Biodiversity Of South America

Author : Allen Blackman,Rebecca Epanchin-Niell,Juha Siikamäki,Daniel Velez-Lopez
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 189 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2014-05-23
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781317906865

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Biodiversity Conservation in Latin America and the Caribbean by Allen Blackman,Rebecca Epanchin-Niell,Juha Siikamäki,Daniel Velez-Lopez Pdf

Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) region is exceptionally biodiverse. It contains about half of the world’s remaining tropical forests, nearly one-fifth of its coastal habitats, and some of its most productive agricultural and marine areas. But agriculture, fishing and other human activities linked to rapid population and economic growth increasingly threaten that biodiversity. Moreover, poverty, weak regulatory capacity, and limited political will hamper conservation. Given this dilemma, it is critically important to design conservation strategies on the basis of the best available information about both biodiversity and the track records of the various policies that have been used to protect it. This rigorously researched book has three key aims. It describes the status of biodiversity in LAC, the main threats to this biodiversity, and the drivers of these threats. It identifies the main policies being used to conserve biodiversity and assesses their effectiveness and potential for further implementation. It proposes five specific lines of practical action for conserving LAC biodiversity, based on: green agriculture; strengthening terrestrial protected areas and co-management; improving environmental governance; strengthening coastal and marine resource management; and improving biodiversity data and policy evaluation.

Author : Oecd
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2018-12-19
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9264309608

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BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION AND SUSTAINABLE USE IN LATIN AMERICA by Oecd Pdf

This report synthesises key findings on biodiversity and ecosystem services from the Environmental Performance Reviews completed for Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru between 2013 and 2017. The report aims to provide a sense of the common challenges facing these Latin American countries, the strategies being used to tackle them, the gaps that remain and how these can be addressed. Focusing on Latin America is particularly pertinent given the great wealth of biodiversity in the region and the growing pressures on its conservation and sustainable use.

Author : Michael A. Mares,David J. Schmidly
Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
Page : 496 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Science
ISBN : 0806123435

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Latin American Mammalogy by Michael A. Mares,David J. Schmidly Pdf

In this volume thirty-six scientists from Latin American and the United States contribute substantially to our knowledge of Latin American mammals. Part 1 provides a history of the pioneers in collection-based mammalogy, which began only about two centuries ago. Chapters in Part 2 demonstrate the search for theories and methodologies that will help us understand how the fauna of this region came to be. Part 3 addresses conservation policy and management in light of recent enormous changes in the natural habitats of Latin America. Part 4 explores the need for conservation-education programs in Latin America as a critical step in the development of a sound land-use ethic. The preface of Latin American Mammalogy, overviews of the four sections, and summaries of the twenty-three chapters are given in Spanish as well as English.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9546423831

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Ephemeroptera of South America by Anonim Pdf

Author : Eduardo Domínguez
Publisher : Pensoft Publishers
Page : 648 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Mayflies
ISBN : 9789546422590

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Ephemeroptera of South America by Eduardo Domínguez Pdf

Author : John Ball
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2019-12-19
Category : Travel
ISBN : EAN:4064066136659

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Notes of a naturalist in South America by John Ball Pdf

"Notes of a naturalist in South America" by John Ball BY this unpretending little volume its author has opened up to view a new avenue to knowledge—a royal road, in short, to anyone as competent as he has shown himself to be to take advantage of all that it offers to an intelligent traveller with his eyes and ears open. Its contents are a rich collection of facts and thoughts, chiefly botanical, meteorological, and geographical, acquired during a five months' voyage over 18,400 miles of ocean.

Author : Mary T. Kalin Arroyo,Rodolfo Dirzo,Juan Carlos Castilla Z.,Cejas Rodrigues Cejas,Carlos Alfredo Joly
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 231 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Biodiversity
ISBN : 0930357744

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Biodiversity in Latin America and the Caribbean by Mary T. Kalin Arroyo,Rodolfo Dirzo,Juan Carlos Castilla Z.,Cejas Rodrigues Cejas,Carlos Alfredo Joly Pdf

Author : William B. White,David C. Culver,Tanja Pipan
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 1250 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2019-05-10
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780128141250

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Encyclopedia of Caves by William B. White,David C. Culver,Tanja Pipan Pdf

Encyclopedia of Caves, Third Edition, provides detailed background information to anyone with a serious interest in caves. This includes students, both undergraduate and graduate, in the earth, biological and environmental sciences, and consultants, environmental scientists, land managers and government agency staff whose work requires them to know something about caves and the biota that inhabit them. Caves touch on many scientific interests in geology, climate science, biology, hydrology, archaeology, and paleontology, as well as more popular interests in sport caving and cave exploration. Case studies and descriptions of specific caves selected for their special features and public interest are also included. This book will appeal to these audiences by providing in-depth essays written by expert authors chosen for their expertise in their assigned subject. Features 14 new chapters and 13 completely rewritten chapters Contains beautifully illustrated content, with more than 500 color images of cave life and features Provides extensive bibliographies that allow readers to access their subject of interest in greater depth

Author : Carlos Galindo Leal,Ibsen de Gusmão Câmara
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 524 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Nature
ISBN : UTEXAS:059173011671534

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The Atlantic Forest of South America by Carlos Galindo Leal,Ibsen de Gusmão Câmara Pdf

This is a detailed assessment of the state of biodiversity in the Atlantic Forest. Separate sections examine each of the three countries that are home to the forest, beginning with a brief overview that explores the dynamics of biodiversity loss in that country and outlining the topics to be addressed.

