Principles of Ecosystem Stewardship
Chapin Iii, F Stuart / Folke, Carl / Kofinas, Gary P. / Chapin, M. C. Natural resource management is entering a new era in which rapid environmental and social changes inevitably alter ecosystems and the benefits they provide to society. This textbook provides a new framework for natural resource management—a framework based on stewardship of ecosystems for ecological integrity and human well-being in a world dominated by uncertainty and change. The goal of ecosystem stewardship is to respond to and shape change...