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Nature S Matrix
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Author : Ivette Perfecto
language : en
Publisher: Earthscan
Release Date : 2009
Nature S Matrix written by Ivette Perfecto and has been published by Earthscan this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with Business & Economics categories.
Landscapes are frequently seen as fragments of natural habitat surrounded by a 'sea' of agriculture. But recent ecological theory shows that the nature of these fragments is not nearly as important for conservation as is the nature of the matrix of agriculture that surrounds them. Local extinctions from conservation fragments are inevitable and must be balanced by migrations if massive extinction is to be avoided. High migration rates only occur in what the authors refer to as 'high quality' matrices, which are created by alternative agroecological techniques, as opposed to the industrial monocultural model of agriculture. The authors argue that the only way to promote such high quality matrices is to work with rural social movements. Their ideas are at odds with the major trends of some of the large conservation organizations that emphasize targeted land purchases of protected areas. They argue that recent advances in ecological research make such a general approach anachronistic and call, rather, for solidarity with the small farmers around the world who are currently struggling to attain food sovereignty.Nature's Matrix proposes a radically new approach to the conservation of biodiversity based on recent advances in the science of ecology plus political realities, particularly in the world's tropical regions.
Nature Matrix
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Author : Robert Michael Pyle
language : en
Publisher: Catapult
Release Date : 2020-09-15
Nature Matrix written by Robert Michael Pyle and has been published by Catapult this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-09-15 with Nature categories.
Nature Matrix is a gathering of some of Robert Michael Pyle’s most significant, original, and timely expressions of a life immersed in the natural world, in all its splendor, power, and peril Nature Matrix: New and Selected Essays contains sixteen pieces that encompass the philosophy, ethic, and aesthetic of Robert Michael Pyle. The essays range from Pyle’s experience as a young national park ranger in the Sierra Nevada to the streets of Manhattan; from the suburban jungle to the tangles of the written word; and from the phenomenon of Bigfoot to that of the Big Year—a personal exercise in extreme birding and butterflying. They include deep profiles of John Jacob Astor I and Vladimir Nabokov, as well as excursions into wild places with teachers, children, and writers. The nature of real wilderness in modern times comes under Pyle’s lens, as does reconsideration of his trademark concept, “the extinction of experience”—maybe the greatest threat of alienation from the living world that we face today. Nature Matrix shows a way back toward possible integration with the world, as it plumbs the range and depth of experience in one lucky life lived in close connection to the physical earth and its denizens. This collection brings together the thoughts and hopes of one of our most widely read and respected natural philosophers as he seeks to summarize a life devoted to conservation.
Nature S Matrix
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Author : Ivette Perfecto
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2019-05-31
Nature S Matrix written by Ivette Perfecto and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-05-31 with Science categories.
When first published in 2009, Nature’s Matrix set out a radical new approach to the conservation of biodiversity. This new edition pushes the frontier of the biodiversity/agriculture debate further, making an even stronger case for the need to transform agriculture and support small- and medium-scale agroecology and food sovereignty. In the first edition, the authors set out a radical new approach to the conservation of biodiversity. This is based on the concept of a landscape as a matrix of diverse, small-scale agricultural ecosystems, providing opportunities to enhance conservation under the stewardship of local farmers. This contrasts with the alternative view of industrial-scale farms and large protected areas which exclude local people. However, since then the debate around conservation and agriculture has developed significantly and this is reflected in this updated second edition. The text is thoroughly revised, including: a reorganization of chapters with new and timely topics introduced, updates to the discussion of agroecology and food sovereignty, bringing it in line with the current debates, greater coverage of the role of agroecology, in particular agroforestry, as an important component of climate change adaptation and mitigation, highlighting recent studies on the role of intensive agriculture in climate change and loss of biodiversity, and more attention given to the discussion of land sparing versus land sharing. By integrating the ecological aspects of agriculture and conservation biology, with a political and social analysis as well as historical perspective, the book continues to set a progressive agenda and appeals to a wide range of students and professionals.
Life S Matrix
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Author : Philip Ball
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 2001
Life S Matrix written by Philip Ball and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with Nature categories.
In "Life's Matrix", Philip Ball writes of water's origins, history, and unique physical character. His provocative exploration of water on other planets highlights the possibilities of life beyond Earth. It also examines the grim realities of depletion of natural resources and its effects on the availability of water in the 21st century. Illustrations.
Notebook
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Author : NatureAwQ Notebook
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020-01-03
Notebook written by NatureAwQ Notebook and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-01-03 with categories.
College Ruled Color Paperback. Size: 6 inches x 9 inches. 55 sheets (110 pages for writing). This Is The Nature Matrix Pattern Art Well I Used Here. 15780653370
Patterns In Nature
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Author : James G. Sanderson
language : en
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date : 2015-11-10
Patterns In Nature written by James G. Sanderson and has been published by University of Chicago Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-11-10 with Science categories.
What occurs where (and why) and why do some places harbor more species than others are basic questions for ecologists. Some species simply live in different places: fish live underwater, birds do not. Adaptations follow: most fish have gills; birds have lungs. "A fish out of water" is the expression for a person -- and an animal -- in the wrong place. But not all patterns are trivial. Travel along any gradient -- up a mountain, from forest into desert, from a north-facing slope to a south-facing slope, from low tide to high tide on a shoreline, from Arctic tundra to tropical rain forest -- and the species change. What explains the patterns of these distributions? Some patterns might be as random as a coin toss. But as with a coin toss, can ecologists differentiate associations caused by a multiplicity of complex, idiosyncratic factors from those structured by some unidentified, but simple mechanisms? Can simple mechanisms that structure communities be inferred from observations of which species associations naturally occur? This book is about the identification and interpretation of nature's large-scale patterns of species co-occurrence and what we can deduce from them about how nature works. It draws upon a critical debate between Jared Diamond and Dan Simberloff, one which resonates today as the dynamics of species occurrence are shifting rapidly in a changing global environment.
Nature
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1890
Nature written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1890 with categories.
The Nature And Treatment Of Venereal Diseases
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Author : Robert Alexander Gunn
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1874
The Nature And Treatment Of Venereal Diseases written by Robert Alexander Gunn and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1874 with Gonorrhea categories.
The Puzzle Of The Matrix
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Author : Eric D. Williams
language : en
Publisher: Createspace Independent Pub
Release Date : 2005-02-21
The Puzzle Of The Matrix written by Eric D. Williams and has been published by Createspace Independent Pub this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-02-21 with Body, Mind & Spirit categories.
What is real? What can you believe, and what can you not? This is the programing of the Matrix. And the Matrix is everywhere. It is all around us. We see it every day. But how can we break out of the control over our lives? This book sets out to start to put the pieces of the problems of the world around us together, and then offers valid solutions to take power and control back for ourselves.
Nature
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Author : Sir Norman Lockyer
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1871
Nature written by Sir Norman Lockyer and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1871 with Electronic journals categories.