Human Activities And The Tropical Rainforest

Author : Bernard K. Maloney
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2013-11-11
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789401718004

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Human Activities and the Tropical Rainforest by Bernard K. Maloney Pdf

Arising initially from a conference, the papers published here have been integrated into book form to provide information on human activities and the tropical rainforest in the past and present, and on the possible future of the rainforest, in a unique way. Other books have considered some, but not all, of these themes; however, none has stressed the continuity of change over time and its possible outcome for the people of the forest as well as for the forest itself. Because of the approach taken, this book should appeal across traditional disciplinary boundaries. Indeed a prime aim has been to suggest that rainforest, because of its complexity and the complexity of people-rainforest relationships throughout time, deserves study from a broad perspective. This book poses more questions than answers about the rainforest and it is hoped that it will encourage readers to think about the rainforest in a wider way than hitherto. This book is aimed at geographers (physical and human), social anthropologists, archaeologists, pedologists, foresters and tropical botanists and will be of value to graduates of various disciplines setting out to research the rainforest.

Author : Bernard K Maloney
Publisher : Springer
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2014-01-15
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9401718016

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Human Activities and the Tropical Rainforest by Bernard K Maloney Pdf

Author : Bernard K. Maloney
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2013-11-11
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789401718004

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Human Activities and the Tropical Rainforest by Bernard K. Maloney Pdf

Arising initially from a conference, the papers published here have been integrated into book form to provide information on human activities and the tropical rainforest in the past and present, and on the possible future of the rainforest, in a unique way. Other books have considered some, but not all, of these themes; however, none has stressed the continuity of change over time and its possible outcome for the people of the forest as well as for the forest itself. Because of the approach taken, this book should appeal across traditional disciplinary boundaries. Indeed a prime aim has been to suggest that rainforest, because of its complexity and the complexity of people-rainforest relationships throughout time, deserves study from a broad perspective. This book poses more questions than answers about the rainforest and it is hoped that it will encourage readers to think about the rainforest in a wider way than hitherto. This book is aimed at geographers (physical and human), social anthropologists, archaeologists, pedologists, foresters and tropical botanists and will be of value to graduates of various disciplines setting out to research the rainforest.

Author : Edi Guhardja
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Nature
ISBN : 4431702725

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Rainforest Ecosystems of East Kalimantan by Edi Guhardja Pdf

Since the late 1960s the Indonesian state of East Kalimantan has witnessed a marked increase in the impact of human activities chiefly commercial logging and agricultural exploitation. Located on the island of Borneo, East Kalimantan also was subjected to prolonged droughts and extensive wildfires in 1982-83 and 1997-98 that were linked to the El Nino-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) phenomenon. The changes in the rainforest ecosystem in East Kalimantan during this 15-year cycle of severe ENSO events are the subject of this book. With an eye toward development of rehabilitation techniques for sustainable forest management, the authors examine possible interactive effects of drought, fire, and human impacts on the flora and fauna of the area.

Author : Tanya Dellaccio
Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2019-07-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781725301399

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Changing Rain Forest Environments by Tanya Dellaccio Pdf

Humans have used resources from their environment for food and shelter for millions of years. Over time, however, human activities have extensively impacted Earth's ecosystems. Rain forests are one of a number of ecosystems on Earth that have been negatively affected by human activities. This book explores the different ways humans have impacted the plants and animals that call rain forest environments home. Full-color photographs depict harmful human activities and conservation efforts while fact boxes and sidebars provide readers with additional information about how rain forest environments have changed since the dawn of the human race.

Author : John Flenley,Mark Bush
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 427 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2007-06-20
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783540488422

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Tropical Rainforest Responses to Climatic Change by John Flenley,Mark Bush Pdf

This is the first book to examine how tropical rain forest ecology is altered by climate change, rather than simply seeing how plant communities were altered. The book’s goal is to provide a current overview of the impacts of climate change on tropical forests. It aims to investigate past, present, and future climatic influences on the ecosystems with the highest biodiversity on the planet.

Author : Mark Bush,John Flenley,William Gosling
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 454 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2011-08-17
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783642053832

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Tropical Rainforest Responses to Climatic Change by Mark Bush,John Flenley,William Gosling Pdf

This updated and expanded second edition of a much lauded work provides a current overview of the impacts of climate change on tropical forests. The authors also investigate past, present and future climatic influences on the ecosystems with the highest biodiversity on the planet. Tropical Rainforest Responses to Climatic Change, Second Edition, looks at how tropical rain forest ecology is altered by climate change, rather than simply seeing how plant communities were altered. Shifting the emphasis on to ecological processes, e.g. how diversity is structured by climate and the subsequent impact on tropical forest ecology, provides the reader with a more comprehensive coverage. A major theme of the book is the interaction between humans, climate and forest ecology. The authors, all foremost experts in their fields, explore the long term occupation of tropical systems, the influence of fire and the future climatic effects of deforestation, together with anthropogenic emissions. Incorporating modelling of past and future systems paves the way for a discussion of conservation from a climatic perspective, rather than the usual plea to stop logging. This second edition provides an updated text in this rapidly evolving field. The existing chapters are revised and updated and two entirely new chapters deal with Central America and the effect of fire on wet forest systems. In the first new chapter, the paleoclimate and ecological record from Central America (Lozano, Correa, Bush) is discussed, while the other deals with the impact of fire on tropical ecosystems. It is hoped that Jonathon Overpeck, who has been centrally involved in the 2007 and 2010 IPCC reports, will provide a Foreword to the book.

