| Description |
1 online resource (xix, 242 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) |
| Series |
Ecological studies, 0070-8356 ; vol. 214 |
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Ecological studies ; v. 214.
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| Contents |
Introduction : influences of human population on biological diversity -- Projecting a gridded population of the world using ratio methods of trend extrapolation -- The human habitat -- Behavioral mediators of the human population effect on global biodiversity losses -- The biological diversity that is humanly possible : three models relevant to human population's relationship with native species -- Biodiversity on the urban landscape -- Indicators for assessing threats to freshwater biodiversity from humans and human-shaped landscapes -- A cross-cultural analysis of human impacts on the rainforest environment in Ecuador -- Human demography and conservation in the Apache Highlands ecoregion, US-Mexico borderlands -- Long-term ecological effects of demographic and socioeconomic factors in Wolong Nature Reserve (China) -- Exploring the association between people and deforestation in Madagascar -- A coupled natural and human systems approach toward biodiversity : reflections from social scientists |
| Summary |
In this volume the dynamic patterns of human density and distribution are examined in relation to the viability of native species and the integrity of their habitats. Social, biological, and earth scientists describe their models, outline their conclusions from field studies, and review the contributions of other scientists whose work is essential to this field. The book starts with general theories and broad empirical relationships that help explain dramatic changes in the patterns of the occurrence of species, changes that have developed in parallel with human population growth, migration and settlement. In the following chapters specific biomes and ecosystems are highlighted as the context for human interactions with other species. A discussion of the key themes and findings covered rounds out the volume. All in all, the work presents our species, Homo sapiens, as what we truly have been and will likely remain--an influential, and often the most influential, constituent in nearly every major ecosystem on Earth |
| Analysis |
biodiversiteit |
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biodiversity |
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ecosystemen |
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ecosystems |
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landschapsecologie |
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landscape ecology |
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natuurbescherming |
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nature conservation |
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demografie |
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demography |
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geografie |
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geography |
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levenswetenschappen |
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life sciences |
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Biology (General) |
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Biologie (algemeen) |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| In |
Springer eBooks |
| Subject |
Biodiversity.
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Population -- Environmental aspects.
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Biodiversity
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NATURE -- Animals -- Wildlife.
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SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Biological Diversity.
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Biodiversity
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Population -- Environmental aspects
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Cincotta, Richard Paul.
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Gorenflo, L. J. (Larry J.)
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| ISBN |
9783642167072 |
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3642167071 |
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3642167063 |
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9783642167065 |
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