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Darwinizing Gaia: natural selection and multispecies community evolution
A reinterpretation of James Lovelock's Gaia Hypothesis through the lens of Darwinian natural selection and multispecies community evolution. First conceived in the 1970s, James Lovelock's Gaia Hypothesis proposed that living organisms developed in tandem with their inorganic surroundings, forming a complex, self-regulating system. Today, most evolutionary biologists consider the theory probl…
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- 9780262380638
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- xxii, 247p.: ill.
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- Vienna series in theoretical biology
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- 570.1 DOO d
Remote sensing of plant biodiversity
This Open Access volume aims to methodologically improve our understanding of biodiversity by linking disciplines that incorporate remote sensing, and uniting data and perspectives in the fields of biology, landscape ecology, and geography. The book provides a framework for how biodiversity can be detected and evaluated—focusing particularly on plants—using proximal and remotely sensed hype…
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- 9783030331573
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- xxii + 581 p
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- 333.9530285 JEA r
Hunting Wildlife in the Tropics and Subtropics
The hunting of wild animals for their meat has been a crucial activity in the evolution of humans. It continues to be an essential source of food and a generator of income for millions of Indigenous and rural communities worldwide. Conservationists rightly fear that excessive hunting of many animal species will cause their demise, as has already happened throughout the Anthropocene. Many specie…
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- 9781316338704
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- xxi, 436 p ; ill
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- 333.95416 HUN
Conservation Biology in Sub-Saharan Africa
Conservation Biology in Sub-Saharan Africa comprehensively explores the challenges and potential solutions to key conservation issues in Sub-Saharan Africa. Easy to read, this lucid and accessible textbook includes fifteen chapters that cover a full range of conservation topics, including threats to biodiversity, environmental laws, and protected areas management, as well as related topics such…
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- 9781783747528
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- xxxiii, 696p,: ill
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- 334 JOH
Studies in global animal law
This open access book contains 13 contributions on global animal law, preceded by an introduction which explains key concepts and methods. Global Animal Law refers to the sum of legal rules and principles (both state-made and non-state-made) governing the interaction between humans and other animals, on a domestic, local, regional, and international level. Global animal law is the response to t…
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- 9783662607565
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- viii, 183 p.
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- Beiträge zum ausländischen öffentlichen Recht und Völkerrecht 290
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- 346.046954 PET s
Terrestrial mammal conservation : global evidence for the effects of interven…
Terrestrial Mammal Conservation provides a thorough summary of the available scientific evidence of what is known, or not known, about the effectiveness of all of the conservation actions for wild terrestrial mammals across the world (excluding bats and primates, which are covered in separate synopses). Actions are organized into categories based on the International Union for Conservation of …
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- 9781800640856
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- xxiv, 1096p.
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- 333.95416 TER l
Forests and food : addressing hunger and nutrition across sustainable landscapes
As population estimates for 2050 reach over 9 billion, issues of food security and nutrition have been dominating academic and policy debates. A total of 805 million people are undernourished worldwide and malnutrition affects nearly every country on the planet. Despite impressive productivity increases, there is growing evidence that conventional agricultural strategies fall short of eliminati…
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- 9781783741953
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- viii, 280 p. : ill.
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- 338.19 WIL f
What works in conservation 2020
" Is reduced tillage in arable fields beneficial for farmland biodiversity? Is prescribed burning in grasslands beneficial for bird conservation? Does livestock exclusion from degraded peatlands benefit peatland conservation? Is the provision of artificial shelters effective for subtidal benthic invertebrate conservation? Do wind turbine modifications reduce bat fatalities? Does adding topsoil …
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- 9781783748358
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- 731 p.
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- What Works in Conservation Serie, 5
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- 333.7 WHA w
Biological invasions in South Africa
This open access volume presents a comprehensive account of all aspects of biological invasions in South Africa, where research has been conducted over more than three decades, and where bold initiatives have been implemented in attempts to control invasions and to reduce their ecological, economic and social effects. It covers a broad range of themes, including history, policy development and …
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- 9783030323943
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- xxiv, 975p. : ill.
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- 577.18 BIO b
Biodiversity and health in the face of climate change
This open access book identifies and discusses biodiversity’s contribution to physical, mental and spiritual health and wellbeing. Furthermore, the book identifies the implications of this relationship for nature conservation, public health, landscape architecture and urban planning – and considers the opportunities of nature-based solutions for climate change adaptation. This transdisci…
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- 9783030023188
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- xxvi, 481p. : ill.
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- 613.1 BIO b
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