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Rare Species Indicate Ecological Integrity: An Example of an Urban Nature Reserve Island

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Implementing Ecological Integrity

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Ecological integrity is a complex notion referring to the quality of an ecological system. Wild ecosystems are considered to possess complete ecological integrity. Undisturbed by humans, such ecosystems follow their natural path of succession and evolution. If perturbed, they have a high capacity to return to this path (Westra & Lemons, 1995).

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  1. Plant Protection Institute, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Hungary

    Ferenc Samu

  2. Department of Zoology, Berzsenyi College, Hungary

    Csaba Szinetár

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Editors and Affiliations

  1. Centre for Research on the Integration of Environment and Economy, Institute of the Environment, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada

    P. Crabbé

  2. Philosophy Department, Furness College, Lancaster University, Lancaster, UK

    A. Holland

  3. Research Centre for Agricultural and Forest Environment, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poznan, Poland

    L. Ryszkowski

  4. Sarah Lawrence College, Bronxville, NY, USA

    L. Westra (Barbara B. and Bertram J. Cohn Professor of Environmental Studies) (Barbara B. and Bertram J. Cohn Professor of Environmental Studies)

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Samu, F., Szinetár, C. (2000). Rare Species Indicate Ecological Integrity: An Example of an Urban Nature Reserve Island. In: Crabbé, P., Holland, A., Ryszkowski, L., Westra, L. (eds) Implementing Ecological Integrity. Nato Science Series, vol 1. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-5876-3_11

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