Centres Of Plant Diversity Asia Australasia And The Pacific
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Centres Of Plant Diversity Asia Austarlia And The Pacific
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Author : Stephen D. Davis
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1994
Centres Of Plant Diversity Asia Austarlia And The Pacific written by Stephen D. Davis and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994 with Biodiversity conservation categories.
Centres Of Plant Diversity Asia Australasia And The Pacific
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Author : Stephen D. Davis
language : en
Publisher: World Conservation Union
Release Date : 1994
Centres Of Plant Diversity Asia Australasia And The Pacific written by Stephen D. Davis and has been published by World Conservation Union this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994 with Nature categories.
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Centres Of Plant Diversity A Guide And Strategy For Their Conservation Volume 1
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Author : SD Davis (Ed)
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1994
Centres Of Plant Diversity A Guide And Strategy For Their Conservation Volume 1 written by SD Davis (Ed) and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994 with categories.
Volume 1 - Europe, Africa, South West Asia and the Middle East. Volume 2 - Asia, Australasia and the Pacific. Volume 3 - The Americas.
Diversity In Underutilized Plant Species
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2014
Diversity In Underutilized Plant Species written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014 with Crops categories.
The Asia-pacific region holds rich biodiversity in underutilized plant species. It is a centre of diversification and domestication of crop plants. Being culturally, ethnically and ecologically very diverse, several underutilized species are grown here and maintained by native farmers under subsistence agriculture. Four regions of diversity, namely, Chinese-Japanese, Indochinese-Indonesian, Australian/Pacific and Indian region are located in this region. Also, eight out of the 17 mega-biodiversity countries namely Indonesia, Australia, China, India, Malaysia, PNG, the Philippines and Thailandd are in this region.
The Biodiversity Observation Network In The Asia Pacific Region
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Author : Shin-ichi Nakano
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2012-07-26
The Biodiversity Observation Network In The Asia Pacific Region written by Shin-ichi Nakano and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-07-26 with Science categories.
Biological diversity is important for ecosystem function and services, which in turn is essential for human well-being. Under the Convention on Biological Diversity, international efforts have been made to achieve a significant reduction in the current rate of biodiversity loss. The loss continues, however. The Asia-Pacific region includes both developing countries with high biodiversity and developed countries with sophisticated data collection and analyses, but only limited information about the status quo of biodiversity in this region has been available. Many Asia-Pacific countries have rapidly grown their economies and social infrastructures, causing a loss of biodiversity and requiring an urgent mandate to achieve a balance between development and conservation in the region. In December 2009, scientists successfully organized the Asia-Pacific Biodiversity Observation Network in the region, to establish a network for research and monitoring of ecosystems and biodiversity and to build a cooperative framework. The present volume is the first collection of information on biodiversity in the Asia-Pacific and represents a quantum step forward in science that optimizes the synergy between development and biodiversity conservation.
Endemism In Vascular Plants
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Author : Carsten Hobohm
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2013-08-23
Endemism In Vascular Plants written by Carsten Hobohm and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-08-23 with Science categories.
The book is the first comprehensive analysis of the macroecology and geobotany of endemic vascular plants with case-studies and analyses from different regions in the world. Endemism is a pre-extinction phenomenon. Endemics are threatened with extinction. Due to international nature conservation policies and due to the perception of the public the concept’s importance is increasing. Endemism can result from different biological and environmental processes. Depending on the process conservation measures should be adapted. Endemic vascular plant taxa, in the setting of their species composition and vegetation types are important features of landscapes and indicators of the quality of relating habitats. The book is an important basis for biologists, ecologists, geographers, planners and managers of nature reserves and national parks, and people generally interested in nature conservation and biogeography of vascular plants.
Footprints In The Jungle
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Author : Ian A. Bowles
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2001-02-22
Footprints In The Jungle written by Ian A. Bowles and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001-02-22 with Science categories.
Tropical forests have seen a tremendous growth in logging, mining, and oil and gas development over the past decades. These industries and their infrastructure, including roads and power lines, have a tremendous impact on the environment and often conflict with the growing concern for conservation, particularly the conservation of tropical biodiversity. However, development in the tropics is extremely important economically, both for developing and industrialized nations, and Footprints in the Jungle is an invaluable reference in this important and highly politicized debate. This volume looks at new approaches that lessen the impact of development. It collects numerous case studies by project managers, advocates, and researchers from major international companies, development agencies, universities, and non-governmental organizations. It also examines the environmental and social impact of resource development, proposes a rigorous "best practices" approach, and analyzes a number of challenging technical, environmental, social, and legal issues.
Concepts And Values In Biodiversity
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Author : Dirk Lanzerath
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2014-01-23
Concepts And Values In Biodiversity written by Dirk Lanzerath and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-01-23 with Business & Economics categories.
Biodiversity may refer to the diversity of genes, species or ecosystems in general. These varying concepts of biodiversity occasionally lead to conflicts among researchers and policy makers, as each of them require a customized type of protection strategy. This book addresses the questions surrounding the merits of conserving an existing situation, evolutionary development or the intentional substitution of one genome, species or ecosystem for another. Any practical steps towards the protection of biodiversity demand a definition of that which is to be protected and, in turn, the motivations for protecting biodiversity. Is biodiversity a necessary model which is also useful, or does it carry intrinsic value? Debates like this are particularly complex when interested parties address it from different conceptual and moral perspectives. Comprised of three parts, each complemented by a short introductory paragraph, this collection presents a variety of approaches to this challenge. The chapters cover the perspectives of environmental scientists with expertise in evolutionary, environmental biology, systematic zoology and botany, as well as those of researchers with expertise in philosophy, ethics, politics, law and economics. This combination facilitates a truly interdisciplinary debate by highlighting hitherto unacknowledged implications that inform current academic and political debates on biodiversity and its protection. The book should be of interest to students and researchers of environment studies, biodiversity, environmental philosophy, ethics and management.
Biodiversity
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Author : Kevin J. Gaston
language : en
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Release Date : 2013-04-22
Biodiversity written by Kevin J. Gaston and has been published by John Wiley & Sons this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-04-22 with Science categories.
This concise introductory text provides a complete overview of biodiversity - what it is, how it arose, its distribution, why it is important, human impact upon it, and what should be done to maintain it. Timely overview of the serious attempts made to quantify and describe biodiversity in a scientific way Acts as an easy entry point into the primary literature Provides real-world examples of key issues, including illustrations of major temporal and spatial patterns in biodiversity Designed primarily with undergraduate students and course lecturers in mind, it will also be of interest to anyone who requires an overview of, and entry to, the vast literature on these topics. All the figures included in the book are downloadable from the Blackwell Publishing website
Centres Of Plant Diversity A Guide And Strategy For Their Conservation Volume 3
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Author : SD Davis (Ed)
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1997
Centres Of Plant Diversity A Guide And Strategy For Their Conservation Volume 3 written by SD Davis (Ed) and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with categories.
Volume 1 - Europe, Africa, South West Asia and the Middle.