Автор: Cecilia Tortajada; Dogan Altinbilek; Asit K. Biswa Название: Impacts of Large Dams: A Global Assessment ISBN: 3642433162 ISBN-13(EAN): 9783642433160 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 23508.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: One of the most controversial issues of the water sector in recent years has been the impacts of large dams. In contrast, the opponents claim that social and environmental costs of large dams far exceed their benefits, and that the era of construction of large dams is over.
Описание: The current, unprecedented loss of global biodiversity resulting from anthropogenic interference in the world`s ecosystems is affecting human well-being across the globe with increasing severity. It examines whether genetic information derived from biodiversity can be used to create incentives to preserve biodiversity.
Автор: Hanski Ilkka Название: Messages from Islands: A Global Biodiversity Tour ISBN: 022640644X ISBN-13(EAN): 9780226406442 Издательство: Wiley Рейтинг: Цена: 4435.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: From a small island in the Baltic Sea to the large tropical islands of Borneo and Madagascar, Messages from Islands is a global tour of these natural, water-bound laboratories. In this career-spanning work, Ilkka Hanski draws upon the many islands on which he performed fieldwork to convey key themes in ecology. By exploring the islands' biodiversity as an introduction to general issues, Hanski helps us to learn how species and communities interact in fragmented landscapes, how evolution generates biodiversity, and how this biodiversity is maintained over time.
Beginning each chapter on a particular island, Hanski dives into reflections on his own field studies before going on to pursue a variety of ecological questions, including: What is the biodiversity crisis? What are extinction thresholds and extinction debts? What can the biodiversity hypothesis tell us about rapidly increasing allergies, asthma, and other chronic inflammatory disorders? The world's largest island, Greenland, for instance, is the starting point for a journey into the benefits that humankind acquires from biodiversity, including the staggering biodiversity of microbes in the ecosystems that are closest to us--the ecosystems in our guts, in our respiratory tracts, and under our skin. Conceptually oriented but grounded in an adventurous personal narrative, Messages from Islands is a landmark work that lifts the natural mysteries of islands from the sea, bringing to light the thrilling complexities and connections of ecosystems worldwide.
Описание: Enterprising Nature explores the rise of economic rationality in global biodiversity law, policy and science. To view Jessica`s animation based on the book`s themes please visit http://www. bioeconomies.
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