Ecosystems

Ecosystems provides a stimulating introduction to the nature of ecosystems, the types of ecosystem and the interactions between ecosystems and human actions. The second edition of this highly successful volume has been updated to reflect the latest research within ecology. The book incorporates a strengthened theme in the use of functional ecology in explaining how ecosystems work and how the ecosystem concept may be used in science and applied science. Coverage of the interactions between humans and ecosystems has been substantially strengthened with the addition of chapters on: Human impacts on ecosystems; large scale impacts on ecosystems and Global environmental change and consequences for ecosystems. Ecosystems provides a concise and accessible synthesis of both ecosystem theory and its applications. Extensive use of exemplary material is used throughout much of which is based on contemporary research.