Author : J.A. Comiskey,F. Dallmeier
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 798 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1998-11-15
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 1850709645

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Forest Biodiversity in North, Central and South America, and the Caribbean: Research and Monitoring by J.A. Comiskey,F. Dallmeier Pdf

This is the second of two high-level, data-rich volumes from the massive Smithsonian/MAB Biological Diversity Program documenting the latest findings on forest biodiversity. In original contributions, some three hundred scientists from over forty countries discuss socioeconomic aspects, ecological monitoring and assessment, forest dynamics, growth trends, dry forests, species richness of woody regeneration and of vascular plants, hurricane impact, tropical cloud forests, Landsat-TM satellite mapping, and quantitative ethnobotany. The book covers first the research and monitoring methodologies for the New World and then the results of individual research and integrated studies on all aspects of forest biodiversity in North and South America and the Caribbean.

Author : P. M. Giachino,World Biodiversity Association
Publisher : Memoirs on Biodiversity
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Science
ISBN : 889028160X

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Biodiversity of South America by P. M. Giachino,World Biodiversity Association Pdf

Vol. 1: 4 genera, 2 subgenera, 285 species and 3 subspecies, all new to science, described by 28 taxonomists in 19 scientific papers, represent the first contribution of the World Biodiversity Association to the knowledge of the biodiversity of South America.

Author : David P. Olson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 94 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Biodiversity conservation
ISBN : UOM:39015050809170

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Freshwater Biodiversity of Latin America and the Caribbean by David P. Olson Pdf

Author : Carla Gheler-Costa,Maria Carolina Lyra-Jorge,Luciano Martins Verdade
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 366 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2016-04-11
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783110480849

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Biodiversity in Agricultural Landscapes of Southeastern Brazil by Carla Gheler-Costa,Maria Carolina Lyra-Jorge,Luciano Martins Verdade Pdf

The state of São Paulo, Brazil, is one of the most densely populated and developed areas in South America. Such development is evident both in terms of industrialization and urbanization, as well as in agriculture, which is heavily based on sugar cane, Eucalyptus plantations and livestock. This intense land use has resulted in great alteration of the original land cover and fragmentation of natural ecosystems. For these reasons, it is almost a paradox that jaguar, a species that requires large areas of pristine forest to exist, is still found in some parts of the state of São Paulo. It is possible that wild animals could leave in coexistence with intense land use, or is it the case that such rare encounters with large wild animals in São Paulo will disappear in the near future? All ecologists are aware of the problems of habitat changes caused by humans, but it was not until recent years that researchers started to consider that the land used for production could also serve as an important habitat for many different kinds of wild species. This book is about this new approach to conservation. It also highlights the important role that sciences could and should have in this discussion in order to better understand the problems and propose possible solutions.

Author : Marcia C. M. Marques,Carlos E. V. Grelle
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 527 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2021-01-13
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783030553227

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The Atlantic Forest by Marcia C. M. Marques,Carlos E. V. Grelle Pdf

The Atlantic Forest is one of the 36 hotspots for biodiversity conservation worldwide. It is a unique, large biome (more than 3000 km in latitude; 2500 in longitude), marked by high biodiversity, high degree of endemic species and, at the same time, extremely threatened. Approximately 70% of the Brazilian population lives in the area of this biome, which makes the conflict between biodiversity conservation and the sustainability of the human population a relevant issue. This book aims to cover: 1) the historical characterization and geographic variation of the biome; 2) the distribution of the diversity of some relevant taxa; 3) the main threats to biodiversity, and 4) possible opportunities to ensure the biodiversity conservation, and the economic and social sustainability. Also, it is hoped that this book can be useful for those involved in the development of public policies aimed at the conservation of this important global biome.

Author : Fabio De Castro,Barbara Hogenboom,Michiel Baud
Publisher : Springer
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2016-03-24
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781137505729

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Environmental Governance in Latin America by Fabio De Castro,Barbara Hogenboom,Michiel Baud Pdf

This book is open access under a CC-BY license. The multiple purposes of nature – livelihood for communities, revenues for states, commodities for companies, and biodiversity for conservationists – have turned environmental governance in Latin America into a highly contested arena. In such a resource-rich region, unequal power relations, conflicting priorities, and trade-offs among multiple goals have led to a myriad of contrasting initiatives that are reshaping social relations and rural territories. This edited collection addresses these tensions by unpacking environmental governance as a complex process of formulating and contesting values, procedures and practices shaping the access, control and use of natural resources. Contributors from various fields address the challenges, limitations, and possibilities for a more sustainable, equal, and fair development. In this book, environmental governance is seen as an overarching concept defining the dynamic and multi-layered repertoire of society-nature interactions, where images of nature and discourses on the use of natural resources are mediated by contextual processes at multiple scales.