Download or read book Ecological Issues in a Changing World written by Sun-Kee Hong and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007-11-05 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume offers selected contributions to the 8th International Congress of Ecology to illuminate large-scale ecological problems and discuss how these can be managed through a variety of planning processes. From mathematical approaches to improve understanding of complex ecosystems, to monitoring activity and human impact, this book covers a truly global range of issues. The book concludes with a summary of the Congress, and a discussion of possible future directions.