Conservation of ecological processes
The conservation of ecological processes should be recognized as a further and most vital step in the conservation movement, going beyond species and habitat preservation. This cannot be achieved without a comprehensive understanding of the operation of ecosystems as dynamic entities. Presently, our knowledge of particular ecosystems is inadequate for the detailed conservation management of ecological patterns and processes. In view of the exponentially increasing threats to natural and semi-natural ecosystems, it is imperative to ensure long term, systematic monitoring and experimental manipulation of ecological processes, and to integrate dynamic process oriented thinking as part of any conservation, management or development programme. These are the major challenges facing both ecologists and conservationists.
- Εκδότης: Elsevier
- Δημιουργός: -Ricklesfs R.E., Z.Naveh and R.E.Turner
- Πηγή: ScienceDirect
- Ιστότοπος: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0251-1088(84)90008-1
- Γλώσσα: Αγγλική
- Άδεια Χρήσης: Άγνωστη
- Έτος: 1984
- Βιβλιογραφία: Ricklesfs R.E., Z.Naveh and R.E.Turner. 1984. Conservation of ecological processes. The Environmentalist 4(8): 6-16. doi.org/10.1016/S0251-1088(84)90008-1
