Preamble : the world we are in
Complexity and complex systems
New science, new tools, new challenges
The complexity of ecology
The generation of complexity
Micro-interactions and macro-constraints
Created landscapes and our changing sense of place
Catchment form and function
Catchment loads : ecosystem impacts
Change detection, monitoring, and prediction
Evidence, uncertainty, and risk
Modified landscapes : biodiversity
Function in fragmented landscapes
Evidence for global change
Managing environmental, social, and economic systems
Linking multiple capitals in a changing world
Community, capacity, collaboration, and innovation
A new environmental paradigm Emergent problems and emerging solutions : developing an "ecolophysics"?