Monitoring Ecological Change [Hardcover]

An introduction to ecological monitoring, providing both a rationale for monitoring and a practical guide to the techniques available.This book offers a practical introduction to how we measure, monitor and record changes taking place in living communities. The first part of the book describes the relevance and growth of ecological monitoring and the programmes and organizations involved. The book then goes on to describe the science of ecological monitoring in respect to spatial scales, temporal scales, indicators and indices. Much of the later part of the book provides an assessment of methods and monitoring in practice, including many case-study examples from around the world.This book offers a practical introduction to how we measure, monitor and record changes taking place in living communities. The first part of the book describes the relevance and growth of ecological monitoring and the programmes and organizations involved. The book then goes on to describe the science of ecological monitoring in respect to spatial scales, temporal scales, indicators and indices. Much of the later part of the book provides an assessment of methods and monitoring in practice, including many case-study examples from around the world.Ian Spellerberg presents a practical introduction to how changes in living communities are measured and monitored. After describing the relevance and growth of ecological monitoring and the programs and organizations involved, this book presents the science of ecological monitoring in respect to spatial scales, temporal scales, indicators and indices. The later part of the book provides an assessment of methods and monitoring in practice, including many international case-study examples. First Edition Hb (1991): 0-521-36662-3 First Edition Pb (1991): 0-521-42407-0Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1. Ecological monitoring; 2. Environmental monitoring programmes and organizations; 3. State of the environment reporting and ecological monitol³Ë