Endangered Ecosystems of the United States
Author | : Reed F. Noss |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 68 |
Release | : 1995 |
Genre | : Biodiversity |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Reed F. Noss |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 68 |
Release | : 1995 |
Genre | : Biodiversity |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Reed F. Noss |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 68 |
Release | : 1995 |
Genre | : Biodiversity |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Sílvia C. Gonçalves |
Publisher | : CRC Press |
Total Pages | : 388 |
Release | : 2022-02-09 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 0429624514 |
Sandy beaches are the most abundant coastal environments worldwide, which have an undeniable and unique ecological value. Presently, they are amongst the most endangered ecosystems in the biosphere, mainly due to the influence of several human activities. In this book, renowned scientists from around the world describe key attributes of sandy beaches and highlight the problems which impact them. Specific tools encompassing the physical environment and the biota are pointed out, at different levels of ecological organization. The book also covers suitable management, conservation programmes and respective actions, where ecologic, economic and social dimensions are comprehensively integrated.
Author | : Reed F. Noss |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 156 |
Release | : 1995 |
Genre | : Biodiversity |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Fred B. Samson |
Publisher | : Island Press |
Total Pages | : 358 |
Release | : 1996-08 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 9781610913942 |
The area of native prairie known as the Great Plains once extended from Canada to the Mexican border and from the foothills of the Rocky Mountains to western Indiana and Wisconsin. Today the declines in prairie landscape types, estimated to be as high as 99%, exceed those of any other major ecosystem in North America. The overwhelming loss of landscape and accompanying loss of species constitute a real threat to both ecological and human economic health.Prairie Conservation is a comprehensive examination of the history, ecology, and current status of North American grasslands. It presents for the first time in a single volume information on the historical, economic, and cultural significance of prairies, their natural history and ecology, threats, and conservation and restoration programs currently underway. Chapters cover: environmental history of the Great Plains the economic value of prairie prairie types -- tallgrass, mixed grass, shortgrass, wetlands -- and the ecological processes that sustain each type prairie fauna -- invertebrates, fish and other aquatic creatures, amphibians and reptiles, birds, and mammals conservation programs such as the Great Plains Partnership, Canada's Prairie Conservation Action Plan, the U.S. Prairie Pothole Joint Venture, and others The book brings together knowledge and insights from a wide range of experts to describe and explain the importance of prairies and to position them in the forefront of North American conservation efforts. Praire Conservation is an essential reference for anyone interested in prairie ecology and conservation and will play a critical role in broadening our awareness and understanding of prairie ecosystems.
Author | : Alfredo C. Robles, Jr. |
Publisher | : Springer Nature |
Total Pages | : 320 |
Release | : 2019-11-16 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 9811398135 |
This book presents an in-depth analysis of the environmental issues raised in the South China Sea Arbitration Awards, which have not attracted as much attention in the Philippines as the “nine-dash line”. Specifically it focuses on the conservation of endangered species and the conservation of fragile ecosystems in the South China Sea. The aims of the book are two-fold. First, it seeks to explain the Philippine perspective on the environmental aspects of its dispute with China. The book reconstructs the Philippine perspective in part by consulting several dozens of the hundreds of documents that the Philippines submitted to the Tribunal. Some of these documents were classified as secret and would thus have never been made available to the public had it not been for the arbitration. Second, it attempts to explain the decisions of the Tribunal on jurisdiction and admissibility as well as the decisions on the merits of the dispute. The book does this by consulting not only the two Awards but also the hundreds of pages of transcripts, expert reports, supplemental submissions and written responses by the Philippines to questions posed by the Tribunal.
Author | : Mark Crawford |
Publisher | : ABC-CLIO |
Total Pages | : 424 |
Release | : 1999-12-13 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : |
Includes an overview of endangered ecosystems; state-by-state roster of threatened sites; a discussion of the controversialquestion of what is endangered and what isn't; appendixes listingimportant state and federal agencies and endangered and threatened species.
Author | : National Research Council |
Publisher | : National Academies Press |
Total Pages | : 172 |
Release | : 2010-07-23 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 0309150752 |
From the oceans to continental heartlands, human activities have altered the physical characteristics of Earth's surface. With Earth's population projected to peak at 8 to 12 billion people by 2050 and the additional stress of climate change, it is more important than ever to understand how and where these changes are happening. Innovation in the geographical sciences has the potential to advance knowledge of place-based environmental change, sustainability, and the impacts of a rapidly changing economy and society. Understanding the Changing Planet outlines eleven strategic directions to focus research and leverage new technologies to harness the potential that the geographical sciences offer.
Author | : Sílvia C. Gonçalves |
Publisher | : CRC Press |
Total Pages | : 310 |
Release | : 2022-02-10 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 0429624956 |
Sandy beaches are the most abundant coastal environments worldwide, which have an undeniable and unique ecological value. Presently, they are amongst the most endangered ecosystems in the biosphere, mainly due to the influence of several human activities. In this book, renowned scientists from around the world describe key attributes of sandy beaches and highlight the problems which impact them. Specific tools encompassing the physical environment and the biota are pointed out, at different levels of ecological organization. The book also covers suitable management, conservation programmes and respective actions, where ecologic, economic and social dimensions are comprehensively integrated.
Author | : Beate Lohnert |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 303 |
Release | : 2018-12-17 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 0429873247 |
First published in 1999. A collection of empirical research and theoretical reflection on the modelling of environmental change from a social perspective. The focus is on the endangered ecosystems in the developing world and examples are given from Asia, Africa and Latin America. After Regions at Risk (Kaspersons et al, 1995 UNO University Press) it is the second compilation that focuses on regional empirical evidence with regard to Global Environmental Change. On a national and European level, it gives an overview of regional studies coming from the first German Priority Programme on the Social Dimensions of Global Environmental Change. The introductory and concluding parts of the book reflect the strictly interdisciplinary approach of the research programme and form a step towards the understanding of human driving forces and responses to Global Change rooted in regional transformation processes. The book offers a source of information and theoretical guidelines for the newly evolving scientific community of Global Change Research; including teachers, politicians and anyone involved in social and environmental policy and planning.