Discussing the topic of ecosystem management and accompanied by a full text CD, this text addresses six themes: shifting public values; social and cultural dimensions; humans as agents of changes; biological and ecological dimensions; economic dimensions and information collection and evaluation.

This text addresses six ecological themes: shifting public values, expectations and laws; social and cultural dimensions; humans as agents of ecological changes; biological and ecological dimensions; economic dimensions and information collection and evaluation. The set includes a graphically-illustrated summary volume, synthesizing the key scientific and management findings and conclusions of the six topics. The book is accompanied by a CD containing the full text of the three volumes in PDF format searchable by table of contents and keywords.