Introducing Applied Ecology

This chapter provides a summary of applied ecology. It explains the series of topics included in ecology, applied ecology as a science, and its fundamentals. The chapter delves into the history behind applied ecology and clarifies the themes of applied ecology. The chapter notes how applied ecology operates within a changing and complex economic, political, social, and globalized landscape. It considers real-world applications, which are the focus of this book, but emphasizes that these applications are underpinned by theory. Additionally, the chapter delivers a summary of the title's chapters and their respective sub-chapters, which are grouped into sections on monitoring, managing, and conserving.