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Environmental risk assessment and management from a landscape perspective /
An important guide to assessing and managing the environment from a landscape perspective. Ecological relationships are nested within the landscape. Identifying the relevant spatial and temporal scales is critical for an effective understanding of ecological functions that human societies depend upo...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Hoboken, N.J. :
Wiley,
©2010.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | An important guide to assessing and managing the environment from a landscape perspective. Ecological relationships are nested within the landscape. Identifying the relevant spatial and temporal scales is critical for an effective understanding of ecological functions that human societies depend upon. Moreover, human encroachment into natural areas, or changes in climate, can alter spatial relationships, which in turn can negatively affect vital plant and wildlife patterns--and weaken economic structures needed to sustain human societies. This book is the first to combine multiple disciplines i. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xiv, 396 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780470593028 0470593024 9780470593011 0470593016 9780470089972 0470089970 1282755935 9781282755932 9786612755934 6612755938 |