Based on ecological premises, and through a synthesis of information derived from the literature related to urban ecology, this paper elaborates on the potential biodiversity benefits of 'ecological land-use complementation' (ELC).
The premise of Ecological Urbanism is that an ecological approach is urgently needed both as a remedial device for the contemporary city and an organizing principle for new cities.
The couple took over the family inn, then run by Mrs. Fink's father and brother, and gave the premises an ecological makeover.
Many models of speciation have been analyzed based on various premises and ecological situations, including sympatric speciation [1], [3], secondary contact and reinforcement [4], [5].
The underlying premise of landscape ecology is that the composition and configuration of a landscape mosaic affect ecological systems in ways that would be different if the mosaic composition or configuration were different (Wiens 1995).
Of particular significance to residential sustainability debates is Ian McHarg's 'design with nature' approach which is premised on identifying the ecological characteristic of urban growth regions and 'concentrating' development in the least environmentally sensitive tracts (McHarg 1969).
If Pliny's premise seems remote from modern ecological theories, the result is a compendium of an entire culture.
The sustainability of rural communities in much of Qinghai Province is premised on the economic and ecological functions of, and the social networks developed in, the high altitude temperate grasslands.
The premise, then, is an English and ecological version of The Road, complete with redundant consumer durables, heavy-handed symbolism and a quest narrative.
Species have generally been treated as the minimum unit of management, based on the premise that genes associated with certain ecological characteristics, such as feeding and reproductive habits, are shared within species.
