Research Anthology On Ecosystem Conservation And Preserving Biodiversity

Author : Information Resources Management Association
Publisher : Engineering Science Reference
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2022
Category : Biodiversity conservation
ISBN : 1668456788

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Research Anthology on Ecosystem Conservation and Preserving Biodiversity by Information Resources Management Association Pdf

In today's rapidly evolving world, it has never been more critical to consider key environmental issues such as climate change, pollution, and endangered species. Society faces an unknown future where the fate of the environment is continuously in flux based on current preservation initiatives that governments develop. In order to ensure the world is protected moving forward, further study on the importance of securing environments, ecosystems, and species is necessary to successfully implement change. The Research Anthology on Ecosystem Conservation and Preserving Biodiversity considers the best practices and strategies for protecting our current ecosystems as well as the potential ramifications of failing to implement policies. Society is at a crossroads where if we continue to ignore the danger and warning signs brought about by environmental issues, we will be unable to maintain a healthy environment. Covering essential topics such as extinction, climate change, and pollution, this major reference work is ideal for scientists, industry professionals, researchers, academicians, policymakers, scholars, practitioners, instructors, and students.

Author : Information R. . . Management Association
Publisher : Research Anthology on Ecosystem Conservation and Preserving Biodiversity
Page : 544 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2022-04-08
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1668463334

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Research Anthology on Ecosystem Conservation and Preserving Biodiversity, VOL 4 by Information R. . . Management Association Pdf

Author : Information R. . . Management Association
Publisher : Research Anthology on Ecosystem Conservation and Preserving Biodiversity
Page : 516 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2022-04-08
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1668463326

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Research Anthology on Ecosystem Conservation and Preserving Biodiversity, VOL 3 by Information R. . . Management Association Pdf

Author : Information R. . . Management Association
Publisher : Research Anthology on Ecosystem Conservation and Preserving Biodiversity
Page : 520 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2022-04-08
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 166846330X

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Research Anthology on Ecosystem Conservation and Preserving Biodiversity, VOL 1 by Information R. . . Management Association Pdf

Author : Information R. . . Management Association
Publisher : Research Anthology on Ecosystem Conservation and Preserving Biodiversity
Page : 520 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2022-04-08
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1668463318

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Research Anthology on Ecosystem Conservation and Preserving Biodiversity, VOL 2 by Information R. . . Management Association Pdf

Author : Management Association, Information Resources
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 1915 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2022-04-08
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781668456798

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Research Anthology on Ecosystem Conservation and Preserving Biodiversity by Management Association, Information Resources Pdf

In today’s rapidly evolving world, it has never been more critical to consider key environmental issues such as climate change, pollution, and endangered species. Society faces an unknown future where the fate of the environment is continuously in flux based on current preservation initiatives that governments develop. In order to ensure the world is protected moving forward, further study on the importance of securing environments, ecosystems, and species is necessary to successfully implement change. The Research Anthology on Ecosystem Conservation and Preserving Biodiversity considers the best practices and strategies for protecting our current ecosystems as well as the potential ramifications of failing to implement policies. Society is at a crossroads where if we continue to ignore the danger and warning signs brought about by environmental issues, we will be unable to maintain a healthy environment. Covering essential topics such as extinction, climate change, and pollution, this major reference work is ideal for scientists, industry professionals, researchers, academicians, policymakers, scholars, practitioners, instructors, and students.

Author : Oswald J. Schmitz
Publisher : Island Press
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2013-03-19
Category : Science
ISBN : 1597265985

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Ecology and Ecosystem Conservation by Oswald J. Schmitz Pdf

Meeting today’s environmental challenges requires a new way of thinking about the intricate dependencies between humans and nature. Ecology and Ecosystem Conservation provides students and other readers with a basic understanding of the fundamental principles of ecological science and their applications, offering an essential overview of the way ecology can be used to devise strategies to conserve the health and functioning of ecosystems. The book begins by exploring the need for ecological science in understanding current environmental issues and briefly discussing what ecology is and isn’t. Subsequent chapters address critical issues in conservation and show how ecological science can be applied to them. The book explores questions such as: • What is the role of ecological science in decision making? • What factors govern the assembly of ecosystems and determine their response to various stressors? • How does Earth’s climate system function and determine the distribution of life on Earth? • What factors control the size of populations? • How does fragmentation of the landscape affect the persistence of species on the landscape? • How does biological diversity influence ecosystem processes? The book closes with a final chapter that addresses the need not only to understand ecological science, but to put that science into an ecosystem conservation ethics perspective.

Author : National Research Council,Board on Science and Technology for International Development
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 138 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1992-02-01
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780309046831

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Conserving Biodiversity by National Research Council,Board on Science and Technology for International Development Pdf

The loss of the earth's biological diversity is widely recognized as a critical environmental problem. That loss is most severe in developing countries, where the conditions of human existence are most difficult. Conserving Biodiversity presents an agenda for research that can provide information to formulate policy and design conservation programs in the Third World. The book includes discussions of research needs in the biological sciences as well as economics and anthropology, areas of critical importance to conservation and sustainable development. Although specifically directed toward development agencies, non-governmental organizations, and decisionmakers in developing nations, this volume should be of interest to all who are involved in the conservation of biological diversity.

