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Applied Ecology

How agriculture, forestry and fisheries shape our planet

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Authors:
  1. Jan Frouz

    1. Charles University, Praha, Czech Republic

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  2. Jaroslava Frouzová

    1. Charles University, Praha, Czech Republic

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  • Discusses specialized aspects of agriculture, forestry and fisheries

  • Addresses how provisioning food and renewable resources shapes our planet

  • Offers an accessible reference on ecological principles for students, researchers and non-experts

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Table of contents (5 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. General Background in Ecology and Environmental Sciences

    • Jan Frouz, Jaroslava Frouzová
    Pages 1-79

  3. Agriculture

    • Jan Frouz, Jaroslava Frouzová
    Pages 81-220

  4. Forestry and Hunting

    • Jan Frouz, Jaroslava Frouzová
    Pages 221-314

  5. Fisheries and Aquaculture

    • Jan Frouz, Jaroslava Frouzová
    Pages 315-372

  6. Conclusion

    • Jan Frouz, Jaroslava Frouzová
    Pages 373-381

  7. Back Matter

    Pages 383-414
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About this book

This book offers a comprehensive introduction to  basic ecological and biological principles underlying modern agriculture, forestry, fisheries and aquaculture, and explains how these principles are used to increase the production of food and other raw materials (wood, biofuels, fibers and other materials). The book is translated into English, originally published in Czech by Karolinum Press, Charles University, and provides new updated information to discuss how the intensification of the production of these goods changes the structure of ecosystems concerning energy and nutrient flows, and how these changes affect the functioning of ecosystems and the subsequent provisions of other non-productive ecosystem services. Additionally, the authors describe the methods by which contemporary science and society strives to increase the sustainability of agriculture, forestry and fisheries to maintain not only the production of food and other goods, but also other ecosystem services. 

Although not a textbook on agriculture, forestry and fisheries, the book familiarizes readers with the principles of their technologies, because the impact on ecosystems is largely based on the technological processes used. The book is primarily focused on temperate ecosystems, but it contains a number of examples about marine and tropical ecosystems impacted by globalization and our consumer behavior. The book will be of interest to students and researchers with backgrounds in ecology and environmental science, as well as non-experts interested in ecology and environmental protection. 


Authors and Affiliations

  • Charles University, Praha, Czech Republic

    Jan Frouz, Jaroslava Frouzová

About the authors

Dr. Jan Frouz is Professor and Director of the Environmental Centre at Charles University. His scientific interests include soil science, soil biology and ecosystem ecology. His research addresses the question of how interactions between plants, soil and soil biota determine gradual succession changes of soils and consequently whole ecosystems, and how we can use this knowledge to restore ecosystems. Dr. Frouz has published more than 300 scientific papers, with more than 180 articles in WoS-registered journals, and has authored or edited three books and 17 book chapters.

Dr. Jaroslava Frouzová is employed by the Biological Centre of the Academy of the Sciences of the Czech Republic as a  research worker, and by Charles University, Faculty of Science, Institute for Environmental Studies as Assistant Professor, where she teaches methods of abundance and biomass estimation, special methods in ichthyology and applied ecology. Her research focuses on the development of hydroacoustical methodologies and acoustical data interpretation.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Applied Ecology

  • Book Subtitle: How agriculture, forestry and fisheries shape our planet

  • Authors: Jan Frouz, Jaroslava Frouzová

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-83225-4

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2022

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-83224-7Published: 11 December 2021

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-83227-8Published: 11 December 2022

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-83225-4Published: 10 December 2021

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIII, 414

  • Number of Illustrations: 66 b/w illustrations, 88 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Environmental Management, Ecology, Environment, general, Agriculture

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