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Foundations of ecological resilience edited by Lance H. Gunderson, Craig R. Allen, and C.S. Holling.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publication details: Washington : Island Press, c2010.Description: xxv, 466 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9781597265102 (cloth : alk. paper)
  • 1597265101 (cloth : alk. paper)
  • 9781597265119 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  • 159726511X (pbk. : alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 577 22 GUN
Contents:
Introduction: Why Resilience? Why Now? L. Gunderson and C. Allen Part I. Concepts and Theory Commentary on Part I Articles -Article 1. Resilience and stability of ecological systems -Article 2. Engineering resilience vs. ecological resilience -Article 3. The resilience of terrestrial ecosystems: local surprise and global change -Article 4. Regime shifts, resilience and biodiversity in ecosystem management -Article 5. Biological Diversity, Ecosystems, and the Human Scale -Article 6. Ecological resilience, biodiversity and scale Part II. Ecological Examples Commentary on Part II Articles -Article 7. Catastrophes, phase shifts, and large-scale degradation of a Caribbean coral reef -Article 8. Sea otters and kelp forests in Alaska: generality and variation in a community ecological paradigm -Article 9. Body mass patterns predict invasions and extinctions in transforming landscapes Part III. Empirics and Models Commentary on Part III Articles -Article 10. Resource Science: the nurture of an infant -Article 11. Lessons for Ecological Policy Design: a case study of ecosystem management -Article 12. Qualitative analysis of insect outbreak systems the spruce budworm and forest -Conclusion: Evolution of an Idea—The Past, Present and Future of Ecological Resilience Selected Bibliography Permissions and Original Sources
Summary: This title presents the evolution of resilience theory in seminal papers and commentary. Ecological resilience provides a theoretical foundation for understanding how complex systems adapt to and recover from localized disturbances like hurricanes, fires, pest outbreaks, and floods, as well as large-scale perturbations such as climate change. Ecologists have developed resilience theory over the past three decades in an effort to explain surprising and nonlinear dynamics of complex adaptive systems. Resilience theory is especially important to environmental scientists for its role in underpinning adaptive management approaches to ecosystem and resource management. "Foundations of Ecological Resilience" is a collection of the most important articles on the subject of ecological resilience - those writings that have defined and developed basic concepts in the field and help explain its importance and meaning for scientists and researchers. The book's three sections cover articles that have shaped or defined the concepts and theories of resilience, including key papers that broke new conceptual ground and contributed novel ideas to the field; examples that demonstrate ecological resilience in a range of ecosystems; and, articles that present practical methods for understanding and managing nonlinear ecosystem dynamics. "Foundations of Ecological Resilience" is an important contribution to our collective understanding of resilience and an invaluable resource for students and scholars in ecology, wildlife ecology, conservation biology, sustainability, environmental science, public policy, and related fields.
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Introduction: Why Resilience? Why Now? L. Gunderson and C. Allen
Part I. Concepts and Theory
Commentary on Part I Articles
-Article 1. Resilience and stability of ecological systems
-Article 2. Engineering resilience vs. ecological resilience
-Article 3. The resilience of terrestrial ecosystems: local surprise and global change
-Article 4. Regime shifts, resilience and biodiversity in ecosystem management
-Article 5. Biological Diversity, Ecosystems, and the Human Scale
-Article 6. Ecological resilience, biodiversity and scale
Part II. Ecological Examples
Commentary on Part II Articles
-Article 7. Catastrophes, phase shifts, and large-scale degradation of a Caribbean coral reef
-Article 8. Sea otters and kelp forests in Alaska: generality and variation in a community ecological paradigm
-Article 9. Body mass patterns predict invasions and extinctions in transforming landscapes
Part III. Empirics and Models
Commentary on Part III Articles
-Article 10. Resource Science: the nurture of an infant
-Article 11. Lessons for Ecological Policy Design: a case study of ecosystem management
-Article 12. Qualitative analysis of insect outbreak systems the spruce budworm and forest
-Conclusion: Evolution of an Idea—The Past, Present and Future of Ecological Resilience
Selected Bibliography
Permissions and Original Sources

This title presents the evolution of resilience theory in seminal papers and commentary. Ecological resilience provides a theoretical foundation for understanding how complex systems adapt to and recover from localized disturbances like hurricanes, fires, pest outbreaks, and floods, as well as large-scale perturbations such as climate change. Ecologists have developed resilience theory over the past three decades in an effort to explain surprising and nonlinear dynamics of complex adaptive systems. Resilience theory is especially important to environmental scientists for its role in underpinning adaptive management approaches to ecosystem and resource management. "Foundations of Ecological Resilience" is a collection of the most important articles on the subject of ecological resilience - those writings that have defined and developed basic concepts in the field and help explain its importance and meaning for scientists and researchers.
The book's three sections cover articles that have shaped or defined the concepts and theories of resilience, including key papers that broke new conceptual ground and contributed novel ideas to the field; examples that demonstrate ecological resilience in a range of ecosystems; and, articles that present practical methods for understanding and managing nonlinear ecosystem dynamics. "Foundations of Ecological Resilience" is an important contribution to our collective understanding of resilience and an invaluable resource for students and scholars in ecology, wildlife ecology, conservation biology, sustainability, environmental science, public policy, and related fields.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 445-449) and index.

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