. Runhaar
      Pages 275-290

  5. Back Matter

    Pages 291-310
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About this book

When Lovelock published his 'Gaia', it was for many people quite a relief. We would not be able to destroy life on earth. Lovelock illustrated this argument with a wealth of mechanistic feedback processes, as we know them to occur in ecosystems. These feedback processes would, somehow, lead the earth as a whole into a new equilibrium. An equilibrium with life within, be it in an entirely changed environment. This is, indeed, let us be earnest: a functioning ecosystem. But what kind of ecosystem? The Gaia-hypothesis triggered a great deal of thought and discussion about what we actually require as an environment. Bio­ diversity as an abbreviation of biotic diversity has since become the focal point of societal concern. But again, when we think about it, we are not only interested in the sheer number of species on earth. We also have ')ther interests: nearby, in our backyards, in the surrounding countryside, and on the various locations where we would like to spend our holidays. We also want to preserve rare or characteristic species just for their own sake. In fact, we want species in viable populations to be part of communities that are self-maintaining in environments where they belong. We know we cannot ask for this without protecting their environment, which is also our environment. This is where the next fashionable term emerges: sustainability.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Centre of Environmental Science, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands

    Frans Klijn

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Ecosystem Classification for Environmental Management

  • Editors: Frans Klijn

  • Series Title: Ecology & Environment

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-1384-9

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 1994

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-7923-2917-6Published: 31 July 1994

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-90-481-4420-4Published: 10 April 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-017-1384-9Published: 09 March 2013

  • Series ISSN: 0929-0281

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIV, 310

  • Number of Illustrations: 32 b/w illustrations, 16 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Environmental Management, Environmental Economics, Monitoring/Environmental Analysis, Ecology, Ecotoxicology

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