Need for regional ecology. Environmental Sciences Division publication No. 1318
Concepts pertaining to regional ecology and five attributes of regional ecological systems which distinguish them from ecosystems are discussed. The attributes include the points that make up regional ecological systems and which must be studied as open systems, with man included, as well as nonecological flows. Two examples, acid precipitation and land use, are cited as ecological problems which dictate the need for a regional ecological approach for their solution. Quantified methodologies that can be used in regional ecology are discussed. The methodologies fall under one of two headings - regional indexing or regional modeling. The need for an interdisciplinary approach to regional ecological problems is also discussed.
- Research Organization:
- Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (USA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-26
- OSTI ID:
- 6037849
- Report Number(s):
- ORNL/TM-6799
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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