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Author: Reinette Biggs Publisher: Cambridge University Press ISBN: 110708265X Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 317
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Reflecting the very latest research, this book provides an in-depth review of the role of resilience in the management of social-ecological systems and the ecosystem services they provide. Leaders in the field outline seven principles for building resilience in social-ecological systems, examining how these can be applied to advance sustainability.
Author: Reinette Biggs Publisher: Cambridge University Press ISBN: 110708265X Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 317
Book Description
Reflecting the very latest research, this book provides an in-depth review of the role of resilience in the management of social-ecological systems and the ecosystem services they provide. Leaders in the field outline seven principles for building resilience in social-ecological systems, examining how these can be applied to advance sustainability.
Author: Antônio Dias Leite Publisher: Earthscan ISBN: 1849770077 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 273
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Rapidly developing countries such as China and India are the real main players in the climate debate, with the potential for massive increases in their carbon emissions in coming years. Brazil is often included in their number, yet this country is in fact notable for its exceptionally high reliance on energy from renewable sources -- approaching 50%. However, the fact that much of this energy comes from hydropower and biofuels, and recent discoveries of massive oil reserves off of the Brazilian coast, are a recipe for controversy.
Author: Stephanie Reich Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media ISBN: 0387495002 Category : Psychology Languages : en Pages : 461
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This is the first in-depth guide to global community psychology research and practice, history and development, theories and innovations, presented in one field-defining volume. This book will serve to promote international collaboration, enhance theory utilization and development, identify biases and barriers in the field, accrue critical mass for a discipline that is often marginalized, and to minimize the pervasive US-centric view of the field.
Author: Paulo da Cunha Lana Publisher: Springer ISBN: 3319777793 Category : Science Languages : en Pages : 226
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This book presents the main drivers of benthic structure and processes in estuaries from the 8,000 km-Brazilian coast, assesses the influence of natural and human disturbance, and discusses their ecological importance and management needs. Estuaries are unique coastal ecosystems often with low biodiversity that sustain and provide essential ecological services to mankind. These ecosystems include a variety of habitats with their own sediment and fauna dynamics, all of them globally altered or threatened by human activities. Mangroves, saltmarshes, tidal flats and other confined estuarine systems are under increasing stress by overfishing and other human activities leading to habitat and species loss. Combined changes in estuarine hydromorphology and in climate pose severe threats to estuarine ecosystems at a global scale.
Author: Richard Langham Smith Publisher: Cambridge University Press ISBN: 1108481612 Category : Art Languages : en Pages : 387
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A transnational history of the performance, reception, translation, adaptation and appropriation of Bizet's Carmen from 1875 to 1945. This volume explores how Bizet's opera swiftly travelled the globe, and how the story, the music, the staging and the singers appealed to audiences in diverse contexts.
Author: Marcia C. M. Marques Publisher: Springer Nature ISBN: 3030553221 Category : Science Languages : en Pages : 527
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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: Jordi Bascompte Publisher: Princeton University Press ISBN: 0691131260 Category : Science Languages : en Pages : 224
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Mutualistic interactions among plants and animals have played a paramount role in shaping biodiversity. Yet the majority of studies on mutualistic interactions have involved only a few species, as opposed to broader mutual connections between communities of organisms. Mutualistic Networks is the first book to comprehensively explore this burgeoning field. Integrating different approaches, from the statistical description of network structures to the development of new analytical frameworks, Jordi Bascompte and Pedro Jordano describe the architecture of these mutualistic networks and show their importance for the robustness of biodiversity and the coevolutionary process. Making a case for why we should care about mutualisms and their complex networks, this book offers a new perspective on the study and synthesis of this growing area for ecologists and evolutionary biologists. It will serve as the standard reference for all future work on mutualistic interactions in biological communities.
Author: Thomas J. Matthews Publisher: Cambridge University Press ISBN: 1108477070 Category : Nature Languages : en Pages : 503
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Provides a comprehensive synthesis of a fundamental phenomenon, the species-area relationship, addressing theory, evidence and application.
Author: Douglas F. Stotz Publisher: University of Chicago Press ISBN: 9780226776309 Category : Nature Languages : en Pages : 546
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This unparalleled wealth of finely detailed ecological information on Neotropical bird communities will prove invaluable to all Neotropical wildlife managers, conservation biologists, and serious birders.
Author: Reinette Biggs
Author: Reinette Biggs
Author: Antônio Dias Leite
Author: Stephanie Reich
Author: Kathleen Sullivan Sealey
Author: Paulo da Cunha Lana
Author: Richard Langham Smith
Author: Marcia C. M. Marques
Author: Jordi Bascompte
Author: Thomas J. Matthews
Author: Douglas F. Stotz