Disturbance and Recovery of Ecological Systems: Proceedings of a Seminar Held on 14-15 February 1995

by Myers, A.A.; Giller, Paul S.

• ISBN13: 9781874045397
• ISBN10: 1874045399
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1996-01-12
• Publisher: Royal Irish Academy

Summary

Proceedings of a seminar held on 14-15 February 1995. The first section of these proceedings groups together papers concerned with processes of disturbance and recovery, both natural (floods, grazing competition from introduced species) and artificial (pollution, deforestation, aquaculture). The second section of the proceedings is concerned with restoration and management of disturbed ecosystems and deals with a range of subject areas frpm the identification of the goals of restoration to trampling by tourists, river drainage, sea-floor dredging and mine tip restoration.

Author Biography

Alan A. Myers is Emeritus Professor in the School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences at University College Cork. His main research interests include the taxonomy of amphipod crustaceans particularly of the tropics, analytical biogeography and intertidal marine ecology. He is the editor of the New Survey of Clare Island: v. 3: Marine Intertidal Ecology (2002) and joint editor of Disturbance and Recovery of Ecological Systems: Proceedings of a Seminar Held on 14-15 February 1995.Professor Paul Giller is a Zoologist and Ecologist in the School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences at University College Cork. His research expertise lies in population and community ecology, biodiversity and ecosystem functioning, and freshwater biology. He is joint editor of Disturbance and Recovery of Ecological Systems: Proceedings of a Seminar Held on 14-15 February 1995.

Table of Contents

List of contributors
Preface
Sponsors
Floods and droughts: the effects of variations in water flow on streams and rivers	p. 1
The effects of sheep grazing and trampling by tourists on lowland blanket bog in the west of Ireland	p. 20
The effects of disturbances on algal communities in mid-shore tidepools	p. 33
Animal introductions and their consequences for freshwater communities	p. 47
Impacts of pre-twentieth century deforestation on soil development: a view based on current evidence	p. 59
Plantation forestry in river catchments: disturbance and recovery	p. 68
The environmental impact of marine bivalve mollusc exploitation: a brief review of the disturbances caused by mariculture and fishing	p. 84
Disturbance, conservation and restoration of ecological systems - dreams and realities	p. 101
The impact of organic wastes from marine salmon farms in Ireland and a review of management techniques	p. 119
Impacts of anthropogenic atmospheric pollution on forest soil processes	p. 127
The effectiveness of restricting phosphorus loadings from sewage treatment works as a means of controlling eutrophication in Irish lakes	p. 136
Trends in phosphorus fertiliser use, soil reserves, animal manures and management strategies to reduce loss to water	p. 155
Salmonid riverine enhancement programmes in a tourist angling context	p. 163
Effects of tourism on natural systems	p. 173
Evaluating the success of soil and habitat restoration using soil fauna as indicators	p. 182
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