Author : Fred B. Samson,Fritz L. Knopf
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 482 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1996-05-29
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0387946675

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Ecosystem Management by Fred B. Samson,Fritz L. Knopf Pdf

processes; (3) ensure the integrity of ecosys- The theory and practice of ecosystem manage- tems; and (4) advocate the sustainable use of ment is pivotal to the debate over how to sustain the health and productivity of our envi- natural resources. In this book, each of these ronment. In particular, the role of ecosystems four topics is addressed by a set of eight key in preserving biological diversity, their contri- journal articles. The first article in each section bution to economic growth, and their influence provides an overview, followed by case histo- ries and a concluding paper which is a commen- on human well-being is highly controversial tary on the difficulty of the issue or assesses its (Lubchenco et al. 1991). Traditional resource management does not protect natural values future direction. An article by Risser provides a (Sax 1993) or provide for the sustainable pro- closing synthesis to this collection. duction of goods and services (Barnes 1993). The authors of the articles in Part 1-Under- Yet a number of researchers and managers stand Diversity - speak to the current problems further question the ability of science to pro- and directions in the conservation of biological vide sufficiently powerful tools for the under- diversity. Tilman and Downing argue that standing and implementation of ecosystem preservation of native biodiversity is essential management (Clark 1996).

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 426 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Biodiversity
ISBN : OCLC:1013254086

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Biodiversity in British Columbia by Anonim Pdf

Author : Jeffrey A. McNeely,International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources
Publisher : International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Science
ISBN : UOM:39015021633832

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Conserving the World's Biological Diversity by Jeffrey A. McNeely,International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources Pdf

Author : C. Max Finlayson,Angela H. Arthington,Jamie Pittock
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2018-01-02
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781351849968

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Freshwater Ecosystems in Protected Areas by C. Max Finlayson,Angela H. Arthington,Jamie Pittock Pdf

Freshwater ecosystems have the greatest species diversity per unit area and many endangered species. This book shows that, rather than being a marginal part of terrestrial protected area management, freshwater conservation is central to sustaining biodiversity. It focuses on better practices for conserving inland aquatic ecosystems in protected areas, including rivers, wetlands, peatlands, other freshwater and brackish ecosystems, and estuaries. The authors define inland aquatic ecosystems, showing just how diverse and widespread they are. They examine the principles and processes that are essential for the conservation of freshwater ecosystems and aquatic species. Major categories of threats to freshwater ecosystems and the flow-on implications for protected area design are described. Practical case studies are used to illustrate principles and practices applied around the world. Specific management needs of the main types of freshwater ecosystems are considered, as well as the management of freshwaters in the broader landscape, showing how natural resource governance processes can be harnessed to better manage freshwater biodiversity. The book offers commentary on how to adapt freshwater conservation practices to climate change and ends with an insightful synthesis.

Author : A Joseph Henry Press book
Publisher : Joseph Henry Press
Page : 697 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1996-09-16
Category : Science
ISBN : 0309176565

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Biodiversity II by A Joseph Henry Press book Pdf

"The book before you...carries the urgent warning that we are rapidly altering and destroying the environments that have fostered the diversity of life forms for more than a billion years." With those words, Edward O. Wilson opened the landmark volume Biodiversity (National Academy Press, 1988). Despite this and other such alarms, species continue to vanish at a rapid rate, taking with them their genetic legacy and potential benefits. Many disappear before they can even be identified. Biodiversity II is a renewed call for urgency. This volume updates readers on how much we already know and how much remains to be identified scientifically. It explores new strategies for quantifying, understanding, and protecting biodiversity, including: New approaches to the integration of electronic data, including a proposal for a U.S. National Biodiversity Information Center. Application of techniques developed in the human genome project to species identification and classification. The Gap Analysis Program of the National Biological Survey, which uses layered satellite, climatic, and biological data to assess distribution and better manage biodiversity. The significant contribution of museum collections to identifying and categorizing species, which is essential for understanding ecological function and for targeting organisms and regions at risk. The book describes our growing understanding of how megacenters of diversity (e.g., rainforest insects, coral reefs) are formed, maintained, and lost; what can be learned from mounting bird extinctions; and how conservation efforts for neotropical primates have fared. It also explores ecosystem restoration, sustainable development, and agricultural impact. Biodiversity II reinforces the idea that the conservation of our biological resources is within reach as long as we pool resources; better coordinate the efforts of existing institutionsâ€"museums, universities, and government agenciesâ€"already dedicated to this goal; and enhance support for research, collections, and training. This volume will be important to environmentalists, biologists, ecologists, educators, students, and concerned individuals.

Author : Society for Conservation Biology
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Biodiversity conservation
ISBN : 0933280998

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Research Priorities for Conservation Biology by Society for Conservation Biology Pdf

Research Priorities for Conservation Biology proposes an urgent research agenda to improve our understanding and preservation of biological diversity. The book discusses: ecosystems conservation ecology of communities population ecology and viability reproduction, propagation, and release fragmentation ethnobiology and genetic resources training in the developing world

Author : Timothy O'Riordan,Susanne Stoll-Kleemann
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2002-08-29
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0521890527

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Biodiversity, Sustainability and Human Communities by Timothy O'Riordan,Susanne Stoll-Kleemann Pdf

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