Ecological Assessment of Environmental Degradation, Pollution and Recovery

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