Ecological assessment of environmental degradation, pollution, and recovery : lectures of a course held at the Joint Research Centre, Ispra (Italy), 12-16 October 1987

The Ispra Course on Ecological Assessment of Environmental Degradation, Pollution and Recovery'' was structured according to the following topics: (a) terrestrial and aquatic ecosystem concept; (b) structure, functions and evolution of the ecosystem in relation to the natural and anthropogenic influences, and (c) concept of stress, assessment and restoration of terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. These general concepts were developed in a series of lectures presented by well-known experts in their specific fields, taking into account the ecological principles and environmental management. For the various aspects of the environmental problems, the state-of-the-art, the principles of restoration techniques, the results obtained by their application and the research needs to acquire a better knowledge of the ecological processes, were discussed. The lectures were illustrated by several case studies concerning forests, lakes, reservoirs, rivers, soil and the interrelations between air and terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. This book contains the lectures presented at the course, reviewed by the authors, and complemented throughout with numerous figures and tables. Content: ISPRA COURSES ON CHEMICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE , Page II Front Matter , Page III Copyright , Page IV PREFACE , Pages V-X , Oscar RAVERA LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS , Pages XIII-XIV Chapter 1 - THE EVOLUTION OF TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS , Pages 1-30 , F. DI CASTRI ECOLOGICAL SUCCESSION AND EVOLUTION OF FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEMS , Pages 31-53 , I. Ferrari, V.U. Ceccherelli CONCEPT OF ECOSYSTEM STRESS AND ITS ASSESSMENT , Pages 55-80 , R.D. GULATI CONCEPT OF STRESS AND RECOVERY IN AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM , Pages 81-119 , R.D. GULATI CONCEPT OF STRESS, NATURAL AND ANTHROPOGENIC, IN TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS , Pages 121-135 , Gundolf H. KOHLMAIER DYNAMIC EQUILIBRIA IN MATERIAL SYSTEMS AND THEIR RESPONSE TO PERTURBATIONS , Pages 137-158 , G.H. KOHLMAIER, A. JANECEK, M. LÜDEKE, J. KINDERMANN, K. SIEBKE, F. BADECK ECOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT OF THE DEGRADATION AND RECOVERY OF RIVERS FROM POLLUTION , Pages 159-194 , R.W. EDWARDS BIOMANIPULATION OF AQUATIC FOOD CHAINS TO IMPROVE WATER QUALITY IN EUTROPHIC LAKES , Pages 195-215 , R. DE BERNARDI LAKE ECOSYSTEM DEGRADATION AND RECOVERY STUDIED BY THE ENCLOSURE METHOD , Pages 217-243 , O. RAVERA THE IMPACT OF HEAVY METALS ON TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS: BIOLOGICAL ADAPTATION THROUGH BEHAVIOURAL AND PHYSIOLOGICAL AVOIDANCE , Pages 245-259 , H. EIJSACKERS PERSISTENT CHEMICALS IN SOIL ECOSYSTEMS AND OPTIMIZATION OF BIOLOGICAL DEGRADATION PROCESSES , Pages 261-273 , H. Eijsackers, P. Doelman AIR POLLUTION EFFECTS IN TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS AND THEIR RESTORATION , Pages 275-290 , B. ULRICH AIR POLLUTION EFFECTS ON AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS AND THEIR RESTORATION , Pages 291-312 , A. HENRIKSEN MINING EFFECTS ON ECOSYSTEMS AND THEIR RECOVERY , Pages 313-323 , Brian E. Davies HEAVY METAL POLLUTION AND ECOSYSTEM RECOVERY , Pages 325-352 , R. BAUDO SUBJECT INDEX , Pages 353-369