Author : Bob Digby
Publisher : Heinemann
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0435352490

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Global Challenges by Bob Digby Pdf

Written for Edexcel B AS and A2 geography, this student book uses case studies to illustrate key concepts. It has opportunities for fieldwork, independent research and ICT, as well as focused questions to enhance learning.

Author : Douglas L. Medin,Scott Atran
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 524 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1999-06-08
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 026263192X

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Folkbiology by Douglas L. Medin,Scott Atran Pdf

The term "folkbiology" refers to people's everyday understanding of the biological world—how they perceive, categorize, and reason about living kinds. The study of folkbiology not only sheds light on human nature, it may ultimately help us make the transition to a global economy without irreparably damaging the environment or destroying local cultures. This book takes an interdisciplinary approach, bringing together the work of researchers in anthropology, cognitive and developmental psychology, biology, and philosophy of science. The issues covered include: Are folk taxonomies a first-order approximation to classical scientific taxonomies, or are they driven more directly by utilitarian concerns? How are these category schemes linked to reasoning about natural kinds? Is there any nontrivial sense in which folk-taxonomic structures are universal? What impact does science have on folk taxonomy? Together, the chapters present the current foundations of folkbiology and indicate new directions in research. Contributors Scott Atran, Terry Kit-fong Au, Brent Berlin, K. David Bishop, John D. Coley, Jared Diamond, John Dupré, Roy Ellen, Susan A. Gelman, Michael T. Ghiselin, Grant Gutheil, Giyoo Hatano, Lawrence A. Hirschfeld, David L. Hull, Eugene Hunn, Kayoko Inagaki, Frank C. Keil, Daniel T. Levin, Elizabeth Lynch, Douglas L. Medin, Julia Beth Proffitt, Bethany A. Richman, Laura F. Romo, Sandra R. Waxman

Author : Melanie Grosse
Publisher : Universitätsverlag Göttingen
Page : 181 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9783940344519

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Tropical Rainforests and Agroforests Under Global Change by Melanie Grosse Pdf

Human-induced land-use intensification and climate change are major global change drivers likely to continue for a long time. This international symposium provides an open platform for all scientists from socio-economic and natural sciences interested in the effects of global change on rainforests and agroforests. Balancing the ecological and socio-economic benefits of different agroforestry systems, comparing patterns and processes in managed agroforest and natural forest, and modeling the dynamics of land-use change and related resource degradation under various policy scenarios are major topics of this symposium.

Author : Ann Bowen,John Pallister
Publisher : Heinemann
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Education
ISBN : 0435352830

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AS Level Geography by Ann Bowen,John Pallister Pdf

This work aims to combine comprehensive coverage of the full range of topics with a flexible approach to learning. It covers basic geographical skills and offers help with revision and exam techniques.

Author : Andreas Schulte
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Nature
ISBN : 3540636072

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Soils of Tropical Forest Ecosystems by Andreas Schulte Pdf

An understanding of the characteristics and the ecology of soils, particularly those of forest ecosystems in the humid tropics, is central to the development of sustainable forest management systems. The present book examines the contribution that forest soil science and forest ecology can make to sustainable land use in the humid tropics. Four main issues are addressed: characteristics and classification of forest soils, chemical and hydrological changes after forest utilization, soil fertility management in forest plantations and agroforestry systems as well as ecosystem studies from the dipterocarp forest region of Southeast Asia. Additionally, case studies include work from Guyana, Costa Rica, the Philippines, Malaysia, Australia and Nigeria. The papers have been developed from presentations given at the "International Congress on Soils of Tropical Forest Ecosystems/3rd Conference on Forest Soils" held in Balikpapan, Indonesia, and will be indispensable for all concerned with forest soil science and sustainable forestry in the humid tropics.

Author : Garrett Nagle
Publisher : Hodder Education
Page : 488 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2016-05-09
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781471868580

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Cambridge International AS and A Level Geography second edition by Garrett Nagle Pdf

This new edition for the revised 2018 syllabus has been endorsed by Cambridge International Examinations. - Covers the full content of the syllabus - Written by the same renowned author team as the first edition and the bestselling Cambridge IGCSE Geography - Supports the development of geographical skills, which feature more prominently in the latest syllabus

Author : Walter K Dodds
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2008-01-22
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780231139663

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Humanity's Footprint by Walter K Dodds Pdf

For the first time in history, humans have exceeded the sustaining capacity of Earth's global ecosystems. Our expanding footprint has tremendous momentum, and the insidious explosion of human impact creates a shockwave that threatens ecosystems worldwide for decades-possibly centuries. Walter K. Dodds depicts in clear, nontechnical terms the root causes and global environmental effects of human behavior. He describes trends in population growth, resource use, and global environmental impacts of the past two centuries, such as greenhouse effects, ozone depletion, water pollution, and species extinctions and introductions. Dodds also addresses less familiar developments, such as the spread of antibiotic resistant genes in bacteria and the concentration of pesticides in the Arctic and other remote ecosystems. He identifies fundamental human activities that have irreversible effects on the environment and draws on recent social science and game theory results to explain why people use more than their share. Past behavior indicates that as resources grow scarce, humans will escalate their use of what remains instead of managing their consumption. Humanity's Footprint paints a lively but ultimately sobering picture of our environmental predicament. Dodds calls for a consilient approach to socioenvironmental restoration that draws on new thinking from across disciplines to develop sustainable solutions to global environmental problems.

Author : Andrew Page
Publisher : Nelson Thornes
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Science
ISBN : 0748790772

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GCSE Geography by Andrew Page Pdf

The New Wider World Coursemate for OCR/WJEC B GCSE Geography provides summaries of key content and key ideas to support OCR/WJEC's 2001 Geography B specification.